Classy Freedie Blassie was definitely a class act!!
@lobolonewolf88244 ай бұрын
So epic. I used to go to the Baltimore Civic Center. It was a real fun time.
@Mariners_Rich Жыл бұрын
Wow. George Steele on a mic? I will say this. His mic skills are better than Backlund’s
@spaceace1006 Жыл бұрын
I met Steele when he visited my Church back in 2005!! Super-Duper nice Guy!!! Fantastic Christian Witness! Jim "The Animal" Myers!😁 Ernie "Grand Wizard" was taken from us way too soon! He could have added so much to the Exploding WWF in the mid to late 80s!!!
@TerryKeefeMedia Жыл бұрын
In his next run against Backlund, he had turned "full Animal" and was just drooling and growling on camera. But still dangerous. After that, he became goofier during Rock N Wrestling.
@AliAlnamir Жыл бұрын
Backlund was much better on the mic in the 90s imo “I HAVE NEVER… EATEN… MARIJUANA!!!!!!”
@rivahkillah Жыл бұрын
George was a teacher in real life
@user-pd5uv3si3w10 ай бұрын
@@rivahkillah One of the great High School athletic coaches in Michigan history....football and wrestling. In the state HOF. Held a Masters degree from Michigan State. Played briefly with the Boston Patriots in the old AFL. Injuries curtailed his football career. A main event star for 20 years.........GREAT!!!!
@mikes.41369 ай бұрын
Bob is a freaking machine! He takes a back seat to no one.
@battlestarmarc2 жыл бұрын
Grand wizard was colorful.
@chrissimpson3554 Жыл бұрын
And short and sweet and straight-to-the-point not all this garbage they call wrestling now with the lots of Jericho and I can't even remember name of any of these other wrestlers that day and time cuz they're just not rememberable.
@321snoot Жыл бұрын
@@chrissimpson3554 This was the best era of "wrestling", because it was all done with a sense of humor...with a smile and a wink of the eye. This garbage they call wrestling today takes itself way too seriously; they're all cookie-cutter muscle men with no character. There's nothing fun about it anymore. Who wouldn't prefer to watch the Grand Wizard, Capt. Lou, Jesse the Body, etc.?
@battlestarmarc Жыл бұрын
@@321snoot Back when pro wrestlers knew when to be funny in promos and serious in the ring.
@SheepsMcgill4 ай бұрын
Imagine if the wizard had lived as long as Blassie, he would have been fun in the 90s
@kevindunlap5525 Жыл бұрын
Steele was just one of many that were so emblematic of good ol' "real" wrestling. My how things change
@phillybonewilliams256011 ай бұрын
It was more like a sport back then but NOW?! what a joke.
@Bob31415 Жыл бұрын
This is the reason I got interested in sports.
@richardsiciliano7117 Жыл бұрын
No way would they ever allow Animal Steele win the title, not a chance.
@rgood1204 Жыл бұрын
Grand Wizard was the greatest. Always started with "MCMAHON...................
@LeoWamBamSlamJam Жыл бұрын
Bob got way better with his mic job after he turned heel. He was horrible back then.
@Showtyme42013 күн бұрын
😂😂 "Backlund are your going to wrestle? Are you going to fight?. Are you going to die? 😂😂😂 What an ending😂😂
@timburr4453 Жыл бұрын
Back Boblund
@charlesnye1736 Жыл бұрын
Grand Wizard passed way too early.
@andrewpotok26617 ай бұрын
I remember like it happened yesterday. Ernie Roth was great. Wwf was never the same. He went downhill when he lost manager of the year. 1977
@THECLARENCES Жыл бұрын
Little known fact: Comedian Freddy Lewis would dress up as The Grand Wizard and refer to himself as, “The Grand Lewis”! xoxo The Clarences
@noorayneladha4707 ай бұрын
And then there was one. Now that killer khan is gone now only bob backlund is left from this promo.
@jason-hy8ci Жыл бұрын
It was sad to see George"The Animal" Steele's vocabulary shrink with time. He went to just your basic Caveman grunts and then in a few more years to...."Elizabeth!".
@guydwy Жыл бұрын
I was raised on this
@capacola262743 Жыл бұрын
there are many who say george steele is a throwback to neanderthal man. perhaps cro-magnon.
@ThereIsNoLord Жыл бұрын
How now, brown cow?
@shannonrhett3304 Жыл бұрын
I heard he was a college professor in civilian life.
@capacola262743 Жыл бұрын
@@shannonrhett3304 wrong. he was a high-school gym teacher.
@ThereIsNoLord Жыл бұрын
@@shannonrhett3304 No. More like a HS gym teacher and football coach.
@davidbiondi2570 Жыл бұрын
George The Animal steele was no dummy. He was a teacher.
@joegausch Жыл бұрын
At 3:58 when was Chris Brown a pro wrestler?
@jamesmiller4346 Жыл бұрын
Ha,ha😅😅😅
@ksmith12988 ай бұрын
Should have given George the belt...at least for a while.... would have been great
@craigd25992 жыл бұрын
How was Bob Backlund ever world champ?
@anijeepa Жыл бұрын
why
@richardsiciliano7117 Жыл бұрын
Vince wasn't in control yet.
@anijeepa Жыл бұрын
@@richardsiciliano7117 yeah Bob Backlund was champion from 1978 to 1983 and Vince took over in 1982 so basically he made him lose shortly after. But Backlund was a transitional world champion in early 90s, winning the belt from Bret Hart and losing it couple of days after to Diesel.
@capacola262743 Жыл бұрын
you had to be there, little boy.
@jb0609 Жыл бұрын
because he was a draw
@christopherjames98437 ай бұрын
Vince having trouble reading his lines.
@sandileinnocentnhlengetwa7302 Жыл бұрын
Paul Heyman brought me here😂
@asmundukkelberg8741 Жыл бұрын
This was a strange period. I seems like Vince McMahon and Bob Backlund had a hard time upholding keyfabe as the heel characters got increasingly strange and outlandish. Superstar Billy Graham had opened the floodgates.
@jason-hy8ci Жыл бұрын
Bob Backlund "Studied" George "The Animal" Steele........ 🤔 Ha HAhA HA Ha ha, I'm curious as to how that "Ology" was Created.
@kennethmilam2894 Жыл бұрын
Bob had terrible promo skills. He made Bruno sound like he was speaking like an elder statesmen
@capacola262743 Жыл бұрын
really going out on a limb there with that controversial and ORIGINAL comment, hu? jerk.
@kennethmilam2894 Жыл бұрын
Controversial?? You 10 or something? Explain genuis😁😁😁👍👍
@capacola262743 Жыл бұрын
@@kennethmilam2894 i was being SARCASTIC, retard. have someone explain to you what that is. douche bag.
@Lewis9700 Жыл бұрын
But Backlund was incredible as an unhinged heel in the 90's
@ResidentBigEvil Жыл бұрын
My god, vince was so wooden back then
@dennisbedard9850 Жыл бұрын
Yes but he was the perfect foil for the heels. Expressing moral outrage and disgust at the malevolent tactics of them all. He was the proverbial apple polisher at school, the Eagle scout, the A student, altar boy, etc. Like the Wiz, he was great at selling the concept and putting fans in the seats and in front of the TV on Saturday mornings.
@capacola262743 Жыл бұрын
he was perfect. he lent a definite air of credibility to wrestling. his serious demeanor made it seem real instead of the cartoon it is now. freak.
@bernardcantoii29211 ай бұрын
Well damn the WWE is super freaking racist why would you name a character grand wizard referring to the KKK highest ranking individual per location. What was his suburbanites names the Grand dragon and grand cyclops.
@tms1970 Жыл бұрын
bob backland dork
@terrelparris8642 Жыл бұрын
What was so special about Bob Backlund? His promos were awful. They had no substance, charisma or anything else. I just don't get it. He looks like Howdy Doody.
@jb0609 Жыл бұрын
he was a draw and could wrestle
@lightnear8085 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, comparing this era of Bob Backlund to the version that won the title in the 90s are two VERY different people.
@MrPotatoesLatkie Жыл бұрын
His style was not meant to psych up the fans, but to promote a stable , humble champion who would defeat his wild and crazy opponents. His style was no different than the normal interviews with athletes from the major sports. Bob Backlund was just a normal athlete in the wild and crazy world of pro wrestling. His blandness contrasted with the crazy guys he would face, and defeat.
@arthuridis Жыл бұрын
He was called that by Piper, Schultz, Orndorff, Sheik, Valentine and Muraco a lot.
@321snoot Жыл бұрын
@@MrPotatoesLatkie Well said!
@tightlaser2 ай бұрын
Intercontental champ was never a heavy weight championship.