Today's wrestlers could only DREAM of cutting vinettes and promos like this. These days are sadly, long gone!

@UNCNCAAChamps

10 ай бұрын

All it is now is who does the "coolest" highspot.. there is really no long term story telling. I liked it better when they didn't have a ppv every month

These confrontations and promos really pumped up the hype and excitement leading up to big matches. This is what I really miss!

@radioman6489

6 жыл бұрын

kenpalmer1965 ,. Me too I watched all these matches when I was a kid these kids today don't know good wrestling

What's right back then, that's missing today imo- the business was presented as more sport than entertainment. It felt like championships were really being chased, storylines were built, championships could change hands at house shows, and rivalries were really heated. But, that's just what I think.

@kentonkruger8333

11 ай бұрын

Kayfabe money is the biggest missing component these days. These guys are supposed to be there to earn a living, so being champion means more money, getting fines for breaking the rules (run in attacks, etc) means less money, getting suspended means less money, winning matches means more money. And it helps the other way too. This rivalry is so heated I'll take the fine for punching him backstage, I want to get my hands on him so bad I'll take an unsanctioned (therefore unpaid) match. The earnings used to be such a key component in the storytelling.

Two of the best talkers of all time.

Roddy Piper was the single best thing to have happened to wrestling entertainment for he was endlessly entertaining.

@alexandermacdougall7873

5 ай бұрын

Agreed! My all time favorite

I will watch the “old stuff” over and over rather than tune in to ANY of the crap that passes for Rasslin today...

@connerhuston2613

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@josephgus5638

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@ivantorres1536

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that times 10! 🙏 🙏

@jukedar

3 жыл бұрын

exactly they will NEVER have the type of entertainment today that they did back then, the wrestlers today are a bore

@caratromly3840

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

I like how flair put over the TV belt instead of tossing it to the side like it was beneath him

I remember staying up till 11:30pm on Saturday night and watching wrestling with my grandfather. I think I was 7 or 8 years old at the time. I really cherished those times.

They did this great confrontation and in real life, were great friends.

"I don't wear rented tuxedos & I don't run around in a skirt"....lmao

"Here comes the Slim Whitman of wrestling, woo, woo!" Roddy was hilarious.

RIP Roddy. One of the Greatest of all time!

I gotta say I'm more used to Ric being the heel while Roddy's the face but I have to say that either man plays either role quite well.

This was about the time when Piper won the title from Flair and Flair was getting ready to win the 10 lbs. of gold (World Title)

Roddy Piper: Pro wrestling’s embodiment of The Joker.

@northernking4787

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely the agent of chaos!

@richardbrisco2380

2 жыл бұрын

Piper on that Aries shit gang gang

@evanabbott2737

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardbrisco2380 gang!👍

I remember watching this on T.V. when I was like 10-11 yrs old !! Remember this like it was earlier today !! :-)

@calziz

4 жыл бұрын

I like the old wrestling better especially Mid-Atlantic and Georgia Championship Wrestling

Piper was a genius him and Dusty my all time favs RIP. Great to watch these old clips reminds me of when i was a kid. I had one pawpaw loved wrestling, one hated it. When i went to my dads parents i got caught up on my wrestling. Miss those days

I was 7years old when this aired, I have enjoyed watching this video, I would love to see 1 of Flair and Greg Valentine when they were the N.W.A. tag team champions.

2 of the top 5 GREATEST wrastlers ever

@badnewskellyleak5974

6 жыл бұрын

1- Hogan 2- Macho Man 3- Piper 4- Flair 5 Andre the Giant

@abefinesse

3 жыл бұрын

My totally old-school-biased top "5", imho: RP and Nature Boy are interchangeable as THE top two of all time. The other 3 places go to The Rock/Stone Cold (tied), Hogan/Savage/Warrior (3-way tied), and maybe Snuka/Foley/Shawn Michaels/'Taker (4-way tie). Honorable mentions (or maybe just a whole other list) for Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, Bob Backlund, Rob Van Dam, Super Crazy, Eddie Guerrero, and Terry Funk. Sorry, you can call me indecisive if you want-there's way too much talent in the classic roster.

@richardsiciliano7117

5 ай бұрын

1. Flair 2. Piper 3. Muraco 4. Macho Man 5. Superfly Snuka That's the list.

Two of "THE" gr8est talkers and workers in the game!!!!! ;-)

When wrestling was wrestling beautiful man this is a very good classic I remember all this stuff every Saturday morning or Saturday evening after cartoons and fishing shows

I remember watching this when I was 10 years old I just started watching wrestling then those were the good old days

the infamous foreign objects. Whatever this crap is today it will NEVER compare to pro wrestling back in the day.

@Desstrik

9 жыл бұрын

so true

@defiantone8556

8 жыл бұрын

+JohnBlack2345 Yea, now there called "International Objects." And I'm like, whatever. I'm so glad that I used the smarts the good Lord gave me, I stopped watching that crap. And by that crap, I'm referring to the wrestling that's on TV today, cos its nothing but a garbage dump snooze fest. This video here however, is CLASSIC!!! But I sure's hell cant say that about the crap they have on TV these days. I'll pass.

@ukhillboy365

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it will never be like this again...great era of rasslin!

@kenburns4547

3 жыл бұрын

JohnBlack2345: they were later called "INTERNATIONAL" objects, because the F-word was now the N-word in terms of racism toward other countries. I AM NOT MAKING THAT UP.

This was great to watch, love those day's on life. Rip Roddy

I love Flair, but Piper just completely outshines him here. Great work by both guys.

@maraviyoso8473

2 жыл бұрын

Flair is just being a vanilla babyface, not the REAL Flair

This took place right here in Raleigh, NC thirty-three years ago this month and it seems like it was yesterday. This was RASSLING' and not SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT!!!

@ImMagnetz

10 жыл бұрын

Wtf is 'Rassling'?...

@TravisTarrant

10 жыл бұрын

LOL!!! It was an old school term that Jack Brisco used to use quite often to refer to professional wrestling.

The two best talkers ever in professional wrestling! Hands down!

This segment between Flair and Piper is better than the WWF I used to watch at the time I love this.

Both are legends!!!

Roddy Piper won the U.S. title from Ric Flair in Raleigh N.C. on 1-27-1981.

@eddielester3589

2 жыл бұрын

Great to know!!!

Two absolute legends. Wow.

Two of the best. Classic.❤

Love these old school promos.

One of the most hysterical angles ever shot in pro wrestling. It as perfect!

I loved that match!! I love both Roddy and Flair! Rick wanted to talk about getting punched it the face with a foreign object lol! Like Rick never cheated LMAO loved it!!!!

@jameschilders7423

Жыл бұрын

Flair never did any under handed tricks, I modeled my career after him.

@jameschilders7423

Жыл бұрын

If you ever seen either one of us, we never cheated.

Piper was a great heel talker. Lol just like Christmas.

I don't know if it ever got any better than this.

Rest in peace and know we will miss you.

This was my Awesome as kid & Grown up A True Classic , stands test time Greatness

"probably drounding from the size of his nose running" 🤣🤣 this was amazing tv

Wow this video shows how television used to look like in the early 80's

"Slim Whitman of wrestling", classic Piper. You are greatly missed Hot Rod.

Even Piper wore the famous kilt before the WWE.

That US Title looks better than the current one.

Two of the best EVER.

This is how you cut promos.

@Desstrik

6 жыл бұрын

definitely!

Ty this brings back great memories of my youth when wrestling was really wrestling

two of the greatest talkers of all time :)

Piper was always one step away from a psychotic episode.

Piper looks like Jack Tripper.

@16rumpole

5 жыл бұрын

lol, what a blast from the past

@kayhan_qfpn

Жыл бұрын

😆

Who would have known 25 years later they’d be tag champs together

The Slim Whitman AND the Mae West of Pro Wrestling! LMAO!!

Two masters of the microphone. Rest In Peace, Hot Rod. They didn't make as much money back then, so I wonder if the coat Flair ripped up was from the Good Will.

@norms3913

8 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@SpiritAnimalVSOP

8 жыл бұрын

Used Car Salesmen "R" Us

@areguapiri

Жыл бұрын

They made a ton of money back then too.

@stealthbomber2127

5 ай бұрын

It was a prop, probably made by the ladies making robes and ring jackets. Some of the wives made their stuff too.

piper was such a great talker. piper was brilliant in this.

@jimmysmith9273

3 жыл бұрын

That,s Old School 👈 I Miss the Golden Age of Wrestling . 2 Greatest Trash talkers of All Time.

One of the greatest rivalries in sports entertainment

@kenburns4547

3 жыл бұрын

Piper-Hogan was better, in the cartoon at least.

Back when wrestling was real, and you woulda never convinced my 8 yr old self any different🤣🤣Damn, Piper was the Greatest!

Ric Flar has been 60 years old since 1981.

@trinityj1

11 ай бұрын

Cruising youtube and as I see older and older video of him, I'm becoming convinced he was never young.

Perhaps Roddy's finest moment.

Bob Caudle with the smirk on his face. He knows he is seeing a genius at work, R.I.P. Rod Toombs.

I can't believe this was in 1981.

Rowdy Roddy Jack Tripper Piper.

Piper would have made an excellent Joker. That Mae West line almost ended up true. Still might.

@eddielester3589

2 жыл бұрын

Agree...lol

One of the funniest ever moments in pro wrestling.

just a little before my time, but I am old enough to remember these 2 becoming the 2 greatest heels of my childhood, though for different leagues

That's an awesome shit eating grin from Piper

That video clip has the same quality as all my old tapes of Wrestling from the eighties, wore out from repeated recording. It's an ode to the love we had for Wrestling before it became Wrasslin. If you want a real laugh put on Closed Captioning.

I DO miss the territories from back then. You know, when kayfabe was protected like Fort Knox.

@connerhuston2613

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Territories were great

How good is this? Piper was fantastic.

Loved this feud. They were both amazing. This is real wrestling, not the crap they have today.

I freaking love this!

Love it, love it, love it!

RIP Hot Rod

Greatness!!

These people are the greatest actors.

It really sucks that Piper died, he was one of the true great heels of wrestling. Every-time I see anything with Piper, I still think of him hitting Jimmy Snuka with that coconut on Piper Pit.

@milesfamilybiz

6 жыл бұрын

Ilovedixie45 piper was a known racist.

@carllawton94

5 жыл бұрын

@@milesfamilybiz not a racist, but that was part of his role in wrestling

@milesfamilybiz

5 жыл бұрын

Carl Lawton many of the black wrestlers talked about how racist he was. I liked Piper until I saw the interview he did with Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas talking about chitlin and watermelon. Fuck him.

@Believesinthemosthigh

3 жыл бұрын

@@milesfamilybiz did you see his character when he faced off against Bad News Brown at WrestleMania 6? Whew!!

@alexandermacdougall7873

5 ай бұрын

​@@milesfamilybiznot even close to true

Piper's had about 4 voice Gimmicks...lol ..The screech when he went wild was off the chain.

I was that "young man" who caught the foreign object and gave it to Ric. True story...in my head.

Piper promo gold

OMG that is classic!

Now we got "Pretty Boy" Scooter Boo and Meatball Robinson (525 pounds)defending the Soap and Water tag team titles against Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian in a cage. smh..

@kenburns4547

3 жыл бұрын

Spoonie G: you really CAN'T go home again.

@abefinesse

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry... WHO?!

@baliw33

2 жыл бұрын

@@abefinesse Independent wreslers

Fun segment! Makes me feel like ripping up a sports jacket.🤪

Piper....Classic Piper. We miss you Hot Rod.

The best! All ad libbed.

LOL Flairs jacket looks like a couch cover.

AWESOME 👍👍 👍👍 👍

PIPER THE GREATEST WRESTLER OF ALL TIMES

Looks like Flair got a bit of dressing advice from Piper 😁

Roddy Piper was Rowdy Roddy Piper long before he was ever Rowdy Roddy Piper!!😄

2 Legends

"The Slim Whitman of wrestling" Piper was an Einstein of wit.

So funny... lol you can tell they were good pals.... 😆 🤣 lol

Piper vs Flair is equivalent to King Kong vs Godzilla.

Where did you get this footage? it's classic! Do you have the promo where Greg Valentine brags about breaking Flair's nose and he says "It always was a big nose but at least it was straight. Now it's crooked"! LOL

What fun!!

That had to be before Ric Flairs 2k suit days..

The good old days.

Piper is so young.

Hey wwe this is how u build a match!!!

classic Piper!!!

The ironic development of this is that only four short years later in JCP Ric Flair would become acquainted profoundly with two guys who would absolutely change his life and define the career arc of both The NWA TV Title and The U.S. Title. And they of course were Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard.🤔😉🎤🐴💎👞👞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸📺🤼‍♂️B.W.