This was the shit i loved the wwf back in the 80's. Thats when wrestling was good as hell. Ricky the Dragon Steamboat is my boo💗💗.Rip to the ones that passed💔😟😟😢
@William_Millar
4 жыл бұрын
Daniel Robinson remember the New Generation gimmicks?
@William_Millar
4 жыл бұрын
Daniel Robinson exactly.
@s.waltonvoiceoverproductio7300
4 жыл бұрын
80s and 90s were just better. Better characters. NOW it just seems like everyone just has generic first and last names. no weirdo charaters. no magic. the 80s knew how to put on a show.
@cristallgraham1972
4 жыл бұрын
I love the WWF of the eighties and early nineties! I especially love the videos you do about wrestlers interacting with the fans! As we share our hearts and lives with each other! I also truly enjoy almost all of the biographical videos, as I have always felt very deeply connected great majority of the superstars. I love learning about their lives and their families outside of the Ring! On myself have Bret Hart as a very heartfelt favorite, I was blessed enough to meet Bret.in 1995! In the month of July. It was the 26 of July 1995 to be exact! I also wanted to marry Bret Hart ! This is when I was quite a bit younger! Amazing man, very sweet!
@TypicalIndian1981
2 жыл бұрын
Me too I wish those days come back
@steveorules6262
7 жыл бұрын
Great flashback, everything to me was the best in the 80's.
@junedog4390
3 жыл бұрын
The coke was decent
@BruceWayne-qj6sv
3 жыл бұрын
NWA from Tampa Florida WCW from Georgia. That's when wrestling was real.
@GrappleVision
7 жыл бұрын
Honorable mention for Frankie the Bird on Koko's entry. RIP Frankie. Idk why, but that death in wrestling bothered me more than some of the others. I loved that bird.
@Emilysedits670
6 жыл бұрын
GrappleVision When Did He Die?
@brandyroseann
7 жыл бұрын
OMG I feeling my age because I was a fan of most of these guys. Thanks for the trip back to the 80's
@deebee9917
3 жыл бұрын
ik me too man me too
@bnferguson9827
4 жыл бұрын
I miss 80's and 90's wrestling sooooo very much!
@gilbertotabares8196
4 жыл бұрын
We all do. The wrestling renaissance. "Sigh" we're never gonna get it back Are we?
@hubsonloewenau6162
2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@bnferguson9827
2 жыл бұрын
@@gilbertotabares8196 probably not my friend
@quentin3330
6 жыл бұрын
Steamboat vs Flair is one of the greatest matches ever.
@RNC200711
7 жыл бұрын
I loved the mid 80s to 1997, the best era, thanks for the upload, man
@samdottinjr5598
6 жыл бұрын
This section was very informational. I did not realize what had become of these wrestlers from the 80's as many stars just drop out of sight as the WWE has a habit of not divulging the real situations with most wrestlers when they leave the organization.
@datamatr1x
7 жыл бұрын
this would be an excellent ongoing series. maybe like 3 historic wrestlers an episode "where are they now." I'm not a hardcore wrestling fan by any means. But I do often find myself looking up wrestlers to find out where they are up to. sadly, there's a lot that I just find out are dead.
@Brandon-rq3ys
5 жыл бұрын
I wrote to both Koko B Ware and Hacksaw Jim Duggan and got my photos back autographed.
@PWood-gh5cq
4 жыл бұрын
That's dope. Hoooooo!!!!!! Lol
@divastyle45ful
6 жыл бұрын
Back when I use to watch wrestling I remember all of these 80's wrestlers.
@rockizdead22
7 жыл бұрын
Damn intro had me thinking my phone was broke lol
@owenhartwwf6247
5 жыл бұрын
Same lol
@RayKlassen
5 жыл бұрын
LoL I ACTUALLY checked my volume!! :-o
@OlviMasta77
4 жыл бұрын
thought my pc sound driver was tilting lol
@V-for-Vendetta01
3 жыл бұрын
Same 😭😭
@T1tusCr0w
3 жыл бұрын
I thought I was putting my iPad cast to my tv which was off 0r something 🤣
@FalseFlagAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Where were the Killer Bees, Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo, The Junkyard Dog, George the Animal Steele, Terry Funk, Jesse The Body Ventura, The Magnificent Muraco, Adrian Adonis?
@nunyobusiness7755
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the 80's and was a hard core wrestling fan, I never missed a show but some of these wrestler's, iv never heard of
@debrak8521
4 жыл бұрын
I think most of the 80s wrestlers are deceased.
@mywordsaregems1568
7 жыл бұрын
I literally grew up on all these guys and thought your video was great...not to mention I always wondered where these guys were..Cheers mate
@andrewnyman4128
7 жыл бұрын
you have some of the best intro music on youtube...i wish it played on this video lol.
@sarahthomas2506
4 жыл бұрын
I was in love with Steamboat! Still looks good!
@sburris65
6 жыл бұрын
I used to see Ricky Steamboat and his wife at Broadway shows in Charlotte all the time as they supported the PAC.
@BruceWayne-qj6sv
3 жыл бұрын
I heard the Billy Jack died a good few years ago. Don't know when this video was made but I sure was glad to see him mentioned. He was my late father's favorite.
@paulbradley1983
6 жыл бұрын
That picture of Nikolai and Sheik..... So much nostalgia. Makes me want to watch Iron Eagle.
@InazumaStudios1
6 жыл бұрын
Hilarious! And I loved that movie as well!
@paulbradley1983
6 жыл бұрын
@@InazumaStudios1 Great movie! Pictures like that take me back. I can vividly remember these years. Wrestling, very patriotic movies like Iron Eagle or Chuck Norris movies like Firewalker with Louis Gossett Jr, eating my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cereal. Great times! By the way, love your picture of Lightning from Big Trouble in Little China.
@joshuahumes5548
7 жыл бұрын
I loved KoKo B Ware!!!!! I always wanted him to win
@SMC01ful
6 жыл бұрын
One of the best and most underrated "scientific" wrestlers of his time. He had an utterly fantastic range of acrobatic skills. His drop kicks from the top rope and "Ghostbuster" were always fantastic.
@roberth.5363
6 жыл бұрын
Frankie was my favorite.
@michaelcox1283
6 жыл бұрын
For years my neighbor Tyrone would always tell me they are first cousins. i never put much thought in it. one day he stops by and invites me to a cookout. I show up he says, "let me introduce you to someone" well I be damn it was Koko.
@thetruth3780
5 жыл бұрын
Joshua Humes lol me too plus it would of been cool to see the Brooklyn brawler vs KoKo beware
@DAZZYVANDAM
7 жыл бұрын
So far this is my favourite video you have done ! Love the 80's era keep them coming mate . NICE !
@knightlife98
5 жыл бұрын
I remember being a kid and watching Macho Man drop the ring bell on The Dragon's throat, from the top rope. I was sure that it was real, and Steamboat was really messed up...!? Those were the days, man!!!!
@samgaudino1698
4 жыл бұрын
They had one best matches ever in wrestlmania 3.
@chriswinter8511
7 жыл бұрын
The Tonga Kid and Samu are two different people. Tonga Kid was with the islanders with Haku, Samu was tagging with Rikishi Fatu as the Headshrinkers.
@gabetough4285
7 жыл бұрын
Chris Winter No shit!!! They are cousins!!!! Tonga Kid and Fatu are twin brothers... However in WCW the trio Performed as the Samoan Swat Team.
@js6131979
7 жыл бұрын
When did I miss all of this? I can't believe it passed me by.
@chriswinter8511
7 жыл бұрын
gabe Tough indeed which is why I was correcting him. :p
@Bonius99
7 жыл бұрын
Aren't Tonga Kid & Rikishi twin brothers?? Love the videos...can't wait for another
@keisha78
7 жыл бұрын
Bonius99 They are brothers but not twins.
@irondragon8207
6 жыл бұрын
No just look like twins
@mothmanofaustraliaradio8888
7 жыл бұрын
I love how he tells u if u did not like the video leave a dislike.... balls of steel
@Armatige
5 жыл бұрын
Hillbilly Jim was my fav as a kid. Loved him heaps more than Hogan (who I liked).
@guyboost7311
4 жыл бұрын
Forget about The Big hair Rock and Roll DEVO paved the way for 1980 s !
@cristallgraham1972
4 жыл бұрын
My family and I used to literally live our lives around the schedule of WWF programming and television especially me. I haven't watched it as much since my daddy passed away in 2007. There's nothing like the wrestling indoor entertainment whatever you want to call it of the 1980s and 90s I also have just about every piece of music but the people of the WWF ever released! Also I think it might be nice to have a video on their history of the cartoon series Hulk Hogan's rocking wrestling! Just a few ideas and suggestions for you I promise you don't have to take them all. Thank you very much for your attention operation and consideration.
@bishopman9547
6 жыл бұрын
Hillbilly Jim, Billy Jack Haynes and Hercules Hernandez were just a few wrestlers that were not used well by WWF. All should of held, at least, the intercontinental championship more then once. I remember Billy Jack and Hercules matches against each other. Good stuff.
@johnkendrick6198
7 жыл бұрын
man so many memories thank u for bringing the 80s back
@Nelmedia
5 жыл бұрын
Though I did follow wrestling in the 80's, there are a lot of names I never even heard of... And a lot of great names that were left behind (don't know if the argument is that they were still big in the 90's, but their biggest time were during the 80's)... You talked about Tito Santana, so how could you forget his partner Rick Martel... What about all the great names: Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ravishing Rick Rude, Jake The Snake Roberts, Road Warriors, Rougeau Brothers, Dino Bravo, Ultimate Warrior, Randy Savage, Brett Hart (yeah, he was in the 90's as well) and so many more, a lot more popular than those mentioned...?
@violagreene4643
4 жыл бұрын
Nobody needed this video to tell them where the guys you listed are now.
@mikemurray7595
7 жыл бұрын
ah memories. I know a lot of people have passed but whatever happened to hacksaw Jim duggin? rick martel?
@robertsparaney917
4 жыл бұрын
Duggan does the wrestler signings, Martel retired and wants nothing to do with wrestling anymore won’t do interviews or anything
@flxres5479
7 жыл бұрын
sir the intro doesnt have any sound
@Count_Orlock
5 жыл бұрын
That's me at 6:53 with kirschner 😁
@ralphdougherty1844
3 жыл бұрын
Sure...
@Count_Orlock
3 жыл бұрын
@@ralphdougherty1844 why would I lie?
@yahmanfreeman9399
7 жыл бұрын
Loved it bro! I saw some guys that I'd actually forgotten about. The Tonga Kid, Billy Jack and Greg The Hammer. It's been a few years since I'd heard those names. Thank you for the trip.
@everydayisrusevday5443
7 жыл бұрын
Butch Reed's "natural" gimmick was a tribute to Sweet Daddy Siki (a legendary black wrestler from the 60s and 70s)
@bruceaskew2107
7 жыл бұрын
damn half of these stars are gone... umaga was dat dude
@joshhale9355
7 жыл бұрын
I love your videos, one of the best wrestling channels we have. Can you do a list of the best wrestlers from the territories? Like the REALLY old school guys. Or probably the best guys from each territory, that'd probably work better.
@tonecot8932
6 жыл бұрын
Tito Santana was a substitute teacher when I was a freshman in high school. He and his wife own a beauty salon in my hometown, Roxbury Twp, NJ!! Nicest dude ever!!
@saifullahpowell8197
4 жыл бұрын
My parents took me to a wrestling event. Ricky Steamboat took off his robe. My mom stood up and screamed at the top of her lungs for a good 10 seconds
@panzerlambert1194
5 жыл бұрын
Grew up next to a private golf course as a kid. Caddied there in the summers for a couple years. When WWF was in town had the chance to meet King Kong Bundy and Chief Jay Strongbow. Two of the nicest men I have ever met and didnt mind taking some time for the kids. It was hard to believe upon meeting them that King Kong Bundy was a heel cuz he was cool as shit in person.
@mkonra3182
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Keep up the good work, guys!
@416frank
Жыл бұрын
Coco is a legend ..I was a kid and saw him only a couple of times but made a lasting impression
@judaspriest4957
7 жыл бұрын
I turned the sound up thinking I had a problem when the intro didn't work. made me jump when the voice came on
@LuchoCastle_11
7 жыл бұрын
ste farrow WHAT IS UP GUYS IT IS WRESTLELAMIA HERE BACK WITH ANOTHER VIDEO!
@doah2343
7 жыл бұрын
ste farrow same
@joeltorresgonzalez
7 жыл бұрын
you Brought me back to my childhood 😀
@JohnnyReb1976
6 жыл бұрын
Koko Beware probably caused a lot of concussions with that vicious finisher of his.
@benignorivera8041
3 жыл бұрын
You forgot one more wrestler Hacksaw Jim Duggan
@AldershotDave
4 жыл бұрын
Wendy Richter “now competes in dog shows”. That’s a bit harsh! 🤪 Also, in the latest pics in this item, you could mistake her for Cyndi Lauper’s sister.
@batquinnforever
7 жыл бұрын
Really great video. Love your style of videos
@alanguages
7 жыл бұрын
Beefcake may have been in wrestling, because of Hogan, but his success as the Barber was his ability to make the character work.
@eios76
7 жыл бұрын
Um I recall Beefcake teaming with Hogan and taking on Money Inc back at Wrestlemania in 93 in Cesar's Palace in Vegas
@ipoopedtoday5340
7 жыл бұрын
Wish wwe would go back to that way!! It was more battles in the ring then
@omalley5196
3 жыл бұрын
Wow I'm surprised people were surprised to see koko go into the hall of fame. I loved koko in the 80's
@josemontano9210
7 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for the memories
@kennymcgowan2880
4 жыл бұрын
I've had the pleasure of meeting and getting autographs from some of HOF'Rs 80's wrestling was the best
@cristallgraham1972
4 жыл бұрын
I am 40 years old, and I grew up with the 80s and 90s of the WWF. Hulk Hogan Bret Hart long Michael Macho Man Randy Savage Hillbilly Jim the Rockers Shawn Michaels and Marty jannetty the Hart Foundation Misty Elizabeth Jim Powers and Paul Roma the young stallions Jimmy Hart Rockin Robin Wendi Richter and many others I'm sure I'm forgetting some. I also loved the heart of people like Andrew's Martin AKA test I loved to see Shawn Michaels rise as a Christian. A testament to what I knew already. The humanist and heart of WWF wrestlers and their plans. Also wouldn't mind marrying Shawn Michaels if he wasn't married to Rebecca. Same story with Brett when he was younger. Same story with Andrew Martin AKA test if he hadn't passed away. I also truly do miss the WWF magazine. I used to read the articles and look at the pictures A-list magazine all the time would you be willing to do more videos on Mesa Street the WWF magazine and the superstars who were regularly a part of it? Also loved Kevin Nash as Big Daddy Cool Diesel. This is when he had the really dark brown hair, his heart just seemed to really come through during this time of life in the WWF.
@CTDisqoTeck78
4 жыл бұрын
Great video and excellent research.
@tims4502
7 жыл бұрын
Maybe I'm off here, but Koko a mid-carder? Does being a jobber to mid-carders make him a mid-carder? That said, great stuff Wrestlelamia!
@jamesbonnen
7 жыл бұрын
Greg Valentine is the only wrestler I remember that came to the shows in a limo.
@WATERMELONZZZ123
4 жыл бұрын
On my husband's account- I remember seeing Hogan and Barber coming to shows as well in a limo with the tags Hollyw6
@mytfy1
7 жыл бұрын
I remember when Gorilla Monsoon was promoting the Tonga Kid, he said that the Tonga Kid was an "All City" High School football player at Tonga High. I've heard some dumb pro-mos before , but that one was the funniest. Tonga High...lmao!!!
@charliehogan693
7 жыл бұрын
fermin benedetti
@mytfy1
7 жыл бұрын
Earth to Charlie Hogan...Come in...Repeat,...Come in........................
@JohnEDavis
7 жыл бұрын
Roman Regins
@KirbyVanPelt
5 жыл бұрын
Dynamite Kid's fued was with Tiger Mask II (Misawa) and it was on All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW).
@jdust4
7 жыл бұрын
No intro music?? I was expecting the Undertaker theme meets 2 Chainz music!
@garyrosato2405
7 жыл бұрын
I actually met Nikolai Volkoff in the late 1990s at an independent wrestling show in Clifton Heights, Pa. I will never forget when my now ex wife then girlfriend said to him "Nikolai how are Hillbilly Jim and Elizabeth doing?" said "there fine" as we walked away I could have swore that he made a comment to the person sitting next to him saying "how in the hell should I know" I never felt so embarassed in my entire life, until (Heather Geddes, my girlfriend and ex wife) said that to him
@SolidSonicTH
5 жыл бұрын
Steamboat also did a singles match against Jericho the month after. I liked that one a lot more.
@jesterskully563
7 жыл бұрын
Love all your videos!! keep it up!!😁
@kryceksangel
7 жыл бұрын
Haku will kick your butt for mentioning him in this video ;)
@BarndogRules
5 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace Dynamite Kid
@SMC01ful
6 жыл бұрын
It shouldn't have been a surprise Koko made it to the Hall of Fame. Indeed, Koko should have been inducted a lot earlier. That little guy drew crowds, just not to the level others did. He was a brilliant house warmer. Funny, with more of an in ring push he could have been even bigger than he was. At the time he was making it in the mid-cards smaller guy's and black blokes really weren't where the money was. In many way's Koko was years ahead of his time and with more diversity and another gimmick (the "Birdman" sadly probably wouldn't go over with today's fans) he may have been something of a Mysterio. Koko was a great acrobatic technical wrestler and I'd have loved to have seen him work with guy's like Rude, Hart, Steamboat, Savage, Flair, Sting, Valentine, etc. I recall he did some gigs with the Rockers at some point?
@robinmapp1591
4 жыл бұрын
You forgot JYD - The Junkyard Dog !
@V-for-Vendetta01
3 жыл бұрын
He didn't forget, jyd is dead.
@gurpreetjutla1790
7 жыл бұрын
I love KOKO B WARE!!!! His moves. Wowzer
@Ultradude604
7 жыл бұрын
Tito "The Barber" Santana
@alexeicogan4733
6 жыл бұрын
You're mistaken. "The Matador" was Tito Santana. "The Barber" role was played by Ed Leslie, aka "Brutus Beefcake."
@peterreid6096
5 жыл бұрын
@@alexeicogan4733 You mean chico santana
@alexeicogan4733
5 жыл бұрын
@@peterreid6096 Haha! Nice to meet a Jesse Ventura fan. :) PS: I'm old enough to remember him in the AWA, back when he was half of the "East-West Connection," along with the late-great Adrian Adonis.
@peterreid6096
5 жыл бұрын
@@alexeicogan4733 The adorable Adrian Adonis. .......LOL
@alexeicogan4733
5 жыл бұрын
@@peterreid6096 No, no. LOL. The "Adrian Adonis" (real name Keith Franke) I remember from the 1970's was in the now-defunct AWA (American Wrestling Association), when he was fit and trim, weighing about 240-250 LBS, wearing a black leather jacket, teaming with "Jessie The Body Ventura" (real name James Janos). That's how far back pro wrestling and I go. I first watched it in 1974 and onward.
@vassa1972
5 жыл бұрын
Very cool I was a big fan of the 80's wrestling LoL my favorite was macho man Randy Savage LoL
@Cicero....
7 жыл бұрын
I do not want to imagine if the haku sons inherited the strength of their father.
@robloxtriothecommenter6639
4 жыл бұрын
They could bit my hand off
@jamesbonnen
7 жыл бұрын
You missed that Tito Santana ran for mayor of his hometown and lost.
@subzero8679
5 жыл бұрын
Becuase he wasn't corrupt.
@morrice13
4 жыл бұрын
This has probably already been said but 7:16 has to be some major influence for Zangief from Street Fighter
@anthonyatkins5826
Жыл бұрын
The best match I remember from the 80s in wcw was the Road Warriors vs Warlord and Barbarian
@g-man2507
2 жыл бұрын
Koko was borderline enhancement talent. How did he end up in the Hall of Fame lol?
@TheJohnCooperShow
2 жыл бұрын
80s was the best decade generally.
@mannyrodri3536
3 жыл бұрын
I remember all these wrestlers from the 80s
@BubbasChannel
7 жыл бұрын
Steamboat was the Dog Whisperer in disguise.
@memorableme72
3 жыл бұрын
I wish wrestlers like the wild Samoans, King Kong bundy, Jimmy superbly Abuja were mentioned
@feliciajenkins5041
3 жыл бұрын
Haven't watched wrestling in years it's not the same in a bad way.
@mike_1-240
7 жыл бұрын
Such a well done channel
@txbeachbum
6 жыл бұрын
I must be old... I remember most of these guys.
@mrandrew1243
Жыл бұрын
WWF was and always will be the golden era of wrestling especially 80s and 90s eversince then its just gone downhill with to much emphasis in being dark and taking itself too seriously
@fiercecamaross
7 ай бұрын
Lmao - I would dare someone to ask for the manager to complain at the car detailing shop he now manages!
@irondragon8207
7 жыл бұрын
Tonga kid is Fatu's brother not cousin. they look like twins lol
@alexeicogan4733
6 жыл бұрын
LOL @ the announcement that Wendi Richter "competes in dog shows!" PS: I'll bet she WON!!! LOL!!!
@FaH-Q
4 жыл бұрын
MY FAV ALL TIME WRESTLER IS UR #1 U MENTIONED JIMMY SUPERFLY SNUKA....AHHHH MAN HE WAS THE BEST...
@BruceWayne-qj6sv
3 жыл бұрын
That dude could fly
@joeylabranche1014
5 жыл бұрын
All of those amazing wrestlers are the reason why wwe is that big today.
@wedgeantilles4712
4 жыл бұрын
WWE: "He's dead". "No, I'm not". WWE:... "Uhm, yeah, you are. We buried you".
@melissalove2463
7 жыл бұрын
Brutus was my man! 😍❤️
@evandagger2972
7 жыл бұрын
where's the sound in intro?
@evandagger2972
7 жыл бұрын
WHO 1D'D THIS???
@mikebowermaster8513
6 жыл бұрын
Steamboat blew it. After his deal that was made with them to hold the title, the wcw didn't do anything with him. His wanting time off after winning the intercontinental title screwed him up in the WWF.
@Brewsunderreview
7 жыл бұрын
Cheers!! from Calgary Alb Canada!!
@J.RRandallIllinois
6 жыл бұрын
Lou Albano, George the animal Steele, the ultimate warrior , .....
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