HONKY TONK MAN ON STAMPEDE WRESTLING

[@JDFproject]

What an entertaining story teller. So nice to see a legend who's mind isn't mush.

[@Argonautx66]

Stu was beast mode in his youth. WWII kept him from Olympic competition. Truly a man’s man.

[@gripsimpson]

One of the best and favorite guys of mine to listen to. Great details. Awesome Stu Hart impression.

[@Dakatari]

It's great hearing Stu Hart stories there should be a documentary or a movie on Stu Hart and the Hart family.

[@misterslats]

Surviving The Dungeon from about 15 years ago. If I can find it again online I'll post the link here. I know there's dvd extras and outtakes online but I'm not sure about the full documentary anymore.

[@Dakatari]

@@misterslats I would love to watch or read more about the Hart family

[@jessetorres9502]

Bret's book is a great resource

[@Rain006]

Wrestling With Shadows is very good doc about Bret but pulls the curtain back on the Hart family very well.

[@CooteRJ_84]

He seems like a nice guy. Had an action figure of him when I was a kid and people thought it was Elvis. LOL

[@nondweller]

Same. Loved his action figure

[@imustgoshopping6189]

Still have mine. It’s the only figure I somehow kept

[@ianfleischhacker6154]

As a kid, he was the heel I despised. Everything he did worked. He was 100% on point, every time.

[@johansmallberries9874]

Puerto Rican uppercut is friggin hilarious

[@christopherumberger6142]

I got to meet Honky Tonk Man a few years back at a show in Bland Virginia. Great guy

[@misterslats]

In 1983 Al Tomko had run All-Star into the ground and didn't have the stick to keep Stu out of British Columbia so Stu got Stampede Wrestling on BC TV, partnered with Brian Adams's manager, and ran some of his biggest shows of all time in British Columbia. 7000 people paid gate for Bruce Hart vs. Tiger Williams at the PNE arena. 9000+ for a supershow with Dyno, News, Andre, Dr. D, etc. They were cleaning up in Vancouver, Victoria, and Nanaimo right up until the WWF told Stu "you can either let us buy you out or we'll just come in and take the territory within a years time". Stu was conflicted cuz adding BC to his loop had been a huge success but ultimately he saw the writing on the wall and as one of only four territories that were offered buyouts from the WWF he decided he'd better take it instead of getting bulldozed out later for nothing. Then Vince swerved Stu anyway and didn't make his first $100,000 yearly payment knowing Stu couldn't sue as he did the deal on a handshake. Vince has been screwing Harts for years.

[@chrisscott541]

Always go to honky tonk man to here stories in the mean time and in between time THIS is another edition of stampede wrestling

[@majormike9664]

God Bless Stu Hart. All these young tough guys scared as hell of him even though he was near 70 yrs old !!!. what a BADASS he was.

[@brucemaguire3238]

I was at the WWF in Calgary. Honky Tonks match and heat from the crowd was simply amazing

[@NeoNyder]

So cool hearing Honky Tonk talking about Vancouver BC, All Star Wrestling and BCTV. What a legend!

[@Chupacvabra]

Amazing hearing a southern guy talking about life in the great white north.

[@johnnybond5143]

Nova Scotia shout out! I remember watching Leo Burke wrestle in cape Breton... he's a Stampede guy

[@landrykkb]

+Johnny Bond I'm a Caper,too.

[@johnnybond5143]

the good ol Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling days

[@landrykkb]

Johnny Bond I watched it manys a Saturday afternoon on ATV.

[@peteandrepete528]

Living on P.EI. I would watch that a lot of it too.The only show I liked more than that was HNIC.We only had tfc (two fucking channels) so there wasn't a whole lot to pick from .Sometimes you got 3fc but only if the french channel was coming in lol.

[@charleslennon1]

Thank you! Great interview(s)! This man should have his own KZbin channel!

[@andrewstrong8955]

Stampede was on TV in Toronto, along with International wrestling from MTL...and all star wrestling.from BC...

[@robertcaul4426]

Andrew Strong hey I miss those days we got awa and the Detroit area too it made 6 hrs 6 different territories every saturday

[@Slickshapiro13]

smc chandler all star was shown coast to coast on CTV affiliates. Bctv was the Vancouver affiliate

[@rosaleenswami1186]

i really miss old school wrestling

[@SharksRule86]

Wrestlers tell the most interesting stories.

[@jonstark3034]

Puerto Rican upper-cut that's some funny stuff always liked him even dressed up like him when i was 12 for Halloween.

[@sese6227]

Did everyone think you were Elvis? lol

[@thesixshooter6506]

Honky Tonk Man seems to be a really nice guy... well-spolen, informative, and respectful of his peers and the fans. Very impressive. And I always LOVED his character. You rock Honky Tonk Man... in and out of the ring.

[@savagehenry1234]

Nova Scotia shout out - Grand Prix Wrestling!

[@peteandrepete528]

I live on the Island and I used to love the old Grand Prix.

[@MrROTD]

I grew up on Stampede and All Star Wrestling, loved it it was brutal.

[@guycalgary7800]

I remember seeing him at the stampede thoroughbred races when I was a kid .

[@jerfacekilla]

2:20 Haven't laughed so hard in a long time...

[@snoxbox]

HTM is so good at telling stories.

[@osvaldoflores2088]

Honky tonk man he's a great story teller

[@billestew7535]

Bad news Allen, Archie [the stomper] Goldie, and Honkey Tonk were the greatest heels at Stampede, I never consider the Dynamite Kid as a heel because he was so talented and J.R Foley could put almost any manager to shame because he was a comic genius

[@davehenderson3739]

Honky tonk Wayne has always been a class act.

[@mrparkinson]

Al Tomko paid double? You wouldnt know that ever happened if you watched his show in the late 80s. That said, I do kinda miss All Star Wrestling...

[@MichaelLevineHair]

All Star was so bad, I never believed it even as a little kid. I lived for Stampede. And for a while Big Tine from Portland aired in Vancouver and that was awesome too. But nothing beat Stampede. Gama and Bad News were such great heels.

[@nobrakes3765]

Tonky Tonk sounds like a good dude.

[@thorpestanford5359]

I grew up watching stampede wrestling

[@PlanetaryHealer-in2sf]

Honky Tonk Man gives a great interview! He also seems very intelligent.

[@kurtwpg]

Funny about the Al Tomko stuff. Living in eastern Canada, Stampede was more of a legend, but it was Tomko's promotion I actually got on TV.

[@jpVari]

this is not an insult to honkey tonk, but the line from hogan "you're as good as anyone else" when it came to getting a break for a friend is so fucking funny.

[@4ArchieLee]

Thee Best style ever!!! Stampede Style 💯

[@phildirt3]

everybody does stu

[@jeromebourchier1812]

Does a good Stu! Miss Stampede so, so much!

[@tonyrodrigues9425]

Love hearing htm stories

[@michaelshort9214]

I remember his arrival well, I think though that Dr D brought him in as Ragin Cajun, at the time he was one of my faves next to Dynamite!

[@SovereignStatesman]

I've never heard HTM tell a boring story.

[@johndallas4546]

Anyone got a picture of his 20" arms?

[@jasonfagan3104]

Dis Really Elvis Presley though. For real man !

[@jameslott4606]

stu hart and the dungeon i wouldnt want to get streached by stu.

[@jameslott4606]

lol that was a great shoot

[@bieberninja1]

14:13 what else happened in that bathroom?.....heh heh

[@umagnus77]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LaurencerAmspoke]

Eh, Eh, Eh ya’ bastard! 😂

[@tomwalker389]

2:24 20" arms. To give you some perspective, Lex Luther came in at 20 ½".

[@personalemail1632]

ya Saskatchewan never gets a mention

[@Lyle134]

Honky Tonk Wayne wrestled in Regina, Saskatoon, Weyburn, Melfort, Saskatchewan.

[@personalemail1632]

Lyle134 I remember seeing him in Saskatoon when I was young.

[@ronaldmcdonald3678]

We’re throwing a party Ed Whalen, and your not invited.

[@bmorris8276]

im sure stu was tuff, but i would have liked to see him with Lesnar or Angle TWO legit mega elite wrestlers and tuff guys, its easy to put a hold on someone when they allow you to do it, BUT could he put anything on these two ( even if stu was say 35 years old? ) hmmmm one can ponder. Would have been good to see him and Danny Hodge on the mat too

[@johngallagher72]

A Puerto Rican uppercut ...bwahahaha

[@ronanc5914]

Pre Internet,did many people believe wrestling wasn't scripted?

[@sese6227]

@@jamescarter3196 No 🤣 Most people knew it was fake, well before the internet came ever came along.

[@twicebaked4205]

believing in Santa Claus and that wrestling was 'real', ended at about the same time for me, which was quite young. lol

[@bigbadbarbiepodcastchannel2682]

300-400-800 miles? @ 11:07

[@C.I.A.Retired]

Some people say Honky looks like Elvis...I'm not one of those people.

[@Ravens-ft2hn]

Im native i like that

[@kidwicked99]

stampede was shown in bc. wasn't just on across the prairies

[@kalewilliams2603]

new jack corny honky

[@412StepUp]

Why is Bret hart always late? That seems like that is the problem for every company he worked for his entire career. Does he think he can show up whenever he wants, but everybody else is in time?

[@TheHannibalTV]

Yes even in the Stampede days.

[@nondweller]

I'm gonna guess that hes very obsessive. He probably goes through a very long routine before work and just cant get out of the house on time.

[@genxtasy9914]

Bret was always late for everything

[@outdooraddventure]

I don't know why people bad mouth Hulk Hogan Hogan got a lot of people jobs even guys like Bobby love Hogan

[@laurenceamspoker782]

Eh Eh Eh

[@josephmiller9424]

David Sultz was Superstar Billy Graham Hogan took Superstar act Stone Cold did DR.D watch his old promos

[@gladstonehome4943]

Hi I +4K

[@hayesc0]

Such exaggerations lol.

[@Ravens-ft2hn]

Indian Territories Lol

[@Konni1969]

Go get a King James Bible. Read it with your own ego turned off and find Jesus Christ. Time is short.

[@pwea1anda2]

what's that got to do with wrasslin' ??????

[@lawrence142002]

Or we could all just do our own thing and shut up about it.

[@jamiephillips3947]

Religion is made up

[@romans52345-cy3tq]

Stampede Wrestling sucks...Where Ryback trained is a House of Legends