Hammer falls on auctioneers career after 50 years; former owner asks about future after meeting
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A former professional wrestler who fell off the face of the earth after 50 years has been asked to raise funds for a memorial fund.
Clifford "Mojo" Moore was a veteran of the WWF in the 80s who became the world champion in a world title match on the first day of the 1992 summer tour.
But his health got worse and he became increasingly tired and weak.
On his own, Moore went on a tour of the United States doing wrestling gigs as a way to raise money for a foundation he and wife Sue set up after the death of their daughter.
It is called the Moore Foundation.
The family has paid for a huge statue of the World Wrestling Champion on its campus, and is looking to raise $15,000 (about $300) to pay for a statue to honour the 30-year-old hero.
But as well as Mr Moore, another of the former World Heavyweight Champion's associates, Eddie Bravo, also became an overnight celebrity after retiring as a hero in a match against former champion John Cena.
At one point, a local auctioneer told a group of local people the auction was sold out and it could end in a short space of time.
When he arrived at the auction house, Mr Bravo was standing at the entrance waiting to take a few pictures but was unable to get there because of the crowd.
That led to speculation about his future, which led to Mr Moore's visit.
He told ABC Radio he thought Mr Moore should donate everything he has and was pleased to meet the man in person.
"He said 'oh sorry there is still time we can see if I can help out'," Mr Moore said.
"I went along on this amazing tour to see if I could help and that made me want to go with him on a trip to Australia and see how all these people were feeling about what has happened to their heroes and what is happening to their heroes.'
'If it could happen to him'
Mr Moore, who is now a teacher in the city of Brisbane, said he had wanted to give Mr Bravo his support for at least 20 years but thought the moment had come.
"I wanted to have closure, that they were all dead. And because of that the last thing they should all be thinking about is death and not having done anything for anyone and that was something I felt very strongly," Mr Moore said.
"You come out of retirement in a state where nobody knows you really and that is something really difficult when you come out of retirement."
Mr Moore was a wrestling champion from the late sixties to earl
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Fishermen rescued after spending night in ocean without working gear
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The fishing vessel Fijian, which had been docked near the French port of Ypres before leaving
As well as making their way through dense fog, the two ships were also plagued by small arms fire from enemy fighters.
Fishermen on the frigate said they had lost working gear when the two ships were hit by a rocket attack.
Three of the four crew members are in France and a fourth was detained after the attack.
Fishermen also reported several people wearing heavy clothing were found in the water.
France has previously faced questions over the safekeeping of a large number of non-combatants in its waters.
In 2010, a crew member who was in charge of a French warship being built in Brazil was accused of abandoning a number of soldiers at sea when they were under attack, despite him having been told that no weapons were taken.
He was later exonerated after reports the crew member was allowed to remain with the ship under a non-disclosure agreement. |
