Larry Zbyszko on Bill Watts

Larry Zbyszko on Bill Watts
"WWE Hall of Famer," final AWA World Champion and former WCW Wrestler & commentator "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko discusses controversial Mid-South Wrestling Booker and former head of WCW "Cowboy" Bill Watts!
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[@spaceycaveco.698]

DAMN, last time I seen Larry he looked a helluva lot younger than this. Can't believe that much time has passed since WCW died.

[@johnfalcetta5431]

Hannibal these interviews are awesome. I love how the old school guys all do a Jim Barnett impression,

[@MrSmitty1074]

I enjoy these interviews.lol

[@madbrowniac7871]

It's almost the Industry Handshake impersonation since the Ring veterans were more likely to have known Jim Barnett personally. Whereas both Fans and Wrestlers could easily mimic Dusty Rhodes having watched him a zillion times on TV and live in person. Most infamously Terry Taylor jumps to mind...😂🤣🎤🎧🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@geneellis6068]

God Bless You Larry ⚡️Met you at Baileys Gym , your awesome man 👍thanks for all your advice

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

Glad to see these old guys can still tell these good stories

[@whitebread940]

For an old man he seems to be doing great.

[@greedyd5524]

I do hope Larry hooked Hannibal up with one of those sweet Hawaiian shirts

[@Shaft-Industries]

Keep em coming Devon! Larry kills me with the Bill Watts story!😂

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

The thumbnail for this video shocked me when I first saw it!!!!!!

[@impalaman9707]

I like the way he makes Bill Watts sound like John Wayne!

[@grawakendream8980]

he sounds bipolar

[@westayinsuckafreein17sowed35]

Damn the years fly..

[@Desslock10s]

Watts was a genius and hard worker. If you weren’t a hard worker and disciplined he hated you.

[@Deepizzaguy]

Sort of like the late Vince Lombardi.

[@d.n.adatniccalexxx]

Doesn’t excuse him from being a racist POS

[@oldjms1965]

I read about this in Larry's book

[@blacquesjacques7239]

The thing about Watts was he was a good promoter . His view was to run a promotion with ex athletes and be their Coach . Fining people , firing if you lost a fight etc... all out of collegiate coaching . But Zbyszko is right Bill took things too far .

[@maths23]

Blacques Jacques Les Squacques That one of the reason why Ron Simmons was the first black heavyweight champion in wcw. Ron had an outstanding football career in college he was an all American he was known for being insanely strong and tough. Bottom line if you was a former sport player or was known for being tough than Bill will push you.

[@rebkong]

Blacques Jacques Les Squacques ARE YOU THE FRENCH BUBBA?

[@blacquesjacques7239]

iron sheik No , Shieky Baby . I are the Indian .

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

Bill Watts is like the coach you had in high school that would just ride your fuckin' ass and ride you, and you just hated him... then when you were about 30, you realized that guy really knew his shit and saw IN YOU much more than you yourself realized you were capable.

[@killerjoe9524]

tony93666 But he wasn't a high school football coach dealing with teenage kids. He was a grown man who got his rocks off from using his position of authority to be abusive to other grown men, and I have yet to hear one of those grown men thank him for treating them like shit.

[@sjjackson2125]

Everyone that does shoot interviews HATES bill watts LoL!! Jim Ross is the only one to put him over a little.

[@rjillidge3]

Jim Cornette is the other.

[@peejay4606]

The Living Legend

[@jmb01550]

He mentioned that FL Wrestling was on a different territory. The only 1 that was on National level probley at that time was Georgia which was on WTBS.

[@homeschooladventure5687]

For a minute, I thought I was watching Walter the ventriloquist puppet!

[@lusterthomas4189]

Is it me and me only that Hannibal is obsessed with Bill Watts.

[@TheHannibalTV]

I cover the topics that get hits but yes I am a fan of Bill. Wish I could have worked for him.

[@overkill7990]

If only there was interesting stuff going on now like there was in the past, everything is so stale now.

[@ratrodramblin]

the heavens gate guy is still alive... aww snap

[@SickNickManson66]

They don't look anything at all alike.

[@mattbadish7840]

Them must be some good drugs there larry. LOL

[@sanddune]

Wtf are you talking about? Sure you are not projecting?

[@grawakendream8980]

watts couldn't handle the pressure of corporate america and he cracked. he's like a dictator he needs his space to keep his fragile ego in tact

[@moneyindabank]

Larry has changed since 2001. Don't even recognize him. I remember his bold voice.

[@spaceycaveco.698]

I know, right!? He didn't age very well. Neither did Luger.

[@Dorklepuss]

16 years ???

[@coreymiceli9513]

steve march Looks like he aged about 30 years over the last 16

[@davebrakefield161]

He probably colored his hair back then. He was around 50 when WCW ended.

[@Deepizzaguy]

The one thing that irked me about Bill Watts was his anti Roberto Duran "no mas" comments during his time in Mid South Wrestling. Bill does not know that the Hands Of Stone is loved in his native Panama where he has a sports arena named in his honor which used to be called New Panama Gymnasium. I know since I was born in Ancon Panama and learned at an early age to avoid stepping on toes about political leaders down there.

[@30907bng]

Bruno this,Bruno that,Bruno this,Bruno that. Nuff respect Larry but, enough already with Bruno.

[@ptothej100]

I was strictly a Mid Atlantic and Georgia Championship Wrestling fan growing up in the South, but you gotta give Bruno respect. He cared about the WWWF, the fans, his friends and the business itself. He protected himself and his image at the same time. He always maintained his credibility and integrity as a man.

[@MrSmitty1074]

@@ptothej100 Living Legend is a fact. A real man.

[@bryanalexander2376]

Is Larry wearing colored contacts?

[@arthurprior3494]

I have no clue why Bill Watts gets so much flack? The shows he was in charge of aside from The Monday Night Wars and The Original IV Horsemen days were the best shows they ever did. Oh Wah Wah People cant jump off the top rope. Name me one person who ever saw one of those 3 Ric Flair Ricky Steamboat classics that ever thought"Eh This Match Is Ok But It Would Be So Much Better If Someone Jumped Off The Top Rope"? Ridiculous.

[@TheHannibalTV]

Because Bill Watts was in a position where he hired and fired people so anyone in those type of positions for long periods of time are always going to have some people bashing them. I personally think his accomplishments are amazing and he was a very smart guy. Some say he even purposely got fired from WCW because there was a clause in his contract that they would still have to pay him out if he was fired.

[@arthurprior3494]

@@TheHannibalTV I believe that. The Suits in Titan Towers were working his last good nerve.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Wouldn't The Suits have been in Atlanta in this case?B.W.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Jim Cornette has advanced this over the years about why Cowboy left WCW.B.W.

[@Narold1]

I don't think people give Watts flack for his wrestling mind. I think it's more his personality drew flack from people who knew him and worked with him. Also I agree with you btw he was a great mind for wrestling from this fans standpoint .

[@larryfloyd4993]

I like bill watts.. no pc crap

[@Grizzly907LA]

Does anyone like Bill Watts?

[@TheHannibalTV]

Jim Ross

[@ArkonBlade]

Jim Cornette

[@TheeCoachg]

Kevin Nash lol

[@darcycox1991]

thalrg22 Bull💩, 😆.

[@fatalvision2]

He’s actually a decent guy but in wrestling he was all business and wasn’t there to f around. Outside of wrestling nice guy

[@wrestlingloverslikeme4932]

I never did like Watts

[@Deepizzaguy]

I do not blame you since if he was in Panama mocking Roberto Duran over that bout with Sugar Ray Leonard, he would be kicked out of there faster than you can say The Flash since many Panamanians have never forgotten the mistreatment from the Americans living in the Canal Zone.

[@williebarron8248]

He looks like the dummy from the movie "Magic." 😆

[@williamcopley3861]

he has dentures on top lmao

[@Freeloader_420]

Boy does Larry sound impotent as hell. High pitched and everything...

[@donaldpainter956]

Larry looks nothing like he used to absolutely nothing

[@jakeorr7248]

The male version of chick in there's something about mary...And christ he's had SO MUCH work done, And sorry Zybysko has always been mediocre to me

[@BrutishYetDelightful]

You must not be as old as I am. When I was 12, and the biggest mark in 3 counties, Zbyszko had so much heat he could have roasted a turkey in his ASS. It was insane. He bought the National title from Tim Brooks on Georgia TV, Bob Geigel came down and stripped him of the belt after a couple weeks, they held a tournament for the belt, and Zbyszko shadied his way into winning the belt in the tournament final. People went nuts. Nobody gets heat like that anymore.

[@Samdigiovanni]

Watts was a hillbilly. plain and simple

[@blacquesjacques7239]

Sam DiGiovanni Wrong . You're just simple .

[@MB-oc1nw]

And you're a greasy looking wop

[@dtogo4286]

there's nothing wrong with hillbillies

[@dnx112]

I noticed a lot of older guys lose way too weight.