RIP Mr. Wonderful

[funKYcat75]

RIP Paul Orndorff.

‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff has died

His son shared the sad news about the WWE Hall of Famer and WrestleMania I main eventer.

www.google.com

 

[jameslee32]

You can't take it with you. RIP Canuck.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

I’m still here.

 

[Canned Heat]

your turn

 

[FargenBastich]

Sorry to see you go.

 

[DSmith21]

Now its a not such a wonderful world.

 

[_Mav_]

I’m still here.

Beat me to it.

 

[J_Dee]

People from Wrestlemania I who have passed away:

Spoiler

Mr. Wonderful
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Andre the Giant
Bobby the Brain
Big John Studd
The Junkyard Dog
Nikolai Volkoff
King Kong Bundy
S.D. Jones
The Executioner
Matt Borne
Jimmy Snuka
Captain Lou
Bruno Sammartino
Classy Freddy Blassie
Johnny Valiant
The Fabulous Moolah
Pat Patterson
Muhammad Ali
Gorilla Monsoon
Mean Gene
Lord Alfred Hayes
Billy Martin
Howard Finkle
Jack Lotz
Joey Morella
Jose Torrez
Liberace

People from Wrestlemania I who have not passed away:

Spoiler

Hulk Hogan
Mr. T
Cyndi Lauper
Jimmy Hart
The Iron Sheik
Ricky Steamboat
Tito Santana
Wendy Richter
Leilani Kai
Greg Valentine
David Sammartino
Barry Windham
Mike Rotunda
Cowboy Bob Orton
Jesse Ventura
Brutus Beefcake
Dick Kroll

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

You can't take it with you. RIP Canuck.

Enjoy the royalties in perpetuity dear friend!

 

[gamecockcat]

I always wondered about his arm. Later in his career, it was very noticeably smaller and I'd never heard why.

 

[CatGotMyTongue]

Fun Fact Mr. Orndorff played running back at the University of Tampa

 

[JDHoss]

Fare thee well sweet prince. May your opposing defensive backs be stiff of hips and slow of foot...

 

[Nubb16]

I can’t even joke about this shit. That sob buoy part of my childhood.

 

[cawoodsct]

RIP

 

[Dwayne Camacho]

People from Wrestlemania I who have passed away:

Spoiler

Mr. Wonderful
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Andre the Giant
Bobby the Brain
Big John Studd
The Junkyard Dog
Nikolai Volkoff
King Kong Bundy
S.D. Jones
The Executioner
Matt Borne
Jimmy Snuka
Captain Lou
Bruno Sammartino
Classy Freddy Blassie
Johnny Valiant
The Fabulous Moolah
Pat Patterson
Muhammad Ali
Gorilla Monsoon
Mean Gene
Lord Alfred Hayes
Billy Martin
Howard Finkle
Jack Lotz
Joey Morella
Jose Torrez
Liberace

People from Wrestlemania I who have not passed away:

Spoiler

Hulk Hogan
Mr. T
Cyndi Lauper
Jimmy Hart
The Iron Sheik
Ricky Steamboat
Tito Santana
Wendy Richter
Leilani Kai
Greg Valentine
David Sammartino
Barry Windham
Mike Rotunda
Cowboy Bob Orton
Jesse Ventura
Brutus Beefcake
Dick Kroll

Trivia: which of these individuals shut down the Boston subway system after 9/11 because he had so much powder that people thought it was anthrax?

 

[Glenn's take]

 

[CatGotMyTongue]

This is sad (Wikipedia):

On May 8, 2021, Orndorff's son Travis posted a video of him at a medical facility, where he was seen in a state of reported dementia.[56][57] He believed his father's dementia was a result of Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).[58]

 

[J_Dee]

Trivia: which of these individuals shut down the Boston subway system after 9/11 because he had so much powder that people thought it was anthrax?

Baron Beefcake
Big Brother Booty
Booty Man
Brother Bruti
Brute Force
The Butcher
The Clipmaster
The Disciple
Dizzy Golden
Dizzy Hogan
Ed Boulder
Ed Leslie
Eddie Golden
Eddie Hogan
The Mariner
The Man With No Name
The Man With No Face
The Mystery Man
The Zodiac

Brutus Beefcake!

Doesn't surprise me. A friend of mine's met him at numerous cons and says that he was a total ass to everyone there every single time.

The only wrestlers I've ever met are DDP and George "the Animal" Steele (at Lexington Comic Con) and they were both really cool.

 

[BlueBallz]

Helluva golfer

 

[AustinTXCat]

So sad. What an icon. G'bye, old buddy.

 

[Creed Bratton]

Take those broken wings and learn to fly again sweet prince

 

[420grover]

Sold out Shea Stadium faster than The Beatles. RIP

 

[Lexie's Dad]

He kicked Vader's ass in the back.

 

[rick64]

 

[jameslee32]

 

[KyCatFan]

I thought he died 18 years ago. He had the "perfect" death.

 

[420grover]

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Both are already off the board.

 

[ukwizard]

RIP