Don't know how much trust to put in his stories but he does cover aspects of the business that goes on behind the scenes that don't normally get talked about like the part about bookers building a roster of wrestlers and they bring with them wherever they go.
@@MatthewGreensley-ed5hvAs Honky Tonk Man he made plenty money. He wasn't a great athlete. He could sell, knew how to work a crowd, and he could talk trash with the best of them. The Honky Tonk Man gimmick was perfect for a heel. Wayne Ferris made it work.
I don't think too many people will disagree with that. It's that listening to him talk sometimes, depending on the subject, he comes across as salty af. Like his prime waned right around the time wrestlers started making real money. That Elvis impersonation might have worked with crowds in the 80s, but it wasn't going to carry him through 90's.
Jerry Lawler and Honky Tonk Man certainly have an off and on relationship as cousins. It reminds me of the dysfunctional relationship with the bulldog cousins, Davey Boy and Dynamite Kid.
The more I hear from Honky, the more I respect him. He appears to have aged best out of all the 80s wrestlers and can remember the stories from back in the day better than anyone. Certainly a clever guy knowing it wasnt going to last forever and getting the $ in while he could👍
I started watching wrestling after seeing Honky vs. Ricky Steamboat. That match was amazing. Cool stories too. I still wonder about the Rick Rude death cause.
Not all cousins are close, and him and Jerry have had a lot of issues over the years. I am on good terms with my cousins and even still I barely ever talk to them. Last I heard though they had patched things up and are fine now, but that can change at any time.
In Jerry's book he wrote that Honky was talking $#!+ online. Jerry called him out on it, and Honky was like "We can work together, and we get some heat on this." And Jerry was like nope. I think it had something to do with 1. Not talking to him first. And 2. Talking about Jerry's mom. I think because their mom's are sisters? 🤷 So my guess on why they don't talk, is because of Honky.
Shout out to the legendary Honky Tonk Man🔥
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I trust a lot of what Honky says over others. He's also one of the best interactions I've ever had at a meet and greet. HTM 4 Life
Don't know how much trust to put in his stories but he does cover aspects of the business that goes on behind the scenes that don't normally get talked about like the part about bookers building a roster of wrestlers and they bring with them wherever they go.
@@olstar18 he is very consistent whether he is drunk or sober. I believe he is honest.
I hated Honky as a kid, he was a great heel. I have grown to really dig him from all the shoots I have seen him in.
Peace and love
Damn the honkey tonk man looks like his cousin Jerry the king Lawler
😂😂
I think his mother and Lawler's mother are twins.
I don't care what people say. He was good in the ring.
The Greatest Intercontinental Champion Of All Time...
He really was but that gimmick didn't help him it hurt him
@@MatthewGreensley-ed5hvAs Honky Tonk Man he made plenty money. He wasn't a great athlete. He could sell, knew how to work a crowd, and he could talk trash with the best of them. The Honky Tonk Man gimmick was perfect for a heel. Wayne Ferris made it work.
I don't think too many people will disagree with that. It's that listening to him talk sometimes, depending on the subject, he comes across as salty af. Like his prime waned right around the time wrestlers started making real money. That Elvis impersonation might have worked with crowds in the 80s, but it wasn't going to carry him through 90's.
I don't care that you don't care. I liked his gimmick but his ability in the ring was weak.
Did Honky Tonk say Vince was chasing little boys?
Yep he did say that... anywhere kids go Satan is not far away, it's a sick world...
No one's gonna have a gay pedo as a right hand man for decades unless he's the same! Birds of a feather
😂😂
he's said it for years, it's the big reason he was blacklisted from wwe. the rick rude thing got him blacklisted almost everywhere else, though.
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What happened with Rude???
Jerry Lawler and Honky Tonk Man certainly have an off and on relationship as cousins.
It reminds me of the dysfunctional relationship with the bulldog cousins, Davey Boy and Dynamite Kid.
Not all that unusual. I have like 12 first cousins and I really only have any kind of relationship with two of them.
He’s going off on his own cousin
6:39 he knew about vince 😂
strange thing to say! I wonder what he meant...
He's very wise
I always liked the Honky Tonk Man but now watching these interviews he’s in my top 10 greatest of all-time.
Legendary booker and manager Gary Hart strongly disliked Memphis Wrestling, stories like this were part of the reason why.
$999? Man that ain't a thousand.
It isn't
The more I hear from Honky, the more I respect him. He appears to have aged best out of all the 80s wrestlers and can remember the stories from back in the day better than anyone. Certainly a clever guy knowing it wasnt going to last forever and getting the $ in while he could👍
Honky Tonk man my top 5 for promo and in ring antic's
Honky tonk is straight up good folk…
First mark here 😂
Where the dollar at 999 dollars
You beat me to it brother lol
@@adamirishconundrum851Towel fee.🤣
Jerry was always jealous of Honkys good looks, dancing, and singing abilities!
I know you can't be serious
@chriskimmel7736 Yes he is..
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@chriskimmel7736 you can't be serious. He is you
I never got what people saw in Jerry Lawler the only thing entertaining he did was his angle with Kaufman
When money is involved, family doesn't matter.
Like him or not, Honky tells it the way he sees it.
I started watching wrestling after seeing Honky vs. Ricky Steamboat. That match was amazing. Cool stories too. I still wonder about the Rick Rude death cause.
HTM got lucky twice in a row
Steamboat wanted time with his new son after winning IC and Butch Reed no showed since he was suppose to beat Steamboat
I'm from Memphis I thought Wayne and Jerry was cousins
They are
They're first cousins. Of course they still talk lol.
Bullshit. I haven’t talked to my cousins in YEARS. 🤦♂️
@ghmmr1 Damn. You two are blood (kinfolks). From the South.
Not all cousins are close, and him and Jerry have had a lot of issues over the years. I am on good terms with my cousins and even still I barely ever talk to them. Last I heard though they had patched things up and are fine now, but that can change at any time.
In Jerry's book he wrote that Honky was talking $#!+ online. Jerry called him out on it, and Honky was like "We can work together, and we get some heat on this." And Jerry was like nope. I think it had something to do with 1. Not talking to him first. And 2. Talking about Jerry's mom. I think because their mom's are sisters? 🤷 So my guess on why they don't talk, is because of Honky.
Wayne and Jerry are cousins.
"i was taught do what youre told and shut up" "yeah im not gonna drop the belt to savage who is 10 times more over than me."
"chasing lil boys." What?
The ring boys.
The more stories I hear about these paydays and the backstage antics the more I think its all bull. So unprofessional
So he was picking and choosing who he would drop the belt to. I think that's out of line and he really didn't have the clout to get away with that.
Hinky gives out about his payoff then says he was trained to shut his mouth. Which is it?
Older man wanting young girls!!!!
Is this a work?