WPCQ-TV Jimmy Valiant confronts the Great Kabuki

[mrbluto3]

I dont know how many times I saw Kabuki wrestle, he scared the shit out of fans coming to the ring.

[BRITTCITY5]

gary hart was one of the best to me he needs to go in the wwe hall of fame!

[captainrhino1]

Gary Hart..is unquestionably one of the greatest managers in wrestling history

[yonaguska4]

omg, i saw this very episode. lmao. God i loved this wrestling it was the best.

[TheTruth27536]

I couldn't STAND Gary Hart when I was a kid, now I'd just about kill to have managers like him around. Wrestling ain't WRASSLIN' anymore.

[HEATofEAST92]

WOAH, Kabuki totally got HIS ASS buried in this match, the segment was amazing and everything but the Kabuki himself looked EXTREMELY weak.

[EEEE23456]

What year do you think this is?

[pattersongrove]

@EEEE23456 1983

[EEEE23456]

What year do you think this is?

[rarah9999]

Gary Hart was cold blooded on the Mic. One of the Best of all time.

[eslubin]

This may scientifically be the perfect manager interview.

[RSXemperor85]

@eslubin I would say this and any Bobby Heenan interviews are really great but the Paul Heyman promos putting over "The New Taz" in ECW are honestly, the perfect manager promos.

[arheedee]

Mid-Atlantic, Georgia, AWA, NWA, these were awesome organizations. This is what wrestling is about. Growing up in Toronto, our only option growing up was WWF which was pretty lame compared to these organizations. I like nice boobs and a nice ass like the next guy, but wrestling shouldn`t be about sex. Vince Mcmahon has turned wrestling into something perverted, i guess so he can get turned on. From some of the stories i`ve heard, he`s put the moves on wrestlers, ring announcers and many others.

[sammys70]

Gary Hart was a great heel manager.

[sanstitle]

George Scott the booker then was a genious. Funny...ya think Valient was insperation for Hogan?

[RSXemperor]

@sanstitle Nah, Superstar Billy Graham inspired more of Hogan's character just like Dusty Rhodes inspired John Cena's character.

[princesstamika]

@RSXemperor Didn't Thunderbolt Patterson or some other wildly popular black wrestler of the 60s and 70s inspire Dusty?

[baliw33]

Da Boogie Woogie Man woo mercy!

[kmabdullah2]

Kabuki one of my all time favourites along with one of the best managers in history Mr Gary RIP

[pattersongrove]

@kmabdullah2 Yea me too this is what got me into wrestling in the first place when i first saw kabuki i thought this guy could kill someone they even made this angle believable but that was what made wrestling so great

[oldschool6804]

@pattersongrove he could kill someone he was a sixth degree black belt legit!

[jayanxiety]

"Kabuki is not a toy, so don't play witf him!"

Just love how Gary Hart ad-libs all his speach and over-boasts with each one-liner. He makes it seem like it's a matter of national security!

[TheTruth27536]

This is old school wrasslin' at it's finest! Never mind the political incorrectness! All of it was good!

[Earlbein]

this is a classic wrestling clip.gary hart is my favorite manger of all time. in real life he worked for the mob in chicago.

[Warchief01]

I have talked with Jimmy several times and he is truly a nice person.Check out his wrestling school in Roanoke Va.

[RSXemperor]

Gary Hart sounds black because he grew up on the southside of Chicago. I heard him speak in real life and he still had some of that vernacular. Gary was an awesome manager because he had that sleazy street hustler vibe to him that made the fans hate him. Gary Hart was one of the only few managers who would have been a success in today's wrestling world. Imagine how much over guys like Drew McIntyre, Batista, The Miz or AJ Styles would have been as heels with Gary as the mouthpiece.

[denzelsnipes69]

"You have to pay the price. Bill collector's always coming after you."

[pbrick6301]

gary hart, david crockett, jimmy valiant, bob caudell, and kabuki all in the same show. true class.

[rand9234]

this is what it is all about.jimmy acting crazy,always quivering when he went down.kabuki was a great gimmick,same as muta.now all we have is pretty boys that can lift a bunch of weights and aging superstars that are afraid to be out of the limelight.alot of gimmicks are crap but some are pretty good and we need the crazy stuff to keep it going.now we get to watch guys suck face with vicki gurerro.

[rickman125]

I remember when Gary had hair and was head of the Gary Harts army. If I remember the army had Dick Slater, Bob Orton jr. The Spoiler, and briefly Abdullah the Butcher. During one of the interviews you heard this loud banging and Gordon tells Gary can you make him stop the camera pans back and it's Abdullah with a metal waste paper basket banging it against his head.

[denzelsnipes69]

Gary Hart sounds like a black man when he talks.

[denzelsnipes69]

"We can blow you so many different ways...."

[foe2789]

Gary Hart was the greatest manager ever. Period. He worked for his wrestlers and always got them over, no matter who they were.

[ia74me]

@foe2789 He was a pretty good booker too. He was responsible for bringing thr Freebirds to Dallas and feuding with the Von Erichs. RIP Gary Hart

[lockenjr]

@ia74me he almost got piper to come feud with the von erichs in world class as well but instead roddy did a short stint in wwc in puerto rico

[BeckerMaximus]

Next to Bobby Heenan, Gary Hart was the greatest manager of all time in wrestling.

[CBBCoach]

I agree 100% Hart brought some REAL commentary and skills that no other manager could. Beside Heenan!!

[soln4suhreborn]

RIP Playboy Gary Hart

[okrabay]

Jimmy didnt work hard but he could sell and get butts in the seat!

[CtopherDee]

Gary Hart had an Ali-like flow when he was on the mic. One of the best of his time for certain!

[fatalvision2]

The mist as stated in Gary harts book was in fact mouthwash and food coloring

[biged1278]

Gary Hart was so underrated, I remember him coming out with abdullah the butcher and butcher chewing on the old WTBS podium with paint chips around his mouth as hart talked.

[decozart]

Oh thanks! I was 10 years old watching this on WDBJ Roanoke. Gary Hart was too damn cool.

[picark]

Vince .McMahon destroyed the old school of wrestling being the jerk off that he really is.

[1975tooto]

Yes he did!!! I am still mad ,and I know I am not the only one!!

[DaveInOCNJ]

This kind of stuff could never be booked today.

Its a shame, because its stuff like this I grew up on & absolutely loved. Fans truly cared about the wrestlers back then.

[dfuzz1114]

hell yeah! wrestling is not the same

[AngelofAnguish]

@DaveInOCNJ In my opinion, wrestling has gone from "hero(s) vs. villain(s)" in the "squared circle" to "safe and sound," teeny-bopper Hanna Montana!

[billyg31]

I used to love Jimmy Valiant. I don't know why he never went to the WWF after his NWA days. Definitely would've been a good partner for JYD, then as a good feud for JYD, too. He must not have been in good standing with Vince McMahon or had a drug problem. The guy just seemed to "disappear" in the late 80's. Anyone got any ideas? Besides indies?

[pattersongrove]

yea you can find him at the indies if you go to a show he,s at walk up to his table he,ll say hey brother give me 3 dollars for this poster and i,ll sign it for ya.

[asouthernlife]

you are nothing but a bomb...classic.

[greeneyeddevils]

Gary Hart...one of the "greatest managers "ever in wrestling....He was also one of the best doing promos..

R.I.P GARY HART.....

[morrispalmer71]

every wrestler and manager could cut a promo.

[SpanishCaravan76]

"Come here you bald headed geek"......lmao

[lizardman77]

Valiant weighs 100 lbs. now...lol.

[massiveham]

we used to imitate this specific sell of valiant's in school when we were in trouble or got a crap grade on a test. the going into the audience gag was the absolute best.

[jahyazzy]

i remember when i was small i didnt know if gary hart was black or white

[pattersongrove]

This was the angle that started me into watching wrestling big time in 1983 this made me a hard core of the Jim Crockett brand a wrestling fan i watch bits and pieces of wrestling before that but this is what got the ball rolling for me.

[talkingsports]

This was the best, The BOOGIE MAN and that music, this is priceless

[crzyblkmn]

Kabuki was not as good as the Great Muta, although he was good. Great gimmick.

[Fruth37]

That "red mist" or "green mist" Kabuki blew out of his mouth was, in fact, Jello. The phony mist was not blinding nor any type of acid. Plain old jello powder and saliva.

[coliv1977]

I never knew Gary Hart was in Mid-Atlantic

[stkwchr]

Gary hart, there was none better I grew up watching him in different promotions in Texas

[aitraining]

Kabuki used to scare the shit out of me.

[skinscountry]

Gary Hart was always great on the mic. It was always great to hear him. R.I.P. Gary Hart.....

[knoitall12]

I remember that match. That was the good ole days. Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling at its best.

[mrbluto3]

I have been to over 500 live wrestling shows in my life and there are only two wrestlers who scared the crap out of fans walking to the ring, Abdullah the Butcher and Great Kabuki.

[thunderbare]

Yes and wonder if anyone has the time in the old WCCW where they feuded for the brassknuckles championship heard that immagine this "got bloody"

[RevDarkehorse]

Good stuff. We'll never see good wrestling like that anymore.

[HippieBuddah]

Simply classic, thank you for posting and sharing! R.I.P. Mr. Hart.

[zandor1956]

i didnt know gary hart had pass when did he die

[pljohnson54]

LOL...The crowd was scared as hell when he fell out there in front of them.

[buyystocks]

remember buzz sawyer,he was crazy.

[gbrown4x4]

Damm Gary Hart must have pissed Santa off pretty good.LOL Sad to hear GH died not long ago. He brought me many good memories from back in the day.Doing his thing as a manager

[nwauwf]

now thats what i call selling

[TheLizardKing1967]

Boggie Woggie time Daddy!!! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Fruth37]

That red mist from Kabuki is really cherry jello! He used lime jello most of the time...LOL

[jwblhojer]

Great stuff. If you can catch the clip of Kabuki and Ted Dibiase pretty much doing a similar angle in Mid-South.

[pattersongrove]

This is the main reason i fell in love with you tube this is the wrestling i grew up with.If i don, want to watch that garbage that wwe or tna has to throw out every week i can alwayse come to you tube and watch good old school wrestling from the golden years

[buyystocks]

I am 45 and when I was 12-16 I could not wait until sat for noon and 510 tbs,I met tony atlas a few weeks ago in clevland,HE was really a nice guy,MARK henry just rushed past us ,BUT I here they were very late for a flight.

[dua72]

Right on!

[Davidhgi]

I watched this on television when it happened. Shocking tv. I forgot he crawled into the audience, trying to get his eyes washed out. Valiant wasn't what you call a great wrestler but he knew how to get the crowd into whatever he did. You really felt like you knew Jimmy Valiant.

[gravy3000]

Yeah he was hugely entertaining. Lousy punches, over the top selling and that weird elbow drop didn't take away from the fact that he could own a crowd.

[soln4suhreborn]

I had an uncle who talked just like Gary Hart! r.i.p.

[cne08]

Go Jimmy! Valiant was one of the most entertaining wrestlers ever.

[BigStash]

you can't beat this type of wrestling...man got pinned with an elbow drop...i love mid atlantic stuff....even though the match looked like santa claus vs. cousin it....ha ha ha...much love to jimmy and gary hart r.i.p.

[y2jbrock]

nice stuff

[Bloodsport1]

Look you bad headed geek git yur asian in da ring

[rickman125]

I remember in the good ole days in Georgia whe Gary Hart managed such greats like the Spoiler, Abdullah the Butcher and others. I remember in some interview with Gordon Solie he said something like he liked everyone except honkies like you and white trash.

[Velito]

This is one of the best clips from the golden years!!!! Classic....

[mkl62]

Gary Hart coming to JCP was a memorable moment. A year earlier, Valiant did that same angle with a Kabuki look-a-like, The Ninja. Who was he? Does anyone remember him?

[rtenny7]

They say Gary Hart was on his way to be the mouthpiece for Umaga and The Great Khali.

That would've brought the "Mid Atlantic" element to the WWe.

He was supposed to be the one who brought Earthquake in WWE in the early 90s.

[Davidhgi]

Considering WWE doesn't use male managers anymore, even when they're good, I doubt they would bring in a 60-something Gary Hart. Remember Umaga already had a manager, Armando Estrada, and as soon as he started getting over, they moved him.

[dawsonc21]

gary hart died a few months ago

[Davidhgi]

I know.

[deanw0rmer]

yeah they screwed over estrada

[vrtrop]

Get your asian in the ring! I love how un PC it was before its was "sports entertainment"

[bammybound]

i always loved Great Muta w/Gary Hart...I loved his feud with Sting

[mikeferr107]

I appreciate that popculturestu uploaded this. It was great to see. I remember Kabuki being on WCCW with The Magic Dragon. Kabuki is one of my all time favorites from when I was a kid. Thanks again to the person kind enough to have shared this with us. Kudos!

[muzikman757]

I swear Gary Hart talks just like Grady from Sanford and Son..

[ccie12933]

All the best, Gary. Go in peace, brother.

[larrystarstruck]

Yeah, do you all remember his partner Ninja too?

[TNAROHfan]

Yes, If not for Gary Hart there never would have been a Freebirds Von Erich feud.

[TNAROHfan]

RIP Gary Hart, a true legend. "Nothing in a

4 by 4 squared circle have you seen like the great Kabuki."

[STACKOLA31]

u aint nothin but a bum a two bit bum from new york city

[KRS1DropsKnowledge]

Gary Hart is a wrestling Legend. He managed and was the mouthpiece for many wrestlers who couldn't get themsleves over without him. I remember him with Kabuki, Muta, Kamala, Chris Adams, and the great was versus the Von Erichs. Vinnie Mac and wrestling today owe Gary Hart a lot.

[ahardaway34]

He was a good man in the ring and out the ring!!! RIP GARY HART

[jeffm1975]

RIP Playboy Gary Hart. This was one of the first angles I remember from watching wrestling.

[phobos271]

Gary Hart named Dusty Rhodes. Look it up. One of the best managers. From H and H to JTex he was great. Oh if you don't get what I mean by the last sentence, don't be a wrestling fan. RIP Gary.

[AudiomanJS]

RIP Gary Hart. Awesome Manager. Great personality!

[jb0609]

RIP Gary Hart

[loosebooty]

That's some racist shit!

[TVTraX]

Gary sounds like he's doing an impersonation of Dusty Rhodes. What's up with that phony accent?

Atleast back then, Gary has big fake teeth. No he has one tooth left. Kind of sad but this happens to people in the wrestling industry

[VolumedMusicMan]

Gary Hart was Dusty's manager in Florida before Dusty turned face! LOL

[misterwookas]

this feud led up to Starcade '83 when valiant beat Kabuki for the TV title.

[jaedubb84]

how can i get this tape of anyof this shows

[mrbluebmw]

never knew red food coloring could cause so much damage.. lol

[Beef266]

Ah... those were the days.

[larrystarstruck]

Mid Atlantic Wrestling. My second favorite of the wrestling shows then after Georgia.

[CadillacL]

Kabuki, Valiant & playboy gary hart...sure miss the old days.

[JasonBassn]

I always loved how Gary Hart would get right in a wrestler's face and jaw at them! He never backed down.