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The AWA's "All Star Wrestling" TV show was a wonderful part of my life
growing up in the Twin Cities in the 50's through the 70's. Part of
the show's charm were the notorious "jobbers." Many of them have been
discussed on the KM message boards, so I won't delve into the endless
list, but I would like to recall one very amusing incident.

The glory days of AWA TV were nothing like televised wrestling of
today. No pyros, no silly backstage vignettes, no sexual innuendo, no
signs waving in the face of the poor guy sitting next to you. And by
god, they even had those incredibly tedious 2 out of 3 fall matches.
You rarely had a TV 'main event.' But you had the jobbers....those
battered bums of the idiot box. You could always count on them.

One such character was actually a likeable sort named Dave Muir. He
was a rather benign commodity, just kind of 'there,' usually as a heel
that put the faces over in 6 or 7 minutes. This particular evening,
David was doing his job for the legendary Crusher (Lisowski) in a TV
squash.

Remember that Crusher employed three finishing 'holds' at one time or
another: the stomach claw, the Crusher Nelson, and perhaps his most
famous of all, the Crusher Bolo. If you remember, Crusher would have
his opponent in a 'compromising' position, which only meant that they
were standing up, bent over at the waist as Crusher wound up his arm
and delivered what was, in retrospect, a pretty lame uppercut to the
area just under the jobber's chin. (It usually landed somewhere on his
upper chest, but we were all led to believe it was a knockout blow.)

Enter Dave Muir. Crusher was about to deliver that notorious Bolo to
Muir, who was supposedly out on his feet....ripe for the pickin'....a
sitting (or standing) duck. Here's the visual: Muir is bent over in
the obligatory 'get ready' position. He actually has his hands on his
knees, waiting for the punch. Crusher is taking his sweet time,
winding up his arm one way, then the other, then back the other way,
as he is playing to the studio audience. Muir is obediently waiting.
However, there is an added element here. It's not your customary
pre-Bolo set-up. Crusher is making fun of Muir, spewing one-liners
about him to the crowd. The kicker here? Davie Muir, hunched over,
'out of it,' ready to be had.....starts laughing. He has waited so
long for Crusher to deliver the finish that he can't help himself. His
belly is actually shaking as he laughs at Crusher's jokes. Finally,
mercifully, Crusher uncorks the dreaded Bolo to Muir's sternum. Muir
hits the deck, Crusher makes the cover, the grill is closed. Crusher
puts his foot on Muir's chest and strikes the 'double bicep' pose.

Muir, flat on his back, is still chuckling.


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