I'd forgotten how impressive AWA's roster was.

@spaceace1006

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Vince McMahon was quite impressed with AWA Talent!!!

Heenan was a great heel. One of the funniest guys ever.

I grew up with AWA. It was my wrestling 101.

Gene saving that promo that Hogan botched halfway through....what an absolute pro he was!

These were the days when the characters were spontaneous and the interviews were off the cuff. Mean Gene was so cool playing the straight man to all these knuckleheads. What a great time.

And I thought all this was real when I was a kid. Great entertainment back in the day.

Heenan and Bockwinkle were promo GOLD!

@deonteross2996

Жыл бұрын

Nick and Bobby work so well together

@OaktownABQ

Жыл бұрын

@@deonteross2996 Absolutely!

AWA in 1982 was the best.

God Bless MEAN GENE BOBBY THE BRAIN AND NICK

Nick Bockwinkle OOOZED World Heavyweight WRESTLING Champion

R.I.P. Mean Gene

@norellpolk1626

5 жыл бұрын

He was the man

@tracysimmons3860

5 жыл бұрын

Lewis 970 The Best!

Always a treat seeing Prince Iaukea in action with the great Bobby Davis. That is quite a card being announced for the following week. Mongolian Stomper - Wahoo would be a main event anywhere. Baron Scicluna versus Bobo and Monsoon versus Bruno. And let’s not forget Tarzan Tyler taking on Johnny Valentine. In later years, Iaukea and the Baron were tag team champions being managed by Altamore’s buddy and fellow Sicilian, Louis Albano

I Dig The HULKSTER'S Sunglasses

Classic promos.they don,t do it like they use to.

Heenan and Bockwinkel were the wrestling equivalent of Lewis and Martin.

By golly you tell 'em Jim!!

Thanks man good stuff!

@OikPoinFive

Ай бұрын

Berserker & Nails as the AWA Outsiders in 92. Razor is 3rd guy! NWO 0.0 aka The AWA in summer 1992 begins. Former awa guys (and gals) are still disgruntled WF put their AWA out: slaughter as AWA President, Perfect as executive VP, managers: Sensational Sherry & Gen Adnan. Wrestlers: Razor the leader, Nails, Berserker, knobbs, Saggs, hbk.

I still do the claw till this day baron con raschke

@scoonman

Жыл бұрын

The Baron… the Nazi from Nebraska 🤣

The AWA, I feel was far better than the "CRAP", the WWE will ever be !

Bobby Heenan was the best heal in wrestling entertainment history….

@gregoryleggett9773

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the funniest.

This is when wrestling was fantastic.

Hulkster, starting to find himself in his promos. Compare him to 1979 in Atlanta or NY in 1980. This is a major improvement. 👏

Holy shit, Greg gagne couldn't cut a promo to save his life, woooooooooow he really sucked on the microphone 😆🤣😂🎤🎙

@VolumedMusicMan

2 жыл бұрын

It’s great to be the promoter son!

@jameschilders7423

Жыл бұрын

Daddys boy

@SkylarReed2L

Жыл бұрын

Most of these promos in this video were horrible... not just him

@jasonkessler6841

Жыл бұрын

With a Poker?...... That was bad.

@richardvann2165

5 ай бұрын

He didn't even have the build of a wrestler. He looked like a stick man

Imagine if Verne Gagne would have just put the world title on Hogan & paid him.

@emptyhand777

7 ай бұрын

McMahon would have just paid him more.

I can't get enough of Patera in his prime

AWA blew it BIG TIME

The Brain and Mean Gene were gold.

1:20. "And I'm waiting for a call back from Net York." 5:40. The best interviewer, best manager, and best wrestler of ALL time.

Now this is wresting. What a great roster and good times.

Baron von raschke. Wooooooooooooo

You know there's a thing that people forget that this AWA World Heavyweight Title was the first Original Big Gold Belt way before NWA/WCW Big Gold Belt and it doesn't acknowledge the AWA as the first which is Odd if you look at the title size and design is basically identical I would say AWA was the Prototype of what the Big Gold Belt is today

@emptyhand777

7 ай бұрын

Yes, very much so. There are "unification" matches between Bockwinkle and Flair. Flair's NWA belt looks pathetic next to the AWA belt.

The heels so much better on the mic.

OMG! By golly Jim brunzel!

Classic

Hogan looks about 60 here, probably only 22😂

"I BEEN SQUEEZIN A FEW MELONS MYSELF VOV RASCHKE!!!"

Bobby Duncan was hilarious 😂

The audacity of the wease...um, Bobby Heenan.

My God, does Patera look scary!

Jerry Blackwell with a harem ?

@VolumedMusicMan

6 ай бұрын

Poor girls lol

Bobby the Wea..... I mean Bobby the Brain. Lol

"I'm the man who should be at the top" - shame that Verne was stuck in the 50s with his ideas on what a champion should be

Patera should have been champ

By golly Lol 😂

Hogan's promos were much better by 1984.

9:28. What the hell? 9:57 You know what he was doing 🥒A little Valiant bros.9:57. 9:57. 9:57. 10:11. 10:11. 10:11. 10:12

Nick Bockwinkl is the biggest.

Yes, Bobby YOU WERE THE WEASEL !!!!!!!!!!

13:23 "now there you go..." 5:22 "this man is not even a man....."

Greg Gagne must’ve been thrown out of Planet Fitness his first day. . .and never went back!

@chuckdthefirst6698

Жыл бұрын

Quick! Make Greg a sandwich!

@chuckdthefirst6698

Жыл бұрын

Actually he’s ripped compared to how he was in the late 80’s.

Hogan was a Hack.

Hogan is so hateable. Nick Bockwinkel was the man.

Tito "The Frito Bandito" Santana. 2 Peso bum.

Vince McMahon stole everything from AWA...

Greg Gagne was truly horrible

@scottyarosh57

Жыл бұрын

Yes horrible on surface. But played his proscribed role to a tee. All American nepotistic owner son and ….whiner exemplar

Hogan is Thunder lips ! 💋 watch the movie Rocky 3 if you have not.

Hogan couldn't out wrestle the AWA Champion.

After watching Greg and Jim cutting a promo, Jess Ventura was right: High Criers is perfectly accurate. What a bunch of whiny babyfaces?! What is with 1980's wrestling and promos? Ron Richie on Stampede Wrestling cuts a promo on Larry Cameron and a Canadian Flag spins out of nowhere, and now Jerry Blackwell and Shiek has a belly dancer dancing superimposed during the promo. Why?!

Hogan just isn’t impressive on the mic here.

Cannot even imagine Ming uh Baron Von Raschke without "Number One" Paul Jones to put him over in JCP!🤔😂🎤🤼‍♂️B.W.

Hulk was always a big dummy.

@melekelewis2945

10 ай бұрын

Yeah a big dummy that made millions, man shut up with that Bs hater.

@Batony

10 ай бұрын

Vince really had to work with Hogan on his promos. His southern accent is very evident here.

Greg should have hit the weight room.

I guess the rock stole that line from Hogan people's champion I wonder what other quotes he stoled

@c.l.freeman7654

Жыл бұрын

Jabroni from the Iron Sheik and others

@melekelewis2945

10 ай бұрын

He didn't steal it,he probably didn't know Hogan said it back then

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