The British Wrestler (Full Length)
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- Опубликовано: 14 апр 2014
- VICE looks at the UK's underground wrestling scene, from the community centres of Plymouth to the streets of Glasgow. A far cry from the now faded memories of terrestrial TV's World Of Sport and even further from the glitz and glamour of the stateside WWE, Brits across the country have been escaping the banality of their everyday lives by moonlighting as pro-wrestlers in the largely unheard scene of today.
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"Wolfgang: i would never go to wwe"
He is in NXT right now. Like...what?
$$$$$
Everyone has a price, everyone sells out.
Money talks.
I was clickbaited by grado
Same
I thought it was freestyle wrestling
Same
Same
@@brycenaustin517 You're right, no one cares
Grado has come so far since this film. He just appeared at ALL IN wembley stadium in front of 80,000 plus people!
I love this guy, he's so funny and he's following his dream, no matter what anyone thinks so well done.
Before you idiots say wrestling is fake, don't watch wwe, watch some indy shows. It's predetermined, but the shit fucking hurts and the wrestlers don't hold back
the thing is that it's still FAKE. it's a work. It's a slap in the face of true "amateur" wrestlers
ArthurKnoqOut yet professional wrestlers put their body on the line more. Pro wrestlers endure just as much pain (if not more) as amateur wrestlers
Vital Witness they abuse their bodies from their over use of drugs and alcool, notfrom actually practicing a harder sport...
david maltais I'm glad you at least have the intelligence to use grammar correctly, oh wait..... Last time I checked amateur wrestles don't take thumbtacks to the back and flaming barbed wire bats to the face. Just stfu before you embarrass yourself further with your lack of knowledge of the world of professional wrestling
david maltais oh wow, I like your knowledgable insight on pro wrestling. grow the fuck up, the tights and makeup shtick is so old, it's pathetic that you trolls aren't even original anymore lol
Crazy how far Rockstar Spud has come, he went from small indie shows to WWE 205 live general manager.
R.I.P. Lionheart 🙌🏾💯
This is the type of pro wrestling I love, you need this ballsy type of performances.
People need to realise that wrestling is big in Britain, you don't need to like it but respect the people actually harming themselves for the people that do. Its not all do it for the kids with promotions like ICW, its trying to give something other than the shite on the tv today. Which is much better than it was before but ICW still offers something more than the big boys and to come from nothing in a country with 300 million less people than the USA then you have to praise it.
ICW is big because it is a night out on sunday night in Glasgow and people just do not want to go to that same old pub
trust me, the garage is the same old pub when you are in glasgow
The USA only has like 331 million people in it btw, people think because our country is so big that the population is huge but it really isn't.
It's real to me damn it
Wolfgang saying he doesn't wanna join the WWE and now he is a part of the WWE. Incredible.
Since when did Patton Oswalt start wrestling under the persona "Grado"?
Pro wrestling is real, and it is the hardest business in the world. I am bound to get hate for this, but I am right, you are wrong.
TheGEGgaming even eating is harder than fake wrestling
dodgy Dogz Its fake in the same way cirque du soleil is fake. Pro Wrestling isnt a sport, but you cant say these guys aren't athletes. Wrestlers are thrown around like rag dolls multiple times a week for people entertainment. You dont have to like wrestling, but you should be able to respect the athletic feats these performers are able to accomplish.
And if you really think wrestling is that easy, go do it. It looks like great money for a part time gig.
ivosnivo Comparing ProWrestling and Combat sports is apples and oranges. The argument that pro-wrestling is tougher is because of how often pro-wrestlers are expected to work.
Compare Floyd Maywether and John Cena. In 2014 Maywether had 2 matches, while Cena preformed some where around 200 times.
Of course wrestling is easier on the body then fighting, but the schedule has got to be demanding on the body in a way I cant even imagine. Getting thrown off the top rope on to your back on monday and having to get up tuesday and do it again seems just insane. And thats a kind of insanity you just gotta stand back and respect.
Your mom has no kids
+ivosnivo travelling and putting your body on the line 250+ days a year, rather than 2-3 real fights a year. The Numbers are there.
UK dominator trained Adam Parmesan
Jaiden Docwra Justice for Kirby!
Benn
Jaiden Docwra
I like Grado he's overcome all those hurdles yes it's been an up hill battle but he's well known in the UK he's got something that the fans like 👍
You know what, I always thought wrestling was stupid, but now when I look at this documentary its almost endearing. A group of people getting together, willfully suspending disbelief so that they can enjoy a "show", a type of "show" that can only happen if everyone sits there sub-conciously and goes "you know what, i know this is fake, but I want to join in the story that everyone else here is telling. I want to also tell the story so I can enjoy the story". It's like a play but with more interaction
That's the mindset you have to have when watching it. Trust me as a guy who has wrestled it is hard. Plus there's is no off season. Their doing it for loads of days. Many reasons why some people get injured. I love wrestling for the atmosphere and storytelling. I always respect wrestlers. They are putting their bodies at risk, JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT
As a guy who has passion for wrestling. It insults me that people think it's fake. It's just a story. People like me have worked with making our characters and working really hard to make it.
Jacob LOL Well Fucking Put Lads.
You’re right. And I wouldn’t say fake. Those bumps and falls still hurt to an extent and the injuries are very real. It’s more scripted. But it’s entertainment. Movies are scripted too but we don’t call it fake. We call it entertaining.
no one complains that movies and TV is fake so i’ve never understood the complaints about wrestling . it’s a TV Show not a sporting competition
Anybody else catch that “slip a pill in her drink” at 27:40?
Idk if anybody got that bit where Grado was saying "I remember in the locker room looking at the old guys like they were old dogs" "Like hey Spot". It's from the wrestling documentary beyond the mat.
I just left a comment about that before I saw yours, I can't believe they dramatized that.
watching in 2017. Wolfgang said he didn't wanna go to WWE but that's exactly what he did lol.
Yeah, ICW got bigger and Wolfgang got bigger with it. Now, people are rallying for him to be on NXT
Glad to know not only the US is weird.
china first then the usa.
Japan first.
SyCannon North Korea first actually.
US is still backwards
thumbs up if you're still watching this in 2015
+Drew Heyer I'm watching this as I'm being trained by Pretty Boy Danny Walsh. Loving the journey at this point. Seen Dominator live a load too, phenomenal worker when it comes to getting a reaction.
+Drew Heyer 2016 now :D
+Drew Heyer Leave
+Drew Heyer ill stick a thumb upyer nose fannybaws
Drew Heyer 2017
This is why I love UK wrestling over American stuff. Character and tallent mean more than how muscular you are.
Clearly some people genuinely take all this at face value and think all these guys are idiots, look into their history, dig a little and you'll find all these people are trying to do is entertain and earn money in a job they enjoy, watch the BBC documentary about them.
cannot believe where grado is now, fair play to him!
its yourself
green warlock It's yersel!!
stuart roger wood fair enough, I cant type phonetic Scottish ;p
*What a great wrestling story!!* :D
_Thanks for making this, Vice!_
Pierce The Gauche asterisk and underscores before and after
Pierce The Gauche :D
Its crazy seeing this, 2014, Wolfgang says he never wants to make it to the WWE. Flash forward to 2017 and there he is, WWE UK Championship Tournament, nearly going the distance and winding up signed to NXT
VICE is the best.
Wow, Rockstar Spud and Grado both in TNA
Remember the blossom twins where in TNA boot camp uk
Not british scottish you americans needs to realise that britain isnt just england
england owns scotland, same as wales and Northern Island.
hainto thez i wouldn't say "owns" but thats the way they treat us
Man UK is a fuked up place..
hainto thez haha 'northern island'. what an intelligent young man you are
Whys fatarse wearing a union flag if he so scottish then?
Grado just grows on you man, hahaha
#PushKirby
holy shit yaass :D
Whean Skotteash peepuuhl neeahd sobtahytuuhls
aye ano ae its pure fuken shite
lol
Amazing documentary. Well done and thank you.
- A Scotsman
The guy in the beginning in so true.... The world is so plastic
But as Aqua says, life in plastic, it's fantastic.
Then starts a wrestling company haha
AMAZING ME tht is mark dalls the owner of icw
That’s the guy that runs insane wrestling in Scotland and it was to show his anger at calling wrestling fake when it actually has pepole beating the shit out of one another
One of my all time favorite VICE joints! Grado is such an inspiren guy.
Grado should be in NXT
Dan Nation ikr
Great documentary, I'm sure some people who aren't familiar with the accent found it hard to understand even with subtitles.
"You have entered the danger zone"
Cue the tumbleweed 😂😂
I don't know about you but I store all of my spare car doors under a wrestling ring.
Seeing Wolfgang go from its a hobby to now with WWE. Good on ya fella!
"Fuck, I'm cunted." Grado is the fucking GOAT.
Its kinda crazy to look at Wolfgang then to now. Now he has a WWE Contract and has been Heavyweight champion in ICW
For a place that the English language came from I can't understand half the shit that's said....
Wait, let me guess... You're American..
Holy shit a Brit with ugly ass teeth! Fuckin Brits think there better than anyone else, I hate those arrogant dushbags... News flash England fuck you!
nick j Wow... You don't know the English at all... They most certainly do not think they are better than everyone else.. They lament and laugh about the fact they are not on a regular basis... But yes, Brits do, quite rightly, consider themselves less degenerate and not as dumb-as-fuck as the yanks. But so does everyone else.. It's cos yanks are thick as fuck.
IngSoc Smith Couldn't have summed it up better; at least there are actual intelligent beings here
nick j not all us brits have bad teeth, i haven't
"I don't wanna go to WWE" -Wolfgang.
Fantastic. Love watching this - Grado - you little legend.
What is the old school rave song when they were talking about the Bucky boys called? I’m after that specific version it starts at 36:43 and it plays at the beginning of the documentary 1:54
Wow great to see Rockstar Spud who now has a full TNA contract!!!
666jamie666 and now hes signing with wwe
Also grado was in tna
6:17 lmao that was perfect
HAHA i couldn't have said it better myself!
Wolfgang states he doesn't wanna go to WWE and then he competes in the UK tournament, Wolfgang deserved it and he is a hell of a wrestler
Gr8 doc and Grado is hilarious! Big Grado fan from Torana Canada!
Ring announcer at 16:20 is Andy Quildan, owner and operator of Revolution Pro Wrestling.
This is why I'm proud to be Scottish!
You shouldn't be though!!
Where can I find Grado RUclips account?
whats the name of that song from Wee Man? where to find it?
What is the song called that is being played in the background on 11:13
"Fuck I'm cunted" best line ever
Why the fuck does he have subtitles? He's clearly speaking English.
I think it is for non-british people and his accent
because some people might struggle to hear/understand him properly due to his accent
Im from Peru and I understand better with the subtitles. If only every single video-documentary in RUclips would be English subtitled, I could understand everything.
Google wanted me to change my username so I changed it to a description of why I changed my username it's for the non brits who aren't used to British accents
Welllllllll...
please tell me where i can find the hardcore song??
Might be wrong, but the blink-and-you'll-miss-him talking head at at 18:34 is (I think) Dann Read.
What's the intro song at the start?
What is the first song played called I can’t find it anywhere e
love the ending! Grado seems like a great dude
I'd always known Grado was in this but I had no idea Spud was in this.
"Jobsy stop smoking them doobies" BEST. LINE. EVER.
Wolfgang saying he doesn't want to go to WWE is strange now.
Does someone knows that song on the end?
isnt this an old documentary?
lol
It was split up into parts, now it's all together... i think?
I've only just watched it so it's new to me.
Yes it's very old documentary...indeed very old
Props to Grado for the Dennis Stamp tribute :D
The guy at the start when he talks about what happened to British wrestling he makes the video outside my school
Sleeping Rockstar Spud is the most adorable thing ever.
can someone tell me what the song at 36:42 is called?
what's the name of the song at 36:43 ?
grado has the best ring walk in wrestling history. Or at least he did in the ICW days
Was the "IM NOT INVOLVED" spot a parody of the bloke from Beyond the Mat
Great stuff :)
Hey Vice, you really don't need subtitles on the people without heavy accents.
*_great vid_*
British wrestling with gabber. I was not expecting that 😂
whats the name of the song ?
"but i'm a security guard" - BOOK HIM!
Oh my god at 5:52 did they dramatize that part of Beyond The Mat where Terry Funk is asking the guy to come to his last show?
2 years later and all I can say is, MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wasn't the lad with his shirt off from the Bucky boys on take me out recently ?
there was a documentary about this on tv a while ago
I fucking love pro wrestling.
Best documentary ever ask urself
What is the song on 36:45?
I don't understand, is this supposed to be a joke or serious? Because so far (10 mins in) I've found it all very satirical.
When's the next video grado
Fuck. I love vice videos for shit like this.
Deep stuff man!
this is really entertaining in a cringey uncomfrotable way, whoever edited this documentary did a really good job of adding to that feel aswell. really enjoyed it
Subtitles. An underappreciated invention.
Wolfgang - “ I don’t want to go to Wwe or anything like that” so much for that
I used to watch the world of sport wrestling recorded VHS tapes with my grandad back in the day then we'd watch WWF this was during the early day of the atatuide ere it was like 2 different worlds WOS for the 70s/80s and WWF in the mid/late 90s and early 2000s
this vid is old as ffff..
why is it uploaded as of recent
Danny Walsh is my coach! Proud to know him.
Oh c'mon, anyone catch his awesome homage to thee LEGEND of the trampolines, Mr. Dennis Stamp?
Anyone know the song at 42:00 ??? =)
wolfgang: "i dont wanna be part of the WWE" three years later: in the WWE
Anybody know what the song is called that has the eight famous words?
+Timothy Lloyd Strobelight, by Chill FM.
I liked the 'Beyond The Mat' pisstake!!