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!
My parents divorced in 1974. I spent my School months in Athens and then Atlanta, Ga and spent my Summers in Charlotte, NC. Living in Georgia and North Carolina I got to see many of these LEGENDS in person.
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
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!
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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!
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.
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!
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."
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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"!
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.
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..........
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!.
It was very disrespectful to keep Ric Flair waiting! Nobody gave a shit about Tommy Rich and his Mickey Mouse trophy! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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 😂
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 !
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.
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.
+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!!
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.
Ric Flairs hair must be a trait of some race in the world that don't exist anymore. Who ever they are, the hair is truly golden. And it looks fabulous on Ric.
@@M-E-G-A Game of Thrones. The Targaryens are a 300 year monarchy, who conquered Westeros by sheer force of will with their fire breathing dragons, they are known for their platinum blonde hair, lavender eyes, and alabaster complexion, the Nature Boy could pass for a Targaryen easy, he also has the exact same attitude and disposition of this powerful family dynasty from Old Valyria.
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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.
😄😆😅😎👍
I was waiting for someone to brain him with it.
Straight up lol
Hogan and Andre got their trophies without getting hit. But it did lead to their feud so there's that I guess.🤷♂️
Great point!
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!
My parents divorced in 1974. I spent my School months in Athens and then Atlanta, Ga and spent my Summers in Charlotte, NC. Living in Georgia and North Carolina I got to see many of these LEGENDS in person.
Ric Flair was great at putting over himself, the other wrestler, and the company over at the same time.
Very true !
Can you imagine Hogan putting over anyone other than himself?
Flair had no problem making sure everyone ate.
@@PreferredCustomer you read my mind!!!!
No one did it better than Ric....
Greatest talker in wrestling history. True living legend. Long live "The Nature Boy"
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
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!
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
Nobody, but NOBODY wore the World's Championship belt (in all its different forms) better than The Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
woooo
Nobody!!!
3:16did
@@ericsorensen4487never, not at his best!!!
@@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
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.
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.
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.
I think "Dusty Rose" is a Glidden paint color.
@@johnnyx9892 dog...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Rick Flair the Biggest & Baddest 80's wrestler ever!!!
nope hogan is wwf and hogan kicked nwa and flairs ass
@@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.
Ric Flair's first interview as World Heavyweight Champion. Historic. Wooo!
flair wasnt shit
Ole Anderson would disagree with you. He says Ric Flair is the shits
@@richardtaylor5461 ur an idiot
Actually this wasn’t his first interview as world champ.
This was: th-cam.com/video/X8lX5aGGBKU/w-d-xo.html
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!
nope hogan is
@@richardtaylor5461 Not even close, pal.
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.
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!
Keep sharing this old tapes, so people know how great wrestling was!
The great Gordon Solie. The best ever wrestling announcer.
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."
Lance Russell
"Well it appears a Pier Six Brawl has broken out".
@@istartedajoke973 Agreed. But Gordon Solie is easily top three all time.
Michael Cole is the GOAT...
Flair was great because he promoted himself, the company and other wrestlers all the time. Wooooooooooooooooooo!
Jeffery Green 1
Jeffery Green
EXACTLY!!!
And that's why he'll ALWAYS be THE MAN
nope not even close hogans the man
@@richardtaylor5461 too funny. Ric Flair will always be the man and one of the best spot promoters wooo
The territory.
When I was a kid, we had no internet and I had to rely on magazines to see these awesome personalities. Amazing.
The original "Great One". Dig that, Rocky...
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.
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.
That's why they called him the 90 minute man. Flair said if you can't go that long don't try it.
@Gen. Lee Interested Naw, I don't believe you...lol.
He could make anyone look great. He sold moves and made you believe his opponent would win at any minute.
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.
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
Every Sunday on TBS man brings back some great memories
"...Mickey Mouse trophy..." hahahaha!! Slick Ric was the greatest.
Michael Hayes without his beard. Rare sight.
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
Gordon Solie the Dean of professional wrestling.
I remember this live, and using an antenna. Flair could cut a promo unlike any other!
Wow 😲 I grow up in North Carolina this is just one great classic
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.
SLick Ric the greatest wrestling icon in the world my man
nope hogan is dipshit
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
Beth Newberry 💛
Beth Newberry
Yes indeed, it was a great setup. Ric Flair and the Four Horseman were the heels that the fans loved.
Ouch that's harsh LMAO
…and you can take that to the bank daddy
Gordon Solie was awesome:)
Brian Bachelder he was the best
Brian Bachelder he reminds me of steve buscemi...like cool guy who drinks a bottle of bourbon between takes
Mr. Solie "The Dean" the best ever!!!
Gordon Solie, and Good ol Jim Ross. Best two commentators ever.
So long ago. I had forgotten all about G S. Tommy Rich too.
My right ear loves this clip
Rick Flair is no doubt the greatest heel and professional wrestler of all time.
I remember seeing this when I was a kid...right around 11 years old and I hated Flair back then. He might be the best heel in history.
Yeah he probably was, Triple H was pretty good, too, but he was greatly influenced by Flair.
+fallguye6011 Triple H was and is shit.
There's no might in it. There isn't a better world champion either.
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.
Flair and Macho Man were fire on the mic.
Mr. Wrestling II was my first favorite wrestler. God it was good to see him again.
This was the real beginning of the Ric Flair we all grew to love (or hate).
great childhood memories living in georgia
Freaking classic Nature Boy
WOO!
All classic stuff I miss it. Its the best.
Love the Old Nwa Championship Belt 😄
Slick Ric was calling himself "The Great One" long before the Rock.......
I loved Michael Hayes back when he looked like David Lee Roth or Leon Wilkerson
Yes big Transgender Wrestler
I saw a fellow on the street who if it was Leon Wilkinson well he looked more like Leon than Leaon
Boy this time was priceless ❤️🔥 loved it LOL
Uh...Ric Flair made pro wrestling great in 1970s through the 1980s 😐
Ric flair=goat
Ric Flair... NOBODY CUTS A PROMO LIKE THIS GUY!!
I remember watching this live as a 14 year old. I never missed any wrestling that came on tv.
Ric Flair the man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nope hogan is
Damn I miss those days💪
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"!
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.
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..........
The lou thez press
M. J. Thomas my all time fave
nope hogan is the icon not some southern trash who never paned out
This is the way I prefer to remember Ric Flair! Mr. 80s of wrestling!
I love it when wrestlers would start yelling at Gordon Solie like it’s his fault.
I was 11 years old and Tommy Rich was one of my favorites.
shitty person to root for especially when he was never heard of afterwards
The illusion destroyer...
mophreak our
The golden age of professional wrestling.
That he couldn't get a cup of coffee for it !!!! LOL LOL !!!
When you are that good in something...you got to build a name by youself and what a good example that Mr.Flair! Excel!!!
Ric flair is a wrestling God
nope hogan is
Flair spent too much time wrestling in smaller promotions. He should had wrestled in WWF during 80s.
No…he is THE wrestling God.
@@richardtaylor5461 Hogan? LOL! Not fit to carry Flair’s jock strap.
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!
Hulk hogan couldn’t tie these guys shoes 👟 if your a true wrestling fan you no im telling the truth
What are you talking about? Hulk ruled wrestling in the 80's. Ric Flair was a distant second compared to him.
FUCK terry bolea!
By 83 tommy rich was wrestling in high school gyms.
Kiwicomics you must be a shiit brain to think that. Flair is the best ever. Nobody likes that but it’s true.
He still pinned Race
Real respects from real wrestlers in that era!!!!
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!
Ric Flair. The Master.
Wow! Ric Flair's first appearance as the NWA World Champion on national television after defeating Dusty Rhodes for his first reign.
Wrestling II can make em laugh, make em cry. You had to respect the MAN. RIP
Ric was just awesome nuff said
nope shitty as hell like you
Wrestling was way fun back then now wrestlers suck is just not the same anymore...
The Greatness of Ric Flair......
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!
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.
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!.
Mr W2 subtle heel approach lol!😮
Is this September 1981? I need dates lol I’m trying to catalog the entire wrestling history from late 50’s to today, filling in the 80’s gap
It was very disrespectful to keep Ric Flair waiting! Nobody gave a shit about Tommy Rich and his Mickey Mouse trophy! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
C West Whoooooooooo! you know it, I know it, and everyone in the back knows it.
Man you're old AF if you remember this shit lol
most wrestling fans never knew all those chumps then especially flair
Tommy Rich is nothing but a punk. He couldn't get a cup of coffee downtown.
I hope Wildfire traded that trophy in for some promo lessons... "you know... uhm...you know..... well you know...... you know"
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 😂
Micheal Hayes looks like Triple H
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 !
Great times of wrestling. Ric Flair's promo was fire!!
Da Amican Dweem Dutsy Whodes!!! R.I.P. Dream...you and Flair made 80's wrestling the best ever!!! Thanks!
Thank you for the upload
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. 🤷♂️
Every time I see Ric flair..This guy always has a belt..
Pre-WOOOO Flair!
WOOOOOOO Nature Boy Ric Flair,legends newer ewer dies, thank you Ric👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.
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
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.
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.
The greatest of all time in my book
WTVR Channel 6 Richmond VA, That was the station for NWA, This is classic!
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.
He wasn't lying! He's the greatest ever!
Mikey Mouse trophy haha
+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!!
At least its better than the current Slammy Award for Superstar Of The Year. Right?
Gordon Solie was smooth, and the best at that Microphone!!
Great n w a clip with nature boy and wildfire Wooooooooooooooo
The Great Wrestler In Professional Wrestling Nature Boy Ric Flair Wooooooo
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
Nobody cares. Get your attention back on the World Champion!
I'd like to see some matches of Wrestling 2. Solie and Flair the greatest ever!
I would pay up to $1000 to watch Ric Flair wrestle, even now. The man is a legendary champion.
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.
Ric Flairs hair must be a trait of some race in the world that don't exist anymore. Who ever they are, the hair is truly golden. And it looks fabulous on Ric.
The Targaryens.
@@AndrewForte-rh6kx what country is that? Or planet?😄
@@M-E-G-A Game of Thrones. The Targaryens are a 300 year monarchy, who conquered Westeros by sheer force of will with their fire breathing dragons, they are known for their platinum blonde hair, lavender eyes, and alabaster complexion, the Nature Boy could pass for a Targaryen easy, he also has the exact same attitude and disposition of this powerful family dynasty from Old Valyria.
@@AndrewForte-rh6kx of course, Game of Thrones. I totally forgot. Thank you!
@@M-E-G-A Dracaris.