Jay Lethal called the real Macho Man but thought he was being ribbed

[@CVVCLIPS]

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[@jeffreymoralesmusica6714]

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[@coburgerj1993]

Lethal is one of the most underrated wrestlers ever . He's a pro wrestler through and through

[@rollingthunder8223]

He was once best on the world

[@jonnyquest7099]

Came here to make this exact comment. Lethal is truly a great in every aspect.

[@Ivantheterrible81280]

How? By duplicating a guy’s entire schtick? Ric Flair and Hogan were bad enough copying Buddy Rogers and Billy Graham respectively.

[@etrim4213]

Hunnit.. 😁

[@cesarcanete3402]

It's ironic that you mentioned that because he actually tapped the "best in the world's" wifey before he did. They dated way, way back in the day before that guy wife's that

[@MrHalo087]

This guy is the best tribute Macho man and Ric Flair

[@CVVCLIPS]

Ohhhhh yeah!

[@comptonyankeegang1664]

For real !!

[@KGreen-wz5xr]

He can do any body

[@mdub2000]

amen to that ....he's so good with all their manarisms jay is a true student of pro wrestling!

[@truthspeaks01]

@@KGreen-wz5xr i had no idea how gifted he was with other impressions. dude is legit good.

[@thepeanutgallery6100]

Jay seems like such a sweet down to earth person.

[@IrishCarney]

And smart

[@nicklengyel6710]

Met Jay a wonderful and cool person

[@ZTriggerGaming]

Jay’s awesome. Delightful to be around.

[@naturallawman2965]

"The best rib... Is no rib" -- Mr. Fuji

[@louis3141]

"The best rib is the McRib" - Conrad Thompson

[@MrMaxooz]

The king of all ribs lol

[@donbrewer3904]

@@louis3141 legit laughed out loud, and now I'm gonna make rib patties lol

[@CP-kb1du]

Mr Fuji was a Zero Talent Racist with Juice Mutt Hawk ..1992 Tokyo he and the WWF got beat up at a night club by John Parrella .....trying to jump David White after Hawk and Fuji called racist names ...................wake up idiot

[@donbrewer3904]

@@CP-kb1du Who are you talking to?

[@tinkjoe151]

Flair is so impressed with Lethal. Said WWE missed on him.

[@ChromeFamily]

He should come to the WWE And have an angle with Charlotte flair as his love interest. LOL have him be Ric Flair all over again. I would pay to watch that LOL his run in TNA with Ric Flair was awesome. I always felt like they could’ve done more with that. They ended it too quickly.

[@MrBlack252]

They would've just turned him into a jobber I mean look at all the talent that have today and they aren't doing anything with them. Like Ricochet are you kidding me? They've turned him into a jobber when he's main event material

[@travionjohnson3975]

@@MrBlack252 someone has to lose don’t get why y’all think cause you like a wrestler they supposed to win all the time and hold all the belts

[@Lukemasonmedia]

@@travionjohnson3975 that’s true but to his point WWE waste great talents all the time, you can find jobbers anywhere. Ricochet is more talented than 90% of the roster, he should not be jobbing out , he should be in the main event.

[@travionjohnson3975]

@@Lukemasonmedia If Ricochet went to aew hed lose there too and I agree he’s very talented but y’all gotta remember wrestling just like our jobs the most talented don’t always get treated as such. If we go by what you said shouldn’t Shawn Michaels Bret Hart Kurt Angle Eddie Rey been champions more than Stone Cold Rock Cena Triple H? Again all I’m saying is someone has to lose wrestling now don’t bring in local jobbers like they use to

[@Joe_Prinzo]

Lethal is definitely up there for one of the most underrated guys of the past 20 years

[@joshjohnson3442]

Most importantly is he talked to him a few more times before he died. Would be tragic for Jay not to call him back and find out after his death

[@chrisortiz8072]

Yeah makes you wonder if he called macho sooner and kept calling would macho have had a better convo because there is a small chance macho was insulted

[@Danielson1818]

@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt I was just thinking about this topic the other day. All the things I would've done different in life, because I was worried what people thought of me. Oh boy, there is a lot of girls, places and jobs that would be different. I'm so much different now in priorities. Life really IS too short for this crap. Also that other saying about "youth is wasted on the young". Lol.

[@phillmo312]

Jay, you're amazing. You voice impressions are spot on. Thanks for years of entertaining the people in wrestling.

[@coldy5456]

As funny as this is i feel really bad cause you can tell just from the pause at 3:24 how much it hurt to learn it was actually him and not a rib the entire time. id lose my mind if i saw a macho lethal promo like we got a ric lethal promo.

[@Marcell2aG]

Jay is truly a humble guy. I was introduced to him by my homie and wrestler Barrington Hughes at a local Tampa wrestling event. Was really easy to talk to and we even took a picture together. Saw him again like a year or two later at the casino but decided not to interrupt what he was doing.

[@askjcs]

Respect.

[@N1k0SP]

seeing how passionate Jay is, how he speaks, what he speaks of, its obvious to how much Lethal adores the medium he works in. He's a bigger fan than any other people can be. He loves it through and through

[@jonnyquest7099]

Love the obligatory throat clear before jay jumps into the macho man impression, classic!

[@kaodik]

Oh man. I feel so bad for him. That had to hurt when he passed away. What a lost opportunity. Love Jay lethal. Been watching him since Fat Frank's japw

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Mach was always my favorite wrestler growing up. I had never heard of Jay Lethal before when I first saw him doing his Black Machismo gimmick, but it made me an instant fan which I still am today. What a guy.

[@thesupervisor3270]

At least u talked to him Jay! I think I speak for a lot of wrestling fans when I say I wish I could of gotten a “is that right”? From Randy Savage over the phone

[@crossface7770]

the look on jays face when he was talking about old matches....his inner child came out...priceless

[@jasonmoore3786]

What an awesome story! Jay Lethal seems like such a great person!

[@dilnaylomogorhaiyee1450]

I am a 30 year wrestling fan. I have enjoyed Lethal’s work so much ever since his TNA days when I first saw him. He was one of the few must see gems in TNA along with AJ Styles. I never understood why WWE never hired him. Great worker. Awesome funny promos. I am glad he is getting a run with AEW now. I really hope he gets a good run with them. Ooooooo Yeahhhh.

[@Danielson1818]

He should've texted him instead after the 1st call. That gives Macho all the time he wants to get back. Some people literally just don't like talking on the phone in the last 20 years.

[@reggiewolfpac7711]

Jay Lethal is freaking awesome bruh he's 1 of my favorites & my mom really like him too.

[@TheRealCcE]

Great story. Whenever I am stressed or feeling bad, I watch the Macho Man. One thing I’ve learned is if I run into an iconic wrestler, I will be inquisitive and just listen bc they are the best story tellers.

[@BSample]

Jay is awesome, met him several years ago and he absolutely positively could not have been nicer. His impersonations of Randy and Flair are some of the absolute best out there.

[@scottbauer71]

Whoever downvotes Jay is tired of life.

[@B1GK1NG]

Jay Lethal such a likeable guy. Will be so cool to sit down with him and have a beer.

[@bournedevinesupreme]

I watched this video expecting to laugh, not cry 😭

[@kriswallace7810]

if you close your eyes and listen to Lethals voice sounds exactly like Poffos

[@alliel6745]

criminally underrated great. devastating that he missed out in talking to macho. and i agree, i liked macho's heel time more than face time personally

[@layna-heyhey]

I...don't know how I got to this video. However, Lethal was given Savage's number and not the other way around. I'd be happy about that for years. Man I miss Macho Man.

[@rexgamewell]

What's the point of you saying that? Everyone knows Macho Man is a legend so dont try to crap on lethal. Dont be a douchebag

[@Toxic_Troll1]

@@rexgamewell exactly!

[@e2go]

From what I’ve learned about her, Jay is so correct about Sherri. She was an incredible performer and so well respected, seemingly universally, which is so rare in a backstabbing sport like wrestling. Seemed to really love the business and loved helping the guys she worked with. Almost took care of them in a way. Always hear such kind things about her from many of the most grizzled, hardened dudes that don’t have many nice things to say about many other people in wrestling. A very unique character. RIP Sherri and Macho Man.

[@starshipfame1]

I heard she was tough as nails too. especially when she used to wrestled…same with Mae Young

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

I absolutely LOVED her paired with the Macho King. Their promos were the stuff of legends.

[@MattHelmSA]

She booked for a few indie promotions through Ohio Kentucky and Indiana late 90s I believe. My time may be off but she was a sweet woman when I met her

[@ogatak4158]

She always looked after the wrestlers and made sure they had food to eat and cooked for them she was a kind soul

[@dustinmichel7608]

Jay is amazing. Such a legit talent.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

What a great guy Jay Lethal is. He's also first and foremost a fan of professional wrestling, and in the ring he is extremely underrated. His Macho Man impression is as close as anyone I've seen/heard.

[@MrBlack252]

Well I heard Randy wasn't big on talking on the phone so if it makes Jay feel any better I don't think he would've been able to ask Randy all that much over the phone because no matter what time he called him or if he believed Ed or not Randy would've always cut the conversation short on the phone because that was him.

[@Danielson1818]

That was exactly my thought. Some people VERY much prefer texting. It's weird that they can talk to you in person, or spend time typing messages, but they aren't comfortable having a phone conversation. I almost guarantee this was the case, because Macho definitely made it a point to give out his number, and also mentioned that lethal only got at him one time.

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

Oh you heard that huh lol. So just exactly who did you hear that from ? Cause we all don’t know who you heard that from but we all know who you didn’t hear that from.

[@endezeichengrimm]

At least he got to speak to him on the phone at least, before Savage was gone.

[@DJone-zz4uq]

You know what? I would love a Day where Jay "Macho" Lethal come in at AEW with Full Macho Gear, and having a very nice re-Work of the Macho Man Music played. Would be Awesome!

[@samg873]

It was done in 2018

[@odacizdnak1136]

You can tell how much he loved and respect the guy

[@Squeakypickles619]

DAMN IT JAY!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAD TO BELEIVE!!!!!!!😭 RIP Macho Man Randy Savage

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

It is incredible how good his Macho Man and Ric Flair are. I wonder who else he can do.

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

He does a killer Diego Beltran Sr impression

[@MrTurbografx16]

Jay Lethal is just pure talent & Classy dude.👌✌👍. Need more talent like him today.

[@rtyuik7]

the best part is that you can 'hear' the Entire Conversation because Jay does such a good Savage xD

[@frankanuzzi9740]

Glad to hear hhh get credit I agree his matches are great

[@TomSchinler]

You can see the love for wrestling pouring out of him. #ThankYouJay

[@tomtalker2000]

I wonder if Jay remembers a guy by the ring name "Johnny Thunder" real name John Gill who happens to be my personal gym trainer. And told him LONG before he showed us his Macho Man and Flair talents in TNA. To use them in the ring on the indys. Do you remember him telling you that Jay...? It must have been when you were both working an indy show together. Johnny's got 20+yrs in the business.

[@Zeitgeist997]

The WWE is trash for not signing that guy, aren't they?

[@SalemMillion]

WWE is trash one of the best matches i seen is lethal vs briscoe in ROH if he went to WWE i wouldn't be able to enjoy good pro wrestling, even if he went to WWE you expect him to be pushed ?

[@rollingthunder8223]

Aew should've signed him

[@rollingthunder8223]

He's better off in roh what other company made a black the top star

[@flyinchancla3545]

Did him a favor imo.

[@Danielson1818]

@@rollingthunder8223 And now they have ;)

[@pk_1]

JAY LETHAL IS A LEGEND!😂😆😆😆😆THAT BLACK MACHISMO AND RIC FLAIR IMPRESSION WAS THE BEST!!!

[@keithadam5561]

He never got enough lime-light, his act sure it was on the basis of someone else but Macho Man was probably one of the best gimmicks that was about.

[@curiosity1109]

Jay Lethal is such a great story teller :-)

[@theevn7]

Yes and looks like Tyler The Creator

[@nicholashart2323]

I saw Jay Lethal at a burger king with my ex one day. He just sat down to eat with his girlfriend im assuming and i wanted to talk to him, but i didnt wanna be THAT guy 🤣🤣

[@ryankeefe6222]

Well good on you

[@johnstamos5948]

Shoulda yelled "WOOO" before walking out at least

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

No you didn’t

[@michiganjack1337]

When Lethal went to ROH it single handedly brought me back to wrestling

[@RIPFPSDOUG]

Met Macho at a florida Kmart in the early 90's. Nicest guy I ever met.

[@tsowers1977able]

The Ric Flair rib was the best LOL 😂

[@Jalen2121]

Great worker, one of the last of the TRUE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLERS we have in the business…an 80’s wrestler living and performing in our day…appreciate it while you can

[@DIMP11]

Sad Macho died so young. He and Jay may have become good friends. And I feel bad for Jay thinking he will never know or get another chance to talk to him again.

[@philiptucker7590]

Always loved Jay Lethal and his TNA impersonations. I hate to hear about the sexual assault accusations 😢

[@Th3Broth3r]

They'll always go after the little guy because The higher-ups know money talks and people believe anything.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

He didnt sexually assault anyone.

[@kevmccormick1767]

Accusations don't immediately mean guilt.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Brian Banks understands.

[@DCeasedbrickbuilds]

I met & talked to Macho at Big Daddy’s Powerhouse Gym in Garden City Michigan in 92. He’ll of a nice guy. That’s his voice. It’s not his characters voice. It’s his voice…

[@RicoSuavae]

The way he switched his face and lips to be macho man is dope it's like the only way he can do the voice is to do the movements or face twitch and lips

[@ryandavis4448]

Jay Lethal is a class act old school wrestler. Hope he comes back to the top of ROH.

[@realbrotha3059]

Jay Lethal is ALL ELITE. I would love to see him make the jump & still possibly work with ROH

[@gokugoma3258]

AEW

[@kforcer]

I will never understand why Jay Lethal wasn't pushed to the moon in NWA-TNA. Great gimmick, great wrestler, over with the crowd and one of their original talents...but instead, after his initial title run, they basically buried him with one loss after another. I don't get it. Who was better suited to run the X division?

[@davidmccormick7451]

💚💚💚Jay is the absolute best imitator of The Macho Man and Rich Flair. He is better than any other person I've ever seen or heard.💚💚💚

[@Aztlan187]

Check out Dan Soder..

[@ifyousayso1959]

Double down. Dan Soder talking about Afrika Bambada. Hilarious

[@maximusm5393]

Not even close to the best Macho, Dan Soder mops the floor with Lethals impression. Soder is literally Macho reborn, not even close.

[@ScottParisi]

Fun video. So sad both brothers are now gone. Jay is a good talent.

[@BeastNationXIV]

You know I'm gonna keep saying "is that right", right? 😊

[@savagei6130]

I appreciate the imitation Jay Lethal! They do say that imitation is the best form of flattery, so keep it up! Oooooooooooooooooooooooh Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaahh!

[@richardsaenziii7324]

And “The Black Machismo” is All Elite baby, oooh’yeah!!

[@mdub2000]

awe Jay......Bless ya brother.....man at least you even had a chance to call him even if it was like a minute most of us can only dream that we could have had 5 seconds just to say whatsup and have him nod back.

[@ai6894]

Never knew Randy Savage spoke on good terms with "The Black Machismo." Dig it!!!;

[@herbs275]

AHH Jay. When im down i watch RevendX(early 90's stuff, tight on his Jig), Winnebago Man And Jay(Ric bit). Always makes me smile.

[@johnj2809]

Shame we never got Macho Man vs Black Machismo.

[@halmorrison5397]

Wow Jay is so positive and happy ...Huge Respect !

[@normanosborne7367]

BLACK MACHISMO.....JAY LETHAL ONE OF MY FAVOURITE IN RING PERFORMERS.

[@Am0ment0fB]

We all know his fav Sherry spot was the steel cages or the assless chaps. Ha.

[@beards-N-boonies]

Jay Lethal "Macho Man" on TNA (IMPACT) was must watch TV with him as the X Division champ.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Jay Lethal is my favorite wrestler that I never get to see. I'm glad he is in AEW but they are doing him dirty. I've seen 1 percent of his career & he deserves the biggest push ever. Multiple title runs. I hope they really give him his due before it's too late. This angle now is the worst.

[@jeyrascall2062]

Jay lethal without braids is messing with me rn lmao...havent seen this guy in years and it's all my fault

[@chadspivey1585]

R.I.P Macho Man

[@angelodorsett1]

Lethal is spot on with the Macho Man impression.

[@cplcummins]

Did iiiii.... Hear... That punk right thereeee.. Say anything.. bout the 4 horsemennnnnnnnn. Jay lethal=Legend!!

[@Lukemasonmedia]

Man I feel bad for him, accidentally missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime

[@rhinox0110]

Jay is one if not the best Macho Man Tribute Artists ( not an impersonator because he channels the Macho Man. He becomes Macho Man.). I just hope he brings it out more in AEW because it's essential that the younger generations see and Remember Mr. Randy Mario Poffo as well as see the amazingly talented Jay Lethal

[@asawhitemanidjustliketosay]

“Hey everybody, I’m CVV, No one cares.”- MJF

[@thenoseplays2488]

Jay Lethal has made me smile today. Just wanted to tell him thank you!

[@themaestromegatron4488]

Jay lethal is such a great guy in the business. 😉🍻

[@mikeheavener2510]

I wish Jay would make the big show

[@LostInTransition7]

“Is that right”😂

[@Caolan114]

I would have loved to hear a conversation between Lethal and Macho

[@swiggamortis5521]

Jay Lethal is awesome!

[@jonesy7425]

Hearing that he missed out on that opportunity makes me feel so sad for Jay. His Black Machismo gimmick was easily one of my favorite moments on TNA. Absolutely LOVED IT! It was just so fantastic.

[@lawrencepoole9724]

Jay does the best Macho Man and an even better Flair.

[@Jahseph021]

This man is a real student of the game

[@sabastianwatson9353]

Need to see lethal more often

[@RickyJSports]

I love this guy. I thought my Machoman impression was good. It doesn't compare to Jay Lethal

[@sydneymabika6784]

I think wrestlers don't have to wrestle for WWE to make it big in the business

[@mrtrin]

When "you play too much" goes horribly wrong

[@StarSeedHaokahGildas]

Jay Lethal is the most charismatic wrestler of this time. He's a great Macho Man impersonator, Black Macheesmo was the funnest time. We can't forget the Rick Flair promo when he mimics him either.😂

[@MrOhydro]

GREAT INTERVIEW

[@THECLARENCES]

Jay Lethal rules. xoxo The Clarences

[@Trizznick]

Jay Lethal is my favorite wrestler

[@mrrobins9626]

jay lethal issa G.O.A.T.!! 💪🏼💯

[@alvincapone5859]

When they were going back and forth in TNA, funniest sh!t ever 😅😂🤣😭🙌🏿

[@mrsain19]

Ed Chuman had the plug to Dave Millican and Reggie Parks too. Shout outs to all of the belt heads out there.

[@rd7227]

Ed Chuman was my contact for helping me build a Reggie Parks belt. He was always class act with me.