The masked superstar was a very underrated gimmick. Bill had great promos and for the time was a very big man. I thought Bill really made that character.
Ever notice how Cornette speaks to the level of his interviewee? With Eadie, not a cuss word in the whole segment; with others, f-bombs every third word. Good on Bill for being a real man.
Called respect, I know many Americans don’t understand that but in the uk we don’t like to use cus words with our elders. The next generation have zero respect and how my generation raised such disrespect is beyond me. Obviously these gangsters didn’t learn and passed on the stupidity to the kids, especially the American attention seeking muppets that need you to look at them so they can be offended
If bill doesn’t like you…. You not very nice, bill doesn’t have a bad word for anyone and is a fair man. A true Legend, in the real sense of the word, his masked superstar gimmick actually drew money in a time where it mattered who was on the cards when it wasn’t the promotion that was selling tickets but the actual names headlining
The Masked Superstar was awesome. I was happy when he had the face turn in Mid-Atlantic because he was already a favorite of mine. I saw him and Paul Jones wrestle Snuka and Stevens a couple of times for the world tag team titles and they blew the roof off. All of them. You believed back then because those guys made it real.
We love thunderbolt Patterson down here in the south in new Orleans the 70s 80s and we just didn't see enough of him. If somebody could find a tape of thunderbolt Patterson versus Stan Hansen in a Louisiana Superdome for the brass knuckles championship match 🙏🙏🙏
😂 Thunderbolt said if y'all stop booking me, I'll just file a lawsuit..lol wow!! And that was nice of Eadie to do, " if you don't have anything nice to say about someone,....#🤐 👏☝️
@@pandavelli8176He went on The Morton Downey Jr show with David Shultz,Ted Arcidi,Larry Sharpe,Lou Albano,Tony Altimore,and Jim Wilson. Shultz chewed out Patterson and Wilson for always complaining about being mistreated in the business.
Because most of what is said about him isn't true. The lawsuits everyone talks about in particular wasn't really true. Thunderbolt got in trouble because he picked the wrong side in the Atlanta promotional wars in the early 1970s. He worked for an outlaw promotion in Atlanta and had problems getting work after that. Ole Anderson, because of their past history, helped Thunderbolt out at the very end of his career. He booked Thunderbolt in Georgia. Thunderbolt at the time talked about in the interview was a 40 year old banged up guy whose best years were probably ten years behind him. But almost all the guys who do interviews only know thunderbolt from that time.
@@googlemyself4091 A number of wrestlers have said that Ole got along well with Patterson. Maybe because they were both jerks, who knows? But life is complicated. You should try it sometime.
@@daveconleyportfolio5192 Lol um Ole Anderson was a racist. The fact that you are defending this pretty much tells me you are a racist. Maybe you should try to stop typing to me. Now get your racist white butt out of my messages.
Why don't you go to the match when Thunderbolt Patterson vs Bob Orton lumberjack match Texas style go in your archives and let me see it I will be a grateful fan
At least Rhodes could do a 20 or 30 minute match without being completely carried by his opponent. Thunderbolt Patterson was good for about 10 minutes tops. Anything beyond that exposed his very limited in ring ability.
@@rancidcrawfish You speak from ignorance, for certain. Dusty had many 60 minute broadways with Flair and Race, many long, bloody matches with plenty of different opponents- Horsemen, Abdullah, Ernie Ladd, Kevin Sullivan, and headlined MSG with Superstar Graham. And there were lots more than a few elbows and a figure-four leglock.
There are alot of white wrestlers that pulled that me me me BS and they would say oh he was in business for himself. T bolt Patterson did what he did to get work... was it fair? no... was it right? it was right for him at the time.
Thunderbolt Patterson had charisma and personality but he had ZERO wrestling skills. He was GARBAGE in ring guy. Yeah, he was popular. He was over with the fans. He was just like The Junkyard Dog. Very popular but he couldn't perform without a more experienced opponent to make him look great.
The worse things about these interviews is that Cornette won't shut up and let people talk. He keeps interjecting his opinion and I don't want to listen to his "recite stories other people told me" I want to hear the person being intetviewed.
It's called a normal conversation weirdo. Try it sometime. Often times hearing things from other people jogs memories and makes the interview more enjoyable, unless you're a Kevin Lake loser.
Thunderbolt Patterson was around 40 years old when Bill Eadie started wrestling him. He wasn't in great physical shape and was at the end of his career. He was an older guy being booked based on his name and memories rather than what he could do in the ring. His best years were in the 1960s and early 1970s.
That is one of the stupidest things ever posted. Bill Eadie is renowned for his in-ring ability, as well as his mic skills (which may not have been to the level of Patterson, but were plenty sound.) He could work with anyone, from old man Wrestling 2 to Andre the Giant, and give you a great match. No one who has a inkling about wrestling would say that of Patterson.
He had as much talent as Bill did in his era which was the 1960s to the early 1970s. He was a big draw about a generation before Bill. But Bill only knows him from when Thunderbolt was old, beat-up and wrestling in his 40s.
BILL WAS ALWAYS A CLASS ACT.
The masked superstar was a very underrated gimmick. Bill had great promos and for the time was a very big man. I thought Bill really made that character.
Ever notice how Cornette speaks to the level of his interviewee? With Eadie, not a cuss word in the whole segment; with others, f-bombs every third word. Good on Bill for being a real man.
Called respect, I know many Americans don’t understand that but in the uk we don’t like to use cus words with our elders.
The next generation have zero respect and how my generation raised such disrespect is beyond me.
Obviously these gangsters didn’t learn and passed on the stupidity to the kids, especially the American attention seeking muppets that need you to look at them so they can be offended
Imagine letting your kids get ground into kebab and then trying to lecture anyone on “respect.”
If bill doesn’t like you…. You not very nice, bill doesn’t have a bad word for anyone and is a fair man.
A true Legend, in the real sense of the word, his masked superstar gimmick actually drew money in a time where it mattered who was on the cards when it wasn’t the promotion that was selling tickets but the actual names headlining
Patterson is the drizzlingshits
I didn't get a match out of him!! 😂
With the story Bill told about Greg Valentine, Greg's in no position to complain about anyone hitting him hard...
great point all his 70's NWA days bloody welted chops.
The Masked Superstar was awesome. I was happy when he had the face turn in Mid-Atlantic because he was already a favorite of mine. I saw him and Paul Jones wrestle Snuka and Stevens a couple of times for the world tag team titles and they blew the roof off. All of them. You believed back then because those guys made it real.
He was grateful for the opportunity 😅
Bill Eadie is the best and the Masked Superstar may have been the best heel ever.
BILL EADIE IS THE MASKED SUPERSTAR AS WELL AS THE SUPER MACHINE !
My favorite heel and had greatest ring attire for a masked wrestler
If you like bitter, racist old wrestlers who struggle to find anything good to say about anyone else besides themselves.
The greatest of all time
We love thunderbolt Patterson down here in the south in new Orleans the 70s 80s and we just didn't see enough of him. If somebody could find a tape of thunderbolt Patterson versus Stan Hansen in a Louisiana Superdome for the brass knuckles championship match 🙏🙏🙏
Yes down in Florida he had a great 60 minute match with Dory Funk, Jr
Am I the only person who thinks Bill Eadie nowadays sorta resembled Broderick Crawford from Highway Patrol?
He does. Hard to believe Bill is over 70. One of very few wrestlers I'd love to meet,while they're still with us.
,assuming this interview is only a few years old.
10-4!
demolition belongs in the hall of fame way overdue.
Yep
😂 Thunderbolt said if y'all stop booking me, I'll just file a lawsuit..lol wow!! And that was nice of Eadie to do, " if you don't have anything nice to say about someone,....#🤐 👏☝️
From the stories I've heard, Thunderbolt Patterson likely set back wrestling race relations by 50 years.
Didn’t he go on one of those old daytime talk shows over it, too?
@@pandavelli8176He went on The Morton Downey Jr show with David Shultz,Ted Arcidi,Larry Sharpe,Lou Albano,Tony Altimore,and Jim Wilson. Shultz chewed out Patterson and Wilson for always complaining about being mistreated in the business.
@@rayrosini8907 I can never remember the name, but that Morton Downey guy was funny too lol
Who GAS about "race" relations. Just be a good individual and you will be fine.
Not true
Sounds like thunderbolt was a S.U.N
Why hasn't he been presented on Dark Side of The Ring?
Because he's still alive and he'd probably sue. He was always known for it.
Because most of what is said about him isn't true. The lawsuits everyone talks about in particular wasn't really true.
Thunderbolt got in trouble because he picked the wrong side in the Atlanta promotional wars in the early 1970s. He worked for an outlaw promotion in Atlanta and had problems getting work after that. Ole Anderson, because of their past history, helped Thunderbolt out at the very end of his career. He booked Thunderbolt in Georgia.
Thunderbolt at the time talked about in the interview was a 40 year old banged up guy whose best years were probably ten years behind him. But almost all the guys who do interviews only know thunderbolt from that time.
Masked Superstar and Thunder Bolt Patterson 2 of the greatest ever
I didnt know that Ole liked Thunderbolt in real life. Wow Superstar hated T Bolt
Ole doesn't like anyone he's a hate filled human
Probably because Ole didn't like Thunderbolt or any other black person .
@@googlemyself4091 A number of wrestlers have said that Ole got along well with Patterson. Maybe because they were both jerks, who knows? But life is complicated. You should try it sometime.
@@daveconleyportfolio5192 Lol um Ole Anderson was a racist. The fact that you are defending this pretty much tells me you are a racist. Maybe you should try to stop typing to me. Now get your racist white butt out of my messages.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Why don't you go to the match when Thunderbolt Patterson vs Bob Orton lumberjack match Texas style go in your archives and let me see it I will be a grateful fan
Fusty Rhodes became a better Thunderbolt Patterson than Thunderbolt Patterson
At least Rhodes could do a 20 or 30 minute match without being completely carried by his opponent. Thunderbolt Patterson was good for about 10 minutes tops. Anything beyond that exposed his very limited in ring ability.
@@MafiaKingfishNOLApretty hard for him to get winded from throwing 100 slow elbows and then laying down to do a figure four
Racist
@@rancidcrawfish You speak from ignorance, for certain. Dusty had many 60 minute broadways with Flair and Race, many long, bloody matches with plenty of different opponents- Horsemen, Abdullah, Ernie Ladd, Kevin Sullivan, and headlined MSG with Superstar Graham. And there were lots more than a few elbows and a figure-four leglock.
I agree Dusty was better
There are alot of white wrestlers that pulled that me me me BS and they would say oh he was in business for himself. T bolt Patterson did what he did to get work... was it fair? no... was it right? it was right for him at the time.
I just met the guy humble man
Thunderbolt Patterson had charisma and personality but he had ZERO wrestling skills. He was GARBAGE in ring guy. Yeah, he was popular. He was over with the fans. He was just like The Junkyard Dog. Very popular but he couldn't perform without a more experienced opponent to make him look great.
Do you even know who Thunderbolt Patterson is? It's obvious you don't, otherwise you wouldn't have said that.
@Robert, thank you. Thunderbolt would whoop any of those over rated wrestlers
The race card is getting worn out there buddy.
The worse things about these interviews is that Cornette won't shut up and let people talk. He keeps interjecting his opinion and I don't want to listen to his "recite stories other people told me" I want to hear the person being intetviewed.
It's called a normal conversation weirdo. Try it sometime. Often times hearing things from other people jogs memories and makes the interview more enjoyable, unless you're a Kevin Lake loser.
He's the host of the show, you fucking moron.
@@aewisalreadydead88 kind of a weird response
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Put that race baiting,give talking thunderbolt Patterson in the Hall of Fame now....
Don’t you mean “jive talking”, idiot
Thunderbolt Patterson is the best I don't care
Thunderbolt Patterson was around 40 years old when Bill Eadie started wrestling him. He wasn't in great physical shape and was at the end of his career. He was an older guy being booked based on his name and memories rather than what he could do in the ring.
His best years were in the 1960s and early 1970s.
He is just lying why did he not go through me ask him that question?
Thunderbolt had more talent than bill .
That is one of the stupidest things ever posted. Bill Eadie is renowned for his in-ring ability, as well as his mic skills (which may not have been to the level of Patterson, but were plenty sound.) He could work with anyone, from old man Wrestling 2 to Andre the Giant, and give you a great match. No one who has a inkling about wrestling would say that of Patterson.
...said absolutely NOBODY ever.
He had as much talent as Bill did in his era which was the 1960s to the early 1970s. He was a big draw about a generation before Bill. But Bill only knows him from when Thunderbolt was old, beat-up and wrestling in his 40s.
Patterson was no wrestler , had a big mouth and would always resort to fists