Tully Blanchard on Losing His Wrestling Career
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2017
- Former NWA, WCW and WWE wrestler Tully Blanchard on how his career in Wrestling was derailed and how his faith in God lead him on a new path in life. He reveals his true thoughts in this shoot interview.
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As a kid, I was a huge fan of Tully & Baby Doll. I made a National Championship Belt out of cardboard and colored it Red.
Tully was a great showman and ring technician. He knew how to get a rise out of a crowd.
Wow. What a great testimony. Tully Blanchard will go down in history as one of the all-time great pro wrestling heels. Growing up watching the Four Horsemen, man I hated his guts. Now, I have so much love and respect for him for the man of faith that he has become. Great video, and kudos.
I basically said the same thing. I remember the four horseman before they were named the four horseman. They were all the total package and could do it all. The manager was even good on the mic. People talk about the NWO but I remember the four horseman. They weren't outsiders coming in to take over but they took over Georgia Championship Wrestling.
On the horsemen dvd dusty rhodes said the crowd loved all the horsemen the crowd used to boo Tully into next yr he was such of a great kayfabe fans had heat with him that s a good heel right there
Kummakummakummakummakummachameleon u
That Saturday night segment where Magnum TA came out (after his injury) and Tully confronted him was one of the most memorable Saturday night segments and shows for that matter. I respected and admired Tully so much for how he put Magnum over without demeaning himself.
Tully Blanchard said that when he wasn't allowed to go back to the NWA in 1989 it was the beginning of the end of the Four Horsemen. You know what, the group was never the same again.
By the way, it's great to hear that Tully got his life in order.
In most cases nothin' beats the original.
None of the Horsemen groups without him ever really came close.
The Horsemen died in September 88, when Arn and Tully left to WWF. Every incarnation of the group post 88 is an embarrassment to what the group was all about.
I hated him when I was a kid. I respect the heck out of him now.
He was an awesome heel. Tully and Wahoo rivalry for SWCW in San Antonio were classic matches.
Thats the point, he was a Heal and if you hated him he was doing his job and man was he good at it. Like the villain in a movie, if you hate him, he is a good actor. Tully was the greatest heal ever!!! Bravo Sir!!
@@bluesky-ud9wgHEEL
This man always had a belt. He was National champ, United States, tag team, and greatest T.V. CHAMPION of all time.
I always hated the character Tully Blanchard but I also always watched him.
@@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 which means you knew he was LEGIT
He was definitely legit. One of the most underrated wrestlers in my opinion. He could do it all. Great on the mic, great in the ring, drew money and beat everyone. Arn too.
@@TruthBTold- I used to watch Georgia Championship Wrestling every week. This was when Ric Flair was the NWA champion for years. These guys were the best of the best. They weren't aftaid of anyone. They fought them all and eat them all. And they cheated if they had too. As good as the Monday Night wars Attitude Era was it doesn't even compare to watching Georgia Championship Wrestling ad a kid.
Double a was the best tv champion
Tully was one of the best in ring performers in the History of the Game.
Mr. Blanchard is another wrestling legend. Second generation wrestler, father of the great Tessa Blanchard, and a born again christian. Thank you for the great wrestling memories.
It's quite a blow when you find yourself out of work. Real stressful. $750,000 contract not being fulfilled; WOE ! But you didn't give up, Tully. God bless brother.
@@realdjtoddthunder1323 and snort a rail or two lol
RealDjToddThunder you can find Jesus at anytime in your life. When you are on the up or down. It's on your time to find him.
Nothing to find, fucking nonsense. Its 2019, wake up.
For those that are nothing but hatefull atheist that bash on people that find a better life thru a higher power, go see if your life gets better by packing that fudge all day.
I am so happy to hear Tully's story. It is so inspirational to me.
Man... Gino Hernandez & Tully Blanchard as the Dynamic Duo would have ruled NWA tag team wrestling.
As long as the Road Warriors weren't in town, but yeah...
Tully and Gino were an unbelievable heel combination. They were both great in the ring, knew how to work the mic, sold extremely well, and drew unbelievable heat. Unfortunately, drugs took Gino way too early. He would have made a great Horseman.
That woulda been some kinda hot shit. The heel electromagnetism might've thrown the Earth off its axis. Have to wonder if those two roosters could've keep it together, though.
Thankfully he's one of the most humbling people around. He's still beloved by wrestling fans.
Tully was probably my favorite Wrestler, and when he and Arn came to WWF/WWE That was amazing
The demons of drugs and the loss of his career led him to find Christ which definitely was a win for him he definitely will go down as one the best performers ever.
I guess best that can be said is that using drugs was his decision and we live with what we do and move on with our lives... nobody can ever take away the Greatness of what Tully did in Wrestling business and the proof is that over 20yrs later Tully can get an audience anywhere he appears..now he's in another state of his life with a talented Daughter that's doing well and he's at peace with himself...I'd say he did ok and that he's a true survivor in game of Life!
As a former meth addict the best thing that happened to me was losing my job so I couldn't afford my habit anymore. It probably saved my life.
Hope you're doing well now. It's a hard road, hope you're still driving down that path.
I hear you. I was working all day, freebasing pretty much every night. Lost my job, got clean and been sober almost five years now. When I got fired the madness ended.
Way to go Tully!!!!
wa2k99 praise God. Testify if God ever done anything for you
It's so cool to see so many people proud of Tully for finding Jesus. Reaffirms my happiness to be a wrestling fan.
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"FOUND JESUS" haha. What a clown
Being From San Antonio Tully Blanchard Was The Greatest Villain To Ever Lace Up The Boots... Long Live Terrible Tully Blanchard....
Tully.was a great wrestler during the era and what's sad that he screwed up but at least he wanted to change and still living great guy
God bless you brother. That was an amazing testimony.
He was an awesome heel.
Called on Jesus and peace came upon him.
God bless Tully 🙏🙏
Tully, if you see this, I am glad you found Jesus. I know you are a private person and a celebrity, but also a brother in the Lord!
Michael Ray 🤮
Amen! 🙏🏻
Fuck off
Flair blocked Tully from getting back into WCW because he was gonna make more money than Arn Anderson. Go found Flair shoot he says it himself
Wit the blood gushing out his forehead. Wooo
God bless you always my friend. :)
Great Story. Great Grace. An authentic spiritual experience. Regardless of what others may think, you have been blessed. With Great Respect!
Praise God for Tully's testimony. I know the peace he's talking about when he called on the name of Jesus. It's a peace you can't understand unless you know Him.
I know jesús... cooks a mean burrito. Chill with that dude every sunday.
Jordan Rushton go watch ur fake bigbang theory show
Amen
If there's a God, then how can pedophilia exist? MORONS!
Amen brother
We have our plans God has His. His always wins
Don't forget the old saying: Man plans, God laughs
Thank this man for making tessa
Class act all the way! Thanks Tully!
Tully was a great heel.
Tully was the best member of the 4 Horsemen.
Wcw should have given Tully a break and rehired him to take stings place in the 4 Horsemen.
Flair screwed Tully period. Ratted him out over the contract of making more money than Arn. It's none of Flairs business what people make.
Where is your proof, don't come on here say you know what happened when you dont, so eather put up some proof or just go away
@@therick6661 UA-cam 'Ric Flair Tully Blanchard' and you'll soon find it, Flair almost sounds proud talking about it, genuine scumbag fucking with someone's livelihood
mike de julia
You're right. I saw that interview too where Ric said HE blocked Tully's return because they were going to give him more $ than AA. That's why he called TB at 1am to tell him the deal fell through. Ollie is right too - Flair is the Shits.....
Tully seems chill
Great testimony. Thanks to God.
Wynn Morris of course. In Thor we trust🙏🏻 the only real and true god
And God blessed him...calm & peace...you are going to be ok.
I met Mr Blanchard once ,A SUPER GREAT GUY !!!!!!
Im from south texas i can remember watching him on tv, south west wrasaling out of san Antonio
Joe Blanchard, Tully's dad, was the promoter for SW Championship Wrestling. The Sheepherders, Chief Wahoo, Eric Embry, Bobby Jaggers vs Killer Brooks in a yellow stripe bull rope match, etc. Great stuff!
My GOD Bless you
Amen this a testimony it's blessing me
What a testimony!
My favorite wrestler when I was a kid Tully the kid Blanchard. In southwest championship wrestling
The "Reverend" Tully Blanchard I met face to face at a "Weekend Of Champions" (he'll know what that was & where it was) through my state of employment in the early 1990's, on the surface, seemed like a very friendly outgoing individual, and initially very easy to talk with. I had the chance to talk with him for about 10 minutes, and the last thing I asked was a question about his wrestling career. I don't remember what I asked him, but the look I got in response, was meaner and nastier than any look he ever gave any of his former co-workers on camera. He then told me "get the fuck away from me" and then stormed off like a scolded dog. If I could ever again have the chance to meet him face to face, the only thing I would say to him is WWOOOOOOOOO
Tully was the best between 605 and 805 superstation and if you feel different your wrong Tully had it all his interviews felt real in rig performance the best better then flair and Ric's the man Tully could possibly be the greatest in ring performer ever when you watched Tully you believed it hard not to like him if your 17 and pissed
Wtf did you just try to say, leave the drugs alone and you might be able to talk normal
@@jonathanturbide2232 Sorry. Road Warriors ruled the 6:05
I'm glad he found Jesus
I didn't know jesus was lost.
I found joo HayZEUS!
I found him. He was outside mowing my yard.
me too! doot doot doot!!! I like giving my money to ppl so they can explain the made up stories of the Bible like I like to hear them. DOOT DOOT DOOT!
Oh I forgot, here's your Jesus brownie point for sticking up for him, it's all about doing good for Jesus, and not what's decided on to be best by current educated people for the whole of humanity in 2017
Amen brother..
I wish I knew where to get the rest of this interview
Thumbs up to you Blanchard..
God is Good!
so is bacon, and biscuits and gravy and money and education and analytical thinking skills and not holding up society based on a book written by sheep herders, and.... I'll stop. Yeah god's a great thing, been helping me with my bills and taxes ever since i started church I SWEAR TO GAWD HE HAS!
Oh I forgot, here's your Jesus brownie point for sticking up for him, it's all about doing good for Jesus, and not what's decided on to be best by current educated people for the whole of humanity in 2017
oskiewhoaskie
Hahhaaaahaaa!!!!
Wow.......someone needs a therapist
Tod is god
Nice to see him in AEW .
Back then you get fired for weed and cocaine but you don't get suspended or fired for steroids
God Bless Tully.
Thank you Tully, you have the greatest tag team partner and champion of all time..... Jesus Christ.
I think it is a shame that some atheist people feel the need to mock or attack religious people. I don't understand it, it isn't your life, no need to worry ;) If someone has found peace and happiness, that's a good thing. It doesn't matter if it isn't the path you would choose.
They are insecure in their beliefs so they mock others to make themselves feel better.
Caz Tweedy lol, and just ignore the influence on voting power ... leading to discrimination and telling the rest of us what's right or wrong. when they stop indoctrinating children and stop trying to force others to follow their bullshit version of morality, then and only then will I even consider not mocking religious turds.
There is a need to worry when they try to make their life, MY life.
God damn right
Very ironic post. Being that I've had to tell overzealous Christians the same thing about atheists.
I was a Tully Blanchard fan he was a hell of a wrestler
We all make mistakes tully is a king
This is so deep on many levels
so that's why he disappeared. I used to wonder back in the day.
Good job Tully
One word that has 43 definitions. I love Tully.
And using it always has been a matter of emphasizing a strong feeling about the subject at hand. Overuse can indicate too much, out of control feeling.
Jesus is the peace that passes all understanding.
Flammable, I guess, if you call his hypocrisy understandable, because he is not merciful.
Gerald Greenfield blasphemy u atheist liar. You are Satan pit bound punk
Gerald Greenfield sure......lol
@@geraldgreenfield5808 The devil is your Father.
No I'm not his father
Let go and let God !
Technical, one on one with Brett, Tully would kick ass
Tuh Tuh Tuh Tully love ya man.
This is awesome I didn't expect him to turn toward Jesus I got to get closer to God was once close lost a 7 yr nephew to cancer which I found helping doing his catscan. Knew God would save him he died Year later let me know how weak my faith is got so far from God. Today I struggle with a battle only God can beat.
When I first find out that Tully accepted Christ I didn't believe it at first! "That big creep accepted Christ?", I thought, not him! Then I heard this video and I think he's real! Well, all I can say is: God bless him! He made the right choice!
Wow! I never knew he asked The Lord to come into his life
Who?
Oh yeah he became a preacher for a while.
That was great for tully jesus can save you and change your situation.tully is a class act !
Tully was probably one of the best heels to ever step in the ring. He had an intricate understanding of the business. The guy knew how to work a crowd and draw heat. It is shame his personal demons eventually caught up with him.
Tully was an excellent heel and performer did his job so well I hated him So glad he got his life together
Tully and arn were a great tag team. Tully in the nwa in those days was fucking great. The nwa was awesome back then
The WWE never wanted him or Arn to succeed.. Back then they would just sign NWA/WCW guys just so they wouldn't be with the competition... Vince was always cold and ruthless...
Tully was a great heal and rebuild his life
Jesus Christ name above all names!
Amen
Dr. Roberts amen
amen
I wonder if Vince would have suspended Tully if he and Arn had decided to remain in the WWF.
If you don’t know Christ you haven’t met him yet. You can’t turn you’re back on him.HE never leaves once you meet him.
Bruce Gruben I knew that dude. He used to sling dime bags on 106th & Vernor Ave.
You ought to make a shoot on Tully losing his hair! LOL j/k we used to see him in the early eighties in Southwest Championship wrestling. back then he was a heel!
The Sheepherders and him were some bad muthas in their day
@@tvtitlechampion3238 did you ever see when he sliced up Eric Embry on live TV?
@@FuckYouWhosNext and Bruiser Bob Sweetan swore revenge that day (if only we knew then what we know now about that guy)! I liked Eric Embry with anonymous partners as The Hollywood Blondes better. Man, he came out and called Mexican grapplers "pepper bellies'" and I thought that was some mighty fine shit-talking
@@tvtitlechampion3238 i remember when Manny Fernandez said he was going to 'beat the beans' out of some one!! LOL
as for Sweetan i think he had some marital issues. someone mentioned that Southwest was the smaller promotion because of Houston but we used to see all the Houston wresters as well. Hell, ive seen many bruiser Brody matches, Tully and Gino, sheepherders, Chavo Gurrero, the Spoiler
@@FuckYouWhosNext it was one of the few grapplin' shows that featured two separate live announcers speaking different languages simultaneously. It made perfect sense given where it was located. Loved that VFW hall feel, with the cloud of smoke hanging over the ring, the rafter support pole next to the ring post, and the cowhide belt was fantastic. I've always thought the best grapplin' was like lo-fi Fight Club, and this fit the bill.
What I was referring to with Sweetan was him getting convicted of raping his own daughter. Now, that is some unsavory shite.
Unexpected miracles!: )
It baffles me as to how many people in the world can't hear gods name without becoming disgusted. It's not good enough for them to disbelieve in god,they have to discredit and prove otherwise as well. I understand that a lot of folks do not believe in God, but why do you have to hate another man who chooses to as well?
Terry Brown very well said my friend
Im an athiest and it disgusts me also, Just because it doesnt work for them doesnt mean it doesnt work for others, And it saved Tullys life so we have proof it worked for him. People would be better servered if they kept thier pie holes closed
Dinky Dot
RESPECT MY RIGHTS TO BE AN AGNOSTIC!!!!
Well said, doesn't bother me that your an atheist...none of my business, if it works for you, I'm all for it, I'm not an atheist and I'm sure you could care less...........you see how it works people? eaaaaaaasey
because hating on JC is sooo kewl and edgy according to these video game playing ,seven dollar a coffee payin hipster douchebags
Which belt is that he's holding. I know it's not the t.v. title its it? Before they changed it right
KXNG KAI National Title.
This was when wrestling was great
Vince told them, I'd bet cash money on it.
So if it was only going to be a 6 week suspension for WWF why could he have not gone back there? I love Tully but it always seemed like there was something more to this. Plus he did work for AWA after that.
I never understood it. There were tons of coke head wrestlers in the 80s. Screwed up wrestling history by not allowing Tully back.
Tully was setup, he even mentioned that he never found out who talked.
@@kbshowtyme - id put money on Flair
vivahernando1 it was either Flair or Vince that talked.
@Fluke it was Flair he was pissed off that they were gonna pay Tully more than Arn
I think if Tully were to go to the AWA he may have been able to turn things around for him and the AWA. I know he was there for a little bit but if he would have gave it a real go it could have been something special. Just imagine Tully vs Larry Zbyszko for the AWA World title. It could have drawn money. I'm not sure who would have been the babyface lol. Something to think about.
Cussing I find is such a problem that when I cursed at school and then tried talking at home I was stuttering at home cause I didn't have the proper words to put in its place.
During this clip, I kept listening for some sort of remorse. Some sort of ownership in what happened, and I didn't hear any. NOT ONCE did Tully say 'Yes, I screwed up, I'm sorry.' NOT ONCE did he apologize, not only BECAUSE he screwed up, but also not to Arn for costing HIM almost $150,000 over a 3 year period. I was a teenager in 'wrestling heaven' (Baltimore in the 1980's). Not only did the WWF come to my town every month, but the NWA (Jim Crockett Promotions) also came to my town every month. I will always have enormous respect for Tully Blanchard, the wrestler. Tully Blanchard the man, however, leaves A LOT to be desired.
you sound like you have a problem
I'm from Cecil county Md...in the 80's I was a kid who was so in to wrestling..I couldn't wait to see it every weekend. ..it was a special time in Baltimore back then..the music scene in the city. ...the clubs..and the Wrestling! WOOOO!
Nice..
He could of worked japan or indy scene and been back in a year or so.
He did work indies..... He worked the early ECW shows when it was known as Eastern Championship Wrestling but yeah he should’ve tried to get over to Japan but I don’t think he did.
It sounds like he was tired and ready for a change. It also sounds like it surprised him as much as it surprised everybody else. He sounds so calm here, but I'd have to wonder how he was at the time. I imagine he was a shit show for a while.
This is a man who's a great example of a man who couldn't cut the mustard.
It's sad Blanchard was a true wrestler a champion and they booted him out with no chance he made the NWA millions of dollars sacrifice his career trying to get magnum ta over so he could be where Dusty and Herd wanted him to be just to get treated like that
Tully Blanchard Enterprises is back in AEW.
Rob Ferstein looks like he was gonna laugh at Tully's story
It’s sad knowing what all the WWF let people do. But they screwed over Tully
The Barney Rubble of wrestling
...just saying not only did TULLY-BLANCHARD-""get screwed out of his LIVEly Hood'''...but i still don't understand why HIS PATENTED'''...SLING-SHOT-SUPREME"""...(-is a thing of Beauty-)...hasn't been used since ...!!..
You should be allowed to get high if you're the bad guy.
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im glad to i love jesus im a great singer
Paul mcnutt lol im a great singer
There's huge chunks of the story missing. Maybe one day we'll get the full story, because there's no way he would get blackballed by WCW over a drug test. *Everybody* was on drugs/steroids back then. The elephant in the room is that Tully, for reasons that are still unknown, had *nuclear* heat. That's what killed his wrestling career. Not a couple of bumps of coke.
I've heard other wrasslers say that Jim Herd was a terd, too. Drug testing became corporate policy around this time, and can see a dour boss type being unforgiving in this era as a way of setting example and suppressing wage negotiations.
@@tvtitlechampion3238 Not to get conspiratorial, but I think Arn stooged the news of Tully's failed durg test back to Flair in WCW, who kicked it up to Jim Herd. And Herd used it to as an excuse to back out of the deal. Like I said, the guy had massive heat, even with his fellow Horsemen.