CWF - A Salute to the Legend: The Assassin Turns 80 

Couldn't have said it better . The Assassin was a king in the sport of kings .

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Hey please give me a text back this is Assassin one IHOP birthday

I'll be seeing you in Boaz Alabama is coming months sometimes

Absolutely

If I had to name just 3 Wrestlers that, just at the very MENTION of their respective names, would most definitely strike fear into the hearts of fans and other wrestlers, it's these three-1:The Masked Assassin. This man was a huge terror to your average wrestler, no matter what. 2:Ox Baker. The very visage of this legendary heel made your average wrestler wanna run for cover-FAST! Ox was known for a finishing manuever called the Heart Punch. It wasn't a fun move, either. If Ox had truly wanted to, he could've ended careers AND lives with that punch. 3:Maddog Vachon. Imagine eating something before your match, as a wrestler, not knowing that you were going to have to face him. Then, when you see that it's the Maddog staring at you, with an extremely vicious look in his eyes, all of a sudden, you feel about a pound of diarrhea come squirting out of your Anal cavity into your rights, just from the fear and horror of knowing what you're going to have to endure in that "Squared Circle", at the hands of this purveyor of mayhem! Not a fun feeling, is it?!?

Jody Hamilton started out so bad on the mic that his tag team partner, Tom Renesto , did all of the talking leading everyone to assume that Jody was Assassin #2 ....but he is the original Assassin and he became an absolute LEGEND on the mic . I only regret that I never got to pick his brain about match mechanics and psychology both of which he fully mastered . I was totally convinced that this guy was a hired bad ass ....despite his dad body . Which says a lot . He was incredibly athletic . I one saw him place a jobber seated on the top rop adjacent to the turnbuckle and throw a beautiful dropkick to his chest ! The guy was nearly 300lbs ! No way did he look capable of that kind of athleticism . His punches looked vicious and he knew how to grind a hold and to sell when it was done to him . Thats a craft considering you couldn't see his face . This guy was one of the best ever .

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@@5103jerry You would know better than me . Assuming you are Jerry Stubbs , the Louisiana Champion .

Still missing him assassins

He was damned good in the ring ... I once saw him perch a man on the top rope right near the turn buckle then dropkick him off out off the ring onto the floor . He got high up , way higher than I thought a 260lbs guy his height could . He had weight issues , ups and downs in poundage , but as far as I can see that was his only weakness .

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@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 I saw that too !

Jody also promoted wrestling shows. He worked with my late lady friend, Lillian Ellison.

Rip Jody Hamilton

Happy birthday 🎂

And what do you think went through Jimmy Hart's head when an up and comer like Pringle not only stole his PYT Express, but also singed the REAL Assassin.

Jody Hamilton was hands down the best Masked Heel of all Time . I say that in full appreciation of The Masked Superstar and The Spoiler , they just were not quite in Jody's league .

Assassins promos..such a "Deadly intensity". The man should have been in politics...everyone would fall right in line!

He may not have broken rules but he would sure as hell break somebody's neck ....one of the greatest heels in my book #8 out of 50 👍

@@robertfullerjr802 There's nothing in the rules which would prevent the Assassin from breaking some lesser talented grappler's neck.

Then he did his job. He was terrifying The best on the mic and in the ring

I also was watched Mid-South Wrestling in the early 80s in NOLA. Assassin teamed with The Angel. I believe their manager was one Rock Hunter? Used to feud with Buck Robley, Bill Watts, JYD et al.

@@lumus1 yep

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The game has changed . Wrestling is now primarily a TV show that sells licensing to toy makers etc.

He did some of his growing up here in Atlanta when Atlanta was rough to live in at the time!!

I remember when Percy Pringle managed the PYT''s & Ric Rude way before he became Paul Bearer God rest his soul

@@bigwillietheb he was actually a trained mortician in real life.

Percy Pringle III, by then

He wasn’t. Manager’s were a dime a dozen and were official in name only, they didn’t actually manage anything, it was a good job if you could get it and get paid just for being annoying.

I saw the Assassin vs Mr Wrestling II in Gadsden AL.....Mr W II yanked his mask off....and he had on another mask under it !! Talk about one pissed off 10 year old kid !!

@@patrickbearden9323 do you remember Arn Anderson wrestling with a mask going by super

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@@timglover5358 Seems like I do.....those were the days!!

@@patrickbearden9323 yeah they were, I'm proud that my teenage years were the 80's other than the hair 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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William Moody was a Mortician in real life

Also Managed Rick Rude in World Class in Dallas for The Von Erichs.🤔😉🎤🐴🤼‍♂️B.W.

Steve Burton You wouldn’t have said that to his face lol