We at Wrestlecrapradio.com are saddened by the recent news of the passing of former professional wrestler Dennis Stamp. From Amarillo, Texas; he wrestled globally in the 1970s and 1980s for the AWA and in multiple NWA territories. But he was best known for his appearance in 1999 documentary "Beyond The Mat" where, at age of 50, was still training, hoping to be "booked" for his next match, by carrying a pair of dumbbells and bouncing on a trampoline in his underwear. The line "I'm not booked", which was his reply to Terry Funk when asked why he didn't want to be part of Funk's (one of multiple) retirement match, even became a viral Internet meme on the old wrestlecrap forums.Dennis Stamp has also been famously mentioned on Wrestlecrap Radio, one occasion being on episode #2 where RD Reynolds proposes that Dennis Stamp host a weekly segment on the podcast called "The Stamp Collection":
Minisode from WCR episode #2 (starts at 2:22)
Dennis Stamp (...or rather, an impersonator) also later made an appearance, while bouncing on his trampoline, on WCR's very 1st Anniversary show:
Minisode from Wrestlecrap Radio episode #36 (starts at 12:10)
RIP DENNIS STAMP (1946-2017)
And be sure to visit here for the WCR Video archives!
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