Patera was built like a Sherman tank... holy crap!
@georgedunn7825
5 жыл бұрын
philaman1972
@georgedunn7825
5 жыл бұрын
sounds like your a fan . I was just talking about the truck stunt a couple days ago and found it here. saw it originally when I was about ten on Saturday morning. You think he really did that?
@madridhotwrestling
4 жыл бұрын
Agree, a huge size bull
@masterfulsky
3 жыл бұрын
@@georgedunn7825 i think they put oil under the tyres to make them spin
@rodzor
2 жыл бұрын
@@georgedunn7825 reckon there is some kind of attachment or chain on the hitch connected to something else holding it back
@ibbylancaster8981
2 жыл бұрын
The gentleman on the cover picture was a man named Bob Caudle. It was taken at WRAL Channel 5 in Raleigh NC. My dad used to be a floor director for the wrestling show in the 70’s there. The video holding the truck back, my dad was doing the directions for that clip. He said Ken was the nicest guy there was.
@TheGeniemaster100
Жыл бұрын
Bob Caudle recently turned 93 years.
@taekwondotime
6 жыл бұрын
The guy looks like four completely different people in his life: 1. Pre WWF. 2. WWF (1st run) 3. WWF (2nd run) 4. Retired.
@taekwondotime
6 жыл бұрын
Well, if I look at someone like John Cena or Hulk Hogan, they looked the same throughout their wrestling career. I look the same today as I did 10 years ago or 20 years ago, albeit slightly less hair. :D I'd guess that most people wouldn't be able to recognize Ken Patera from his 1st WWF run to his 2nd. They certainly wouldn't recognize him from his Olympic days that's for sure.
@Maniac_Matt
4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@rfjohns4452
3 жыл бұрын
People age differently it may speed up then go back to normal.
@JoeG2324
3 жыл бұрын
yeah, you're right. he looks like 3 different 40 year old men during the first 3 stages excluding retirement
@Plexpara
3 жыл бұрын
better as dudes like j.j. dillon.same look his whole life.
@laurenurban3942
Жыл бұрын
The thickness of his chest is mind blowing.
@grahamkilpatrick4862
3 жыл бұрын
4 minutes in Ken does the truck and wall. I remember watching this on Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling.
@TravisTarrant
7 жыл бұрын
The footage from him pushing the truck away from the WRAL Studios right here in my hometown of Raleigh, NC!!! Patera was one of childhood favorites!!!
@teller121
6 жыл бұрын
I saw it live '75-'76 in my Mt. Pleasant, SC living room on a Saturday morning showing of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. I've never seen a Mid-Atlantic clip this clear and seemingly shot recently. I sure wish there were more like this. I have so many old scenes in mind from my youth involving Johnny Valentine, Super Destroyer, Mulligan, Flair and Andersons, but it would be great to see them this fresh again. I know that won't happen but when I saw this clip today for first time, it made me wonder where someone even found this one, and that if there's one, maybe there's more.
@michaelhunziker7287
Жыл бұрын
Right around the 2 minute mark is Iron Sheik jogging. Light brown jacket.
@carljacobson7156
5 жыл бұрын
The guy that Patera is wrestling in the ring with is a young, fat Ric Flair. Flair looks the same as he did when he did a cameo appearance in Verne Gagne's movie, THE WRESTLER.
@mkl62
7 жыл бұрын
In 1979, a new pro wrestling publication hit newsstands and magazine racks across the nation. It was Pro Wrestling Illustrated. When the first issue went to press, Ken Patera was ranked at #4 in the National Wrestling Alliance and also in the Most Hated Wrestlers category. Also, he and John Studd were ranked at #4 in the Tag Team Division.
@sydneysheppard4979
11 ай бұрын
I remember seeing him carrying an engine block up a track on worlds strongest man!!!❤💪😎🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇦🇦🇷
@tombstoneharrystudios584
11 ай бұрын
Legit tough guy and strong as all hell…but even he couldn’t escape a lift when Andre The Giant passed gas 😂 True! Look up the story!
@keithleeuwen877
3 жыл бұрын
Damn !
@albartworld6474
6 жыл бұрын
this is why we believed - pro wrestling was presented to us as a legitimate sport, with real - life athletes competing ... then Vince brought in his cartoon atmosphere with Hulkamania, ruining everything, SMH ...
@teller121
5 жыл бұрын
yep
@BigBadJerryRogers
3 жыл бұрын
LOL. Seriously with this? Patera was always lousy on the mic, first of all. If you can't talk people into an arena, it doesn't matter how many plates you can throw around. And secondly wrestling was obviously always that way. Ever hear of Gorgeous George? How about George The Animal Steele? And that's just flamboyant personalities before Hogan named George. Historically clueless, you certainly are.
@treywar25
3 жыл бұрын
@@BigBadJerryRogers I mean WWF in the 80s did branch off into more wild storylines. Some other promotions like NWA at the time were definitely more focused on the wrestling aspect of the shows. There's wrestling fans that never liked vince or the WWF because of that. They wanna be called wrestling "purists" lol. But I disagree with his take on athletes in the WWE because there were plenty of athletes that came in after the 80s
@mckinleymac3452
2 жыл бұрын
@Chitau APACHE I agree. Deep down of course we knew what was happening. But they cared so much for kayfabe that when Ric Flair was in the hospital and Wahoo came to visit him that security wouldn't let Wahoo in because they really believed he went there to kick Ric's ass while he was injured. And Tim Woods risked being paralyzed when he wrestled injured, after the plane crash to prove he was not aboard a small plane full of those _mean ol' cheaters._ Everything mattered back when the AWA & NWA and their territories ruled wrestling. I really can't stand Vince and haven't watched wrestling for decades. Watching Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Championship filmed at the Dorton Arena on Saturdays with my grandfather are some of my most cherished childhood memories.
@davidkeller2832
7 жыл бұрын
That clip contains the cleanest footage of Ken lifting at the 1971 World Championships. The announcer's claim that Ken won a Bronze at the Olympics is false to the best of my knowledge. Ken did come in third place in the Clean and Press lift but he bombed on all three attempts in the Snatch so he was unable to move on to the Clean and Jerk and total. They didn't award medals for individual lifts at the 72 Olympics, just for the totals from all three.
@SuprJoinT
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, this the the best quality of this footage I've ever seen, that's why I shared it, even though it's on here already. You are also correct on the bronze, at least as far as the records I can find show.
@tedneville415
6 жыл бұрын
you are quite correct Don . No Olympic medals are awarded for placings in the individual lifts. Also Ken never set a world record in '71 as announced (or in any other year) He was however phenomenally strong , particularly in the press where his style was more strict than Alexeyev.
@kevinspirek2397
6 жыл бұрын
Bronze medal or no Bronze medal, Ken Patera had the 3rd best clean and jerk, or, clean and press as a superheavy weight in the 1972 Olympic games.
@kevinspirek2397
6 жыл бұрын
My mistake. Apparently, Ken Patera bombed out at the 1972 Olympic games. Nevertheless, the year before, he won the Silver medal as a superheavy weight at the World Championships. He was second to none other than one of the greatest weightlifters of all time, Vasily Alexeev, who had set at least 80 world record lifts in his career( Vasily would strive to break world records by one pound increments).
@johnrevene3053
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting the correct information.
@josephmurrill8530
4 жыл бұрын
Wrong! Not America's strongest man. No, No, the world's strongest human being. Ken Patera.
@JackBarrett7
6 жыл бұрын
Look at about 1:55, where he is jogging. That's on Billy Robinson's farm in Minn. The guy with black hair on his right is Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, The Iron Sheik. I didn't see him, but Flair should be there, too.
@TheRealCreepinogie
6 жыл бұрын
I think the barn was Gagnes Training ring.
@jonathanturbide2232
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheRealCreepinogie Yep, that's where Verne trained his students, in the old barn.
@josephmiller4497
3 жыл бұрын
If you look during the jogging scene the iron sheik is off his right shoulder it looks like he is wearing a Carhartt jacket he has his hair yet
@avybenfield508
3 жыл бұрын
A bit like a chunky Les Dawson
@billphilips8522
3 жыл бұрын
he was well over 300 pounds during this time.
@venomlords
Жыл бұрын
His head looks so tiny
@winston678
7 жыл бұрын
would have been a great powerlifter 2390 would have been his. great puller in store
@teller121
6 жыл бұрын
2390 is a power lifting total, I know. But why is that exact amount important?
@winston678
6 жыл бұрын
TO COMPARE WITH REINHOUDT AND KAZ 2425 POUNDS. KEN WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT
@JohnDoe-mp1zk
5 жыл бұрын
doesnt look to agile at 5:00
@toddporter9211
4 жыл бұрын
god that was dangerous, so much could have gone wrong, unnecessary test of strength.
@twistedtrailerparktales2126
3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit
@fredscaboda4617
6 жыл бұрын
Patera got 2 years in the big steal hotel for a rock he supposedly threw through a McDonald's window. The cops arrived at a Holiday Inn(where he was staying) to question him and another wrestler..He was maced , blinded, and it took 3 local cops and 16 state troopers to subdue both of them. But that was only because he gave up and said, put the cuffs on me...
@bennybandz5819
6 жыл бұрын
They didnt show behind the truck.. Coulda been chained or tied up.. Not saying he didnt really do it.. Just saying it could have been a ploy and i would have liked to see brhind the truck
@jdbankshot
6 жыл бұрын
'lumberjack' jos leduc did it, i believe in the memphis territory, & the back of the truck was visible....if i remember correctly.
@rodzor
6 жыл бұрын
You're saying it was gimmicked? Get outta here lol. Though I believe if he wanted to he really could have.
@chadmiller7876
5 жыл бұрын
They lock the front brakes it’s a used gimmick. Saw a guy hooked up to a v8 mustang and supposedly made it spin also. This too was a trick. No way a man is gonna hold a vehicle back like that if no tricks are being done . Still good gimmick I’m sure many have fell for it
@fanofgodjimindiva2497
5 жыл бұрын
@@chadmiller7876 Nah, he genuinely did it, that's why can hear his heart pounding on his chest due to the effort, at the end of the of the interview
@chadmiller7876
5 жыл бұрын
Nope its been proven many times that this is a gimmick. Sorry to burst everyones bubble. They use a thing called a line lock which drag cars use to lock front brakes so they can warm tires then release to take off. Another method to this trick is to have a trained driver get the wheels spinning to make it look like guy is holding it, thats what the mustang guy did. Why is there videos of 8 men barely able to hold a rwd bmw in grass lol? Its smoke and mirrors as they say.
@TheBigChad
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone that knows anything about cars knows this is ridiculous lol. The truck was power braking and essentially just doing a burnout in place. Putting no strain at all on Ken. Mark Henry did the same thing years ago in the attitude era
@frankieboy41
6 жыл бұрын
Face or heel, i have a deep respect for Ken Patera. He was one of a kind.
@PaulWolfe1
2 жыл бұрын
That truck stunt was literally life and death. Crazy. Crazy stunt and crazy how they just did it with very little drama, as if he wasn't doing something that could have killed him.
@JamesStreet-tp1vb
10 ай бұрын
I wonder what would have happened if the wall caved in? Lol.
@christopherjames9843
6 ай бұрын
Pretty sure the guy did a brake torque.
@thenicklas615
3 жыл бұрын
This man's physical strength is terrifying.
@deeward5572
2 жыл бұрын
Tony Atlas...600 Bench
@charlessavoie2367
Жыл бұрын
@@deeward5572 Tony Atlas had pencil legs, two pound squat.
@UpChuckTheBoogie
10 ай бұрын
@@charlessavoie2367😂That's the truth
@charlessavoie2367
10 ай бұрын
@@UpChuckTheBoogie Somewhere there's a report of Patera at 340 pounds doing a dead stop standing broad jump of ten feet six inches! Try that one sometime.
@michaelzoran
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't see Ken Patera in wrestling until the mid 1980s and late 1980s. Ken Patera was much older and smaller at that point in time than he is here. This younger version of Ken Patera is absolutely HUGE. His arms, shoulders, traps, chest, and entire upper body are truly ENORMOUS!
@jpozenel
6 ай бұрын
The aspect ratio of a video often makes everyone look "thicker" than they actually are.
@anthonyluisi7096
3 ай бұрын
Never seen shoulders so Damn wide except for powerlifter Doug Young in the 70’s 😮
@grindfreakmike5754
19 күн бұрын
@jpozenel only if the format conversion isn't right
@PaulShaw-ex7ri
8 күн бұрын
He was 340 lbs when he was lifting.
@frejazz2
3 жыл бұрын
The announcer is the worlds strongest voice
@dightonazpeitia4350
7 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. I've never seen Ken in his prime, only after he arrived in WWF. He was bigger than a brick shit house.
@wagsoman
7 жыл бұрын
yeah he was lol
@therealestlebomba8959
6 жыл бұрын
Steroids
@WZ912
6 жыл бұрын
nope!
@michaelray5943
6 жыл бұрын
JagsFan '95 I have seen Ken Patera, and he has monstrous strength
@theloaner4378
5 жыл бұрын
The rear break adjusters were backed off, breaks applied, front wheels locked rear wheels spin . The old trick made for a helluva gimmick. notice how front tire doesnt creep even a hair. Its breaks are locked.
@leeinvegas
6 жыл бұрын
Ken was a huge monster .
@almightyone1181
6 жыл бұрын
Then that McDonald incident ruined him
@blacquesjacques7239
7 жыл бұрын
He could have been the NWA's Sammartino
@WZ912
6 жыл бұрын
YES!
@jonathanturbide2232
6 жыл бұрын
Blacques Jacques Too bad he had very little charisma and was murdering promos left and right, he could have been a huge mega star. I mean he did great in the AWA and for a short while as IC champ but wow, his career went downhill fast in the mid 80's.
@TravisTarrant
3 жыл бұрын
I remember when he holds back the truck with his legs like it was yesterday. It was recorded right here in Raleigh, NC at the WRAL TV 5 studios and he is being interviewed by Bob Caudle who was WRAL's weatherman until he became the on-air personality for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling.
@michaelmclaren1333
4 жыл бұрын
Dont ever tell this man he cant have a cheeseburger!
@PhantasmVideoVault
6 жыл бұрын
Ken Patera was strong for sure, but Paul Anderson was the strongest with feats of strength such as a world record back lift of 6,270 pounds - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Anderson_(weightlifter)
@eddieisgreat5150
4 жыл бұрын
What did he do for this 6000 lb plus back lift lol
@Keranu
Жыл бұрын
Paul was also probably natural.
@johnreece5540
6 жыл бұрын
It would have been awesome to have a test of strength competition at Ken Patera in his prime versus Ted Arcidi, Mark Henry, and Bill Kazmier.
@michaelradzicki2004
5 жыл бұрын
They did. There was a strongman competition on I believe ABC TV back in the late 1970s. Kazmier won. Patera came in 3rd I believe. He was legit angry because the last event was a 1-on-1 tug of war between him and Kazmier and Kaz was a lot heavier than Patera. When he lost, Patera was yelling "I'm coming back next year with 50 pounds of fat on me." or something along those lines. Kazmier just laughed at him.
@georgeelmerdenbrough6906
4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelradzicki2004 It wasn't Kazmeier . It was another guy whose name escapes me . But Ken Had an injured back at the time and was 60 lbs lighter .
@michaelradzicki2004
4 жыл бұрын
Andrew Gardener I had to look it up. It was Bruce Wilhelm that beat Patera in the tug of war.
@billyanderson6457
2 жыл бұрын
Kaz is by far the strongest of the bunch.
@BigBass-xf5yi
2 жыл бұрын
What a beast. As a Bob Backlund fan,Patera always scared the bejesus out of me as a kid. He was so big, strong and dominant. Always thought he woul beat Backlund , but was never able to. Ken was certainly a force and he was an amazing heel. Very believable.
@duraco87
7 ай бұрын
My money is on Bob Backlund against anyone !!! lol
@teller121
6 жыл бұрын
Pretty scary when you see those wheels going. No way to stop in time if something gave out.
@21stCenturyTemplar.
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same! That could turn into something very ugly and very bloody!!!
@brianskoi
4 жыл бұрын
Living Legend....Ken Patera.
@blacquesjacques7239
7 жыл бұрын
Thats Ric Flair Kenny is throwing around
@coda700
6 жыл бұрын
Blacques Jacques yeah when Patera bodyslammed him, I'm surprised Flair didnt scream " oh God, my back!!!"...lol
@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN
5 жыл бұрын
Old Ric when he was about 25 pounds heavier.
@georgeelmerdenbrough6906
4 жыл бұрын
@@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN Think 60 lbs
@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN
4 жыл бұрын
@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 It depends on what version of Flair you're talking about. I was thinking late 70s-very early 80s Flair when he was maybe 240-250. Flair looks like he's 270-280 here. Classic mid late 80s Flair is like 225-230.
@dskywalker3397
2 жыл бұрын
Forger Ken “McDonalds” Patera: at 2:45, in dark sweatpants, that’s the Iron Sheik!
@dskywalker3397
2 жыл бұрын
1:57: The Iron Sheik. Eggszactly!
@adamdesanti6713
6 ай бұрын
Yes! Good catch. Early Kosrow Vasiri in his amateur wrestling days. This must be when he came over to America became assistant coach to the US Olympic team.
@JayDogTitan-he6wo
3 жыл бұрын
I remember when Patera held back that pickup truck, I was 10 or 11 and I was like wow!!!
@lindagutierrez1006
6 жыл бұрын
The WWF version of this skit is hilarious! McMahon and Lord Alfred Hayes make for great sidemen and nearly kill Ken!
@nerdsworthpoindexter6661
2 жыл бұрын
Remember, this guy said that Andre the Giant had more natural strength than anyone who he had met.
@markl5998
Жыл бұрын
I believe it
@adamdesanti6713
6 ай бұрын
If Andre actually lifted weights and used steroids could you imagine?
@nerdsworthpoindexter6661
6 ай бұрын
@@adamdesanti6713 Imagine a 7 foot true power lifter.
@joeytrimble1558
6 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this pickup truck deal and wondered who did it all this time
@18winsagin
4 жыл бұрын
I Saw it when he done it on television, it was built up and I couldn't wait to see it I was a kid pretty much.
@gustavopacheco919
4 жыл бұрын
Wow the clips from the AWA training center, a barn in the wintertime. Great video here with some great history of old school wrestling.
@razzledingle
5 ай бұрын
That's Verne Gagne's barn!
@JoeG2324
6 жыл бұрын
This is the early 70s and Patera looks like he is in the mid 40s
@masterfulsky
3 жыл бұрын
everyone in the 70s looked 40 even the toddlers
@beejay271
3 жыл бұрын
@@masterfulsky 😂😂💀 FYI: The announcer at the beginning was only 23. FACTS LOL
@rfjohns4452
3 жыл бұрын
When you weigh 350-360 pounds it does make you look older.
@Deeky76
2 жыл бұрын
@@masterfulsky 😂👍
@dightonazpeitia4350
3 жыл бұрын
Interviewer: “You’ve just held back a pickup truck Ken, what are you going to do next?” Ken: “I’m going to McDonald’s!”
@handofgod2000
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@gustavopacheco919
4 жыл бұрын
Bret Hart said nobody messed with Petara because they all were afraid Patera would kill them.
@madridhotwrestling
4 жыл бұрын
I may have try to mess a bit to check :)
@gustavopacheco919
4 жыл бұрын
@@madridhotwrestling what the hell are you are talking about
@madridhotwrestling
4 жыл бұрын
@@gustavopacheco919 that i love jobber heel matches, and nowadays they are not trying that. At that time those matches made Wrestling real, Not only a tv show. with no real moves on the ring
@gustavopacheco919
4 жыл бұрын
@@madridhotwrestling I used to love that too
@madridhotwrestling
4 жыл бұрын
@@gustavopacheco919 i miss it I wish they bring them back
@trevorcarey3997
6 ай бұрын
I liked his teaming up with John Studd ❤
@daveschannel747
2 ай бұрын
They were awesome together, I agree 👍
@cyrusjones3469
Жыл бұрын
man almost got crushed by a car, Bob, can we get a little enthusiasm?
@emptyhand777
Жыл бұрын
He trained under Verne Gagne with Ric Flair, Iron Sheik, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzel, and another wrestle who's name escapes me. I couldn't recognize any of them in that dark barn.
@KevinWindsor1971
Жыл бұрын
At 1:58 running with the tan jacket, and again at 2:40 with the dark pants, is Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri aka The Iron Sheik. RIP.
@40colby
5 жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLE. AT 5:42 AFTER HE HOLDS BACK THE TRUCK THE MICROPHONE IS PICKING UP THE SOUND OF HIS HEART POUNDING THROUGH HIS CHEST AS HE IS FINISHING THE INTERVIEW!!!!!!!!!!
@Keranu
Жыл бұрын
Lol if that is indeed the sound of his heart beat, holy crap.
@40colby
Жыл бұрын
@@Keranu It is!
@Keranu
Жыл бұрын
@@40colby As if the perm and lifting a truck with spinning wheels wasn't funny enough, the audible heart pounding picked up on the mic makes this video more hilarious. I would have never caught that if you didn't comment on his heart beat. Lol so funny and intense.
@sammydabull4001
2 жыл бұрын
Are you tell me that ORANGE CASSIDY IS NOT A BELIEVABLE TUFF WRESTLER????? LMFAO WHEN THEY ALLOWED THE AUDIENCE TO COMPETE IN THE RING , WRESTLING DIED
@commanderwatchman9994
2 жыл бұрын
Ken Patera was the first good guy I saw turn bad guy while the wrestling match was going on in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. I think it was the mid to late 1970s. He made me believe. The fans of that era were left speechless when this took place. The ability to draw money takes a certain skill and Ken Patera drew money in those days.
@teller121
6 жыл бұрын
WOW. I have never seen a piece of tape from the old, mid-70s, Mid-Atlantic area look so good. I remember seeing this on Saturday morning Mid-Atlantic Wrestling show that came on at 11:00 a.m. Caudill was great. I sure wish you had more of these quality clips. That mickey on Ken's head, I'd bet money, was from a hilarious in-studio scene the week (or two) before where, still trying to establish his bona fides with local wrestling fans as to his super strength, Black Jack Mulligan challenged Patera to a bench press contest. Of course, as the weights ratcheted up, Mulligan couldn't keep up, so Mulligan took him out while he was prostrate on the bench with hundreds of pounds on the bar! What a surprise. Hilarious for this 13-year old who loved the heels.
@PatrioticPirate
6 жыл бұрын
3:27 Is that Bob Caudle???
@teller121
5 жыл бұрын
Caudle was perfect at that role. I use to watch him every saturday morn at 11 cst on Mid-Atlantic Wrestling from about 1974-76
@maylast2557
3 жыл бұрын
I want that truck
@guardian08527
3 жыл бұрын
Nice truck!
@johnreece5540
6 жыл бұрын
Hulk (The Immortal Huckster) Hogan had unimaginable strength. However, Ken Patera could turn him into a human pretzel at will.
@tampabaybuccaneersfan7904
6 жыл бұрын
that's an old gimmick all they do is Crisco the tires and over-inflate them
@michaelradzicki2004
5 жыл бұрын
They also slightly tilt/weight the car to one side so the spinning tire doesn't really get any traction at all.
@allamericananti-christ666
5 жыл бұрын
Or just power brake.
@chadmiller7876
5 жыл бұрын
This one is a line lock which holds front brakes, you can tell by looking at front wheels
@georgeelmerdenbrough6906
4 жыл бұрын
Its power braking
@SmilingSynic
5 жыл бұрын
1:57. There's Ric Flair, running behind everyone else, even behind the black haired Iron Sheik.
@bobbyhulll8737
4 жыл бұрын
you can see why Verne was so reluctant to get on board with the WWF cartoon style, he really like to have real athletes, football and wrestling drive his business..it was a way to maintain the illusion. He just didn't realize that the audience was seeing the flashy New York style and it was inevitable
@michaelmclaren1333
Жыл бұрын
Vince raided the top talent of most major promotions. the "cartoon" style was advertised towards kids and it worked. In Vince's vision if you liked Canadian style, you can see them on WWF, if you liked the stars from the uwf, you can see them on the WWF, if you liked mid south, you could see them on the WWF. Jim Crockett was the only one that kept fighting back but even he ran out of $. Turner was a godsend for everyone that loved southern wrestling.
@bobbyhulll8737
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelmclaren1333 in Central Canada in Winnipeg we had the AWA .. and Verne liked guys that were good technical wrestlers like Bockwinkel .. if Verne and the rest had banded together they might have had a chance to build a rival with a different flavour but the one thing for sure the promotion was going to change with TV and the way the market was changing .
@michaelmclaren1333
Жыл бұрын
@@bobbyhulll8737 my uncle hated the WWF so I got to see most of the nwa/WCW PPVs at his house. Not as bright and flashy but I still liked learning about the southern style
@stevemcqueen1916
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome footage ive never seen and i thought id seen everything on Ken
@horizontoday7874
7 жыл бұрын
Steve Mcqueen For some reason, he's being purposely left out of the hall of fame
@markbowman6655
5 жыл бұрын
Like how this was done back in the day of kayfabe.
@splatterman4074
3 жыл бұрын
A real Powerful Warrior...
@MrStcarroll29
7 жыл бұрын
he later did the same thing on the TNT show with Vince driving a van
@lefrancestokes4697
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I'm looking for that
@gustavopacheco919
4 жыл бұрын
That one was great, he was full heel mode in that skit.
@johnlarson727
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kim for all of years of your professionalism love you so much
@johnlarson727
6 жыл бұрын
Ken Patera text talk mistake no disrespect
@sydneysheppard4979
11 ай бұрын
Tony atlas was almost as strong..atlas curled 280
@sapphire163
Жыл бұрын
I remember watching him do other feats of strength as well. Years later, Mark Henry did some of the same stunts.
@therealestlebomba8959
6 жыл бұрын
It's all up to you in that ring. That's why he chose Professional Wrestling. Ken Patera is both mind and body.
@nelsonporter8387
Жыл бұрын
A real athlete in the class with Bruno, Backlund, and Angle
@martinitime1975
4 жыл бұрын
The guy in the yellow jacket is Khozro, AKA IRON FUCKIN SHIEK!
@SmilingSynic
7 жыл бұрын
1:54. Jogging with the Iron Sheik. And at 2:14, isn't that Ric Flair going up for a bodyslam? Whoo!!!
@blacquesjacques7239
7 жыл бұрын
SmilingSynic All 300 lbsof him
@MattC78
Жыл бұрын
1:54 Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, aka The Iron Sheik in the brown jacket.
@PeteR-or5kj
9 ай бұрын
One of my childhood heros
@evaneason6906
2 жыл бұрын
No he isn't, Paul Anderson pushed 300 with 1 arm and a back lift of 6,270 I think.
@HectorGarcia-qq3yj
2 ай бұрын
WWF back then used to steal all these storylines that were done in another promotion on a small scale... and when the WWF went national, everybody thought that's the first time that Ken Petara ever attempted that...
@HPP666
Ай бұрын
Patera doing the military press back in the day was incredible. 🏋🏼♀️
@keithrock1569
11 ай бұрын
If Bobby Heenan was around during his Olympic lifting days, Ken would have gotten gold.
@drewhunkins7192
2 ай бұрын
Anyone know if he ever competed against Alekseyev in international weightlifting competitions??
@gregorykrug8034
4 жыл бұрын
Grease on the tires?
@markl5998
Жыл бұрын
Watch his shoots Ken always came off kind of arrogant to me. But now that I've seen this I understand why he is the way he is. Many accomplishments many humans could not do. Not saying he should act the way he does. But I get it now
@josephmiller4497
3 жыл бұрын
And Ken cut his body weight down to look more cut and help with cardio & speed and every even though he is strong as hell mark Henry didn't break any of Kens record so what does the mean Ken is the strongest Olympic member it's true it's dame true.
@rfjohns4452
3 жыл бұрын
Ken never set a weightlifting world record never came close but he was strong on odd lifts push press of barbell from stands of 550 pounds. Ken had balance problems in lifting making him lose lifts.He was quite large ranging to 360 pounds I say him at his peak in 1972.
@FIGGY65
2 жыл бұрын
You need to use the internet some more and research your claims as to Ken never coming close to setting any world records in Olympic Weightlifting. Get back to us with what you discover. He’s the first and only American who holds the clean and press of 500#, and was the first American to clean and jerk 500#. His Olympic Lifting records are NUMEROUS and largely untouched to this day. Read up !😎.
@bobrobertson3372
2 жыл бұрын
He also set the shot put record with a boulder. At mcdonald's
@christopherjames9843
6 ай бұрын
Pretty sure the guy driving the truck did a brake torque or else Patera, or any other man who ever lived would have been crushed.
@30907bng
Жыл бұрын
If one looks closely that's Ric Flair Ken Patera is locking up with I'm the ring.
@rodneylane1968
2 жыл бұрын
at 2:41 that appears to be a young Iron Sheik holding on to the ropes, 2nd guy from the right (short sleeves, dark pants).
@sheldonhchambliss1385
2 жыл бұрын
Dam ken
@theloaner4378
3 жыл бұрын
Front wheels on truck OBVIOUSLY locked.
@kingsojo
10 ай бұрын
Who is narrating? Sounds like the late Philadelphia Phillies announcer?
@emptyhand777
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t show the rear of the pick-up, could it have been teathered?
@АлександрПономарев-ъ5с
8 ай бұрын
Are here methods power building of this amazing athlete?
@JeffZalonis_23
Жыл бұрын
Ken Patera 6'1" 300 lbs Bench Press 560 lbs and a 500 lb Clean and Jerk !
@bigmac-k5t
15 күн бұрын
I watched this when i was a kid! And of course it was fake!
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