Ric Flair on Eddie Mansfield

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@catyear75
@catyear75 Жыл бұрын
Years before that TV exposé I saw a wrestler miss a drop kick . The other wrestler thought about it for three seconds, then fell as if it had connected. I knew right then pro wrestling wasn’t quite on the level. I was maybe 7 or 8. I chose to “ Suspend Disbelief “ and remained a big fan ...!
@christaylor7916
@christaylor7916 8 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@tankwfw
@tankwfw 6 ай бұрын
I've always said if you're going to botch something, botch it well. Fans will believe a failed offensive maneuver if it looks like it missed legitimately
@stealthbomber2127
@stealthbomber2127 Ай бұрын
I saw it as a kid too. I too also suspended disbelief but suspending disbelief was not possible when thirty year old men are acting like dogs, snakes, and chickens. I was done with wrestling until ECW came along.
@kenterminateddq5311
@kenterminateddq5311 Жыл бұрын
Wow, a lot of wrestling legends are asked about Eddie Mansfield lately from Kevin Kelly to Ric Flair. I know Cornette HATED Mansfield since Jim is the type to protect the business like its own kid.
@bustersales6921
@bustersales6921 Жыл бұрын
Kornet exposes the business more than anyone lol
@axlbomber
@axlbomber Жыл бұрын
​@@bustersales6921 the cat's out of the bag... been out of the bag for decades. Cornette doesn't actually fault anyone for "exposing the business" on podcasts or shoot interviews. If they do it in the ring he often takes issue with it. He's never done that At the time Mansfield did what he did kayfabe was still very much alive
@warshipsatin8764
@warshipsatin8764 Жыл бұрын
​@@axlbomber thats an excuse people keep making as they continue to expose every little thing that people still werent aware of
@warshipsatin8764
@warshipsatin8764 Жыл бұрын
​@@bustersales6921 cornette is a hypocrite in so many ways he's just so good at talking he can convice anyone who lacks critical thinking or their own opinions
@ICHIBAN-cz8ih
@ICHIBAN-cz8ih Жыл бұрын
​@@bustersales6921 Cornette never went on nationwide TV & spoke down about wrestling using the "red makes green" shit
@jamiepreston1490
@jamiepreston1490 5 ай бұрын
Eddie didn't expose anything that the people didn't already know. Only the wrestlers themselves didn't think that the people knew.
@chadthurs8078
@chadthurs8078 8 ай бұрын
Wrestlers should say he was right; maybe many of them would still be alive. He was trying to get a better deal for the everyday worker. He was trying to get medical insurance, retirement benefits, and more money. Funny how short-=sighted people are.
@McFarlaneDragonClan
@McFarlaneDragonClan Жыл бұрын
"To be the man you gotta beat the man." - Ric Flair
@idan3521
@idan3521 Жыл бұрын
​@abduldinero6363He did 16 times. WOOOOOOOOO
@marshmangunnar9150
@marshmangunnar9150 Жыл бұрын
WOOOOOOO! Much love Ric
@yakamarezlife
@yakamarezlife Жыл бұрын
WOOOO STILL THE MAN RIC
@dj7973
@dj7973 Жыл бұрын
Please ask Ric about Buddy Landel. First JCP run in 1985 and second with Bill Dundee in 1986. Thanks.
@Greeneggsz
@Greeneggsz Жыл бұрын
Ric flair wings Wooooo wings!
@kmjoyce-gb9wc
@kmjoyce-gb9wc Жыл бұрын
They blame Eddie Mansfield, but I believe Vince had already "exposed the business" to get out of working with local state athletic commissions.
@vinnybrich484
@vinnybrich484 7 күн бұрын
Wrestling has always been suspected to be faked since the 30s. People always thought something was going on but couldnt tell what. Vince McMahon definitely exposed the business but not to the regular people that only watched the shows and werent hardcore fans. But then eddie Mansfield just came out flat and said the whole thing is faked and then there was no doubt about whether the business was a work. At least vince McMahon had some ambiguity about it and didnt flat out say it was fake until after the Mansfield incident. I think the business was always exposed as being not legitimate since the 30s but nobody knew the extent until the mansfield interview. But in the grand scheme of things the business was always going to be exposed because of the Internet but mabey people wouldnt have been so upset about it like they were after they saw Mansfield and maybe we would have a industry thats isnt laughed at and taken as a complete joke. But then again vince McMahon exists
@jefferyrandall8030
@jefferyrandall8030 Жыл бұрын
I remember when Eddie did that. I didn't know who he was at the time. When I first got into wrestling (around 1982 or 83) I thought it was real. Then I heard some static about it being fake. And when I saw the Eddie special my childhood was ruined. Lol....
@richiehunt5097
@richiehunt5097 Жыл бұрын
The business could have used better discretion with kayfabe. Kayfabing everybody all of the time just insults the intellgience of people in the media and higher ups in TV, athletic commissions, etc. Making enemies out of people that would be far more beneficial to be fiends with instead. But it still would have been to their benefit to maintain that healthy semblance of kayfabe. It's what is hurting the business today. Everybody knows it's bullshit, but to make matters worse the workers let us know it's bullshit throughout a show.
@jeffreyivery4299
@jeffreyivery4299 18 күн бұрын
Look The Wrestling Business is NO JOKE I trained for ten months and I thought I knew my Shit LOL LOL LOL LOL no i didn't i got my ass kicked LOL so i know how tough it is but once I got the hang of it i was ok but Man if u can't Breathe u can't work u GOT TO BE IN SHAPE if it a work or not u can't run out of gas in the ring u all u young guys stay in great shape at all times and try to rest your body as much as u can like Ric Flair said it's a tough business
@cholkymilkmirage4984
@cholkymilkmirage4984 Жыл бұрын
it really didnt matter if it was fake after his expose. Ppl still kept coming for the theatric show. And thats what it was at the end of the day. Just a violent drama form.
@stealthbomber2127
@stealthbomber2127 Ай бұрын
The red rooster had no violence, just vomit inducing clucking around the ring. LOL!
@robmiller931
@robmiller931 Жыл бұрын
It's a shame Shultz got not only fined but fired because he defended the business because of smartass comments from a smug reporter
@xipingpooh5783
@xipingpooh5783 Жыл бұрын
100% agree
@user-yx9bs8zo5q
@user-yx9bs8zo5q Жыл бұрын
So you agree the promoters don't care about them.
@Couldthinkofabettername
@Couldthinkofabettername 9 ай бұрын
He got fired because he tried to attack Mr. T.
@robertmiller8704
@robertmiller8704 9 ай бұрын
I didn't hear anything regarding Mr T but I do know that wwf did settle with Stossell for the injuries he sustained which was put in magazines that lead to Shultz being fired
@Couldthinkofabettername
@Couldthinkofabettername 9 ай бұрын
@@robertmiller8704 neither helped him out
@ssteacup
@ssteacup Жыл бұрын
Lol
@chrischar9428
@chrischar9428 Жыл бұрын
Yeah well so did Harley Race
@barbarahallager5918
@barbarahallager5918 Жыл бұрын
What did he do?
@chrischar9428
@chrischar9428 Жыл бұрын
@@barbarahallager5918 he was on that secrets of wrestling revealed
@ICHIBAN-cz8ih
@ICHIBAN-cz8ih Жыл бұрын
​@@chrischar9428 when was that? What year?
@idan3521
@idan3521 Жыл бұрын
After he beat so many people (according to Flair) for calling it fake 🤦‍♂️
@idan3521
@idan3521 Жыл бұрын
​@@ICHIBAN-cz8ih 1998. Eddy did it in 1984
@Tim_Dunkin
@Tim_Dunkin Жыл бұрын
I think Eddie went to the news bc the treatment of talent (which he's not wrong. Independent contractors? Really?) & John Stossel did what John Stossel does when it comes to wrestling. He hated Vince not so much wrestling but in order to screw w/Vince he had to screw w/wrestling
@Matt-cr4vv
@Matt-cr4vv Жыл бұрын
I’ve never bought the story he tells about how he did it for the boys. He was angry because he’d gotten himself blackballed in the business because every territory he worked in he’d constantly complain about his booking or his pay and often times quit because of it. Terry Funk told him before he went on 20/20 that he’d never get work again. Only after that did he go on 20/20 and suddenly say it was all for the boys. Id love to see how much he was paying his roster when he had his promotion and if he gave them health care. Id bet he didnt. He loves to take credit for making everything better as if people weren’t working 300 days a year for the next 10+ years after his thing anyways. Id have zero problem with the dude being on the show if he’d just own up to why he did it instead of trying to pretend it was all to help the boys.
@Tim_Dunkin
@Tim_Dunkin Жыл бұрын
@@Matt-cr4vv We just disagree then. His issue w/ NWA was more of an Ole Anderson issue. Ole & another guy wanted 20% of his 💰 he said "no" which ended his bookings w/ the NWA. This was also stated by Dr. D. Eddy was still getting bookings in TX before he did 20/20. And it's not like he was wrong, it just didn't work. Ppl just lacked balls. Not to mention John Stossel has a reputation of being dubious. This wouldn't be the first time he interviewed someone for one reason while the interviewee is there for another.
@TheRydog61
@TheRydog61 Жыл бұрын
Eddie Mansfield got a wedgie and got his butt hurt
@punkmeathead3792
@punkmeathead3792 Жыл бұрын
Mansfield did seem like his intentions were good.
@luisortiz1203
@luisortiz1203 Жыл бұрын
Eddie Mansfield exposing the secrets to the business, would be like an initiate exposing the secrets of freemasonry. You're turning your back on your brotherhood. Now that wrestling is exposed the art of is lost. People know too much therefore they have a hard time just enjoying the match everyone wants to review every aspect of the business. The wrestling industry is at an all time low in terms of popularity and viewership.
@Bruins-vq5ey
@Bruins-vq5ey Жыл бұрын
Not a sport ric
@mightyblack1
@mightyblack1 Жыл бұрын
Vince exposed in the 80's so stop lying old man.
@jims.6393
@jims.6393 Жыл бұрын
In 1989
@curthennig9448
@curthennig9448 Жыл бұрын
@@jims.6393 Might have been 1988. Then again he turned it into a cartoon in 1984.
@jims.6393
@jims.6393 Жыл бұрын
@@curthennig9448 - it's whenever he appeared on Letterman
@curthennig9448
@curthennig9448 Жыл бұрын
@@jims.6393 I thought you were referring to when Vince was looking to avoid paying athletic commission costs and said wrestling is not a sport but entertainment.
@jims.6393
@jims.6393 Жыл бұрын
@@curthennig9448 - 👍
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