![]() ![]() ![]() Albano was the manager (of Ivan Koloff).”Īpter on Albano being part of the Apter on why Albano wore the rubber band earrings on his face: “He was very strong into the fight against multiple sclerosis with Cyndi Lauper. As the day progressed and Lou would pop in and out of the interview room, Lou would have a habit of somehow losing those sweatpants in front of somebody in the middle of an interview… There were so many times when those sweatpants were down around his ankles and he was basically (naked).”Īpter on Albano’s career aspirations: “He wanted to be like Bruno (early in his career) but he wound up being one of Bruno’s most hated rivals… Albano, the (Grand) Wizard, and Fred Blassie were constantly feeding guys to try and beat either Bruno or Pedro Morales back then, and Albano was involved in one of the greatest moments in pro wrestling history – the night that Ivan Koloff beat Bruno Sammartino in front of 21,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. Lou pretty much wore his Hawaiian shirt and sweatpants that was Lou’s attire 99% of the time. For anybody that knew and spent any time around Lou, you generally had to do his interviews early before he was able to get time with whatever flask he had in his bag. Resnick on Albano drinking and dropping his pants during TV Tapings: “(He was) gregarious, welcoming, fun loving… Lou was a great storyteller (he) was great on the interviews (with) whoever he was managing. Sometimes we would be doing an interview and he would be trying to tell someone a story and you could hear him laughing and we’d have to do it over again." It got to the point where in the interview room, they would bring him in, (have him) do his interviews, and then take him back to the dressing room because he would distract the other guys. Resnick on King Curtis’ run in the WWF managing Kamala: “He would kind of come in and do his interviews. They touched on his early career, his love of drinking, the reason for his rubber bands, and much more. On the latest edition of Wrestling with History, Bill Apter and Ken Resnick talked about their time with WWE Hall of Famer ‘Captain’ Lou Albano. By on 16:50:00 Apter and Resnick on Albano's Rubber Band Face Rings, His Legendary Drinking, and More
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