When he says technical wrestling is boring, I don't think he's necessarily wrong. It CAN be boring -- but that of course, is heavily dependent on what is done in the ring, and how the techniques are utilized. Often times, mat wrestlers do the same, generic rest hold, but with guys like William Regal, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, (to name a few, there's a lot I'm aware of that) those guys were able to mix up the mat wrestling styles with a touch of flavor. Eddie G. with his experience in high-flying wrestling was able to mix it up with some agility, energy. Although he was grounded, it didn't take much for him to come right back up. Hell, even Mysterio's done it a few times. The kip ups, spins, rolls, those are just simple ways of using speed to counter some holds and grapples. Chris Benoit and Regal were both vicious in their styles. They kept you grounded, but they had their brutal, hard-hitting tactics of working with people. Whether it was using headbutts, strikes to the neck, chest, back, whatever it was. They beat the living hell out of you, and worked primarily on those body parts they wanted to "stretch." Bret Hart and Angle are certainly the more traditional mat wrestlers, in my eyes, and undoubtedly one of the best in their craft. Angle works a little more showmanship, in that his personality is the biggest thing next to his wrestling ability. Sorry for the wall of text.
I can't take anything away from Bully. When it comes to getting a reaction from the crowd he's right up there with the best of them. I'd love to have sen the kind of promos he could do with guys like The Rock, HBK or Flair...the true showmen of wrestling history. Safe to say that Bully Ray's pretty high on that list. Best heel of the modern era (take that Triple H).
1. Bully Ray is nowhere near as good as Triple H was. Bully Ray is at highest on level with Orton when he was heel in 2009. 2. Bully Ray is not even close to the likes of Ric Flair, The Rock, Stone Cold, HBK, Undertaker etc..
Jesus Condom 1. Bully Ray incited riots in the crowd, that's how much heat he got in the ECW era...maybe you don't know that because you never watched it, but I did and millions of others have as well. 2. Speak on what you know. The Dudleys did have a feud with Taker in WWE when they stole the Urn, and that was a classic, hard hitting rivalry. Pay attention to how Bully/Bubba spoke and promoed in that. Consistently intense with the NYC attitude of his. The rest you can't speak on because it never happened, so stop trying to sound like an expert, cuz you right now just sound like *another* clueless WWE fanboy.
I dont understand how people dont get what Bubba is saying about technical wrestling. the man is a professional and knows what he is talking about. If you look at the biggest money drawers in say the wwe, or the most over guys in the history, not a lot of them are in ring generals. look at hulk, Cena, Goldberg at EWC. technical guys are good and all but in the sports entertainment industry what sells are mic skills(except when it comes to monsters) and attitude. catchphrases also dont hurt. Even Danielson said it that it doesnt matter whether you are good. question is are you marketable
kurt angle and chris benoit had amazing matches, what kind of wrestling would you call that? they were genius in the ring, they are amazing TECHNICAL wrestlers
@๓๏гɭยภ ђยภՇ Bret Hart was the face for a good while. Benoit and guerrero were the face for a little only but benoit is the best wrestler(specifically in the ring) ever. Kurt angle was the face for a good while.
@๓๏гɭยภ ђยภՇ dean malenko is the only one from the comment that is a true technical specialist. He was never the face but he is for sure one of the best wrestlers of all time. I think hes satisfied with that
Batista when you return after a what 4 year absent and in the rumble you and Reigns were the final 2... But they were not only cheering Bryan but Roman Reigns. Don't be hating when people hate you my man.
That was a great interview. I haven't watched Bubba's run in TNA but I've always been a fan. I like that he stayed in "character" but at the same time you felt like you were hearing the man behind the character. Although like he said there really isn't a difference between the two. Either way I enjoyed that interview.
Bully Ray is right, technical wrestling IS boring, guys like Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, those guys did MORE than technical wrestling, they combined their in ring talent with storytelling telling, mic skills and working the crowds. That's what separates them from boring jobbers like Dean Malenko and Roderick Strong. Bully Ray is an absolute legend, Dudleyz/Team 3D is the greatest tag team ever, Ray was one of the best shit talkers ever, I'm glad he finally became a main eventer.
***** Lesnar, Benoit & Cesaro have intensity and believability that make their matches interesting when they combine it with their wrestling skills. Punk can at least cut good promos, Bryan just sucks.
MrMoneyInTheBank Stop watching wrestling. You just said Dean Malenko, Roderick Strong and Bryan Danielson suck...... First of all, Dean Malenko was one of the few Western wrestlers bringing that hard hitting Jr style to the states. Without Dean Malenko, a lot of wrestlers wouldn't exist. You talk about jobbers as if the wrestler himself has control over what happens in a ring as far as wins and losses go. Have you even watched a Dean Malenko or Roderick Strong match? Roderick Strong isn't even a technical wrestler. He uses more of a Strong style, something you probably know nothing about. There is no point in even talking about Bryan Danielson. He was regarded as the best in the world for 10 straight years. SHUT UP! Dudleyz are the best tag team ever????? SHUT UP x2! Kazuchika Okada was a jobber in TNA and now he's one of the best wrestlers in the world. SHUT UP INFINITY!
MrMoneyInTheBank And by saying that Technical wrestling sucks, you would also agree that Dory Funk Jr sucks too right? I bet Billy Robinson also sucked... yeah......
hyperbomb180 Those 3 guys are also boring as hell, compare them to guys like Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle and Ric Flair whom are also great in the ring but they also have compelling characters to keep things interesting.
So you watch wrestling for the compelling characters? Okay, it makes sense now. This is the problem with wrestling fans today. They call themselves wrestling fans and die hards yet they watch it for mostly all of the things that happen outside of the ring, If you find wrestlers like Dean Malenko boring, then you are not really a wrestling fan. He was a member of the 4 horsemen for a reason. .
Bully Ray is the perfect TNA success story, guy comes in from WWE was a mid-card tag team guy totally reinvents himself and becomes World Champ, hats off to him.
@@m0xl3y89 wow that comment is really old. I guess I meant when cena was the main WWE guy and the other wrestlers were being held back and Bubba would’ve likely not be given a championship match lol. But I don’t really watch wrestling anymore.
The problem with technical wrestling is that casual fans usually do not know how to appreciate the hard work and technique performed by very technical wrestlers like Dean Malenko or William Regal. Hardcore wrestling, as exciting as it looks and sounds, is unsustainable if done in excess as the audience will want more violence in the expense of the wrestlers' well-being. At the end of the day, a balance has to be made.
You're the only guy on RUclips... that I've witnessed who gets 3 consecutive negative-rated comments and then a top comment. You sir, are more legendary than Ryback himself
Although I don't think all technical matches are boring like Bully Ray I have to say this dude can give a good interview. He's very respectful to the interviewer and tells it like he feels. I respect Bully Ray for that and wish his career well. I just hopes he releases technical matches the likes of Bret Hart VS Bob Backland were amazing and very fun to watch.
I hate how people don't get what he's saying. I could try to explain it but I'm not very good at it. I can tell you a story about how Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko had a match at a house show. It was a technical match, they were transition hold from hold, mat wrestling, chain wrestling, and doing it all - but the crowd got tired of it, they began to boo. Chant this is boring for the remainder of the match until Dean Malenko stopped the match and picked up a mic and told them to shut the fuck up. I honestly can't remember exactly where I heard it from. But I know it was from a wrestler that was working in WCW.( Edit: Raven Shoots on Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, & Chris Benoit) In that case, technical wrestling is boring. But if you say it like that nobody will understand. If I say, to the UFC fans out there, GSP has entertaining fights. You'll fucking laugh. He takes you down, lays on you, lets you get up, and takes you down again. He's a scientific fighter. If I say, for the boxing fans out there, Floyd Maywhether is an exciting boxer, you'll fucking laugh. He's a very scientific boxer and only few can appreciate what he does in the ring. Many can appreciate his record, many can appreciate GSP's record. It's the same with Technical wrestling. Few can appreciate it. You may THINK you're the few that appreciates it but no, you just appreciate a good match. Watch World of Sport or (since the WWE Network came out) some really really old school wrestling. You might find a technical match or two in there. And in that technical match you'll say "this is so fucking boring" or you could enjoy it. Now if you're not into boxing well let's bring up some TV shows. Breaking Bad drew its biggest numbers for it's finale. It broke records in the finale...but wait a minute, what about the rest of the show? It was a brilliantly written and acted show with incredible cinematography but for a while, it was getting beat by what show? What show of all shows? True Blood. Why? Because True Blood had vampires. True Blood had explosions, and werewolves, and SEX. Breaking Bad was about a teacher with cancer who got into the meth business. 'Who cares nothing is happening tonight, he's not going to build a death machine and kill zombies with it or rip out someone's throat with his bare hands then run super fast is he?' Everyone shits on Michael Bay, but he still puts butts in the seats. Almost every damn year he releases Transformers and it makes a lot of money. Nobody is going to see a movie like Drive(watch the movie before you see the trailer) or There Will Be Blood. When they go to a movie theater they want to be really entertained and see something amazing and out of this world. There Will Be Blood and Drive are amazing movies some of my favorites, but they didn't bring in as much money as Michael Bay's Transformers does every year. Scarface didn't, Fight club didn't. Granted the economy is much different now than it was back then but they still didn't draw as much money. There's a reason Hulk Hogan drew ton of money. There's a reason Austin drew a ton of money and the Rock. They were larger than life, and when I say that it's not about their physique its about their personalities and characters. Technical Wrestling is boring in a sense, it took a while for Benoit and Guerrero to get their championships. Benoit because I'm guessing it was because he was too small. However, once Guerrero became larger than life he took off and won the championship. I remember being a kid tuning in every week on smackdown just to see him. He didn't lift the big show on his shoulders or slam Andre. He wasn't that big, strong, or fast. But he was funny and smart as a character. He lied and cheated every week and people actually rooted for him. I didn't watch him as a kid because of his technical wrestling, I watched him because he was entertaining and really that's all that matters. That's how you bring people in, by being entertaining. That's it for my essay, did not expect to write this much. TL;DR entertainment > technical wrestling.
Bully Ray is the Best Heel in pro wrestling right now. How many people have been so hated that the fans threw garbage at him. He's the man. I'd like to see him have a feuds with punk that would be great tv.
this is a good interview, he clearly has a great respect for the business hes not gonna sit there and dump on wwe cus thats not who he is hes a fan and wrestler but i will say this is it dosent matter about your style of wrestling if your technical or not, any kind of style is boring if you dont have the ring presence or charisma to back it up
He's not one of my favorite wrestlers, and I have a hard time buying into him as a main eventer even with his talking ability. That said this is one of the best shoot interviews from a wrestler I have seen. I know being real is what they are meant to be, but this one just seems genuine.
I think it would be cool to do some cross-brand promotional PPV, where TNA sends a few guys and WWE sends their guys and we have like 6 singles matches..that would be cool to see. Would never happen due to money, talent and obviously the heads of the companies would never want to make themselves look weaker by losing to the other.
Glad to see the trilogy of Steamboat vs. Flair. That was absolutely epic stuff and WCW was the amazing. Look at your list and consider how many of the stars you mentioned were WCW stars..
Aces and eights arc in TNA was its best one ever If only bully Ray could have existed in WWE too It would have been iconic Aces and eights arc will be one of the iconic arcs in wrestling
I like how everyone below me is talking about random shit instead of actually talking about the video and how cool Bully Ray is out of character. He seems like a really straightforward and fun guy.
I would LOVE to see Paul Heyman and Bully Ray work together (when he retires) have some creative advice and story ideas for WWE or TNA. These two know how to create excellent storylines, execute awesome character developments, memorable segments and promos, etc. I guarantee you, if this happened, I think the Pro Wrestling Industry could benefit greatly from this. It may not reach the levels of success like in the 80s and 90s, but it would still reach great financial and quality success.
The thing about Bully Ray is that whilst I don't agree with everything the guy says, he does make some good points and knows what he's talking about. He seems like a decent guy who doesn't B.S. and has earned his success, so fair play to him, the guy is entitled to his own opinion. Purely technical wrestling isn't as entertaining as technical wrestling in a sports entertainment environment.
technical wrestling doing pretty damn good over in Japan. Right now NJPW is doing better than any other company. Also MMA fans should have no problem embracing pro wrestling considering arguably it's greatest fighter ever is easily pro wrestling's greatest technical wrestler in Kazushi Sakuraba.. oh yeah then there's lesnar. great interview btw. kinda nice with the half in character thing.
He may bore you to tears when he talks but he's still a pretty good mic worker. I understand how you wouldn't be fully invested in his lame jokes, but when he's motivated (being serious), there's no arguing he's one of the best in that department.
He's a true wrestling fan, instead of these confused fan boys who feel like they have to hate tna because you don't. I grew up on pro wrestling wwf/wwe, wcw, ecw etc I didn't hate I enjoyed the sport Vince doesn't own you so stop begging it for free.. We are wrestling fans
Oh I totally agree! That's why it's so sad that the world title is so low on the card, seeing as someone like Triple H has been chasing that title for years when he was still active as a superstar all the time. I'm not saying guys like Ziggler and del Rio don't have talent, for them the current use of the title is great, but the days that guys like Taker and Edge, among others, were chasing the WHC are not that long ago. As for Bully being any kind of champ in WWE? Don't know, we have to wait.
I went to an ECW show and a little old lady was in the first row jawing with Bubba Ray and he hid behind one of the security guys and yelled at her...hilarious. Fun guy, fun show.
its great to see a man in wrestling who isn't just a bonehead jock. this man knows the business - up & down, inside & out. bubba ran (along w/ heyman) ECW, & now is pulling rank over guys who "think" they know the business (Hogan) in TNA. this man's done it all --- promote, contracts, signing talent, booking, set up chairs, built rings, sold ads, printed tickets, sold tickets, & much much more.... last but not least... PUT ON A SHOW FOR THE FANS.
He said it so right about WWE & TNA, WWEs been around for what 30 yrs something like that. WWE has also had help from celebrities, MR T. CINDY LAUPER. MIKE TYSON etc, they've had time 2 grow. To be around for 11 yrs while WWE is still king is amazing, a better network & promoting of their product would help as well.
I totally agree with him about his persona. A lot of us fans use wrestling terminology today and we pigeonhole wrestlers as 'face/heel" but really, the best wrestlers are themselves and if we like them, great and if we don't, hey they won't lose any sleep over it.
I don't believe that technical wrestling is boring because anyone of those moves can be affected if done right. I do agree that smash mouth wrestling is short,powerful and affective as well if you want a quicker win and hardcore/street fights are wild and entertaining and I'm not criticizing it because I like it too but I also like wrestling matches with holds and submissions.
I will admit when him and Devon split and Bully went on his single's career I didn't think it would work..but it worked for Bully he has done great on his own
Holy shit...Bubba Ray got so damn big they had to change his name to Bully...I'd luv to see a side by side pic of now and 15 years ago...what a difference.
ROH currently is on TV via the Sinclair Broadcasting Network (which owns various regional cable channels), and have had a TV show off/on for the last 3 years or so. For the first 7-8 years of the company's existence, though, it was entirely live show/DVD based, and it utilized the internet to connect to its fanbase better than anybody else. The ROH store sells compilation DVDs of former stars that went on to WWE/TNA fame. You should check 'em out.
Seriously, I agree. Eddie and Benoit never drew more than Hogan, Rock, Stone Cold or Cena. Even Daniel Bryan, he's great at technical wrestling but that's not what's gotten him to the position he's in now, he's at the top of the company because he can engage the fans and they like his character. He puts on the best match on every show, but he's not doing hammerlocks and abdominal stretches, he kicks people and crowds go wild for that.
I love Tech Wrestling because that is how it used to all be. When you watch it you witness two men trying to literally show the other up and win. it was the definition of competition. Fans today are not familiar with old time wrestling and most old time wrestlers and because of that do not show the proper respect towards it for the most part. I can certainly understand why people do not find it fun to watch, but to me, when I watch it, Im witnessing the roots of wrestling and its art.
He is not entirely wrong though. Technical Wrestling often gets a lot of attention in Indy leagues, but observe what happens if wrestlers switch to a more technical phase during a match in WWE. The crowd instantly starts booing and chants "boring". Mainstream fans want high-flying and brawls. They want action not chain wrestling. So he is right in regards to technical wrestling not putting asses in seats. At least in major North American promotions.
Strangely enough, the only technical wrestlers I know that people really pay to see are [Note: not in any particular order]: 1.) Chris Benoit 2.) Daniel Bryan 3.) Kurt Angle 4.) Ric Flair These four guys are technical, very technical, and they put asses on seats. The thing is that brawling, crashing, pinfalls, powerbombs, etc... are the ones that make people come to arenas and not give a damn if there are seats.
Exactly. Mainstream audiences don't care one bit about workrate or in-ring ability. Rollins, Balor, Styles, Malenko, Benoit, Storm, none of those guys ever drew a dime. The big draws are the personalities and characters. Guys like Hogan, Flair, Foley, The Rock, Warrior, Austin, Undertaker, Sting, Savage, Goldberg, and Cena. I know what you're going to say: "bUt sOmE oF ThOsE gUyS WeRe gOoD WoRkeRs." Yeah, so? It's their PERSONALITY that got them over in the first place. It's the big personalities and characters that sell tickets, not the "serious wrestlers."
As someone who considers himself a wrestling fan, I watch near everything from puro (both classic and present), world of sports, indies, the territories and lucha, I'd much rather watch WWE over TNA. In fact I'd rather watch near anything to TNA.
Depending on when this interview really took place: Brooke Hogan is OUT of TNA Bully Ray is seeing Brooke TESSMACHER Technically, Bully Ray can't call Hogan 'Dad' because he and Brooke Hogan NEVER actually got married. Brooke Hogan is dating and planning to marry somebody else. So what's Bully Ray gonna do when and if Hogan doesn't resign for TNA in October 1st and Aces and 8s are finally buried?
Technical wrestling isn't boring but I think it's difficult for wrestlers to make interesting, but when they do it's great to watch and that's why I'm a fan. A good balance of wrestling to mayhem is the main event that was on raw this week with golddust and Cody rhos
It would've been the best thing ever if it was 10 years ago. That match is soo many years too late. Sting can't even sit down on his scorpion deathlock anymore, and Undertaker, well he's losing it. So as much as we would like to see Sting vs. Taker, it's too late.
ZUZAINFINITY I don't think so, Taker and Michaels put on great shows at their two wrestlemania's and especially Michaels was on his last straw when it came to health in the ring. it's still a possibility but Sting won't jump this soon i don't think.
These comments are funny...obviously Bully Ray is doing a combination of shoot-style and in character type interview. Who cares what's his opinion on technical wrestling!
He's right about technical wrestling. That's why I was never really a Bret Hart fan because his matches got very boring all he ever did was technical wrestling.
yeah right, some time ago, I don`t know if you guys know, but two superstars did a "Iron man match"... 60 minutes of technical wrestling. Shawn Micheals vs Bret Hart, one of the best matches of all time.
Gotta respect bully ray a champion in every major promotion hes been a part of hes wrestled the greats of today love him hate him great entertainer but pure wrestling fan do apperciate technical wrestling guys like aj styles cm punk daniel bryan kaz Samoa joe lots of heart some these guys Ain't the biggest and don't fit the stereotypical wrestling mold image wise but are great to watch
Damn he looks in great shape. Way better then his WWE days.
Now he’s fat again 🤦♂️
When he says technical wrestling is boring, I don't think he's necessarily wrong.
It CAN be boring -- but that of course, is heavily dependent on what is done in the ring, and how the techniques are utilized. Often times, mat wrestlers do the same, generic rest hold, but with guys like William Regal, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, (to name a few, there's a lot I'm aware of that) those guys were able to mix up the mat wrestling styles with a touch of flavor.
Eddie G. with his experience in high-flying wrestling was able to mix it up with some agility, energy. Although he was grounded, it didn't take much for him to come right back up. Hell, even Mysterio's done it a few times. The kip ups, spins, rolls, those are just simple ways of using speed to counter some holds and grapples.
Chris Benoit and Regal were both vicious in their styles. They kept you grounded, but they had their brutal, hard-hitting tactics of working with people. Whether it was using headbutts, strikes to the neck, chest, back, whatever it was. They beat the living hell out of you, and worked primarily on those body parts they wanted to "stretch."
Bret Hart and Angle are certainly the more traditional mat wrestlers, in my eyes, and undoubtedly one of the best in their craft. Angle works a little more showmanship, in that his personality is the biggest thing next to his wrestling ability.
Sorry for the wall of text.
@sneksnekitsasnek cena is boring
I can't take anything away from Bully. When it comes to getting a reaction from the crowd he's right up there with the best of them. I'd love to have sen the kind of promos he could do with guys like The Rock, HBK or Flair...the true showmen of wrestling history. Safe to say that Bully Ray's pretty high on that list. Best heel of the modern era (take that Triple H).
Yeah the heat he gets is REALLY hard to do right? Just calling fans random shit. Get real, 'one of the best'...
Jake Gigawatt Yeah, cuz just anyone can do it and get taken as seriously as he can right? Shut up.
1. Bully Ray is nowhere near as good as Triple H was. Bully Ray is at highest on level with Orton when he was heel in 2009.
2. Bully Ray is not even close to the likes of Ric Flair, The Rock, Stone Cold, HBK, Undertaker etc..
Jesus Condom 1. Bully Ray incited riots in the crowd, that's how much heat he got in the ECW era...maybe you don't know that because you never watched it, but I did and millions of others have as well.
2. Speak on what you know. The Dudleys did have a feud with Taker in WWE when they stole the Urn, and that was a classic, hard hitting rivalry. Pay attention to how Bully/Bubba spoke and promoed in that. Consistently intense with the NYC attitude of his. The rest you can't speak on because it never happened, so stop trying to sound like an expert, cuz you right now just sound like *another* clueless WWE fanboy.
I dont understand how people dont get what Bubba is saying about technical wrestling. the man is a professional and knows what he is talking about. If you look at the biggest money drawers in say the wwe, or the most over guys in the history, not a lot of them are in ring generals. look at hulk, Cena, Goldberg at EWC. technical guys are good and all but in the sports entertainment industry what sells are mic skills(except when it comes to monsters) and attitude. catchphrases also dont hurt.
Even Danielson said it that it doesnt matter whether you are good. question is are you marketable
Look at Dean Malenko and Lance Storm great wrestlers with great matches but both couldn't cut good promos.
Cena has got good mic skill? Good joke.
Dave Batista cena is stale, and his gimmick is undesirable, but he can cut a hell of a promo. don't bull shit yourself cause you hate him.
1Paraj I hate you too.
Dave Batista that's lovely. I think about that as I sleep
That was one of the most freakin' awesome interviews I've ever heard with a Pro Wrestler.
Much *RESPECT*
Now that is one hell of a (worked) shoot promo. I never gave Bully Ray the respect he deserved as a singles talent, but damn, he just convinced me.
JK
One of the best interviews done lately. Kept it real on every subject.
kurt angle and chris benoit had amazing matches, what kind of wrestling would you call that? they were genius in the ring, they are amazing TECHNICAL wrestlers
@๓๏гɭยภ ђยภՇ Bret Hart was the face for a good while. Benoit and guerrero were the face for a little only but benoit is the best wrestler(specifically in the ring) ever. Kurt angle was the face for a good while.
@๓๏гɭยภ ђยภՇ dean malenko is the only one from the comment that is a true technical specialist. He was never the face but he is for sure one of the best wrestlers of all time. I think hes satisfied with that
Bubba Rey Dudley is a genius!
He lost a lot of weight. i hardly recognized at first.
"Bully Ray: "Technical wrestling is boring"
You're boring.
Batista when you return after a what 4 year absent and in the rumble you and Reigns were the final 2... But they were not only cheering Bryan but Roman Reigns. Don't be hating when people hate you my man.
Joseph Wenzel I hate you too.
love your 45 year old ass to mr. im gonna be wrestling til i can't damn walk! YES! YES! YES!
You guys realize that this most likely isn't actually Batista
Oh I could care less , whether it's Batista or one of his few fans...
That was a great interview. I haven't watched Bubba's run in TNA but I've always been a fan. I like that he stayed in "character" but at the same time you felt like you were hearing the man behind the character. Although like he said there really isn't a difference between the two. Either way I enjoyed that interview.
Bully Ray is right, technical wrestling IS boring, guys like Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, those guys did MORE than technical wrestling, they combined their in ring talent with storytelling telling, mic skills and working the crowds. That's what separates them from boring jobbers like Dean Malenko and Roderick Strong.
Bully Ray is an absolute legend, Dudleyz/Team 3D is the greatest tag team ever, Ray was one of the best shit talkers ever, I'm glad he finally became a main eventer.
***** Lesnar, Benoit & Cesaro have intensity and believability that make their matches interesting when they combine it with their wrestling skills. Punk can at least cut good promos, Bryan just sucks.
MrMoneyInTheBank
Stop watching wrestling. You just said Dean Malenko, Roderick Strong and Bryan Danielson suck...... First of all, Dean Malenko was one of the few Western wrestlers bringing that hard hitting Jr style to the states. Without Dean Malenko, a lot of wrestlers wouldn't exist. You talk about jobbers as if the wrestler himself has control over what happens in a ring as far as wins and losses go. Have you even watched a Dean Malenko or Roderick Strong match? Roderick Strong isn't even a technical wrestler. He uses more of a Strong style, something you probably know nothing about. There is no point in even talking about Bryan Danielson. He was regarded as the best in the world for 10 straight years. SHUT UP! Dudleyz are the best tag team ever????? SHUT UP x2! Kazuchika Okada was a jobber in TNA and now he's one of the best wrestlers in the world. SHUT UP INFINITY!
MrMoneyInTheBank
And by saying that Technical wrestling sucks, you would also agree that Dory Funk Jr sucks too right? I bet Billy Robinson also sucked... yeah......
hyperbomb180
Those 3 guys are also boring as hell, compare them to guys like Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle and Ric Flair whom are also great in the ring but they also have compelling characters to keep things interesting.
So you watch wrestling for the compelling characters? Okay, it makes sense now. This is the problem with wrestling fans today. They call themselves wrestling fans and die hards yet they watch it for mostly all of the things that happen outside of the ring, If you find wrestlers like Dean Malenko boring, then you are not really a wrestling fan. He was a member of the 4 horsemen for a reason. .
technical wrestling is boring to him because he can't do it
He don't hide it tho
This is one of the coolest interviews I've seen from Bully Ray.
Finally a geniuine interview!! Great stuff!!
5:50 Oh my goodness, guess who Roman got his catchphrase from?
Hahaha that's awesome. he got it from someone with just as impressive talking skills lmao
this was by far the best wrestling interview ive ever seen...aside from some shoots..this was top notch
Bully Ray is the perfect TNA success story, guy comes in from WWE was a mid-card tag team guy totally reinvents himself and becomes World Champ, hats off to him.
Really great interview, mad respect for Bully Ray!
Bubba needs to go to WWE and win the wwe championship or heavyweight championship at least once.
Why? So he can be another guy overshadowed by hhh and cena? No thanks.
hell fucking know in wwe he will always be know as bubba Ray the tag team wrestler
ThingsYouWant2C Bully Ray is too manly for the WWE.
@@m0xl3y89 wow that comment is really old. I guess I meant when cena was the main WWE guy and the other wrestlers were being held back and Bubba would’ve likely not be given a championship match lol. But I don’t really watch wrestling anymore.
8:31 "No one has ever sold out 94,000 seats before." Antonio Inoki and Ric Flair would like to have a word with you.
He's in amazing shape now
This is crazy. I think I just became A Bully Ray fan. Great interview.
I met Team 3-D in 2006 at a high school event. It was a Huge honor and I will never forget that moment
Awesome interview. Bubba Ray is an all time great.
The problem with technical wrestling is that casual fans usually do not know how to appreciate the hard work and technique performed by very technical wrestlers like Dean Malenko or William Regal. Hardcore wrestling, as exciting as it looks and sounds, is unsustainable if done in excess as the audience will want more violence in the expense of the wrestlers' well-being. At the end of the day, a balance has to be made.
You're the only guy on RUclips... that I've witnessed who gets 3 consecutive negative-rated comments and then a top comment.
You sir, are more legendary than Ryback himself
Although I don't think all technical matches are boring like Bully Ray I have to say this dude can give a good interview. He's very respectful to the interviewer and tells it like he feels. I respect Bully Ray for that and wish his career well. I just hopes he releases technical matches the likes of Bret Hart VS Bob Backland were amazing and very fun to watch.
That was a great interview. Bully ray is officially a cool dude.
1/2 of the best tag team of all time.
Awesome interview.
Of their era. Road Warriors vs Dudleyz would be my dream match.
I hate how people don't get what he's saying. I could try to explain it but I'm not very good at it. I can tell you a story about how Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko had a match at a house show. It was a technical match, they were transition hold from hold, mat wrestling, chain wrestling, and doing it all - but the crowd got tired of it, they began to boo. Chant this is boring for the remainder of the match until Dean Malenko stopped the match and picked up a mic and told them to shut the fuck up.
I honestly can't remember exactly where I heard it from. But I know it was from a wrestler that was working in WCW.( Edit: Raven Shoots on Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, & Chris Benoit) In that case, technical wrestling is boring. But if you say it like that nobody will understand. If I say, to the UFC fans out there, GSP has entertaining fights. You'll fucking laugh. He takes you down, lays on you, lets you get up, and takes you down again. He's a scientific fighter. If I say, for the boxing fans out there, Floyd Maywhether is an exciting boxer, you'll fucking laugh. He's a very scientific boxer and only few can appreciate what he does in the ring. Many can appreciate his record, many can appreciate GSP's record. It's the same with Technical wrestling. Few can appreciate it. You may THINK you're the few that appreciates it but no, you just appreciate a good match. Watch World of Sport or (since the WWE Network came out) some really really old school wrestling. You might find a technical match or two in there. And in that technical match you'll say "this is so fucking boring" or you could enjoy it.
Now if you're not into boxing well let's bring up some TV shows. Breaking Bad drew its biggest numbers for it's finale. It broke records in the finale...but wait a minute, what about the rest of the show? It was a brilliantly written and acted show with incredible cinematography but for a while, it was getting beat by what show? What show of all shows? True Blood. Why? Because True Blood had vampires. True Blood had explosions, and werewolves, and SEX. Breaking Bad was about a teacher with cancer who got into the meth business. 'Who cares nothing is happening tonight, he's not going to build a death machine and kill zombies with it or rip out someone's throat with his bare hands then run super fast is he?' Everyone shits on Michael Bay, but he still puts butts in the seats. Almost every damn year he releases Transformers and it makes a lot of money. Nobody is going to see a movie like Drive(watch the movie before you see the trailer) or There Will Be Blood. When they go to a movie theater they want to be really entertained and see something amazing and out of this world. There Will Be Blood and Drive are amazing movies some of my favorites, but they didn't bring in as much money as Michael Bay's Transformers does every year. Scarface didn't, Fight club didn't. Granted the economy is much different now than it was back then but they still didn't draw as much money.
There's a reason Hulk Hogan drew ton of money. There's a reason Austin drew a ton of money and the Rock. They were larger than life, and when I say that it's not about their physique its about their personalities and characters. Technical Wrestling is boring in a sense, it took a while for Benoit and Guerrero to get their championships. Benoit because I'm guessing it was because he was too small. However, once Guerrero became larger than life he took off and won the championship. I remember being a kid tuning in every week on smackdown just to see him. He didn't lift the big show on his shoulders or slam Andre. He wasn't that big, strong, or fast. But he was funny and smart as a character. He lied and cheated every week and people actually rooted for him. I didn't watch him as a kid because of his technical wrestling, I watched him because he was entertaining and really that's all that matters. That's how you bring people in, by being entertaining.
That's it for my essay, did not expect to write this much. TL;DR entertainment > technical wrestling.
Technical is were it should be at. The crowds suck
*****
By who? We don't see it unless you watch college sports. This show stuff is over rated because that's all you see. Why does America do this?
Great comment man.. It should be a right mix of both if you ask me
what about mma
Bully Ray is the Best Heel in pro wrestling right now. How many people have been so hated that the fans threw garbage at him. He's the man. I'd like to see him have a feuds with punk that would be great tv.
Great questions by Vilet. This is a really neat interview.
this is a good interview, he clearly has a great respect for the business hes not gonna sit there and dump on wwe cus thats not who he is hes a fan and wrestler but i will say this is it dosent matter about your style of wrestling if your technical or not, any kind of style is boring if you dont have the ring presence or charisma to back it up
He's not one of my favorite wrestlers, and I have a hard time buying into him as a main eventer even with his talking ability. That said this is one of the best shoot interviews from a wrestler I have seen. I know being real is what they are meant to be, but this one just seems genuine.
He seems very intelligent and seems to know the business, he could definitely have an important role once he is finished in the ring
I think it would be cool to do some cross-brand promotional PPV, where TNA sends a few guys and WWE sends their guys and we have like 6 singles matches..that would be cool to see. Would never happen due to money, talent and obviously the heads of the companies would never want to make themselves look weaker by losing to the other.
Bully Ray is looking in great shape these days.
nice interview .. good work man
Glad to see the trilogy of Steamboat vs. Flair. That was absolutely epic stuff and WCW was the amazing. Look at your list and consider how many of the stars you mentioned were WCW stars..
Aces and eights arc in TNA was its best one ever
If only bully Ray could have existed in WWE too
It would have been iconic
Aces and eights arc will be one of the iconic arcs in wrestling
Yea Michaels, Hart, Benoit, Jericho, Punk and Daniel Bryan are soooo boring. (Sarcasm)
How many times i have to say this? CM PUNK IS NOT A TECHNICIAN DAMMIT!!
No matter what you say about Ray/Bully He's going in the Hall of Fame as one of the greatest Tag Team Ever........
I like how everyone below me is talking about random shit instead of actually talking about the video and how cool Bully Ray is out of character. He seems like a really straightforward and fun guy.
I would LOVE to see Paul Heyman and Bully Ray work together (when he retires) have some creative advice and story ideas for WWE or TNA.
These two know how to create excellent storylines, execute awesome character developments, memorable segments and promos, etc.
I guarantee you, if this happened, I think the Pro Wrestling Industry could benefit greatly from this. It may not reach the levels of success like in the 80s and 90s, but it would still reach great financial and quality success.
This was a great interview.
this guy is a great interviewer, should have more subscribers!
Technical wrestling is not boring. Ring of Honor has some of the best wrestling on television right now.
More people should be watching.
The thing about Bully Ray is that whilst I don't agree with everything the guy says, he does make some good points and knows what he's talking about. He seems like a decent guy who doesn't B.S. and has earned his success, so fair play to him, the guy is entitled to his own opinion.
Purely technical wrestling isn't as entertaining as technical wrestling in a sports entertainment environment.
technical wrestling doing pretty damn good over in Japan. Right now NJPW is doing better than any other company. Also MMA fans should have no problem embracing pro wrestling considering arguably it's greatest fighter ever is easily pro wrestling's greatest technical wrestler in Kazushi Sakuraba.. oh yeah then there's lesnar.
great interview btw. kinda nice with the half in character thing.
A wrestler doesn't have to be technical to be good. Brawlers, powerhouses and luchadores can be good too.
Where have you been? It's always been brought back for the 2016 olympics. Can't imagine it being in the winter olympics.
Great interview
Finally a news reporter that seems interested in interviewing a pro wrestler
He may bore you to tears when he talks but he's still a pretty good mic worker. I understand how you wouldn't be fully invested in his lame jokes, but when he's motivated (being serious), there's no arguing he's one of the best in that department.
But it´s true. Most people unfortunately dont care much for technical wrestling.
i agree man and thx for tellin me when the fight is ill be sure to watch that one.
He's a true wrestling fan, instead of these confused fan boys who feel like they have to hate tna because you don't. I grew up on pro wrestling wwf/wwe, wcw, ecw etc I didn't hate I enjoyed the sport Vince doesn't own you so stop begging it for free.. We are wrestling fans
you can tell his improved his health, his physically better then he ever was in WWE
BEST Interview EVER ... GO Bully Ray GO TNA ... hash tag upside down heart!!!!
Oh I totally agree! That's why it's so sad that the world title is so low on the card, seeing as someone like Triple H has been chasing that title for years when he was still active as a superstar all the time.
I'm not saying guys like Ziggler and del Rio don't have talent, for them the current use of the title is great, but the days that guys like Taker and Edge, among others, were chasing the WHC are not that long ago.
As for Bully being any kind of champ in WWE? Don't know, we have to wait.
If I remember correctly Christian said in an interview and I quote " I haven't won a world title until I won it in wwe."
I went to an ECW show and a little old lady was in the first row jawing with Bubba Ray and he hid behind one of the security guys and yelled at her...hilarious. Fun guy, fun show.
WTF a video AD just ran on youtube and i have adblock!?
Back on subject, epic vid! thanks!!
its great to see a man in wrestling who isn't just a bonehead jock. this man knows the business - up & down, inside & out. bubba ran (along w/ heyman) ECW, & now is pulling rank over guys who "think" they know the business (Hogan) in TNA.
this man's done it all --- promote, contracts, signing talent, booking, set up chairs, built rings, sold ads, printed tickets, sold tickets, & much much more.... last but not least... PUT ON A SHOW FOR THE FANS.
Holly shit is that bubba ray dudley? Holy shit he's buff now!
He said it so right about WWE & TNA, WWEs been around for what 30 yrs something like that. WWE has also had help from celebrities, MR T. CINDY LAUPER. MIKE TYSON etc, they've had time 2 grow. To be around for 11 yrs while WWE is still king is amazing, a better network & promoting of their product would help as well.
I totally agree with him about his persona. A lot of us fans use wrestling terminology today and we pigeonhole wrestlers as 'face/heel" but really, the best wrestlers are themselves and if we like them, great and if we don't, hey they won't lose any sleep over it.
I don't believe that technical wrestling is boring because anyone of those moves can be affected if done right.
I do agree that smash mouth wrestling is short,powerful and affective as well if you want a quicker win and hardcore/street fights are wild and entertaining and I'm not criticizing it because I like it too but I also like wrestling matches with holds and submissions.
I will admit when him and Devon split and Bully went on his single's career I didn't think it would work..but it worked for Bully he has done great on his own
Tyler Curry yeah bc Bubba had a singles run in WWE and it wasn’t that great
Holy shit...Bubba Ray got so damn big they had to change his name to Bully...I'd luv to see a side by side pic of now and 15 years ago...what a difference.
ROH currently is on TV via the Sinclair Broadcasting Network (which owns various regional cable channels), and have had a TV show off/on for the last 3 years or so. For the first 7-8 years of the company's existence, though, it was entirely live show/DVD based, and it utilized the internet to connect to its fanbase better than anybody else.
The ROH store sells compilation DVDs of former stars that went on to WWE/TNA fame. You should check 'em out.
Good Interview
Seriously, I agree. Eddie and Benoit never drew more than Hogan, Rock, Stone Cold or Cena. Even Daniel Bryan, he's great at technical wrestling but that's not what's gotten him to the position he's in now, he's at the top of the company because he can engage the fans and they like his character. He puts on the best match on every show, but he's not doing hammerlocks and abdominal stretches, he kicks people and crowds go wild for that.
I love Tech Wrestling because that is how it used to all be. When you watch it you witness two men trying to literally show the other up and win. it was the definition of competition.
Fans today are not familiar with old time wrestling and most old time wrestlers and because of that do not show the proper respect towards it for the most part.
I can certainly understand why people do not find it fun to watch, but to me, when I watch it, Im witnessing the roots of wrestling and its art.
this is a good interview
Plus one of my favorite wrestlers of all time wasn't really a technical wrestler.
Stan Hansen was beast
He is not entirely wrong though. Technical Wrestling often gets a lot of attention in Indy leagues, but observe what happens if wrestlers switch to a more technical phase during a match in WWE. The crowd instantly starts booing and chants "boring". Mainstream fans want high-flying and brawls. They want action not chain wrestling. So he is right in regards to technical wrestling not putting asses in seats. At least in major North American promotions.
Strangely enough, the only technical wrestlers I know that people really pay to see are [Note: not in any particular order]:
1.) Chris Benoit
2.) Daniel Bryan
3.) Kurt Angle
4.) Ric Flair
These four guys are technical, very technical, and they put asses on seats. The thing is that brawling, crashing, pinfalls, powerbombs, etc... are the ones that make people come to arenas and not give a damn if there are seats.
The interviewer looks like Henry Cavill or is it my idea? Great interview btw and a very smart guy
This interview have make me raise my respect to Bully Ray..
Exactly. Mainstream audiences don't care one bit about workrate or in-ring ability. Rollins, Balor, Styles, Malenko, Benoit, Storm, none of those guys ever drew a dime. The big draws are the personalities and characters. Guys like Hogan, Flair, Foley, The Rock, Warrior, Austin, Undertaker, Sting, Savage, Goldberg, and Cena. I know what you're going to say: "bUt sOmE oF ThOsE gUyS WeRe gOoD WoRkeRs." Yeah, so? It's their PERSONALITY that got them over in the first place. It's the big personalities and characters that sell tickets, not the "serious wrestlers."
This interview actually has me respecting Bully Ray, and I'm not a huge TNA fan.
As someone who considers himself a wrestling fan, I watch near everything from puro (both classic and present), world of sports, indies, the territories and lucha, I'd much rather watch WWE over TNA. In fact I'd rather watch near anything to TNA.
Depending on when this interview really took place:
Brooke Hogan is OUT of TNA
Bully Ray is seeing Brooke TESSMACHER
Technically, Bully Ray can't call Hogan 'Dad' because he and Brooke Hogan NEVER actually got married. Brooke Hogan is dating and planning to marry somebody else.
So what's Bully Ray gonna do when and if Hogan doesn't resign for TNA in October 1st and Aces and 8s are finally buried?
His not wrong I don’t like technical wrestling either
Technical wrestling isn't boring but I think it's difficult for wrestlers to make interesting, but when they do it's great to watch and that's why I'm a fan. A good balance of wrestling to mayhem is the main event that was on raw this week with golddust and Cody rhos
STING V TAKER WM 30 would be the best thing ever
It would've been the best thing ever if it was 10 years ago. That match is soo many years too late. Sting can't even sit down on his scorpion deathlock anymore, and Undertaker, well he's losing it. So as much as we would like to see Sting vs. Taker, it's too late.
ZUZAINFINITY I don't think so, Taker and Michaels put on great shows at their two wrestlemania's and especially Michaels was on his last straw when it came to health in the ring. it's still a possibility but Sting won't jump this soon i don't think.
That Egg Sucking dog almost had me believing that was really Terry Funk 🤣
Bubba Ray gets it, he "wares it" ... Keep it going Bubba
These comments are funny...obviously Bully Ray is doing a combination of shoot-style and in character type interview. Who cares what's his opinion on technical wrestling!
Bully Ray needs to return to WWE and become a Paul Heyman guy to feud with C.M. Punk
He's right about technical wrestling. That's why I was never really a Bret Hart fan because his matches got very boring all he ever did was technical wrestling.
Damn bubba got big as hell. "IF YOU DONT KNOW BY NOW, AH-AH-AH-OUR NAME I-I-I-I-IS THE D-D-D-DUDLEYS!"
yeah right, some time ago, I don`t know if you guys know, but two superstars did a "Iron man match"... 60 minutes of technical wrestling.
Shawn Micheals vs Bret Hart, one of the best matches of all time.
Gotta respect bully ray a champion in every major promotion hes been a part of hes wrestled the greats of today love him hate him great entertainer but pure wrestling fan do apperciate technical wrestling guys like aj styles cm punk daniel bryan kaz Samoa joe lots of heart some these guys Ain't the biggest and don't fit the stereotypical wrestling mold image wise but are great to watch
Man Bully Ray got ripped!
i have to say bully done a good honest interview
Sure technical wrestling is boring. That explains why the hottest commodity in the world right now is Daniel Bryan. "Bully" Ray, you are a genius.