Ted DiBiase on Big John Studd
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Bobby Heenan said: “Big John Studd was too nice to be a pro wrestler”.
Seriously? He used to step over the top rope. That was disrespectful to Andre.
@@michaelkrolewski7406 If you're feuding with Andre as a heel, I dam well think it's a great way to get heat by trying to replace him.
Andre needed to get some thicker skin. He was a little bit sensitive, according to just about all shoot interviews about him, and was obviously really super duper insecure. He's still on my Mount Rushmore nevertheless, but personally, like all of us, he could have been better. And this one you can't blame on his condition, like you can him perhaps being rude to fans bothering him.@@michaelkrolewski7406
I was always a fan of Studd, no matter what anyone says.
@chadmadness7802
Same here, people didn’t talk smack about him in the 80s as a matter of fact he seemed more imposing than Andre
When Studd came back in 89 and was 380 lbs., the was doing chicken wing suplexes, which impressed me!! l careless what people say, Studd was my favorite!!
@@breal1183 Yup. DiBiase is jealous of guys that looked more impressive that himself.
Absolutely loved BJS. 1 of my favorite wrasslers.
He was one of the best big men in pro wrestling history.
Much better than Uncle Elmer or Silo Sam and less molesty than Grizzly Smith.
Stud may have been the actual strongest man in professional wrestling at one time when he was at his best The man legitimately benched over 600 lb and deadlifted like 850 legitimately I know they show the 700 bench press but I don't think that one was legit but I know he's done 600 I saw interviews with people Tony Atlas said he saw him do it
For Ted claiming to be a man of God he sure doesn’t have a problem bad mouthing his fellow wrestlers.
Just stating a clear fact here when I point out that Donald Trump claims to be a man of God and is surrounded by super wealthy evangelicals, yet all he does is bad mouth people. Including his political supporters and his own kids.
Or doesn’t have a problem with misappropriating funds meant to go to nonprofit organizations to address poverty.
I don't often watch his shoots. He comes off as a very uninteresting grouchy man.
Yep. .....Jimmy Swaggert the 2nd
@@zodiacair Yup. And of course DiBiase likes Jake & Hacksaw. They were less impressive physically than him.
As a fan, I was happy Big John Studd came back and put Bobby The Brain Heenan in his place. I also liked that he won the Royal Rumble. Back then, you never knew who would win. But ever since the winner was guaranteed a championship match at Wrestlemania, the possibilities went from 30 down to 3 or 4.
So true
That was the best royal rumble. It wasn't obvious that Studd would win and it told a good story. Studd's babyface run was good story telling
@@Jasonbfv YES!
He came in & him & Akeem went into a corner & did nothing for about 10 minutes so they could catch their breath.
@@Jasonbfv The first half of it was great with all the workhorses like Perfect, Garvin, Rockers, Brainbusters, Savage & then Hogan coming in & cleaning house-but once Hogan who most people thought would win & Bossman went it really sucked the life out of the crowd & it was a bunch of guys that had no chance of winning coming in-Rooster, Hercules, Martel, Barbarian & it was obvious Studd would win.
I enjoyed Big John's matches. I found his matches more entertaining than any of Ted's.
I agree. Ted thinks he wonderful, I seen him in the ring a few times. His gimmick was good but everything else he did was boring.
@@randybryant4216 Exactly.
1. Studd was a huge, lumbering big man, and that was also the character he played. He didn't have moves like DiBiase, and he didn't need them for his role. He was also good enough on the mic to put himself over.
2. He is universally recognized as a nice guy.
3. I'm skeptical of this stuff about Andre not liking him. Bundy said it was BS. When asked about it, he said in a ridiculing voice, "How could anyone not like John?" (See #2.)
Studd stepping over the top rope like Andre and insisting that he be called "The Giant John Studd" was part of the work to build heat between him and Andre. Andre knew the business and understood that this stuff from Studd was filling plenty of seats for their showdowns. Andre could read a bank statement, and he certainly knew that having a big rival would make those statements look great. (Plus, it was obvious to Andre that Studd was smaller and a less capable performer, so there was no real threat that Studd would ever take his headline spot.)
I'm surprised that Ted didn't talk about John Studd as a person.
Most of his colleagues said that John was a good guy (except Andre, of course).
Even Bad News Allen likes John and he doesn't like a lot of people.
Bad News Brown played that gimmick well. He was Stone Cold before Steve Austin was.
His two high profile partners, patera and Bundy had little respect for studd.
True. He said Studd sucked up to Andre. Probably why Andre didn't like Studd. Bundy didn't think much of Andre after a while. (I saw an interview with him)@@datacipher
I think Ted just mentioned in the beginning he didn't know much about him and just worked matches with him. I think Ted had his people he just hung out with more. But yer BJS is renowned as being one of the most likable people in the business.
@@mrmoviemanic1 Too bad Andre doesn't like him but Andre has an ego as the size as his body.
Stud liked to get into the ring by stepping over the top rope. That was Andre's deal and he was pretty pissed about it. I got to meet John when I was a kid (i was maybe 8 years old), nicest guy in the world.
I never understood why Andre got so mad about that. Hillbilly Jim used to do the same thing. Maybe he disliked Studd for other reasons as well.
@@danielboom72 Possibly. He could have done something else in a match Andre didn't like. Once you got on Andre's sh#% list, he held a grudge. He didn't like the Macho Man and used to beat the crap out of him in matches. There were many reasons thrown out there over the years why he hated the Macho Man. I heard he didn't like the fact he had baby oil all over him when they wrestled. Another thing i heard is that Andre hated people who used steroids and that's why he didn't like him. Who knows
@@cybrnathan yeah, I heard the baby oil thing with Macho Man as well. You know what they say, those who give respect, get respect and Stuff didn't do himself any favors with his "I'm the true giant" gimmick. Or calling him "Andrea" during his promos. And yes, his HGH abuse
I liked Big John Studd. My first introduction to him was from the cartoon Rockin' Wrestling. First of all, it's a cool name: Big John Studd. Secondly, he liked cool. He was a big guy sporting red, white, and blue colors. He always reminded me of a biker kinda guy. Maybe I get that from the movie Easy Rider. He never got much of a push imo. I still think him and King Kong Bundy should have been tag team champions even if it was just for a short period.
He was pushed huge there from 1983-1985, he was probably Hogan's top opponent until Piper in 1985 & had the massive never ending feud with Andre on top as well that ran from 1983-1986 when he left.
@@daveborder7751 They definitely used him against the top stars, but he lost almost every time. He only looked strong when he wrestled jobbers.
Ken Patera warned him not to overdo it with the growth hormone but that warning fell on deaf ears. He was obsessed with being huge.
I loved Big John Studd, not much about him online anywhere. Unfortunately it’s almost like he’s basically been forgotten.
Actually i like the fact that Ted isn't sugar coating anything. He's not holding back he's blunt and to the point when he has to.
I heard many times John Stud was a nice quiet guy guess everyone has they're own opinion.Lets not forget that back in the 80s the WWF loved big strong guys even if they were not fast or great wrestlers they just needed the size
Sounds pretty salty that Studd went over him at the Royal Rumble 1989! Studd threw Ted around the ring pretty good too before disposing him over the top ropes!
Ted was drawn 30 aswell.
Ted is bitter. Always knocking Warrior.
@@BOBBYSOX86in fairness, a lot of people knock the Warrior.
Patera and Studd his two most famous partners both said Studd was a dim bulb and neither had much respect for him.
DiBiase or Savage should’ve won that Rumble
I always liked Big John studd
Disappointed to hear this from Ted and from Jake- John Studd was a good guy by all accounts, and his work in the ring, while not to the technical level of Ted or Jake, didn't need to be. John was almost 6'10, and huge. What did you want, toe holds and suplexes? His biggest weakness, it seems, was he was usually a heel, and was suddenly a face against Ted- so he expected Ted to call the match. This may not have been easy for him as he had been a heel for years, and got over by smashing opponents.
Bundy and patera his 2 stable mates and partners didn’t have much respect for him either. Basically saying he was a bit dim.
I think the point was he had nothing other than his size & in 1989 his size was redundant because they now had Akeem , Bossman & Zeus on the heel side who were all the same size or bigger than him & of course he was headlining with Andre who dwarfed him. He had no promo skills-Blassie & Heenan had done that for him in his heel run from 1982-1986, no charisma & no wrestling ability. Him being a nice guy is irrelevant to the illogical push he was getting & playing a babyface while still behaving like a heel was bizarre.
@@daveborder7751 I saw a match between Studd and Akeem. Studd was taller (but not bigger) than Akeem. He was bigger than Bossman, and Zeus wasn't a full-time wrestler, more of an attraction, and was only 6'5" tall.
Also, he wasn't behaving like a heel, though he may have been a bit heelish in his moves- it's what he knew. Ever watch babyface Roddy Piper? No difference in in-ring. Many heels, when turning face, still did their regular moves, but were now cheered for them. The crowd acting like they were in on it, and seeing the heels get a taste of their own medicine.
I got to see John Studd wrestle live when he was with GCW and they came to my town back in May 1982. I think he wasn't feeling well that night because he barely wrestled. He and Super Destroyer wrestled Michael Hayes and Brad Armstrong. Whenever Studd got tagged in, he would throw one punch, then tag right back out to Super Destroyer. Super D pretty much wrestled that whole match by himself. After that match, they had to come back out for a Battle Royal, which everyone figured Studd would win, but he just leaned back against the corner, and whenever anyone tried to engage him, he just waved them away. I remember Michael Hayes had eliminated Ray Stevens, and was looking for someone to battle, he sees Studd in the corner, and raises his fists, but Studd just shook his head no, and Hayes went after someone else. Halfway through the Battle Royal, John summoned Ron Bass over. They exchanged punches, then Bass pushed Studd over the top rope, but John wasn't going to make it look that easy. He held onto the top rope, with half of his body in the ring, until all of the other wrestlers came over and pushed him out. I always thought he must have been feeling ill that night, and couldn't give 100%. He returned the following month to wrestle Bad Bad Leroy Brown, and he looked fine. he even won the match by count out.
"Hey, don't feel bad about me kicking these people out of their suite, 6 months from now, they'll want separate rooms anyway." 💵 Lol 😂
Most wrestlers have said he was a good guy.
Neither Bundy nor patera had much respect for him. His 2 high profile partners.
Heenan said he was too nice a guy for the business.@@datacipher
Two things:
1. Big John Studd may not have been a great worker, but he drew money. He was not a Ted DiBiase in the ring, but he was arguably better than Sid, Kane, El Gigante, Khali, and most of these big guys, and
2. The thing about André not liking John always confused me. John claiming to be a giant, stepping over the top rope, etc., was all part of his gimmick. André should have been mad at Vince and the bookers, not John Studd.
No, he definitely was not better than Kane... How could one even make an arguement that he was?
In fact he also wasn't better than Sid.. How was Big John Studd better than most big guys? I really like Studd but hope you actually respond how you could rationalize he was better, better at what?
Are you somehow saying that Kane and Sid were lesser draws? Because I can't see howso... I know both of them were in better shape and wrestled better, so im trying to figure out how he was better overall.
@@csho6512 Sid was a decent draw, but was Kane? He rarely headlined, and was more gimmick than anything. I am not trying to hate on Glenn Jacobs, but his entire career was either floundering as a forgettable gimmick, or thriving as the Kane gimmick. His in-ring work was nothing special.
I have no ties to Big John Studd or anything like that, but I thought he was good and knew his role. The overwhelming majority of the time he jobbed in the WWF, it was to either Andre or Hogan.
@@gregorykrug8034 Like I said, I enjoyed Big John Studd, but if you want to say Kane in ring work was nothing special, by that standard what would you qualify Big John Studd work rate as?
Ring work - Kane
Mic - Kane
Titles - Kane
I can't think of anything Big John Studd did as even close to Kane. O yehh, he did win that Royal Rumble, and as a kid I wondered what happened to him, because he didn't stay long during that run.
Was Big John Studd a big draw? it seemed like any big guy in that Era vs Hogan was a draw, but does it in fact make those heels draws? Especially when they struggle to draw when not with Hogan or Andre.
I woulda put the tag belts on Big John and Bundy, just had em crush everyone. I know neither was around during Wrestlemania 5, but if they were treated better, they probably stick around.
Have the Mega Powers beat them, but Macho Man vacate the tag belt due to thinkin Hogan messing with Elizabeth, probably the week after Macho destroy him in the locker room.
Than a tag tournament with the finals being at Wrestlemania 5, New champions and than, you could push Bundy and Studd as openents to him.
I remember thinking in 1989, hmmm wonder who Hogan going to fight, they killed of all the heels, the best heels now in 1989 were smaller because all the big fat or tall heels had been fed to Hogan, and never fixed after the fact. Next thing you know we have Main Events with Zeus.....
You ever wonder why Studd, and Bundy left? They got paid good money for a time, and than they started killing off the push, as it was just for the moment. WWF had minimal long term interests in either of them.
Was definitely more than that between him and Studd. One wrestler said Studd used to say their Andre’s back that he was going to be the new giant. Andre was nice to one man gang and Bundy so it’s not just size….
@@datacipher Bundy didn't even like Andre The Giant, he said Andre didn't much mess with him
And on the other hand didn't have much good to say about him, watch the shoot.
I grew up in Burke where he lived during his wrestling career, met him twice when he talked to kids about dangers of drugs in high school, that’s where I somewhat figured out at 14 in 86 and 87 that he lived nearby. Know the house too from a past Burke paper
Ted Dibiase one of the best workers in professional wrestling history. Well deserved place in the WWE Hall of Fame.
This was funny. Great job guys. I just want the truth no matter what. Just honesty. Great job.
I loved John Studd. I always rooted for him over Andre. He was old school cool.
Studd was a legit 6'7". He was "billed" at 6'10", just like Andre was never over 7'0", yet was billed at 7'4". I hope Marcus doesn't believe Kayfabe height. That being said, Ted Dibiase was always a legit 6'3", so he was the exception of someone whose height wasn't exaggerated.
studd went 6-8
I thought Big John Studd was was better worker than Andre and even shitting on Big John's saying he could deadlift 1200lbs means nothing in comparison to Andre's vignette where he bends a metal bar and breaks it because it's fake and him lifting a 2000lb weight which is cringe AF.
Back in the late 60s and early 70s, André the Giant was actually a wrestler who could do drop kicks and even moonsault's from the top turnbuckle. It was actually Vince McMahon Sr. who changed him from being an agile big man to being an immovable big man in the early to mid 1970s.
It's disappointing to hear them talk about John this way. The man is dead, why not just talk about his good traits. Calling him dumb feels very disrespectful. By all accounts, John was a really nice guy and I think that counts for far more than 99% of other wrestlers who are a lot of time, lets face it, scum bags who wore tights!
Because Ted has no class and his podcast partner does nothing but agree with Dibiase and kiss his ass.
Because Ted has no class and his podcast partner does nothing but agree with Dibiase and kiss his ass.
Wow Mr. Snowflake. You’d rather hear all good things about anyone dead than the truth. If they did that, shoots would be useless - just emotional masturbaition. If that’s what you want - fine, don’t listen.
John Studd was a great guy. Hacksaw Jim Duggan should be the last guy to call someone "dimwitted". Jim Duggan needs to compare himself to John Studd based on good decision making, not so sure he would call him dimwitted then. Ted, you know how Vince selected talent, you didn't have to know how to work. Just needed to fit into his idea. The history of "No Talents" in the WWF is huge.
Why are they cruelly trashing a dead man?
Ted basically sh!tting on a nice guy who is dead.
This is like basically his entire podcast. Or even his entire internet life. Nobody else was really any good, he didn't rate anyone or any other territories work. Hey, you know who got over internationally? The Million Dollar Man: a Vince McMahon creation. Ted DiBiase: a very technically solid wrestler whose work was solid and you couldn't see through it. No ups, no downs. Just a straightforward match. On a national level nobody ever paid to see Ted DiBiase as presented by Mid South. They paid to see the Vince McMahon creation "the Million Dollar Man". Hogan, Warrior, Studd, etc: people paid to see those characters, not the rock solid work of the territories. They paid to see Million Dollar Man and Virgil. I love pro wrestling at it's finest, but we have to admit the masses want character over content. And Big John Studd was a character.
Studd was less than 6'8". He was only an inch taller than Hulk Hogan, if that!
He was billed as 6'10", but in reality, was 6'7".
Maybe 6'7 1/2". I also suspect Hogan might've been 6'6 1/2" or thereabouts.@@TomStrohOptimalDailyLiving
He wore lifts in his boots.
Like One Man Gang & Zeus? No surprises there. Could Studd have been shorter than Hogan? 🤔@@daveborder7751
To much speaking ill of the dead RIP big John he was a good heal
I don’t think it’s fair to Haarp on the guy too much. He had a family and likely lied to get back in bc that was his only real option! What else was he to do at that size? I’m giving him a pass and No he wasn’t a great wrestler, but atleast He was kind and nice and apparently did what he had to to support family
John Studd was around from the early 70-late 80s, did not due bumps, did few moves, very underated , forgotten legend, gained 150 pounds and height due too steroid abuse, and died young from steroid abuse
Is this whole idea of gaining height using steroids even legit?
Plenty shorter guys do steroids, and they are not growing height wise very much at all.
@@csho6512 Steroids can stump someone's growth when they are at an early age because the bones mature too fast.
He didn't gain height. He was less than 6'8" being billed at 6'10". He was shorter than Undertaker, who was also billed at 6'10".@@csho6512
@@csho6512 you don't gain height from steroids. that's internet nonsense from idiots who know zero about science and physiology. Google "epiphyseal growth plates". Once those close, that's it. They're done growing and the person is done growing. steroids cannot cause an increase in height after the epiphyseal growth plates close. Conversely, certain steroids (ones that convert to estrogen) can cause the epiphyseal growth plates to close prematurely. Estrogen is the key in that scenario and this is why women are typically shorter and smaller-boned than men. The amount of morons who post total nonsense on the internet is astounding.
Pretty sure he wore lifts in his shoes-probably that pissed Andre off as well.
He was a true big Man , Ted was not empress but Ted was 6/2 but Studd was 6/10 so back then big men didn't move great , but when Studd came back weaker , he may have been in the early stage of cancer but next to Andre The Giant , Big John Studd was probably the next big guy in the history of the business I bet early on in his career Stuff was stronger then most his chest when he came back you could see the difference but Studd & Andre was told wrestle like a giant he did what he was told same as Hogan who in Japan wrestled different
Andre took exception for Studd going over the top 🔝 rope. It was an Andre thing.
What is it with every podcast wanting to talk shit on Studd these days? The “muh workrate” era is over fellas, Studd was an absolute legend. His run in 89 was short and disappointing, but do you think we don’t remember the previous 15 years? Lame.
Studd was 6'7 at the most
"At the most"??!! 😭😭😭😭🤡🤡🤡🤡
@bara7331 Ummmm Go to celebheights. They show their legit heights. Stop being a wrestling stooge
@@bara7331 You're the clown. Go watch John Studd with Bill Fralic, who was listed at 6'5" by the NFL. They have a interview segment at WM II and Studd was only marginally taller. He was only 6'6"-6'7" for a fact. He was very close in height with 6'5" Killer Kowalski back in the 70s when they were a tag team as well. Studd's height was exaggerated just like Andre's, who was actually around 6'11" at his tallest and down to 6'10" by the late 80s.
@@zackvanhalen 🤡🤡😭😭😭😭
They had to grossly exaggerate the taller wrestlers back then to sell Andre as 7’4
Other than Andre,there were no other 7 footers at the time.
i've heard ten thousand times the reasons Andre didn't like Studd was that he stepped over the top rope and called himself "The Giant" John Studd. Those two reasons were why Andre had problems with him. I've never heard it was anything other than that and i've never heard anyone ever talk bad about Studd personally.
Andre had problems with pretty much everyone at one point. Andre having issues with someone really doesn't mean much at all.
Also, WWF literally told Big John Studd to say this, which makes Andre beef with Vince.
@@csho6512exaggerate much? Bundy, one man gang, ax, smash, and countless others from that Time period say Andre was the greatest guy. He was a human like everyone else, nether all good nor all bad. The vast majority had no issues with him.
@@datacipher Bundy you say. Bundy didn't much like Andre, the 1st name you used is Bundy...
@@datacipher Andre went out of his way to be a dick to some guys..... He comes off as a bully. I suppose he was on friendlier terms with the people he didn't bully.
Was it Jake that said he roomed w/him and he was taking a growth hormones? He confessed to wanting to he taller than Andre
Andre was a legend, but absolutely horrible from about 84 till retirement. Try watching that WM1 match without skipping ahead.
He wasnt THAT tall. During the WrestleMania Battle Royal he stood eye to eye with Bill Fralic who was 6'5" so I highly doubt he was 7 feet.
And yet one of Big John's gimmicks after coming back was ... slamming the almost equally tall, but heavier 450 lb Akeem (John was 6'10" and 365 lbs. George Gray is 6'9" and back then was 450 lbs).
I think that goes to show that a slam isn't always just one wrestler's strength. It takes two to tango.
Ted is looking great and healthy for his age. Its always the guys that play heels who are the best ppl in real life, and the faces are usually rotten ppl
I’ve seen some interviews with Big John seemed to be a very nice man. Is all of professional wrestling a big lie. They looked at the fans as marks back then. I may add Ted DiBiase seems to be a very likable guy too.
Zach wyld always reminds me of Studd too lmao
Don't talk evil of the Dead You guys!! I thought you were a Christian Ted?
I'd be a Christian too if that earned me $8K per sermon. Religion's a business.
Yes Ask Jimmy Swaggert
I've heard a thousand stories about Andre. He really seemed to be a bully, and rely on his reputation.
What i never understand was why john studd booked to win the 1989 royal rumble it made no sense he was never a headliner as was pretty much finished with WWF at that time why not have Randy savage or Hogan win it because they was headlining wrestlemania 5 while studd was just a special guest referee at wrestlemania 5 in the Andre Jake Roberts natch
I love the 1989 rumble, all but studd winning, I always felt it should be Ted. One of my favorite heel wrestlers and always thought he should have also been WWF champion.
Disappointed with this. Big John studd didn't have to do a lot. He was very good at what he did
Tedd lived his gimmick robbing
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Big John was just as good of a worker as ted or jake
Di Biase got way more pushes than he ever deserved. He looked like a tub of lard all times
huge....giant-like....big john STUUUUUUDDD!
John was just a big guy nothing more and Andre didn’t like any other giants!
Are they kidding they go on about big johns work in the ring Andre's work in the ring from 85 onwards was absolutely fucking awful,his punches was the worst ive ever seen lol but they kiss his ass because hes Andre
Studd was 6'7 nowhere near his kayfabe height.
That's pro wrestling for ya.
Big John Studd thought he was the giant of wrestling, he was wrong. Big John Studd thought he could step over the ropes entering the ring, he was wrong again! That's Andre the Giant didn't like him.
But back then Studd was suppose to work like a giant and they didn't want them to work like a little guy so it was a no win and later on he was found to have cancer which couldve been starting to get weak from it and Andre may have feared being replaced now days big guys are everywhere back then a handful of giants but was Studd suppose to drop kicks and jump off top rope back then they said be a giant
John Studd....good wrestler....but needed to change his outfit some....always wore the red boots and the white outfit....Always.....even when he referred the match between Jake Against Andre..at wrestlemania....he had them same red boots on.....
In other promotions he had different tights. There is a TH-cam video of him wrestling in AWA and he wore green tights and red boots, another video against a very young Ricky Steamboat, Studd is wearing black tights & black boots.
Ted actually had some good matches with John in St Louis for the Missouri Title in the early 1980's-Studd was a lot slimmer & agile back then though & Ted was carrying him big time. Problem with Studd as a face is he was a poor promo-which had been been covered by Heenan in his prior run as a heel, he had no charisma & was a poor wrestler. He basically had his size & in 1989 & a cool robe, but he looked the same size as Bossman, was smaller than Akeem, then they bought Zeus in & obviously was still dwarfed by Andre-in his prior run it was just Andre bigger & Bundy was his partner, not his opponent.
Studd was 6'7 at best, never 6'10 and certainly not 7 feet.
DiBiase has a big mouth bad mouthing a guy who has passed away
To be fair ,the same thing could be said about Andrè. I wasn’t impressed with André and in the ring, all he did was choke people and He could barely move and his matches were perfunctory at best !!!! I don’t like how Ted is s### on studd as if Andre the giant was a MJF in the ring !!!!
maybe ted was not impressed on big john because big john studd eliminates him in the rumble haha
Im starting to have zero respect for Dibiase. Dibiase trashes most of the wrestiers and he is the ONLY person to ever say thay Studd was a bad human being.
We will all miss your comments.
Patera and Bundy both had little respect for Studd and said he was a dimwit. Anyways as the guy above said: bye!
He mentions Studd getting pushed because he's big, and the fact that the real workers would be resentful. I can see that. But isn't Hulk Hogan the epitome of that? But he made everyone money so I guess he's ok
Hogan was actually a good wrestler and worker.
There was much more to Hogan than just his size. Hogan had charisma, Studd didn't. Hogan knew how to work the fans, Studd didn't. How long you been watching wrestling? You know, there are wrestlers I don't like that are popular with the fans. Even though I don't like them I still can recognize their talent.
@@AceGoodheart Right?! wasn't a Hogan fan during the 80s, but we still cheered for him somewhat, during SNME way back when.
Vince loved his big dudes in the 80's.... Lol. Some could wrestle but some pretty much had nothing going for them except size.
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Studd was in bad shape physically when he returned. Lumbering and very limited in what he could do.
Dibiase and roberts were never exciting as much as big john to watch..🖕 dibiase
Of course DiBiase likes Jake & Hacksaw. They were less impressive physically than him.
I loved Andre as a kid. I buy everyone of his action figures to this day. That being said, why is that no one can ever criticize him? His work during this era was terrible. Andre could barely move and a very limited moveset relying heavily on rest holds.
Cuz he drew a shit-ton of money...even towards the end.
Because he was extremely athletic and did the best he could with the disorder that killed him you putz! 😂😂. You’re going to hold that against him? What’s next? Talk about how Michael j fox is currently a terrible actor?
@@Marc_Araujo Hogan drew and people criticize him. I love Andre but it seems like no one ever wants to say anything ill about him but are perfectly fine trashing guys like Studd’s in ring work.
Studd cut better promos than Andre and he was just as athletic. Andre was self absorbed to the point he let a disease kill him that he could of had corrected of course John took growth hormones but he wasn't born with a disease that could be cured. Andre got tied up in the ropes every match to make it look like he could get beat!!
Nowhere near as athletic as Andre. Studd was lumbering and inflexible. Ever see Studd jump off the top to butt splash somebody? He’d kill them and himself. Think studd ever threw even a dropkick? Doubt it. Even when young and skinny.
Ted was nothing special
John Studd … John Dudd
Lame....
@@Y2J3469 nope
@@pooddescrewch8718 #Troll
@@Y2J3469 On my own post ?
@@Y2J3469lame
very bad taste talking about people are deceased, dead seems to not have respect for the dead.
Plus a lot of guys has said Andre was a bully and pure shit to be around but as a kid and a fan i loved Andre the giant and i liked Big John Studd...hell if we are honest i like Jim Duggan but he is boring as hell to watch in a ring and Jake The Snake didn't even look like a wrestler but he had the most badass move the DDT so Dibiase is just giving his opinion and they are like ass holes everyone has 1
See i call BS on this interview...if you look around on TH-cam you will find many wrestlers who say the opposite they say Andre did like Studd..it was multiple big name wrestlers plus i wouldn't believe shit Jake Roberts ever said lol and Ted was great back in the day but my god he has sold his soul to the devil a few times lol so i have doubts what he says is true...just like when he said Andre hated Savage but even the Rock said Andre and Savage were buddies...it's tough to believe anyone
I'm kind of surprised to see Ted crap on other wrestlers, considering my impression of HIM was that he wasn't exactly noteworthy as a wrestler either. AND the fact that his own kid sucked, and is probably going to jail for defrauding the Mississippi Department of Welfare of aid meant for the underprivileged.
DiBiase was one of the greatest wrestlers & promos ever.
@@daveborder7751 LOL, and his kid is a fraudster.
And Andres work was good? Andre was sooooo boring. Saw him live in detroit at cobo hall. Yawn fest.
What could Andre do? DiBiase is more full of himself than his charactor was. The guy has nothing good to say about anyone.