Jim Cornette on The Passing Of Butch Reed
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- From Episode 178 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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Dude retired from Wrestling due to bad knees... and went right into Rodeo.
What a badass.
Actually my grandpa was raised on the farm just how he helped raid my and my brothers 😔bro I can’t believe my grandfather really gone 🥺
@@4K_russ Just started watching Mid-South a couple of weeks ago. Your grandfather has been one of my favorites. Sorry for your loss even if its been some time since...
INDEED 👌🏿!!!
Rest in power Butch! I became a big fan after watching on RUclips the stuff he did in Mid-South, and the big match he had with Flair in Houston. He was a star, and a true credible main-eventer. I hope fans won't forget him. 💪🏾💪🏾✌
Could you imagine that I was a 10 year old 5th grader in 1983 seeing him in Houston either against JYD or his feud against “ Hacksaw “ Jim Duggan , I’ll never forget those times !
DOOM was such an awesome team.
RIP Nancy Benoit
Indeed
Yes!
WAY better than the APA
@@kevthegoat8774 right in APA Ron is the best part. With Doom Ron is just green enough that Butch and Ron are equal badass personalities.
Reed, Duggan, Dibase, Taylor. These guys made things happen in Mid South.
Don't forget JYD, he was so incredibly over there for a couple of years.
Jake Roberts
@@jonathanturbide2232 He was a god in Mid South Wrestling. He used to set Louisiana on fire 🔥
Chavo (Sr) and Hector Guerrero were pretty big draws there too during their stints in Mid South
Dr. Death.
Christ Jim is so gifted with his ability to make you feel like you were actually there with some of these stories. I swear to you I could visualize Butch on his knees with a headband on desperately scraping up his spilled Coke from off the floor board with a pissed off look on his face. Meanwhile Buddy is walking around in circles dazed, bleeding and confused apologizing profusely "I'm so sorry Butch" lol ........Thanks Jim
RIP Hacksaw Butch Reed.
Love Jim's knowledge of old school wreslting and he has some amazing stories. Butch Reed was a great talent and it's nice to hear about him.
Reed was definitely one of those guys who should have been a bigger star than he was.
You know why he wasn't.
@@Blackfeet The very same reason Kofi got a token title run that ended in an 8-second squash.
@@jamirimaj6880 He should have never won the belt. Reed was awesome.
@@travismcdonald6576 yes a 10+ year vet that the crowd is fully behind shouldn't get a title a run...stfu Travis.
Rumor has it Butch was supposed to beat Ricky Steamboat for the I-C belt but was no no-show to the TV taping that day. The Honky Tonk Man was on hand, so Vince decided with Hulkster's suggestion to put the title on him.
Hacksaw vs. Hacksaw, Butch Reed vs. Jim Duggan. HBR vs. JYD. Butch Reed vs. "Natureboy" Ric Flair. The man was another reason that MidSouth Wrestling was the best.
Tough S.O.B., and a great heel. He will be missed for sure. R.I.P. "The Natural" Butch Reed
@Motorhead711, Butch was an awesome football player for the Chiefs, yeah he was a great worker both as a heel & as a babyface
Is there a more badass team than Doom? The name, the look, the dudes. Total legend Butch Reed was.
Butch was amazing. He’s in my top 25 singles for sure. Doom is in my top 7 teams of all time. I literally watched a butch promo with the doctor last week. Great star. Ty & RIP
On pure talent alone top 5 singles.
With Ron in Doom top 3 tag team
Butch had it all.
Should’ve been World Heavyweight Champion.
As Triple H likes to say
He was that THAT! DAM! GOOD!
R.I.P Champ.
One of my favorite tag teams of all time: Doom. Right up there with the Steiner bros, road warriors, midnight and rock n roll express. I just wish butch and simmons were together a few more years. Butch also had a great feud with flair in 82. faced macho man in WM 4. He was suppose to be the first black intercontinental champion by beating steamboat but he went AWOL so they gave it to honky tonk man. Still should be a HOFer. One of the toughest wrestlers of the 80s and early 90s. RIP MR BUTCH REED!
Damn straight he should be be HOF. No 2 ways about it he was a legend in wcw but Vince didn’t have his fingerprints in it so... but I agree Doom was the real deal.
DOOM is the ideal heel hoss tag team IMO.
RIP to Butch. I loved him in Mid-South and WCW. He and Ron Simmons as Doom were so awesome. As a longtime Memphis Wrestling fan I was surprisingly shocked to JYD and Butch bring their feud to Memphis.
"I am the lawyer. I have the court. I am the judge and the jury. I hold the judgment on you Big John Stud" - Butch Reed
The Natural Butch Reed! I was always impressed with his physique.
Definitely Agreed
These tributes are so heartfelt and fitting.
My mom and dad loved him. I learned trash talking cause of him. "Selling wolf tickets" lol
He beat former NWA and AWA World champion Gene Kiniski in his debut match in 1978 and that alone should tell you what Sam Muchnick thought of his potential. If not for his demons and getting burnt out by staying too long in Mid South, he, not Ron Simmons would’ve been the first African American World Champion, he was that good. RIP Hacksaw!
Neither one of them was the first black World Champ. Bearcat Wright was.
Butch beat the legendary Gene Kiniski in his debut match? Why hasn't this information been shared with the fans of late 70s to mid 80s Wrestling?
Been waiting on this. Jim always loved Butch.
First live wrestling card I attended was the Centroplex in Baton Rouge Mid South promotion.Ric Flair defended the NWA World Championship against Butch Reed. What a great way to start. Butch lost that night but won me over as a lifelong fan.
Butch Reed was an awesome talent...especially in Florida in '82...GCW, his whole Mid South run and WCW with Ron Simmons in WCW. REST IN PARADISE HACKSAW!!!!!! You were a true NATURAL in Professional Wrestling!!!!!!!!!!!
He was the most intmidating wrestler I ever saw in Mid-South wrestling, and I saw Andre the Giant and Paul Orndorf.
RIP Butch Hacksaw Reed. A tremendous wrestler and worker!
As I mentioned on another channel. The first card I ever went to was an AWA card, which had Butch Reed against Baron Von Raschke. It was a great match; much respect for Butch Reed.
Great video, "The Natural" Butch Reed took on another MidSouth Wrestling guy Koko B. Ware at WrestleMania III in front on 93,000 plus in Pontiac, MI at the Pontiac Silverdome. That's why he and all on the card that special night are big deals. His contemporary The Junkyard Dog took on Harley Race. Hacksaw Jim Duggan made his big debut of the run in of the Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik vs. The Killer Bees (Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell).
I grew up in Dallas with the Von Erichs but an independent station in Dallas tried to air Mid South Wrestling in the 80's. I first saw Butch Reed in Mid South during his feud with Dick Slater who had Dark Journey on his side. He had real strength, athletic ability, and in-ring/on-air charisma!
Its woof tickets. Meaning all bark and no bite. It's an old prison term.
One of my uncles was good friends with Butch in Midsouth here in Alexandria, La. Still speaks fondly of him
In 1974 I got the pleasure of watching Butch Reed in person was when he played s playing football at the University of Central Florida I was amazed of how quick he was for a linebacker. He could hit hard and when i watched three of our players were carted off the field This was prior to clothesline being illegal in football. Butch Reed rest in peace.
'The Natural' Butch Reed! DOOM was an awesome tagteam, even him alone was an incredible talent.
I remember Jessie Ventura as the heel announcer loved him, "I tell you Gorilla, he kind of reminds me of me!" RIP Butch!!!
When I was a kid I loved the Steiner Brothers. I was genuinely scared for them when Doom wanted to challenge them.
Butch Reed was one of my favorite wrestlers , he never got the credit he deserved on all fronts .. RIP BUTCH , THANK YOU
Once in Virginia I was at an ATM and I felt a strong hand on my shoulder. I thought I was getting mugged but It was Buddy Landell asking me where the wrestling show was!
Butch Reed vs JYD will always be my favorite feud! Butch Reed could bench press 300 t0 400 pound guys over his head with ez, i always wanted to be built like him.
My old man loved Doom. I vaguely remember them but I was too young. I came up Harlem Heat, The Gangstas and The Nation of Domination.
How am I just realizing that Ron Simmons was younger than Butch Reed? Ron Simmons seemed like he was 40 when he started to 16-yr-old me.
Ron Simmons looked 40 when he was born. Now that he's in his 60's, he still looks like he's 40.
@@drg5352 that's hilarious 😂
@@drg5352 Same with Arn Anderson. The guy always looked 40 years old to me
@@drg5352 Nah he looks a lot older and small now
@@bullock4211 Did you know Stevie Ray is older than Arn Anderson? I'm not joking!
An amazing talent. RIP "Hacksaw" Butch Reed.
a great talent he was. he had a very nice run in WCW teaming up with Ron Simmons ; I remember the 1st time watching Doom with those black masks . they were a very impressive strong tag team. the feuds with the Steiners and Road Warriors. legendary. sad that he was never given a major push as a singles player. in WWF or nwa
I didn't know Butch Reed had died. Man!!! , folks are passing like flies! Thanks for the mention.
Jimmy’s record keeping is unreal. Guy’s memory is impeccable.
Butch Reed is an awesome 80s and early 90s wrestler i best remember him as tag team partner of Ron Simmons in WCW as DOOM!!! He was badass
When Corny mentioned Hobbs I was thinking the same thing. If Hobbs molds his style into something like Reed, or early Ron Simmons, he'd be money
I remember when cornette walked up on Bill watts interviewing butch reed and the midnight express jumped watts and butch reed just shook his head and walked off like it’s non of his business Lol
The good old days of Wrestling
A great work
Grew up in New Orleans, they sold birthday cakes with J.Y.D. on them 😂😂😂
Ron Simmons was a *BEAST* on Early 90's WrestlingTelevision.
The Butch-signal will never shine bright, again.
Rest in peace to a true legend of pro wrestling first African-American NWA heavyweight Champion Bruce Reed
Black...
@@Shin-Blade African-American
My Childhood Herp and FAVORITE Werstler of ALL time...RIP Hacksaw!!!
Yeah Kevin and Kerry von erich as heels helping Flair in florida Butch ripped Flair's clothes off
I mean't David not kevin
Had a great run with RIC flair in Florida
I remember when I first noticed Butch as North American Champion in 1983 ! He was only 28 years old. This guy was put together like there is no tomorrow ! He was over ! Great promo ! I was floored ! Top Top Notch ! He was top draw and could work with the best. Dusty , Slick Ric, JYD you name it . God Bless .
He was main Eventing St Louis within two years of being in the business
Against Flair no less.
Makes sense that Watts could really showcase him. Watts was main eventing the Garden with Bruno, 2 or 3 years after he started.
Wrestling At the Chase in St. Louis, MO around 1978 he debuted. Him and Hercules Manny Fernandez started around the same year. Harley Race, David Von Eric, Ted DiBiase, and Ric Flair. Butch Reed was being pushed by Harley Race and Bobo Brazil and Downtown Freddy Brown in St. Louis. He had a wrestling match against Harley Race and David Von Eric.
@@boristhompsonmeeks598 I'm pretty sure Saint Louis to not have a Downtown Freddie Brown
@@boristhompsonmeeks598 I want to say Ray Hernandez started around in 1982 in St Louis
Rip grandpa 🙏🏾 I can’t believe how much people loved him 🥺
Well I have to go back and watch every single Doom's tag matches when I get a chance to look through my DVD/VHS library
@Tiger Doom vs Steiner Brothers and Flair and Luger.
One of the most athletic and underrated wrestlers ever!
RIP Butch Reed he was a great talent
I always strive to be the best person I can possibly be buy you still won't like me because I don't fit in any box .
Kansas City Legend.
Ironically, Brandi's maiden name is Reed.
Reed came to world class championship wrestling. I remembered the arm wrestling match with Kerry von Erich.
Vince McMahon did Butch Reed wrong.
Dying his hair blonde and calling him the natural.
Buddy and the rolex! 😂 Butch: “I am the man!” RIP to both!
#RIP Butch, thanks for the memories
No wonder the JYD disappeared around the time of the first WWF Survivor Series. Butch Reed was on Andre the Giant’s team.
Thank-you artist Travis for giving Jim Cornette a Montreal Canadiens barrel to wear ;-)
Butch Reeds look in wwf was a tribute to Sweet Daddy Siki, Im surprised no one else has mentioned it.
As I couldn't see alot of the territories back then, and mostly got my news about them from wrestling magazines, I was always interested in Butch Reed, and seeing NWA shows and he would be on the front or back cover of the programs. By the time he went to WWF, I was excited to see him, but by that time, when someone was hyped who was coming to the area, like him, or Dick The Rebel Slater, you knew they would be given a push, and maybe be big enough to wrestle Hogan, but you knew they wouldn't beat him, and would then start to slide down the card after that. (At least that was how it always appeared to me on the television programs.) So I'm really enjoying seeing all the old Mid South programs, and how amazing Butch Reed was, like that slam of Big John Studd, and matches with Ric Flair and others. He was a wrestling legend who won't be forgotten.
Very good take on Butch, RIP Brother.
Funny thing about the Natural Butch reed the heat that it did have just with visual... If it came out today it would be considered pretty hip
Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!😎🐐🐐
One of my favorites especially in Mid-South Days.. R.I.P. BUTCH! Thank you for the memories!!
The man who inspired me to hit the gym. 💪
Butch was in Georgia in 1981. And he was billed as "Bruce Reed" during that run
Grew up in rural Oklahoma, mid south was first wrestling I ever saw,used to have to go out and turn the antenna to get reception, great memories, RIP butch
He should of gotten a major push in WWF at the time. He was a great athlete. But I’m sorry that “ Natural “ gimmick that they gave him just sucked. They just couldn’t just let him be something more real. The blond dye job looked horrible on him.
He was suppose be the IC title but no showed several live events. The IC title was put on the honky tonk man instead.
The Natural gimmick was awesome, it was colorful and was really good for a heel, he was like a black Macho Man. Vince wanted him to be the Intercontinental champion, but he didn't show up at the taping and the rest is history.
I loved the natural gimmick.
@@ShelCorporation urban legend Butch Reed said so as much
@@jonathanturbide2232 The problem with the way Vince booked Butch was the fact that Slick was pushed more as "the attraction" than Butch.
The REAL Natural, not like Dustin Rhodes
Rhodes are Dirty and Dusted
This is why we listen so intently to the great Jim Cornett.... nobody but nobody can tell a story or spin a yarn quite like Jim can... lol! Love those stories. 🤣🤣 RIP MR. Butch Reed.
I caught the tail end of Butch's career, but I'll never forget Doom. That was one of the first tag teams I ever marked out for. RIP Butch, I'll miss you.
1 of my top 10 favorite wrestlers of all time. Mid-South run was legendary. RIP Butch 🙏❤
Another KC shout-out of the great Butch Reed
I love stories like these. Just more background on some of my favorite wrestlers. Reed had a great look. Wish he had won the Intercontinental Title. R.I.P. to a legend.
Reed and Simmons were my favorite black wrestlers on top.
Him and Brodey were my favorites
*Brody
@@satan3959 I'm really really really really really MF high
Doom worked, when they got unmasked, I was like "of course it's Butch Reed and Ron Simmons" but up until that moment, I honestly didn't know who they were.
Why is Hacksaw so dark? He was not Junkyard Dog.
Reed was one of my favorites. Loved his Mid South Promo's.
I remember Bruce Reed wrestling in St Louis. Never forget the night Bruce Reed wrestled Harley Race at the Checker Dome. That was the night Harley popped out from one of those secret doors by the hotdog stand that we were at. Got to shake Harley's hand before he grabbed a dog and soda then disappeared back through the wall.
He was a Butch within a year of wrestling in St Louis
RIP To The Natural Butch Reed!!😔🙏🙏
I followed him in Georgia, Mid-South/Wccw, Florida, central states and wcw only anything up north hell no.
Thanks for the memories dude. I loved the 'natural' gimmick and him being a loud mouth. Rest in piece buddy
R.I.P One Off My Favorite Wrestlers Ever
Cornette’s Bill Dundee’s impression is hilarious ! 😂😂😂
Well people are forgetting, watts tried to replace dog with savannah jack
Butch Reed in WWE was terrible. They completely wasted his ability and character. He was a great mid-carder if not main event talent...
Yeah, they really didn't do much with him.
Rumour has it he was in line for ICC bellt, but no showed ... and htm got it instead.
Speaking of bumps: the bump Corney took from Bill Watts was a big seller.
Always a fan of his. One of the first heels I couldn’t help but like
Been waiting for this
Butch’s Mid-South run was his best stuff
Love listening to Jim spin these stories.
One of the stories about Butch is him facing off with those "KKK B--------HES" in 1983 Greenwood, MS and he had an equilizer with him called "A 357 MAGNUM, WITH A 44 FRAME!!!"
MORE POWER TO THE HACKSAW, R.I.P!!