Had no idea this guy was in his 70s. He looks great for his age
@tomwalker389Ай бұрын
He's like a decade older than Brian Blair.
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
I am probably in the minority in this I preferred The High Flyers to The Killer Bees .
@marvmottl39752 жыл бұрын
Excellent Job James. What a top notch talent Jim was and is, class act.
@aussienate82552 жыл бұрын
I agree and he has a contagious smile and laugh
@BENNY_MAC2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this interview as always. James, you just have a way that can't be explained, where every guest you have on you both having amazing chemistry. Thank you again for the awesome content. Greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
@BENNY_MAC2 жыл бұрын
@@ithinkaboutthings9052 Well said 👍
@dickborg4522 жыл бұрын
Always like hearing Jim's stories
@christophermilner1808 Жыл бұрын
Great interview with one of the guys I'd seen wrestle but had never heard before. He seems like a really good guy.
@aussienate82552 жыл бұрын
Jim Brunzell and Greg where a awesome tag team. I don't watch any of today's wrestling but I watch all the 70s,80s on KZbin and it's great it's new to me being from Australia.Shit were 30yrs behind the world anyway 😂
@leonmurray88762 жыл бұрын
Best. Laugh. Ever. Great stories from a good guy.
@FedorMachida2 жыл бұрын
Great interview! Thanks to James and Jim!
@johnsawh84592 жыл бұрын
I remember reading Ric Flair's account of Verne training camp with Billy Robinson
@tommydean95022 жыл бұрын
Great channel, loved the Killer bees as a kid
@DanlowMusic5 ай бұрын
Another great interview!
@kevindaubert26772 жыл бұрын
I love his interviews. By far my favorite.
@scottmitchell35912 жыл бұрын
I bought your book Jim. Very good rad. Loved it. Recommend it.
@dietpepsivanilla3095 Жыл бұрын
Jim Brunzell deserved so much better when he was in the WWF, instead of makking him a jobber later in his career. Brunzell was super athletic and could wrestle and is a great guy. Was lucky to meet him a few times.
@DanlowMusic5 ай бұрын
The Killer Bees were definitely a favorite of mine and even my Dad who wasnt much of a wrestling fan but I would get him to take me to so many wrestling events. Lol
@o.d.flores12192 жыл бұрын
I've always been a fan of the heels but I liked Jim Brunzell. Great athlete. I got to see him live a few times at Maple Leaf Gardens and he had one of the greatest drop kicks I ever saw. After watching this video I appreciate him even more for his total honesty.
@john-m8w Жыл бұрын
Great interview ! Thank you Jim
@BobbleHead9011 ай бұрын
He has an incredible memory
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Verne put over The Road Warriors but couldn't see Hulk as Champion .
@thehellobandwiscthehelloba7655 Жыл бұрын
your doing an excellent job bringing back to life the shoots we had back in the day
@longjohn5262 жыл бұрын
I still remember the first time I saw Jim Brunzell, it was an AWA TV taping up in Minneapolis and he was wrestling Tag with Greg Gagne and after the match they were getting a brutal beatdown by Bockwinkel and Stevens and Larry Hennig who had been out with an injury (broken leg if I remember right) hit the ring and cleared out the Heels with "The Axe" gimmick and that's when he turned face and became Larry the Axe Hennig. I'll never forget the way the crowd (which really wasn't that large) popped and about blew the roof off the building, truly magical ..... That kicked off a months long feud and really elevated the High Fliers as a fan favorite tag team .... It was also the introduction of Bobby Heenan is the manager of Bockwinkel and Stevens neither of which needed a spokesman because they could both deliver top rate promos but it worked
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
The AWA created Hulk Hogan . I remember thinking the AWA would soon have him as their main guy .
@j.c.ca.o.l70352 жыл бұрын
I met Jim through a former co-worker, nice guy. This co-worker was obsessed with him. She may have loved him more than her own family, that's loyalty for you.
@thadevilzadvocate2 жыл бұрын
Sounds creepy.
@j.c.ca.o.l70352 жыл бұрын
@@thadevilzadvocate You know looking back it was somewhat.
@WarriorSmurf2 жыл бұрын
Brian Blair had been appearing on WWF television at least (or very close to) a year before Brunzell debuted.
@gopherstate7772 жыл бұрын
Highlander and Bladerunner were my two favorite SciFi flicks. James, if you like all things AWA, there is a new podcast called AWA Unleashed. It has Mick Karch and George Shire who are legendary chroniclers of the AWA.
@TheBubba91 Жыл бұрын
It’s great!! I love AWA unleashed.
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Mike Sharpe got several pushes in the early eighties .
@manmadeaids2 жыл бұрын
What a great interview. Andres farts would last 20-25 seconds LOL.
@bobbyhulll8737 Жыл бұрын
Bobby Heenan could have been a Hollywood star
@Mycosyco12 жыл бұрын
Jim is like Marty in that he makes his partners shine!
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
I heard that only after Mad Dog retired did he calm down . He was a ferocious beast until then
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Ramblin' Rickus Rhodes / Ric Flair
@sammydabull400110 ай бұрын
This is the BEST SHOOT EVER ‼️‼️ FINDING OUT THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN WAS A RIB ON DAVID CROKETT AND DUSTY RODES WAS THE GREATEST RIBB OF ALL TIME ‼️THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE‼️💯💯💯 VINCE
@Doug41160 Жыл бұрын
I thought central and southern Illinois belong to Bruiser's WWA?
@jamiethompson1008 Жыл бұрын
This guy seems really genuine and nice. I think the killer bees shouldve had a run with the tag belts in the WWF. They also should be in the hall of fame.
@Daoloth2 жыл бұрын
Really Amazing that even remember Highlander has them in match as liked those movies even the Series was cool. There can Only Be One hehe. Was big fan of AWA wrestling figures from Remco still have the wooden ring. Knew him mostly from the Killer Bees in WWF but they never let them win. I remember Pete upstate near Canada like Ogdensburgh or Clinton or Utica like falling asleep at wheel. I woke up like just in time to yell at him then another time in like rest stop was digging for change to get gas haha or coffee. So can relate to that McDaniel falling passing out. Really desolate up there they got nets for falling rocks. Mad Dog Vachon story was great opening plane door :). Greg another meh wrestler hehe. Verne Shady Greedy. Masks :).
@dickborg4522 жыл бұрын
Like when Jim says son of a gun
@DUMKOOPF2 жыл бұрын
Put out the Jimmy Valiant interview next plz!!! 😎
@Pillmanized Жыл бұрын
Ivan Putski never played in the NFL for the Lions where the heck did Jim get that LMAO. Can you imagine a 5'4'' NFL running back rofl.
@johnsawh84592 жыл бұрын
I remember the Killer Bee's, I always wondered why they did not get pusded more
@johnsawh84592 жыл бұрын
Billy Robinson was a bully, totally agree
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Danny Spivey was seriously tough . I heard he was a mob collector .
@davidsuggs30252 жыл бұрын
Great interview. What was his issue with George Wells?
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Tex McKenzie was 6'8" of two left feet .
@dickborg4522 жыл бұрын
Moline and Peoria IL.
@Metalic12 жыл бұрын
Should have Metal Maniac on!!!
@NihilisticHatred2 жыл бұрын
1000 squats? I don't believe that for a second.
@BeeBumper Жыл бұрын
Those who can do. Those that can't disbelieve and talk about it
@NihilisticHatred Жыл бұрын
@@BeeBumper right. Because calling bullshit on a massive physical feat in a business full of liars is unreasonable.
@ikerichardson85104 ай бұрын
Wrestling one and two Babyface mask team!!!
@diggadirt393 Жыл бұрын
Jumpin Jim is cool but how about interviewing Jumpin Jeff Farmer eh?
@sammydabull40019 ай бұрын
@6:00 WHETHER OR NOT VINCE LIKES YOU IF HE THINKS YOU CAN MAKE MONEY HE'S GOING TO KEEP YOU ON BOARD 💯‼️👍
@dcchapman38622 жыл бұрын
Hogan could never get the strap away from Bockwinkle in the AWA. Did Hogan ever wrestle Vern Gagne?
@johnsawh84592 жыл бұрын
Poor Jim paid Verne the 10 percent fee
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Poor Bobby Bruggers never really got to shine . He had his back broken in the same Airplane crash Ric Flair was in .
@chadpressley646 Жыл бұрын
Is that many squats even possible??!!...yikes!! 10 sets of 3 for me lmao
@davidmitchell68732 жыл бұрын
Is James just on vacation or is this channel done?
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Kansas was one of the worst payoff territories in wrestling .
@halfdayofthejackal93722 жыл бұрын
Paul Roma over Jim for the drop kick, but jumping Jim's was a thing if beauty 👌
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Roma had a great Dropkick
@halfdayofthejackal93722 жыл бұрын
@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 Insane height! Fluid too
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
I think paying taxes on your primary home is heinous . I am pretty much to the left . I do not mind paying taxes because I believe social services are a good thing . But jeez you should only pay taxes at the point of sales on your home . If you have 20 properties then 19 of them could fairly be taxed but not the one you live in .
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Billy Robinson was a cheap shot artist .
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
Adonis is THE most under rated wrestler .
@georgeelmerdenbrough69062 жыл бұрын
I like Ole too . He was an opinionated guy but over all I agreed with him more times than not .