going thru my wrestling programs, .i saw nwa world champion harley race vs bruno sammartino at the kiel auditorium , go to a one hr. draw both wrestlers won a fall.. 6/15/73.. my records show attenance 10'043.. i was very lucky to have see it happen..
True Legends. Conduct themselves with Dignity! Thanks, Bruno Sammartino, for Everything you went through. To come to America, what a Migration covered by God!
THE GREATEST CHAMPION OF ALL TIME WAS , (SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAM )‼️💯 I SAY THAT BECAUSE HE INSPIRED EVERY GREAT WRESTLER WE LOVED TO WATCH AFTER HE WAS GONE , HE WAS OFTEN IMITATED BUT NEVER DUPLICATED ‼️💯💯💪
These guys were legit tough guys. Flair would be the first to tell you that. I’ve seen him say it many times. But, if you’re talking the total package, Flair was better than both.
Flair isn't the goat of all wrestling, no way. Maybe in the south he was one of the best, but no way in all the U.S. or world. Various people did better matches in all of his eras. And a ton of guys had better more varied mic skills
When I went to a wrestling meet and greet all the greats that are alive were there except the Funks. Ric Flair easily had the longest line waiting. 'Nuff said. Hulk Hogan himself said, "it isn't me for sure. Flair did 60 minute matches all over the world. I never did one."
Not Harley. He started off being trained by the Zbyszkos in exchange for farm work. At first all they didn’t was stretch him bad to see if he would keep coming back and then started wrestling at the carnivals at 16 years old. 2 years into his wrestling career Harley was in a car accident that killed his wife. His car flew 80 feet. He was pronounced dead on the spot until he started moving. He beat Polio and cancer. He was one the only 2 men that Andre the Giant feared.
Ric Flair made his old school style morph and fit 3-4 different eras. He DEFINITELY ranks on the top GOAT list of wrestling, Bruno just always hating on him.
Flair didn't morph his style for anything. Bret explains it best he was locked into the 70s, doing what Harley originated in the ring for decades and taking Buddy Roger's gimmick. Bruno only speaks the truth about Flair and if you got a problem with it that's your fault.
In terms of in ring when it counted? For sure, him and Shawn are neck and neck. But there's other factors to consider and it's neither of those 2 fault the WWF was in seriously trouble with people tuning out and the scandals and all. So without the drawing power of their predecessors and successors they can't be tops IMO.
@@sleazyfellow mid card talent don't draw a dime. Being a good worker and being a draw are 2 different things. Ric flair was a draw because he was a charismatic wrestler and a great personality.
Sammartino was one of the most boring wrestlers to ever get in a ring. yeah his styled worked a hundred years ago..but, his later matches were nothing but snooze fests.
