Morton Downey Jr Show - Whiny Ex Wrestler meets Dr. D ! 

David Shultz = Prime Minister of Kayfabe

Dr. D David Shultz was the original Stone Cold. I remember him well.

i forget how great this show was....smoking butts, drinking coffee, yelling at people,and fights, this show had it all, this is what America is missing today 2021

Dr. D. Knows exactly what blading is! And did it many many times!

Tough to watch Dr. D fight so hard for the business that screwed him over big time

I like how Dr. Dr is saying he has no clue what blading is while he has a forehead like a cheese-grater.

Well come to find out this guys was ahead of his time in exposing professional wrestling.

Jim Wilson was a college star, a NFL draft pick (short career) and a wrestling jobber. But damn, they wanted to bury this guy.

Paul Heyman aka Paul Dangerously on the phone 😂

Dr D was ultimate kayfabe he bitch slapped stossel for saying it's fake and ended his career over it but never broke kayfabe

God… wrestling won’t ever be as big as it was in the 70’s/80’s

Dr. D. was a true badass. After the Geraldo incident, he was pretty much drummed out of the industry. He became a real life bounty hunter and bodyguard. I wouldn’t mess with that guy under any circumstances in his prime.

Schultz was a scary dude. He always gave the vibe that he was serious.

Dr. D just wanted to find a wo-man! He couldn't find no wo-man! He found a buncha men that looked like wo-men!!

I was 17 years old when I watched this show in the late 80s (WWOR Channel 9, Secaucus NJ). This show was revolutionary. It really got the 🩸 pumping.

I forgot how pure entertaining Downing’s show was! Absolutely brilliant and genius! Bring back hosts that smoke!

Dude was telling the truth the whole time. Lol

Would of loved to see Dr D.vs Stone Cold Steve Austin both in their primes.

I grew up in the 80s. We really had a good time back then. Nobody was walking on eggshells and, at the end of the day, most of us still got along no matter our differences.

Turns out Jim Wilson was the only one telling the truth. He was no slouch...6 ft. 6" and 260 pounds. He could have given Dr. D some trouble.

Jerry Springer pretty much copied this guys show

They don't make them like Dr D anymore. 70's, 80's guys had more charisma in their big toe than the whole WWE roster today.

"We have a Mr. Paul Dangerously on the phone..." Priceless.

I watched this show when it first aired. Watching it again now, I realize the show itself was a work.

Many people who watch this don't know who DR D David Schultz really is. He was a legit badass. Both as pro wrestler and bounty hunter in real life.

Dr. D was a perfect example of back when real tough guys were wrestlers.

To the Sheeple, Jim Wilson is 100% correct!

This is so funny to me because I've met David many times and he's such a nice guy when he's not on camera. Don't get me wrong he's a legit badass but he's a really nice guy. I've met him in the grocery store several times. Very chill dude.

Schultz started laughing when Wilson said he “went to Australia and the promoter wanted to sleep with him (Wilson).” The promoter in Australia was Jim Barnett, an infamously homosexual promoter. I think it was then Schultz realized this guy actually WAS in the business.

Dr. D needs his own Netflix biography!!!!

This was better than any wrestling show on TV nowadays

If AEW or WWE put out a program that let the wrestlers say whatever they wanted like this show, they'd have a license to print money. Bring in old guests, let them holler, let them say whatever they want. But most of all, let them be REAL without a script. Instant gold.

This is Kayfabe gold.

It's nice to see everyone having such a good time.

Lots of cigarrets, lots of coffee, lots of yelling and lots of fighting…classic 80s day time talk show.. haha

Dr. D was a badass and he was my favorite heel of all time!

This may be the greatest talk show moment in history.

This guy coming out actually took courage, exposing the Pat Patterson-type predators who preyed on young guys trying to come into the business. Ask Roddy Piper.

Yes, "Thunderbolt Patterson" became an Ordained Minister years ago.

Thunderbolt Patterson was correct and time proved him right.

Dr D went to San Francisco looking for a woman...he couldn’t find himself a real woman.

Dr. D was a terrifying individual. He wasn’t scared to put hands on anyone.

Schultz is extremely unaware of how tough Patterson is. Patterson got his start by many times challenging pro wrestlers to a fight. If I remember correctly, he didn't lose until he faced a veteran pro wrestler. Tony Atlas told a story about a wrestler provoking Bolt in the locker room and it turned into a fight. Patterson knocked the guy out and sat by him and read scripture to him.

Dr D was so damn good. One of my earliest memories of wrestling. Love that Paul E is on the pbone.

Wilson was speaking the truth. He just picked the wrong show to do it on.

This is a great show lol... Surprised it was on air back in the day. Hilarious stuff 😂

Dr. D is sorely missed in the business. He was fun to watch. Sad to see him go.

Funny and bittersweet. I miss the 80s.

4:14 The name that was censored was Eddie Mansfield, who exposed the business on 20/20.

Even when I knew wrestling was fake, Dr D had me believing...he could sell anything...

Paul E with the call in! 😂

Dr. Dave. "I never used a blade!" Meanwhile, his forehead looked like hamburger meat. Lmbo

Turns out this guy wasn't lying

Come to find out this guy was telling the truth 30 years later...lmao..

How ironic is it that just a few short years after Dr. D worked so hard to maintain the illusion that is "pro-wrestling" the industry itself revealed all to the world....

The sad thing: Jim was telling the truth. The others were protecting the business.

Jim would of been NWA Champion if he just "rassled" with the right promoter, my boy

This is more entertaining than the current wwe program

Morton Downey Jr. was my favorite talk show, and every episode was this entertaining 😂 WOW!!! young Paul Heyman 😂

You know Doctor D meant San Francisco. THERE'S NO WAMEN!

You know it’s old when the host is smoking a cigarette on tv 📺

even after being blackballed, he still protected the bussiness

Wasn’t around to see Dr D, but all these clips of him are incredible.

Dr. D protected more the business than the nowadays WWE roster all together!

Lou saying that he'd never blade is hilarious because he bladed nearly every match for a while.

Dr D was definitely the 1st stone cold lol

Thank God for RU-vid where you can still see WWF Legends on a TV monitor

Lou Albano saying he never bladed...LOL.

The Booker in Australia was Jim Barnett

The Australian promoter is Jim Barnett.

Turns out that dude was right. Pat Patterson, a booker in the WWF, was known for pressuring wrestlers into having homosexual sex. He forced a young Roddy Piper to do it. Piper, in not so many words and on the verge of tears, admitted it

Dr. D was ahead of his time. Very underated.

I saw this show when it originally aired !! It was a very spirited conversation to say the least !! Shultz and albano were so worked up!! That Jim Wilson kept his cool the whole time despite the very hostile environment he found himself in!! It was impressive! He had truth and reality on his side and there was no need to back it up with melodrama like the others were doing ! He just chose the wrong time and place to divulge the secret workings of the industry !!

I remember this!!! Glad I found your channel

It's amazing how Doc is Protecting the Business.

I know Wilson is talking about Jim Barnett. Barnett promoted wrestling in Australia during the 70s. Wilson wrestled there at that time. And it's well known that Barnett was gay. Wilson's story lines up.

This was our preview of what RU-vid live stream chat would look like 35 years later....

Dr. D looks like Jeff Jarrett's older, tougher, cooler brother

I Love Dave. One tough guy. I never forget his promo with Mean Gene on Hulk Hogan and him visiting San Francisco.

David Schultz said he never bladed in his life. Says the guy with a thousand horizontal lines on his forehead

Morton was awesome. I loved his show.

Kayfabe is runnin' wild on this show, brotha! Workin' the marks big time, brotha!

The episode of Phil Donahue from 1992 about the ring boy scandal is up on RU-vid. Bruno Sammartino and Superstar Billy Graham are on that episode. So is Vince McMahon. You don't see Dr D David Schultz showing his ass on that show like he does on this one. Gee, I wonder why?

How in the hell could anyone ever let go and pretty much blacklist a personality and wrestler like Dr. D ? What a total package dude and entertainer . Took the business seriously all the time like you should in his position and simply stood up for it in and out the ring. So much respect for the man and his era.

Now i know who inspired Stone cold Steve Austin character in wwf..

Loved Morton Downey JR back in the day

Dr D is the GG Allin of pro wrestling.

God, I still remember watching this when it debuted here in Philadelphia on WPHL 17 at 10pm on a weeknight. Thanks for the Great upload!

We so need Dr. D to be a debate moderator. “That’s your damn time up buddy and if you don’t like it we’ve got a bus outside that’ll take you right back home to San Francisco!”

God I love the Dr. Badass from top to bottom. Great performer

My thang is, that I drew money.

I know that they didn't want to break kayfabe , but Dr. D, Paul Heyman, Arcidi and Dennis Coralluzo are the villains in this story. Patterson and Wilson were speaking the truth, and they were vilified and mocked. Downie also did a hatch job on these guys.

Moton looks like MOE from Simpsons!

Stone Cold owes EVERYTHING about his character and gimmick to DR D 😎

Great watch. This show is everything lol.. the crowd etc. Amazing stuff

We need more shows like this on the air. I'm sick of shows like the view and the Drs.

Way better than anything WWE is putting out nowadays!

Paul Heyman calling in to bash the guy on stage and discredit his experiences to protect kayfabe is hilarious. Dr. D, legendary racist, arguing with the Black dude and saying there was no discrimination in the business is comedy gold. Obviously we all now know that wrestling is fake, that there was rampant uninvited homosexual encounters by the promoters, that there was blading and racism...but the boys working so hard to protect the business was honorable, while at the same time tragic for the men who got raped, jobbed out for not playing politics, discriminated against, etc. Love how Captain Lou dodges the "real or fake" question by saying he doesn't know what other promoters do, but in his experience bookers always put guys who would win versus lesser guys to manipulate the outcomes. He sold that lie so well, even Mort bought it and didn't press the issue. Racism and man-rape aside, the world was such a better place when we believed wrestling was real. Morton Downey Jr. was a beast. His show was legendary!

Wish we had a show like this right now

The guy is telling the truth but Dr D has to be praised for standing up for the profession. If you are trashing the business, Dr. D will protect it.