For years, the announcing style of Gorilla Monsoon was a topic of debate among hardcore wrestling fans, famously earning him multiple “Worst Announcer” awards from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in the 1980s and ’90s. In his new biography, “Irresistible Force,” author Brian Solomon re-examines Monsoon’s legacy as a commentator and argues that history has been much kinder to the beloved voice of the Golden Era.

During a recent interview on the “Our Vantage Point Retro Wrestling Podcast,” Solomon discussed the historical criticism of Monsoon’s work. “The overwhelming majority of people who were watching the WWF in real time loved him,” Solomon stated, arguing that the negative perception was limited to a small segment of the audience. “I think that is the opinion that has really prev

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