Stan is an incredibly modest man. never talks bad about anyone and always gives others props. he's a class act. and Bruno God rest his soul was as well. these we're incredible days, and i am so glad i was there live to witness it. thanks again Hannibal TV.
It's amazing how Stan Hansen to this day feel so genuinely bad not only what happened to Bruno in that match, but how he said it affected at the time the revenue it could have generated for Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff and the big cat Ernie Ladd. This guy is totally cool. Total humility, very classy Stan.
Love to listen to Stan's interviews on the old days....such an intelligent and well spoken guy. He does come across as a class act for sure. Seems thankful for what he achieved.
The rule was, you wouldn’t lose your job if you got into a fight with someone outside of wrestling. You would quickly lose your job if you lost the fight.
@@chrisconley8583 There is an urban legend involving Bill Watts in late 1995. He was pushing heavily for Shawn Michaels to be fired after the Marines beat him up in Syracuse.
That angle with Bruno and Hansen played out so well. Even when he proclaimed "I am the man who broke your neck" He was genuinely sorry that happened. He called Bruno in the Hospital. Kept that Kayfabe moment for years.
Thank you for all of these videos, Mr. Nicholson. You are keeping an art form alive and making sure that legends of the sport get their due. I remember meeting Mr. Hanson in Osaka, Japan about 28 years ago. He was such a soft-spoken true gentleman. It was a huge juxtaposition to the wild "killer" I had seen on TV for years. And here was this massive star being so generous with his time to a 20 year-old who came up to him (and Johnny Ace) to say hello, and he invited me to sit down and have lunch with them. It was just three guys shooting the shit about how much we loved Japan...
the truth is, breaking bruno's neck made hansen an instant main eventer whatever territory he went to and made him an instant legend. best career move ever
Man, Stan hung around Georgia Championship Wrestling for a while and I thought he was the baddest man around. He could talk, wrestle with drama and whip ass. Still love the guy. Thanks for the post!
I remember Hansen in an interview with Vince McMahon and talking about "the lariat". He kept smacking his elbow pad, and suddenly it burst and a whole lot of coins fell out. Hysterical!
That match Stan refers to was the first ever Showdown At Shea, in September 1972. Morales vs Bruno for Morales' WWWF belt. The rest of the card was like a typical Monday night show at MSG.
Stan has buckets of CASH!. Smart guy. Notice how he listens to people on advice,,like what Bruno told him. Stan was smart, he Listened,,,,,and made tons of Cash.
Stan Hansen was a beast of a wrestler,and had one of the most vicious clotheslines in wrestling history. I would never want to be on the receiving end of his lariat.
Without a doubt one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in the business. I got to meet him at a Legends show in Chicago and we talked for about 10 minutes and he was genuinely nice to all the fans and took the time to give each fan a few minutes to discuss his glory days. YOUTH!!! 🤘🤘
Stan,,, also a class act,,,,Stan The Man Hanson!!,,, I was a huge Bruno fan,,,but all in all ,,these men put there hearts and souls into there profession ,,,and this goes out to Hannibal,,,TYVM ,,for covering old school,,and ALL SCHOOL of Pro Wrestling,,, I've should have subscribed long ago,,,TY BRO!!!!
Stan Hansen was the man when I was a kid. I’ve always loved westerns and Stan as the tobacco chewing, ass kicking, bull rope whipping Cowboy was so cool to me. When you watched him wrestle you didn’t think it was scripted or fake. It was a real fight.
“Closed-circuit” tv LOL boy those were the days! You never hear that term nowadays. Glad Hansen had some nice things to say about the certified WWWF legend Bruno Sammartino.
I saw the Ali-Inoki CCTV at the Salt Palace in SLC. For the prelims they showed Gagne-Bockwinkel, Bruiser/Crusher-Lanza/Duncum card from Chicago. I believe they might've switched to Shea for Andre-Wepner before going to Japan, but could be wrong.
Love The Lariet. I'm used to him being the ass kicker and beating people up. It's hard to picture him as that guy with all the tobacco juice running down his chest. Hands down, Stan was my favorite heel ever.
Very humble Man. I remember being a 10 yr old kid being terrified of Stan Hansen. That's why they were the best. You believed Ivan Koloff, was a Russian, and you believed Stan Hansen was a raging lunatic.
Bruno badly cut in the match against Hansen, which they probably worked in as Bruno knew he was in trouble after the slam went wrong. They stopped the match on cuts. I wonder if Hansen's bad eyesight contributed to the accident.
Most guys you hear on these podcasts are somewhat bitter or talk bad of other wrestlers. Hansen is modest, classy, intelligent and a true gentleman and role model.
Stan and his manager, Lou Albano did a great promo after breaking Bruno's neck. They came out for an interview with Vince, Lou started showing black & white pics of Bruno in traction, all the while giggling and laughing maniacally, mocking Bruno's condition, while McMahon had an expression like someone had shoved a turd up his nose! It was great.
Aaron DiDonato Mine as well. Got to see him, live, from, bout 1968 to 2000 approx. Saw him wrestle. He signed his book. Assa kid, I sat w David, his son. His cousin lived nxt door, New Ken, PA. Watched his GLOW organization. Oh, and, his w/o partner, worked at Midas. He tot my friends, and, myself how to workout 1971. I was able to become a strongman decades later. The end.
Aaron DiDonato Unless you grew up in NYC during the 1960s you can’t appreciate how big Bruno was, the veritable Frank Sinatra of pro wrestling in the Northeast. Bruno was also a legitimate strongman, as well, and friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger going way back.
gday luv sports Diva here lucky I was at Shea Stadium with my folks it was something to See Bruno come back could not talk for 3 days it's not gone it's still Shea to natives live 5 mins away. Team Bruno
k dog drug free and give Ric a break both he and David haven't been the same since both their heart died and thats Reid Flair. It destroyed them both much like my baby sister's death.
I read Mick Foley’s first book and in it he talked about touring Japan with Stan Hansen. His quote from him was, “No good can ever come of you going out.” In relation to partying, hitting the town etc. after the matches. He was notorious for being cheap, a tea totaller, well read and in his bed minutes after he got back to the hotel. He wrestled to make money so he wouldn’t have to work later in life, Japan was very very good to him.
the tabacco spit everywhere Stan Hansen wasn't for me. (he still put on amazing matches) But i adore the bull rope swinging monster heel that terrified Japan for years. Also his tag teams with Baba were just wonderful. Stan Hansen is one of the greatest ever.
Chris Jericho did a podcast with Bruno and Bruno said that he needed to be back before he was healed because Vince Sr. had a bunch of money invested in the Inoki/Muhammad Ali match for closed circut and the match wasn't making any money at all. Bruno came back in a cage against Hansen and Bruno entered the cage first in spite of the fact that the champion is usually introduced last. When Stan entered, Bruno beat the hell out of him for a couple of minutes and won.
The scariest cowboy wrestler, even worse than Mulligan and Bass. This guy was a drunken belligerent omnipotent monster that stomped mud holes, he threw around Andre like a sack of laundry
Seems like a real regular guy. I'm always amazed how everyone, everyone except Rick Flare and Lanny Pofo, speak so highly of Bruno. I never seen how Flare made it so big, and Lanny, about as unforgettable as a third tier guy could be. If it wasn't for his hugely famous brother, and gifted athletic father he'd be a footnote in some lame ass poetry book.
Great interview. Hansen seems like a real nice guy, humble, well-spoken. Great to see.
You do know wrestling is fake and it's all an act !
@@ernestpassaro9663 🖕
@UCLVd5pFZmDEpb9PWzpt8clg fuck off
Stan is an incredibly modest man. never talks bad about anyone and always gives others props. he's a class act. and Bruno God rest his soul was as well. these we're incredible days, and i am so glad i was there live to witness it. thanks again Hannibal TV.
It's amazing how Stan Hansen to this day feel so genuinely bad not only what happened to Bruno in that match, but how he said it affected at the time the revenue it could have generated for Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff and the big cat Ernie Ladd. This guy is totally cool. Total humility, very classy Stan.
Love to listen to Stan's interviews on the old days....such an intelligent and well spoken guy. He does come across as a class act for sure. Seems thankful for what he achieved.
The older legends 70's-80's, seemed like they were not only tough in the ring, but outside of the ring as well.
He got teamed with Bruiser Brody that should tell us everything!
The rule was, you wouldn’t lose your job if you got into a fight with someone outside of wrestling. You would quickly lose your job if you lost the fight.
@@chrisconley8583
There is an urban legend involving Bill Watts in late 1995. He was pushing heavily for Shawn Michaels to be fired after the Marines beat him up in Syracuse.
It's funny to hear him so refined and classy in these interviews. A far cry from his Texas rowdy cowboy heel persona.
That angle with Bruno and Hansen played out so well. Even when he proclaimed "I am the man who broke your neck" He was genuinely sorry that happened. He called Bruno in the Hospital. Kept that Kayfabe moment for years.
Thank you for all of these videos, Mr. Nicholson. You are keeping an art form alive and making sure that legends of the sport get their due.
I remember meeting Mr. Hanson in Osaka, Japan about 28 years ago. He was such a soft-spoken true gentleman. It was a huge juxtaposition to the wild "killer" I had seen on TV for years. And here was this massive star being so generous with his time to a 20 year-old who came up to him (and Johnny Ace) to say hello, and he invited me to sit down and have lunch with them. It was just three guys shooting the shit about how much we loved Japan...
That sounds like an awesome time and memory.
@@outlawi132 Thank you, it really was.
Genuinely scary as a wrestler but truly classy when not working
My exact sediments!
I’ve heard Bruiser Brody was the same.👍
R.I.P.🙏
@@evanabbott2737 Brody was a bully who used to throw his weight and status about.
Stan Hansen one of the greatest and toughest wrestler in the business ,but a gentleman outside the ring.
the truth is, breaking bruno's neck made hansen an instant main eventer whatever territory he went to and made him an instant legend. best career move ever
スタンハンセンの首折り事故、ボディスラムの失敗だったんだよね！？
ブルーノサンマルチノの大ファンだったので、当時はハンセンを憎んだよ。その後ハンセンは日本で大いに活躍した！😄😄😄から好きになったけどね
Man, Stan hung around Georgia Championship Wrestling for a while and I thought he was the baddest man around. He could talk, wrestle with drama and whip ass. Still love the guy. Thanks for the post!
I remember Hansen in an interview with Vince McMahon and talking about "the lariat". He kept smacking his elbow pad, and suddenly it burst and a whole lot of coins fell out. Hysterical!
Bruno and Stan may be the best ambassadors for professional wrestling ever.
Seconded.
What a class act he is in shoot interviews really laid back and calm great guy all around and one of my all-time favorites
This guy was a real pro through and through and an absolute intimidating, menacing heel when I was a kid seeing him.
MrAitraining I'm sure
RIP Bruno Sammartino, 82.
Stan is an Awesome good guy, and also a fellow Texan, and I hope God blesses him and his family!
Nice to see a historical wrestling figure very different from what we saw in the ring but if you of the business. Nice guy.
That match Stan refers to was the first ever Showdown At Shea, in September 1972. Morales vs Bruno for Morales' WWWF belt. The rest of the card was like a typical Monday night show at MSG.
Stan has buckets of CASH!. Smart guy. Notice how he listens to people on advice,,like what Bruno told him. Stan was smart, he Listened,,,,,and made tons of Cash.
Stan Hansen was a beast of a wrestler,and had one of the most vicious clotheslines in wrestling history. I would never want to be on the receiving end of his lariat.
His clothesline was a finisher. Nuff said.
It turned out the elbow pad was full of half-dollars.
The lariat lol
This guy was one of my favorites. I remember MANY Saturday's watching his matches in Macon, Ga and Columbus, Ga. Oh, he was the stuff.
True class right there listening to Stan Hansen speak.
Mr Hansen thankyou for your dedication and memories YOU are a class act yourself stay bless thankyou n keep it moving
Without a doubt one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in the business. I got to meet him at a Legends show in Chicago and we talked for about 10 minutes and he was genuinely nice to all the fans and took the time to give each fan a few minutes to discuss his glory days. YOUTH!!! 🤘🤘
Stan Hanson....a living legend in Japanese Pro Wrestling. Much r-e-s-p-e-c-t.
* Hansen.
日本でスタンハンセンは1番の人気を誇ってました！
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*He was great!* *How is Japan 🗾 doing?* *I hope you are doing well.*
Love these interviews with Hansen. He looks like the uncle you could just sit down on the porch with or go fishing with and just shoot the breeze.
you can tell he is sincerely sorry for hurting Bruno
I attended the Ali-Inoki CC show at the Omaha Civic Auditorium & there was about 1500-2000 people there that night.
The earliest WWF memories I have are Killer Kahn breaking Andre's ankle, Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter & Bruno vs. Stan. Great stuff.
Stan,,, also a class act,,,,Stan The Man Hanson!!,,, I was a huge Bruno fan,,,but all in all ,,these men put there hearts and souls into there profession ,,,and this goes out to Hannibal,,,TYVM ,,for covering old school,,and ALL SCHOOL of Pro Wrestling,,, I've should have subscribed long ago,,,TY BRO!!!!
Stan Hansen & Andre The Giant is available on youtube, and it's great.
Panzer4F2 One of the best matches of all time. Stan kicks Andre’s ass in Japan and the fans loved it. Must see.
Stan Hansen was the man when I was a kid. I’ve always loved westerns and Stan as the tobacco chewing, ass kicking, bull rope whipping Cowboy was so cool to me. When you watched him wrestle you didn’t think it was scripted or fake. It was a real fight.
It was Pedro Morales vs. Bruno for their only meeting in 1972 at Showdown at Shea 1
This guy was awesome heel.
An honest and classy guy
For those of you who haven't heard, Bruno died this morning at the age of 82
I can't wait to see the full interview with Mr. Hansen. He comes of as one cool cowboy.
What a class act, I learn a lot listening to these guys.
Used to love seeing Stan go crazy on the mic and start drooling tobacco juice all over the mike!
Love to hear Stan talk !
Stan is the best 💪
Mike Paidousis... wow, it's been a long time since I heard that name. He ended up his career in WWWF in 1972 or '73 as a jobber.
Stan the man
Stan "The Lariat" Hansen - really enjoyed his brawling matches
AWESOME MAN
“Closed-circuit” tv LOL boy those were the days! You never hear that term nowadays.
Glad Hansen had some nice things to say about the certified WWWF legend Bruno Sammartino.
I saw the Ali-Inoki CCTV at the Salt Palace in SLC. For the prelims they showed Gagne-Bockwinkel, Bruiser/Crusher-Lanza/Duncum card from Chicago. I believe they might've switched to Shea for Andre-Wepner before going to Japan, but could be wrong.
I live in Las Cruces where Stan went to High School, and later taught PE there. I met a couple of folks that knew him back in the day.
Love The Lariet. I'm used to him being the ass kicker and beating people up. It's hard to picture him as that guy with all the tobacco juice running down his chest. Hands down, Stan was my favorite heel ever.
Very humble Man. I remember being a 10 yr old kid being terrified of Stan Hansen. That's why they were the best. You believed Ivan Koloff, was a Russian, and you believed Stan Hansen was a raging lunatic.
Man great comment. Couldn't have said it better.
@@robertblackshear8963 Thank you. These guys were definitely great at what they did.
Pure class!
Stan the lariat. True legend. Tough as they come.
"How do you win this game?"
"Last one standing wins!"
Best dialogue ever!
Bruno badly cut in the match against Hansen, which they probably worked in as Bruno knew he was in trouble after the slam went wrong. They stopped the match on cuts. I wonder if Hansen's bad eyesight contributed to the accident.
Always got that smile while he's talking. I like that. Used to like the "Texas Toothpick".
Most guys you hear on these podcasts are somewhat bitter or talk bad of other wrestlers. Hansen is modest, classy, intelligent and a true gentleman and role model.
Stan and his manager, Lou Albano did a great promo after breaking Bruno's neck. They came out for an interview with Vince, Lou started showing black & white pics of Bruno in traction, all the while giggling and laughing maniacally, mocking Bruno's condition, while McMahon had an expression like someone had shoved a turd up his nose! It was great.
Martin and Lewis had nothing on Albano and Mcmahon.
Freddie Blassie was his manager!
i remember that. i though it was fred blassie?
McMahon got the best expressions on his face. Didn't have to say a word. He was funny as hell.
phillyflash43 So sad, You almost had it right!!!# Freddie Blassie was Stan Hanson's manager back then!!!
what a swell guy.
Bruno is my pops' favorite!
Aaron DiDonato Mine as well. Got to see him, live, from, bout 1968 to 2000 approx. Saw him wrestle. He signed his book. Assa kid, I sat w David, his son. His cousin lived nxt door, New Ken, PA. Watched his GLOW organization. Oh, and, his w/o partner, worked at Midas. He tot my friends, and, myself how to workout 1971. I was able to become a strongman decades later. The end.
Aaron DiDonato
Unless you grew up in NYC during the 1960s you can’t appreciate how big Bruno was, the veritable Frank Sinatra of pro wrestling in the Northeast. Bruno was also a legitimate strongman, as well, and friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger going way back.
I was at the Shea stadium match!!! I was 12 yrs old
gday luv
sports Diva here
lucky I was at Shea Stadium with my folks it was something to See Bruno come back could not talk for 3 days
it's not gone it's still Shea to natives live 5 mins away.
Team Bruno
Wasn’t Freddie Blassie Hansen’s Manager on booth WWF runs?
Living in Pittsburgh, I was told it was a Botched Body Slam with Bruno getting a Broken neck. Can’t find the whole match.
Legendary matches.
He's kind of like a bigger, tougher Alan Jackson.
The Bad man from Borger Texas ! Yeeeeeee !
Stan “The Man” Hansen , right? Early 70s WWWF in the Northeast, long sideburns?
Update: the guy I was thinking of was Stan Stasiak, not Hansen..
nice video
Was so sorry he didn't make his appearence in Winnipeg last week because of the stupid snow storm. Hope he comes in October for next event. Hueeee
wow hansen has aged great looks alot better than flair
k dog drug free and give Ric a break both he and David haven't been the same since both their heart died and thats Reid Flair. It destroyed them both much like my baby sister's death.
Has crushed me.
Stan probably didn't live in the fast lane like RF did with all the booze, broads and coke and a major lack of sleep.
I read Mick Foley’s first book and in it he talked about touring Japan with Stan Hansen. His quote from him was, “No good can ever come of you going out.” In relation to partying, hitting the town etc. after the matches. He was notorious for being cheap, a tea totaller, well read and in his bed minutes after he got back to the hotel. He wrestled to make money so he wouldn’t have to work later in life, Japan was very very good to him.
the tabacco spit everywhere Stan Hansen wasn't for me. (he still put on amazing matches) But i adore the bull rope swinging monster heel that terrified Japan for years. Also his tag teams with Baba were just wonderful. Stan Hansen is one of the greatest ever.
Doesn't give himself near enough credit. He was a great heel, even then.
That's a shame about Big Cat Ernie Ladd,Superstar Billy Graham ,Ivan KStan. Not getting there paydays in there primes.way to go stan.
Chris Jericho did a podcast with Bruno and Bruno said that he needed to be back before he was healed because Vince Sr. had a bunch of money invested in the Inoki/Muhammad Ali match for closed circut and the match wasn't making any money at all. Bruno came back in a cage against Hansen and Bruno entered the cage first in spite of the fact that the champion is usually introduced last. When Stan entered, Bruno beat the hell out of him for a couple of minutes and won.
He was a real bad ass
gentleman,
Steubenville Ohio!!
Didn't know he broke Bruno's neck. Seems more like he was more sloppy than stiff.
class act
The scariest cowboy wrestler, even worse than Mulligan and Bass. This guy was a drunken belligerent omnipotent monster that stomped mud holes, he threw around Andre like a sack of laundry
Really wasn't Stan's fault, hes got bad vision. This has always been well known. He wasnt intentionally dangerous like some other guys.
ブルーノサンマルチノが亡くなって2年••••永遠のWWWF世界ヘビー級チャンピオン！😊
The "Fromer" AWA Champion.
Seems like a real regular guy. I'm always amazed how everyone, everyone except Rick Flare and Lanny Pofo, speak so highly of Bruno. I never seen how Flare made it so big, and Lanny, about as unforgettable as a third tier guy could be. If it wasn't for his hugely famous brother, and gifted athletic father he'd be a footnote in some lame ass poetry book.
Love Stan, good baby face but better Heal!
Stan slammed Andre.
Cowbell