This is fascinating! Benoit must have felt elated. Dynamite was clearly not that developed on the mic, there’s no dramatic delivery, but that adds to the raw reality of it. Kind of haunting.
When I was a kid, I loved the British Bulldogs and cried when they lost the WWF tag team belts to the Hart Foundation. I knew what Davey Boy did afterwards in the 90s but Dynamite was my favorite and I always wondered what became of him so I looked him up. 35 years later and I’m pleased to hear that 10 year old me wasn’t fooled. To hear how highly regarded Dynamite Kid was by those in the industry is pretty cool.
I was watching a video of Chris Benoit crime scene pictures, and in it there’s a case of the shoes with a picture of benoit and dynamite. Crazy how benoit kept them after so many years, it must have meant the world to him to get these
The thing is the rabid Wolverine (Chris Benoit) dedicated all his young life watching and learning from Dynamite Kid (Tom Billington). Benoit idolized Dynamite and you can see him as a child watching Dynamite in the stands at Stampede wrestling. While Owen and Bret took a little from Dynamites style, Benoit wanted to be Dynamite. I was blessed to be at the pavilion every Friday to watch Stampede wrestling and to talk to all the wrestlers.
he sounds sober aswell his speech isn’t slurred a lot , he sounds out of breath since he just wrestled not drunk, clearly sour grapes from whichever member of the hart family towards tom
The absolute greatest worker of all time. I can’t even think of a close second. Maybe Brett Hart; who coincidentally learned everything from Dynamite. Just ask him, he’ll tell you.
Davey, Owen, Beniot..... they all tried to be like Dynamite. There facial expressions, move sets, delivery, etc. For me they are in the top.10, maybe top 5 of all time. But still nowhere near, not even close to the Dynamite Kid
@@neilclark1681 Haha nah, we never did that and by that point he was very unwell. He did ask if I had any money on me which I didn't at the time. He loved horse steroids, learned from Harley Race apparently
@@philthatcher6111where abouts in Wigan did he live? I remember on that 2007 show they did about Benoit, they showed a block of council flats that he lived in bit could never find where they were
He probably saw that , that could of been him killing himself and his family and was probably one of the reasons why he never went back to see his kids. Was because he was afraid of hurting them and no knowing what he was doing
struck me that the commentator says wwf by name. i know stampede and wwf had a relationship but it's still striking. you never heard commentators mention another promotion by name (except in the AWA vs NWA feud for a bit)
He didn't retire tho he had a chain match with Jonny Smith again then turned on Davey boy, was supposed to have dog fight of the decade matches against Davey and Chris Benoit but they never happened cause Davey boy got in a car accident almost killed him
One guy ruined his life jumping head first off the top rope passing the torch to another idiot who did the same thing. We may need to start checking on Brie
![Bret Hart & Dynamite Kid WWF Debut [1984-09-08]](/img/n.gif)
Wow. Literally passing the "torch".
🤣🤣
huh?
Um.... that's not what literally means, Monsoon. 😂
He was right. Benoit became one of the big superstars of the 90s
@b s
Not the biggest, but he was a well known name that time
00s
Now he is well knows as a murdered
No Benoit was a mid-card lower card jobber in the 90s he became a main event guy in a top star in the 2000s
benoit was an above average jobber in wcw
This is fascinating! Benoit must have felt elated. Dynamite was clearly not that developed on the mic, there’s no dramatic delivery, but that adds to the raw reality of it. Kind of haunting.
British wrestling was always about the in-ring stuff. Promos were never needed for our audience back in the day. He was the real deal!
Well Chris Benoit took everything from the dynamite kid a complete carbon copy
He got his point across just fine
If he was in wwe today he coulda just been one of those guys who made u believe shit was real
Dynamite's interviews as a heel were pretty good. He just wasn't a good babyface.
Wow I saw those boots in one of the crime scene photos. Unbelievable.
I thought you were joking. Holy crap
What ever happened to those boots?
When I was a kid, I loved the British Bulldogs and cried when they lost the WWF tag team belts to the Hart Foundation.
I knew what Davey Boy did afterwards in the 90s but Dynamite was my favorite and I always wondered what became of him so I looked him up.
35 years later and I’m pleased to hear that 10 year old me wasn’t fooled. To hear how highly regarded Dynamite Kid was by those in the industry is pretty cool.
I was watching a video of Chris Benoit crime scene pictures, and in it there’s a case of the shoes with a picture of benoit and dynamite. Crazy how benoit kept them after so many years, it must have meant the world to him to get these
He was his favorite wrestler and he was the reason why Benoit wanted to be a wrestler
What happened to those boots?
The thing is the rabid Wolverine (Chris Benoit) dedicated all his young life watching and learning from Dynamite Kid (Tom Billington). Benoit idolized Dynamite and you can see him as a child watching Dynamite in the stands at Stampede wrestling. While Owen and Bret took a little from Dynamites style, Benoit wanted to be Dynamite. I was blessed to be at the pavilion every Friday to watch Stampede wrestling and to talk to all the wrestlers.
In one of the Hart books, they claimed Dynamite was stone drunk when he did this interview, he sure looks sober to me.
Not really. He was slurring like a bloke who's had one too many pints
he sounds sober aswell his speech isn’t slurred a lot , he sounds out of breath since he just wrestled not drunk, clearly sour grapes from whichever member of the hart family towards tom
No, it was Ring of Hell.
That author also claimed that Stephanie and Vince were a couple.
" i feared he'd end up a cripple" he did only a few years later
That announcer called it
@soundsscenesbymarcus5981 he looked jacked still when he threatened his wife with the gun in 1990 I'm wondering If he was off the juice here
@@tylerheldmann1oh dang you were there in the room when dynamite threatened his wife with a gun ?
@@DougieDonuts457 obviously not dumbshit they showed it on dark side of the ring simpleton
@@DougieDonuts457his kids and wife was and said it happened. Ya mark
The absolute greatest worker of all time. I can’t even think of a close second. Maybe Brett Hart; who coincidentally learned everything from Dynamite. Just ask him, he’ll tell you.
I'm thinking Brett's dad taught him a few things before Dynamite.
Davey, Owen, Beniot..... they all tried to be like Dynamite. There facial expressions, move sets, delivery, etc.
For me they are in the top.10, maybe top 5 of all time. But still nowhere near, not even close to the Dynamite Kid
that's Chris and Brett you bot, thank you
Dynamite Kid in the era 1980-1984 was, pound for pound, the best ever
@@gazof-the-north1980 correct
Damn this need tons of likes.....
Philippines 🇵🇭❤️ Loves you Dynamite Kid My Grandfathers Childhood Wrestler
And yet the "Ring of Hell" book claims he was wasted when he gave this interview.
WOW!!! I heard of it but I never saw it! Sad ending to such a legendary moment in the history of professional wrestling.
In a 2001 interview Benoit said he still has those boots.
Search Benoit, dynamite kid 2001 interview , it's very interesting.
Saw a video of the Benoit crime scene in 07 and there is a image with the boots so Benoit kept it till his death
Where are those boots now I wonder.
mate thts MENTAL!
never knew this existed
That is really fucking cool. I never knew this went down.
Canada also loves dynamite kid.
Benoit was my childhood hero and I was born in Wigan England so Kid was always around at the local shops. This makes me feel sickened watching this
Was he in a wheelchair when you knew him ? - Did you ever speak to him ?
I’d love to have smoked a few joints with him.
@@neilclark1681 Haha nah, we never did that and by that point he was very unwell. He did ask if I had any money on me which I didn't at the time. He loved horse steroids, learned from Harley Race apparently
@@philthatcher6111where abouts in Wigan did he live? I remember on that 2007 show they did about Benoit, they showed a block of council flats that he lived in bit could never find where they were
Well kids if you ever struggled with the definition of Evolution. There you have it. 2 of the greatest in-ring performers that ever lived period.
I believe Kurt Angle, Bryan Danielson and AJ Styles all surpassed Chris Benoit personally.
@@kevthegoat8774 Bryan is overrated.
Maybe styles.
But not kurt.
There is Only one technical wrestler that is Chris Benoit the protoge of The Dynamite kid
WeLl KiDs
stop the drugs Kev
Haunting.
And he was so right. I miss them both.
Eddie Whalen or as the stomper called him Whalin Ed and the badass himself the "Dynamite Kid" from Stampede Wrestling, awesome clip. TY.
What ever happened to those boots after 2007?
Considering their family lives coming out in the open. I guess "the torch" was definitely passed.
Benoit must’ve felt so elated that his wrestling hero passed the torch to him. I wonder if Dynamite regretted this after 2007?
He probably saw that , that could of been him killing himself and his family and was probably one of the reasons why he never went back to see his kids. Was because he was afraid of hurting them and no knowing what he was doing
How can he regret it with all of the terrible things he did.
Dynamite said "I'm happy that he's gone" something like that I remember
@@soundsscenesbymarcus5981 He regretted them, according to his daughter.
In real, chris benoit is dynamite kid imposter
Wow I didn't know this happened!
“I feared that he might wind up a cripple” :(((((
Beautiful
I loves stamp please wresling
In more ways than one
Domestically
The Torch is who could kill their wife.
Who is this Crisp Enoit they speak of?
struck me that the commentator says wwf by name. i know stampede and wwf had a relationship but it's still striking. you never heard commentators mention another promotion by name (except in the AWA vs NWA feud for a bit)
Kurt Angle mentioned TNA on Raw.
Stampede definitely didn't have a relationship with the WWF at this time. Maybe a few months in 1984, but definitely not after. This was 1989.
Holy shit
He did
Prophetic !
When was this?
Was like 88 I think early 89
He didn't retire tho he had a chain match with Jonny Smith again then turned on Davey boy, was supposed to have dog fight of the decade matches against Davey and Chris Benoit but they never happened cause Davey boy got in a car accident almost killed him
March 1989
not November 1989?@@nikbali133
He was in a wheelchair because of his back injuries and suddenly died in 2018.
He didn’t die suddenly, he’d been close to death for a few years prior
2018 is way before it was fashionable to die suddenly.
One guy ruined his life jumping head first off the top rope passing the torch to another idiot who did the same thing. We may need to start checking on Brie
Mr charisma, he was not.
If you go back in time to this year and tell 1989 Chris Benoit That going to do horrible things to his wife and son and kill himself what would he say
He would be shocked and say it’s rubbish and maybe would not wrestle
U do know that Benoit was injured and broken
Don't forget that he was broken. U can't expect a broken mean to me normal
He'd say you're nuts
are you sure the date is correct?
Yes
Great promo. Not!
Best tactical wrestler of my time
Those boots were cursed
No they weren't .