History Wrestling / FreddieBlassie

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/{{Rikidozan}} or John Tolos. Outside of the ring, he is on the list of wrestlers, along with Wrestling/MickFoley and Wrestling/ChrisJericho generations later, who had negative opinions about Mil Mascaras. He didn't think too highly of Wrestling/AntonioInoki either, and even supported MuhammadAli in his infamous "match" with Inoki.

* CanonDiscontinuity: He was one of the men who defeated the "disputed" Wrestling/{{N|ationalWrestlingAlliance}}WA World Heavyweight Champion Édouard Carpentier, whom NWA President Sam Muchnick eventually declared had no claim to the title when Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn left the NWA. Still, the World Wrestling Associates used the victory to break away from the NWA itself and promote Blassie as it's world champion.

* CanonDiscontinuity: He was one of the men who defeated the "disputed" Wrestling/{{N|ationalWrestlingAlliance}}WA World Heavyweight Champion Édouard Carpentier, whom NWA President Sam Muchnick eventually declared had no claim to the title when Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn left the NWA. Still, the World Wrestling Association used the victory to break away from the NWA itself and promote Blassie as it's world champion.

'''Freddie Blassie''' (1918-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager from UsefulNotes/StLouis, MO. He debuted in 1935 working the carnival circuit and went from there to work in the St. Louis and Kansas City promotions, since this was before there were technically even ''territories.'' He served in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and came back with a "Sailor" Fred Blassie gimmick that didn't get over. His first proper territory was UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, and he fell in love with the city. He also worked heavily in Georgia and in Japan. He arrived in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF, where he feuded with Wrestling/BrunoSammartino over the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. He retired from active competition in 1974 and became one of the original top three heel managers there, along with Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano (who had in fact previously managed Blassie) and the Grand Wizard. His biggest successes as a manager, though short-lived, both involved Wrestling/TheIronSheik. On December 26, 1983, he was in the Iron Sheik's corner when he defeated Wrestling/BobBacklund for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. Blassie was there when the Iron Sheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Wrestling/MikeRotunda) (w[=/=]Albano) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', March 31, 1985. He retired from managing in 1986, originally giving half of control of his stable (Sheiky, Volkoff and Hercules) to the debuting Slick, though Hercules was switched to [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He remained employed as a personality all the way to his passing in 2003. His last TV appearance came on the May 12th ''Raw.'' ''Raw'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff was about to send 3 Minute Warning (Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}, Rosey and [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Jamal]]) to attack the wheelchair-bound Blassie when Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, then the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure co-General Manager]] and "Sheriff" of ''Raw'', confronted Bischoff and told him that he had just un-suspended Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, who made the save. The Dudleys gave Jamal the "[=Whazzup=]" headbutt and Blassie said, [[BorrowedCatchphrase "D-VON, GET THE TABLES!"]] The Dudleys obliged, putting Rico through the table with the Dudley Death Drop. Blassie passed away on June 2. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''17x''' [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/ga-south-h.html NWA Southern (Georgia) Heavyweight Champion]] and a 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/wwa/wwa-h.html WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996. Along with his wrestling career, he recorded a novelty song called "Pencil Neck Geek" that was popular on radio's ''[[Creator/DrDemento The Dr. Demento Show]]', and was a recurring character in ''Manga/TigerMask''.

'''Freddie Blassie''' (1918-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager from UsefulNotes/StLouis, MO. He debuted in 1935 working the carnival circuit and went from there to work in the St. Louis and Kansas City promotions, since this was before there were technically even ''territories.'' He served in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and came back with a "Sailor" Fred Blassie gimmick that didn't get over. His first proper territory was UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, and he fell in love with the city. He also worked heavily in Georgia and in Japan. He arrived in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF, where he feuded with Wrestling/BrunoSammartino over the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. He retired from active competition in 1974 and became one of the original top three heel managers there, along with Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano (who had in fact previously managed Blassie) and the Grand Wizard. His biggest successes as a manager, though short-lived, both involved Wrestling/TheIronSheik. On December 26, 1983, he was in the Iron Sheik's corner when he defeated Wrestling/BobBacklund for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. Blassie was there when the Iron Sheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Wrestling/MikeRotunda) (w[=/=]Albano) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', March 31, 1985. He retired from managing in 1986, originally giving half of control of his stable (Sheiky, Volkoff and Hercules) to the debuting Slick, though Hercules was switched to [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He remained employed as a personality all the way to his passing in 2003. His last TV appearance came on the May 12th ''Raw.'' ''Raw'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff was about to send 3 Minute Warning (Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}, Rosey and [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Jamal]]) to attack the wheelchair-bound Blassie when Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, then the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure co-General Manager]] and "Sheriff" of ''Raw'', confronted Bischoff and told him that he had just un-suspended Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, who made the save. The Dudleys gave Jamal the "[=Whazzup=]" headbutt and Blassie said, [[BorrowedCatchphrase "D-VON, GET THE TABLES!"]] The Dudleys obliged, putting Rico through the table with the Dudley Death Drop. Blassie passed away on June 2. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''17x''' [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/ga-south-h.html NWA Southern (Georgia) Heavyweight Champion]] and a 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/wwa/wwa-h.html WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996. Along with his wrestling career, he recorded a novelty song called "Pencil Neck Geek" that was popular on radio's ''[[Creator/DrDemento The Dr. Demento Show]]''.

* TheTeetotaler: If can believe it, dirty man of clean living

** ForeignWrestlingHeel: In Japan. He also managed several (Sheiky, Volkoff, Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, Wrestling/KillerKhan...)

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/{{Rikidozan}} or John Tolos. Outside of the ring, he is on the list of wrestlers, along with Wrestling/MickFoley and Wrestling/ChrisJericho generations later, who had negative opinions about Mil Mascaras. He didn't think too highly of Antonio Inoki either, and even supported MuhammadAli in his infamous "match" with Inoki.

** Don't forget his appearance with AndyKaufman in MyBreakfastWithBlassie.

** Don't forget his appearance with Andy Kaufman in MyBreakfastWithBlassie.

'''Freddie Blassie''' (1918-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager from UsefulNotes/StLouis, MO. He debuted in 1935 working the carnival circuit and went from there to work in the St. Louis and Kansas City promotions, since this was before there were technically even ''territories.'' He served in World War II and came back with a "Sailor" Fred Blassie gimmick that didn't get over. His first proper territory was UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, and he fell in love with the city. He also worked heavily in Georgia and in Japan. He arrived in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF, where he feuded with Wrestling/BrunoSammartino over the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. He retired from active competition in 1974 and became one of the original top three heel managers there, along with Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano (who had in fact previously managed Blassie) and the Grand Wizard. His biggest successes as a manager, though short-lived, both involved Wrestling/TheIronSheik. On December 26, 1983, he was in the Iron Sheik's corner when he defeated Wrestling/BobBacklund for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. Blassie was there when the Iron Sheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Wrestling/MikeRotunda) (w[=/=]Albano) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', March 31, 1985. He retired from managing in 1986, originally giving half of control of his stable (Sheiky, Volkoff and Hercules) to the debuting Slick, though Hercules was switched to [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He remained employed as a personality all the way to his passing in 2003. His last TV appearance came on the May 12th ''Raw.'' ''Raw'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff was about to send 3 Minute Warning (Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}, Rosey and [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Jamal]]) to attack the wheelchair-bound Blassie when Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, then the co-General Manager and "Sheriff" of ''Raw'', confronted Bischoff and told him that he had just un-suspended Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, who made the save. The Dudleys gave Jamal the "[=Whazzup=]" headbutt and Blassie said, [[BorrowedCatchphrase "D-VON, GET THE TABLES!"]] The Dudleys obliged, putting Rico through the table with the Dudley Death Drop. Blassie passed away on June 2. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''17x''' [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/ga-south-h.html NWA Southern (Georgia) Heavyweight Champion]] and a 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/wwa/wwa-h.html WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996. Along with his wrestling career, he recorded a novelty song called "Pencil Neck Geek" that was popular on radio's ''[[Creator/DrDemento The Dr. Demento Show]]''.

* CheapHeat: The cover of his autobiography provides the ''page photo.''

* ViewersAreMorons: Well, at least, viewers weren't up on current events. This was his reasoning why he felt it would be more powerful for him to wear a ''keffiyeh'' and call himself "Ayatollah" Freddie Blassie when he was managing the Iron Sheik than if Sheiky had had the actual Ayatollah Khomeini, at the time the ruler of Iran, in the ring with him.

** ForeignWrestlingHeel: In Japan. He also managed several (Sheiky, Volkoff, Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, Killer Khan...)

* DomesticAbuse: Not him, but his father to his mother, until he threatened to hit his father [[BatterUp with a baseball bat]] when he was 13. It's why Blassie never touched alcohol.

'''Freddie Blassie''' (1918-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager from UsefulNotes/StLouis, MO. He debuted in 1935 working the carnival circuit and went from there to work in the St. Louis and Kansas City promotions, since this was before there were technically even ''territories.'' He served in World War II and came back with a "Sailor" Fred Blassie gimmick that didn't get over. His first proper territory was UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, and he fell in love with the city. He also worked heavily in Georgia and in Japan. He arrived in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF, where he feuded with Wrestling/BrunoSammartino over the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. He retired from active competition in 1974 and became one of the original top three heel managers there, along with Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano (who had in fact previously managed Blassie) and the Grand Wizard. His biggest successes as a manager, though short-lived, both involved Wrestling/TheIronSheik. On December 26, 1983, he was in the Iron Sheik's corner when he defeated Wrestling/BobBacklund for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. Blassie was there when the Iron Sheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Wrestling/MikeRotunda) (w[=/=]Albano) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', March 31, 1985. He retired from managing in 1986, originally giving half of control of his stable (Sheiky, Volkoff and Hercules) to the debuting Slick, though Hercules was switched to [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He remained employed as a personality all the way to his passing in 2003. His last TV appearance came on the May 12th ''Raw.'' ''Raw'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff was about to send 3 Minute Warning (Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}, Rosey and [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Jamal]]) to attack the wheelchair-bound Blassie when Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, then the co-General Manager and "Sheriff" of ''Raw'', confronted Bischoff and told him that he had just un-suspended Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, who made the save. The Dudleys gave Jamal the "[=Whazzup=]" headbutt and Blassie said, [[BorrowedCatchphrase "D-VON, GET THE TABLES!"]] The Dudleys obliged, putting Rico through the table with the Dudley Death Drop. Blassie passed away on June 2. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''17x''' [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/ga-south-h.html NWA Southern (Georgia) Heavyweight Champion]] and a 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/wwa/wwa-h.html WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996.

* ManBitesMan: A staple of his offense. One of his nicknames during his in-ring career was "The Vampire."

* SharpDressedMan: One of his early {{Red Baron}}s was "The Hollywood Fashion Plate"

* [=CatchPhrase=]: "Listen, You Pencil-Neck Geeks". It doubles as the title of his [[{{Biography}} autobiography]].

* RetiredBadass

* DomesticAbuse: Not him, but his father to his mother, until he [[CallingTheOldManOut threatened to hit his father]] [[BatterUp with a baseball bat]] when he was 13. It's why Blassie never touched alcohol.

* [=Catchphrase=]: "Listen, You Pencil-Neck Geeks". It doubles as the title of his [[{{Biography}} autobiography]].

* ManBitesMan: A staple of his offense.

* RedBaron: "Classy", "The Ayatollah"

'''Freddie Blassie''' (1918-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager from UsefulNotes/StLouis, MO. He debuted in 1935 working the carnival circuit and went from there to work in the St. Louis and Kansas City promotions, since this was before there were technically even ''territories.'' He served in World War II and came back with a "Sailor" Fred Blassie gimmick that didn't get over. His first proper territory was UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, and he fell in love with the city. He also worked heavily in Georgia and in Japan. He arrived in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF, where he feuded with Wrestling/BrunoSammartino over the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. He retired from active competition in 1974 and became one of the original top three heel managers there, along with Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano (who had in fact previously managed Blassie) and the Grand Wizard. His biggest successes as a manager, though short-lived, both involved Wrestling/TheIronSheik. On December 26, 1983, he was in the Iron Sheik's corner when he defeated Wrestling/BobBacklund for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. Blassie was there when the Iron Sheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Wrestling/MikeRotunda) (w[=/=]Albano) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', March 31, 1985. He retired from managing in 1986, originally giving half of control of his stable (Sheiky, Volkoff and Hercules) to the debuting Slick, though Hercules was switched to [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He remained employed as a personality all the way to his passing in 2003. His last TV appearance came on the May 12th ''Raw.'' ''Raw'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff was about to send 3 Minute Warning (Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}, Rosey and [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Jamal]]) to attack the wheelchair-bound Blassie when Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, then the co-General Manager and "Sheriff" of ''Raw'', confronted Bischoff and told him that he had just un-suspended Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, who made the save. The Dudleys gave Jamal the "[=Whazzup=]" headbutt and Blassie said, [[BorrowedCatchphrase "D-VON, GET THE TABLES!"]] The Dudleys obliged, putting Rico through the table with the Dudley Death Drop. Blassie passed away on June 2.

* {{Heel}}: Almost always a constant.

* UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks: Served as a Naval Officer in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII

'''Freddie Blassie''' (1918-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager from UsefulNotes/StLouis, MO. He debuted in 1935 working the carnival circuit and went from there to work in the St. Louis and Kansas City promotions, since this was before there were technically even ''territories.'' He served in World War II and came back with a "Sailor" Fred Blassie gimmick that didn't get over. His first proper territory was UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, and he fell in love with the city. He also worked heavily in Georgia and in Japan. He arrived in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF, where he feuded with Wrestling/BrunoSammartino over the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. He retired from active competition in 1974 and became one of the original top three heel managers there, along with Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano (who had in fact previously managed Blassie) and the Grand Wizard. His biggest successes as a manager, though short-lived, both involved Wrestling/TheIronSheik. On December 26, 1983, he was in the Iron Sheik's corner when he defeated Wrestling/BobBacklund for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]]. Blassie was there when the Iron Sheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Wrestling/MikeRotunda) (w[=/=]Albano) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', March 31, 1985. He retired from managing in 1986, originally giving half of control of his stable (Sheiky, Volkoff and Hercules) to the debuting Slick, though Hercules was switched to [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He remained employed as a personality all the way to his passing in 2003. His last TV appearance came on the May 12th ''Raw.'' ''Raw'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff was about to send 3 Minute Warning (Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}, Rosey and [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Jamal]]) to attack the wheelchair-bound Blassie when Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, then the co-General Manager and "Sheriff" of ''Raw'', confronted Bischoff and told him that he had just un-suspended Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, who made the save. The Dudleys gave Jamal the "[=Whazzup=]" headbutt and Blassie said, [[BorrowedCatchphrase: "D-VON, GET THE TABLES!"]] The Dudleys obliged, putting Rico through the table with the Dudley Death Drop. Blassie passed away on June 2.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Listen, You Pencil-Neck Geeks". It doubles as the title of his [[{{Biography}} autobiography]].