Who is Gorgeous George?
If you’re a fan of Johnny Nitro or Rick Flair, you may be surprised to learn that many of today’s professional wrestlers credit much of their success to Gorgeous George. Born George Wagner in 1915, Gorgeous George wowed fans with his theatrical antics in the ring from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Gorgeous George is best known for his flamboyant stage personality. In the past, most wrestling villains had gone out of their way to appear ugly and dirty. However, Gorgeous George set out to appear as dainty as possible. He curled his long, platinum blond hair and used gold bobby pins to keep it in place before a fight. He went to the ring dressed in frilly robes made from satin and silk that had been trimmed with sequins, lace, and fur. When he entered the ring to “Pomp and Circumstance” he made an elaborate show of folding his robe and having his tuxedoed valet spray the ring with his favorite perfume. Since most professional wrestling fans were still recovering from the end of World
A………Savage s real-life girlfriend, Stephanie Bellars, bought the rights to the “Gorgeous George” gimmick and began accompanying Savage as his valet when he returned to the ring midway into 1999. She is signed with WCW until June of 2000 and cannot come with him to the WWF until then. Real Video Interview Randy “The Macho Man” Savage Thanks to “ING Wrestling Macho Man part 1. (Real Video Stream) In Part One, Randy discussed recent challenges in his wrestling career; his status with WCW, wrestling Dennis Rodman on pay per view, overcoming the leg injury which almost ended his career last year and more. Macho Man part 2. (Real Video Stream) In Part Two, we dive back into some of the most important challenges and victories in Randy’s life; winning the world title, his jump from the WWF to the WCW, his feelings on Hulk Hogan, his marraige to Elizabeth and more! Macho Man part 3. (Real Video Stream In Part Three, Randy discusses what he has left to accomplish in the wrestling industry.
” you may be asking. George is the host of some god awful public access TV show in Virginia. His show is mostly comprised of horrible sketches, horrible songs, and the one shiny bit of gold sticking out of an otherwise turd: the phone-in segment. Obsessed with the idea of having a REAL TALK SHOW JUST LIKE ON THE GULDURN TEEVEEEEEeeee, George often opens his phonelines to take calls from listeners. Most of these calls end up being crank calls from people who hate him, which always seems to confuse and annoy George to no end. I don’t know what he was expecting. I can only assume that he was expecting some kind of in depth conversation about his use of rubber Bill Clinton masks or compliments on his terrible Elton John karaoke. Nonetheless, he doesn’t get calls like that. He gets calls like this: And this: And this: And this: And this: And this: The calls themselves aren’t really what’s hilarious. George’s responses are what truly make these videos priceless. At various times, he screams
