A few years ago, we posted a brief audio clip from "The Dan Patrick Show" radio broadcast where Patrick asked guest country music star Darius Rucker about his interest in pro wrestling.
Darius, a big Mid-Atlantic Wrestling fan going back to the early 1970s, ranked his top 5 greatest wrestlers of all-time and of course he had his long-time friend Ric Flair on the top of that list. But he also included a tag team in the list - Gene and Ole Anderson, the Minnesota Wrecking Crew.
That was a cool moment for me me personally, as the Anderson Brothers were among my favorites growing up as well. It was great hearing Darius mention their names in that list and on a national radio broadcast.
I thought I'd post that radio audio clip here again. Along with his all-time Top 5 greatest pro-wrestlers, Darius also mentions Mid-Atlantic legends Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson during the discussion with Dan Patrick.
Darius Rucker has Hootie and the Blowfish back together for their first album in 14 years, titled "Imperfect Circle" set to be released on November 1, 2019.
Edited from a story originally published January 31, 2016 on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway.
A few years ago, we posted a brief audio clip from "The Dan Patrick Show" radio broadcast where Patrick asked guest country music star Darius Rucker about his interest in pro wrestling.
Darius, a big Mid-Atlantic Wrestling fan going back to the early 1970s, ranked his top 5 greatest wrestlers of all-time and of course he had his long-time friend Ric Flair on the top of that list. But he also included a tag team in the list - Gene and Ole Anderson, the Minnesota Wrecking Crew.
That was a cool moment for me me personally, as the Anderson Brothers were among my favorites growing up as well. It was great hearing Darius mention their names in that list and on a national radio broadcast.
I thought I'd post that radio audio clip here again. Along with his all-time Top 5 greatest pro-wrestlers, Darius also mentions Mid-Atlantic legends Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson during the discussion with Dan Patrick.
Darius was recently on Ric Flair's podcast "WOOOOO! Nation" and mentioned that
he enjoyed reading the Mid-Atlantic Gateway and remembering all the
great days of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling. We obviously marked out a little
bit for that. (Thanks also to our good friend Conrad Thompson, Ric's co-host, for generously plugging the Mid-Atlantic Gateway as well.)
After listening to the audio clip above, be sure to check out Darius's appearance on WOOOOO! Nation with Ric Flair and Conrad Thompson available for free download (along with all of Ric's other podcasts) at www.Play.it.
Darius Rucker's current album is titled "Southern Style" and is available in stores and online at iTunes and Amazon.com. Visit his website at dariusrucker.com.
"If my grandmother was alive, she would be so mad at me because I'm
friends with Ric Flair. The one thing she always said, even when Ric
turned babyface, the one thing she always said, "You can't
trust that Ric Flair." - Darius Rucker on WOOOOO! Nation
Man, I just love that. That was what growin' up watching wrestling was all about.
Ric Flair and Conrad Thompson on WOOOOO! Nation
Darius Rucker, who is a HUGE old school Mid-Atlantic wrestling fan, is Ric's guest this week on the 39th episode of WOOOO! Nation!
From the WOOOO! Nation website:
Ric and Darius go back almost 30 years to when Hootie & The Blowfish
were playing bars in the Carolinas. Ric shares incredible, hilarious
stories and wrestling fans will be pleasantly surprised by how big a fan
Darius was and still is. Learn about how The American Dream, Dusty
Rhodes inspired Darius when he was growing up. A really great episode
of WOOOOO! Nation!
Add a little Flair to your life by joining the Nature Boy every week as he talks pro wrestling, sports, tells stories like only he can, and interviews his celebrity friends. No topic is off limits for Flair during his weekly CBS podcast. Come join WOOOOO! Nation!
Ric Flair and Conrad Thompson are on "WOOOOO! Nation" right now! Check it out via iTunes or directly download from the WOOOOO! Nation page at the PLAY.IT website.
