Ric Flair with Steve Austin discussing toughest guys in wrestling

an insightful video of Ric Flair and Steve Austin discussing the toughest guys in Pro Wrestling outside and inside the ring

[@jamesdixon6332]

I love listening to these stories from the older guys.

[@bjs001001]

Could listen to it all day.

[@troll-fx2zc]

All old guys have great stories

[@VendreadMike95]

Flair is hilarious. He must have a shitton of awesome stories. Hope he has a podcast someday.

[@RobwLPOC]

@@joshuahendershott4247 well it was good while it lasted, I wouldn't say it didn't work out it was pretty good. I don't think he wanted to commit to doing it though

[@rowdy1467]

@@joshuahendershott4247 He's a better guest than host. He needs to be the one telling the stories.

[@Josh_Jackson]

Brother.... Ron would mess a group of people up!!! He was a legitimate bmf!!!

[@chadhampton2176]

And his partner of Doom, Butch Reed, was the same way. Two bmfs!!

[@planegaper]

@@chadhampton2176 Butch was tough, for sure, but let the Stieners get to him, ..they would not fuck with Ron, that's saying something.. think Arn said he was "country strong" no roids, no artificial shit ( you can tell by how good he still looks today, no pimples, still has his size).. Those fuckers with that genetic gift, ( and the proper bone structure to support his frame), are the most dangerous.. not prone to injury, inhumane athleticism. never worked out, and when they did, epic.. Ron was very under estimated, and probably well feared.. I think Vince probably paid him what Ron said he wanted, even if he didn't get the biggest push.. lol seems like a guy that worked on his own terms, but a total pro that cared about the business to..

[@jilesmelvin144]

@@planegaper The Andersons we're tough sons of bitches, as were the Steiners and the Von Ericks, but none of them wanted to deal with Butch Reed or Ron Simmons. Dick Murdock and Dick Slater both had Ric Flair's number.

[@jamola65]

Good to hear these guys talking about tough guys in wrestling. Love the stories

[@mr.thekidd498]

...."Ron come in and warm up w/ 315."

[@alexanderanderson6605]

Orndoff didn't actually beat up Tony Atlas. Tony wrestled him to the ground and had him locked into a cradle at which point Paul Orndoff bit into his ear. Tony kept the lock in and Paul calmed down at which point Tony realised his ear was bleeding and ended up going to the hospital later that evening to get it checked out.

[@drewstar8611]

‘He put the flip flops to him!’ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lamarmc]

I love listening to these old superstars.

[@michaelpaiva9924]

LMFAO Brian Pillman calling Steve Austin on the phone - " Hey kid ! u should of seen it! Orndorf beat the shit out of Van Vader in sandals, if he would of had high tops on he would of killed him ! " .... Steve Austin - " instead of putting the boots to him he put the flips flops to him " 😂😂😂

[@alexanderanderson6605]

Gotta love Ric, he tells stories so incredibly well.

[@DBNostalgia]

Ric Flair Legendary promos were lit as hell back in the day 😂💯🤙🏻

[@jaesahvahli6419]

Wooooo!!!

[@cghchgify]

Top 3 toughest wrestlers: 1. Haku 2. Meng 3. King Tonga

[@JoeyDavies777]

Hulk Hogan would beat them all

[@robinsessoms7428]

@@JoeyDavies777 LOL

[@zacharivalentin504]

Haku is Meng

[@cghchgify]

@@zacharivalentin504 What about King Tonga?

[@ArtwithAmarBrisco]

All the same person.

[@impalaman9707]

I like the fact that there is a photo of Ron Simmons when discussing legit tough guys, because based on what I've seen in the ring from Ron and the way he violently attacked people from the beginning of his career--I KNOW he has a killer instinct. No wonder Bill Watts liked him so much, he's the kind of guy Mid South was made for, if only he had started there instead of Florida

[@robertswift6101]

ron simmons was a beast,,,,legit badass

[@bsallen1212]

He played DL for Florida State and was a top recruit out of georgia in the early 80's.

[@sylentknight]

@@bsallen1212 and Heisman finalist....on defense !

[@bsallen1212]

@@sylentknightWOW! I didn't know that

[@loisplane]

@@bsallen1212 FSU retired his number.

[@michaelrollins3765]

Ron Simmons is the man. Former all American from FSU wwe hall of Famer and one of the most respected wrestlers and one of the baddest men in the sport nothing but love for Mr. Ron Simmons.

[@ka0nashi960]

His spinebuster looked so painful, like he was going to throw you through the floor.

[@jamesburns248]

Tony Atlas/Orndorff fight story getting mentioned!

[@confusedpig8223]

I'd love to sit with these old school legends have a couple of drinks and just listen to their stories, pick their brain a little.

[@nwo4-Life]

Back in 2009 I actually got to hangout with Flair for an entire evening. A company that my buddy worked for at the time actually rented Flair out for an evening lol My buddy was able to bring me, there was about 10-12 of us. I actually got to have dinner with him and had good 1hr conversation about wrestling with him! One of the coolest moments of my life. Then we all went to this club and got bottle service for the night. Got drunk with Flair and had such a good time. His manager was there with him so he kind of kept Flair in check that night. I'll never forget walking into the club and Flair goes right up to these 3 smoking ladies in line. Grabs all 3 and says "Ladies!.....you're comin with me....woooo" hahaha what a night!

[@KK-gh9fd]

funniest thing i ever heard stone cold : he put the flip flops to him

[@ef01mw]

...Stan Hansen and Ron Simmons will always be my two favorite wrestlers of all time.

[@1950Grendel]

I met Tony Atlas in Virginia in 1973. Huge Afro before he went bald. Took the bar off the bench and curled it - over 225.

[@Blodia1990]

That's literally stupid

[@rancidcrawfish]

I believe about 10% of what Flair says and 75% of what Steve says

[@SPAZZYok]

Flair has an amazing brain. He can drink so much through multiple years wrestle and still have photographic memory.

[@jamesstreet856]

The toughest, not the best fighter, but the one who can take the most pain without quitting would be, without a doubt, Mick Foley, (Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love or whatever persona he was working as)

[@admirosmanovic1368]

Yeah as a entertainer yes I agree mick foley is the jackie chan of wrestling will do very dangerous stunts for the fans but mick is no tough guy or a fighter or anything farooq aka ron simmons is a legit bad ass bad man tough guy u can put anybody against him I would say ron will fuck them up

[@TheShaund]

Absolutely love this

[@frankbonini9128]

Flair Was in the Office ... Pillman Called Steve Immediately Afterwards ... So Yeah, Orndorff v Vader Happened ...

[@Bigforehead427]

I wish I could see pictures of the guys he’s talking about I know I know them but it would be great to see photos

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

They were originally in the video, but the mere presence of Ron Simmons scared them off

[@George-jk6hb]

@@awzthemusicalreviews you win with that comment dude 🏆

[@toddrichardson8595]

People tend to give Ric Flair shit about pretty much everything but he's one of the nicest guys in wrestling. And by far, one of the most accomplished!

[@impalaman9707]

Ric Flair is a nice guy. There's very few people in the wrestling business he doesn't like, has kind words to say about most everybody he worked with in his career. Sometimes he even talks them up at his own expense, very different from his cocky in-ring persona as being better than everyone else

[@chucknorris277]

Ric flair made anyone in the ring with him better. Hands down one of the greatest. No contest

[@savagestingy1450]

WOOOOOOOOOOO

[@RobwLPOC]

It's funny because Bruce Prichard was the first one I ever heard see it, Dan Spivey is apparently right up there with Haku as far as being toughest guys in the business. I've heard a couple other guys since then say yeah nobody messed with Dan Spivey

[@kevthegoat8774]

Hardcore Holly said he put Blackman up there with Haku and Scott Norton said Brad Rheingans is right there with Haku too.

[@bigmike2464]

@@kevthegoat8774 Blackman, Severn and Shamrock were trained in MMA, so they are on a different level than others

[@fluffyfeetbmf]

I want to know how Gary Heart felt after taking a Ric chop🤣🤣🤣

[@shapeloomis9975]

When Andre the Giant wouldn't mess with Haiku...you know Haiku was one bad dude!

[@itscarlosreally]

Same here. Japanese poetry scares me.

[@SparkyTakedown]

@@itscarlosreally 😆😆😆

[@shapeloomis9975]

@@itscarlosreally LMAO!!!

[@shapeloomis9975]

@@itscarlosreally I disrespected Haku...epic fail on me.

[@jamesdixon6332]

Truth!

[@mikeborsum8881]

"He had on shower shoes like these. If he'd been wearing cowboy boots, Leon (Vader) would still be layin' there."-Ric.

[@4EyedAnimation]

Never happened but the legend lives on ;)

[@mikeborsum8881]

@@4EyedAnimation It happened. More than Ric Flair tell the story. Vader tells it, too. Just a bit differently.

[@4EyedAnimation]

@@mikeborsum8881 Vader tells it with him taking a few punches to save his job...

[@mikeborsum8881]

@@4EyedAnimation Ive heard his side of the story, but when you hear multiple people tell it the same way, and hear him tell it another way, it comes off as someone who got a much deserved ass kicking, trying to make it sound like he "got a few shots in" to keep from appearing like he didnt almost get his head kicked off by a man wearing shower shoes.

[@4EyedAnimation]

@@mikeborsum8881 vader's eye fell out of his bead and he kept fighting...I think he's pretty tough

[@georgejackson4426]

The mutual friend was Sting. Orndorff had that old man strength.

[@frankbonini9128]

I Still Would Not F with Ron Simmons

[@EazyE11]

I don't think even death wants to F with Ron.

[@jonathansimmons6452]

Imagine how he was on the football field frfr.

[@frankbonini9128]

@@jonathansimmons6452 He's a Legend in the College Football World. Played Some in the NFL, then the USFL Afterwards, Before He Went into Wrestling.

[@planegaper]

@@EazyE11 " I'm unfuckable with" pretty much sums it up, lol..Steiners left him alone

[@MrGrxxx123]

The hardliners!!

[@luish777]

Ron is scary as chit not only really strong but explosive and quick my money is on him.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Not strong? Dude, Arn Anderson said Ron would only hit the gym four times a month, and would regularly bench 600 pounds. Ron Simmons was as strong as anyone in wrestling. Better read up on him.

[@kid--presentable]

@@chocolatetownforever7537 he didn't say he wasn't , he said not only was he really strong

[@thajiveone]

Video would've been much better if you would have transitioned images with the conversation. I know it takes time but 10-20 stills would have been easier to watch and therefore garner more views. Like say, a few standard stills and at least ten pics of the most discussed wrestlers. I love me some Ron Simmons, just saying as a part time video editor, it would go over better with more than one still of one wrestler when discussing others. All love, just giving a polite opinion. Thanks

[@smoosev89]

would take literally 5 minutes

[@MrNYCman530]

Haku, tough as they come! Honorable mention is Race and Slater.

[@relaxandgetoverit8393]

You must’ve just read Flairs book 🙄

[@MrNYCman530]

@@relaxandgetoverit8393 Actually I didn't, but I'd like to.

[@planegaper]

Even Kurt said he was a beast and took chairs off the head like nothing, basically a 300 lb box.. Seen a few Samoan guys on the rugby field built like that.. Thick as they are tall, and athletic as shit..

[@corysimmons5701]

Tony Atlas! The Roanoke, VA prodigy. Eat your heart out Ronde/Tiki Barber and JJ Redick

[@Thornus_______]

Roop was told to soften him up he ended up laying in a pool of blood

[@MrNYCman530]

Bob Roop became Bob Poop!

[@BlastbeatsLOL]

What's with all the radical volume changes?

[@DzHarryNuttz]

No mention of Rick Rude?

[@pauljones9329]

R.I.P.

[@FreshCoolBreeze]

Ric Flair's stories always go nowhere and end with him laughing at his own punchlines.

[@georgecharalambous8071]

I met Haku he was nice! Just don’t get him mad

[@davidmcconnell683]

Shultz, Slater, Ordorff, Hawk, Simmons, Blackjack Mulligan, Lou Thez, Sika, Godfather, Tenryu

[@mikexxxmilly]

He literal says nothing

[@davidmcconnell683]

Yeah he was respected backstage as a tough man. Martial Arts experience. I think he even stuffed a TD from Severn in the BFA

[@johndoe-bw8wx]

@@davidmcconnell683 Race..Andre..Bad news allen..Lesnar..Danny Hodge..

[@BlackbeanCatVC15]

Who would of won between Rick Rude and Billy Jack Hayes in a street fight?

[@ethanb498]

Tough one

[@user-cq8mp3gi4z]

@@ethanb498 I agree, tough one.

[@finhyland4270]

@Frank Burjan Kurt would tie Bart Gunn up in knots in a few seconds,Butterbean was a pro boxer,he would beat Bart easy in boxing,mma,the street.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Rude was supposedly a bad mofo. No matter who won the fight though, Billy Jack Haynes would tell everyone he won, because he lies about everything.

[@TheSithLord]

315 to warm up?! I need some more gym time.

[@joeyrascoe4993]

I was proud wen I pressed 315 lol

[@TheSithLord]

@@joeyrascoe4993 that’s beast mode shit. He warmed up to 315. That’s insane.

[@Richard-Espanol]

When the APA beat up public enemy for being shitty backstage and Ron slammed one of them it looked like a guy wringing out a towel. Except it was 300 lb man.

[@dustdevil9614]

The only wrastler that scared me as a kid was Killer Khan.

[@gregorykrug8034]

Imagine Dick Slater in a shoot with Haku or Andre or Orndorff. I would have paid to see any of those.

[@coyote311]

He did shoot on Andre and Andre almost drowned him in the lake. Andre beat the crap out of him and dragged him to the lake and held his head under until he dang near drown.

[@gregorykrug8034]

@@coyote311 Blackjack Mulligan, not Dick Slater.

[@coyote311]

@@gregorykrug8034 Mulligan was in on it too however I am almost absolutely certain the second one was Dick Slater. It was two people according to Ric Flair in an interview.

[@gregorykrug8034]

@@coyote311 You have it all correct (according to what I read), except the third person was Dick Murdoch, not Dick Slater.

[@coyote311]

@@gregorykrug8034 oh yes Murdock! Thank you for correcting me. I get a little forgetful in my old age :-)

[@louky2228]

He looks like he’s Ron Simmons twin brother!

[@kennyjones1348]

That is Ron Simmons dummy

[@MnMs002]

tough guys in real life haku,andre the giant,brock lesnar, ken shammrock who did wwe and ufc, booker T was a real life tough guy, and of course their was others including scot steiner that guy was a nut in real life as well as in wcw....

[@clockworkman8210]

haku was just crazy and beat up guys in bars....if thats your barometer for tough then sure but lesnar, blackman, shamrock are actual fighters and would be tougher

[@kevthegoat8774]

@@clockworkman8210 Blackman was a Martial Artist but never competed, Ernest Miller did Karate too like Blackman but did compete and win tournaments.

[@admirosmanovic1368]

Scott was pussy lmao he thinks hes tough but he really wasnt he was pussy theres a story he tried to bully simmons and simmons embarrassed him and nobody was scared or afraid of Steiner again he just had the intimidation factor cause of his arms but that dude ain't tough

[@Jc-si6pj]

Faruq !!

[@dougbodenhamer9391]

Stories I've heard about all the wrestling talent that came out of Minnesota, Hawk, Animal, Henning, Norton, was that Rick Rude was the baddest of the bunch. Nobody wanted to tangle with that dude.

[@virgiljohnson9880]

Ron Simmons was un-fuck-able. Nobody messed with Simmons

[@hititdj]

its said that the Steiners never dared to mess with Ron Simmons

[@mattjarrells]

The two GOATS?

[@ginobenatti7830]

Is that Conrad with them too?

[@Onyyyxx]

Sounds like him yes

[@enthrallingusername]

Vader disputed the Orndorf fight.

[@mikeborsum8881]

Of course he does. He got kicked into oblivion for being a bitch. No one wants to admit they kicked into orbit by a nekkid man wearing flip-flops.

[@pikkon899]

Vader is the only one who disputed the story. Everyone who was actually there said that Paul won that fight. There's no one that vouches for Vader winning except for Vader himself. The most consistent trait is that Paul won while wearing slippers and that's from people who were there. The others that arrived during the aftermath saw Vader on the floor and saw Paul walk out - including Ric Flair. Vader lost that day.

[@michaelmercury1297]

Is Dick Slater related to Heath Slater ?

[@edmondcamp2878]

No Heath Slaters real name is Heath Wallace Miller as far as I know they’re not related.

[@Fifers86]

Who’s head got put in the toilet I need to know now😂😂

[@user-dz4ty5tj7q]

Haku, Harley, Dick Slater, Orndoff, Billy Jack and Rick Rude were the toughest

[@w1hines]

You better add Wahoo to that list.

[@xavierwatson1027]

Ron simmons and Brody are N there too

[@w1hines]

@@xavierwatson1027 True and they say Butch Reed was pretty tough as well along with the Barbrian.

[@abrahmanharun2154]

Ultimate Warrior was a cartoon. He was bashed backstage by Rick Rude.

[@w1hines]

@@abrahmanharun2154 Rude I heard bashed a few people

[@slickrichelicopter8977]

Sting is the "mutual friend" who's head got showed in the toilet by Dick Slater.😅

[@ranielalmaria6612]

Toughest men in pro wrestling: Haku/Meng Lou Thesz Billy Robinson Ron Simmons Ken Shamrock Brock Lesnar Dan Severn Bad News Allen Steve Blackman

[@s.marshian8455]

Very solid list, just add Rick rude

[@Gebraldo420]

Fun Fact: Ric Flair has a lisp, cause he has a mouth full of Copenhagen or Redman

[@network735]

well its not steve austin and we all know why.

[@SonnyK248]

If you're 230 plus pounds and you know how to punch then you can drop anyone. Orndorff was listed at 6'0 250. Probably exaggerated but still. If he was 5'10, 230 and knew how to fight then you'd never fuck with that dude unless you knew how to handle yourself.

[@impalaman9707]

The weights these wrestlers were listed at--that's one thing about the business I always knew was fake! I remember seeing scrawny little Ricky Morton listed at 220-HAHAHAHA! No way in the world he couldn't have been a french fry over 170 at his heaviest!

[@nbaldwin45]

I could buy Orndorff at 250, he was a physical specimen.

[@SonnyK248]

@@impalaman9707 Come on dude. I'm 5'11 and about 180. And I'm just a regular looking guy. If anything I'm a bit of a rail. No way was Orndorff 170. Take a look at the guy standing next to Hulk Hogan who was an absolute monster of a man when they were feuding. and if you cant get a sense of scale for Hogan then watch him on any talk show in the 80's being interviewed by a regular guy.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Orndorff was a bad man.

[@trinityj1]

@@SonnyK248 Yes, guys who were 'small' in the WWF were still huge compared to regular people. Seeing them on talk shows really drives this home.

[@edwardclement102]

Wake up Stonecold, Dirty Dick Slater was a huge star in the NWA, WCW, Mid South, and Japan. He was an NWA and WCW World Tag. He was also an NWA US and Mid South North American champ and many other titles. He did the NWA World Fake champ angle with Ric. Dick was a big star.

[@yourmotherlovesme289]

Stone cold is right. c'mon now dick slater was in wwf in 86 jobbing on superstars to butch Reed. He was a flash in the pan at best.

[@edwardclement102]

@@yourmotherlovesme289 Wrong Slater was a big star and Steve did not hold a world title but in WWE. Both Steve and Dick were great.

[@yourmotherlovesme289]

From bought territory's.

[@edwardclement102]

@@yourmotherlovesme289 NWA still the best Pro Wrestling.

[@yourmotherlovesme289]

@@edwardclement102 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tarheelphenom]

So Orndorff was Mike Tyson before Mike Tyson!!

[@adeyele45]

No one ever mentions the behemoths of wrestling like warlord, Earthquake, Typhoon Sid Justice, Vader. What about Bart Gunn? He won the real thing

[@madbrowniac7871]

Gary Albright was Vulkhan Singh in Calgary Stampede. Talented Formidable guy who never quite made the big move.😔B.W.

[@kennyc7260]

I feel like a ton of people give Earthquake credit for being a toughguy

[@melekelewis2945]

@GRap TheGOAT you just don't know.Tenta is a force but those guys would beat him

[@jilesmelvin144]

Sid Justice/Vicious and Vader were beasts back then. And never forget about Paul Wight's early days in WCW.

[@ONEWRESTLINGNATION_OWNIT]

Sid got folded by Regal

[@godknowledge7126]

Sting.

[@JKD14]

Who's head got shoved in the toilet?

[@GordonGkko]

I don't know if it's ever been confirmed, but I've read that apparently it was Sting.

[@kennyc7260]

I heard it was sting too. Which sucks cuz I love Sting.

[@gregbaldwin5144]

What's the story behind it? Never heard that one

[@davidholdren1358]

Sting didn't know that Dark Journey was Slater's girlfriend, and gave her a ride (more?). Slater got pissed, and you know the rest

[@dewayneperry8395]

The orndorff /Atlas story was a lie told by Brian Blair. Google Tony Atlas version of what happened and it makes more sense.

[@paulbaetz9226]

I forgot you were there

[@Sum_Jigh]

Flair is an embarrassment. He should have walked away from entertainment wrestling around year 2000 and never came back.

[@bornfromforeign]

It funny how flair pick on teddy but won't have the same energy for Ron hahaha what a punk 🤣

[@christianthao1317]

Brock Lesnar would kick all these wrestlers ass in a fight

[@christianthao1317]

@Sithmaster Gambit brock Lesnar was the ufc heavyweight champion. He KO randy fucking couture. Brock would just wrestle him down and pound him

[@jskolz]

Nar mate

[@AncientChi]

Prime shamrock subs Lesnar out 1st round

[@christianthao1317]

@@AncientChi huh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jf3715]

Brock over nearly everyone...maybe a few MMA guys, but almost no WWF/WWE guy can stand or wrestle with him

[@antifan6915]

Toughest dudes in wrestling (legit) 1. Lesnar 2. Shamrock 3. Lashley 4. Angle 5. Ron Simmons

[@davidian2.024]

As a kid we thought the heels were all pussies haha, so many of the heels back in the day were some of wrestling's real hardmen, Rude was an animal, Harley Race looked like your old grandad but he'd probably kill someone with a punch. Haku looked tough but chubby...alas we all know what haku was like. I would pick Andre the giant in his prime as unbeatable in a real situation, even in late 80's when he was so slow he still lifted piper by his T_ shirt with one hand and placed him on the table on the piper's pit.

[@jcrobinson37]

Ric can’t get through the story without giggling like a school girl

[@BlackbeanCatVC15]

Who would of won between Rick Rude and Billy Jack Hayes in a street fight?

[@johndoe-bw8wx]

Billy Jack..

[@aswilliams1895]

Rick Rude

[@BlackbeanCatVC15]

We're at 50/50...lol

[@frankvanalthuis1867]

Billy

[@30907bng]

Damn! They would destroy everything around them.