He kicked him in the groin and, still holding on to the guy’s hair with one hand, began firing a rapid series of punches to the head. Sheik at one point seemed to bite right through the guy’s nose.
The Original Sheik from Lansing, The Steiner Brothers from Bay City, RVD from Battle Creek. Plus 20 more pro wrestlers you might be surprised to know were from the Great Lakes State.
On March 29th 1987, my oldest brother and my dad hit the road and were one of the 93,173 in attendance. That Indoor Attendance World Record held for years, yet the allure of what that event stood for is why it remains my favorite wrestling PPV event of all time.
RVD grew to be an absolute powerhouse, being one of the main attractions in ECW, Extreme Championship Wrestling, with his unprecedented TV Title reign which began April 4th, 1998 and lasted until an injury force him to relinquish the title on March 4th, 2000.