History Wrestling / GordonSolie

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Regularly pronounced ''suplex,'' which most announcers would pronounce the way it appears, as "''su-PLAY''".
* {{Megane}}: He was too cool and composed for even his largest frames to come off as NerdGlasses.

As usual, you can find the basics about his life and career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Solie That Other Wiki]].

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Was broadcasting for Continental during a storyline where the Dirty White Girl came out with a "bruise" under her eye, claiming that the Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony, aka Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s TL Hopper and Uncle Cletus Godwinn) had hit her. This turned out to be a ruse to lure Tom Prichard out so DWB could attack him, with DWG rubbing off the makeup under her eye.[[note]]Wrestling/{{WWE}} sloppily recycled this angle in 1999 with [[Characters/WWETagTeams Chaz (Headbanger Mosh)]] and the late Marianna Komlos.[[/note]] Solie went from being concerned to angry, refusing to interview DWB.

* CoolOldGuy

* {{Megane}}
* NonActionGuy

'''Francis Jonard Labiak''' (1929-2000) was a ProfessionalWrestling announcer from [[UsefulNotes/TwinCities Minneapolis]], MN under the name '''Gordon Solie.''' He was best known for his work in the old Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling territories going back to the 1960s. He also called the old Continental Championship Wrestling in Alabama and for Wrestling/{{WCW}} from the late 1980s until he retired in July 1995. He died of throat cancer at age 71 from years of smoking. He is considered by many the best professional wrestling announcer of all time. He was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2008.

!!! "These tropes wear the crimson mask":

* [[FountainOfExpies Iconic Announcer]]: The best professional wrestling announcer EVER.

* RedBaron: "The Dean of Professional Wrestling Announcers," "The WalterCronkite of Wrestling," "The Howard [=Cosell=] of Wrestling."

'''''"So long from the Sunshine State."'''''

* CatchPhrase: Signed off on Championship Wrestling from Florida broadcasts by saying, "So long, from the Sunshine State."
** When Wrestling/{{WWE}} had their Florida Championship Wrestling developmental program (before it was rebranded as ''[[Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} NXT Wrestling]]''), a clip of Solie saying this would appear at the end of every episode.

'''Francis Jonard Labiak''' (1929-2000) was a ProfessionalWrestling announcer from [[UsefulNotes/TwinCities Minneapolis]], MN under the name '''Gordon Solie.''' He was best known for his work in the old Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling territories going back to the 1960s. He also called the old Continental Championship Wrestling in Alabama and for Wrestling/{{WCW}} from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He died of throat cancer at age 71 from years of smoking. He is considered by many the best professional wrestling announcer of all time. He was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2008.

!!! Tropes Associated with Gordon Solie

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Was broadcasting for Continental during a storyline where the Dirty White Girl came out with a "bruise" under her eye, claiming that the Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony, aka Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s TL Hopper and Uncle Cletus Godwinn) had hit her. This turned out to be a ruse to lure Tom Prichard out so DWB could attack him, with DWG rubbing off the makeup under her eye.[[note]]Wrestling/{{WWE}} sloppily recycled this angle in 1999 with Chaz (Headbanger Mosh) and the late Marianna Komlos.[[/note]] Solie went from being concerned to angry, refusing to interview DWB.

'''Francis Jonard Labiak''' (1929-2000) was a ProfessionalWrestling announcer under the name '''Gordon Solie.''' He was best known for his work in the old Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling territories going back to the 1960s. He also called the old Continental Championship Wrestling in Alabama and for Wrestling/{{WCW}} from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He died of throat cancer at age 71 from years of smoking. He is considered by many the best professional wrestling announcer of all time. He was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2008.

** When Wrestling/{{WWE}} had their Florida Championship Wrestling developmental program (before it was rebranded as ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}''), a clip of Solie saying this would appear at the end of every episode.

* [[IconicCharacters Iconic Announcer]]: The best professional wrestling announcer EVER.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Was broadcasting for Continental during a storyline where the Dirty White Girl came out with a "bruise" under her eye, claiming that the Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony, aka Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s TL Hopper and Uncle Cletus Godwinn) had hit her. This turned out to be a ruse to lure Tom Prichard out so DWB could attack him, with DWG rubbing off the makeup under her eye.[[note]]This angle was recycled sloppily by Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 1999 with Chaz (Headbanger Mosh) and the late Marianna Komlos.[[/note]] Solie went from being concerned to angry, refusing to interview DWB.

** When Wrestling/{{WWE}} had their Florida Championship Wrestling developmental program (before it was rebranded as ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}''), a clip of Solie saying this would appear at the end of every episode.
** Introduced many now famous wrestling expressions, such as "wearing the crimson mask" (meaning the wrestler's face was covered in blood) and "Katie bar the door, it's a Pier 6 brawl"

"So long from the Sunshine State."

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Regularly pronounced ''suplex,'' which most announcers would pronounce the way it appears, as "''su-PLAY''.