> The Freedom Fighters are Steve Borden & Jim Helwig, two gigantic muscle guys from Southern California. I’m familiar with them since they started training. Now Borden is just a big, make that huge, guy. Helwig is the most muscular big guy I’ve ever seen in wrestling. He’s much larger than the Road Warriors. He’s also got matinee idol looks. My immediate reaction was if he could wrestle a lick, he’d really be something. When they got into the ring, they were the two worst wrestlers I have ever seen. They make Kendall Windham look like Sayama--honest. Now they are just starting and could amount to something, but I’ve never seen anyone start off from such depths. Unless you see them, you won’t be able to concoct a vision of how muscular and awful they are. I don’t know if they could maintain those physiques in wrestling. I shouldn’t say this, but I will anyway--the kind of money they’re probably making probably wouldn’t even pay their bill at the pharmacy.
- Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dec. 16, 1985
Been poking around some really, really old Observer issues and this jumped out at me as worth sharing. I'm not sure I get where Dave was coming from on the "matinee idol looks" for Warrior, but I will grant that he was extremely muscular.
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a handsome actor admired for his good looks.
So, Im from the philippines and someone posted this on our thread.
What do Thais think of Potato Corner, just curious :)
Does anyone know how regularly Matinee Idol is on Radio NZ? I only catch it around New Years but is it on other times throughout the year? Today was fantastic with songs based on the theme of potatoes.
Its that time of year again... and Phil Obrien is in studio for this week only!
