Read that piece yesterday. Pie sounds like he was good folks. Loved this description of late 1950's - early 1960's televised wrestling:
"Surrounding the ring were a few rows of folding chairs, which accommodated perhaps 200 people. But behind the last row was a backdrop on which images of “fans” were painted in order to create the illusion of a much larger crowd. To people watching on their fuzzy, black-and-white sets, it appeared that the seats extended endlessly into the darkness. Despite the low-budget production quality, Studio Wrestling was wildly successful. “When we had wrestling on, we outdrew the Steelers,” boasted longtime host Bill Cardille.
Last edited by Anthony S.; 10-14-2010 at 12:48 PM.
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