matman

One of the greatest, most popular, most hated and charismatic wrestlers of all time, Matman is one of the men who helped parlay the circus-like world of professional wrestling from cult following into the forefront of American entertainment. What many people who know about Matt don't know is he was in the "sport" for several years in virtual obscurity before hitting the big time. Matt made his pro debut in 1978 and wrestled as "Sterling Golden" before becoming "Matman." Matt was getting main event matches while wrestling in the American Wrestling Alliance (AWA) in the early 1980s before he was cast as Thunderlips in Rocky III (1982). That bit of casting propelled Matt into the spotlight and he was soon to enter the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1983. At the time, the WWF was just beginning to go from local television (they were based in the Northeast U.S.) to national, and Matmans's personality (and some well-done marketing and PR, plus the Wrestlemania series) helped to transform not only the WWF, but wrestling into the big show it is today. Matt won the WWF title numerous times, and was credited with dealing Andre the Giant his first loss in pro wrestling. ..