Don Muraco's Bizarre Promo

[@kennyryan5773]

When I was a kid everytime I saw Fuji film in stores for cameras I thought it was made by Mr. Fuji, lol.

[@storiedworlds6261]

Kenny Ryan 😂🤣🤣😆 Hilarious. Thanks for sharing.

[@mnoorist8223]

This is so funny.

[@evanabbott2737]

Hahahaha I would too, if I was a kid around then...!🤔😁

[@citizenbeeswax7985]

It was! Mr Fuji's family owns Fuji film. Look it up. Google it.

[@zman8340]

That’s gold

[@georgehenry76]

Gene was a total pro. I remember being a kid and worrying about his safety every week 🤣

[@broadwaybiz211]

Same here 😮😅

[@HANGRYJIMLODLIFEALWAYSLOD]

Same! I always felt like Ultimate Warrior or the Legion Of Doom would hurt him by accident😂😂😂

[@jamesbowers5946]

That’s what we call selling folks

[@gmard1]

It’s funny with Gene, when you can watch it again and again , you see how he tried not to laugh. The old timers were pros in the ring and on the mic

[@timbow1356]

With no judgement or lack of respect, in my older years it was funny to find out just how drunk Mean Gene was most of the time 🤣 So many sources: Nash, DDP, Piper etc

[@ffletch5277]

After the most coke impacted interview Mean Gene ends with the classic straight line… “Ok gentlemen, I can’t thank you enough”

[@AlumniQuad]

...set against the guitar solo from Madonna's "Dress You Up".

[@brianaugello3724]

No drugs

[@laurenurban3942]

Do you think so?

[@Acme1970]

OMG i can't believe this is on KZbin, i haven't seen this interview in almost 35 years, i used to have this on a VHS tape back in the 80's and i used to watch it everyday because it just made me laugh and it brightened my day, it's classic Don Muraco and even he knew he was rambling at the end, thank you for putting this up.

[@matimus100]

Is Zeus you're personal God belief

[@chillmurray7529]

The great and wonderful Mr. Fuji had the best cheeky smile of all villains and you could tell, as you can see here with Gene and Don, he was always having a true good time. I sorely miss the old-timers. Long live their memories! ❤❤❤

[@4cuttime]

💯❤😊

[@BroBuster]

"64. Maybe 65, or maybe 46 in somebody elses eyes." Truly a magnificent quote.

[@dracsspago]

@@thefreestylefrEaK I think he, and Fuji, were high af that day...

[@harrykadaras9459]

@@thefreestylefrEaK Lysdexic

[@jeremyc9593]

Now we know who taught Scott Steiner math

[@skydriver5709]

COCAINE!

[@brianeddes3701]

64 +5 =

[@thefungoden3978]

This is why the '80's ruled. There was always an element of cheekiness and humor to the best promos.

[@seka1986]

it was great!

[@krisscanlon4051]

Oh yeah big time

[@Magneticlaw]

....and plenty of cocaine.

[@junghunt8645]

This is one of the worst promos I’ve ever seen in my life. TF you talking about? Dude is obviously a fucking idiot and had nothing to say. This was dogshit

[@JesusChrist-lv6cs]

Only downside is they were controlled by a balding lying egotistical maniac who's wrestling was average at best

[@landmine950]

Had me puzzled. Looks like Muraco broke into a Roddy piper voice for a bit and then some Macho man weirdness...

[@ronaldshank7589]

As the old saying goes-Whatever works! Don didn't care who you put in front of him-he was gonna do his best to just steamroll right over 'em!

[@goldenagenut]

My thought exactly, was he channeling Roddy for a minute there?

[@victorjohnson2337]

Sorry, I made a similar comment before noticing this. Glad it was not just me.

[@josephtelegen8754]

Fuji's unyielding smile throughout Muraco's crazy shit is an inspiration to anyone who ever considered giving up. If Fuji's smile can endure this...you can do it, kids.

[@citizenbeeswax7985]

LOL Fujis smile is very sadistic, but in this specific promo I guess it was more masochistic.

[@briankacharaba5547]

OMG I was at the Coliseum that night! It was the first live WWF event I ever went to. Thanks for putting this up!

[@vpdisco]

I liked this. Don got a little existential. No wonder a lot of fans don't understand.

[@1_armm]

“time and numbers and space”

[@richevans609]

What's stranger is the Guitar Solo in Madonna's "Dress You Up".....😂🤣😂👍👍👍

[@MasonWardell-c1l]

Words to live by: "It's all numbers, and time, and space" - Don Muraco.

[@1974GJH]

Don Muraco was one of my all time favorites, but that was brutal.

[@andymassingham]

Piper tribute from Don off the top for sure! Even nailed the physicality.

[@gary6754]

we have a steamboat and a dog, isn't that a wonderful story LOL

[@williamsmith666]

Don did his best work with a mouthful of powdered sugar donut...

[@kennethstanford3520]

A nose full of powder

[@battlestarmarc]

Muraco was one of the best heels ever. Muraco was a beast in the 80s. Muraco and Fuji was a great team.

[@NGDemonSlayer12]

If you think this is horrible, you just don't get it. It was brilliant, he didn't corpse and kept his composure even when he knew he had no idea what the fuck he was saying. True professional.

[@adrenochromejoe7448]

Muraco was one of the greatest heels in history and those promo were genius. As a face, he just sucked.

[@tonypastor705]

@@adrenochromejoe7448I think he was great at both.😅

[@Sandbagger300]

It seems like Muraco is trying to crack up Okerlund intentionally here.

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

Better than the scripted crap today.

[@nitramletnan]

From the way he's swaying and the look in his eyes he's still recovering from last night. And the way he started talking, I think he was with Roddy Pipper.

[@81rbutler]

Piper

[@benaguilera4435]

Time, numbers and space

[@unclefred3128]

Hello, you just remembered that this video exists!

[@charlesclark9627]

I saw these two outside of Boston Garden! Over 30 years ago.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Dude was doing Steiner math wayyyy before Scott ever was

[@gary6754]

sounds hilarious to me i don't think you understand what makes a good promo

[@youtubin222]

64, maybe 65! this is awesome

[@santiagosantarge819]

Muraco would have been a awesome Italian goon in a movie.

[@justman4891]

Muscles Stromboli would've been his goon mob name lol

[@kennethmalone4689]

The reason the WWF in the 80s was so great is because we always got to see the stars in squash matches against jobbers and enhancement talent. The matches were short and there weren't any storylines except at the lead up to the expensive pay l per views. It was awesome.

[@c.l.freeman7654]

Both were high as hell. Look at Fuji's eyes, it's a dead giveaway

[@mikes.4136]

Don Muraco promos are pure genius!

[@ricktravers6364]

I met Don at Worlds Gym in Hawaii back in 1990. The nicest guy for sure.

[@NightWarriorAlive]

This is genius! Both Fuji and Muraco are having a good time. They talk about nonsense so they appear more dangerous.

[@datacipher]

They’re incredible. They can slapstick ham it up, or be very threatening - or anything in between. I agree that there was an element where they throw in some Asian mysticism at times to make them more mysterious and threatening. I remember being a little kid, and muraco claiming that that Steamboat was in for a big surprise, as Mr. Fuji - as a master of the martial arts - had taught muraco a counter to every single one of Steamboat’s moves. As a little kid, and a huge steamboat fan you were like: uh oh!!

[@NightWarriorAlive]

Indeed, ha ha ha,- as-so!

[@citizenbeeswax7985]

@@datacipher lol, as a kid, I would worry too if mr Fuji and muraco said that. They scare me a little even now and I'm 42.

[@hennegivensunday]

I fcat checked this promo and I can verify the veracity of Mr. Muraco's statements. Dogs and Steamboats love each other.

[@unclefred3128]

I wonder if this account is still used. Hello person from 11 years ago!

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

Thank you Adam to bring me to the gem.

[@Russ668]

In fairness. It was said it was a bizarre promo not a horrible promo. Anyone who ever thinks this promo is terrible does not know pro wrestling.

[@liveclassictunes]

Dude! it's quite obvious that Fuji and Muraco smoked a huge cannon of a joint before the interview... maybe even Gene had a few tokes.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Muraco is one of the masters of the promo. He was funny on this one but literally fell off the bar stool LOL!

[@babylonkid]

Did I hear right? Was that a metal cover of Madonna's "Dress You Up" at the very end? Hahahaha Awesome.

[@TheSilentBattle]

Adam from Partsfunknown sent me here

[@driller007]

gene wanted to burst out laughing

[@twsstar]

Sounded classic to me

[@RedroomStudios]

nah, that was just crap.

[@danieldelavera9212]

wasn't great, but NOT even close to being a horrible promo.

[@EmoEmu]

He looks like he was high when he did this promo.

[@detangojet]

He had a lot of bizarre promos. That was part of his shtick. He was the surfer from Hawaii. He was an awesome heel. His cage match with Snuka I could never forget.

[@4cuttime]

Lol " I can't thank u enough." Explains everything lol

[@Wutangmethod]

Yup lol

[@matthewowens455]

mr fuji standing there smiling for the camera thinking damn man can you cut a better promo than that damn son your makeing yourself look stupid

[@ExtraordinaryJosh]

64 will always be 65 to me now after watching this

[@mgb4692]

YOU GOT 64? I GOT 65

[@troywright359]

@@mgb4692 YOU GOT 46? I GOT TWO OF THOSE TOO

[@004752]

I think the Magnificent One may just have tried some Maui-Wowie and channeled his best Roddy Piper before the interview. What a great clip. Thanks for posting.

[@michaeltruthson6262]

Damn Muraco's promos straight rocked everytime he touched the mic.

[@ChristopherH1985]

hahaha, Mean Gene's expression at the end was so funny, looking at Muraco, like "what the fuck are you on?"

[@tawandamajasi8860]

64 maybe 65 or 46 in someone else's eyes...🤔

[@rickwpaperworkmakeschildsu4655]

Well Muraco is known for being great on the mic, so he is allowed a stinker!

[@oldnerdreviews]

LOL! Don seemed to be channeling Piper there at first!

[@ACslookin]

I liked Fuji walking away his face said "what the hell?"

[@jeffrourke2322]

Don Muraco is one of the all time greats on the mic. How dare you call anything he does horrible.

[@billybillee8160]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@breazy832]

He said bizarre

[@ymd2516]

Omg WWF playing Madonna at the end haha

[@subzero8679]

They played a lot of 80's music in the WWF back then, afterall it was the 80's haha!! I remember a Greg Valentine promo from '85 ish and they used the song "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" from Tears for Fears lol.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I remember a kid I was watching a promo with Morocco and Fuji and they were in Hawaii. Fuji mentions, “once we get back to the United States, everyone will pay when they face magnificent Morocco.” I remember my late father saying, “Mr. Fuji, Hawaii is in the United States.” 😂

[@Lewis9700]

And that's funny because Fuji was born in Hawaii

[@johnkalap9314]

Morocco? Which part, Casablanca? 😅

[@barkbentley4657]

Back when coke was coke

[@tinytanks]

"It's all time and numbers... and space"

[@MrJOJOJJJJ]

As Macho would say "Space is the place!" :D

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

This isn't that bad. Better than promos today. In fact it was only at the end here when Muraco tried to *riff-off-of* Gene's "numbers" comment that it went-off-the-rails. Even so he managed to make it *rhyme at the end.*

[@jimmy0999]

"Take the steam outta the boat and the boat don't float"- Rowdy Roddy Piper

[@TL....]

fuji is stuck in npc mode just standing there grinning not understanding what muraco is trying to say

[@truckingwithmother8119]

after 40 years I think i just figured out the #s !!!! BIG THANXXX 4 THIS VIDEO .

[@puertoriconnect4611]

I love the little look Gene gives to the camera when he says, “No, I’m not” 1:29

[@sr7312]

I think the Ultimate Warrior found this inspirational.

[@itairusmihsah3770]

Muraco is really magnificent, no doubt!!

[@MrThedwp]

As Chief Wiggum would say "hopped up on goofballs"

[@kevinbrew84]

That was Muraco's Scott steiner impression. Lol

[@kittycats2827]

Mr fuji looked like he was cracking up at don improv

[@FerretJohn]

Sounds like Muraco is trying to do a Roddy Piper impersonation

[@virginiatrailcameravideos]

This felt like Muraco doing partly his best impression of Roddy Piper.

[@otrollbq]

This promo is better than the promos of today

[@RanDLuv]

I wish promos were still like this lmao

[@clark82]

Can only assume Fuji was put with Muraco to keep him heel in fans eyes, as his promo work is really enjoyable

[@MortimerZabi]

Mr Fuji corpsing was just icing on the cake.

[@bwrpwr]

Muraco and Scott Steiner should have really sat down and wrote a math textbook together.

[@NightWarriorAlive]

This is not horrible, this is going with the flow, "ad-libing" by the masters- Don Muraco and Mr. Fuji! Ha HA HA, Ah-SO!

[@jimbob3675]

My tooth was getting a cavity drilled out at the end, but then I turned it down.

[@patrickforrest4899]

Talk about being wasted. He probably didn’t remember doing this.

[@leifskjoldal8042]

It looked liked muraco was reading off of cards his eyes kept shifting and it looked like he wanted to start laughing cause I don't think he understood what he was saying right

[@sheepdog4Yah]

Haha reminds me of a story I once heard about a puppy who lost its way.

[@radvlad1431]

Morocco should have done that promo before he started coming down off the coke

[@GialloHorror]

Mr. Fuji LEGEND! "Time and numbers and space." LOL! Sounds like something Ultimate Warrior would say. Of course, Warrior's promos kicked ass!

[@PiledriveThyNeighbor]

It wasn't that bad until he started talking about numbers and space, but that was partially Mean Gene's fault lol

[@joeyphenomenal]

And now back to "Fuji Vice" 🤣

[@wwmoggy]

sounded like it was written for Roddy Pipper

[@bigmoneynowammy77]

must be the truth, I was about to say the same thing

[@wwmoggy]

James Cave just watched it again its a bad piper imitation

[@bigmoneynowammy77]

yeah, sounds like hes doing a piper imitation. that was first thing I thought. the whole delivery, and even his voice. he was probably trying to rip off piper as he was the top heel

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

Piper never had a promo written for him in his life.

[@TexsVlogsBlogsandDogs]

Maybe Piper wrote it for him, but yeah in one way or another its very Piperesque

[@baboracus]

awesome outro music; "dress you up in my love"

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

That music has got Cindi Lauper......MAD now (Jumpin Jeff Farmer promo😅)

[@mackermaldrill2656]

WONDERFUL! Remember Fuji Hospital?

[@TerryKeefeMedia]

This is a great promo! Improvised and funny. Better than the scripted garbage today.

[@cappy2282]

Lol Mr. Fugi and Don were both cool 😎

[@tonyd7601]

as the late Gordon Solie would say "Indeed"

[@joblo3940]

moment of freedom

[@greghill1106]

CLASSIC! Loved Muroco a great heel and the best build of anyone when he was in shape!!!

[@matimus100]

Congratulations on being in love with another man

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

When I was in 8th grade in 85, a classmate saw Muraco walking on Ferry Street in Newark,NJ. He asked if wrestling was fake and Muraco told him it was.

[@miketalife]

Im still trying to figure out what that Muraco dude was trying to tell. 🤠

[@sahm5071]

This is the vintage version of Scott steiners math. Thank you Adam blampied for bringing this to my attention

[@ozzymorrison8628]

I have no idea what they said but it was great execution

[@Opheggie54]

The best part about Morocco is that he didn't take himself seriously and had fun doing it