Aug. 2, 1992 Ron Simmons Becomes First African American World Champ In Pro Wrestling

[Stress Welker]

By defeating Big Van Vader in Baltimore, Maryland.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upECZKfPjAU[/ame]

20 years ago today.

 

[The Great One]

Only Booker T and Him. True American Heroes.

 

[Da King]

but since then wrestling been c00ning it up with cryme tyme and every other stereotype under the sun


remember when Shelton Benjamin was the next wrestling phenom? then he started coming out with some overweight soul cooking obese mother and was turned into a c00n joke

 

[Golayitdown]

Haven't watched but I need a gif of homeboy in the front row

 

[WePifffyMane]

DAMN!!!
That's my leader
Throws NoD fist in the air

 

[DANJ!]

I was there...

And nah, I ain't homie in the front row

Classic times

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

black
excellence

 

[BrooklynKing]

1992 was 20 years ago? Dayum i feel old....

 

[BAMBINO]

Damn shame he became a midcarder in the E...

 

[Da King]

Damn shame he became a midcarder in the E...

with all the racists running the E I'm surprised he wasn't in the women's division

 

[3Rivers]

Black excellence.

Peep the black dude in the light blue shirt that runs down when Simmons hits the powerslam

Hit a mid air split and everything

 

[jackswstd]

I marked the fukk out when that happened. Vader was a monster and when Ron hit the powerslam & 123 it was beautiful.

 

[BrownSound]

Damn shame he became a midcarder in the E...

 

[krackdagawd]

Holy shyt @ that crowd reaction.

 

[MMS]

Holy shyt @ that crowd reaction.

gave me chills