WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E tweeted about how the former Luke Harper would jokingly feud with the female superstars backstage, saying, “Brodie’s comedic rivalries with the women always got me good. He borrowed Dana’s poses, claimed [Natalya] stole his spinning lariat and Michinoku Driver, and texted me this (picture of Sonya Deville wearing a similar suit to Lee).”
WWE’s Natalya responded to Big E’s story, tweeting, “This made my day. I’m gonna rename the spinning lariat after Brodie…”
The Hart Dungeon alum has used a discus clothesline as a signature move for a number of years, calling it the ‘Nattie by Nature,’ but it looks like it will be getting a name change soon in Brodie Lee’s memory.
A legendary 1989 WWF match in Anchorage is one of the last holy grails in pro wrestling Published December 27, 2020
“Mr. Perfect,” aka Curt Hennig, celebrating after an April 15, 1991, victory in Omaha, Nebraska. Super fans regard a 1989 match between Mr. Perfect and Bret “The Hitman” Hart in Anchorage as a WWF holy grail, but no recording has ever surfaced. (Photo byInFlamester20 via Creative Commons)
Share on Facebook on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. What if one of the greatest wrestling matches of all time happened not in New York, Atlanta, Memphis or any of the sport’s traditional hotbeds, but Anchorage? There was no title on the line, only a technical masterclass from two of the most gifted wrestlers ever, each part of a multigenerational tradition of excellence. For more than 30 years, that match has existed only in cherished