One of the best facial expressions he does the one where he looks like he smelt the worst fart ever in an elevator that expression is amazing, especially for a heel, looks really disgusted.
I loved a few times when Regal would work with luchadores in WCW and then someone would go to do a big dive or something to the floor, and he'd just..... walk to the side and they'd splat on the floor as Regal pointed to his head like "i'm not stupid." - so simple but so great
As a Brit,I love Steve Regal,great wrestler,very tough guy,no nonsense,knew the business inside out,and was respected by his peers,the guy is a legend 👍.
When he started in Blackpool pleasure beach he was legit wrestling members of the public and he was only 15, hard as fucking nails, just watch the matches he had with Fit Finlay.
@@paulineradcliffe9972 Agreed 👍👍, I not sure whereabouts I heard or read this,it may even of come from Regal in an interview,but it goes like this,Regal was working at The Pleasure Beach and there was prize money for members of the public to last a certain length of time in the ring Vs a wrestler (in this case Regal himself) In the mid 80's £100 was a lot of money,to some probably a week's wages, a lot of real hard cases obviously fancied their chances, would get tanked up,and love a scrap,Regal would be masked,and his bosses had an agreement with the local police that they handled business their way and they didn't need the police around, which basically meant Regal could kick the shit out of them and he wouldn't be in trouble/charged,as soon as a member of public stepped into the ring,Regal would boot them in the head,shoot on them,and hurl them over the top rope,job done 👍, Blackpool still is a tough place,but in mid 80's it was proper tough,to do what he did, bouncing, security work, wrestling,Regal is The Don,I don't think he'd back down from anyone!!
I always liked William Regal. He was a fantastic worker, a consummate professional, and is a thoroughly nice man as I have seen him interviewed on several occasions.
In a lot of videos that have William Regal in them I find it interesting that there is a lot of comments by people saying that they didn't appreciate him that much when they were younger, but now that they're older they really like him. I didn't know about Regal when I was a kid, when I first saw him I was in my 20's watching WWF back in around 2002, I liked him a lot and still like him to this day, not only is he a good wrestler, but I also find him really funny and an entertaining character in the scenes that take place out of the ring, like in the locker room, his office, etc. I can't understand why kids wouldn't have cared for him that much.
Regal & Finlay were two of the best wrestlers ever! And the two best to ever come out of England.. Great workers.. Facial expressions were some of the best. Knew just about every wrestling hold, without a doubt!
While I do think he deserved to hold the World Title, Regal was generally used very shrewdly. A great heel who can make anyone (including Goldberg!) look great and can lift any mid-card. I think he knew his place and he did it exceptionally well.
You can't expect to continue to be creative with the same moves, same or similar spots, you have to allow time to sell, time for the psychological aspects to jell and grab the audience. How wrestlers feel about the abilities of others is actually secondary to what the audience thinks. It's good to respect all those you work or worked with. Wrestling overall now is fighting the redundancy in the business going forward, the compromise of all it's secrets over time, you need the selling, the psychological aspects, the build-up, and you also need to keep your audience anticipation for more in focus. It's a combined effort. Uptempo continually trying the same moves, high spots, it's like things happening in the blink of an eye. I guess it is similar to music. The hip hop rap beats get the the juices flowing but the soft mellow deliberate sounds kind of steals your heart. You can't have too much of the former. Wrestlers outfits, mannerisms, catch phrases, the way they carry themselves, conduct interviews/spots, it all feeds into the psychology of wrestling. Brock Lesnar, good performer, is made out now to be invincible. Not good. I will say more has recently gone into his makeup that presents him better. Regal had the look, he always did, and he made a nice addition plus he was a company guy, his wrestling lesson to Goldberg the boys still laugh at but Goldberg was VERY over so you just don't do that. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. Sad a man so talented gets remembered for that. Randy Orton struggles now with a couple things. Too many, way too many title reigns too quickly in the business, and being stale. Orton hasn't changed his persona at all so how many ways can you contimue to present a guy like this who went to the top so quickly? He is in tag teams now just marking time until they can stick him back into the title (singles) picture. Perhaps with Roman Reigns or Lesnar. Orton is good but a bit stale. Not his fault though really. Fans are ultimately going to decide if you are a main event guy or not. Often times they are not going to mesh with who Vince McMahon or the other performers think that guy (or gal) should be. Ric Flair's own daughter rose to success quickly. How does she stay fresh?
Ric Flair is too wrestling like Michael Jordan is too basketball ..Ric your the GOAT . Great too see your sharing memories and times on your RUclips channel..thanks
I'm 52. I remember when I was a kid that if someone took a chair shot they were done for 3 weeks. Obviously either the wrestler was going on vacation or something, but the kayfabe part was "hit with a chair and he's basically dead". Then in the 90s it got to the point where someone would take 15 chair shots and win the match.
A classic match that illustrates perfectly what Ric is saying about the difference between scripted and improvised matches came out of World Class in a match against Kevin Von Erich. Because they mic'd the ring, you can clearly hear Mr Flair calling the match. It is greatness; ESPECIALLY when Kevin yells out "He Broke MY NOSE". Absolutely believable stuff then. (And I still think Ric DID break his nose.)
People keep mentioning Regal protecting Eugene as a "face run", but I don't think that quite fits. He was just a villain who had standards. You don't strangle a kitten and act like a lion hunter.
Compare the way wrestlers used to take Bob Backlund's atomic drop to modern wrestlers who get powerbombed through a table. It doesn't matter if the move actually hurts, or even if it initially looks painful. The only thing that matters is the reaction of the person receiving it. If the wrestler acts like it hurts, we have a combative struggle; if he performs a bigger move a minute later, we have cooperative gymnastics.
Regal had a breakthrough; he was the first one to join Vince McMahon's exclusive club. I wonder if that was his biggest payday? Truly a trailblazer! I wonder if that spot hurt his career more than any bump? Would you rather have the Red Rooster gimmick, Gobbly Gooker, Mantaur or join the Vince McMahon K.M.A Club?
He was good but if i remember he started getting alot of airtime n people still wanted alot of other massive wrestlers n personalities instead, he maybe came at the wrong time, im british but wasnt super keen on him, then a few years ago i found out he started out in my hometown n i didnt even know back in the day, wouldve liked him more if id known, for him to make it in american wrestling after starting in my town is a miracle, the humblest of places to start imo.
It's more like Luchadors now. More acrobatic and faster pace that doesn't look near as real. Like Rick said, they don't sell, dont have time to sell because of the pace.
It's not a flaw in Ric's work, but an asset to be able to alter what you're doing in response to the crowd reaction. Simply going through nothing but pre-planned moves comes off mediocre.
Those series of matches between The Belfast Bruiser and Steven Regal literally stole every single show they wrestled at. Like the Nitro or Uncensored matches.
Will reagal is one of the best old school real wrestler with more technical moves than I can even keep count of his pace makes for good matches everytime
With all respect to Mark, I agree with Rick. I remember the exact reason why I quit watching. It was because it wasn't realistic. I viewed it as insulting my intelligence.
Booker T had the record for number of reigns with the TV title at 6, but Arn easily had the record for the most cumulative days as the TV champ at 877, with Tully second at 685.
Hell yeah, we want it to look real. Y'all watch a Ric Flair and Greg Valentine vs the Anderson Brothers from 1978. Those matches look real and are way more brutal than anything I've seen from ECW or Game Changer wrestling. I don't care really for the 15 or 20 high spots in a match like we seeing now. Hell nobody could take all that and it feel real. I'm saying somebody gets 3 tombstones and a Canadian destroyer followed up with super kicks then they kick out. That' lessens the match for me. Really don't need all those stupid looking dives and crap. One every once in a while. That looks real. Nothing I hate more than the 10 wrestlers outside the ring all waiting for somebody to back flip off the turnbuckles on em. Looks idiotic. How about for once somebody runs up and jerks thier asses down.
That’s why I loved retro wrestling 70s - early 2000s. I remember seeing wrestlers like Stone Cold, Scott Hall, Goldberg, Mankind, ect. be sloppy in a realistic way. Nothing felt too perfect to the point it felt fake.
That is exactly why I can't watch modern wrestling I find myself watching old stuff with guys I've only heard about and never seen its way better than anything they show today
We'd like it to look real. I, for one, miss the old school wrestling, It was much more realistic looking. I've tried watching a few times lately, but just can't get into it. I miss the Flair's, Piper's, ect...
To add to what Ric was saying about Regal's character and popularity; Regal wasn't a popular character on his own. He can work with anyone but he had nothing for himself. It's not a bad thing. It's just what it was. Much like Bret Hart. His appeal only worked for people who had an I.Q. above 110. No one else understood.
British Bulldog should've been the first English champ in WWE, but issues happened. William Regal then should've been the first English champ in WWE, but issues happened. Then Wade Barrett should've been the first English champ in WWE... still waiting.
I don't think Vince or whomever behind the scenes like English wrestlers. Yes Bulldog and Regal messed up at times behind the scenes but whenever they wrestled n England they would usually lose. It always felt disrespectful to them though Regal has said his job was to be a villain and not have people cheer for him, even back home.
@@Gambit771 Vince did that to most wrestlers, not just English ones. Don't forget that Vince had Bulldog beat Bret Hart at Summerslam in Wembley Stadium for the Intercontinental Championship in '92 though.
Weird looking characters doing high speed gymnastics alone does not get fans invested in the matches. The ratings are so low in today's product because there's no good drama inspiring the matches, either. Spur of the moment, unclean ending matches are set up by a lot of boring schoolyard talk, not short intense promos. And good drama needs kayfabe. Yes, moves that should really have major effect indeed have no impact when they start something else 9 seconds later. Overkill with no meaningful result. WWE never knew how to use real men like Fit Finley or Steve Regal, BTW. I'm sorry to be so negative sounding, but watching pro wrestling was one of the few enjoyable things my whole family could do together, so I hate to see what's become of it for today's young families. There was more excitement and fan investment in a Raleigh Mid-Atlantic TV taping than in any WWE TV episode. I do think the product could be brought back to high quality again if people like Ric, Tully, Arn, Michaels, Cornette, Steamboat, Dillon, etc served as faculty, teaching a complete curriculum to today's young wrestlers. From a retired teacher.
Honestly love to hear from Ric. But the fella interviewing makes me turn off. He constantly jumps in and talks over Flair. He says stupid comments. I don't think he knows anything about wrestling
This is much better with madden as that bum from southern Texas is terrible to look at and just has no charisma! Loved this one and both voices are known to real wrestling fans! Fact !
I can't watch wrestling anymore honestly it looks so ridiculous and fake at least try and make it look real! Having a guy do a triple flip off the top rope and land on a guy on the floor and then he gets up 5 seconds later like nothing happened? SMH
I luv ric but he definitely has consumed way too much snuff................he dips during all interviews..........that stuff is very strong......you see him pushing his bottom lip in with his pointer finger........trying to get a boost..........he is the champ though - nwa worldwide baby!
when you talk about great pro wrestler.. ric is not one of them... he is not o'connor thesz, gagne... not even a sammartino... he is a tommy rich dusty, billy graham.. hogan..a clown show preformer
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Regal has the best facial expressions in wrestling all-time. There is nobody even close. So fun to watch.
Totally agree 💯
The Regal scowl always cracked me up everytime.
One of the best facial expressions he does the one where he looks like he smelt the worst fart ever in an elevator that expression is amazing, especially for a heel, looks really disgusted.
Yes 💯
I would actually say Vince McMahon is the best but as far as a regular in ring workers I would say Regal and Goldust are the best.
I agree. The slower pace and good selling and story telling are what make the best wrestling matches.
I loved a few times when Regal would work with luchadores in WCW and then someone would go to do a big dive or something to the floor, and he'd just..... walk to the side and they'd splat on the floor as Regal pointed to his head like "i'm not stupid." - so simple but so great
As a Brit,I love Steve Regal,great wrestler,very tough guy,no nonsense,knew the business inside out,and was respected by his peers,the guy is a legend 👍.
When he started in Blackpool pleasure beach he was legit wrestling members of the public and he was only 15, hard as fucking nails, just watch the matches he had with Fit Finlay.
@@paulineradcliffe9972 Agreed 👍👍, I not sure whereabouts I heard or read this,it may even of come from Regal in an interview,but it goes like this,Regal was working at The Pleasure Beach and there was prize money for members of the public to last a certain length of time in the ring Vs a wrestler (in this case Regal himself) In the mid 80's £100 was a lot of money,to some probably a week's wages, a lot of real hard cases obviously fancied their chances, would get tanked up,and love a scrap,Regal would be masked,and his bosses had an agreement with the local police that they handled business their way and they didn't need the police around, which basically meant Regal could kick the shit out of them and he wouldn't be in trouble/charged,as soon as a member of public stepped into the ring,Regal would boot them in the head,shoot on them,and hurl them over the top rope,job done 👍, Blackpool still is a tough place,but in mid 80's it was proper tough,to do what he did, bouncing, security work, wrestling,Regal is The Don,I don't think he'd back down from anyone!!
William regal is a all round talent hands down one of the greats to ever step foot in a wrestling ring that simple 🤘
Regal was superb.
I always liked William Regal. He was a fantastic worker, a consummate professional, and is a thoroughly nice man as I have seen him interviewed on several occasions.
I'd like them to go back to when a finisher ends a match and only once in a while someone gets out of it which would be special and create a pop
In a lot of videos that have William Regal in them I find it interesting that there is a lot of comments by people saying that they didn't appreciate him that much when they were younger, but now that they're older they really like him.
I didn't know about Regal when I was a kid, when I first saw him I was in my 20's watching WWF back in around 2002, I liked him a lot and still like him to this day, not only is he a good wrestler, but I also find him really funny and an entertaining character in the scenes that take place out of the ring, like in the locker room, his office, etc. I can't understand why kids wouldn't have cared for him that much.
Flair and Regal's "Marquis of Queensbury" matches were some of my favorite wrestling matches.
i thoroughly enjoyed everything Lord Steven Regal did in WCW or WWE. Absolutely fantastic.
100% the issue is moves don’t mean anything, everyone is Superman. A finisher should be a finisher, moves must matter, selling must matter.
Adam Cole, this comment is for your 5”5 ass to see
Yep, I pretty much stopped watching wrestling when Goldburg shrugged off DDP's diamond cutter.
Loved Regal he's definitely in my top ten. He would've made a great NWA champ.
I would rather watch a match that looks like two people really fighting than two people doing a gymnastics routine.
You said it.
Wish we lived in a time where these guys got their backs re-arranged by Harley Race and Jack Bricoe and never dared set foot in a ring
Absolutely!!!
The true art is to try and make it 100 percent genuine.
Then watch ufc or something 😂
Regal & Finlay were two of the best wrestlers ever! And the two best to ever come out of England.. Great workers.. Facial expressions were some of the best. Knew just about every wrestling hold, without a doubt!
Reagel and flair were classic matches
I was never a huge Regal fan in the 90's but watching his matches now, I love the guy. He should have been a big star.
I love this podcast
Regal, is one of the few guys that if you are into technical wrestling, he will give you a great match. He is as good as they get
Totally agreed 👍
While I do think he deserved to hold the World Title, Regal was generally used very shrewdly. A great heel who can make anyone (including Goldberg!) look great and can lift any mid-card. I think he knew his place and he did it exceptionally well.
This guy just agrees way flair and bigs him up,he spoils this podcast
Steve Regal versus Larry Zbyszko was a wonderful series of matches. Imagine if today's guys could do as many emotions as moves. That's the magic.
You can't expect to continue to be creative with the same moves, same or similar spots, you have to allow time to sell, time for the psychological aspects to jell and grab the audience. How wrestlers feel about the abilities of others is actually secondary to what the audience thinks. It's good to respect all those you work or worked with. Wrestling overall now is fighting the redundancy in the business going forward, the compromise of all it's secrets over time, you need the selling, the psychological aspects, the build-up, and you also need to keep your audience anticipation for more in focus. It's a combined effort. Uptempo continually trying the same moves, high spots, it's like things happening in the blink of an eye. I guess it is similar to music. The hip hop rap beats get the the juices flowing but the soft mellow deliberate sounds kind of steals your heart. You can't have too much of the former. Wrestlers outfits, mannerisms, catch phrases, the way they carry themselves, conduct interviews/spots, it all feeds into the psychology of wrestling. Brock Lesnar, good performer, is made out now to be invincible. Not good. I will say more has recently gone into his makeup that presents him better. Regal had the look, he always did, and he made a nice addition plus he was a company guy, his wrestling lesson to Goldberg the boys still laugh at but Goldberg was VERY over so you just don't do that. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. Sad a man so talented gets remembered for that. Randy Orton struggles now with a couple things. Too many, way too many title reigns too quickly in the business, and being stale. Orton hasn't changed his persona at all so how many ways can you contimue to present a guy like this who went to the top so quickly? He is in tag teams now just marking time until they can stick him back into the title (singles) picture. Perhaps with Roman Reigns or Lesnar. Orton is good but a bit stale. Not his fault though really. Fans are ultimately going to decide if you are a main event guy or not. Often times they are not going to mesh with who Vince McMahon or the other performers think that guy (or gal) should be. Ric Flair's own daughter rose to success quickly. How does she stay fresh?
I love these interviews
Regal was blessed with "the power of the punch ". 😂. Laughed my ass off when he slipped the brass knucks
Ric Flair is too wrestling like Michael Jordan is too basketball ..Ric your the GOAT .
Great too see your sharing memories and times on your RUclips channel..thanks
I'm 52. I remember when I was a kid that if someone took a chair shot they were done for 3 weeks. Obviously either the wrestler was going on vacation or something, but the kayfabe part was "hit with a chair and he's basically dead".
Then in the 90s it got to the point where someone would take 15 chair shots and win the match.
Love how ric always gives orton his due
A classic match that illustrates perfectly what Ric is saying about the difference between scripted and improvised matches came out of World Class in a match against Kevin Von Erich. Because they mic'd the ring, you can clearly hear Mr Flair calling the match. It is greatness; ESPECIALLY when Kevin yells out "He Broke MY NOSE". Absolutely believable stuff then. (And I still think Ric DID break his nose.)
Loved Regal& Bobby together was so funny.
Regal did amazing as face with the protector of Eugene thing
People keep mentioning Regal protecting Eugene as a "face run", but I don't think that quite fits. He was just a villain who had standards. You don't strangle a kitten and act like a lion hunter.
Compare the way wrestlers used to take Bob Backlund's atomic drop to modern wrestlers who get powerbombed through a table. It doesn't matter if the move actually hurts, or even if it initially looks painful. The only thing that matters is the reaction of the person receiving it. If the wrestler acts like it hurts, we have a combative struggle; if he performs a bigger move a minute later, we have cooperative gymnastics.
I seen a match with Zybisco against Regal. Some of these young guys need to take some lessons from.
Regal is a tough guy.
loved 'Marquis of Queensbury' series between Flair and regal. Its available on RUclips.
Regal had a breakthrough; he was the first one to join Vince McMahon's exclusive club. I wonder if that was his biggest payday? Truly a trailblazer! I wonder if that spot hurt his career more than any bump? Would you rather have the Red Rooster gimmick, Gobbly Gooker, Mantaur or join the Vince McMahon K.M.A Club?
This is a fascinating discussion.
I think ur both right. The fans want it 2 look real, but don't expect it 2.
He was good but if i remember he started getting alot of airtime n people still wanted alot of other massive wrestlers n personalities instead, he maybe came at the wrong time, im british but wasnt super keen on him, then a few years ago i found out he started out in my hometown n i didnt even know back in the day, wouldve liked him more if id known, for him to make it in american wrestling after starting in my town is a miracle, the humblest of places to start imo.
To beat the man you have to beat the man....Wooo
The tv title the tv title lol I was yelling Tully blanchard ear marked as makeing that title recognizable
Audio is getting better. 👍👍
Where can I find a match where he would rake his opponent back and tip toe around...the dirty tactics are hilarious
I hate the no sell as much as when 6 guys hug outside the ring to catch the guy jumping off or over the rope.
It's more like Luchadors now. More acrobatic and faster pace that doesn't look near as real. Like Rick said, they don't sell, dont have time to sell because of the pace.
Woooo!
It's not a flaw in Ric's work, but an asset to be able to alter what you're doing in response to the crowd reaction. Simply going through nothing but pre-planned moves comes off mediocre.
Absolutely right with finishes. Everyone's doing sweet chin music like it means nothing.
Those series of matches between The Belfast Bruiser and Steven Regal literally stole every single show they wrestled at. Like the Nitro or Uncensored matches.
This Podcast is very fair to Flair.
It's gymnastics now
Will reagal is one of the best old school real wrestler with more technical moves than I can even keep count of his pace makes for good matches everytime
MM taking the high road on the Cornette compliment. ✌
With all respect to Mark, I agree with Rick. I remember the exact reason why I quit watching. It was because it wasn't realistic. I viewed it as insulting my intelligence.
Myself personally I rather watch a wrestling match that looks real and stiff,than the jumping around B.S we get now!!
Kevin Nash said it best, modern "wrestling", at least in WWE, is like watching a bunch of abercrombie and fitch muscled up dudes doing cirque du lay.
@@jeffjackson9679 yeah🤘
Booker T had the record for number of reigns with the TV title at 6, but Arn easily had the record for the most cumulative days as the TV champ at 877, with Tully second at 685.
I enjoyed Regal's wcw character the best
I would like to know if Ric ever worked in the Toronto territory with wrestlers such as whipper Billy Watson
Ric talked about Robinson. Billy always played a face on MPLS tv, second only to Verne. But he was in reality a mean spirited drunk
Its about poetry. The playwright between two soldiers fighting for glory and vigor, fake or not sell that shit . Make us think otherwise
Yeah
Hell yeah, we want it to look real. Y'all watch a Ric Flair and Greg Valentine vs the Anderson Brothers from 1978. Those matches look real and are way more brutal than anything I've seen from ECW or Game Changer wrestling. I don't care really for the 15 or 20 high spots in a match like we seeing now. Hell nobody could take all that and it feel real. I'm saying somebody gets 3 tombstones and a Canadian destroyer followed up with super kicks then they kick out. That' lessens the match for me. Really don't need all those stupid looking dives and crap. One every once in a while. That looks real. Nothing I hate more than the 10 wrestlers outside the ring all waiting for somebody to back flip off the turnbuckles on em. Looks idiotic. How about for once somebody runs up and jerks thier asses down.
That’s why I loved retro wrestling 70s - early 2000s. I remember seeing wrestlers like Stone Cold, Scott Hall, Goldberg, Mankind, ect. be sloppy in a realistic way. Nothing felt too perfect to the point it felt fake.
That is exactly why I can't watch modern wrestling I find myself watching old stuff with guys I've only heard about and never seen its way better than anything they show today
Regal was awesome, a guy you loved to hate, he actually reminded me of Owen in that regard. 2 of my favorite non world champs.
Ric says watch Bron in 2-3 years, well its 2 years on and look at Bron now
2:08 I wish Flair would have said, "Nothing means NOTHING." I hope you're resting in peace Macho Man!
We'd like it to look real. I, for one, miss the old school wrestling, It was much more realistic looking. I've tried watching a few times lately, but just can't get into it. I miss the Flair's, Piper's, ect...
Can someone tell me why flair fired madden and what the big beef was between them??
? I thing Disco was not bad .... after all we had the Renegade
Mark never learned what an inside voice is apparently.
Regal did get his due given he wasn't winning a world title ever. Spending time altered out of his gourd didn't help.
To add to what Ric was saying about Regal's character and popularity; Regal wasn't a popular character on his own. He can work with anyone but he had nothing for himself. It's not a bad thing. It's just what it was. Much like Bret Hart. His appeal only worked for people who had an I.Q. above 110. No one else understood.
People forget the impact the brits have had on the industry internationally.
The catch and release style made famous in Wigan is what the murican professional wrestling style is based on via Japan.
British Bulldog should've been the first English champ in WWE, but issues happened. William Regal then should've been the first English champ in WWE, but issues happened. Then Wade Barrett should've been the first English champ in WWE... still waiting.
I don't think Vince or whomever behind the scenes like English wrestlers.
Yes Bulldog and Regal messed up at times behind the scenes but whenever they wrestled n England they would usually lose.
It always felt disrespectful to them though Regal has said his job was to be a villain and not have people cheer for him, even back home.
@@Gambit771 Vince did that to most wrestlers, not just English ones.
Don't forget that Vince had Bulldog beat Bret Hart at Summerslam in Wembley Stadium for the Intercontinental Championship in '92 though.
Weird looking characters doing high speed gymnastics alone does not get fans invested in the matches. The ratings are so low in today's product because there's no good drama inspiring the matches, either. Spur of the moment, unclean ending matches are set up by a lot of boring schoolyard talk, not short intense promos. And good drama needs kayfabe. Yes, moves that should really have major effect indeed have no impact when they start something else 9 seconds later. Overkill with no meaningful result. WWE never knew how to use real men like Fit Finley or Steve Regal, BTW. I'm sorry to be so negative sounding, but watching pro wrestling was one of the few enjoyable things my whole family could do together, so I hate to see what's become of it for today's young families. There was more excitement and fan investment in a Raleigh Mid-Atlantic TV taping than in any WWE TV episode. I do think the product could be brought back to high quality again if people like Ric, Tully, Arn, Michaels, Cornette, Steamboat, Dillon, etc served as faculty, teaching a complete curriculum to today's young wrestlers. From a retired teacher.
Shut up Madden.
madden always talks like hes flying a helicopter
Top brass wouldn’t give Regal a better push i believe because he wasn’t jacked
Honestly love to hear from Ric. But the fella interviewing makes me turn off. He constantly jumps in and talks over Flair. He says stupid comments. I don't think he knows anything about wrestling
Dude your mic is right in front of you stop yelling
This is much better with madden as that bum from southern Texas is terrible to look at and just has no charisma! Loved this one and both voices are known to real wrestling fans! Fact !
MM talks too much during these interviews. Ask a question then listen to his answer....
Talks? That guy just yells! It's f******* annoying
Come on Mark, of course the fans want to see it look real. As an adult, if it’s phoney I won’t buy into it at all.
I can't watch wrestling anymore honestly it looks so ridiculous and fake at least try and make it look real! Having a guy do a triple flip off the top rope and land on a guy on the floor and then he gets up 5 seconds later like nothing happened? SMH
This Mark is so annoying!
mark madden would be the best interviewer ever...if he would never say a word, god he is horrible
I just think regale gimmick didn’t connect with the fans. He needed something better
Not sure fans want it look real? What lol
I luv ric but he definitely has consumed way too much snuff................he dips during all interviews..........that stuff is very strong......you see him pushing his bottom lip in with his pointer finger........trying to get a boost..........he is the champ though - nwa worldwide baby!
Flair is calling him "Steve". There was another wrestler called "Steve Regal" and "William Regal's" real first name was neither Steve nor William.
Darren Matthews
@@michaelrose5614 Any relation to Dave Matthews?
@@HalseyHFW Sorry I don't know, if you mean the music guy l don't think so.
@@michaelrose5614 Yes the music guy but I was making a bad joke.
@@HalseyHFW 👍
when you talk about great pro wrestler.. ric is not one of them... he is not o'connor thesz, gagne... not even a sammartino... he is a tommy rich dusty, billy graham.. hogan..a clown show preformer
Madden is insufrable, just yelling all the time in that god awful accent 🤮
This video is cool 🆒 but yo Disco 🪩 was a well deserved TV champion and a great worker