Tully Blanchard on Ric Flair

Tully Blanchard on Ric Flair
WWE Hall of Famer and original 4 horsemen member Tully Blanchard talks about his friendship with 16 Time World Champion and WWE Hall of Famer "Ric Flair." He also talks what it was like being on the road with Flair, the real personalities of the horsemen members and the mainstream celebrity of the group.
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[@rodneytate5259]

Great interview.

[@toddclark7554]

Todd Clark seeing this interview Tully is a very nice guy !

[@nellbowie7986]

Tully mentioned the businessman in the airport flashing the 4 fingers. Today's wrestling has lost those fans

[@robertbishop5357]

Nell Bowie today's wrestling is nowhere near as good as it was back then.

[@TruthBTold-]

Robert bishop people hate evolvement

[@moncorp1]

No Truth, people hate suckitude.

[@noezrider6361]

That's why I'm here. Reliving the best days of PRO wrestling. WCW(NWA) ruled, as well as the territories that I can now see what I missed.

[@ricstormwolf]

Sadly true.

[@willieholmes1483]

Shawn Michaels said it best: “Tully Blanchard was the coolest bad guy ever.”

[@willieholmes1483]

R.I.P.: The Snuggery.

[@Sargebri]

Tully was the blasting cap that made the Horsemen and he definitely was one of the greatest heels in the history of the business.

[@publichousebrandmusic2762]

i never liked you!

[@mickymccarthy3410]

Public House Brand Musi cn

[@luisg.407]

The Horsemen were never the same without him. Flair was arrogant but likeable, you always respected Arn, but you always wanted to see Tully get his ass kicked.

[@PontFlair]

That's what he said on the WWE DVD 📀

[@gordonmckay4780]

One of the most underrated wrestlers and heels EVER!

[@robertperdue529]

Gordon Mckay what's is the heel?

[@jspdrcrmach5856]

The Bad Guy.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

he's in my top 10

[@gordonmckay4780]

@@kevinkelly1529 I do, I have an English degree.

[@samstone5529]

Tully was a fantastic wrestler and talker. I have no idea what some of you have been watching. He is also a true class act.

[@thegroveness]

Ric, Tully, Arn, Ole managed by JJ

[@tommyjones5316]

The original four horses.

[@DavidLucas-oj6ju]

Diamonds are 4 ever and so are the 4 HORSEMEN

[@erictaylor479]

The Horsemen were like Kellogg's Corn Flakes.The original is still the best.

[@juanc1328]

Imagine if Gino Hernandez lived and Tully brought him in after Ole stepped away!

[@shawnhensley4884]

That would've rocked. Gino was made to be a Horsemen and they could've turned him face later. Gino gets bigger than the Horsemen and they jump him and fire him. Gino turns face and tags with Magnum against double-A and Tully. or maybe he demands a shot at Flair's belt.

[@williamchristian8705]

He was great as a heel. I totally despised him as a character. Reality he was probably a wonderful person in real life. But he was so good at selling it you couldn’t stand his wrestling persona. He was like the obnoxious sports star in your youth.

[@zap_sigma1]

He still is. Easily one of the bezt heel managers in the biz today. FTR has really blossomed under his tutelage as a tag team. Tully is a consumate professional.

[@billcowan5539]

The best version of the Horseman were with Ric , Arn , Tully and Barry Windham. Those were the days

[@jamesdesomma3639]

Ric tully arn and ole

[@Kevin-cy4qn]

Bill Cowan, COULDN'T AGREE MORE! My favorite faction of the Horseman as well!

[@Kevin-cy4qn]

@@jamesdesomma3639 can't argue about the original 4, but Imma have to go with Bill on the Barry Windham faction of The Horseman

[@WEK-kh8gd]

No Ole. Ole sucks.

[@maliquepone2188]

The great thing about that iteration of the horseman they where at their most technical sound i.m.o

[@jameshutchinson568]

Tully Blanchard was one of the great bad guy wrestlers of all time. I loved watching him as a kid. Very smooth, very charismatic.

[@TheMisanthropeLives]

My high opinion of Tully has only improved over the years. He was one of the greatest heels ever in the business.

[@jameswest4259]

I grew up watching NWA in the early 80's and I loved the 4 Horsemen! Ric, Arn, Tully, and Ole with J.J. Dillon, they were never better!

[@DavidLucas-oj6ju]

I also grew up on wrestling in the 80s i watched WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING ON Saturday i loved the 4 HORSEMEN

[@PontFlair]

I grew up watching the Horsemen too. I preferred Barry over Ole though

[@normangrimm4581]

Flair was the leader of The Four Horsemen but Arn and Tully was the heart and soul of the group.

[@DougUnfunny]

his daughter Tessa looks like a star in Impact wrestling. she looks like million bucks.

[@OdintheGermanShepherd]

Diamonds are forever, and so are the Horsemen

[@eulrikeleday9076]

Tully a true legend who got screwed

[@DavidLucas-oj6ju]

My sentiments exactly Diamonds are 4 Ever and so are THE 4 HORSEMEN

[@mj-7444]

Very seldom do people keep their voice with age,Nice. I swear I can’t tell the difference between him and pat militech. That is probably why I always felt like i knew Pat’s voice. He sounds like Blanchard!!! 100%

[@kevinnash2444]

Awesome interview!! Great story by Tully going through o'Hare airport and a business man throwing up the four fingers. The Horesman are Legendary!

[@rogeradams7286]

Arn and Tully; I can't think of a better team; Magnum said Tully could blow anyone up

[@1EVILZ06]

Hawk & Animal were a better tag team. The road warriors ruled back then.

[@chuckfinley6747]

@@1EVILZ06 decent charisma with a lot of presence but their matches were just blah. All they did was outmuscle guys because they had an extremely limited move set and no in ring psychology.

[@1EVILZ06]

@@chuckfinley6747 What about my all time favorites. The Rock & Roll Express......Robert & Ricky

[@danielroninhernandez8119]

ONE OFTHE UDERRATED WRESTLERS OF ALL TIME................

[@chrischar9428]

UNDERRATED BY WHOM

[@MoveInSilence23]

Tully looks a lot like Gregg Popovich...

[@moncorp1]

Looks like tommy lee jones

[@eversezramclaurin3103]

Hell yeah he does.

[@Mark-sj3xb]

Looks like bowler Marshall Holman.

[@chappellhannon4451]

TELLY DOES LOOK LIKE POP 🤣😂🤣😂

[@jlacson74]

I hated Tully when I was a kid in the 80's. But then at that time, I thought wrestling was real and he was really a bad bad man.

[@tommycallahan4650]

Tully Blanchard is the greatest World Television Champion of all times

[@israelcrucifiedinchrist797]

and the national champ

[@tvtitlechampion3238]

Jake the Snake was pretty great, but Tully got the heat and asses in the seats.

[@israeldeleon2929]

I liked Mr Wonderful as TV champ I wished he had a longer reign

[@bigchuck20785]

Double A is greatest TV TV Champion of all times! Hands down!

[@TFRANCHISETHERILLA]

The Great Muta

[@jerfacekilla]

I could listen to Tully Blanchard talk all day...

[@EManFXW]

Tully's 100% right about Philadelphia. I grew up in Philly and used to go to some of the house shows there as a kid and some fans would cheer them. Philly was definitely Horsemen town.

[@TruthBTold-]

🙏🏾👍🏾

[@phillymamba2791]

Yes Philly definitely was. I was at those matches. At the old Civic Center. Those were the days

[@jimmoore811]

My buddies and i paraded around high school as the 4 horsemen.....great times

[@chappellhannon4451]

TELLY AND ARN WILL ALWAYS BE THE TRUTH 🐴🐴🐴🐴

[@sheawhitey8631]

As FLAIR WOULD SAY LOUD AND PROUD..." BRIGHT LIGHTS- BIG CITY- PRETTY LADIES KEEP THE CHAMPAGNE ON ICE...DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER...AND SO ARE THE HORSEMEN...WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[@philsackett7341]

The "Tully strut" was one of my favorite things in wrestling back in the day. The sheer taunting nature of it was hilarious. I usually hate that type of behavior in real life, but in wrestling, it was perfect, especially if you were a Horseman.

[@jupiterjohnson7191]

Thanks Hannibal, Tully is overshadowed! Discovered this guy on AEW, the horseman were before my time. I grew up on WWF! But man this guy had a physique!

[@Martin-jk2ng]

Tully is class. Full stop. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest of all time.

[@jamesnason9884]

Tully was truly one of the best. I'm sorry for saying this. But without Tully the 4 horsemen suck.

[@ryanmurphy2588]

Don't be sorry for stating a fact. Without Tully the Horsemen did indeed suck. With the exception of Pillman, but Tully made the Horsemen go without a doubt. Tully Blanchard is Awesome. He was the blasting cap of the Horsemen. 1985- 88 don't happen for the 4 Horsemen without Tully!

[@shaunclifton5281]

Love ya, Tully, but I honestly think more people LOVED The 4 Horsemen. It will Always be Flair, Arn, Tully, and Barry for me.

[@liquidnails5867]

Tully's great, I love seeing him in AEW

[@randymcvay308]

Tully as well as the rest of the horsemen were favorite's when i was stationed in South Carolina. saw tgem several times

[@jby1155]

“Shoot em four fingers. That’s penetration.” -TB

[@jasonalt4946]

Weird hearing him talk so slow with all the 'umm' and 'uhh'. Used to the fast talking promos.

[@gregorypower9385]

That's why I remember wrestling of the 80s The Four Horsemen that was nothing like it I should look forward to watching wrestling I don't know however people feel about that but this wrestling s*** today sucks and ain't nothing like how I was back in the 80s the 80s was the s*** especially for horse

[@rodolfolopez2370]

I remember my parents taking us to watch Southwest Championship Wrestling at the Memorial Colesium in Corpus Christi, Texas in the 70s. Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez were the best.

[@Majnun74]

I think I’m going to trim down my beard exactly like this!

[@endrsgm]

back in the mid to late 80s i was a huge fan of the 4 horsemen. i went to a few matches live and remember getting iced thrown at me for cheering them. even so ... tully was the one i HATED. he was the perfect heel. gotta admire and respect him.

[@LoveScooby]

Tully still looks good, one of the smartest ring generals of all time. He didn’t have any weakness. I enjoyed you as the greatest world TV Champ and United States champ of all time.

[@north-philly-rome]

Tully was my favorite horseman in the 80s

[@shanecochran1969]

Ric Flair might have been the heart of the 4-horsemen, but Tully Blanchard was the "SOUL" of the 4-horsemen...

[@erictaylor479]

No doubt

[@TheTonedef76]

Tully was my Favorite Horseman. Him, Dusty and Magnum TA has some epic matches.

[@airemoutreigns6366]

PHILLY LOVED THE HORSEMEN

[@Murph_.]

Philly LOVED the Horsemen! When we went, dressed in suits for wrestling to root for the Horsemen, we always had a lot of people with us, just as we had a lot of people against us. It was ALWAYS fun.

[@kevinwright5106]

Always reminded me of Ray liota in goodfellas

[@patrickcalvin5272]

I remember the slingshot suplex!!

[@robhansen6553]

dream match Tully in his prime vs the hitman in his prime

[@shaundavis5109]

Closest you'll get is Summerslam 89 sadly

[@pens8766]

Tully was always my favorite horseman.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

That's right the Horsemen worked cause they were a great force for Evil. It was a miracle if you beat them. And you hated them more.

[@slkrik31]

He and Arn had such great chemistry together as a tag team. IMO they were the driving force behind that group because they could put on great matches. If Vince were smart, he would bring Tully in part of the creative team to work with the newer talent.

[@ghanahumber937]

I loved the bad guys. Tully and Mr. Wonderful was hilarious

[@PtolemyJones]

Lucky bastard got to be managed by the GORGEOUS Dark Journey! Damn...

[@nickyfilaki9071]

What did Tully say.... I can't stop looking at his well groomed beard

[@eligahmurrayjr1541]

Nicky Filaki lol...very well groomed

[@tasan215]

🐎🐎🐎🐎 4ever, yes Tully you were favorites of Philly PA!

[@steelcastle5616]

Tully has aged well. Most of the guys from his era have gained lots of weight and looked like they just pulled their face out of a blender.

[@danielr4640]

I wish the television title belt is still around

[@pierreklee7490]

I love Tully now but I hated him in high school.

[@johnreece5540]

Tully's barenuckle bouts with Ronnie Garvin defined the greatness of the era.

[@1EVILZ06]

Hands of stone.😂

[@rooseveltheath]

Tully,arn and flair had the rare talent to carry everyone in their matches smoothly.. even though they were heels had a strong following..the horseman worked until Luger came in... after that... wasn't working anymore..but overall made the nwa credible

[@johnkazantzidis4891]

Dont forget ole, brought the old schoolrealism,andles, and his work looked real believeable and brutal, it was still real then with the old arenas, crowd, angkes, kayfabe

[@1mrslapzilla]

TULLY AND THE HORSEMEN FUCKING KICKASS!!!!!

[@dewaynewhite2928]

Tully was the man, he was awesome and physical, the sling shot was his finishing move, wow lots of time gone by.

[@leodziurka7709]

Blanchard legacy is safe with Tessa

[@wiseguysoutdoors2954]

I think that Tully didn't get credit as being the real brains in the four horsemen.

[@billymc2681]

Tully and Gino Hernandez were a great tag team...

[@derekdash2179]

The Brain Busters!

[@rict5878]

A true crime that the Horsemen never battled the Von Erich's.

[@arymniak1]

'80's wrestling was the best. Well almost as good as the late 60's and early '70's. Today it's all show and no go.

[@johnreece5540]

Tully Blanchard was/is that "Horseman" who was that fierce "Pitbull" who put the t in tenacious and tough.

[@phuckewe178]

Inventor of the slingshot suplex.

[@ricstormwolf]

No other group has ever gotten over so much, reached the fans or gained the respect like Arn, Tully, Ric, Ole or Barry and JJ. The Four Horsemen worked. Better than DX, better than the NWO. 4UP

[@jimodirakallumkal5351]

Love Tully but damn. Zero emotion

[@CT-nb5lm]

I was theee perfect age when this all went down.. I dunno what years it was. but somewhere between 1983-1988. so I was 11-16 years old....good times. **I remember watching GoldenGirls from 9-10pm on Saturday nights then WCW at 10-11 when Tully Was TV Champion/Four Hoursmen,,,, Then my Favorite was 11-12midnight Florida Wrestling with Kerry Von Erich,CHris Adams and I forget the rest. But I loooved the Florida version of WCW.. *The WWF was on fire. I bet I still have those "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" magazines from 1982-1987 when I collected em. proabably in my moms attic in a box with Thrasher Skate magazines..lol Thank You Tully Blanchard...

[@exidy-yt]

Oh man! Tully Blanchard dosen't even resemble the guy I remembered from the Four Horsemen, or when Tully and Arn came to the WWF for a short while. I used to really like the guy (Slingshot suplex 4tw!) but if I passed him on the street I would never have recognized him. :(

[@e2go]

A human being looks older than he did 30 plus years ago! Let’s all fucking cry about it. You are an imbecile!

[@jimturcotte5519]

The original Million Dollar Man.....

[@Kevin-cy4qn]

There might have been a lot of 220lb guys but HARDLY ANY of them, could out Wrestle, out work, & out perform Tully Blanchard!!

[@dabig25]

One of the greatest heels ever

[@mrbobevans]

He seems like a really nice guy.

[@johnniebee4328]

Ric Flair the GOAT

[@phicrappazappa3844]

Tully Blanchard was the GREATEST HEEL OF ALL TIME!! There is NO comparison. Triple H falls short in his shadow.

[@mezzosongbird2221]

HHH actually is better. People hate him simply for who he married.

[@richbrake9910]

Blanchard said it was cold when he started in Kansas City in December of 1983. He's right. It was 20F below with 70 below wind chills in Dec 83 in KC.

[@christopherstark2474]

WOW he doesn't look like Tully at all

[@krt88nc]

I always hated the baby faces in Crockett and I loved Flair and the Horsemen. The original group could just go night after night. Didn’t like Lugar but loved Windham as his replacement!

[@SupesMe]

LOL "Except in Philadelphia" Big surprise :)

[@johnkazantzidis4891]

Was there,i remeber the cheers for them

[@adcolt54]

Tully has aged well.

[@JNewt-gq5lq]

80s Tully would kick today's Tully's ass just for using words like "neat" and "nifty".

[@blackprometheus3484]

back then wresttling was for the adults now its for kids to sell toys

[@micpatterson8336]

100 percent

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

TULLY BLACHARD WAS GREAT MEMBER OF FOUR HORSEMEN !!!

[@kevinhiggins7838]

Tully and Gino Hernandez would have been the greatest most obnoxious tag team ever.

[@geraldbaughman6332]

FLAIR USED ALL THESE GUYS TO KEEP..BELT AND HE DIDNT HAVE THEM TO FIGHT THEY ALL TURN ON WHOEVER IN GROUP GOT BEAT BY WHOLE GROUP LIKE STING

[@CarlosSanchez-bg4wf]

Luv ya Mr Blanchard. Great performance and great dedication thank you for your time n commitment 👏 👍

[@romainlavoie1526]

Tully is humble here. There was a serious segment of the men wrestling fans and sporting fans alike that were real Horsemen Fanatics! It's was the best 👌

[@mitzicarpenter2820]

I grew up in the AWA,NWA era Tully, Flair,Arn and Ole Dimonds are forever and so are the 4-Horseman!

[@kennethscott1603]

Tully sting said you are a Eddie monster looking guy,LOL.

[@chriswillis1585]

Colonel Christopher George Buck Robley III.

[@alberthenley2988]

Big crowds were the worst? I thought big crowds was the big money.

[@johnevans2820]

In my opinion one of the greatest heat seekers ever in wrestling

[@oveidasinclair982]

My dad said the 4 horseman were the greatest, he wasn't a big fan of Lugar, but he said Tully, Arn and Flair were top notch

[@Dan-hg8ns]

The best incarnation of the 4 Horsemen in my opinion were Flair/Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard and Barry Windham. Luger sucks.

[@perrylx]

I liked Luger......on the mic. He fit because of the look (DEFINITELY nit the work). IMO Windham never was a heel. He never wasn't that great on the mic, but his matches were historical (favorite of all time was him vs. Flair for the title. The one that went for 60min)

[@oveidasinclair982]

Luger really does suck in real life, he was a drug addict who beat on woman and he took his wrestling persona into real life.

[@blacquesjacques7239]

+perrylx I say the same . Windham was never a real Horseman because he couldn't work heel . No one wanted him to be a heel

[@israelcrucifiedinchrist797]

how about when he came back in 1990 and attacked sting and luger? that was exciting

[@stevenclark6662]

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