It's amazing how Stan Hansen to this day feel so genuinely bad not only what happened to Bruno in that match, but how he said it affected at the time the revenue it could have generated for Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff and the big cat Ernie Ladd. This guy is totally cool. Total humility, very classy Stan.
Stan is an incredibly modest man. never talks bad about anyone and always gives others props. he's a class act. and Bruno God rest his soul was as well. these we're incredible days, and i am so glad i was there live to witness it. thanks again Hannibal TV.
The rule was, you wouldn’t lose your job if you got into a fight with someone outside of wrestling. You would quickly lose your job if you lost the fight.
@@chrisconley8583 There is an urban legend involving Bill Watts in late 1995. He was pushing heavily for Shawn Michaels to be fired after the Marines beat him up in Syracuse.
That angle with Bruno and Hansen played out so well. Even when he proclaimed "I am the man who broke your neck" He was genuinely sorry that happened. He called Bruno in the Hospital. Kept that Kayfabe moment for years.
Love to listen to Stan's interviews on the old days....such an intelligent and well spoken guy. He does come across as a class act for sure. Seems thankful for what he achieved.
the truth is, breaking bruno's neck made hansen an instant main eventer whatever territory he went to and made him an instant legend. best career move ever
I remember Hansen in an interview with Vince McMahon and talking about "the lariat". He kept smacking his elbow pad, and suddenly it burst and a whole lot of coins fell out. Hysterical!
Thank you for all of these videos, Mr. Nicholson. You are keeping an art form alive and making sure that legends of the sport get their due. I remember meeting Mr. Hanson in Osaka, Japan about 28 years ago. He was such a soft-spoken true gentleman. It was a huge juxtaposition to the wild "killer" I had seen on TV for years. And here was this massive star being so generous with his time to a 20 year-old who came up to him (and Johnny Ace) to say hello, and he invited me to sit down and have lunch with them. It was just three guys shooting the shit about how much we loved Japan...
Man, Stan hung around Georgia Championship Wrestling for a while and I thought he was the baddest man around. He could talk, wrestle with drama and whip ass. Still love the guy. Thanks for the post!
Stan Hansen was a beast of a wrestler,and had one of the most vicious clotheslines in wrestling history. I would never want to be on the receiving end of his lariat.
Stan has buckets of CASH!. Smart guy. Notice how he listens to people on advice,,like what Bruno told him. Stan was smart, he Listened,,,,,and made tons of Cash.
That match Stan refers to was the first ever Showdown At Shea, in September 1972. Morales vs Bruno for Morales' WWWF belt. The rest of the card was like a typical Monday night show at MSG.
Without a doubt one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in the business. I got to meet him at a Legends show in Chicago and we talked for about 10 minutes and he was genuinely nice to all the fans and took the time to give each fan a few minutes to discuss his glory days. YOUTH!!! 🤘🤘
Stan Hansen was the man when I was a kid. I’ve always loved westerns and Stan as the tobacco chewing, ass kicking, bull rope whipping Cowboy was so cool to me. When you watched him wrestle you didn’t think it was scripted or fake. It was a real fight.
“Closed-circuit” tv LOL boy those were the days! You never hear that term nowadays. Glad Hansen had some nice things to say about the certified WWWF legend Bruno Sammartino.
Stan,,, also a class act,,,,Stan The Man Hanson!!,,, I was a huge Bruno fan,,,but all in all ,,these men put there hearts and souls into there profession ,,,and this goes out to Hannibal,,,TYVM ,,for covering old school,,and ALL SCHOOL of Pro Wrestling,,, I've should have subscribed long ago,,,TY BRO!!!!
Very humble Man. I remember being a 10 yr old kid being terrified of Stan Hansen. That's why they were the best. You believed Ivan Koloff, was a Russian, and you believed Stan Hansen was a raging lunatic.
@@robertblackshear8963 Thank you. These guys were definitely great at what they did.
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Love The Lariet. I'm used to him being the ass kicker and beating people up. It's hard to picture him as that guy with all the tobacco juice running down his chest. Hands down, Stan was my favorite heel ever.
Stan and his manager, Lou Albano did a great promo after breaking Bruno's neck. They came out for an interview with Vince, Lou started showing black & white pics of Bruno in traction, all the while giggling and laughing maniacally, mocking Bruno's condition, while McMahon had an expression like someone had shoved a turd up his nose! It was great.
Aaron DiDonato Mine as well. Got to see him, live, from, bout 1968 to 2000 approx. Saw him wrestle. He signed his book. Assa kid, I sat w David, his son. His cousin lived nxt door, New Ken, PA. Watched his GLOW organization. Oh, and, his w/o partner, worked at Midas. He tot my friends, and, myself how to workout 1971. I was able to become a strongman decades later. The end.
Aaron DiDonato Unless you grew up in NYC during the 1960s you can’t appreciate how big Bruno was, the veritable Frank Sinatra of pro wrestling in the Northeast. Bruno was also a legitimate strongman, as well, and friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger going way back.
gday luv sports Diva here lucky I was at Shea Stadium with my folks it was something to See Bruno come back could not talk for 3 days it's not gone it's still Shea to natives live 5 mins away. Team Bruno
I saw the Ali-Inoki CCTV at the Salt Palace in SLC. For the prelims they showed Gagne-Bockwinkel, Bruiser/Crusher-Lanza/Duncum card from Chicago. I believe they might've switched to Shea for Andre-Wepner before going to Japan, but could be wrong.
Bruno badly cut in the match against Hansen, which they probably worked in as Bruno knew he was in trouble after the slam went wrong. They stopped the match on cuts. I wonder if Hansen's bad eyesight contributed to the accident.
Most guys you hear on these podcasts are somewhat bitter or talk bad of other wrestlers. Hansen is modest, classy, intelligent and a true gentleman and role model.
the tabacco spit everywhere Stan Hansen wasn't for me. (he still put on amazing matches) But i adore the bull rope swinging monster heel that terrified Japan for years. Also his tag teams with Baba were just wonderful. Stan Hansen is one of the greatest ever.
k dog drug free and give Ric a break both he and David haven't been the same since both their heart died and thats Reid Flair. It destroyed them both much like my baby sister's death.
I read Mick Foley’s first book and in it he talked about touring Japan with Stan Hansen. His quote from him was, “No good can ever come of you going out.” In relation to partying, hitting the town etc. after the matches. He was notorious for being cheap, a tea totaller, well read and in his bed minutes after he got back to the hotel. He wrestled to make money so he wouldn’t have to work later in life, Japan was very very good to him.
Chris Jericho did a podcast with Bruno and Bruno said that he needed to be back before he was healed because Vince Sr. had a bunch of money invested in the Inoki/Muhammad Ali match for closed circut and the match wasn't making any money at all. Bruno came back in a cage against Hansen and Bruno entered the cage first in spite of the fact that the champion is usually introduced last. When Stan entered, Bruno beat the hell out of him for a couple of minutes and won.
Seems like a real regular guy. I'm always amazed how everyone, everyone except Rick Flare and Lanny Pofo, speak so highly of Bruno. I never seen how Flare made it so big, and Lanny, about as unforgettable as a third tier guy could be. If it wasn't for his hugely famous brother, and gifted athletic father he'd be a footnote in some lame ass poetry book.
The scariest cowboy wrestler, even worse than Mulligan and Bass. This guy was a drunken belligerent omnipotent monster that stomped mud holes, he threw around Andre like a sack of laundry
