'80s Wrestlers -- Where Are They Now?
Posted: Apr 6th 2009 By: mikeiles
Has "The Wrestler" made you nostalgic for the glory days of professional wrestling? Does all the hype around Wrestlemania XXV (will Mickey Rourke show?) have you thinking back to the days when you re-created Wrestlemania III with your Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant action figures? While we're all pretty aware of what the Hulkster (and his orange-skinned family) is up to, we go to wondering where some of our favorite wrestling stars of the '80s are now. Wherefore art though, King Kong Bundy, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat?
Turns out some of them, like Rourke's Randy "The Ram," still step into the ring. Others, like Dusty Rhodes -- whom we caught up with at the recent New York Comic Con -- have branched out into other ventures. Rhodes is one of the wrestling greats featured in THQ's new video game "Legends of Wrestlemania."
The game features three modes -- Relive, Rewrite, and Redefine -- which allow you to revisit classic Wrestlemania moments and change history. According to Rhodes, "You can be the booker, you can be the screenwriter. You can have Andre beating Hogan, or me with Hogan." For his part, Rhodes is excited to revisit Wrestlemania VI where he defeated Randy "Macho Man" Savage, and says, "The coolest thing is being able to rewrite it a little bit."
Rhodes is also looking forward to Wrestlemania XXV, which he predicts will be, "just as big as the Super Bowl." Get ready for Wrestlemania's 25th outing by revisiting your favorite past "faces" and "heels" with our gallery above. Just watch out for bionic elbows and camel clutches.
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