@MeAndMyRC Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle are the only two pro wrestlers that have any claim to legitamacy. Lesnar is the baddest man walking the planet and he's proved it in a real competitive sport. Angle is the only Olympic gold medal winner in pro wrestling history. Brisco, Backlund, Gagne, Billy Robinson, The Iron Sheik, and even Lou Thesz himself can't make these claims.
@maceomaceo11 You're dreaming if you think that Verne Gagne has no claim to legitmacy. AAU chamion. Was in the Olympics but wasn't allowed to wrestle. Gagne was a teacher to most wrestlers in the 70s including Slaughter.
@yardlet6 That guy IS dreaming. The guys he listed would handle Lesnar. Angle is a great wrestler. Any of these guys in their prime would dominate nearly all of these clowns now as these guys today are all talk & no action. Legit strongmen like Bruno Sammartino that have extensive background in greco-roman/freestyle would also have dominated in their prime.
I cried seeing the times Buddy Rogers was alive. He created the Piper's Pit. I like Sgt. Slaughter, he was awesome in WWF/E and I loved him alot in the AWA and also GI-Joe. :D
@chickenandwaffles09 You Don't have any Idea what you are talking about....I'm a 5th Generation Legacy to the United States Marine Corps. All Five Generations of my family (myself included) served in Active Combat...People don't get kicked out of the Marines because they are too tough...the Cadets are BROKEN by the Drill Instructor & if they aren't, they get thrown in the Hole which is a hell so bad the Marines in it WISH they were in that joke they call "The Hole" in Prison....
Of course, Pete Sanchez was the opponent for Ric Flair's Madison Square Garden debut. Its also interesting to look at Slaughter and Steele as heels. Of course, a few years later they would become very over babyfaces.
I saw The Iron Sheik incident. Bob was throwing the weights around with his wrists and The Sheik hit him from behind thus " injuring " his back for his loss the following week.
Does ANYONE have the incident when The Iron Sheik worked over Backlund during the Persian Clubs Challenge? That's the only Pearl Harbor attack I haven't seen yet...the angle that led to Hulk Hogan winning the title in 1984
Charlie Brown! Wow! I remember that guy. Great memory. Thanks for sharing. I don't know who's worse behind a mic, Buddy Rogers or Pat Patterson.
JohnnyBakery 4 months ago
6:51 Backlund takes a phantom hit from the Riding Crop! :)
jaycrust 8 months ago
Funny if a wrestler was thrown out of the ring on top of Backlund.....sorry Bob start over
BobbyDes 8 months ago
i thoght that black guy in the ring was nude .
thanhbites 10 months ago
The Wizard!R.I.P.
geep20 1 year ago
The way I see it, the Sarge saved Backlund from the humiliation of failing the step test in front of a national TV audience.
But seriously, that step test is no joke. Especially for a 230-lb man. I sure couldn't do that!
GlorifiedTruth 1 year ago
@GlorifiedTruth AT around 2:55 you can see that Captain Lou couldn't do it long, either! :)
ccie12933 1 year ago
@MeAndMyRC Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle are the only two pro wrestlers that have any claim to legitamacy. Lesnar is the baddest man walking the planet and he's proved it in a real competitive sport. Angle is the only Olympic gold medal winner in pro wrestling history. Brisco, Backlund, Gagne, Billy Robinson, The Iron Sheik, and even Lou Thesz himself can't make these claims.
maceomaceo11 1 year ago
@maceomaceo11 You're dreaming if you think that Verne Gagne has no claim to legitmacy. AAU chamion. Was in the Olympics but wasn't allowed to wrestle. Gagne was a teacher to most wrestlers in the 70s including Slaughter.
yardlet6 10 months ago
@yardlet6 Gagne ran one of the toughest wrestling camps around.
DavidFullam 7 months ago
@yardlet6 That guy IS dreaming. The guys he listed would handle Lesnar. Angle is a great wrestler. Any of these guys in their prime would dominate nearly all of these clowns now as these guys today are all talk & no action. Legit strongmen like Bruno Sammartino that have extensive background in greco-roman/freestyle would also have dominated in their prime.
Stugazza 6 months ago
I met the Samoans years ago. Really cool and funny guys!
gvader 1 year ago
@MeAndMyRC
So Backlund is more of a legit wrestler than Jack Brisco or Kurt Angle? NO.
WillIsSoAwesome 1 year ago
I cried seeing the times Buddy Rogers was alive. He created the Piper's Pit. I like Sgt. Slaughter, he was awesome in WWF/E and I loved him alot in the AWA and also GI-Joe. :D
xxpandamidknightxx 2 years ago
lol @ 2:51. Gilbert just looked like a jerk!
TrueTalkTV 2 years ago
Sgt. Slaughter was so tuff they had to kick him out of the Marines...
chickenandwaffles09 2 years ago
@chickenandwaffles09 You Don't have any Idea what you are talking about....I'm a 5th Generation Legacy to the United States Marine Corps. All Five Generations of my family (myself included) served in Active Combat...People don't get kicked out of the Marines because they are too tough...the Cadets are BROKEN by the Drill Instructor & if they aren't, they get thrown in the Hole which is a hell so bad the Marines in it WISH they were in that joke they call "The Hole" in Prison....
thedeem0N 2 years ago
You obviously have no clue about Sgt. Slaughter. That was part of his schtick...That he was so tuff that they threw him out of the Marines...
chickenandwaffles09 2 years ago
he was a marine it wasn't a work!
oldschool6804 2 years ago
Excellent, classic old school angle. RIP Ernie Roth!
philaman1972 2 years ago
Take a good look at the ref in the George Steele match. Its none other than................................Dangerous Danny Davis
Toocards 2 years ago
As a kid, the Samoans used to actually scare me! They did their jobs!!!
stevedrums 2 years ago
Of course, Pete Sanchez was the opponent for Ric Flair's Madison Square Garden debut. Its also interesting to look at Slaughter and Steele as heels. Of course, a few years later they would become very over babyfaces.
Sargebri 2 years ago
Considering Wiz didn't talk, this must have been close to when he passed away.
RayNDeere 2 years ago
@RayNDeere It was--this is about the first wwf I ever remember seeing and Wiz died just after I started watching it.
Srd1126 1 year ago
"HOT STUFF" !!!
RIP Eddie... we miss you.
tomwalker389 2 years ago
I remember seeing this when it originally aired and thinking how it looked like Backlund was getting spanked like a redheaded stepchild
rsinghny 2 years ago
I recall watching this... sometime in 1983.
philaman1972 2 years ago
Bet Patterson got a little "excited" when Sarge was whipping Backlunds' sweaty body
fatalbert84 3 years ago
is that hot stuff eddie gilbert about to job to the samoans?
jcheyney 3 years ago
yep
funkyflashman 3 years ago
"... and I don't lie!"
That spinning sound you hear is Lou Thesz.
ccie12933 3 years ago
What a great video! Thanks for sharing!!!
MidnightRiderEddros1 3 years ago 4
I saw The Iron Sheik incident. Bob was throwing the weights around with his wrists and The Sheik hit him from behind thus " injuring " his back for his loss the following week.
wettonfan 3 years ago
LMAO at Albano doin the step test.
ekrist 3 years ago 2
Sarg should have cropped his butt severe!
Bobbie Boy deserved it.
Incidently I was there when this match took place.Took place in Allentown, PA
jvs67mustang 3 years ago
Does ANYONE have the incident when The Iron Sheik worked over Backlund during the Persian Clubs Challenge? That's the only Pearl Harbor attack I haven't seen yet...the angle that led to Hulk Hogan winning the title in 1984
cbaldwinjr 3 years ago 2
A young Danny Davis as referee here
Dotheoz1 3 years ago 3
Adrian you are the king! Loved it when the Sarge beat up Opie Backlund!!
luckychucky7 3 years ago
Marks everywhere! Double entendre there.
kingdomoftheworm 3 years ago 2
this was a great angle. a classic.
t01880 3 years ago
Was the Grand Wizard very sick here?
saanzacs 3 years ago
He might have been. He never said much when he was with Slaughter.
MoondogMayne 3 years ago
Gotta luv the good Captain and Hot Stuff
funkyflashman 3 years ago
It was pretty cool to see a young Eddie Gilbert!
OaktownABQ 3 years ago
and Pete Sanchez too!
saanzacs 3 years ago
Notice what Capt Lou is doing when the tag match intros take place. FUNNY!
zaius316 3 years ago