Oh man, do I miss the contrived, color-by-number gimmicks of old-school wrestling (read: "rasslin' "). Using a chair as a weapon used to be an automatic disqualification: nowadays you could ride a horse into the ring and nobody would care.
three things the hoursemen need to learn when wrestling with the road warriors 1: don't even show up 2: don't even touch them it only gets them angrier 3: don't beg to them that is a sign of disrespect they then will kick your ass
I saw this match when it first aired in 87. To be honest, I turned my whole platoon on to the Road Warriors. They had very little respect for Dusty Rhodes. But loved Nikita Koloff and the Road Warriors. The Legion of Doom were the very raeson I began powerlifting to stay in shape for duty and later in my life. But this was the highlight of the evening for us.
now that is a ' POP ' from the crowd or what LOD and the SuperPowers 2 of The Best Tagteams Of The NWA era Midnight Express And The Rock n Roll Express Also Four Horsemen These Teams Can Never Ever Be Mimiced Or Re-Created Ever Again
I remember when this came on TV originally. They had to show it taped the next week because the entrances started at 45 minutes past the hour and by the time everyone had their individual entrances and got their belts off, time was up!
Ahem, back to business, I remember seeing this 'live' on TV, and just couldn't beLIEVE they cut away without showing how the match turned out. But now I see obviously that's a way to drive people to go see the touring show. NWA was ten times better than WWF at provoking their fans.
@Marqui74 Ok you probably learned by now. Saying that the Horsemen and L.O.D. have no clue about wrestling is a LOT like saying Muhammad Ali was a terrible boxer, or that Peyton Manning makes terrible throws, or that the Beatles didn't write many good songs.
@PDXCHawk U c u stupid motherfucker I wasn't talking about them LOD/DUSTY/MY or the Horsemen I was dissing the ppl who disliked the video mind your own business fag shit
@Marqui74 Well at least you do like real wrestling, but you're still an ass-hat. Gee, how COULD I mistake you for talking about the 8-man tag match by your saying '8 dumb fucks'. Get the picture? Use words more gooder,
This was when bookers actually knew how to make matches, Wrestlers were not actors but shooters, Taking a bump didnt mean you got a salary increase. It was the era I fell in love with the sport of pro wrestling.
"We're sorry, folks, but we've reached the end of this pre-recorded show where we could have edited out the three jobber matches you sat through and shown this entire match!" Fans today just don't know how spoiled they are by the matches shown on free tv. In the 80's, you could watch hours of WWF/NWA and be lucky get one match on TV that didn't feature at least one no-name jobber.
This is one of my favorite matches of all time. I wish I could have seen the whole match. My favorite part is at 6:09 when Nikita screams and makes Flair crap himself.
Listen noise and the excitement of the crowd - you never see or hear anything like that today. For actual professional wrestling fans, the days of the strong regional organizations were the best. Now its all Vince McMahon homogenized wrestling - he's sucking the life out of what was once great professional wrestling.
The Steiners, The Dudley Boys, even RVD and Sabu all good tag teams, BUT, nobody compared to ANIMAL and HAWK. The Road Warriors will always be THE BEST!!! CHICAGO'S VERY OWN!
This was when we enjoyed wrestling. You look at Miz as the champion and then you have "Dashing Cody Rhodes" , it is not worth watching. The 80's had great music and great wrestling. Today we have neither.
@MrStonecold71 By far Jim Crockett Promotions had the better talent. This match is/was proof of that. Too bad that this era of wrestling can never be repeated again.
Ahhhhh, good memories! Is there any videos talking about the people behind the scenes at wrestling events? I noticed some interesting ones during the credits.
the warriors hands down will always be the greatest of all time,along with Dusty and Nikita were part of one of wrestlings great feuds. thank you guys for the memories
Boy do I remember this match! WWE NOR TNA COMES CLOSE TO THIS KIND OF ACTION. I would not pay to go to a wwe nor tna match. I wouldn't even go for free. Today's wrestling is some hot garbage.
So many things about this match that I loved. All the way to the end where Arn is hesitant to enter against Hawk and Dusty is giving him the invitation to come in.
@5Albanyman You can tell how the ladies still don't like Nikita Koloff even as a face and what he has done as a face with Magnum. They still cheer foir the heels in all of Koloffs matches. In every match Nikita Koloff had with Lex Luger in 1987, the crown was mostly behind Lex Luger, and I beleive all the ladies were behind Lex Luger obviously.
I remember seeing this on TV when it was broadcast. This was the pinnacle of wrestling. Flair deserved an Academy Award for this performance. If you are a real wrestling fan, you can't help but be entertained by this match, it's got it all.
I remember NWA always started at 3:05 pacific on TBS. It was surely different when I saw it on the superstation. I watched anything that was wrestling and never saw NWA / WCW as an alternative to what I was used to watching. Just a different company and more wrestling was always good. I didn't like the "over the top rope" rule tho.
This trully set the tone for 1987 of which would eventually culminate at WARGAMES at the Omni in Atlanta!! I love this old school stuff!!! Thru the blessing of DVD if you can find and know HOW and WHERE to buy them...the memories live on! Thanks for posting this!!!!!!!!!!
thank you so much...i have to hold onto memories of these great times. i never saw these matches, but i did remember the rival between those guys.....these are the greatest times of my life and i think you so much for this video sir.....thankyou
these days everything was warm fun and simple now wrestler's emtions and storylines are overrated to the extend that wrestling itself is ignored look at the japanese still have pure wrestling
greatest tag team in wrestling history, long live the LEGION OF DOOM , tell'em HAWK oh what a ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
luv the good old days but is there any more footage about the great tagteams from them days the rockandroll and midnight express wars what about dick murdock and adrain adonis against barry windham and mike rotundo let me know
The NWA was just as fake as the WWF,its just the NWA fans where to DUMB to get it.The NWA was terrible compared to the WWF thats why it changed its name to WCW and nicked alot of WWF wrestlers in a desperate way to compete just like the awful TNA is trying to do now with the WWE.
@pwmxxx too bad the company with the better wrestlers wasn't the most successful. the wwf had "superheroes" who catered to KIDS. McMahon was very smart for that. but nwa's wrestlers were way better. plus, don't forget, ric flair and dusty rhodes went to wwf. so they did the same thing.
I named my Russian Trophy Boar Nikita Koloff and made a 4 min video of Nikita vs Magnum TA/Dusty Rhodes/Flair promos and hog attacks mixed together. Click my username. If I kill another Russian Trophy Boar i will name him Ivan Koloff, get the taxidermist to mount him and make another video.
Nikita Koloff - 200lb Russian Trophy Boar and Wrestler - The Russian Nightmare Tag Team
and... I bought some Jim Ross bbq sauce (original) to eat my Nikita Koloff with.
And when the TV shows did come on, you were there from the very beginning because there might have been a title change, injury or heaven forbid a turn that occured at one of the house shows that proceeding week that the announcer needed to tell you about.
Wrestlemania was yesterday and we could all read it online as it happened. I remember the early days of Starrcade, we waited 10 FULL days to find out what happened. If you didn't like it, you got in you car and bought that ticket!
Secondly was the subtle psychology of it all. Back then, TV was up but so was house show business. How you ask? If you wanted to see get matches like this uncut to a finish. BUY A TICKET and take a seat at your local arena. We aren't giving away main event matches for free. These weren't on cable they were on your local stations before the days of infomercials.
@ LeonidasKo & ylwapple45 You both missed the mark. First of all, these shows were syndicated to individual stations in individual markets. Therefore, there was no one to negotiate with for overruns til the match concludes. And those advertisement breaks during the match. That is where you got your specialized promos for the matches coming to YOUR town complete with card listings and usually three different wrestlers talking smack about what they were going to do to somebody in your town!!
pfffft, if I was watching this match on TV i would have been SO pissed! How are they gonna cut it off right when it's getting GREAT!!??? (these were really the Golden Days of wrestling).
@SulMonee Yea the only thing that comes close to this was when the WWE had the Rock and Stone Cold in their prime, But Vince found a way to screw that up too!! Vince gets his rocks off on screwing up what the fans love. Fucking Idiot
@Tupacexpert Vince knows that TNA probably won't be able to touch him. That basically allows him to do what he wants. As long as he appeals to the kids then he'll still be profitable. Damn the true wrestling fan who misses wrestling like the NWA and UWF brought it back in the 80's. For that alone, Vince can blow a fat one!!
@gannable UWF might have been on the same level. That angle Watts had with him getting buried under the Russian flag was CLASSIC! Both promotions were awesome. Ran by bookers who knew how to make talent draw money.
What a shambles: advertisement breaks in the middle of the match, a match left in progress because air time has run out. Such great talent such as the original Four Horsemen and the Road Warriors was misused by Crockett. Crockett is a croc and wasted what he had.
Wrestling today is just a bunch of foolish junk and TNA is turning into a rest home for old wrestlers who got to knocking on 60, I miss the ol days of great quality matches.
The product has to be good in order to get a pop like this. WWE wouldn't know what this kind of pop feels like because their product is AWFUL! Can never make it through a full episode of RAW. It just SUCKS!! Thank goodness for youtube and the clips of the 80's. NWA was the truth!!
who you telling....RAW is awful and can't even touch the NWA (or wrestling in general) of the '80's....when this match took place it was about passion and putting on the best show possible...that pop was ridiculous and i was screaming just as loud as a little kid watching at home
Yeah...I feel you there. Kinda hard not to get excited at wrestling like this. The 80's (Especially in the NWA) was the Golden Era of wrestling so far in my lifetime. Vince could NEVER get it poppin like this again.
All we have today is the likes of shemus, triple h and batista. These 3 are an insult compared to the wrestling of the Warriors and Nakita. I thought as time went on it was suppose to get better but it has got worse a lot worse!!! If there is nothing better than shemus and triple h I will stick to oprah
WOW this match is before Luger came in. THis is probably 86. I liked the original version of the Horsemen better than all the others. They looked like a bunch of racist redneck potbellied old men. the kind of guys who have eye-holes in their bed sheets. that was scary to me. when Luger came in he just didn't fit in. he was too buff and too pretty to me. I couldn't see Luger hanging out with the other guys whereas you fully expect the orignial Horsemen to be drinking buddies
you know, that was really well put, it kinda made you hate the horsemen, they sold it really well. I for one really miss the old wrestling when the biggest argument was if it was real or not.
does ANYONE have the conclusion to this match....this is when wrestling was wrestling. the greatest tag team the legion of doom, the russian nightmare and the american dream vs the greatest group of men that we all hated but respected the 4 horsemen...the minnesota wrecking crew, tully, and ric flair
I asked the same question a few months ago and someone who claimed to have been there said it was a schmaz. I think this should be required viewing for anyone who wants to get involved in the business.
Man I was so pissed when they cut away from this. Young wrestlers should all watch this match and see how it should be done. No one works this fast anymore.
is the conclusion to this match anywhere? anyone know who won? the crowd was hot from the beginning. this match was very intriguing. i don't feel like this for any of the current wrestling on t.v. in my opinion, the story lines,characters are mostly weak today. i could watch these matches from the 80's anytime.
I so did not think of wrasslin' on youtube! My God I'm in heaven. Love the old school wrasslin'. JYD, Mr.Wrestling II, The Iron Sheik, Bob Backlund. Awesome. Now to go find some Von Erics in Texas wrasslin' and some Jerry "The King" Lawler on Memphis wrasslin'.
screw the storylines, it was all about putting together an ideal good guy, and his ideal foil. if your wrestlers are worth their paychecks, THEY tell the story.
Man, I feel the same excitement as I did years ago watching this. What is the word they used to use all the time? Pandemonium? That is what what I feel. This brings tears to my eyes with laughter, I love this so much! I used to get so pissed off when Tony would say, "FANS WE'RE OUTTA TIME!" While the match was still going on. This is truly classic.
there's still a lot of matches that's not included in the ROAD WARRIOR DVD this match is one of them. they should've put them all out on dvd specially the barbwire match with powers of pain
This is why all those asses are here today,because of the likes of Dusty,Flair Road warriors....The chumps they got now,couldnt hold there jock straps....
GOOSEBUMPS. What quad in wrestling today could flex w/ Dusty, Nikita, and the Road Warriors?! This was there era when people used to get beat up and come to the ring in casts, neck braces, and crutches! I miss this style of wrestling. Less of a production and MORE of an ASS whoopin!
This was a DAMN good video. I remember watching Worldwide Wrestling every saturday morning; Ch. 60 in Chicago. I use to always get frustrated when they had to go off the air while the match was in progress. The N.W.A was badass!! No question!!
That's messed up i was enjoying this , why did it have to end
eightball20058 1 week ago
I love how the Road Warriors didn't sell an opponent's moves like Hawk just looking at Flair while being chopped. lol
speedbuggy 1 week ago
Does anyone have the ending to this..????
CAPTNOIZE 1 week ago
How ever did the NWA not take over the WWF with talent like this, wow!! If Vince McMahon had this roster??
davidarliewilson 3 weeks ago
It was great it was also obvious Ole didn't belong in this type of match.
He just was not talnted enough
MagicKirin 3 weeks ago
Oh man, do I miss the contrived, color-by-number gimmicks of old-school wrestling (read: "rasslin' "). Using a chair as a weapon used to be an automatic disqualification: nowadays you could ride a horse into the ring and nobody would care.
CottonPoisonwood 2 months ago
WWE with all the hoopla and money still can‘t touch this
milesdavis63 2 months ago
I love the handshake with flair and animal in the begining!
CzingerX 2 months ago
In the credits it says Virgil Runnels was the "senior producer".So funny looking back to when I was a kid and there was no internet.
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three things the hoursemen need to learn when wrestling with the road warriors 1: don't even show up 2: don't even touch them it only gets them angrier 3: don't beg to them that is a sign of disrespect they then will kick your ass
dsmith5533 3 months ago
Does anyone else notice how hot that crowd is? You can't buy that shit today and they try.
Gootothesecond 3 months ago
It's sad that matches like this were not on the Road Warriors DVD.
THEbchat 3 months ago
I remember seeing this on TV one word awesome
jbird1701 4 months ago
road warriors best of all time
EVASIVE38 4 months ago
This brings a tear to my eye, it was so good. Just the atmosphere alone made it, let alone the great wrestling
dbsommers1 4 months ago
This was an exciting time in pro wrestling...
mdhotstuff 4 months ago
Well Mrstonecold stone cold in WWE/F
coolfizz09 4 months ago
I saw this match when it first aired in 87. To be honest, I turned my whole platoon on to the Road Warriors. They had very little respect for Dusty Rhodes. But loved Nikita Koloff and the Road Warriors. The Legion of Doom were the very raeson I began powerlifting to stay in shape for duty and later in my life. But this was the highlight of the evening for us.
IRONMANHONDO87 5 months ago
now that is a ' POP ' from the crowd or what LOD and the SuperPowers 2 of The Best Tagteams Of The NWA era Midnight Express And The Rock n Roll Express Also Four Horsemen These Teams Can Never Ever Be Mimiced Or Re-Created Ever Again
MENASOR81 5 months ago
CLASSIC!!!
Ironman26 5 months ago
Nikita Koloff and the Legion of Doom together on the same team.... ah that aint EVEN fair lol!
BradNC11175 5 months ago
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Hawk and Animal were the real deal on and off stage.
LORDGOAT1976 5 months ago
These ARE the four horsemen!!!!!!!
javelin1010 6 months ago
I remember when this came on TV originally. They had to show it taped the next week because the entrances started at 45 minutes past the hour and by the time everyone had their individual entrances and got their belts off, time was up!
AnimayeIsGaye 6 months ago
OMG ! I remember THIS ! WOW. I almost had a "heart attack" watching this match.
This is CLASSIC NWA stuff !
Hey, "New Breeders" THIS is what REAL Wrestling was about back in the day.
Erionnacirema 6 months ago
Ahem, back to business, I remember seeing this 'live' on TV, and just couldn't beLIEVE they cut away without showing how the match turned out. But now I see obviously that's a way to drive people to go see the touring show. NWA was ten times better than WWF at provoking their fans.
PDXCHawk 7 months ago
This is fucking wrestling!
13341LEMOOREST 7 months ago
8 dumb fucks have no clue what real wrestling is lol
Marqui74 7 months ago
@Marqui74 You're out of your element, Donnie.
PDXCHawk 7 months ago
@PDXCHawk Explain piss ant?
Marqui74 7 months ago
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PDXCHawk 7 months ago
@Marqui74 Learn to spell pissant, and I just might.
PDXCHawk 7 months ago
@Marqui74 Ok you probably learned by now. Saying that the Horsemen and L.O.D. have no clue about wrestling is a LOT like saying Muhammad Ali was a terrible boxer, or that Peyton Manning makes terrible throws, or that the Beatles didn't write many good songs.
PDXCHawk 7 months ago
@PDXCHawk U c u stupid motherfucker I wasn't talking about them LOD/DUSTY/MY or the Horsemen I was dissing the ppl who disliked the video mind your own business fag shit
Marqui74 7 months ago
@Marqui74 Well at least you do like real wrestling, but you're still an ass-hat. Gee, how COULD I mistake you for talking about the 8-man tag match by your saying '8 dumb fucks'. Get the picture? Use words more gooder,
PDXCHawk 7 months ago
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Marqui74 7 months ago
this real wrestling other is bullshit
bigfloseph 7 months ago 2
This was when bookers actually knew how to make matches, Wrestlers were not actors but shooters, Taking a bump didnt mean you got a salary increase. It was the era I fell in love with the sport of pro wrestling.
fenrismagnusadonis 7 months ago in playlist Pro Wrestling
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I truly agree with you
spotty74us 7 months ago
Just fucking listen how crazy those crowds were! Wrestlers were like rock stars back in the day.
MrStonecold71 7 months ago
REAL WRESTLING!!!!!!!!!!!
MURDAH2 8 months ago
probably the most legendary eight man tag in history!
5150herm 8 months ago
look at Ole taking those bumps, baby! he may have been a total asshole outside the ring, but he was a great heel.
hyperlexic2 8 months ago
"We're sorry, folks, but we've reached the end of this pre-recorded show where we could have edited out the three jobber matches you sat through and shown this entire match!" Fans today just don't know how spoiled they are by the matches shown on free tv. In the 80's, you could watch hours of WWF/NWA and be lucky get one match on TV that didn't feature at least one no-name jobber.
sott3 8 months ago 2
This is one of my favorite matches of all time. I wish I could have seen the whole match. My favorite part is at 6:09 when Nikita screams and makes Flair crap himself.
steburton 9 months ago 2
Nothing but Hall of Famers in this matchup
FRSFreeStateNow 9 months ago 5
this is why some wrestlers just dont get it. they didnt work thru the different regions to get better and learn how to work an arena.
supremewrestling1 9 months ago
Listen noise and the excitement of the crowd - you never see or hear anything like that today. For actual professional wrestling fans, the days of the strong regional organizations were the best. Now its all Vince McMahon homogenized wrestling - he's sucking the life out of what was once great professional wrestling.
BIRISHPM 9 months ago 4
ROAD WARRIORS BEST EVER......
JUGGALOMETAL80 9 months ago 17
back when wrestling companies were WRESTLING and not entertainment companies
biffvonwrinkle 9 months ago 3
Now that's a fucking POP!
jtdupin 9 months ago 2
Sweet memories!
JackFlanders 10 months ago
The Steiners, The Dudley Boys, even RVD and Sabu all good tag teams, BUT, nobody compared to ANIMAL and HAWK. The Road Warriors will always be THE BEST!!! CHICAGO'S VERY OWN!
willsz1114 10 months ago 5
Just announced.....The Road Warriors to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this weekend.
Retrofan 10 months ago
Back when wrestling was great
cmcj76 10 months ago
This is the best wrestling ever period. Nothing can match this
CodeBreaker1203 10 months ago
I will never get tired of watching this match.......
32578daj 10 months ago
HUGE crowd reaction here.
Ihatethisugh1 10 months ago
This was when we enjoyed wrestling. You look at Miz as the champion and then you have "Dashing Cody Rhodes" , it is not worth watching. The 80's had great music and great wrestling. Today we have neither.
dhunt1964 11 months ago 3
3:10 jeez! this IS old ric flair jumped over the top rope thats a first!
dadsvana17 11 months ago
Never was a fan of busty rhodes
frnksng 11 months ago
Modern wrestling couldn't get this kind of crowd heat at their biggest PPV main events. The crowds just seem half asleep compared to the old arenas.
Silkie341 1 year ago
@Silkie341
That's partially because they don't have the patience to develop the storylines like they did then
jdmitchell2 10 months ago
WHO WON?
sterlin1m 1 year ago
Popcorn-$2.00
Program-$1.00
General admission ticket-$3.00
Watching old school NWA on youtube=PRICELESS
Watching anything WWE or TNA=WORTHLESS
MrStonecold71 1 year ago 39
@MrStonecold71 u forgot ROH
Marqui74 6 months ago
@MrStonecold71 im 12 but i agree old school is way better than the pussy ass wwe now
lakennsage 6 months ago
@MrStonecold71 By far Jim Crockett Promotions had the better talent. This match is/was proof of that. Too bad that this era of wrestling can never be repeated again.
IRONMANHONDO87 5 months ago
@MrStonecold71 u ain't ever lied!
notaniceguy34 3 months ago
all i got to say is EPIC the crowd that night was lucky all them top guys in one ring EPIC
herbertsmithson11 1 year ago
The six people who hate this video must be WWE marks.
VancouverTVGuy 1 year ago 3
WWE will never touch the NWA!fUCK YOU VINCE!!!
Irishfanism 1 year ago 6
Ahhhhh, good memories! Is there any videos talking about the people behind the scenes at wrestling events? I noticed some interesting ones during the credits.
mickdundee1973 1 year ago
Now thats how fans suppose to react not this mark bullshit THIS IS Awesome crap
Marqui74 1 year ago
Man I miss the old days of GREAT wrestling!
scoedogg76 1 year ago
Awwww maaaaan!!! I wish they could have showed the whole match. It was heating up even more.
jbsmooth2k7 1 year ago
dude...road warriors and nikita koloff...holy crap
RhinoRodriguez76 1 year ago
the warriors hands down will always be the greatest of all time,along with Dusty and Nikita were part of one of wrestlings great feuds. thank you guys for the memories
BigWillMac 1 year ago 2
this was my erea...love the old wrestling not the crap you see now...
dude075wm 1 year ago 3
Listen to the crowd...unreal wrestling is dead now days!!
jthek69 1 year ago
Koloff had a great demeanor to him. His moves look so exciting.
abc1000001 1 year ago
I loved wrestling back in the days when the wrestlers looked like anybodies dad
bluespoon1 1 year ago
god bless you man.
pazios2002 1 year ago
flai is a trip nwa was awsome
joemack2109 1 year ago 2
Real men. Period.
jonquil4000 1 year ago
Boy do I remember this match! WWE NOR TNA COMES CLOSE TO THIS KIND OF ACTION. I would not pay to go to a wwe nor tna match. I wouldn't even go for free. Today's wrestling is some hot garbage.
Gar42nett 1 year ago 2
So many things about this match that I loved. All the way to the end where Arn is hesitant to enter against Hawk and Dusty is giving him the invitation to come in.
steburton 1 year ago 2
nikita koloff in his prime would have whipped goldbergs ass
5Albanyman 1 year ago
@5Albanyman: The Nikita when he was with Uncle Ivan would have whipped his ass. Nikita got a little soft when he got with Dusty.
SulMonee 11 months ago
@SulMonee no question
Starrcade1992 10 months ago
@5Albanyman You can tell how the ladies still don't like Nikita Koloff even as a face and what he has done as a face with Magnum. They still cheer foir the heels in all of Koloffs matches. In every match Nikita Koloff had with Lex Luger in 1987, the crown was mostly behind Lex Luger, and I beleive all the ladies were behind Lex Luger obviously.
xhemexx 11 months ago
NOBODY BEATS GOLDBERG!
keithbrun 1 year ago
NOBODY BEATS GOLDBERG!
keithbrun 1 year ago
I miss the territory days. Truly the golden age of wrestling!!!!
bigpapazagon 1 year ago 3
Classic Pro Wrestling. Thanks for the upload
hank7216 1 year ago 2
I remember seeing this on TV when it was broadcast. This was the pinnacle of wrestling. Flair deserved an Academy Award for this performance. If you are a real wrestling fan, you can't help but be entertained by this match, it's got it all.
razzledingle 1 year ago
I remember NWA always started at 3:05 pacific on TBS. It was surely different when I saw it on the superstation. I watched anything that was wrestling and never saw NWA / WCW as an alternative to what I was used to watching. Just a different company and more wrestling was always good. I didn't like the "over the top rope" rule tho.
supastarsam 1 year ago
Now this is a hot crowd! You could hear a pin drop on Raw main event last week.
jays71276 1 year ago
This trully set the tone for 1987 of which would eventually culminate at WARGAMES at the Omni in Atlanta!! I love this old school stuff!!! Thru the blessing of DVD if you can find and know HOW and WHERE to buy them...the memories live on! Thanks for posting this!!!!!!!!!!
bilskie1 1 year ago
thank you so much...i have to hold onto memories of these great times. i never saw these matches, but i did remember the rival between those guys.....these are the greatest times of my life and i think you so much for this video sir.....thankyou
rshadio 1 year ago
these days everything was warm fun and simple now wrestler's emtions and storylines are overrated to the extend that wrestling itself is ignored look at the japanese still have pure wrestling
919evilkiller919 1 year ago
i love when flair does his 'coward' act.
onemorebrando 1 year ago
Wow look how excited that fans are when they start fighting.
rackem1919 1 year ago
this is great. Listen to that crowd.
1981CrueHead 1 year ago
greatest tag team in wrestling history, long live the LEGION OF DOOM , tell'em HAWK oh what a ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
shabazz815 1 year ago
Awww The Glory Days! NWA BABY!
iam01 1 year ago 3
luv the good old days but is there any more footage about the great tagteams from them days the rockandroll and midnight express wars what about dick murdock and adrain adonis against barry windham and mike rotundo let me know
tosmo6657 1 year ago
NWA = AWESOME
WWE = JOKE
TNA = OK
Bring the NWA back to television
heavymetalsoldier 1 year ago 2
The NWA was just as fake as the WWF,its just the NWA fans where to DUMB to get it.The NWA was terrible compared to the WWF thats why it changed its name to WCW and nicked alot of WWF wrestlers in a desperate way to compete just like the awful TNA is trying to do now with the WWE.
pwmxxx 1 year ago
@pwmxxx too bad the company with the better wrestlers wasn't the most successful. the wwf had "superheroes" who catered to KIDS. McMahon was very smart for that. but nwa's wrestlers were way better. plus, don't forget, ric flair and dusty rhodes went to wwf. so they did the same thing.
paydirt78 1 year ago
@pwmxxx Your dumb as shit. NWA and WCW was the BEST EVER. WWE sucks ass. TNA is by far the best we have right now its 100x better then WWE is atm.
Nosfeast 1 year ago
This is When Pro Wrestling was considered to be a REAL SPORT...NOT SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT!!!
bigdre4life 1 year ago
simply the BEST 3 letters in real pro-wrestling N.W.A 4EVER.thanx 4 showin.
TheHorsemanfan 1 year ago
this match led to the first War Games match truely a great match thank you all
MamaKat024 1 year ago
what a team-the russian nightmare the american dream and the legion of doom
jackup29 1 year ago 2
I named my Russian Trophy Boar Nikita Koloff and made a 4 min video of Nikita vs Magnum TA/Dusty Rhodes/Flair promos and hog attacks mixed together. Click my username. If I kill another Russian Trophy Boar i will name him Ivan Koloff, get the taxidermist to mount him and make another video.
Nikita Koloff - 200lb Russian Trophy Boar and Wrestler - The Russian Nightmare Tag Team
and... I bought some Jim Ross bbq sauce (original) to eat my Nikita Koloff with.
300YardNoScope 1 year ago
And when the TV shows did come on, you were there from the very beginning because there might have been a title change, injury or heaven forbid a turn that occured at one of the house shows that proceeding week that the announcer needed to tell you about.
Wrestlemania was yesterday and we could all read it online as it happened. I remember the early days of Starrcade, we waited 10 FULL days to find out what happened. If you didn't like it, you got in you car and bought that ticket!
ltrott3 1 year ago 2
Secondly was the subtle psychology of it all. Back then, TV was up but so was house show business. How you ask? If you wanted to see get matches like this uncut to a finish. BUY A TICKET and take a seat at your local arena. We aren't giving away main event matches for free. These weren't on cable they were on your local stations before the days of infomercials.
ltrott3 1 year ago 3
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@ LeonidasKo & ylwapple45 You both missed the mark. First of all, these shows were syndicated to individual stations in individual markets. Therefore, there was no one to negotiate with for overruns til the match concludes. And those advertisement breaks during the match. That is where you got your specialized promos for the matches coming to YOUR town complete with card listings and usually three different wrestlers talking smack about what they were going to do to somebody in your town!!
ltrott3 1 year ago
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ltrott3 1 year ago
pfffft, if I was watching this match on TV i would have been SO pissed! How are they gonna cut it off right when it's getting GREAT!!??? (these were really the Golden Days of wrestling).
ylwapple45 1 year ago
@ylwapple45 You would buy tickets and go see the NWA when they came to town. Every show I went to was worth every penny.
JuliusC1973 1 year ago
Sheamus = JOKE
WWE = TURN THE CHANNEL
NWA = LEGENDARY!
SulMonee 1 year ago 73
@SulMonee Yea the only thing that comes close to this was when the WWE had the Rock and Stone Cold in their prime, But Vince found a way to screw that up too!! Vince gets his rocks off on screwing up what the fans love. Fucking Idiot
Tupacexpert 1 year ago 2
@Tupacexpert Vince knows that TNA probably won't be able to touch him. That basically allows him to do what he wants. As long as he appeals to the kids then he'll still be profitable. Damn the true wrestling fan who misses wrestling like the NWA and UWF brought it back in the 80's. For that alone, Vince can blow a fat one!!
SulMonee 1 year ago 3
@SulMonee UWF was great as well. UWF was the only promotion that came close to JCP
gannable 6 months ago
@gannable UWF might have been on the same level. That angle Watts had with him getting buried under the Russian flag was CLASSIC! Both promotions were awesome. Ran by bookers who knew how to make talent draw money.
SulMonee 6 months ago
@SulMonee You said it. WWF was more geared towards kids!
HBombB3 8 months ago
What a shambles: advertisement breaks in the middle of the match, a match left in progress because air time has run out. Such great talent such as the original Four Horsemen and the Road Warriors was misused by Crockett. Crockett is a croc and wasted what he had.
LeonidasKo 1 year ago
Wrestling today is just a bunch of foolish junk and TNA is turning into a rest home for old wrestlers who got to knocking on 60, I miss the ol days of great quality matches.
kingp05 1 year ago 4
Awesome
danteras23 1 year ago
The product has to be good in order to get a pop like this. WWE wouldn't know what this kind of pop feels like because their product is AWFUL! Can never make it through a full episode of RAW. It just SUCKS!! Thank goodness for youtube and the clips of the 80's. NWA was the truth!!
SulMonee 1 year ago 4
who you telling....RAW is awful and can't even touch the NWA (or wrestling in general) of the '80's....when this match took place it was about passion and putting on the best show possible...that pop was ridiculous and i was screaming just as loud as a little kid watching at home
miggy25 1 year ago 4
Yeah...I feel you there. Kinda hard not to get excited at wrestling like this. The 80's (Especially in the NWA) was the Golden Era of wrestling so far in my lifetime. Vince could NEVER get it poppin like this again.
SulMonee 1 year ago 18
@SulMonee Except it's bigger now than it's ever been for Vince.
daystilljersey 7 months ago
Some of the greatest wrestling E-V-E-R!
cakalaky 1 year ago 2
All we have today is the likes of shemus, triple h and batista. These 3 are an insult compared to the wrestling of the Warriors and Nakita. I thought as time went on it was suppose to get better but it has got worse a lot worse!!! If there is nothing better than shemus and triple h I will stick to oprah
dhunt1964 1 year ago 2
WOW this match is before Luger came in. THis is probably 86. I liked the original version of the Horsemen better than all the others. They looked like a bunch of racist redneck potbellied old men. the kind of guys who have eye-holes in their bed sheets. that was scary to me. when Luger came in he just didn't fit in. he was too buff and too pretty to me. I couldn't see Luger hanging out with the other guys whereas you fully expect the orignial Horsemen to be drinking buddies
gonzomoya420 1 year ago
you know, that was really well put, it kinda made you hate the horsemen, they sold it really well. I for one really miss the old wrestling when the biggest argument was if it was real or not.
djkboogie71 1 year ago 3
does ANYONE have the conclusion to this match....this is when wrestling was wrestling. the greatest tag team the legion of doom, the russian nightmare and the american dream vs the greatest group of men that we all hated but respected the 4 horsemen...the minnesota wrecking crew, tully, and ric flair
orange2jzge 2 years ago
you said it! this is wrestling at it's best...putting on a great show for us...the fans.
i have nothing but the utmost respect for these guys...they paid their dues and paved the way for the "superstars" today.
i don't watch it as much as i use to...but i'd watch these guys any day of the week!
thejimm2009 2 years ago
WWE could only wish their crowds would pop like this one does
raceway24 2 years ago
I asked the same question a few months ago and someone who claimed to have been there said it was a schmaz. I think this should be required viewing for anyone who wants to get involved in the business.
It doesn.t get much better.
slydewinder 1 year ago 2
fuck four donkey-men
Testonlyaccount 2 years ago
i remember seeing this on tv as fun now as then but damn them they cut off the big matches like this back then
Kelticviking 2 years ago
This was the no! shit years
TheCalvinboy123 2 years ago
Awesome entrance by the good guys! Classic showdown!
gmta28 2 years ago
I Remember watching this match i wass there
TheCalvinboy123 2 years ago
Flair and Ole impress me most here. Their selling is brilliant, especially when Flair stands up and finds himself in the wrong corner.
nwajoe 2 years ago
Excellent point. It's all about the show...and no body can sell it like theses guys.
thejimm2009 2 years ago
Man I was so pissed when they cut away from this. Young wrestlers should all watch this match and see how it should be done. No one works this fast anymore.
slydewinder01 2 years ago
man the golden age of wrestling. Gotta love nostalgia
nxklg 2 years ago
Listen to the crowd participation with the "ooh" sound when the horsemen are hit. Awesome shit!
lordblack28 2 years ago
is the conclusion to this match anywhere? anyone know who won? the crowd was hot from the beginning. this match was very intriguing. i don't feel like this for any of the current wrestling on t.v. in my opinion, the story lines,characters are mostly weak today. i could watch these matches from the 80's anytime.
WilliamLonghini 2 years ago 4
AWESOME!!!
4life1971 2 years ago
I so did not think of wrasslin' on youtube! My God I'm in heaven. Love the old school wrasslin'. JYD, Mr.Wrestling II, The Iron Sheik, Bob Backlund. Awesome. Now to go find some Von Erics in Texas wrasslin' and some Jerry "The King" Lawler on Memphis wrasslin'.
auctionguyinmo 2 years ago
screw the storylines, it was all about putting together an ideal good guy, and his ideal foil. if your wrestlers are worth their paychecks, THEY tell the story.
bladestormviking 2 years ago 2
These were the glory days of Wrestling! Because the story lines ruled! You hated the bad guys and loved the good guys!
camp168 2 years ago
Man, I feel the same excitement as I did years ago watching this. What is the word they used to use all the time? Pandemonium? That is what what I feel. This brings tears to my eyes with laughter, I love this so much! I used to get so pissed off when Tony would say, "FANS WE'RE OUTTA TIME!" While the match was still going on. This is truly classic.
Nillz9 2 years ago 3
They knew how to keep you hooked without completely pissing you off!...lol
camp168 2 years ago
Greatest era in wrestling ever!
tpierce625 2 years ago 4
the ring psychology of this match was off the hook! Horsemen played the heels to perfection! Nobody cowers like Flair
realtalkfbs 2 years ago
Such a classic period of time for wrestling!
realtalkfbs 2 years ago
the NWA at the highest peak. 1986-1989
love it
PEDROCLASSIC 2 years ago 5
there's still a lot of matches that's not included in the ROAD WARRIOR DVD this match is one of them. they should've put them all out on dvd specially the barbwire match with powers of pain
PEDROCLASSIC 2 years ago 2
the pop from the crowds during the nwa during the 80s was so awesome when wrestlers looked like wrestlers and heat the horesman got was crazy
mustangkayfabe 2 years ago
agree...there's none like it . the 80s the best
PEDROCLASSIC 2 years ago
This is why all those asses are here today,because of the likes of Dusty,Flair Road warriors....The chumps they got now,couldnt hold there jock straps....
ziggfam3 2 years ago 3
Probably the best worked match I've seen up to the point of the cutoff. Too bad we don't have footage of the rest of it. I loved that fued.
steburton 2 years ago 12
Im 35 and grew up watching this. The build up and the story lines were classic. No one could hype a rivalry like the NWA
Mase379 2 years ago 5
Anyone know the venue here? Kinda looks like the Charleston Civic Center in WV, where I saw many shows as a kid.
yettibrad 2 years ago
Charlotte Coliseum I believe...
rinoceronte8575 2 years ago
Dosent get any better than this.
CaseyDrummer 2 years ago
GOOSEBUMPS. What quad in wrestling today could flex w/ Dusty, Nikita, and the Road Warriors?! This was there era when people used to get beat up and come to the ring in casts, neck braces, and crutches! I miss this style of wrestling. Less of a production and MORE of an ASS whoopin!
phiyawata 2 years ago 3
This was a DAMN good video. I remember watching Worldwide Wrestling every saturday morning; Ch. 60 in Chicago. I use to always get frustrated when they had to go off the air while the match was in progress. The N.W.A was badass!! No question!!
ENHarris 2 years ago 3
Me too! Good old channel 60 also had Mid-South/UWF on Sunday mornings I believe. God I miss the opening theme of NWA World Wide every Saturday night.
TBirdSCIL 2 years ago
That opening was killer!
tpierce625 2 years ago
I loved how Flair started chopping Hawk @ 3:06 and then just calmly went out of the ring lol..Classic Flair..this was the shit back in the 80s
ddrock23 2 years ago 4