Wrestlemania's original name and

[Guest Astro]

In Jack Brisco's book its noted that Vince McMahon wanted to call Wrestlemania the "Colossal Tussle"

 

 

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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Former professional wrestler Richard "Dirty Dick" Van Slater has been sentenced to a year of house arrest followed by two year's probation for stabbing his former girlfriend.

 

Van Slater was sentenced Tuesday in Pinellas Circuit Court after pleading no contest to one count of aggravated battery in the December stabbing. Besides the house arrest and probation, Slater was ordered to stay away from the victim and pay restitution, fines, and investigative and court costs of more than $1,800.

 

Slater, 52, was arrested Dec. 27 after he stabbed Theresa Marie Halbert with an 8-inch butcher knife and "watched her bleed" in her home, according to the arrest report from 2003. Prosecutors charged him with aggravated battery. Slater was a professional wrestler who competed mainly in the Southeast for 20 years, using the names "Dirty Dick" and "Mr. Unpredictable." He retired from wrestling in 1996

 

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[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Whats with Vince and using the word "Tussle"?

 

And Slater should get stabbed with a butcher knife as well as the sentencing. I'd say jail time would be better.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

Nothing says bad ass like the word 'tussle'.

[Art Sandusky 0]

Tussle can't sound badass like tickle can't sound sexy.

[The Mandarin 0]

I'm suprised Vince didn't want to call it "FUHGEDDAAABOUTIT- ONE--TWO-- no." I mean, that's what he called EVERYTHING while he was an announcer.

[Drury37 0]

Colossal Tussle is sick for the 80's but I don't think that the name would go over great nowadays. Oh and Man of 1,004 Modes I use to hate you but all the hatred is gone thanks to your sig Lets Go Rangers!!!

Thanks.

[Guest Astro]

Remember that "The Brawl to Settle it all" and "The War to settle the Score" preceded the blowoff or "Colossal Tussle"

[MillenniumMan831 0]

And the Colossal Jostile between Andre/Bundy afterwards.

[tbondrage99 0]

Thank god he went with Wrestlemania then, Colossal Tussle dosent sound iconic in the slightest.