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I trained at the Harley Race Wrestling Academy in Eldon, Missouri for a short time in early 2000. It was a great honor to meet Mr.Race. What really made an impression on me was when Harley learned that I had served in the U.S. Army and am a veteran of Desert Storm. We were sitting in his office talking. He got up out of his chair and walked over to me and extended his hand. He thanked me for my service and sacrifice. A childhood hero wanted to shake my hand and thank me!!! It's hard to tell that story with getting a little teary eyed.
Met Harley Race a few years ago at his school. He invited me into his office and we talked for well over an hour . Smoked cigarettes and drank coffee. They say you shouldn't meet your hero's because they never live up . He was pure class !! Showed me the outline of the plate in his arm as well as his head . He had that put in after that same car accident . So glad I finally got to meet and get to know him . The GREATEST ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH !! Bar none
And It's no wonder why he was among the most legit badasses in the ring, among the toughest of the whole bunch. He used those plates to his great advantage. Even Andre the Giant was scared of him. But, despite that, I read that he was a registered gun owner and he carried a gun while on the road travelling from one territory to the next.
I consider ric the best because in my eyes hes an extension of Harley and the the other old guys he kept it going for decades hes carried the torch for those boys and did them proud.
I grew up outside of Kansas City. Had the pleasure to watch his entire career from matches at memorial hall as Central States champion, to pinning Funk Jr. for his first title reign. God Bless the greatest wrestler on God's green Earth!
I lived in St Louis in 1971-72, seen him wrestle @ a tv taping.PakSon,Orton Sr, Bobo Brazil were wrestling on the show too.As Gordon Solely would say " All man & a yard wide!"
If you watched WWF Harley you "might" think it was a good idea to pick a fight in a bar with him. BUT, if you EVER saw Race in the NWA or any other promotion you'd think twice or even three times about messing with him.
Nash tells a great story of driving with Harley, and they get pulled over by a cop for speeding. Harley cuts a promo on the cop, which ends up with the cop giving them a police escort to the matches…but Harley ends up outrunning the escort!
Harley Race slammed Andre outside the ring one match and Andre was f'd up he laid on the ground for almost 5 minutes his back was hurting, huge respect for HR.
I have read in multiple interviews that Andre said there were only TWO people that he was afraid of, Harley Race and Meng. Flair said in another interview that Blackjack Mulligan likes to test other wrestlers to see how tough they were. In a hotel room, he cheap shotted Harley, was pounding on him in between to beds, would let Harley get up, but Jack punched himself tired, and his hand eas all banged up and Harley got up didn't say a word. Ric, Harley, Jack and Wahoo McDaniel were all driving to the next town together and Ric was afrainf there was going to be a brawl between the two of them and Wahoo was like "don't worry about it". They all got in the car together, a word wasn't said and Jack never tested Harley again. I had also read the metal rod in his left arm was why Harley rarely threw elbows or forearms after the auto accident, but he did save it for legit fights.
My father followed wrestling in the 80s and he said that Ravishing Rick Rude and Bad News Brown were two wrestlers that you didn't want to fight in real life. Don't know how true that is, but that's what he said.
I just googled Bad News Brown and he was an Olympic Bronze Medalist in Judo. Maybe I should apologize to my father after laughing at him for saying that.
Race would always be carrying a gun on him back in his prime that's why and Andre was scared of haku like 90% of the guy's on the roster for obvious reasons
Your worst nightmare....pissing off the owners of a coffee shop. The assistant calls for the managers out from the back.....out walk Harley & Haku. F*ck that 😂
I live in St. Louis and back in the day, these guys would hang out at the bars on Laclede's landing after the Saturday night shows at Kiel. You would be amazed at how many idiots try to pick fights with these guys.
Handsome Harley did so fine. I did chuckle when he tangled with Ron Etchison on TV in his early days. Ron wore Harley out in roughly 8 minutes. Jack Donvan was a strong supporter of Handsome Harley. This was roughly July 1967. Harley kept moving forward to win that world title. Unmatchable Harley rides again. Mr. Kansas City in my book.
The greatest part about that story is the reverence that Naitch has for HR. The way I hear it in the story, Naitch may be "the man" but Race was a God among men.
Hey flair i love you brother i know you must remember coming to columbia s.c. tuesday nights at township audotorium in 70s wrestling hammer greg valentine. ricky steamboat. the mighty egor. black jack mulligan. andre the giant .and the names go on and on we loved it it was truly chillbumps and the highlight when flair came out and with his fabulous robes on and did that famous flair strut and woooo everbody went fn crazy started footstomping the floor you thought you was at a skynyrd concert when they was starting gimme 3 steps it was awesome loved it thanks flair you are like no other peace
I like the ketchup story from marty jannety he said him and race were eating at waffle house or somewhere after a match one night and a guy kept calling them fakes and said it isnt real blood when they bleed so harley picked up a heinz glass ketchup bottle and hit the guy over the head with it and busted him open and said now your in the wrestling buisness daddy😂😂😂😂
Here’s the thing for me. Ric Flair maybe not the greatest or most talented or whatever but if I had to put a picture, in the dictionary showing what a wrestler was. Of all the wrestlers to choose from, I’d have a picture of Ric.
I don't know about being the GOAT but if a company keeps you as their champion for damn near 8 years there's a reason. GOD knows how much money Sammartino made Vince McMahon Sr. Hogan Flair and Stone Cold Steve Austin were all huge stars in wrestling but could they sell out the old MSG every single week for years? Sammartino's almost 8 year long reign as champion will NEVER be beaten. Modern wrestling fans (from the Hulkamania era forward) want the championship bouncing between flavors of the month.
Can, you imagine being one of the guys that Harley Race ass whopped watching this video. Telling his wife. "Hey honey see I told you that was Harley Race that busted my face all to $hit"
Can you imagine all the WWF wrestlers like cane undertaker Andre the Giant the Big show triple h hulk Hogan Georgia animal Steele Bill Goldberg Stone Cold Steve Austin and all them others getting in a fist fight in a bar room they'd have the police mighty busy they tear that place apart woo
My dad slapped ....actually it was a lot more than a slab. He beat the s*** out of Ric Flair at a bar in Baltimore in like 88 or 90 apparently Ric was acting like a real prick when anybody didn't accept his drinks which was one of my dad's friends. He tried to get all bad like Conor McGregor or some s***. Ric flair slap my dads friend my father and his name is Rick (Oddly enough), dad smashed a bottle over Ric's head then beat the s*** out him. I just want to say I don't really give a s*** if anybody believes me or not. It's not like its a seminal moment of my life. I just thought it was a cool factual story. ✌️
I trained at the Harley Race Wrestling Academy in Eldon, Missouri for a short time in early 2000. It was a great honor to meet Mr.Race. What really made an impression on me was when Harley learned that I had served in the U.S. Army and am a veteran of Desert Storm. We were sitting in his office talking. He got up out of his chair and walked over to me and extended his hand. He thanked me for my service and sacrifice. A childhood hero wanted to shake my hand and thank me!!! It's hard to tell that story with getting a little teary eyed.
Wow, what an honor indeed and thank you for your service
I lived in eldon at that time, do you know wild wayde chisem?? He was harleys champ My kids looked at him as a grandpa. Very good man!!!
That dope ASF 🔥
What'd you go by? I saw a LOT of WLW matches for a little while especially when they were doing the talent exchange with NOAH
That is an awesome story. Harley was one of my favorites. Such a legitimate tough guy, but was a good person too.
"If I hit a man with my left hand and he doesn't fall down, I will walk around him to see what is holding him up"... Harley Race.
That metal bar in his left arm was at weapon by itself
"Harley Race went to the school that burned down before they built the old school." - Mick Foley
Love that
Met Harley Race a few years ago at his school. He invited me into his office and we talked for well over an hour . Smoked cigarettes and drank coffee. They say you shouldn't meet your hero's because they never live up . He was pure class !! Showed me the outline of the plate in his arm as well as his head . He had that put in after that same car accident . So glad I finally got to meet and get to know him . The GREATEST ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH !! Bar none
And It's no wonder why he was among the most legit badasses in the ring, among the toughest of the whole bunch. He used those plates to his great advantage. Even Andre the Giant was scared of him. But, despite that, I read that he was a registered gun owner and he carried a gun while on the road travelling from one territory to the next.
Great memory to have I think out of any wrestler past or present I’d like to have a chat with Andre but harleys a close second followed by ric flair
You lucky bastard! 😂
Chuck Norris has nightmares about Harley Race
These old school wrestling storys are gold. 💯
Priceless.
Race was from a different era …tough as shit. That’s why he carried the belt so many times.
Gave the belt legitimacy and back then that was very important not like today.
Amen brother!
Flair’s Harley Race impression is spot on
Harley truly may have been the baddest man walking the earth.
I consider ric the best because in my eyes hes an extension of Harley and the the other old guys he kept it going for decades hes carried the torch for those boys and did them proud.
The Most Interesting Man in the World from Dos Equis stops and listens for hours to Harley Race tell stories.
I grew up outside of Kansas City. Had the pleasure to watch his entire career from matches at memorial hall as Central States champion, to pinning Funk Jr. for his first title reign. God Bless the greatest wrestler on God's green Earth!
I lived in St Louis in 1971-72, seen him wrestle @ a tv taping.PakSon,Orton Sr, Bobo Brazil were wrestling on the show too.As Gordon Solely would say " All man & a yard wide!"
I met Ric at an air base in the middle east after just leaving Iraq, what a guy. Made me happy to have a beer with him! Thanks Ric!
Race was real,and tough,fought everyone from 60-88,,champ also
Maybe Harley was pissed because people kept interrupting his smoking. Imagine if you caught him on a day he was trying to quit....
I heard harley just looked at some guy once and knocked him out with his eyes. So crazy! He just smoked and stared
I remember when Harley was here in South Florida and he was smoking non filter cigarettes 🚬 and drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon beer before his match.
Thunder Road aficionado.
Those guys were national treasures
Everyone wants a drunk story from Ric Flair. He doesnt even wait for the question any more, he just struts and woos his way right into it.
Harley drove like a Bat out of Hell too🤣
He drove at 100 mph aii the time. That probably why he had the accident
I grew up watching Harley Race wrestling out of St. Joe, Missouri. He was the greatest wrestler ever to lace up his boots.
Harley's head butt was legendary.
Yo those impressions of Harley Race by The Nature boy are priceless 😂😂😂
Harley Race and Rufus R. Freight Train Jones had some of the best matches in the 60's
Not hardly... Rufus didn't even start Wrestling until 1970!
God bless Mr Race.
Tough but sweet natured man..
Reminds me of my own dad...totally different breed..
Harley Race IS, the GREATEST EVER! Loved hearing Ric say that...
If you watched WWF Harley you "might" think it was a good idea to pick a fight in a bar with him. BUT, if you EVER saw Race in the NWA or any other promotion you'd think twice or even three times about messing with him.
i could listen to Harley stories all day
When Harley race cut a promo it was believable
…because he believed it.
Nash tells a great story of driving with Harley, and they get pulled over by a cop for speeding. Harley cuts a promo on the cop, which ends up with the cop giving them a police escort to the matches…but Harley ends up outrunning the escort!
@@dereklarner6298 I miss the old school rasslin!! Race, funk, older than the 2000s. Harley will always be the champ in my eyes
I love that Rick has so much respect for his fellow wrestlers and the business specially Harley Race
Chuck Norris dreamed of being as tough as Harley Race.
Harley Race slammed Andre outside the ring one match and Andre was f'd up he laid on the ground for almost 5 minutes his back was hurting, huge respect for HR.
I have read in multiple interviews that Andre said there were only TWO people that he was afraid of, Harley Race and Meng.
Flair said in another interview that Blackjack Mulligan likes to test other wrestlers to see how tough they were. In a hotel room, he cheap shotted Harley, was pounding on him in between to beds, would let Harley get up, but Jack punched himself tired, and his hand eas all banged up and Harley got up didn't say a word.
Ric, Harley, Jack and Wahoo McDaniel were all driving to the next town together and Ric was afrainf there was going to be a brawl between the two of them and Wahoo was like "don't worry about it". They all got in the car together, a word wasn't said and Jack never tested Harley again.
I had also read the metal rod in his left arm was why Harley rarely threw elbows or forearms after the auto accident, but he did save it for legit fights.
My father followed wrestling in the 80s and he said that Ravishing Rick Rude and Bad News Brown were two wrestlers that you didn't want to fight in real life. Don't know how true that is, but that's what he said.
I just googled Bad News Brown and he was an Olympic Bronze Medalist in Judo. Maybe I should apologize to my father after laughing at him for saying that.
Race would always be carrying a gun on him back in his prime that's why and Andre was scared of haku like 90% of the guy's on the roster for obvious reasons
@@thebighousencaaattendancer478 I think Bad News would have beaten Rude and Race pretty handily
@KevTheGOAT Ronda Rousey was a Judo Gold Medalist and she did quite well in the UFC, so you have a point.
Great story and great story teller.
Harley was the man .
Moral of the story: Don’t f*ck with Harley Race.
If you didnt want to do a job for someone, Harley was the guy theyd send out to do the job.
*Harley Race makes me proud to be from Missouri*
Your worst nightmare....pissing off the owners of a coffee shop. The assistant calls for the managers out from the back.....out walk Harley & Haku. F*ck that 😂
I live in St. Louis and back in the day, these guys would hang out at the bars on Laclede's landing after the Saturday night shows at Kiel. You would be amazed at how many idiots try to pick fights with these guys.
Ric’s Harley Race impression is epic.
Handsome Harley did so fine. I did chuckle when he tangled with Ron Etchison on TV in his early days. Ron wore Harley out in roughly 8 minutes. Jack Donvan was a strong supporter of Handsome Harley. This was roughly July 1967. Harley kept moving forward to win that world title. Unmatchable Harley rides again. Mr. Kansas City in my book.
Flair even knows Harley was the GOAT
He does a spot on Harley Race
there will be a harley race movie one day. maybe the farelly brothers
Man that would be rad
Who play Harley
@@erickennedy3322 not sure off top of my head. but they have to be sort of scary, like a young lawrence tierney
The greatest part about that story is the reverence that Naitch has for HR. The way I hear it in the story, Naitch may be "the man" but Race was a God among men.
Hey flair i love you brother i know you must remember coming to columbia s.c. tuesday nights at township audotorium in 70s wrestling hammer greg valentine. ricky steamboat. the mighty egor. black jack mulligan. andre the giant .and the names go on and on we loved it it was truly chillbumps and the highlight when flair came out and with his fabulous robes on and did that famous flair strut and woooo everbody went fn crazy started footstomping the floor you thought you was at a skynyrd concert when they was starting gimme 3 steps it was awesome loved it thanks flair you are like no other peace
Even-in-his-later-years-in-WWF-Harley-Race-was-a-very-solid-performer
".....Ok" *WHOMP*!!!!!!
At least he asked.
I always heard Harley Race was a tough SOB
He was the Toughest to Walk God's Green Earth Daddy-0
Never lost a fight to anyone.
@@kishdogg1594Hulu & I think Danny Hodge could both beat Harley Race but that's it
I love it when wrestlers tell old Harley Race stories.
You don't pull the mask off the Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Harley Race.
When wrestling was wrestling and not as babied up as it is now.
Harley Race could have a different match with everyone. Unfortunately as Flair got set in his ways he would have the same match all the time
You have watched to many youtube videos. Watch Flair vs Brody and Flair vs Steamboat tell me they are the same match.
It's hilarious that people think Charlotte is sitting behind Flair in this interview. That's Kelly Brewster.
who is she , shes fkn gorgeous
Love Ric's Harley impersonation but Nick Foley's is even better 😂
Great harley race stories
Ric Flair looking like Razor Ramon with all those chains
I like the ketchup story from marty jannety he said him and race were eating at waffle house or somewhere after a match one night and a guy kept calling them fakes and said it isnt real blood when they bleed so harley picked up a heinz glass ketchup bottle and hit the guy over the head with it and busted him open and said now your in the wrestling buisness daddy😂😂😂😂
Here’s the thing for me. Ric Flair maybe not the greatest or most talented or whatever but if I had to put a picture, in the dictionary showing what a wrestler was. Of all the wrestlers to choose from, I’d have a picture of Ric.
I love Ric's litte giggle-laugh
Flair is stone ,so freaking cool
Whom is the young lady with Flair ?
Long live the nature boy
Rics the best ever wooooooo
the babe in the back fake laughing is the best lol
Bruno Sammartino = greatest ever.
Bullcrap
It's a debate. And those are good.
It's arguable. But I can't argue it. 🤭😏
I don't know about being the GOAT but if a company keeps you as their champion for damn near 8 years there's a reason. GOD knows how much money Sammartino made Vince McMahon Sr.
Hogan Flair and Stone Cold Steve Austin were all huge stars in wrestling but could they sell out the old MSG every single week for years? Sammartino's almost 8 year long reign as champion will NEVER be beaten. Modern wrestling fans (from the Hulkamania era forward) want the championship bouncing between flavors of the month.
Harley would tell Ricky, don't wrestle again!
Ric even uses Harleys correct hand for he cigarette.
Ricky, tell me more about Kelly.
-Harley Race /rip 🙏
Ha
I just have to say that if Andre had wanted he could have hurt Harley Race. He was just too massive and strong.
For you, between Harley Race and Haku, who could win a street fight ?
That's Kelly not Charlotte
IF there was a bio pic about Harley Race, it would have to be shot in first person with everything happening around the camera frame. ~_~
Harley also trained wrestlers . And a guy named Kenny Oliver who he called bitchmade and a crybaby .
Flair is the greatest
Greatest wrestler on Gods green eath,Harley Race..
Hello Mr.....Flair...
Nothin Old Dad,...Still A Virgin...
Oh Its Just Some One I Knew As Mallory.....She Doesnt Like Me....
Your Over Worrying Me...About Not Being Around...Actually..
Who's the blonde in the background, with Flair
Sorry no one can touch Rick he's the man .
Can, you imagine being one of the guys that Harley Race ass whopped watching this video. Telling his wife. "Hey honey see I told you that was Harley Race that busted my face all to $hit"
Man.... Charlotte is so beautiful!
Look again! Charlotte doesn't even compare to this chick!
Who is the girl ?
Dude, he says who it is in the vid. Did you hear him call her Charlotte? lol
He was king
Harley Race whooped Butch Reeds ass in a real fight. You didnt mess with Harley Race or Billy Jack Haynes
Only Flair has the right to riff Harley Race impressions.
Is that Charlotte ghosting daddy flair in the background
Cool!
Ricky tell me more about Kelly 😆
Can you imagine all the WWF wrestlers like cane undertaker Andre the Giant the Big show triple h hulk Hogan Georgia animal Steele Bill Goldberg Stone Cold Steve Austin and all them others getting in a fist fight in a bar room they'd have the police mighty busy they tear that place apart woo
Who's the Hot Blonde? Don't tell me she's riding space mountain😅
Charlotte Flair his daughter
Flair's new young girlfriend. She's also riding the helicopter! Whoooo
@@michaelcerniglia389 Not even close! Charlotte is a plastic dog!
The best story is when he knocked a guy out in Cleveland and Flair got sued for it.
I want the video.suplex
Who is the hot bird?
Flair's heart is going to be tested on a nightly basis!
What's up Ric Flair
Is that Charlotte’?
Who is the girl,with Ric?
My dad slapped ....actually it was a lot more than a slab. He beat the s*** out of Ric Flair at a bar in Baltimore in like 88 or 90 apparently Ric was acting like a real prick when anybody didn't accept his drinks which was one of my dad's friends. He tried to get all bad like Conor McGregor or some s***. Ric flair slap my dads friend my father and his name is Rick (Oddly enough), dad smashed a bottle over Ric's head then beat the s*** out him. I just want to say I don't really give a s*** if anybody believes me or not. It's not like its a seminal moment of my life. I just thought it was a cool factual story. ✌️
Who’s the girl sitting with Flair?
His daughter
@@jrs6266 No it's not. That is his girl.
My sister
Who is the hot blonde?
is that ricks future ex wife?