HONKY TONK MAN ON JIMMY SNUKA

THE HONKY TONK MAN ON JIMMY SNUKA
Longest reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion of all time "The Honky Tonk Man" talks about his post-Warrior WWE feud with the legendary Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and what it was like taking the dreaded "Superfly Splash."
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[@wutdafeezy]

I feel so bad for all the veteran wrestlers. What a rough life but man did they make my childhood awesome.

[@chrisburnsed6349]

Same here! WWF in the 80’s was my entire life. Too bad it went to shit around 2000

[@cruznewz6396]

Great Post So many great memories of our youth are directly connected to our heroes in the ring.

[@RumbleFish69]

For the sacrifices these men made, in order to make me smile and put joy in my life, I will forever be grateful!

[@capacola262743]

i could listen to htm all day. i love the way he tells a story. he is also one of the smartest and most honest guys around.

[@vanessadotson8067]

My bad for being 4yrs last but you so right, he speaks nothing like a person who's been taking hits to the head way b4 most of us was born

[@itistime467]

@@vanessadotson8067 Some family too 👀

[@ChrisLifts05]

HTM looks amazing for his age

[@mystico21p]

Never thought HTM would be an awesome guest. Like his interviews very much.

[@pauldubyna2243]

He looks like a guy that you know, very open and honest.

[@subzero8679]

No way, he lies through his teeth!!!

[@Koexistence13]

HTM's blood don't gush out his nose it gurshes out.

[@tiburon760]

I watch him wrestle at the San Diego County Fair every year. Great guy and still in good shape after all these years, probably in best shape from all the wrestlers from his generation.

[@scottbrooks6975]

tiburon760 Good shape? He looked like absolute shit in his prime how could he be in good shape now?

[@MrJay197409]

@@scottbrooks6975 let's see you wrestler then.

[@puppupzera6435]

It’s actually quite nice listening to honky-tonk talk comes across as a real genuine person

[@dakidsbac777]

These HTM vids are AWSOME!

[@Cazz8203]

agreed!

[@shiftyshiftaculamusic5181]

Real are fake we have to respect these guys when we see them now and listen to their stories they took a beating to entertain us night after night.

[@stevemtc1]

Your 250 pounds and still have to slam a 350 pound man. There was a promotion called IPW they can’t wrestle Proving not just anyone can do it. And the training is not to make you able to wrestle it’s people who can already move and toss and tumble.

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

Alot of the bumps arereal

[@DarthVader1977]

Real or* fake

[@DarthVader1977]

@CC Greening choreographed*

[@garyrandall7571]

Stunt men really

[@TheCodedtestament]

Jimmy Snuka has always been a favorite of mine. He was a top star that should have won at least the Intercontinental Championship and the Tag Team Championships.

[@jmurdock8303]

He also was a .....

[@concierge1892]

Murdering his girlfriend, killed his push. No pun intended.

[@supesisfodder7427]

@@concierge1892 no

[@HigherThanYou]

@@supesisfodder7427 yea

[@supesisfodder7427]

@@HigherThanYou nah

[@r0ckstar666]

Snuka was a legend. I still think of Snuka diving off that steal cage onto Don Murraco

[@sydIRISH]

When was Earl Hebner NOT the ref in a match??? He was ALWAYS the referee!!!! Of course, it could've been his "evil twin"....who knows???

[@alnosaints]

sydIRISH he has a brother Dave they both ref. On a hogan is wheb they brought Dave. Allegedly the million dollar paid a man to have plastic surgeries to cheat in a match

[@thetryer6858]

rip

[@orlandotruitt5997]

Lol seems that way

[@billturner8823]

Don't forget Danny Davis, lol.

[@sickboy6663]

Remember Joey Morella, he used to be a regular before he died. Was also Gorilla Monsoons son

[@killme366]

i love the sounds he made

[@nickperkins8477]

I love listening to HTM talk. Great shoot talker.

[@ciscogomez73ify]

Love these stories how they have to work with each to entertain the audience.

[@MB-oc1nw]

Snuka was in great shape when he came back for that run.

[@Realmasterorder]

It is very interesting to hear these interviews and get to know about what was really happening in the buissiness. These people are heroes in the Wrestling buissiness most of them have went through so many hardships and Real injuries from Real hits not matter how staged it is

[@savemyneighborhood]

My favorite wrestler!!!

[@davidnmfarrell]

Snuka's splash finish on honky tonk looked incredible!

[@freddiemenguita7657]

I used watch Jimmy Superfly Snuka when was young rip superfly the lord with you and god bless

[@pundarbritta]

When he talks about Snuka he looks down. Other q's he looks straight towards the dude asking them. Doesn't have to mean aaaanything, just a reflection and...just sayin'...

[@concierge1892]

Because he knows Snuka killed her

[@jeff97ish]

People are still cutting. Heck, it didn't stop, lol.

[@jking5772]

Amazing what these guys through.

[@teslasuperdestinations]

dang Honky Tonk . . . you really took many for the team. I LOVED to HATE you when I was a kid . . . in retrospect it means you a genius at your craft. Thank you Honky Tonk Man!!

[@garysherwood382]

Always enjoyed your matches Mr. Tonk,you sure know how to play a guitar.

[@newl0bstr]

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka was a contestant on the January 15, 2017 episode of the game show Celebrity Bucket Kickers.

[@steve19745]

you know what a concussion feels like ! welcome to the world of chris benoit

[@bostonbrian2652]

Woo Hoo! I was like # 800!

[@yonniemccullough]

I must get that hair cut.

[@tomjones2348]

I knew, even back in the early 80s (wwf), some of those matches involved some real pain and injury.

[@clintcarpenter2489]

Jimmy Snuka had a cocain problem like you wouldn’t believe! Dark Side of the Ring did a episode about it.

[@Richard-Espanol]

Coke and roids, no one can ever take away what he did the ring. But the man was legit crazy outside of it. That dark side of the ring documentary was super depressing.

[@dane21dc]

It was the 80’s. They all did

[@mitchpictish2250]

Blood was "gurshing".

[@isaacsilverman9976]

Snuka is that kind of guy.

[@user-qw4jj6jw1n]

He was the biggest star of the wwf he didn't need a belt back in the days

[@jingles373]

The blood was gershing out...

[@mizeryluvkompany]

yeah i caught that too, what an idiot he sounded like, lol

[@MrWrestling2]

Damn funny story telling

[@teamchb3143]

When Hogan was getting his monster push, Snuka was more over than Hogan..no doubt about it...

[@alnosaints]

blind poet38 hogan was already on top

[@SteelSunday]

Hogan was number 1 Snuka was number 2 sometimes 3 after Sgt Slaughter .._ he was the top guy and most over when Bob Backlund was champion tho.

[@Jayhazy23]

Piper confirmed this in his shoot interview about the coconut incident.

[@jwright5150]

Alot of people were as popular as Hulk. Curt and Brett were the best wrestlers but the only one that couldve outshined Hogan was the Snake 🐍 DDT DDT DDT DDT DDT DDT

[@rudistorm3348]

Nah.. the kids loved Hogan. He had the most personality amd he took wrestling into the stratosphere. The most money they make is on merchandising and Hogan had way more potential to sell action figures, posters etc...Personally I liked Snuka better.

[@guccigrady1784]

Would any of the boys say they think or thought Jimmy killed his girlfriend? I don't think they would say yes

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

They probably were shocked about that

[@SportZFan4L1fe]

She was a ring rat who snorted more blow than she could handle. Blaming Snuka because the b*tch was Caucasian. 🙄

[@zachbombrisk8300]

Well we all know now Jimmy did it

[@vballref4]

Loved this guy! Wayne Ferris!! His routine and intro and act was the best!! As for Snuka hmmm this is shocking to me……………………

[@postaltraining]

+vballref4 check out the "snackbar" matches that ferris and (i can't remember his tag partner at the time) had against lawler and various tag partners of lawler's- great matches- hilarious. every single thing in the joint that was a good item was used

[@KevinWindsor1971]

+postaltraining That was Larry Latham (real name Larry Booker) who would go on and become Moondog Spot. He passed away during a match. RIP.

[@johnschneider4363]

2:05-2:20 I laughed so hard

[@Bearded_Buddha]

R.I.P Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

[@tomtanaka841]

R.I.P. women beating murderer.

[@concierge1892]

When you get to hell Jimmy, say "Hello!"to Chris

[@vanessadotson8067]

He always give the best interviews, an speaks nothing like a person who's been taking hits to the head b4 most of us was born, rock on H.T.M.(◠‿◕)

[@ThunderFist1978]

The interviewer’s mentioning the no blood policy being started in the late 80s makes me wonder if Hulk Hogan’s blade job at Wrestlemania V was okayed by Vince. I never heard of his getting in trouble over it.

[@paulwonderley538]

Seems like a nice dude

[@068dirtboy]

Umm he definitely murdered his wife. Watch Dark Side of The Ring

[@natansandersjr7668]

This was years before that

[@keisha78]

Since there seems to be so many "Firsthand Witnesses" that were in the hotel room with Jimmy and the lady that night, it should be an easy case!

[@AnthonyAscue]

I remember watching this shoot interview for the first time years and years ago. This was peak Honky lol

[@JayZombie1216]

Just a shame that "GUNTER" has beat HTM record. A legend.

[@GreggF65]

Yeah right Jimmy was abusing her no doubt he was guilty

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Evidence?

[@068dirtboy]

THEDARKSIDEOFTHEFORCE66 watch dark side of the ring. Snuka was a POS abuser that definitely killed his wife

[@davy1972]

@@068dirtboy That's not evidence. That's accusation.

[@mjgolf1]

@@davy1972 Or hearsay...

[@blakehibberts1389]

I remember in the early 90's Snuka was more less a jobber.

[@edgarortiz4681]

Bullshit ! Snuka was a huge star .

[@matthewmp111]

Edgar Ortiz Not in the 90s

[@chrisconley8583]

MatthewDean believe it or not, things actually occurred before the 90’s.

[@cmdc778]

Kinda a jobber to the stars, yeah.

[@noodle845]

Earl Hebner of course! Lol.

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

If jimmy didn't do anything why did his story change multiple times?

[@orlandotruitt5997]

He was suffering from brain damage.

[@feebypeels2883]

🤣Gurshing 2:09

[@trashiestpotato673]

Fuck. Purity wild

[@orlandotruitt5997]

Honky Tonk Man didn't say anything bad about Snuka.

[@point-blank931]

I’m sure there is a HTM video later on where he says “I knew all along Jimmy did it, I knew he was guilty of killing his wife”!

[@Russ668]

Girlfriend?

[@growlerfrown487]

Does he still rock that hairdo, or is it just for the interview?

[@jimh4167]

I thought the saying was Blood = $$$$

[@IcEMaN0761]

No he did it look up all the evidence , and just in 2014 they reopened the case

[@davesmith6624]

Wrestling is more interesting with bloody matches on a regular basis

[@chrishughes3087]

Wot conviction

[@jaytrace1006]

Most of these wrestlers look old as Hell, but Honky Tonk looks the same.

[@williambanks8103]

Bret the hit man Hart !!!!!!! Rules and the rest are ok 😎

[@ThunderFist1978]

I wonder if his view on Snuka has changed now due to the conviction.

[@smokeykevin]

+DJCandyManMike Conviction? Not yet anyway. Jury selection starts on March 22nd.

[@ThunderFist1978]

Kevin Phillips I thought he got convicted already, but in any case, we know what Vince's feelings are about it.

[@docnasty74]

I didn't know about a conviction. For what, bro?

[@ThunderFist1978]

+XD3unit Your account isn't exactly accurate. It's believed that if Snuka is indeed guilty, his assault did not directly his wife, but that he caused her to fall and hit her head, which is what resulted in her death. This happened in 1983, but Snuka was never arrested despite the presence of injuries on the wife's body that seemed consistent with spousal abuse. Last year, 32 years after the fact, a grand jury decided to indict him on charges, and he was arrested on Sept. 1 on suspicion of said charges.

[@ThunderFist1978]

+Armando Perez In 1983, Snuka's wife at the time died after falling in their hotel room and hitting her head. He had called for the ambulance that picked her up, and it was noted at the time that the wife had injuries that were consistent with spousal abuse. Some people suspected that Snuka had killed her, but until last year he was never arrested over the incident. Last year a grand jury decided to indict Snuka on charges, and he was arrested on Sept. 1, 32 years after the fact. Snuka is generally not believed to have killed his wife directly, but he is under suspicion of attacking her and causing the fall that killed her.

[@billlewis1829]

Credit where it is due, he was a great classic Heel and great worker that could cut a promo. You loved to hate the gimmick..... On the other hand it's said what a pain he was to work with and his story version of past events are complete BS.

[@BeeBumper]

Yeah I don't think Jimmy killed his GF either. Chris Benoit on the other hand without a doubt, but that one has it's reasons.

[@jmurdock8303]

What make you say that?

[@068dirtboy]

Umm he definitely killed his wife. Watch dark side of the ring. He was a pos

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

What possible reasons would Chris Benoit have to kill his family that he loved so much? Was there another man? Was it Kevin Sullivan fulfilling his promise using satanists or fellow pro wrestlers?

[@mikecozzi1040]

😳 Honky Tonk Man! You might not have been afraid of Jimmy Snuka! 😳 But I know you probably are still Afraid of the Greatest Wrestler of all Times! Dr David Schultz!

[@larryshelby8584]

He was wrong about Jimmy that's why he RIP.

[@AgeofReason]

comment and like if you always jump 20 or 30 seconds ahead of any videos that have intro's because you just want to get on with the real content.

[@crossvlog1070]

So he tore his peck, and didn't get surgery???

[@codykendera11]

Surgery would mean he'd have to take time off. Most wrestlers in the 80s-90s were paid per show. Time off for surgery meant no paycheck, and possibly being fired

[@ecwfaithful]

CrossVlog So due to that, many guys worked around or with injuries, only going under the knife if absolutely necessary.

[@jyesucevitz]

wah! my pec is torn! wah! I've got a concussion and a headache! wah! my nose is broken! rub some dirt on it ya baby. I'm kidding. how do you even wrestle when you can't use one arm? also, your opponents safety too to consider.

[@Agave310]

They got paid by the match. Couldn't afford to miss any. Really was a tough trail.

[@mr10tomidnight]

Thats right Jimmy Superfly Snuka never won a match against Mr. Perfect

[@greenleader138]

He lived in my neighborhood. Drove a riding mower around. He was great I miss him

[@jordyvillanueva9471]

In the heaven

[@fjccommish]

The interviewee is cool, cocky, and bad.