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- 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. He said that he would wear these things in his cheeks until (MS) was cured.”
www.pwinsider.com/article/146398/ken-resnick-bill-apter-remember-lou-albano-why-he-wore-rubber-bands-and-more.htmlApter and Resnick on Albano's Rubber Band Face Rings, His ...
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Apr 29, 2021 · Apter on the story behind the rubber band rings on Albano’s face: “He was very strong into the fight against multiple sclerosis with Cyndi Lauper. He said that he would...
Apr 29, 2021 · 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. He said that he would wear these things in his cheeks until (MS) was cured.”.
- 10 Start in Wrestling
- 9 Started Off as A Babyface
- 8 Name Came from His Football Career
- 7 Tag Team Specialist
- 6 Encouraged to Be A Manager by Bruno Sammartino
- 5 Opposed Bruno Sammartino
- 4 Cyndi Lauper and Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
- 3 Face Turn
- 2 Super Mario
- 1 Final WWE Run
Despite finding a character perfect for pro wrestling, Lou Albano didn’t start out wanting to enter the business. Instead, he initially pursued a career in boxing,but his size wasn’t right for a successful boxer. Instead, a distant relative, boxing promoter Lou Duva — who’d later appear at WrestleMania 2— introduced him to Willie Gilzenberg, anothe...
One wouldn’t have guessed this looking at “Captain” Lou Albano the manager, but as a young wrestler, “Leaping” Lou Albano was presented as a handsome babyface character as he competed in the New York wrestling scene. However, his career took a different turn after he sustained a wound on his forehead and intentionally allowed it to form a scar rath...
Like many pro wrestlers, Lou Albano came from an athletic background, having played track and field in high school as well as football. He ended up becoming captain of his high school football team, a position that would be immortalized as his iconic nickname, “Captain.” RELATED: 10 Best Football Players To Ever Wrestle In WWE, Ranked Albano’s succ...
Lou Albano’s first success in wrestling would be as a tag team specialist, as he teamed with Tony Altomare as a duo called The Sicilians throughout the 1960s. With a convincing gimmick as mafia-esque gangsters, Albano and Altomare reportedly had actual gangsters urge them to cool it with the mafia gimmick. Either way, the duo made it to WWE — then ...
Lou Albano’s success as an in-ring performer was fairly minor, as he was never considered a particularly great wrestler, especially when it came to singles competition. But WWE Champion and top star Bruno Sammartino took notice of his exceptional ability to talk, and encouraged boss Vince McMahon Sr. to take advantage of Albano’s talent by making h...
Coincidentally, “Captain” Lou Albano got over as a heel manager by opposing the man who recommended him for the position. One of his first clients was Crusher Verdu, a wrestler from Spain whose English abilities weren’t all that great. Albano managed Verdu against Sammartino in several challenges for the WWE Championship in the 1970s, and the resul...
Albano made his first big splash in non-wrestling pop culture by appearing in the music video for Cyndi Lauper’s hit single Girls Just Want to Have Fun, which came into play on wrestling television. RELATED: The 10 Greatest Piper’s Pit Segments Of All Time Albano, ever the heel, decided to feud with Lauper on WWE television by claiming ownership ov...
After spending several decades as a heel, “Captain” Lou Albano turned face in 1984 in a memorable segment. While awarding a framed gold record to former enemy Cyndi Lauper, Roddy Piper and Bob Orton interrupted, smashing the frame over Albano’s head. The attack made Albano a babyface character, and he went on to manage other babyfaces like Andre Th...
As Hulk Hogan and WWE came into pop culture prominence in 1980s, so did Nintendo's smash hit video game Super Mario Bros. Much like WWE with Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling, Mario entered the animated world with the cartoon The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! The program was unique for having a live action element, with Lou Albano playing a live acti...
By 1986, Lou Albano was gone from WWE, save for one-off appearances here and there. In 1994, however, Albano made an official return to the company, managing the Headshrinkers tag team in order to help solidify their face turn. Under Albano’s management, Fatu and Samu beat The Quebecers for the Tag Team Championship on the 5/2/1994 episode of Monda...
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Jul 30, 2024 · Lou Albano was widely recognized for his unique fashion style, which included sporting a rubber-band beard, colorful Hawaiian shirts, and rubber bands adorned with rubber bands on his face. Lou Albano was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
May 8, 2021 · 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. He said that he would wear...
- Robert Defelice
A unique showman, with an elongated beard, rubber band, facial piercings, and loud outfits, Albano was the forefather of the 1980s Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection. Working first with NRBQ and later with Cyndi Lauper , Albano helped usher in wrestling's crossover success with a mainstream audience.
Oct 14, 2009 · If you grew up in the 80’s, as I did, you remember Captain Lou for a lot of reasons. First of all, he always wore rubber bands as earrings. I never understood how he got the rubber bands in ...
