Tommy Rich & Ric Flair

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  • @litehouse6
    @litehouse6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    This was the only time in prowrestling that someone received a trophy and didn't get hit over the head with it 10 minutes later.

    • @paulbookwood6410
      @paulbookwood6410 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😄😆😅😎👍

    • @detangojet
      @detangojet ปีที่แล้ว

      I was waiting for someone to brain him with it.

    • @carolynbuckley8733
      @carolynbuckley8733 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Straight up lol

    • @rickjames2.0
      @rickjames2.0 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hogan and Andre got their trophies without getting hit. But it did lead to their feud so there's that I guess.🤷‍♂️

    • @shavingdave1
      @shavingdave1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Great point!

  • @dougdickason
    @dougdickason 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    If Wrestling could be a tenth as good as this, I might watch. This was a great time being a fan.

  • @goldenera4ever
    @goldenera4ever 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This sure takes me back. Every Saturday night my two older brothers and I were glued to the TV watching these guys. I was 9 years old in '81, Tommy Rich was my favorite and you couldn't tell me this stuff wasn't real, lol!

  • @averylong7093
    @averylong7093 9 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Ric Flair was great at putting over himself, the other wrestler, and the company over at the same time.

    • @wilbertrobles1123
      @wilbertrobles1123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very true !

    • @PreferredCustomer
      @PreferredCustomer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Can you imagine Hogan putting over anyone other than himself?

    • @Booth1667
      @Booth1667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Flair had no problem making sure everyone ate.

    • @Booth1667
      @Booth1667 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PreferredCustomer you read my mind!!!!

    • @lenceaser3561
      @lenceaser3561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No one did it better than Ric....

  • @litehouse6
    @litehouse6 14 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "...Mickey Mouse trophy..." hahahaha!! Slick Ric was the greatest.

  • @fredbergstrom9693
    @fredbergstrom9693 11 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was my favorite time in wrestling. I grew up in the northeast watching WWF. Getting cable and finally seeing all these wrestlers I read about in the magazines was a dream come true as a wrestling fan. GCW was amazing and required viewing every Saturday night

  • @MrCarl220
    @MrCarl220 11 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    You see wrestling today, and it's as if this time period never existed! People like Rich, Wrestling II, Piper, Flair, Ordorff, Hayes etc, made GCW Saturdays fantastic to watch!

  • @albertgraham2250
    @albertgraham2250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Greatest talker in wrestling history. True living legend. Long live "The Nature Boy"

  • @lasprince
    @lasprince 9 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Ric Flair's first interview as World Heavyweight Champion. Historic. Wooo!

    • @richardtaylor5461
      @richardtaylor5461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      flair wasnt shit

    • @Mark-sj3xb
      @Mark-sj3xb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ole Anderson would disagree with you. He says Ric Flair is the shits

    • @claytoncoe469
      @claytoncoe469 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@richardtaylor5461 ur an idiot

    • @jwelchstudios8293
      @jwelchstudios8293 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually this wasn’t his first interview as world champ.
      This was: th-cam.com/video/X8lX5aGGBKU/w-d-xo.html

  • @Michael_Chandler_Keaton
    @Michael_Chandler_Keaton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wrestling II always seemed like he was 80 years old and so plain that he couldn't possibly be over, but man people loved him.

    • @JayJackson1981
      @JayJackson1981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was my grandmother's favorite wrestler and no one else was close (maybe Magnum TA because she loved him too) by a long shot.
      He was also President Carter's favorite wrestler and the story is that Carter invited Mr Wrestling #2 to the White House but Secret Service wouldn't let him in because he wouldn't take off his mask. President Carter came to the door himself and let him in, preserving and respect kayfabe.

  • @BillVol
    @BillVol 10 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    The great Gordon Solie. The best ever wrestling announcer.

    • @rodneywilkerson9854
      @rodneywilkerson9854 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He would say "Showing no Sorceese" I have yet to find that word. He would name the parts of the body like. "He hammered the lower lumbar of the back that's gotta be painful."

    • @istartedajoke973
      @istartedajoke973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lance Russell

    • @MrRoyHutchins
      @MrRoyHutchins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Well it appears a Pier Six Brawl has broken out".

    • @jackkitchen737
      @jackkitchen737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@istartedajoke973 Agreed. But Gordon Solie is easily top three all time.

    • @homotheclown691
      @homotheclown691 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Cole is the GOAT...

  • @JayWestmoreland
    @JayWestmoreland 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The greatest wrestling Champion of alllll time. It was once said he could wrestle a potato, and make you believe that the potato was one of the best in the business!! There will never be another wrestler with the stick skills of Flair!! The kiss stealing, WOOOOOO! Wheeling, dealing, limousine riding, jet flying, having fun, son of a gun!! He kissed allllll the girls... WOOOOOO! And made 'em allllll cry!

  • @jimmylipsjaymo
    @jimmylipsjaymo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Rick Flair is no doubt the greatest heel and professional wrestler of all time.

  • @Nash1965H
    @Nash1965H 9 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Michael Hayes without his beard. Rare sight.

  • @jeff953
    @jeff953 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Rick Flair the Biggest & Baddest 80's wrestler ever!!!

    • @richardtaylor5461
      @richardtaylor5461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      nope hogan is wwf and hogan kicked nwa and flairs ass

    • @coda700
      @coda700 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@richardtaylor5461 for someone who apparently is such a big fan of Hogan and the 80's WWF circus act, you sure are spending a lot of time in the comment section here for this old crappy hillbilly NWA video. I mean you must know that there are plenty of other videos out there on to suite your great taste in pro wrestling.

  • @chancegoode173
    @chancegoode173 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Rick Flair, Wrestling #2, Tommy WildFire Rich, Michael Hayes, Dusty Rose man those were some good wrestlers in their youth and in their day. Wrestling sucks now , it just isnt the same.

    • @johnnyx9892
      @johnnyx9892 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think "Dusty Rose" is a Glidden paint color.

    • @davidleonard7439
      @davidleonard7439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@johnnyx9892 dog...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @huntercentury
    @huntercentury 13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice to see the wrestlers here not completely breaking Kayfabe, but showing some genuine respect and appreciation for the great Tommy Rich. He was known among the wrestling community as a hard worker and a genuinely good guy.

  • @patrickwall8517
    @patrickwall8517 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Gordon Solie the Dean of professional wrestling.

  • @d820m
    @d820m 13 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Slick Ric was calling himself "The Great One" long before the Rock.......

  • @PsychomachineryEBM
    @PsychomachineryEBM 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The original "Great One". Dig that, Rocky...

  • @HoustonIsImmortal
    @HoustonIsImmortal 7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    According to Ronnie Garvin, Ric was one of the only guys who actually wanted the absurd work and travel schedule required of the NWA Champ back then and was good enough in the ring and on the mic to be a believable champion.

    • @javtimestwo
      @javtimestwo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      that's right. Flair wanted it and the NWA was smart enough to recognize that and allow Flair to promote the brand and his fellow wrestlers at a high level.

    • @threeseven5837
      @threeseven5837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That's why they called him the 90 minute man. Flair said if you can't go that long don't try it.

    • @threeseven5837
      @threeseven5837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Gen. Lee Interested Naw, I don't believe you...lol.

    • @chuckfinley6747
      @chuckfinley6747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He could make anyone look great. He sold moves and made you believe his opponent would win at any minute.

    • @scottyblog
      @scottyblog ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No one took more bumps than Flair. Remarkable that he stayed practically injury free for so many years. Most of his matches, it’s him taking the punishment to make other guys look good.

  • @dmreeoogdaq
    @dmreeoogdaq 9 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Nobody, but NOBODY wore the World's Championship belt (in all its different forms) better than The Nature Boy, Ric Flair.

    • @threeseven5837
      @threeseven5837 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      woooo

    • @linoflores4994
      @linoflores4994 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody!!!

    • @ericsorensen4487
      @ericsorensen4487 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      3:16did

    • @linoflores4994
      @linoflores4994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ericsorensen4487never, not at his best!!!

    • @ericsorensen4487
      @ericsorensen4487 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@linoflores4994
      Ya could be right but
      Austin 96, that one year had the best promos ever
      I know your not talking about promos so oops

  • @jefferygreen4105
    @jefferygreen4105 9 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Flair was great because he promoted himself, the company and other wrestlers all the time. Wooooooooooooooooooo!

    • @krewashleyshorts
      @krewashleyshorts 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jeffery Green 1

    • @raybee5574
      @raybee5574 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jeffery Green
      EXACTLY!!!
      And that's why he'll ALWAYS be THE MAN

    • @richardtaylor5461
      @richardtaylor5461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      nope not even close hogans the man

    • @threeseven5837
      @threeseven5837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@richardtaylor5461 too funny. Ric Flair will always be the man and one of the best spot promoters wooo

    • @jrekdal
      @jrekdal 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The territory.

  • @amoruzz
    @amoruzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow, a boatload of talent in that short video.
    I miss Tommy..
    A true son of the South.
    Gordon Solie, by far the greatest wringside announcer that ever called matches move for move and hold for hold.
    Listening to Gordon call a match you learned more about wrestling/wrestlers and the wrestling moves and holds in one match than you could from anyone else for years or decades.
    RIP Gordon

  • @krazyhorse448
    @krazyhorse448 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I remember this live, and using an antenna. Flair could cut a promo unlike any other!

  • @killerdude35
    @killerdude35 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn I REMEMBER this! I grew up in the North Georgia area and the NWA was a staple of my TV watching as a kid! I remember this contest because the voting went on for several weeks. I voted for Mr. Wrestling II (the million dollar knee-lift was his signature move) as he was my favorite at the time, but Tommy "Wildfire" Rich was an extremely popular wrestler in that region at the time. It's cool seeing Ric Flair in such an early promo as well. He had just won the belt. I also loved hearing him mention The Super Star (Mr Wrestling II's nemesis). Damn were these the days! LOL I didnt realize how short Mr. Wrestling II was until I saw this clip!

  • @bethnewberry8626
    @bethnewberry8626 9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I love how the whole hokey aww shucks lovefest trophy presentation was a perfect setup for Nature Boy to come out and be a heel. Funny thing, I was thinking the same thing he said about the cheap plaque and trophy being worth a cup of coffee.
    I'll bet Tommy Rich still has that plaque and trophy hanging in his man cave

    • @ErikBreivik
      @ErikBreivik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beth Newberry 💛

    • @Dalonghair
      @Dalonghair 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beth Newberry
      Yes indeed, it was a great setup. Ric Flair and the Four Horseman were the heels that the fans loved.

    • @avalond1193
      @avalond1193 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ouch that's harsh LMAO

    • @marctommolino774
      @marctommolino774 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      …and you can take that to the bank daddy

  • @DarthVader-eg9jm
    @DarthVader-eg9jm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When I was a kid, we had no internet and I had to rely on magazines to see these awesome personalities. Amazing.

  • @Mark-sj3xb
    @Mark-sj3xb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love it when wrestlers would start yelling at Gordon Solie like it’s his fault.

  • @zibberebbiz
    @zibberebbiz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The territories had such a rich pantheon of characters, from all regions of North America, with so many television programs and things going on, and look at the tiny little popcorn shitshow you have now

  • @dirtyworks13
    @dirtyworks13 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    even with all the $ and lights, music, camera work there's not a wrestler today that can do what Flair and maybe Roddy Piper did in 80's. I was glued to the every sat morn.

  • @clarencesmith5623
    @clarencesmith5623 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    SLick Ric the greatest wrestling icon in the world my man

  • @brannanburdette2558
    @brannanburdette2558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What’s crazy amazing is that ric flair and all these old school guys literally wrote their on material up right there on the spot. They would just start running off at the mouth. Today all these new guys couldn’t do this if their life depended on it. lol 😂

  • @JimmyCarol100
    @JimmyCarol100 10 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Wow, brings back memories of my childhood in the mid '70's when Ric Flair was just really getting into his groove, Ric along with Johnny Valentine(b4 the plane crash where both had their backs broken) & Ole & Gene Anderson were with Mid-Atlantic Champ. Wrestling. Ric, Natureboy, Flair has the perfect monicker for he was truly a Natural at promo's. He was the one we all loved to hate, yet did'nt wanna watch Saturday TV Wrestling without him, if people could hear his classic Wooooh from then they'd be amazed. From little places like the Spindale House & Nat'l Guard Armory in Rutherford County to the old Charlotte Coliseum, what he talked he walked for he would arrive in Limo's for matches. Thanks for the upload KabookiX. PeaceB2All

    • @garydaniels6887
      @garydaniels6887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Every Sunday on TBS man brings back some great memories

  • @brianbachelder3548
    @brianbachelder3548 9 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Gordon Solie was awesome:)

    • @athletesattorney5045
      @athletesattorney5045 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brian Bachelder he was the best

    • @michaelfrazia4569
      @michaelfrazia4569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brian Bachelder he reminds me of steve buscemi...like cool guy who drinks a bottle of bourbon between takes

    • @linoflores4994
      @linoflores4994 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr. Solie "The Dean" the best ever!!!

    • @cumminsrealpower680
      @cumminsrealpower680 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gordon Solie, and Good ol Jim Ross. Best two commentators ever.

    • @somethingyousaid5059
      @somethingyousaid5059 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So long ago. I had forgotten all about G S. Tommy Rich too.

  • @bigpoppanard
    @bigpoppanard 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow! Ric Flair's first appearance as the NWA World Champion on national television after defeating Dusty Rhodes for his first reign.

  • @MrJMD37
    @MrJMD37 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Freaking classic Nature Boy

    • @keemez
      @keemez 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      WOO!

  • @davidscott7626
    @davidscott7626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nobody can ever compare to Ric. But in 1981-82, no one was more over & popular than "Wildfire" Tommy Rich. I know because I lived through it. Used to see Tommy nearly every Monday Night. He was awesome. But this is the early beginnings of the Flair we all love today.

  • @angelacallaway2195
    @angelacallaway2195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Boy this time was priceless ❤️🔥 loved it LOL

    • @JerichoMile4
      @JerichoMile4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Uh...Ric Flair made pro wrestling great in 1970s through the 1980s 😐

  • @kennymike7937
    @kennymike7937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love the Old Nwa Championship Belt 😄

  • @TimothyKendrick
    @TimothyKendrick 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ric Flair... NOBODY CUTS A PROMO LIKE THIS GUY!!

  • @Mark-sj3xb
    @Mark-sj3xb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was the real beginning of the Ric Flair we all grew to love (or hate).

  • @ralphpendergraph1390
    @ralphpendergraph1390 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Ric flair=goat

  • @jameschilders7423
    @jameschilders7423 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep sharing this old tapes, so people know how great wrestling was!

  • @richardwillams7086
    @richardwillams7086 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow 😲 I grow up in North Carolina this is just one great classic

  • @mophreakous
    @mophreakous 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The illusion destroyer...

    • @deeman9263
      @deeman9263 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      mophreak our

  • @blastradius9136
    @blastradius9136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Flair and Macho Man were fire on the mic.

  • @nadair2112
    @nadair2112 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mr. Wrestling II was my first favorite wrestler. God it was good to see him again.

  • @stevehorton1000
    @stevehorton1000 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Micheal Hayes looks like Triple H

  • @impalaman9707
    @impalaman9707 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I loved Michael Hayes back when he looked like David Lee Roth or Leon Wilkerson

    • @CP-kb1du
      @CP-kb1du 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes big Transgender Wrestler

    • @stevemtc1
      @stevemtc1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw a fellow on the street who if it was Leon Wilkinson well he looked more like Leon than Leaon

  • @mrknowitalllt1
    @mrknowitalllt1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i miss it too, when i lived in san diego ca they brought tbs to our cable and i honestly felt it was the greatest channel ever.

  • @hubbali666
    @hubbali666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Ric Flair the man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @gr2602
    @gr2602 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Ric flair is a wrestling God

    • @richardtaylor5461
      @richardtaylor5461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      nope hogan is

    • @TheKestevon
      @TheKestevon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Flair spent too much time wrestling in smaller promotions. He should had wrestled in WWF during 80s.

    • @johnnyx9892
      @johnnyx9892 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No…he is THE wrestling God.

    • @johnnyx9892
      @johnnyx9892 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardtaylor5461 Hogan? LOL! Not fit to carry Flair’s jock strap.

  • @MichaelThomas-decga
    @MichaelThomas-decga 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I love Tommy Rich to death. I grew up watching the dude down near ga tech and the omni. My aunt knew him personally as a fan can be. He is local icon and always will be. They try to make him into a national star, but it just could not work. Which is cool. He is one of the NWA cornerstones to me.. " somebody say something about getting fired up"!

    • @fireheartis1
      @fireheartis1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I just watched an interview with Tommy Rich on Bill Apter's channel and he said that winning the NWA World Championship was too much for him. Kind of sad he could have been greater than he already was.

    • @bipblake
      @bipblake 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well, maybe this'll get you fired up to. I just brought Rich back to my NWA wrestling game & I also brought back his feud with Buzz Sawyer to. They just had a steel cage/barbed wire match that was bloody to say the least. I even have my own website where I post all the action at. Tonight we were in Cincinnati & tomorrow we'll be in N.Y. at Madison Square Garden. 30 years later, & the magic continues..........

    • @michaelzelazny6925
      @michaelzelazny6925 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The lou thez press

    • @michaelfrazia4569
      @michaelfrazia4569 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      M. J. Thomas my all time fave

    • @richardtaylor5461
      @richardtaylor5461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      nope hogan is the icon not some southern trash who never paned out

  • @chillhill6388
    @chillhill6388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Hulk hogan couldn’t tie these guys shoes 👟 if your a true wrestling fan you no im telling the truth

    • @hexkwondo
      @hexkwondo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What are you talking about? Hulk ruled wrestling in the 80's. Ric Flair was a distant second compared to him.

    • @kenmatthews4937
      @kenmatthews4937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      FUCK terry bolea!

    • @keljjeme
      @keljjeme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      By 83 tommy rich was wrestling in high school gyms.

    • @Mark-sj3xb
      @Mark-sj3xb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kiwicomics you must be a shiit brain to think that. Flair is the best ever. Nobody likes that but it’s true.

    • @CP-kb1du
      @CP-kb1du 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He still pinned Race

  • @MrBirdman36
    @MrBirdman36 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    great childhood memories living in georgia

  • @pulsarstargrave256
    @pulsarstargrave256 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This clip clearly demonstrates why RIC FLAIR is a legend and Tommy "Wildfire" Rich was just a flash in the pan. That line about the trophy not being able to buy a cup of coffee was a hoot!

    • @oldschoolfan420
      @oldschoolfan420 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A flash in the pan? I'm not a big tommy rich fan but you have to give him his due. He was nwa champ and was hugely popular for about 4 years. He headlined cards without a title in georgia. Till this day, probably had the longest running feud ever with buzz sawyer (lasting one year) because it drew so well. He is also still alive and healthy which is more than i can say for alot of other wrestlers. Don't hate on rich and flair is in his own class along with hogan.

    • @pulsarstargrave256
      @pulsarstargrave256 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oldschoolfan420 Who's Buzz Sawyer? Just joking. With all due respect, "he (Rich) was hugely popular for about 4 YEARS?" That's just a pittance compared to KERRY VON ERICH in Texas but I get your point about surviving the excesses that have claimed the lives of so many others, so he deserves a lot of respect on that deal. But like you said, Flair is in a class all by himself. As for Hogan, he has numerous fans but I'm not one of 'em. The only time he got a rise out of me was when he became "Hollywood" Hogan and took his impersonation of "Superstar" Billy Graham beyond the superficial!.

    • @VolumedMusicMan
      @VolumedMusicMan 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr W2 subtle heel approach lol!😮

  • @kenriley2352
    @kenriley2352 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    All classic stuff I miss it. Its the best.

  • @MrCarl220
    @MrCarl220 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the way I prefer to remember Ric Flair! Mr. 80s of wrestling!

  • @labanachecklowery5662
    @labanachecklowery5662 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Real respects from real wrestlers in that era!!!!

  • @kalbomataba759
    @kalbomataba759 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember watching this live as a 14 year old. I never missed any wrestling that came on tv.

  • @greatesttoysevermade3693
    @greatesttoysevermade3693 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The golden age of professional wrestling.

  • @danielgallegos6884
    @danielgallegos6884 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He wasn't lying! He's the greatest ever!

  • @KurtisStryker2015
    @KurtisStryker2015 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the upload

  • @gabrielcallizaya7412
    @gabrielcallizaya7412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you are that good in something...you got to build a name by youself and what a good example that Mr.Flair! Excel!!!

  • @ronaldbaldwin4505
    @ronaldbaldwin4505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My right ear loves this clip

  • @Cdub5820
    @Cdub5820 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    It was very disrespectful to keep Ric Flair waiting! Nobody gave a shit about Tommy Rich and his Mickey Mouse trophy! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

    • @Believesinthemosthigh
      @Believesinthemosthigh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      C West Whoooooooooo! you know it, I know it, and everyone in the back knows it.

    • @leonablackwell4807
      @leonablackwell4807 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man you're old AF if you remember this shit lol

    • @richardtaylor5461
      @richardtaylor5461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      most wrestling fans never knew all those chumps then especially flair

    • @DixiePokerAce
      @DixiePokerAce 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tommy Rich is nothing but a punk. He couldn't get a cup of coffee downtown.

    • @WyldeTripKY
      @WyldeTripKY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope Wildfire traded that trophy in for some promo lessons... "you know... uhm...you know..... well you know...... you know"

  • @l.j.garcia1042
    @l.j.garcia1042 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Mikey Mouse trophy haha

    • @TheStuport
      @TheStuport 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +L.J. Garcia WOOOOOOOOOOO....that was typical Flair on the Fly....always loved his "promo's" back in Those Glorious WOOOOOOOO Days.....Miss The Territories!!

    • @MJBYouTubeNetwork
      @MJBYouTubeNetwork 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      At least its better than the current Slammy Award for Superstar Of The Year. Right?

  • @dewaynewhite2928
    @dewaynewhite2928 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ric was just awesome nuff said

  • @VolumedMusicMan
    @VolumedMusicMan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Flair foreshadows his illustrious career in this interview. Wrestling 2 was always envious of young talent against him. Check out the mid south area 2 years after this interview with Magnum TA.

  • @Darkchyld702
    @Darkchyld702 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Greatest Wrestler of All Time and the Greatest announcer of all time. This is truly classic video. The Illusion Destroyers first promo after winning the big one. The real Great One. No one compares to Ric Flair. Gotta like that Wrestling II though. Wish i would've seen him in his prime. Whooooooooooooooooooo!

  • @luckynedpepper9030
    @luckynedpepper9030 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ric Flair. The Master.

  • @rowdyronn
    @rowdyronn 14 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Greatness of Ric Flair......

  • @larryz3985
    @larryz3985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ruck was a great actor and actually looking at these old videos he's actually was a comedic genius 👏 as well... incredibly entertaining watching these timeless videos!

  • @derbystardom
    @derbystardom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would pay up to $1000 to watch Ric Flair wrestle, even now. The man is a legendary champion.

  • @JayDogTitan
    @JayDogTitan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    WTVR Channel 6 Richmond VA, That was the station for NWA, This is classic!

  • @grawakendream8980
    @grawakendream8980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wrestling II can make em laugh, make em cry. You had to respect the MAN. RIP

  • @CJ22166
    @CJ22166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta feeling this Tommy Rich fella is gonna be a legend and this Flair guy should just sell insurance. Mark my words. I'm never wrong. 🤷‍♂️

  • @Andy-kw5nw
    @Andy-kw5nw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pre-WOOOO Flair!

  • @MJBYouTubeNetwork
    @MJBYouTubeNetwork 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Brand New NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. I like how Gordon Solie said that..Its like..I don't know. Haha

  • @bryannevers4679
    @bryannevers4679 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great times of wrestling. Ric Flair's promo was fire!!

  • @balkanikking160
    @balkanikking160 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOOOOOOO Nature Boy Ric Flair,legends newer ewer dies, thank you Ric👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.

  • @mankind2112
    @mankind2112 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man oh man, Slick Ric was even schooling them back in 1981 - If A.J. Styles really wants to get over just tell him to watch this vintage Flair stuff - copy it, these promos never go out of style.

  • @Guiltless765
    @Guiltless765 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was 11 years old and Tommy Rich was one of my favorites.

    • @richardtaylor5461
      @richardtaylor5461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      shitty person to root for especially when he was never heard of afterwards

  • @m1foley
    @m1foley 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When Tommy Rich first walked on the screen, I thought he was "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel. Surprise winner!
    All the other wrestlers were good, but it goes without saying that Ric "The Illusion Destoyer" Flair took it to another level here. Like he does every time he picks up a mic.

  • @Deejay_kNiGhT23_
    @Deejay_kNiGhT23_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wrestling was way fun back then now wrestlers suck is just not the same anymore...

  • @go-goakins1489
    @go-goakins1489 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great n w a clip with nature boy and wildfire Wooooooooooooooo

  • @mightyjoe911
    @mightyjoe911 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Every time I see Ric flair..This guy always has a belt..

  • @dudeseriously57
    @dudeseriously57 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol, this was classic lol. Now that was entertainment 😂🤣

  • @pettyfan67
    @pettyfan67 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Boy, childhood memories.
    I thought for a second he was going to smash the trophy.
    Ric Flair you're always an ass, but you're hilarious

  • @Lancun
    @Lancun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keeps calling it the biggest gold of them all.
    Little did fans know that just a few years later, he's introduce an even more iconic Big Gold.

  • @SaleemKhan-sy2sp
    @SaleemKhan-sy2sp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Great Wrestler In Professional Wrestling Nature Boy Ric Flair Wooooooo

  • @markbusler4988
    @markbusler4988 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who didn't think that Mr. wrestling 2 would clobber Tommy Rich with that trophy? When he said it would look good on his mantle piece, I thought a heel turn was coming !

  • @coz109
    @coz109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how it takes Flair less than 30 seconds to shit on the top baby face. Classic heel Flair! 😂

  • @ahumanjustbeing2466
    @ahumanjustbeing2466 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    woo...the great one!!

  • @tazzhardwick7466
    @tazzhardwick7466 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mike Hayes was rocking the scarf hard !

  • @timferguson2121
    @timferguson2121 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Da Amican Dweem Dutsy Whodes!!! R.I.P. Dream...you and Flair made 80's wrestling the best ever!!! Thanks!

  • @kingsports1113
    @kingsports1113 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tommy rich vs ric flair from 80-83 would been money feud

  • @s.a.w.
    @s.a.w. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gordon Solie was smooth, and the best at that Microphone!!

  • @dewaynewhite2928
    @dewaynewhite2928 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved the super star then and his tag partner the destroyer they were awesome as well had you out of your seats then when they rassled

    • @Mark-sj3xb
      @Mark-sj3xb ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody cares. Get your attention back on the World Champion!