I guess I will incur the wrath of all who read this, but Big Daddy was nothing but a big joke. All the men he faced knew they had to job to him because the promoter was his brother. While he was bouncing men off his belly and calling it wrestling, there were other men in the wrestling world his size who were doing reverse moonsaults from the top rope. His presence for so long at the top of the bill makes it clear why pro wrestling was unceremoniously dumped by British TV in the 80s.
Even tho Big Daddie wasn't a body beautiful, he knew his craft and worked it well once he stepped into the ring. I as a jobber would have been honored to have had a match against him....
@tmattrope: This from fan from a country that cheers for the Bastion Booger, Giant Gonzales, Viscera, Happy Humphry, Uncle Elmer and Haystacks Calhoun?
@kanenkitten It would've been interesting to see Big Daddy vs Hulk Hogan I think Hogan would beat him. Or Big Daddy vs Bruiser Brody or Abdullah the Butcher.
I guess I will incur the wrath of all who read this, but Big Daddy was nothing but a big joke. All the men he faced knew they had to job to him because the promoter was his brother. While he was bouncing men off his belly and calling it wrestling, there were other men in the wrestling world his size who were doing reverse moonsaults from the top rope. His presence for so long at the top of the bill makes it clear why pro wrestling was unceremoniously dumped by British TV in the 80s.
NanKaiMan 1 month ago
Big daddy reminds me of dick the brusier and king kong bundy rolled into one. Did any of the touring NWA champs ever wrestle him?
VolumedMusicMan 2 months ago
Big Daddy kind of reminds me of Crusher Blackwell in body type
lambert581 8 months ago
Even tho Big Daddie wasn't a body beautiful, he knew his craft and worked it well once he stepped into the ring. I as a jobber would have been honored to have had a match against him....
floridajobber 1 year ago
WHY in the hell would the audience root for that FAT freak?????? What a bunch of HILLBILLIES!!
tmattrope 1 year ago
@tmattrope: This from fan from a country that cheers for the Bastion Booger, Giant Gonzales, Viscera, Happy Humphry, Uncle Elmer and Haystacks Calhoun?
kanenkitten 10 months ago
@kanenkitten It would've been interesting to see Big Daddy vs Hulk Hogan I think Hogan would beat him. Or Big Daddy vs Bruiser Brody or Abdullah the Butcher.
lambert581 8 months ago
Big Daddy actually weighed around 27-28 stone in the matches featured here, not the 24.5 mentioned by Kent Walton.
deepobsidian 2 years ago
In the second bout, Young David wrestling on Big Daddy's team is the late British Bulldog from the WWF (as it was called then)
tgm99999 2 years ago
@tgm99999: Big Daddy also tagged with Dynamite Kid and William Regal appaerently
kanenkitten 1 year ago
@kanenkitten Or a Big Daddy vs Andre the Giant
lambert581 8 months ago