Soft spoken yet still arrogant Tully Blanchard sounds very much like Jerry Lawler here with the cadences and inflection. When Blanchard used to scream on Promos on TBS in a futile effort to drown out crowds booing him he sounded very much like another Memphis great named Austin Idol.B.W.
This is around 1980 or '81 I think? He said "cry to the NWA" so Southwest had to still be an NWA member at this time? In the early 80's they were an AWA member. So it could be as early as 1978 or 79. Although Southwest had some Crossovers with Georgia Championship in the early 80's, one of the NWA's biggest members.
Joe Blanchard started Southwest in 1978. Prior to that, he was a local promoter who obtained most of his talent from Fritz Von Erich but taped his own TV show, which was called All-Star Wrestling. Some footage from that program has surfaced, so this could be from those days.
Couple that up with Arn Anderson's Spine-Buster in later years, when these two were not only members of the Four Horsemen, but when they were in the Then-WWF, working as the Brain-Busters, under the Managerial guidance of one Bobby "The Brain" Heenan...and there ya go! This is the stuff that Legends are made of!!!
@@ronaldshank7589 am I remembering correctly that they referred to the move as the " Gourd Buster" ?? im not trying to correct you, lol, just trying to confirm
Wow, Tully had to be really young when this interview was conducted? He was going to kick butt and take names in a lot of Professional Wrestling Promotions after this.
Being a Horsemen made it a HOF career for Tully Blanchard. Your not the top heel in NWA/JCP/Mid-Atlantic feuding with Wahoo McDaniels, Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes, and Magnum T.A., to name a few just because or by accident. Tully was the main man for all of '84 and '85 before the Horsemen formed. Call it right place at the right time, Tully took care of the rest.
Sean I would LOVE for you to keep track of this possibility. sooooo much potential and in fact prominent 2nd gen wrestlers coming together to form a NEW faction-----HERITAGE. Free suggestion for HHH.
I love old school wrestling, but I never liked Tully Blanchard. Average worker, no physique, all he could do was talk. Arn carried him in tag team matches.
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Tully has been a true to life heel from the beginning, when measuring a heel, you use Tully Blanchard as the standard
Tully was always great on the mic!
Always was great in the squared circle.
his interview skills are a llittle raw here, but he would get lightyears better by the time he arrived on TBS. One of my top ten favorites.
He is a premier heel without being a caricature .
This show had some great matches, great talent and great Angles. Miss it
Sweet to see Tully get interviewed by his own dad 😁. That title looks more like a belt than a championship.
I made better wrestling belts out of crayons and cardboard when I was a kid!
Tully was one of the best heels ever in wrestling.He always made you want to see him get his *ss kicked.
That's the Hallmark of a great Heel Wrestler! Tully was always great at "Shooting off at the mouth", and getting ya really mad at him. He's a Legend!
Tully was one of the best heels ever. 80s style
one of?
Thanks for the classic hope more is posted
Tully & his dad.
Soft spoken yet still arrogant Tully Blanchard sounds very much like Jerry Lawler here with the cadences and inflection. When Blanchard used to scream on Promos on TBS in a futile effort to drown out crowds booing him he sounded very much like another Memphis great named Austin Idol.B.W.
Love the hair Greg brady😂😂😂😂
Oh Gosh he even looked like Barry Williams at the time!😂🤣😂🎤📺🤼♂️B.W.
Tully looking like Larry from Three's Company!
Great weightlifting belt
This is around 1980 or '81 I think? He said "cry to the NWA" so Southwest had to still be an NWA member at this time? In the early 80's they were an AWA member. So it could be as early as 1978 or 79. Although Southwest had some Crossovers with Georgia Championship in the early 80's, one of the NWA's biggest members.
Joe Blanchard started Southwest in 1978. Prior to that, he was a local promoter who obtained most of his talent from Fritz Von Erich but taped his own TV show, which was called All-Star Wrestling. Some footage from that program has surfaced, so this could be from those days.
is that a rodeo Belt buckle on that slab of rawhide ?
Joe looked the other way when his boy Tully went heel.
My fav wrestler T of the 4 horsemen
@sammys70
slingshot suplex, one of the best finishers ever
Couple that up with Arn Anderson's Spine-Buster in later years, when these two were not only members of the Four Horsemen, but when they were in the Then-WWF, working as the Brain-Busters, under the Managerial guidance of one Bobby "The Brain" Heenan...and there ya go! This is the stuff that Legends are made of!!!
@@ronaldshank7589 am I remembering correctly that they referred to the move as the " Gourd Buster" ?? im not trying to correct you, lol, just trying to confirm
@@dmb912002 I'm really not for sure about that. The only terminology I ever heard, was Brain Buster....
@@dmb912002 Yes, JCP and the NWA did refer to it originally as a Gourd Buster. You remember correctly.
@@dmb912002 Arn's Spine Buster was originally called a Gourd Buster. Just to clarify.
Wow, Tully had to be really young when this interview was conducted? He was going to kick butt and take names in a lot of Professional Wrestling Promotions after this.
Portrait of an up and coming rooster
Question? Is that Joe Blanchard, Tully's dad, interviewing him? The resemblance is startling!
Yes it is
When I saw this for the first time, I immediately thought of the Seinfeld episode when he wore that puffy shirt to the Tonight Show lol
question, do you know if father and son ever acknowledged their relationship on air. The resemblance and the name made is pretty obvious.
that was some fun wrasslin' bak then!
That is the first time I've ever seen Tully Blanchard with long hair
When was this? it looks like early 70's.
@baliw33 They were too small time to afford good title belts.
God how young was Tully here?
I would say around 25,26 if it’s late 70’s/early 80’s. He does look young
nice unique upload
those belts are from the 30s
🤣 Tessa Blanchard,, Can’t you tell 👍🏼
Wait, Tully had hair before?
Yep, back in the stone age he did. I was there. Lol
Great video. That belt is horrible!😂
Tully pretty small wrestler...definately not heavy weight like he would like to think of himself..lucky for him the horsemen saved his career
motorhead1964 b's at least 220
Saved his career?😂
Being a Horsemen made it a HOF career for Tully Blanchard. Your not the top heel in NWA/JCP/Mid-Atlantic feuding with Wahoo McDaniels, Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes, and Magnum T.A., to name a few just because or by accident. Tully was the main man for all of '84 and '85 before the Horsemen formed. Call it right place at the right time, Tully took care of the rest.
lol that 70s style!
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180lbs is a heavyweight??
YIP
Look at all that beautiful hair Tully Blanchard had. Today, he hardly has any hair.
Look at that beautiful chest hair he had then!
Well that's what happens 40 years later.🙄
@@jimh.412 Yeah it is like people grow older as the years go by. Could you imagine that?
That is a sorry looking belt.
that's an ugly belt.
I want Tessa to pair up with Charlotte to form the 2 Phillies.
Sean I would LOVE for you to keep track of this possibility. sooooo much potential and in fact prominent 2nd gen wrestlers coming together to form a NEW faction-----HERITAGE. Free suggestion for HHH.
Problem is all he did was cheat when he was with his other horsemen buddies!!
...wow, that belt REALLY looks like crap
Southwest was known for some rather unique looking belts. Look up the Southwest tag team championship belts and you'll see a perfect example.
I love old school wrestling, but I never liked Tully Blanchard. Average worker, no physique, all he could do was talk. Arn carried him in tag team matches.
cheap lookin title.
Weakest looking belt ever