Sputnik's Operation When I was helping my father promote Orlando (FL), he ran a little town every Wednesday night called Eau Gallie.  Sputnik Monroe had just come into the Florida territory from the Northwest, and in his first week there, was involved in an automobile accident.  Two wrestlers were hurt and Sputnik was shaken up, but fulfilled his commitments for the week.  Then, Sputnik got a brainstorm.  He walked into the Eau Gallie dressing room and asked if I had my camera.  He had me take a picture of him in the nude with his wrestling shoes on.  Then he turned around and had one taken from the rear. I had a darkroom in my house, so Sputnik gave me a suggestion for a custom photo that he wanted.  After printing an 8x10 of each negative, I cut his rear end out of one picture and put it on the front of the picture where he was facing me.  I also took the shoes of the body facing backwards and put it over the shoes that were facing forward.  I rephotographed it again, touched it up, and it looked authentic.  I gave it to Sputnik.  He said, "I'm going to send it to a couple of my wrestling buddies up north.  They've been calling the wrestling office, because they heard I was in an accident and wanted to know if I was seriously hurt.  I'm sending a letter with this picture to tell them I'm doing fine, but the doctor messed up the operation." Thanks for visiting 1wrestlinglegends.com. Come back often! Website design by Scott Teal Copyright © 2006 by Scott Teal.  All rights reserved. No part of this material may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent of the publisher.