Ted DiBiase on his Experience Working with Tommy Rich

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Ted DiBiase on his Experience Working with Tommy Rich

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'The Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase looks back at his Hall of Fame career, from Mid-South, to Japan, to WCW, to WWF, and everywhere in-between! Join Ted and Marcus every Friday at 6am ET on all podcast platforms or if you want early access, get it commercial free on Premier+ with Premier Streaming Network!

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@brainspin7518 8 ай бұрын

Well said Ted! Today's wrestling fans don't know about having good ring charisma & working "style". Man i miss the territory days.

@dantegood2195 8 ай бұрын

Wrestling is way better today. Especially when you don’t have so many wrestlers dying before 40 like the “good ol days”

@davestaircrazedlocalactor7949 5 ай бұрын

Tommy was a one man Rock and Roll Express with the ladies.

@paulknight5300 8 ай бұрын

The angle with mr R and DiBiase was money!

@hk43xx 7 ай бұрын

Tommy Rich mentioned that he did get to wrestle in Madison Square Garden for the WWF back in the early 80s. He didn't want to go, but Jim Barnett convinced him by telling him that wrestling in the Garden would be a once in a lifetime experience. Tommy sad he wrestled Johnny Rodz, but didn't say who won. Jake Roberts talked about his time as a booker in Georgia during 1983/84. He said he had big plans to put Tommy Rich back on top, but, according to Jake, Buzz Sawyer and Tommy Rich left the territory because they didn't like Jake being the booker.

@garythatcher90 8 ай бұрын

I grew up in Dothan Alabama,Tommy wrestled their a good guy,can't we were friends,but he knew who I was.

@ithinkaboutthings9052 8 ай бұрын

The flunky’s thoughts on Tommy Rich further illustrate my point that Ted DiBiase deserves a real cohost.

@user-pc8uq6df2k 27 күн бұрын

James, the Brit who does the podcast with Dutch Mantell & others.

@butcherbaker1001 8 ай бұрын

Someone say somethin bout fired up!

@studbourbon798 8 ай бұрын

Tommy did

@jerryhilliard4233 8 ай бұрын

Tommy Rich (Richardson) was a great bleeder one of the best I ever watched

@trapdoorfloyd 8 ай бұрын

There is a chance that Ted didn't see anything because Tommy respected being around him. Some people are like that.

@Super_Flea 8 ай бұрын

Tommy Rich is professional wrestlings all time leader using the phrase “ let me tell you something “

@williamwinstead5395 8 ай бұрын

Shoot... he's probably the Guinness Book of World Records' all-time leader for saying "let me tell you something"...

@samright4661 2 ай бұрын

Tommy and Buzz Sawyer feud was legendary

@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8 8 ай бұрын

Tommy said in his rf video shoot interview that Roddy Piper wanted him to come to the wwf back in the 80s and he turned down the opportunity because Yankees weren't his favorite people to be around.

@JerichoMile4 8 ай бұрын

Ole Anderson actually put Tommy Rich over on Georgia Championship Wrestling with matches versus Abdullah The Butcher !!!!

@singer4badalley 3 ай бұрын

What people don’t realize is growing up in the territory days every territory had their Hulk Hogan. Von Erich’s in world class Jerry Lawler in Memphis and Tommy Rich in Georgia. He was huge. When cable came out it was expensive so after a couple years is was more affordable and my Dad and mom got it. The little studio crowd for Saturday morning and Saturday night was always loud. But they really popped when Tommy Rich came out!

@DixiePokerAce 8 ай бұрын

Tommy Rich's good old boy gimmick went over big down in the South. I don't believe Tommy Rich would have worked out in the WWF. It just wasn't a good fit. Jake Roberts has a lot of nerve talking guys getting loaded.

@TMC1982Part2 8 ай бұрын

I was just thinking that if Jake Roberts of all people says that you have a drinking and/or substance abuse problem then you must REALLY have a drinking and/or substance abuse problem.

@timfrederick9305 8 ай бұрын

He wouldn’t have fit in the WWF anymore than the Freebirds or the Rebel Dick Slater which never got over.He was a southern territory guy period though his time in the AWA wasn’t bad.

@SammyVideoPlex 8 ай бұрын

I hate Jake Robert all he do is talk he was a drunk himself.

@dionruffin3996 Ай бұрын

Facts are facts though. If Jake calls you a drunk or drug addict you probably are

@JackieAllen-rn6nj 3 ай бұрын

Tommy rich was always one of my favorite wrestlers if not the best

@clayton5584 8 ай бұрын

Tommy has charisma no doubt

@studbourbon798 8 ай бұрын

Jake said this ,jake said that .Jake was on crack .

@raymondtipton7243 8 ай бұрын

Kevin Nash said on his podcast that wrestled Tommy Rich drunk n Wcw clash of champions...kevin was Vinnie Vegas at the time...its on youtube

@billday6744 8 ай бұрын

I saw them wrestle in North Ohio they both looked like they hadnt showered in a month I didnt know back then how hard was to be on the road non stop I understand now .

@stevewarren4813 8 ай бұрын

Tommy was offered shots but didn't want to go.

@Jim-Tuner 8 ай бұрын

Tommy Rich only really ever got over in Georgia. In Georgia, he was able to overcome his limitations by charisma, good work, good interviews and favorable booking. But his size anywhere else was going to be held against him. And when he got older, there was also less appeal. There were alot of other guys like him that couldn't get beyond a certain level for the same reasons. Specifically in the WWE, he wasn't going to get in due to his size. And Jake Roberts is not anyone to be critical of another guy for their drinking.

@TheTruth-on5zx 8 ай бұрын

Tommy was the King of the 6:05 on The Superstation. Dare I say he was Hogan over in the south.

@Jim-Tuner 8 ай бұрын

@@TheTruth-on5zx He was over for a while. But he had cooled down in 1984 and when he left Georgia Championship Wrestling that year, he never got back to the same level. He was Hogan over at one time. But by the end of 1983, it was done.

@cstomp1 8 ай бұрын

Rich's biggest success was in Georgia, but he had good runs in Memphis and working for Fuller in Southeast.

@mds56358 8 ай бұрын

@@Jim-Tuner That's like saying Austin was a big as Hogan only in 98. Lol. Tommy Rich was quite popular since 1978 or 1979. His peak was like in 1980 and 81. But Tommy was a huge deal till 83 or 84 till he was in GCW. He was a top draw and a huge star at Hogan, Rock or Austins level.

@bourbon646 7 ай бұрын

@@Jim-TunerI didn't get the limitation part. Tommy had everything and was also a good worker. If Tommy was a bad worker, then I have no clue what a good worker means. In WWF post Hogan, Tommy would never get a push. NWA during that time could have crowned him as a champion. Tommy would have been over with good booking anywhere. He had the likeability. It would take a while. He was huge in georgia. Outside he would have to get good booking as well as belts. Hogan wasn't himself over everywhere. Flair also wasn't over everywhere. But WWF and NWA took a chance as they had the look and gimmick that could sell. After 1990 its difficult to see Tommy as a top guy. He could have been a WCW champion beating Flair in the late 80s. Maybe 1 or 2 runs because Rich was a good worker and could work with anyone.

@crystalballfantasy9382 2 ай бұрын

Imagine Jake Roberts criticizing somebody for substance abuse LOL

@richardmorris6365 8 ай бұрын

Cause Vince liked the big comic strip characters.

@PassivePortfolios 8 ай бұрын

Very unfortunate that Tommy Rich was slowly destroyed by substance abuse. Some said it was injuries, others said it was peer pressure which got him hooked. He was a very talented wrestler popular in the South. But sometimes things don't work out as planned in life.

@ithinkaboutthings9052 8 ай бұрын

I always viewed Wildfire as a wild eyed southern boy who got a bit of fame that he was not able to handle. I’m glad he’s still around and sharing some memories.

@donjulio4025 8 ай бұрын

he wasnt destroyed by substance abuse. shame on you

@PassivePortfolios 8 ай бұрын

@@donjulio4025 we are sometimes in denial about the people we admire but they are just human subject to temptations just like the rest of us.

@ithinkaboutthings9052 8 ай бұрын

@@PassivePortfolios What’s your idea of destruction? He’s almost 70 and still on his first marriage. Kids and grandkids seem to be doing fine. Wildfire still makes some appearances because he enjoys it and fans are still paying for his stuff. No prison time or multiple unsuccessful rehab visits. His mental state is beyond that of the current president (but so it a rutabaga). He’s not destitute and hasn’t done any of those “raise funds from your fans” things. In pro wrestling, he was a draw for years, world champion and more. Destroyed? You should be so lucky to face such destruction.

@PassivePortfolios 8 ай бұрын

@@ithinkaboutthings9052 some people deal with their problems and turn their lives around while others never do.

@timfrederick9305 8 ай бұрын

Tommy got over in Georgia and Memphis as well as having a good run in Continental.As he got older he frankly didn’t keep hisself in the best of shape and his fondness for bleeding didn’t help his good looks.Yes he sometimes worked drunk in the ring cause I met him once and he reeked of beer.Nice guy though.Good wrestler that probably should have been a top guy for probably ten years more than he was but I don’t think he handled his fame well.

@brainspin7518 8 ай бұрын

His best stuff was in Georgia..He was SOOOO over there. His work in ECW was not bad either on top of the other territories you've mentioned.

@user-yh5yh5es4u 8 ай бұрын

I heard wildfire wanted to keep up his Jake-a-wish bucket list since Jake did so well on the heroes ppv,but every sane country person don't Pick up snakes, let alone French kiss them

@JeramyRichter 8 ай бұрын

Tommy mentioned Vince wanted him and Austin Idol as a tag team sometime around their feud with Paul E. against Lawler. But, Austin was not interested as the story goes.

@VolumedMusicMan 6 ай бұрын

They should’ve never given Tommy Rich the NWA title for a week. That crushed him personally.

@danielwade434 8 ай бұрын

Piper got him a shot but Rich said he didnt want to go

@mammothenterprises2921 2 ай бұрын

Adrian Street said that Tommy was either drunk or stoned all the time in 1986 when in Continental.

@jamesdeleo8135 2 ай бұрын

Tommy Rich peaked between 79-82/83….. Vince expansion of 84 didn’t need him at that point

@scotthubbert Ай бұрын

Ya know, I don’t really wanna bitch. I love Ted DiBiase , followed him on Wrestling at the Chase for a couple years before dad got us cable… I’m not sure I’m gonna listen to him judge and dish dirt on wrestlers after what his son did a few years back:) y’all take care

@angelacallaway5910 8 ай бұрын

Tommy is blessed to have not went to the WWE people cause they are the devil 😈, he's the realest man in wrestling world 🌎, weather tommy drank or not he still done his wrestling job no matter what.im glad Tommy didn't go to the wwe cause they ruined wrestling.

@farscape1714 8 ай бұрын

Everyone got a price.

@tjred3995 8 ай бұрын

Vince didn't want Rich because he was a southern boy with the accent...and his body, of course

@davidarwood6264 2 ай бұрын

Tommy liked beer and other things for sure. NEVER heard of Tommy being drunk in the ring . Not many better workers in the ring period. Past or present. What's this guy's problem with Tommy ? Tommy could give a promo almost as good as Flair or anyone else. This dude needs to do at least some reaserch. Rich didn't want to work up north. He had the opportunity. Maybe to stay away from characters who don't know what they are talking about.

@user-pc8uq6df2k 27 күн бұрын

Ted, please get with someone who isn't so ignorant about territorial wrestling.

@user-oj5oo8wh6n 5 ай бұрын

At least Tommy didn't steal money did he Ted!!!!

@user-wr6db6nw8t 4 ай бұрын

Tommy didn't want to work for Vince!!

@jaythor70 8 ай бұрын

Tommy Rich was a good wrestler, but way too Southern for Vince. He didn't have the body style Vince likes either. Tommy was made for Southern rasslin', but wouldn't have gotten to be more than a jobber to the stars in WWF in the 80s.