Stan "The Lariat" Hansen Shoot Interview

[@richardbain8746]

Stan Hansen vs Kobashi were all time classic matches!

[@Majewski79]

Oh hell yes!

[@scottbreon9448]

Forget Steve Austin, this guy was the original Texas Bad Ass (well along with Dick Murdoch)

[@JBeard4LIFE]

Saw him wrestle when I was a small kid. Got to meet him and a few other heel wrestlers and they were extremely nice.

[@bropous4265]

One of my all-time favorite, real time "rasslers". Had the privilege to see him "rassle" a couple of times, and no one was tougher or rougher than he. WHAT a MAN. And a damned decent guy.

[@saints093]

He really seems like a nice guy, and easy to talk to as well, he was a great wrestler also.

[@tombaranyai3062]

Stan Hansen was one hell of a wrestler. In Japan he is THE greatest gaijin (non-Japanese) wrestler of all time and in my opinion, he is among the top 20 greatest wrestlers ever. He is often over-looked because most of his success was outside of WWE.

[@Lfdjake91]

I Love Stan Hansen. One of my all time fav wrestlers. Funny to hear him so mild mannered in this interview after years of seeing him as a wild man.

[@BigVitus]

He's so humble!

[@riprogers8313]

I was working for ole in WCW and he penciled my name in against Stan-- I looked at the paper crossed my name out and wrote Ole's name in its place- no way would I get in there with Stan- he was so tuff he might have accidentally killed me!!!

[@lexbeltran1354]

Smart move

[@wannabenj]

I always wished that Stan Hansen,Bruiser Brody,Jimmy Snuka and Abby teamed up against Terry Gordy,Steve Williams,Vader and Bam Bam Bigelow.That would have been a great match

[@tonyd7601]

Loved Hansen as a kid. He acquits himself well in this interview.

[@jefferygwatkins]

I really thought Hansen lived the gimmick. But, from this interview, he sounds like the nicest, most humble guy. Would love to shake his hands and thank him for scaring me as a child.

[@theprocessbeginshere]

Little discussed fact about this legend. He couldn't see past the length of his arm is why he preferred Japan. He didn't wrestle stiff to be an ass, it was his eye sight. One reason he was never over in the states was his stiff style. Very few future legends wanted to work with him for fear of getting literally beat down. People knock Hogan but he had the courage to wrestle him in Japan. It was a stiff match actually dominated by Hogan. Guys like Stan and Vader are legends around the world.

[@CadillacL]

One legit tough guy in the ring!

[@ShallahJupiter7XL]

the legend

[@sampson1959]

hansen was a legit badass.great heel in the stone cold mode.so bad that you cheered for him.how could you not like big stan?one of my very favorite wrestlers and in my top 10

[@watsonvillian]

The king of Mayhem...him and brody..him and vader...freaking magic when they got together. One of the only wrestlers who didn't let the promoters tell him what he is going to do.

[@riprogers8313]

Stan Hansen!!! We had ole Anderson in Columbus Georgia locked in a cage and Stan hit the ring to make a save- door is locked - Stan starts bending the steel cage to get in - scared the shit out of me -I climbed out of the cage in fear of my life!!!

[@kevinpkillilea1991]

Ole and Stan were Badasses as a team in Georgia Championship Wrestling.

[@SeanRankin2]

Hansen and Brody were two of my all time favourites as both singles and their tag team

[@bropous4265]

And, yeah, Stan "The Man" Hansen, lemme say, to one of the all-time wrestling superstars of all time: HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[@bropous4265]

Hey @Rip Rogers, DAMNED proud to say hello, and to say, THANK YOU for your wrestling career.

[@MrGrxxx123]

A super bad ass in the ring. A real gentleman outside the ring!

[@Blu9_Nin9]

I always liked Stan. He was such a legitimate tough guy. He's very old school.

[@bertilstromdahl8874]

Him and Vader in Japan were great to watch back in the day.

[@MrK623]

This is from Wiki: He also wrestled in the World Wide Wrestling Federation in the late 1970s, where he broke Bruno Sammartino's neck; it was from this incident that both Hansen and promoters claimed enormous power for his lariat, although a botched powerslam is what actually caused Sammartino's injury.

[@shawnwarner5445]

My all time favorite wrestler wish he would have had a final run in the States before retiring.

[@MrGrxxx123]

Big Stan Hansen 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@georgejackson4426]

He had one of the most protected finishers of all time only Giant Baba kicked out of the Lariat. The most successful Gaijin of all time.

[@majorsmythe1]

Stan Hansen= Tons of CASH. Guy was a great wrestler,,,and a smart businessman.

[@rahlohmcdonogh5035]

Remember Mr.Hansen at Championship/Mid South wrestling in the late 70s,

[@BEARVViTNESS]

Stan hansen is the f'n maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. Never forget the match were he litereally popped Vaders eye out .... THATS badass

[@thedarkchild86]

Huge Stan Hansen fan ......

[@DarthKripple]

Stan was never afraid to do business with anyone. What held Hanson back was his hatred of promoters and he burned bridges that way stateside. It didn't stop him from becoming a god in japan. And he had the perfect gimmick matching his features. His matches with Hogan are some of my favorites, but if you want to see what Wrestling is when someone works and has passion there is no one better than the Cowboy Stan Hansen.

[@saints093]

He does seem like a nice guy, especially away from the ring, which I'm sure he is, a very humble guy. :)

[@melbz1266]

A BEAST!

[@steiggl]

Only knock would have been when Hansen was AWA champ. Stan showed his loyalty to Japan and took AWA title with him. Not saying Gagne didn't deserve it.

[@iwanttoseemrshow]

He's referring to the match Hansen and Hogan had in Japan. Its on youtube. Hogan won. Plus, Hogan worked Hansen to death and did kick his ass all over the place. I think Hansen cried during the match.

[@rosario508]

It's bizarre hearing Stan's calm voice.

[@SeanRankin2]

I wonder if he still plans to release a book?

[@pbanik]

The Last Outlaw by Stan Hansen with Scott Teal is a book you might want to check out. www.crowbarpress.com/cbp-books/14-sh.html

[@havplenty]

Does anyone know where I can view the Stan Hansen vs. Burno Sammartino match @ MSG where Hansen breaks Bruno neck fron a botch?

[@davesullivan8073]

KZbin

[@bladestormviking]

hansen couldn't see past his elbow without glasses. that is part of what lead to him breaking bruno's neck in NY

[@sychophantt]

Stan would win the damn UFC heavyweight strap!

[@kingman88]

i remember when he beat luger for the us title...I was shocked.

[@DavSavage6994]

why would you be shocked? Hansen was the real deal. Luger isn't fit to lace up his boots. Hansen and Brody was feared all over the world..

[@kingman88]

I think I was 12. I wasnt hip to Hansen in japan and AWA no matter what Ross would tell us during the match

[@DavSavage6994]

Well that's understandable.. I'm expecting Hansen to get inducted to 2016 Hall of Fame. Long overdue..

[@kingman88]

I'd love it for sure

[@travismcdonald6576]

+kingman88 Halloween Havoc 1990. Luger and Hansen actually had a good match that night.

[@Mr8080ss]

TH3 LARIOT ... TUFF @S NAILS, BRUTAL AS DEY COME ...

[@darkpatriot85]

The original baddest man on the planet.

[@matthewmayhem]

Moooooooooooon!!!!

[@SeanMBryans]

I think his claim to fame is the night he broke Bruno's neck - And it wasn't a work. It was an accident which they played on upon Sammartino's return. Although he never won the title he should have. He was a great worker. Always in charecter.

[@Ozzman3475]

Damn, who knew Stan Hansen was actually a nice guy?

[@blacquesjacques7239]

Ole was an intimidating guy but I never got the sense that he was a bad ass .

[@AdoublesLdouble]

Wasn't Hansen legally blind for most of his wrestling career?

[@elma2824]

Accidentally Broke Bruno Sammartino's neck?

[@LanDio1981]

If Stan Hansen were still wrestling, he'd OWN both John Cena and David Otunga or is it Mr. Hudson, LOL!

[@Mlotshaw1]

LOL the first thing Hansen did was blast Vader with a cowbell and broke his nose b4 he even got in the ring, then he popped his eye out for working stiff which is hypocritical cause Hansen is blind as a bat and stiff as a board actually broke cpl peoples necks in his day, I think Vader was the new big thing and Hansen wanted to keep his spot as top American.

[@yungmurda86]

id love to see Stan knock Cena on his fuckin ass this guy is a fuckin legend

[@Philipe0849]

One bad ass. Back in the day, you were not anybody, unless you wrestle Stan Hansen. Meaning, you had to be though enough to hang in there with him in a match.

[@VitoATF]

Isn't this 'Bubba' from No Holds Barred (The bar scenes)???

[@pbanik]

He was Neanderthal in No Holds Barred. www.imdb.com/title/tt0097987/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast

[@junklock]

+kingman88 Cheesy gimmicks help some (e.g. Undertaker) but not necessarily the majority. Savage was more of a draw / HW champ / main event caliber wrestler during the WM 2-5 era before he became the Macho King. Martel's legacy is his AWA title reign and success in the WWF tag division; the Model gimmick hurt his career. Dusty's WWF gimmick was a humiliation as opposed to the mulitple NWA title reigns and feuds with the Horseman that made him a legend. The majority of top draws today don't have cheesy gimmicks. It's not a stretch to suggest Hansen could have main evented a few Wrestlemanias and/or Starcardes if he stayed in the US and played ball, but he also could have been buried because of his stiff style. However, when you consider his body of work from AJPW and 4 Triple Crown championships between 1990-95 (fighting against arguably the greatest wrestlers to ever live: Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi), there's really no question he made the right decision.

[@shadowman2192]

"Neanderthal" from No Holds Barred.

[@HorrorFreak68]

I LOVE the Japan style of wrestling. So much better than the American style. You watch the matches and there's really no faces or heels. Everyone is a tweener. That's the way it should be.

[@Ming19Ming]

He was smart to stay in Japan as opposed to sign with the WWF. Vince would have made him into some horrible character like he did with the One Man Gang, Terry Taylor, and many others. The money in Japan was great and the wrestlers were well taken care of. They were driven everywhere, hotels paid for, etc ... Japan was the place to be back in the day.

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

HANSEN FOR THE WWF/WWE HALL OF FAME !!!!!!!!

[@RobbieStrike]

LOL @ email name Rick Rudes Mustache

[@worralljack]

what? isn't that a bad thing i was adding to what he was saying. what? racism is bad fullstop any form of descrimination is bad What?

[@DrRocksotheClown]

@PureDynamiteKid andre the giant an dhulk hogan whooped on him though..but yeah..the only thing i dont liek is he acts liek a bully but i guess thats the character he plays?

[@jackdoodle90]

ox baker is a good singer? lol. that's really funny

[@therealBALLOONKNOT]

I believe the god in Japan is BRODY

[@pbanik]

I think it would be Rikidozan if anyone is a god in Japan based on pro wrestling.

[@flipgood89]

Stan Hansen is a good ol' Lefty as well, so of course he is a good man. Who woulda thunk, one of the few liberals in wrestling is a guy from texas?

[@dallascowboystar2012]

yup thats y his style was so stiff cause he had 2