Honky Tonk Man Responds to Ricky Steamboat

[@danielpokorny6850]

Hogan and Andre sold it. Savage and Steamboat stole it

[@Longlostpuss]

Exactly. Savage and Steamboat was clearly, CLEARLY the best match on that entire card.

[@StannisHarlock]

Yeah. Honk is missing the point. I don't know if he's doing it on purpose, but stealing the show has nothing to do with what people paid to see. It has everything to do with giving the people much more than they paid for so that they pay again, and more, the next time. Anyone in any business who understands what's going on knows this. Honk should know it.

[@jamesbigham9036]

​@@StannisHarlockseems that Honky is proving exactly what Ricky Steamboat said to be true

[@fjccommish]

Nope.

[@shadowbear66]

​ Jesse Ventura has said that the match between Steamboat and Savage was the best match he's ever seen in his LIFE!

[@benjackson5202]

He is half true on that... people came to see Andre and Hogan BUT they left talking Savage and Steamboat...

[@anthonybakker2567]

THIS . . . ALL OF THIS. Because I watched the whole thing, and the only thing anyone was talking about the next day was how good Savage v. Steamboat was. And, oh yeah, Hogan slammed Andre & won.

[@Samuelfish2k]

@@anthonybakker2567Do you think everyone would’ve been talking about it if the Intercontinental belt wasn’t on the line?

[@Peanutgames2013]

I remember watching Mania 3 as a kid back then on satellite tv, lol, I think being in the Silverdome, all those people and just the way it looked made everything that night more special. Put that card in a 20 thousand seat arena it wouldn't have been as special, just my opinion though.

[@Bazzeboy]

True

[@deacon_batista9512]

Facts

[@dddlll2471]

Steamboat was one of the best workers of all time

[@bloodlegion4874]

“… and Alice fucking Cooper. King Kong Bundy vs midgets” I’m dying here 😂😂😂😂

[@juanarches5793]

Nice for Honky Tonk Man to reach out to Ricky Steamboat. He properly explained.

[@bulcub]

savage and steamboat was EPIC!!!

[@briangoodie3420]

King kong Bundy squashing little beaver was pretty funny.

[@michaelkrolewski7406]

That was only because the midgets were supposed to cover him to prevent Bundy from doing anything, and they forgot too. So he had to drop the elbow.

[@richle905]

Savage vs Steamboat was what me and the other 6th graders were talking about the next day. A few of us had to go to an auditorium with someones dad where they screened it. Savage v Steamboat changed wrestling.

[@_Lux_Ex_Tenebris]

In probably 1994, Honkytonk Man was on a USO tour with several others - Wendi Richter and Nokolai Volkoff immediately come to mind.. The USO tour came to Ramstein AB in Germany.. And whatever any stories ever were of HTM, he was nothing but gracious with us. Class act with us. And Honkytonk had nuclear heat. You chase heels. That change made sense whether Steamboat liked it or not.

[@rizzalater72]

Ricky said he told Vince before WM he wanted a couple weeks off to be home when his kid was born and said Vince ok'd it. And i believe Steamboat because Vince is a snake in the grass.

[@JackieAllen-rn6nj]

Love listening to Honkie tonk man's interviews

[@JackieAllen-rn6nj]

Honkie tonk Man is the Man

[@joecrosby5427]

The people came to see Andre and Hogan but Steamboat and Savage had the best performance of the night

[@Coffee_Haze]

There is a man dancing a line between 2 people he likes but neither like each other and doesn't want to say the wrong thing one way or the other. Very diplomatic responses. I've always liked Honkey Tonk, heel or face, great matches consistently.

[@leogetz3570]

I remember when WM3 came out on VHS and I was able to rent it, I couldn't believe how good the Savage/Steamboat match was

[@CIF-pm7tk]

Then went over that match step for step, second for second to get it right and they fukn NAILED IT. 10/10 prolly one of the best matches we’ve ever seen

[@sowingandreaping7871]

Honky tonk man does not get enough credit for his heel work.

[@steveshubert]

I absolutely agree. IMO, HTM was one of the best ever heels. Love him or hate him but he made it IMPOSSIBLE to ignore him. I was in the Army at the height of his star power and me and my buddies used to LOVE hating HTM. And I loved hearing Gorilla Monsoon refer to him simply as "Honky".... LOL

[@effjay8010]

Greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time!

[@LordBelial1978]

Possibly the best heel WWF has ever had.

[@LordBelial1978]

@@effjay8010 Of all time.

[@CIF-pm7tk]

I think we’ve all come to appreciate how much of a great entertainer he was in his prime! I hated him, so much! He was great, never played a chord! 🤣 😊

[@LordAngron]

What's never mentioned now is Roddy Piper's retirement also drew at WM3. People really thought that would be their last chance to see him at the time.

[@Samuelfish2k]

The Killer Bees also wrestled.

[@LordAngron]

Yes, they did and I was a big fan of theirs. Unfortunately Vince wasn't as much. Their match was not one of the big draws, though. It served more as a big moment for Duggan to make the save with his 2x4.​@@Samuelfish2k

[@Samuelfish2k]

@@LordAngron Wasn’t it also the last time we saw King Kong Bundy? Didn’t the storyline say he was suspended indefinitely for what he did to Little Beaver?

[@GARRETT-79]

No Brooklyn Brawler No WrestleMania

[@Samuelfish2k]

@@GARRETT-79 Brooklyn Brawler never did shit at Wrestlemania.

[@thack57]

This is the most humble that I've ever seen Honky and the most contemplative that I've ever seen him. Usually, when asked he question he has a 'promo' response - w/out thinking. I mean Honky Tonk's responses usually come out before the Q is finished. It's a Wrestler's muscle memory - But here, he paused and thought about his answer. Nice job Wayne. Who is this kat asking the questions? I've seen him before. He would've been a great teeny bopper pop star in the 1970s. He would've fit in w/ Shaun Cassidy, Rex Smith, + Leif Garrett who were the cutie boys that made the little panties wet. 😂

[@johndrake3472]

Getting older can do that to you

[@jimmymetal713]

The dude is a cheap version Perez Hilton

[@GARRETT-79]

@@thack57 Because he wants to get Booked at certain Events n shit, He pissed off alot of Wrestlers and was almost Black-Balled. That's why he will never do interviews like he used too again.

[@battlestarmarc]

Honky was a great IC champ. Fabulous heel promos. Honky and Jimmy Hart were fantastic together.

[@destronia123]

Honky Tonk was a lucky jobber. It showed especially after he dropped the belt to Warrior.

[@-XKHAN-]

No way!! Honkytonk man on Satuday Nights Main Event with the Hart Foundation working alongside him to destroy Macho man the guitar shot was epic, Honky shoved the hell out of Elizabeth and smashed the guitar over Savage head!! And his many title defenses he made his opponents look good, he made the Warrior look even better!! You comment about the smash match, HHH got smashed like that by the Warrior too!! Honky had better matches with the Warrior at MSG an several other matches after he dropped the belt to him!! And they were great matches!! One cannot be great alone, greatness in wrestling is achieved through being a hard worker, the crowd good or bad will not deny a talent its shine and You have it or you dont an Honkytonk is a legend ​@@destronia123

[@kennybaker1026]

I sure wish my Granny was around to hear all these stories. She loved wrestling and never missed a second of it on TV.

[@Ricardo-go7yu]

I don't think Ricky meant it as a dig to Honky Tonk, rather it was a dig to Hogan for squashing his momentum. I really believe that was Ricky's point!

[@jst1]

Hogan vs Andre was on the cover of Sports Illustrated ...and this when EVERYONE read that.Nothing more needs to be added to that.

[@kermitfrug3420]

@@jst1 do you remember when KAMALA THE UGANDAN GIANT HARRIS SLAMMED ANDRE THE GIANT

[@timthegem]

Middle-aged housewives would stop and talk to each other in grocery stores about that match. My mom was one of them.

[@RKStud1350]

Yes that match was supposed to be THE MATCH . BUeveryone forgets everyone is performing matches are good bad indifferent. It wasn't THAT match there were other matches made that helped the show.

[@luckymchl2074]

@@kermitfrug3420 KAMALA "THE UGANDAN GIANT" HARRIS - 2024. LOL. Actually no. I just want my bills at 2018-2019 levels. And after the last 4 years, we know it's just not gonna happen from her side. We just had 4 years of each candidate, and know what they can do for us. And remember, Prez T's Tax Breaks end just over a year from now, and will be about a ~5% increase in our Fed taxes if not extended. Another 5% decrease would help us all out better. We know she will not extend them, and most of us already cannot afford it because of her and her boss. Sorry to talk Politics here. I met James Harris "THE UGANDAN GIANT", and yes his last name is actually Harris, when I was a kid at a wrestling event. Very nice person.

[@darrylgrant4718]

No they weren't. Hogan was on the cover of SI in 1985. Wrestling hasn't been near the cover since.

[@ringintofocus9239]

This seemed like a genuine conversation and response from HTM.

[@dirkjewitt5037]

Honestly, Honky Tonk Man was pretty awesome. Just his presence was great plus you remember him.

[@Samuelfish2k]

He was never feared though.

[@DonovenGrey]

​@@Samuelfish2k😂 What does that have to do with anything 🤔🤡

[@DonovenGrey]

Remember when Warrior ran down and pinned him in like 8 seconds 😂✊🤣 good stuff 👍

[@Samuelfish2k]

@@DonovenGrey It was hard to take him serious.

[@dirkjewitt5037]

@@DonovenGrey His reign was long and ended a little abrupt. But who are we talking about now?

[@Jmp187]

I love hearing about old stuff

[@datacipher]

I don’t think there’s any real controversy here or that necessarily Hogan himself was of to get Ricky. Hogan has told the story himself that Vince had decided to punish Steamboat and take the title off him and Hogan said he asked Vince: how about Honky? Because he was a buddy. So there it is. Vince still made that call and Hogan openly admits he suggested Honky. 💁🏻‍♂️.

[@Samuelfish2k]

But Hoe Kogan is a known liar. Lol

[@Plexpara]

He is so right. Andre and Hogan was THE Match of the Century. Honky Tonk Man was btw one of my favs. He was fres hair in that old Wrestling Bizz

[@coinretriever2996]

Ricky Steamboat was three times the wrestler Hogan was. Just as Hogan was 3 times the showman Ricky was.

[@glengabruch4664]

HTM tells it like it is. He seems like a fairly straight shooter.

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Honky was rewarded for being loyal to the WWF and being a loyal, *_OVER_* employee

[@TheHannibalTV]

Honky was more over in WWE overall than Ricky

[@someparts]

@@TheHannibalTV Honky was WAY over compared to Steamboat for a certain age group. Myself being in the group.

[@PontFlair]

​@@TheHannibalTVhe was booked better. And I still doubt this is a correct statement.

[@myvoicematters194]

You lost your damn mind

[@robertspivey7596]

Honky and Brutus Beefcake are starting to look like brothers

[@user-bd9mg5do5h]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mexmexican8619]

They’re melting

[@jimodirakallumkal5351]

They both have careers due to 1 man so it makes sense they become twins

[@rolltide9547]

Hogan hated Steamboat because because of WM3. This is well known. In the back after WM3 and everyone talked Steamboat/Savage . It has also been said they got a standing ovation in the back after the match.

[@saveus228]

illogical, cause he worked constantly with savage. if hogan had a problem with the match savage would have been buried too

[@Censored4UViaGoogle]

Steamboat got buried because he demanded time off after being given a big push and the IC strap

[@rolltide9547]

@@saveus228 he was making big money with Savage.

[@818bluesmurf]

Yup. Hogan was not a good wrestler. Star power - yes! But, Savage/Steamboat - best technical wrestlers = one of the best matches ever! Better than Hogan/Andre!

[@frankyturrizo4240]

​@818bluesmurf are you trolling? Hogan was excellent at feeding off of the crowd. If you watch him wrestle in Japan from mid 80's to early 90's .. he can do a lot more than he showed in the U.S.A.

[@mikehunt9884]

i think honky and new jack were some of the early guys that would do the "shoot interview" format, and kind of made it go viral, cause i remember back in the early youtube days, their shoot interviews had hundred of thousands of views. They kind of made that "genre". There were earlier shoot interviews, sure, but these guys made is super entertaining. You could listen to them tell old wrestling stories for hours.

[@chriskennedy2298]

I wonder what years they were? I've seen one with honky from years ago, I think he had some alcohol issues at the time

[@mikehunt9884]

@@chriskennedy2298 prob around 2001-2002. I mean thats when the "worlds collide" one got released with new jack and the sheik. So this would be around that time where these vids got made, and maybe got big on youtube ebaums etc.. around 2005 if i remember correctly

[@chriskennedy2298]

@@mikehunt9884 that's not really early I think shawn michaels did one not long after screwjob

[@mikehunt9884]

@@chriskennedy2298 not the point, i already said there were earlier ones, even bruiser brody did one.. Literally nobody online saw that boring ass shawn michael shoot.

[@Paulanthny]

They didn’t come too see “Harley and JYD” 😂

[@theCinemaHaus]

Remains the only WM I ever attended. My mom spent her teens in Michigan and we used the trip as both an excuse to see WM and visit some of her relatives. Only I and my dad and older brother attended the event. Our sister and mom couldn't have cared less about wrestling. The 80s marked a great time for attending big events in my family. I, my dad and brother also saw Super Bowl XX (I was the dork in Pats colors, they went in Bears jerseys), Game 2 of the '88 NBA Finals (my dad loved the Lakers), a bunch of California Bowls in college football (we lived near the city hosting it) and Mike Tyson Vs Bonecrusher Smith in Vegas (again, I was a dork and cheered for Smith). Haven't gone to anything big since then.

[@Terribleathletes]

Honky Tonk Man hits the nail on the head here. It's what I've always said. Steamboat loves to tell the story, "Me and Savage stole the show at 3, we stole the show, we stole the show, we stole the show." Yeah ok Ricky, but the fact remains if it weren't for Hogan and Andre there wouldn't have been any show to steal.

[@PJNSPP]

So you admit Steamboat/Savage stole the show.

[@Terribleathletes]

@@PJNSPP no I personally don't. In my opinion all the matches were great, I didn't enjoy one more than the other. Steamboat is the one who spent the rest of his life saying they stole the show, and if that's the case, he can thank Hogan and Andre for selling the tickets.

[@PJNSPP]

@Terribleathletes no one denies that fact that Hogan Andre was the draw. That's very different from stealing the show. As huge as a spectacle Hogan/Andre is/was, EVERYONE not just Steamboat recognizes that WM3 the IC title match stole the show. It's considered by many, not just Steamboat as the greatest match of all time. Get that through your thick skull. And yes, if not for Hogan/Andre no one would have seen the match. That changes NOTHING, so YOU trying to diminish the Steamboat Savage match displays how clueless you are.

[@Terribleathletes]

@@PJNSPP oh wow, I've been insulted by a smark, my life is over. Get a life dude.

[@PJNSPP]

@Terribleathletes not insulting you at all. Just pointing out objectively false statements you've made about Steamboat, one of the classiest guys in the business.

[@kermitfrug3420]

I love honky he's cool he's cocky he's bad

[@violentgentleman_jmac]

I see what you did there. You’re cool, cocky, and bad (good) yourself lol

[@sg-zd8eb]

He’s the honky tonk man😊

[@shepcon7892]

Yeah, but here he is flustered

[@JoshBruin77]

It's been scientifically proven..

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

1. He picks a mean guitar 2. He wears blue suede shoes 3. You oughta hear him sing *_"The Snakeskin Blues"_*

[@user-bf8ki9tc8j]

I always loved the Honky Tonk Man. He was such a great character and he had so many great moments in wrestling. He's done some great shoot interviews as well. I like when he was talking about wrestlers becoming religious. Thats pretty funny. I love Honky's hair now. That great part looks really awesome! I love this guy.

[@pmac6469]

I loved the Honky Tonk Man character. He was a great heel.

[@Plainview-tu7xn]

He is right. The Hogan/Andre match in of itself is not a great match. But it's the hype, the angle and the characters and all of that. The opinions that differ from that just isn't reality. Hogan made a crap load of money, and I doubt he was thinking about what came before.

[@richie9308]

It would've been petty bullshit if Hogan really sabotaged Steamboat because of his match with Savage. He and Andre drew the crowd not Steamboat and Savage. It just happened that Steamboat and Savage had one of the greatest matches in wresting history and seeing what the response of the event was just proved that. Everyone has to get their name out somehow. There's nothing wrong with that. Critics and wresters alike absolutely loved the match. Hogan has does alot of things that were questionable, but for him to be threatened by Steamboat is ridiculous because he was still going to be the one who drew the money and WM 3 proved that.

[@Plainview-tu7xn]

@@richie9308 Yeah, there is no doubt what the actual best match at WM 3 was.... How much does that matter in context of 1987? Honestly, one could argue that the Savage/Steamboat match set the table for Savage to turn face and set up the Mega Powers angle. The match surely boosted Savage to another level. It does suck that Ricky's run went the way it did. I would have loved to see him as WWF Champion. Guys like Steamboat and Bret Hart are two of my favorites, but while I agree that Hulk probably used his power, he wasn't in the wrong all the time. Honky being IC champ was Hulk's idea. People throw crap on it now, but Honky got massive heat at the time. Which is the goal.

[@Censored4UViaGoogle]

It’s not a great match? Why because they don’t fake wrassle as good as Savage and Steamboat? Who cares about that beside internet marks? Steamboat got derailed because he demanded time off to be with his family right as he comes off a huge program with Savage and the IC title. That’s on him

[@RichardBond-dn2fi]

I noticed that HTM had chosen his words very carefully. I don't think he wanted to hurt Hogan's feelings.

[@richie9308]

@@Plainview-tu7xn True. While Honky was not as technically gifted as Steamboat, he was entertaining as hell. Just look at when Ultimate Warrior took the belt from him, the crowd went crazy and was looking forward to the day he was going to lose the belt. I just wish Steamboat had a longer run with the IC title because him loosing it randomly just seemed weird. If he had asked for a few weeks off, i'm sure they couldve done an injury angle where George Steele would turn on him or if Greg Valentine attacked him and the question would be if he would relinquished the belt. He would still hold the belt and feud with whoever and then drop it to Honky months later and then would go on a do a potential rematch with Savage at WM 4 in the semi finals the wwf championship tournament. Either way though, the Bonnie factor would still play a role in why his run in wwf and eventually his run with the NWA belt in 89 wouldn't be what it should've been.

[@matrixstar2767]

He was born on a pool table at jack's bar in Memphis Tennessee.

[@dondemmeljr1765]

Joe's bar! Momma gave birth to me on a pool table in Joe's bar Memphis Tennessee! 🎉🤠! What are the top couple lines in wrestling history

[@cassiuscoleman4624]

Speaking as a young fan back during WMIII and as much of a Hulk Hogan fan as I was I was also a fan of WWF Wrestling and I can tell you that the biggest thing on that card to me was not Hogan vs. the Giant. If anything Savage and the Dragon were the stand out most memorable match on that card - for me. Not disparaging Honky's recollections or his opinion, but just speaking for myself as a WWF Wrestling fan back then. I liked Hogan a lot - what kid didn't back then? - But you could see he was a bit of a one or two trick pony and just couldn't deliver the type of move for move, high-flying action of a Savage and Steamboat.

[@ScottyMoore-wo8of]

How long was the hogan-andre match ? Ten minutes ?

[@TheHannibalTV]

Not everyone likes long matches

[@analiysanchez9949]

How long would you have preferred them to go?

[@ScottyMoore-wo8of]

@@analiysanchez9949 longer than it rakes for them to get in the ring

[@practicalwerewolf]

The truth always hides behind the dust.

[@Tony-y6z]

I was born on a pool table in Nashville Tennessee😮

[@Massivemonster1234]

Still don't care.

[@raz42071]

He was probably right for most fans but I can say I got my mom to take me to closed circuit because all I cared about was the Savage-Steamboat match. Both still in my top 5 favorites all time. So in that I wouldn't doubt if Hogan hated on him. They did steal the show. And that's a fact.

[@saveus228]

if that was the case hogan wouldn't have worked with savage. maybe hogan didn't like steamboat, but it had nothing to do with that match because he worked with macho man for years

[@Censored4UViaGoogle]

They didn’t steal anything. Hogan slamming Andre is the most iconic moment in WWE history bar none. Every knows it

[@IanK369]

Stole the show? Yeah- because everybody left after the Savage/Steamboat match. Y'know- to beat the traffic... 🙄

[@Samuelfish2k]

They didn’t steal nothing. Shut up kid.

[@MrObake21]

Randy & Steamboat was the Match of the Night… But Everyone Came to See Hogan & Andre

[@benatkinson5671]

I agree that everyone came to the event to see Hogan versus Andre, but a significant number of those people left thinking Savage versus Steamboat was the best match on the card.

[@larrysantacrose]

I was at Wrestlemania III and Honky Tonk Man was right, i was there to see Hogan and Andre and thousands of other fans.

[@imogenaris1697]

Hogan vs Andre is what Vince wanted the fans to focus on that night. That doesn't mean the fans weren't invested in other stars on the card. Though Hogan/Andre had a lot of drama & suspense to it, Steamboat vs Savage was hands down the most exciting & best match of the event

[@BBBYpsi]

This was at the silverdome in Pontiac Michigan not far from Detroit. Of course they wanted to see Alice Cooper a Detroit Legend

[@michaelzoran]

BOTTOM LINE: Macho Man Randy Savage eventually DID replace Hogan as WWF World Champion! This confirms Ricky Steamboat was 100% correct to presume Hogan felt threatened by both Randy Savage and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Ricky Steamboat was involved in what is considered the greatest match in history with Ric Flair. And this match between Steamboat and Randy Savage was also excellent. Hogan was not friends with Ricky Steamboat, because Hogan knew Steamboat would tell Vince McMahon to get lost. The Honkytonk Man is 100% correct that MANY of the matches from Wrestlemania 3 were better than Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant. Both Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant were poor "wrestlers" compared to excellent technical wrestlers such as Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Randy Savage, and others. But, the fans of that generation bought tickets and bought pay-per-views to watch those LARGE wrestlers such as Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, and The Ultimate Warrior.

[@818bluesmurf]

Savage v. Steamboat was one of the greatest matches ever! Better than Hogan and Andre. :) And most fans I think realized that and I can totally see Hogan getting jealous and resentful of that with Steamboat and Savage! They were better technical wrestlers as it was!

[@renafan3333]

That match is one of the most overrated matches ever. It was a good entertaining match,but it wasn't even the best match RIcky or Macho Man ever had. Pick any of those matches Ricky had with Ric Flair and tell me it was better. The retirement match Macho Man had with Warrior was better than that match

[@steveshubert]

You have to give Macho Man enormous props for that Warrior "retirement" match; that was probably the only match where Ultimate Warrior actually looked like he could wrestle. I was a diehard UW fan but he couldn't wrestle; he was just huge and incredibly powerful but in that retirement match, Savage made Jim Hellwig look amazing.

[@bw3230]

@@steveshubert Warrior had great matches with Rude, Slaughter, and with Hogan the year before.

[@Sneakerveli]

"If i give you this belt will you run with it? Vince i don't want a day off" I laugh at that part lol. Honky the IC belt Goat

[@CULT539]

Steamboat/savage was an amazing match. Nobody cares. WM 3 still is hogan Andre. Hogan worried about losing his spot to steamboat is ridiculous. HTM was being extremely respectful towards steamboat. Nobody remembers or even cares that steamboat was IC champ.

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

Vince wanted Steamboat to do a stretcher job on his second run to Taker. Never heard about that the first go round.

[@Brody-cx5vl]

HTM was a great heel intercontinental champion.

[@cutekanjii]

The only standing ovation Hogan cared about that night was his own for his cheque when it arrived in the table and Andre the same. Anybody really think Andre cared less about Savage and Steamboat's match!? Only way Andre would have cared is if he found out they got paid more than he did! Hogan may have felt a tiny little piece of annoyance that some fans were talking about the Savage match a little bit too much compared to him & Andre's However, lets get real here, The only way it would have made him feel threatened in any way at all is if Vince was talking about it more than about Andre vs Him & thinking of making them his next main event instead. Hence, affecting Hogan's paychecks!

[@tonyd7601]

Nothing like that Hogan Andre match. Andre a heel, Bobby Heenen in his corner greatest talker ever. Hogan in his prime. Hogan wasn't sure Andre would drop the match.

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

Andre-Hogan was huge. But to say people didnt want to see Steamboat-Macho and Piper's retirement is ridiculous.

[@joehodge3518]

Greatest Intercontinental Champion!!!

[@martyespinoza6017]

Maybe they didn’t go to see the other wrestlers but when they left they sure did remember savage and steamboat!!

[@brandonm8131]

S/O to the legend, Honky Talk Man. Savage Streamboat is one of the best matches in history.

[@TalesFromMyBox]

I tuned in to see Steamboat and Savage.

[@ThunderWarrior01]

Wrestlers and many fans have this misconception that the main event is the reason anyone goes to the shows. If that’s the case why is it in the days when everyone near enough took signs,you’d see HBK, Undertaker,DX and Stone Cold fans. Young girls were there to see HBK, guys were there for Stone Cold when neither of them were in the main event.

[@vincesmith2499]

HTM's match with Jake was the match after Steamboat and Savage.

[@Samuelfish2k]

That’s when it turned nighttime at WM3.

[@harrymann5523]

And Jake vs HTM put on a great match as well.

[@lenwennerberg1631]

HTM is one of the greatest heels of all time. Vince gave him the ball and man, did he run with it.

[@tylernelson3343]

To be fair it wasn’t Hulk Hogan that held Ricky Steamboat back but his wife Bonnie

[@jeremywilson5296]

Rickey should have had the belt for a long time. This should have been a big rivalry!

[@emilshellborn]

Mach VS Ricky was a classic match. Ricky might have been on to something, even though Hogan and Andre were the two most popular stars at the time.

[@LordBelial1978]

The Honkster is right. Everybody paid to see Hogan and Andre. We're looking at it from today's point of view mind. If people say otherwise. Hindsight and all that.

[@lessmesbetancourt2544]

After the fact exactly the Steamboat match with Savage was one of the best matches ever nevermind just in Mania III. They also could actually wrestle where Hogan could not and he just has his typical predictable moves

[@JayEaton-p7s]

I think Steamboat would have been angry about dropping it to Beefcake.

[@dddlll2471]

He's right and I never thought of it like that ... macho and steamboat had the best match that night but people came to see hulk n the giant that night..... FACTS

[@jameskelly5672]

Yes it was a great match between macho and steamboat,but everyone was there for Hogan vs Andre

[@michaelmarette4423]

I can certainly understand why Steamboat would say that about Hogan's influence.. he was getting paid more than Andre and all the wwf roster at the time and for many years. if Hogan said something or did something, only Andre the Giant could over ride it, but at that time in 87', Andre was too hurt and on his way out to call anything so definitely at that time it was all Hogan; so he had Vincent's ear on pretty much everything... but I also think it had to be an on the spot thing and Wayne Ferris was in the right place at the right time even if Hogan suggested it which makes total sense because there wasn't anyone else on the spot Vince could have put in that position. and at times it does help to be in the right place at the right time. which is where Honky was.

[@jpnelson7791]

Without a DOUBT!!! Steamboat vs Savage was THE match that night!!! Hogun was ho-hum at the very best!

[@gilmourwaters]

Gotta disagree with Htm. As a guy who in the arena at WMIII , Hogan and Andre were the main event , but Savage Steamboat was the absolute number 1 highlight by FAR

[@thelowesttreeshavetops3541]

I begged my Parents to order Wrestlemania III so I could watch the Adrian Adonis/Rowdy Roddy Piper hair vs hair math/Piper's retirement. Great match!

[@finiteresident2294]

Hardly anyone knew Steamboat v Macho Man had the greatest match all time until the internet. Hardly anyone was talking about randy and ricky before during or soon after WM3. That being said to this day Hogan v Giant gets mentioned far more often than Ricky v Randy .

[@TheHannibalTV]

True and to me it was boring but that's just my taste. Macho vs Hogan Mania 5 and vs Warrior 7 were more entertaining to me.

[@peteincanada8412]

I was there and saw that match. Savage and steamboat gave us the best match of all time

[@TheHannibalTV]

Savage vs Flair WrestleMania 8 was my favorite of his followed by Savage Warrior and Savage Hogan WM 5. Very emotional matches.

[@josevillarreal5955]

Hes spot on. Love Savage-Steamboat. It was an absolute classic and a bonus. But no one stole anything from Andre and Hulk Put it this way. Does anyone think that a hypothetical re-match of Savage vs. Steamboat would've had 10 million people watching on Saturday Night's Main Event???

[@TheHannibalTV]

True

[@nopiglet-m7n]

Hands down, the best match of WIII was Hercules vs Billy Jack Haynes!

[@luxdico]

and then came the ultimate warrior and crushed everybody includin' Hulk Hogan.

[@deacon_batista9512]

Hulk Hogan would feel threatened by his own mother if she was getting a title shot or put on a 5 star match.

[@TheTruth-on5zx]

Vince MackMan

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

There's a HUGE difference between Macho-Steamboat and Bundy vs midgets.

[@-XKHAN-]

Hercules Hernandez should have been an intercontinental champion

[@LOVEBUNNNY]

I glad to see honky back where he belongs , thx Hannibal

[@agedefyingfitness]

No Honky. There were two matches that night. Savage and Steamboat was one of them.

[@Ran_Man77]

I love watching HTM interviews...pretty sure he tells it like it is...

[@whatistodaysmenu]

Hogan was jealous of Steamboat because back then the guy who held the I.C. Title and can draw would be slotted down the road to take the world title and Vince was looking for a possible replacement for Hogan.

[@lawrencebritt270]

IMHO there are 2 wrestling matches that can not be touched. Steamboat vs Savage WM3 and Sting Vs Flair in Clash of the Champions 1.

[@jessdckey7712]

That match lifted savage up. Maybe it was an opportunity for both but ricky didnt have the charimsa to take it to the next level. Savage had slmost everything.

[@rizzalater72]

We can't have the title dormant for 2 weeks? Wtf is that? In those days champions had 30 days to defend their titles. I believe Hogan did have something to do with it.

[@60BloodyChamp60]

When you have to pause and uuuuuuhhhhhh for that long you know there’s something there. People came to see Andre and Hogan, but that wasn’t the question. The question was about something in spite of Hogan and Andre and he couldn’t say it uuuuuuuuhhhhhh pause

[@CNormanHocker]

I agree that they came to see Andrea and Hogan, but Ricky and Macho stole the show. I remember the slam; however, I remember the Savage and Steamboat match more clearly. There has been many testimonies about Hogan sabotaging people who took the spotlight off of him.

[@Scorch1028]

Honky Tonk Man has heat with 90% of the guys that he worked with. Yet, he’s curious about Ricky Steamboat’s heat with Hulk Hogan? 😆

[@frednichols9851]

Steamboat is delusional

[@balser77]

Very!!!!!

[@mexmexican8619]

Steamboat seems a bit sanctimonious

[@dabig25]

That match between Steamboat and Savage is still to this day one of the greatest wwe matches . So yeah I believe Hogan but jealous over it

[@Tony-y6z]

I was born on a pool table in Memphis Tennessee

[@Massivemonster1234]

Who cares?