WWE Hall of Famer “Captain” Lou Albano almost bowed out of playing Mario. Before Illumination and Nintendo teamed up for 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, pro wrestling collided with pop culture ...

It was the early 80’s and I remember being about 7 years old when I attended a WWF match. That’s when you had all the greats. Hulk Hogan, Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Brutus ‘The ...

Legendary wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano has died at the age of 76. Albano reached fame in the 1970's and 80's during his time with the WWWF, later the WWF and WWE. Albano died while under ...

Captain Lou Albano had no choice but to turn babyface because of this reason. In an old interview recorded as part of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! DVD Box Set Volume 1, the late WWE legend ...

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LOS ANGELES - October 14, 2009 Albano, whose real name was Louis Vincent Albano, died in Westchester County in suburban New York, said Dawn Marie, founder of Wrestlers Rescue, an organization that ...

Cyndi Lauper says that professional wrestler "Captain" Lou Albano took her up the music charts. The singer said Thursday that she was lucky to work with Albano on her music videos in the 1980s. The ...

Legendary pro wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano died this morning, MTV.com is reporting. Albano, who was sent home from the hospital earlier this week and place under hospice care, was 76 years old ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Captain” Lou Albano, who became one of the most recognized professional wrestlers of the 1980s after appearing in Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” music video, died ...