Verne Gagne vs Killer Kowalski

1953

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Entertainment

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• Verne
• Gagne
• Killer
• Kowalski
• Wrestling
• Classic

[InterRMWWE811]

Killer Kowalski Is Dead The 30 August 2008 R.I.P.

[robspago]

especially when you own the AWA.

[alansnedeker]

This demonstrates Verne's famous "sleeper hold"....a headlock with Verne's hand on a special part of the head that put a man to sleep. At least that was we all thought at the time. This video has commentary after the fact. The live announcer would have said " And Gange has applied the sleeper hold. The Killer is fading fast, Gange continues to press that secret spot. Kliller is down...and now he's out..Gange wins again!"

[alansnedeker]

This demonstrates Verne's famous "sleeper hold"

[blimpthepimp]

@whoo689 BOTH OF THESE GUYS TRAINED SOMEBODY THAT YOU PROBABLY DO LIKE.

[KayWal1981]

Killer Kowalski is my Grandpas Uncle Sad there both gone now ... Thanks for posting this God Bless ...

[DojoEDM]

Wow! You'll never see a backdrop as an offensive maneuver in the modern era.

[EnforcerX71]

@whoo689

You're missing the fact that this is when wrestling psychology was the absolute king, a guy, if he knew what he was doing, could make a crowd go insane with a single clothesline, make them love him or (literally in some cases, want to kill him), especially top heels like Kowalski was back then.

And regardless of the style, these guys could still sell out the 20,000, 30,000 seat arenas, especially the likes of Bruno Sammartino 10 years after this, who sold out MSG month after month.

[KonChul]

1953?... My old man was 11 years old. Thnx for posting this. Very fun to watch.

[eslubin]

@whoo689 check out verne gagne vs billy goelz on youtube. this is after punching started being accepted which to me was the beginning of the end. sneaking a punch is one thing but punching the whole match makes no sense

[JonathanVonErich]

@whoo689 I think you have a great point my friend. Well I think back then Wrestlers were judged on how many titles they have won and in how many territories they have wrestled. Yes, back then almost every wrestlers had the same "Movelist", Wrestling was more about grounding the opponent and put submission holds. Back then even the sleeper was not common. So it was different; some will say boring, me i just think it was different.

[whoo689]

..wow

This stuff is BORING

In the slow pace, low standards world of pro wrestling back then, how could ANYONE be regarded as much of a legend, except for winning titles and shit? In pure wrestling ability, doesn't seem like any of them are much different. Or am I missing something?