For those who knew Captain Lou the wrestler and not the turd wrangler in Mario, I have this to say:
Captain Lou embodied what we now know and love about modern wrestling. He was a fat, loud, flashy, had his face pierced, wore rubber bands in his beard, drank beer, listened to rock and just flat out kicked ass.
Wearing his loud ass Hawaiian shirts (partly because he was fat, but most definitely because he was a party animal) he ushered many wrestlers from the modern era to stardom. (Greg “the hammer” Valentine, The Headshrinkers, Bruno Sammartino, “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka, etc)
Captain Lou paved the way for the likes of Jimmy “the mouth of the south” Hart, Bobby “the brain” Heenan, The Coach, Brother Love, Paul Bearer, Slick and many other managers that would follow suit with similar outside the ring shenanigans.
Captain Lou will forever be remembered by wrestling fans around the world for being a pioneer in wrestling’s golden era.
So, to all wrestling fans out there, please raise your 22oz Budweiser’s and have one in memory of Captain Lou.
-brohan
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