@@g.r.a.h.a.m. From AJPW in the 90s? The rise of Mitsuharu Misawa, and then Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi, and Akira Taue. Also everything that involved Stan Hansen and Steve Williams.
Hearing an ol southern gentleman like Stan Hansen talk about Japanese pro wrestling so fluently is so cool. Stan had a lot of great matches in Japan, my favorites were with Inoki and Vader.
Stan Hansen is the greatest performer in the ring I ever saw in 35 years of watching pro wrestling. The sheer intensity, action, brutal reality, all out entertaining warfare of his matches second to none. Love Corny, but I'm not sure even he knows how over Stan was in Japan. No American was over as big (not even Brody......other than maybe Terry Funk as a babyface in the early 80's), but for years Stan was #1. People talk about the greatest ever and throw out plastic people like Shawn Michaels (what a laugh)....Stan's matches weren't a joke like all those cruiserweights who couldn't beat a fly...They were to the death contests of will...He gave Andre his greatest match ever, and then could turn around against any Japanese and make anyone the best match on the card....He drew everywhere he went, in the States as well.....Even Ole mentions Stan #1 when it came to drawing folks.....But aside from everything, he was the best, most electric, badass performer in the ring I ever saw. Thanks so much to Kayfabe Commentaries and Corny for making this happen. Can't wait to order and watch. A genius in the ring, and a total class act outside it, Stan Hansen. The best imo there ever was.
I would say Hogan also was in the same level as Vader and Hansen. I understand that the fact he became a superstar overnight in Japan, before his series of matches with Inoki, convinced Vince McMahon that he was going to be the man to take the WWF on national level.
Stan Hansen is what JBL always wanted to be, from the Lariat, to the bruising style of offense, the early Justin Hawk Bradshaw gimmick, to how many times he mentions Hansen on RAW
Stan Hansen was always different from your normal big man, he had a natural toughness about him that no one in pro wrestling at that point could really match. Especially during his time in Japan where he was not really cutting promos to get his character across, his work rate and matches really let the crowd know that this was a man not to be fucked with. That is so hard for a lot of guys these days and Hansen nailed it every single time. I hope they go deeply into his matches with Kobashi, Misawa and Vader in the 90s. Those are some of my absolute favorite matches of all time. I pray that Jim Cornette doesn't babble over Stan too much. I know how much he loves to talk.
@@jonathanhensley6141 won't happen unfortunately. Every indy company wants to do what wwe does but wwe makes money cause they're the big name & I don't think indies realize that
How about the tobacco!?it's got to be the best or there will be a lariat in the future.as for the beer it has to be the best no garbage and any of the flat stuff.
I love watching the crowd part like the red sea when Stan and Bruiser Brody enter the ring. Stan spinning the lariat over his head and Brody whipping his chain into the crowd. man, best entrance ever
Stan, Brody, Vader, Abdullah. They were all 4 loved, respected, & feared, not because they were assholes like JBL. It was because they had EARNED, not demanded, the respect and kudos they got from their peers....
For a big man to regularly give 30 minute matches and tag team matches when most people in WWE and nxt can barely make it to 20. Stan gave 4 and 5 star matches for a big man and he was so underused in WCW.
Lariat Stan! Big Stan! Stan the man! Wow what a wrestling force . A wrestling powerhouse. Most huge men would be considered men who walked like a bear. Stan was a bear that walked like a man! Just watching him I could feel the potatoes 🥔, just the pure power these poor wrestlers had to endure with a match with Stan Hansen.
Yeah I don't think Jim wanted to make the lariat angry.or he might turn into the lariat from the ring and start destroying him.and Jim's tennis racket wouldn't be able to save him.
Not sure. He couldn't even shake my hand when I met him because it was so banged up, so it has to be really bad. He's a very classy gentleman worth talking to if you get the chance.
I always felt like jbl was the grandson who wanted to be like grandpa ( Stan Hansen) but didn't want to put in thatold school kinda work and took the easier route of dad (Vince)
I would argue that exotico gimmicks are just as ridiculous as the really old guys working comedy matches in the undercards of many 90's AJPW shows. Hell, Baba was still main eventing shows long after his physical degradation had made all his work look ridiculous. But those arguments are besides the point: even if you argue that CMLL has lost its way recently, which I wouldn't but still, they were still promoting rock solid traditional lucha where guys could be fined by committee for unapproved profanity or ref bumping from the 30's to the 00's. SEVENTY YEARS. That's longer than Rikidozan and Baba's careers COMBINED.
CMLL is fucking awesome, i love the fact that they have so much care for their single matches. Every Match is a traditional six men tag team match, and when you have a deep rivary, only than you get a singles match. It makes everything so special, they give every feud a meaning. And when the rivary is bigger than big you get an mask vs mask, hair vs mask, or hair vs hair match which is the end of a big feud. I love it.... . Big love to Atlanits and all the mexican cmll lucha guys
2:30, when Stan talks about the bus tour. lol you know he left out the whole business with Andre The Giant and Bad News Brown/Allen right. Wonder at what point in the doc do they bring it up and how they'll avoid talking about it. Its said that; Stan, Hogan were also on that bus when Andre mouthed off something rather racial towards Bad News and he demanded the bus then pull over. Andre refused to get out to face Bad News Allen (a former Olympic bronze medalist in the 1970's). Yeah can't wait to see this "Back to the Territories" doc. Gonna compare it to all the heresy people have been saying over the years with all those road stories we've always heard about.
Everybody knows Hansens offense was great, but his defense, his SELLING is a bit underrated IMO. Despite being so big, he made the others guys stuff always look credible, his facial expression of pain was second to none (not that you had to do much to sell a Misawa elbow or Kawada high kick, but still LOL).
1990-1999 All Japan is one of the best booked companies in the history of pro wrestling.
bullshit
Luke . Well mark,I worked there
At the time for new Japan so
roland shipe what name did you work under and what years?
Whats some good stuff to watch?
@@g.r.a.h.a.m. From AJPW in the 90s? The rise of Mitsuharu Misawa, and then Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi, and Akira Taue. Also everything that involved Stan Hansen and Steve Williams.
Hearing an ol southern gentleman like Stan Hansen talk about Japanese pro wrestling so fluently is so cool. Stan had a lot of great matches in Japan, my favorites were with Inoki and Vader.
Stan Hansen is the greatest performer in the ring I ever saw in 35 years of watching pro wrestling. The sheer intensity, action, brutal reality, all out entertaining warfare of his matches second to none. Love Corny, but I'm not sure even he knows how over Stan was in Japan. No American was over as big (not even Brody......other than maybe Terry Funk as a babyface in the early 80's), but for years Stan was #1. People talk about the greatest ever and throw out plastic people like Shawn Michaels (what a laugh)....Stan's matches weren't a joke like all those cruiserweights who couldn't beat a fly...They were to the death contests of will...He gave Andre his greatest match ever, and then could turn around against any Japanese and make anyone the best match on the card....He drew everywhere he went, in the States as well.....Even Ole mentions Stan #1 when it came to drawing folks.....But aside from everything, he was the best, most electric, badass performer in the ring I ever saw. Thanks so much to Kayfabe Commentaries and Corny for making this happen. Can't wait to order and watch. A genius in the ring, and a total class act outside it, Stan Hansen. The best imo there ever was.
Hansen was the stiffest wrestler ever, what a badass. And yes, Shawn Michaels is a joke who was never over with the majority of the fans in the 90s.
Vader was just as over as Henson. I love them both.
I would say Hogan also was in the same level as Vader and Hansen. I understand that the fact he became a superstar overnight in Japan, before his series of matches with Inoki, convinced Vince McMahon that he was going to be the man to take the WWF on national level.
Stan Hansen is what JBL always wanted to be, from the Lariat, to the bruising style of offense, the early Justin Hawk Bradshaw gimmick, to how many times he mentions Hansen on RAW
jbl was never even a speck of dust on Stan's boots
no one cares And not only that, Hansen was well respected backstage and respected other wrestlers. JBL never did.
A second class ripoff, and I was a fan of the Acolytes
@frank bonini Simmons was a true legend, JBL was a bully and an asshole by all accounts
There is only one lariat and that's Stan Hansen. No one can be the lariat not even JBL,keep on dreaming!
All Japan was the greatest promotion EVER!!!!! So many matches that changed my perspective on pro wrestling.
Stan's autobiography also talks a lot about Baba and All Japan. Great book and & highly recommended.
Cornette laughing at Hansen saying “I am a little blind” always cracks me up, he knew better than anybody that Stan was more than a little blind 😂😂😂
Sounds awesome love Stan Hansen
Stan Hansen was always different from your normal big man, he had a natural toughness about him that no one in pro wrestling at that point could really match. Especially during his time in Japan where he was not really cutting promos to get his character across, his work rate and matches really let the crowd know that this was a man not to be fucked with. That is so hard for a lot of guys these days and Hansen nailed it every single time. I hope they go deeply into his matches with Kobashi, Misawa and Vader in the 90s. Those are some of my absolute favorite matches of all time.
I pray that Jim Cornette doesn't babble over Stan too much. I know how much he loves to talk.
Well said, thumbs up!
And the endurance of Stan Hansen, for a guy his size, was something to marvel at! You're right...he let his matches do the talking!
@@docmalthus yes that man never got tired and recovered very fast.he might as well had been the wolverine of wrestling.
Met Stan Hansen at wrestlecon this year, super nice guy
Did you get a autograph from that big guy?
Baba is the greatest promoter & booker ever & I wish more modern promoters & bookers strived to be like him
The indy promotions here In the states should study Baba and inoki on how to develop and promote their companies.
@@jonathanhensley6141 won't happen unfortunately. Every indy company wants to do what wwe does but wwe makes money cause they're the big name & I don't think indies realize that
my first memories of Stan Hansen revolve around his run as WCW US Champion in 1990. I enjoy listening to him tell stories.
Jason PDSI I remember him from his georgia days.
And Hansen calling lugar a cry baby!a lot of fans had to be happy when Hansen beat lugar for that belt.
Stan Hansen was the hero wrestling fans never knew they needed.
Stan Hansen. My fave. Class guy and smart businessman. Made a lot of $$$$$in Japan.
stan hansen one of my all time favorites. would love to buy him a 6 pack and listen him to talk while i do nothing but listen
nah, its a case or nothing!
How about the tobacco!?it's got to be the best or there will be a lariat in the future.as for the beer it has to be the best no garbage and any of the flat stuff.
I could listen to Stan and Corny for hours on end..........
We need this on TH-cam in full
I love watching the crowd part like the red sea when Stan and Bruiser Brody enter the ring. Stan spinning the lariat over his head and Brody whipping his chain into the crowd. man, best entrance ever
Oh man, what a genius addition to the Territories series.
Oh god yes. I am a huge Japanese Wrestling fan so this would be an awesome shoot to learn a bit about All Japan.
So agreed!
Wouldn't have expected this one in the series, but I can't wait to see it.
Hansen has such a great speaking voice
I am SO looking forward to this!, this is MUST watch
I've been waiting for this!
be Awsome to see these in full
Great to hear Jim Cornette tone it down a bit to do this documentary....and He does know his History so this is a great video! Cheers All
giant baba should be in wwe hall of fame already he might get inducted in the legacy wing in 2018
Inoki vs Ali hurt the business, lol Hansen, "I'm a little blind I guess"
Stan Hansen Vs Kobashi All Time Classic Feud
I loved this interview (clip) !!! a Gaijin ("Foreigner") bus and a Japanese bus = that made sense...
There are few things more thrilling than watching Stan Hansen chop meat. Absolutely terrifying presence in the ring.
What does he mean when in the end after Giant Baba dies he says "it will be a watershed deal"?
When Vince passes on, he's going to leave a gigantic massive shadow over the business for better or worse!
Stan, Brody, Vader, Abdullah. They were all 4 loved, respected, & feared, not because they were assholes like JBL. It was because they had EARNED, not demanded, the respect and kudos they got from their peers....
the first person to go ham in a wrestling
I hope he mentions the four pillars.
For a big man to regularly give 30 minute matches and tag team matches when most people in WWE and nxt can barely make it to 20. Stan gave 4 and 5 star matches for a big man and he was so underused in WCW.
where's the rest of this
"There like Hansen and Brody, Maggle!"
Jbl's wet dream Big stan Hanson 😂😂😂
JBL wishes he was Hansen.
Lariat Stan! Big Stan! Stan the man! Wow what a wrestling force . A wrestling powerhouse. Most huge men would be considered men who walked like a bear. Stan was a bear that walked like a man! Just watching him I could feel the potatoes 🥔, just the pure power these poor wrestlers had to endure with a match with Stan Hansen.
Oh this is a good one!
It seems strange Cornette asking the questions instead of giving the answers.
when STAN the lariet HANSEN speaks ,,everyone listens! even corney.
Fortunately, Stan is one of the more civil wrestlers. You only die if you p*ss him off, or someone puts you in the ring with him.
Yeah I don't think Jim wanted to make the lariat angry.or he might turn into the lariat from the ring and start destroying him.and Jim's tennis racket wouldn't be able to save him.
Stan isa MANS man, hope he is fine and ok
What's going on with his right wrist? An abscess?
Not sure. He couldn't even shake my hand when I met him because it was so banged up, so it has to be really bad. He's a very classy gentleman worth talking to if you get the chance.
I always felt like jbl was the grandson who wanted to be like grandpa ( Stan Hansen) but didn't want to put in thatold school kinda work and took the easier route of dad (Vince)
wouldn't CMLL be considered the longest running "serious" wrestling promotion?
I would argue that exotico gimmicks are just as ridiculous as the really old guys working comedy matches in the undercards of many 90's AJPW shows. Hell, Baba was still main eventing shows long after his physical degradation had made all his work look ridiculous.
But those arguments are besides the point: even if you argue that CMLL has lost its way recently, which I wouldn't but still, they were still promoting rock solid traditional lucha where guys could be fined by committee for unapproved profanity or ref bumping from the 30's to the 00's. SEVENTY YEARS. That's longer than Rikidozan and Baba's careers COMBINED.
CMLL is fucking awesome, i love the fact that they have so much care for their single matches. Every Match is a traditional six men tag team match, and when you have a deep rivary, only than you get a singles match. It makes everything so special, they give every feud a meaning. And when the rivary is bigger than big you get an mask vs mask, hair vs mask, or hair vs hair match which is the end of a big feud. I love it.... . Big love to Atlanits and all the mexican cmll lucha guys
The Unsinkable battleship , Stan Hansen !!!
2:30, when Stan talks about the bus tour. lol you know he left out the whole business with Andre The Giant and Bad News Brown/Allen right. Wonder at what point in the doc do they bring it up and how they'll avoid talking about it.
Its said that; Stan, Hogan were also on that bus when Andre mouthed off something rather racial towards Bad News and he demanded the bus then pull over. Andre refused to get out to face Bad News Allen (a former Olympic bronze medalist in the 1970's). Yeah can't wait to see this "Back to the Territories" doc. Gonna compare it to all the heresy people have been saying over the years with all those road stories we've always heard about.
Stan the Man.
Everybody knows Hansens offense was great, but his defense, his SELLING is a bit underrated IMO. Despite being so big, he made the others guys stuff always look credible, his facial expression of pain was second to none (not that you had to do much to sell a Misawa elbow or Kawada high kick, but still LOL).
wtf is up w/ Stan's right hand?
the Lariat Great wrestler 👍💪💪
listen up nancy!!!! BIG STAN is speaking!!!!
stan & brody 100% legit !
Hansen:"hush your mouth cornette!!!!!the lariat is talking !!!!!AND when I start talking it's time for you to shut up and listen!!!!!!"
Stan’s right wrist
🤘🏻🤘🏻
2:40 Shut up. Kayfabe never existed.