Legendary Wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie Passes Away

[The Dork Knight]

It was just announced that legendary wrestler/wrestling manager "Classy" Freddie Blassie had passed away in a hospital. Thanks for all the memories Freddie.

- The Dork Knight

[HighSky]

aw man.... :(

God rest you ow classy one.

~Sky~

[Terminatah]

I just saw him the other day in the Twizzle episode of The Dick Van Dyyke Show (misspelled because the board censors the d-word when spelled correctly). He was also great in My Breakfast with Blassie.

-Terminatah

[Conekiller]

the "Pencil Neck Geek" guy!? awwww

[wrenchien]

i saw it on raw...

hope god doesn't mind a clothesline from behind,

amen,

wrenchien

[The Penguin]

Intitially last night I was shocked, but at the same time it was becoming clear that Freddie's time was coming.

As I was thinking about this in the car on the way to work today I couldn't help but think how many generations of fans Classy Freddie Blassie has touched in one way or another.

Maybe I'll organize my thoughts later, but other than my short blurb in my RAW comments (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?postid=816860) I just really don't know what else to say. :(

[The Penguin]

I never really said much about the death of Freddie Blassie, but I taped the dedication video they had on WWE TV (to Evanescence’s “My Immortal”) and now I get choked up every time. :( Blassie last appeared on RAW last month with the Dudley Boyz and Bubba Ray Dudley made a very nice comment in article on WWE.com (http://www.wwe.com/) that even 13 days later, I just half to share…

“I was really happy that Freddie got to be in the ring one more time and hear that tremendous ovation. I thought it was great as the icing on the cake of his career to be a part of something that was so live that night in Philly, out there with the Dudleys and Stone Cold Steve Austin. I’m just glad he got to hear that live crowd one more time.”