Adrian Street Full Career Shoot Interview with Hannibal

Adrian Street Full Career Shoot Interview with Hannibal
Legendary Wrestler "The Exotic" Adrian Street does a detailed Great North Wrestling Podcast Skype interview with The Hannibal TV Lead reporter Devon "Hannibal" Nicholson regarding his friendship with Andre The Giant, how Street developed his toughness and shooter reputation over the years, thoughts on Dynamite Kid, Randy Savage, Goldust, Adrian Adonis, details about a "skinhead manager" gimmick Vince McMahon proposed to him in the 90's, his singing career, last match, being held back by Dusty Rhodes, why he didn't like most of the Hart family & more!
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[@slipper409]

This is a great interview.

[@catyear75]

Adrian Street is a True Legend! The BEST of the Best !

[@boedmonds5514]

So much respect for Mr. Street. Just as nice when I met him in the late 80's. I enjoyed this interview.

[@williamdavies391]

Adrian street is a class guy , another great short interview , definitely should be brought back for a 3 hour shoot.

[@MrAitraining]

First saw Adrian on TV when he wrestled in Florida in early 80's. I was in NY and loved that territory. Great wrestler and character!

[@dirbrody]

Adrian was a legit tough guy, he had major heel heat here in Shreveport, Louisiana...

[@patrickcleary5949]

How do you know? Did you ever see him in an actual street fight?

[@cutekanjii]

@@patrickcleary5949 its well known he used to stretch guys much bigger than him throughout his career who underestimated him due to his size and gimmick

[@StevenKeery]

Seventy eight, no wonder I didn't recognise him. Thanks Adrian for the entertainment and the memories. I've just been watching some old videos from back then, Les Kellett, Bobby Barnes, Mick McManus, fun times as a kid.

[@mrcid572]

Adrian is an absolute legend

[@mrcid572]

@Silvia Gonzalez oh fuck off troll ...your mom wasn't in the WWF but she's a legend X

[@jasminejohnston5138]

@@mrcid572 rotflmao

[@anthonydemitre9392]

And an A1 person, my dad was a referee and taught newcomers in '60s London I stayed at his home as a kid once, he was great with kids, just a kind and interesting person that could actually really wrestle proper!

[@John2271]

Once again Hannibal hits a home run out of the park If they had a HOF for shoot interviews, Hannibal would be #1 on my list..hands down Thanks Devon :)

[@themeanestofgenes2409]

Massively underrated.

[@dremack5079]

Exactly brother John Peace

[@stevewilson1600]

Adrian Street full respect, loved watching him in the late seventies and early eighties, legend.

[@tonymelton746]

I'm a retired pro wrestler I was in some small independent company's in the early 90 s and early 2000 s. this guy was one of my hero's when I was a kid. I'd watch him on contental championship wrestling. I loved that show verry much. I can't imagine what life would have been like without watching that show and him and baron von rouski alongside ronny garvin and Jimmy garvin. mr.street was and is an awsome entertainer. one of the best. I love you my wrong brother. you look wonderful and in good shape. God bless you and thank you for all the wonderful childhood memories. it's alot because of you I got to live my dream. I never made it big but honestly I don't think I would have loved it any more than I did if I had.thank you

[@janiluckarin6633]

many thanks, i have always loved adrians work

[@stevenhumphries110]

Saw him on the train platform Cwmbran Saturday...I was already on the train....love to meet him....

[@anthonydemitre9392]

Adrian's a great guy and a Real shooter, he was my dad's good friend in the '60s when they work at Dale Martin productions

[@themeanestofgenes2409]

Whose your Dad?

[@anthonydemitre9392]

@@themeanestofgenes2409 google Mike Demitre, images, he retired from wrestling then became a referee and trained wrestlers at Dale Martin production in the '60s and was one of Adrian's trainers, Mike taught submission wrestling, we moved to Montreal, his home, in 1970, Adrian was a friend of the family at that time

[@anthonydemitre9392]

@hashbeen 1985 Yes that's right, My dad stopped wrestling at 52 in 1959 then became a referee and trained newcomers for Dale Martins Productions, Adrian and Lenny Hurst became good buddies with my dad, I remember staying at Adrian's home with Jane and their kids but that was in 67 68, to me Adrian was a really good person, he like kids, and knew how to live a healthy life, but it was the 60s Lol and I'd see all the young ladies hanging around the dressing rooms, my dad would tell me, don't tell your mother! Lol hell no, me mum would have killed us all, Lol, I was 7 when my dad started taking me to all the venues in southern England each year on my summer breaks from school, he wasn't supposed to but no one told the boss lol

[@anthonydemitre9392]

@hashbeen 1985 The YMCA in Montreal, but that was in 1918, my dad started pro wrestling in a carnival in Montreal, where the guy would say to the public if you can beat my wrestlers I'll give you $25, my dad was the smaller one so they would pick him lol but he could easily beat the bigger one, a carnie scam lol, My dad didn't learn catch, he learnt Olympic wrestling at the YMCA then developed his own submission holds, he told me it was about using the opponents own strength against him, my old man was born in 1907, at the time when I was 16 in 1975 and didn't bother to learn, looking back, it was my loss

[@ericwall3526]

@hashbeen 1985 wow catch/ can. That's awsome you went there. Always called folk style catch /can without the bows and knees and fists. Nice.

[@StevenKeery]

I use to watch Adrian Street on British TV back in the '70s. The wrestling was on every Saturday. Kids loved it.

[@dave8204]

Me too,also saw him live a few times around London in the late 60's when my Dad used to take me to the wrestling.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

Awesome interview! I became familiar with Adrian Street through various wrestling magazines, back in the day , but, never actually seen him action until KZbin hit the scene. By the way, Hannibal, you get some bonus points for having that Doors poster hanging in the background!

[@stewartpatrick8318]

Yesss Adrian street absolute classic British wrestler...very entertaining

[@acehunter3229]

This guy is AWESOME!!!. He is very down to earth person like his stories.

[@droptopsflipflops2200]

Love this interview he is so underrated huge star enjoyed him in Florida wish he would talk more about the heat with Dusty

[@Chris-hp1wy]

This was great. Would like to hear a (much longer) Part II

[@nates6595]

I used to read about Adrian Street in PWI when I was a kid but never saw him wrestle. I wonder what he thinks of Velveteen Dream. Great interview!

[@dave8204]

Great to see Adrian still around,I used to watch him on TV and at Wrestling events around London before he went to the States . Years later I worked with a guy,a very big lad,who told me about when he was working on a building site in Truro in South West England. The guys were standing around having a break when they saw what appeared from a distance to be an effeminate-looking man get out of a Chevy Van. About 6 of them all whistling and making camp gestures at the guy,who far from being intimidated ran towards them. They soon recognised Adrian,who was billed to fight in Truro that night, with what my friend described as "that look in his eyes of a guy you really don't mess with"...........and all 6 big tough guys ran.

[@josephinewood3861]

Love Adrian Street. He would walk in The Liverpool Stadium wearing his brown fur coat & his shoulder-length hair just flowing & in those days he got wolf-whistles. He took it all in good fun.

[@carljacobson7156]

Adrian Street's autobiographical books are GREAT!! Very entertaining and informative - the guy led a very full life!!

[@TheHannibalTV]

Glad you like them!

[@pantangela]

Thanks!

[@wethriveIn425]

I can’t remember where or who, but I once saw someone TRY and get cute with Adrian Street in the ring, it didn’t end well for the guy, and it lasted about 5 seconds.

[@TheHannibalTV]

Ha!

[@19tc85]

Oh shit!!! The Exotic One

[@jerrybrown1866]

Real badass dude.

[@SavoxYT]

The man who chased Jimmy Savile out of the wrestling business for good.

[@jimmyjohnson9044]

Adrian is awesome!!! Did a great job getting heat!! Also worked well as a face--very versatile and a true class act!!!

[@GodlessScummer]

Fantastic interview Hannibal. If I were ever able to get the chance to interview a wrestler on my humble little channel I'd love it to be Adrian Street.

[@DeeJay003]

His books are excellent. Well worth checking out!

[@jokerswank6082]

Adrian Street is an example of not judging a book by its cover. Seems like a great guy and surprisingly a good musician. Some of his songs should've been hits! Maybe he might not have been able to wrestle and play concerts but that whole album he showed is better than the crap people play these days. Not sure if I'd call him being 130 in Wrestler's years, I'd say he's outlived a lot of them. He's had to have been doing something right this whole time.

[@TheHannibalTV]

Very good musician I agree

[@jokerswank6082]

Glad to hear it! Much better than the mainstream garbage.

[@marksturley101]

Adrian Street is one of my favourite wrestlers of all time. "The Merchant Of Menace" is one of those chaps who grappled as an innovator in persona, from the blond brute to the effeminate asassin to the man who first used a Piledriver through a table (on Randy Savage no less). My favourite story is that in one territory they had to turn him from scorching heel to total face as, unbeknowing to his booker, he had been looking after a small girl in hospital helping her to recover because she was a fan of his. He was in there for minor knee surgery or something like that, and local newspapers found out he was still going back way after his own rehab just to see the girl and her family to be sure they were ok.

[@jefferyashmore6477]

a classy thing for him and miss Linda to do..

[@shaaban103noble]

The Exotic Adrian Street

[@aronraygetchapull42071]

I saw that this was done several years ago, and I sure wish that Hannibal could do another shoot with Adrian, because this is one of those kind of shoots that I would've loved seeing go longer than the 36:00 it did! There's a lot of Adrian's life and career that wasn't even talked about!! There's a lot of people that may not agree with the character Adrian portrayed, but if you're a true fan of Professional Wrestling, you have to respect his accomplishments, and just how much he contributed to the sport!💯 I'm sure you'll find a few guys in the business that didn't like Adrian, but everyone in the business that I've heard talking about him, the one's that both worked with, and knew him personally, they all pretty much say the same thing about how Adrian really was a BMF, and not the type of guy who you'd want to fuck with and piss off!! I saw a video somewhere here on KZbin when Adrian was working in Continental wrestling, that someone had recorded off some local news channel back in the mid 80's, where this news station was doing a report about this little girl who had cancer, was dying, and didn't have a whole lot of time left! The little girl was a fan, and very much loved and adored Adrian & Linda, so this little girls Mother reached out to the local news channel and explained her little girls situation, and about how much she loved Adrian & Linda! So the news people reached out to the promotion, and as soon as it was brought to Adrian & Linda's attention, the next day they both went to the hospital and surprised her with not only a visit, but they came bearing gifts as well!! You could sure tell that it made that little girls day just from the smile on her face! Seeing that gave me a whole new level of respect for Adrian & Linda! It's cool to see that Adrian & Linda are still together, and looking great after all these years!!👍God bless em both!!

[@TheHannibalTV]

It would be great but he wants a lot of money and the interview didn't make enough back in views to merit a second one.

[@jasminejohnston5138]

WWF should of brought him in when Adorable Adrian was alive and Pat Patterson as the manager and came down as there music entrance to "The Butthole Surfers" lol

[@aftonhalters]

What a funny funny guy..... LOVE the songs, and like Jessie Ventura, you should have ran for political office... NPR had you on this morning and I've put your Imagine song on youtube favorites ;)

[@TheFrogballz]

Dig the poster. Mr. Mojo Risin

[@stevemayo1175]

Devin What is it He says at the Very end I cant Understand what he says ? AND I am so Glad you got this Interview It's Now 2023 and we Lost Adrian this Year A TRUE Legend

[@wispa1a]

I knew him well, but I only met him once.....

[@ericwall3526]

Fight for an hr. That's outrageous. Street fight for one hr. Crazy.

[@slipper409]

Great interview. You keep the banter and questions ego free. It's interesting how many great wrestling interviewers there are.

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

First time seen adrain strreet in chicago,illinois was honeybee's "smash" wrestling tv show. Saturdays. 10 pm which aired lots of encore matches from wccw 1983-1984 & some mid-south wtestling-bill watts - adrian street beat terry taylor for mid-south tv title -by kissing 💋 taylor on the lips, taylor shock street school roll up taylor for the win 🏆

[@markgiallo3129]

Luv adrian street but the mans let his choppers go

[@glancywheat4956]

Heel r face the smaller guy kicking tail. Him an bill dundee r the best

[@codex8085]

Adrian should consider suing wwe for stealing his gimmick while he still can he Prove it was his idea and he has lost money as a result that's all you need not an official Copyright

[@ericwall3526]

If you think you can handle streets, well my friend you should think again. Lol

[@justinee5446]

Creeper Aww man