WWE Hall of Famer Joe Scarpa, known as "Chief" Jay Strongbow, has passed away at the age of 83.
The site has not released any details on the cause of his death, but noted that Jim Ross mentioned it earlier today on his official Twitter account.
But according to SLAM! Sports, Scrapa suffered a serious fall in late 2011 and had to be hospitalized, never recovering from that injury.
Scarpa had a long and storied career in professional wrestling and was a huge fan favorite.
He began his career in 1947 in the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) and was well known throughout the Georgia and Florida territories, winning several championships there.
Throughout the 1960s, Scarpa had been involved in some high profile matches with Lou Thesz and Buddy Rogers for the NWA World Heavyweight Title and held numerous NWA Tag Team Championships with Jose Lothario, Don Curtis and others.
In 1970 at the age of 42, he moved to the WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation) where he adopted the "Chief" Jay Strongbow persona. He had several big feuds with "Superstar" Billy Graham and Jimmy Valiant. He held several WWWF Tag Team Championships with Sonny King and Billy White Wolf.
His most well-known feud was with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in the late 1970's.
The two wrestled throughout the WWF and wrestled in an "Indian Strap" match in 1979 at Madison Square Garden.
Scarpa retired from professional wrestling in 1985, but continued to wrestle on occasion.
He became a WWE road agent after his retirement, and in 1994 he was inducted by Gorilla Monsoon into the WWF Hall of Fame.
His last appearance on WWE TV was in 2008, when Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley introduced him to the audience at a RAW show in Atlanta, Ga.
Scarpa was truly a legend in professional wrestling.
Sad to loose another legend, but at least he had a great career. Also fun fact he may have turned Nash and Hall into the money grubbing men they are today by saying "in this business you can make friends or you can make money" and that started the path for them to make money no matter what the cost, pun intended.
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#3747449 - 04/05/1204:15 AMRe: The Wrestling Thread (Version 31) AKA The Cheetah7000 Thread
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Lesner has agreed to make a minimum of two appearances per month for WWE over the course of the next year, plus an additional number of appearances in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania XXIX. Sources within the company believe the final amount will be approximately 30 to 35.
This does not excite me especially if i have to put up with the stupid yes chants everyweek.
Lesner has agreed to make a minimum of two appearances per month for WWE over the course of the next year, plus an additional number of appearances in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania XXIX. Sources within the company believe the final amount will be approximately 30 to 35.
This does not excite me especially if i have to put up with the stupid yes chants everyweek.
I hope DB makes Brock quit in the LaBell Lock quicker than he's quit, well anything.....
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!
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That is magnificent, certainly going to give that a watch. I hope Jailbait is in it.
One giant pissbreak for alot of people
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#3749583 - 04/06/1203:28 PMRe: The Wrestling Thread (Version 31) AKA The Cheetah7000 Thread
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WrestleMania 29 is still a year away, but the planning for next year’s top show is already well underway. While things certainly can (and likely will) change in the next year, the current lineup for next year’s WrestleMania is looking like Brock Lesnar vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. CM Punk and The Undertaker vs. Jonh Cena.
Regarding the Undertaker vs. Cena match, WWE.com has a video up with several superstars talking about the Hell in a Cell match from WrestleMania 28 and how it was truly the “end of an era.” Cena said this about the Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak:
“I know he holds the streak near and dear but I don’t see any reason for him to try for 21st. After seeing the last four matches he’s had at WrestleMania, I am certainly not involved with throwing my name in that hat.”
#3749585 - 04/06/1203:29 PMRe: The Wrestling Thread (Version 31) AKA The Cheetah7000 Thread
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Brock Lesnar signed a 1-year contract with WWE over the weekend – and the backstage buzz is that Lesnar received one of the most lucrative contracts in company history. After seeing what a juggernaut Lesnar was in terms of PPV sales for the UFC, WWE is rumored to have guaranteed Lesnar $5 million to work a limited schedule. Based on what we’re hearing, Lesnar is contracted to appear twice a month for the next 12 months.
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