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Chuck Palumbo on being pitched Billy and Chuck

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  • Chuck Palumbo talks about being pitched the idea for the tag team of Billy and Chuck which culminated with their wedding ceremony in WWE. The tag team was comprised of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo.
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  • @CVVCLIPS
    @CVVCLIPS  3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Watch my full interview with Chuck Palumbo here: th-cam.com/video/fyU2-N5-c_g/w-d-xo.html

  • @TheSavantLife
    @TheSavantLife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Man, Chuck Palumbo looks like a Vice President of a law firm or a fancy real estate agency.

    • @REPVILE
      @REPVILE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cullpepper Curland

    • @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520
      @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is not gay, i'm just saying. He is on his way to Atlantic city.

    • @jasons2270
      @jasons2270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mickanvonfootscraymarket5520 tcapist are everywhere shout out to Anthony palumbo lol just put that in the fridge

    • @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520
      @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jasons2270 don't get drunkk wif that

    • @jasons2270
      @jasons2270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mickanvonfootscraymarket5520 I WANNA BE TOP!! NO RUBER!!!! The guy is a fucking walking meme my favorite predator by far LOL

  • @TruthWarriorB88
    @TruthWarriorB88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Here comes the theme music. "You... Look... So... Good to me." 🎧
    🤣🤣🤣

  • @SrDeMaFp
    @SrDeMaFp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Chuck seems like a super cool guy. Very down to earth. This entire interview caught me way off guard. No offense to him but I didn't expect him to be such a chill, intelligent guy. God bless him. He seems to be doing well for himself!

    • @pestoburger
      @pestoburger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @christopher olivarez ryback is a very smart man with 33377783838 iq

    • @somerandomguyfromtheintern480
      @somerandomguyfromtheintern480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's pretty chill. I bumped into him at the bar earlier today. He just retired from law enforcement.

    • @Tad1945
      @Tad1945 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@somerandomguyfromtheintern480 I would love to sit down and have a beer with chuck.

    • @somerandomguyfromtheintern480
      @somerandomguyfromtheintern480 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Tad1945 if you're ever I'm San Diego, Club Marina on a Friday.

    • @Carltonwanks
      @Carltonwanks ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You people make The same Old boring " HUMBLE, DOWN TO EARTH" comment on every single wrestling video, give it a damn rest,
      they Are humans just like me and you,
      Stop pretending to be shocked that wrestlers behave normally

  • @RybackV1
    @RybackV1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    This was my legitimate introduction to homosexuality as a kid

    • @The-Metal-Cooler
      @The-Metal-Cooler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That is absolutely hilarious

    • @agentcodybanx8909
      @agentcodybanx8909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can agree with this one

    • @DeanMoxley87
      @DeanMoxley87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      & how did it make you feel ??

    • @um8778
      @um8778 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DeanMoxley87 PASTA!

    • @forgottenmma3694
      @forgottenmma3694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My introduction was Rico. I remember all the kids would call each other Rico and run away from them lmao. Great times. Rico was such a hated character

  • @murkwell17
    @murkwell17 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Palumbo was so underrated..when WCW ended i thought for sure that him and Ohaire were going to come in as the next big tag team (NBT) and eventually both have a singles run

  • @chadzbirdzofficial4631
    @chadzbirdzofficial4631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I admired Billy & Chuck as well as Rico so much. They were favorites of mine being that their lifestyle was so similar to mine especially Rico

  • @SamuelJ888
    @SamuelJ888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I would never miss a Billy and Chuck match when I was a kiddo

    • @StonyHeatbag
      @StonyHeatbag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Beating your meat or what

    • @starkillerbeats420
      @starkillerbeats420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love me some Billy and Chuck

    • @deenice9169
      @deenice9169 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did someone say Billy and Chuck? Count me in 🙋🏻‍♂️

    • @khaliljoseph4869
      @khaliljoseph4869 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's kid not kiddo lol 😂

  • @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520
    @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Billy and Chuck did it RAW no RUBBER!

    • @TheTitofan1
      @TheTitofan1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wrong palumbo. Chuck is not from lantic city

    • @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520
      @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheTitofan1 did I say dat? I was just fooling around. I'm not a driver at night

    • @TheTitofan1
      @TheTitofan1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mickanvonfootscraymarket5520 just the beer in the fridgerator and smell my breathe if you want. I’m not gay or anything

    • @Carltonwanks
      @Carltonwanks ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just remember to Keep The beer Cold, that's The most important thing

  • @elijah9433
    @elijah9433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Billy and Chuck were badasses. Good ol times

  • @thebasketballhistorian3291
    @thebasketballhistorian3291 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    - It was successful.
    - It was fun.
    - It was cutting edge.
    I love his attitude about it, and he's 100% right about those three points.

  • @gerardparker4220
    @gerardparker4220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The wedding was awesome promo. They did a great job with the gimmick.

  • @um8778
    @um8778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Billy + Chuck was hilarious

  • @rollastoney
    @rollastoney ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It was fucking genius. Couldn’t have picked a better duo for the characters.

  • @leatherface964
    @leatherface964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That wedding was one of the best wrestling segments ever. Good shit

  • @thanusanus4793
    @thanusanus4793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    They were honestly underrated

  • @Cyclonus84
    @Cyclonus84 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really wished Chuck's reality show took off. He really was doing good with it.

  • @FullConcerts100
    @FullConcerts100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Just now realising how similar Chuck looks to Zandig circa 2004

  • @championgreen4963
    @championgreen4963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When I was a kid I really liked those guys and would always cheer them on during their matches, I was too young for it to occur to me that they were supposed to be a homosexual tag team. It's like Chuck said, it just seemed like two really close bros. The wedding segment was really interesting for me because I around that time I learned what being gay meant and seeing that kinda didn't bother me like some other people would've been. In my opinion they were the most fun tag team and I actually liked their theme song.

  • @butchreed5764
    @butchreed5764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I met with his dude at a 24 fitness in la Mesa back In the day. He was one of my favorites

    • @jaydenbolden7184
      @jaydenbolden7184 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      His daughter played softball wit my cousin when I was young and he would keep kayfabe when I would talk to him

  • @Smart-Towel-RG-400
    @Smart-Towel-RG-400 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Billy and Chuck is the greatest loves story in history

  • @daveyadict_
    @daveyadict_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Billy and Chuck was so fun to watch. It was funny, it was new. And as good as Billy was, man. Nothing against Chuck, but Billy was a superstar. He helped Chuck elevate himself too

    • @markrobinson9394
      @markrobinson9394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chuck’s dance on the entrance ramp was the best thing about the duo. Always hilarious to watch. Haha.

  • @kieranwillis395
    @kieranwillis395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I hope they know how brave or bold they were for doing that gimmick in 2002 as male wrestlers in America. It was a different time back then.. It was actually very forward for its time, so Chuck and billy being comfortable doing this and taking a risk of getting real hatred is nothing to scoff at.

    • @anthonydeadman
      @anthonydeadman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To be fair in Billy's case, he had been doing controversial stuff long before this tag team gimmick, Mr.Ass was a gimmick that revolved around him literally showing off his ass even. So this gimmick was nothing for him.
      Chuck honestly had a whole lot more to lose if this tag team didn't work out in the long run. So the dice were definitely rolled in his favor at the time.

    • @MASTER3371
      @MASTER3371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anthonydeadman Well you can say this is Palumbo’s most legendary gimmick so

    • @anthonydeadman
      @anthonydeadman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MASTER3371 So yeah as I said before, the dice were very much in his favor at the time.

  • @DjCp3o420
    @DjCp3o420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember there WrestleMania 18 moment

  • @davidyeend4150
    @davidyeend4150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember when I went to the WWE Global Warning tour in Melbourne Australia back in 2002. Somebody in the audience yelled "CHUCK WANTS A BILLY" and somebody else yelled BILLY WANTS A CHUCK"... 😆

  • @durden2480
    @durden2480 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a great tag team. So much chemistry

  • @090nj2
    @090nj2 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i loved their theme bruh

  • @huffy6192
    @huffy6192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love how I watch the video...make a comment....Leave the video, and there’s a Billy and Chuck recommendation, after I scroll down lol.
    Keep forgetting that the “Flamboyant” gimmick didn’t start til after the invasion. But, the posedown stuff happens in Jan/Feb, a few months later.

  • @handphone77
    @handphone77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always felt their entrance music was more for Rico. Personally preferred the initial stage when they were using 《I've got it all 》.

  • @Tacticalforeskin
    @Tacticalforeskin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved billy and chuck

  • @lazyjoka8079
    @lazyjoka8079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorite funny tag teams 😁😁😁😁

  • @chrstphrmlln
    @chrstphrmlln 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looks like Big John Mcarthy

  • @c-red4637
    @c-red4637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "flamboyant" lol yeah lets put it that way.

  • @jphertentains2321
    @jphertentains2321 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    best tag team ever

  • @TheBlackKakashi
    @TheBlackKakashi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That theme song was so damn good

  • @GRiZZiNK
    @GRiZZiNK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If Chuck & Billy were a tag team now in THIS ERA they would be undefeated and y'all kno what i mean.

    • @unclebizz9522
      @unclebizz9522 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      when i was a kid i didnt know they were gay

  • @junkscorpion7011
    @junkscorpion7011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chuck Palumbo is a badass for doing the infamous GAY WEDDING that was hilarious👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @maskedmildew5437
    @maskedmildew5437 ปีที่แล้ว

    i really love chuck palumbo and billy gunn so much, especially now that i know they're such great guys.

  • @veets207
    @veets207 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great questions and interview. Really great to chear from Chuck Palumbo's perspective his feelings and time playing the Billy and Chuck characters.

  • @jerrythao1433
    @jerrythao1433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Surprised he didn't mention pat Patterson who came up with the idea

  • @allenjenkins06
    @allenjenkins06 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always got a vibe of Ace and Gary, the Ambiguously Gay Duo!

    • @starkillerbeats420
      @starkillerbeats420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes man I always thought that to ....ace and Gary is some funny ahit

  • @joepadgett6683
    @joepadgett6683 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chuck just acted goofy as hell during their intros

  • @koffinradio
    @koffinradio 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's a character, baby!

  • @bigsmokeweiler8941
    @bigsmokeweiler8941 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The thumbnail looks like jake and logan paul 😂 😂 😂 😂 💀

  • @blazeblaze420
    @blazeblaze420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YOU WILL REMEMBER ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @markula_4040
    @markula_4040 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just watched the Billy Gunn interview and he said the same thing. They had fun. They had fun playing 2 supposedly gay guys and now that I typed that, it sounds so wrong.

  • @brentamania89
    @brentamania89 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This would probably never work today

  • @collegeguy799
    @collegeguy799 ปีที่แล้ว

    I came here from Kevin Nash talking about Vince pitching a homosexual angle to Scott hall. 😂

  • @talkc3307
    @talkc3307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Why when they talk about billy and chuck people are so scared to tell the truth... they were not friend or bros... they were a gay storyline end of the story

    • @CVVCLIPS
      @CVVCLIPS  3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      If you recall, it was revealed during their commitment ceremony on Smackdown that they weren’t actually gay and that it was a publicity stunt taken too far because of Rico.

    • @jasonjay1053
      @jasonjay1053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@CVVCLIPS I remember that

  • @cp3o205
    @cp3o205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your love is so good to me catchy theme song they had

  • @cyclone927
    @cyclone927 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Billy & Chuck storyline right now would cause twitter to have a meltdown 😂

    • @nomadnmoh
      @nomadnmoh ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂 mannnn what lol

  • @anthonydeadman
    @anthonydeadman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honestly, I think the only real issue I ever had with the team when their gimmick changed a bit under Rico's management, was the theme music.
    Like "You Look So Good To Me" was a good song on it's own. But when they first came out to "I've got it all!", I always thought that was just so much more fitting for them. The former theme, was more suited for Rico really.

    • @bitwawesome7
      @bitwawesome7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No you don’t blame yourself

    • @anthonydeadman
      @anthonydeadman ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bitwawesome7 .....What?

  • @mac10watp31
    @mac10watp31 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did chuck do a SCSA impression when he said tell them you don't want to do it or am I looking in to it a bit much

  • @vincentprice9156
    @vincentprice9156 ปีที่แล้ว

    They shoulda had Goldust join in to make it a threeway love triangle

  • @RajaRickin
    @RajaRickin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was hilarious back then

  • @billpetersheim1343
    @billpetersheim1343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think he forgot that Undertaker basically lived his gimmick and it turned out great

    • @grimreaper9477
      @grimreaper9477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      U obviously didn’t understand what he meant, he means wrestlers who mark out for their career and think its real like bret hart was.... taker lived his gimmick to keep the mystique alive, nothing more... not for glory and recognition.

    • @brianstone3722
      @brianstone3722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@grimreaper9477 facts bro that was well said, but yes bret hart immediately came to my mind when chuck mentioned wrestler's living their gimmick and taking it seriously.

    • @Harry-sc1xk
      @Harry-sc1xk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brianstone3722 Goldberg for me.

    • @brianstone3722
      @brianstone3722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Harry-sc1xk yeah Goldberg as well I almost forgot about him he's another good example of a mark 😄.

    • @SteRDLK
      @SteRDLK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@grimreaper9477 Bret Hart one of the most successful wrestlers ever, vs Chuck Palumbo, yeah I'm sure Bret's devastated that he was a mark for himself.

  • @DemetriusOnTheMove
    @DemetriusOnTheMove 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was funny as hell

  • @12345diehappy
    @12345diehappy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember a late night talk show host asking if they were gay in real life and they look at each other for a long second before saying no. I've never know if one of them was in real life or if the hesitancy was breaking kayfabe.

  • @Thecallmemisterajp
    @Thecallmemisterajp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would’ve been interesting if they went thru with the wedding or had them go face.

    • @BrolyLSSJ01
      @BrolyLSSJ01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They actually did turn face after they didn’t go through with the “ceremony”. For a short time, they continued as a team, but without all the homosexual undertones as babyfaces. Then Billy got injured, so Chuck was on his own for a bit before doing the Full Blooded Italians stable. When Billy returned, he brought back the Mr. Ass gimmick.

    • @MASTER3371
      @MASTER3371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BrolyLSSJ01 I wish they release the Billy & Chuck Titantron after they ditched the homosexual stuff. The theme is already released tho

  • @reedfoley9151
    @reedfoley9151 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought Chuck Palumbo Car business show was the bomb

  • @lazyjoka8079
    @lazyjoka8079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This had to be one of the few gimmicks that shouldn't work and yet it some how did😁😁😁😁

  • @TheGameCapsule
    @TheGameCapsule 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It waa cutting edge but wwe was too scared to double down and let them get married in the story

  • @2ticketsplease898
    @2ticketsplease898 ปีที่แล้ว

    Which one was catching

  • @shootwithjets
    @shootwithjets 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s like Goldust, and he got over. He was married to Tracy Runnels, straight man playing a gay roll.

  • @chrislawson7622
    @chrislawson7622 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is how EVERY1 WAS INTRODUCED TO HOMOSEXUALITY

  • @wesker19908
    @wesker19908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a goofy dumb AZ gimmick by so called professional writers... Played well by 2 great superstars who had fun doing it 😌💪🏾💯

  • @billycole852
    @billycole852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Long story short they were gay for pay and his daughter is based.

  • @andrewcastillo1867
    @andrewcastillo1867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still a generic lenny and lodi...

    • @MASTER3371
      @MASTER3371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lenny & Lodi aren’t remembered like Billy , Chuck & Rico is

  • @lanceturley7745
    @lanceturley7745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I always wonder if wrestlers worry about the negative impact of perpetuating harmful stereotypes as a heel gimmick. I'm sure a lot of the people involved in the Billy and Chuck gimmick want to act like it was positive representation for the queer community, but the truth is that it was always just a way to get some cheap heat from the largely homophobic audience of the time.

    • @ProtomanButCallMeBlues
      @ProtomanButCallMeBlues 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the long run, the fact that they were faces kind of saved the gimmick from going down some of the trashy one's back in the day. Goldust could've ended the same way

  • @soulofanerd9364
    @soulofanerd9364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nice to hear Chuck's take which I have to respect BUT the Billy & Chuck deal as a whole was garbage to me and a waste of both performers especially Chuck but typical poor use of a WCW performer and typical gimmicky WWE approach. Billy Gunn already had a persona, this one was poor use.

    • @SamuelJ888
      @SamuelJ888 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They were one of my fav tag teams of all time.

    • @salinaember9527
      @salinaember9527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      it was cool

    • @Danielson1818
      @Danielson1818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree that it was trash. I figured they were getting punished for something, and got turned into a comedy gay couple. Cringey. I'm surprised so many people liked it, because it didn't actually help the image of gay people.

    • @theevilascotcompany9255
      @theevilascotcompany9255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Danielson1818 As a gay man, I have to agree. After that, everybody expected all gay men to be athletically gifted solid workers with big muscles. We struggle against that stereotype to this day.

    • @Danielson1818
      @Danielson1818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@theevilascotcompany9255 You got a legit LOL out of me on that one.

  • @ozomnipotent1783
    @ozomnipotent1783 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Poor guy is overdosing on copeium

  • @jleos0095
    @jleos0095 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought Chuck palumbo was dead

    • @CVVCLIPS
      @CVVCLIPS  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I guess it was a surprise for you to see this interview then haha

    • @Lisa-zm7yq
      @Lisa-zm7yq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You’re probably thinking of Sean o’haire

  • @nerderthings8608
    @nerderthings8608 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hated this gimmick...