The PASSION of these fans is mind blowing.

@comoe2968

7 жыл бұрын

Red John Yeah

@ZackSparks

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah because no one knew it was scripted and for the most part thought they were actually beating the piss out of eachother

@D.Anderson

7 жыл бұрын

Red John NWA was the best

@philaman1972

7 жыл бұрын

That *was* the NWA!

@ninjacape

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not so sure. The 20/20 episode aired months before this.

This is what turned the tide in the Cold War. The Soviets had us on the ropes for a while but the USA was able to make the hot tag and get the win and not too long after this, the Berlin Wall fell. All thanks to Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson.

This is the wrestling I grew up watching and loved every minute!

I remember watching this match nearly 32 years ago here in Philly, PA on WPHL 17 on a very hot Saturday at 2pm! Backstory, this was the R & R's debut in the NWA. Also, it was incredibly hot inside this arena during the taping. Like Tony Schiavone used to say, the NWA was the "major league" of professional wrestling!

@mallorycarll6280

7 жыл бұрын

philaman1972 -- There was no AC in the auditorium, hence the reason why all four guys are sweating buckets. They're conditioning is other worldly, I think most of us would have passed out or been unable to move after 10 minutes. Incredible match with a phenomenal finish.

@brianezell5790

4 жыл бұрын

It was their debut in JCP. They were in another NWA territory, Mid South, before this.

@bahgawd8158

3 жыл бұрын

Philaman1972 I remember watching it on Wphl 17 too. This was light years better than anything on wwf superstars of wrestling or wrestling challenge.

@RunDCM

2 жыл бұрын

I was in Madrid Spain and met a fellow from Philly who was my age (I’m from philly too). I asked him if the road warriors beat the Russians for the title and he goes “the rock n roll express are the champs now they beat the Russians”. Summer of 85. Break dancing was big and wrestling was white hot.

@edobrien6383

2 жыл бұрын

This was a big deal! I’m from Philly too. I wouldn’t leave the house until NWA wrestling was off.

I remember running home as a kid so I could watch NWA Jim Crockett Promotion on Saturday night on WTBS at 6:05pm

rock n roll express is the best tag team ever

This is wrestling! Awesome! Legends in that ring. And always love watching Tommy Young referee a match. The best referee of all time

@wndowpayne

3 жыл бұрын

Dude got knocked out more than some wrestlers..always hated that angle for an ending

The match that got me watching wrestling avidly. I watched this in 1985 on a Saturday night.

I remember all those young girls and how they would go wild over The Rock and Roll Express. It reminded me of Beatle mania all over again but with Ricky and Robert as the cause of the mania. Thanks for sharing the video love it. Christine

Jim Crockett Promotions was so fortunate to have Tommy Young as a referee. He could be involved in a bout, and still not make it about him.

That was a hell of a finish Intelligent stuff The creative team rn would never come up with that

@mallorycarll6280

7 жыл бұрын

KUJO JOTARO__ -- And can you believe that this was the first time the Rock n Roll Express wrestled against the Russians? First time these two teams ever touched, and they go almost 55 minutes in an auditorium that had no A.C.. That's incredible.

@jotarokujo6562

7 жыл бұрын

Mallory Carll impressive for sure Nowadays every match finish feels the same So I keep jumping back in time to watch some jakes the snake or Rick steamboat

@mallorycarll6280

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Everything is just so repetitive nowadays (especially in the WWE). I don't mind heavily scripted matches, Macho Man Randy Savage is one of my favorites and he used to block every single move out. But it's different now-- people more or less look the same, and more or less wrestle the same. I've been jumping back in time too, especially watching NWA stuff and early WWF stuff. I never get tired of it. There's something very different about wrestling during this era-- the crowds are insane to watch and the characters are fun to root for.

@jotarokujo6562

7 жыл бұрын

Mallory Carll old wwe seems chickenshit if u just consider all the everyday job gimmicks But for some reason it's really entertaining

I really miss this kind of wrestling!

Hey, Barry Darsow before his Smash days. He was a beast in his younger days. Good stuff, man. I think this would have been the July 9th, 1985 match.

@tedbundywastheultimatechad8400

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Darsow was scary huge back then. I wanted to see him and Nikita team up.

Back when wrestling was good . Ivan and The RnR Express should be in HOF along with the Midnight Express .

Wow I was born 10 days after this match thats awesome.

Rock & Roll Express GREATEST TEAM EVER

What a great match. Ivan and Krusher were a much better team than he and Nikita.

Guy you have to be over 45 years old to answer this question was ever a better tag team than the rock and roll Express

@danielbarrett1368

7 ай бұрын

No

@twins082609

6 ай бұрын

Only the road warriors. But rock and roll are #2

@klonidier

6 ай бұрын

Better, don’t know. More over? Tell me who it is, I’ll wait.

@moonytheloony6516

3 ай бұрын

⁠ The Road Warriors. Your wait is now over. You're Welcome

@joegreen268

23 күн бұрын

@@moonytheloony6516that’s why it’s called the road warrior pop instead of the rock and roll pop but both teams were over like rover

I remember watching this in the 80s 11 o’clock in the morning Saturday

Professional wrestling was so much better when you "knew" but they made you believe.

What a great childhood memory

khrushiev aka demolition. smash, repo man

Just needed a big bowl of Apple Jack's cereal!!!😁😁💯

I remember this match - terrific entertainment

Amount of actual Russians in that ring: 0

@gantzisballs

7 жыл бұрын

There has never been an ethnic Russian in the WWE to my knowledge. There has been a Ukrainian and a Bulgarian though.

@henryleopard1066

7 жыл бұрын

Yep. Krusher Khrushchev, or Barry as his friends like to call him.

JCP (Jim Crockett Promotions) was the best.....

I dont believe they had air conditioning in that building.

I was really into the heels as a kid. The Russians were tough and athletic. Good times.

Retro Nice

@comoe2968

7 жыл бұрын

The Boss Stage1 l thought so as well

My name is Howard Youngblood and I am back in town with all the wrestling star 🌟

THE very match that hooked me on pro wrestling. We were mere miles away in Shelby NC visiting my aunt while Ricky and Robert were making history!! I was enthralled that these 2 young cool looking dudes could defeat these big bald burly Russians. So epic!!

Legendary tag team .

Technical tag team wrestling at its best .

@thehachinaka

7 жыл бұрын

Nick Sid this isn't really technical but whatevs

RIP Koloff

Same Russ Bear who pinned The Beloved Bruno.

You always knew the title change was official in the Crockett territory when the locker room emptied out

12 year olds going wild. I was one of them that believed. Until 20/20 did an episode. All the time I thought it was real.

@jcmorrison5487

4 жыл бұрын

I was there that night & it was real.

I was in that crowd. Shelby, NC. 1985. I was 18. I'm 57 now.

1985 return confirmed!

I could hear someone Chant RKO RKO RKO

@JKTube

7 жыл бұрын

+KUJO JOTARO__: That's "ROCK N ROLL! ROCK N ROLL! ROCK N ROLL!" "RKO" at this time only referred to the old time movie studio that released "King Kong" back in the 1930s.

Retro WWE. I wasn't even alive then.

@andyward510

7 жыл бұрын

The Ezek retro NWA WRESTLING

@falserizufferezek9394

7 жыл бұрын

Andy Ward That was another wrestling organization back then?

@andyward510

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah it became WCW

@JKTube

7 жыл бұрын

+Andy Ward: No. The promotion owned by Ted Turner split off from the NWA in 1991. The NWA did not become WCW.

@andyward510

7 жыл бұрын

Jason Kreitzer these wrestlers mostly moved to WCW

What a finish!

Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. My hometown, not sure if I attended this event or not. Fun times, for sure.

@dennisprice6465

2 жыл бұрын

This wasn't Spartanburg was Shelby nc

@raymondtipton7243

9 ай бұрын

Exactly...it was Shelby North Carolina

I don't have time to watch, can someone tell me who wins ?

at :26 seems like the ref. is pissed at russians for falling on him lol

@MaxDephyantz

3 жыл бұрын

Tommy Young was the best ref I ever seen in any organization. He was always part of the action. He even used to kick Ric Flair hands off the ropes.

0:25 Tommy Young was genuinely NOT happy with Darsow there.

These actors deserve an oscar

Wwe is part of my life

@comoe2968

7 жыл бұрын

I wanted to create a channel, but it's not for me.

@comoe2968

7 жыл бұрын

Good afternoon to all who are watching wwe

@footballstats9127

7 жыл бұрын

Victor esti un ratat

Smash in old dayss😂😂😂😂

That was dope!!!!!!

@mallorycarll6280

7 жыл бұрын

Jaime Javier Garcia -- This match, and any match The Rock N Roll Express had with The Midnight Express are gold. This is quite easily in my top 5 tag team matches of all time.

why is last night's Raw episode fully on my subscription feed and why isn't it available on my country?

Asın Bayraklariii

@-oduncu-8261

7 жыл бұрын

Turk geldiii

Shelby NC City Park. Many a tv taping there that the Fire Marshal ignored capacity. And HOT.

funny they didn't put matches on KZread for Kurt Angle

Was that Michael Hayes or Boogie Woogie Man?

Does anyone know if there is FULL 52 MINUTES version?

they show rocknroll but don't show us kurt angle smsmh

10th!!!!?

primero latino y de mexico

Is that smash/repo man

@sikwilly45

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Barry Darsow.

9

Where's That Damn Bret "Himan" Hart.

@warlocknwo2883

5 жыл бұрын

Fu you. 🚩🏆🏆

Last...

hi

Demolition "Smash" back in the day...laying it on the two pretty boys that have since aged horribly (Ricky & Robert)

@mallorycarll6280

7 жыл бұрын

BorkLaser -- Eh, Robert and Ricky look alright for their ages... I mean, Ricky is 60 and Robert is 58. They did drugs and abused alcohol when they were younger, it was going to catch up with them eventually. If both guys lost 10-15 pounds, they'd look great IMO. If anything, I always thought Ric Flair was the man who aged the worse out of his generation.

@BorkLaser

7 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking more like Ricky 10-15 Robert 50 And Ric Flair has always looked old. Even when he was young he still looked as old as the hills.

@mallorycarll6280

7 жыл бұрын

Regardless, I think both guys have lost weight. Robert, in particular, used to look bigger than he is now. Losing 10-15 or even 20 pounds can totally change how someone looks, especially when you're older and your body's metabolism slows down. Honestly, I'm just happy that both men are alive and well. There are too many people from their generation who have passed away far too soon.

@BorkLaser

7 жыл бұрын

I can agree with you there....at least they're both alive and well. And a huge congratulations on their HOF induction too.

16th!!! Yea man

@83stockcar2L8

7 жыл бұрын

fireANT 207 So

Where is the sheild

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@safyasheraz1317

7 жыл бұрын

Abigail Temple ye

@83stockcar2L8

7 жыл бұрын

Abigail Temple So

I feel so spoiled when I watch but can't enjoy matches from this era. (Grew up in the attitude era)

Who these guys? Roman is best!

@andrearojas1248

7 жыл бұрын

Superman punch yourself!

@chandraramakrishnan1691

7 жыл бұрын

Why wolud I do this? Roman is best!

@fabriziozambito2783

7 жыл бұрын

Chandra Ramakrishnan Roman Reigns sucks

@JKTube

7 жыл бұрын

+Chandra Ramakrishnan: The Rock N Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) are 8x NWA World Tag Team Champions (4x the version controlled by Jim Crockett in the 1980s, 4x the version from 1993 forwards) and one of the most influential and imitated tag teams of the modern era (the Rockers, the Fantastics, early Hardyz, etc. etc. etc.). The Russians were Ivan Koloff (the guy who defeated Bruno Sammartino for the WWE [then WWWF] World Heavyweight Title back in 1971, ending Bruno's epic 8-YEAR title reign), his "nephew" Nikita (who had a classic feud over the NWA United States Heavyweight Title with Magnum T.A.) and Krusher Kruschev (Barry Darsow, later Demolition Smash and Repo Man in WWE from 1987-1993, and Blacktop Bully in WCW 1994-1995.)

@footballstats9127

7 жыл бұрын

Chandra Ramakrishnan yoh are an ugly virgin with no friends

cyka bread xd

1st??! It said no veiw xd

@83stockcar2L8

7 жыл бұрын

XxSavageKid5000xX Who Cares

first

@83stockcar2L8

7 жыл бұрын

TheGamer KZread Who Cares

@eminemunofficial2450

7 жыл бұрын

Slime Army ME!!

@83stockcar2L8

7 жыл бұрын

Richard J Who Cares About You

Boring

@mallorycarll6280

7 жыл бұрын

IEqual _x -- You do realize you're watching the last 2 minutes of a match that went 55 minutes, right? This is a phenomenal match. The ring psychology is incredible in this story, and the finish is brilliant.

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