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I don't need to say that the posts about the humans are the best parts of this newsletter. I think all know that already. This is fantastic though. It's just a shame the ending had to be so abrupt.

In wrestling age, Louie had 20 years left in him at least, which is what makes this story so sad. You never know what he may have been able to do. Considering he was born after Chris Jericho, it's possible he could've been on (or at least at) television tomorrow night on RAW had circumstances been different.

This is much like the last story on Rasta in that the timing was just a little bit off. Being brought into the WWF in the Spring of 1995 is literally the worst time this move could've been made. If something could've changed so that he was brought into WWF in Spring 1996 instead of Spring 1995, maybe Louie could've ridden the wave with the other ECW guys brought in around then (Steve Austin, Mick Foley, etc.). It's also possible that he could've still flamed out, but the heartbreaking part is that we'll just never get to know.

Great job as always!

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Thanks for the compliment, Robbie. I’m glad you enjoyed reading the post. I wasn’t intending to per se, but my substack posts have largely become me reminiscing about a (joyful) part of my past and sharing personal stories on wrestlers.

I think Louie would have gone on to be highly successful in WCW during the final years of that promotion and likely ended up back in WWE at some point after.

He had a genuine passion for wrestling and was a fan of it himself, so he very likely may have also ended up in some behind-the-scenes role as well, perhaps coaching talent.

Like you mentioned, it’s an unfinished story and he had a lot more to give to pro wrestling.

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Good work here! Much like Candido, Spicolli was a very talented guy and deserved much better than the wrestling business gave him.

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Thanks, Ryan. I concur Chris Candido was another tremendously talented individual, who despite wrestling for every major and many secondary promotions of the '90s, was never given a full chance that would really show what he was capable of and a shot at the upper levels of the card.

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