“Freebird” Michael Hayes once referred to himself as “Your favorite wrestler’s favorite wrestler.” It was a good line for a promo, but Brad Armstrong was the real thing.
Listen to people who know the business well, and they’ll tell you that Brad Armstrong — whom many people only know from his days as an underneath talent for WCW — was one of the great professional wrestlers of his time.
“I thought Brad was tremendous, and I still do to this time. I felt very comfortable putting him in the main event. Brad Armstrong didn’t want to stay mediocre. He wanted to be on the top.”
Two of the biggest harda**es in pro wrestling — Ole Anderson and Bill Watts — saw the star potential in Brad, and they never hesitated in putting him over as the promotion’s top champion.