Haha you gotta be kidding me lashley is a mma champ, tna champ, ecw champ, united states champ, intercontinental champ and 2x wwe champ how in the h... if he on this list
Khali pinned Taker with one foot; A job or a rub from a legend doesnt help if theres no audience connection. Or in Khalis case where the drizzling shits is a level he aspires to one day reach
Yeah, it was weird because it looked like that would be the match that got Kozlov over, but the next week they wrestled again and Taker won clean. Almost like the WWE was like, "oops, just kidding".
I can't believe that Kozlovs biggest moment wasn't mentioned. Against Undertaker on Smackdown in 2009, Taker was doing 'old school', and Kozlov did what everyone else ever should have done with that move, pulled Taker off, turned it into a powerslam, and bingo he beat Taker with a clean pin.
I thought that Kennedy was the biggest shame on the list...until I was reminded about Magnum TA. His "I quit" match with Blanchard was probably the most influential match on my youth. I probably watched it a hundred times, mainly because it was so violent and well done that I felt like I SHOULDN'T be watching it. God he was so good.
The WWE style adaptation for Sin Cara was definitely the downfall of his character. I would killed for that Rey vs Sin Cara feud if he had gotten over. The case of Bobby Lashley is such a sad story at least in WWE anyway. TNA/Impact Bobby Lashley was easily the greatest character development for a person.
Don’t know if you have ever noticed, but the WWE seems to treat their black stars almost as comedy acts. Look at the New Day. The ridiculous pancake shit. The stupid dancing and mugging for the camera Or R Truth as a hopelessly moronic character. Titus Worldwide was nothing but a comedy routine. Remember Mark Henry’s Sexual Chocolate days? And his affair with May Young? A few other names come to mind troughout the years. Koko Beware and his bird. The Godfather and his hoes. The Junkyard dog and his dumb “Grab Them Cakes” song. Then you have guys like Bobby Lashley or Shelton Benjamin who don’t do comedy very well and what happens to them? Their careers stagnate. The WWE has had a problem with their African American employees for a long time.
Sin Cara botch at his FIRST ENTRANCE was something hard to get over tough... It is something that probably never can get out of your head, so botches and botches followed...
@@alienlife7754 The New Day came up with the pancake and the dancing thing, not WWE. The same is true about R-Truth. Mark Henry was given Sexual Chocolate because he was a)Overpaid b) not that great in the ring c) he had an attitude in the locker room. They were hoping that he would quit so that they didn't have to pay his ridiculous contract. Shelton didn't have charisma at the time and they were just trying to see if they could get anything out of him. Koko Beware was already the Birdman before he was in WWE, and it was his Wife's idea for him to have the bird. If you are going to make accusations, you at least have to know what you are talking about.
@@andreasspichtig1182 if Jeff Hardy can do it, Mr. Kennedy could have done it. He got a pretty decent push as Anderson, but I think the microphone was just too cold by then.
I remember watching some WWE "Where Are They Now" video about Kozlov from a couple years ago and he looked in way better shape and more shredded as a movie producer than he was as a wrestler.
I didn’t get into wrestling really until 2017, but I remember I would catch some of it as a kid while my dad was watching, and I immediately was drawn to Kozlov, cheered for him whenever he was on screen, when I got into it in 2017, I was like “Aw where’d he go? I remember being a big fan :(“
I wasn't a fan at first, but he did kinda grow on me. Guy was built like a truck, but seemed to have real talent. They really should've gone with a different angle with him, because making a heel character a big angry foreigner with nothing else going for them personality wise is the laziest thing ever, bwcause it makes any feud with that character look like a parody of Rocky IV. Seriously, I don't think that gimmick ever works.
@@kinglucha3640 i mean the gimmick couldve been right but the way they wrote it was wrong. If they went about it another way he couldve succeeded. Alot like how they wrote rusev right with the who Bulgaria thing but they squashed him the moment he gained momentum when he was told not to
It's insane how short that chapter is looking back on it now. No one expected Carmella to be the last one standing in that original act. It's like David Otunga with the Nexus.
@@goldenhydreigon4727 his mic skills only seemed good to me when he was doing little bit parts to compliment Enzo, he was awkward on the mic as a singles competitor
Self inflicted wounds: Sin Cara, Nathan Jones, Ahmed Johnson, Mr. Kennedy. WWE/Vince's fault: Matt Morgan, Tom Magee. A little of both: Bobby Lashley, Vladimir Kozlov, Lex Luger. Worst of luck: Magnum T.A.
Johnson was a bit of both...kidney problems and a seriously ill sister are pretty bad luck. As for Tom McGee, he had a great look, and zero in-ring talent or charisma. He moved like an action figure with stiff joints, although he was also pretty athletic. Lots of his matches to watch on youtube.
I would've loved seeing Ahmed winning the title, I was a fan. He's still got a place in my Boy Stable. Also, that Magnum P.A. story was really unfortunate.
Sean O'Haire is on my list of next big things and missed opportunities. 2003 could've been a breakout year for him, the Devil's advocate character or getting paired with Roddy Piper. For a big man, he moved unlike most even performing an impressive swanton bomb and strength to pick up superstars like Rikishi with relative ease. Unfortunately, he faded off into non existence in Velocity
Yeah, I always thought Daniels could’ve had a run with the belt in tna because he could have great feuds with aj, like I’ll never forget the I quit match where he jabbed a fork in his eye
I almost feel that Magnum TA shouldn't be on this list because his was the result of a car crash. I remember watching his matches in 85 and 86. His "no quit" match against Tully Blanchard was amazing. Same with his best of 7 series against Nikita Koloff. Also, to get an idea as to just how over Magnum TA was back then, Nikita Koloff (a Soviet character in a southern wrestling federation during the mid-80's) became a face after Magnum's accident just by stating that he was saddened at the accident ("I cry for Magnum TA"). And just like that, all was forgiven by the fans.
Didn't even mention the fact that Mistico goes back to Mexico and WWE tries to cover it up by making Hunico, Sin Cara, like everyone wasn't going to suddenly notice that the man moved differently.
I know outed myself as having a crush on Maffew in a live stream the other day, but N'AAAW HE LOOKS SO SWEET HOLDING HIS PHOTOSHOPPED LAPTOP. As you were.
when ECW wasnt going so well, vince split them into originals & new breed & out of the latter ,picked Elijah Burke as the NBT, (as opposed to Matt Striker, MCV, Kev Thorne & a fickle CM Punk). Burke was a talker but didn't use the Black Pope stick he did so well in TNA.
similarly to Magnum, i remember reading that they were planning for Doug Furnas to be a breakthrough singles star in ECW, then he got into a horrible car accident and had to pretty much retire right after
Good to see Lashley has proved people wrong, it’d be hard to say that he isn’t a star right now & it’s brilliant, huge fan of the man & adding MVP alongside him is great for nostalgia & nifty mic skills.
This needs to be a top-15 list that includes Mark Henry, Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor, Curtis Axel, and Tensai, with an honorable mention to Drew McIntyre version 1.
You guys missed the fact that Vladimir Kozlov PINNED THE UNDERTAKER CLEAN on an episode of Smackdown. Growing up during the Ruthless Aggression Era, my jaw hit the floor when ol' white trunks pinned everyone's wrestling dad
The "you are a fickle bunch" line took me out. I had to pause the video for a bit. Rarely, if ever, do jokes in videos like this make laugh. Hell, normally they're at best unamusing and at worst reductive, but that was a really good one.
I'm glad you put Lex Luger at #1. I still say it to this day that was one of the biggest screw ups in wrestling history. That narcissist gimmick was perfect for him they should of kept him a heel the fans wouldn't of crapped on it. Even in the early days of WCW Luger was a heel.
"Was Sting supposed to be the third man" lol yep he was Edit: For anyone who's curious on the story, "Rise & FAll of the NWO - The Most Successful Faction of All Time" episode of Talk is Jericho from the Jericho Cruise
My parents live in Longwood, FL. I'm looking forward to telling them that a former pro wrestler is their mayor. I can be sure my mom will be pleased, lol. Personally, I think it fits right into the whole Florida aesthetic.
Yeah I laughed at the bobby lashley one too. Exactly he's doing better now in his current WWE run , being a former 2x WWE champ and US champ and once again becoming very popular! Never heard of Tom McGee, just another jobber who tapped out to the hitman. I loved Mr Kennedy...Kennedy he was funny and very entertaining, same with Vladimir kozlov. I'll have to watch Ahmed Johnson's nonsensical promos I'm sure they're as funnier if not more hilarious than ultimate warrior's! Definitely watching Sheamus tea party with Vlad and santino marella! Yeah lex was definitely a missed opportunity in WWE, he did better in WCW. Thanks for sharing!
I love the old NWA, I remember watching it all the time in the 80's. Magnum T.A. was an awesome talent and it's too bad what happened but I think his mustache could easily bench press Andre the Giant.
I don't remember fans disliking Lashley his first go around so much as he just wasn't super over. I had always been a fan but I'll agree his best stuff was during his last run in TNA. He can still go so idk maybe they still have time to do SOMETHING but they sure used up a lot of that time with the Rusev/Lana storyline that never had a proper payoff.
Better examples would be Adam Cole, Nakamura and Hideo Itami and keith lee. People thought these guys would be world champs and they all were jobbers. Nobody thought kozlov would be anything beyond the next umaga
I’m surprised Vladimir Kozlov was once considered the “Next Big Thing” in WWE. I liked him as a wrestler, he was okay of one, but; never did I once consider him the “Next Big Thing” in WWE. Then again; I’m not Vince McMahon.
The hilarious and sad thing about Mr. Kennedy is that there is one thing he did that outlasted his stay in the WWE. He was the first Money in the Bank winner to refer to themselves as "MR Money in the Bank." And while I don't know if that tradition is still ongoing since I don't follow modern wrestling outside buying the annual WWE 2K titles on clearance to play with the character creator, I do know they were still doing it for a few years following his leaving the WWE.
Oh my God, I forgot about that game! I remember playing it with my old friend and when we saw that, we looked at each other and laughed for ages! Probably helped that we were stoned as fuck. Anyway, if anyone at Cultaholic stress sees this, thank you for making my bad day better for remembering this moment.
i remember when WWE stirred up the internet with Vladimir Kozlov, specifically they brought up how Jerry Jarrett was at WWE Headquarters AND HE WASNT ALONE! :o of course, many were thinking "WAIT JEFF JARRETT IS THERE TOO?!!?!? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO TNA?!!??!" ah, good times.
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Watching this right after Bobby won the WWE Championship... IDK how to feel about this
I chuckled when I JUST seen Bobby's segment like yea this was a minute ago 🤦🏾😂
And I'm watching a year later and look at Bobby now
Right don’t not age well
I still think his push i a bit late though
Haha you gotta be kidding me lashley is a mma champ, tna champ, ecw champ, united states champ, intercontinental champ and 2x wwe champ how in the h... if he on this list
Bobby Lashley - won the US Title, Intercontinental Title, formed a fantastic faction, and is now a 2x WWE Champion ❤️
Never forget that classic Ahmed Johnson motivational saying "becuz I forgot to take my medication, Morty!"
IF YOU WANNA STAMP UP TO PUNCHY, BACON OFF!
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"Whatever you wanna call them, biker michael likers" - Ahmed Johnson
I dare say that Matt Morgan kinda did do a little more in TNA, at least. He was treated with respect there.
It was a pretty underrated run, it could've been better if the three stooges (Hogan, Bischoff, and Russo) weren't there
@@tytengan284 it makes me so angry that he never got a world title run, he was hot, the crowd was on his side, it made sense.
I never saw Morgan as a main event guy
Matt Morgan has zero charisma. Just a "big tall guy"
Vladimir Kozlov pinned undertaker clean by reversing "old school" on an episode of Smackdown.
Khali pinned Taker with one foot; A job or a rub from a legend doesnt help if theres no audience connection. Or in Khalis case where the drizzling shits is a level he aspires to one day reach
Ah yes, Khali. The hypotherical broom in the proverb looks like peak NJPW Kenny Omega next to Khali.
Yeah, it was weird because it looked like that would be the match that got Kozlov over, but the next week they wrestled again and Taker won clean. Almost like the WWE was like, "oops, just kidding".
I remember that match.
I was there live for that match.
It was weird to see it.
Khali pinned taker Cena Kane Rey Mysterio and Shawn Michaels clean ridiculous
Magnum TA is a heartbreaking story for me. Dude had so much potential before fate took him from the ring.
He was a decent commentator at least.
His matches with Nikita were legendary.
I don't think "fate" was what made him wrap his car around a telephone pole, unfortunately.
That steelcage match against Tully Blanchard. Oh yes, what could have been.
"Fate". A.k.a speeding around a corner at 70mph after cheating on his wife.
Aaron Schmitz a wife he stole from a rival in the business. Not fate its karma
Kozlov is in fucking great shape now. He has such a great look, would be great to see him return to wrestling
Nah he should go to aew
I can't believe that Kozlovs biggest moment wasn't mentioned. Against Undertaker on Smackdown in 2009, Taker was doing 'old school', and Kozlov did what everyone else ever should have done with that move, pulled Taker off, turned it into a powerslam, and bingo he beat Taker with a clean pin.
I thought that Kennedy was the biggest shame on the list...until I was reminded about Magnum TA. His "I quit" match with Blanchard was probably the most influential match on my youth. I probably watched it a hundred times, mainly because it was so violent and well done that I felt like I SHOULDN'T be watching it. God he was so good.
U need a hobby lol
yeah same
Wait are you telling me we could have a Mayor vs Mayor match with Matt Morgan and Kane? 😂
Winner get control of both city council's
@@Aalienik Sadly, Vince Russo would be booking it and it will be a Contract on a Poll match.
go check it out there is one match of them
@@dieterpeter8170 as Mayors? Lol
@@Skinblade no :D ofc not
“Vladimir Kozlov was a proud Russian despite being from the Ukraine.” 😬
Lmao
😐
That didn’t time well
well didnt thatage well
Awkward...
The WWE style adaptation for Sin Cara was definitely the downfall of his character. I would killed for that Rey vs Sin Cara feud if he had gotten over. The case of Bobby Lashley is such a sad story at least in WWE anyway. TNA/Impact Bobby Lashley was easily the greatest character development for a person.
Don’t know if you have ever noticed, but the WWE seems to treat their black stars almost as comedy acts. Look at the New Day. The ridiculous pancake shit. The stupid dancing and mugging for the camera Or R Truth as a hopelessly moronic character. Titus Worldwide was nothing but a comedy routine. Remember Mark Henry’s Sexual Chocolate days? And his affair with May Young? A few other names come to mind troughout the years. Koko Beware and his bird. The Godfather and his hoes. The Junkyard dog and his dumb “Grab Them Cakes” song. Then you have guys like Bobby Lashley or Shelton Benjamin who don’t do comedy very well and what happens to them? Their careers stagnate. The WWE has had a problem with their African American employees for a long time.
Sin Cara botch at his FIRST ENTRANCE was something hard to get over tough...
It is something that probably never can get out of your head, so botches and botches followed...
@@alienlife7754 The New Day came up with the pancake and the dancing thing, not WWE. The same is true about R-Truth. Mark Henry was given Sexual Chocolate because he was a)Overpaid b) not that great in the ring c) he had an attitude in the locker room. They were hoping that he would quit so that they didn't have to pay his ridiculous contract. Shelton didn't have charisma at the time and they were just trying to see if they could get anything out of him. Koko Beware was already the Birdman before he was in WWE, and it was his Wife's idea for him to have the bird. If you are going to make accusations, you at least have to know what you are talking about.
Matt King or Booker T, and the “King Booker” gimmick
Matt King the new day is fantastic.
“Big, Bumbling, Blue, Botchy Bollocks Sin Cara.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The Mr. Kennedy one still hurts to this day.. all that talent and so great on the mic just for him to never be anything in WWE
Kennedy...😔
Well at least he can call himself a Money in the Bank winner and US Champ, but yeah he could been a main eventer heel with the right booking
@@andreasspichtig1182 if Jeff Hardy can do it, Mr. Kennedy could have done it. He got a pretty decent push as Anderson, but I think the microphone was just too cold by then.
He had a TNA run. Relax lol
Injuries aside he in the wake of Benoit became the WWEs answer to Rafael Palimero I get why he was fired.
I remember watching some WWE "Where Are They Now" video about Kozlov from a couple years ago and he looked in way better shape and more shredded as a movie producer than he was as a wrestler.
Kozlov, a Ukrainian portraying a Russian....that didn't age well in 2022 😂
I thought the same 🤣 I guess that by now all Rusev matches where he waved the Russian flag on the ring have already disappeared
Damn
YIKES! No it doesnt.....
Kozlov was born before ukraine declared independence.
Dont say that. Vinnie might get an idea, blow a quad or two and bring him as putin non legit son
Who's here after Lashley finally won his first WWE World title on Raw!
Remember when Vladimir Koslov beat Undertaker clean on Smackdown?
I remember watching it Live and was legitimately worried that he was going to lose to HBK at WM25
And that was followed up with.. NOTHING. Not even a rematch. So strange.
“MISSED OPPORTUNITY... TUNITY”
Dear God did I laugh at that bit
Imagine Bret Hart in DDT. He could probably put on a 5 star classic with a Blowup Doll, a Ladder, and a Baseball bat. (And no I am not kidding)
I'd pay good money for Bret to step in the ring one last time just for him to put Yoshihiko in the Sharpshooter
@KingsHeathDon91 Michaels was a crybaby. He killed Vaders push because Vader was too stiff. Michaels needed to man up. This aint ballet.
@KingsHeathDon91 Shawn is a little bitch and Bret could wrestle rings around him. Bret is the greatest of all time.
Jimmy Faust Jr Vader just wanted to speak into his ear 😉
I didn’t get into wrestling really until 2017, but I remember I would catch some of it as a kid while my dad was watching, and I immediately was drawn to Kozlov, cheered for him whenever he was on screen, when I got into it in 2017, I was like “Aw where’d he go? I remember being a big fan :(“
Lol Bobby Lashley legit became a two times WWE Champion, times change fast
I always loved Kozlov and was sad to see him go. He looks like a TOTAL beast now though.
RIGHT? Guy pinned Taker CLEAN on Smackdown from a powerslam.
He was GOOD! He shouldn’t have been doing the “mean Russian” gimmick.
I wasn't a fan at first, but he did kinda grow on me. Guy was built like a truck, but seemed to have real talent. They really should've gone with a different angle with him, because making a heel character a big angry foreigner with nothing else going for them personality wise is the laziest thing ever, bwcause it makes any feud with that character look like a parody of Rocky IV. Seriously, I don't think that gimmick ever works.
@@kinglucha3640 i mean the gimmick couldve been right but the way they wrote it was wrong. If they went about it another way he couldve succeeded.
Alot like how they wrote rusev right with the who Bulgaria thing but they squashed him the moment he gained momentum when he was told not to
Ahmed Johnson once stormed into Vince’s office and demanded a push based off of his PWI ranking of that year
Ahmed Johnson “wheaaagatabhhau pus, weynce”
I heard Ahmed crossed Ron Simmons and that was pretty much it
They really dropped the ball with Vladimir Kozlov. He could have been a strong heal and a multiple time Double Double E Champion.
Ahmed Johnson: "Because I forgot to take my medication this morning!"
His kidney medication, am I right fellers?
Matt Morgan is and always will be one of my favorite wrestlers. Watching him pummel people on TNA was always entertaining when I was a kid.
“Bugger this”
- Sin Cara, before returning to Mexico
Yeah pretty much. They work on opposite sides which he just couldn't adapt to.
I've always thought Vladimir Kozlov was underrated. Always loved his theme, also let's not forget he beat Undertaker clean.
Weren't they trying to build a feud between them? I remember them having a couple matches together
I thought Enzo and Cass would be on this, they (enzo) had the crowd in the palm of their hands every week like nobody else in wwe has for ages
He is so damn over. I remember one time wearing SAWFT shirt is one of the coolest things ever.
To be fair, Enzo was never main eventing anything on his own, and Cass wasn’t good enough
It's insane how short that chapter is looking back on it now. No one expected Carmella to be the last one standing in that original act. It's like David Otunga with the Nexus.
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I mean, Cass usually couldn't wrestle but his mic skills were pretty good
@@goldenhydreigon4727 his mic skills only seemed good to me when he was doing little bit parts to compliment Enzo, he was awkward on the mic as a singles competitor
Self inflicted wounds: Sin Cara, Nathan Jones, Ahmed Johnson, Mr. Kennedy.
WWE/Vince's fault: Matt Morgan, Tom Magee.
A little of both: Bobby Lashley, Vladimir Kozlov, Lex Luger.
Worst of luck: Magnum T.A.
Johnson was a bit of both...kidney problems and a seriously ill sister are pretty bad luck. As for Tom McGee, he had a great look, and zero in-ring talent or charisma. He moved like an action figure with stiff joints, although he was also pretty athletic. Lots of his matches to watch on youtube.
“As big as a mansion filled with steak and violence” 🤣
And steroids and growth hormone!
I died laughing at this!
Sounds cool
Lol at the Bobby Lashley part. I've always liked Lashley really. I'm glad the WWE finally gave him some top tier treatment after so long
I would've loved seeing Ahmed winning the title, I was a fan. He's still got a place in my Boy Stable.
Also, that Magnum P.A. story was really unfortunate.
Too bad he wasn't that good on the mic.
"KAZZAM GAMMON TO GET JOE!"
It is ironic coz Matt Morgan has a degree in Professional Communication
Sean O'Haire is on my list of next big things and missed opportunities. 2003 could've been a breakout year for him, the Devil's advocate character or getting paired with Roddy Piper. For a big man, he moved unlike most even performing an impressive swanton bomb and strength to pick up superstars like Rikishi with relative ease. Unfortunately, he faded off into non existence in Velocity
I loved him. He deserved better.
Should put Christopher Daniel's on this list. So much freaking talent undermined
While he never reached the top guy status, he had hell of a career.
@@volodymyrbilyk555 He won the world title once at least in roh
@@awesomemantm2000 yeah, but it was too short.
Yeah, I always thought Daniels could’ve had a run with the belt in tna because he could have great feuds with aj, like I’ll never forget the I quit match where he jabbed a fork in his eye
He 2 little
Lex Luger: I'll be your hero
Me: No you bloody won't!
I almost feel that Magnum TA shouldn't be on this list because his was the result of a car crash.
I remember watching his matches in 85 and 86. His "no quit" match against Tully Blanchard was amazing. Same with his best of 7 series against Nikita Koloff.
Also, to get an idea as to just how over Magnum TA was back then, Nikita Koloff (a Soviet character in a southern wrestling federation during the mid-80's) became a face after Magnum's accident just by stating that he was saddened at the accident ("I cry for Magnum TA"). And just like that, all was forgiven by the fans.
Vladimir kozlov, a Russian character played by a Ukrainian. That hits different now.
Didn't even mention the fact that Mistico goes back to Mexico and WWE tries to cover it up by making Hunico, Sin Cara, like everyone wasn't going to suddenly notice that the man moved differently.
And was bigger and taller lol
Today I learned Matt Morgan is a mayor.
Today I learned Matt Morgan exists
Today I learned Matt Morgan
Today I learned
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I know outed myself as having a crush on Maffew in a live stream the other day, but N'AAAW HE LOOKS SO SWEET HOLDING HIS PHOTOSHOPPED LAPTOP.
As you were.
That Lashley prediction aged well...
Magnum TA should have been number one of this list.
This video reminds me of Cena’s face turn. “Do I look like I belong on Team Sasquatch”? 😂
Ill never forget Kozlovs hype train
"I LAHV DABULL DABULL E"
7:37 this is very very awkward now since they’re at war
Bobby Lashley won the WWE Championship less than a year after this video and is arguably one of the biggest stars in the company today.
7:36 - 7:40
Oh, I'm sure that would go over like a charm in 2022!
when ECW wasnt going so well, vince split them into originals & new breed & out of the latter ,picked Elijah Burke as the NBT, (as opposed to Matt Striker, MCV, Kev Thorne & a fickle CM Punk). Burke was a talker but didn't use the Black Pope stick he did so well in TNA.
similarly to Magnum, i remember reading that they were planning for Doug Furnas to be a breakthrough singles star in ECW, then he got into a horrible car accident and had to pretty much retire right after
if only Vladmir Kozlov had the look he has now for when he was in WWE. God damn he looks good these days
Damn I just looked him up. He looks shredded af
Good to see Lashley has proved people wrong, it’d be hard to say that he isn’t a star right now & it’s brilliant, huge fan of the man & adding MVP alongside him is great for nostalgia & nifty mic skills.
yeah the whole Kozlov thing REALLY hits different now
The content recently is fire!
5:47 I guess we gotta update the list
This needs to be a top-15 list that includes Mark Henry, Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor, Curtis Axel, and Tensai, with an honorable mention to Drew McIntyre version 1.
You guys missed the fact that Vladimir Kozlov PINNED THE UNDERTAKER CLEAN on an episode of Smackdown. Growing up during the Ruthless Aggression Era, my jaw hit the floor when ol' white trunks pinned everyone's wrestling dad
That Mr. Kennedy joke was great
"A weird combination of Road Warrior Hawk and Mortal Kombat's Jax" is an insult to Road Warrior Hawk and General Jackson Briggs.....
The "you are a fickle bunch" line took me out. I had to pause the video for a bit. Rarely, if ever, do jokes in videos like this make laugh. Hell, normally they're at best unamusing and at worst reductive, but that was a really good one.
I met Nathan Jones in 2018. He’s a really nice guy, and thank goodness given his size!
Nathan had real problems with the travelling course...I had read that he had a panic course for airplanes...
Matt Morgan also does a weekly podcast with Wrestling Inc and gives solid takes on Raw, Smackdown, AEW, NXT
I'm glad you put Lex Luger at #1. I still say it to this day that was one of the biggest screw ups in wrestling history. That narcissist gimmick was perfect for him they should of kept him a heel the fans wouldn't of crapped on it. Even in the early days of WCW Luger was a heel.
I see what you guys did there with Sin Cara. Zooming in on his finger. Clever and funny.
Big Adam's been smashing this recenctly with the streams and videos!!
0:48 Well….guess you can say this aged like fine wine.
Im surprise Ryback and Vance Archer arent here!
Archer is not not doomed yet.
only those who played WWE 2011 remember Vince archer
I'm subscribed and the bell is on and everything... I still don't get any notification from you guys.
magnum t.a was amazing please don't let his car wreck deter you. he survived and learned to walk again that is a success story in itself.
"Was Sting supposed to be the third man" lol yep he was
Edit: For anyone who's curious on the story, "Rise & FAll of the NWO - The Most Successful Faction of All Time" episode of Talk is Jericho from the Jericho Cruise
Wait?? I thought we all loved Bobby?😂
This video is really well written - excellent work Pacitti!
Bobby must taken of that List right know. He is a real Deal now.
Kozlov looks like the default character on any Smackdown game.
That Ahmed Johnson promo got me rolling! Lmfao!! 😆😅😄
Hello Admins, Bobby Lashley is the WWE's big thing right now
My parents live in Longwood, FL. I'm looking forward to telling them that a former pro wrestler is their mayor. I can be sure my mom will be pleased, lol. Personally, I think it fits right into the whole Florida aesthetic.
watching this now with Bobby lashley being a former 2 time wwe champion and one of the best and most popular people on the wwe roster today
Yeah I laughed at the bobby lashley one too. Exactly he's doing better now in his current WWE run , being a former 2x WWE champ and US champ and once again becoming very popular! Never heard of Tom McGee, just another jobber who tapped out to the hitman. I loved Mr Kennedy...Kennedy he was funny and very entertaining, same with Vladimir kozlov. I'll have to watch Ahmed Johnson's nonsensical promos I'm sure they're as funnier if not more hilarious than ultimate warrior's! Definitely watching Sheamus tea party with Vlad and santino marella! Yeah lex was definitely a missed opportunity in WWE, he did better in WCW. Thanks for sharing!
I love the old NWA, I remember watching it all the time in the 80's. Magnum T.A. was an awesome talent and it's too bad what happened but I think his mustache could easily bench press Andre the Giant.
Surprised Alex Wiley and Ryback weren’t on this list
It’s Riley NOT Wiley
Lashley just defended the WWE championship at Wrestlemania next big thing indeed
👀 hearing Lashley “might not make it”
I don't remember fans disliking Lashley his first go around so much as he just wasn't super over.
I had always been a fan but I'll agree his best stuff was during his last run in TNA.
He can still go so idk maybe they still have time to do SOMETHING but they sure used up a lot of that time with the Rusev/Lana storyline that never had a proper payoff.
I can’t believe it, you forgot Mantaur!!!
I've seen some funny closed captions but "Adam for cheesy from caldo holla calm" is in the top 5!😅
I have a Magnum TA elite Mattel figure and when I decide to use my figures, I normally have him somewhat close to one of the two main titles.
Better examples would be Adam Cole, Nakamura and Hideo Itami and keith lee. People thought these guys would be world champs and they all were jobbers. Nobody thought kozlov would be anything beyond the next umaga
Funny seeing Bobby Lashlry on there given he's now WWE champ. Took them ages tho
Well welll well the tables have turned now Bobby Lashley is a 2 time wwe champion
I’m surprised Vladimir Kozlov was once considered the “Next Big Thing” in WWE. I liked him as a wrestler, he was okay of one, but; never did I once consider him the “Next Big Thing” in WWE.
Then again; I’m not Vince McMahon.
Great khali definitely should’ve been on there
And now Lashly is world champion
The hilarious and sad thing about Mr. Kennedy is that there is one thing he did that outlasted his stay in the WWE. He was the first Money in the Bank winner to refer to themselves as "MR Money in the Bank." And while I don't know if that tradition is still ongoing since I don't follow modern wrestling outside buying the annual WWE 2K titles on clearance to play with the character creator, I do know they were still doing it for a few years following his leaving the WWE.
I think Chris Masters is a good example for this list too
7:35 Welp... this is ironic
Oh my God, I forgot about that game! I remember playing it with my old friend and when we saw that, we looked at each other and laughed for ages! Probably helped that we were stoned as fuck. Anyway, if anyone at Cultaholic stress sees this, thank you for making my bad day better for remembering this moment.
Whoops don't know how the word stressed ended up in there. Probably because I'm once again, stoned as shit.
7:20 boy were they wrong 🤣
Bobby was definitely the best thing about impact back then. The Manhattan center days good times I wish I went to one of those
i remember when WWE stirred up the internet with Vladimir Kozlov, specifically they brought up how Jerry Jarrett was at WWE Headquarters AND HE WASNT ALONE! :o
of course, many were thinking "WAIT JEFF JARRETT IS THERE TOO?!!?!? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO TNA?!!??!" ah, good times.