Ant Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sad news as I was a huge fan, particularly 1991/1992. Â One of my highlights of Wrestlemania 27 Axxess was arriving fairly early on the Sunday and having looked around noticed that a superstar was about to appear, but they weren't named at the booth so only a handful of people were waiting. My mate and I decided to take a punt and join the queue, and were delighted when Paul Bearer walked out. Very pleasant man, and for the photographs he put on an awesome pose in line with the early 1990's character. Â A definite for the Hall of Fame, presumably when Undertaker goes in. A pity he won't be there on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 "I'm Paul Bearer...AND YOU'RE NOT!" after he turned heel on The Undertaker was fucking brilliant. Brilliant. I was never an Undertaker fan as a kid but that heel turn was still brilliant. They'd obviously made more of an impact on me with the characters than I thought. RIP As a 9 year old that shocked me to the core. Always liked the Bearer character, just harmless over the top fun which I think what wrestling should be a lot of the time.  RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Four Horsemen Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Just had a thought. Â I wonder if we will see "Old School" Undertaker complete with 1991 look now at Mania as a mark of respect from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfire37 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 RIP...one of the last great managers the mainstream of this business will ever see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlightmagnet1 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I feel like a bit of my childhood's just died. He was so over the top and fun just to watch, he was underrated and always brilliant. Rest In Peace good sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loligan Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Really sorry to hear this. Some of my earliest memories of wrestling are of Paul Bearer and Taker beating Hogan for the belt - I was gutted. Really good performer and a big part of the gimmick that is generally considered the greatest of all. His non WWE stuff is just amazing, he had a great career managing some of the top names in the biz, his website was filled with great pics, some of which I shared on here recently. He seemed to be a really nice guy on interviews and on twitter and always used the word "blessed" - we as wrestling fans were blessed to have had a great performer like him, entertain us for so many years. Â A great career and a great legacy in that, there's generations of fans that truly will never forget him. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Fucking sad news  Any interview I have ever seen of him, he just came across as greatful, appreciative and fulfilled. He came across as a great bloke who had such a rich history in wrestling. Although he reported that he felt Kevin Dunn didn't like him - I've never heard anybody say a bad word about the bloke. Proof positive, wrestlers from all over the place sharing little stories of the man today.  RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted March 6, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sunny absolutely hated the man supposedly and Paul hated her double back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP998 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sad news as I was a huge fan, particularly 1991/1992. One of my highlights of Wrestlemania 27 Axxess was arriving fairly early on the Sunday and having looked around noticed that a superstar was about to appear, but they weren't named at the booth so only a handful of people were waiting. My mate and I decided to take a punt and join the queue, and were delighted when Paul Bearer walked out. Very pleasant man, and for the photographs he put on an awesome pose in line with the early 1990's character.  A definite for the Hall of Fame, presumably when Undertaker goes in. A pity he won't be there on the day.  I met him last year at axxess in the undertakers graveyard, by far the best thing there. Really nice down to earth person that I'll never forget meeting in full costume and gimmick, plus having him ask me how tall I was and if I've thought of getting into wrestling.   RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebbieHardy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Really sad news to hear. A legend and one of those old school characters that you will never forget. Always loved his double act with Undertaker. Can't believe he was only 58. RIP Paul/Percy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Very sad. I was surprised to see how young he was. Glad I got to meet him at Axxess in Atlanta in full gimmick, and also walked right beside him (along with Jimmy Hart and Gerald Brisco) in Miami when he was in normal clothes. One of the first matches I saw was Undertaker vs. Snuka from Mania 7, and Taker and Paul Bearer played a big part in getting me into wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted March 6, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Unlike most on here Iv'e never really liked Taker but Bearer was always the most appealing thing about his act to me. He was really captivating in his role and as a kid he scared the absolute shit out of me. R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Whos Next Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I always figured that Bearer, and maybe 3 or 4 of Takers streak opponents would be inducted into the HOF around the time of Taker's retirement,  A real gentleman who took time for the fans. He used to run his own fan forum back in the day and posted there quite a lot. Even congratulated me when I posted that I had graduated from Uni  Always took time to reply to fans eMails, and even retweeted me recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamehhh Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Apart from the experiences we all shared of his great career, my personal favourite memory of Paul was meeting him in the Hotel on the weekend of Wrestlemania 27, myself and two buddies had a great conversation with him about the Funeral Parlour days and he remarked that we were old school fans to remember that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Very sad news. RIP Paul Bearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpeg.55e5547a252a5ad1a05f197973025167.jpeg)
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.