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The 76 Trifecta

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The 76 Trifecta

Post by TC Talks » Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:58 pm

On the same day, Mean Gene, The Captain (of Tenile) and Super Dave die. They were all 76 and all became famous using a very flamboyant stage name. Conspiracy?


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Re: The 76 Trifecta

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:05 pm

Wow. That sucks.

R.I.P. Mean Gene. :cry:

I don't know who the middle guy is. I have heard of Super Dave, but please remind me how or why he is a celebrity. I honestly don't know the reason.

Learning of Mean Gene's passing reminds me of just how badly Verne Gagne f*cked up his AWA. As soon as Hulk Hogan and Mean Gene Okerlund jumped ship to the WWF - along with some other talent - the AWA was toast!

I watched WWF Superstars of Wrestling and the WWF Wrestling Challenge (which aired on WKBD for many years) religiously when I was a youngster. The former had Vince McMahon and Jesse Venture as commentators for much of its run. The latter featured Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan. Also, Brother Love was the bomb!



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Re: The 76 Trifecta

Post by zzand » Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:21 pm

The Captain and Tenille? Love Will Keep us Together? Also think they had a summer variety show on TV too....Super Dave was a comic writer for TV and movies and a regular on Curb Your Enthusiasm. But will be always remembered as Super Dave the Stunt Man whose stunts always went wrong. It was a character he conceived. Check out clips on YouTube/ They may not have aged well but were funny at the time.



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