Jerry Lawler vs Ric Flair (NWA Heavyweight Title Match) Part 2 - The Hustle

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  • @invaliduser9397
    @invaliduser9397 5 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    Announcer Lance Russell, Jerry Lawler AND Ric Flair.
    Now, THIS is REAL wrestling.

    • @jaysantos536
      @jaysantos536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lawler was NEVER in the same class with Flair. Memphis wrestling was always a JOKE.

    • @sanjaymanjarejar8176
      @sanjaymanjarejar8176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jaysantos536 no shut up

    • @jaysantos536
      @jaysantos536 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sanjaymanjarejar8176 Go bak to India!

    • @jasonclark6879
      @jasonclark6879 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wooooooooooo

    • @susiekopp3578
      @susiekopp3578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jasonclark6879 Well crafted build up over the microphone without the need for shouting to a match between two great wrestlers and Lance the host. True masterpiece of drama.

  • @BennyThePlayaScala
    @BennyThePlayaScala 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    This is EVERYTHING that was good about wrestling...Flair, Lawler and Lance Russell all play their parts to perfection, and make all of this look totally believable...I wish wrestling was still like this...

    • @maxryder995
      @maxryder995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      69

    • @brentmichael4770
      @brentmichael4770 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called nostalgia you fool people are saying the same crap about the wrestling there grew up on in the early 2000s! Use your skull not your heart!

    • @dougfredricks2017
      @dougfredricks2017 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Give me back this era Any day...

    • @LaWluchalibreUruguay
      @LaWluchalibreUruguay ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@dougfredricks2017Sabés que, te la voy a traer con mi escuela. mis alumnos no serán los más fans del wrestling clásico, pero son muy buenos para mi

  • @randyrando69
    @randyrando69 13 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I remember watching this as a teenager and loved it. This is old school wrestling at its best.

  • @sweet60
    @sweet60 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    That was the greatest "non screaming" Flair promo EVER. So refreshing.

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You haven't seen many Flair promis have you...

    • @seheadhunter50
      @seheadhunter50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Oh_I_Will Everyone has their own favorite.

    • @-BuddyGuy
      @-BuddyGuy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You beat Ric Flair, then he unlocks the screaming

    • @vista1456786
      @vista1456786 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Oh_I_Will k know this is old but he did imply his favourite of his non screaming promos. For underrated non screaming flair promos I would say flair vs triple H in charolette north Carolina (i think). The one during that lose and retire storyline

    • @nophilter
      @nophilter ปีที่แล้ว

      🗣️WOOOO!!

  • @johnnyjoey
    @johnnyjoey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Love Jerry on the mic, but, “I could go in there and wrestle a broom” “there all here to see me”, hilarious quote!

  • @tyty274
    @tyty274 6 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Ric said he could go in the ring and wrestle a broom ... The people just want to see him! Hilarious! LOL.

    • @shalom8858
      @shalom8858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      tyty274 it true though. 🤷‍♂️

    • @fattdamon1980
      @fattdamon1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He could for sure, he wrestled a book when offended by it. Mick Foley was in the ring when it happened.

    • @fattdamon1980
      @fattdamon1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Roborav come on now he gave it an elbow before kicking it out of the ring lol. I admit he didn't have an impressive moveset and he was pretty repetitive but there is no denying the impact he was able to have. I think that his shortcomings are a testament to how good he was with how he was able to get over despite not being overly impressive. I like the nature boy but I see why people don't.

    • @blackboi3
      @blackboi3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ☠️☠️🤣🤣🤣 I died 😂😂😂

    • @juaneduardo504
      @juaneduardo504 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fattdamon1980 😒😒😒 shut up

  • @kevinpayton2664
    @kevinpayton2664 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    That was one of the best segments ever. Flair always told it like it was.

  • @FallouFitness_NattyEdition
    @FallouFitness_NattyEdition 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Man, this was before the golden era of wrestling. Crazy how far wrestling has come.

    • @scenariomckinney
      @scenariomckinney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      In my opinion...wrestling has fallen FAR from this.

    • @sjdrifter72
      @sjdrifter72 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This WAS the golden era of pro wrestling. Once the cartoon known as the WWF (now WWE) went mainstream and killed off the territories, it was downhill from there. All we have now is the joke known as sports entertainment.

    • @fredicagoillanoise1309
      @fredicagoillanoise1309 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This WAS the Golden era of wrestling

  • @mattboyce3276
    @mattboyce3276 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is better than anything that's been on a wrestling television show in the last 10 years.

  • @jeffreyb6165
    @jeffreyb6165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I could go in there and wrestle a broom ~ Ric Flair😄 No truer words were ever spoken of Ric in his prime.

    • @aaronlusanko8779
      @aaronlusanko8779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah and Flair would still cheat in the match against the broom.

  • @danielstylo
    @danielstylo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Damn ric really is the world champion. Look at the way he carried himself. I've never seen a champion carried himself with so much confidence. You ain't never gonna find another ric flair. It sucks that the territory days are over. I wish I live through this age. My late father use to watch wrestling during the territorial days and I get excited just by listening to it.

    • @laksivrak2203
      @laksivrak2203 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nick Bockwinkel!

    • @jameschilders7423
      @jameschilders7423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was glory days

    • @MisterJackson-so9lo
      @MisterJackson-so9lo ปีที่แล้ว

      Nick Bockwinke

    • @norms3913
      @norms3913 ปีที่แล้ว

      You wouldn't put a little country jive to me ? Lol😂

    • @iluvdaguitar
      @iluvdaguitar 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I grew up during the territorial days. It was great, but the one thing that sucked about it was if we didn't live in and pick up the TV stations in a territory, then we very rarely got to see wrestling from those other territories. I grew up in the Northeast where WWWF ruled and we never got to see NWA and AWA wrestling. It wasn't until the 80s we started seeing wrestlers like Lawler.

  • @jerrettwhitelaw344
    @jerrettwhitelaw344 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I remember as a kid watching this with my family. Old school Memphis right here. Gd memories of the 80s. Was reading this from 82. I remember the Mid and late 80s Memphis Wrestling 🔥

    • @brucedavis3816
      @brucedavis3816 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too Jer Me Too Jer

  • @shawnarthur5921
    @shawnarthur5921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    "Who's the little guy with the dark hair?"
    "Bill Dundee?"
    Lol Ric pretending he doesn't know Lawler and Dundee! Awesome!

  • @angelvalle9963
    @angelvalle9963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Ric flair is a legend I wish he could stay young forever!

  • @dolam
    @dolam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I would love to be able to go back in time and watch these matches live and in person!

  • @skott025
    @skott025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I'm so glad this stuff has been preserved and released. For us that love pure wrestling, this is it. Miss these days, 2 legends in the ring. To us this is amazing, to them it was just another show.

  • @taichi29
    @taichi29 10 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    "What is your name again ?" That is just classic.

    • @christopherfaust9537
      @christopherfaust9537 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nikko

    • @sjdrifter72
      @sjdrifter72 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!!

    • @corkystorky
      @corkystorky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sjdrifter72 sounds Rocky to me

    • @cHriiSzbEe
      @cHriiSzbEe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should know The Rock learned from Flair

    • @zekest
      @zekest 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      the king

  • @miamimagicians
    @miamimagicians 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    " I couldn't of said that better myself"
    Lol Rics promos are unreal extreme talent!!!

  • @austinha11
    @austinha11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    CLASSIC Flair. I love how he's all calm

  • @Memphis49er
    @Memphis49er 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    “You wouldn’t be putting a little of that country jive on me would you?” Lol

  • @FRAYMOPRODUCTIONS
    @FRAYMOPRODUCTIONS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Ric Flair:
    "Whats your name again? Whats his name again?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @skipbacc4324
      @skipbacc4324 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Knowledge Seeker btw, who tf are u?

  • @texasentertainmentnetwork3777
    @texasentertainmentnetwork3777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Great chemistry these two have selling this promo!

  • @Bryantthewizz
    @Bryantthewizz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is what the WWE should pattern their in-ring talking after. The wit of Jerry Lawler against the mic skills of the Nature Boy is priceless. They could've tour the country and sold out many arenas with this promo!

  • @TripleRp
    @TripleRp 11 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Ric Flair was awesome when he was young, as was Jerry Lawler. Wrestling was so entertaining, even before Vince McMahon took it to an entirely different level. This is back when heels were more polite to one another.

    • @user-jq2iz9zn4p
      @user-jq2iz9zn4p 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      McMahon ruined rassling with his scripted promos and obviously fixed matches. Rassling was always fixed but why say so up front?

    • @austintrousdale2397
      @austintrousdale2397 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vince Jr watched the Lawler-Kaufman program and took notes.

  • @Robbiesroadcrew
    @Robbiesroadcrew 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    That's as calm as I've ever seen Ric Flair! Woooo

  • @oldnerdreviews
    @oldnerdreviews 6 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    When pro wrestling was really pro wrestling and not "sports entertainment," when promos weren't scripted to death, and before Lawler sold out to Vince and was turned into a fool. These were the days!

    • @godoflightning4977
      @godoflightning4977 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yep. McMahon turned these wrestling legends into A1 assclowns.

    • @darryldonnelly5363
      @darryldonnelly5363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@godoflightning4977 Have an A1 day

    • @JackBarrett7
      @JackBarrett7 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      saying Vince "turned" lawler into a fool is like saying he made Andre big. lawler created a fictional character the real jerry lawler couldnt hold up..take away his booking and 'creative control' and you have the industries most prestigious jobber.

    • @niners2162
      @niners2162 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      All this talk they still acting drama.

    • @TheTruth-pi7zh
      @TheTruth-pi7zh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Truth be told

  • @gerberbernstein7360
    @gerberbernstein7360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Jerry Lawler's got the original dad bod.

    • @thomass789
      @thomass789 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Laoch you say that like it's a good thing.

    • @fishgod9039
      @fishgod9039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thomass789 women prefer dad bods of gay guy body any day

    • @acewilliams7917
      @acewilliams7917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's not outta shape.

    • @libra42ful
      @libra42ful 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's why he should of wrestled in a pair of tighty whities...

    • @GrimJester82
      @GrimJester82 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fishgod9039 dad bods looks bad,go to the gym boy.

  • @marcusjones380
    @marcusjones380 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    rip Lance Russell true Memphis legend

    • @dereklangley8582
      @dereklangley8582 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Marcus Jones for sure he had that voice good at commentary

  • @pinoi78
    @pinoi78 6 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    Word has it Rick McCord is still waiting his turn at ringside.

  • @eddiemachete1779
    @eddiemachete1779 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The greatest wrestler ever -- Ric Flair!

    • @rgood1204
      @rgood1204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wrestled the same match for 40 years. Best ever on the mic.

    • @patale1640
      @patale1640 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rgood1204 Vs Brodie vs Funk vs Vader vs Race vs Wahoo all different matches. He wrestled the same match when he was older not in his prime.

    • @jameswenger511
      @jameswenger511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rgood1204
      Could say the same for 90% of wrestlers.

    • @larryb5481
      @larryb5481 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wooooooooooo!

    • @aaronlusanko8779
      @aaronlusanko8779 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The greatest cheater ever, more like it.

  • @gregjames5439
    @gregjames5439 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Country jive" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I have to borrow it. Legendary Ric Flair

  • @chrisz31974
    @chrisz31974 12 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    No kidding. Imagine that, a realistically booked wrestling angle, I love it

  • @justinroark88
    @justinroark88 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    you can hear lawler's southern accent distinctly in this video

    • @halrida1975
      @halrida1975 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Justin R I think it’s because he being serious and speaking in his normal tone opposed to him acting silly in WWE

    • @austinha11
      @austinha11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah he seems to have gotten rid of it these days

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The accent would be totally unacceptable in Vince's Empire...

    • @TheeCoachg
      @TheeCoachg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i noticed that

  • @XNas7yMaN
    @XNas7yMaN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Jerry calling Ric a young man. they are both the same age hahaha

  • @brianpowersful
    @brianpowersful 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is probably one of the best promos, I've ever seen.

  • @jackbox1971
    @jackbox1971 10 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This is so good! Memphis promos had a way of building heat from a slow simmer. Ric getting really close to the mic, Jerry "acknowledging" Ric's superiority... the jobbers getting a name drop... then THE ACTION! If anything, Memphis reminds me a bit of Portland wrestling of the late 70s, although that still does a disservice to Memphis and its unique flavor.

    • @erikgonzalez1306
      @erikgonzalez1306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've been getting into watching territory TVs and I've always heard about Portland and how respected Don Owen was but I don'tknow anything about it. do you have any recommendations or highlights I could search TH-cam for?

  • @anthonynavarro6074
    @anthonynavarro6074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    " Country Jive" said Ric. This is flippin sweet. I liked Lawler a bunch. I didn't get into wrestling until I was a freshman in HS in 1984 here in Cincinnati . Saw a couple matches at Cincinnati Gardens and Riverfront Coliseum. Miss those days. I love Ohio, Tennessee, NC and SC I also love Jerry for smacking Andy Kaufman like a freak that he was on duchey Letterman show. I wish I coulda been there to see Lawler and Ric Flair

  • @somethingyousaid5059
    @somethingyousaid5059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those were the days. I remember them and I miss them.

  • @johnrodgers6828
    @johnrodgers6828 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Jerry Lawler is still the king of Memphis

    • @MovieEggman
      @MovieEggman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He’s still The King, period.

    • @joshuawhite8247
      @joshuawhite8247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought that titled belonged to yo gotti??

    • @Michael_Page
      @Michael_Page 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joshuawhite8247 A Lawler vs Yo Gotti match for the King of Memphis title would make money.

  • @arturoalmazan8311
    @arturoalmazan8311 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    RIP lance Russell

  • @thorodinson8967
    @thorodinson8967 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Promos back in this time is alot better then today .

  • @bennett849
    @bennett849 11 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    no matter where ric goes, he is still the man!

  • @user-uo1qr6vn1q
    @user-uo1qr6vn1q ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Special occasion?” Understatement of the millennia by Lance. Two absolute legends in their prime. Three, if you include the always outstanding Mr. Russell.

  • @jonathanmoran3512
    @jonathanmoran3512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's not cartoonish and it's not stale, you didn't get fatigued seeing the same people 5 days a week. There was genuine heat that you could feel especially since it wasn't scripted.

  • @johnreece5540
    @johnreece5540 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wrestling was so awesome. Bigger than life personalities. Jerry "The King" Lawler doing "Stone Cold" before "Stone Cold".

  • @dieseljunky8505
    @dieseljunky8505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You want 10 mins of MY time?
    I'll pull you thru your hoop daddy! Absolutely classic 😅🤣😂🤣

  • @cynthiadaw131
    @cynthiadaw131 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, I remember watching this too. I was 17yrs old. Now I'm 58. Long time ago. So cool!! Cant help but like Ric Flare then!! And even now I still do!!

  • @Alexandria87
    @Alexandria87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's the calmest I've ever heard Flair in a promo lol

  • @drgwhatsthetruth3783
    @drgwhatsthetruth3783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is CLASSIC wrestling. Plain and simple.

  • @tdelacruz61
    @tdelacruz61 13 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Oh for the days when they wouldn't let a wrestler near a microphone unless he could do a 10-minute promo without a script.

  • @Mr.Majestic77
    @Mr.Majestic77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Ric Flair referred to Bill Dundee as "the little guy w/ dark hair" lol. Ric Flair was spot on by saying the World Champion never put the title on the line on TV (not all the time anyway) it made the World Title & World Champion special and prestigious in the 1970'-1990's.

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      And yet, he did here...

  • @tonywilliams12
    @tonywilliams12 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    What year is this? Flair is mad funny

  • @jinandseetal
    @jinandseetal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We do love some of these vintage videos of wrestling, very entertaining 😀

  • @TheFailedmessiah
    @TheFailedmessiah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how in the movie man on the moon with Andy Kaufman played by Jim Carrey, they made the king look pretty much like he looked here.

  • @ulitmateroryor1188
    @ulitmateroryor1188 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Ric was so cocky and confident.

    • @TheDancerMacabre
      @TheDancerMacabre 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Of course, because it's RIC FREAKING FLAIR!

    • @SenorAspie
      @SenorAspie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's how he got to be up there in the world of pro wrestling.

    • @allendoss1941
      @allendoss1941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Shock
      Yes n no
      Scripted yes
      But there personality has ALOT to do with it.
      Flair payed his dues in the buisness by carrying dusty rhoads & dick murdock bags.
      2 of the cockiest wrestlers there was.
      I was fan back in those days
      Early 90s I grew out of it
      Almost every wrestler has said flair's stamina was legendary
      And he was all over the place
      On the floor
      In middle ring
      In every corner, on top ropes lol
      Entertaining then
      Bishoff & Vince ruined it
      Vince put final nail in
      Randy ortan is a cool wrestler tho
      Best there is today

    • @aaronlusanko8779
      @aaronlusanko8779 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, and 99.9% of the time he would cheat.

  • @davidnewcomb2431
    @davidnewcomb2431 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    My dad use to play on a traveling softball team and they played Kings Court quiet often.....I was Lawlers team bat boy for 2 years!! He was the nicest man I've ever met

    • @channinghainan8282
      @channinghainan8282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My parents went to high school with him. My dad told me a story about a pickup football game played after school where this big cocky guy was dominating everyone and talking trash. He then told me Jerry Lawler jumped into the game and during the next play hit that guy so bad he couldn't play anymore.

  • @mr.mirchenstein6549
    @mr.mirchenstein6549 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Man these guys knew how to make it entertaining!

  • @terrystyles5271
    @terrystyles5271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these old school promos where every single word was not scripted. This is Jerry being himself, the true King of wrestling at the time.

  • @paulhinson8030
    @paulhinson8030 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was in Basic Training at Lackland AFB when this happened then later saw Flair vs David Von Erich in Fort Worth October 1982 at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.

  • @atodamadre3197
    @atodamadre3197 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn wish I could've seen this programming. We got WCCW in West Texas.

  • @leylandgrey408
    @leylandgrey408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The more I watch wrestling the more I see all other federations were derived from Mid South and Mid Atlantic wrestling!!!

  • @paulinnicent467
    @paulinnicent467 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Damn I miss unscripted interviews! William Corgans NWA is bringing it back though! And it's awesome!

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So much is wrong with today's product...we could make a long long long list of what WWE did to the biz to make it nearly unwatchable

    • @fanaticrekted5310
      @fanaticrekted5310 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      just say billy lol

    • @Jkrazy83
      @Jkrazy83 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SMASHIINGG PUMPKINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @Jkrazy83
      @Jkrazy83 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fanaticrekted5310 lol

  • @rojardakar1313
    @rojardakar1313 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Jerry was just as cocky as Flair!

    • @mrgallagher7072
      @mrgallagher7072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But he wasn't FLAIR

    • @Bruce-Kent
      @Bruce-Kent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mrgallagher7072 Lawler was a legend in Memphis. Those people didn't give 2 craps about Ric Flair.

    • @acewilliams7917
      @acewilliams7917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mrgallagher7072 You're right he's not Flair, he's Lawyer!!!

  • @bigredcachemachine1110
    @bigredcachemachine1110 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    LOL. Thanks for putting a date on this, places it a few days short of my 12th birthday -- pretty well a huge mark at the time. Grew up a couple of blocks from Lawler's mom's house.Love how sedated Ric seems, possibly 11:00 am on Saturday is too early if he had been out at Beale Street all night.

  • @nonameyet9165
    @nonameyet9165 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Saw Flair defend the NWA title against Lawler at Rupp arena in Lexington KY where the wildcats play. In 87 I think. Lawler won by DQ. Lasted around 30 minutes

  • @andrewclayterman6230
    @andrewclayterman6230 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Ric Flair... born in Memphis!!

  • @Brandonmccullen77
    @Brandonmccullen77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    When Jerry was young he resembled AJ Styles to me

    • @AndraeS19751
      @AndraeS19751 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brandon McCullen Exactly

    • @vbjetta33
      @vbjetta33 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was wondering who he looked like today because his face seemed similar. Aj styles !!! Lol
      Your so right

    • @charlesallen7027
      @charlesallen7027 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very true... LMAO

    • @HueyFE
      @HueyFE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lawler can talk tho

    • @quix99
      @quix99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Um aj resembles jerry ya mean 😂

  • @kevinbaker1642
    @kevinbaker1642 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    This really WAS a big deal back then. The only purpose for tv matches between Top Carders and Bottom Carders was to have run ins and stuff to create buzz between the faces and heels so people would pay their money to see the Top Carders wrestle each other when they came to their town. Lawler vs. Flair was like a FREE PPV back then !

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thats TV Taping 101...not including the Monday Night Wars and/or i guess to certain degree today...

    • @lino580nunya5
      @lino580nunya5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Super facts

    • @danc1197
      @danc1197 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right, I remember TBS would advertise the upcoming events at small venues such as convention centers and fairgrounds in random cities between commercial breaks.

  • @Kaneseb
    @Kaneseb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Who's that little guy with dark hair?" LMAOI!

  • @jdbankshot
    @jdbankshot 13 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    i'm 35, got into pro wrestling in 1981, age 6. i know, just a child, right? a year later, i had 60 year olds in awe of my knowledge. i studied the shit. when ytube came around with all these classics, i nearly shit my pants. therefore, i've watched as much as possible.... it's the first time i see this one...ABSOLUTELY FUCKIN 24 KARAT GOLD!!!!!! PRICELESS!!!! THANK YOU!!!! hey, kiddies, this is pro wrestling(& it's psychology) at it's apex.

    • @VeryStupid4547
      @VeryStupid4547 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jdbankshot Bravo. I'm 32 and it's cool to see another long-term fan. These days I can't watch because the modern product sucks. but I don't think I'll ever stop following it online.

    • @kendrickhenderson1942
      @kendrickhenderson1942 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Long term fan also I'm 45 been a fan since 80 my stepdad got me hooked on Superstar Bill Dundee and Jerry The King Lawler

    • @denisemitchell8477
      @denisemitchell8477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Kendrick Henderson 62years old watching 60 years been to over 50 matches MSG

  • @rhump01
    @rhump01 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Golden age of wrestling love it .

  • @paulhinson8030
    @paulhinson8030 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the King back when he and JR would be announcing then all of a sudden you hear the King go "It's Vince. It's Vince! It's Vince JR!"

  • @jefferygreen4105
    @jefferygreen4105 9 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    The people came to see Ric Flair. I could wrestle a broom. Too funny

    • @jasonpeevyhouse7084
      @jasonpeevyhouse7084 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      an ironic line considering you had to write in and request the tickets in advance (at one point there was a six-month waiting list)

    • @allendoss1941
      @allendoss1941 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Sub or you are against Trump in 2020
      One cool thing Vince McMahon
      Did do was put everything on wwe network
      Memphis wrestling
      Florida Championship
      NWA
      AWA
      Western Pacific wrestling
      Of corse classic WWWF /WWF

    • @allendoss1941
      @allendoss1941 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Came to curse & throw popcorn at that time
      Me personally I care less if he was at the event
      As long as road warriors, RnR express were there lol
      Maybe dusty to
      But most time they were up against the four horseman & midnight express lol
      I remember when big boss man
      Was big bubba Rogers
      Cornette's body guard lol
      I also saw life cornette falling off the scaffle shattering his knee
      Road warrior hawk was wrestling with a broken femur bone in that match Lol
      Good ol days

    • @allendoss1941
      @allendoss1941 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Sub or you are against Trump in 2020 that's pretty sweet
      And great memory
      Unfortunately I never got meet any wrestler

    • @allendoss1941
      @allendoss1941 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Sub or you are against Trump in 2020
      In a since Vince owns it
      But also dosent
      By the time Vince was buying all the territories it dissolved into Memphis then into Florida
      It didn't exist at the time of the great buy outs
      But he did buy Florida Championship wrestling
      I assume own all the classic tape of the time.
      He later rebirthed Florida wrestling
      Really used it for training camp

  • @krisone5253
    @krisone5253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    JERRY LAWYER SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS FOR THE COOKS BEHIND THE LINE. HE WAS VERY FRIENDLY TO US! 💪✝️

  • @shermhart7617
    @shermhart7617 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love watching Memphis rasslin, ole lance loved him and miss his voice

  • @ChriS-zh6bh
    @ChriS-zh6bh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This Great..I'm 👀 for first time right before Christmas

  • @brookburrell554
    @brookburrell554 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Lawler VS Flair Legend vs Legend

    • @nfltwintalk6544
      @nfltwintalk6544 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Flair a legend as wrestler, Lawler as a me, too commentator.

  • @ThorMaximus
    @ThorMaximus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Incredible organic story telling before the production process improved. They just did it so “real”

  • @jubomalseeco3117
    @jubomalseeco3117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this has to be the calmest, most coherent promo i've ever heard ric cut. It feels wrong. Immoral.

  • @theepworthepiscopalspike8260
    @theepworthepiscopalspike8260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn, Jerry Lawler's promo was outstanding

  • @chancegoode173
    @chancegoode173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You wouldn’t be putting a little of that country jive on me would you lol Rick Flair was cool funny

  • @midnightrider5937
    @midnightrider5937 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    TNA...BRING BACK THE SOUTHRTN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.......ITS TIME

  • @jasonmarsh2466
    @jasonmarsh2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive never seen Flair so sedated .this is entertaining.

  • @reisedogg
    @reisedogg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lance Russell and Dave Brown are my all time favorite announce team in wrestling

  • @dirbrody
    @dirbrody 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lawler & Flair, two great wrestlers!

  • @shooter8663
    @shooter8663 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Rick McCord could've been champ! LOL

  • @robhigh5991
    @robhigh5991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "who's the little guy with dark hair" LOL

  • @robertrumbold3882
    @robertrumbold3882 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Both flair and Lawler two off the best ever

  • @Gamebox27
    @Gamebox27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Two wrestling gods going at it

  • @VolumedMusicMan
    @VolumedMusicMan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Poor Rick McCord, how much can one take.

  • @SouthOx
    @SouthOx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    wow Rick McCord got treated like a first class jabroni

  • @daveschannel747
    @daveschannel747 ปีที่แล้ว

    Welcome to the area! U know me! Wrestled in Florida a few weeks ago..Jerry Lawler???
    U know me! Great build up to a classic feud

  • @devilred18
    @devilred18 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a very rare moment....the first time ive seen ric being tricked. And this is by king playing on his ego.
    Its beautiful

  • @JoeyMcNew-Drummer
    @JoeyMcNew-Drummer 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You wouldn't be giving me any of that country job now would you?
    This was the absolute best time in wrestling. Wrestling would make you tune in every week and see what was going to happen next. Priceless!

  • @dolphinated
    @dolphinated 12 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Flair vs McCord....are you serious???

  • @chriszenko3598
    @chriszenko3598 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never got to see this living in the WWF territory at that time. Great stuff

  • @jackdoodle90
    @jackdoodle90 11 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    rick mccord really got screwed.

  • @jvinson
    @jvinson 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    0:14 - "..whose got that belt around that waist."
    No. No he doesn't.

  • @18winsagin
    @18winsagin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ric Flair was championship wrestling, he drew the crowds and the money while putting championship wrestling on the map and will never be surpassed for his contributions.

  • @seankendig
    @seankendig 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you king