I remember seeing an awful story about a gang of youths beating up an old age Tom Magee and injuring him really bad, how different it would have been back in the day when tom was in his prime
I always felt a bit bad for Tom Magee because he came along at the exact wrong time. He came along right after the decline of the territories, so there was no option to send him to Florida or the Carolinas for a couple of years so he could get four or five matches a week and develop his in-ring skills. He also came along before OVW and NXT. The WWF at that time did not have a developmental system so they did not have the ability to develop young talent. I would imagine the likes of the Ultimate Warrior, Lex Lugar, and Sting may have had similar fates if they did not have the opportunity to spend years in the territories to develop their in-ring skills.
Well told. I wondered why he didn't go further. Like the Warlord, who was even larger and more impressive to look at, he just didn't have the "it" factor.
Back then we’d have cheered/booed someone based off physique and a level of charisma. Nobody expected countless near falls and dives. He must’ve really stunk
the match between Arn Anderson and tom Magee was actually good it's that tom embarrassed Arn Anderson for not being able to last as long as tom Magee in that match . tom Magee had a lot more stamina and cardio then him tom had Arn Anderson winded in that match i saw it myself he had more cardio than most pro wresters in the 80s.arn Anderson is just bitter. this is just more disinformation on a man who stole the shows and made other wrestlers look bad. tom had more talent than the ultimate warrior in reality, so he has to be slandered. i found nothing that bad about tom Magee performance. That if given a bit more time he would have made it. everything else is just misinformation about the man from bitter wrestlers as usual. some of tom Magee matches were spectacular. in my opinion he just needed some help, but your coworkers are not your friends like the ultimate warrior learned.
Yep. Exactly my feelings. I get the feeling they was probably a ton of jealousy against Tom. That wasn’t deserved. If you look at Tom’s athletic pedigree. He was extremely athletically skilled across the board. In a league of his own basically. On top of he’s a legit bad ass. That is a real martial artist that competed in real fighting sport. Somebody failed this man. By not helping him. Guiding him in the right direction to better hone his craft. Professional Wrestling is a very cut throat business. A lot of paranoia about this guy may still my spot. So let’s not help him. Or make sure he doesn’t get to good. A ton of the biggest names in the business got over. Despite being egotistical.
exactly. many legends today are just egotistically bitter pro wrestlers trying to be over real talents of the past and misinformation from those we looked up too in pro wrestling in the 80s way back then. we realize are hypocrites today. showing their true colors @@derekwinkler7414
Bret did his best to help Tom Magee but he was no Hogan. after watching the match with Bret it was Clear Magee was not good and did need more training. Bret could wrestle a Broom Stick and had a better match and Vince would had his next Hogan WWF Champion "Broom Stick"🤣🤣🤣🤣
In other words its like describing omos a gift of god but very green (saying a gift of god as in his size and frame not that omos is built like a greek god)
@@lastdayonearthmysteryman48498 I was only 6 but I remember he was really strong. 💪 and he could dive off the diving boards at the pool really cool too
I saw McGee in his early days on Stampede Wrestling and he really didn't have much ability or charisma. He's like a less talented Ultimate Warrior or Lex Lugar if that's even possible?
Had anyone cared about Bret Hart, we'd all have been spared the Attitude Era...aka Vince McMahon's attempt to normalize his own personal deviant tendencies.....
Man, I don’t know if they make money, but I hope you guys never stop making these wonderful documentaries. Even when it’s something I’ve already heard about, the presentation is so good and sometimes I do still learn something new!
Magee is the football player that does incredible at the combine but then you see him in a game and you ask yourself-“Wait,what the hell happened?”. Every sport has a few guys that have incredible tools but they don’t know how to get from point A to point B in a game. I remember Bruiser Brody said the reason he made the NFL was because of his size and toughness but the reason he didn’t last was because he never learned the nuances of the game like all the other players did by the time they made it to the pros!
This is why you need a developmental really. Tom Magee was just too green. If he had been given the right coaching, he might have done well. Ego cases need it the most. And it also shows just how GOOD Bret Hart was, since no one else can get him to look good.
Saw him in 89 at a house show in Augusta Ga . Main event was Warrior vs Andre (squash match). Always wondered who Mega Man was. I believe he had a role in a Brian Bosworth movie too.
A young Hitman in his prime could make a full off the street look good in a match if you had some time to work with him and the guy would listen to Brett and do as he was told
It goes to show just how exciting his physique and athleticism were that of all the random forgotten people and matches that never made air, this particular man became the holy grail of tape trading.
First saw Tom Magee in 1982 Worlds Strongest Man, where he came 2nd behind that other genetic freak Bill Kazmaier. Earlier years had Ken Patera, and Superstar Billy Graham, but these early events injured the majority. Or they had injuries leading into the event.
And he could slide under his opponents. He’d be awful in hardcore matches. Mega Man doesn’t fair well against spikes But a hell in a cell with disappearing platforms would be awesome
I think it's pretty telling when Japanese fans are laughing at you and one is not attempting to be funny on purpose, that is a pretty good indication of one's skill as a wrestler.
I get the feeling they was probably a ton of jealousy against Tom. That wasn’t deserved. If you look at Tom’s athletic pedigree. He was extremely athletically skilled across the board. In a league of his own basically. On top of he’s a legit bad ass. That is a real martial artist that competed in real fighting sport. Somebody failed this man. By not helping him. Guiding him in the right direction to better hone his craft. Professional Wrestling is a very cut throat business. A lot of paranoia about this guy may still my spot. So let’s not help him. Or make sure he doesn’t get to good. Should be a collective team effort at a certain point. Let’s help this man. Because if he gets over and becomes a massive draw. We will all make more money and potentially get over as well. A ton of the biggest names in the business got over. Despite being egotistical.
He was so impressive on so many levels ... elite of the elite in strongman and powerlifting, a competitive bodybuilder, a gymnast who can do flips which is almost unheard of for his size. However, Ultimate Warrior for all his craziness looked even better and probably filled more seats.
Who knows what could have been if they had put a good few years into making sure Tom Magee was decent in the ring. He clearly had a lot of potential, but who knows, some just don't have it when it comes to being able to wrestle despite their athletic ability.
I have always been amazed at how much the guy shrank down after he got away from the power lifting and bodybuilding. He really had more of a basketball player build.
I saw him perform at a WWF house show at the Oakland Coliseum in '89. I can't remember who he wrestled, unfortunately. He definitely was using the Mega Man name at that point, although Jimmy Hart wasn't in his corner at this show. My best friend and I were very impressed with his shooting star entrance and physique. Don't remember much about the actual match though.
Except Steve Austin, The Rock, and John Cena have all managed to do just that, and with none of the problematic behavior that made Terry's legacy a joke. Oh, and those three alao were willing to put over other talent.
Steve Austin, a Bad News Brown rip off, D'Wayne, better known as an actor & John Cena, never seen 'er. I stopped watching wrestling back in '99 & only watch the classics from last century nowadays.@@SkunkApe407
I personally think Allen Coage was ahead of his time in that role. I do think Jake "the Snake" Roberts may have subconsciously thought of Coage when he created Austin's "Stone Cold" character.@@attiepollard7847
I never heard of this guy until I saw this and it would probably have been better he was the Ultimate Warrior although I don't think he could ever match how Warrior revved everyone up in the arena just with his music entrance which clouded the fact he was very green.
I'd argue Goldberg definitely could wrestle. His match with William Regal shows him being rather decent in chain wrestling. The problem he had is you can't really do much in a 30 second squash match, lol.
@@mynamewastakin now I'm probably sure this has been talked about so many times. It comes to Goldberg he is not a technician he is a power wrestler you have to treat him as a power wrestler. I don't know why people in WCW in that time did not get that
Vince realised his audience go mainly on looks. To be fair society in general tends to do that but I always thought the best wrestlers are the one who wanted to do it from when they were a kid, not bodybuilders looking to earn a little more money
After Nash and lex I think he hesitantly stopped looking for the next Hogan when the ratings was down. Steve Austin was not his first pink nor was the rock.
Moral of the story: Bret truly is "The Best There Is, the Best There Was, and the Best There Ever Will Be." To paraphrase the Macho Man: He was the cream. The Cream of the Crop! And that Cream rose to the tippity top. Also, we all know wrestling's real Mega Man is TJP.
I was lucky enough to see Tom McGee, Bill Kazmaier,Ted Arcidi and Steve DiSalvo wrestle in Stampede Wrestling in the late 80’s early 90’s and they often trained in the gym I trained at. However , I met Ronnie Coleman in 2003 and that was the most impressive physique I’ve ever seen.
It wasn't lack of ability, after all McGee was no worse a worker than Warrior, it was lack of charisma. Look at photos of McGee and compare them to the Hogans, Warriors, Stings and Savages - there's nothing in McGee's eyes. Sure, he looks impressive, but there's no fire or connection to the audience. Look at his awkward celebration midway through the Bret match where he raises his arms in triumph only to drop them self-consciously, as if he suddenly feels silly. Compare that to Hogan or Warrior's mid-match posing. He could've worked and got better in the ring, but you can't teach charisma.
i looked up that lost match ''Hart vs Magee''. For once the hype was correct, Magee was a monster but he was very agile and could move like a cruiserweight. He was also very powerful. I saw him Irish whip Hart into the corner so hard that the force bounced Hart of the turnbuckle and back onto the mat. No wonder Hart didn't want to put him over.
If he had more polishing and intense training , they may have been able to turn him into a top star and skilled performer. He was playing with a loaded deck, great physique and athletic abilities, but that doesn't matter if you are unable to grasp the basics or are unwillingly to listen to people who are trying to train you. I would dare to say that he would have been a more impressive muscle man instead of the Ultimate Warrior, who was truly godawful.
On paper Tom had everything needed to be one of the best wrestlers ever, except one thing: Passion. To be a success in the ring you need to love what you do, you can't fake it, and Tom was not a fan of wrestling. He could do the moves but he couldn't sell for shit.
The biggest disappointment of all this, is that they failed him by just pushing him into deep end and not putting him into developmental for some much needed training. Sad.
to say tom Magee had no personality is just following more misinformation of other shoot interviews from bitter old legends without the WWE given tom Magee any chance of speaking on a mic we wouldn't know if he had a good personality or charisma because. he wasn't given any opportunity to show it so it's just misinformation about him not having any charisma and just following other bitter pro wrestlers' opinions of the mega man. . but he did have an interview many years later and he showed that his personality is pretty much the same level as the boogie woogie man a very nice person.
Same here! I never liked Bret Hart, I ⏩ everytime the Hart Foundation or his singles matches came on in videos. Notice how WWF went into steep decline right when the strap was thrust onto Bret Hart. He was a bore! Ultimate Warrior was the most exciting wrestler imo
He was already performing on WWF house shows in the fall of 1986. I saw him wrestle a masked wrestler at a WWF house show in Staten Island, NY September '86. He did the turnbuckle entrance & I remember him reminding me very much of Kerry Von Erich.
Tuesday, 10/7/1986 ( WWF ) Rochester, New York: Rochester Community War Memorial ( WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Taping #. ) Opening Match: : Tom Magee ( WWF Debut Match / Tryout Match ) defeated Hart Foundation ' Brett ( Bret) Hart.
When he wrestled in Japan, he went by "Rock Man" Tom Magee.
So he was also The Rock before The Rock was!
Too clever a joke by half.
@@RobertJW Basically The Rock is second most famous man to be called The Rock behind Don Muraco! Tom Magee is third!
Ahhhhh I see what you did there 😂😂😂😂
@@lastdayonearthmysteryman48498 I don't want to explain the joke, so just look up the Wiki article for the Mega Man videogames.
More evidence of Bret's greatness
Exactly 💯
I remember seeing an awful story about a gang of youths beating up an old age Tom Magee and injuring him really bad, how different it would have been back in the day when tom was in his prime
He had a small role in the movie "Stone Cold"
I always felt a bit bad for Tom Magee because he came along at the exact wrong time. He came along right after the decline of the territories, so there was no option to send him to Florida or the Carolinas for a couple of years so he could get four or five matches a week and develop his in-ring skills. He also came along before OVW and NXT. The WWF at that time did not have a developmental system so they did not have the ability to develop young talent. I would imagine the likes of the Ultimate Warrior, Lex Lugar, and Sting may have had similar fates if they did not have the opportunity to spend years in the territories to develop their in-ring skills.
Him and Omega could easily pass as brothers.
That was fascinating! Thanks 😊
Vince fell in love with tom magee at first site damnit get the baby oil damnit this man is a work of beauty 🤣
Mr magee Mr magee will you rescue me vince mcMahon's words not mine 🤣
Well told. I wondered why he didn't go further. Like the Warlord, who was even larger and more impressive to look at, he just didn't have the "it" factor.
Back then we’d have cheered/booed someone based off physique and a level of charisma. Nobody expected countless near falls and dives. He must’ve really stunk
Wonder if Capcom knew about this.
He truly was WWFs toppest young stars
Toppest? Sure. Ok.
No, he wasn’t
Saw LA Knight in an airport, he was just in sweats.
Kenny Omega's Dad!
He looks like a bulked up Kenny Omega
I always preferred Tom Magee X
Looks like WHITE LIGHTNING Tim Horner @ 11:10 .
Never heard of him
Noti Gang
the match between Arn Anderson and tom Magee was actually good it's that tom embarrassed Arn Anderson for not being able to last as long as tom Magee in that match . tom Magee had a lot more stamina and cardio then him tom had Arn Anderson winded in that match i saw it myself he had more cardio than most pro wresters in the 80s.arn Anderson is just bitter. this is just more disinformation on a man who stole the shows and made other wrestlers look bad. tom had more talent than the ultimate warrior in reality, so he has to be slandered. i found nothing that bad about tom Magee performance. That if given a bit more time he would have made it. everything else is just misinformation about the man from bitter wrestlers as usual. some of tom Magee matches were spectacular. in my opinion he just needed some help, but your coworkers are not your friends like the ultimate warrior learned.
Yep. Exactly my feelings. I get the feeling they was probably a ton of jealousy against Tom. That wasn’t deserved. If you look at Tom’s athletic pedigree. He was extremely athletically skilled across the board. In a league of his own basically. On top of he’s a legit bad ass. That is a real martial artist that competed in real fighting sport. Somebody failed this man. By not helping him. Guiding him in the right direction to better hone his craft. Professional Wrestling is a very cut throat business. A lot of paranoia about this guy may still my spot. So let’s not help him. Or make sure he doesn’t get to good. A ton of the biggest names in the business got over. Despite being egotistical.
exactly. many legends today are just egotistically bitter pro wrestlers trying to be over real talents of the past and misinformation from those we looked up too in pro wrestling in the 80s way back then. we realize are hypocrites today. showing their true colors @@derekwinkler7414
Bret did his best to help Tom Magee but he was no Hogan. after watching the match with Bret it was Clear Magee was not good and did need more training. Bret could wrestle a Broom Stick and had a better match and Vince would had his next Hogan WWF Champion "Broom Stick"🤣🤣🤣🤣
1:32 damn bret hart looking like hes has a mild case of the syndrome..
😆🤣🤔
In other words its like describing omos a gift of god but very green (saying a gift of god as in his size and frame not that omos is built like a greek god)
Is it a language barrier with this guy or does he need more training?
Tom was my camp counsellor in Winnipeg way back in 1980. I remember he was very strong and did lots of cool dives off the pool diving board
How Was He?
@@lastdayonearthmysteryman48498 I was only 6 but I remember he was really strong. 💪 and he could dive off the diving boards at the pool really cool too
It's always nice to hear a stranger mention their run in with someone that is known.
@@lastdayonearthmysteryman48498 I was only 6 but I remember he was very strong and made a lot of really cool dives off the pool diving board
The diving thing caught me off guard, its funny
I think Chris Hero said it best, WWE thought they were looking at their next WWE Champion and they were, it just wasn't Tom Magee, it was Bret Hart.
to bad Vince and Hogan didn't see it that way
@@vampirascoffin870 well not until later in Vince's case
vince prolly didnt get to see enough sex outta tom
I saw McGee in his early days on Stampede Wrestling and he really didn't have much ability or charisma. He's like a less talented Ultimate Warrior or Lex Lugar if that's even possible?
Had anyone cared about Bret Hart, we'd all have been spared the Attitude Era...aka Vince McMahon's attempt to normalize his own personal deviant tendencies.....
I feel like Vince saw his own Von Erich in Magee
It has been well documented that WWE wanted to sign Kerry Von Erich, but he wasn't interested, until WCCW was in its end of days.
Basically. He wanted Kevin, Kerry, and David very badly. He even had a 10 bell memorial for David in 1984
Man, I don’t know if they make money, but I hope you guys never stop making these wonderful documentaries. Even when it’s something I’ve already heard about, the presentation is so good and sometimes I do still learn something new!
They definitely make money lol. Multiple people are employed full time off this channel .
Magee is the football player that does incredible at the combine but then you see him in a game and you ask yourself-“Wait,what the hell happened?”.
Every sport has a few guys that have incredible tools but they don’t know how to get from point A to point B in a game.
I remember Bruiser Brody said the reason he made the NFL was because of his size and toughness but the reason he didn’t last was because he never learned the nuances of the game like all the other players did by the time they made it to the pros!
Bret: What are your three best moves?
Tom: Arm drag, arm drag, and...arm drag.
Probably actually called that horrific looking drop kick one of them.
I liked when he did an arm drag
He told Bret it was back flipping off the top rope, a sunset flip and a standing backflip
My favorite was when Tom Magee deadlifted over 900 pounds of cheese during a Worlds Strongest Man competition.
Don’t forget, he also took second in the 1982 world strongest man competition as well. An absolutely incredible feat.
This is why you need a developmental really. Tom Magee was just too green. If he had been given the right coaching, he might have done well. Ego cases need it the most.
And it also shows just how GOOD Bret Hart was, since no one else can get him to look good.
Saw him in 89 at a house show in Augusta Ga . Main event was Warrior vs Andre (squash match). Always wondered who Mega Man was. I believe he had a role in a Brian Bosworth movie too.
Stone Cold 1991.
Also on ESPN worlds strongest man
@@brianwright6445Actually, that movie wasn't that terrible
I always liked Lance Hendrickson in that movie. Awesome bad guy.
@@karlepaul6632it’s legendary
Powerlifting, Olympic lifting, Bodybuilding AND Strongman!
A young Hitman in his prime could make a full off the street look good in a match if you had some time to work with him and the guy would listen to Brett and do as he was told
Punctuation counts.
@@marklefkowitz4385 lol 😆
It goes to show just how exciting his physique and athleticism were that of all the random forgotten people and matches that never made air, this particular man became the holy grail of tape trading.
yeah a big sweaty man who can't work
Nothing special, just another roided up guy with the physique Vince loved to fawn over before the steroid trials.
First saw Tom Magee in 1982 Worlds Strongest Man, where he came 2nd behind that other genetic freak Bill Kazmaier. Earlier years had Ken Patera, and Superstar Billy Graham, but these early events injured the majority. Or they had injuries leading into the event.
He was also freakishly athletic and could have easily done a shooting star press
I can imagine his finisher would be the Mega Buster
And he could slide under his opponents. He’d be awful in hardcore matches. Mega Man doesn’t fair well against spikes
But a hell in a cell with disappearing platforms would be awesome
So basically, Bret Hart was the first wrestler who had a 5 star match with an inanimate object, decades before Omega, Ibushi and Janela.
Inanimate object
@@joshlewis575 Let me fix it ...
basically we were all bored of y'all big sweaty men who is boring and terrible in the ring!!!
Ric flair was doing 5 star matching with that broom stick when hart was still getting twisted in pretzels in his old man's basement
Krispen Wah?
Jack, whatever they’re paying you is not enough. Top shelf work as always.
I remember Mcgee debuting and the megaman gimmick. I also remember how fast he disappeared. Interesting history.
I think it's pretty telling when Japanese fans are laughing at you and one is not attempting to be funny on purpose, that is a pretty good indication of one's skill as a wrestler.
Tom participated in The World's Strongest Man. He was freakishly strong pound for pound.
Bret the 🐐
Yes!
I get the feeling they was probably a ton of jealousy against Tom. That wasn’t deserved. If you look at Tom’s athletic pedigree. He was extremely athletically skilled across the board. In a league of his own basically. On top of he’s a legit bad ass. That is a real martial artist that competed in real fighting sport. Somebody failed this man. By not helping him. Guiding him in the right direction to better hone his craft. Professional Wrestling is a very cut throat business. A lot of paranoia about this guy may still my spot. So let’s not help him. Or make sure he doesn’t get to good. Should be a collective team effort at a certain point. Let’s help this man. Because if he gets over and becomes a massive draw. We will all make more money and potentially get over as well. A ton of the biggest names in the business got over. Despite being egotistical.
Bret f'd his career up
Haa!
I knew the guy was gifted but I didn't know he was doin friggin 360 flips and shit like a damn Cirque du Soleil member or something.
😆👍
Mcgee did wrestle on tv. I watched a match of his on WWF's saturday morning show back on the 80's.
These mini documentaries are great. And the longer ones like the golden era of wrestling.
He could have been Magnum TA's replacement; a submission specialist since he loves to do rest holds and not a hard hitting warrior.
He was so impressive on so many levels ... elite of the elite in strongman and powerlifting, a competitive bodybuilder, a gymnast who can do flips which is almost unheard of for his size. However, Ultimate Warrior for all his craziness looked even better and probably filled more seats.
Who knows what could have been if they had put a good few years into making sure Tom Magee was decent in the ring. He clearly had a lot of potential, but who knows, some just don't have it when it comes to being able to wrestle despite their athletic ability.
I have always been amazed at how much the guy shrank down after he got away from the power lifting and bodybuilding. He really had more of a basketball player build.
Not too hard to understand, he came off his steroids. It’s like letting the air out of a balloon.
@@chandlerwhite8302 exactly
I saw him perform at a WWF house show at the Oakland Coliseum in '89. I can't remember who he wrestled, unfortunately. He definitely was using the Mega Man name at that point, although Jimmy Hart wasn't in his corner at this show. My best friend and I were very impressed with his shooting star entrance and physique. Don't remember much about the actual match though.
Tom Magee could do an handspring!
a, not an.
@@marklefkowitz4385 What?
So essentially...the definition of "Smoke & Mirrors "
ooooooooh ooooooh only smoke and mirr... Cody has entered the comment*
@@TheBearAndTheBullI’m so happy someone commented this 🤣
So Tom Magee was the pre-cursor to The Ultimate Warrior & Lex Luger. Proof that you can never replace the immortal Hulk Hogan.
Except Steve Austin, The Rock, and John Cena have all managed to do just that, and with none of the problematic behavior that made Terry's legacy a joke. Oh, and those three alao were willing to put over other talent.
Steve Austin, a Bad News Brown rip off, D'Wayne, better known as an actor & John Cena, never seen 'er. I stopped watching wrestling back in '99 & only watch the classics from last century nowadays.@@SkunkApe407
@@jpbart1390gtfoh Steve Austin is not a bad news rip off. Bad news is little ass hell and had no "it factor to him in the late 80s.
I personally think Allen Coage was ahead of his time in that role. I do think Jake "the Snake" Roberts may have subconsciously thought of Coage when he created Austin's "Stone Cold" character.@@attiepollard7847
attiepollard+ yes he did mf
I never heard of this guy until I saw this and it would probably have been better he was the Ultimate Warrior although I don't think he could ever match how Warrior revved everyone up in the arena just with his music entrance which clouded the fact he was very green.
Tom Magee The Mega Star That Was!
That's odd. I was a huge WWF fan during the Golden Era but I don't remember Tom MgGee
they tried to erase him from history because he embarrassed other wrestler's for actually being a legit bad ass .
Wrestled for Stu Hart in Calgary
This was lovely and informative, ya nerd. Thanks bud!
I always assumed it was just one try-out match, then goneski not a whole mini career beforehand!
Dude was athletic sure, but he had zero charisma, zero attitude, zero aggression. Didn't even have a finishing move.
whats sad is Tom McGee was just the 1980s equivalent to Goldberg, green, superstar body and athletics, couldnt wrestle to save his life
And Bret Hart has nothing nice to say about too 😆
I'd argue Goldberg definitely could wrestle. His match with William Regal shows him being rather decent in chain wrestling. The problem he had is you can't really do much in a 30 second squash match, lol.
@@mynamewastakin now I'm probably sure this has been talked about so many times. It comes to Goldberg he is not a technician he is a power wrestler you have to treat him as a power wrestler. I don't know why people in WCW in that time did not get that
What's, not what.
Couldn't, not couldnt.
Magee looked like a million dollars. Just couldn't work or talk. Gotta have 2 out of the 3 minimum.
He looks so much like Kenny Omega it's nuts
it's basically showing us how omega is coming back in aew lol
Vince realised his audience go mainly on looks. To be fair society in general tends to do that but I always thought the best wrestlers are the one who wanted to do it from when they were a kid, not bodybuilders looking to earn a little more money
I wonder if the red & yellow color scheme Magee worn was intentional
Magee was a legit threat to win what is now called “worlds strongest man” contests and at a much lower weight than the others.
McMahon was always looking for the next Hogan. Steve Austin was the polar opposite of Hogan. So was the Rock.
After Nash and lex I think he hesitantly stopped looking for the next Hogan when the ratings was down. Steve Austin was not his first pink nor was the rock.
The sad thing about being a worker, is you can have every gift, but without psychology, you'll never make it
It’s not like Brett Hart to be a moody bastard!
Moral of the story: Bret truly is "The Best There Is, the Best There Was, and the Best There Ever Will Be."
To paraphrase the Macho Man: He was the cream. The Cream of the Crop!
And that Cream rose to the tippity top.
Also, we all know wrestling's real Mega Man is TJP.
Another excellent piece. Thanks, all!
I was lucky enough to see Tom McGee, Bill Kazmaier,Ted Arcidi and Steve DiSalvo wrestle in Stampede Wrestling in the late 80’s early 90’s and they often trained in the gym I trained at. However , I met Ronnie Coleman in 2003 and that was the most impressive physique I’ve ever seen.
He did a great job as the Mountain in Stone Cold where I first saw him
It wasn't lack of ability, after all McGee was no worse a worker than Warrior, it was lack of charisma. Look at photos of McGee and compare them to the Hogans, Warriors, Stings and Savages - there's nothing in McGee's eyes. Sure, he looks impressive, but there's no fire or connection to the audience. Look at his awkward celebration midway through the Bret match where he raises his arms in triumph only to drop them self-consciously, as if he suddenly feels silly. Compare that to Hogan or Warrior's mid-match posing. He could've worked and got better in the ring, but you can't teach charisma.
i looked up that lost match ''Hart vs Magee''. For once the hype was correct, Magee was a monster but he was very agile and could move like a cruiserweight. He was also very powerful. I saw him Irish whip Hart into the corner so hard that the force bounced Hart of the turnbuckle and back onto the mat. No wonder Hart didn't want to put him over.
If he had more polishing and intense training , they may have been able to turn him into a top star and skilled performer. He was playing with a loaded deck, great physique and athletic abilities, but that doesn't matter if you are unable to grasp the basics or are unwillingly to listen to people who are trying to train you. I would dare to say that he would have been a more impressive muscle man instead of the Ultimate Warrior, who was truly godawful.
On paper Tom had everything needed to be one of the best wrestlers ever, except one thing: Passion. To be a success in the ring you need to love what you do, you can't fake it, and Tom was not a fan of wrestling. He could do the moves but he couldn't sell for shit.
This is proof that Goldberg came along in the right era. He wouldn't have made it in the 80's.
Lex Luger and Kenny Omega had a baby
The biggest disappointment of all this, is that they failed him by just pushing him into deep end and not putting him into developmental for some much needed training. Sad.
Great Video 🎉
to say tom Magee had no personality is just following more misinformation of other shoot interviews from bitter old legends without the WWE given tom Magee any chance of speaking on a mic we wouldn't know if he had a good personality or charisma because. he wasn't given any opportunity to show it so it's just misinformation about him not having any charisma and just following other bitter pro wrestlers' opinions of the mega man. . but he did have an interview many years later and he showed that his personality is pretty much the same level as the boogie woogie man a very nice person.
I don't remember this man at all. I occasionally watched WWF back in the mid eighties. I should've heard something.
edit: Oh..... never mind. 🤭
The LA Knight of his time, a never was.
Why is it a constant admiration and bowing to boring Bret Hart? Trust me I watched all the Bret Hart matches and they were never anything that good.
Same here! I never liked Bret Hart, I ⏩ everytime the Hart Foundation or his singles matches came on in videos. Notice how WWF went into steep decline right when the strap was thrust onto Bret Hart.
He was a bore! Ultimate Warrior was the most exciting wrestler imo
Does anyone else think Magee looks like Frazier Porter
lol
Shouts out Tom Magee (I think)
Tom MAGEE! Let's go, MAGEE!! (Please tell me someone knows where this is from)
Lovely
I guess he was more Quick Man than Mega Man.
So stu trained nobody that was popular
Bret was definitely the one who could make anyone look good
Could've been the second coming of Ken Patera.
Dude tried to stop some dudes assaulting somemone or breaking into a car or whatever. Almost got killed.
He was already performing on WWF house shows in the fall of 1986. I saw him wrestle a masked wrestler at a WWF house show in Staten Island, NY September '86. He did the turnbuckle entrance & I remember him reminding me very much of Kerry Von Erich.
BRET HART IS THE GOAT (IN-RING WISE)
1 Bret Hart
2 Chris Benoit
3 Kurt Angle
4 Dean Malenko
5 Eddie Guerrero
6 Mr. Perfect
Tuesday, 10/7/1986 ( WWF ) Rochester, New York: Rochester Community War Memorial ( WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Taping #. ) Opening Match: : Tom Magee ( WWF Debut Match / Tryout Match ) defeated Hart Foundation ' Brett ( Bret) Hart.