Manny Fernandez on why Rick Rude left NWA for Vince McMahon

[@jpm4444]

Bret Hart said the 2 greatest workers in his era were Curt Henning and Rick Rude. Rude loved Manny and Ricky and was very loyal to people. He kept his mouth shut and listened and respected veterans & later helped rookies. He later travelled with Steve Austin & Austin adored him like everyone else. A huge loss to wrestling

[@MrNWA4Life]

Hennig not Henning

[@1980bwc]

Thanks for giving us the Cliffs Notes rundown, of the last 3 shoot interviews you had just watched.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

I'm not shocked that Rude just shut up and took Manny's advices, he was a real man

[@kevincampbell5785]

All I can say about this legendary team is: We will, We will Rock You!

[@rumarspencer7302]

Loved their theme.

[@Richkeys]

Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez was one of the greatest tag teams in history

[@MrLee204]

Please explain?

[@undergroundheatcypher1091]

@@MrLee204 What do you mean please explain if you saw them wrestle it's explanatory SMDH!!

[@MrLee204]

@@undergroundheatcypher1091 ...and yet NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY ever brings them up as such...EVER. A makeshift team that lasted 8 months. No, just no.

[@undergroundheatcypher1091]

@@MrLee204 Real wrestling fans know about them I go off of my eye test I don't need you to validate them your opinion means absolutely nothing to me!!

[@MrLee204]

@@undergroundheatcypher1091 Sure it does, you've been butthurt about it for days. Any good documentaries about them ever on DVD? Nope. Any books published discussing their importance to the business? Nope. Any clone tag teams form after them? Nope.

[@ozzieedwards143]

I love hearing stories from the golden days of wrestling and Manny tells them well.

[@philliphwillis2854]

I do remember Rick Rude and Manny Frenandez. They were a good team. Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez defeated Rock and Roll Express Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson for NWA World tag team titles.

[@damiendemento9852]

Rude was known as Ravishing in different territories before ever going to the WWF.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Damien Demento Mainly in World Class, where he was their World champion for a while.

[@OikPoinFive]

Jonathan Turturo

[@gman829dixon]

Damien Demento I watched a Rude in NWA and WCCW a couple years before he came to the WWF. The WWF was a kids show...he was used as a “gimmick” not really as a “pro wrestler”....WWF’s Target market was 8-10 year old little boys....sure little kids liked him vs. Jake and the Warrior....but that was some really “kiddy” stuff. I wish “Golden Era” WWF fans got to see Rude before he was in the WWF....he was so much better.

[@errolwaguespack7196]

or ravishing one

[@justin-nf3ep]

@@gman829dixon how do u compare his wcw run after wwf?

[@emich28]

Thank you for your service.

[@1980bwc]

His service? Oh, you mean his service in Vietnam, with his SEAL team. Yeah, its amazing how he holds the world record, for being the youngest Navy Seal, and the youngest Vietnam vet, in history. Thats why he was only 17, when American troops were pulled out of there. So he began his SEAL training when he was 13. Before that, he left home for his initial Navy basic training, right after the party ended, the afternoon of his 10th Birthday. 😂

[@haroldguerrero1556]

Two hall of famers and two legends in wrestling.

[@rawalz1]

Loved Raging Bull and Rude tag team!

[@bleueggos6798]

One of my favorite tag teams I remember going to the Crockett cup

[@maksteel5593]

Manny was the coolest .. very chill cat you know he smokes the trees

[@greedyd5524]

Rob Petry he lied about his service. Stolen Valor

[@OikPoinFive]

Greedy D lol really?!

[@909cool-oagents4]

Greedy D ty. I said this on a different post and got attacked -fuck him he’s a piece of shit . Manny stolen valor fernandez

[@JohnDoe-id1es]

Freddy Future who gives a fuck.

[@1981CrueHead]

I always like to call Paul Jones, Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez the Mustache Crew because they all had black hair and mustaches at the time. That's how I remember them

[@norms3913]

Paul Jones had Jake the snake Roberts for awhile before he went to the WWE

[@jimncoll191628]

old school love the interview

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

Thank you! We did about 2 1/2 hours with the Bull and will be uploading all of it right here

[@tigerconway]

i still.remember manny fernandez down here in south tx

[@mr10tomidnight]

tigerconway I remember his matches with Killer Tim Brooks and The Sheepherders aka Bushwackers. Didn't Killer beat Manny in a loser leaves Southwest Championship Wrestling Promotion. Killer Tim Brooks turned face because Warlord Johnathan Boyd refused to pay Brooks $5000 for getting rid of Manny Fernandez. His answer was he only ran Manny Fernandez out of Texas he didn't put Manny out of wrestling as in injury wise.

[@paulbergin8382]

Cool video. Was also nice to get a little insight into what Rude was like early in his career. No ego, just wanted to learn.

[@doakturner1110]

I was the ring announcer for that match in Charleston, WV 'You are the worker and I'm the gimmick" - Rick Rude to Manny as Many carried the matches.

[@rumarspencer7302]

Did you ever hear about Rude not being happy with his pay?

[@Sargebri]

I always thought that one of the reasons that they brought in Rude was that they were going to prep him as a potential opponent for Magnum. In fact, Rude arrived in Crockett shortly before Magnum had his accident.

[@fjccommish]

That would have been good.

[@horacesolomon2342]

Rude came to JCP because World Class was stale.

[@Sargebri]

@@horacesolomon2342 that too. I stopped watching after the Freebirds left for the UWF.

[@JackBarrett7]

Poor Manny. Idk if even he knows what's true anymore. In another video, he said how he introduced The Road Warriors to Rick Rude, forgetting that they all grew up together.

[@young321bookie]

Maybe he's just full of shit.

[@MrSmitty1074]

@@young321bookieHe is LOL

[@aaronking7326]

@@MrSmitty1074 ....Tell him that, hes Still The Ragin Bull brother

[@MrSmitty1074]

@@aaronking7326 The Bull is tough SOB but he is known to tell lies.

[@mkl62]

They trained together, along with Barry Darsow, and also with Scott Simpson, who later became Nikita Koloff.

[@frieza1679]

manny has always been cool

[@nrood3821]

its cause rick was smart enough that when someone was trying to help him learn to be better in any aspect. he shut up and listen.

[@____2080_____]

This was my favorite tag team

[@cyclemaster46]

Rude loved to fight! Ring,bar.street, alley. Rude loved to fight.💀

[@OikPoinFive]

cyclemaster46 he was thus a prideful sinner.....may not be in heaven then sadly....

[@young321bookie]

He also loved to cheat on his wife.

[@haroldguerrero8345]

Manny ferandez is one talent wrestler of his time&he is one of the hall of famer.

[@justindeas9053]

Florence, SC is my home town. The football stadium he’s talking about is American Legion Stadium, which until 2-3 years ago, was the field that all 3 public high schools played on.

[@zt1053]

Rude had been a successful heel in Memphis and World Class.

[@MrNWA4Life]

And Flori-duh

[@philliphwillis2854]

American Dream Dusty Rhodes was the booker of NWA Wrestling in 1980,s.

[@tronthebearmp3]

Rock-n-Roll Express had to be the reason they drew that many many people Because they were over back then. I remember they coming to my Hometown of Waycross Ga in 86 for a spot show and packing like 3000 on a Thurday night

[@2HitWonder]

If you research the draws for Crockett before, during, and after the Rock N Roll Express it is obvious that they were the biggest draw during that time period. Of course, those of us who saw it firsthand already knew that.

[@josephscott6388]

TRON JAMES rude and manny got super over by beating rnr for the tag titles in a tbs match. they were a great team that just didn't last long enough to build up any kind of legacy. rnr were great. but the Raging and Ravishing Express (coming out to we will rock you) were on their way had it not been short circuited. and the matches themselves had great chemistry cause it was like 2 biker gang members beating up on a boy band.

[@MPIsofly]

Rude while tagging Manny would leapfrog over his opponent while Manny nails with flying forearm..I thought they were an awesome duo

[@zt1053]

Rick Rude should have been a horseman.

[@TrueProphit]

Have to ad some wrestling clips between the convo

[@stephengrahn9361]

Watch the reruns of nwa/wcw their matches were great.

[@Daniel-hn7nd]

Ragin & Ravishing the new R & R.

[@terryscott2007]

Raging and Ravishing the RnR Express 😉

[@airemoutreigns6366]

manny saying rude came up from memphis 2 crockett?? uuuuum NO! rude started getting over in memphis THEN travelled 2 florida n got WAAAYY over in fueds with billy jack and others and THEN went 2 world class(texas)and got even WAAY over bcuz wccw went 2 expansion n made rude the face of the company. so rude was no novice by any stretch of the imagination by the time he got 2 jcp

[@warrengreene6071]

You are correct, I remember the first time I saw Rude was in the summer of 1986 in World Class, I believe he was being managed by Percy Pringle. A few months latter he showed up in JCP. The first time I saw him in World Class he left an lasting impression on me . It was only a matter of time before he become a super star.

[@Sargebri]

Yep. Rude was the first world champion for World Class. I still remember watching his match with Brody at Texas Stadium when he held the belt. Ironically, I don't think he ever wrestled Kerry or Kevin. In fact, the only Von Erich he ever wrestled was Lance; the fake Von Erich.

[@jb197536]

I remember him in Florida and he had so much heat. Great worker and a great heel

[@sabbathunter]

I wonder where those belts that Manny, Rick had when the left the NWA. They left with them, did not return them.

[@2HitWonder]

I liked Manny as a wrestler, and he gives interesting interviews, but 50% of what he says is either inaccurate or bull.

[@ExperienceEric]

His moniker was the "Raging Bull"

[@norms3913]

@@ExperienceEric the raging bullshitter

[@norms3913]

His move was the lying burrito

[@Filmaker25]

Good ol manny

[@MistahWoose]

Reminds me of Barry Darsow's story!

[@rickb.341]

manny is a good trainer and good worker... he isn't in the same ball park as a rude as far as talent.. not even close.... he should say "rude was much better than me"... manny's ego isn't letting him...

[@dantegood2195]

At the time manny was better than Rude. He's not lying about that. Rude was all personality and muscles for awhile. Rude didn't start to hit his stride as a performer until '88/89.

[@WZ912]

+Rob B. Dante Goodman is right "At the time manny was better than Rude. He's not lying about that. Rude was all personality and muscles for awhile. Rude didn't start to hit his stride as a performer until '88/89."

[@pikkon899]

Absolutely. The one thing that Rick was better at during this time was taking bumps. Not every legend is great by default. They all start out as rookies too. Wrestlers being legends are not letting people acknowledge the facts.

[@PAPITOFLOW6969]

thats when he was in wwf vince made'em a star

[@JimmyJam1125]

Rude would have been a legend in any promotion he worked. great in the rain, right behind the microphone fabulous gimmick, and incredible physique. Underappreciated wrestler of the most glorious era in professional wrestling.

[@lukegreen374]

That's the first time I've ever heard another wrestler say Robert Gibson was clumsy in the ring.

[@richardclark9802]

I know that's right bull..... the team was getting OVER ✌✌✌ go B team

[@michaelmaclane5004]

Manny Fernandez is truly a legend in his own mind, lol. What a fucking joke.

[@bigdaddy2343]

My cousin saw him at Walmart using a welfare card.

[@justinkace9358]

@@bigdaddy2343 TRASH like most border crossers!!!

[@ItchyGoomie]

Rude carried Manny. Manny loves to pat his own back.

[@blacquesjacques7239]

They did the same to Barry Darsow.

[@junioralsept9335]

Awl you can tell Manny misses Rick Rude..

[@nickmartines4402]

Jim cornette states Manny Fernandez is a habitual professional liar

[@markclark4149]

and Jim Cornette is a Liberal Bitch...who said Obama was the best President in 50 years. who lies??

[@justinkace9358]

Also Hep C ridden!

[@mr10tomidnight]

I wonder why Raging Bull never went to WWF

[@Koolazzmike]

mr10tomidnight I don't know, but I could see Vince giving him a gimmick like what he did to tito Santana with the metador and burying him.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

pretty obvious to me

[@charles1964]

Because Manny wasn't as good as he thinks he was

[@shawngreene1225]

I liked them as a tag team but this guy talks a lot of shit. Robert Gibson was clumsy I don't remember that but I hated the rock n roll Express. Rude was the man he didn't need you, you needed him manny

[@MrRays35]

i listen to these manny shoot interviews and he talks like hes the greatest wresler of all time.honestly i never thought of him as more than maybe midcard and thats pushing it.dude u werent that great.his matches would put me to sleep and idk what the beef is with dusty but if it werent for dusty u wouldnt have even been as big as u think u were.u couldnt hold dustys jock so lose the arrogance

[@Junkay2]

They drew 33,000 fans in Florence, SC, at "the football stadium." There has never been a football stadium in Florence that holds that many people. Shoot, 33,000 people probably didn't live in Florence at the time!

[@calvinbell757]

Chauntel Bland I live in Florence and Memorial Stadium can hold 30000 easy

[@lumbeeman01]

7000" seats" maybe but they had chairs in the field all around the ring, I know I used to go to them way back when I was a kid. I am not sure how much more that would account for but probably a lot and they were def sold out back then

[@lumbeeman01]

Like I said... the seats on the field during those events account for more than the 7k seating capacity in the stands, how much more I AM NOT SURE. Reading is fundamental, I never claimed 30k, just that it would be a lot more than the 7k that only takes the stands into account.

[@lumbeeman01]

Son, you are about as sharp as a marble. You said "holds 7000 at most" . I pointed out that it could be much more than that number when they added the chairs on the field. Your lack of critical thinking skills makes me think you are a trump supporter.

[@Cajunman1977-k3f]

+HarleyFace Stop watching CNN...seriously

[@davecarveswood2645]

Ask Manny about his time in Nam and watch his nose grow

[@charles1964]

He was playing Pro ball at the same time he was undercover in Nam and training with circus seals to capture a VC Admiral

[@justinkace9358]

@@charles1964 He believes in his sham of a career! Volkoff made his nose grow with a beating and tuff guy cried to the blimp Crusty Toads!!!!!

[@Scorch1028]

Rick Rude’s best years were spent in the WWE. Who could blame Rude for going to the WWE for better pay? He was the kind of heel that audiences loved to hate, and he helped a number of babyface superstars get over with the fans which sold tickets, PPVs, and merchandise. Then years later, Rick Rude was disgusted by the way that Bret Hart got the shaft during the ‘Montreal Screwjob’ so he jumped ship to WCW. Rude was a legitimate bad-ass as a boxer, a bouncer, and an armwrestler.

[@MrNWA4Life]

WWF not WWE

[@1980bwc]

Its a thousand wonders how Rick even knew how to climb in the ring, for all those matches he had prior to meeting Manny.

[@energyasylum997]

………………..😂😂😂🤣😂…………… @4:15 😂😂

[@GenghisCohen257]

Kinda hate to say this, but this clip is almost every wrestler's shoot interview. The matches went an HOUR, other people learned from ME, I was totally OVER, nobody PARTIED harder than me or WORKED harder the next day, and I WAS THE ONE putting butts in the seats. Manny was good and I liked watching him, but it's funny how almost every one of these guys says the same things--no matter where they were on the card.

[@edgarcanas8736]

He never made it to wwe

[@ExperienceEric]

NWA was just as big a deal in those days,

[@nickmartines4402]

Edgar Canas yeah he did..he walked out because he didn't want to wear bull horns..

[@rrt1592]

The Lion and his lamb > Not even close.

[@michaelmaclane5004]

I guess they had all of the talentless Mexicans they needed, lol. Oh well, it's their loss, lol.

[@Vfr_]

@@michaelmaclane5004 shitty comment

[@mariocoleman9251]

this guy just throws everybody under the bus... does he really think he is the end all be all of pro wrestling?

[@bluwng]

Relative to this interview your statement makes absolutely no sense

[@archiveprotector]

He is just brutally honest. I've seen dozens of his interviews. He praises just as many guys as he "throws under the bus", which actually is an inappropriate phrase for what you are implying. Manny was a good worker and a legit tough guy.

[@gary6754]

well, he has a distorted memory my main interest every week was hoping to see Tully finally get his butt kicked and the Road Warriors win the tag belts

[@greedyd5524]

George Wagner honest? He played no football for the Chiefs and he wasn't a Vietnam Vet. Honest is last thing he is

[@FenstermakerFilms]

Here is a shoot interview of me interviewing Manny Fernandez as he shoots on Rick Rude: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omGQlq2Ed7B7mqM

[@Leonidas3888]

He was like the ugly twin

[@thomasm.8687]

33,000 people at the football stadium in Florence, SC? Not buying it.

[@pablocuneo4611]

Basically Rude left the NWA cause he wanted his full financial worth and Vince gave him that. According to Manny.

[@Evilkingus]

Is there any wrestler in the world that does not believe that he, himself personally, isn't the biggest draw in the world?? So many jobbers, so much penis envy.

[@rickharvell8185]

Florence does not have a thirty three thousand football stadium

[@umagnus77]

as I read through the comments of various shoots, there is something that is almost always apparent, they will always be someone calling a wrestler a liar who likes to pat himself on the back. I mean, given the profession they were in, you would think that sort of behavior was expected.

[@makavellie6275]

Manny was one of my favorites especially with Rude...but as I have seen his interviews .....he lies so much

[@makavellie6275]

Manny should shine Rude's shoes......he never went greater after that tag

[@1manarmy77bartley8]

What is this guy talking about. Rude was established already. He always vtry to make himself to look good...

[@bamarulz6081]

I've never heard one single person say they were at any particular wrestling event to see Manny Fernandez...Sadly, he believes his own BS...another glorified bathroom break guy

[@valsphone9562]

I want to deport him for his lies

[@chinatownboy7482]

Too bad manny can't afford to get his teeth fixed.

[@jodyturner8099]

I wonder if Manny even believes the lies he tells. He probably does. This guy was never shit in wrestling.