@@jamesdouglas1580it’s kind of intimidating to know that you believe Solie’s lies about Ladd coming off the top rope when he clearly came off the 2nd rope..
@@highnrising Or maybe he meant "Infuriates me"? Do you think he mistakenly said "intimidates me" or was it on purpose just to appear messed up. Either way, the Big Cat was so good on the mike.
@@ROZAKRIU Check out the "Cleveland Riot Ox Baker" it's not the whole match, but Ernie was definitely the babyface that night. I think he was a face when he cut the promo on King Kong Bundy.
Gordon Solie was a “dirty”rhodes suppporter. The object on Ernie’s thumb was to protect his thumb only, not mame. Also, Eddie Graham was NWA president. Ernie couldn’t fight the power! The egg sucking dog played rigged game!
I remember Ladd calling both Tony Atlas and Bobo Brazil "Uncle Tom." And Chief Jay Strongbow a "drunken Indian." I don't recall any race-based slurs Ladd used against white people. As a white, I feel left out.
@@danoc51”Dirty Rhodes”, “Masked Varmint (Mr Wrestling II)”, and “Andre The Dummy” come to mind. And he called Dick Murdoch a redneck every chance he could.
i dont know where gordon solie gets off trying to accuse ernie of leaping from the top rope- he knew it intimidates ernie to be lied upon- a clear case of red journalism... rip ernie ladd
Ernie the Bug Cat Ladd. He was a mountain of a man with the brains to match. One of the best promos in the business. It's too bad his knees were blown out from playing pro football. Ladd is still a wrestling legend in my book.
Ladd would have a few managers during his career but he was a better talker than any of them. I have never figured out why a promoter would burden Ladd with a manager.
@@danoc51 Maybe he's exhausted some days and not in the mood to talk. Having a manager helps. Superstar Billy Graham was a good talker, but he was better with the Grand Wizard managing him.
This man was truly an iconic human being,he was respected by everyone in the business,and he never saw race.he was a republican but also fought for civil rights, with all of the divicenesd going on we sure could use the big cat today.
We see a befuddled Gordon Solie get straightened out by Ernie Ladd. It was a Manny Fernandez fan who came out of the crowd and tried to interfere with the match.
It had to be painful,Ladd landing on his elbows and knees to protect the other guy,ouch...and that leg drop a la Hulk Hogan. I wish I had seen Ernie wrestle,but I started watching when he was long retired. R.I.P. Big Cat.
Solie at least gave the heels some back-talk, which is more than I can say for most announcers. The two all-time best announcers in my opinion - Dick Lane of the LA territory and Ed Whalen in Calgary - would have great arguments with the heels. This made it so much more entertaining. The love Dick Lane showed to the faces and his heated discussions with the heels made for the best interviews ever seen in wrestling. Lane was a 1950's actor who mostly did either cruel criminals or good-guy detectives. That experience trained him well for wrestling. Vince McMahon is the epitome of announcers who just stand there lifeless and ask dull questions.
He said "because the big cat Ernie Ladd, walks the way he wants to walk, talks the way he wants to talk, and do the kinda thing's that he wanna do". He was a great talker and could really work and put asses in the seats.
Besides that brutal chop, Ladd was very careful how he wrestled him. He is one of my fav all time guys. He was great on the mic 🎤 and knew how to handle himself in and out of the ring. RIP Big Cat.
Bad day at hr office for Ted Marshall. but hose of us who followed him KNOW he was much better. Anyway, much credit to him in a losing effort....I mean who can survive THIS !! 0:49
Here we go again! Gordon Solie disparages the Great Ernie Ladd. Mr. Ladd proves himself again to these peasants by lowering his standards to wrestle this simpleton Marshall. The referee was so unprepared for this match that he came from his part time job at the repair shop and didn't even put the stripes on. Meanwhile Oliver Humperdink arrived searching for a rug to tie his room together. Commissioner Gordan decides to become judge jury and executioner and pass judgement on Ernie Ladd. Manny Fernandez is a well known pool shark that cheats good people out of money. Probably one of the patron of that cantina jumped off the top rope and splashed him after being inspired by the great philanthropist Mr. Ladd.
Boy that was some challenge for Ladd! 😂 I remember seeing him in Hollywood Fl with Sonny King and King hit a fan with his cane, I believe he got in trouble for that
This is wat i always hated about wrestling, the announcer already said 307lbs, and the tv announcer gave him more weight to make it seem more exciting, stop it!
He was a great agitator. Watch that video again, Ladd clearly jumped from the 2nd rope and not the top rope. Ladd would never deceive anyone. Solie was spreading lies in order to make that fat slob Dirty Rose look better. A real shame he would lie about a man as honorable as Ernie Ladd. A real shame.
"Wadn't me, Mr. Solie. I was sittin' on a nice beach when dat dere happened...SHUDDUP OUT DERE!!!!! Probably Robert Fuller or Andre da dumb Giant.Maybe Baba come over from Japan and did dis.Later,Mr. Announcer." Greatest interviewee ever.
More fake news. Ernie Ladd never used a taped thumb during a match. The thumb was an old football injury that never healed properly. When Ernie Ladd hit someone it was always with an open hand, not with the taped thumb. Now, if you want to look at something illegal check out Dirty Rhodes' loaded elbow pad.
Ladd was always a gentleman when he stretched those tights in the ring. That thumb was a great handicap for The Big Cat. Actually made things hold on a second Had to yell for the people in my house to shut up. Ok, I'm back. The thumb actually made things more difficult for him while be beat up people like Steamboat and that Ric Flair and anyone else that stood in his way. I watched this video several times and Ladd came off the second rope, not the top rope. How rude of Solie to make those outrageous claims while detaining Ladd from his urgent phone call.
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Ernie leapt off the second rope, plain as day! Gordon should focus on the match next time instead of trying to cover for Dirty Rhodes!! 🤣🤣
It was the top rope
Why are you blind? It was the top rope Karen
@@jimmyolsen5897 😄
Ernie doesn't like being lied upon! LOL
@@jamesdouglas1580it’s kind of intimidating to know that you believe Solie’s lies about Ladd coming off the top rope when he clearly came off the 2nd rope..
"It intimidates me to be called a liar!"
I caught that too lmao
I refuse to believe a man who stands 6ft 9in tall and weighs in at 320 pounds can be intimidated. He MUST mean "irritated". 😂
LOL
@@williamhaynes4800 I thought the same thing. He meant irritates.
@@highnrising Or maybe he meant "Infuriates me"? Do you think he mistakenly said "intimidates me" or was it on purpose just to appear messed up. Either way, the Big Cat was so good on the mike.
Ernie Ladd was the absolute best. His disdain for the referee is hilarious.
Ernie Ladd would never lie! He said it wasn't him and I believe him!!!
White Believe...the Big Cat was a liar.
“Dirty Rhodes I mean Uvalde is responsible for this conspiracy Gordon Solie!”
"Gordon Solie!! YICK YICK YICK!!!! YACK YACK YACK!!!! SHUDDUP OUT DERE!!!!" Legends, all 3 of dese guys heah!
love Ernie Ladd he was hilarious
@@ROZAKRIU Check out the "Cleveland Riot Ox Baker" it's not the whole match, but Ernie was definitely the babyface that night. I think he was a face when he cut the promo on King Kong Bundy.
To this day, I get intimidated when I am lied upon.
He had to sit on the ring edge because his knees were so messed up by that point. I'm amazed he came off the turn buckle like that. Gotta love Ernie.
Shame on Gordon Solie.. anybody could plainly see that Ernie jumped from the 2nd rope, not the top rope. CORRECTION! It WAS the top rope!!!
Gordon Solie was a “dirty”rhodes suppporter. The object on Ernie’s thumb was to protect his thumb only, not mame. Also, Eddie Graham was NWA president. Ernie couldn’t fight the power! The egg sucking dog played rigged game!
Exactly LOL!
Shame on you for lying
@@jimmyolsen5897 I reviewed the video... and you are correct!
@@NicoTineman Wasn't it against the "rules" in the NWA to jump off of the top rope?
That's why Ernie had to set Solie "straight."
Dusty and Ernie were the greatest thing since Archie Bunker and George Jefferson!
I saw them wrestle in an epic Monday Night match at the West Palm Beach auditorium... blood and curls from both guys flying!
Gordon Solie and Dirty Rhodes spreading all the lies!!!
@@VolumedMusicMan yep
LOL, he used a slur when describing Manny Fernandez. Certainly different times.
I remember Ladd calling both Tony Atlas and Bobo Brazil "Uncle Tom." And Chief Jay Strongbow a "drunken Indian." I don't recall any race-based slurs Ladd used against white people. As a white, I feel left out.
@@danoc51”Dirty Rhodes”, “Masked Varmint (Mr Wrestling II)”, and “Andre The Dummy” come to mind. And he called Dick Murdoch a redneck every chance he could.
@@danoc51the real uncle Tom was named Josiah Henson, he helped bring slaves to freedom.
i dont know where gordon solie gets off trying to accuse ernie of leaping from the top rope- he knew it intimidates ernie to be lied upon- a clear case of red journalism... rip ernie ladd
Why is the referee dressed like he's going to work at a Jiffy Lube after the match?
At first I thought the ref was a woman.
@@danoc51 BAhahahahaha A WOMAN in wrestling! That'll be the day! Should be making a sandwich somewhere 😁
0:54 "ah shut up and get outta my way *SMACK*" lmfao
“ I think there’s a phone call for us” Best line.
lol Exactly, like the PA announcer broke in and said “A call for Mr Humperdink”.
Ernie the Bug Cat Ladd. He was a mountain of a man with the brains to match. One of the best promos in the business. It's too bad his knees were blown out from playing pro football. Ladd is still a wrestling legend in my book.
Ladd would have a few managers during his career but he was a better talker than any of them. I have never figured out why a promoter would burden Ladd with a manager.
@@danoc51 He was good with Gary Hart. Hart was funny as shit.
One of my favorites
@@danoc51 Maybe he's exhausted some days and not in the mood to talk. Having a manager helps. Superstar Billy Graham was a good talker, but he was better with the Grand Wizard managing him.
In a few territories, Big Cat wore a crown and boasted that he was The King of pro wrestling.
He was
@@stillastillsfan That was 'cause they never gave him the Championship.
This man was truly an iconic human being,he was respected by everyone in the business,and he never saw race.he was a republican but also fought for civil rights, with all of the divicenesd going on we sure could use the big cat today.
Solie constantly spreading falsehoods and promoting Dirty Rhodes
Lol. Love Ernie's names like Dirty Rhodes. Especially I like, Andre the dummy.
@@dougdickason The Drunken Indian, Wahoo MacDaniel
Ernie’s promo is even funnier when you put on the closed caption during the promo! 🤣
Big Cat could of been an great NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He had good promos,and potential....He had what it takes to be a superstar.
Agreed but Ernie wouldn’t have wanted the constant travel. That’s a big part of it.
@sitcom1971 Yea, to be world champion u gotta travel everywhere to be willing to be making big money!!!
We see a befuddled Gordon Solie get straightened out by Ernie Ladd. It was a Manny Fernandez fan who came out of the crowd and tried to interfere with the match.
Ha. It was Ernie, it was kafabee.
The Solie & Ladd relationship is absolutely golden
It had to be painful,Ladd landing on his elbows and knees to protect the other guy,ouch...and that leg drop a la Hulk Hogan.
I wish I had seen Ernie wrestle,but I started watching when he was long retired.
R.I.P. Big Cat.
Imagine the damage he could’ve caused if he jumped off the top rope instead of the second rope like he did! 🤣
Humperdink looked like Philadelphia Flyers mascot
Gordon Solie could have been a cable news anchor.
Fox Entertainment is cable isn't it?
Solie at least gave the heels some back-talk, which is more than I can say for most announcers. The two all-time best announcers in my opinion - Dick Lane of the LA territory and Ed Whalen in Calgary - would have great arguments with the heels. This made it so much more entertaining. The love Dick Lane showed to the faces and his heated discussions with the heels made for the best interviews ever seen in wrestling. Lane was a 1950's actor who mostly did either cruel criminals or good-guy detectives. That experience trained him well for wrestling. Vince McMahon is the epitome of announcers who just stand there lifeless and ask dull questions.
I almost forgot about Rooster Humperdinck
Always had a bandaged forehead.
The World's Greatest Bounty Hunter!!
He said "because the big cat Ernie Ladd, walks the way he wants to walk, talks the way he wants to talk, and do the kinda thing's that he wanna do". He was a great talker and could really work and put asses in the seats.
He was so underrated
Yep looked like the second rope to me. Solie owe Ernie an apology. Maybe Gordon couldn't see cause he didn't have his shades on.
Besides that brutal chop, Ladd was very careful how he wrestled him. He is one of my fav all time guys. He was great on the mic 🎤 and knew how to handle himself in and out of the ring. RIP Big Cat.
I remember when Ladd to Gorden Solie he was going to slap the taste out of his mouth !
Bad day at hr office for Ted Marshall. but hose of us who followed him KNOW he was much better. Anyway, much credit to him in a losing effort....I mean who can survive THIS !! 0:49
4:14 Gordon Solie looking like, "Y'all hear this shit?!" 😂😂😂
Ernie was always very entertaining
Here we go again! Gordon Solie disparages the Great Ernie Ladd. Mr. Ladd proves himself again to these peasants by lowering his standards to wrestle this simpleton Marshall. The referee was so unprepared for this match that he came from his part time job at the repair shop and didn't even put the stripes on. Meanwhile Oliver Humperdink arrived searching for a rug to tie his room together. Commissioner Gordan decides to become judge jury and executioner and pass judgement on Ernie Ladd. Manny Fernandez is a well known pool shark that cheats good people out of money. Probably one of the patron of that cantina jumped off the top rope and splashed him after being inspired by the great philanthropist Mr. Ladd.
3:41....WHAT?!! (in my Jim Ross voice)
I wish Big Erny wouldn't do these high flying moves.
Later in life he had bad knees and could hardly walk
My first time ever seeing a wrestler sit on the mat during a interview?
His knees were not in great shape from his football years.
Solie's fake news start early -- 0:04 Announcer: "weighing 307 pounds...Ladd" 0:18 ... Solie: "Ladd...over 320 pounds."
Ernie Ladd AIN'T HAVING IT
Saw the Hogan keg drop right after the big boot to the face
at 3:40 classic LMAO
HE DID NOT ALLOW THE PIN
I don't really remember this guy. Did he ever fight Dirty Rhodes? 🤔
Ernie made dirty Rhodes cry for his Mammy!
@Aaron Digby it’s true:ruclips.net/video/DIdvV0Q-Y94/видео.html
Mr. Ladd, the big cat, was one of the first guys I was a fan of. He retired soon after I started watching (or left the territory).
6'9 Ernie "The Big Cat" Ladd takes no insults !!
Dusty Rhodes wore a mask as Uvalde Slim (Uvalde Texas)
Exactly.The Cat = Integrity Daddy!
3:45 Wow! Did I hear that!
I know it intimidates me to be lied upon.
Let me tell you something Mr. TV Announcer, Ernie Ladd is the king of the squared circle, THE KING OF THE SQUARED CIRCLE!!!!
"AND AGAIN DID NOT ALLOW THE PIN!!!!"
0:21 The fake news is 5 time all-pro in the NFL. He was voted all-pro 4 times, not 5 and he played in the AFL, not the NFL.
TRIVIA: The referee in blue lived with Andre The Giant in Florida.
Boy that was some challenge for Ladd! 😂
I remember seeing him in Hollywood Fl with Sonny King and King hit a fan with his cane, I believe he got in trouble for that
If you want to be a great heel. Watch ernie ladd, dont copy him. But follow his blue print. You cant miss.
Earnie. Ladd was right! Clearly off. The second rope!!
This is wat i always hated about wrestling, the announcer already said 307lbs, and the tv announcer gave him more weight to make it seem more exciting, stop it!
The "works" and words of yesteryear would not be possible in today's PC climate!
Ernie Never competed in the NFL, as the Football Star was in the American Football League. AFL!!
he was a chief when they won their 1st superbowl...
@@akumawani Vikings 7 Chiefs 23 F 🏉 (Super Bowl IV in New Orleans LA on January 11 1970)
Post more ernie
"Where's Dirty Rhodes?????"
Hogan got the big foot and leg drop from Ernie Ladd
Solie was the dean of true pro wrestling! 😊
Thee Greatest!
howard Youngblood from Augusta
He was a great agitator. Watch that video again, Ladd clearly jumped from the 2nd rope and not the top rope. Ladd would never deceive anyone. Solie was spreading lies in order to make that fat slob Dirty Rose look better. A real shame he would lie about a man as honorable as Ernie Ladd. A real shame.
@@WHITEVEND 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝 ernie ladd
was the ring announcer Bill Apter?
also Oliver don't even need to talk!
Another despicable act by Gordon Solie!
Gordon does a better job of investigative interviews than MSNBC, CNN and ABC combined.
Ernie Ladd a true legend!!
"Wadn't me, Mr. Solie. I was sittin' on a nice beach when dat dere happened...SHUDDUP OUT DERE!!!!! Probably Robert Fuller or Andre da dumb Giant.Maybe Baba come over from Japan and did dis.Later,Mr. Announcer." Greatest interviewee ever.
Ernie Giant like Andre 😀Wrestling
Love CWF WRESTLING to death thank YOU 👍✌
Dirty Rhodes !
Ernie wasn't politically correct
Rip Sir
I noticed Ladd did not use the taped thumb during the match
More fake news. Ernie Ladd never used a taped thumb during a match. The thumb was an old football injury that never healed properly. When Ernie Ladd hit someone it was always with an open hand, not with the taped thumb. Now, if you want to look at something illegal check out Dirty Rhodes' loaded elbow pad.
Ladd was always a gentleman when he stretched those tights in the ring. That thumb was a great handicap for The Big Cat. Actually made things hold on a second Had to yell for the people in my house to shut up. Ok, I'm back. The thumb actually made things more difficult for him while be beat up people like Steamboat and that Ric Flair and anyone else that stood in his way. I watched this video several times and Ladd came off the second rope, not the top rope. How rude of Solie to make those outrageous claims while detaining Ladd from his urgent phone call.
@@cwf7530 Thats exactly right! Ernie didn't have to use a thumb to the throat,he could wrestle.But dirty Rhodes always loaded that elbow pad.
@@WHITEVEND Gordan always had to defend that no good dirty Rhodes!
@@cwf7530 Laughs...poor old Ernie Ladd...never ever did anything wrong...waaaaaaa waaaaaaaa waaaaaaa
Ladd is one of the best, and funniest heels, of all time.
What was the fake news
big foot to the body, big leg drop for a cover, wonder who Hogan took it from?
The Rock Himself studied all this man's tapes intensely. Had to have!B.W.
Berry Waller Absolutely. No Rock without the Big Cat.
Referee Frenchy Barnard.
Love big Earn, i wonder if he ever got that thumb operated on?
That was great!
Ernie Ladd worked stuff. He beat that poor guys ass.
Solie's drunk. He's just a TV announcer.
Uh...Ted Marshall is not a good wrestler.....6'9 Ernie Ladd beat Marshall like a yard-dog !
you tell em ernie!!!
I blame Dirty Rhodes.
Promises Promises!
The Big Cat. Get it right!
Looks like the top rope to me
Gordie trying to stir up trouble. He should mind his own business.
TED MARSHALL IS A WRESTLING LEGEND
Gordon,I expected better of you
Rip big cat
Big Cat Ernie Ladd Legend ...Dirty Rhodes ... lol
Ted Marshall had a horrible game plan.
Best *Bouly Hana* in the world
wow at 2:30 the kness hit first
Yeah... towards the end of his career he was walking around like Frankenstein to save his knees.
Nope, optical illusion.
Wow
LADD ALL PRO AFL not NFL!
Mr TV Announcer better keep his stupid opinions to hisself! The Big Cat was right. Not gonna dignify that welpback Fernandez!!
Ernie was the best heel did the greatest interview ever