Long before “Beast Mode,” there was “The Beast.”
In fact, Dan “The Beast” Severn predates a lot of things. Motor cars, for example. The unified rules. Modest shorts. And this era of namby-pamby American men who don’t want to fight for their beliefs or fight in rock quarries or drink six raw eggs every morning or wear mustaches in an unironic fashion.
Dan Severn may not have done all those things, but please don’t trouble me with details. I don’t know about you, but I came here to praise Dan Severn, not to bury him. And in that spirit, here are the 10 greatest moments from the Hall of Fame career of “The Beast.”