Hans Schmidt vs. Verne Gagne

Hans Schmidt (Guy Larose) faces Verne Gagne (LaVerne Clarence Gagne) in a Best 2 of 3 falls match with a 60 minute time limit. Chicago International Amphitheatre.
Original: 16mm., B&W, Optical Sound. F.2008-04-0067.
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[@edwardgarea7650]

Schmidt was one of those rare things, a heel who knew his holds. It’s a pleasure to watch these two work the mat. Talk about a forgotten art. The wrestlers have disappeared from today’s game, replaced by acrobats, and lousy acrobats at that.

[@JackJones-ke8mo]

Yeah dude 😎. You are so right. What is up? Man on man action 🔥 R U man enough?

[@治尼嶋]

I agree,

[@TheSnoopindaweb]

A week was special waiting for Vern Gange 👌👏👏👏👏👏😁👀💬Yup❕ G~G.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Vern along with Dick the Brusier were legends at the chicago amphitheater for four decades!

[@JackJones-ke8mo]

Yeah dude 😎. You are so right What is up? Man on man action 🔥.R U man enough?

[@utopiakorea9021]

Verne Gagne & Hans Schmidt are very very sexy handsome gentleman. I respect them.

[@JackJones-ke8mo]

Yeah dude 😎. You are so right. What is up?. Man on man action 🔥. R U man enough?

[@mda1218]

two well matched slabs of beef softening each other up like MEN... that gut hook at 23:41 by Gagne lifts Schmidt's leg up like dog and bends him over hard at 24:10 and gives him canvas nap...Schmidt better techincal fighter but Gagne's fists finding their mark with more authority... if not for cheap shot, Vern would have owned his man at the final

[@tonyking7714]

You gotta hand it to Schmidt he was one tough SOB.

[@richardwakefield5569]

October 10, 1952.

[@lainefrajberg813]

What was Schmidt disqualified for?His final kick looked perfectly legit. to me.

[@tritchie6272]

In that area kicks with the foot was against the rules. And Schmidt had already been warned about that.

[@trish6]

10/10/1952

[@CIGARSARGE333]

Good bearhugs by Schmidt at 27:48 and 28:07 .

[@SuperWarking]

RIP Verne

[@libra42ful]

At the 2:00 mark, watching Han's roughly manhandle Gagne is dick-stiffening action...and you just know it was doing the same for Hans...

[@JackJones-ke8mo]

Yeah dude 😎. You are so right What is up? Man on man action 🔥. RU man enough?

[@lendrury2771]

Gaggny was 74 years old in this match

[@fruitloops9983]

he was born in 1926

[@lendrury2771]

@@fruitloops9983 I read where gaggny was born in 1892 Guess I was wrong

[@kevinm6790]

Gagne

[@johnkusske7535]

Pre steroid era.

[@治尼嶋]

わかんないけど、ハンス　シュミット選手　アメリカでボーランドボックみたいな存在だったかも。あまりに強すぎて面白くない。😢一度日本でタッグでバーナード氏だったか、組んで試合しました。全盛期過ぎてたはずだが完勝。