He was what we would call an out-of-this-world Talent. He was a jack-of-all-trades. He was a pinnacle for managers to look up to after his time. He also was a huge part of undertakers success. And above all and amazing human being.
Yer not lying. I got to go backstage at raw in March of 2000. I was just kinda standing around in awe of everyone, and who comes down the stairs with a plastic Target shopping bag?? Paul bearer! He saw that I was the only kid around and took me to meet everybody. Matt hardy was also extremely kind. Only person who was a Dick? Steve Blackman. He was on a couch with a blonde on each side of him, and as I was leaving to goto my seat, I walked past him and as I’m approaching he just starts shaking his head no. Here I am, 12 years old, just thinking “guy, I didn’t even want yer autograph…let alone a picture.”
Paul bearer at least got to make another man happy before his passing, Paul bearer would be genuinely happy for L.A knight in wrestling heaven. He was such an odd character but a wise mind behind the wrestling curtains and truly special. Rest easy Paul.
I was in the audience for Percy’s last match managing Knight (Shaun Ricker at the time) in CWfH. The one thing that I’m always going to remember was the very last thing he said into the mic at the end of his very last televised promo. “Amen.” What a legend.
The wild things I’d never have known without these interviews, man. I had no idea about this relationship, nor did I ever appreciate exactly how Bearer was just so happy to impart his ideas onto the talent he worked with, on the off chance that something resonated with someone he spoke to. Given his resume, it’s fair to say he did even more than he gets credit for these days.
Paul played not just one of the scariest managers, but one of the scariest characters in wrestling Period, but irl he was a sweetheart. Rest In Peace man
Man I grew up watching Paul taker and Kane promos.. he was always an odd ball but man hearing this he had a heart of gold I love hearing that’s Paul loved sharing info with knight
Percy Pringle was the m'n f'n man. It does not surprise me that he was LA knights manager for that many years. You should look into Percy/Paul bearer's career and see how many wrestlers he "managed. Love Paul/Percy. Always an amazing act. Always fantastic as a manager. LA Knight is fantastic, I hope he eventually catches on with the audience at large. I love me some Brey, but to be honest Brey can be a death kiss to the preformer that he is against. I am hoping the LA Knight can move beyond that and be at least a top mid card if not a main event guy (seriously if the Miz can be a main event guy, and no disrespect to Miz he has worked nd earned his spot. LA Knight is so much better and deserves a top spot) only my personal bias, I understand those that don't feel the same way.
Paul Bearer was so awesome. I forget how I came across it, but I sent him a message on his website and I was genuinely surprised when he replied. Very down to earth. We even corresponded for a bit.
@@jamaaldagreatest2748 no problem. For some reason ii only see the actual videos of them in clips, which is just as good, but if you type in their names there's one with no video (I think it's the same one), but either way it'll be the videos of Paul wearing the blue shirt/jacket
@@jamaaldagreatest2748 also, if you type in megasode 3 with him cornette with Jim Ross that's like 7 hours of them two having great conversations. Also if you type in Jim Ross and Cornette Inside the Ropes, there's some good/funny interviews with them as well. And lastly if you've never watched (well listened to) Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, there's a great 3 hour episode of him and that other big guy who's name I can't remember ATM, but they do a great 3 hour episode talking about basically Jim's whole career n the WWF, but it's just Bruce and the bug guy, I think his name is Conrad or something like that I think, but man it's a great and just all around hikarious podcast imo tbh. And it's really worth watching just to hear the parts where Bruce (in case you dk who Bruce Prichard is, he's the one who olayed Brother Love in the WWF, and he booked in Houston, WWF, and I'm pretty sure he did some booking with Corny and Russo in both WWF and TNA, so he's got some good stories of that relationship lol.
@@jamaaldagreatest2748 and I'm sorry about all the long comments, I'm sure you know how it is when you find someone who likes the same things you like when I've had si many people who say it's stupid to sit and listen to these interview and all. Also, if you like true crime or videos about killers, you should check out a few of these channels/videos/playlists. That Chapter is a great channel that breaks down and goes into detail about a lot of crazy killers and the people they killed and the cases and all, but also kinda has a comedic tone to it as well, but in a non disrespectful way towards the victim and very disrespectful to the one who did the stuff tbh lol. Nick Crowley's RUclips's Darkest Channels and RUclips's Darkest Videos is a great series as well. And lastly The Channel NEXPO has a great series/playlist called Disturbing Things From Around the Internet, and man lemme tell ya, some of that shii is disturbing AF. There's one where I get mad every time I watch it where the video is someone's doorbell cam and it shows the woman come outside and literally listen to one of her neighbors getting kidnapped and she come outside just to be the nosey neighbor and wasn't like already on the phone with the police or nothing, just standing on the porch listening to an active kidnapping happen and watches as they drive past smh. But yeah, I highly recommend NEXPO as well, he has a bunch of great videos, and another I'd highly recommend that's kinda long, but a hell of a video and a roller coaster of a video I think is called like Lake City Quiet Pills. Which if you just type in Nexpo and City Quiet Pills, you'll find it.
Because the Paul Bearer persona has become so dominant in the prowrestling world what goes under appreciated is how much he contributed to that community BEFORE the PB gimmick. And that nurturing continued to some degree on the indie circuit in between WWE gigs at the end of his career when his body could never have tolerated the full time grind
I specifically went to a local indie show because Paul was appearing. Didn’t know anything about Shawn (Shane?) Ricker/LA Knight at the time. Knight was far and away the breakout star of that show, which was overall a bit of a mess. Got to meet Paul once. He was an extremely kind man who loved all of wrestling with a passion, the men he managed, the fans, the work, and was so grateful for his career that he just had to give back whatever and whenever he could. Such an inspirational life.
When Paul Bearer turned on the undertaker at summer slam 96 it was such a massive moment, not just for the night but for wrestling. It completely took our attention away from the mess the rest of that show was! 😂 the highlight of being ther that night for sure!
That’s creepy that the last match and encounter that both Paul Bearer and Bray Wyatt had that was televised was with LA Knight. I hope that doesn’t become a meme🥸
This surely doesn’t 100% prove it, but to me this in a way is a proving point that there’s always someone watching over you. I’m sure a lot of us have someone like that. Glad to hear he does as well.
If you've never seen them before, treat yourself to the shoot video of Paul Bearer and Jim Cornette. Or the ones of him with Bobby Heenan. You'll soon realize what an absolute sweetheart the guy was. RIP
He managed wrestlers under Fritz Von Erich with the name Percy Pringle. Man, I thought he was the strangest guy! He cracked me up back then. After that he joined wwf met undertaker and the rest is history.
Advice to anyone not yet reported. Its common for families to agree beforehand to NOT answer the phone but let it go to voicemail. This is to resist the temptation to try and interact with their child, forcing them into a conflict of interests that gets them in trouble with the instructor. Also allowing it to go to voice gives the family something tangible to hold onto at least until that first letter, maybe even longer….. Ive known at least one of the voice messages to be reused as the recruits personal ringtone in the parents’ and sibling’s cell phone
R.I.P. Percy Pringle. In an age where workers & personalities could be hella cutthroat & standoff-ish, every story I hear is of him helping or ribbing someone.
Something struct my head… If LA Knight came to WWE 5 years earlier, we would’ve gotten Taker vs Knight at Wrestlemania! Hell, they could’ve re-hashed the Punk v Taker WM29 storyline and they’d nail it!
I never knew Paul Bearer had managed LA Knight. LA Knight can say that himself Mankind Kane and The Undertaker have all been managed by Paul Bearer at some point in their respective careers.
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Paul Bearer was both an odd character, but a great man
He was what we would call an out-of-this-world Talent. He was a jack-of-all-trades. He was a pinnacle for managers to look up to after his time. He also was a huge part of undertakers success. And above all and amazing human being.
Yer not lying. I got to go backstage at raw in March of 2000. I was just kinda standing around in awe of everyone, and who comes down the stairs with a plastic Target shopping bag?? Paul bearer! He saw that I was the only kid around and took me to meet everybody. Matt hardy was also extremely kind. Only person who was a Dick? Steve Blackman. He was on a couch with a blonde on each side of him, and as I was leaving to goto my seat, I walked past him and as I’m approaching he just starts shaking his head no. Here I am, 12 years old, just thinking “guy, I didn’t even want yer autograph…let alone a picture.”
He played that character so well. And he was so nice and genuine rip brother
@@princevegeta-sonthat was no character , it was him the whole time
@@jtm322you met anyone we else?
So basically LA Knight is more linked to Undertaker than Bray is. Makes sense.
YEAH
looks like takers got another half brother he never knew about. paul knew how to get down, YEAH
In the literal sense,..YEAH!! They both shared the same manager.. supernaturally..no, as far as character work
@@s1lic0necutiewhich means he's also the half brother of Kane
"Oh YEEESSSS !" - Paul Bearer; Percy Pringle
That’s really cool. I hope he had a chance to tell some Paul Bearer stories with Taker
The undertaker needs his own podcast or RUclips channel where he can tell his stories and do interviews with other wrestlers
@@robertrussell4035I'm pretty sure Taker already launched his own podcast. It's called Six Feet Under
@@robertrussell4035six feet under with Mark Callaway
R.I.P. Paul!
Paul bearer at least got to make another man happy before his passing, Paul bearer would be genuinely happy for L.A knight in wrestling heaven. He was such an odd character but a wise mind behind the wrestling curtains and truly special. Rest easy Paul.
I was in the audience for Percy’s last match managing Knight (Shaun Ricker at the time) in CWfH.
The one thing that I’m always going to remember was the very last thing he said into the mic at the end of his very last televised promo.
“Amen.”
What a legend.
In think him and Brian Cage were a tag team being managed by Percy at one point.
@@12012channel They were, and a solid tag team too.
That's soooo Awesome and Wholesome 😭😭❤❤
You're poopin
This actually hit me in the feels, much more than I ever thought a Paul Bearer story could. Respect to the man
This would make an LA Knight vs Taker feud even more epic, imagine the promos
The wild things I’d never have known without these interviews, man. I had no idea about this relationship, nor did I ever appreciate exactly how Bearer was just so happy to impart his ideas onto the talent he worked with, on the off chance that something resonated with someone he spoke to. Given his resume, it’s fair to say he did even more than he gets credit for these days.
Paul played not just one of the scariest managers, but one of the scariest characters in wrestling Period, but irl he was a sweetheart. Rest In Peace man
I see LA knight but i hear the rock.
IF YOU CAN SMELL WHAT THE KNIGHT IS COOKING!!!
I see Shooter McGavin.
@@DrFoo11 He eats pieces of shit for breakfast
@@DrFoo11 no way 💀💀💀💀💀
@@cjr4444YEAH
This made me a little emotional. Such a great actor and an even great man. R.I.P Paul 😢
"Oh Yeeeeeeeessssss!!!"
"Yeeeeaaaah!!"
Hear that would’ve been actually epic lol
Rip Paul Bearer
R.I.P. I appreciate the admiration and respect Knight had for him, genuinely great to see.
Paul bearer is a hometown legend
Future champ, icon & great legend
Man I grew up watching Paul taker and Kane promos.. he was always an odd ball but man hearing this he had a heart of gold I love hearing that’s Paul loved sharing info with knight
Percy Pringle was the m'n f'n man. It does not surprise me that he was LA knights manager for that many years. You should look into Percy/Paul bearer's career and see how many wrestlers he "managed. Love Paul/Percy. Always an amazing act. Always fantastic as a manager. LA Knight is fantastic, I hope he eventually catches on with the audience at large. I love me some Brey, but to be honest Brey can be a death kiss to the preformer that he is against. I am hoping the LA Knight can move beyond that and be at least a top mid card if not a main event guy (seriously if the Miz can be a main event guy, and no disrespect to Miz he has worked nd earned his spot. LA Knight is so much better and deserves a top spot) only my personal bias, I understand those that don't feel the same way.
Paul Bearer's double chin deserves it's own spot in the hall of fame.
That is the nicest compliment... "so grateful to have an outlet"
Thats so cool that he understood that it gave Paul so much pleasure to just pass on his knowledge.... That's a lovely thing. God love Bill Moody.
Paul Bearer was so awesome. I forget how I came across it, but I sent him a message on his website and I was genuinely surprised when he replied. Very down to earth. We even corresponded for a bit.
Paul bearer is a legend man. Go back and watch a few of his shoot videos if you haven't already.. some of the best stories I've heard
I know alot about wrestling but this was new to me. Thank you
Give this man his push, he deserves it
Paul Bearer knew how great he was.
rip to a legend of legends 🥺😭
William Moody truly was a one-of-a-kind.
God rest that man
He truly was one of a kind
Paul Bearer was one of a kind and he will forever be missed 😢
How the hell did I never know about Paul Bearer and Eli Drake being a thing???
I know. Im kind of shocked
I know im late but he wasnt eli drake he was going by shaun ricker at the time
Paul is amazing. One of my fav interviews is one with him and Cornette forever ago. A really fun listen.
Thanks for that I'mma go watch/listen to it
@@jamaaldagreatest2748 no problem. For some reason ii only see the actual videos of them in clips, which is just as good, but if you type in their names there's one with no video (I think it's the same one), but either way it'll be the videos of Paul wearing the blue shirt/jacket
@@jamaaldagreatest2748 it's a very good/hilarious interview. I'm sure juay watching the clips all together is just as funny.
@@jamaaldagreatest2748 also, if you type in megasode 3 with him cornette with Jim Ross that's like 7 hours of them two having great conversations.
Also if you type in Jim Ross and Cornette Inside the Ropes, there's some good/funny interviews with them as well.
And lastly if you've never watched (well listened to) Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, there's a great 3 hour episode of him and that other big guy who's name I can't remember ATM, but they do a great 3 hour episode talking about basically Jim's whole career n the WWF, but it's just Bruce and the bug guy, I think his name is Conrad or something like that I think, but man it's a great and just all around hikarious podcast imo tbh. And it's really worth watching just to hear the parts where Bruce (in case you dk who Bruce Prichard is, he's the one who olayed Brother Love in the WWF, and he booked in Houston, WWF, and I'm pretty sure he did some booking with Corny and Russo in both WWF and TNA, so he's got some good stories of that relationship lol.
@@jamaaldagreatest2748 and I'm sorry about all the long comments, I'm sure you know how it is when you find someone who likes the same things you like when I've had si many people who say it's stupid to sit and listen to these interview and all.
Also, if you like true crime or videos about killers, you should check out a few of these channels/videos/playlists.
That Chapter is a great channel that breaks down and goes into detail about a lot of crazy killers and the people they killed and the cases and all, but also kinda has a comedic tone to it as well, but in a non disrespectful way towards the victim and very disrespectful to the one who did the stuff tbh lol.
Nick Crowley's RUclips's Darkest Channels and RUclips's Darkest Videos is a great series as well.
And lastly The Channel NEXPO has a great series/playlist called Disturbing Things From Around the Internet, and man lemme tell ya, some of that shii is disturbing AF. There's one where I get mad every time I watch it where the video is someone's doorbell cam and it shows the woman come outside and literally listen to one of her neighbors getting kidnapped and she come outside just to be the nosey neighbor and wasn't like already on the phone with the police or nothing, just standing on the porch listening to an active kidnapping happen and watches as they drive past smh.
But yeah, I highly recommend NEXPO as well, he has a bunch of great videos, and another I'd highly recommend that's kinda long, but a hell of a video and a roller coaster of a video I think is called like Lake City Quiet Pills. Which if you just type in Nexpo and City Quiet Pills, you'll find it.
Basically when Taker did the promo with La Knight and Bray he really passed the torch to LA Knight
Knight has a great future ahead of him.
Because the Paul Bearer persona has become so dominant in the prowrestling world what goes under appreciated is how much he contributed to that community BEFORE the PB gimmick. And that nurturing continued to some degree on the indie circuit in between WWE gigs at the end of his career when his body could never have tolerated the full time grind
Awesome story! 🥲
Oh my gosh, that’s amazing
LA Knight will be the next Man in that Ring and Arena
Wow, had no idea. This is so cool.
I specifically went to a local indie show because Paul was appearing. Didn’t know anything about Shawn (Shane?) Ricker/LA Knight at the time. Knight was far and away the breakout star of that show, which was overall a bit of a mess. Got to meet Paul once. He was an extremely kind man who loved all of wrestling with a passion, the men he managed, the fans, the work, and was so grateful for his career that he just had to give back whatever and whenever he could. Such an inspirational life.
When Paul Bearer turned on the undertaker at summer slam 96 it was such a massive moment, not just for the night but for wrestling. It completely took our attention away from the mess the rest of that show was! 😂 the highlight of being ther that night for sure!
#paulbearer a #legend #manager. 😢❤
Paul Bearer is a legend RIP
Wtf... that made me emotional
Knight needs to have a catchphrase for Percy. Ohhhhhhh Yes inspired YEAH!
His CWH run was dope
That’s creepy that the last match and encounter that both Paul Bearer and Bray Wyatt had that was televised was with LA Knight. I hope that doesn’t become a meme🥸
Paul was LA Knights last manager
Bray's last opponent was LA Knight
LA Knight is wrestling heritage and he hasn't even won a wwe title yet
This surely doesn’t 100% prove it, but to me this in a way is a proving point that there’s always someone watching over you. I’m sure a lot of us have someone like that. Glad to hear he does as well.
This should be in a storyline with taker and l.a.
Wow that's great. I it's funny how some things seem meant to be. It's always WHO you know... Not WHAT you know. I see it 100 times a day
Paul Bearer is definitely on the mount Rushmore of wrestling managers
If you've never seen them before, treat yourself to the shoot video of Paul Bearer and Jim Cornette. Or the ones of him with Bobby Heenan. You'll soon realize what an absolute sweetheart the guy was. RIP
wow i got chills listen to this F
Amazing
Just over 10 years he's been gone and I still have yet to hear anything bad said about the man.
Love LA Knight❤
Percy Pringle the 3rd was one of the greatest
He managed wrestlers under Fritz Von Erich with the name Percy Pringle. Man, I thought he was the strangest guy! He cracked me up back then. After that he joined wwf met undertaker and the rest is history.
I didn't know that. So cool
Rip Paul bearer....aka Percy Pringle
Man, LA's office is sick
Oh my God aw
Wow thats dope
"Let me talk to ya" 😂😂
Love Paul bear
I didn't know that la knight was managed by Paul 😱😎
Wow good stuff
Advice to anyone not yet reported. Its common for families to agree beforehand to NOT answer the phone but let it go to voicemail. This is to resist the temptation to try and interact with their child, forcing them into a conflict of interests that gets them in trouble with the instructor.
Also allowing it to go to voice gives the family something tangible to hold onto at least until that first letter, maybe even longer…..
Ive known at least one of the voice messages to be reused as the recruits personal ringtone in the parents’ and sibling’s cell phone
Really wow never knew that
It’s incredible he was able to call when he died to give him those things. Really went above and beyond…
So much Austin vibes from la knight
R.I.P. Percy Pringle. In an age where workers & personalities could be hella cutthroat & standoff-ish, every story I hear is of him helping or ribbing someone.
Ngl i really miss LA knight as being eli drake. But im happy to see him doing good in wwe
LET ME TALK TO YA YYYYYEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
Ohhhhh yessssss
I didn't know that super interesting
Something struct my head… If LA Knight came to WWE 5 years earlier, we would’ve gotten Taker vs Knight at Wrestlemania! Hell, they could’ve re-hashed the Punk v Taker WM29 storyline and they’d nail it!
Oh Yyyyyeeeeaaahhh
Wow I am learning a lot wow I didn't know that
LA knight should be carrying a championship strap
I want that million dollar belt, but seriously Paul did work in the cemetery business.
He found about passing when Rock told him
I remember that facts
Rip uncle Paul bearer
I see the million dollar belt
I hear the Rick in his regular voice but his on stage and on mic I hear a Ric flair mixed in there allot
YEAH
Today I learn
Seriously???? I love that guy
Imma be in championship wrestling Memphis
I never knew Paul Bearer had managed LA Knight. LA Knight can say that himself Mankind Kane and The Undertaker have all been managed by Paul Bearer at some point in their respective careers.
How is this guy not a champion in wwe?
Because Roman holds all top championships 😬
@@hakimdiwan5101 L A KNIGHT!
YEAAAAH! Winning the world title!
@@fraticelli510 I hope so
Ok ok MR. MONEY IN THE BANK!
YEAAAAH!
Michael Cole is a member of BC.
La knight needs to cut a promo with u see taker about Paul, so LA knight can connect more with the wwe universe.
I am really starting to like LA Knight!!
I wonder who Paul barrier after managing the undertaker and mankind who Paul barrier manage outside of WWE before LA Knight/Eli Drake
Only real OG's will remember Eli Drake from TNA
To this day, I call him that
Yeah, he was so good
e...li...DRAKE absolutely loved him in Impact
The real OG’s remember Shaun Ricker managed by Paul Bearer In Championship Wrestling or Slate Randall in 2013 NXT
Damn I didn't think la been around that long
He's like a 15 old veteran....