Tito's problem was he had no charisma. He was a good wrestler, but he could not do promos. He just seemed uncomfortable with the Mic. Guys like Jacques and Rick Martel for example spoke English as their second language, but they were good on the mic. Tito was lacking there. Wrestling involves a lot of self promotion and TIto was lacking there.
The guy made a GREAT villain, as Jacques Rougeau and later as the Mounty. I loved it when the Fabulous Rougeaus started turning heel and Jacques was always so happy, hopping up and down, clapping his hands like a kid, and hugging his brother after tricking an opponent and stomping on him.
owen seems to be the odds on favorite for funniest cat in the all the land .. no doubt about it ..dlos story about him untying everyone's shoes in the ring is perfect
Tito Santana, for sure could have had a better singles run, maybe if he'd gone South more, but he was very loyal to the McMahons, even when they gave him the Matador gimmick. The Killer Bees should have had a run with the titles. Good calls there.
I'm in the middle of 1994 in my Raw Binge. Marty Jannetty was amazing in 93, MVP for sure. Marty starts off strong in January 94 but dissapears... I'm guessing fired/suspended at this point. I don't know that history so well. However The Quebecers w/ Johnny Polo are the MVPs of 1994 thus far. Dudes are having great matches with everyone and the fans hate their guts. It's superb work from Jacques and Pierre.
How is he the Bloodhunter yet Hannibal is in Canada and the Bloodhunter is wrestling in the US? Unless Hannibal is lying about being home in Canada in his daily videos?
You mean Blood Hunter? Great idea for a gimmick for a guy that's best known for having Hep C, even though he doesn't have it anymore. The guy is a tool and sucks at interviewing. All of his questions that are any good come from his chat that runs while he's doing the interviews.
Tito a great worker absolutely, and a great guy... Killer Bees deserve mention... most misused Talent I've always said Terry Taylor... Butch I can agree on along with Neidhart and Brutus! 🤔👍
Yes to all of this. Terry was a phenomenal wrestler, and a great smarmy, cocky heel. I would have loved to have seen him used to his full potential. His heel run in the UWF and later World Class was just around when I started watching wrestling and it's a vivid memory.
Right on the money with the killer bees they should of been champs drop the belts to a good babyface team then turned heel and been managed by Bobby heenan or Jonny V
I saw Tito a couple times, 1983 and 1986, and ironically both times he fought Iron Mike Sharp. The 1st time was fantastic, sharp was coming off his wimp push, and left the arena, the 2nd time I saw them, I believe the feature no showed, so Iron Mike and Tito went at it for nearly 40 minutes. It was crazy the people were going nuts they kept the house and the. Iron Mike beats him down with his “hurt” arm then swings him into the ropes, on the return Tito is nailed with the arm again and it Actually looked like an old Iron Mike finish when from the time when he could win a match. Tito sold it so well everyone thought we were witnessing the upset of upsets. We waited to see the match on tv, months went by , highlights of the match appeared and the announcers are talking about running out of time and we might not see the ending.. some places did , some didn’t.. all the tapings were done in my city, I finally found the finish on RUclips…. Of course Tito wins ;)
@@WSI Absolutely no one ever brings up that match, and I thought it was really well done, including classic commentary from the Brain & his banana-eating straight man lol
I remember watching the killer bee's one day, I think it was just on wrestling challenge, the work they put in the match against the other team was incredible, I popped for the win as if it was hogan and warrior at wm 6, the way they sold to build up a come back for the win was top class.
Hannibal was robbed of his WWE contract . He also ran his own Canadian promotion. Runs his own channel. Thanks Jacques for shouting out are fellow Canadians. Hannibal is Canadian legit tough SOB. He’s got MMA training a beast in the ring . Never got the break he truly deserved but also didn’t quit and made a name for himself . Hannibal is a monster in that ring. Great interview
Killer bees were so over,never used them to.full potential,could have played them as good vs. good upset over bulldogs or harts to make the foundation split.
I thought for sure Jacques might say Bret Hart for the best guy he ever worked with, so Tito was a pleasant surprise. I saw a shoot with Bret very recently where he was talking about what an amazing worker Tito was.
@@charleswilson4526 Wow, I can't remember. I've seen so many Bret shoots over the years! I wanna say it was the Kayfabe Commentaries Timeline 1992 because that's the year Tito changed to El Matador. Ric Flair raves about how good Tito was as well and I'm sure Randy Savage had a high opinion of him
How did I know he was gonna say The Knights Inn in Georgia? Lol I play a lot of pool and have to stay in Hotels, The worst Hotel's ON EARTH are in Macon Georgia
For all of these wrestlers that knew Andre, it's incredibly surprising that no one has said Andre as last person at the bar. Even more so when these same people might have an Andre drinking story earlier in the Interview. (Generalization, not any wrestler in particular.)
Andre didn't like being gawked at so he probably didn't stay out too late and if he needed help out of the bar, it would take 2 or 3 guys to help carry him out. Plus he always had a driver so if he was last out he wouldn't be the only one there. Also, I've never heard a driving story about Andre where he wasn't drinking in the car, so even less of a reason to stay at the bar to drink.
@@northofnashira2575 Andre was KNOWN to be at bars for extended periods of time, especially if he was with friends. Andre was drinking pretty much anywhere and anytime he was awake. Yes he didn't like being gawked at, much more as he got older but he certainly did frequent bars and was around people a lot.
@@SmaugUKA Yeah, but he didn't close the bar and that was my point. The later you stay, the less people there are and more of a chance people would gawk at him or even be brazen enough to approach him.
The mountie was one of my favorites same thing when I love the quebecers to start washing the old school WWF the rougeau brothers father have ties to Buffalo New York also I got to give it up to those guys
Honestly Unsong Heroes: There could be so many. I think of guys who wrestled for a while. Who maybe never became the champ or never made the HOF. Those kind of guys. Jacques could actually be one of those guys. Heck Scott Hall was never world champion. Not sure if he ever had a World Champion match. But even Roddy Piper never was champ. Jake Roberts is another.
First person to ever heard who was ask about smelliest wrestler who did not say Vader even his wife high-pitched having to wash wrestling gear because it stunk
hannibal would of been a legendary heel. the guy gets heat naturally. something about him just turns people off. he got a really raw deal with the abdullah situation
I just watched this. He definitely didn't No Sell when Jacque asked him, you can see in his face and by the way James responded that there was a reaction. A very small one but he didn't elaborate or make it incredibly noticeable. A better word would have been downplayed as opposed to no selling.
Well, I had no idea that there was an issue between this guy and Hannibal, but his reaction made it obvious, that there is some heat. I like both, this guy shows more personality and is more entertaining and jovial, while Hannibal has first hand knowledge and experience. Now I need to look up what the issue is, if it's just that they're in competition with each other, or something more serious.
I always liked Jacques Rougeau as a kid. And watching this, he seems like such a genuinely nice dude, this is pretty awesome :)
The segment with Mountie in the Slammer is hilarious. He acts it out so amazingly. 'Do you like the way leather feels against your body?'. Brilliant.
I would love to see Jacques in a managerial role or something, he is one of the most underrated heels in history, even as a kid I loved his heelery.
Nice to hear him give props to Tito on his underutilized but top talent.
I think Tito also has bad career timing, Brother. Much like other top faces in that era.
Tito's problem was he had no charisma. He was a good wrestler, but he could not do promos. He just seemed uncomfortable with the Mic. Guys like Jacques and Rick Martel for example spoke English as their second language, but they were good on the mic. Tito was lacking there. Wrestling involves a lot of self promotion and TIto was lacking there.
He wasn't underutilized ffs
The guy made a GREAT villain, as Jacques Rougeau and later as the Mounty. I loved it when the Fabulous Rougeaus started turning heel and Jacques was always so happy, hopping up and down, clapping his hands like a kid, and hugging his brother after tricking an opponent and stomping on him.
Jacques & Raymond should be wwe hall of famers !
yessir
damn they aren't in? they definitely should be
@@mox19380 yes . Ty
Absolutely
It’s funny because in Memphis his Theme Song was Dirty Laundry
owen seems to be the odds on favorite for funniest cat in the all the land .. no doubt about it ..dlos story about him untying everyone's shoes in the ring is perfect
I remember when Jacques had a full head of hair in the late eighties.
I remember when he made his debut on Memphis wrestling in the early 8os to feud with Jimmy Hart's first family of wrestling.
Mr. Rougeau is such a nice man!! These interviews give us a chance to get to know our wrestling heros. Thnx
Hated The Mountie as a kid but in real life Jacques seems a decent guy dont know why loads of other wrestlers hated him.
Same here most annoying get but love him now
Jacque had a certain facial expression that made him appear condescending and antagonistic.
This Man has a Good Spirit. A Good Vibe
Tito Santana vs Greg The Hammer Valentine hands down Legit Pro Wrestling at the Peak .... Pure Heat ...
Tito Santana, for sure could have had a better singles run, maybe if he'd gone South more, but he was very loyal to the McMahons, even when they gave him the Matador gimmick. The Killer Bees should have had a run with the titles. Good calls there.
Jim Brunzell especially. He carried his team with Greg Gagne in the AWA
I'm in the middle of 1994 in my Raw Binge. Marty Jannetty was amazing in 93, MVP for sure. Marty starts off strong in January 94 but dissapears... I'm guessing fired/suspended at this point. I don't know that history so well.
However The Quebecers w/ Johnny Polo are the MVPs of 1994 thus far. Dudes are having great matches with everyone and the fans hate their guts. It's superb work from Jacques and Pierre.
They had a fantastic match on Raw in early 94 against Ramon & Kid
Why is Hannibal saying he's retired, but he wrestling as Blooďhunter and pretending it's not him
How is he the Bloodhunter yet Hannibal is in Canada and the Bloodhunter is wrestling in the US? Unless Hannibal is lying about being home in Canada in his daily videos?
Because he's a mark.
Everyone said that about Owen Hart ❤
Every one says him and his brother were the hardest guys to get a match out of
I heard the same about Demolition
Oh wow
Excellent!! Great podcast again!
The Killer Bees were great. Should have had a title run .
He mentioned Hannibal as a guy who never got recognized and Jacque has wrestled all the top guys. That says a lot about Hannibal.
You mean Blood Hunter? Great idea for a gimmick for a guy that's best known for having Hep C, even though he doesn't have it anymore. The guy is a tool and sucks at interviewing. All of his questions that are any good come from his chat that runs while he's doing the interviews.
Tito a great worker absolutely, and a great guy... Killer Bees deserve mention... most misused Talent I've always said Terry Taylor... Butch I can agree on along with Neidhart and Brutus! 🤔👍
Yes to all of this. Terry was a phenomenal wrestler, and a great smarmy, cocky heel. I would have loved to have seen him used to his full potential. His heel run in the UWF and later World Class was just around when I started watching wrestling and it's a vivid memory.
@@markchapin750 You are very good at your assessment.... A loss to fans for sure! 👍
Tito was underutilized for sure and an underrated talent
Career timing (at least in WWF) hurt him, Brother
Guys like Santana, Martel and Valentine were all great workers
"A little robotish, a bit," says Jacques in praise of slow Devon.
One of my fellow Canadians …it’s the Mountie. Wow Jacques still looking in good shape.
I remember Jacques from his Memphis days. He came out to the song Dirty Laundry.
I could listen to Jacques all day long!! 😁😁
Most people say Vader was the stinkiest but Jaqcue probably never wrestled him.
Vampiro said Chessman was the smelliest wrestler he ever worked with. LOL
Right on the money with the killer bees they should of been champs drop the belts to a good babyface team then turned heel and been managed by Bobby heenan or Jonny V
Such a cheerful guy, Jacques.
Wow Tito Santana …Tito doesn’t get enough love or credit for his body of work.
I saw Tito a couple times, 1983 and 1986, and ironically both times he fought Iron Mike Sharp. The 1st time was fantastic, sharp was coming off his wimp push, and left the arena, the 2nd time I saw them, I believe the feature no showed, so Iron Mike and Tito went at it for nearly 40 minutes. It was crazy the people were going nuts they kept the house and the. Iron Mike beats him down with his “hurt” arm then swings him into the ropes, on the return Tito is nailed with the arm again and it Actually looked like an old Iron Mike finish when from the time when he could win a match. Tito sold it so well everyone thought we were witnessing the upset of upsets. We waited to see the match on tv, months went by , highlights of the match appeared and the announcers are talking about running out of time and we might not see the ending.. some places did , some didn’t.. all the tapings were done in my city, I finally found the finish on RUclips…. Of course Tito wins ;)
Bushwackers vs The Rougeau Brothers Royal Rumble 1990. Look it up and thank me later. Really good opening match.
Not surprised . .they were two great territory teams pre WWF that deserved better WWF runs.
@@johngallagher72 agreed.
Orient Express vs New Foundation opening match from Rumble '92 is similarly very good indeed - sadly, the high point for both teams.
@@WSI they all deserved better
@@WSI Absolutely no one ever brings up that match, and I thought it was really well done, including classic commentary from the Brain & his banana-eating straight man lol
Jacques is a badass!
I remember watching the killer bee's one day, I think it was just on wrestling challenge, the work they put in the match against the other team was incredible, I popped for the win as if it was hogan and warrior at wm 6, the way they sold to build up a come back for the win was top class.
This is Gold
Jerry Roberts !!!!!
Chico Santana. Good wrestler.
Hannibal was robbed of his WWE contract . He also ran his own Canadian promotion. Runs his own channel. Thanks Jacques for shouting out are fellow Canadians. Hannibal is Canadian legit tough SOB. He’s got MMA training a beast in the ring . Never got the break he truly deserved but also didn’t quit and made a name for himself . Hannibal is a monster in that ring. Great interview
Killer bees were so over,never used them to.full potential,could have played them as good vs. good upset over bulldogs or harts to make the foundation split.
knights inn is so bad that it's verging on art
Spent 10 weeks at Knights Inn in Glynco, GA in 1988. Thank God for KFC next 2 it. Burgundy or purple bedspread, remember it still. Ugh
@@JosePerez-ki2sh thank God for KFC??? you need prayers indefinitley
Arriba.
Jim Johnston is wrestling's biggest unsung hero
I thought for sure Jacques might say Bret Hart for the best guy he ever worked with, so Tito was a pleasant surprise. I saw a shoot with Bret very recently where he was talking about what an amazing worker Tito was.
Where did you see the shoot out of curiosity??
@@charleswilson4526 Wow, I can't remember. I've seen so many Bret shoots over the years! I wanna say it was the Kayfabe Commentaries Timeline 1992 because that's the year Tito changed to El Matador. Ric Flair raves about how good Tito was as well and I'm sure Randy Savage had a high opinion of him
@@nbaldwin45 ok, I could see that. Tito was as smooth as anyone and was a great white meat babyface. He did a lot in WWF and was still underutilized
How did I know he was gonna say The Knights Inn in Georgia? Lol I play a lot of pool and have to stay in Hotels, The worst Hotel's ON EARTH are in Macon Georgia
For all of these wrestlers that knew Andre, it's incredibly surprising that no one has said Andre as last person at the bar. Even more so when these same people might have an Andre drinking story earlier in the Interview. (Generalization, not any wrestler in particular.)
I suppose because Andre was the bar. It’s like saying water is wet. It’s so obvious it’s not even thought of.
@@Halbared Definitely so obvious it's never even thought of.
Andre didn't like being gawked at so he probably didn't stay out too late and if he needed help out of the bar, it would take 2 or 3 guys to help carry him out. Plus he always had a driver so if he was last out he wouldn't be the only one there. Also, I've never heard a driving story about Andre where he wasn't drinking in the car, so even less of a reason to stay at the bar to drink.
@@northofnashira2575 Andre was KNOWN to be at bars for extended periods of time, especially if he was with friends. Andre was drinking pretty much anywhere and anytime he was awake. Yes he didn't like being gawked at, much more as he got older but he certainly did frequent bars and was around people a lot.
@@SmaugUKA Yeah, but he didn't close the bar and that was my point. The later you stay, the less people there are and more of a chance people would gawk at him or even be brazen enough to approach him.
If Rougeau would wear a Manacle over his eye - he would be a dead ringer for 'Col. Klink' on Hogans Heroes.
The mountie was one of my favorites same thing when I love the quebecers to start washing the old school WWF the rougeau brothers father have ties to Buffalo New York also I got to give it up to those guys
Norman Smiley was never put over.
Neither was the magnificent El Dandy. Such a top performer of the highest magnitude.
The last question has to be George south or Barry Horowitz.
lol @ Hannibal being from Toronto that guys been banned from Ontario for years.
Honestly Unsong Heroes: There could be so many. I think of guys who wrestled for a while. Who maybe never became the champ or never made the HOF. Those kind of guys. Jacques could actually be one of those guys. Heck Scott Hall was never world champion. Not sure if he ever had a World Champion match. But even Roddy Piper never was champ. Jake Roberts is another.
Oooof when he mentioned Hannibal. A little cringe with that one lol
Haha, he mentioned Hannibal as a guy who never got a break.
That did not age well..
"A little robot-ish a bit 🤖"
Carl Ouellette
First person to ever heard who was ask about smelliest wrestler who did not say Vader even his wife high-pitched having to wash wrestling gear because it stunk
Dude, just say " smelliest wrestler " the first time !!! 🤣
Rick Martel
hannibal would of been a legendary heel. the guy gets heat naturally. something about him just turns people off. he got a really raw deal with the abdullah situation
Hannibal is a Jabroni
Q- Most talented wrestler you ever worked with?
A- Tito Santana.
Q-Worst hotel you've ever stayed in?
A- Tito Santana
The "most talented wrestler" that Jacques Rougeau ever worked with was "Dynamite Kid", but I don't expect him to admit that.
I think you mean the "biggest asshole." If I ever make my way to the Kingdom, that's one grave I'm pissing on
HANNIBAL
Buddy Roberts is the smelly wrestler of all times
Jaques own son looked like he could have been something but never made it
James totally no sells the man who once called him a dork...
I just watched this. He definitely didn't No Sell when Jacque asked him, you can see in his face and by the way James responded that there was a reaction. A very small one but he didn't elaborate or make it incredibly noticeable. A better word would have been downplayed as opposed to no selling.
@@SmaugUKA Fair enough ***tips cap***
@@SmaugUKA agreed ...you see him cringe a bit at the name.
@@johngallagher72 Yup
Well, I had no idea that there was an issue between this guy and Hannibal, but his reaction made it obvious, that there is some heat. I like both, this guy shows more personality and is more entertaining and jovial, while Hannibal has first hand knowledge and experience. Now I need to look up what the issue is, if it's just that they're in competition with each other, or something more serious.
Annabelle is the worst
I'd love see to Jacques and Raymond or Jacques and Pierre (PCO) in the WWE Hall of Fame.