Jay Lethal says his WOO Off with Ric Flair was completely unscripted
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2021
- Jay Lethal tells Chris Van Vliet about his viral moment with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair where they had a "WOO Off" during an episode of Impact Wrestling. He says it was a terrifying and funny moment because he didn't know what the plan for the segment was, Vince Russo simply told him to go out and cut a promo with the legendary wrestler.
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WOOOO! Thanks for checking out this clip!
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Was this really the first time you heard this story?..
The meme was so awesome, makes me laugh cry every time I watch it 🤣🤣🤣
His Ric Flair sounds a lot like Eddie Murphys Cosby.
Would love to see him on AEW (JL)
Hip pop ppp
That segment made me a lifelong Jay Lethal fan
I was on the fence as a fan of his beforehand, and that segment cemented him as one of my favorites.
Definitely
It made me lifelong Jay Lethal fan also.
@@handleunavailable 😳
Hell yeah
the jay lethal ric flair segment was the most underrated greatest segment in pro wrestling. its still hilarious to this very day.
he talked about it recently. he said ric was very impressed and from then on, every time he would see jay he'd call over a friend and ask him to do the impersonation. he would also call jay from time to time to chat, and do the voice lol.
I can only imagine the segments that Jay Lethal could have done with The Rock if Vince had signed him. They would have been legendary.
@@owiz9212 Oh my God dude, I would pay admission JUST to see that. I think the arena would have to have oxygen at the ready from so many people being short of breath from laughing so hard 🤣😂😅!!! I can see Jay wearing the colorful silk shirt and shades now with the stick on sideburns 😂😂🤣!!! 💪🏾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🔥🔥🔥👍🏿
@@owiz9212 dream promo
Yes
agreed lolol
When he elbowed the suit, I just cried. This was the funniest promo I can remember.
And the zoom in on ricks eyes made it funnier
“That right there… is the greatest thing you have ever seen” 😂
THAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN
"Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the flairest of them all"
@@richard7645 why it’s you Nature Boy… not that pisshead Jay Lethal
The woo off is something I show even non wrestling fans. It’s the greatest thing EVER!
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The greatest promo ever. I literally pissed myself laughing my ass off. Greatest line was the “The Horsemen walked into the ring. Took a dump in it and left that” 🤣
That’s what you thought was the best line??
@@VLE-Grimace damn right. That shit was hilarious.
@@B1GK1NG ric flair has used that before, thats his line
@@elipav484 Thats my line 🤣🤣
@@dwainwatson5342 no thats his line!
my favorite part of that promo was when lethal hit the “60 minute men” line and flair totally broke character because he loved it so much.
Wowww, wooowwww that's my line, no that's my line
Lmao he said "wow" that's my line 🤣
That's my line
You don’t know what sixty minutes is!
When flair ran against the ropes to get momentum to do his woo was hilarious
This makes that Flair/Lethal moment even more special…. Unscripted!!!
Unscripted and his first live promo! Wild!
this story blows my mind lolol.
My Dad was a wrestling fan before I was born. He comes from the generation even before Flair (late 70's-early 80's). When I showed him the Lethal/Flair "WOO-oof", he was wiping tears from his eyes with the sleeves of his t-shirt from laughing so hard. Something he very rarely does.
Great story. So amazing how everything was done off script and it’s one of the greatest things in wrestling!
Flair was a big deal during the 70s and 80s, so I'm sure your dad has been following him since he got into pro wrestling.
Right cuz I’m a 90s baby and he was around wayyyyyy before I started watching
That's so awesome man! Love it!
@@steven.8927 FLAIR STARTED IN 1973
The best line of that segment was when Flair looked at the crowd and went "Limousine riding, Rolex wearing, kiss stealing, wheeler dealin, son of a gun that can kiss any woman, even that fat one and make em cry" 😂😂😂😂😂
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😂....that fuckin' gutted me... 🤙🏼
Watching flair trying hard not to crack cause it was so good was the best.
This. Even before the first Woo, you already saw that spark in his eyes, and that makes it even more hilarious to me.
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The segment is still so enjoyable
Every time I'm down, this always gives me a good laugh.
Y’all remember Rics crazy eye camera zoom😂👁
YOU CAN'T DO ME!!!
@@miker4147 THATS MY LINE!!!!
@@micahball7899 THAT’S MY LINE
WOOoOoOoooo
@@ryaj2356 WoooooOo
Ric Flair walking out of his own locker room is reminiscent of when he threw the mic down and talked into his book
Jay Lethal's Ric Flair impersonation is spot on! Impressive to impersonate the best promo guy in wrestling history.
So He does a rock impersonation aswell
Bro we not gonna talk about his Russo....
I mean this in the best/nicest way possible: Lethal could go on to have the greatest matches of all time and be the greatest champion to ever grace this sport but this segment will be the one thing about his career to never be forgotten
IMO, easily the Top 5 promo of all time across all companies. It was so genius, so original, and so unscripted.
_In a scripted world, doing something unscripted only makes sense._
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Nobody is going to mention that his Russo impersonation is spot on? hahahaha
The mannerisms were on point
We need Jay Lethal cutting a promo dressed as al pacino in a bad gangster movie
Just say “Bro” way too much….
Probably like with Vince McMahon, anyone who has worked with Russo for a certain amount of time can do a decent impersonation.
What a fukin talent this guy is
Favorite segment ever 😂
Hey Dr Beau can u help me out
This is a good example of why promos shouldnt be scripted especially with Veterans that have a history of doing great promos.
Let the wrestlers wrestle
Hearing about a professional wrestler being nervous and scared before his promo really made him relatable and humanized him. Jay Lethal despite him being scared, cut a wonderful promo!
I still cry at that segment like the first day I saw it. It was HILARIOUS.
Absolutely true lol
This interview makes that incredible wrestling TV moment even better. By far, one of the greatest moments ever.
THIS WAS THE ONE OF THE GREATEST PROMOS EVER
The woo off segment is my FAVORITE moment in TNA/Impact History 😂😂😂😂
What's #1 in wrestling history? For me this is #1
@@Tab-18 Stone Cold making Vince’s life hell😂😂
Jay seems like such a nice and genuine guy, so happy he’s just signed and debuted in AEW
Woo off part 2 coming down the line
@@diluted8 hahahah imagine ric flair is on aew hahahah
@@kiramutoujaeger I can't wish for it to happen enough!!
Roh is way better
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That segment to this day, is still one of the top 3 funniest segments/promos in ALL of professional wrestling history. I saw that segment/promo again just a few weeks ago and even back then, after seeing that promo however many countless times in my life, in the past, I still caught myself laughing my butt off hysterically to the point of where I was laughing so hard, I thought I was going to pass out simply due to laughing my butt off so hard.
What’re the other two in your opinion?
@@eduardocascudo3005, it’s hard to say what specific others would be top 2 because there have been a lot. Stuff that Santino Marrella did, Gold Dust, Turrets Gold Dust, In TNA when the one guy had a match, they kept calling his name but he wasn’t coming out only to discover he was in the bathroom pooping. HHH marrying Stephanie McMahon at the drive thru wedding chapel. Ironically, that’s where my wife and I actually did get married and by the same lady too. Our marriage license cost more money than our actual wedding did. I’ve watched wrestling since the 1970’s so pin pointing the other top 2 is kind of hard to do but this one will always be memorable to me because I was seriously rolling! Even the latest video that Danhausen had done for the Ass Boys was hysterical too. I almost pissed myself laughing at it. So even that too could be in the top 3 maybe?
I’ll never know how they didn’t crack up during that segment. That shit was hilarious
Desmond Wolfe(Nigel McGuiness) totally cracked before he had to stone face his terrible comeback.
I really loved that promo when Lethal started doubling down not only on Flair's voice and mannerisms, but also his expression. "60 minute men, baby", and Flair just stars screaming "WOWW!!!! WOWWWW!!!"
How surprising to hear this amazing moment wasn’t scripted and they just let 2 talented guys do their thing. 🙄 WWE should try it out.
agreed.
I wish you asked him how did Ric Flair act backstage after the segment was over.
He asked Lethal if he wanted to ride Space Mountain, because he's always had a fantasy of taking "go fuck yourself" literally and Space Mountain just doesn't have the stretch it used to anymore to make it happen by himself.
And the reason we still talk about it is because it wasn’t planned. So many of the greatest moments in professional wrestling history were unscripted. Great shit!
I had to go and watch that woo clip after this interview. That was 6:55 of pure comedy. You could see Ric Flair doing all he could in order to stop himself from laughing
This is what wrestling is missing that organic interaction. "See ya in the ring kid" learn on the fly.
An underated and also very special gift, is the art of storytelling along with being a great conversationalist . Chris is great at making people feel like they're close personal friends and the conversation flows so well. Jay lethal is so animated and fun to listen to that the two of em just go perfect together.
Ric Flair at the bar was showing that the, “oldest ride, longest line” is a fact of life.
I've watched that promo like 100s of times. It was funny as hell
I remember my friends talking about this. I hadn't seen wrestling for years! Jay Lethal had me watching. Thank you! Woo!!!
The fact that that entire segment was just off the top of their heads makes it even more incredible! I would have never guessed that was all unscripted in a million years
Just stay natural. Sometimes it gets bad, sometimes it gets good.
But ffs stay natural. If you are, you make gold. And that you did Jay.
Absolutely golden moment.
jay lethal is the man! what a charismatic guy man.... he almost seems more in character when he's being interviewed!
That Vince Russo impression is "spuhwt ohhn" ! 😂😂😂👏👏👏
Gotta tell that Woooo off may be one of the best moments in wrestling history. Seriously!!!-You could see Ric was proud of Jay.
Jay Lethal is SO talented. Shame he's not higher profile in one of the major companies.
I’ve watched wrestling since 80’s wwf, prime WCW, some impact and AEW. Hands down that promo is the best I’ve ever seen. It literally had my dying.
The most memorable promos were all improved. Scripted stuff just doesn't stand the test of time, but we'll be watching this promo for years to come.
John Cena was the last great unscripted promo guy in wwe
Flair was so smart, cutting promos on the fly makes it feel authentic. Something sorely missed in the wrestling business today.
Wooooo that promo battle that he had with Ric was so great they had really good chemistry.
Mightve been the greatest segment I've ever watched in wrestling
The chemistry in this interview is next level
Jay you did Ric Flair perfect!!!! I respect that was a legendary moment in all pro wrestling!!!!
I wanna see Jay Lethal vs Ric Flair vs Kurt Angle in a Woo off.
Don’t forget sting staring down from the rafters 😭😂
The world may explode
Great job young man. 👏 This is going down in the history books. Bucket list complete
The Russo impression 😂😂
His Vince Russo imitation is hilarious LOL
I had no idea that whole promo was unscripted. That makes it even more legendary.
Easily one of the most special promos of all time in wrestling.
What a good interview. I enjoy an interview soo much more when I can tell the interviewer cares about what the person they're interviewing is saying. Good job.
Steamboat vs. Flair II is still one of the best matches I've ever seen, up there with Bret vs. Owen.
Completely agree with both
I have personally watched that clip over 30 times… and it lifts up my mood each and every single time.. Thank you.. I am going to go watch it again now.
One of the best moments in wrestling.
No it's wasn't
@@Maxx_d13 lol
@@mexiwolf009 i mean it was good it's just your comment is putting it over way too dramti..... Flair could of had a heart attack
Greatness, on all sides
@@JourneyandJaredsJourney no just flair and aj styles bro
chris id love to see you do a live stream interview with jay sometime and have fans write in some questions too. amazing chemistry between u two guys.
Wish WWE would take notice to this. Your heavily, line by line, memorized scripts (done by writers who have never wrestled in their lives) are garbage compared to how they did it in the old days, where talent was given some bullet points (if that) to do their promos, and the rest was on the fly. So much better and more natural.
I do completely different work, but mine does put me in front of big groups of people. I'm often asked to follow a script, you could call it, which I'm grateful for because I need to spend decent amounts of time with these people and need something to say, but the best times are when we go off script and just let things happen. It's what gains me "fans" and also what makes people hate me, but it's dog shit boring when we're tied to a script.
I'm a really boring person I think, unless I have someone to react to. I can come up with wild shit if I'm responding to someone else, but I'm boring as hell if you want me to start. Scripts just GUARANTEE you stay boring... you've got to bust out of that script somehow.
The old days were fueled heavily by steroids, and cocaine.
It sounds nice in theory, but for every Dusty Rhodes there was a Jumpin' Jeff Farmer. Some guys DO need to have things written for them, because not everyone has the ability to just talk on command.
@@fergalstackstreams that's when you put a mask on em and tell em to shut up and be ominous. They have to at least be able to emote some basic feelings or they will never be a star. Undertaker gives a hell of an interview but they kept that guy quite for a long time. Same with Kane, I forget their real names.
Sure write for some of em, but you gotta let the real peacocks fly on their own wings. Rick flair is great because he created and embodied the nature boy persona, no one could write that bit but Rick flair. Even the impersonation that Jay does is all just lines Rick flair already made famous, so while it was unscripted, Rick flair wrote it.
Why isn't this guy at the WWE? He is a wrestler who can do impressions. That's amazing.
I saw that segment earlier today, Jay you crushed it bro! That segment was funny and amazing …. To know it was unscripted, much more respect to you brother! I remember watching that segment and wondering if you and Flair was going to “Woooo!” And each other and when you did, I lost it! That was incredible! 👍👏👏👏
I'm 29 and I have seen all of his stuff related to WWE, WCW and TNA (Impact) for the youngsters... Ric Flair will always be one of if not the best to ever lace a pair of boots
I'll never forget that skit between the two of them it was GOLD SOLID GOLD...!!! I knew Jay was talented doing the Macho Man portrayal. But man he was AWESOME doing Ric he is an EXTREMELY talented individual. Both on the stick and in the ring. I am glad he was able to showcase his talents like this.
great interview
I love when Jay say's it does not compute. In terms of younger folks not seeing a Rock or Flair match. You know what it says Jay WERE OLD BROTHER...!!! But at the same time blessed that we lived through one of THE BEST era's of pro wrestling.
*Years ago, when I heard Jay Lethal say, “Did IIIIIIIIIII….”, I KNEW that he and Ric Flair would have the very best segment of Impact Wrestling’s history. And to this day, both Jay Lethal And Ric Flair still LOVE those impersonations. Ric Flair still LOVES to hear Jay Lethal’s impersonations of him, especially the part that starts with, “Little Girls And Their Mothers….”*
For 15 years every time I think of this promo, I have to watch it again.
This now might be a lifetime problem.
'Did I'!! One of the greatest wrestling moments ever; specifically in TNA
That was the best segment/promo IVE ever seen! I do watch it from time to time
Hands down the best in ring promo segment in TNA history
Just remember that you did absolutely fantastic and I rewatch it regularly and show to close friends & fam to cheer them up. It was genius.
That segment is one of my favorite promos till this day 🤣🤣 i wish they would do it again
One of the BEST moments in wrestling history in my opinion...I still re-watch that clip a couple times a year to remember how good wrestling used to be...wth happened since then???
Jay is such a great interview subject.
That promo is honestly one of the funniest wrestling promos of all time. I figured it was mostly off the dome when I watched it and that's part of what makes it so brilliant.
Jay seems like such a quiet, timid and soft spoken person. He's really a great impersonator.
This segment Is needs to be inducted into HALL OF FAME of its own . Best in all of wrestling!!!
For this being improve Lethal absolutely crushed it & this will 4ever be 1 of the greatest moments in wrestling history hands down
Greatest segment ever was adlibbed! Always wanted to know.
One of the greatest, funniest promos of AAAALLLL TIME
Greatest moment in wrestling history. I go back and rewatch it at least once a month. Amazing talent by Jay's impersonation. Unimaginably brilliant!
Chris you're the best! btw: you have 0 dislikes to prove this! Keep the awesome work going!
Thanks for making me feel old-ish with the never seen a Flair match or seen a Rock match that's at the end of this.
I bet you haven’t seen a stone cold or cena match
This guy is one of the best impersonators i ever seen
Yes i still search “Jay lethal Ric flair woo off” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I met Jay Lethal in person and this is how Jay is away from wrestling. Man I wish I had his phone number he would be brother I never had, I really can talk to Jay 24/7 if I really could. I just dont see him as wrestler, ofcourse he is one of the best but he was more like a brother to me
The greatest promos are almost all impromptu….almost ALL of them!
What a nice humble guy. No hype. No negativity. Elizabeth NJ's own!!!!
Jay Lethal is awesome. I remember seeing him in those hilarious Kevin Nash PCS challenge skits with all the X Division guys, and thinking that he was gonna be huge one day. I’m still hoping that he blows up in AEW. He’s got all the characteristics & traits that are needed, to be a superstar.
so insightful loved this
I just went back to watch that masterpiece and man was it great. Jay is talented. Both him and flair had great chemistry. I wish I could do a ric flair impersonation I would be doing it all the time.
You can tell he loves wrestling for real 💯
My favorite part of that promo was when Jay called Flare a punk. You could see the joy in the old man’s eyes. He was having a ball with Jay.
That segment was gold
Possibly the best promo of all time.
You killed it Jay, great job. Best promo ever
Had to go back and watch that Jay vs Ric promo again