TIMELINE Wrestling | 1986 | The Rock n Roll Express (WCW) & George "The Animal" Steele

1986 was a significant year in the world of professional wrestling, and two wrestlers made a lasting impact: The Rock n Roll Express in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and George "The Animal" Steele in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
In this video, The Rock n Roll Express and George "The Animal" Steele look back on their careers in 1986 and share their memories and thoughts on what made that year so special. The Rock n Roll Express discuss their time as one of the top tag teams in WCW, their high-energy in-ring style, and their memorable matches and storylines. George "The Animal" Steele talks about his time as a fan favorite in the WWF, his unique wrestling style, and his memorable matches and storylines.
Whether you're a fan of The Rock n Roll Express or George "The Animal" Steele, or just interested in the history of professional wrestling, this video is a must-watch. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to hear from two of the most iconic wrestlers of the 1980s as they reflect on their careers and the memorable year of 1986.
00:00 WWF INTRODUCTION
05:11 WCW INTRODUCTION
11:07 WWF January 4th, 1986
14:16 WCW January 4th, 1986:
16:07 WWF January 4th, 1986::
18:40 WCW January 4th, 1986:::
21:14 WWF January 4th, 1986:::::
27:35 WCW January 7th, 1986
33:16 WWF January 11th, 1986
34:31 WCW January 18th, 1986:
36:43 WWF January 18th, 1986::
39:06 WCW February 2nd, 1986:
41:11 WCW February 2nd, 1986::
45:33 WWF February 8th, 1986:
50:29 WWF February 8th, 1986::
53:09 WWF February 15th, 1986
54:45 WWF February 15th, 1986_
56:51 WCW February 16th, 1986
01:00:14 WCW February 22nd, 1986
01:01:45 WCW February 22nd, 1986_
01:03:16 WCW February 24th, 1986
01:07:19 WCW February 25th, 1986
01:11:14 WWF March 1st, 1986
01:17:15 WWF March 1st, 1986_
01:19:28 WCW March 8th, 1986
01:22:20 WWF March 8th, 1986
01:23:24 WWF March 15th, 1986
01:27:01 WCW March 21st, 1986
01:32:07 WCW March 29th, 1986
01:37:24 WCW March 29th, 1986
01:41:14 WWF April 7th, 1986
01:49:11 WCW April 7th, 1986
01:54:35 WWF April 7th, 1986_
01:56:45 WWF April 7th, 1986__
01:58:05 WWF April 7th, 1986___
02:00:19 WWF April 8th, 1986
02:02:42 WCW April 19th, 1986
02:03:52 WCW April 20th, 1986
02:06:11 WWF April 26th, 1986
02:07:46 WWF May 3rd, 1986
02:10:23 WWF May 3rd, 1986_
02:11:47 WWF May 13th, 1986
02:13:24 WCW May 17th, 1986
02:14:50 WCW May 24th, 1986
02:17:37 WCW May 26th, 1986
02:19:54 WCW May 27th, 1986
02:20:59 WCW May 31st, 1986
02:22:20 WWF June 1st, 1986
02:24:51 WCW June 3rd, 1986
02:29:51 WCW June 7th, 1986
02:38:34 WWF June 14th, 1986
02:40:16 WWF June 14th, 1986_
02:41:25 WWF June 17th, 1986
02:44:58 WWF June 21st, 1986
02:48:16 WCW July 1st, 1986
02:50:01 WWF July 3rd, 1986
02:51:46 WCW July 5th, 1986
02:52:43 WCW July 5th, 1986_
02:54:03 WWF July 19th, 1986
02:59:50 WCW July 21st, 1986
03:01:43 WWF July 26th, 1986
03:02:42 WCW July 26th, 1986
03:11:06 WCW July 29th, 1986
03:13:23 WCW July 30th, 1986
03:14:10 WCW August 2nd, 1986
03:17:13 WCW August 2nd, 1986_
03:20:42 WCW August 10th, 1986
03:22:48 WWF August 16th, 1986
03:24:44 WCW August 16th, 1986
03:27:12 WCW August 17th, 1986
03:28:41 WWF August 19th, 1986
03:29:23 WWF August 28th, 1986
03:31:19 WWF August 29th, 1986_
03:32:09 WCW August 31st, 1986
03:34:56 WCW September 1st, 1986
03:36:16 WWF September 6th, 1986
03:41:35 WWF September 6th, 1986_
03:46:54 WWF September 7th, 1986
03:48:03 WWF September 13th, 1986
03:49:32 WWF September 24th, 1986
03:51:21 WWF September 27th, 1986
03:53:17 WWF September 28th, 1986
03:53:53 WWF September 28th, 1986_
03:55:06 WCW October 5th, 1986
03:56:28 WCW October 5th, 1986_
03:57:31 WWF October 7th, 1986
03:59:36 WWF October 11th, 1986
04:01:11 WCW October 12th, 1986
04:02:18 WWF October 12th, 1986
04:03:44 WWF October 12th, 1986_
04:05:43 WCW October 14th, 1986
04:06:35 WWF October 25th, 1986
04:08:50 WCW October 25th, 1986
04:10:29 WWF November 8th, 1986
04:11:57 WWF November 15th, 1986
04:12:51 WWF November 22nd, 1986
04:14:24 WWF November 22nd, 1986_
04:15:36 WCW November 27th, 1986
04:16:48 WCW November 27th, 1986_
04:18:43 WCW November 27th, 1986__
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[@boscopappas234]

Ricky, I understand you. You don’t need to keep asking me.

[@ShowRyuKen]

I really like Ricky talking about learning the trade from his dad just before 3:09:05. It's stuff like this that really makes you appreciate how much folk history there is in wrestling, and how the essential fundamentals are basically eternal and unchanging.

[@SonicandTheTailsbrothers]

Great combo here Sean. Love George Steele (RIP) I just wish Robert Gibson wouldn't talk so much and never let Ricky get in a word.

[@feckyoo2]

He actually pauses to let Robery in early, nothing back but a grunt. Rob just wants the money and go home

[@SonicandTheTailsbrothers]

@@feckyoo2 LOL. I am sure Ricky wants to let Robert talk but I am sure Ricky just figures for the fans I might as well talk LOL

[@giovahnnigucci409]

When the hell did George Steele pass away!???

[@Trill_4_Life]

@@giovahnnigucci4098 or 9 years ago

[@nickcurrier1546]

George Steele was one of the best interviews after his career was over. He played such a crazy character and in real life is one of the most intelligent and articulate men to ever be in the business

[@NLaBar]

Most of his career was spent wrestling only during the summers and school breaks, as teaching was his main career. I think he probably wrestled during the school year towards the end (85-87) when he turned face & they were making money hand over fist. Anyway, overall point being, this is one guy where his in-ring persona couldn’t be farther from the man behind the character/green tongue/turnbuckle pad buffets

[@jimbrown5091]

I don't know if it's still on KZbin, but Jim pre-recorded a video before he died, very cool final goodbye /thank you to the fans.

[@nickcurrier1546]

@@jimbrown5091 I had seen that years ago and actually just listened to it a couple weeks ago, the guy is was a natural story teller and I was hooked from the intro.

[@nickcurrier1546]

@@NLaBar 100% man he took that character to the moon and became a huge part of a lot people's memories of that Era of wrestling. He was a true attraction and didn't need a belt to make the people pay to see him.

[@johnsawh8459]

I love Robert and Ricky's story telling abilities

[@feckyoo2]

Robert spoke?

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

You mean Ricky’s version of events…. Robert didn’t get to say much, probably because Ricky had to emphasise making us all understand ….😂😂😂

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

@@feckyoo2 I must’ve blinked and missed it too 😂😂😂

[@ShowRyuKen]

I love this format! Getting both WCW and WWF in one go is truly inspired. Also, George Steele and Ricky Morton are both very entertaining interviewees. Thanks for sharing, Sean.

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

This with George Steele, the Bruno, and the piper episodes are my favourite episodes. Done with such class and respect, in a way that doesn’t actually break kayfabe, that focuses on the things we wanted to know without knowing what we wanted, like with Bruno talking about the relationship with Toots and others, that’s the background details we really want as fans not this “how many rats did he sleep with, what drugs were you taking, the steroid nonesense and especially the batistas dick low brow crap that makes it embarrassing to play out loud if my family is in the room…. There’s a way to do this which actually keeps kayfabe too which is nice, we didn’t want to ever grow up and realise wrestling was what it was but we do t need it rammed down our throat every ten minutes, this was class, really clever and informative; a wonderful reflection on the golden era.

[@underl0gic]

You are completely right I too also hate fun

[@SonicandTheTailsbrothers]

@@underl0gic I don't think he meant he hates fun but there are certain guys you don't do the Batista stuff with like Bruno, George Steele or Harley Race. Other guys that stuff is perfect.

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

@@SonicandTheTailsbrothers some guys just don’t get it, they will always be anal, fun? I imagine he wasn’t even born when this era happened. There is a way of these that is fun, informative, and highly entertaining. I was clearly referring to the bringing up the (steroids, rats, drugs) negative garbage. We all know it happened but don’t need it repeated over and over again. It’s the knowledge and history we watch these for, not the negative side of wrestling. If hearing about that stuff and batistas dick is what he wants to learn about and that is what he thinks is fun, I’m glad we’re different ppl, that’s perverse and depraved, they watch wrestling for something entirely different to what I did, I imagine after that even when he gets past the age of 15 he’ll still be watching wrestling so they can check out their packages.😂😂

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

@@underl0gic I’m sorry my idea of fun is different to yours, batistas dick just isn’t something I want to know about and something I don’t find interesting or fun, I’m happy for you to get whatever it is you get from watching wrestling, we can have different opinions too which is also great, I’m just glad I’m not so anal that I feel it necessary to pass my judgement on stuff I can’t even comprehend… ahhh bless you

[@fjccommish]

Good grief, Robert doesn't let Ricky get a word in edge wise.

[@danielburger1775]

You gotta understand

[@garetheverett3895]

Kewl

[@The495marauder]

They get the same pay

[@edwardfarnsworth5915]

Robert is a ventriloquist

[@rickjames2.0]

He's paying him back for all those years when he didn't get to talk. LOL

[@soylentgreen1918]

I love hearing Rickys voice because it reminds me of my grandfather.

[@ethanellis2896]

This was a really Kewl interview, You understand me?

[@trentwarren7861]

I was waiting for the Mel Phillips clip to be snuck in at least once!!

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

Look at that description. Very likely it was similar to show notes/outline. Alot of research goes into creating these. Alot of research into what questions to ask etc. Great work over the years Oliver snd crew

[@jpwjr1199]

Just a very late thought. Jim Myers said the WWF recorded the Land of a 1000 Dances at Studio 9. However, he reported he was dyslexic. The producer of the track worked at Studio B in Woodstock, NY. That makes more sense to me.

[@nichhodge8503]

George Steele seem to be good/great friends with everyone

[@sunsun9203]

‘’You understand me?’’ - Ricky Morton

[@Rob78169]

Marginal workers need a belt, great workers don't need a belt, Great quote by George.

[@mikehunt9884]

when i was a kid the WWF ran tv shows in the montreal market, and it was in french, and they had pat patterson as a heel doing interviews, LE REVE DU QUEBEC.. lol.. and he used to do straight interviews and he would speak in french and insult his guests in front of them in french and they didn't understand the language, it was hilarious. So he had george the animal on, and he kept telling him to say "JE SOUIS MALADE!!" which means, "I am sick" and patterson kept lying to george and said it meant "im getting better" That was so funny..

[@chadhartsees]

While also being easier to climb, the old Big Blue Cage was also perfect for television. The camera lens at the time could fit perfectly inside the square, allowing for unobstructed shots in the ring from the handhelds. The cage’s grid also looked better on TV compared to the cyclone fence because there was less obstruction. The cyclone could look like a moire pattern. It was a smart, smart move. Compare that cage to some cage TNA made where the crow chanted “we can’t see shit” LOL.

[@jaimejaviergarcia3743]

That “New York..Studio 9?” Life!!!

[@Jay_Cannon]

49:03 no offense to George, seems like a nice guy. I don’t think Savage was concerned Elizabeth was going to leave him for George Steele. lol.

[@suppcool]

"Understand me..."

[@MisterGravelrama]

The first time he said, "You understand me?", it came off very serious and direct. After the 400th time, it lost a bit of it's original luster.

[@irishpanic]

This was the year that I started watching wrestling and George the animal Steele was one of my favorites as a kid. I only knew him as a face. I actually didn't know that he had only been a heel to that point

[@chrishanzek8930]

Ricky thinks he is very misunderstood.

[@swolepatrol2139]

I am here to listen to Robert

[@oldschoolfan420]

Robert can't stop talking...

[@walls2ink]

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving 💖

[@Fnoel98356]

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving as well.

[@tammybettiga6263]

Ditto..

[@feckyoo2]

Not everyone is American 🤣

[@nichhodge8503]

No as I’m not American

[@nichhodge8503]

@@feckyoo2 I know what you mean. When my American family was over and my uncle brought his new wife I said “big day tomorrow for you guys and you’re gonna miss it (4th July)” and his wife replied “don’t you celebrate Independence Day?” It took my a few seconds to realise she was serious so I said “yeah of course we celebrate when a bunch of traitors team up with our oldest enemy in the French break away and cost our country a lot of income”

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

To think we wwf fans got the Rockers, we didn’t know who the rock n roll were. Being in the uk, we only got wwf on feee tv and it would be ridiculously late at night until sky tv became a thing we didn’t see much American wrestling, by the time we did it wasnt around until wrestlemania 3-4 Yet it was massive, it wasn’t in till much later we got to see wcw on free tv in a prime time slot on a Saturday afternoon and it was awesome. While the wwf went all max moon and HBK we couldn’t be fans anymore because we had grown a little and we’re now 13+ so that was embarrassing, if I’d have had a HBK poster on my wall I’d have had no Friends, I’d have been bullied and rightly so! Wcw was the programme to watch plus it was on free tv so everybody saw it, meaning everybody talked about it and bought the merchandise and went to the tours, wwf made its money doing a deal with sky to show it in sky one so many people didn’t have it. This was just fantastic, The rockers were awesome and I learned later they were just a rip off of the rock n roll, yet HBK was better as a partner with Jannety as the rockers in my opinion. But after watching them both and being able to compare it’s difficult to separate while you consider wwf had the production; the entire show, the lighting, the arenas full of fans with the atmosphere, gene okerlund and gorilla and Bobby, and HOOOOOOO, ahem excuse me I’m getting off track, but you get the point, rock n roll certainly looked very similar in terms of movement And the main difference was obviously the selling but even I can give it to Shaun for his selling back then, it looked like barbarian was killing him when they fought the powers of pain so even “the Ricky Morgan sell” has some tough competition. It’s sad to learn that they didn’t ever get to make it over to New York, because Ricky had talked Robbie into staying where they were because he was both scared to go there (probably because he though dynamite would kill him) or lack of confidence or he really did feel it right to stay where they we’re comfortable, then it was too late once the Rockers had become established meaning their gimmick was too close to bring them in and Vince had gotten into his big man thing again later after giving the smaller guys a run, they never got the big money and are struggling so that is incredibly saddening. It’s not fair is it? I feel worse for Tobert because he is loyal, he clearly allows Ticky to be the pilot, he maybe isn’t the wisest or most determined to chase the money train when it rolled by but I genuinely believe it was Ricky who made the decision not to go. I also sadly get the impression that Tickybis seriously hurting for money too. I doubt he saved anything, and partied his ass off blowing what he did earn on drugs and parties and cars and then the cheques stopped and you only have what bought previously so maybe the car and a house if your lucky buy the lifestyle is hard to break and you can struggle to adapt quick enough and before you know it your in debt and doing any job that comes along. I hope they finally get some credit in the wwe and they give them both a payday because without them HHHs best mate HBK wouldn’t have been who he was without mimicking Ricky and the rock n roll. A quick $100k wouldn’t hurt WWE but that could help them both tremendously, maybe even a job, they have so much knowledge they can pass on to the wwe future current and generations. You must really have allot of time on your hands to still be here reading this, I Thankyou for taking the time just to read my opinion, you may disagree, you may not I don’t care 😂 I’m an 80s kid we used to fight for something to do because life was like that then; there wasn’t anything else to do, tv sucked, all 4 channels of it, Saturday mornings were for kids and then we’d got out plans see who the toughest kid was 😂 We’d have boxing tournaments in the middle of the street, you would punch and kick each other until someone said stop.😂 We also said mean things sometimes too and didn’t care if you cried, you mom would slap you if you went into the house after having someone make you cry like a girl and send you back out to fight the kid who upset you. That’s how we met most of best friends, those we fought with became our best buds. Anyways I digress; in the words of the great JC himself. Thankyou fk you BYE 😂😂

[@donjohnson1498]

“He’d whup you ass before God got the word”… lol

[@Dadmcdadface]

But do you understand what Robert is saying? Do you understand? 😂

[@jasonbudrow4776]

It's like a drinking game, everytime he says it do a shot 😂

[@nemopouncey3827]

saw these guy's at wrestlecade.

[@TheNickDinsmore]

“You can’t fight City Hall”

[@miketuttle6617]

You understand me? Ricky Morton. Legends rock n roll express were my favorite tag team when I was a kid. Then the Road Warriors and the Steiner Brothers.

[@johnpalmer618]

Do you.... understand me?

[@biga.b.1079]

Lizzabett!!!

[@PeteSanctions]

I enjoy this format,reminds me of the simulcast at the end of the Monday Night War

[@davidfrederick6003]

I was REALLY waiting for their (Rock-n-Roll Express) comments on the 8/16/86 Philadelphia title change taking it back from Condrey & Eaton. And then Ricky messes (fouls it) up thinking it was the September 1987 loss to Tully and Arn. Disappointing. That was my first live show, lived only 10 blocks from the civic center.

[@josephgana6590]

Me too

[@nicktucker3437]

28:48 not only did he not talk Robert said at one of the interviews said he cant talk quite yet. Kayfabe was sacred

[@superdragUSA1]

Kauffman was a hell of a seller lol

[@sirekumasutra7022]

4:05:08 THIS all of this!

[@SuperFedorov91]

I really understand half of this

[@PeteSanctions]

1:40:01 - At first i thought he said "beep beep" then "big meat" only to find out it was "big meetin'"

[@indus7841]

With does the thumbnail look like the album "pet sounds" same colors and everything

[@richardclark7224]

I heard Ronnie Garvin, say dusty rose, killed off the rock ‘n’ roll express and the mid-Atlantic territory

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

Baby doll has Dusty's love child

[@nichhodge8503]

2:01:47 I lived in Paris for 2yrs with my French girlfriend (I’m English and hate the French, you don’t fight wars against a country for 1000yrs and end up loving the country. If it wasn’t for the French who had the best army in the world we wouldn’t of lost America but since the French lost Canada in the 7yrs War not long before the War Of Independence the French joined the Americans and I believe the Spanish did too but not to the extent that France did) I might hate the French but she was sexy and I’d loved her broken English accent. I had to teach her English as she didn’t speak the language but I spoke French (got better when I moved to France) quite well but not as fluently as I spoke German at the time (first 2 years of school we were taught French but then I changed it for German). And when I’m talking to her in English in public to help teach her (say in a restaurant or coffee shop) I could hear the French talking behind my back thinking I couldn’t speak the language or times I’d go into a shop and speak English just to be a pain, in fact that’s how I learned most of the curse words as my girlfriend would translate that as obviously I was taught curse words in school (I learned most German curse words from when I bought a hardcore porno magazine in Germany when I was 14. It was like watching a porno on the internet today but had a series of pictures of the story and written words in German and English so for example one line I remember is “fuck me, fuck my cunt please” so I knew mich-me & bitte-please but learned fick was fuck and fotze was cunt)

[@rustyjonesnh5482]

I understand Ricky Morton

[@jeremykanetravis]

I wonder why they even bother to bring Robert Gibson to these interviews.

[@JamesSuperstar4Ever]

The NWA was WAY better wrestling than WWF back then... WAY better

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

George is the only one who said it out loud, Sid was the only credible follow on to Hulk Hogan. I’ve been saying it for years and George gets it absolutely right. They way he looked, the way he was built up, he had that credibility. Couldn’t work a lick but he had that feel and look. What a shame he was also a moron who wanted to be a heel, he didn’t get it. He went in saying he wanted hulks spot, but when he realised how much work was involved he changed his mind. Watch his video, he told Vince “I think the money is in me being a heel”….. what’s donkey, had the opportunity to be the main man and he wanted to play softball, he didn’t want the full time schedule, many don’t understand just how much work goes into being the top guy. Promos, matches, advertising, pictures, endorsements, charity, etc etc….. constantly feeding the beast….

[@randysavage7392]

Absolutely not lmao. Sid had the look but absolutely nothing else. Couldn’t cut a promo to save his life, no charisma, dogshit in the ring in both storytelling and technical ability, and wasn’t interested in being a top face. Hulk wasn’t a good technical worker but he could put together a fantastic match just based on storytelling and fire. Can you ever even possibly imagine sid pulling off a match with warrior and making it great? No shot. How about Sid being able to sell the build up to the mega powers angle? Laughable. even if he had committed himself to the business, he was never the guy. Looks doesn’t equal star power.

[@allenm.355]

Elizabeth had that stuff that drove randy crazy wit her moans n stuff

[@nichhodge8503]

George is right about muscles being a handicap against a shooter in my mma gym Koncept Gym (where Bellator’s Kate Jackson started out) they had a weights gym there too and one of the bodybuilders thought mma was easy and we told him he couldn’t last one 5min round and were put someone at leat 100lbs lighter in their with him and he beat the gassed bodybuilder in under 3mins with a guillotine choke

[@martybass7376]

Your neither a shooter or a bodybuilder

[@colinkillian9265]

@@martybass7376 He isn't entirely wrong nor entirely right, nuance is needed here. Bodybuilding is a different type of discipline that often doesn't focus on cardio, having said this plenty of bodybuilders do have good cardio because they train it. The level of skill is likely the important factor involved here, take someone who isn't as skilled and size absolutely plays an important role in combatives. Even someone who has great skills will find it infinitely more difficult to deal with someone who has greater strength. This is why I carry a sidearm, as a grown man the likelihood of me needing to defend myself shouldn't arise often, and if it does I most certainly want to avoid hand to hand combatives..

[@michaelkline4087]

Great interview George Steele was great classic heel but if he never did this angle with savage his babyface run would have been pointless and he's right savage did not need a belt but it helped establish him as a champion and put him on hogan's level

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

Was Robert in caddy shack?

[@nichhodge8503]

How many players are in a full American football team 🏈????? So I know how many free tickets George Steele had to get from Vince McMahon if he took the whole team (I’m English so I don’t even know what month the Super Bowl is played in let alone how many players there are in a whole NFL team as they’ve got to have a maximum number of substitutes as well as players on the pitch)

[@colinkillian9265]

The average for most high school, collegiate, and NFL teams would be 45-50 players. The maximum number of players allowed on the field either in defensive or offensive plays is 11 per team so a total of 22 total. The singular exception is during kicks, being field goals, punts, or kickoffs where the kicking side will total 12 as the kicker is included. So George would have requested 45-50 tickets for players alone when he took his entire team to the shows, maybe more if he requested more for his other coaches..

[@dewaynesharp3898]

Rock and roll express did split up he teamed with a look a like his cousin from Kentucky as the new Rock and roll express

[@robv4936]

Also Brad Armstrong a few times

[@PhilMiCoochie]

36:02 this is a typical RnR Express interview with Ricky doing most of the talking and Robert sitting there with his mouth open staring off into space

[@ff7fanboi]

Ya they wanted to make u the king and u turned it down.... Suuuuuuute

[@punktalley]

It's not difficult with the cast it's all the bumps, thumps and jumps that hurt like crap from the jarring.

[@feckyoo2]

It's everything. Punches, holds, bumps, offense. The only way to get round the issue is by using psychology

[@joegausch]

He should have just put a mannequin in Robert Gibson place. What was the point of Gibson just to sit there?

[@donjohnson1498]

Gibson always seemed like a guy you needed to speak very slowly to….

[@MisterGravelrama]

I couldn't tell if "George" was getting back into character at the very end or if he just realized how dirty he did his wife during those days.

[@garetheverett3895]

I don't understand Ricky

[@colinkillian9265]

Ah, you're just inexperienced listening to people from the South..

[@feckyoo2]

Geroge Steel talking about his integrity as.an athlete is comedy gold

[@johnsawh8459]

George "Terry is a clown"

[@ericjackson7632]

I will definitely say the WWF had a superior roster of announcers/interviewers. Mean Gene, Jesse/Vince, Gorlla/Heenan, Gorilla/Jesse, etc.

[@arcmov24]

3:32:41

[@nichhodge8503]

I give Ricky all respect for having hair at his age (I went bald at 22yrs old and been bald for 20yrs nearly) but I would update my hairstyle. I love being bald as I was a big Austin fan (shaved my Road Dogg style braids off with undercut to look like Austin at 16yrs old) but I wish I could still grow hair as I’d like the option to have something different if I wanted it

[@colinkillian9265]

I'm lucky, have a full head of hair at the age of 45, while my entire family from my father to both brothers lost theirs during their early twenties..

[@jre-xf6uz]

Anyone else just skip the Morton one to get to Steele?

[@soylentgreen1918]

Your a yankee, I presume.

[@jre-xf6uz]

@@soylentgreen1918 It is you're actually. And I grew up watching WCW, but Steele is a much better talker and story teller for this forum than Morton.

[@coda700]

bullshit. Enjoyed George Steele’s stories but Morton’s stories were just as interesting.

[@jre-xf6uz]

@@coda700 ???? Why so angry- did your wife find out your late night online secret?

[@randysavage7392]

Steele is more intelligent but I find Morton hilarious, he couldn’t be a more stereotypical territory rassler and it’s amazing Makin the towns and fuckin the rats brother

[@lil_bear]

Woman were obsessed with these guys? Lol

[@PeteSanctions]

I wish the number of Dislikes was still visible so I could make the joke "X number of people didn't understand Ricky Morton"

[@jabrockobiden9434]

Vince ruined wrestling by letting outsiders come in.

[@TonyRichards]

Sorry to disagree George, but I don't think Vince, Giorilla and even Heenan stood out or were better than Gordon Solie or Lance Russell...

[@colinkillian9265]

I think it's a matter of personal taste, Lance was amazing when allowed the setting he had in Memphis. That extremely personal connection he could deliver, and the improv style he had was unmatched, this definitely works for a territory TV program. However when he was brought into a national level the style of formatting for national TV doesn't allow for it. So yes, I agree in his setting Lance was perhaps the best territorial TV hosting personality.

[@randysavage7392]

@@colinkillian9265totally agree. Solie and Russell were better for the style they commentated for sure, and saying that vince was a good commentator is laughable. But Hennan and gorilla were far better for the over the top WWF style and taking the product nationally.

[@underl0gic]

These mashups are a great idea in theory but awful in execution.

[@johnpalmer618]

"The Animal" was the drizzzzzlin' shits...like running down your leg shits.

[@colinkillian9265]

He was a cartoon character, and he's not pretending that he was anything different. He was definitely one of the most over babyfaces of the classic WWF era, probably sold more merch in 86 than anyone besides Hogan.

[@donjohnson1498]

I did chuckle at the reference, but he wasn’t expected to do drop toe holds. He was asked to be a monster heel, to scare the fans, hide a foreign object, and attack baby faces. On that level, he was a success.

[@dxdynamite47]

These mashed up episodes......please stop. Better to release 2 individual episodes than one big 4 hour slog. I love the KC collection, but 4 hours in one go is just much.

[@chrisdavis9400]

Oh yeah because 4 hours means we're hypnotized and couldn't possibly do anything but sit and watch it in its entirety. Lmao

[@The80sWolf_]

@@chrisdavis9400 probably some boomer that do not know to use fast forward or paus

[@randysavage7392]

Totally disagree. I love the contrast Also there are time stamps if you really just want to watch one

[@Jay_Cannon]

Once George became a babyface he lost like every match that wasn’t against enhancement guys.

[@donjohnson1498]

Steele was an effective monster heel. By 85, McMahon knew that he could only use him as a kid’s attraction. He did the same with The Sheepherders.

[@PaulBlankinship1976]

Goddamn Ricky.. these are not alien concepts that your talking about. EVERYBODY understands! Btw, I think that slack jaw thing he’s got going on is coke related.