Post by cuts280 on Mar 17, 2007 22:27:48 GMT -5
Back then I was a big fan of Lex Lugger & Ultimate Warrior. Now it would be John Cena. Never really was a fan of Hulkster, lol.
There was this American wrestler by the name of Barry "Cyclone" Turner who had visited India in the early 90s. Fortunately he was coming in the same gym where my dad used to workout. Man!! This guy was about 6'4 or 6'5, handsome white man with possessing a physique which was more a bodybuilder's than a wrestler. I mean this guy was HUUUUUGE. He kinda looked like Billy Smith (Jim Quinn's training partner). When he used to walk on the streets stray dogs used to bark and people used to literally stop to take notice. Guy's were dazed with disbelief and women SHOCKED. The largest dumbell in the gym was 85 pounds which people used to seldom use for maybe a one arm row or dumbell press. This guy comes out of nowhere and starts doing bentover laterals with that weight. He knocked out some 15 reps with ease. There used to be a horizontal leg press on which this guy used to do high reps for one legged calf raise. You should have seen the faces and the expressions of these guys(just like when a monkey comes out of the punk's ass in the movie Bruce Almighty) in the gym,lol. I was always used to seeing these guys in mags but for the first time seeing such a guy in person was a visual treat & a great inspiration. I have his autograph which he scribbled on a small piece of paper which I have saved till now...Ah!! Those memories.
There was this American wrestler by the name of Barry "Cyclone" Turner who had visited India in the early 90s. Fortunately he was coming in the same gym where my dad used to workout. Man!! This guy was about 6'4 or 6'5, handsome white man with possessing a physique which was more a bodybuilder's than a wrestler. I mean this guy was HUUUUUGE. He kinda looked like Billy Smith (Jim Quinn's training partner). When he used to walk on the streets stray dogs used to bark and people used to literally stop to take notice. Guy's were dazed with disbelief and women SHOCKED. The largest dumbell in the gym was 85 pounds which people used to seldom use for maybe a one arm row or dumbell press. This guy comes out of nowhere and starts doing bentover laterals with that weight. He knocked out some 15 reps with ease. There used to be a horizontal leg press on which this guy used to do high reps for one legged calf raise. You should have seen the faces and the expressions of these guys(just like when a monkey comes out of the punk's ass in the movie Bruce Almighty) in the gym,lol. I was always used to seeing these guys in mags but for the first time seeing such a guy in person was a visual treat & a great inspiration. I have his autograph which he scribbled on a small piece of paper which I have saved till now...Ah!! Those memories.
