This was the only time in prowrestling that someone received a trophy and didn't get hit over the head with it 10 minutes later.

@paulbookwood6410

Жыл бұрын

😄😆😅😎👍

@detangojet

Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for someone to brain him with it.

@carolynbuckley8733

Жыл бұрын

Straight up lol

@rickjames2.0

11 ай бұрын

Hogan and Andre got their trophies without getting hit. But it did lead to their feud so there's that I guess.🤷‍♂️

@shavingdave1

11 ай бұрын

Great point!

This sure takes me back. Every Saturday night my two older brothers and I were glued to the TV watching these guys. I was 9 years old in '81, Tommy Rich was my favorite and you couldn't tell me this stuff wasn't real, lol!

If Wrestling could be a tenth as good as this, I might watch. This was a great time being a fan.

Ric Flair was great at putting over himself, the other wrestler, and the company over at the same time.

@wilbertrobles1123

8 жыл бұрын

Very true !

@PreferredCustomer

3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine Hogan putting over anyone other than himself?

@Booth1667

3 жыл бұрын

Flair had no problem making sure everyone ate.

@Booth1667

3 жыл бұрын

@@PreferredCustomer you read my mind!!!!

@lenceaser3561

3 жыл бұрын

No one did it better than Ric....

Greatest talker in wrestling history. True living legend. Long live "The Nature Boy"

This was my favorite time in wrestling. I grew up in the northeast watching WWF. Getting cable and finally seeing all these wrestlers I read about in the magazines was a dream come true as a wrestling fan. GCW was amazing and required viewing every Saturday night

You see wrestling today, and it's as if this time period never existed! People like Rich, Wrestling II, Piper, Flair, Ordorff, Hayes etc, made GCW Saturdays fantastic to watch!

"...Mickey Mouse trophy..." hahahaha!! Slick Ric was the greatest.

Rick Flair the Biggest & Baddest 80's wrestler ever!!!

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

nope hogan is wwf and hogan kicked nwa and flairs ass

@coda700

5 жыл бұрын

@@richardtaylor5461 for someone who apparently is such a big fan of Hogan and the 80's WWF circus act, you sure are spending a lot of time in the comment section here for this old crappy hillbilly NWA video. I mean you must know that there are plenty of other videos out there on to suite your great taste in pro wrestling.

Ric Flair's first interview as World Heavyweight Champion. Historic. Wooo!

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

flair wasnt shit

@Mark-sj3xb

5 жыл бұрын

Ole Anderson would disagree with you. He says Ric Flair is the shits

@claytoncoe469

5 жыл бұрын

@@richardtaylor5461 ur an idiot

@jwelchstudios8293

Жыл бұрын

Actually this wasn’t his first interview as world champ. This was: kzread.info/dash/bejne/imygupead6qoe7g.html

The original "Great One". Dig that, Rocky...

Rick Flair, Wrestling #2, Tommy WildFire Rich, Michael Hayes, Dusty Rose man those were some good wrestlers in their youth and in their day. Wrestling sucks now , it just isnt the same.

@johnnyx9892

5 жыл бұрын

I think "Dusty Rose" is a Glidden paint color.

@davidleonard7439

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyx9892 dog...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The greatest wrestling Champion of alllll time. It was once said he could wrestle a potato, and make you believe that the potato was one of the best in the business!! There will never be another wrestler with the stick skills of Flair!! The kiss stealing, WOOOOOO! Wheeling, dealing, limousine riding, jet flying, having fun, son of a gun!! He kissed allllll the girls... WOOOOOO! And made 'em allllll cry!

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

nope hogan is

@HipsterEatinShark

5 жыл бұрын

@@richardtaylor5461 Not even close, pal.

The great Gordon Solie. The best ever wrestling announcer.

@rodneywilkerson9854

5 жыл бұрын

He would say "Showing no Sorceese" I have yet to find that word. He would name the parts of the body like. "He hammered the lower lumbar of the back that's gotta be painful."

@istartedajoke973

5 жыл бұрын

Lance Russell

@MrRoyHutchins

5 жыл бұрын

"Well it appears a Pier Six Brawl has broken out".

@jackkitchen737

4 жыл бұрын

@@istartedajoke973 Agreed. But Gordon Solie is easily top three all time.

@homotheclown691

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Cole is the GOAT...

Michael Hayes without his beard. Rare sight.

Wow, a boatload of talent in that short video. I miss Tommy.. A true son of the South. Gordon Solie, by far the greatest wringside announcer that ever called matches move for move and hold for hold. Listening to Gordon call a match you learned more about wrestling/wrestlers and the wrestling moves and holds in one match than you could from anyone else for years or decades. RIP Gordon

Damn I REMEMBER this! I grew up in the North Georgia area and the NWA was a staple of my TV watching as a kid! I remember this contest because the voting went on for several weeks. I voted for Mr. Wrestling II (the million dollar knee-lift was his signature move) as he was my favorite at the time, but Tommy "Wildfire" Rich was an extremely popular wrestler in that region at the time. It's cool seeing Ric Flair in such an early promo as well. He had just won the belt. I also loved hearing him mention The Super Star (Mr Wrestling II's nemesis). Damn were these the days! LOL I didnt realize how short Mr. Wrestling II was until I saw this clip!

Wrestling II always seemed like he was 80 years old and so plain that he couldn't possibly be over, but man people loved him.

@JayJackson1981

3 жыл бұрын

He was my grandmother's favorite wrestler and no one else was close (maybe Magnum TA because she loved him too) by a long shot. He was also President Carter's favorite wrestler and the story is that Carter invited Mr Wrestling #2 to the White House but Secret Service wouldn't let him in because he wouldn't take off his mask. President Carter came to the door himself and let him in, preserving and respect kayfabe.

Nobody, but NOBODY wore the World's Championship belt (in all its different forms) better than The Nature Boy, Ric Flair.

@threeseven5837

5 жыл бұрын

woooo

@linoflores4994

5 жыл бұрын

Nobody!!!

@ericsorensen4487

5 жыл бұрын

3:16did

@linoflores4994

5 жыл бұрын

@@ericsorensen4487never, not at his best!!!

@ericsorensen4487

5 жыл бұрын

@@linoflores4994 Ya could be right but Austin 96, that one year had the best promos ever I know your not talking about promos so oops

Gordon Solie the Dean of professional wrestling.

I remember this live, and using an antenna. Flair could cut a promo unlike any other!

According to Ronnie Garvin, Ric was one of the only guys who actually wanted the absurd work and travel schedule required of the NWA Champ back then and was good enough in the ring and on the mic to be a believable champion.

@javtimestwo

6 жыл бұрын

that's right. Flair wanted it and the NWA was smart enough to recognize that and allow Flair to promote the brand and his fellow wrestlers at a high level.

@threeseven5837

5 жыл бұрын

That's why they called him the 90 minute man. Flair said if you can't go that long don't try it.

@threeseven5837

4 жыл бұрын

@Gen. Lee Interested Naw, I don't believe you...lol.

@chuckfinley6747

3 жыл бұрын

He could make anyone look great. He sold moves and made you believe his opponent would win at any minute.

@scottyblog

Жыл бұрын

No one took more bumps than Flair. Remarkable that he stayed practically injury free for so many years. Most of his matches, it’s him taking the punishment to make other guys look good.

Flair was great because he promoted himself, the company and other wrestlers all the time. Wooooooooooooooooooo!

@krewashleyshorts

6 жыл бұрын

Jeffery Green 1

@raybee5574

6 жыл бұрын

Jeffery Green EXACTLY!!! And that's why he'll ALWAYS be THE MAN

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

nope not even close hogans the man

@threeseven5837

5 жыл бұрын

@@richardtaylor5461 too funny. Ric Flair will always be the man and one of the best spot promoters wooo

@jrekdal

5 жыл бұрын

The territory.

Nobody can ever compare to Ric. But in 1981-82, no one was more over & popular than "Wildfire" Tommy Rich. I know because I lived through it. Used to see Tommy nearly every Monday Night. He was awesome. But this is the early beginnings of the Flair we all love today.

When I was a kid, we had no internet and I had to rely on magazines to see these awesome personalities. Amazing.

Wow, brings back memories of my childhood in the mid '70's when Ric Flair was just really getting into his groove, Ric along with Johnny Valentine(b4 the plane crash where both had their backs broken) & Ole & Gene Anderson were with Mid-Atlantic Champ. Wrestling. Ric, Natureboy, Flair has the perfect monicker for he was truly a Natural at promo's. He was the one we all loved to hate, yet did'nt wanna watch Saturday TV Wrestling without him, if people could hear his classic Wooooh from then they'd be amazed. From little places like the Spindale House & Nat'l Guard Armory in Rutherford County to the old Charlotte Coliseum, what he talked he walked for he would arrive in Limo's for matches. Thanks for the upload KabookiX. PeaceB2All

@garydaniels6887

5 жыл бұрын

Every Sunday on TBS man brings back some great memories

Rick Flair is no doubt the greatest heel and professional wrestler of all time.

even with all the $ and lights, music, camera work there's not a wrestler today that can do what Flair and maybe Roddy Piper did in 80's. I was glued to the every sat morn.

SLick Ric the greatest wrestling icon in the world my man

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

nope hogan is dipshit

Nice to see the wrestlers here not completely breaking Kayfabe, but showing some genuine respect and appreciation for the great Tommy Rich. He was known among the wrestling community as a hard worker and a genuinely good guy.

Freaking classic Nature Boy

@keemez

4 ай бұрын

WOO!

I love how the whole hokey aww shucks lovefest trophy presentation was a perfect setup for Nature Boy to come out and be a heel. Funny thing, I was thinking the same thing he said about the cheap plaque and trophy being worth a cup of coffee. I'll bet Tommy Rich still has that plaque and trophy hanging in his man cave

@ErikBreivik

4 жыл бұрын

Beth Newberry 💛

@Dalonghair

4 жыл бұрын

Beth Newberry Yes indeed, it was a great setup. Ric Flair and the Four Horseman were the heels that the fans loved.

@avalond1193

3 жыл бұрын

Ouch that's harsh LMAO

@marctommolino774

2 жыл бұрын

…and you can take that to the bank daddy

Gordon Solie was awesome:)

@athletesattorney5045

5 жыл бұрын

Brian Bachelder he was the best

@michaelfrazia4569

5 жыл бұрын

Brian Bachelder he reminds me of steve buscemi...like cool guy who drinks a bottle of bourbon between takes

@linoflores4994

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Solie "The Dean" the best ever!!!

@cumminsrealpower680

5 жыл бұрын

Gordon Solie, and Good ol Jim Ross. Best two commentators ever.

@somethingyousaid5059

5 жыл бұрын

So long ago. I had forgotten all about G S. Tommy Rich too.

The territories had such a rich pantheon of characters, from all regions of North America, with so many television programs and things going on, and look at the tiny little popcorn shitshow you have now

Slick Ric was calling himself "The Great One" long before the Rock.......

Boy this time was priceless ❤️🔥 loved it LOL

@JerichoMile4

4 жыл бұрын

Uh...Ric Flair made pro wrestling great in 1970s through the 1980s 😐

Ric flair=goat

I love it when wrestlers would start yelling at Gordon Solie like it’s his fault.

Wow 😲 I grow up in North Carolina this is just one great classic

Love the Old Nwa Championship Belt 😄

Ric Flair... NOBODY CUTS A PROMO LIKE THIS GUY!!

Ric Flair the man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

nope hogan is

Wow! Ric Flair's first appearance as the NWA World Champion on national television after defeating Dusty Rhodes for his first reign.

Keep sharing this old tapes, so people know how great wrestling was!

great childhood memories living in georgia

This was the real beginning of the Ric Flair we all grew to love (or hate).

The illusion destroyer...

@deeman9263

5 жыл бұрын

mophreak our

Mr. Wrestling II was my first favorite wrestler. God it was good to see him again.

All classic stuff I miss it. Its the best.

I loved Michael Hayes back when he looked like David Lee Roth or Leon Wilkerson

@CP-kb1du

4 жыл бұрын

Yes big Transgender Wrestler

@stevemtc1

3 жыл бұрын

I saw a fellow on the street who if it was Leon Wilkinson well he looked more like Leon than Leaon

What’s crazy amazing is that ric flair and all these old school guys literally wrote their on material up right there on the spot. They would just start running off at the mouth. Today all these new guys couldn’t do this if their life depended on it. lol 😂

Real respects from real wrestlers in that era!!!!

I love Tommy Rich to death. I grew up watching the dude down near ga tech and the omni. My aunt knew him personally as a fan can be. He is local icon and always will be. They try to make him into a national star, but it just could not work. Which is cool. He is one of the NWA cornerstones to me.. " somebody say something about getting fired up"!

@fireheartis1

10 жыл бұрын

I just watched an interview with Tommy Rich on Bill Apter's channel and he said that winning the NWA World Championship was too much for him. Kind of sad he could have been greater than he already was.

@bipblake

9 жыл бұрын

Well, maybe this'll get you fired up to. I just brought Rich back to my NWA wrestling game & I also brought back his feud with Buzz Sawyer to. They just had a steel cage/barbed wire match that was bloody to say the least. I even have my own website where I post all the action at. Tonight we were in Cincinnati & tomorrow we'll be in N.Y. at Madison Square Garden. 30 years later, & the magic continues..........

@michaelzelazny6925

6 жыл бұрын

The lou thez press

@michaelfrazia4569

5 жыл бұрын

M. J. Thomas my all time fave

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

nope hogan is the icon not some southern trash who never paned out

Ric flair is a wrestling God

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

nope hogan is

@TheKestevon

3 жыл бұрын

Flair spent too much time wrestling in smaller promotions. He should had wrestled in WWF during 80s.

@johnnyx9892

2 жыл бұрын

No…he is THE wrestling God.

@johnnyx9892

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardtaylor5461 Hogan? LOL! Not fit to carry Flair’s jock strap.

Micheal Hayes looks like Triple H

i miss it too, when i lived in san diego ca they brought tbs to our cable and i honestly felt it was the greatest channel ever.

This is the way I prefer to remember Ric Flair! Mr. 80s of wrestling!

The Greatest Wrestler of All Time and the Greatest announcer of all time. This is truly classic video. The Illusion Destroyers first promo after winning the big one. The real Great One. No one compares to Ric Flair. Gotta like that Wrestling II though. Wish i would've seen him in his prime. Whooooooooooooooooooo!

Flair and Macho Man were fire on the mic.

I remember watching this live as a 14 year old. I never missed any wrestling that came on tv.

The Greatness of Ric Flair......

Hulk hogan couldn’t tie these guys shoes 👟 if your a true wrestling fan you no im telling the truth

@hexkwondo

5 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? Hulk ruled wrestling in the 80's. Ric Flair was a distant second compared to him.

@kenmatthews4937

4 жыл бұрын

FUCK terry bolea!

@keljjeme

4 жыл бұрын

By 83 tommy rich was wrestling in high school gyms.

@Mark-sj3xb

4 жыл бұрын

Kiwicomics you must be a shiit brain to think that. Flair is the best ever. Nobody likes that but it’s true.

@CP-kb1du

4 жыл бұрын

He still pinned Race

woo...the great one!!

When you are that good in something...you got to build a name by youself and what a good example that Mr.Flair! Excel!!!

The Brand New NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. I like how Gordon Solie said that..Its like..I don't know. Haha

Ric was just awesome nuff said

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

nope shitty as hell like you

Ruck was a great actor and actually looking at these old videos he's actually was a comedic genius 👏 as well... incredibly entertaining watching these timeless videos!

This clip clearly demonstrates why RIC FLAIR is a legend and Tommy "Wildfire" Rich was just a flash in the pan. That line about the trophy not being able to buy a cup of coffee was a hoot!

@oldschoolfan420

9 жыл бұрын

A flash in the pan? I'm not a big tommy rich fan but you have to give him his due. He was nwa champ and was hugely popular for about 4 years. He headlined cards without a title in georgia. Till this day, probably had the longest running feud ever with buzz sawyer (lasting one year) because it drew so well. He is also still alive and healthy which is more than i can say for alot of other wrestlers. Don't hate on rich and flair is in his own class along with hogan.

@pulsarstargrave256

9 жыл бұрын

oldschoolfan420 Who's Buzz Sawyer? Just joking. With all due respect, "he (Rich) was hugely popular for about 4 YEARS?" That's just a pittance compared to KERRY VON ERICH in Texas but I get your point about surviving the excesses that have claimed the lives of so many others, so he deserves a lot of respect on that deal. But like you said, Flair is in a class all by himself. As for Hogan, he has numerous fans but I'm not one of 'em. The only time he got a rise out of me was when he became "Hollywood" Hogan and took his impersonation of "Superstar" Billy Graham beyond the superficial!.

@VolumedMusicMan

6 жыл бұрын

Mr W2 subtle heel approach lol!😮

Thank you for the upload

Mikey Mouse trophy haha

@TheStuport

8 жыл бұрын

+L.J. Garcia WOOOOOOOOOOO....that was typical Flair on the Fly....always loved his "promo's" back in Those Glorious WOOOOOOOO Days.....Miss The Territories!!

@MJBYouTubeNetwork

8 жыл бұрын

At least its better than the current Slammy Award for Superstar Of The Year. Right?

Ric Flair. The Master.

WOOOOOOO Nature Boy Ric Flair,legends newer ewer dies, thank you Ric👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.

Great n w a clip with nature boy and wildfire Wooooooooooooooo

Great times of wrestling. Ric Flair's promo was fire!!

I was 11 years old and Tommy Rich was one of my favorites.

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

shitty person to root for especially when he was never heard of afterwards

WTVR Channel 6 Richmond VA, That was the station for NWA, This is classic!

Wrestling was way fun back then now wrestlers suck is just not the same anymore...

Lol, this was classic lol. Now that was entertainment 😂🤣

Wrestling II can make em laugh, make em cry. You had to respect the MAN. RIP

The best.

My right ear loves this clip

Pre-WOOOO Flair!

The golden age of professional wrestling.

He wasn't lying! He's the greatest ever!

Boy, childhood memories. I thought for a second he was going to smash the trophy. Ric Flair you're always an ass, but you're hilarious

The greatest of all time in my book

The Great Wrestler In Professional Wrestling Nature Boy Ric Flair Wooooooo

Flair foreshadows his illustrious career in this interview. Wrestling 2 was always envious of young talent against him. Check out the mid south area 2 years after this interview with Magnum TA.

It was very disrespectful to keep Ric Flair waiting! Nobody gave a shit about Tommy Rich and his Mickey Mouse trophy! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

@Believesinthemosthigh

7 жыл бұрын

C West Whoooooooooo! you know it, I know it, and everyone in the back knows it.

@leonablackwell4807

6 жыл бұрын

Man you're old AF if you remember this shit lol

@richardtaylor5461

5 жыл бұрын

most wrestling fans never knew all those chumps then especially flair

@DixiePokerAce

5 жыл бұрын

Tommy Rich is nothing but a punk. He couldn't get a cup of coffee downtown.

@WyldeTripKY

5 жыл бұрын

I hope Wildfire traded that trophy in for some promo lessons... "you know... uhm...you know..... well you know...... you know"

Every time I see Ric flair..This guy always has a belt..

Man oh man, Slick Ric was even schooling them back in 1981 - If A.J. Styles really wants to get over just tell him to watch this vintage Flair stuff - copy it, these promos never go out of style.

Da Amican Dweem Dutsy Whodes!!! R.I.P. Dream...you and Flair made 80's wrestling the best ever!!! Thanks!

I love how it takes Flair less than 30 seconds to shit on the top baby face. Classic heel Flair! 😂

WOOOOooooooooooo!!!

WILDFIRE!

Gotta feeling this Tommy Rich fella is gonna be a legend and this Flair guy should just sell insurance. Mark my words. I'm never wrong. 🤷‍♂️

Thank you GORDON SOLIE!!

🔥🔥🔥

Gordon Solie was smooth, and the best at that Microphone!!

🤣😂🤣😂RIC FLAIR IS MY BOY!!!! The best to ever do it!