Who is the "baddest dude" to ever wrestle in TN +

[PinU46]

Okay, since we are about to enter the tensest time in the season, I thought that it would be fun to post our candidates for the "baddest dude" to ever wrestle in Tennessee. Undoubtedly, some of the more immature people will add posts designed to embarrass their teammates or others. But, hopefully, most people will add serious posts about the dude who may not have been the best wrestler, but who was certainly the wrestler no one wanted to wrestle for fear of bodily harm. In addition to nominating the "baddest dude", you need to explain WHY the candidate is deserving of such a prestigious title.

 

Okay, so much for the ground rules, let the fun begin!

[SilentJohn]

Well, I believe Shazzon Bradley from McMinn would have been one them. It's been a while, but I seem to remember him winning the "Tough Man" contest at the Memorial Auditorium when he was still in high school. So he would have a legitimate claim.

[sportsfan03]

you could only be talking about one man...

SETH COOPER from MBA

This member of the FAT FOUR enjoys long walks on the beach and his pet name 33.

[pbp1185]

Darren McKnight of Red Bank i know he won at least 3 state titles, he looks like one of those dudes off some health and fitness magazine, and he knows more about wrestling than most coaches.

[Gulleyball]

Zac Dailey from Mt. Juliet was a HCBA. He was a beast on the mat.

[RebelRaider]

two words, zach thomason. the name its self strikes fear.

[Guest TikeG]

I definitely couldn't name just one, but here's a couple that I can think of:

 

Eric Collins(RB)

Phillip Simpson(MBA)

Matt Keller(BC)

Darren McKnight(RB)

Matt McCardy(CLKV)

J.T. Hagen(McC)

Charlie Ritchie(ER)

Rusty Blackmon(BC)

Kevin Ward(SD)

 

Future Names that will be mentioned on a thread like this:

Daniel Crosby(GRNV)

Shawn Cordell(BC)

Jordan Leen(BAY)

Raymond Dunning(FR)

Kyle James(SD)

[Edited by TikeG on 1-22-03 6:11P]

 

[140]

I would have to say Matt Keller from Bradley. If you ever watched him wrestle, you know exactly what I mean. When he wants a move he gets the move.

[CoachBlair]

Being a former Cleveland Blue Raider, I have to bring up Johnny Lennon. Anyone who faced him knows what I'm talking about. That was one alumni I hated to see come in the practice room cause it usually meant a 2 hour butt-whippin' session for anyone put in front of him. Johnny's just flat mean. Don't get me wrong, I learned a lot from him, but it took a couple of days to get over the lesson. Any of the three Langford Bros.; Shelton, Howard, or Lionel would fit nicely in this category also.

[blindzebra]

Coach Blair, I agree. John Lennon was tough. I remember John beating himself up before a match to get fired up against a defending state champ(Charles Houston-pretty bad himself), and John went right through him. Along those same lines, and I'm not from Memphis, a contributor to this site, Tom Marable was one tough ######, as was Mike Blosser.

 

Just thought of two more...Mean Chuck Bean the Wrestling Machine and the guy that idolizes him David Thoni.

[Edited by blindzebra on 1-22-03 11:15P]

 

[BAJ16]

What about Scott Wells in 1999 at heavy, nationally ranked number one, or even Charles McTorry in 1996 at 171, he was a national champion.

[Guest somethingCLEVER]

i think many people mistook this thread for a "best wrestler" thread.....but in watching them wrestle,matt mccarty and matt keller wrestled as if the other persons safety was the least of their concerns.....