1977 Manager of the Year

[farmington2005]

I miss the good ol days too

[Swinefeld]

"That's the greatest robbery since the Brinks Job. You'll hear from my attorney!" Classic.

[harrymannjr10001]

Wrestling fans are so uneducated. Albano, Grand Wizard, or Blassie should have won. They were all more accomplished managers than Skaaland.

[beatlejim64]

GREAT time for wrestling...the 1970's...

[dr1321]

back when wrasslin' was real.....

[oldschool6804]

@dr1321 it's still real to a degree people get hit and hurt constantly!

[uncl3m0key]

I wish Vince would put more of the old stuff like this back on classics on demand or put them on dvd and sell them

[allen2441]

Dam I was 10 and I still remember watching captain Lou . That funny.

[hedlundk]

I'd rather watch this looped for two hours straight over Monday Night Raw, 2011.

[hotzpizza10]

All those great managers are not with us anymore, God Bless Them!!!

[MrCarl220]

Lou wuz robbed!!!!!

[aitraining]

"that's the greatest robbery since the brinks job!!!" ....."You'll hear from my attorney!" Grand Wizard was SO classic.

[mfbinc]

i remember this like it was yesterday

[Srd1126]

Other than Skalland winning I wonder how much of this was a pure script and how much was just a 5 mminute meeting and they let it flow, right down to not knowing the finishing order. If it was letters I would bet back then Skalland would have won a write-in vote as in those days people actually hated the heels. WWF put all the best personalities as heels and it got muddled about 1985-86.

[giggie]

the grand wizard rules !! but all three were robbed !! get 'em capt. lou !

[giggie]

the grand wizard rules !!

[brucedavis76]

cant go to a wrestling site without someone putting down mcmahon

[BobbyDes]

No manager of the year award before or after this. Lol

[mercoid]

@BobbyDes Yeah. I thought that was hilarious then as it is now.

[beatlejim64]

This was a great time for pro wrestling...the 1970's...

[gothsoul82]

5:27

[formerviking]

Hard to imagine that a plot involving no wrestlers at all from 1977 could be getting so much heat from the crowd . Just a really fun moment to relive .

[imdagr8st]

blassie spitting near mc mahon...classic

[gdef1966]

When I was a kid, I couldn't believe what a MANIAC he was on TV, GREAT!!! He was the first person I saw with a pierced face......long before it was trendy!!! Captain Lou was a trend setter!!!

[gdef1966]

Lou Albano was GREAT!!! I was amazed, as a child, at what a complete maniac he was on TV!!!  The guy was a trend setter......think about it, who pierced their face back then???

[dennygalehouse]

" That's the greatest robbery since The Brink's job. You'll hear from my attorneys on this." Gotta love The Grand Wizard.

[jdwiththejd]

One of the greatest injustices in the history of our great nation. That Captain Lou would be denied what was righfully his haunts those of us with any sense of fair play to this day.

[mastermold2011]

Sweet!

[stevedrums]

My goodness, the only one left alive in Vince.

[22GoldenMega]

classic...

[Lfdjake91]

Vince takes his first bump ever.

[Lfdjake91]

All 4 of these great managers are gone now.

[bpcraig]

Excellent bump from Vince!

[TheJurdge]

The fact that Classy Freddie Blassie came in 4th only proves, once & for all, that wrestlign is FAKE!!!!!! All Hail The "King of Men" Freddie Blassie!!! Rest In Peace oh Great One!!

[oldschool6804]

@TheJurdge wrestling isn't FAKE YOU'RE WRONG THEY GET INJURED MORE THAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS!

[kpflo123]

I remember this as the greatest piece ever. It was built up for weeks, every Saturday. Each of the "Big 3" were great. Skolund sucked! He was noboby! Just listen to the remarks .... priceless!

[Jacbill63]

@kpflo123 Agreed, if anyone who should have gotten it on the merits of accomplishments as a manager around that time should have been either The Grand Wizard or Captain Lou. I think Superstar Billy Graham was still champion (before getting beat by Backlund), and I believe Captain Lou had tag team champs in The Valiants? Regardless though, it was great Saturday afternoon entertainment just to see the manic ravings of The Captain, Blassie, and The Grand Wizard. Skaalund was just plain BORING!

[bluestripetiger]

i miss the days when managers were important in wrestling. WWE alone gave birth to so many great managers: blassie, wizard, albano,fuji, humperdinck, hart, heenan,slick WCW had harley race,jim cornette, dangerously,jj dillon, percy pringle, ellering. ECW had bill alfonso, and james mitchell.

I dont see any guys right now making an impact like these managers did. james mitchell is still around but hes not in the spotlight-should come back to TNA. Truth Martini also needs the spotlight.

[loub1433]

"You'll hear from my attornies on this! You'll hear from my attornies!!!" The Grand Wizard was a man ahead of his time.

[praises9700]

the original Axis of Evil

[MightySaturn5]

...love the kicked foriegn object at 5:50

[MightySaturn5]

Holy crap

[firstcowtails]

albano looks like he could be mick foleys brother

[Dietpepsivanilla]

Nothing was better than the old WWWF except possibly the AWA in the early 70s.

[forbesmh]

You could tell back then that Vince wanted to be part of the show, because he took a good bump over the top rope.

[ccie12933]

Oh man, I've been looking for this clip for years. Thanks! :)

[corliv]

need the vid of the brain bashing the capt 85 i think

[frank787922]

I miss the good old days of wrestling.

[nyyterp]

Less than ten years later, this angle was repeated with Albano being the one conked on the head by the trophy via a jealous Bobby Heenan.

[lockenjr]

I wonder if vince could have fathomed how big and what turns his career would take back in the great year of 1977 the height of coolness in the history of america.

[mykielbasa]

I remember this like it was yesterday, awesome stuff!!!

[philaman1972]

VCR's back then were a fortune!

[40colby]

WOW! There were a lot of boos for Arnold Skaaland!

[artpar17]

OUTSTANDING....Noone beats the Captain!

[kpny1961]

Agreed. The Captain was one of a kind.