Top Five Best Wrestling Hometowns

Brian Damage

A lost art in professional wrestling is the ring announcer running down a particular wrestler or wrestlers hometown. Over the years, there have been some pretty cool ones whether it was the Undertaker from Death Valley, Cactus Jack from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico or the gold standard of mysterious locations for various wrestlers…”parts unknown.” Today’s Top Five looks at my five favorite wrestling locations…

5. Badstreet, USA – The Freebirds

Badstreet, Atlanta, GA!! Baddest street in the whole U.S.A!!! Badstreet nasty and hot!! The further down the block you went the badder it got!!! To me, Badstreet was a perfect location…fictional as it may be to represent one of the coolest factions in wrestling history. The Freebirds were bad, but in a very good way. The combination of Buddy Jack Roberts (the worker), Terry ‘Bam Bam’ Gordy (the Powerhouse) and Michael ‘Purely Sexy’ Hayes (the voice) were a tremendous trio. They needed a cool location to reside in and Badstreet was the place.

4. From the Outer Reaches of Your Mind – Damien Demento

While the character of Damien Demento wasn’t exactly the greatest wrestler in the world…his location was pretty cool. The bizarre location fit perfectly with the bizarre gimmick and personality of Demento. I guess in the end, Demento was just too bizarre…even for the WWF.

3. The Other Side of the Tracks – The Untouchables (Deuce and Domino)

Personally, I really liked the throw back 1950’s gimmick of The Untouchables later known as Deuce and Domino. Along with their valet Cherry who came to the ring on roller skates, the entire gimmick seemed underappreciated and underused for WWE. Regardless, the location of these two 50’s greasers entering the ring from ‘the other side of the tracks’ fit them well.

2. The Last House on the Left – Hack Meyers

“The Shah of ECW” Hack Meyers was a fan favorite in the Land of Extreme. Fans would chant along with Meyers as he threw punches by chanting…”Shah!, Shah! Shah!” The other cool thing about Meyers was hailing from the Last House on the Left. A very memorable location for a brief, but memorable character in ECW history.

1. From Anywhere He Damn Well Pleases – Sid Vicious

I can here it now, NWA/WCW ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta making the announcement of the imposing figure known as Sid Vicious’ arrival to the ring. It was a perfect combination of Cappetta’s voice and the man who stood 6 feet and 9 inches tall and weighed over 300 pounds. Sid looked like he chiseled out of granite. Who would dare argue of where Sid Vicious hailed from…ever?

There have been a plethora of great locations in pro wrestling like Bombay, Michigan, Nashville, Italy, the Isle of Nowhere, the Deepest, Darkest Jungles in Africa, From Every Man’s Nightmare, The Fifth Dimension, From the Iron Gates of Fate and many, many more. Which locations are your own personal favorites?