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[PUMMELKING]

Who would be considered the most feared or intimidating wrestler ever from Tennessee. The one kid, maybe here I should say MAN that no one wanted to wrestle. Either it be their style, attitude, or just total dominance or competitors?

[RMC]

Who would be considered the most feared or intimidating wrestler ever from Tennessee. The one kid, maybe here I should say MAN that no one wanted to wrestle. Either it be their style, attitude, or just total dominance or competitors?

 

 

Now it would be Bear Cat Brown!

[coachmick]

Shazzon Bradley from McMinnville would have to be a top 5, he was a beast.

[PUMMELKING]

Shazzon Bradley from McMinnville would have to be a top 5, he was a beast.

Actually he was from McMinn County. And come on you really think he was all that?

[RMC]

Who would be considered the most feared or intimidating wrestler ever from Tennessee. The one kid, maybe here I should say MAN that no one wanted to wrestle. Either it be their style, attitude, or just total dominance or competitors?

 

Ones I've seen I would include....from back in the day Johnny Bradford, more current Phillip Simpson.....and one I didn't get to see but heard about Scott Wells.

[WrestlingGod]

I have a couple, Whitt Dunning, Jordan Leen, Ryan Carothers, Hunter Allen and the Father Ryan Hwt from two years ago. All monsters, some more so literally than others, haha

[PUMMELKING]

Who would be considered the most feared or intimidating wrestler ever from Tennessee. The one kid, maybe here I should say MAN that no one wanted to wrestle. Either it be their style, attitude, or just total dominance or competitors?

 

Ones I've seen I would include....from back in the day Johnny Bradford, more current Phillip Simpson.....and one I didn't get to see but heard about Scott Wells.

I remember seeing Wells in Fargo while in Penn. and actually coached my kid who AA there was really impressed. Wells was not a destroyed tho, alot of tech. but not the brutaforce known by alot of HWT. He did blast thru all the competition from within the state of Tenn while he was here I think it was just for two maybe was three years. Really a higher level of wrestler not so much a beast i would say but dang tuff. Did not go out to hurt ya so to say like McCoy did in HS. Those were just my observations.

[rasslinlite]

You would have to include Charles McTory, Marques Grissom, and Nick Marabel.

[RMC]

From way back in the day....Harry Hixson........especially if his brother lost before he wrestled. Also another old tough kid....Marvin Walden.

[BuckLateral]

Who would be considered the most feared or intimidating wrestler ever from Tennessee. The one kid, maybe here I should say MAN that no one wanted to wrestle. Either it be their style, attitude, or just total dominance or competitors?

 

PK---if you were to add sheer size to your qualifications, I would offer the late Ronald Hale, 320 lbs-plus heavyweight for Peal Cohn back in the late 70s. Rumor has it that he is one of the reasons we have a 285 limit on heavyweight now-----back in his day it was unlimited. If the match was no longer in doubt there were some smaller 230 lb-ish heavyweights who would go out, shake his hand and then go sit down, giving him a forfeit rather than risk injury if he fell on you, which was his basic move. I know one guy who wrestled and was pinned by him ( his coach's last words of advice to him as he headed onto the mat were " have fun" )---he said that he looked like the Wicked Witch of the East in the movie Wizard of Oz when the house fell on her and all you could see were her ruby red slippers-----all you could see of him was his wrestling shoes sticking out from underneath Hale.

 

But, for your other qualifications, I would go old school and say that John Hannah of Baylor would have to be considered a candidate for this honor.

[PUMMELKING]

Shazzon Bradley from McMinnville would have to be a top 5, he was a beast.

Always wish i had the opportunity to wrestle him.

[PUMMELKING]

Who would be considered the most feared or intimidating wrestler ever from Tennessee. The one kid, maybe here I should say MAN that no one wanted to wrestle. Either it be their style, attitude, or just total dominance or competitors?

 

PK---if you were to add sheer size to your qualifications, I would offer the late Ronald Hale, 320 lbs-plus heavyweight for Peal Cohn back in the late 70s. Rumor has it that he is one of the reasons we have a 285 limit on heavyweight now-----back in his day it was unlimited. If the match was no longer in doubt there were some smaller 230 lb-ish heavyweights who would go out, shake his hand and then go sit down, giving him a forfeit rather than risk injury if he fell on you, which was his basic move. I know one guy who wrestled and was pinned by him ( his coach's last words of advice to him as he headed onto the mat were " have fun" )---he said that he looked like the Wicked Witch of the East in the movie Wizard of Oz when the house fell on her and all you could see were her ruby red slippers-----all you could see of him was his wrestling shoes sticking out from underneath Hale.

 

But, for your other qualifications, I would go old school and say that John Hannah of Baylor would have to be considered a candidate for this honor.

Im sure several DECADES before my time, but Coach Miller had told me sum stories of Hannah so apparently he did have a reputation.