Tommy Rich on Tony Atlas vs Paul Orndorff Fight

Tommy Rich on Tony Atlas vs Paul Orndorff Fight
Former NWA World Champion and WCW Star Tommy "Wildfire" Rich discusses the infamous fight between "WWE Hall of Famers" Tony Atlas and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff where Rich who was driving had to pull over so the 2 could settle their dispute which ended when Tony was bit in the ear.
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Brian Blair on Tony Atlas vs Paul Orndorff Fight: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ_Cf6iagZysntU Tony Atlas on his Real Fight with Paul Orndorff: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3TZamewodWMq9E

[@josephgerman9824]

Good to see hannibal keeping the ole days alive

[@HiredGoonage]

hey man thanks for finding the final piece of the story

[@redfoley9608]

I wanna let you know. B Brian Blair not truthful. He has told so many lies on Kozrov it’s pathetic

[@HarkerDirge]

I assume Atlas had Paul's arms trapped and Orndorff's only available weapon was his teeth. That's a street fight.

[@dank6514]

This version makes sense. If Paul was were in control as he said, then there would be no reason to bite Tony's ear.

[@skarhead7597]

Need and desire not the same thing

[@paulbenoit6076]

I have bitten a guy in a fight even though I was winning. It’s really not a bad thing to do.

[@jasonamrhein9593]

I mean, if Tony Atlas had me in a bear hug I'd bite his ear too.

[@pantangela]

I miss Wrestling back then. It sounds so depressing now.

[@Rubin4749]

WOW, haven't seen Tommy "Wildire" in *FOREVER* . Brings back the "GCW" days on TBS.

[@rickyevans3845]

IMO Atlas is telling the truth. His story never changes

[@meowco69]

Paul, Brian, and now Tommy verified the same story. I love Tony but his story is completely different. The only thing that jives is the tetanus shot in the hospital

[@2123lotto]

@@meowco69u must didn’t listen

[@MyEnemy]

LOL, why would you bite someone if you were winning? Not many men could tussle with Tony, he was so big and explosive back then.

[@DoubleDash28]

Paul still won Tony quit

[@wreckerrunsdcuo8087]

He was as hot as any territory wrestler has ever been. He's a legend in the south

[@hotlanta35]

Wildfire on channel 17😎

[@wreckerrunsdcuo8087]

@@citizenbeeswax7985 no doubt about it

[@fredmillsaps5268]

@The Ninth Heart RUDE COMMENT ! ! ! ! You did NOT need to Make ! !

[@josephgerman9824]

Yea man he was a hot hot ticket back in those days. The fullers were always near.

[@aiHappiness]

Backs up Tony's story completely

[@machohogan]

Wow. Seems to be more on Tony’s side. I didn’t expect that.

[@carl5381]

he's not taking a side. he's telling it like it is. Tony had the upper hand until he got bit. Its a street fight. Anything goes but this was a fight between his two friends and in his mind nobody wins.

[@y2flu]

Sounds to me like Tony was telling the truth, and that Brian Blair's version was incorrect. Blair said to ask Tommy Rich to verify his story, and Rich pretty much confirmed Tony's version.

[@meowco69]

But Tony said Paul didn't bite the ear.

[@A_Notes]

​@meowco69 no he said he didn't feel the bite

[@farmdogmusic2365]

Youngest heavyweight champion ever. A true southern legend

[@h.maverickrobalexander7549]

Sounds like Paul turned into a pit bull. Man to Vicious dudes on roids going at it back in the day not a good scene. Great segment of the interview to touch on Dev. Like always the total interview was great. Awesome work Dev. Seen the rest with a good buddy of mine that was a big Rich fan back in the day and the whole thing was interesting. Keep up your great work it's very much appreciated.

[@pamcole2169]

Thank you for all the interviews you do!

[@jumbothompson]

From various stories I heard Paul was a nice guy but he was easy to piss off and had a temper/roid rage. So ya I could totally see Paul biting somebody.

[@lucag.lisickza425]

tommy wildfire rich the legend of atlanta

[@alancarlton9166]

Tommy Rich is as down to earth of a person that you will find. 11 thousand views on this clip show that people still remember the first wrestling superstar of the 1980's

[@anthonythegreat72]

Wrestlemania 60: Mike Tyson vs Paul Orndorff in a ear biting match.

[@maxililianadamalexdyhr9700]

Ha ha 😂

[@brian1982100]

I love his accent!!

[@stevep4574]

That sounded wonderful😢

[@ivancook1247]

Tommy rich , a class act and one hell of an old school wrestler

[@maxililianadamalexdyhr9700]

Tony and Paul should have a sit down

[@andys30us]

Convinced, Tony could have killed, biting Paula Orndorff. Paula was an appropriate name for the Punk

[@dtogo4286]

There's no lying in Tommy Richs version

[@richardbishop8666]

FIRED UP!!! Always loved Wildfire!

[@tkah1564]

Paul is very strong he beat veder but no body ever mentioned how strong tony Atlas is he picked up hulk Hogan over his head

[@up-statestrong4451]

Great content as always!!

[@meowco69]

Woah Tommy verifies the story!!!

[@noamto]

Amazing, Tommy Tony and Brian all give nearly completely different versions of what happened, couldn't even agree on who the driver was! In some details the line up but in others they completely contradict each other.

[@danabenjamin3300]

Sounds like tony had him in a bear hug paul bit him and it turned into a cradle...

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

Prime Tony Atlas obliterates Paul Orndorff, IMHO.

[@monsterprowrestling3451]

Interesting story. So Orndorff pulled a Mike Tyson.

[@bara7331]

Nah, Mike Tyson pulled a Orndorff, considering Orndorff did it 1st

[@monsterprowrestling3451]

@@bara7331 That's a good point. I didn't think of that.

[@josephgerman9824]

I know big tony was huge but p. Orndoff was a tough fellow. We were all just young dumb and idiots back then. But big orndorff i would really hate to tangle with. This guy was a health nut. He could literrally crap down your neck and real quickly too.

[@kevinp7519]

Wrestlers that the women loved and loved the women. Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, and Tommy Rich names come up the most

[@mrknowitalllt1]

he should've mentioned to rich that b brian blair said he was crying

[@jacksoneverage7163]

Tommy “ I was at every damn thing that went down back then “ Rich ! Haha. He was my favorite wrassler back in the day, he knew how to work a crowd and put on a good match ! But he seems to have been the go to guy for everything and to clear up any and all rumors nowadays !

[@theobserver86]

This guy likes both of em so why would he lie

[@Noway673]

Can't believe how old Tommy Rich has gotton.He looks close to 90.

[@agueybana5115]

Brian Blair was lying

[@mringram]

Tommy Rich!

[@alfredhardin5431]

Tennessee legend

[@jarnec9428]

I agree with Tommy. Those damn “steer roids” are no good.

[@chancegoode173]

That’s one thing everyone agrees on there’s no cheating on a street fight ...watch those teeth

[@JENDALL714]

Tony said he never got his ear bit off.

[@TheRmm1976]

Tommy Rich still bleaching his hair!! Between him, Ricky Morton and Ric Flair they've had more bleach than a Clorox factory.

[@commanderwatchman9994]

Ken Patera stopped his bleach campaign after during time in prison.

[@bara7331]

Well, looks like he did a pretty good job of "bleaching his hair" for over 40 years. He even got the roots. Pretty amazing a guy can "bleach" his hair for over 40 yrs, have a full head of hair, and not burn himself bald with the clorox bleach

[@jamesgallagher1992]

@@bara7331 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@angelacallaway2195]

yeah i agree with wildfire the king of GA WRESTLING 🔥🔥❤️,

[@dannyhuskey373]

Tommy rich is a classic

[@natureboy1313]

Orndorff had a much better career. He could cut a helluva promo and he put people in the seats. Atlas looked great, but could not wrestle and had awful mic skills.

[@josephgerman9824]

Tommy rich. Lol. Spent many saturday nites at the houston co. Farm center in dothan al. Watching these guys good ole days bro. Not much but it was a more innocent times. We were all just kids man. But good days

[@JA_WILL]

I have been there -- Sounds like you were watching the Wrestling Pro, Louis Tillet, Hippie Mike Boyetee, and Sweet Daddy Banks.

[@josephgerman9824]

The california hippie mike boyett. Man i havent heard that name in decades. Lol the origanal macho man and maybe billy superstar graham

[@bradgrauer9148]

Tony Rich hasn't changed a bit other than his face falling about 6in down

[@BeaterCar]

Tony loves to eat dont touch his food

[@hotlanta35]

Tony bearhugs Paul to try to contain his fury.

[@preston2009bigtings]

I believe this guy

[@majestic_irrelevance]

Everytime i hear that story its a different version

[@majestic_irrelevance]

@@carlosdanger947 not really

[@lorddeathspit1124]

I’ve heard several versions of this story told and I’m going with a stalemate that let to an ear bight. Neither really won.

[@rascoe1717]

That’s basically what Tommy said. He said there wasn’t any real winner. He said it was a few missed swings, a bear hug, then the bite and then it was over that fast. So basically a draw….Although If were up to me I would give Paul the edge because he made Tony submit/give up. Like Tommy said what is cheating in street fight! No such thing….

[@mattsspelman1457]

Well if you can't whoop a biter you can't whoop everybody.

[@tonymctony4551]

Bear hug in a fight ? Atlas probably didn't want to hurt Paul or he doesn't know how to fight.

[@danabenjamin3300]

Tony used to box and wrestle in college

[@mitchellbrown7106]

Tony Atlas used to fight grown men at 13 yrs old. His father would bet them that they couldn’t beat his son and according to Atlas, he never lost a fight. His father gave him pointers on fighting and he was pretty big for his age.

[@handsomeblackman255]

Tracked down the truth. Lol.

[@noamto]

What's the point of bear hugging someone in a real fight?

[@TheHannibalTV]

To get inside control for a takedown perhaps

[@noamto]

@@TheHannibalTV so then it's underhooks and makes sense. A bear hug would be him just squeezing on Paul's torso which doesn't really do anything especially with the arms.

[@noamto]

@@KHLB516 yes I have an I've trained also in MMA and jujitsu. There are no "bear hugs" in amatuer wrestling. A bear hug isn't a takedown, it is supposedly a submission that is an even weaker version of a leg scissor squeeze which already doesn't work, you're not taking anybody out with that, you're just losing energy whilst exposing your face.

[@noamto]

@Zach Who's talking about fair? And who's stupid enough to use a bearhug in a street fight anyway. You easily expose yourself to getting headbutted, punched or elbowed in the face and tire yourself out just to make your opponent feel uncomfortable. Not to mention eye gouges, bites, hair pulling, nose hook, stomp like you said etc.

[@christhompson3500]

Something tells me if Tony Atlas gets the average guy 175# in a bear hug,he is going to sleep ! Anaconda style

[@JGD185]

Paul bit Tony's ear like it was some chitlins

[@josemalave3795]

But a street fight they pull hair and scratch and bite .as longer theres no weapon street fight biting is legal you lost tony

[@r0ckstar666]

Orndorff was a bad @zz