iamtheman Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Dennis Stamp, 65, is suffering from advanced stages of cancer and has been in Intensive care at a hospital in Amarillo. Terry Funk, who saw him over the weekend, said that his attitude was unbelievable considering the situation he's in. Stamp was a state champion amateur wrestler in Minnesota who was a small college All-American, that wrestled in the 70s and 80s. He's probably best known by modern fans as the guy jumping on the trampoline waiting to be called for another match (even though he hadn't wrestled in about eight years) in the movie "Beyond the Mat," and ended up as the referee for the Terry Funk vs. Bret Hart match in Amarillo that was one of Funk's many retirement matches. He was a journeyman performer in the 70s who got decent pushes in Leroy McGuirk's territory, in the British Columbia territory, California and West Texas. He ended up getting married and settling in Amarillo, and when that territory closed down, he came off the road. He continued in the business doing enhancement work for the AWA and WWF on television through the 80s.   Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter  one of the most memorable parts of arguably the best wrestling documentary ever made. hope he gets well   (cue not getting booked jokes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffingtonClyro Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 That's some bad shit man. Hope he recovers, sounds doubtful though. He was the best thing in Beyond the Mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Get well soon, two time NWA Brass Knuckles Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCW Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 His ''I wasn't booked'' line in Beyond The Mat is second only to Vince's water sip and ''We make movies'' line. Â Get well soon Dennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jaffa Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Sad news. Â Stamp was the first person I thought of when we had the last MS Paint thread. Hope he can beat this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melina_mma Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 wish him well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffbag Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hope the Tulsa tornado pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Seemed a genuinely nice guy. Hope he pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Sad for the guy. Hope he beats it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewrestling Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I thought I'd add this. I spoke toStamp earlier today as he is a friend of our show, and he is on fine form, and his exact words were: Â "I'm gonna kick the shit out of this thing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Joe Joe Jr Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 what a fucking guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffbag Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I'd love him to get the all clear and then say - "Cancer - you weren't booked" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Reefer Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 He got the all clear. Â Dunno about the cheesy go home line. Â http://www.facebook.com/onewrestling/posts...ment_id=4768632 Â http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1334511611 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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