Piper/Flair segment 1981

Ric Flair interrupts a Roddy Piper promo to confront him about his use of foreign objects during their last US title match!

[@stevenotes3996]

I will watch the “old stuff” over and over rather than tune in to ANY of the crap that passes for Rasslin today...

[@connerhuston2613]

Same here

[@josephgus5638]

Yup

[@ivantorres1536]

Amen to that times 10! 🙏 🙏

[@jukedar]

exactly they will NEVER have the type of entertainment today that they did back then, the wrestlers today are a bore

[@caratromly3840]

Amen

[@michaelgrijak8623]

Today's wrestlers could only DREAM of cutting vinettes and promos like this. These days are sadly, long gone!

[@UNCNCAAChamps]

All it is now is who does the "coolest" highspot.. there is really no long term story telling. I liked it better when they didn't have a ppv every month

[@kenpalmer1965]

These confrontations and promos really pumped up the hype and excitement leading up to big matches. This is what I really miss!

[@radioman6489]

kenpalmer1965 ,. Me too I watched all these matches when I was a kid these kids today don't know good wrestling

[@eclecticx]

Roddy Piper was the single best thing to have happened to wrestling entertainment for he was endlessly entertaining.

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

Agreed! My all time favorite

[@stevencardenas6094]

What's right back then, that's missing today imo- the business was presented as more sport than entertainment. It felt like championships were really being chased, storylines were built, championships could change hands at house shows, and rivalries were really heated. But, that's just what I think.

[@kentonkruger8333]

Kayfabe money is the biggest missing component these days. These guys are supposed to be there to earn a living, so being champion means more money, getting fines for breaking the rules (run in attacks, etc) means less money, getting suspended means less money, winning matches means more money. And it helps the other way too. This rivalry is so heated I'll take the fine for punching him backstage, I want to get my hands on him so bad I'll take an unsanctioned (therefore unpaid) match. The earnings used to be such a key component in the storytelling.

[@brianskoi]

Two of the best talkers of all time.

[@JohnBlack2345]

the infamous foreign objects. Whatever this crap is today it will NEVER compare to pro wrestling back in the day.

[@Desstrik]

so true

[@defiantone8556]

+JohnBlack2345 Yea, now there called "International Objects." And I'm like, whatever. I'm so glad that I used the smarts the good Lord gave me, I stopped watching that crap. And by that crap, I'm referring to the wrestling that's on TV today, cos its nothing but a garbage dump snooze fest. This video here however, is CLASSIC!!! But I sure's hell cant say that about the crap they have on TV these days. I'll pass.

[@ukhillboy365]

Yeah, it will never be like this again...great era of rasslin!

[@kenburns4547]

JohnBlack2345: they were later called "INTERNATIONAL" objects, because the F-word was now the N-word in terms of racism toward other countries. I AM NOT MAKING THAT UP.

[@ninjacape]

I love Flair, but Piper just completely outshines him here. Great work by both guys.

[@maraviyoso8473]

Flair is just being a vanilla babyface, not the REAL Flair

[@waynep1178]

2 of the top 5 GREATEST wrastlers ever

[@badnewskellyleak5974]

1- Hogan 2- Macho Man 3- Piper 4- Flair 5 Andre the Giant

[@abefinesse]

My totally old-school-biased top "5", imho: RP and Nature Boy are interchangeable as THE top two of all time. The other 3 places go to The Rock/Stone Cold (tied), Hogan/Savage/Warrior (3-way tied), and maybe Snuka/Foley/Shawn Michaels/'Taker (4-way tie). Honorable mentions (or maybe just a whole other list) for Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, Bob Backlund, Rob Van Dam, Super Crazy, Eddie Guerrero, and Terry Funk. Sorry, you can call me indecisive if you want-there's way too much talent in the classic roster.

[@richardsiciliano7117]

1. Flair 2. Piper 3. Muraco 4. Macho Man 5. Superfly Snuka That's the list.

[@mindmesh7566]

Roddy Piper: Pro wrestling’s embodiment of The Joker.

[@northernking4787]

Definitely the agent of chaos!

[@richardbrisco2380]

Piper on that Aries shit gang gang

[@evanabbott2737]

@@richardbrisco2380 gang!👍

[@litehouse6]

They did this great confrontation and in real life, were great friends.

[@tonygriffin1330]

I remember staying up till 11:30pm on Saturday night and watching wrestling with my grandfather. I think I was 7 or 8 years old at the time. I really cherished those times.

[@DabsDad]

RIP Roddy. One of the Greatest of all time!

[@TravisTarrant]

This took place right here in Raleigh, NC thirty-three years ago this month and it seems like it was yesterday. This was RASSLING' and not SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT!!!

[@ImMagnetz]

Wtf is 'Rassling'?...

[@TravisTarrant]

LOL!!! It was an old school term that Jack Brisco used to use quite often to refer to professional wrestling.

[@jnelchef]

"Here comes the Slim Whitman of wrestling, woo, woo!" Roddy was hilarious.

[@shanecochran1969]

I remember watching this on T.V. when I was like 10-11 yrs old !! Remember this like it was earlier today !! :-)

[@calziz]

I like the old wrestling better especially Mid-Atlantic and Georgia Championship Wrestling

[@syphonfilter8372]

I gotta say I'm more used to Ric being the heel while Roddy's the face but I have to say that either man plays either role quite well.

[@Djaxthebountyhunter]

I like how flair put over the TV belt instead of tossing it to the side like it was beneath him

[@jmb01550]

This was about the time when Piper won the title from Flair and Flair was getting ready to win the 10 lbs. of gold (World Title)

[@Mike-yj5yw]

"I don't wear rented tuxedos & I don't run around in a skirt"....lmao

[@stephengrahn9361]

Piper was a genius him and Dusty my all time favs RIP. Great to watch these old clips reminds me of when i was a kid. I had one pawpaw loved wrestling, one hated it. When i went to my dads parents i got caught up on my wrestling. Miss those days

[@pl180000]

Roddy Piper won the U.S. title from Ric Flair in Raleigh N.C. on 1-27-1981.

[@eddielester3589]

Great to know!!!

[@chrisbaker9455]

I was 7years old when this aired, I have enjoyed watching this video, I would love to see 1 of Flair and Greg Valentine when they were the N.W.A. tag team champions.

[@dewaynewhite2928]

When wrestling was wrestling beautiful man this is a very good classic I remember all this stuff every Saturday morning or Saturday evening after cartoons and fishing shows

[@paullamontagne1899]

Two of "THE" gr8est talkers and workers in the game!!!!! ;-)

[@499370mlw]

I loved that match!! I love both Roddy and Flair! Rick wanted to talk about getting punched it the face with a foreign object lol! Like Rick never cheated LMAO loved it!!!!

[@jameschilders7423]

Flair never did any under handed tricks, I modeled my career after him.

[@jameschilders7423]

If you ever seen either one of us, we never cheated.

[@stevepierce9685]

The two best talkers ever in professional wrestling! Hands down!

[@yamicii21]

I remember watching this when I was 10 years old I just started watching wrestling then those were the good old days

[@jimmysgarage9068]

Ric Flar has been 60 years old since 1981.

[@trinityj1]

Cruising youtube and as I see older and older video of him, I'm becoming convinced he was never young.

[@jimpuertas6781]

This was great to watch, love those day's on life. Rip Roddy

[@garyrossetti2443]

This segment between Flair and Piper is better than the WWF I used to watch at the time I love this.

[@Parkwaymania]

"Slim Whitman of wrestling", classic Piper. You are greatly missed Hot Rod.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Piper would have made an excellent Joker. That Mae West line almost ended up true. Still might.

[@eddielester3589]

Agree...lol

[@JohnBlack2345]

This is how you cut promos.

[@Desstrik]

definitely!

[@larrymetheneyjr.418]

Both are legends!!!

[@DateTwoRelate]

Piper was always one step away from a psychotic episode.

[@ciscogomez73ify]

Love these old school promos.

[@davethebarber62920]

Two masters of the microphone. Rest In Peace, Hot Rod. They didn't make as much money back then, so I wonder if the coat Flair ripped up was from the Good Will.

[@norms3913]

Lmao

[@SpiritAnimalVSOP]

Used Car Salesmen "R" Us

[@areguapiri]

They made a ton of money back then too.

[@stealthbomber2127]

It was a prop, probably made by the ladies making robes and ring jackets. Some of the wives made their stuff too.

[@TravisTarrant]

Rest in peace and know we will miss you.

[@toddventure]

Two of the best. Classic.❤

[@144church]

Piper looks like Jack Tripper.

[@16rumpole]

lol, what a blast from the past

[@kayhan_qfpn]

😆

[@YogsenForfoth]

Two absolute legends. Wow.

[@ChriS-zh6bh]

This was my Awesome as kid & Grown up A True Classic , stands test time Greatness

[@liam3807]

Who would have known 25 years later they’d be tag champs together

[@shelby_smithkc21]

The Slim Whitman AND the Mae West of Pro Wrestling! LMAO!!

[@d_ruggs]

"probably drounding from the size of his nose running" 🤣🤣 this was amazing tv

[@Stevedrums741]

One of the most hysterical angles ever shot in pro wrestling. It as perfect!

[@MrBlackFabio]

That US Title looks better than the current one.

[@JW-do2wc]

Even Piper wore the famous kilt before the WWE.

[@Majahpaine]

Wow this video shows how television used to look like in the early 80's

[@johnsowa999]

Ty this brings back great memories of my youth when wrestling was really wrestling

[@battlestarmarc]

Piper was a great heel talker. Lol just like Christmas.

[@filmedin7911]

I don't know if it ever got any better than this.

[@millardhale85]

Two of the best EVER.

[@eddielester3589]

Piper's had about 4 voice Gimmicks...lol ..The screech when he went wild was off the chain.

[@h8sjws735]

Back when wrestling was real, and you woulda never convinced my 8 yr old self any different🤣🤣Damn, Piper was the Greatest!

[@fayezfawzi3255]

two of the greatest talkers of all time :)

[@paulbookwood6410]

Fun segment! Makes me feel like ripping up a sports jacket.🤪

[@angelguzman8737]

One of the greatest rivalries in sports entertainment

[@kenburns4547]

Piper-Hogan was better, in the cartoon at least.

[@OswaldBatesIIIEsq]

I DO miss the territories from back then. You know, when kayfabe was protected like Fort Knox.

[@connerhuston2613]

Yes, Territories were great

[@BerenTol]

I was that "young man" who caught the foreign object and gave it to Ric. True story...in my head.

[@battlestarmarc]

piper was such a great talker. piper was brilliant in this.

[@jimmysmith9273]

That,s Old School 👈 I Miss the Golden Age of Wrestling . 2 Greatest Trash talkers of All Time.

[@brianskoi]

Rowdy Roddy Jack Tripper Piper.

[@baliw33]

Now we got "Pretty Boy" Scooter Boo and Meatball Robinson (525 pounds)defending the Soap and Water tag team titles against Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian in a cage. smh..

[@kenburns4547]

Spoonie G: you really CAN'T go home again.

[@abefinesse]

I'm sorry... WHO?!

[@baliw33]

@@abefinesse Independent wreslers

[@jlaws63]

How good is this? Piper was fantastic.

[@Ilovedixie45]

It really sucks that Piper died, he was one of the true great heels of wrestling. Every-time I see anything with Piper, I still think of him hitting Jimmy Snuka with that coconut on Piper Pit.

[@milesfamilybiz]

Ilovedixie45 piper was a known racist.

[@carllawton94]

@@milesfamilybiz not a racist, but that was part of his role in wrestling

[@milesfamilybiz]

Carl Lawton many of the black wrestlers talked about how racist he was. I liked Piper until I saw the interview he did with Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas talking about chitlin and watermelon. Fuck him.

[@Believesinthemosthigh]

@@milesfamilybiz did you see his character when he faced off against Bad News Brown at WrestleMania 6? Whew!!

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

​@@milesfamilybiznot even close to true

[@stealthbomber2127]

Bob Caudle with the smirk on his face. He knows he is seeing a genius at work, R.I.P. Rod Toombs.

[@BeeBumper]

That video clip has the same quality as all my old tapes of Wrestling from the eighties, wore out from repeated recording. It's an ode to the love we had for Wrestling before it became Wrasslin. If you want a real laugh put on Closed Captioning.

[@dominic6200]

Loved this feud. They were both amazing. This is real wrestling, not the crap they have today.

[@stevedrums1675]

Perhaps Roddy's finest moment.

[@DeanLaPoint]

I can't believe this was in 1981.

[@blyn12]

That's an awesome shit eating grin from Piper

[@stevedrums1675]

One of the funniest ever moments in pro wrestling.

[@richardsiciliano7117]

Piper vs Flair is equivalent to King Kong vs Godzilla.

[@apachewolf1132]

Love it, love it, love it!

[@viceman8152]

just a little before my time, but I am old enough to remember these 2 becoming the 2 greatest heels of my childhood, though for different leagues

[@randya103]

RIP Hot Rod

[@macattach8510]

PIPER THE GREATEST WRESTLER OF ALL TIMES

[@jakethemuss3]

I freaking love this!

[@kennethbobo2752]

Greatness!!

[@harristonrichardson4754]

Thank you Mr John Black 2345 The CRAP they call wrestling TODAY, will never measure. The WRESTLERS did the promoting , all the announcers had to do was tell the dates and locations.

[@zim1966]

LOL Flairs jacket looks like a couch cover.

[@tava7886]

Looks like Flair got a bit of dressing advice from Piper 😁

[@dragonc46]

The best! All ad libbed.

[@needsaride15126]

Piper....Classic Piper. We miss you Hot Rod.

[@stevent425]

These people are the greatest actors.

[@milesdufourny4813]

"The Slim Whitman of wrestling" Piper was an Einstein of wit.

[@cfx5000]

OMG that is classic!

[@aaronrus]

Holy shit.. Piper says " Let me tell you something BROTHER" at the end of this interview at 6:15

[@pulsarstargrave256]

aaronrus Calling somebody "brother" wasn't anything new when Hogan started doing it!

[@Tazzman225]

And Hogan got it from someone else.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Celebrity wife swap brought me here again. I love these guys. They made wrestling great! .

[@Kendall2001]

Where did you get this footage? it's classic! Do you have the promo where Greg Valentine brags about breaking Flair's nose and he says "It always was a big nose but at least it was straight. Now it's crooked"! LOL

[@madbrowniac7871]

The ironic development of this is that only four short years later in JCP Ric Flair would become acquainted profoundly with two guys who would absolutely change his life and define the career arc of both The NWA TV Title and The U.S. Title. And they of course were Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard.🤔😉🎤🐴💎👞👞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸📺🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@justinconnery603]

Piper promo gold

[@briansmith6103]

Hey wwe this is how u build a match!!!

[@devaughnmorris7315]

I don't rent a tuexdo and I don't run around wearing a skirt. I am a man and I always been a man. Lollll classic

[@MrPotatoesLatkie]

Interesting how they had Georgia on their map, when it was it's own territory, and one of the most popular TV shows on WTBS at the time.

[@Batony]

I think Ole was booking both territories at the time.

[@milesdufourny4813]

@@Batony Were Crockett and Anderson running two territories at the same time?

[@Batony]

Miles Dufourny Ole booked for Crockett and Barnett(Georgia) at the same time. He talked about in his book how difficult it was.

[@milesdufourny4813]

@@Batony Thanks for the info. When we got cable TV up here in CT. back in ,1981I found out about Georgia Championship Wrestling and would watch it every Saturday afternoon. Thought it was a lot better than Vince McMahon's lame stuff. Then a couple of years later WWF grabbed all the good wrestlers WCW & NWA.

[@milesdufourny4813]

@@Batony Thanks for the info. When we got cable TV up here in CT. back in ,1981I found out about Georgia Championship Wrestling and would watch it every Saturday afternoon. Thought it was a lot better than Vince McMahon's lame stuff. Then a couple of years later WWF grabbed all the good wrestlers WCW & NWA.

[@larryz3985]

So funny... lol you can tell they were good pals.... 😆 🤣 lol

[@christopher2399]

That had to be before Ric Flairs 2k suit days..

[@kenburns4547]

Is that the same shirt Cyndi Lauper ripped off of him?

[@Kayfabe-226]

AWESOME 👍👍 👍👍 👍