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Nigerian Wrestling Legends Of The 1970s And 1980s (18370 Views)
| Beremx(f): 7:53am On Mar 27 |
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Nostalgic memories. I watching all the male wrestlers on TV back in the late 80s
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| chatinent: 7:58am On Mar 27 |
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Growing up, I knew one local boxer who decided to add juju to his boxing career. He defeated everyone around him. In fact, he was so good the local people would bet their life savings on because he'd actually win. And he always won. In fact, he started to win the title of a Samson in the village and was feared like Okonkwo of Achebe. He also got all the femme fatales. No one knew his power wasn't in his dreadlocks like Samson.. and you know, as his name turned out to be Ogbuagu (meaning: Lion Killer), it meant the end of competitors. During matches, you dare not hail him with the name Ogbuagu! Ogbuagu! He would nearly kill his opponent! Ha! And if en come bi female voice dey hail am, just go and price a coffin. That's how he damaged one of his opponent's spinal cord! And you know the irony? The village WWE had no standby doctors to correct fractures, dislocations etc..so you'll carry your cross, and your family will carry it with you like Joseph of Arimathea. And because of the shame of losing and the stigma of being called a loser, you'll keep fighting...until dem finally send you to coma, or kpai you. Chuckles. He was feared more than Covid-19. You hit him, you fall. He hits you, you enter coma! It's a two-way deathbed! Juju was working well! He grew so quick because of his undefeated streak so he was sent abroad to see if he'd qualify to feature in bigger shows...na so this my man carry en juju for pocket travel. Match don set naw, en and oyibo man enter. Trust guy man naw, en don wake en juju feed am well so he'd create an impression...cos as they say, first impression matters. Na so oyibo man rush am with four jabs and one uppercut, na so my guy shout "Ibeku leeee!" En run commot for ring. Manager rush meet am say wetin happen make en enter back say na money dey count. En no gree enter ring dey scream "na hand this person use dey hit me like this or na engine block?" As in e get the kind beating dem give am, juju jejely just comot the body go rest before dem kill am. Na so my guy from heavyweight champion become Palm Tree cutter for village until his late travels to the neither world. Chuckles.. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
| Pending: 7:58am On Mar 27 |
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| Ewedegubbler: 8:00am On Mar 27 |
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Does it mean that power Mike was doing the same thing that these current clowns at WWE are doing in the name of wrestling nowadays?
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| clockwisereport: 8:01am On Mar 27 |
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Okonkwo Asah dedicated a song to power Mike That was after power Mike destroyed a Greek Boxer in Enugu. The match had prominent people like Chief Vincent Mgbajiaka, Christian Nwogboigwe, Ekene dili chukwu( Transport millionaire ) and Seven Seven himself as spectators 1 Like |
| nigeriansamurai(m): 8:02am On Mar 27 |
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| mightyhaze: 8:04am On Mar 27 |
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Wrestling na big joke Boxing is the real deal |
| sylve11: 8:07am On Mar 27 |
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Na only @Naptu2 fit run am. Nice one, Sir! 
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| Kobicove(m): 8:09am On Mar 27 |
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I those times 
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| semid4lyfe(m): 8:10am On Mar 27 |
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Even before opening this thread, I knew it was created by naptutwo, our resident archivist and historian.
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| trappatoni(m): 8:12am On Mar 27 |
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Op ...what of Ladi the African Tiger.....he was popular in the 90s....I learnt he is a king in Kwara State at the present...
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| Realdeals(m): 8:17am On Mar 27 |
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Power Uti was the most famous Nigeria wrestler in the 90's. I him beating Kamala in Lagos.
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| DaddyCoool(f): 8:24am On Mar 27 |
adalame: But we NOW know wrestling is fake and pre-arranged and all these "world champions" were never wirkd champions at all, including Power Mike. It was just entertainment like a comedy skit. Nigerians are so gullible 1 Like 1 Share |
| DaddyCoool(f): 8:26am On Mar 27 |
Realdeals:I bet you never knew it was all fake and choreographed 1 Like 1 Share |
| DaddyCoool(f): 8:28am On Mar 27 |
Ewedegubbler: Of course. It was all fake and choreographed but Nigerians never knew. But they enjoyed it 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Satazaa: 8:29am On Mar 27 |
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OP Naptun welldone for such comprehensive and thorough job you have done with this piece, you deserve a standing ovation, there has been countless times that I want to quit nairaland because of the level of abuses, hatred and ignorance by people but people like you are the reason we are still here, please kindly look into other areas that is crying for knowledge and post at least a story monthly, if you do then you will in no time be crowned as the most prolific and followed nairalander
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| indmix: 8:35am On Mar 27 |
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Thanks naptu. Great compilation.
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| AndyCole16(m): 8:38am On Mar 27 |
naptu2: Bros... My respect |
| favour32(m): 8:46am On Mar 27 |
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Interesting.
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| MichaelSokoto(m): 8:56am On Mar 27 |
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dis guy chop my gate fee money for Father Sadiku primary skool dat year for Ajegunle. na nails we pay to watch am use him hand break oo! 1st time I was scammed in my innocent life b4 werey bannies dem follow suit!
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| Zocalite: 9:14am On Mar 27 |
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So you don't about Ladi Africa Tiger 🐅 He's a king in Kwara state now |
| youngestgrad(m): 9:15am On Mar 27 |
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Tex Mackenzie, Mighty Igor, Bulldog Browser ........it's crazy how reading this article brought about memories of wrestling stories my Dad told me when I was a child
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| Zocalite: 9:16am On Mar 27 |
trappatoni: Yes he's king now |
| chigoziri2403(m): 9:16am On Mar 27 |
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From these videos it seems Wrestling has been scripted since But the videos are highly nostalgic |
| forgiveness: 9:19am On Mar 27 |
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Mill Mascara Argentina Apollo......that was the song.
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| naptu2: 9:20am On Mar 27 |
dondo83: trappatoni: Zocalite: BrainScanner: ikuku: That was in the 1990s. He came after the wrestlers that I wrote about. This thread is about wrestling legends of the 1970s and 1980s. 1 Like |
| naptu2: 9:24am On Mar 27 |
forgiveness: naptu2: |
| walozanga(m): 9:26am On Mar 27 |
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The most painful thing was that his stadium in ogbaru was sold. The only nice football stadium in ogbaru, iyiowa odekpe area 
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| ShopNextDoor: 9:33am On Mar 27 |
MichaelSokoto: Father Sadiku and St Mary Primary School
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| BrainScanner: 9:33am On Mar 27 |
dondo83: I wonder ooo for this kind Op, Ladi that brought Michael Hayes and Ox Baker to Nigeria then. |
| IyanAtiEgusi: 10:11am On Mar 27 |
Beremx:how old were u then? do the nostalgic memories make u wet?
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| ikuku(m): 12:03pm On Mar 27 |
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What about Super Armstrong! Louis Armstrong Okeke, known as "Super Armstrong of Africa," was a Nigerian professional wrestler who held the heavyweight title in the late 1990s. Here's a bit more about him: Nickname: "Super Armstrong of Africa" Wrestling Career: He was a heavyweight wrestler in Nigeria's professional wrestling scene in the late 1990s. Title: He held the heavyweight title in Nigeria. |
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