Remembering the Jobbers | WrestleZone Forums

Publish date: 2024-06-13
I completely understand that 90%-95% of the posters on this site were probably born later than 1990. If my calculations are correct, that means that even if you started watching wrestling when you were 5 years old, you didn't catch the product until it went through a drastic overhaul. I think it's safe to assume that none of you were fans prior to the era when top stars faced off against other top stars on a weekly basis. If that is the case, you'd better touch up on your pro-wrestling history. You think Chavo Guerrero is bad? You have no idea...

Do any of you know the Brooklyn Brawler? If so, do you REALLY know his history? Do you REALLY know how he's become an infamous and intricate part of the WWE's history? Do any of you recognize him as more than just a behind-the-scenes road agent or sporadic on-screen character? Allow me to school you...

Before the days when every televised match consisted of a promotion's most well-known stars squaring off against each other in every match, things were a bit different. In an hour long program such as All-American Wrestling on USA Network (Saturdays & Sundays at 12pm EST), instead of seeing popular superstar vs popular superstar, for the first 45 minutes of programming, you'd see Koko B. Ware squaring off against Tim Horner. The match would last about 4 minutes with the popular superstar showcasing their in-ring talents, signature and finishing maneuvers, and gaining victories without breaking a sweat.

Personally, I had two favorite jobbers. And no... neither one of them is named "The Brooklyn Brawler." However, these names might ring a bell to you:

Barry Horowitz

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Ah, yes... famous for his pre-match, self-given pat on the back. Shit, he even had a jacket made with a handprint on the back to show where he pats himself... LOL. This guy sucked out loud in every way and took an ass-kicking like no other. I can't remember him ever winning a match. But you've got to respect the time and effort he put into himself.

He was an employee of the WWWF under Vince Sr. and was mortified when Vince Jr. bought out his own father, so Barry quit the company. He returned years later, only to get his ass whipped from pillar to post on a nightly basis. Besides the Brooklyn Brawler, he might be one of the most used and familiar jobbers in history.

But this guy doesn't hold a candle to...

"Iron" Mike Sharpe

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In the immortal words of assistant coach Pepper Deane from the movie Major League, "Look at this fuckin' guy."

Mostly well known for his extremely loud, grunting and rumbling voice in the ring, his signature black forearm protector and his never-ending chest hair, this guy was featured weekly on WWE programming. He was a big, mean looking mother fucker but couldn't beat Hornswoggle on his best day. I'm sure that IrishCanadian25 would love him, considering that he was self-proclaimed as "Canada's Greatest Athlete." But besides that, he was really a waste of space... and I loved him for it.

He was originally managed by the late "Captain" Lou Albano and took down a few jobbers but wound up as one, himself. His greatest claim to fame was tag teaming with Hulk Hogan in Japan in 1984 and even had a world title match against Bob Backlund in 1983. But after that, he became a used carpet for the pro-wrestling stars to walk all over.

Interesting fact about Sharpe is that he actually trained Charley Haas. How about that shit?!?

So, does anyone else have a favorite jobber or any memories about any of them that stick out in your mind? If so, please list them and give us a little bit of insight about them in order to teach the youngsters that pro-wrestling wasn't always about glitz and glamor.

(Please note that without giving any explanation or reasoning behind the wrestlers that you list, you'll be given a warning/infractions for spamming.)

Enjoy!!

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