AWA Jobbers
dkca...@hotmail.com
I recently spent some time nostalgically reminiscing
about my favorite jobbers from the 80s. Names like Barry
O, Iron Mike Sharpe, Johnny K-9, Tiger Chung Lee, Tony
Zain, Golden Terror, Italian Stallion (who I once saw
job to *Leo Burke*), Rocky Kernodle, and, of course, the
Mulkeys were passing thru my mind (hey, remember when
Pro Wrestling Illustrated did that special Top 10 Most
Popular Tag Teams? There at #10 was "Bill and Randy
Mulkey - #13 contenders to the US Tag Team title". Jim
Cornette even made a reference to their #13 status on a
TBS broadcast) when I discovered I couldn't remember any
of the AWA jobbers. The only one I could remember was
Mike "The Milkman" Milliken,who wore a milkman's hat and
coat and had one of those wire carriers filled with milk
bottles (and I think he was a loaner from Mid-Southern).
I also remember one named Nacho something. IIRC, Knobbs
and Saggs started in the AWA as jobbers, though by the
end, they had formed the Nasty Boys and were getting a
slight push. So, who were some others?
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Great post. Mike Sharp (Canada's Greatest Athlete) was a hoot. Would
you consider Buck (Rock N' Roll) Zumhoffe (sp?) a jobber? He bopped
to the ring with his boombox, which then became the instrument of his
undoing. I was always amazed that one of those things splintered so
convincingly when smashed over Buck's head.
Cheers......
Jon
Corby Gilmore
(dkca...@hotmail.com) writes:
> I recently spent some time nostalgically reminiscing
> about my favorite jobbers from the 80s. Names like Barry
> O, Iron Mike Sharpe, Johnny K-9, Tiger Chung Lee, Tony
> Zain, Golden Terror, Italian Stallion (who I once saw
> job to *Leo Burke*), Rocky Kernodle, and, of course, the
> Mulkeys were passing thru my mind (hey, remember when
> Pro Wrestling Illustrated did that special Top 10 Most
> Popular Tag Teams? There at #10 was "Bill and Randy
> Mulkey - #13 contenders to the US Tag Team title". Jim
> Cornette even made a reference to their #13 status on a
> TBS broadcast) when I discovered I couldn't remember any
> of the AWA jobbers. The only one I could remember was
> Mike "The Milkman" Milliken,who wore a milkman's hat and
> coat and had one of those wire carriers filled with milk
> bottles (and I think he was a loaner from Mid-Southern).
> I also remember one named Nacho something. IIRC, Knobbs
> and Saggs started in the AWA as jobbers, though by the
> end, they had formed the Nasty Boys and were getting a
> slight push. So, who were some others?
Jake "The Milkman" Milliman (not Mike)
Tom "Rocky" Stone
Natcho Berrera
George "Scrap-Iron" Gudaski
Kenny "Sodbuster" Jay
Freddy "Puppy Dog" Peloquin
Rick Hunter
Buck Zumhofe
Doug Somers
Paul Perschmann ("Playboy" Buddy Rose)
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Corby Gilmore
ai...@freenet.carleton.ca
" The Natural"
Quad-Cities Wrestling
I remember the 70s premier jobbers for the AWA being "Sodbuster" Kenny Jay,
who, believe it or not, still wrestles once in a while. The other was George
"Scrapiron" Gadaski, who died in 1982. Steve Olsonoski wrestled there in the
late 70s and was mostly a prelim into the 80s. Do remember Tom "Rocky"
Stone, Jake "The Milkman" Milliman, Nacho Berrera, Jim "Iron Duke" Mitchell
and Jimmy Doo. "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal was for all intents and
purposes a jobber who wore a belt, although his one claim to fame is teaming
with "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin to defeat the Road Warriors by pinfall for the
tag titles in 1985. Boy, those were the good ol' days.
Joel Kolsrud
Quad-Cities Wrestling
dkca...@hotmail.com wrote in message <6knqvv$5v5$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>I recently spent some time nostalgically reminiscing
>about my favorite jobbers from the 80s. Names like Barry
>O, Iron Mike Sharpe, Johnny K-9, Tiger Chung Lee, Tony
>Zain, Golden Terror, Italian Stallion (who I once saw
>job to *Leo Burke*), Rocky Kernodle, and, of course, the
>Mulkeys were passing thru my mind (hey, remember when
>Pro Wrestling Illustrated did that special Top 10 Most
>Popular Tag Teams? There at #10 was "Bill and Randy
>Mulkey - #13 contenders to the US Tag Team title". Jim
>Cornette even made a reference to their #13 status on a
>TBS broadcast) when I discovered I couldn't remember any
>of the AWA jobbers. The only one I could remember was
>Mike "The Milkman" Milliken,who wore a milkman's hat and
>coat and had one of those wire carriers filled with milk
>bottles (and I think he was a loaner from Mid-Southern).
>I also remember one named Nacho something. IIRC, Knobbs
>and Saggs started in the AWA as jobbers, though by the
>end, they had formed the Nasty Boys and were getting a
>slight push. So, who were some others?
>
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Let the bells ring out and the banners fly. Feast your eyes on what
dkca...@hotmail.com on 30 May 1998 12:46:01 -0700, had to say:
So, who were some others?
Let's see. Rooster Griffin, Kenny Jay, George Gadaski, Buddy Lane-
(although he did get a short-lived push for Steve Regal's Junior
Heavyweight title), the Alaskans- (Rick Renslow and Dave Wagner,
although, even they recieved a push when the WWF was taking the AWA's
talent), Chris Pepper, Brian Jewell, Rocky Tom Stone, Nacho Fererra,
Puppy Dog Peloquin and many many others.
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GA
I think someone like Ron Slinker from Florida or even some like Thunderfoot
or George South from TBS Saturday Morning Georgia with Gordon Solie or Tim
Horner...in the early days...not that the latter was any better....
Chris
In article <6kpsne$o...@freenet-news.carleton.ca> ai...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore) writes:
>Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 14:44:45 MST
>From: ai...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore)
>Subject: Re: AWA Jobbers
> (dkca...@hotmail.com) writes:
>> I recently spent some time nostalgically reminiscing
>> about my favorite jobbers from the 80s. Names like Barry
>> O, Iron Mike Sharpe, Johnny K-9, Tiger Chung Lee, Tony
>> Zain, Golden Terror, Italian Stallion (who I once saw
>> job to *Leo Burke*), Rocky Kernodle, and, of course, the
>> Mulkeys were passing thru my mind (hey, remember when
>> Pro Wrestling Illustrated did that special Top 10 Most
>> Popular Tag Teams? There at #10 was "Bill and Randy
>> Mulkey - #13 contenders to the US Tag Team title". Jim
>> Cornette even made a reference to their #13 status on a
>> TBS broadcast) when I discovered I couldn't remember any
>> of the AWA jobbers. The only one I could remember was
>> Mike "The Milkman" Milliken,who wore a milkman's hat and
>> coat and had one of those wire carriers filled with milk
>> bottles (and I think he was a loaner from Mid-Southern).
>> I also remember one named Nacho something. IIRC, Knobbs
>> and Saggs started in the AWA as jobbers, though by the
>> end, they had formed the Nasty Boys and were getting a
>> slight push. So, who were some others?
> Jake "The Milkman" Milliman (not Mike)
> Tom "Rocky" Stone
> Natcho Berrera
> George "Scrap-Iron" Gudaski
> Kenny "Sodbuster" Jay
> Freddy "Puppy Dog" Peloquin
> Rick Hunter
> Buck Zumhofe
> Doug Somers
> Paul Perschmann ("Playboy" Buddy Rose
There was also "The Iron Duke". The funny thing about him was
that he was also a referee (Jimmy Mitchell). One week he'd
wrestle as the Iron Duke, the next he'd ref as Jimmy Mitchell. The
Duke was a heel jobber, but Michell was a decent ref. This was
early '80's AWA. Anyone remember him?
_
Chris
"That might not be mayonaise."
-David Letterman
CopperHead 2000
My fav AWA jobber would have to be D. J. Peterson
dkca...@hotmail.com wrote in article <6knqvv$5v5$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> I recently spent some time nostalgically reminiscing
> about my favorite jobbers from the 80s. Names like Barry
> O, Iron Mike Sharpe, Johnny K-9, Tiger Chung Lee, Tony
> Zain, Golden Terror, Italian Stallion (who I once saw
> job to *Leo Burke*), Rocky Kernodle, and, of course, the
> Mulkeys were passing thru my mind (hey, remember when
> Pro Wrestling Illustrated did that special Top 10 Most
> Popular Tag Teams? There at #10 was "Bill and Randy
> Mulkey - #13 contenders to the US Tag Team title". Jim
> Cornette even made a reference to their #13 status on a
> TBS broadcast) when I discovered I couldn't remember any
> of the AWA jobbers. The only one I could remember was
> Mike "The Milkman" Milliken,who wore a milkman's hat and
> coat and had one of those wire carriers filled with milk
> bottles (and I think he was a loaner from Mid-Southern).
> I also remember one named Nacho something. IIRC, Knobbs
> and Saggs started in the AWA as jobbers, though by the
> end, they had formed the Nasty Boys and were getting a
> slight push. So, who were some others?
>
wfb...@earthlink.net
CopperHead 2000 wrote:
>
> My fav AWA jobber would have to be D. J. Peterson
Don't forget Tom "Rocky" Stone.
Bronco
JimNeibaur
Dont forget:
Mike Boyer, John The Greek, Bill Howard, Tony Savolde, Ken Yates, Jack Pesek,
Hank Meadows, Freddie Rogers, Bill Nixon, Prince Pullins, Santiago Acosta, Jose
Bettancort, Chi Chi Rosario, Red Mendez, Treach Phillips, Jumpin Joe Scarpello,
Cry Baby Karon, Black Jack Daniels, Bruce Kirk, Angel Rivera, Bob Kappel,
Hollywood Nelson, Don Reese, and Puppy Dog Peliquinn.
Ahhhh memories!
Jim
marking since 1967 in AWA territory.
PenmanCLL
>CopperHead 2000 wrote:<BR>
>> <BR>
>> My fav AWA jobber would have to be D. J. Peterson
But D.J. Peterson wasn't a jobber. When I watched the AWA he was AWA tag
champion with The Trooper aka Del "The Patriot" Wilkes. Of course this was in
the closing days of the fed
bill...@yahoo.com
The jobbers were classic, but Roger Kent and Wally Karbo set the stage>
