The wrestling world remains to be reeling from the lack of the nice Kevin Sullivan, who died final week on the age of 75.
On “Busted Open Radio,” former ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer stated a latest journey by means of his archives reminded him that he had met the Florida wrestling legend early in his profession.
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“I spotted I met Kevin Sullivan in 1991 and I used to be 20 years outdated,” Dreamer stated. “I by no means realized Kevin was 21 years older than me. So I am wrestling this man who’s 41-42 … do not know why he took an curiosity in me. He would say I used to be the one babyface with child-bearing hips.”
In line with Dreamer, Sullivan used to squeeze Dreamer’s love handles, understanding the previous ECW Champion was self-conscious.
“His time in ECW was so, so beneficial to me,” Dreamer stated. Dreamer’s first feud in ECW revolved round him and Johnny Gunn profitable the ECW Tag Staff titles from Johnny Hotbody and Tony Stepson, solely to lose the titles to the crew of Kevin Sullivan and Taz weeks later. “[Sullivan] might go … his higher physique was at all times jacked.”
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Sullivan wasn’t simply useful within the ring, as Dreamer stated he would usually provide him work throughout his early days in ECW, attempting to get him to affix WCW. Whereas Dreamer did not take Sullivan up on the deal, it helped together with his self-confidence.
“I simply stated to him, ‘Each time you provide me cash, you are doubling it, so possibly I will be value extra later,'” Dreamer remembered. “And he paused and he goes, ‘You are a sensible child, I at all times knew you have been.'”
Dreamer remains to be in awe of the camaraderie he shared with Sullivan, contemplating what a considerable half Sullivan performed in Dreamer’s younger wrestling fandom. “I hated him rising up as a child as a result of he attacked Dusty Rhodes,” Dreamer professed.
