The Nature of Buddy Landell

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[@catrakes5276]

I was lucky to see almost 300 nwa/jcp shows from 82 thru 89 live in person and many wcw wwe and tna shows later on but one of the greatest most heelish thing i ever seen live was a jcp spot show at my high school . It was buddy when he was managed by JJ dillon vs ron bass . Our gym had double doors they would prop open that the wrestlers came through from the locker room out across the middle of the basketball court to the ring . This is back when the only wrestlers that had music was the rock n roll express the midnight express , jim garvin and jimmy valiant. So no music for this intro just crowd noise . . . So were waiting on the next match and buddy comes walking through the doors.. he gets about 3 steps out and the whole crowd of 2500 just laid in to him BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Buddy stopped dead and even though you couldnt hesr him we could read lips. . . He said " well fuck yall too" and turned around and went right back to the locker room. . Just the look he had and the way he did it was gold . . They went on with whoever was in the next match and when it was over buddy come tumbling through the doors again with bass putting the boots to him and they had the match. Good stuff

[@namelessbumpkin]

Buddy seemed like such a legit good guy in all the interviews I've seen him in. It's a shame that he's not around anymore.

[@pelicanphuucker4life]

From everything I've heard Buddy was an ass until about 1995 when he tried breaking into the Fed and was simultaneously being pushed by Jim Cornette in Smoky Mountain as Heavyweight Champion. I believe it's been told he cleaned up his entire life around that time. Severely underrated.

[@egomaniac247]

Just seemed like a really nice harmless fellow who just liked having a good time a little too much.

[@namelessbumpkin]

@egomaniac247 absolutely!

[@michaelvaughn8864]

I didn't know until about a year or so ago about the late Buddy Landell's passing on🙁 R.I.P. 😇

[@MichaelPruitt-mg3sj]

He knew how to get heat, had good look at the time.that

[@GlassTarantulah]

Thanks a million for this! 💎💎

[@bigglilwayne7050]

The Great Milenko certainly made Budro pay his dues, but the flip side was blessing the world with the Bill and Buddy Show!!

[@steel927]

He’s talking about how improved Scott Steiner is… so probably late 90s here? Such a shame. He finally got past the drugs and a car accident injury takes him out.

[@sammydabull4001]

It's the wrestling curse🤬

[@raczkaruffino1882]

Much love for budro post!!!! I have the later rf shoot if u want it ,lmk .

[@raczkaruffino1882]

Btw that dusty picture is hilarious

[@abbaabbaabbaf]

Thank you for the offer ! I have that one as well lol Love me some Buddy !

[@michaelvaughn8864]

It's a shame his feud with Ric Flair didn't last longer that I'm aware of. I never actually saw any of their matches or highlights of any of them on The Superstation TBS

[@wesweldon3712]

Best elbow drop there is

[@egomaniac247]

it's crazy how he took such a simplistic move but put his own twist on it....and all it took was protecting it as a finish to make it legit! Great call!

[@bmorris8276]

Excellent interview Buddy seems soo cool and sounds like a really nice guy, too bad he never quite got to that top level because of his self admitted drug issues and being stuck when " he had a little momey in the bank".
Shame he got taken from us at only 53

[@karlvanslyke9059]

Butch Reed said In an interview that Buddy's dad was in the kkk I have alot of respect for him R.I.P Buddy Landell

[@bossmann6358]

*a lot

[@sammydabull4001]

1:36:00 I NEVER HEARD THEY HAD TO BREAK BRODY'S LEGS TO FIT HIM IN THE COFFIN 😮😮😮😢 RIP

[@1fridays]

I love buddy, but he surely cannot believe that story. That would’ve been the end of 1985 when the Horsemen had been created there’s no way they would’ve done that title change. Plus, they would have given the belt to Magnum or Dusty.

[@bossmann6358]

It’s a true story. It was just before the Horsemen were formed. I believe he was managed by JJ.

[@virgiljohnson9880]

To make it you have to have the look and stay on the road to make them millions and you have Thousands

[@mathewwest8277]

When was this filmed?

[@bossmann6358]

Before he died

[@patbrooks9823]

@@bossmann6358 Way to go, Sherlock Holmes.

[@TheGreenGaze]

i thought landell died

[@heathertiller3644]

Was this done in the 80’s?

[@abbaabbaabbaf]

I think late 1990s early 2000's

[@heathertiller3644]

@@abbaabbaabbaf it sure looks older

[@hezamachine]

It's from 1998. He talks about JYD's funeral.

[@KHLB516]

It woulda took him all day to do 500 pushups after running 5 miles. I was doing 335 a day for a month every other month for 2yrs. No way he was doing 500 pushups after 5mile run with 500 squats

[@abbaabbaabbaf]

Yeah but he's the Nature Boy you're not.

[@bossmann6358]

@@abbaabbaabbaf*Nature *you’re

[@ducklife420]

i don't remember buddy in wcw. when was he there or did he wear the hat hoping for a job?

[@QuentinDude]

briefly-in-the-early-90s

[@hezamachine]

He had a run in WCW from 1990-91. WCW had some interest in Buddy in 1997. He wrestled Goldberg in one of his first matches. This was before Goldberg's debut on TV. He wasn't the same after tearing his quadriceps.

[@chrisrose6014]

Another of pro wrestling's could've been might've been but wasn't.

[@bmorris8276]

Buddy was damn good, but never got to that top top level

[@elland37]

He got killed in 88

[@abbaabbaabbaf]

No he didn't it was 2015 car crash.

[@elland37]

@@abbaabbaabbaf i was talking about Brody.

[@MrAhhh33]

Pronouns, pal