Larry Zbyszko on Ken Patera Incident

[@TheRmm1976]

Who is here after Ken's interview in 2020 with Hannibal?

[@angrybear2332]

ARGHHHH

[@papichefitup]

Me

[@elguapo9702]

R.I.P. Masa Saito 🙏♥️

[@MrHoover77]

I can't get enough of watching Larry's impression of Ken Patera screaming. Ahhhh shit! My eyes are watering from laughing so hard!

[@richie9308]

“Don’t throw them away I’ll pay for them, give me the damn burgers”.

[@mr.c4p]

Patera's shoot interviews are some of the most entertaining of all time imo. He's such a character and underrated personality. Hopefully Hannibal can interview him at some point.

[@MrHoover77]

I'd rather put my money on this being the true version of the story.

[@jsdoggg96]

I knew a kid who worked there at the time of the incident. I was in the US Army with him in '88. He said Patera picked up this huge rock,etc.

[@scidamenge]

Its amazing seeing Larry and Ken all grown up. It feels like yesterday. He still looks great!

[@drackkor725]

There was like 18 police officers injured lol :) Old article from the 80's

[@Cavemanbilliards]

When he was in prison he worked at a gym in Hudson wi for work release. I was 13 and my mom thought it would be cool to get me in there and man it was an experience. He loved to tell ya about stuff and pretend he was gonna beat ya up. Good times:)

[@glindelahern5420]

BFD.

[@lozenmczapor4771]

@@glindelahern5420 Be nice !

[@PeterThieledigital]

Kenny told me that story... Larry is close to the actual event. Ken Patera is one of the nicest people ever. Yes, he likes a beer.

[@mrk2847]

The boss and I have lunch with Ken once a yr before Christmas at the casino, I'll have to ask him about it. Hell of a nice guy.

[@danielhackman9810]

Larry Zabisko one of the best wrestlers ever to work in the wrestling business in my top ten

[@andrewmckee6580]

It was Waukesha, WI. The McDonald's is 15 minutes from me and ive been to it many times as a kid. It wasnt just a rock...it was a boulder! When the cops arrived Saito beat up the first 3 including a 120lb woman police officer, then the 2 of them beat up 15 more. The story of the kid and the rock is BS. They showed the boulder he threw on the local news. It was a solid 150lbs. They were filming a commercial at the time and it was packed with witnesses.

[@tinocontreras5105]

i remember this when i was a kid. the story i remember was they both went to the mcd and it was closed they got pissed threw one of those boulders that use to be out front through the window. went in beat the crap out of the employees and left. then the whole cop thing happened and they both got locked up for a while. man i miss the crazy times of 80's territory wrestling. some of the best times of my childhood

[@SovereignStatesman]

andrew mckee: I heard it was a 350 pound boulder. It wouldn't take much proof to show Patera did it, since there weren't many other people who could do that. Also Patera said "you wanna do something about it, tell them Ken Patera did that!" Steroids make people feel invincible.

[@timothylindman3721]

That be great commerical boom big rock remember big mac McDonald's

[@swmita]

@@timothylindman3721 lol I thought too. Our hamburgers are so good people will do anything to get one of them.

[@PROFESSOR-I.C.]

@@SovereignStatesman I saw it was a 500 lb boulder trucked in from Boulder, Colorado!

[@oveidasinclair982]

Larry still is one of the greatest. I was watching some of my dad's old NWA VHS tapes and Larry was in quite a few of them, he was a character back then and still a riot today.

[@shaunclifton5281]

Damn, it cuts off right when Larry starts to say something about visiting Saito in jail.

[@ConstitutionalCrank708]

Had a run in with Larry in the 80's. I was with Mike Rice, brother of Ricky Rice at Eden Prairie Center. He was in full heel mode, told us to fuck off. We went to the top of the food court and threw change at him. He chased us right out of the mall.

[@MB-oc1nw]

Throw rock through window then tell the workers your name and where you're staying...brilliant.

[@blacquesjacques7239]

That didn't happen . The guy who threw the rock turned out to a pissed off ex-employee . The bad part was that Ken did yell that stupid shit at them just as he left . The police woman maced Saito because she was a dumb bitch and scared of the tough wrestler man . Once they attack Saito ; Saito fought back and all hell broke lose .Ken thought were there just because he hollered at the restaurant worker not for criminal destruction of property .

[@blacquesjacques7239]

Yeah . That . All of that . You are right . Ok . So long , b-bye .

[@blacquesjacques7239]

No , not really .

[@MrSmitty1074]

Telling on himself is very stupid.lol

[@SovereignStatesman]

Steroids make people feel invincible. However he could have just said he was FRAMED by someone. .

[@darkpitch1]

Ken Patera and McDonald’s don’t mix

[@drackkor725]

The article reads 2 professional wrestlers beat up 17 police officers.

[@ItsFrankieBoy]

Poor Saito went to jail for opening the door? No, he went to jail for beating up three cops

[@sanddune]

Maybe had the cops not attacked a guy before calmly explaining their purpose there, they wouldn't have got beaten up. To me Saito was the victim in all of this. Not Patera. Not the overzealous asshole cops.

[@aaronulisesaranasanches2987]

@@sanddune thats the thing that the cops have to keep calm and talk like humans but no they attack the pro.wrestlers first big mistake by those so called cops

[@chicken_953]

I used to do Law Enforcement, no way in Hell would I lay hands on a guy like Saito unless I absolutely had to!!!!!

[@swmita]

@@chicken_953 yup those cops fucked up

[@bubbiesdad]

Zbyszco, on of the best ever on the mic.

[@Kwall4life]

Masa Siato spent a good number of months in the clink over this incident. Reminder to not mess with the police.

[@Spooky_515]

FTP 😂

[@davejohnson3378]

Ken didn't lie. I do believe him when he says someone else threw the rock through the window. However, THAT ISNT' WHY HE WENT TO JAIL FOR 2 YEARS. He went to jail because of the altercation with the police at the hotel. Pitching a rock through a window would have not even given him a criminal record. People keep thinking he got 2 years for throwing a rock... no, it was the charges that came from the police altercation that got him the hard time. I wish people would get their facts straight as to why he went to jail. If the police showed up and merely talked to him, he would have got charged with some misdemeanor, had to pay a fine and the repairs, maybe some community service. He got put in the joint for battling with the cops. Which, if you chose to believe the various stories, the police handled the situation horribly and it escalated far more than it should have.

[@boscopit]

100% correct

[@SovereignStatesman]

"Ken didn't lie. I do believe him when he says someone else threw the rock through the window" Yeah right, then you're a fool. I suppose someone else also said "I'M KEN PATERA!

[@davejohnson3378]

He was drunk, mad, etc.. sure he probably did yell his name and challenge them to come to his hotel. Ken was an ass when he was drunk. That still makes no reason for him to lie about the rock. He didn't go to jail for the rock so there is no need for him to "cover his ass" about it. A teen ex employee showed up and chucked it through while Ken was there.... the people inside blamed it on him, sent the cops to his hotel, and the rest is history. I know it is fun to think Ken threw the rock; however, that never was the case. Again, he went to prison for all the shit with the cops so he has no reason to lie about the rock throwing.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I will bet you any amount of money that you want to that it was that dang Sasquatch!

[@nujeru99]

Throwing a rock through the window of a commercial establishment will most definitely get you a criminal record. You can't go around randomly destroying property that belongs to a commercial company and not get arrested for that

[@trueorfalse6347]

I don't blame Ken for getting upset if this is true. If McDonalds has burgers leftover and it is their policy to throw them out, and you have a customer wanting to buy them. You sell them. I own McDonald's stock. This is an example of a poor manager. The McDonalds manager needed to be fired, and Ken Patera should have been given a $1,000 dollar gift card to McDonalds by McDonalds for being so stupid. Secondly, how would Sieta know if these people knocking on his door were actually cops. No jail time for Sieta. This is unacceptable

[@trueorfalse6347]

GohModley, That would be Mr. Moron if you don't mind.

[@trueorfalse6347]

Stop with the complements.

[@trueorfalse6347]

Did you say you were a Mormon or a moron? I have found that these two are one in the same anyway. Are you LDS. Low Dense and Stupid.

[@trueorfalse6347]

I don't eat poop, you booger eating moron. And you can't say poop on youtube!!!

[@trueorfalse6347]

CJJ are you aloud to use this kind of language on the internet. I don't think you can say Preposterous.

[@JeffreyWLaRue]

I Read About That Incident In The Chicago Sun Times On June 16th 1984 Because It Was My Birthday And I Had Took The Metra Downtown To See Steve Dahl At The WLS Radio Studio And I Found The Paper On The Train And The Article Said That The Incident Happened In Kenosha Wisconsin And Mr. Santo Was With Ken At The Time Of The Rock Throwing!!!!!!

[@snake9911]

Mr. Saito just passed away recently. I always wondered what happened why Ken through the rock in the McDonald's window. He shouldn't of thought that no one would do anything.

[@popeyedoyle6360]

they'd probably drank two 24 packs together

[@snake9911]

@@popeyedoyle6360 You are probably right. Most wrestlers do tend to have a few many drinks and then get crazy afterwards.

[@JENDALL714]

He probably thought Vince would take care of it. Depending how in good standing you were with Vince, he would take care of stuff like that and just pay for a new window and convince the victims not to press charges.

[@theRussianJiu]

Was this interview done at the nut house in Florida?

[@avalond1193]

They should of filmed the incident instead of whatever commercial they was planning and show crazy wrestler loves McD so much he commits vandalism for a big Mac

[@TheHannibalTV]

Yep

[@briancorbin5542]

Funny story i cried laughing so hard

[@jorndoff2002]

They weren’t driving a car. The story was heavily covered in national news at the time. They walked to the hotel which always right near the McDonald

[@vintagesavoiur]

You were there?

[@bryandaniel2875]

Just give him the damn burgers.

[@michaelmercury1297]

Ken Patera was saying it was some kid that got fired from Mcdonalds that threw the boulder through the window .

[@bobbyd577]

According to Ken, a kid who had just been fired thew the rock. Well never know for sure. Would they give him 2 years in prison if someone else threw the rock? Why didn't he take a lie detector?

[@stevenmiller7747]

I still live in Waukesha Wisconsin where this incident happened and as a teen I was working at the McDonalds that night. We were closed, both wrestlers were drunk off their asses but Patera in particular and yes he through a rock through a window because we were closed and he thought for some reason we should reopen for him. He then went to the Holiday Inn where the police responded and a female officer was permanently injured because these 2 drunk jerks decided it was cool to beat up on women. They should have received longer terms than they got. Over the years I've heard Parera talk about the incident and one, it changes every time he tells it, 2 he absolutely did throw the rock threw the window, i saw him and testified and 3 he's a freaking idiot and a drunk.,

[@paidrussiantroll1305]

McDonalds: first they slaughter animals for their product. Then they throw it away rather than feed the hungry people. Disgusting company. I have not eaten their sh*t in years. America is finally turning around on the animal killing issue, thus explaining the downturn in sales at McDonalds.

[@mikedunlop6845]

I'm sure it embarrasses him to be known for such stupid behavior. I knew him and he was a mouth and a prick, and drunk all the time. What a way to check out of this life with that kind of reputation

[@thomasswafford250]

@@paidrussiantroll1305 that may be true. Yes there food is crap. However, the employees have to follow the rules or get fired. If he was a starving homeless guy I would try to slip him something. Patera was just a big strong drunk jerk. Yes I hope America does turn away from meat.

[@thomasswafford250]

Thanks for the information. It's good to hear from someone who was actually there as opposed to what someone heard.

[@paidrussiantroll1305]

@@thomasswafford250 I too was there - Patera was as friendly as a mate could be, even offered to pay for some homeless people's meals but the staff at McDonalds refused to serve him because he is American. It is a terrible company - purchase one of their "hamburgers," let it sit for two years, it will hardly change. And people put that it their stomach?

[@waynewilson8517]

I remember Larry was sitting outside in a van smoking weed before a match and we caught him. He treated us like garbage throughout his match sitting at ringside.

[@joemixon834]

This never would have happened if he went to Burger King. They let you have it your way.

[@scottrocksya7053]

Happened in my town Johnstown PA, even made the headlines in the paper the next day 😂

[@raymondtipton7243]

No it didnt...it happened n Wisconsin goof

[@killerjoe9524]

Hahaaaa..,.." But then Ken would drink"...….say no more...Patera sure does tell a different story.

[@MP-zb9vm]

That story is NOT correct according to what Patera has said. He said the burgers were to be used for a TV commercial. Ken also said that a young kid , who was a former employee threw the rock at the window.

[@BossChronicles]

classic incident where was this filmed? looks like Florida

[@TheHannibalTV]

Orlando.

[@christophercoleman1895]

larry zbyszko is a living legend

[@BeeBumper]

The age old problem of the man who can't hold his liquor.

[@frankiesteele4248]

Ken Patera says someone else threw a rock through the window, supposedly an ex mcdonald's employee...

[@lizardsboy81westcoastshawn7]

Nobody screws ken patera 😂😂😂😂

[@donnydizzle2781]

All those years in wrestling and he is living in a common retirement community somewhere in Fla it seems..

[@highnrising]

Who knows. Maybe he had a couple of divorces. He seems to be doing OK.

[@donnieledbetter780]

Ken tells a different story. He said after he started walking back to hotel a kid busted the window with a rock because he was fired like a week before. The police didn't believe him & woman cop sprayed him with mace, all hell broke loose, more cops showed up & they had the police stacked up like fire wood. Laid them all out on floor he said. Lol

[@hugh2hoob668]

Yeah man pro wrestlers were REAL tough bastards People think they're fake uh ah

[@lazur1]

Dude wasn't there.

[@carloselizondo7671]

How many burgers can Patera eat?

[@lazur1]

Ken claims he's not the guy who threw the rock.

[@danieljackson1272]

I hated Patera and thought of him as a no-good loser. I hated him so much that during the infamous debate between him and Bobby Heenan (whom I despised), when Heenan took off his belt and began whacking Patera with it, I was actually cheering for Heenan.

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

Ken Patera tells the story way different. . . .

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I’m currently eating a number four and number seven from McDonald’s while watching this 😂.,..

[@TheDaveKrueger]

Was he always as passionate about work unions as he is in his shoot interviews?! 😂

[@seka1986]

Larry is a funny guy. 👍

[@michaelnelson3752]

really?.........funny how?......................how was he funny?.................what is so funny about Larry?..........no..... no.......you said he was funny............what the f*ck is so funny about Larry?...............(hehe)

[@thenicklas615]

Ken tells a totally different story.

[@chicken_953]

Looks like the cops handled that bad and it resulted in Saito going to jail. Knowing he doesn't understand English well, the cop maybe could of done something besides pushing a large dude????

[@AcesnEights698]

LOL @anyone who believes Patera's version.

[@jakeclark66]

How you gonna get fired on your day off, Craig ?!!!

[@Sldumas1983]

This story has been mixed around a few times, Ken tells a different one😂😂

[@edengaming5021]

ALchohol suks. II have the same issue. everyone says how nice a guy I am, but if I drink, im an obnoxious asshole.

[@lilru691]

Damn that story made my day and no disrespect it made me laugh hard

[@hugh2hoob668]

Ken was right about the burgers

[@toben42]

I'm imaging Saito chopping a cop across the chest.

[@JENDALL714]

And threw salt in the Officer's eyes.

[@swmita]

Dam those hamburgers must have been really good.

[@patrickfurlong9169]

Patera was on foot he wasn't driving.

[@mrbillyb1966]

Why didn't Ken just wait and do some dumpster diving

[@davidstarr4620]

Around this time the Fat Boys went to jail also.

[@TheHellbillyx]

not the story Ken tells

[@samuelmiller8821]

All of this over mcdonald's burgers 🤣 Did they even know who Ken Patera was? Lol

[@hugh2hoob668]

Ken was awesome 🤣

[@vincegedeon6583]

I hated Zybysko as a kid he was a nasty character 😂🤘💪

[@Grespersrocks38]

damn ..

[@SovereignStatesman]

Uh, that's NOT what happened. There were 2 cops, and Saiedo and Patera were bouncing the cops off the walls and they got broken teeth and a broken leg before the other cops showed up and arrested them.

[@sanddune]

Were you there? If not, zip it.

[@thomasswafford250]

@brian me I am sure getting beaten up like that may have added to her early death.

[@thomasswafford250]

One story I heard was that the police went to the room and Patera told Saito to tell them he wasn't there. They were leaving and the person at the desk asked why. When they told him Patera wasn't there, the desk clerk or whoever it was said they saw him go down to his room and hadn't gone past them leaving. At that point, the cops knocked on the door and basically pushed on inside.

[@SovereignStatesman]

​@@thomasswafford250 A male-female police team "pushed past" Saito? That's a story all right; and not very credible. The newspaper reported that the police knocked on the door, and Saito answered; and then they asked a few questions and Saito started getting aggressive; they sprayed him with mace, and he just said something like "my, what a sweet aroma!" and then Patera came flying out, and both he and Saito double-teamed and bounced the police officers off the walls for five minutes, causing numerous injuries, until the male officer finally drew his gun; and Patera said "what, you're really SHOOT me?" Meanwhile the hotel manager called the police, and backup arrived, with about 27 officers; and they finally arrested Patera and Saito. Somehow Patera only got four years for that, despite numerous injuries to the officers including broken bones and teeth. And when Patera returned, Gene Okerlund just said "a rock was thrown through a window....." and didn't mention that it was a 350-lb. masonry boulder; or assaulting police-officers.

[@thomasswafford250]

@@SovereignStatesman I have heard numerous versions of it including a cop reached for their gun and Saito grabbed their hand is all and got 2 years for that. Don't get me wrong, I have no sympathy for Patera or Saito. If I had been dealing with a situation like that, I'd had my gun out much earlier. It's not the police's job to put up with idiocy like that. the idea of him being shocked they drew their gun is amazing. He's a former Olympic weightlifter and the other an Olympic wrestler and the cops are suppose to take them on hand to hand? Both of them should have done much more time than they did.

[@mfbinc]

if you want the truth about this incident, listen to the ken patera interview from the ric flair podcast.....

[@MB-oc1nw]

the truth according to Ken Patera. Everyone who goes to jail is innocent if you ask them

[@DotDotkins]

"I didn't do it"

[@phillyflash43]

He claims some kid who had been fired from McD threw the rock and ran off, among other things...

[@mfbinc]

patera and saito got a raw deal........

[@MB-oc1nw]

+Peace Bro It was a set up man! It was a guy on the grassy knoll who threw the rock.

[@erablaktv]

Lol im sorry....thats funny as shit...u just wake up open doors for cops cant speak English and wind up in jail for 2 years😂america just makes u wanna sleep in

[@jonstrickland4848]

LOL and LOL

[@popeyedoyle6360]

Botox Zbyszko

[@Ace-ts6hb]

Larry was the worst wrestler in history

[@timothylindman3721]

Lol he didnt go to jail throwing rock threw window.Jail time beating cops up thats why 10 years.