[1995-03-20-WWF-Raw] March Magic

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

HIV/AIDS fundraiser featuring Magic Johnson and most of the WWF top guys. Magic Johnson mentions that he used to play basketball with Diesel???

[Gregor]

Their college basketball tenures do overlap for one season (1978-79). Dunno if Michigan State played Tennessee that season.

[Strummer]

yup Nash played for Tennessee in the late 70s and Magic for Michigan State

 

it's alarming how old Kevin Nash is. You'd think Magic would be quite older but he's not

[Gregor]

it's alarming how old Kevin Nash is. You'd think Magic would be quite older but he's not

Yeah, the two were college freshmen in the same year (there were actually two seasons in which they were both active - oops). Magic's pro career started and ended early, and Nash got a late start in pro wrestling, so Nash debuted in WCW only a little bit before Magic's first retirement.

 

Edit: It might be a reference to high school, too. Both guys went to high school in Michigan, and they were both named to the All-State team.

[smkelly]

I'd love to see a video of Magic schooling Nash in basketball.

[Tim Evans]

Seeing Taker dressed normally out of gimmick is just weird.

[BackToBionic]

Magic said "high school" in the clip so I guess that's what he meant. Weird.

[PeteF3]

Undertaker, bless him, stays in character for all this. Way to kill the atmosphere by having Shawn and Diesel pose in a photo together.