The fuckin' Captain sleeps tonight.

Best known by non-wrestling fans as Cyndi Lauper's Dad in many of her music videos in the 80s, Captain Lou Albano was a gigantically hearted fat man who dedicated himself to a craft; albeit one that is sometimes ridiculous, and all the time hilarious; wrestling.

His "fuck it" attitude got him into a lot of trouble but what can you expect from a WWF Legend who appeared with the league's inception all the way back in 1963. He, like every other wrestler, worked for too long, destroyed his body for legions of fans, and got drunk and beat up strippers occasionally to blow off steam. OK, we're not sure how true that last one is. Anyway, the guy was a badass and he was like 100 years old, so despite his career choices, pour a lil Labatt off the top for the fuckin' Captain tonight.

"Sometimes I picture you, you're walking too far ahead.
You're yelling and stuff at me, I can't hear what you said..."

Rest assured, he's up in heaven right now, putting God through a table.

For more on Lou, click on the link above this story.

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