Lord Alfred Hayes Heel Promo: King James Valiant

[HawklordLI]

Hayes wrestled in the Central States area (KC), he teamed with Roger-Nature Boy Kirby in the early 70's. He was a hoot and a great heal.

[nhlalwenhlezondo]

That was a lame segment, goodness, lawls!

[magbast9]

Hayes is the master of the interview, especially late 70s; we need more video of him as a heel.

[tedhobgood]

Man, how I hated Lord Alfred Hayes when I was a kid. Looking back, love him so much. I had forgotten about the King James period--brilliant!

As an aside, I always buy Edge shaving gel, simply because Lord Alfred in his WWF days shilled for it. ("The first defense against razor irritation!")

[TheLizardKing1967]

Now I know where Flair got his hair color and mullet from. Woooooooooooooooo Daddy

[suspekt29]

RIP Lord. I hope to see you one day

[lildwayne21]

Awesome. Lord Alfred Hayes did a GREAT job of putting over King James. 

[LAWDOGG61]

They were ribbing LAWLER...The King!!!

[MarcZERO1980]

he talks like a proper faggot here!!

[lildwayne21]

@MarcZERO1980 shut the fuck up. Do you realize how stupid you sound? Just shut the fuck up and watch the video you lil disrespectful piece of shit, and don't even think about replying back.

[MarcZERO1980]

@lildwayne21 I'll reply back as much as I please fucknut.

[RSXemperor85]

I guess Jim Crockett's ego wouldn't let him acknowledge Jimmy Valiant's past as a huge star in Memphis and as the Boogie Woogie Man so he had him repackaged.

[tony21005]

i think this is where steven regal got his heel turn from

[NewRobbie]

Amazing!

Lord Alfred with his standard heel fare and then Jimmy Valiant- high beyond his wildest dreams!

@LakeBay, I hate to be disagreeable but Valiant was amazing for all of the 10 seconds he was featured! Short but sweet I'd say

[NewRobbie]

Amazing!

Lord Alfred with his standard heel fare and then Jimmy Valiant- high beyond his wildest dreams!

@LakeBay, I hate to be disagreeable but Valiant was amazing for all of the 10 seconds he was featured! Short but sweet I'd say

[mrbluto3]

In the late 60's early 70's Lord Alfred Hayes wrestled in Dallas. He was a long line of English wrestlers that could tie other wrestlers into knots.

[The13thAgent]

So good! I miss the days of managers & valets.

[lakebay972]

Lord Alfred Hayes looks like Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll; and King Valiant can't do a promo to save his life.

[marshalljimduncan]

Is that William Regal?

[mdhotstuff]

Valiant was also a heel during the famous Valiant Brothers run in WWF

[sammys70]

I never knew the boogie woogie man was ever a heel.This guy doesn't look or sound like jimmy valient.

[NoirFan01]

@sammys70 He was a big heel in the AWA back in the early '70s. Then, he was luscious Jimmy Valiant with a body that "women love and men fear." He was managed by "Pretty Boy" Bobby Heenan. And, later teamed up with his "brother" Jon Valiant.

[rockytheyorky]

@NoirFan01 it was not his real brother and it was john and he name was not even john

[NoirFan01]

@rockytheyorky Well, yeh, that's why I put "brother" in quotes.

[traviedawg]

Alfred Hayes was an ass hole back then-I remember this!!!

[Lfdjake91]

Wow, 2 really different personas for 2 well known performers. I'm used tosee Lord Alred as Vince's buffonish sidekick.

King James Valiant did'nt last long a few months later he became the famous Boogie Woogie Man.

[davide453]

He reminds me of Boris Johnson - the mayor of London.

[Pcfan11]

This turned into:

"THATS NOT NATURE ALFRED, THATS SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIIN EVENNNNNNNNT

[cardsfan42303]

I can see the boogie woogie wants to bust out.

[Edam3000]

I think Chris Eubank stole his accent ;)

[scumgod13]

Did Vince McMahon start out as just a wrestler? I dont remember him. James Valiant,dont remember that either, of course at the time I only got Georgia Championship wrestling. I remember Boogie Woogie Jimmy Valiant, is THIS him?

Same hair but thats where the resemblance ends.

[Lfdjake91]

@scumgod13 No, Vince always wanted to wrestle but he did'nt have his first match until the Attitude Era.

[tedder1931]

Good character. Weird seeing Jimmy without the long beard. Jimmy got over like crazy as the boogie woogie man. He was as popular as anyone in wrestling for that time. He was up there with Hogan, Jake Roberts, and JYD. Magnum should be considered in that class as well.

[gannable]

valiant must have aged 20 years between 1980 and 1985

[skinwalkerxxx]

Looks like Stunning Steve

[Joeyg50]

This is better than that idiotic boogie woogie man

[vudukmafia]

was this the time lord alfred hayes had a big feud with johnny weaver?

[buck2239]

Was this after Jimmy Hart gave Valient Lawlers crown?

[montroclq]

does anyone remember when roddy piper slapped him in the face?

[Bloodsport1]

@montroclq I DO when he told Piper you have no class or something like that.

[lildwayne21]

Lord Alfred Hayes was an awesome color commentator. He doesn't receive enough credit for his work as a color announcer, but he was very articulate and a good judge of talent inside the ring.

[WillHear432]

David Crockett in the wwf?

[fdeadlycommasir]

Nope. Lord Alfred was in the Mid Atlantic area for a very short time to manage Valaint. Valiant left & went back to Memphis before this gimmick got off the ground. After Memphis, he grew the beard & became The Boogie Woogie Man...(according to Jimmy's book)

[okrabay]

i love how the promotions worked together back then. It was all about developing talent and one hand washed the other.

[lockenjr]

@okrabay yep and i told my sons this last night it kept the wrestlers characters fresh.

[lockenjr]

@okrabay absolutely. territories exchanged and trained talent for each others benefit...

[RogPnn]

Lawler had been around for about 8 years before this take. This video was cut in the mid-atlantic area. Lawler was in the Memphis territory. This was cut shortly before handsome jimmy went to memphis to start a fued with lawler

[cbsfan]

This was long before lawler came around

[WillIsSoAwesome]

If it's 1980/81, it's not.

[joetodaro]

Wow, the King wearing a windbreaker....

[tomwalker389]

Jimmy took Lawler's gimmick.

[Warchief01]

I have meet Boogie several times and he is a genuinely nice person.

[VolumedMusicMan]

I know i have beer googles on but jimmy valiaint looked like austin idle. What a later transformation. Lord Al sounds like he's impersonating James Mason.

[bloodlustsatan]

voice dubbed by stewie griffin...

[DaveInOCNJ]

Valiant goes from passing himself off as a high-class king to a bearded biker dirtbag. Fascinating.

And Lord Alfred Hayes, clearly a predecessor of Lord Steven (William) Regal.

[STEALTH872003]

Jimmy Valiant without his overgrown beard, damn this is rare. I never cared for the beard so as far as I go it's a better look for him. Aweful Alfred as a heel, something you also rarely saw, he was such a good face...you really didn't think of him as a heel

[jpwjr1199]

Actually, for the majority of his wrestling/managerial career, he was a heel. A great one, too; however, when taking the announcer's gig for Vince Jr., his character turned face.

[landinmycourt]

Kinda simular to Michael Hayes who became Doc Hendrix

[orchidrain015]

RIP Alfred Hayes

[toucansam3]

I used to hang out at Valiant's camp in Virginia and its funny to see him act so obnoxious when in reality he is one of the nicest, most quiet guys I've ever met.

[Descoob]

wooooooooooooow

I am the King-hah

Have mercy!

[duke63us]

It must be difficult for Lord Alfred Hayes being of legitimate British "blue blood", having to go down to the South to deal with those tobacco chewing, out of shape, beer swilling, trailer park trash living rednecks. I think it's a credit to his royal upbringing he could deal with them at all. Mid-Atlantic fans should consider it a privilege that he snubbed them in the first place.

[sanddune]

Didn't realize Lord Alfred Hayes was the epitome of fitness. What a tard! Go have some tea and crumpets loser, and kiss my ass while you are at it.

[chrishopkins77]

The good lord sounds an awful like Chris Eubank in this promo!

[steburton]

this inteview sucked!

[sanstitle]

Hmmm... didn't JV return as a face shortly after this because Crockett found out he was a face in memphis? (and grew the beard so fans wouldn't remember this segment)..Ain't that Lawler's crown?

[aj31313]

King Boogie Woogie daddy

[Th3DrunkGuy]

wow excellent video , please keep digging in your garage for more vhs tapes :) WOOOOOO. thanks.

[dsalchow]

Boogie Woogie Man!

[Sportnwoode]

Handsome Jimmy, Daddy!!!!!!

[viletantrum]

Yeah this isn't gay

[GohModley]

No gayer than the actual King James or his queer son King Charles.

[viletantrum]

I didn't want to go there... damn.

[MartinGiacomo]

"the royal king from new york city" I sorry I had to sing that

[vousallezvous]

There is only one true king of wrestling: King Bookaaaaah!

[rosario508]

Wow. That was AWFUL!!!!

[BEastmix]

Sounds like Chris Eubank

[mankind2112]

I liked the Boogy Woogy man better.

[arsenalfan98]

Jimmy and Johnny Valiant was managed by Bobby the Brain Heenen back in the 70's when I was a kid watched wrestling in Indy. Great memories!

[wwetnasux]

Is King James Valiant The Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant?

[banner74]

Yep,one & the same.

[msm1876]

Promotional consideration paid for by the following...

[GMSpectre]

Yipes Stripes!

[rtenny7]

Does anybody have the face turn of Valiant becoming the "boogie woogie man" or know why he turned face?

[OrigLanceR]

I believe he went to Memphis, the Boogie Woogie man gimmick was born there. Think Lawler had a part in it. He returned to Mid Atlantic, feuded with seemingly every manager and stable...certainly was a better gimmick than the King James one, looks and sounds like he took 3 valium here lol..

[jsmoore06]

damn Lord Alfred Hayes was good in this interview. AWESOME.

[lildwayne21]

Damn right!

[mkl62]

I saw Valiant wrestle as a heel against Mr. Wrestling II in June 1981 at the Greenwood Civic Center in South Carolina. II won by dq. The main event was Sweet Ebony Diamond vs. Greg Valentine for the NWA TV Title with Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown as the special referee.

[ronpaulsmessage]

WOW THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO.

[NYPrimrose]

Hayes was the Regal of today

[rtenny7]

The WW Couldve utilized Hayes in WWE.

[CharlieMac429]

At times, Lord Alfred would act like a heel in the WWF, but it was always quickly forgotten about because it didnt last

[havachuk]

this musta been after JV lost the loser leaves mastch to Lawler,did'nt Austin Idol appear in MAW around this time too?

[aitraining]

Yes. Lord Al hayes was a well known heel beofre WWF. David (I only got a job because my dad and older brother ran the carolinas and georgia) Crocket was THE worst wrestling announcer in history. I can also see why Jimmy Valiant went owth the boogie woogie gimmick soon after this. He is cutting this promo as if he is on Valiums.

[chrischar1969]

hayes was worse. as was blears

[pattersongrove]

You can thank Ole Anderson for the Boogie woogie gimmick

[mm92280]

If there was ever a man who absolutely sucked in the ring, it was the Boogie Woogie Man.

[SitcomWrestling]

If you look at some stuff from 1993-1994, Alfred sometimes acted like a heel again in his reports.

And evil Alfred makes me think of Grady from The Shining. haha

[johnissoevil]

One such time I remember was when he reported on Owen and Bret making up around Christmas 1993, weeks before Owen turned heel. He called the patching up "treachery on Owen's part." Funny stuff.

[JonesMediaMan]

The announcer is David Crockett, am I correct on that? Not used to seeing him w/o the beard

[catdaddy2006]

That is David Crockett for sure.

[baliw33]

yes that is Jim

[theycallmejb]

Lord Alfred Hayes is creepy.

[MisterMoop]

Great stuff!! I too grew up on Lord Alfred in the WWF,as Vinces sidekick on TNT,or when he would do those cheesy "Promotional consideration paid for by the following"..My favorite was always "Cody wild musk for men" Good post.

[catdaddy2006]

Wow!! This is rare! You should post some of the other stuff you found on those tapes. This stuff is very hard to find. Please share man.

[ccie12933]

Wow, thanks for posting this!

As I grew up with Mid-Atlantic wrestling, I remembered this short-lived incarnation of Jimmy Valiant. Nothing like the Boogie Woogie Man we'd see in just a few months!

There's an excellent interview with Jimmy Valiant on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway where he talks about the move from this character to the Boogie Woogie Man.

[pika23]

hah hah! from the thumbnail of this clip...I thought Jimmy was Michael Hayes!

[Tommygun1028]

Wow, this is a completely different side of Alfred Hayes that I've never seen. I have heard about him as a heel but never saw him in that role. He is a real good at it!

[bluesky8921]

Lord Alfred Hayes was great with Gorrila Monsoon back in the day

[soln4suhreborn]

When you see LAH,you'd think of the WWF and not Mid-Atlantic/NWA! i love this promo-classic!!

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Now hang on a sec. Was Handsome Jimmy really that tall? Or the other guys really that short?? He looks like a monster naah!

[ccie12933]

A little of each. :) Jimmy was a big guy.

[JuliusC1973]

Wow, this looks to be after the "Handsome Jimmy Valiant" Days, but before the Jimmy Boogie Woogie Man Valiant Period. Thanks for posting this footage.

[lambert581]

I heard this story from a Jerry Lawler shoot interview years ago he was married to Miss Atlanta Lively from NWA and one day a tennage kid came to Valiants door and knocked and told him he was his father and Lively left after it was proven I guess Valiant had a one night stand.

[Lfdjake91]

@lambert581 I think you mean Big Mama. Miss Atlanta Lively was Ronnnie Garvin.

[introjectionate]

Lord Alfred Hayes did stand out promos and interviews whether as a heel or a baby face! I always thought Jimmy Valiant was a better heel than a baby face!

[speedbuggy]

King James Valiant? I've even heard him called "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant, but all I remember is the "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant.

[dski24]

I remember Lord Alfred in the AWA managing the Super Destroyers. As the late great Crusher used to call them "El Finko Hayes & the Super Dummys"

Great Video

[salanh]

I remmeber when LAH managed the "Cowboy Connection," Bobby "Hangman" Jaggers and R.T. Tyler.

[JMFabianoRPL]

Evil Alfred is gonna make you PAY...for promotional consideration!

[mrbluebmw]

RIP Lord Al.. great footage !! How many times has the "King" gimmick been used since this? A ton

[rtenny7]

Wow...Lord ALfred was the first coming of William Regal.

[DavidFullam]

Too bad few remember Lord Alfred for his wrestling and managing days, he did both very well. King James didn't last too long in Mid Atlantic. Seemed like he was gone as soon as he showed up. Months later he was back as the Boogie Woogie Man, and the rest is history!