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Kenneth Patera (born November 6, 1943) is a former professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor from the United States.
Ken Patera, from a Czech-American family, was strong and extraordinarily athletic, with many people in his family also successful in athletics. His brother Jack Patera played football for the Baltimore Colts and was the head coach for the Seattle Seahawks from 1976 until 1982. His brother Dennis Patera played for the San Francisco 49ers. Ken played football at Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon, and wrestled weighing at 193 pounds. However, track and field was his first love and he competed in the high hurdles and high jump, but a serious ankle injury forced him to switch to the shot put and discus in high school. Ken grew to become one of the nation’s premier track and field weight throwers. Ken attended Brigham Young University on a scholarship and won a gold medal in the shot-put at the Pan American Games in 1967. After his disappointing sixth place finish in the shot-put at the 1968 Olympic trials, he turned his full and complete attention towards Olympic weightlifting.
Richard Morgan "Ric" Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), better known by his ring name Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the WWE under a legends appearance contract. Also known as "The Nature Boy," Flair has cultivated a legacy as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, with a career that spans over 40 years. He is noted for his lengthy and highly decorated tenures with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Flair is officially recognized by WWE, TNA, and Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) as a 16-time world champion (eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and two-time WWF Champion). The actual number of his world championship reigns varies by source, ranging from 16 to 25 titles. A major pay-per-view attraction throughout his career, he has main-evented WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania, and participated in the closing singles match of the NWA/WCW equivalent, Starrcade, on nine occasions.PWI awarded Flair their Wrestler of the Year Award a record six times, while Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Flair as the Wrestler of the Year on nine occasions. A two-time inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame, first inducted in 2008 for his individual career and for a second time in 2012 as a member of the Four Horsemen, he is also an NWA Hall of Famer. In WCW, he also had two stints as a booker – from 1989–1990 and again in 1994.
Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and rock bassist.
Bollea enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and 1990s as the all-American character Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, the villainous nWo leader, in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). A regular pay-per-view headliner in both organizations, Hogan closed the respective premier annual events of the WWF and WCW, WrestleMania and Starrcade, on multiple occasions. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He was signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2009 until 2013, where he was the on-screen General Manager and occasional wrestler.IGN described Hogan as "the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the '80s".
Hogan is a 12-time world champion; a six-time WWF/E (World Heavyweight) Champion and six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He was the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumbles, in 1990 and 1991.
Listen to the entire "Solomonster Sounds Off 413 http://www.TheSolomonster.com http://www.Twitter.com/Solomonster * A special thanks to The Solomonster for allowing TVTRAX to run this clip In this clip from "The Solomonster Sounds Off," host The Solomonster discuss why the WWE never mentions and distances itself from former wrestler Ken Patera.
Star Power Podcast Ep. 22: Ken Patera on Olympic and pro wrestling
Ken Patera and Tony Atlas face off on MACW's World Wide Wrestling in 1978. Part 1 of 2
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Demolition on Ken Patera Jail Sentence for McDonalds Incident! 3 time WWE Tag Team champions and longest reigning WWE tag team champions ''Demolition'' Ax & Smash discuss their former WWE opponent Ken Patera's jail sentence because of a drunking incident that took place due to not being able go get McDonalds! www.TheHANNIBALTV.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3889524 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Great-North-Wrestling-378526155579981/ Twitter @GNWWrestling Instagram: https://instagram.com/gnwrestling/
Hogan defends his WWF belt against the world's strongest man, managed by Bobby Heenan from the Philadelphia Spectrum, May 1985.
Ric Flair catches up with his old roommate, Ken Patera. Ric and Ken talk Andre the Giant, the arrest and more! Bobby "the brain" heenan and ken patera debate about who's fault it was that patera was in prison for an incident outside the ring. Mean gene doesn't know what to do with himself when don muraco stuffs his face with donuts and ken patera kisses his biceps. Mean gene okerlund interviews don muraco and ken patera: wrestling challenge, april 21, 1985. Ken patera shoots on eric bischoff during his time in the awa insinuate he's gay. Honky tonk man talks about wrestling ken patera after his return grom prison... Ken patera shoots on a conversation with vince mcmahon before leaving the wwf. Ken patera and tony atlas face off on macw's world wide wrestling in 1978. Andre the gi...
Episode 5: Ken Patera Ric Flair catches up with his old roommate, Ken Patera. Ric and Ken talk Andre the Giant, the arrest and more!
Episode 5: Ken Patera Ric Flair catches up with his old roommate, Ken Patera. Ric and Ken talk Andre the Giant, the arrest and more!
Ric Flair catches up with his old roommate, Ken Patera. Ric and Ken talk Andre the Giant, the arrest and more!
MLG 5-26-85. Ric Flair catches up with his old roommate, Ken Patera. Ric and Ken talk Andre the Giant, the arrest and more! Bobby the brain heenan and ken patera debate . Pro Wrestling at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
MLG 5-26-85. Pro Wrestling at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Tony Atlas vs Ken Patera Atlas defeats Patera for the Mid Atlantic title 1979. Rare clip from the 9/23/84 Maple Leaf Gardens card with Roger Kent & Blackjack Mulligan doing voiceovers for Superstars of Wrestling.
The Freebirds vs. Bobby Garrett & Bruce Reed aka Butch Reed making his debut here in a big way. Bruce Reed confrontation with Bruiser Brody Bruiser Brody vs. Tommy Wright Ted DiBiase/Tommy Rich promo Ted DiBiase & Tommy Rich vs. The Angel & Harley Race Ole Anderson promo Ken Patera promo Ken Patera vs. Zane Hickey Ken Patera vs. Larry Brock Ken Patera vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
AWA TV February 1983 Rick Martel vs Jimmy Doo Jesse The Body Ventura vs Mark Lamb The High Flyers: Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzel vs Strongman Ken Patera & Big Bad Bobby Duncum Nick Bockwinkel vs Jake Milliman Sheik Adnan Al-Kasie & Sheik Blackwill vs Brad Rheinghans & Buddy Lane Strongman Ken Patera with Bobby The Brain Heenan vs Rooster Griffin Strongman Ken Patera vs Rocky Guzman Jesse The Body Ventura vs Julio Rodriguez Sheik Kasie & Blackwell vs Ray Stevens & Spike Huber
WOHOOO! NATION! Recorded : Aug 04, 2016 Ric Flair catches up with his old roommate, Ken Patera. Ric and Ken talk Andre the Giant, the arrest and more! Ken Patera - ken patera and tony atlas face off on macw's world wide wrestling in 1978. (Solo Wrestler Or Team),Press,Training,Power,Bench,Wrestling (Martial Art),Powerlifting,Fitness,Ken Patera (Olympic Athlete),Strength 19 items - WWE Ken Patera wrestling figure Classic Superstars lot of1 awa nwa wwf toy USA 3 time wwe tag team champions and longest reigning wwe tag team champions ''demolition'' ax & smash discuss their former wwe opponent ken patera's jail sentence because of a drunking incident that took place due to not being able go get mcdonalds!.... A short video of the speech...
Highlights from WWF TV shows in the fall of 1980, including: A confrontation with Ernie Ladd and Tony Atlas Early appearances of the Moondogs The Hangman Stan Hansen's return to the WWF Killer Khan and promos from the upcoming MSG event with Lou Albano, Sgt. Slaughter, Ken Patera and others
Ric Flair catches up with his old roommate, Ken Patera. Ric and Ken talk Andre the Giant, the arrest and more! Bobby "the brain" heenan and ken patera debate about who's fault it was that patera was in prison for an incident outside the ring. Mean gene doesn't know what to do with himself when don muraco stuffs his face with donuts and ken patera kisses his biceps. Mean gene okerlund interviews don muraco and ken patera: wrestling challenge, april 21, 1985. Ken patera shoots on eric bischoff during his time in the awa insinuate he's gay. Honky tonk man talks about wrestling ken patera after his return grom prison... Ken patera shoots on a conversation with vince mcmahon before leaving the wwf. Ken patera and tony atlas face off on macw's world wide wrestling in 1978. Andre the gi...
Can you be true?
Can this possibly be real?
I knew quite suddenly
Do you sense how I feel?
I long to hear you whisper my name
'Til you tell me
'My Darling, you may be my man.'
There will be days when you must go from my sight
There may be nights when clouds deny us starlight
Only time will tell us
I hope that it speaks gently if it isn't meant to be
Then again
By then we might not be listening so attentively
I will be there
If the days bring torments and trials
To close the distances only measured in miles
I long to hold you all through the night
And to tell you
'My Darling, you make everything seem right'
And then I'll hear you calling in my name
And I'll answer
'My Darling, I may be your man'