Ricky Morton on Wrestling's Baddest Motherf***ers!

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

I can never get enough of shit like this. These are the modern cowboy stories of our time.

[@banditta4life66]

I could sit and listen to Ricky tell wrestling stories all day long. He's someone I've always looked up to and enjoyed watching in and out of the ring. Long live Rock and Roll Express 🤟

[@dougfredricks2017]

NWA!

[@jeffnettleton3858]

Love to hear George Weingeroff's name thrown out there. Almost no one knows who he is, unless they saw the Poffo ICW, where he worked more in the uppercard, in a tag team with Leaping Lanny Poffo. Everywhere else he mostly worked undercard. He was a second generation (his father was "Gentleman" Saul Weingeroff) and was a collegiate standout at the Univ of Tennessee-Chattanooga, where one of his teammates was Pistol Pez Whatley. He was legally blind, not completely blind. He could see with heavy glasses, but his vision correction was such that he was considered "legally" blind. He has since had surgery that has improved it, so I have heard. He was a hell of a mat wrestler and could do some spectacular stuff; but, he had to work with feel and shadows, because he worked without his glasses. So, he kept to the mat. His timing was impeccable and he was smooth as silk. He was a shooter and if you wanted to challenge him, he was going to stretch you. He also worked in Japan, for Baba and for UWFI, doing shoot wrestling. Pez also did a little with UWFI. George and Lanny were a hell of a team, between George's mat work and Lanny's right punch and high spots. They had great feuds with the Devil's Duo (Jeff Sword & Doug Vines) and The Convertible Blonds (Gorgeous Gary Royal, Hustler Rip Rogers and Ricky Starr), over the US Tag Team titles (which had the crappiest belts you ever saw; looked like license plates riveted to a weightlifting belt).

[@TheImapotato]

I played that game Total Extreme Wrestling and used a mod that started in 1970, I simmed to 1980 and low and behold, George Weingeroff was WWWF champion from 1975 to 1979, never knew who he was but yes, he had some talent and like you said, he went all over

[@garylindsey4170]

George was a great worker I've worked him a couple of times he had a hold called the sugar hold it was anything but sweet.

[@caffeinatedanddead]

I remember him working World Class. Respected the hell out of what he accomplished

[@paulalexsr.4476]

Leapin' Lanny Poffo 💪💪💪

[@Desslock10s]

He was impeccable technical wrestler.

[@youknowme7797]

What 'fuckin' cliffhanger! Love Ricky's constant use of 'fuckin', bout to watch his whole interview to hearcthe story that just popped into his head there.

[@goldenagenut]

Loll! My thoughts exactly, " ...What?!? Wait, no!"

[@thethairishsun]

Every time he says "you hear me!?" I crack up 🤣 good stories though 👍

[@Scorch1028]

Ricky wants to make sure that the person he's talking to "hears him". 😆

[@jerryphillips5112]

We hear you. We just don't believe you!

[@troyw1000]

Ricky Morton looks like Joe Walsh drinking again.

[@donnydizzle2781]

7ft tall cowboy means he was 6'1"

[@haljordan777]

Maybe 6'10". I once had a 5'3" baseball coach chastise me for not being able to catch a high throw that was over my head because "you're 6 foot". I argued a little bit saying I'm 5'10". He said "same thing".

[@kwmusic4560]

A wrestler embellish a story? Unheard of!

[@Maxx_d13]

Guys ylure all wrong! he’s 6’12!

[@squadfathercrypto]

Tony Atlas even admits that a lot of rasslers embezzle stories all the time.

[@juliangallegos7627]

*Rolls eyes* 😂

[@leonpennings7596]

Met Jim Duggan after a WCW show in Germany, super-friendly guy but his hands are huge!!! You really don't wanna feel that fists😂

[@DocsChannel]

Love how Ricky tells awesome stories then says sorry for getting off track. Dude just keep talking we are hanging on your words.

[@adamrobinette6832]

Right? He, Al Snow, Jericho, and Hillbilly Jim are my favorite wrestling storytellers.

[@Sonjay_Gouda]

Ricky gives an excellent interview. Great work here 👍🏽

[@davidm7759]

Tar tool is a proper southern pronunciation

[@decal1751]

Hell yeah it is! Also is that tar tool yourn? 😂

[@allgf]

Damn straight

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

And Danny Hodge could break a pair of plars in his hand.

[@thanksgreenfield7365]

Yeh for roofing

[@rudyrusso711]

Great guy..great show! Blessed to hear this man speak about the industry! 🙏

[@SPAZZYok]

"If you ever get your ass kicked in a shoot fight you're fired" -Bill Watts

[@kevthegoat8774]

Danny Hodge was one of the baddest men on the planet in the 50's and 60's.

[@ElimGarakSpoonHead]

Is that you, Jim Ross?

[@TheImapotato]

Was still a bad ass in his 70s, he had a birth defect that made his tendons super tight and he could crush an apple with one hand

[@shaunclifton5281]

@TheImapotato Plus he had double tendons.

[@xf5236]

Naw i could beat him today

[@randomlyfactual1943]

Danny Hodge, Judo Gene LeBell, Lou Thesz. These guys would absolutely cream anyone on any roster today not named Brock Lesnar.

[@rosshargett8019]

Wow The Rock n Roll Express, Ricky and Robert were my favorite tag team in my youth. Their battles with Midnight Express with Jim Cornette are solid gold! Good to see Ricky still working and doing well. One of the Greats!!

[@henrikschmidt3964]

JIm is the only wrestler I have ever 'met' (I live in Denmark) and he could not have been nicer. It's funny to think of him as a real bad ass, but I don't doubt it for a second.

[@Lunzatis_Palemoon]

Some of the nicest people can be some of the biggest badasses. They know what they are and they don't have to flaunt it. They know they don't have to.

[@nramirez314]

Im already invested Gotta listen to whole podcast. Ricky Morton is a great story teller 👍🏽👍🏽😂🔥🔥

[@jugghead82]

Hearing stories about wrestlers like Haku, Stan Hansen, an such now Jim Duggan it has confirmed a lot to me that a lot of wrestlers back in the day where BEAST IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD Respect to the LEGENDS AWESOME STUFF FROM Ricky Morton saw him doing stuff on AEW an NWA awhile back man you still got it Respect. Awesome Vid as always

[@kevinbbadd]

Its all kayfabe

[@Rogan205]

Billy Jack Haynes beat the hell out of Barry Windham cuz Windham took Billiy's hat and 💩 in it. Billy beat the dog 💩 out of Barry. Butch Reed was talking 💩 to Harley Race and Harley beat Reed to a pulp.

[@yankees29]

@@Rogan205Billy Jack Haynes was probably one of the toughest guys ever in the locker room. He beat the 💩 out of a few guys!😂

[@harrykadaras9459]

​@yankees29 I don't think anyone ever bested BJH - at least at work... maybe in some bar, but I hardly doubt it...

[@yankees29]

@@harrykadaras9459 absolutely. Some guy argued with me that Haku would kick his butt however I disagree. Billy Jack was much bigger and had an amateur boxing background.

[@MunsonX]

A sleeper can make you blow your bowels!😂😂😂

[@bigroy38]

Jim’s boot stomp was better than the 2x4 gimmick.

[@wanfu5634]

It's all good, Ricky. These stories are *exactly* why we watch the videos.

[@FreneticZetetic]

Hacksaw was legit.

[@Romanus7867]

Both Hacksaws, Butch and Jim were legit

[@simonjakefrances6433]

Frfr

[@TheIrishAustralianCarnt]

High strung is an understatement. Loved Duggan with the twoby.

[@662chillin]

He is a GREAT storyteller

[@AproposOfWetSnow]

This guy is a great storyteller!

[@joek9353]

The only thing Ricky forgot about Danny Hodge was that he was an Olympic wrestler as well, but got screwed over by some referee from the Soviet Union in the gold medal match.

[@shaunclifton5281]

Yes , in 1952 I believe.

[@waynesworldofmodeling2574]

Now you have wrestlers on Twitter crying and saying I was fearing for my life when that fan got into the ring 😂

[@shoeplayisbad1]

Because now you need to worry about guns and knifes more

[@waynesworldofmodeling2574]

@@shoeplayisbad1 do you know how many wrestlers were shot, stabbed, sliced?

[@shoeplayisbad1]

@@waynesworldofmodeling2574 not as many as you'd think, maybe 100 And it would happen more today

[@undergroundunlimited2282]

The inflection and emphasis he puts on the f-word is otherworldly.

[@jingalls9142]

He reminds me of Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys. Lolz

[@benwest1839]

Haven't watched the video but the thumbnail and title made me think of Jim Cornett's story about the lighthouse inn and watching Hacksaw throw people around lol

[@tb-gz3ex]

Met Ricky Morton 20 years ago. Got his autograph on one of his tee shirts. Great guy!

[@robertbishop5357]

The baddest inorder are 1.) Race, 2.) Haku, 3.) Adrian Street, 4.) Jack Brisco 5.) Rude, 6) Duggin, 7.) Andre, 8.) Robert Gibson, etc....

[@MortonT1958]

You gotta put Bruiser Brody on that list somewhere.

[@ChrisHughes-q1v]

Ricky Morton is funny AF. Lol 😅

[@phychmasher]

Took me awhile to realize the "tartoo" was a tire iron.

[@nickeiben4635]

Thanks for clarifying that because I couldn't figure it out....haha

[@aretnap3653]

I New a Guy That Pronounced "Power" as "Pie".😜 (He Was An OldGuy That Worked at a GasStation, & One Time There Was a Power Outage. & When Customers Pulled in Wanting Gasoline, He'd Yell Out... "We Ain't Got No Pie!" & Customers Looked at Him with Confusion.😜 So When Ricky Said "Tar-Tool", Due to Where I Live...& What I've Heard, I Knew Exactly What He Said, as Soon as He Said It.😜 (I'm From CoalCity, WestVirginia) & I've Seen...& Stood Up To, "My Fair Share" of "BMF's".

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Thanks. I had no idea what he said.

[@jeffnettleton3858]

tarr tool; What, y'all can't understand English?😉 You gotta have an ear for Southern/rural pronunciation. I have relatives in deep southern Illinois, where the accent is similar to Kentucky, and I grew up in the country, where some of my friends had a bit of "twang" I always wanted someone to do a Southern spoof of Iron Man, so I could hear him call himself "Arn Man."

[@gooblygoo]

@@jeffnettleton3858 I bet you screw you mama also. You inbred conservative nit wit

[@joeblough261]

That story is the epitome of Fuck Around and Find Out, haha

[@robertnorrell9073]

Ricky got excited telling that story lol

[@DonSmith2323]

James these stories that ricky tells are great and A rock n roll x book would be grand.who better to do it than you.Ricky Morton is still wrestling i seen him at Crockett Cup 2022 tag teaming with his son...but if you get a chance watch a Ricky Morton clip of a arm drag he is the best i ever seen at it he,s a great tactical wrestler and his skills are up there with HBK and Cornette Loves Hodge and Morton Speaks of both religiously all the time.great shows James keep up the good work...thanks Brother

[@Briansgate]

Ricky helped provide so many memories of growing up in the 80s.

[@wrongwayranger4736]

Ricky tells some tall tales, you know what I’m saying? You understand me?

[@ElimGarakSpoonHead]

That’s bullshit but I believe it😂

[@KofC83]

Yunnershtanmi?

[@waynesworldofmodeling2574]

But he's not the only one who tells the same stories every wrestler from the past 50 years has seen some crazy shit on the road 😂

[@chrisgullett4332]

Several people have told stories about Hacksaw being a tough guy. Apparently Hacksaw just didn't care about much. My favorite Hacksaw story is the time he got arrested with The Iron Sheik. They got arrested for drugs, but it ended up becoming a scandal, and not because of the drugs, but because he was traveling with a heel. Back then Vince did not allow them to travel with heels, and he got suspended for traveling with a heel.

[@waynesworldofmodeling2574]

@@chrisgullett4332 also back in midsouth bill watts would fire anyone who lost fight with fans how did he say it if a fan can kick your ass you're not going to be on my show pertaining to be a basass

[@deckyplaybyplay4463]

Powerslave would be my go to Maiden album

[@roymauler]

It is the third piece of the great triumvirate of Maiden albums.

[@popeyedoyle6360]

First iron maiden album the best. Paul Di Anno

[@isaacshaver6218]

My dad brought me in "seventh son of a seventh son" era, but "powerslave' would be up there along with "somewhere in time"

[@andrewkarp5067]

“Seventh Son…” remains my favorite. But what a run of albums they had.

[@AproposOfWetSnow]

Just behind Somewhere in Time

[@perfectblindguy]

Whenever Ricky Morton is being interviewed, you will hear a lot of cussing and it will be a lot of laughs..

[@fleegerbriggs5694]

I could listen to Ricky all day.

[@romanmartinez6458]

I really like hearing these stories. He had a blast i guarantee.

[@masonmixon8031]

I always thought Iron Maiden's best album is Piece of Mind from 1983

[@roymauler]

Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind and Powerslave are the Great Triumvirate.

[@biguglyskunk1248]

I wholeheartedly agree!! 🤟

[@klink708]

I loved mid south when I was a kid. JYD, Hacksaw and Ted were my favorites. Hodge is from my hometown of Perry. Famous locally for crushing apples and bending pliers after his career.

[@goat666db]

It took me rewinding several times to understand what the fuck the guy hit Magnum with 😂

[@isaacshaver6218]

Tool for spreading tar

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

What did he hit him with? I never could understand it lol.

[@goat666db]

@@bigdaddydiesel5520 He’s saying a tire tool (assuming tire iron). Sounds like “tar-tew” 😆

[@astrocreep5561]

The tartoo? Lol

[@Desstrik]

The old Shreveport MidSouth days. Great stuff, i used to go watch it as a teen, Live!

[@squadfathercrypto]

Worth it just for the "tar tool" segment.

[@Guiltless765]

Mid South was my favorite wrestling as a kid living in Arkansas. Such a great lineup.

[@derekwinkler7414]

Jake The Snake Roberts. On Tales from the territories. The Mid-South Bill Watts episode. The way Jake told it. The guy in a bar. Was about 6 feet 6 or 7. Big ol mean sumbitch. That towered over Jim. He just met another meaner sum bitch. In ol Hacksaw Jim Dugen himself. I loved hearing that about Jim. Jim was a real athlete. Big ol stacked up dude. Big head wide 💥 shoulders. With BIG hands/fist. The center of gravity probably didn’t make sense. To be hit by him lol A brick wall. His chi gong was the destroyer of chi’s. Gives you a insight. To where Jim got the “Tough Guy” promo he does.

[@Realdealrob]

Loved his stories. Gotta find more

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

Tarttoo…tarttoo…tarttoo…🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 ohhhhhhh….tire tool. Got it. 😂😂

[@goat666db]

It took me a few times too 😂

[@Dnddy5617]

Jack victory said all the toughest guys were in mid south .he was asked who was the baddest he said terry Gordy

[@clayton5584]

didn't sell the tire tool 😅

[@Lolcow43]

He’s a chasin em with a tarTull 😂

[@EmoEmu]

Does Ricky have his own podcast yet? I always enjoy listening to this dude tell his stories.

[@OriginalFatCat]

Dude looks like he's in good shape.

[@cheesegyoza]

I live in Oklahoma and got to see many of them at the Myriad when I was a kid. This was around 82-83 and it was so cool. I got to see Ric, Kerry, Kamala, Dr. Death, Andre and Mr. Wrestling II. I miss being a kid sometimes.

[@joewhiting9038]

great interview. Ricky is too much !

[@professorwolf3843]

good interview, Ricky is a legend! UP your IRONS!

[@JamesMMcCann]

Everyone has a Stu Hart impression.

[@gordo66061]

I meet Ricky in pikeville tn at a wrestling show .He was on the booger sugar for sure but he was cool and didn't mind talking to the fans after the show

[@michaelautrey6641]

a guy doesnt get called "spider" for nothing. lesson here is to not underestimate a guy named "spider".

[@SaulTPokit]

Looking forward to this full interview, he knew some folks from way back

[@russblack443]

Ricky Morton knows it knew everyone. He grew up in the business. His Dad Paul Morton was a wrestler, referee and ring man for Roy Welch and Ricky would go to help his dad set up the ring. He literally was around everyone from the 50's till now.

[@jerryphillips5112]

​​@russblack443 Ricky Morton was born in the 1956. He was probably around wrestling in the mid 60s on.

[@matthewdunham1689]

He hit him with a what???? Lost something in the translation from southern.😂❤

[@LooseCan88]

Morton is full of Gem stories , not many around to tell it like this.

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Spider Galento is Al Galento or Angelo Galento was married to Helen Hild (Real Name: Gladys L. Nevins 55 years old,who was The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase Mother who died 3/4/1984 while Ted Dibiase was in GCW (Atlanta, Georgia)..she was married to Iron 'Mike Dibiase who died 7/2/1969 (Ted Dibiase step dad)

[@b24jackson37]

Met Ricky Morton in an elevator in Las Vegas. Cool ass guy!

[@dfstout7531]

What the f*ck is a tarto? Lol 😁

[@jamesdarwinsmithii7039]

These interviews are much better than the agenda of wrestling. Oops darkside of wrestling. Keep it up.

[@MR421NOW]

Wow! Morton looks great.. Hasn't aged a day. As if time stood still.😲 Good for him..👏👏👏👏

[@richevans609]

"That was my first day".....These guys are just natural entertainers...... lol

[@mikesowell7969]

I’ve heard that a TAR tool to the back of the head hurts a little.🤕

[@davel7791]

Iron Maiden! Good look, James!

[@Steven-rp8zo]

Great stories by a great story teller!

[@Eric78DX]

What's a tartoo? 1:01

[@SteveA-e8i]

I think he said tire tool

[@robertruff4391]

I hope I get tough like SPIDER by the time I'm older.Sounds Luke the man For Real!

[@danielfarmer9533]

Great stuff!!!!!

[@marcm9999]

Freaking awesome!!

[@anthonyorman3509]

Grew up in Tulsa n Rock n Roll express was my shit as a kid loved watching them

[@charlessavoie2367]

Ricky Morton looks like an old grandmother. On his best day, 35 pound bench press.

[@afattori316]

Crazy how much strength extra tendons can give you. Wow

[@badjuju2612]

"he shyt his britches"

[@michaela3562]

Great stories!

[@takerdust]

"i love sharing shit".. well so did that Cowboy Okie in Tulsa.

[@ronniewilloughby2035]

Rock and Roll Ricky Morton

[@BryanThompson99]

"Ya here me?!"

[@christopherbako]

I believe about this much.

[@donaldteal6315]

Great wrestler legendary tag team all the best Ricky God bless all your days ✝️🕊️🇺🇸

[@gmanman446]

Chasin him with a tar tool! 😂🤣😅

[@popeyedoyle6360]

Great Storyteller

[@modev4163]

If your a southern boy you can read what Ricky means😅

[@adamrobinette6832]

Jim Duggan was a bear back in the 80s. Like there are guys that were that size and muscular, and you figured they were strong. He just looked like he had natural genetic farm boy strength, he was just a keyed up guy in real life, and that you could probably have to hit him in the head 30 times before he'd drop. There was no doubt in my mind that dude could beat some ass.

[@jimstone-sm4hv]

Ricky was one of the toughest men in wrestling

[@SuperDriven1]

Love the iron maiden shirt

[@Baloothepibble]

Ask Ricky about Dustin Mcphedridge! A TCAP legend!

[@dondemmeljr1765]

I was in and around wrestling for 25+ years and I've told hundreds of people the baddest dudes I have ever met are in professional wrestling and that's the truth! 💯💯💯

[@adamsifford6228]

Rock and roll express is legit that's why they been around so long.

[@richmax8486]

This old lady is a great storyteller

[@glenmusick-ev8zy]

George Weingeroff, him & Lanny Poffo were ICW tag champs he was a great wrestler. I believe he had an amature background I was probably 8 or 9 watching him in ICW at that age I knew in his promos something was extremely different by the way he looked in his eyes I didn't know what it was then but later I knew he was blind

[@charliesedor1085]

Love that t-shirt !