Manny Fernandez Tells Crazy Blackjack Mulligan & Andre the Giant FIGHT Story

[@richardwolff71]

Rip to both Mulligan and Andre

[@chrisruth7057]

Blackjack Mulligan was my 1st Favorite Wrestler when I started watching Mid Atlantic & Georgia Wrestling back in late 1981

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Oh wow that Scott Hall promo at the end got me. RIP miss you big guy!

[@YogsenForfoth]

Yeah, it got me too. It’s still hard to believe that he’s gone. 😔

[@johnlewisbrooks]

Mulligan did this to Andre at a beach too! Freaking balls on that guy!

[@ctt4lfecw]

Only Andre can hit a 6'9 300 something pound dude and send him flying without even trying

[@kennycarlson9654]

actually he went 6-8 330

[@NemeanLion-]

@@kennycarlson9654 more like 6’7”

[@harrykadaras9459]

​@@NemeanLion-with lifts. Don't believe me? Look up the pics of Ric Flair and Mulligan both barefoot by the pool...Ric is not a tall.man - never was. Look at how much taller Blackjack was....maybe 3 inches taller... maybe. it's all hype...

[@NemeanLion-]

@@harrykadaras9459 why are you arguing with me? I’m the one who saying he’s shorter than the other two posters claim.

[@CatsClaw44]

And apparently Haku could as well

[@robmiller931]

I like hearing the story where Smash of Demolition talks about an Andre/Mulligan incident where Mulligan had it in his head that he was gonna knock Andre out,,he goes over and punches Andre in the jaw & Andre asks,whatd you do that for?! they proceed to get physical and Andre throws Mulligan out of a hotel window,leaving him him hanging some 6 stories up,holding onto to Andre while Andre says you gonna stop now?..lol..dont mean to speak ill of the dead but its been said Mulligan was known to sucker punch people alot back in the day

[@jameschilders7423]

well in Manny's defense, I worked for 20 years and took way to many chair shots, and now I'm dealing with brain damage. The thing is when your 18, you think your invisible.

[@croplaya]

Holy Sh*t LMAO

[@scottashe984]

Well, you are somewhat invincible at 18. The problem is you aren't 18 for more than a year.

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

"Invisible?" like John Cena?

[@theiconicmr.perfect7499]

this exact same story has been told so many times by so many different wrestlers will claimed to have witnessed it, which means there must have been about 30 or 40 wrestlers in that hotel when everything started. But each wrestler tells their own version of the story that is slightly different from the others. And I think Manny just combined the hotel fight story with the story of Mulligan sucker punching Andre in a dressing room somewhere, and not only did he combine two different stories but he claimed it happened at his apartment. Manny has definitely been hit in the head for a lot of years

[@michaelrubin4832]

***** actually read mulligans book he detested Andre

[@jasonpdsi]

So in other words, you're saying you have a great understanding of old school pro wrestlers LOL

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

Or they legit fought each other that many different times!

[@KTF0]

He also said he was hammered.

[@GAMEOVER-nd8fq]

@@KTF0 probably with a sledgehammer!

[@ABoyd-hx9rh]

Blackjack told me about a story where he and Andre were rooming in a hotel room together that Mulligan's buddy owned.Andre leaned over to him and said let's fight.Mulligan said ok but let me take my boots off.So Mulligan took off the boot and caught Andre with a good shot and knocked him over.Andre then picked up Mulligan and slammed him into the ceiling.In the ballroom next door the patrons could hear the thumping until they both crashed through the wall and continued out into the street.Andre then said "You're ok Boss Let's go to sleep now." Classic

[@LaneD83]

That is wild.Funny, but wild.

[@ABoyd-hx9rh]

+Brenton Diggs Tell me about it

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

Incredible story! How did you know Blackjack if you don't mind me asking?

[@ABoyd-hx9rh]

I just approached him on FB after he turned his life to Christ.Then we just started hitting it off.I told him I wanted to make a comic of him and he thought it would be cool so we started trying to set things up.All the way up until his passing.

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

So cool that you got to connect to him and hear so many legendary stories. Thank you for sharing!

[@redrumloa]

ho ho ho, ok boss, we fight now

[@energyasylum997]

@3:06 WOW!! I wonder if Mannys old apartment is still being lived in?… IMAGINE!! If the tenants only knew…”ANDRE THE GIANT AND BLACK JACK MULLIGAN WENT AT IT IN HERE!!! “ ✊🏽🤘🏾💪🏽👌🏼👍✌🏿

[@jeremybarber9780]

This is my favorite shoot interview ever I love Manny Fernandez

[@markg.1078]

Dick Murdoch had quite a reputation on the Bossier strip back in the day. He used to like to hang out at Blue's lounge. I heard stories that he was legitimate tough guy from people who had eyewitness accounts of some of his fights.

[@at1212b]

Dick Murdoch and Dick Slater. Real fists of dynamite.

[@catfishcooler1566]

The ladder is there because Manny is stacking it HIGH in this interview.

[@Darren-su2gm]

I saw more Andre the giant wrestling matches.I didnt see many of Blackjack's matches.I did see alot of his son Barry Windham's wrestling matches like when he was a four horseman and his fued with Dusty Rhodes.

[@badcoach2000]

The reality of it all. Who in the hell could stop a giant who didn't want to be stopped? No one! End of argument. And to this day, did Andre ever get tested for his strength? The stories on Andre are legendary. From flipping cars to his brawls with Blackjack Mulligan, who was 6'9" 430 lbs. And he would own Mulligan in every fight. That is sick! And then the drinking stories. Wow! We will never see another giant like him again!

[@ScumBagInFL]

I think bad news brown coulda kicked his ass

[@BowlingGreenTampaMan]

Memories of CWF , Tampa , Homer Hesterly Armory

[@niuleni]

Love listening to this guy's stories. The good ole days ❤👍

[@J_Rossi]

"How am I going to put him in the car?" You don't "put" Andre The Giant anywhere. :)

[@peckiledorf]

these story's are invaluable

[@FerretJohn]

Blackjack had a reputation as a sucker-puncher, if he was going to swing on you chances are you weren't going to expect it. But punching Andre? What the hell could he have been thinking??

[@testodude]

Manny Fernandez is the Forrest Gump of wrestling. He was present at every famous occurance in wrestling history.

[@Darren-su2gm]

Yes he probably says."Fights were like a box of chocolates.you never know the outcome until it's done" 💝🤎

[@lindsaydoke9308]

Wrestling today is nothing like it once was.

[@Halbared]

I think Blackjack had a real chip on his shoulder for the Giant. Needed more vinegar.

[@frieza1679]

2fingers still to this day only costs 7 bucks for a 5th

[@mikechilljr4458]

He stole that Andre story from Tito Santana

[@Darren-su2gm]

That fight would be like the cartoon deputy dog and muskee the muskrat fighting.Andre could be deputy dog and Blackjack could be muskee the muskrat 😁

[@MrDylanBrewster]

I love hearing Manny tell stories

[@Serioussmile51]

You're right, Manny has many tales 😬✌️

[@sychophantt]

Nowadays you have to watch guys barely taller than the top rope wrestling

[@blacquesjacques7239]

Bob bit off more than anyone could chew .

[@rebeccamasse1557]

Who won?

[@lavonaldmcdonald3994]

Can you try to imagine, just for a minute even, Andre the Giant and Blackjack Mulligan fighting in an apartment? Imagine them going through the wall and into another room where two Lesbian teenage College girls are exploring their bodies and here these two big wrestlers and laughing and punching and just having a nice time.

[@alanstrong3295]

Manny, you shaved off your mustache. Not the same.

[@krishelfferich3087]

Andre wasnt 7'4.

[@MrK623]

He was generally around 6'10. His large head and hair made him look bigger. You can see how tall he is when he is standing next to someone in a photo and you know how tall they are. Hogan, Chamberlain, etc. Of course because of his bad back when he got older he lost a little height. When he was a kid (early 20's) he was probably at his peak height 6'11- 7'0. As he was able to stand up straight. After he passed away his body was measured at 6'9.

[@robmiller931]

@@MrK623 letsnot forget as a person grows older it looks like they are shrinking because their backs and necks tend to give way,im sure with Andres medical condition,it was even worse..even Ernie Ladd who was a legitimate 6'9" said Andre was definitely taller than he was by a good few inches

[@MrK623]

@@robmiller931 Yes. But the point is Andre was never 7'4. That was just his "billed height". You can see from photos before his back got bad (standing next to other people whose heights are known) that he was about 6'10. His large head and hair made him appear taller.

[@bjbou5217]

The point is that Andre The Giant was a little over 7'4" before he had several disks removed from his back in the mid 1980's. He was around 7'2" after this, and then around 7'0" around the time of his death. Also, he wasn't 525 pounds. This man was well over 600 pounds, and over 700 in his last days.

[@MrSsfsfsf]

who did what to who? None of these mugs can tell a story well.

[@fuqui035]

Many is full of it you ain't pushing aside foot nine three hundred dred pound that's bs

[@shellbacksclub]

do these old guys ever get sick of continuously talking about the past? "Remember when..." is the lowest form of conversation.

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

Well we did ask the question and our audience skews a bit older so that's why there's a lot of reminiscing going on.

[@HurriShane00]

Do you ever get sick of telling your old stories to people? No. Because no matter how many times you may have told the story. Everytime you tell it, someone hasn't heard it and it's like telling the story for the first time. I think it goes double for guys like Andre The Giant stories because he's a story legend. If you have a story about Andre. People are gonna wanna hear it.

[@kristinwood375]

Coming to a Manny Fernandez video about Blackjack Mulligan and Andre and complaining about him talking about the past is the lowest form of zero common sense.

[@davelambinus7106]

+Kristin Watson well said

[@jd9708]

"Remember when" is the lowest form of conversation? I can't help but wonder then wtf your doing on this video? This was a great story and the "OK boss we fight" had me laughing! I, for one, am sooooo glad these guys are still telling the stories they tell and I'll never get tired of listening to them. Aside from that downing a guy for simply reminiscing and laughing about the better memories he has is kinda a shit head thing to do. Keep that in mind next time u start on about some remember when shit in your life.