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In article ,
 "darkjourney"  wrote:

> I know everyone knows who he is, but I am curious if anybody is 
> either old enough to actually have seen him wrestle or watched a lot 
> of him on video.

Like just about all other wrestlers of his generation, he was a mat 
wrestler.  There were very few "high flyer" techniques back then, except 
for drop kicks and the ocassional knee drop from the second or top rope.

If I recall correctly, he had a few finishing moves, both for pinning 
and for submission.

He sold.  Back in those days, faces sold a lot, and then came back from 
the brink of defeat to win their matches--even when wrestling jobbers.  
It wasn't as blatant as Hogan "Hulking up," but that was the general 
story line.

As for promos, keep in mind that it was the early days of television 
(and much of his career was before television), so there really weren't 
any promos as we understand them today.  Usually it was in an interview 
format.  Heck, during the 1950s, the only interviews were during the 
intermission.  And when I first started watching (about 1953-55), they 
interviewed the fans (especially those from out of town), not the 
wrestlers.

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