Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. One of the reason rics interviews always worked is because he believed every word that came out of his mouth. He helped build the careers of dusty rhodes, ric flair, kevin. Why would you book two hardcore brawling matches back to back. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Solie was also the regular announcer for georgia championship wrestling, championship wrestling from florida, and continental championship wrestling among others. So when i found out that gordon solies daughter, pamela allyn, had collaborated with her husband, robert, to assemble a collection of her fathers personal memoirs, short stories, poems, and photos, all laid out in scrap book form, i knew i had to add it. Standing in between world championship wrestling stars tony atlas and ric flair, wrestling announcer gordon solie listened. Jonard frank labiak january 26, 1929 july 27, 2000, better known as gordon solie was a floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer working for world championship wrestling. Gordon solie was the regular announcer for georgia, florida, and continental championship wrestling amung others gordon solie is the most recognized voice of the days of classic wrestling july 27, 2000. What makes the book so powerful is flairs ability to step away from ric flair himself, and look at the complete picture that is his life and career.
I voraciously devoured all of the content inside reading it whenever i had free time. Richard morgan fliehr born february 25, 1949, better known as ric flair, is an american professional wrestling manager and retired professional wrestler signed to wwe ranked by multiple peers and journalists as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, flair had a career that spanned 40 years. The first sign of national prominence for the georgia promotion was following an angle in which wrestling ii was cheated out of a golden opportunity to defeat nwa kingpin harley race for the 10 pounds of gold in 1980. Brian blair and many other professional wrestlers were covered by solie. He helped build the careers of dusty rhodes, ric flair, kevin sullivan and others, but had trouble doing the same for oz, shockmaster and p. Gordon solie news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. Solie was well known in the local stock car racing. Gordon solie was an american floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer. Second nature is the fatherdaughter autobiography from wwe legend nature boy ric flair himself and his talented daughter charlotte, a multitime wwe womens champion. Gordon solie interviews ric flair and woman about the upcoming steel cage match with lex luger at capital combat. For the fatherdaughter duo of ric and charlotte flair, sports entertainment is second nature, but with success comes a price. Gordon solie, the dean of wrestling announcers, passed away on july 27, 2000 after a battle with brain cancer, but thankfully his daughter, pam allyn, and soninlaw bob allyn have preserved solies memory with gordon soliesomething left behind, a wrestling. Gordon solie, the dean of wrestling announcers, passed away on july 27, 2000 after a battle with brain cancer, but thankfully his daughter, pam allyn, and soninlaw bob allyn have preserved solies memory with gordon soliesomething left behind, a wrestling book like none other before it. Mike certainly doesnt oversell the event saying its the biggest night of wrestling in orlando.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading writings by gordon solie. Arn anderson chat transcript solies vintage wrestling. Championship wrestling from florida kayfabe memories. Writings by gordon solie kindle edition by solie, gordon. Arn anderson speaker i miss gordon solie tremendously. Arn anderson speaker ric flair is wrestling in baltimore tonight for wcw, and is on all the.
A sixteentime world champion, slick ric could convince television viewers that a momentous life experience would pass them by if they missed an. Killer mike and ric flair, pop that outtakes from the. Something left behind, with stories and poems by him, as well as pictures galore, commemorates solies life. Ironically flair may have been the last person to talk to solie before he died. Very few people in professional wrestling had as long of a relationship with gene okerlund as ric flair.
There were wrestlers like ric flair, john cena, steve austin, brian pillman. Gordon solie was considered the voice of professional wrestling for his many years calling the action in several territories. The best wrestling promos of all time 158,354 views. He is noted for his tenures with jim crockett promotions jcp, world. He was always there with a good story to tell from days gone by and a friendship. Solie called the matches of wrestlers such as jack brisco, the great malenko, handsome harley race and nature boy ric flair. Both men spent time in verne gagnes awa in the early 1970s and maintained a friendship from. Second nature, an offering from nature boy ric flair and his daughter charlotte is a fascinating study in contrast. All sorts of personalities make their way into allyns book about solieeveryone from wrestlers like ric flair and dusty rhodes and hulk hogan to the voice of florida wrestling, shannon rose. Gordon solie demonstrated his mastery of words as an award winning broadcaster in both radio and television in addition to stellar performances at live sporting events. He knew what was about to happen, but youd never know it.
Killer mike and ric flair, pop that outtakes from the september 2012 inbook story. Solie says so long to wrestling show orlando sentinel. When people talk about the alltime greats when it comes to wrestling announcers, gordon. The legend of ric flair part 46 by ervin griffin all pro wrestling news by jermz crossface connection opinion by john cross. Hailed as the greatest commentator during the golden age of wrestling, and the best ever by many, solie wooed millions of television viewers with his unique vocabulary and. New biography of gordon solie discusses his drunken. Gordon solie born francis jonard labiak, later jonard pierre sjoblom, january 26, 1929 july 27, 2000, was an american floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer working for georgia championship wrestling, championship wrestling from florida, usa championship wrestling, continental championship wrestling, and world championship wrestling. Before that he was one of the pioneers in stock car racing and an award winning radio broadcaster. Barry windham on the great american bash 91 debacle ric flair quits, lex luger turns heel duration. All sorts of personalities make their way into allyns book about solie. In the pages of this book you will learn about gordons childhood, his early days in radio, his stint in the air force, his experiences with an interesting concept known as thrillcade, his love of stock car racing, his career as a prowrestling announcer, and on top of all that you will read interesting short stories and poems written about various topics that interested gordon at the time. This website is dedicated to the memory of gordon solie. Gordon solie, wrestlings lost voice, still lingers vice.
He did remember that gordon solie was the commentator. A real pleasure to have with me right now the nwa world heavyweight wrestling champion, ric flair and as. Former wrestling announcers life chronicled by family. Solie wasnt free from scandal himself during his life. The solie chronicles send readers on a wild ride through. Gordon solie and mike graham welcome us to the eddie graham sports center in orlando. A real pleasure to have with me right now the nwa world heavyweight wrestling champion, ric flair and as you can see he has some lovely company indeed. Dedicated to gordon solie january 29, 1929 july 27, 2000 the cat regains the wcw commissionership stylin and profilin. Solie began to work on the book but as health issues arose leading to his. We already know ric flair as one of the greatest workers in history. The man has since changed and become more accepting of some of the people in this book because as they say, time heals all wounds. Chris benoit cut a promo, solie agreed that she was an evil woman, but quipped, but she surrrrrrre is purrrty. Gordon solie passed away march 28, 2008smackdown they announced that gordon solie will be inducted into the class of 2008 wwe hall. The life and times of gordon solie is an in depth look at the life of professional wrestlings most acclaimed broadcaster.
And if flair was the consummate professional wrestler, it was gordon solie who was the consummate professional wrestling announcer. With that triumphant cry, nature boy ric flair surpassed his predecessors and his peers to become one of the greatest professional wrestlers in history. In his book, the squared circle, grantlands david shoemaker does a fine job. Steve austin, the rock and mankind have their own action figures, tshirts and books. For generations of wrestling fans, gordon solies voice was what. See more ideas about wrestling, professional wrestling and wrestling superstars. Gordon solies reactions are priceless and perfect during this, too.
Another favorite solieism among my circle of friends was the legendary night ric flair battled terry funk in that i quit match from clash of the champions 9. Gordon solie is frequently remembered as the best announcer in the history of professional wrestling. When championship wrestling from florida folded in 1987, he went to work two years later for ted turnerowned world championship wrestling until 1993. Florida wrestling bloopers gordon solie interviews barry. Flair said he told him he loved him at the end of their phone conversation wednesday night.
Scott bowden presents kentucky fried rasslingordon solie. To wrestling fans, the nature boy is a platinumblond deity. Well gordon i have always told you that is has always gone without saying that whatever ric flair has wanted in life, he has always had. During georgias world championship wrestling on wtbs on 6284, ric flair stood with gordon solie at the podium, holding his coveted nwa world championship belt, doing color commentary for an ongoing match. Leave a comment while old school wrestling purists will peg gordon solie as the alltime greatest playbyplay commentator. Gordon solie gordon solie interviews nature boy ric flair. But with his walter cronkitelike delivery, announcer gordon solie made it all seem logical. The new book about gordon solie written by experienced wrestling biographer scott teal in addition to solies daughter and and her husband is now available, and the excerpt provided in the promotional flyer does little to quiet any stories of his alcoholfueled revelry throughout the years. Gordon solies official wwe hall of fame profile, featuring bio, exclusive videos, photos. Harley race interviewed by gordon solie tremendous sadness on learning of the passing of harley race. The book, in which ric pens the first half before his daughter closes the second half, centres around the time in which rica legendary performer in the ringis making his exit just as his daughter is making her somewhat. Best promos ric flair let me explain something to you 3 cartoon characters. Published by crowbar press, the solie chronicles takes fans on a wild ride behindthescenes in the world of professional wrestling.
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