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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 9, 2008 12:52:37 GMT -5
Well, probably by the end of the day I will need to switch the generic title to this thread to RIP - Killer Kowalski. He is in grave condition, as he had a massive heart attack and the worst is expected. He has been sick for a long time, confined to a nursing home. Currently 81 years old, he was just featured on WWE 24/7, and of course I didnt bother to tape any of it. Sigh.
I dont have many personal memories of the man, although you always hear his name. He trained a heap of the top names, and is looked upon with great respect in the business. He was an imposing looking sort as well.
So there you go. I am sure this may hit some hard in the memory bank. All the best to Kowalski and his family in this trying time.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 9, 2008 17:35:24 GMT -5
He has been taken off of life support, and is "unresponsive." Matter of time, sadly enough.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 11, 2008 8:49:49 GMT -5
Well, I shall continue with this conversation with myself to mention that while he is not out of the woods, his heart is beating on its own, and apparently he is "Fighting like Hell."
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Post by sancho231 on Aug 11, 2008 23:36:38 GMT -5
Damn, what a tough motherfucker
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 12, 2008 10:55:13 GMT -5
Its gotten even better. Now his heart and other organs are working fine on their own, although he is still pretty unresponsive. Hes fighting this one.
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Post by 4dogg on Aug 12, 2008 17:16:04 GMT -5
this sounds like a work
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 30, 2008 12:19:57 GMT -5
Killer Kowalski has passed.
May he rest easy, he fought like Hell at the end.
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Post by cactusjames on Aug 30, 2008 12:23:06 GMT -5
Just read about it too, very sad. But as Tom pointed out, he trained many top guys, one of whom is banging the boss' daughter, so his legacy in wrestling still very much alive. RIP.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 30, 2008 12:43:33 GMT -5
HHH is of course the epoch of the guys he trained, but he even helped along guys like John Studd back in the day. And I was watching a shoot interview with Mike "Norman the Lunatic" Shaw of all people last night, and he was going on about how Kowalski got him into the business and was a tremendous fellow.
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Post by 4dogg on Aug 30, 2008 13:46:21 GMT -5
when i was a little kid watching WWWF,now im talking mid '60,s here,he was so vicious he scared the shit out of me....rest in peace killer
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 30, 2008 14:28:05 GMT -5
You would have loved WWE 24/7 last month - Kowalksi was the featured Hall of Famer, and they ran his profile piece and a heap of his matches throughout.
Kowalski had a fierce look, a great wrestling name, and entrenched a legacy. Oddly, I never saw too much of him, but his is a name that pops up all the time in wrestling annals.
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Post by thecaptain15 on Sept 2, 2008 6:45:02 GMT -5
One less great one.....I remember more of his work as one of the many and famed "The Executioners"...RIP Killer....
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