Doctors in wrestling
Frito
This Tommy Dreamer MBA thread got me thinking. Now, I've known that there have been a
number of wrestlers with "Doctor" in their names, and some have been champs. My question
is which are genuine, and which are gimmicks? Please inform me. Cases in point, of
those I thught may be real):
Dr. Tom Pritchard (now Zip in the WWF)
Dr. Jerry Graham
(oh,and how 'bout the Doctor of Style, Slick?!)
Bob Barnett
Frito wrote:
>
> This Tommy Dreamer MBA thread got me thinking. Now, I've known that there have been a
> number of wrestlers with "Doctor" in their names, and some have been champs. My question
> is which are genuine, and which are gimmicks? Please inform me. Cases in point, of
> those I thught may be real):
>
> Dr. Tom Pritchard (now Zip in the WWF)
NO
> Dr. Jerry Graham
No
> (oh,and how 'bout the Doctor of Style, Slick?!)
Uh-No
Dr Mike Lano-who still uses the old ether gimmick
Davy Nicholson
In message <jwargo-1407...@news.clark.net>
jwa...@clark.net writes:
> Back in the middle 1960s and early 1970s, there was a Pittsburgh-based
> wrestler in the WWWF named Dr. Bill Miller who was said to be a
> veterinarian.
There was Dr.Sam Shepherd - originator of the hold known as the
"Mandible Claw". He was a genuine doctor who for various reasons was
unable to practise medicine.
jwa...@clark.net
Back in the middle 1960s and early 1970s, there was a Pittsburgh-based
wrestler in the WWWF named Dr. Bill Miller who was said to be a
veterinarian.
But how about The Intern, Dr. X or The Medics? Were they verifiable MDs
or EMTs? Did they operate on people, prescribe medications or otherwise
maintain some sort of health-care practice just so they wouldn't break
kayfabe?
T. Sutton
Bob Barnett wrote:
>
> Frito wrote:
> >
> > This Tommy Dreamer MBA thread got me thinking. Now, I've known that there have been a
> > number of wrestlers with "Doctor" in their names, and some have been champs. My question
> > is which are genuine, and which are gimmicks? Please inform me. Cases in point, of
> > those I thught may be real):
> >
> > Dr. Tom Pritchard (now Zip in the WWF)
>
> NO
>
> > Dr. Jerry Graham
>
> No
>
> > (oh,and how 'bout the Doctor of Style, Slick?!)
>
> Uh-No
>
> Dr Mike Lano-who still uses the old ether gimmick
Actually, Dr. Sam Shephard was a pro-wrestler for a while and he was a
real sawbones.
T.S.
Harry G
Davy Nicholson <davy.ni...@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>In message <jwargo-1407...@news.clark.net>
> jwa...@clark.net writes:
>
>> wrestler in the WWWF named Dr. Bill Miller who was said to be a
>> veterinarian.
>
>"Mandible Claw". He was a genuine doctor who for various reasons was
>unable to practise medicine.
>
>
>
version of the Claus Von B. trial. Sheppard had allegedly murdered one
of his patients/relatives(?). The LaBell Bros. used his infamy to sell
tickets-sort of the original "Dr. Death".
Harry G
jwa...@clark.net
In article <31e9cc3...@news.bigeasy.com>, Shur...@bigeasy.com wrote:
>On Sun, 14 Jul 1996 13:16:55 +0100, jwa...@clark.net wrote:
>
>>Back in the middle 1960s and early 1970s, there was a Pittsburgh-based
>>wrestler in the WWWF named Dr. Bill Miller who was said to be a
>>veterinarian.
>>
>>But how about The Intern, Dr. X or The Medics? Were they verifiable MDs
>>or EMTs? Did they operate on people, prescribe medications or otherwise
>>maintain some sort of health-care practice just so they wouldn't break
>>kayfabe?
>>
>>>> (oh,and how 'bout the Doctor of Style, Slick?!)
>>>Uh-No
>>>Dr Mike Lano-who still uses the old ether gimmick
>I hope they dont operate on people with their masks on :) Wrestling
>masks,I mean.
Agreed. Odd, I thought health practitioners were supposed to wear masks
that covered their noses and mouths to prevent contagion or contraction of
germs. These wrestling doctors use masks that cover almost everything but
their noses and mouths. I'm not a doctor, so I guess I should leave that
stuff to the professionals.
Davy Nicholson
In message <4sbvd3$h...@RedDragon.Empire.Net>
Harry G <h...@empire.net> writes:
> If memory serves, Dr. Sheppard had just come off lucky from a '60's
> version of the Claus Von B. trial. Sheppard had allegedly murdered one
> of his patients/relatives(?).
Yep - he was accused and tried for the murder of his wife.
Shuriken
On Sun, 14 Jul 1996 13:16:55 +0100, jwa...@clark.net wrote:
>Back in the middle 1960s and early 1970s, there was a Pittsburgh-based
>wrestler in the WWWF named Dr. Bill Miller who was said to be a
>veterinarian.
>
>But how about The Intern, Dr. X or The Medics? Were they verifiable MDs
>or EMTs? Did they operate on people, prescribe medications or otherwise
>maintain some sort of health-care practice just so they wouldn't break
>kayfabe?
>
>
>In article <31E931...@earthlink.net>, jap...@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>>Frito wrote:
>>>
>>> This Tommy Dreamer MBA thread got me thinking. Now, I've known that
>there have been a
>>> number of wrestlers with "Doctor" in their names, and some have been
>champs. My question
>>> is which are genuine, and which are gimmicks? Please inform me. Cases
>in point, of
>>> those I thught may be real):
>>>
>>> Dr. Tom Pritchard (now Zip in the WWF)
>>
>>NO
>>
>>> Dr. Jerry Graham
>>
>>No
>>
Jeff Amdur
About Dr. Bill Miller.
He is a legitimate, real-life veterinarian. I believe that at one time he
was chairman of the Ohio veterinary regulation board, or something like
that.
Outside of Miller and Sheppard, I don't recall any other legitimate
wrestling doctors, although I believe that Shane Douglas is headed toward
medical school eventually.
--
Jeff Amdur
Quality foreign language instruction since 1971 (Oy, gevalt! THAT long?!?)
Quality timekeeping for sports events since 1973
Doing all that stuff at Arundel High School in Gambrills, Md. since 1977
je...@clark.net jef...@aol.com jia...@umd5.umd.edu
KitB100
Dr. Bill Miller is indeed an authentic doctor, in veterinary medicine, and
he was indeed a top state official in Ohio in that capacity.
The previous posts about Sam Shepherd are pretty accurate, too. One thing
that hasn't been mentioned so far, though, is that his story was the basis
of the TV series, "The Fugitive."
Another famous wrestling doctor was Dr. John J. Bonica, who died earlier
this year. He was not a famous wrestler -- mostly in carnivals during the
late '30s, which he did to pay his way through medical school -- but he
was certainly a famous doctor. He literally wrote the profession's
handbook on pain management and was written up many, many times in
professional journals and magazines like "Time," "Life," etc.
John Jance
What about Dr. Jerry Graham?
John Jance
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