Barry Darsow on Why He QUIT NWA - No Notice
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Good for Barry for standing his ground. I’ve never heard this story before. Things sure worked out for him. Met him once about a year ago at an indie show that I worked ring crew and security for. Nice guy. He actually walked up to me, stuck out his hand and said, “hi there… Barry Darsow.” I shook his hand, smiled, trying not to mark out too much, and said, “nice to meet you, Mr. Smash.” “Oh, so you’ve seen me wrestle?” “Yes sir, was a huge fan of Demolition.” He said it was nice to meet me too, then went and put on the face paint, as he was there with Eadie doing photos and autographs. So cool
Barry and Bill Eadie conduct some of the best interviews on UA-cam. They are also both articulate and always so forthcoming when reminiscing about their pro wrestling careers.
Excellent. I’m glad Barry touched on this. He’s always been consistent with this story. He was completely screwed on that payout.
Barry can't get this story straight. It's complete BS. Darsow left in December 1986. They were not feuding with The Rock N Roll Express. They were feuding with The Kansas Jayhawks and Barry Windham and Ronnie Garvin. He was not replaced with Nikita. Nikita was a babyface at the time!!!!!The Rock n roll Express feud was 1985. There was no Sam Houston match either. Very faulty memory.
@@user-we3me3dg1y so he is giving the reason he left from things that happened a year earlier. Lol it doesn't make sense. His timeline is nonsensical. We still don't know why he left at the end of 1986. Lol
Holy ish. Your my boy, blue! I'm old, you must have come back from the dead to write this!@@tomh1593
@@tomh1593I went to the comments exactly for this. These guys can get the timelines off as they tell their "story."
I thought the part where Eadie was in Japan and then a few weeks later Darsow needed time off to heal was odd.
In my mind the Demolition had just started with the Moondog and needed an immediate replacement.
I just looked them all up on the IWD.
Eadie was in Japan 12/11/86 tagging with Dick Murdoch.
Darsow was in Richmond 12/28/85 tagging with Uncle Ivan at Starrcade '86.
Eadie and Colley were starting as Demolition 1/4/87 and went to 1/6/87. 3 Matches.
Darsow started with Eadie 1/26/87.
Darsow wrestled Sam Houston at Starrcade '85 11/28/85 and then was off for 7 months.
A very good storyteller and one heck of a nice person. Barry is one of my favorite interviews. Awesome.
Never woulda guessed what a gentle soul he was when he was roaring at people as Smash!
Barry is one of the few people I've never heard any other wrestler say anything bad about.
He was too nice. They knew they'd get away with it
@@nonyabiz550 Yeah, I agree
I watched Demolition when i was in elementary school , We used to steal the red koolaid packets from our house to make our tongues red like Smash 😂
Barry is not just a great wrestler. He is a truly wonderful man. Rare to find in the wrestling world
I met Barry and Bill last year at a Comicon. Really cool guys.
Wow, Barry is a great storyteller. Let's get a lot more stories from him. 😊
I just watched an NWA taping with Krusher. He was over as a heel, was excellent in the ring and was way bigger physically than he would later be in the WWF.
His work in Mid South just prior to that is great also
Barry might be the most underrated of all those Minnesota guys. He spend alot of time at the top of the cards in multiple gimmicks
Seems like a super nice guy. Remember watching him play the role of the monster Russian heel when NWA (World Wide Wrestling) first started airing here in Philly in late 1984, early 1985 on channel 17 @ 2pm. Ivan/Krusher vs. Rock'n Roll Express for the NWA tag team belts broadway match back in July, 1985 is among the best example of the pro-wrestling artform you will ever see.
85/86 NWA/Mid-Atlantic is some of the best wrestling EVER!
Two guys from Minnesota and one guy from Canada...the meanest Russians ever!!
Sounds like all this help came Barry's way because he was some a good person..well deserved!
Great story Barry.....I believe everything you said about Dusty and Jim Crockett....couldn't trust them....
Dusty had his cilque. If you was not in it you were outside period. jcp really messed up with Barry. I much as I hate vkm, he did well by Barry and deservedly so.
Barry was so underrated. He was great as a fake russian and great in demolition. Repo man was absolutely hilarious
Yeah was underrated....but he wasn't a Russian, he was a American Defect if I am not mistaken
The character of Demolition Smash should have continued even after Demolition was broken up. No other character that Barry Darsow ever played holds a candle to Demolition Smash. The top brass at the WWF foolishly broke up and terminated Demolition in September of 1991, because they felt that L.O.D. was the better tag team to push. Lo and behold, Road Warrior Hawk's drug addiction ended L.O.D.'s run in the WWF following his doped-up performance at SummerSlam '92, and the disbanded Demolition wasn't around to pick up the slack.
Crazy how that goes
They could have feuded with LOD for months maybe up until Wrestlemania instead LOD squashed them early. Dumbest move ever. Then LOD squashed almost every tag team there. Any potential feuds with them went down the toilet.
At SummerSlam ‘92, Repo Man and Crush had a decent match. LOD had Money Inc. carry them in their opening match at that SummerSlam.
Demolition vs Strike Force...pure glory!
It's so cool to think as a kid 7 8 years old, Demolition scared the piss out of me when they were heels, I thought they were real killers and then now just to see how genuine and laid back and just good guys both Bill and Barry are makes the Demolition characters that much better to me. Another great i 13:06 nterview
Cant wait to hear the whole interview.
*Smash* !
Barry's always been one of my favorites, I was in the audience when he wrestled Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat in the early 90's.
Finally got his action figure w/ the Executioner hood many years later, he's standing on the shelf right now.
What a sweetheart! Reminds me of my Uncle Donny. A big boy, with a heart of gold! RIP Donny!!
Barry and Bill are 2 of the best. Crazy timing of him getting screwed on a payoff and quitting Crockett to being thrown into a new tag team that would just take off and get over pretty fast.
Love this! And he’s rocking the UPW t-shirt too ❤🎉
Barry got a nice rub from being around with Bill Eddie. I remember when he was Krusher Kruchev. He was quite jacked up in the NWA days. What great move after the shitty turn events for him.
One of my favorite stories in the wrestling business. Demolition is my favorite tag team of all-time. Knowing how it began is pretty dang cool.
Barry always told the same story. The match with Sam Houston of course was Starrcade 85 in November 1985., BUT., he continued working thru to 1987 since Ivan & Krusher would win the first U.S. Tag Team titles in a tournament in the fall of 1986, and defend the titles at Starrcade 86 and lose then in 1987. So he DID NOT just quit the same day, week or month or year he worked with Sam Houston.
I was born and raised on Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling in Richmond VA, and Barrys timeline is way off here. As mentioned not only did he stick around another year with Ivan, not only did he wrestle Sam Houston at Starrcade 85 he in fact won the Mid Atlantic title in that match which he states he quit over.
I was born and raised on Mid-Atlantic in Greenville,South Carolina. And yes you both are correct. I remember him hurting his knee bad in 86 and being out some time before coming back to win the U.S. Tag belts with Ivan
I said the same thing the timeline didn’t add up! Must of been a 1987 show payoff was short..
Worked with Barry & John Nord at Brookdale Ford in 1995. Good times.
Demolition at the ftlow was amazing great people one of my favourite guests I’ve met and seen
Awesome too know both Demolition guys doing well,in good health,and with it. Still my Favourite Tag Team Ever.
More Barry please!!
Just added Darsow as Krusher in my WWE 2K23 Universe mode. I've put together a pretty detailed replication of Jim Crockett Promotions circa 1986.
Cool. Do you stream it? Share the link if so.
Good for you. Seen you when I was in the Army stationed in Georgia. You were the rock of that Russian squad. Huge dude
Came here to post this . Barry’s timeline is way off. But he is consistent with this story.
When you hear Barry Darsow talk, whether it’s about days in Minnesota with the Road Warriors or NWA or WWF.., you can certainly tell he’s a genuine and well liked guy. I love to hear his stories.
Give me “Hole In 1” Darsow any day. He had to have got that pga tour card by now! His best stuff.
Ngl, didn't really think that much of Barry Darsow at first, because of his WCW run as The Blacktop Bully. Didn't make the connection at first that he was Demolition Smash and Repo Man until later. But every time I see an interview featuring him, he's always so well mannered. Doesn't really talk bad about anyone. And he seems to get along with his interviewers. He's one of those personalities that grows on you.
so crazy hearing these stories and thinking back to the demolition debut to the run they had, the 3 members heel work was so good at getting heat
Everybody loves Dusty and he talked me into the building many times but that was on him. Just told Barry what he wanted to hear knowing it wasn't true. Then telling him I don't do the pay was chickensht
Met the guy and he's a class act. And he was great working an audience and answering questions. Top notch
Love Barry!! I can watch him and Bill interview all day long
This is so fun ! Thank you !
Barry Darsow is a great man & the best legend of wrestling.
Excellent interview!
I wonder if Barry's first meeting with Vince happened before Demolition was formed, or while the team had already been initially formed with Moondog Rex as Smash.
They scrapped the original Demolition because everyone kept chanting "moondog at Randy Collie,knowing him right away.The switch was made right away
I'm afraid that Barry may be mistaken about meeting Jimmy Snuka in the WWF locker room when he first got there - unless Superfly took time off to visit his old colleagues in the WWF. That's because Superfly was working for the AWA at the time.
An entire interview in the repo man voice would probably kill me with joy!
The more I watch him and bill the more I like them
Absolutely loved Demolition! He’s a gent, great interview
Great storytelling!
Barry is a great interview. Would like to hear more from him
Smash was my hero, when i was a kid.
Barry told that so well. He's very articulate.
But he is completely wrong on the whole situation.
Repo Man. Best character ever.
Fans in WWF crowds knew Demolition Smash was Randy colley). And would chant MoonDog Rex his past WWF character. 1/26/1987 (WWF) Tampa, Florida The SunDome ( WWF Superstar of Wrestling TV Taping # 8 ) "The New " Demolition ( Ax & Smash Barry Darsow WWF Debut Match) defeated Mario Mancini & Siva Afi
I know it is rude to speak ill of the dead, but this is about the 10,385,378th "Screwed over by Dusty" story.
Barry looks like Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid
This is a rock solid interview with Barry.. And he was given the Big F you on his payout for doing that Sam Houston match.. Jim and Dusty were in the wrong for that 100%.. Thanks James.
Thanks for sharing this. Barry seems like a really nice dude.
The match with the Rock n Roll express happened at Starrcade 85. His match with Sam Houston happened at Starrcade 85. He wrestled with them until Starrcade 86 because he and Ivan were US Tag Team Champions and they defeated the Kansas Jayhawks at Starrcade 86. Do your research and you’ll see. The timeline is off here
Smash was the first wwf Hasbro I ever got , I can remember the day I got it and still own it today , my mum only had enough money to get me one and I loved demolition and had to make the decision between ax and smash 😂
Props to him for standing up for himself like a man and leaving with dignity instead of going buck wild. Who knows what would of happened of he lost his cool and beat up that promoter. Im glad things turned out so well for him.
What a sincere sounding guy. He's seen it all, too.
Barry was a great talent either as Demolition Smash or Krusher with the koloffs in the nwa.
I don't blame Barry for leaving after being jerked around by the nwa. His reasons make sense.
Ivan & Nikita beat the Rock N Roll Express for the NWA World Tag Team Titles in October '85. Krusher Kruschev beats Sam Houston at for the Vacant Mid-Atlantic title at Starrcade '85. He legit injures his knee in January '86 against Sam Houston and is out until the Summer. He and Ivan won the U.S. Tag Team Title Tournament September 28. Immediately afterwards, he and Nikita go on a brief tour of All Japan. When they return, Nikita made the face turn. Ivan & Krusher beat the Kansas Jayhawks at Starrcade '86. Dec 13, Ron Garvin & Barry Windham beat Ivan & Krusher for the U.S. Tag Team Titles. Late January '87, Darsow replaces Randy Culley as Smash.
Yes. Barry is talking nonsense here.
What a fun interview that was really good
Only problem with the story is he’s talking about Starrcade 85, and he didn’t leave JCP until late 86 .
He seems like a decent guy. Demolition was awesome.
Demolition was a rip off of The Road Warriors!
Wow...I loved the interview with Bill Eadie. Now I want to hear Barry's FULL interview.
I loved crusher kruschev and ivan and nakita koloff .im glad he stood up for himself about the money.still a big fan
Barry makes Vince seem like a very nice guy. 10:14
Barry has always seemed like a nice guy. Him and Bill.
One of my favorite Wrestlers of all time Barry Darsow
Darsow is a real gentleman. James asked Warlord who were the nicest guys in wrestling and his answer was Barry and Bill from Demolition.
Great guy
Barry stuck up for himself and got rewarded. Hell of a story and glad he got a better opportunity
He was great as Krusher Kruschev and was as big and strong as Nikita was!
Now im gonna have to watch demolition wrestling matches never watched before.but i like both mens earlier careers.
Dusty should have went to Crockett on Barry’s behalf. That’s what a good booker/boss would do
Barry is one of the good guys in the business.
At times, I get disappointed with myself for taking so many of these great wrestlers from the 80s and 90s for granted.
Didn’t realize how great we had it at the time.
Just a great human being, met him years ago.
Awwwwwwww So Precious And Adorable I Love this Beautiful Bunny 🐰 so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
He looks like gorgeous Jimmy Garvin
Did some looking online, and I agree with the people who are saying his timeline is off.
But, I think he is wrong, not lying. The dude is 64 and has lived an "interesting" life. At 55, I have problems remembering who/what/where/when, and I'm pretty sure my life has been nowhere as chaotic as his.
If this isn't what really happened, we'll probably never know what the reality was.😢
You Tube intentionally messing up video playback for Firefox users. I guess I won't use their site for a while.
This is amazing
one of the nicest guys in the industry at that time. luved demolition..fk LOD
You learned,learned,learned,learned. I think this why wrestling is not as good as use to be.
Respect just cause you're a good guy Doesn't mean you put up with b.s
I'm talking to Jimmy! That's the trick companies use to not pay you, they start playing, "he said, she said" on you and it's a Catch 22.
Never knew this story. I have wondered why he left JCP when he was in a good spot with the Russians. Dusty screwed up by promising something he had no control over. Barry made the best decision of his career walking out on Crockett. Loved Demolition & still do. Both Barry & Bill seem like great guys.
Barry and Bill Eadie made a great team. They were great together. Bill Eadie was a consummate professional and a class act.
I loved The Masked Superstar
Love ya Barry, god bless ya!
Demolition is a great name
I see why you held on to this interview, trying to lose that glare, still love the interview!😊
Loved barry in mid south to crusher darso
I enjoyed this interview.
Best decision he could’ve ever made!