That blassie interview was so great. "I'm the greatest" and in the same breath "a modest man" was so funny

Nicky Bockwinkel! LOL I've never seen Nick Bockwinkel when he wasn't at least in his late 40s early 50s in the mid 80s AWA... what a gem of a video.

Classie Freddie Blassie was one of the best interviewees, especially as a villain. He would call anyone he hated "Pencil-Neck-Geeks".

Even in the 50s, Blassie looked old. He kept the same look up until the day he died.

This is incredibly classic material.

Freddie is truly a gift to women, modest and unassuming. A real mandude.

Oh man...Bockwinkel was such a young baby in this interview! Being a kid in the 80s and having seen him in his latter days, this just blows my mind! Thank you so much for sharing this!

Mr Moto one of the old time great wrestling characters.....Blassie stole the show as always

This is quite possibly the greatest set of interviews ever. Ever! The look on Jules' face half the time. It's fab.

Just loved the way the interviewer physically pushed Mr. Moto out of the room.. Wow.. Bockwinkle with a crew cut...

Wow.....look how young Nicky Bockwinkel is!! And humble! His mic skills certainly improved over time. A treat to see this clip of him.

cant believe bockwinkle was sooo young and he talked sooo humble

I love when Moto insists that he is a very clean wrestler!

Watching this really makes me miss kayfabe. I think we all had that moment where we knew maybe something was up but it was real to us dammit!

This was during the earliest promos of wrestling when television was starting to appear in every household.

This is the REAL Jules Strongbow. Not to be confused with Frank Hill who played Chief Jules Strongbow the kayfabed brother of Chief Jay Strongbow.

Classie Freddy Blassie was one of the best heels of his time, UNDOUBTEDLY!!!!!

How does Freddy look the same after more than 5 decades?

Freddie was the man in the 50's, former World Champion !

Remember, it is NOT classy Freddie Blassie, it is...."The classy Freddie Blassie". I recall in the early 1960's as a boy in LA you could walk down town and look in store windows. I loved walking by the TV store with the TV's on different stations, and in the day one of them always had Pro wrestling on. I remember watching Fred Blassie in his prime and walking into the shp to see the TV he was on. This is before the world turned upside down. Blassie was an incredible wrestler and entertainer, as was Gorgeous George. I believe that Mr. Moto was actually Toru Tanaka who went on to play Odd Job in the Goldfinger movie and wrestle as Proffessor Toru Tanaka. Mike Sharp I wasn,t too familiar with was one big solid dude. Much respect to these men who lived this tough life out of love for it or necessity. You never realize until you get older how you can get trapped making a living in a specific occupation.

Even back then, Blassie used 'Pencil Neck Geek!' LOL!!

Thank you for sharing this. Very entertaining.

Thanks so much for posting. What a treat to be able to watch the King of All Men from back before I was born.

Mike Sharpe was the father of Iron Mike Sharpe "Canada's Greatest Athlete"

This is amazing -- thanks for posting!

Was Freddie Blassie ever NOT old?

Freddie KILLED IT!

Freddie Blassie looked about the same 30 years later.

Great glimpse into the past ! Thanks for posting

I do remember Freddie Blassie and Mr. Moto when I was a kid in the 60's. The other wrestlers I never heard of. Blassie calling Mr. Moto J#! on TV. That's the way it was back then. Not anymore.

Thanks for posting - vintage Tricky Nick.

Blassie was the greatest!!

I'd never seen that Blassie interview before...so THANKS for posting so all these pencilneck geeks out here could hear and see the great fred Blasie from the early days!!

Excellent video! I hope all your videos are like this gem.

Holy crap Iron Mike Sharpe's dad was a unit. He was huge! 🤣🤣

At the time of these interviews JJ Dillon was already 65 years old.

Nick bockwinkle is a dang baby right here, when I was a kid I always thought he looked old, I appreciate him more now that I’m old and can see what great all around skills he had

Good stuff. Thank you for sharing.

That Mr. Moto must've been like the inspiration for Mr. Fuji's character years later. I could certainly see the similarities. Because you know America still needed a sneaky, diabolical Japanese heel to carry on the torch once Moto retired.

"Classy" Freddie Blassie:The King of Men! These 4 Wrestlers must've really been something else back then. The Good Guys were good, and even the Bad Guys were at least somewhat polite... until you got 'em riled up, that is! Great stuff here, and I'm glad I subscribed!

Nicky a little shy at the mic. Boy that will change.

wow, really interesting footage!

So Blassie was born a 60 year old man?

1962-I love these interviews

This is when it still was wrestling fan since late sixties. CLASSIC.

Damn!..Blassie was even old back then!

Mike Sharpe (Sr.) = Hamilton Ontario Stand Up!

The first guy Mike looks like Mr. Incredible.

The Mike Sharpe in the interview, was that Iron Mike Sharpes dad?

Fred Blassie - King Of Men!

4:08 - "Nah, I don't want to hear any more out of you ! ....(nudges Mr. Moto away)" I love it. Looks like the announcer is big & bad enough to kick all of their asses at the same time.

Freddie Blassie is just like abe vigoda, he always looked the same. I bet if we saw his baby pictures he would have the same head and haircut.

Wow, look at Bockwinkle. I always thought he looked old as hell but didnt known he was wrestling in the 50s

wow! Bockwinkel was young!!

I dig Mister Moto! Along with Nicky they were popular in Honolulu, and Freddie was here too! Your video bring back memories of when life made sense!

freddie killed it...

Freddie said he wants "to take his hats off."

mr moto, charlie yamamoto was from gardena, ca.

OMG I did not realize how handsome Bockwinkel was when he was young !!!!!!!!!!!

@kdemonde Second generation wrestler. His dad was Warren Bockwinkel.

Freddie blassie was decades ahead of his time when it came to cutting promos.

Nick Bockwinkel at 4:12. Nick is probably in his early 20s in this interview.

This is the original Jules Strongbow, who started out as an actor, became a wrestler, and later a promoter. He died in 1975. The wrestler most of us know as Jules Strongbow was named Frank Hutchinson, is a legit Native American, and took his ring name from this guy. For that matter Joe Scarpa, AKA Jay Strongbow, took his last (ring) name from Jules as well.

Blassie looks the same!!!!

right on man

That’s great

Wow "Nicky" Bockwinkel looking almost unrecognizable there.

Mr.Moto certainly looks threating in his sweater & suspenders.

@imjustpassinthru Are you kidding me? My whole family were Wrestling Maniacs. Ever since we came to Los Angeles back in 1967, we would have Wrestling on every week on KTLA Channel 5. And do you remember when Dick Lane would get a break from Wrestling, he would do an ad on Reliable Mortgage Incorporated from his own Announcing Booth? And do you also remember the Lakers and Angels being broadcast on KTLA Channel 5? Known back then as "Golden West Broadcasting".

i'm surprised you could say "making love" on television in those days.

Take a good look boys & girls. No roids, pep pills and miscl junk. PURE GOOD OLD FASHIONED HARD WORK! Honestly earned.

I would say this was more early 60s.

Classic.

These are Real Wrestlers I don't care what anybody says.

@TNO73 He looks great, i grew up watching mainly WWF wresling being from New York so i didnt have the opportunity to watch Bockwinkel wrestle but watching videos recently assures me that you are right, he was a talented and articulate wrestler.

wow , at first i wasnt looking at the video when mike sharpe sr spoke..it sounded almost like his son iron mike sharpe...iron mike sharpe was huge in stature just like his father. i remember when being trained by mike in brick nj he spoke of his father fondly.

Jules Strombow makes all those guys like tiny. Strombow used to be a wrestler, as I recall. Does anyone remember the announcer Dick Lane on KTLA channel 5 in Los Angeles?

@kdemonde Yeah that is him. Even in his laster days in the AWA he was still awesome. Great wrestler & a great mic man.

Oh number one

I don't know why there was debates about Obama in the comments. Shouldn't we just appreciate these steroid free wrestlers who are clean and well versed in the art of making love?

i was being sarchastic when i said it sucks..its flippen awesome, i mean pre-youtube u would have never seen a clip like this!

Blassie said the men don't like him? I was a fan of his and I'm a straight guy! What a great man. Makes me lol.

Willie Two Bears. Looking for any info on him. Wrestling world mag he was in. 1974.

R.I.P.: Nick Bockwinkel and Freddie Blassie 😢

Blassie was born old

@imjustpassinthru Also, I forgot to mention back in the Old days, KTLA Channel 5 also did UCLA Basketball. Do you also remember those old days of KTLA Channel 5? Dick Lane was probably an actor before I was born, considering that I was born in 1962. And also back then, Dick Lane was the announcer for Roller Derby when KTLA also did the Thunderbirds. Back then I thought that Roller Derby was like Wrestling on Roller Skates.

The interviewer was a former Wrestler himself by the name of Jules Strongbow.

very old :o wow

tor dr moto kamata and classie fred blassie looked and sounded great!!!!!!!!!!!

Omg that is Iron Mike Sharpe? I didn’t realize he was that old. I know he has passed on. He must’ve just took a four hour shower before this video.

This is from a time when wrestling was great and America was great! Not like today.

Wow look at short hair, 20 something, babyface Nick Bockwinkel. Incredible.

Saw Iron Mike in Boston in 70s

@ProbertFire blew me away, still, has that same voice..

Wow thats Nick Bockwinkel from the AWA? i didn't know he went back that far is this really from the 50's or the 60's?

Nick looks like around 22 years old here.

Is Mike Sharp the father of Iron Mike Sharp? Aaah Mr. Moto ......most honorable and sneaky wrestler. Freddy Blassie =a pencil neck geak=priceless. Nick Bockwinkel = a great interview always.

Freddie Blassie probably looked like an old man when a toddler.

@Jiltedin2007 ... Dick Lane was a Hollywood actor in his younger years. Do a KZfaq search for this video: Joe Penner and Dick Lane in The Day the Bookies Wept. Dick Lane is the one on the far left doing the talking.

Could someone please give me more info on Mr. Moto? He was my dad's favorite villain when he was growing up.