I remember it well. 1977 I was 11 years old sitting in front of a black and white TV at my grandparents cheering for Steamboat to take the title from Flair, oh my what a good time that day. Funny though after Flair's first baby face whether he wS face or heel he was and has been my favorite wrestler. The GOAT.
The best matches in my opinion was when Flair had the US title and defended it against Steamboat.1970s The best in ring chemistry I have ever seen. Those two did Broadways ever night . Why? Because both enjoyed so much.
@@grawakendream8980 Well he had no choice. Vince wanted him to be that guy to rise above most others but at the time when his star was rising, his wife was going to have Richard Jr and he wanted time off to be with them. Vince didn't want to let him have any time off so he punished him for it. It was a downhill slide after that. Messed up and things like that are why a lot of people hate Vince til this day. He did come back for a little under a year back in 1991 but Vince wanted him to take losses he didn't want to take in the ring. I guess Steamboat was a bit vain in that sense. He wanted to rake up as many wins as possible I dont know...
Saw flair/Steamboat in the Meadowlands in 1984. I was 14. It was dubbed “A Night of Champions” and I still have the PWI button they were giving out. In the age of Hogan whose matches consisted more of posing than wrestling, I was absolutely blown away at this 45 minute display of greatness.
Thank you Conrad. For mentioning how much these guys worked... I seen Hulk Hogan vs Kamala in Oakland California. No cameras. Just cigarette smoke and screaming. I was 10. 😃
it is real--it's acting, theater, stuntwork, live performances. Really no different than when people would go watch Arnold or Eastwood take on the bad guys. But the latter is just a static movie, the former is like a Broadway performance that would travel around.
yeah, I do remember Ric saying that he had many matches with Steamboat that were better than the 89 trilogy. He said the only people who saw those matches were the crowd that was in the Arenas. I wonder if Any of those 70's matches are on TH-cam? I am to search see if any are on their. Conrad did say he found the US title match.
If any of you think Hogan, The Rock, Cena, or anybody else is better than Ric Flair, just watch a couple of his matches with Steamboat. Not only does Ric Flair have the greatest promos of all time, but his cardio is amazing. He could wrestle Steamboat an hour and never take a deep breath. Steamboat was the same way. Ric also bleed, sweat, and put on a very entertaining match as well. How do I know, because I was born in the sixties and I watched Ric and Steamboat from the beginning. Those other big stars people like so much, may be better TV actors or movie stars, and they may sell more t-shirts, but when it comes to that squared circle, nobody and I mean nobody, can touch Ric Flair.
I understand what you mean but it's not about wrestling it's about money and Characters And the best talker is not ric flair it's piper then Jake the snake Hulk hogan is the greatest ever
@Stone Cold Flipper lets remember, its all subjective. I grew up as a kid I loved everything. I grew up loving hogan,flair both.Hogan really what got me into wrestling full time,before I watched everyone.its not always about skills.everybody pretty much wrestled the same and didn't have to wrestle an hour to be entertaining.but if we had to say who's greatest wrestler,was?its Kurt Angle
@@shoeplayisbad1, you might want to make sure you didn’t bump your head last night when you were sleeping, I mean seriously there is no one that is better at interviews than slick Ric. I like Piper and Jake, but they are not even in the discussion. Macho Man, Arn Anderson, and Stone Cold are all better than Piper and Jake. Hogan was a huge star, but he is not better on the microphone than Ric. You can be rich and popular and that doesn’t mean you are the best at anything, look at all these silly reality show stars, they are rich and famous because they are on TV. LOL. Just watch Ric’s Jet Flying promo and his All Night Long promo and then watch his 3 cartoon characters promo and get back with me.
@@paulsmith9192, but professional wrestling is not the UFC or amateur wrestling. Ric dressed better than everyone, he had custom made suits, robes, and wore a $15,000.00 Rolex watch. His gold chain and gold belt cost more than most people’s homes back then. He wrestled 9 times a week, he wrestled 7 days a week, he made everybody look great, he took more bumps off that top rope than Hogan and 5 more famous wrestlers combined. He also survived a plane crash at the beginning of his career and had a broke back and still came back to wrestle another 40 years. Hogan would need an oxygen tank to keep up with Ric in the ring and out of the ring. I like Hogan a lot and he was a huge star, but he isn’t Ric Flair. I mean Hogan was a baby face for the most part and Ric was a bad guy at their early peak and bad guys are always going to be put below the baby face, but guys like Hogan couldn’t draw a dime without guys like Ric Flair pissing people off and making them mad enough to come to an arena to see Hogan destroy that big mouth Flair. Ric understood the business better than most and was a genius. Wrestling was Ric’s life. One final thought, I wouldn’t pay 3 bucks to watch Kurt Angle wrestle anyone. Thank You, Ric for making my childhood and young adulthood so great.
You are right. Steamboat didn’t have the greatest gimmick or the best promos. Steamboat also had a short career, but man could he wrestle. I think him and Shawn Michaels are the two best I have seen in the ring as far as wrestling. They also had charisma and could put on a great show. I think Brett Hart is also good, but he was not as exciting and didn’t fly through the air like Steamboat did. There are other great wrestlers out there, but most of them didn’t match up well with Ric Flair and they didn’t have that X Factor like Steamboat did and Ric Flair was the bad guy and the World Champion most of the time. I like the words you used, crisp and fluid, and he was smooth.
He could still go, in that Jericho match with snuka and piper. He'd have had THE most amazing career. So many dream matches. HBK, Brett Hart, hell, he'd have been around for Steve Austin and the rock.
I remember a match where Steamboat came out of the audience , a total unknown and either interfered or somehow got involved and pinned Flair. I was a very young kid but I’m pretty sure that happened. It was on TV
Does anyone else find Conrad’s presence in these, 83 weeks w/ Easy E, Grillin with JR, and everything else he appears in a total distraction? He’s like a giant piece of shrieking chalk in an otherwise interesting class. Gimme Bubba Ray his role over Conrad any day.
Damn straight. There will never be another Ricky Steamboat. One of the greatest mat technicians of all time. People like to talk all that Bret Hart stuff. I take nothing away from the man. He was indeed a great technician but he never was and never will be a Ricky Steamboat imo.
Ricky steamboat being top three of all time is a bit of a stretch..... Dusty Rhodes, Harley race, Ric flair ... That pushed him out of a top 3 without even thinking.
Jimmy, he meant as far as skills, etc. You are right, Dusty Rhodes could draw a lot people in to see a match, but Dusty could not wrestle like Ricky Steamboat. Ricky was amazing in the ring. Ricky could do the high spots and his cardio was amazing. Ricky could wrestle 1 hour matches 9 times a week with Ric and they were not boring. Ricky also sold everything so well. Ricky Steamboat vs. Macho Man At Wrestlemania was one of the greatest matches of all time. Harley and Dusty could not put on a match like that, period.
@@stonecoldflipper9503 sorry but to put Ricky steamboat in the same sentence as Dusty is crazy. Dusty did 1 hour match with flair and race all over Florida and the Mid-Atlantic area before he just got to old.... And heck Barry Windham is better than Ricky.
@@jimmyjam5453, I like all of them, but Ric said Ricky was top 3 and I agree. Remember Ric Flair was there, he wrestled them, so he should know. I like Dusty, but he was out of shape and Ricky was athletic and looked like a million bucks. You are right, Dusty was a much bigger draw than Steamboat, but Ric and I are talking about working in the ring, not how many people want your autograph. The bottom line is Dusty, Barry, and Harley never had a match as good as Steamboat vs. Macho Man, as far as in the ring work. I also think they never had a match as great as Ric vs. Steamboat in 1989.
Steamboat is like Brett Hart. You hear about so MANY people having the best match of their career with them. I agree, he never drew, but he probably would have at some point. The thing is, flair and macho wrestled EVERYONE, and it's hard to argue they had a better match with anyone that wasn't steamboat. There are so many short, throwaway tv matches where he stole the entire show. I agree, he's probably not top three. It's REAL hard to argue against guys like Benoit, Taker, HBK, Hart, DB... But I mean, he's top ten without a doubt.
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Flair has a incredible memory. I’m 36 and can barely remember what I did 2 weeks ago.
That usually means you have nothing of significance to remember meaning you need to live life more. This coming from personal experience.
I remember it well. 1977 I was 11 years old sitting in front of a black and white TV at my grandparents cheering for Steamboat to take the title from Flair, oh my what a good time that day. Funny though after Flair's first baby face whether he wS face or heel he was and has been my favorite wrestler. The GOAT.
The best matches in my opinion was when Flair had the US title and defended it against Steamboat.1970s
The best in ring chemistry I have ever seen. Those two did Broadways ever night . Why? Because both enjoyed so much.
I Gotta check those out
Ricky Steamboat is one of the most underrated wrestler ever!
only because he left wwf when everyone else was skyrocketing, i think
Don't be stupid. He wasn't underrated. There is so much out on him, you would have to be blind not to see it
@@grawakendream8980 Well he had no choice. Vince wanted him to be that guy to rise above most others but at the time when his star was rising, his wife was going to have Richard Jr and he wanted time off to be with them. Vince didn't want to let him have any time off so he punished him for it. It was a downhill slide after that. Messed up and things like that are why a lot of people hate Vince til this day. He did come back for a little under a year back in 1991 but Vince wanted him to take losses he didn't want to take in the ring. I guess Steamboat was a bit vain in that sense. He wanted to rake up as many wins as possible I dont know...
Saw flair/Steamboat in the Meadowlands in 1984. I was 14. It was dubbed “A Night of Champions” and I still have the PWI button they were giving out. In the age of Hogan whose matches consisted more of posing than wrestling, I was absolutely blown away at this 45 minute display of greatness.
Thank you Conrad. For mentioning how much these guys worked...
I seen Hulk Hogan vs Kamala in Oakland California. No cameras.
Just cigarette smoke and screaming. I was 10. 😃
It's still Real to Me!!
it is real--it's acting, theater, stuntwork, live performances. Really no different than when people would go watch Arnold or Eastwood take on the bad guys. But the latter is just a static movie, the former is like a Broadway performance that would travel around.
What always got me pissed was when people say "wrestling is fake."
My response was always something like, "oh, but game of thrones is a documentary."
Ricky Steamboat is still in excellent physical shape for his age as well.
I heard he wasn't well. Last month he was at an MLW storyline, and something happened tohim5
yeah, I do remember Ric saying that he had many matches with Steamboat that were better than the 89 trilogy. He said the only people who saw those matches were the crowd that was in the Arenas.
I wonder if Any of those 70's matches are on TH-cam? I am to search see if any are on their. Conrad did say he found the US title match.
not likey
unless they let a big camcorder into the venue
A few years back I looked. I can't say what's here now, but there were 10-12 or so matches from all over the timeline from them.
@@shoeplayisbad1 , yeah I guess it's a long shot.
@@iami3rian394 , okay thanks
@@connerhuston2613 I'll look though to
If any of you think Hogan, The Rock, Cena, or anybody else is better than Ric Flair, just watch a couple of his matches with Steamboat. Not only does Ric Flair have the greatest promos of all time, but his cardio is amazing. He could wrestle Steamboat an hour and never take a deep breath. Steamboat was the same way. Ric also bleed, sweat, and put on a very entertaining match as well. How do I know, because I was born in the sixties and I watched Ric and Steamboat from the beginning. Those other big stars people like so much, may be better TV actors or movie stars, and they may sell more t-shirts, but when it comes to that squared circle, nobody and I mean nobody, can touch Ric Flair.
I understand what you mean but it's not about wrestling
it's about money and Characters
And the best talker is not ric flair
it's piper then Jake the snake
Hulk hogan is the greatest ever
@Stone Cold Flipper lets remember, its all subjective. I grew up as a kid I loved everything. I grew up loving hogan,flair both.Hogan really what got me into wrestling full time,before I watched everyone.its not always about skills.everybody pretty much wrestled the same and didn't have to wrestle an hour to be entertaining.but if we had to say who's greatest wrestler,was?its Kurt Angle
@@shoeplayisbad1, you might want to make sure you didn’t bump your head last night when you were sleeping, I mean seriously there is no one that is better at interviews than slick Ric. I like Piper and Jake, but they are not even in the discussion. Macho Man, Arn Anderson, and Stone Cold are all better than Piper and Jake. Hogan was a huge star, but he is not better on the microphone than Ric. You can be rich and popular and that doesn’t mean you are the best at anything, look at all these silly reality show stars, they are rich and famous because they are on TV. LOL. Just watch Ric’s Jet Flying promo and his All Night Long promo and then watch his 3 cartoon characters promo and get back with me.
@@stonecoldflipper9503 ric has said it himself
piper is the best on mic
dusty rhodes is another
hogan is the greatest ever also.
@@paulsmith9192, but professional wrestling is not the UFC or amateur wrestling. Ric dressed better than everyone, he had custom made suits, robes, and wore a $15,000.00 Rolex watch. His gold chain and gold belt cost more than most people’s homes back then. He wrestled 9 times a week, he wrestled 7 days a week, he made everybody look great, he took more bumps off that top rope than Hogan and 5 more famous wrestlers combined. He also survived a plane crash at the beginning of his career and had a broke back and still came back to wrestle another 40 years. Hogan would need an oxygen tank to keep up with Ric in the ring and out of the ring. I like Hogan a lot and he was a huge star, but he isn’t Ric Flair. I mean Hogan was a baby face for the most part and Ric was a bad guy at their early peak and bad guys are always going to be put below the baby face, but guys like Hogan couldn’t draw a dime without guys like Ric Flair pissing people off and making them mad enough to come to an arena to see Hogan destroy that big mouth Flair. Ric understood the business better than most and was a genius. Wrestling was Ric’s life. One final thought, I wouldn’t pay 3 bucks to watch Kurt Angle wrestle anyone. Thank You, Ric for making my childhood and young adulthood so great.
Its so cool to hear all of this behind the scenes talk .
Steamboat is the only person who is Flairs equal
Ricky Steamboat was something SPECIAL, looking back now. A crisp and fluid worker...with the most beautiful ARMDRAG known to man. YES, AN ARMDRAG!! 🤨
You are right. Steamboat didn’t have the greatest gimmick or the best promos. Steamboat also had a short career, but man could he wrestle. I think him and Shawn Michaels are the two best I have seen in the ring as far as wrestling. They also had charisma and could put on a great show. I think Brett Hart is also good, but he was not as exciting and didn’t fly through the air like Steamboat did. There are other great wrestlers out there, but most of them didn’t match up well with Ric Flair and they didn’t have that X Factor like Steamboat did and Ric Flair was the bad guy and the World Champion most of the time. I like the words you used, crisp and fluid, and he was smooth.
He'd really get underneath on that arm drag. So smooth, like a dance.
If Ricky didn't have to retire soo young,what more he could of done
He could still go, in that Jericho match with snuka and piper.
He'd have had THE most amazing career. So many dream matches. HBK, Brett Hart, hell, he'd have been around for Steve Austin and the rock.
@@iami3rian394 he wrestled Bret Hart in 86 and Steve Austin in 94 I believe
The Austin matches is when he suffered the back injury that ended his career.
Isn’t Conrad married to Flairs daughter?
@Robert Hanson one of.I forget her name
Yes. He's Rics son in law.
Yes, her name is Megan. Been married several years now.
@@sbmcvp4525 did not know that
I remember a match where Steamboat came out of the audience , a total unknown and either interfered or somehow got involved and pinned Flair. I was a very young kid but I’m pretty sure that happened. It was on TV
Sheesh just looked up Steamboat and he’s been married 5 times! I guess Flair rubbed off on him lol .
Bonnie was one of the models the time that was present when Steamboat stripped Flair down to his drawers.
I thought we got rid of the over asked cliche questions about Steamboat with Fat Mark Madden 🤔
He worked steamboat the way he worked all his matches, drunk.
Ric you are the best I still have pictures of you taken at the Asheville civic center in the early seventies
Does anyone else find Conrad’s presence in these, 83 weeks w/ Easy E, Grillin with JR, and everything else he appears in a total distraction? He’s like a giant piece of shrieking chalk in an otherwise interesting class. Gimme Bubba Ray his role over Conrad any day.
Damn straight. There will never be another Ricky Steamboat. One of the greatest mat technicians of all time. People like to talk all that Bret Hart stuff. I take nothing away from the man. He was indeed a great technician but he never was and never will be a Ricky Steamboat imo.
The 70's?
The greatest 🔥
Ricky steamboat being top three of all time is a bit of a stretch..... Dusty Rhodes, Harley race, Ric flair ... That pushed him out of a top 3 without even thinking.
Jimmy, he meant as far as skills, etc. You are right, Dusty Rhodes could draw a lot people in to see a match, but Dusty could not wrestle like Ricky Steamboat. Ricky was amazing in the ring. Ricky could do the high spots and his cardio was amazing. Ricky could wrestle 1 hour matches 9 times a week with Ric and they were not boring. Ricky also sold everything so well. Ricky Steamboat vs. Macho Man At Wrestlemania was one of the greatest matches of all time. Harley and Dusty could not put on a match like that, period.
@@stonecoldflipper9503 sorry but to put Ricky steamboat in the same sentence as Dusty is crazy. Dusty did 1 hour match with flair and race all over Florida and the Mid-Atlantic area before he just got to old.... And heck Barry Windham is better than Ricky.
@@stonecoldflipper9503absolutely not, Steamboat was on the same level as an individual and as a tag team partner with j Youngblood
@@jimmyjam5453, I like all of them, but Ric said Ricky was top 3 and I agree. Remember Ric Flair was there, he wrestled them, so he should know. I like Dusty, but he was out of shape and Ricky was athletic and looked like a million bucks. You are right, Dusty was a much bigger draw than Steamboat, but Ric and I are talking about working in the ring, not how many people want your autograph. The bottom line is Dusty, Barry, and Harley never had a match as good as Steamboat vs. Macho Man, as far as in the ring work. I also think they never had a match as great as Ric vs. Steamboat in 1989.
Steamboat is like Brett Hart. You hear about so MANY people having the best match of their career with them.
I agree, he never drew, but he probably would have at some point.
The thing is, flair and macho wrestled EVERYONE, and it's hard to argue they had a better match with anyone that wasn't steamboat.
There are so many short, throwaway tv matches where he stole the entire show.
I agree, he's probably not top three. It's REAL hard to argue against guys like Benoit, Taker, HBK, Hart, DB... But I mean, he's top ten without a doubt.
I heard Ricky Steamboat is not doing well
My very best wishes to your daughter Charlotte and Andrade.
Conrad does such a better job
Awesome riviarly flair vs steamboat