Sleep ……….ssleeeep. Chief Jay Strongbow puts Ernie Ladd to sleep. Chief tries to revive him a couple times but Ladd is having trouble waking up. Ladd eventually wakens but pretends he’s still out and attacks Strongbow with brass knuckles.
Fantasy booking-the 1st Intercontinental tournament
Rob Faint
We all know the story of how Pat Patterson won the IC title back in 1979. The story is he won the title in a fictitious tournament in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. My question is, why did the WWF not run a real tournament? Who would have been the participants? In this column I attempt to book the tournament acknowledging Patterson as the eventual winner.
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Chief Jay Strongbow started his career in 1947 and was trained by wrestling legend, Chief Don Eagle. He was a major star in the Georgia and Florida territories in the 1950s and 1960s.
Chief Jay Strongbow went to wrestle in for the WWF in 1970 under this ring name and faced the likes of fellow Hall of Famer, Jimmy Valiant, "Superstar" Billy Graham and "Captain" Lou Albano. He almost defeat Billy Graham for the WWF Championship and legends like Spiros Arion and Mike McCord.
Chief won his first tag team championship in WWF at 1972 with Sonny King. He won his second tag title on 1976.
While wrestling for WWF, he also wrestle in Big Time Wrestling in 1976
Chief left the WWF in 1980 and went to work in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) in Georgia and Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( Also known as JCP or WCW).
Chief made his return to the WWF in 1982 where he won 2 tag titles in his second WWF run and retired in 1986 where Chief started working as a Road agent ( now known as Producer) and the Front Office.
Chief came back onscreen on 1994 as Tatanka mentor before getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Gorilla Monsoon. He made his final WWE appearance on a episode on RAW in 2008 and was honored by Stephanie McMahon.
Chief passed away on 3rd Apr, 2012 at the age of 83 after suffering a fall almost a year prior to his passing.
Kevin Nash Reveals When He Decided to Retire from Pro Wrestling
One Big Thing
WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash has opened up about when he decided to retire from professional wrestling and what factors influenced his decision.
Key Points
Nash planned to retire around the age of 40 or 45, knowing he had enough money to live comfortably.
He purchased a house in 1996 on the advice of Chief Jay Strongbow, which provided him with security and freedom.
Nash initially…