I remember my father told me that in 1971 Phil hickerson lived next door to my parents in the same apartments in Memphis. Him and my father used to pal around together and drink beer. Also my mother and Phil’s sister were good friends and went to high school together in Memphis.
I just watched that segment again last night😂👍🏻😂old school wrestling is the best. It’s crazy that just a few years later, those green steroid goofs would be wrestling on top with Hogan and Flair. 🤯🤯
@@dustinwilliams7542 Yep, it's just a matter of identifying what sells at any given time, and giving that to the fans. In Hickersons day, it was more about being a believable tough guy, and making the audience feel like they were rooting for one of their own. Sammartino and the ethnic fans in the northeast is a good example. But by the mid to late 80's, it was more about cartoonish and/or larger than life characters who didn't have to be able to go in the ring, but had charisma. Say whatever you want about Warrior or Hogan or Dusty, etc, but they had charisma and fans ate it up.
@MemphoWrasslin1 what are you talking about? Adias' Feud with Chris Adams Drew tons of money in world-class, same thing with his Feud with Al Madril, Phil Hickerson wasn't a main eventer, he was an upper mid card tag team/singles guy in USWA, and a lot more people watched world-class than USWA
@@Persill-gb5jq Before USWA, there was CWA. Phil was for sure a main eventer, and more people watched CWA than WCCW. That being said Brian Adias should be remembered more than he is.
If You keep a sharp eye on Wrestling Card Playbill memorabilia roundabout 1978 to 1984 or 1985 the names of World Class stars Brian Adias (later Adidas) and Gary Young surface frequently in NWA MidAtlantic. And Brian Adias was even part of a Starrcade once!B.W.
There's an old saying: Never fight an ugly man, they got nothing to lose. Phil Hickerson was what my grandfather used to call Mud Fence Ugly, he was Ugly in every sense of the word, when he was in the ring (and not doing the cowardly heel routine) you didn't see any classic scientific spectacle, you saw a Katey Bar the Door, Back of the Barn brawl! And I remember Hazard, that's where my dad's from
Love listening to Jim Cornett talking about the old days in wrestling my father took our family to louisville gardens almost every week for a long time I got to watch all the wrestlers that Jim talks about brings back so many memories
I was good friends with Phill Hickerson's nephew. There are plenty of stories about Phill busting peoples head open in real life. He was and is to this day a legitimate bad ass. He owned a club in Jackson TN and he handled any trouble makers all by himself. He was real thing.
That was part of Lance's... well gimmick for lack of a better term. "For cryin' out loud!" "Now you just hold on a second." Lance was great at making the most outlandish statements seem real from the wrestlers he was interviewing.
As a kid I saw Phil and Dennis kept everyone in my family pissed every time when they were in Chattanooga. They definitely had great heat. And we all loved ole grumpy Harry Thornton and The Fargos.
When I was a little kid in Alabama Jackie Fargo was my favorite wrestler for years. Absolutely hated Hickerson and Condry. Which means they were doing their job.
As someone who grew up in the Northeast on classic WWF but has become a "wrestling" not "sports entertainment fan" Phil Hickerson is exactly the kind of guy I would've hated as a kid in 1989.....but love watching on RUclips in 2020.
I think '76 was when in Birmingham they had the battle royal where Jackie Fargo got stuck alone against Hickerson, Condry and some other heel, got it down to him/Hickerson, Condry threw Hickerson brass knuckles and Fargo got beat bloody as hell? But no calling brother, he just eventually got better and came back weeks later. Fargo was my favorite and I hated the other two. Re: Bounty Hunters. I remember them repeatedly pile driving a brand new but already obviously a future star Tommy Rich into the floor. This was way before Tommy or Dennis hit TBS
Looked it up and that was hilarious! Hickerson seemed like he was shooting! Read Helwig and Borden the riot act! Loved the whole bit. It was honestly one of the most coherent fucking promos Helwig ever did! I'm a big Sting fan, have been since Crockett first bought out Watts. So it was weird seeing him so quiet and almost clueless. Watch this. Despite being a 300 lbs fat guy, Hickerson had it and could go! Cool vid.
Hickerson was so right about Hellwig and Sting at the time. I just saw that segment for the first time about week ago. Hellwig and Sting at the time were what Dutch Mantell described as "worse than horrible." They even put Dutch as their manager for a while, before Jarrett told them he was sending them to Bill Watts. Before I saw that segment, I had never heard of Hickerson, but he was what wrestling was in those days. You didn't have to be 6'8" and chiseled, and do high spots, you just had to kick ass!
"Veteran experienced wrestlers no matter what their physique fat,muscular,thin,etc. and that is what it takes experience, I saw Hickerson's feud against the Bladerunners(Sting & Warrior) while they were muscled up they had no experience as wrestlers as bodybuilders yeah they were great as wrestlers fair, wrestlers like Hickerson, Lawler,Condrey and others weren't muscled up but they had the years of training and experience, and were more believable. "-🤠🌐🇺🇸🌐.
As much as I hated Jim Cornette, I have to admit, I got a lot of respect for him for his honesty and downright knows the in's and out's of the wrestling business, he's very descriptive of what he's seen and knew what went on, Cornette is smarter than people think.
@@jocam21 You need to learn what "out of shape" means. There are fat people that run marathons; they're not out of shape. Physiques are important to a body building competition, but not overly important for a wrestler (when wrestling was serious) if they could work and cut a promo. The early UFC shows proved that muscles are meaningless in a fight, and people knew it back in the old days. Warrior couldn't do either of the aforementioned things and was worthless as far as the wrestling business is concerned.
All the people thinking Hickerson couldn't fight coz of his physique--I dunno bout Phil, but you ever seen Big Country in UFC? He beat a lot of guys with better physiques
I'm just hoping that it's one hell of a work. I don't even want to believe it myself. Cornette has a lot of heat due to his controversial opinions. There's no telling if people are doing this to fuck up his reputation. Even if there are "screenshots", anyone can manipulate it to make it look real.
The Fargo/Hickerson&Condry feud was so big. I remember it well. At one point, on television they showed footage from one of the matches at Memorial Auditorium and H&C were using a billy club to break Rough House's arm. RH was selling it and people were so use to seeing him acting goofy. The clown was crying and the people went nuts.
Orange, did you think it was a great match? I'd like to hear Jim talk about it, but I thought they did a great job of it from start to finish. Not the best of all time, but I'd like to think it will be remembered in years to come. That Viking Profit segment was the worst thing I've ever seen. I'd like to hear his thoughts on this too.
@@peterjames159 I really liked it, I would use the word great for sure, "greatest" Is kinda a personal opinion really and there's a lot I liked better. I think the first half was better than the second personally, I'm not overly fond of the borrowed and stolen multiple finisher stuff
Well that guy Phil was way off when he said "you 2 guys will be in the first and second matches the rest of your lives" Both Sting and Warrior became bigger and made more money than Phil could ever dream of.
Sting wised up. Warrior became a washed up joke. Warrior barely had a net worth over a million when he died. Not really more money than Phil could ever dream of. Also? Phil is still up and kicking, living his life at 77. Warrior is worm food having had his roided up heart pop at 56. I'd say Phil won.
@@MaxxCoyote they both still became way bigger names in the business than Phil. I literally never heard of him untill I seen this video. I been watching wrestling since 1986.
Until about 2 weeks ago, in 35yrs of atching wrestling, I've never heard thhe name Phil Hickerson. Most nonfamous famous wrestler in history? Never heard his name mentioned by ANYONE, including Corny even when talking about territories he now says Phil was big in. Every other persone he talked about in this vid is mentioned almost weekly but NEVER heard him mention Hickerson.
Cornette mentioned him in passing a few times. Once in particular he mentioned that if a modern wrestler decided to get cute with Hickerson in the locker room back then, he would rip their eyeballs out. I saw him in action in the 80s and he was a hell of a heel.
@@jpjpjp453 thank you. I still find it odd now and them, a name comes up out of nowhere and suddenly, someone no one has mentioned or only in passing is some grwat star of the past. Even Corny foes it. Ge always talks about Cordry but this was first I remember hearing him mentioned he teamed with Phil, even when talking about tag matches against Fargo and others.
I caught Phil Hickerson in WCCW/USWA as his other character PY Chu Hi back in the late 80s or early 90s. He was managed by Tojo Yamamoto and feuding with Eric Embry.
@Samt It is considered rude to bring up facts when someone is making an ignorant statement on RUclips. You should apologize to poor Crystal. Use small words.
When will usamericans realise that it doesn't really matter who is in power, as the progressive imperialists agenda will always continue? Conservatives should focus on evangelisation and building militias instead of playing this rigged game
If you don’t start your promo with “LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN’” have you even started your promo?
I start all my conversations with my Wife that way, and I don't remember a thing after that!
Phil Hickerson...The King of Jackson TN
So like king nothing?
Phil Hickerson was/is a legendary bad ass in Jackson Tn
I remember my father told me that in 1971 Phil hickerson lived next door to my parents in the same apartments in Memphis. Him and my father used to pal around together and drink beer. Also my mother and Phil’s sister were good friends and went to high school together in Memphis.
Also...
P.Y. CHU HI
One of the funniest segments ever!Hickerson talking about the Blade Runners putting roids in their booties.😂😂😂😂😂
And being green...
m.ruclips.net/video/F1qTSBn3rpQ/видео.html
Hickerson was shooting up liquified cheeseburgers
I just watched that segment again last night😂👍🏻😂old school wrestling is the best. It’s crazy that just a few years later, those green steroid goofs would be wrestling on top with Hogan and Flair. 🤯🤯
@@dustinwilliams7542 Yep, it's just a matter of identifying what sells at any given time, and giving that to the fans. In Hickersons day, it was more about being a believable tough guy, and making the audience feel like they were rooting for one of their own. Sammartino and the ethnic fans in the northeast is a good example. But by the mid to late 80's, it was more about cartoonish and/or larger than life characters who didn't have to be able to go in the ring, but had charisma. Say whatever you want about Warrior or Hogan or Dusty, etc, but they had charisma and fans ate it up.
Phil Hickerson delivered an awesome promo!!!!! I wish promos had the intensity and creativity the ones from the 60s to 90s had!!!!!!!!!
Phil Hickerson and Brian Adias have sort of been forgotten in the annals of wrestling history
Exactly
Brian Adias is somewhat active on twitter, he's a chiropractor now
@MemphoWrasslin1 what are you talking about? Adias' Feud with Chris Adams Drew tons of money in world-class, same thing with his Feud with Al Madril, Phil Hickerson wasn't a main eventer, he was an upper mid card tag team/singles guy in USWA, and a lot more people watched world-class than USWA
@@Persill-gb5jq Before USWA, there was CWA. Phil was for sure a main eventer, and more people watched CWA than WCCW. That being said Brian Adias should be remembered more than he is.
If You keep a sharp eye on Wrestling Card Playbill memorabilia roundabout 1978 to 1984 or 1985 the names of World Class stars Brian Adias (later Adidas) and Gary Young surface frequently in NWA MidAtlantic. And Brian Adias was even part of a Starrcade once!B.W.
There's an old saying: Never fight an ugly man, they got nothing to lose. Phil Hickerson was what my grandfather used to call Mud Fence Ugly, he was Ugly in every sense of the word, when he was in the ring (and not doing the cowardly heel routine) you didn't see any classic scientific spectacle, you saw a Katey Bar the Door, Back of the Barn brawl!
And I remember Hazard, that's where my dad's from
Love listening to Jim Cornett talking about the old days in wrestling my father took our family to louisville gardens almost every week for a long time I got to watch all the wrestlers that Jim talks about brings back so many memories
I was good friends with Phill Hickerson's nephew. There are plenty of stories about Phill busting peoples head open in real life. He was and is to this day a legitimate bad ass. He owned a club in Jackson TN and he handled any trouble makers all by himself. He was real thing.
Met Phil Hickerson at a club called "Network" I think he owned a club called "The Waterhole" in Jackson Tn.
My guilty pleasure was P.Y. Chu-Hai .....Phil was fun to watch and I was really suprised , tbh
Was that Lance Russell trying to calm Hickerson down? It sounded like Phil was getting hot.
That was part of Lance's... well gimmick for lack of a better term. "For cryin' out loud!" "Now you just hold on a second." Lance was great at making the most outlandish statements seem real from the wrestlers he was interviewing.
Next time I'm down in Jackson, TN @ Casey Jones village I better look up Hickerson.
As a kid I saw Phil and Dennis kept everyone in my family pissed every time when they were in Chattanooga. They definitely had great heat. And we all loved ole grumpy Harry Thornton and The Fargos.
When I was a little kid in Alabama Jackie Fargo was my favorite wrestler for years. Absolutely hated Hickerson and Condry.
Which means they were doing their job.
Remember Hickerson as PY Chu Hi?
Two different wrestlers...PY was from Japan ;)
.... Yes I've seen you work..... I'm dying
That Fargo ran off road- suitcase angle must’ve inspired Austin Idol doing the same in Memphis a few years later. Sounds identical.
19:18: Common liberal mindset. If someone disagrees with you politically, insult them, then block them from expression or discussion.
Another tend I notice the biggest liberals always turn out to be sexual predators
@@downnice95 like Donald Trump?
As a kid, I liked Hickerson/Condrey and also Wayne Ferris and Larry Latham as heel teams. Those were the days!!!
When did cornette talk about their rib on Tojo I've been looking everywhere for it
Look up Jim cornette on Steve Austin’s podcast
Phil Hickerson was the man. I have my kids convinced he was a real wrestler. Not this wwe and aew stuff. I show them wrestling II also.
Phil Hickerson was just a badass! He and Condrey, The Wrecking Crew, were a badass tag team!
To this day the Bicentennial kings Hickerson & Condry do not get credit as 1 of the Greatest tag teams of all time
A sane rational human being who immediately wants to silence anyone one Twitter with a differing opinion? Dayum..
As someone who grew up in the Northeast on classic WWF but has become a "wrestling" not "sports entertainment fan" Phil Hickerson is exactly the kind of guy I would've hated as a kid in 1989.....but love watching on RUclips in 2020.
I think '76 was when in Birmingham they had the battle royal where Jackie Fargo got stuck alone against Hickerson, Condry and some other heel, got it down to him/Hickerson, Condry threw Hickerson brass knuckles and Fargo got beat bloody as hell? But no calling brother, he just eventually got better and came back weeks later. Fargo was my favorite and I hated the other two.
Re: Bounty Hunters. I remember them repeatedly pile driving a brand new but already obviously a future star Tommy Rich into the floor. This was way before Tommy or Dennis hit TBS
Looked it up and that was hilarious! Hickerson seemed like he was shooting! Read Helwig and Borden the riot act! Loved the whole bit. It was honestly one of the most coherent fucking promos Helwig ever did! I'm a big Sting fan, have been since Crockett first bought out Watts. So it was weird seeing him so quiet and almost clueless. Watch this. Despite being a 300 lbs fat guy, Hickerson had it and could go! Cool vid.
I enjoy the history lesson about the different TV shows and the territories.
WHY ARE COMMENTS GETTING DELETED JIM???YOU WORRIED???
He might need to be on here 24/7 deleting comments. I'd love to see an f4w about this shit
I will always respect Jim's honesty LT Compton Ca
Yeah jimmy I can remember this lol Tojo called them septic tank & poodle dog lol
Jim's not joking about Warrior being cartoonishly huge while in Memphis. He looked like somebody literally stuffed him full of bowling balls.
Hickerson was so right about Hellwig and Sting at the time. I just saw that segment for the first time about week ago. Hellwig and Sting at the time were what Dutch Mantell described as "worse than horrible." They even put Dutch as their manager for a while, before Jarrett told them he was sending them to Bill Watts. Before I saw that segment, I had never heard of Hickerson, but he was what wrestling was in those days. You didn't have to be 6'8" and chiseled, and do high spots, you just had to kick ass!
Phil hickerson was basically Bam Bam Bigelow before Bam Bam Bigelow
Phi Hickerson, was so underrated love his USWA work. Ron Wright, talks like Dr. D Dave Schutlz. Sound just like the Doctor.
"Veteran experienced wrestlers no
matter what their physique fat,muscular,thin,etc.
and that is what it takes experience,
I saw Hickerson's feud against the
Bladerunners(Sting & Warrior)
while they were muscled up
they had no experience as wrestlers
as bodybuilders yeah they were great
as wrestlers fair,
wrestlers like Hickerson,
Lawler,Condrey and others
weren't muscled up but they
had the years of training and
experience,
and were more believable. "-🤠🌐🇺🇸🌐.
As much as I hated Jim Cornette, I have to admit, I got a lot of respect for him for his honesty and downright knows the in's and out's of the wrestling business, he's very descriptive of what he's seen and knew what went on, Cornette is smarter than people think.
CHU HI CHU HI CHU HI CHU HI CHU HI CHU HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
P.Y. ?
Bless you!
Regognized both Illustrations immediate Especially Bladerunner Rock .
I'm independent but lean Republican these days. Dems aren't leaving me much of a choice these days. But I still love ya corny ya crazy bastard.
Jim Cornette blushes when he sees Sammy Guevara.
I do! Lol
Phil has the largest collection of ceramic cat figurines in the tri-County area.
AKA PY Chu Hai! Lol
Jim, what are your thoughts on Hardcore Legend Danny Havocs passing on May 31st, you talked about him in your hardcore wrestling spot.
Hardcore wrestling happened alot when he was at ovw
Good stuff
So you get blocked from a wrestling show because of your political beliefs. Makes perfect sense.
Cornette is a spoiled man child.
Jim and his wife have a lot to answer for. The old man is a fraud😂😂
I watched part of this and it was evident that Hickerson was truly upset.
He was upset because Warrior/Hellwig pointed out the obvious that Hickerson really was a fat out of shape old man.
@@jocam21 You need to learn what "out of shape" means. There are fat people that run marathons; they're not out of shape. Physiques are important to a body building competition, but not overly important for a wrestler (when wrestling was serious) if they could work and cut a promo. The early UFC shows proved that muscles are meaningless in a fight, and people knew it back in the old days. Warrior couldn't do either of the aforementioned things and was worthless as far as the wrestling business is concerned.
Chandler Keaton warrior would have beat the hell out of hickerson
All the people thinking Hickerson couldn't fight coz of his physique--I dunno bout Phil, but you ever seen Big Country in UFC? He beat a lot of guys with better physiques
@@kevinbbadd I mean this in the nicest way... but Hickerson would have humped Warrior. It would have been ugly.
Jim's the least biased and most intellectually honest person around for sure...
...Except when it comes to politics.
I really want him to do Fantasma/ Santos Escobar.
King Cuerno
Ohhh, lord... Did anyone hear about the news on Twitter?
About the alleged "cuck"???? It's trending
Just found out about it. The experience and the drive thru are going to be crazy and possibly super awkward
I'm just hoping that it's one hell of a work. I don't even want to believe it myself. Cornette has a lot of heat due to his controversial opinions. There's no telling if people are doing this to fuck up his reputation. Even if there are "screenshots", anyone can manipulate it to make it look real.
Wonder why comments are mysteriously getting deleted all of a sudden lol hmm
Jim’s been exposed, I’ve posted a few comments with the C word now and it’s just disappeared 😂. Old man is stressed
The Fargo/Hickerson&Condry feud was so big. I remember it well. At one point, on television they showed footage from one of the matches at Memorial Auditorium and H&C were using a billy club to break Rough House's arm. RH was selling it and people were so use to seeing him acting goofy. The clown was crying and the people went nuts.
Dude was 50% marshmello
Jim......you might wanna check Twitter.......
Has he committed some kind of Sinn.. 🤔
Phil Hickerson is tremendous technical scientific wrestler.
Cornette just when you sound intelligent, you remind us how proud you are to be a Democrat ...
Get outta here with politics
A dumb Demorat is still more intelligent than a smart Republican.
Yea jim definitely does support draft dodgers who tap porn stars while their wives are the Hospital with a newborn son. What a shame.
snuka_ 420 Yea jim definitely does support draft dodgers who tap porn stars while their wives are the Hospital with a newborn son. What a shame.
Cornette is the one who brought up politics
Hey i live in chattanooga
I’ve been through Chattanooga
Id like to hear jim tell some more stories about chattanooga
I'm so sorry
@@Strokes1983 for?
@@jamesclay2976 living there
Love the stories of the hard way to bleed stories of Jim Cornette those are what make me a fan of pro wrestling
Is he ever gonna talk about Orton vs Edge? I want to know if he considers it a great match
He should worry about his wife lol
Orange, did you think it was a great match? I'd like to hear Jim talk about it, but I thought they did a great job of it from start to finish. Not the best of all time, but I'd like to think it will be remembered in years to come.
That Viking Profit segment was the worst thing I've ever seen. I'd like to hear his thoughts on this too.
@@peterjames159 I really liked it, I would use the word great for sure, "greatest" Is kinda a personal opinion really and there's a lot I liked better. I think the first half was better than the second personally, I'm not overly fond of the borrowed and stolen multiple finisher stuff
this clip is why i love this podcast.
Well that guy Phil was way off when he said "you 2 guys will be in the first and second matches the rest of your lives" Both Sting and Warrior became bigger and made more money than Phil could ever dream of.
Sting wised up. Warrior became a washed up joke. Warrior barely had a net worth over a million when he died. Not really more money than Phil could ever dream of.
Also? Phil is still up and kicking, living his life at 77. Warrior is worm food having had his roided up heart pop at 56.
I'd say Phil won.
@@MaxxCoyote they both still became way bigger names in the business than Phil. I literally never heard of him untill I seen this video. I been watching wrestling since 1986.
Phil Hickersons 2021 net worth.... 2.5 billion.
It coincided with the business turning into the shit show it is today
@@MaxxCoyote And in 2024, we're still waiting for Sting's retirement match!
Watts was right about Hellwig .
I Love Phil Hickerson but I did not enjoy this interview. He should be in WWE HOF. But I guess his work isn't recognize by them.
Beach muscles are all show and no go. Hickerson would have smashed Hellwig in a real fight.
How interesting things change in only a few hours
Until about 2 weeks ago, in 35yrs of atching wrestling, I've never heard thhe name Phil Hickerson. Most nonfamous famous wrestler in history? Never heard his name mentioned by ANYONE, including Corny even when talking about territories he now says Phil was big in. Every other persone he talked about in this vid is mentioned almost weekly but NEVER heard him mention Hickerson.
Cornette mentioned him in passing a few times. Once in particular he mentioned that if a modern wrestler decided to get cute with Hickerson in the locker room back then, he would rip their eyeballs out. I saw him in action in the 80s and he was a hell of a heel.
@@jpjpjp453 thank you. I still find it odd now and them, a name comes up out of nowhere and suddenly, someone no one has mentioned or only in passing is some grwat star of the past. Even Corny foes it. Ge always talks about Cordry but this was first I remember hearing him mentioned he teamed with Phil, even when talking about tag matches against Fargo and others.
I caught Phil Hickerson in WCCW/USWA as his other character PY Chu Hi back in the late 80s or early 90s. He was managed by Tojo Yamamoto and feuding with Eric Embry.
Corny brings up Hickerson multiple times on Steve Austin's podcast.
Cannot wait for Jim's opinion of abadons debut on aew
I think he will like it honestly.
Least of his worries right now
DevilKaz Lol
Hickerson was awesome both on the mic and in the ring!
Jim n brian talk crap on aew haven't heard them bring up wwe recent ppv street profits n viking raider match and ninjas why is that no surprise
@Samt It is considered rude to bring up facts when someone is making an ignorant statement on RUclips. You should apologize to poor Crystal. Use small words.
So your saying your Jim n Brian nut swingers
That's what I thought true hurts
Nobody cares. Jim has been exposed. Check his Twitter
Watch what Phil did to poor Billy Joe Travis one Saturday morning in the studio...SAVAGE!!!
P Y Chu Hi
XD
P Y chu hi
Thanks for disclosure. MAGA 2020. Unsub
See you later! Cornette is God.
When will usamericans realise that it doesn't really matter who is in power, as the progressive imperialists agenda will always continue? Conservatives should focus on evangelisation and building militias instead of playing this rigged game
look everybody it's one of bunker boy's lackeys
@@heysaekari look everyone.. it must be rest break at the gloryhole.. a semen slurper got out..
7rh