Thursday, October 15, 2009

He Died, You Win: Captain Lou Albano

Elliot played He Died, You Win for Captain Lou Albano on Thursday. The WWE Hall of Famer died Wednesday of natural causes while under hospice care at his home in New York. Captain Lou was 76.



In case you missed He Died, You Win, here's how it went...

1.) Captain Lou was the manager for The Russian Bear, Ivan Koloff, who became the WWF Champion by beating this man, who held the crown for 7 years. ANSWER: Bruno Sammartino

2.) Captain Lou guided 15 teams to the WWF World Tag Team Championships and managed several Intercontinental Champions including Greg Valentine. What was Valentine's wrestling nickname? ANSWER: The Hammer

3.) Captain Lou transitioned to the world of music by appearing in the music videos for She Bop, The Goonies, and Girls Just Want To Have Fun for which 80's pop singer? ANSWER: Cyndi Lauper

4.) Captain Lou was also the voice of this famous video game character when it was turned into a cartoon. His brother was Luigi. ANSWER: Mario from Mario Brothers

5.) Captain Lou was inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 1996 along with Killer Kowalski and Jimmy Snooka. What was Snooka's nickname? ANSWER: SuperFly

6.) Captain Lou was considered one of the greatest managers in wrestling along with this guy who was nicknamed The Mouth Of The South? ANSWER: Jimmy Hart

RIP Captain Lou...

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