One of my favorite experiences attending a wrestling show was thanks to Tito. A friend of mine and I attended a WWE house show in 1992 and, after Tito's match, we were standing along the aisle hoping he would "smack our hands." He missed us because he had switched to the other side of the aisle. He was practically going through the curtain and he heard us chanting his name. He turned around and came over to us and smacked both of our hands. That was so awesome and I really appreciate him doing that for us.

Tito did it all correct. Had a stellar career as a wrestler, knew when it was over, was smart with his money and then decided to do the most noble profession and that was to become a teacher. Last I heard he teaches somewhere in NJ. Arriba!!

Tito Santana was one of the greatest babyfaces of the Golden Age. Always over in a good way with fans, never fails to disappoint in the ring.

@chrisorlando6162

Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites...great guy; great wrestler...very underrated.

@johnathonkelly5117

Жыл бұрын

It's extremely difficult to pull that off for as long as he did. Never heard a bad word ever spoken about Tito Santana and he's still beloved to this day. He earned his HOF ring for sure

@donjohn2695

Жыл бұрын

Tito had a great career aswell intercontinental champion tag champ competed at the first 8 wrestlemanias which I don't think anyone else did

@morrison1405

Жыл бұрын

His name is Chico.

@stevenhicks4920

Жыл бұрын

Prior to Sting and the Steiner Brothers, Tito was my favorite wrestler and still in my top 10 favorites of all time.

Tito just seems like such a positive and likeable guy. Always loved him in the WWF, and respected his selflessness going whatever direction they wanted him to go. One of the true greats.

Bobbys best line for me was “ a friend in need is a pest.” Great entertainer that will never be replicated in wrestling.

@Gunners_Mate_Guns

29 күн бұрын

The best of them all on the mic, and also an excellent worker back when he was still wrestling.

Great guy . Met him at a convention about 5years ago . He’s a guy a lot of wrestlers admire because he stuck around for awhile and was successful his list wrestling career owning several businesses and becoming a teacher .

@erinmeggik391

Жыл бұрын

These stars like Tito were bigger than life prior to the internet. Mil Mascaras comes to mind as well.

As Roddy Piper said about Tito at Survivor Series 1990, he is a stand-up gentleman. Not a bad thing to say about anybody and nobody has a bad thing to say about him.

Tito Santana. Loved him as the IC champ. His victory of Valentine is seared into my mind. True family man

I can say with pride that Tito Santana was my first “favorite” wrestler at age 6 in 1984. Nobody had a better comeback in a match at that time to me.

Tito was a big time favorite of mine as a little kid. Makes me feel old seeing him now. He looks great for his age but he's still an old man now.

@dr.floridamanphd

Жыл бұрын

Tito was old back in the 80s. He was in his 30s when we were toddlers.

Tito wrestled the very first WrestleMania match!

I met Tito a few years back and he is the nicest person. We took a photo together and we spoke about his feud with Greg Valentine (who was right next to him and also an awesome person) we all hung out for a good half hour just chatting about old school wrestling

Thank you for the kind word about Bobby Heenan!

Bobby heenan is the greatest ever, what a cruel way for him to leave us his greatest asset taken from him RIP brain from a humanoid.

@MrBoDiggety

Жыл бұрын

WILL YOU STOP?! ;)

@redeastwood4850

Жыл бұрын

Are you kidding me??!!

@brandondavenport6147

Жыл бұрын

Very true

@billburns7721

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBoDiggety what happened? My monitor went out

@MrBoDiggety

Жыл бұрын

@@billburns7721 LOL!

Tito Santana: The greatest Intercontinental Champion ever!!

I love the fact that JYD called Tito “Teets” 😆

I love Tito. His feud with Greg Valentine was to me the best part of 80’s wrestling. Both were so amazing but of course I cheered for Tito. A couple years ago I found Tito on Another site doing little cameos for a small fee. My good friend’s dad had recently passed and wrestling was something they shared as it’s something my bud and I now share. Tito’s words were so much more than I could have imagined and meant so much to my buddy he cried. He watches it often and recalls those great matches and the time with his Dad. Tito is CLASS. And as important, he was amongst the best I ever saw and an all time wrestling great. Arriba!!!

@Davepool-hs7vr

Жыл бұрын

My impression of Tito Santana is he is a classy individual and has good character

Heenan is Mount Rushmore Status in my book

@Gunners_Mate_Guns

29 күн бұрын

💯

Tito was always a great wrestler and athlete. Everyone loved that he was a constant babyface. I loved Strike Force as many did and they were very over. One of the only teams that could defeat Demolition during their hayday. And the fact that WWE doesn't acknowledge Demolition's greatness is really just side.

@dr.floridamanphd

Жыл бұрын

That’s because Axe and Smash have been suing Vince for unpaid wages for like 30 years. Vince holds a grudge.

@JohnP74

Жыл бұрын

Beefy

@travisfields157

Жыл бұрын

@@dr.floridamanphd Hopefully with Vince gone, the office will finally give one of the greatest tag teams in that era their due.

Holy 💩. I watched Tito Ssntans in WWF over 30 years ago and he hasn’t aged at all. Also RIP Bobby Heenan. 👍.

No one ever has a bad thing to say about Tito, and I won't either, but when so many stories of professionao wrestlers are sad and depressing, it's so good to see someone who landed on his feet and did well for himself.

Bobby Heenan is one of my favorite entertainers of all time, in any genre

I got hooked on wrestling watching Tito Santana vs Greg Valentine, and watching the US Express with Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda. Those were some of my earliest, fondest memories of wrestling as a kid.

@jessecrawford3897

Жыл бұрын

We share the exact same memories!! So cool!!

Tito Santana and Rick Martel man there was a hell of a tag team back in the '80s when they finally reached a potential became the WWF tag team champions by beating the heart foundation even though Santana took a beating in that tag team title match even though strike Force came through in that WWF tag team title match

The Barbarian clothesline off the top rope against Tito Santana at WM6 was ruthless!

@meanmarcdudley

Жыл бұрын

Decapitated.

@donjohn2695

Жыл бұрын

Tito sold it expertly

Tito speaks so nice of everyone I think he’s a true success at the end of the day no drug eft like most

I loved heenan i cried when he died

I nicknamed my Goofy Pit Bull "Hameneggar" ! RIP Bobby 🙏

Always loved watching Tito. Dynamite guy.

Loved Tito's flying elbow. Underrated.

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing this with us!!! Tito was so underrated.

Tito has a lot of class he won't say anything bad about anyone. You could tell when he talked about Honky Tonk Man

Tito completely "got it" when it came to heels generating heat to help him get over, especially Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura (who Tito has said many times he considers a good friend). Tito once mentioned that Jesse had asked him if it was okay before he said some racially-charged things while commentating one of his matches. Tito told him it was fine, as it drew heat and helped him get over. Plus, it was all said "in character", and they never went too far with it, like calling him a Hispanic equivalent to the N-word. Heenan talking about Tito selling burritos out of his car was over-the-top silly, which helped his own gimmick while generating sympathy for Tito; not that he needed it, as he was so over in the 80s. Had Vince not completely sidelined him to overpaid jobber status with the Matador gimmick, Tito against Bret Hart would have made for a great Face vs Face championship angle.

@dr.floridamanphd

Жыл бұрын

It’s next to impossible to put two baby faces against each other and make it work. That’s why it was so rarely done before AEW. And he wasn’t relegated to jobber status as El Matador. He was passing the torch putting over younger talent. He was helping them get over.

@cstomp1

Жыл бұрын

I remember Jesse Ventura would always call him Chico Santana. Pretty funny harmless stuff.

Ham and egger. Humanoids. The weasel. Was one of a kind. 🤣

I was a heel guy but Tito was super talented. A great in ring worker.

BBH is a legend in the business. He always kept me glued to the screen

When I was 10, Hulkamania was at it's peak. His balding face was everywhere. However, my favorite was Tito. His figure 4 leglock was snappier than Flair's and NOBODY could outwork Tito in the ring. Not Michaels, not Austin, nobody. He could do scientific style, high-flying, all of it. To this very day, there may have been a FEW that are / were as good as Tito, but I dare say there has never been better.

@JohnP74

Жыл бұрын

Tito couldn't sniff Bret Hart's jockstrap. And HBK is WAAAAYY better than Tito as well.

@mikeborsum8881

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnP74 HBK is the most over-rated 5 move chump ever.

@curthennig9448

Жыл бұрын

What about me Mike? I defeated Tito in the IC title tournament in Austin,Tx in 1990.

@JohnP74

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeborsum8881 weird that basically the entire pro wrestling world disagree with you. I wonder why that is?

@JohnP74

Жыл бұрын

@@curthennig9448 handing out perfect plexs on everyone in heaven I'm sure 👍

Luv Tito Santana, one of the best wrestlers of the yesteryears💯💯💯

Bobby Heenan and Terry Funk.... 2 BEST TO EVER DO THE DAMMED THING PERIOD

I think it's funny as a kid I would hear Bobby make fun of Tito and think " he's making him so mad he'll end of getting killed'. When Tito was thinking " thank you Bobby, that promo is going to draw a lot of fans who are going to pay to see me beat you up".

@tonypastor705

Жыл бұрын

Oh I remember Tito wrestling 🤼‍♀️ someone and Heenan In commentary saying ‘I know for a fact that Tito will NOT win this match! So Monsoon said ‘ How can you be so sure?’ - Heenan replied’Cuz their isn’t a Mexican Taco stand within MILES from here!’ - Bobby played a heel all the way!

Looking Great Tito!

The pride and joy of the RGV

Tito is so awesome

Tito Santana was that Dude. Arriba !!

I remember when Bobby Heenan would call Tito's signature move The Flying Jalapeno.

@tedmayer1597

Жыл бұрын

It was Jessie Ventura and he called the flying burrito

@WaldoBagelTopper

Жыл бұрын

@@tedmayer1597 I hear you. But Heenan DID say the jalapeño thing.

@sunkmanitutankaowaci2733

Жыл бұрын

@@tedmayer1597 Jesse also called Tito, Chico Santana and called Texans Texicans. Back in the day people weren’t so sensitive about stuff they just took it as a rib from a heel

Tito should have a channel that talks about Wrestling AND teaches high school curriculum to students. It could do really well!

Of course Tito has nothing but nice things to say. Class act.

Tito Santana / Merced Solis , Great WWF INTERCONTINENTAL 🏆 CHAMP back in the 80's. He was one of my faves,and he accomplished a lot in the WWF! HE WAS GREAT AS" EL MATADOR" IN THE EARLY 90S! ALSO, WAS GREAT AS "STRIKE FORCE" BACK IN THE 80S , WITH RICK MARTEL! TITO IS A NICE PERSON

I always wondered about Tito Santana was amazing

Merced Solis was one of my favorites growing up!

One of my favorites as a kid - great worker

Great episode! Big fan of El Matador Tito Santana

Loved when Bobby would call him "the flying jalapeno".. wish we could get that type of commentary these days.. stupid PC bullshit ruined this world.

@ColorsBright

Жыл бұрын

@Marc Carran is the extra boring obligatory response who is a douche.. You're welcome

@yomommaahotoo264

Жыл бұрын

@Marc Carran You can blame BOTH McMahons for their greed of taking the WWE public.

@brandonallen3808

Жыл бұрын

Or Jesse Ventura would call him "Chico."

@teddyrox3790

Жыл бұрын

😂......🤙

One of the best matches I saw Tito Santana end took place at Madison Square Garden where he took on bad news Brown in two matches! Can’t find this on tape anywhere unfortunately

I loved listening to Henan and Gorilla in the late 80's. I always thought Gorilla was way too sensitive, but I was too young (teenager) to realize he was probably acting... that was the life.

Merced seems like such a great guy. Don't know if he still a Spanish teacher or not.

@fdeadlycommasir

Жыл бұрын

As of 6 years ago, he was. My friend's wife worked in the same school. He sometimes helps his wife in her hair salon. I drive past it occasionally.

Tito along with Ricky Steamboat were pure babyfaces i liked strike forces theme girls in cars

Heenan #1 👍

Rene Goulet had a few runs on ( or near ) the top when he was younger . It’s a shame he’s mainly remembered as enhancement talent .

@NLaBar

Жыл бұрын

I thought Rene was mainly remembered as Worzel from his agenting run ?

@JWS1985

Жыл бұрын

I remember him from when he would run down to break up fights with his crazy clown-like haircut lol

@misterslats

Жыл бұрын

I remember none of his WWF work but I certainly remember him as Karl Gotch's tag partner when I was a kid in the early 70's.

@ericbrower6769

Жыл бұрын

@@misterslats He and Gotch held the WWWF tag team titles during that era.

@misterslats

Жыл бұрын

@@ericbrower6769 Yeah I remember the WWWF run taking the belts off...Tyler and Crazy Luke Graham (I think?) but I have no recollection of him still working in the ring in the 80's WWF and certainly not as an enhancement talent. He was in the office by 1980. Doing run-ins as an agent isn't "enhancement" work.

Ariba!!

A humble dude

Class guy, the epitome of a babyface

I thought he was going to say Slick was slick! BTW, I found out that Slick is Rufus R Jones son! True story!

Where's the full interview?

I remember seeing Tito wrestle Big Bad Bobby Dunkum in the AWA back in 81 or 82

Bobby e was one of the greatest characters in wrestling history

Merced Solís from Mission Texas… RGV born and raised… Arriba!!!

Tito looks and sounds great.

Tito is underrated.

Always fascinated by drop ceilings. Maybe it's hotel but those dont seem like hotel curtains.

I believe that last Wrestlemania match Tito is speaking of is the one he had with Papa Shango at Wrestlemania 9. Man was I so upset when they didn't include it in the Wrestlemania 9 dvd I have just because it was a dark match. I wish it was included in the dvd.

Don’t feel bad, Tito, it took me a while to figure out Slick too. I thought he was supposed to be a pimp. Turns out Slick and Brother Love are like when a toy company re-issues the same old toy in a new color and calls it a new toy. G.I. Joe and He-Man were famous for this.

Bobby called tito the flying jalapeño

What can we say about bobby heenan! He was one of a kind that you don't see today with commentators, wrestling managers,workers in the ring. So sad to see that even though you couldn't recognise anymore he still had his sense of humour like Tito says. In case no one knows who we are talking about and you just like modern wrestling, go take a look on here and type in bobby heenan.

just to say,Bobbey deserved better than he got and tito seems to back that up, as does everyone else. RIP The Brain!

12/14/92 (WWF) GreenBay, Wisconsin :Expo Center ( TV Taping) Nailz beats up Vince McMahon backstage The berserker (John Nord) watching the door. 🚪 The Berserker WWF ended 2/1/93

I wish someone would interview nailz thats the interview getting his side of the story

I would have loved to seen Tito have a run with the big belt. He deserved it more than most that had it.

Rene Goulet & Frenchy Martin were two very classy guys from Quebec! RIP

Tito Santana should have been a main event performer in the WWF for a lot longer than he was. I always thought that he was worthy of a second I-C title run. His Matador gimmick was not only an insult, it was totally unnecessary for an established babyface of his caliber. Unfortunately, at that point in the early-1990s, Vince was all about cartoonish gimmicks. Both Tito Santana and Ricky The Dragon Steamboat were "mis-used" by the WWF in their final runs in the company.

LOD were heels when they first came to Georgia.

You know, Tito wrestled in other territories aside from the WWF. Guess it was too hard to ask him about Terry Gordy or Ivan Koloff, in Georgia.

@jeffnettleton3858

Жыл бұрын

Okay, a few AWA guys.....still, Tito worked with soe great talent long before the WWF.

I would love to see a nailz interview and get his inside story it takes ballz to attack Vince

Tito And Greg The Hammer were the Best matches tough ...

I remember Heenan called Chico a Poor Loser.

tacos lol

The Flying Burrito RIP Bobby Heenan

small thing. it's odd to me how guys frequently forget Dynamite Kid's name. I was watching Valentine and he easily called Davey Boy but like Tito had to be prompted to remember Dynamite Kid. just an observation

Damn what’s up with his hair lol

I wish u would had asked him about Manny Fernandez

It's not Tito , it's chico

Tito was\is just always an all around Good Dude! I remember being so pissed when he dropped the IC Title to Randy Savage!😡 Randy had a brass knuckle concealed and (kayfabe) knocked Tito out!😡

Bobby Heenan would give Tito Santana pure Hell! It's just the things he would do and say. For instance back in the day there was WWF Prime Time Wrestling. Tito showed up and Bobby started stomping his shoes on the floor like he was squashing bugs and saying, "Got him!" Basically emphasizing that Tito was bug infested.

Rene left great messes in hotel room beds.

It's so strange that Bobby Heenan got mouth cancer. The gift of gab was his biggest asset.

Just an FYI: The "roll of dimes" would've been wrapped, it's a common practice still in North America. Still wouldn't like a punch to someone holding one though.

As an adult I realize now how great heenan was anyone in the heenan family was instantly hated due to being associated with Bobby. Greatest manager ever hands down in my opinion

Tito Santana, i want u to think about yr family before u step in the ring with greg valentine - The hammer

Chico can shut his taco crusher.

Rick rude. Was a tough sob. 👋