“I thought the poor guy was dead! Now they’re both out! What happens now?” During Razor Ramon vs. To give you a snapshot of what must have been the longest night of Savage and Monsoon’s professional careers, here are a few of my favourite quotes from old Art – Hilariously, Art did not seem to pick up these social cues and forced his more experienced partners to move to stage four and simply ignore him towards the end of the show. By the second half of the show you could audibly hear Randy and Gorilla being rather short, and borderline rude, with their guest. They quickly tired of that and merely tolerated him, rather than inviting him to speak. Firstly, they humoured our man and played ball with his questions, even inviting them. ![]() There were four distinct stages that Savage and Monsoon seemed to go through. He remained cheerful and inquisitive for the entire broadcast, which eventually seemed to wear thin on his announce partners. Making matters worse was the enthusiasm of Art’s questioning. He asked Gorilla and Randy a total of 73, largely inane, questions. ![]() Thus, the majority of Art’s comments were questions. The problem was something I mentioned earlier he knew absolutely nothing about wrestling. For those that have not seen this show, you may be thinking that the worst thing for a commentator to do is not say anything – see David Otunga – but you would be wrong, Art was a very talkative gentleman indeed. To highlight the point that Donovan’s legendary status did not necessarily extend out-with Baltimore or football is the fact that Monsoon introduced him as “Art O’ Donnell” and continued to call him by this name throughout the show. ![]() The very people Art’s appearance was supposed to appeal to would not have heard him.Īnyway, on the show Art was part of a three-man team alongside Gorilla Monsoon and Macho Man Randy Savage. Commentary is heard by the television audience, not the live crowd. In that regard you may, almost, be able to get your head around the logic of featuring him on the show in some capacity, until you remember that he was doing commentary. To compound the ridiculousness, consider this King of The Ring was held in Baltimore and Donovan was/is a sporting legend in that city. This sounds ridiculous but it is exactly what happened. Yes, for those unaware, the WWF invited a former professional footballer with seemingly no knowledge of the WWF, or wrestling in general, to do guest commentary on an entire PPV purely because it was held in the city of his greatest success as a footballer. The answer to that quandary is staring you in the face because had he actually known what he was talking about, Art’s appearance would have been far less memorable. I know what you’re thinking, ‘guest commentator’ suggests that he must have known his stuff especially considering that he featured throughout the entire show, not just one match. I’m equally sure that a good percentage of you will know exactly who I’m talking about, but not because of his footballing exploits.Īrt Donovan is today having the honour of Icon of Wrestling bestowed upon him purely because of his guest commentary on the 1994 King of The Ring pay per view. However, I’m sure that many people reading this wrestling blog will have no idea who he is, never mind his storied football career. ![]() It is therefore fair to say that this guy is a bit of a Baltimore sporting legend and held in very high esteem throughout the American football world. He was a defensive tackle notable for his time playing with the Baltimore Colts – now the Indianapolis Colts – where his number 70 jersey is retired. Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame having served his country during World War II.Īrt Donovan is most famous for being a legendary football player. Fun Fact: Not only is Art Donovan in the Professional Football Hall of Fame, he’s also in the U.S.
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