Nature Boy : The Career of Buddy Landel

"You know I've got dozens of friends and the fun never ends as long as I'm buying. When the money ran out, that's when the people left me. God forgave me. My family forgave me. And everybody in Knoxville knows that Buddy Landel is a home cooking, hometown boy. I love Knoxville, Tennessee and I'm proud of it." - Buddy LandelBuddy Landel was considered one of the biggest 'what ifs' in the world of professional wrestling before he died tragically after a car accident in 2015. In the mid-1980s, Landel seemed to be on the fast track to fame in becoming the heir apparent to "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's top dog status in the NWA promotion. But Landel couldn't steer clear of the fast life and would ultimately fade into obscurity for several years until a career resurrection in Jim Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling. Finally defeating his demons, he would turn his life around and become one of the feel good stories of wrestling before dying tragically after a car accident.