Classic Bob Orton Jr. Interview (Full Interview)

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[@stephengennarelli1808]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this !!!

[@nickwilliamson2355]

Hope me mentions, and would love to hear a few minutes of him talking about his brother Barry (Barry O). He was super underutilized, and could really go. Had a great look too.

[@stealthbomber2127]

I had the pleasure of seeing Bob wrestle while on front row ringside. He was machine in the ring with precision like Bobby Eaton, Ric Morton and those top tier guys.

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Bob Orton, JR AWA Career Stint#1 1/6/1978- 11/22/1978 Stint #2: estimate 12/28/87- 2/21/88.

[@dickborg452]

Always liked bob. Especially with piper in WWF

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Bob Orton, JR MACW Career Stint #1 11/22/1982-12/31/82; MACW becomes JCP 1/1/1983- 1/27/83 Stint #2 JCP 5/22/83- 3/25/1984 WCW 4/2/89- 5/7/1989

[@dickborg452]

Bob - I couldn't blame her.

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Cowboy Bob Orton, JR WWF Career stint #1 : 2/16/82 & 3/10/82(2 TV Tapings)& Fulltime 3/31/82- 10/4/1982 WWF Stint #2: 3/27/1984- 11/7/87 WWF Stint #3:10/11/1989( 1 Day) WWE Stint #4: 9/27/2005 -10/30/2005

[@brianconnelly1238]

Bob Orton was a fantastic wrestler

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Brother , thats the truth . The guy had NWA champion written all over him . He was superior to Flair in the ring . Its on the mic he was average and he did not bring a lot of hype like Flair . Orton was more in line with seventies wrestling than Hype Heavy 80s wrestling so Orton is not as appreciated as he should be .

[@tomh1593]

Vince snatched other company's TV time Bob. And replaced their shows. Lol

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Since I stopped watching what passes for wrestling in 2002 youtube has been my only source of wrestling . Wrestling used to have some sense of credibility and some folks thought wrestling insulted your intelligence but I think it was necessary to protect the ability to tell the story with wrestling .

[@dickborg452]

They said bob had to make a mistake on purpose, because he was so good

[@pooddescrewch8718]

They were right . I feel guilty for not having recognized how much of a master showman he was because credibility was his strongest suit . But I was an impressionable teenager who wanted bigger than life heroes . Bob would not cross that line .

[@pooddescrewch8718]

The 80s were unfair to ARTISTS like Bob Orton Jr . Cowboy gimmicks were still in vogue when he broke in but in the Gimmick era wrestlings ethic changed from a John Wayne like aire to a Stallone -esque muscleman ethic . Grizzled He-men gave way to Body builders . We the fans got caught up in hype and aooearance more than actually being able to put on a convincing match that told a story . So guys who did their best talking in the ring who weren’t 265lbs were unfairly overlooked .

[@JR_Donofrio]

I’d rather Bob Orton than Hulk Hogan. The cowboy over the superstar wrestler except macho and hotrod because they’re great but the rest of em are not

[@pooddescrewch8718]

@@JR_Donofrio I was wooedearly on by physiques like everyone else but I noticed that the quality of matches continually decayed as more and more „ attractions“ took the place of „ artists“ .