armadeo:
Mighty Igor.

Mill mascara.

Ox baker

Don't know the last dude

cashful:
Chai, person don old o...lol

I saw most of the wrestlers when they came to Nigeria, some of them were lodged at Kilo hotels in Surulere and freely walked the streets..

Remembered seeing also Eric the red, Luis Martinez (Ariba).. they were two cowboys back then, Ted McKenzie and d other guy (can't remember is name now)..

@naptu you remember that song that starts the show, there's a local way we use to sing it back then..

Mill mascara,
Mighty Igor,
Argentina Apollo

There were also those 2 dwarfs ... Wow, wrestling was close to real back then..


Lol I think it was a song by Shalamar.

wealthgro:
1. Mighty Igor

2. Mill Mascaras

3. Ted Mckencie

4. Ox Baker

They were very popular in the late 70s and early 80s. Wresling is a must-watch then every Monday night from 10pm to 12 midnight. That was when Electricity was usually constant and consistent. Good old days......life was not complicated unlike nowadays! No be so senior citizens in the house?

naptu2:
These four wrestlers were once among the most famous wrestlers on Nigerian television. Three of them actually fought in Nigeria at different times. Can you name them.

1) Here they are in cartoon form.

2) These are live pictures of the same wrestlers.

cashful:
Chai, person don old o...lol

I saw most of the wrestlers when they came to Nigeria, some of them were lodged at Kilo hotels in Surulere and freely walked the streets..

Remembered seeing also Eric the red, Luis Martinez (Ariba).. they were two cowboys back then, Ted McKenzie and d other guy (can't remember is name now)..

@naptu you remember that song that starts the show, there's a local way we use to sing it back then..

Mill mascara,
Mighty Igor,
Argentina Apollo

There were also those 2 dwarfs ... Wow, wrestling was close to real back then..

armadeo:
Mighty Igor.

Mill mascara.

Ox baker

Don't know the last dude

armadeo:
Mighty Igor.

Mill mascara.

Ox baker

Don't know the last dude

Redman44:
we mispronounced Superfly Jimmy Snuka as 'Superfly SANUKA'

Wow, I love this thread. Thank God for YOUTUBE. I am reliving my childhood nowadays with videos on Youtube. All the shows we watched in the 80's and early 90's are now on Youtube. I watch Robin Hood of Sherwood and Dr Who on Youtube.

Redman44:
We used to sing the theme song of the wrestling show of the Mighty Igor era like-

'Oloro ni Igor, ta lo ran e wa ja'

'Oloro ni Igor, ta lo ran e wa ja'




I loved the Vonerich Brothers back then, especially David Vonerich.

phemmyfour:
you mean Superfly Sandoka

phemmyfour:
you mean Superfly Sandoka

Redman44:



Some people called him 'Superfly Sandoka' while others called him 'Superfly SANUKA'. He was a very popular wrestler in the late 70's and 80's. I guess the Nigerian Fuji artiste called 'Fuji Sandoka' got his name from the wrestler.

Redman44:



Some people called him 'Superfly Sandoka' while others called him 'Superfly SANUKA'. He was a very popular wrestler in the late 70's and 80's. I guess the Nigerian Fuji artiste called 'Fuji Sandoka' got his name from the wrestler.

naptu2:
I wonder when we'll have major wrestling promotions in Nigeria again. So many wrestlers from all over the world came to fight in Nigeria in the 1970s, '80s and early 1990s.

The Mighty Igor, Mil Mascaras, Ox Baker and Kamala The Ugandan Giant from the US


Johnny Kwango and Gentleman Chris Adams from the UK


Ray Apollon from Trinidad and Tobago

The Great Mulumba from Zaire (now Congo)

Etc.


I remember when Mulumba came to Nigeria. I loved watching wrestling with certain older people at that time. Their facial expressions when someone was hit or when blood was oozing out of someone were hilarious.

I had been ill, so my doctor came to check up on me. It was a Saturday so Sports Spectacular was on TV and they were showing wrestling from the National Stadium.

Then the Great Mulumba came into the arena holding a white chicken. He danced round the ring with the chicken and then beheaded the chicken with his teeth. The look on my doctor's face was priceless.

Redman44:



I don't thinking holding wrestling competitions in Nigeria, even with foreign stars attending, will be exciting again. Nigerians are now very exposed and won't find live wrestling interesting or exciting. You know the way we are, Bruv .

I remember the Great Mulumba and his fetish way of doing things. He always spilled the blood of Cockrels and Chickens before fighting anyone. He was a very big man and he looked fierce. I remember all the wrestlers you mentioned. But I loved the Von Erich Brothers the most. There used to be one other wrestler like that, I don't think you mentioned him. He was a arch rival of the Von Erich Brothers. He had his own squad and they were mortal enemies of the Von Erichs. Their duels were always interesting .

armadeo:
Mighty Igor.

Mill mascara.

Ox baker

Don't know the last dude

naptu2:


I did. That's the Fabulous Freebirds.

Michael Hayes (the man you are referring to)

Terry Gordy

And Buddy Roberts.

The Freebirds vs the Von Erichs was always a major crowd puller.

armadeo:
Mighty Igor.
Mill mascara.
Ox baker
Don't know the last dude