Met him at a convenience store in 82, being a wrestling fan knew who he was right away. He was jacked .Super nice guy stopped and talked with us a good 10-15 mins
@chrischar9428
Жыл бұрын
Weird he wasn't that big in 82
@benowen5792
7 ай бұрын
I saw at a gym in OKC and hell yes he was jacked in person. Every hair was perfect, perfect tan, he was something else
@rustyshakelford1279
3 жыл бұрын
Damn, what he must have thought about the guy in the middle on the couch.
@energyasylum997
3 жыл бұрын
You were THE man Mr.Wonderful ! Rest In Peace Paul Orndorff🙏🏻
@HPP666
3 жыл бұрын
Paul was a loyal worker, and was absolutely taken advantage of back in the day.
@dantecarroll2435
Жыл бұрын
Similar to Bret hart
@lalomontoyajr.9282
3 жыл бұрын
Paul Orndorff could of played an awesome He-Man in a movie! I always thought he looked like He-Man from the action figures!
@bostonwrestlingcom
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent point!
@andrewmosley8910
3 жыл бұрын
That's irrelevant Paul owner did not want to give up the big money he was making to take a long shot in the movies that's on him he was in the wrestling been in a long time for he walked in the WWE and he knew that you all that your position is stronger when you had another way to make money and also he had territories that he could have went to to make a living he chose to lick and man's ass and got his s*** out
@NightWarriorAlive
3 жыл бұрын
He-Man was a babyface and Paul would join up with Skeletor in no time.
@Kshep84
3 жыл бұрын
Never thought if that but totally
@robzilla730
3 жыл бұрын
Hmm.. dye his hair blond and give him that ridiculous haircut and you got He-man!
@00tree
3 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Paul. The world misses you.
@robertswift6101
Ай бұрын
he could have given rambo his famous piledriver in that movie lolol
@presley007
3 жыл бұрын
He must have been talking about the Martin kove part in Rambo 2
@ch1kmagnet
3 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking
@CC-Tron
3 жыл бұрын
No. In another interview he said it was the Russian soldier Rambo fights with in the helicopter in Rambo: First Blood Part II.
@JRRTOKIN420
3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff was one of my favorite wrestlers. And I don't have many.. He was the 2nd wrestler that I liked.
@DBBMed
3 жыл бұрын
Who was the first
@JRRTOKIN420
3 жыл бұрын
@@DBBMed Tommy Billington
@medgrower1.killer
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry your a gay guy.
@chrisstoecker7189
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting how people think he's implying he was going to play the part of Rambo when he said he met with Sly and he's talking about the second movie considering he wasn't in WWF when First Blood was in theaters let alone when it was cast
@robzilla730
3 жыл бұрын
First Blood didn't film in Mexico. First Blood part 2 did.
@Felix-rv5qm
2 жыл бұрын
@@robzilla730 Correct. Orndorff is full of it here.
@breal1183
3 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr. #1 der-ful. So many memories. I still watch you in the ring to this day, and its ever bit as entertaining & awesome as when i was kid. Thank you!
@hotlanta35
6 ай бұрын
Just imagine Paul Orndorff in Rambo2 going off in that helicopter scene
@TheMugenmunster
10 ай бұрын
Paul Orndorff beat Hulk Hogan for the belt. His feet hit the floor first. He is the longest reigning and still the current champion. He never lost it either.
@jcummings187
3 жыл бұрын
Orndorff is actually talking about Rambo 2 not Rambo: First Blood....
@neogeo7861
3 жыл бұрын
If I were to take a guess he was in line for the part that went to Martin Kove, that's the only one that would really fit him.
@username-zj9id
3 жыл бұрын
@@neogeo7861 what part was he up for in Rocky?
@neogeo7861
3 жыл бұрын
@@username-zj9id I would guess the part that went to Hogan, that seems to be the only thing that fits. But maybe Orndorff is confused?
@username-zj9id
3 жыл бұрын
@@neogeo7861definitely possible
@Halbared
3 жыл бұрын
@@username-zj9id Looking at the timeline, it must have ben Ivan drago in Rocky 4.
@kellytennant9348
3 жыл бұрын
We all make mistakes on the road of life. I suspect that Paul could have supplemented his career quite well on the big screen....without getting injured. Yea, that was a big mistake on his part. He should have done what Slaughter did......said goodbye to wrestling for a few years in order to pursue a lucrative career.
@jamespevec6949
3 жыл бұрын
you're an honorable man, paul😇
@amilcarderas1624
3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff, God bless you and may you find eternal rest and peace in Heaven!!! You deserve it!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@lrm215
3 жыл бұрын
He should have got a reign he was drawing REDHOT his house run with Hogan went on for almost a year
@DLo-kp1jd
2 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace, Mr. Wonderful ❤🙏
@Zeke1379
Жыл бұрын
it's just interesting how wrestlers are protective of their business and dont particularly like outsiders in movies or whatever taking part in matches etc in wrestling.....but it's ok for them to go into the industry that those people come from.
@Kamandi1971
3 жыл бұрын
paul would have been awesome in any of te sword and sorcey films from the ealy to mid 80's thier were tons done mist in italy and spain
@robzilla730
3 жыл бұрын
Right. He Would be made a great supporting warrior. Someone who gets a great death scene like Sean Bean as Boromir.
@battlestarmarc
Жыл бұрын
Orndorff was wonderful.
@castries
3 жыл бұрын
Who's watching this now?!
@jamesmuller1481
3 жыл бұрын
What was he gonna be in Rambo & Rocky, a villain?
@JD19757
Жыл бұрын
there were no villains in Rocky, just opponents.
@RalphieMaysGhost
Жыл бұрын
They filmed First Blood in Canada.
@sincman
Жыл бұрын
Probably talking Rambo 2.
@CatsClaw44
3 жыл бұрын
Orndorff wasn't under contract so he should have left and done it.
@username-zj9id
3 жыл бұрын
Orndorff was the top guy in Wrestlemania 1? Wtf was this guy smoking? He was #3 at best, behind Hogan and Piper
@GameTime-yj6qv
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah #3, which is nothing to sneeze at, but Hogan was clearly the top guy at that point.
@username-zj9id
3 жыл бұрын
@@GameTime-yj6qv yeah, I guess this guy was just sucking up. Orndorff was great but he was never the top guy
@DixiePokerAce
Жыл бұрын
He was the top heel rival of Hogan. Piper was a great heel but Orndorff was more of a rival for Hogan. I believe that is what they meant here.
@username-zj9id
Жыл бұрын
@Punk Slapper orndorff was better in the ring but hogan's rival was definitely piper
@falcundo
3 жыл бұрын
Was he going to be Rambo or a villain?
@problemeliminator1343
3 жыл бұрын
@@vegascowboy522 Could be. Either that or the part that ended up being played by Martin Kove.
@chrisstoecker7189
3 жыл бұрын
Since he met with Stallone I'm going to say villain
@Felix-rv5qm
2 жыл бұрын
@@problemeliminator1343 that would make sense
@DixiePokerAce
Жыл бұрын
Obviously, the villain. Stallone was Rambo.
@LH74
2 жыл бұрын
He should have done the damn movies. Vince respects guys who stand up to him, Paul would have hired him back.
@CatsClaw44
3 жыл бұрын
Also I find it amusing watching these fans get butthurt over criticism of Vince and call guys like Orndorff liars. Stallone was known to like wrestlers because they had great looks and charisma. That's why he worked with guys like Hulk Hogan, Terry Funk, Jesse Ventuea, etc. Paul Orndorff makes sense in Rambo.
@Felix-rv5qm
2 жыл бұрын
It's just not true. Stallone has never ever mentioned this and they filmed it in Canada. Not Mexico.
@DixiePokerAce
Жыл бұрын
@@Felix-rv5qm Rambo First Blood 2 (1984) was filmed in Guerrero, Mexico and Thailand. Canada? Where did you get that from? It was set in Southeast Asia. What part of Canada looks like Southeast Asia?
@Felix-rv5qm
Жыл бұрын
@@DixiePokerAce Rambo First Blood was filmed in Canada. And again...Orndorff is full of shit
@jamalsoward72
3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't see Paul Orndorff as Rambo
@CC-Tron
3 жыл бұрын
The part Orndorff was up for was the Russian soldier Rambo fights with in the helicopter in Rambo: First Blood Part II.
@jamalsoward72
3 жыл бұрын
@@CC-Tron Couldn't see Orndorff in that role either. Don't think he could pull off the Russian accent. He would sound funny and ridiculous
@DixiePokerAce
Жыл бұрын
@@jamalsoward72 I don't think he would have spoken much. I am sure they mainly wanted him for the look.
@jamalsoward72
Жыл бұрын
@@DixiePokerAce he did have the physique to play the part of John Rambo I'll give Paul Ordorff that
@bradleylove8606
Жыл бұрын
Orndork was nothing more than a good paid heel.
@HAKIMEOVER9000
3 жыл бұрын
Man that sucks, he was loyal to the wrong man. But on the other hand the movie might have been crap, or it could have been better than Sly. You never know
@andrewmosley8910
3 жыл бұрын
That was on Paul Lawndale he was too scared to leave the big money of that big man to try his hand and movies he could win another territories back then to made his money he chose to stay there to get the burden in hand nine in the bush so he shouldn't have no hatred for this man because the other two wrestler went on and did they movies and still made that money with the WWE
@ernestcheong
2 жыл бұрын
The dude on the right side is he John cena father?
@johnwilliams6446
2 жыл бұрын
Jesus who is that guy in the middle….😳
@JayCity10
Жыл бұрын
He's hunger with legs.
@mcredneck884
3 жыл бұрын
well thats his problem. either take the mvie or not.
@NateNizzle
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder who injured him
@brettbanta2100
3 жыл бұрын
I know, I was wondering who too
@NateNizzle
3 жыл бұрын
@@brettbanta2100 well, let's see.. The injury happened in 1986 when he was a heel. He worked with Hulk Hogan, Billy Jack Haynes, Junkyard Dog, and (depending on when the injury happened) a nearly turned face Roddy Piper. All of which were known drug users. It's a toss up, lol.
@brettbanta2100
3 жыл бұрын
@@NateNizzle Well, I know for sure that JYD was whacked out on coke by 86, and Piper was partying hard too. I honestly don't know too much about BJH
@NateNizzle
3 жыл бұрын
@@brettbanta2100 shoot.. Billy Jack used to be a coke DEALER. Have your seen Billy Jack lately? He's unrecognizable and whacked out of his mind.
@neogeo7861
3 жыл бұрын
@@brettbanta2100 You can probably rule out Piper because I don't see him doing a big boot to anybody's throat?
@ericarcieri3836
3 жыл бұрын
Paul should of definitely told Vince to kiss his ass and just go and do the movies I think he would of been a big Star for sure
@CP-kb1du
2 жыл бұрын
Did not know that Typical Arrogant Vince fearing his spot ...Jesse the Body said screw you Vince I am doing Predator with Arnold ....even the Booze Giant did Princess Bride after Jobbing for Hogan ...huge missed opportunity ...
@danorthsidemang3834
3 ай бұрын
What a prick Paula was. He's so full of shit about this losing a part in Rambo 3 and others like Rocky 2. "SASHA STAHLONE"
@rsb512
3 жыл бұрын
Vince was not wonderful. And then he let pedophiles run around in the locker Room for decades ruining the lives of countless boys. RIP Mr. Wonderful. I am so sorry he died broke. I wish there were some way that professional wrestlers could get better health care for their life. I wish I could retire with annuities and other financial plans to give them money down the road. I did not know that Paul lost those 2 movie roles because of Vinnie Mac. Paul would have returned a bigger star after these movies made millions and that would have benefited the WWF.
@darylchase7595
3 жыл бұрын
So was he saying he was suppose to be rambo? Cuz i cant think of any other part he woulda been?
@hector-sauvage
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think he's talking about the original Rambo, it was most likely part 2 or 3, as he would have been with WWF at that time, was likely a supporting role as one of the villains..
@Shagrat65
3 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking he may have been up for the role Martin Kove got for Rambo 2.
@chrisstoecker7189
3 жыл бұрын
It wasn't the part of John Rambo since First Blood was already made and he's talking about the second movie. Plus he said he met with Stallone and his brothers so he's definitely not saying he was going to be Rambo just that he got a part in the movie
@Felix-rv5qm
2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisstoecker7189 wish he had been more clear here
@chrisstoecker7189
2 жыл бұрын
@@Felix-rv5qm It's hard to tell if these guys are just working us when they tell stories. Not sure if you heard Nikita Koloff talk about him and Kerry Von Erich auditioning for the part of Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. Not saying Orndorff and Nikita are both telling some tall tales and just working us or if they really were up for the roles. They sound plausible since Stallone had Hogan do Rocky III but that could be a reason they're working us since it's not far fetched
@wagsoman
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr 1derful Paul Orndorff. One of the best heels! He would have been great in Rambo First Blood Part 1! Who is the slob who looks like he is sleeping next to John Cena Sr. and Dan Moreno?! He hasn't been saying anything or interacting. What is his point of being there?!
@capri8225
3 жыл бұрын
3:01 I think it was piper
@chrisstoecker7189
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think he would've talked about Piper being on drugs...my $ is on JYD or Billy Jack since they were both known substance abusers and he wasn't close with those guys like he was Roddy
@capri8225
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisstoecker7189 the only reason I say piper is I remember some rf shoot someone said piper was high as hell and kicked Paul. God I wanna say it was in the billy jack Haynes rf shoot...not the insane bombshell one but the one before
@chrischar9428
3 жыл бұрын
I'm calling bullshit. How has this never been out
@DixiePokerAce
Жыл бұрын
I don't think it was bullshit. Stallone liked to work with wrestlers because of their charisma. Orndorff definitely had the look. And I can definitely see Vince not wanting him to go do it.
@jowilson2532
3 жыл бұрын
Paul got that look for action moves a few wrestlers did john cena should play the next terminatior
@yardape99
3 жыл бұрын
Who was Orndorff referencing when he was kicked by someone taking drugs in Toronto? Rick Rude?
@hector-sauvage
3 жыл бұрын
that describes 90%+ of the locker room lol...
@DixiePokerAce
Жыл бұрын
Orndorff was a heel so I doubt it was Rude. I heard in a shoot interview that it was Piper.
@yardape99
Жыл бұрын
@@DixiePokerAce Orndorff was a heel/face/heel and then face again in the WWF.
@devocas7140
3 жыл бұрын
Bullshit it was filmed in British Columbia
@DixiePokerAce
Жыл бұрын
Rambo First Blood 2 was in 1984. It was set in Southeast Asia. It was filmed in Guerro, Mexico and Thailand. The first movie was called First Blood because before that movie nobody knew who Rambo was. That movie was filmed in British Columbia.
@77Spionkop
3 жыл бұрын
Rambo was filmed in Canada not Mexico.
@sgtblackrock4997
3 жыл бұрын
Think he's talking about the 2nd movie.
@DixiePokerAce
Жыл бұрын
He's talking about First Blood 2. It is from 1984 and was set in Southeast Asia. What part of Canada looks remotely like Southeast Asia? It was filmed in Guerro, Mexico and Thailand.
@firstcavcoins3554
3 жыл бұрын
I really believe the movie would've bombed. Stallone was key. No disrespect to Paul. Just being 100
@bradleyrobinson7552
3 жыл бұрын
Orndorff was going to play a villain for Stallone, fella...
@firstcavcoins3554
3 жыл бұрын
@@bradleyrobinson7552 he was going to be on over the top bro
@Antigus11
3 жыл бұрын
He would have played a russian rambo 2 was mexico
@andrewmosley8910
3 жыл бұрын
That's irrelevant every movies are Gamble with a good director and a good staff it will be successful no matter who stalone put in there it's just that Paul under one of the big money that he was getting with with man to take a long shot that's on him nobody else not Vincent not Stallone but on him that he was too chickenshit to take a chance
@firstcavcoins3554
3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewmosley8910 I thought he was going to play the role of rambo so my comment was misspoken according to this guy. And it's just my opinion which is really irrelevant
@McRedneck
8 ай бұрын
i mean jessie basically had the same situation and said vince can f off, that he can always come back to wrestling. It aint vinces fault he never took the chance
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