Story Time with Dutch Mantell 80 | Special Guest Ricky Morton Story Time with Dutch Mantell brings you another early holiday gift with another very special guest, Ricky Morton! Dutch and Ricky will talk about who should take credit for the Rock'n'Roll Express name and overall gimmick, the best of wrestling Russians and what happened when Bill Watts met Muhammad Ali. They will also discuss other wrestling legends including Dusty Rhodes, Junk Yard Dog and Dick Murdoch. Stay tuned for this and more on this week's episode of Story Time with Dutch Mantell. https://www.youtube.com/@ShaneDouglasOfficial | https://www.youtube.com/@WSI | https://www.facebook.com/storytimewithdutchmantell BUY OUR T SHIRTS: https://my-store-d8f220.creator-spring.com/ Send questions to: questionsfordutch@gmail.com Got a question for Dutch Mantell? Email it to: questionsfordutch@gmail.com Want signed merchandise from Dutch Mantell? Email: dirtydutchmantell@gmail.com PODCAST LINKS The Story Time with Dutch Mantell podcast is available on all major podcast platforms: iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/2p8728p5 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/m4k5zdj4 Podbean: https://tinyurl.com/yfj2yes6 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ycksa62a Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/2mbvvpey SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS WSI Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSI_YouTube Dutch Mantell's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dutch.mantell Dutch Mantell's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dirtydutchman1 Dutch Mantell's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirtydutchman1/ BOOK LINKS (Affiliate) Owen Hart: King of Pranks (The Ultimate Anthology of Owen's Greatest Ribs, Pranks and Stories) US Link: https://tinyurl.com/2ahedz57 UK Link: https://tinyurl.com/35rffufu Canada Link: https://tinyurl.com/y77y627b Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson: The People’s Champion – From WWE to Hollywood US Link: https://tinyurl.com/mrxst8yk UK Link: https://tinyurl.com/4nvke5wf Canada Link: https://tinyurl.com/mu32uy8b Dutch Mantell – The World According to Dutch US Link: https://tinyurl.com/395v5888 UK Link: https://tinyurl.com/4dyydte7 CA Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdhcse98 Dutch Mantell – Tales From a Dirt Road US Link: https://tinyurl.com/398fmpsu UK Link: https://tinyurl.com/4x4ab2bp CA Link: https://tinyurl.com/522n75vh Legendary wrestler, manager, commentator, producer and booker ”Dirty” Dutch Mantell (WWE's Zeb Colter) brings his definitive takes on the latest news in the professional wrestling business as well as the most entertaining stories from years gone by to the podcast airwaves. The Dirty Dutchman from Oil Trough, Texas has worked almost every single major promotion and wrestling territory in the United States over an illustrious 50 year career, including WWE, WWF, WCW, NWA, SMW, TNA, USWA, UWF, OVW, Impact, Georgia, Tennessee, Knoxville, Kansas City, St Louis, Florida, Memphis, Houston, Detroit, Mid-South, Kentucky, Mid-Atlantic, Dallas and even more - and that’s not counting Puerto Rico and Japan! Every week, Dutch Mantell will give you his hot takes on the latest news, re-live some of the most memorable shows and events through history, bring you along on a virtual road trip to explain the nuances of the wrestling business, tell classic stories from throughout the decades and answer YOUR questions every week. There may even be a guest or two coming up in the future, so make sure you subscribe and never miss an episode of Story Time with Dutch Mantell! Story Time with Dutch Mantell is part of the WSI | Wrestling Shoot Interviews network of podcasts and YouTube channels. WSI | Wrestling Shoot Interviews YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WSIWrestlingShootInterviews/ #DutchMantell #WWE #wrestling Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:00 - Ricky's Early Wrestling Days 00:05:21 - Rock'n'Roll Express | Who's Idea Was It? 00:10:31 - "They'll Always Need a Semi-Main Event" | Paul Morton's Words of Wisdom 00:14:21 - Jerry Jarrett Sending Bill Watts R'n'R Express Tapes 00:17:01 - Wrestling Russians 00:19:44 - Where Business was Best 00:24:46 - Mohammad Ali Meets Bill Watts & Ricky Morton Meets Jim Crockett 00:29:41 - Beating Ric Flair for the Title and Saving Robert Gibson 00:32:56 - Dusty Rhodes 00:37:53 - The Old Ring in the Sportatorium - Dick Murdoch 00:39:37 - Junk Yard Dog 00:43:23 - Ricky Morton's SMW Run 00:47:59 - "I'll Never Cut My Hair" 00:52:48 - Outro