Dan Spivey - Why I Beat Up Adrian Adonis Backstage in WWF

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

Full Shoot w/ Dangerous Dan Spivey Stream ➡TitleMatchNetwork.com

[@wroughtironmgtow9558]

Spivey looks like an older Southern California dude who has a board shop by the beach who tells good surfer stories.

[@dxfifa]

Then you realise he's like 6'5" range at least

[@abefinklestein711]

nailed it!

[@rovai0]

Could have played the surfer dude from Escape from LA

[@timmyfowler7541]

I think he might have

[@TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

Sounds like he is from the backwoods though.

[@DIMP11]

I had a personal incident with Spivey back in Nassau (Bahamas) when I was about 20 in 1989. We were at a bar named Waterloo and I was standing behind Spivey and Johnny Ace aka John Laurinitis, the former WWE executive and brother of Road Warrior Animal and uncle of the NFL's Jim Laurinitis. I was 5 foot 6 and about 145 pounds at the time. Anyway Laurinitis pinches Spivey's ass from behind and Spivey turned around to see yours truly standing there. We were on a wooden patio about 8 feet off the grass and the look Spivey gave me was not good. This man was a foot taller than me and about 150 pounds heavier and a trained wrestler. I was thinking I cannot escape in this crowd. Laurinitis must have realized something bad was going to happen and his conscience kicked in and he confessed before Spivey grabbed me. I was not a happy camper and am still pissed 32 years later at "Johnny Ace", douchebag.

[@DIMP11]

John "Laryngitis"

[@JasonL77]

At least Laurinitis stepped in before Spivey took it out on you.

[@DIMP11]

@@JasonL77 Yes. Thank goodness. I envisioned going over that wooden bannister and likely paralysis. I am actually 14 inches shorter than Spivey, same height as Rey Mysterio without the skill or quickness. That death glare from Spivey is not a pleasant thing. LOL.

[@JasonL77]

@@DIMP11 I’d imagine that death stare from Spivey would probably make me need to change my underwear.

[@aleksandarjankovic39]

John Vaginitis

[@SatClub403]

The TV tapings you're talking about took place in a small town outside Toronto called Brantford which is also the home of Phil Hartman and Wayne Gretzky. The Brantford Civic Center.

[@THEiDC]

spot on i luckily got to see hogan at that venue years ago

[@jonathanryan2915]

2 completely different legends in their respective fields!

[@1980bwc]

Danny is the only guy in the world to have a northern and southern accent at the same time!

[@wkatc007]

Not only but one of the few... I have one from splitting time with my parents growing up

[@markw110]

❤❤❤

[@Rifle1611]

😅❤🎉

[@billshogun7068]

The best description I ever heard of the fight was by Jim Brunzell. I think Spivey is selling himself short when he describes the fight because Brunzell said it was the worst beating he had ever seen someone get!

[@JasonL77]

Brunzell even said that he saw someone walk into the locker room a day or two after the fight and at first he thought that it was a Japanese wrestler that Vince had just signed. Turns out, it was Adrian. Apparently, Adrian’s face was so swollen that he looked Asian.

[@jaw-knee-5]

ba dum tss

[@CatsClaw44]

True tough guys don't seem to talk themselves up and you can tell that Spivey is hesitant to talk about of it.

[@wellok5778]

Loved his NWA "Dangerous Danny Spivey" run. To me - that was his best

[@kevincampbell5785]

Check out his All-Japan work.

[@AnthonyOldhandGarcia]

Waylon Mercy. I remember his character back in the early '90's as a kid watching WWF lol.

[@Dr_dreadhead69]

U know what I mean

[@AnthonyOldhandGarcia]

@@Dr_dreadhead69 Lol.

[@ryanatorryanson9535]

Matter of fact, he “beat” Diesel if I remember correctly.

[@socalkylex]

He was one of the very few wrestlers that actually scared the crap out of me as a kid.

[@AnthonyOldhandGarcia]

@@socalkylex Yeah he was creepy.

[@patrickspitlerjr6150]

Who knows him as part of the Tag Team. The 'Sky Scrapers' 👍👍

[@BMichaelGalloway]

With Sid Vicious! 🤘🤘

[@patrickspitlerjr6150]

@@BMichaelGalloway The Original 'Power Bomb' 😱😡👍 These poor kids have no idea what Wrestling was . Whoooooow

[@patrickspitlerjr6150]

@@BMichaelGalloway I'm from PGH my friend. I won 2tickets off a radio show (WDVE 98.7) To HELL IN A CELL, Undertacker vs Mankind, yeah the one where he fell through the cage. 🤣🤣 My Dad, HUGE wrestling fan. We both looked at each other 🤔🤫😒😏 that wasn't supposed to happen. AND THE DUDE GOT UP!!!!! And ran back to the ring! Only time in my life that my Dad looked at me, with that ' you still think it's fake' glance. I said FUCK NO, that was AWESOME 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@patrickspitlerjr6150]

@@BMichaelGalloway more I think about it. WDVE was 102.5 It's been like 20 years, I got the station wrong

[@chapingaryjr]

Honestly skyscrapers are my favorite team of all time

[@davidkos74]

Spivey looks like one of those hard core convicts on an episode of Lockup

[@rayp4050]

@@olderetiredtreemahn3234 He was so badass, he didn't need em.

[@mdwayne741]

@@olderetiredtreemahn3234 LOL...or facial hair. They ALWAYS have facial hair.

[@MrKevinEaddy]

Waylon Mercy was a prime example

[@davefoster6767]

When he was younger, he had that crazy look in his eyes. I don't think it was an act. He had that potential.

[@christinawillhite9640]

Sure does!

[@kameltoews9729]

WWF did the Monday tapings for "Maple Leaf Wrestling" at Brantford, Ont. in the Civic Centre. I wish somehow WWE would put those old shows up so I can see myself as a kid. One of the best moments of my life was after a show there. Bobby Heenan was in the passenger side of a car, window down with a smoke going. They were leaving, and on to the next town.My 11 year old smart ass had to look him in the eye and say "Smokings' not good for you!" He just looked away and rolled his eyes. I have a strange sense of pride from saying I left the brain speechless!!

[@gnrvintagediecastracing7978]

yes Brantford Civic Center is likely the location he is trying to remember.

[@Jay-vr9ir]

He should have taken your advice .

[@lovethemack]

@@Jay-vr9ir ouch

[@christopherjames9843]

Smoking is what killed Heenan.

[@SuperN1ntendoChalmers]

"Bullies are gonna fade, in Dan Spivey's hands. Hehe, know what I mean?!"

[@Serioussmile51]

Yep...

[@SuperN1ntendoChalmers]

@Mark Calous Funny, since I never heard that from one wrestler...

[@mdwayne741]

I always liked Danny Spivey....he and Sid Vicious were a great tag team. Theodore R Long was a great manager.

[@toddrunyon]

Agreed. I enjoyed watching them at the time and thought they didn't receive a big enough push.

[@paulg444]

In a real world, Spivey and Sid would be true tag team champions.

[@qaz-fi1id]

Long was not a great manager. Just cause people are now old and remind you of better years, that doesn't make them legends or great.

[@DIMP11]

"Tag team match playah ! Two on two wid da Skyscrapers." Funny, Teddy Long was Undertaker's first major league manager. Too bad Doom with Nancy Benoit never fought the Skyscrapers with Teddy Long, before Doom replaced the Skyscrapers as Teddy Long's stable.

[@trevclark9840]

I was already a fan of Dangerous Danny Spivey, but now I respect him even more. Great interview.

[@TheVampirePredator]

I met Spivey in 96. Super nice guy. Why someone would try to bully him is just baffling to me. If not for his good nature, but the fact that he has the size and power to pummel anyone.

[@BeeBumper]

I don't buy it Adrian was well liked and he was in WWE a lot longer than this flash in the pan.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

Angel Gd longer doesn’t equate to being in the right...he was no flash in the pan either

[@DerekScottBland]

Because it wasn't about size. A rookie beating up a veteran didn't get him respect, it got him an ass kicking from the locker room and harassment until he quit - that is, if the boss didn't just outright fire him. He was lucky that apparently Adrian had pissed off so many people that they were willing to look the other way.

[@TheVampirePredator]

@@DerekScottBland So you’re saying it was okay for Spivey to be bullied?

[@DerekScottBland]

@@TheVampirePredator - no, that's the way you're reading it because you want a reason to take offense at what I said. If you're a wrestling fan, you know how dysfunctional the locker room was back then.

[@lt.danicecream]

Spivey seems like a good, stand up guy.

[@barrettokarate]

Sid Vicious and Undertaker both said that when they were paired with him in WCW, he helped them out. They were both pretty green and he would give them advice on how to work and other outside the ring stuff. But for every couple of guys who were cool with him, he has his haters. Jim Cornette really hates his guts. He's said a lot of shit about him on his podcast...that we wouldn't say to his face.

[@lt.danicecream]

@@barrettokarate thanks for the write up. When it first came across my phone I saw "Sid Vicious" and I automatically went to the Sex Pistols. Too bad those wrestling days are gone. At least we got to experience them first-hand. Thanks again

[@robzombie2024]

@@lt.danicecream Nice name. I'm a LOK fan too.

[@DIMP11]

@@barrettokarate And neither would Jim if he knew what was good for him.

[@bluefm7370]

Worked the door at the bar these boys hung out at in Calgary.....awesome guys all of them....a hell of a lot of fun....❤️🙏🏻

[@FryngeMinority]

The Back Alley?

[@leagueleaders]

I think he's being humble here according to others he split him open like a melon.

[@gunawin2]

My buddies and I were in high school in the early 80's and we went to a TV taping show in Hamburg, PA. We ran into Jesse and Adrian at a convenience store after the show. Jesse got out of the car and walked by us to go into the store and we were talking to him a little bit, he was cool but then one of our guys went over to the car and was trying to talk to Adrian. Adrian reached around and locked his door and wouldn't talk to us. My buddy yells into the car, "what's wrong, are you mad that you lost tonight"? lol

[@ordinarypete]

I was in elementary in the 80s and had to catch the bus (small town in AZ) with the Highschool kids. You 80s Highschool kids were some funny fuckers.

[@strange-universe]

when the field house was more than reptile shows

[@gunawin2]

@Ray Bourque 77 I’m sorry I wasted your time you stupid fuck.

[@andyinpa1]

The Hamburg Field House was the location of one of the most infamous events in wrestling history. It’s where the “coconut” segment of Piper’s Pit happened with Jimmy Snuka.

[@j.reveille6815]

Yep I would go to Hamburg 81-82. Insane fun times. I met ALL greats there.

[@mike000395]

Lives are gonna be in Waylon Mercy's hands.... know what I mean??? 👐

[@paystyles5429]

mike000395 😮😬🥶😴

[@JasonQuinn-qq4om]

I got Dan Spivey’s autograph in March of 1986 at a show in Sacramento. He was the coolest guy. I was 11 years old. He made time for his fans.

[@scottsalas9981]

Met spivey at a convenience store in tampa. He is in fact a very nice guy. He was buying chewing tobacco and I was asking questions about wrestling etc and he was real cool and gracious about it.

[@Robocoppat]

Is he real tall?

[@scottsalas9981]

@@Robocoppat television doesn't do him justice how tall he is

[@grawakendream8980]

@@scottsalas9981 he's 13'8"

[@diggadirt393]

Dude legit looks scary. Waylon gimmick had big potential

[@eliezervelezful]

In an interview Bray Wyatt indicated that his character is inspired in Waylon and Spivey help him.

[@Kashmurda11]

Till this day! One of my favorite gimmicks on a real life like character.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

eliezer velez he was at the Performance Center and gave it to him, he was trying to do a character that was unique and Dan happily told him to take the gimmick and make it his own...the “Mercy Buzzard” puppet used in the Firefly Funhouse segments is named after him

[@bostonrailfan2427]

Mr_libre2k except it was based on a movie character...the villain in the remake of “Cape Fear”

[@tylermccune7092]

He was so physically broke down by that point and it failed

[@varghejo]

The location he's thinking of is probably Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, which is about an hour from Toronto.

[@Kevin-cy4qn]

EVERY Wrestler, that was in the back after that match, tells THE EXACT SAME STORY as Spivey said!

[@angieperides7500]

not Bob Orton

[@Loganedward29]

@@angieperides7500 Bob was known to get it wrong.

[@thehellobandwiscthehelloba7655]

@@angieperides7500 cuz bob was busy being choked by harley race....

[@raagnarz]

Yeah everyone i know from the industry back then basically tells the same story are Spivey. Love or hate Spivey as a wrestler, and many do not like him as a wrestler, most that I knew said he was a stand up guy as a man for the most part. But when it comes to Adonis they all have the same story, a total disgusting slob that was also a bully who in turn got his ass handed to him by Spivey.

[@crankymessiah1477]

No, they didnt all hate Adonis. Roddy Puper loved the dude and said he was a great guy, for example.

[@SY-tu9bk]

Spivey had a great look. Intimidating and bad ass

[@tsicby]

Dang somebody needs to dig that fight up between Spivey and Adrian. He said it was a TV match.

[@jrsmith1998]

🤣 I wanna see it.

[@crankymessiah1477]

You can see the prior match in Toronto where Spivey claims Adonis took liberties with him and was super stiff. In reality, Adonis spent the whole match bumping for Spivey and giving him all the offense, until a small package roll-up at the end. Spivey is completely full of s**t. Lame and made-up excuse to try to justify almost killing a dude.

[@LooseCan88]

wow Sprivey actually was bigger now at 65 than at 55 here. Like he is jacked and I respect and commend him for turning his life around.

[@NiggletFarm]

Roids do that

[@timroelofsen1563]

Brantford Ontario, always taped there… Just south of Toronto! Thanks for all your great work in wrestling! You should be a manager with stable of heels 👍

[@CustomJ]

Spivey's version of the razors edge looked like it would legit kill someone......

[@garrypeak4277]

CustomJ Amen to that. Looked brutal hey

[@karlepaul6632]

It did! Manny Fernandez told me! Waitaminit...🤔...aw crap! lol Seriously, I couldn't agree more with ya on that! It was pretty harsh looking!😉👍🏻

[@AnthonyAscue]

Under appreciated talent. A head of his time in a lot of things

[@imogenaris1697]

It's hard to believe wrestlers were scared of Adrian outside of the ring. Dan might not have had the career "physique" but he was not someone to mess. If shoots are to be believed, you know someone's legit tough if the Road Warriors don't want anything to do with you.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

The Road Warriors were scared of Spivey?

[@sncconway]

@@kenterminateddq5311 That was the story from an interview with the Undertaker.

[@donniedoesdishes]

adrian in his early years was in pretty good shape

[@imogenaris1697]

@@kenterminateddq5311 That is the word from other wrestlers shoots, including Tom Billington ( Dynamite Kid, R.I.P. ) & former NWA performers. I watch/ read too much of these to bookmark stuff, but you should be able to find a Skyscrapers vs Road Warriors match on here. Mark was green at the time & Dan didn't like the way the RW's were taking liberties with Marc during the match. Dan's chair shots on them were allegedly legit hits. From another wrestler's account, Dan confronted them post match in the locker room & the RW's backed down. What's questionable about Dan's account here though is that he claimed busted Adrian up in ring. Other shoots on here from B.Brian Blair & Wayne ( HTM ) among others, claimed that Dan confronted Adrian in the locker room about how stiff he was. Adrian charged him a couple times until Dan left hooked him so hard on the side of his face that Adrian's cheek bone was sticking out.

[@imogenaris1697]

@@donniedoesdishes Very true. I grew up watching him before his WWF run. There's a documentary on youtube about his career. Haven't seen it, but curious as to why he changed his persona.

[@productreviewproductions439]

the tv tapings in canada were in Brantford, or Hamilton Ontario typically

[@LLDJDob]

Copps Coliseum?

[@Kshep84]

Yes that's what I was thinking, Hamilton

[@Jay-vr9ir]

The tv match was in , steel mill town , Hamilton, Ontario , 40 miles west of Toronto , Ontario , on channel 11 CHCH TV .

[@pappy374]

Dangerous Dan the Left-Hand Man.

[@jhonfamo8412]

This guy would be a f****** Savage... In his young days I'll bet this dude was insane badass

[@MGTV1]

i think he's talking about copps coliseum in hamilton, just outside of toronto...

[@koshtaki]

or brantford where they used to do TV tapings. the body shop was taped there i believe

[@Rex-gu1bu]

Thumbs up, great interview.

[@edmondellis1822]

That small town was Brantford Ontario. 60 miles west of Toronto. All WWF Maple Leaf Wrestling tapings were done there. The Brantford Civic Centre. On a side note, Brantford Ontario is also the home of Wayne Gretzky 🤓

[@corvettemike597884]

Ive always thought dan was one of the better big guys from back in the day.

[@PremierTraveler]

Dan is a legit badass, I remember him telling the story of the time Road Warriors tried shooting on him and Taker in WCW. He gave both those guys a beat down.

[@lew115]

Link? Source?

[@PremierTraveler]

lew115 the match it happened kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4rHnZVnrpdlZpI He talked about it in the same shoot interview, you can see how brutal the chair shots were to Hawk.

[@jasonmichael3676]

Of course Spivey says he can kick anyone's @ss. But does anyone confirm it? No. Spivey also said that the Ultimate Warrior shouldn't have been above him. He's delusional.

[@petesmart1983]

He cried about the stieners and road warriors being to stiff one of the reasons he left wcw the same,year

[@thedesertdwellerfromutah4354]

@@jasonmichael3676 You're correct! Spivey is all talk. He got one off on Adrian in the locker room and with that he tells a ton of tall stories. The Dark Phantom from New Mexico cracked him a good one down in Florida and Spivey ran off behind some cars hiding like a coward.

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

I remember this guy coming out as Waylon Mercy in WWF at the time in mid 90s...."you know what I mean?" HAHA. Loved that character :D

[@WaterborneCamper]

The audio in some of these shoot interviews makes them almost unwatchable.

[@kingrama27]

Waterborne Camper what’s wrong with the audio?

[@BrockAwesome]

I agree.

[@darkl3gend659]

Big deal

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

Sorry man we didn't produce this one, only licensed it. If you check out our Title Match Wrestling originals all the guests are mic'd up.

[@kingrama27]

Waterborne Camper how do you know they didn’t have a boom mike? I could hear him clear as day.

[@shezziesbaby]

I've read a few stories about Spivey beating up wrestlers who took the piss, the 1 I will always respect him for was the 1 he gave L.O.D, Hawk in particular for stiffing and taking liberties with Undertaker when he was a rookie

[@wolffangz]

I think the venue Spivey was trying to remember was Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

[@axelfoley20]

That's what I was thinking as well.

[@unclecharliesunholyworldof7145]

Nope. It was the Yams Red Rocket Puller over there on Main and Hump.

[@guyledouche8485]

it was Brantford, Ontario

[@BudSchnelker]

@@guyledouche8485 Yep, he's got to be talking about Brantford.

[@SatClub403]

Nope. It was the Brantford Civic Centre

[@juanvaldez2921]

Danny Spivey, Vince's solution to the US Express after Barry Windham left to the NWA. Spivey also teamed up with Mark Callous and later with Sid Vicious as The Skyscrapers. He later returned to the WWF as Waylon Mercy, a character that was based on Max Cady from the movie Caper Fear . That character was later on recycled by Bray Wyatt.

[@peopleunite78]

He kinda favors an aging but tough Clint Eastwood...way to go Dan !!!

[@Guitarplayer724]

Except Clint has him beat by 22 years 😂

[@mitchmiller6366]

Brantford Ontario was home to a lot of TV tapings in the 1980s

[@lordstanleyjr2015]

I was going to say Hamilton,Ontario ( Copps Coliseum)

[@kevo1296]

Their fight was in Brantford. Late 85

[@jimscarnivorekitchen4731]

Great video

[@richardgambler6319]

The place they were trying to recall in the beginning of this segment was Brantford, Ontario . The Channel 11 CHCH TV tapings in the early - mid 1980's were done at the Brantford Civic Center . Adrian Adonis was quite the wrestler in the early days ( AWA ) with Jesse Ventura . I don't know what happened to him in later years but it was embarrasing, to say the least .

[@warpath6666]

When I was a kid, I didn't know about Maple Leaf Garden. I always thought they said "Coming to you from Make Believe Garden" 😄🤣

[@sdavis6806]

I went to a couple shows in Brantford, Spivey was there one of the times, but I can't remember who he went up against, I remember Terry Funk, Lanny Poffo, The Moondogs, JYD but can't remember much else haha, back than the matches we're just stars vs jobbers

[@codetwister]

Are you sure he's not talking about Hamilton and Copps Colliseum? They did a ton of tapings from that location.

[@sdavis6806]

@@codetwister I was at a few Hamilton events, there was a couple tapings, but Brantford was every month for a few years

[@richardgambler6319]

@@codetwister The weekly show was known as " Maple Leaf Wrestling " which used Brantford, Ontario as a base . On the program, they did feature a few bouts which were taped a month or two ago from Copps Coliseum or Maple Leaf Gardens . Usually shown last , edited like crazy. The first one I saw ( from MLG ) was in 1972 with Carlos Rocha . Believe it or not, I was on camera once for one taped at MLG in 1981 ! I had lower Golds near the ramp .

[@ryanatorryanson9535]

I always liked his Waylon Mercy gimmick. It was a copy off the Max Cady character from Cape Fear, but really fit his look.

[@rayfromflint5192]

Shout Out to SPIVEY, FLINTOWN CHECKIN IN, SALUTE TO U 💪💪

[@jjk7322]

TV taping outside Toronto was Brantford, Ontario at the Brantford civic centre.

[@andrewdawson357]

Waylon mercy was one my favourite gimmicks ever

[@barbershoppodcast]

The TV matches outside Toronto were in Brantford at the Civic Auditorium.

[@chrisruth7057]

Dan Spivey is tough as nails

[@fjccommish]

LOL out loud. When he wrestled, he looked like a string bean trying to be a monster. He was not monstrous at all.

[@TheRmm1976]

@@fjccommish He was a big, tall guy he just didn't have the muscle definition like Sid or some of the others. Kind of like a Justin Bradshaw build.

[@pappy374]

@@fjccommish You don't need to be muscular to be tough. Harley Race wasn't built like a Greek god either, but he was also tough. Dan Spivey has been labelled as someone not to trifle with wherever he goes, and unlike Haku, his stories all seem based in reality.

[@carmineredd1198]

5'4''. 378lbs, can put 20 rounds in you before you can say ' oh shit I effed with the wrong one this time, goodbye mother ''

[@fjccommish]

@@pappy374 Harley was tough. Dangerless Dan Spivey was not.

[@theinformer341]

Spivey should be in the WWE Hall Of Fame. He has come a long way and is a great competitor. Fan Favorite or Heel. You have to respect 💯 the man.

[@kevincowan4887]

Dan the Left hand ✋

[@austinstonecold4943]

I like Dan spivey looks healthy and don’t mess with him tough guy .you can tell just by looking at him

[@olderetiredtreemahn3234]

Didn't he try to get The Anvil to go to rehab in that diva show.

[@dil09ful]

He did

[@charleslowe2095]

Danny Spivey was one of those tampa Florida boys you don't mess with that new york boy Adonis found out the hard way.

[@someparts]

"I changed the _____ finish" HAHAHA

[@game382]

I love old war stories...

[@dancouver23]

Copps Coliseum in Hamilton which is very close to Toronto.

[@juniorcepeda1254]

Mercy really a buzzard 😂😂😂 F**GG GIMMICK LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@quincee3376]

I wonder if the tv taping near Toronto was in Scarborough at the CTV CFTO studio. But idk.

[@pheejl7534]

Dan Spivey, at 0:55 you were likely referring to either the city of Hamilton (where Iron Mike Sharpe and Angelo Mosca are from) or Oshawa, both are just minutes from Toronto.

[@originalhaggis]

Pheej L They used to do shows in Brantford and taped for Maple Leaf Wrestling.

[@johndeagle4389]

WWF TV-Taping @ Toronto 1986/05/04 @ Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) Adrian Adonis defeated Danny Spivey (8:18 minutes)

[@johndeagle4389]

@@originalhaggis WWF TV-Taping @ Brantford 1986/05/05 @ Civic Center in Brantford, Ontario (Canada) Junkyard Dog and Danny Spivey defeated Terry Gibbs and Johnny K-9 (3:55 minutes)

[@edkarter7062]

Iron Mike was first wrestler I seen up close as a kid . I swear his arms bigger than my torso ! Was also 10 or 11 at the time !

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

When Adrian *died in that van crash,* news in Ontario kept reporting that *the bear died in the van too.* We ALL imagined the horror of it. Now when I do a search I can't find ANY mention of the bear being there. I wonder if the story was *corrected or just sanitized.*

[@angieperides7500]

Never heard anything about a bear

[@dannyvincent5721]

It was a moose not a bear

[@angieperides7500]

Danny Vincent how do you know

[@angieperides7500]

No answer lol

[@dannyvincent5721]

angie perides I no because I am from Newfoundland he was kill about two or three hour drive from we’re I live I remember it like it was yesterday a moose cross the road and they tried to avoid the moose and when over the hill killing three wrestlers one of them was Adrian Adonis. It was on my local news also on the American news.

[@normanguzman417]

Best WWF referee! "Jesse Ventura"

[@Danko235]

This happened in Corpus Christi, Tx at the Memoriam Coliseum 1990 Clash Of Champions.

[@whatutalkinboutwillis6122]

You know where he was going with the “did you ever mess anyone up?” We all knew who’s name we were looking for

[@tonyking7714]

That little place outside of Toronto is Hamilton. :)

[@DewkChronic]

They might be takling about Missauga near Toronto. Thats where they did a lot of filming.

[@BLACKHOLE498]

I think he's talking about Copps Colosseum in Hamilton Ontario.

[@lisaprice6855]

Been trying to find this WWE match where Spivey has a jobber in a leg-scissors on the mat. After a while, Spivey who still has the guy in the hold, gets him to balance on his head (?). After this he gets to his feet and kicks him down (while the guy's still balancing on his head). Pretty sure it was Spivey and around 1986. If anyone else can remember this let me know. My first experience at questioning wrestling's realness. Funny stuff.

[@jamesk7236]

He looks in great shape

[@Hydro_Ponik]

brantford Ontario I seen all those tapings. $5 ring side, and see 1 month of TV in 3 hrs

[@johngallagher72]

Were you at the one where Tito lost the belt to Valentine ?

[@kylecarson5723]

scarborough? is that where you did those tapings?

[@32alltheway]

Spivey could play Clinton Eastwood 's unhinged brother

[@CoachIreland]

Moral to the story: Don't mess with Dan Spivey if you don't want a receipt.

[@Takaho31]

Dangerous Dan !

[@eugenemalush9284]

I love stories about the business.

[@martian78]

I was really hoping to see him back in the WWE/F.

[@1882Stu]

martian78 when? He’s 67

[@martian78]

Cobedizzle I realize he is 67 but I was hoping he would come back even after he did his Waylon Mercy character. I still think he could do something with Bray Wyatt these days but not so much as wrestler but like maybe a cameo.

[@1882Stu]

martian78 he retired at 43 due to bad injuries.

[@jonathanhensley6141]

He was a good wrestler in Japan but I remember him in wwf and WCW.

[@jerseyforhawks]

History agrees with Spivey.❤

[@Robstar2672]

"He had the cobra on" I think he means feather boa?

[@originalhaggis]

Little place outside Toronto where they taped...Brantford Civic Centre.

[@SamPlaysBass49]

Just looked this up and then came down here to see if anyone else found it!

[@Chrisdrumz]

The sycophant laughter in these vids.

[@James-oh1wp]

Brantford , Ontario . That’s where the tapings were . Wayne Getzky’s home town

[@robertcrawford1332]

I was there in Flint. Danny Went all in! LOL

[@norms3913]

Dan spivey was a bad ass in the ECW days

[@BumpyHumpyDumpy]

Is he talking about Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario?

[@theRussianJiu]

Ha! Pat Patterson's name pops up every where.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

Robert Cornelius he’s the brains behind a lot of matches so it should pop up for various reason

[@1515gator1]

Evidently something else of Pat's "pops up" from time to time!

[@terryosinga2155]

Undertaker told stories of even demolition respecting Dan Spivey in and out of the ring. Look it up...it's a funny story too. I don't think Spivey was a man anyone messed with.

[@billblaski9523]

Lol Brian Bliar said when Spivy punched Adonis again in the face in locker room, it sounded like a shotgun blast, and Adrian's face looked like a watermelon got busted open lol

[@PetraKann]

BS

[@mayormc]

Great wrestling story!

[@TPain79lawguy]

He could be thinking of any of the following given the time-frame: Brantford, Guelph, Hamilton

[@scottyflamingo1413]

It's the REAL Mercy the Buzzard!

[@AmongGangstas]

My dad knew about Danny Spivey in Tampa, even before the Adonis incident. He was a bill collector. Not sure if it was for an agency or the Mob lol

[@kbuselmeier69]

Waylon Mercy v Undertaker would have been an awesome program.

[@TallShort]

IN THE Opening they couldn't figure where it was ...IT WAS Copps Colesium in Hamilton.

[@Ruku82]

I know they went to the London icehouse as well. But I don’t know if they were taped.

[@TallShort]

@@Ruku82 they did go there on occasion but copps colesium was basically maple leaf wrestling home arena for many years.

[@Ruku82]

@@TallShort that’s awesome. Good old days.

[@TallShort]

@@Ruku82 indeed the good ole days

[@DerekScottBland]

I was at that show at the IMA Sports Arena. We saw Danny fuck Adrian up pretty bad, but we weren't sure if we had just seen a match "get real" or if it was an accident (the term "shoot" wasn't popularized yet since this was a couple decades before the internet becoming commonplace). The next day, our schoolbus driver asked me if I had gone to the event and told me Danny did indeed get legit pissed at Adrian and beat his ass, and her daughter worked at the hospital and treated him after.

[@larrywasek7307]

I wonder if this match is on tape

[@DerekScottBland]

@@larrywasek7307 - doubtful :-( This was what, the mid 80's? So sneaking in a recording device would have been difficult, and I know it wasn't taped by WWF at the time because there were no cameras present

[@larrywasek7307]

@@DerekScottBland that's what I figured

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

He really beat the breaks of him backstage. Adonis must have been a bit full of his stature. Danny didn't give two shits about any of that.