Luke Scarpa
Acting
Biography
Luke Joseph Scarpa was an American professional wrestler, best known for his Chief Jay Strongbow persona in the WWF, where he won the World Tag Team Championship four times. Despite being of Italian descent, he portrayed a Native American wrestler, which helped him stand out in the wrestling world. He began his career in 1947, trained by Chief Don Eagle. He made a name for himself in territories like Georgia and Florida, winning multiple championships. In 1970, he joined the WWWF (the precursor to WWE), where he had notable feuds with wrestlers like Spiros Arion, Jimmy Valiant, and Billy Graham. He also became a multiple-time tag team champion, both as a singles and tag team competitor. After retiring in 1986, Strongbow worked as an agent for the WWF and was involved in mentoring new talents like Tatanka. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994. His last appearance with the company was in 2008. Strongbow passed away on April 3, 2012, at the age of 83, following a fall at his home.
Known For
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
Raw
Discover rarely-seen matches from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s featuring countless WWE Hall of Famers such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair.
WWE Old School
The greatest WWE Superstars of the 1975s & 1982s, including Andre the Giant, Bob Backlund, and Bruno Sammartino compete in exciting matches.
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Hosts Vince McMahon and Lord Alfred Hayes welcome the popular WWE Superstars and feature entertaining segments in WWE's original talk show.
Tuesday Night Titans
TV reporter Rob Salinger longs for a baby. But his career-minded wife, Micki, is too busy for motherhood. A romantic fling with a seductive cellist, Maude, leads to her pregnancy. Rob receives another shock when Micki announces that she's also expecting! In love with both women, he marries Maude and starts leading a double life full of complicated and riotous situations.
Micki & Maude
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world.
Andre the Giant
Two LA cops turn to professional wrestling for money and revenge after being suspended from the force for a bar brawl.
Bad Guys
The most memorable rule breakers of the 1980s are all here, as Mean Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan host Villains of the Squared Circle. Pedro Morales vs. George Steele; Ernie Ladd vs. Andre the Giant; Roddy Piper vs. Jimmy Snuka; WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana.
Villains of the Squared Circle
The Brawl to End It All was a professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and broadcast live on MTV. It took place at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on July 23, 1984. The show was a major event in the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection in the mid-1980s WWF. The main event featured The Fabulous Moolah defending the WWF Women's Championship against Wendi Richter. Richter pinned Moolah to win the Women's Championship. It was the only match of the event that was shown on national television. The entire event was recorded and shown on the Madison Square Garden network however.
WWE The Brawl to End it All
WWE's biggest superstars converge in the Lone Star State for some incredible mat action. Features Hulk Hogan defending the WWE Championship against "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff.
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Jesse "The Body" Ventura takes the WWE Universe on a trip down memory lane with some of the wildest matches in history; this presentation features everything from battle royals and lumberjack matches to an unforgettable bout inside a steel cage.
Most Unusual Matches
Relive one of the most influential men in wrestling as he does it all in this special look at Captain Lou Albano!
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Join Renee Young and Mean Gene Okerlund for a special Look Back at the 1994 WWE Hall of Fame. Featuring "Classy" Freddie Blassie, Bobo Brazil, Gorilla Monsoon, Buddy Rogers, Arnold Skaaland, James Dudley, and Chief Jay Strongbow, the careers and legacies of some of sports-entertainment's most iconic figures are highlighted.
WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
The biggest superstars of the WWF in their best matches
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
WWE Superstars from all ends of the spectrum, including George The Animal Steele, Andre the Giant, Haiti Kid, Mad Dog Vachon, the Missing Link, Ivan Putski, Ken Patera and other unusual competitors.
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
A tribute to the WWF's dynamic duos precision, timing, and teamwork that make them champions.
Tag Team Champions
The wrestling capital of the world gets slammed by the WWE's mightiest superstars when Hulk Hogan defends the WWE Championship against George "The Animal" Steele.
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
Pedro Morales defends the WWWF Championship against George "The Animal" Steele.
WWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973
Gorilla Monsoon hosts this second volume of some of the best WWF has to offer.