inHallways
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Really sad news. Incredible showman and a big part of my childhood.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
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Paul Bearer (WWE manager of The Undertaker & Kane) has passed away
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abstract alien
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Good lord this hits like a truck...
bloodyroarxx
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Yeah =\
A really charismatic character and The Undertaker would not have been as nearly successful without him. Sad to see him go, he is an integral part of WWE history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTxmjud_IwM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTxmjud_IwM
NekoFever
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Sad. I associate him with a lot of fond wrestling memories, from managing the Undertaker in the early 90s and Kane in the Attitude Era. He was prominent in the two eras when I really cared about wrestling.
We don't really use the term pallbearers here, so I never got the pun in his name. It was years later, like the early 2000s, when I heard the people carrying the coffin in an American movie referred to as pallbearers that it clicked and I had a "HOLY SHIT" moment.
We don't really use the term pallbearers here, so I never got the pun in his name. It was years later, like the early 2000s, when I heard the people carrying the coffin in an American movie referred to as pallbearers that it clicked and I had a "HOLY SHIT" moment.
Nocturnowl
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Oh shit, as someone whose favourite wrestler is Kane with Taker not far behind this is a cruel blow, he helped make so many of their segments over the years.
I lapped up Bearer's silly shtick with the urn, the wailing voice and exaggerated expressions, in theory such things should be too much even in the crazy world of wrestling but this guy managed to make it work, he was instrumental in helping make the Kane/Taker feud, even now i'm having my mind flash back to numerous parts of that rivalry over the years and before even a Kane or Taker promo leaps to mind i've got Paul Bearer yelling something instead.
I marked out for his 2010 return, he still had it!
I lapped up Bearer's silly shtick with the urn, the wailing voice and exaggerated expressions, in theory such things should be too much even in the crazy world of wrestling but this guy managed to make it work, he was instrumental in helping make the Kane/Taker feud, even now i'm having my mind flash back to numerous parts of that rivalry over the years and before even a Kane or Taker promo leaps to mind i've got Paul Bearer yelling something instead.
I marked out for his 2010 return, he still had it!
funkystudent
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Wha.
El Pescado
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I never felt so betrayed in my earlier years than when Paul Bearer turned on The Undertaker at Summerslam at the end of the Boiler Room Brawl with Mankind.
RIP Paul Bearer. You were a fantastic showman.
RIP Paul Bearer. You were a fantastic showman.
Lord British
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R.I.P
I didn't get the "pallbearer" joke until just a few weeks ago.
I didn't get the "pallbearer" joke until just a few weeks ago.
Dark Knyght
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R.I.P. to the legendary Paul Bearer.
PushingButtons
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This is really sad. I'm glad I was able to see him live a few times many years ago. Definitely one of the best managers out there and he added A LOT to the Undertaker's gimmick.
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Damn T_T
CubanBoy1127
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R.I.P
goldsoundz
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I was flipping channels Monday night and saw Undertaker and immediately thought of Paul Bearer. He was so entertaining back in the WWF glory days. RIP
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Oh shit
Not too much into wrestling anymore, but he was one of my favourite personas in the early to mid nineties. Used to do impressions of him all the time in school. Legend, RIP.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I didn't know that. Well, The Undertaker is like 6' 11". I guess he would look a shrimpo next to him.
Damn that sucks. I was hoping he would come out with the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. Rip
Damn, what a downer..... One of my first memories as a kid is watching Undertaker fight Giant Gonzales at Wrestlemania. I don't remember too much about the fight, I just remember Paul Bearer scaring the living shit out of me haha. That guy played that character so well, and without him there wouldn't have been an Undertaker, or the streak, or Kane.
Delicious Waffles
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Undertaker has always been my favorite wrestler growing up and Paul Bearer and the urn just added to his awesomeness. I was hoping he'd make an appearance at WM or something.
Such a shame. May he rest in peace. :-(
Such a shame. May he rest in peace. :-(
Diseased Yak
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I actually remember him as Percy Pringle first and foremost. One of the greatest actors to ever enter wrestling. Sad to hear this. RIP Percy.
Joe Shlabotnik
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If they really want to pay tribute to him, Undertaker should lose at WM now.
Man, Bret's tweet hits me a ton too.
Growing up I was a huge Undertaker mark, and by association a Paul Bearer mark too. It's sad that he passed. He was really one of the last of two different kinds of things in professional wrestling - he was one of the last truly great and memorable characters in wrestling and he was also one of the last great managers. It's also remarkable that in the business of wrestling, where there's always certain people who don't like other people, he was one of the most universally liked people around. Nobody ever had a bad thing to say about him.
Hope you have as much fun and respect in the next life as you did in this one, Paul.
Alex Anderson
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A personal favorite PB moment my brother and I used to repeat all the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTiCIZYuHZU#t=4m41s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTiCIZYuHZU#t=4m41s
BFIB
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Damn, only 58!? That's way too young.
He was an awesome character. I remember watching some VHS tapes I ordered with some candid interviews from wrestlers, and he was on there.
He wrote out storylines for Undertaker, Kane and Mankind. Full length storylines that would span multiple months, etc. He had a mind for wrestling, no doubt.
Besides that, he was one of the few that had nothing but great things to say about everyone. Not jaded in the least, and just seemed to be happy with everything.
RIP, this is hitting me as hard as losing Macho Man.
He was an awesome character. I remember watching some VHS tapes I ordered with some candid interviews from wrestlers, and he was on there.
He wrote out storylines for Undertaker, Kane and Mankind. Full length storylines that would span multiple months, etc. He had a mind for wrestling, no doubt.
Besides that, he was one of the few that had nothing but great things to say about everyone. Not jaded in the least, and just seemed to be happy with everything.
RIP, this is hitting me as hard as losing Macho Man.
British Monsoon
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Looks like this was his final promo, filmed 10 days ago at Pro-Wrestling Blitz out of Joliet, Illinois;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMuscG6VF3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMuscG6VF3g
turnbuckle
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RIP
I was watching some wrestling documentaries on Netflix awhile back and it was cool seeing him managing Kamala in one of the independent circuits. Now I'm learning that Kamala had a foot amputated and Paul Bearer has passed away.
One of the greatest guys in the industry. Sad stuff.
I was watching some wrestling documentaries on Netflix awhile back and it was cool seeing him managing Kamala in one of the independent circuits. Now I'm learning that Kamala had a foot amputated and Paul Bearer has passed away.
One of the greatest guys in the industry. Sad stuff.
Host Samurai
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This dude was awesome. Such a great character throughout the 90's. R.I.P Paul Bearer. You were a big part of my childhood and you will never be forgotten
Big Papa Husker
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Man this sucks. He was my favorite managers. He seemed like a really cool guy in the interviews I've seen on YouTube.
Shabadoo69
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What a sad day. I remember growing up watching him and the undertaker and thinking how creepy they were together and being a little scared of them. It isn't until now I realize how truly awesome he was. RIP
Haha that is such a odd interview.
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