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That was a neat little angle on Superstars, late 1990. Dustin Rhodes was being interviewed on The Brother Love Show. Dibiase, who had been feuding with Rhodes Jr & Sr, wandered out and started knocking Texas, stating that 'most Texans couldn't walk and chew bubble gum at the same time'. Dibiase and Virgil then double teamed Dustin prompting Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich, to make the save, stating he was 'a Texan too, and damn proud of it'.

A week later, The Million Dollar Man bought ring announcer Howard Finkel, and became the Special Guest Ring Announcer for an Intercontinental Title match between Champion Von Erich and former champion Mr Perfect. Dibiase hit our Kerry with the belt, costing him the title. Which I always thought was a bit daft, as he'd go on to feud with a title less Tornado.

 

If you think about the four in that pic and 23 years later, one's dead, one's devout, one's delivering and one's desperate.

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That was a neat little angle on Superstars, late 1990. Dustin Rhodes was being interviewed on The Brother Love Show. Dibiase, who had been feuding with Rhodes Jr & Sr, wandered out and started knocking Texas, stating that 'most Texans couldn't walk and chew bubble gum at the same time'. Dibiase and Virgil then double teamed Dustin prompting Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich, to make the save, stating he was 'a Texan too, and damn proud of it'.

A week later, The Million Dollar Man bought ring announcer Howard Finkel, and became the Special Guest Ring Announcer for an Intercontinental Title match between Champion Von Erich and former champion Mr Perfect. Dibiase hit our Kerry with the belt, costing him the title. Which I always thought was a bit daft, as he'd go on to feud with a title less Tornado.

 

If you think about the four in that pic and 23 years later, one's dead, one's devout, one's delivering and one's desperate.

What an absolute superstar the Tornado looked too. Such a shame he was finished by the time he got to the WWF. He could have been really big.

 

It does seem a bit shocking how someone could look so good yet function so badly though. He could barely do the basics by that point and everything looked awkward. It must've been the 'problems' more than the amputation too as I've saw him in matches from the late 80s where he still moved and wrestled pretty well.

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