WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away

SmashMouth · 07-13-2021, 09:04 AM

Never knew him to be a Saint. Will have to look up his career stats.

jeanpierre · 07-13-2021, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Never knew him to be a Saint. Will have to look up his career stats.

Smash, he didn't pass his physical, so he was never under contract. He was a FB out of Univ of Tampa...

SmashMouth · 07-13-2021, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Smash, he didn't pass his physical, so he was never under contract. He was a FB out of Univ of Tampa...

Wiki says he didn’t pass his physical in KC either, but he played minor league ball. Makes you wonder about the NFL physicals back then, or if he was on some kind of sauce.

iceshack149 · 07-13-2021, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Never knew him to be a Saint. Will have to look up his career stats.

His PED use was through the roof. Never could get clean.

jeanpierre · 07-13-2021, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

His PED use was through the roof. Never could get clean.

PEDs weren't the issue as much then...

Found this from 2014...

CBS Sports | Just Because: WWE HOFer Mr. Wonderful had short Saints career

Boston Saint · 07-14-2021, 09:07 AM

Ahhh the Freebirds...they had a cameo with the Tonga Kid to start off Highlander !

WhoDat!656 · 07-14-2021, 09:28 AM

I used to go to the TV tapings at the Irish McNeils Boys club on the Fairgrounds in Shreveport and I can see myself on a lot of the videos.

halloween 65 · 07-14-2021, 02:43 PM

Dick Murdock and Killer Karl Kox had "The Brain Buster". Also Grizzly Smith with the Bear Hug. Saw quite a few in Ferriday, La. in matches. Danny Hodge and a few in Natchez, MS. I was a pup then.

jeanpierre · 07-14-2021, 08:17 PM

As smart as Dad was, and mean Einstein smart, was amazed how much He enjoyed watching MidSouth, especially with me Lil Brother...

Knew it was fake, He knew it was fake, but as He told me as I get old enough when I wanted Bird and the Celtics and He and Brother wrestling -

Look you know some of these Ladies have fake ones, don't you? Are they still not fun to watch and enjoy?

So I taped the Celtics and we'd watch wrestling and Dad would regal us how he'd seen it before with Gorgeous George back in his day...

Gosh, those were great times when thinking about it now...

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,807 Blog Entries: 29	Re: WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away Never knew him to be a Saint. Will have to look up his career stats. jeanpierre likes this.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away Originally Posted by SmashMouth Never knew him to be a Saint. Will have to look up his career stats. Smash, he didn't pass his physical, so he was never under contract. He was a FB out of Univ of Tampa... SmashMouth likes this.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,807 Blog Entries: 29	Re: WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away Originally Posted by jeanpierre Smash, he didn't pass his physical, so he was never under contract. He was a FB out of Univ of Tampa... Wiki says he didn’t pass his physical in KC either, but he played minor league ball. Makes you wonder about the NFL physicals back then, or if he was on some kind of sauce. RailBoss likes this.

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iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,407 Blog Entries: 1	Re: WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away Originally Posted by SmashMouth Never knew him to be a Saint. Will have to look up his career stats. His PED use was through the roof. Never could get clean. RailBoss and SmashMouth like this.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away Originally Posted by iceshack149 His PED use was through the roof. Never could get clean. PEDs weren't the issue as much then... Found this from 2014... CBS Sports \| Just Because: WWE HOFer Mr. Wonderful had short Saints career SmashMouth likes this.

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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,086	Re: WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away I used to go to the TV tapings at the Irish McNeils Boys club on the Fairgrounds in Shreveport and I can see myself on a lot of the videos. SmashMouth, Rugby Saint II, Rueben Mayes and 1 others like this.

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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away Dick Murdock and Killer Karl Kox had "The Brain Buster". Also Grizzly Smith with the Bear Hug. Saw quite a few in Ferriday, La. in matches. Danny Hodge and a few in Natchez, MS. I was a pup then. jeanpierre likes this.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: WWE HOF Wrestler, and Saints 1973 Draft Pick, Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff, passes away As smart as Dad was, and mean Einstein smart, was amazed how much He enjoyed watching MidSouth, especially with me Lil Brother... Knew it was fake, He knew it was fake, but as He told me as I get old enough when I wanted Bird and the Celtics and He and Brother wrestling - Look you know some of these Ladies have fake ones, don't you? Are they still not fun to watch and enjoy? So I taped the Celtics and we'd watch wrestling and Dad would regal us how he'd seen it before with Gorgeous George back in his day... Gosh, those were great times when thinking about it now... Rueben Mayes, K Major and Boston Saint like this.
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