Harley Race | The Greatest Wrestler on God’s Green Earth - Darker Side Of The Ring: Full Episode

The life story of Harley Race The Greatest Wrestler on God’s Green Earth.
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[@karlepaul6632]

According to Trevor Murdoch, a few days before Race passed away, Harley needed to take a Med flight from Atlanta to St. Louis. Medicare wouldn't cover the cost of the flight. He said a call was made to WWE and 10 mins later it was paid in full, and "Vince McMahon never blinked an eye, he wanted to make sure Harley was taken care of." I thought that was pretty cool.

[@kvinche8120]

Vince is a great guy

[@apocalypticwarrior9169]

That is true. I have a uncle who works in their corporate HQ. He actually filed some paper work for that 😂 Yes I'm serious

[@MrManfly]

@@foreverunsaved6661 How do you know?

[@jasongaylor2232]

This is also yet another example as to why we need either "Medicare For All" or a Nationalized healthcare system. This shouldn't be happening to anyone. Why do we still have a greedy grifting middleman(health insurance) that is totally unnecessary? Ask the people in the U.K. about their nationalized healthcare system that is #1 on the Planet. They love it! The United States should not be lagging behind other Countries because of the immense corruption in Congress!

[@charlestilley2576]

@@MrManfly We don't know one way or the other, so you're right. However, Harley never worked for AEW, so Khan wouldn't had (personally) knew him. Maybe as a fan, or some of his young talent came from Harley's wrestling school full of stories. Or even veterans telling theirs. Harley won't be forgotten for a long time, I first seen him around 1972 on Championship Wrestling of Florida, where Gordon Solie was usually the sole announcer & damn if Harley was one tough dude. Right up there with the Funks.

[@j.d.mcginn6946]

Really appreciate the time it took to make this. Harley Race and Ric Flair are the only 2 wrestlers that I have an autograph of. I asked Harley when he autographed my photo- "I heard that you'd go in a restaurant as world champion and if the chef recognized you their was a big party all around tips etc. But if nobody did- you'd leave without paying and dare them to send the cops!" Harley replied with a big smile theirs lots of rumors flying around but NO I wouldn't do anything like that! He's a very fun gracious man and a true badass!

[@charlestilley2576]

Harley was indeed a gracious man, far more so than Flair, and would drop the title when asked selflessly. Flair on the other hand, fled to the WWE in 1991 with the NWA (or WCW) title & used it as a bargaining chip, another failed plot of Bobby Heenan. Flair would win the WWE title via battle royal, but this wouldn't last, forced to leave by losing a "Loser leaves WWF" match vs Bret Hart, plus the WWF World's Title. About that NWA belt though, when Harley wore it every time, it truly meant something & he wore it with pride. Only 1/2 or so of Ric Flair's title reigns were NWA, instead "WCW", which was useless, as the NWA board of directors decided not to recognize Ted Turner's organization. The NWA champ had to put up whatever dollar figure the belt was worth, once WCW was no longer NWA, this practice ended. The real NWA was a lot of small to mid-sized promotions, of which there was plenty until the late 70's-early 80's.

[@joshuawaltz9484]

I met Harley a couple times. Just a great humble guy. Just a great wrestler and character. RIP Harley. He made all us Missouri fans proud.

[@jmurf67]

Met him at an event in KC. He took time to come to us because my mom was in a wheel chair at the time. He came over, held her hand, thanked her for being a fan and took a picture with her. You nail it right there with your comment. Just a great man.

[@maxhopejr3131]

I've also met Harley several times and I must say he is a true ambassador of his sport.What a great guy..

[@TheSands83]

I talked to Harley.. he called me n how he got my number I have no clue..said someone gave it to him..he wanted me to give him a bid to install some flooring .. I lived about 100 miles from him.. I told him he should probably find someone closer to his area it would b cheaper… he gave me a good cussin 🤣 I just said “yes sir I’m sorry I’m just trying to be honest with you” I gave him a number of a guy in his area.. he said “ well I guess I’ll fucking call the ole boy…..playing god damn phone tag “ and he hung up🤣

[@dondemmeljr1765]

Humble? Best look up the definition in the dictionary... a guy that ends up with a couple of people dead while he's behind the wheel in his lifetime and never changes his habits is not a humble person! Believed a little bit too much in his own press clippings 💯

[@lawerencethergood1137]

I just wanted to say happy birthday to the great Harley Race thank you for the wonderful memories from LT of Compton CA RIp champ

[@Sangria]

The NWA Belt is and always will be the greatest looking Belt ever.

[@HipHop4lyfeallday]

It’s definitely in my top ten but I like the alternate NWA belt aka big Goldie no title in wwe has done it justice since it was retired.

[@redberry3852]

You are absolutely right

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

I beg to differ as I say it would be the world wrestling federation’s blue wing eagle championship title belt from the 1980s & 1990s

[@everythingstrength1485]

The winged eagle belt (golden era) was/is the best looking belt imo.

[@tonyjones1560]

I’ve heard that on one occasion, a black wrestler was attacked in the parking lot by a group of racists. Harley Race ran out, stood back to back with his fellow wrestler and the two kicked some @$$. The black wrestler may have been Bearcat Wright. In any case, Harley Race was (is) a legend in the business and a legit tough guy. RIP King 👑 Harley 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@charlestilley2576]

Although I never heard that story, I vaguely recall Bearcat Wright. Don't remember if he was a heel or babyface though. Seems like he was a big dude, as in muscular. Believe I seen him also on Championship Wrestling from Florida. After a quick Google search, discovered he came from an athletic pedigree, as his dad had been a boxer & Bearcat helped a lot to desegregate wrestling by refusing to participate where the promoter's territory was segregated. Seemed to have been a very popular wrestler where he was welcomed. Sadly, lived to be only 50 years of age.😢 Given the many people Harley Race worked with & for, I don't believe he was prejudice in the least.

[@dondemmeljr1765]

It is your assumption they were racist no documented fact of that... realistically attacked because he was a nasty heel villain.

[@hahajones]

@@dondemmeljr1765 It is your assumption they weren’t racist…

[@tonyjones1560]

@@charlestilley2576 I *wish* that I could recall exactly where I heard this! All I’m sure of is that it was in one of the wrestler biographies published through WWE in the early 2000s…can’t even remember exactly whose but I want to say it was a sidebar story from Dwayne Johnson (?) and the other wrestler may have been Sailor Art Thomas(?). It’s a drag getting old… In any case, yeah, Bearcat Wright was a ground-breaker. My dad, who wasn’t exactly a wrestling fan, would still go to an occasional show if Bearcat was on the card, or Bobo Brazil. IMO, Bobo totally deserved a run as WWWF champion…he was “over” with the fans and respected in the dressing room. At least, I’ve *never* heard a single negative backstage tale about him. Perhaps his only shot was a heel turn that he couldn’t convincingly pull off among guys who were far better at it. The great Ernie Ladd comes to mind, a total snake that I met later who (like Superstar Billy Graham) couldn’t have been nicer to me. That said, IMO the wrestler who really changed (and integrated) the face of pro wrestling was the immortal Sputnik Monroe…

[@BillSkullion]

@@dondemmeljr1765 Being that black wrestlers weren't booked as heels back then, because it would be a death sentence, the assumption that it was a group of racists is a fair one.

[@JohnnyTronNetwork]

When you learn about all the things Harley Race did before he was 18, you realize how much of a badass he truly was.

[@charlestilley2576]

Yes, he could had easily been on one of the many KZbin Prison channels, which are gaining in popularity.👍 Fortunately, Race had seen the error of his ways & decided to live HIS dream!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DSVN23]

What a crazy life !

[@shanecochran1969]

Absolutely 💯 loved this documentary on "8" time N.W.A. World Champion Harley Race. I remember him losing the title to Ric Flair at the Starrcade '83 in Greensboro NC, on November 24, 1983. I was 14yrs old, and my parents took me to go see it live, as a birthday present to me. One of my favorite memories outside of my two children's births. RIP to Harley Race, The King, The Greatest wrestler on God's Green Earth, and "8" time N.W.A. World's Heavyweight champion..... Rest Easy Brotha....

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Dude that's awesome, your folks were the best for that.

[@JoeTaylor-pl4wr]

Did you notice they said 9 times?

[@OikPoinFive]

I thot Race was 7 time?

[@mahdo1]

I thought 7 to tie Thez.

[@JoeTaylor-pl4wr]

@@mahdo1 actually Thesz only held the NWA championship 5 times

[@RichardM1366]

He was a legitimate tough guy and a humble man. He will always be a legend.

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

I heard he liked starting fights in bars.

[@RichardM1366]

@@meminustherandomgooglenumbers And he won most of them.

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

@@RichardM1366 No doubt he did. But unfortunately, that does seem to pretty much disqualify him from supposedly being “a humble man.”

[@anothermike4825]

Living with and recovering from his car accidents made him harder than a coffin nail.

[@spizzle2323]

What a life this man lived!!! RIP Harley Race.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

The man three people’s lives .

[@slanderman3296]

Also, wow, Harley Race is his real name. That's sooo cool like obie thrice or RIp Torn. That's a triple entendre, harley race, as a motorbike race, harley race as a race of bikers who are from tribe Harley, and finally as his name..wow that took alot more brain cells that I thought

[@dan5609]

"If I were to hit a man with my left and they were still standing, I would walk behind them to see what is holding them up." - Harley Race

[@sarcophage]

Heard Mick Foley tell that in Harley's voice LOL

[@isaidwhatisaid5369]

Cap!!! Lol

[@bladestormviking]

@@sarcophage "I SAID..... that was a headbutt, and it happened, INSIDE the ring" ...yaknow what harley, i do recall that now. lets get that fixed up....

[@MrHarley157]

Saw him twice live in the early 70's. Absolutely the best in sports! Nobody better that I have seen since. Hate to see someone like him leave us. Will always remember him!

[@Hallstyle]

What a life... R.I.P. to the great Harley Race. My first memory of him was when he won King of the Ring. He was a great heel manager...

[@sallygoldner2302]

Thanks so much for a thoughtful comprehensive documentary. Race was respected all over the world including when he toured here in Australia in 1977 when I saw him live as a 12yo - huge memories. Definitely a legend of the business. RIP Harley.

[@Dugwal24]

I cannot imagine how much work goes into these videos. The old photos, newspaper articles and videos! Awesome stuff! Well done. Thank you for the trip down memory lane. Keep up the great, awesome work!!! 😎👍

[@kprnr7140]

Class act of a guy, I met Harley a few times and he always took time to talk to fans and always appreciated them. RIP Harley ❤️

[@qaz-fi1id]

Ya rapists are totally class acts

[@TigerBoyRS]

Best indie wrestling docs. Period! Great homage to the King HR, a real tough guy, in and out of the ring. Cheers

[@____K_____989]

Agree 1000000%

[@GlorifiedTruth]

This guy really knows his Harley Race! Great footage of Harley slamming Andre on the concrete floor. Not only did he have to be strong enough to hoist him but to let him down easy--amazing. Great vid.

[@brockhowell2296]

An absolute badass out of the ring, a true pro inside it.

[@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker]

I miss old school wrestling a lot. Real men who took the sport serious and defended the integrity of the business. Today it’s nothing but “superstars” on social media 🤦‍♂️

[@karlepaul6632]

I agree. 👍 Today, it's basically actors who perform their own stunts. Imagine someone handing a script to Harley saying "Make sure you remember your lines!" 😆

[@respectedlocalgentleman7108]

You pretty much just covered: music, movies, television, professional sports, politics, law enforcement, marriage, parenting, and everything else that's gone fruity.

[@greenghost2212]

NWA still exists you know

[@timsullivan3715]

Harley Race was a real badass & a great champ.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

I’d agree. Harley really is the true “King” of wrestling. This man did it all. A true Alpha.

[@tuckamojo7660]

He was certainly the most accomplished wrestler of all time. There will never be another one like him

[@RemoWilliams1227]

He was just so believably tough

[@JoeTaylor-pl4wr]

Not really

[@JoeTaylor-pl4wr]

@@RemoWilliams1227 because he was

[@CornPopodopolis]

Um Hulk Hogan?

[@JoeTaylor-pl4wr]

@@CornPopodopolis boring character

[@robertd9000]

Great documentary... I've always had a ton of respect for Harley Race not only as the world champion wrestler but also for his tough guy exploits in life.

[@CornPopodopolis]

I wrestled Harley twice in Tupelo. He was very green but he learned alot in between our bouts. He learned alot from me and vice versa. I will be forever grateful for him putting me over both times he was a great champion and a better man.

[@apocalypticwarrior9169]

I live in MS. Do tou mean Tupelo MS?

[@CornPopodopolis]

@@apocalypticwarrior9169 yes Tupelo

[@scottashe984]

I was the first to slam Andre the Giant. He was only about 350lbs at the time. I also made his boots out of leprechaun skin.

[@PatrickForrest-pv4wv]

I wrestled the crusher and a grizzly bear at the same time inside a cage at the Milwaukee zoo. I don’t remember too much because I was only 6 years old at the time. Happy to say I survived to tell the tale and it made me a better man for it.

[@kenhill3230]

I actually got hooked on wrestling in the late 70's with Georgia wrestling, and Harley was the champ. I got to see him wrestle Barry Windham and Mr Wrestling 2 in title matches in Jacksonville FL in probably about 81-82. The matches were long and wonderful. He won both without cheating when the other guys made mistakes. He was the greatest champion in NWA history in my opinion. He would make his opponents look great while still winning. I always felt like that was what made a great champ. Gong into territories and making the fans feel like they had the best talent around. RIP to a true legend.

[@areguapiri]

I saw Harley Race fight Dusty Rhodes in Jacksonville, FL for the title in 1981.

[@jojokabo78]

Another gem :) Love all the backstories and old newspaper clippings. So much of the youtube wrestling content is the same...this channel is truely Original!!

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Thank-you I appreciate that

[@bilbobagginssword3926]

As a kid I watched Harley on tv, Wrestling at the Chase, nearly every Sunday morning with my dad. Good memories of a simpler time. Harley Race is an absolute Missouri legend!

[@CoachJoeTWT]

A LEGEND. The way Punk talked about his time around him and the funny story where he had to help Harley get to his hotel since he was so wasted. Punk said he threw up all over his car lol Just the smile he had saying it and never was mad and you can tell he was emotional talking about him. It shows he was well liked and highly respected in the Pro Wrestling industry. Rest in Power Harley Race 🕊

[@kevthegoat8774]

CM Punk actually drank a shot of alcohol in honour of Harley Race once and Harley was asked who could he wrestle out of the current crop of wrestlers and he said CM Punk.

[@c.ground5314]

This video deserves 10000000's of views, WELL DONE, SON!

[@robertfry9128]

I kept up with a lot of Harley races wrestling career I can’t count how many times I watched matches with him in it I specifically loved his classic battles with the American dream Dusty Rhodes

[@ensabahnur7657]

I had no idead how much he went through & STILL had a legendary career & 1 of the top 5 greatest of all time!

[@Fultonfalcons86]

Harley was a true wrestler and he defended it all over this world I saw hom for the first time when him and Flair went at during the Flair for the gold match man he was so damn good at his craft

[@myleslong5584]

Man,what a tough ol’ bird Harley Race was! Well researched and presented,my man. 👍

[@donmorton4597]

Great documentary and for me The NWA heavyweight belt will always be my favorite

[@ketanparkhi1192]

I born in 1990 since past few years i started old school wrestling i came across and watch Harley race old matches read everything about Harley he was true goat he inspire me so much proud calling myself race fan

[@Gods-bad-boy]

I just met his son today. Talked to him for a bit. I wanted to talk to him longer but i got plans for new years eve. The son met all the classics. He told me about meeting Andre. Andre still had to duck his head and turn sideways to enter he was so big. Also HHR and Ric Flair would wrestle for hours.

[@johnnythrogmorton7700]

Damn, what a show! This is 32 mins packed full of Harley Race's wild and extensive career!

[@Hoovie9596]

Your documentaries are excellent as usual ! You are the best wrestling history channel on KZbin by far !

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Thanks, I appreciate the support

[@gregwilkinson5185]

@@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries You should of put something in about his time as the Central States/Missouri state title champion. He lost the Missouri state title to Bob Backland in a very exciting match I went to at the old Kiel Auditorium in St.Louis in 1976. Harley was a proud Missourian and he wore it well!

[@packard1129]

Agreed

[@Hoovie9596]

@@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries anytime….I grew up in Winnipeg…I’d love to see one about the WFWA promotion we had in the 80’s and 90’s with the Tony Condello Death Tours…a lot of big names came thru there. Chris Jericho, Edge, Christian, Don Callis and many more.

[@matthewlane518]

This is a great walk down memory lane, I loved watching all these guys back in the day

[@rondellschuyler7074]

Harley Race was a nice humble man . Harley though was also a bad ass. Rick Flair said if Harley did not want to lose a title, there was no wrestler that could take it from him.

[@jeffhajny6575]

Tried out at Harley's wrestling school just to say I did it in 2008. He was super cool and welcoming and introduced me to everyone there and after I was done, he took a bunch of pictures with me and signed a bunch of things for my friends. Super nice guy but he definitely had that aura about him that you know you don't want to make him mad. Was saddened when I found out he passed. Amazing human being.

[@vincente4570]

Why didn’t you stick wit it🤷🏿‍♂️

[@carmenohio8735]

I knew Hulk Hogan as a kid in the 80’s, my parents were friends with Hulk and Linda. and I always went to all the WWF Events in Ohio and hung backstage with all the wrestlers. There was always kids backstage from make a wish who were dying of cancer and had literally days before they died. Most of the “good guy” wrestlers would walk by the sick kids and ignore them. Harley was a heel at the time but he would Always stop and spend a few minutes with everyone of them. Even picking up one kid’s gurney and iv poles and cradle the little boy in his arms. I’ll never forget that!

[@SPAZZYok]

Such an awesome story thanks for sharing!!!

[@josephmatthews7698]

That's funny I knew him when I was younger, i knew he was a wrestler but never knew he was this big of a deal. Good solid dude. Him and my dad used to raise hell.

[@kchisports7157]

I did a radio interview in person with him a few years ago where he was a guest at a local indy wrestling show. He was in his final years, in a wheel chair, but a great interview. He answered my questions with honesty, but occasionally sprinkled in a bit of wrestling character too. It was a great few minutes.

[@csnide6702]

Very overlooked.... But CERTAINLY one of the ALL - TIME greats !

[@RCT1963]

When Harley toured Australia in the 70s, he didn't drop the belt but put over our champion, Ron Miller, a couple of times. Once on tv as well. Legend.

[@Dstrbrdgrnd]

Once on Gordon Solie’s show, he came out with a cement block and a sledge hammer. Gordon was interviewing Bob Armstrong, Harley sat on the floor, put the block on his head and handed the sledge hammer to Armstrong and told him to smash the block, which Armstrong did. After the block was smashed to pieces, Harley got up and said, “ I’m the toughest man in wrestling”, and walked off. I had the pleasure of seeing him many times at the Miami Beach convention hall wrestling Dusty, Andre, the Briscoe’s and many more. In ‘77 he wrestled Dusty in the Orange Bowl at Summer Slam. Those were great days and great memories. By the way, those Beach convention hall matches were on Wednesday nights for $5!!!!!!

[@charlestilley2576]

Wow, never knew Harley would allow anyone to smash his head with such force!✌ This explains why he could do those head butts from high in the corner, as well as in front of one's face. Harley was one bad dude indeed!👍👍👍👍👍 RIP Harley, you'll never be forgotten.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@MBDronePhoto]

Saw race and Tim Woods (Mr Wrestling II) one night locally. Woods pinned Race and the place erupted! No title change... crushed our hearts when they announced it was non title. The art of the business is fascinating and guys like the Funks, Briscoe, Race, and Flair were amazing in their roles.

[@arobinson68]

This is one of the best documentaries on KZbin related to wrestling! Great job.

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Thank-you

[@scypsylock9402]

A true man's man and a true champion of wrestling. There were two guys Andre the Giant said he was genuinely afraid of - (though was great friends to both) The first being Haku and the other...Harley Race. Harley earned his badge of honor from the very start being on the road taking care of Happy Humphrey and in return was the true first man to teach Harley how to take bumps, run against the ropes and learn the ways of mat wrestling. He paid his dues ten fold, more so than any other wrestler in history! He was a tough S.O.B., but easy to get along with from what everyone has said and all have high regard toward him and not one wrestler has one bad thing to say about the champ - aside from his driving over a hundred miles an hour of course to get to the towns quicker, and to rib them as Larry Hennig once said as he too was a victim of Harley's Indy racing in his Trans Am in the late 70's, or early 80's I cannot remember which) Truly a great champion who paved the road for champions after to follow!

[@stephenbianchi7141]

0:27 I was born in '88, but I'd call myself a Harley Race fan. I'm into the legends of various sports. I never knew this fact about him. It probably plays a massive role in his success, as it probably forced him into a state where they easiest way to cope was to focus solely on rasslin.

[@williamzander4732]

He was the king of MISSOURI ONE TOUGH DUDE . SAW HIM FOR YEARS AND RESPECT IS WHAT YOU GAVE HIM .

[@raywood4223]

What a great soft spoken guy, I mean really one of the best persons I ever met. You will never feel so safe in your life. Nobody ever messed with Harley now some might try other guys but Harley just exuded tough. The Champ 🏆

[@michaell874]

Harley Race was one of those wrestlers that us fans had so much respect for that even though he was always a heel, we always appreciated his contributions to pro wrestling and was a tremendous rival of Dusty Rhodes and I will always say that it was Harley Race who passed the torch to Ric Flair.

[@bigcheese1280]

No doubt. That's why Rick is always showing respect for Harley Race. May he RIP.

[@RJ-jc4zb]

What a fantastic tribute

[@jamesteegardner2273]

I never realized how many car crashes so many different wrestlers got into over the years. Harley Race, Magnum TA, and Kerry Von Erich come to mind off of the top of my head, but I'm sure there are more.

[@gregscavuzzo5457]

my dad would take me and a bunch of my friends to memorial hall on Thursday nights in Kansas City Kansas to watch Harley Race and a bunch of great wrestlers ,like Bob Geigle , and the Stomper

[@michaelcalero1119]

The title is completely understated..... A person had to have seen Harley Race, dive off the top rope with his flying head butt. I was Fortunate to be able to see Harley wrestle in Tampa many times. Yes he was a man's man Harley Race "THE GREATEST WRESTLER ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH" R I.P. HARLEY RACE

[@chikkenbonz]

3 guys you'd never want to mess with: Andre the Giant (whom I had the privilege to see wrestle live at an event. Walked right past me heading to the ring. Wow.) Haku (a.k.a. Tonga Kid/King Tonga) Harley Race Kinda funny that 3 of the scariest wrestlers ever stood out from the crowd as being 3 of the most humble, nicest, fan-friendly fellas on the roster. Could see Andre and Harley up above knocking back some cold ones. We miss you fellas.

[@dondemmeljr1765]

There's several other wrestlers that were tougher than Harley Race...might skim into the top 10! Might! 💯🤔

[@bladestormviking]

@@dondemmeljr1765 those people being?????

[@dondemmeljr1765]

@@bladestormviking you mean you don't know? 🤔

[@bladestormviking]

@@dondemmeljr1765 go ahead, make your case. Im not baiting or trying to fight, i want to see who you think is tougher and why.

[@dondemmeljr1765]

@@bladestormviking I spent 25 years in the business we all know who's Ultra badass do some research not hard to find out

[@justiningram6640]

A gentlemen who walked amongst us humans!!!!

[@guitarshaman]

I grew up going to WLW matches. Such a treat in small-town Missouri. Harley and BJ were well-known in the community. Great people. RIP to them both.

[@charternicholson9933]

He was amazing..he is by far my favorite NWA champion.

[@toaster8436]

You're lying

[@djcook5854]

WoW!! Mr Race was an Amazing Man with Amazing Achievments!! Salute King!!

[@badxradxandy]

Appreciate the time it took to make this video.

[@OhMy05]

I can't imagine losing my pregnant wife 1 month into the marriage. That's horrible! He turned to God to help him but I would've jumped off the nearest bridge. What a strong willed human being. Then they tell him he'll never walk or wrestle again and he ends up doing both. The determination and drive he had was unreal.

[@studbourbon798]

Damn, Harley needed to stay out of them cars or get a driver. A true legend and badass. RIP

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

I've heard sevaral stories Harley drove fast all the time alot was scared to ride with him lol

[@JM-ftbl]

This is one of the best documentaries ever. Huge fan of Harley Race and Ric Flair NWA championship battle in the early 80’s

[@kdm71291]

In 1984, I moved into my first apartment away from my parent's house with a couple of buddies...one of which had been following the business since Freddie Blassie was a champion....he introduces us to wrestling, explained what it really was, etc.....and we were hooked! We attended the first Wrestlemania in 1985 via CCTV at a local civic auditorium.....loved it! I remember some of this Harley Race stuff, for sure...and I recognize most of the names mentioned in this documentary. Side note: You can sure see the resemblance between Larry "The Axe" Hennig and his son, Kurt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig....uncanny....may they all RIP!

[@SPAZZYok]

Race had that crazy corn bred strength. And was impervious to pain.

[@respectedlocalgentleman7108]

Do you mean cornbread or that his parents were ears of corn? Literacy. It's the shit.

[@JacksonAxe]

@@respectedlocalgentleman7108 You should have put a comma before 'or'.

[@deathomega6208]

One of my favorite professional wrestlers of all time. Thank you for making this video!

[@allencole221]

One of the only wrestlers that if you tried to go to work for yourself he would make you do the job weather you liked it or not. Legit nothing fake about this man.

[@williswerckle1856]

Defended his title 6 days a week.........good luck seeing that today!

[@uiu510]

Not only is Harley one of the best pro wrestlers to ever do it, but he is also one of the greatest of all time!

[@jmurf67]

A great man. They need to start making them like this again.

[@archstanton4365]

I got to see Harley rassle Randy Savage @ the Nashville Fairgrounds in 1987 when I was ten years old. The best that ever was or ever will be.

[@jamminmusicman]

Awesome video 💯 Harley Race is a legend I love going back and watching some of his 70's and early 80's matches and I enjoyed his time as Vader's manager in WCW 💪

[@essanance]

I was born and raised in KCMO ,met Harley a cpl times as a kid in the 80s, watched him wrestle a few times .. he was a humble nice guy but came off as tough as nails ,I have no doubt he could have whooped most people's ass

[@realhighendglassforsale5226]

What a great fucking video...thank you. I remember seeing Harley in all the wrestling magazines when I was a kid and then finally he appeared on WWWWF TV on Saturday morning. Great bad guy, I loved to hate him when I was younger. Now that I am older and understand how it all works I have nothing but huge mounds of respect for the man, even more so after seeing this.

[@ericcook5745]

Also just wanted to say great job at the documentary really enjoyed it

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Thank-you

[@matthewlane518]

Lived and breathed the business, much respect

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

I'd love to met Harley race what a life the man had seen it all true LEGEND of the sport and one tough SOB👍

[@Alienjujitsu]

R. I. P. 'The King' Harley Race 👑🙏

[@chaospoet]

Harley Race not getting drafted because of his leg. The Vietnamese got lucky!

[@jamestepera3356]

Race would have snapped VC with his bare hands. Him not going is probably why we lost that war!

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@jamestepera3356 We should have never been in that war to begin with.

[@kaylabarker4567]

To this day best match I ever saw Harley Race and Terry Funk lights out Russian Chain Match in Amarillo 30 plus minutes of blood and pure guts Harley was on the short end that night but that was the stuff of legends RIP

[@jamestepera3356]

Where in Amarillo were the matches held back in the day?

[@williamwatson4625]

Harley led a pretty hard and tortured life, filled with injuries (many of them career-ending), grief and sorrow. His first marriage lasting for only about 5 weeks when it ended tragically in a car crash which claimed the life of his first wife with Harley close to being amputated thereafter, his second marriage ending in divorce, and his third wife who pre-deceased him by 10 years, not to mention that he was literally a cripple after his wrestling career came to a painful end.

[@michaelvigil1417]

I loved watching him flail around and the way he took bumps was hilarious.

[@markdaugherty6318]

Harley Race was first. Many wrestlers 👁️ love with in 70th. He always have and would always 🐝 1 of my favorite of all time. 👏👏👏

[@OhMy05]

Whenever I hear Harley Race I think of HHH. Harley was such a wrestling genius he turned others into wrestling geniuses.

[@superglou913gomez3]

Harley Race was his real name? That's pretty cool. I always thought,without a doubt,that couldn't be his real name.

[@janwright7162]

I was lucky enough back in '83 to see Harley race face Jim Brazil for the world heavyweight Championship at the township auditorium like Jim Brazil was the Mid-Atlantic heavyweight champion working for Jim Crockett's promotion what an incredible match all of his matches were beautiful this man would live and die wrestling like the guy said before I'm almost sure Andre and Harley race so if they're having a cup of cold ones cuz Harley racing the only one that body slammed Andre the Giant before hulk Hogan ever could

[@jokerswank6082]

I'd say he's one of em. I call my nephew Harley Race due to his fro being similar to his as an act of respect.

[@redefv]

Vice has a special coming out next month on Race. I saw the advertisement. I came here right after I saw the ad. This is extremely well done!

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Thank-you

[@Screwcharger85]

Michael Cudlitz would be perfect to portray Harley Race for a bio film 🎥

[@spacewxranger]

Good call...could totally see that!!

[@guadalupecanez1584]

I was thinking Rob Pearlman, but I think your idea is better!

[@GeorgeHVail]

You will always be one of the greatest Wrestlers who ever lived!

[@silenceisgolden7283]

Great work brother. Keep it up. Great detail. Little idea though when you say the date say the year too I get a little lost but great work

[@JesusSavedMeFromASuicideAtempt]

When I was a child Seeing that massive scar down his mid section I knew he went through some serious shit…Rest his soul…

[@josetheoriginaltoyhunter2132]

Absolutely Super Documentary of Harley Race

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

After every match, Harley would walk from the arena he performed in just go tell Chuck Norris bedtime stories. The stories made Chuck a man.

[@jasongaylor2232]

Harley rules but Chuck Norris is a douche.

[@DarksaberForce]

While having a beer with Christopher Lee

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@DarksaberForce I think Christopher Lee would prefer wine over beer.

[@DarksaberForce]

@@jasongaylor2232 Yes

[@Claus-4a-Cause]

My grandma took me to "rasslin" at The Chase when I was a kid. She used to cuss Harley out on tv. He actually walked right by me and I got scared and grabbed my grandma. Next thing I knew he picked me up and he took my hand and slapped himself, smiled and stood me on my chair. I’ll obviously never forget. Grandma rooted for him after that night 🤗

[@bustinnutsinslutsbutts]

thats an awesome memory!

[@sirjer73]

I'm also a St. Louisan I remember watching wrestling at the Chase on KPLR Channel 11. Fond memories!!!!

[@matthewmagda4971]

Along with Buddy Rogers and Bruno, few people are more foundational to modern wrestling!

[@DarksaberForce]

And Gorgeous George