@@Nikobellic415 His real name is Paul Levesque who can totally be a French name and his first gimmick was "Jean-Paul Levesque" who was an aristocratic french-canadian before being Hunter Hearst Helmsly
@@arios0312 of course they are, but for it to make people to wonder if it's fake or not means they're doing their job well. I remember watching that Raw live even after all these years. IIRC, that was the beginning of the end of WWE for me. RIP DECENT WWE.
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@@ROMANTIKILLER2 How so, though? Was he speaking Italian? But, if hes playing an Italian character and speaking English...then I dont know how Italian people can tell for sure if he's really Italian or not. Sure, the accent is stereotypical and exaggerated, but non-native English speakers speaking English can sound all sorts of ways! I live in Russia now and have heard Russians speak English in all sorts of accents. 'Typical' Russian accent, exaggerated accent, even N. American and British accents.
She was doing fine with it til her and Miro screwed up and sent photos and videos of them to TMZ during their engagement announcement, and wwe kinda had to go in a different direction lol
Agreed I loved him when he was on the mid card but didn't understand why he wouldn't get a push as a main eventer Glad he finally got a push in the end though
@@frr0st oh man you didnt know? Super sad bro..watch the dedication show. You wont be able to keep dry eyes. He had a non covid lung issue a couple days after the strap match with Cody and fought it for 4 months. He died xmas eve. His son Brodie Jnr booked all the matches on the dedication show. RUclips search the end of the show where they left his boots in the ring and his wife and eldest son were there. Everyone throughout the night was so emotional. Colt Cabana was crying before match started. John Silver was amazing and kept.it in all match and then at the end broke down. Same.with Evil Uno. Bro it was the most amazing dedication show I've ever seen. Just perfect. All WWE guys watched it too and made comments as well. Big E was best friends with Brodie and him.and.Cody knew for a while about this. They asked everyone to stay quiet about the condition and amazingly no one said a word. They knew the week before it was now end of life care because was too late for a lung transplant 😭😭😭😭 Trust me, doesnt matted how tough and masculine we are, not 1 person I know could keep their emotions inside. Search on RUclips for clips. No one had a bad word to say about Brodie (Jon)...he really was an amazing guy 😭😭😭😭
It’s crazy how a guy who never claimed to have a Southern accent got in trouble for not speaking in 1. Then had to fight & claw to get out of contract after he was refused a push.
yeah man. some accents are hard af to pull off. some people can do one but others do not come out right. like, i can do a mean southern accent but when i try to do an aussie accent i sound irish. so how are they gonna get mad when they should have tested his accent before even sending him out?
The problem with her character is they turned her from a snobby Russian to a whiny American. The Russian gimmick was working for her and she hasn't been anywhere nearly as over since dropping it.
Some more examples, ethnic/regional or otherwise: Booker T and Sharmell trying to sound upper-class (and failing) when Booker won the King of the Ring and they temporarily became "royalty." Rob Van Dam ditching his stereotypical "California surfer" accent. Orange Cassidy revealing he could talk at all after keeping silent for almost a year. Kane talking like a cyborg ("IF - I - DO NOT - WIN THE - TI-TLE, I WILL - SET - MY-SELF - ON FI-RE.") when he first appeared, then talking like a normal person soon afterward and never looking back.
@@rriggs6547 it can be considered an accent. A machine accent. It's colors the voice a certain way which is what an accent does. Hardly any difference.
The funniest part of the Kofi Kingston/Triple H encounter is when Triple H said, "Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican? What happened to your accent?" ... Kofi responded with, "What happened to yours?"
HundredDolla Will I am and if the accent is good then I’ll say it’s good. But it was terrible. Even when I was young I kept saying he isn’t from Jamaica cuz he talked funny. And that was before my teenage years dude
I remember when Lana did a movie for WWE Films where she spoke with her actual accent, but was still using the Russian accent on TV. In one promo, she switched between them to show how well she could fake an American accent (I'd seen that she was from the US previously, so it didn't surprise me that she had it, I just thought the change-up in the promo was cool)
@@anegg1369 Big Show *does* like him. Kofi actually does have a collapsed chest, but also a lot of people got less bulky in WWE over the years, unless they're safe from the wellness policy.
These talents are so amazing. To be in shape, to be fast thinker, to be good at promos, to be good in the ring, dealing with lot of injuries, stay healthy physical and mentally and yet doing a great job on imitating accents. Huge love and respect!
@@Bigger-Than-Jesus To be fair she is fluent in Russian and a number of other languages as that is what she studied. It is a fairly good accent. To bad her story lines are awful and her wrestling is shown, if that can be called wrestling.
1:54 that banzai drop was freaking brutal. Yoko made no freaking effort to to protect that guy. Dropped all his weight on him and just freaking sat there.
That's why childhood is such a delicate stage in our lives where we lack common sense and immediately believe what we see without question or hesitation
Lana dropping her accent kinda knocked her hotness and coming out on that show was another terrible idea because now we know how truly annoying she is. If she hadn’t, people would still see her as that strong, sexy Russian woman who was getting over more than Rusiv. Now, my ears bleed when she picks up the mic 😖
Razor Ramon always freaked me out as a kid. He just looks like someone you wouldn't want to meet.... anywhere lol. Even just as Scott hall. Don't know why he gives such bad vibes but he does. N I've heard the stories about him not being a friendly drunk n such which just kinda confirms it lol. Great videos as always! And dude that played as santino at meet and greets back in the day didn't use the accent either haha. My sister in law met him when he was still in wwe and yeah he spoke reg English and told fans it was just for story and explained where he was actually from. Sil says he was a sweetie when she met him
I remember watching Jingle All The Way 2 and listening for Santino Merella, mainly his accent, only to realize that he was talking the whole time without it.
Lana didn't have a commitment to the character outside of the ring, too, which ended up being a problem. They had great heat until they posted social media posts showing themselves looking very not their characters, Lana particularly looking very not her character. That killed their heat in my opinion. If you don't have a total commitment to being in character at least to some level outside of the ring, you will never be fully over. Fans have to believe that the person in the ring and out of it are somewhat one in the same, or they won't believe in your character.
Having Mr. Fuji cut the promos for Yokozuna was a great move. Fuji, who was of Japanese and Hawaiian descent, did great promos, and all the big man had to do stand there and look menacing.
I find it crazy how I found this video yesterday and searched up Razor Ramon because I thought he passed away a while ago only to find out he’s going to die today
lol, Shelton trying so hard to not crack up at Kofi's accent. he looks good with that blonde hair. dude is easily one of the most underrated wrestlers in WWE history.
Whatever happened to the wrestlers who were dedicated to their character like Nikata Koloff? That guy carried his accent for 11 years, even in real life. You have to respect that kind of dedication
I know he never worked for WWE but I was surprised to hear that Nikita Koloff's Russian accent was a work. But I am happy that he changed his life around and became born-again.
9:20 What a classic it is when american people use the f word when they get and angry while the european people say bloody, it just never gets old, I really love it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lana is an American born in America but she lived in Latvia for several years during her childhood, so she probably has a good knowledge of that accent.
Triple H: "Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican? What happened to your accent?"
Kofi: 😮
Classic HHH, always a keen eye for exposing fellow workers
All these years, I swear I remember Randy Orton saying this.
Was it the Usos who said all these years he wsa just Jafakin?
I like how Cody was trying so hard not to laugh in the back there...
the big shows face... 🤣🤣🤣
Triple H: aren't you suppose to be Jamaican?
Kofi: aren't you suppose to be French?
Damn, that last part would've been better
Lmao
@@bibbyjohn6171 Fr
@@bibbyjohn6171 is HHH French men?
@@Nikobellic415 His real name is Paul Levesque who can totally be a French name and his first gimmick was "Jean-Paul Levesque" who was an aristocratic french-canadian before being Hunter Hearst Helmsly
I actually believed Santino was legitimately some random dude they picked from the Italian crowd
Same
he did a fine job for a Canadian, but a fluent Italian speaker could get from his first promo that he was not from Italy.
That should never happen. Wrestlers are planted in the crowd for things like that.
@@arios0312 of course they are, but for it to make people to wonder if it's fake or not means they're doing their job well.
I remember watching that Raw live even after all these years. IIRC, that was the beginning of the end of WWE for me.
RIP DECENT WWE.
@@ROMANTIKILLER2 How so, though? Was he speaking Italian? But, if hes playing an Italian character and speaking English...then I dont know how Italian people can tell for sure if he's really Italian or not. Sure, the accent is stereotypical and exaggerated, but non-native English speakers speaking English can sound all sorts of ways! I live in Russia now and have heard Russians speak English in all sorts of accents. 'Typical' Russian accent, exaggerated accent, even N. American and British accents.
Triple H came from being the classiest of them all to spitting water everywhere
When Lana dropped her accent I was confused... and that’s a great thing because it proves how good she can portray herself as Russian
It helps that she grew up in Russia and speaks it fluently even though she was born in the US. Her parents were diplomats.
yeah but at least she was interesting when she played a russian, now shes just another boring jobber
@Alex Kanyima Not sure how that helps her wrestle, but I guess that is true.
I likedher better when she did the Russian accent. I did know that she grew up there and spoke it fluently.
She was doing fine with it til her and Miro screwed up and sent photos and videos of them to TMZ during their engagement announcement, and wwe kinda had to go in a different direction lol
I actually like Lana’s Russian accent how she handled it was really perfect.
Same, and Kofi's OG character was dope. It was fresh and exciting
She was great at her accent.
"Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican" 😂
@Lawrence Rodriguez that is nationalism
one of the best lines in wwe
Ok mr Frenchy king of posh kings
“Nah he was Jafakin”
Lawrence Rodriguez lmao how
I think Yokozuna is one of the only times that the "silent foreign destroyer" gimmick ever worked in wrestling.
Triple H calling out Kofi Kingston was hilarious, it saved Kofi's career. His Jamaican act was not going anywhere but mid-card.
Agreed I loved him when he was on the mid card but didn't understand why he wouldn't get a push as a main eventer
Glad he finally got a push in the end though
I loved his Jamaican character lmao. He's still great though
I mean he really never did get above midcard and no, I am not counting his "WWE title reign" in quotes.
Who cares? He's just a HARAMBE
Kofi has always been mid card. And his title reign was definitely mid at best. He's a great athlete, but he definitely always belonged in the mid card
I love the irony of Mr Fuji cutting more believable promos for Yokozuna, despite neither of them actually being born in Japan.
I just looked up Mr. Fuji's bio. Apparently, though he was born in Honolulu, he was of Japanese descent, so at least it was semi-legit.
"Kofi's not Jamaican, he's Ja-fake-in' " - HHH
I thought one of the Uso's said that in their rap battle.
Jey Uso said that not Triple H
He that was the uso rap battle😂😂
Yeah one of the Uses said that, but Trips knew that, or is it knows? Trips nose? Who knows 🤔
He comes from Ghana not Jamaica
RIP Brodie Lee/Luke Harper
Wait what!!!! He died how?!?!?
@@frr0st oh man you didnt know? Super sad bro..watch the dedication show. You wont be able to keep dry eyes. He had a non covid lung issue a couple days after the strap match with Cody and fought it for 4 months. He died xmas eve. His son Brodie Jnr booked all the matches on the dedication show. RUclips search the end of the show where they left his boots in the ring and his wife and eldest son were there. Everyone throughout the night was so emotional. Colt Cabana was crying before match started. John Silver was amazing and kept.it in all match and then at the end broke down. Same.with Evil Uno. Bro it was the most amazing dedication show I've ever seen. Just perfect. All WWE guys watched it too and made comments as well. Big E was best friends with Brodie and him.and.Cody knew for a while about this. They asked everyone to stay quiet about the condition and amazingly no one said a word. They knew the week before it was now end of life care because was too late for a lung transplant 😭😭😭😭
Trust me, doesnt matted how tough and masculine we are, not 1 person I know could keep their emotions inside. Search on RUclips for clips. No one had a bad word to say about Brodie (Jon)...he really was an amazing guy 😭😭😭😭
@@apocalypsenow1871 man that’s terrible he will always be in our hearts
Coincidentally I saw your comment immediately after hearing his name.
May his soul continue to rest in peace 🙏
I remember when Yokozuna turned face and began speaking in English. As a kid, I was like “WHAT!???!”
Fans chant: What?!
I preferred his normal voice anyways
He used his natural accent, too. I'll never forget it.
People still can fathom that Yoko wasn't actually Japanese
On top of Yoko being Samoan, the video mentioned how WWE let Mr. Fuji do promos. Wasn't Mr. Fuji from Hawaii?
"YOU HAVE A BIG MOUTH JHON CHENA" BEST LINE!!
Love how Cena was trying not to laugh at that 🤣
It’s crazy how a guy who never claimed to have a Southern accent got in trouble for not speaking in 1. Then had to fight & claw to get out of contract after he was refused a push.
yeah man. some accents are hard af to pull off. some people can do one but others do not come out right. like, i can do a mean southern accent but when i try to do an aussie accent i sound irish. so how are they gonna get mad when they should have tested his accent before even sending him out?
Just goes to show how foolish Vince could be, despite all the brilliance
Kofi should’ve done a comeback to Triple H about his dropped accent too, “weren’t you supposed to be French?”
The fact that there are enough wrestlers to make a Top 10 list about this...
Mind blowing.
🤦♂️
Yeah I could only think of two and that's Kofi and Lana
@@IamLegendaryguy1998 you again
@Gobbledy Gooker what is that supposed to mean pakyu like wtf
@@Lyncho535 basically (i think ) hes cursing at you, only he doesnt want to say the actual word
As a hispanic, Cuban specifically, I can tell you that accent Scott Hall did, was actually accurate cause thats how my grandpa talks sometimes.
Go eat some BEANS
Triple H calling out Kofi for suddenly dropping his accent.
Pot,
meet Kettle.
Kofi should have told HHH "the same thing that happened to your French accent" lol
@@MorbidMetaller *British
Cat go to 11:09 in the video, he was French in WCW
Heehee
I still think that wasn't supposed to happen and Triple H legit called him out for it. Just look at Kofi's face. 🤣🤣🤣
Famous fact...Mr Fuji couldnt speak a word of Japanese 😂😂 he was from Hawaii
And Yokozuna was from that famous Samoan/Japanese city of San Francisco.
I guess WWE said close enough.🤣🤣
Whaaaat? I did actually think he was Japanese until today, apparently lol
When I first heard lana I really thought she was Russian..her accent was really good..😅😅
She used to live in the Soviet Union so that might've been why it was si good
Her parents were diplomats in russia. She grew up there
She grew up there
Ooh I c.. thanx..😅😅
She also speaks fluent Russian and studied languages in college.
Kofi pulled off the Jamaican Gimmick 🤣 Real Jamaicans were laughing at him bro
Triple H: "Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican? What happened to your accent?"
Kofi: Dunno. Aren't you supposed to be a blue blood snob?
From France?
Lol
@@barryfields2964 No, from the mean streets of Greenwich, Connecticut.
Better than the New Day crap you're doing.
i thought triple h was suppose to be french?
Rest In Peace Luke Harper you will be missed.
The Lana one was one of the most disappointing ones. To me, she lost all of her appeal.
I agree! They should've let her keep it.
Yeh,she just became another generic pretty blonde at that point. Who couldn't wrestle or do much of anything else
Agree 100%
The problem with her character is they turned her from a snobby Russian to a whiny American. The Russian gimmick was working for her and she hasn't been anywhere nearly as over since dropping it.
@@ffryan What they should've done was making her a whiny Americanized Russian. Like she should've kept the accent. It never shouldn't be dropped.
"Aren't you supposed to be a jamaican"
Look how Cody is trying to hold his laugh 😁
My dude said "John Chena" 😂😂
Hell, thanks to Santino I still say John Chena. Haha
I say John Chena every once in a while. I miss Santino
The first time I heard that I started to pronounce “John Cena” like Santino just because 😂
I will forever remember him calling Fandango "fandingo"
Cena means dinner in Italian and even Spanish but it's pronounced differently.
Some more examples, ethnic/regional or otherwise:
Booker T and Sharmell trying to sound upper-class (and failing) when Booker won the King of the Ring and they temporarily became "royalty."
Rob Van Dam ditching his stereotypical "California surfer" accent.
Orange Cassidy revealing he could talk at all after keeping silent for almost a year.
Kane talking like a cyborg ("IF - I - DO NOT - WIN THE - TI-TLE, I WILL - SET - MY-SELF - ON FI-RE.") when he first appeared, then talking like a normal person soon afterward and never looking back.
Lolol
Kane dropping his machine voice.
That wasn't an accent though.
@@rriggs6547 it can be considered an accent. A machine accent. It's colors the voice a certain way which is what an accent does. Hardly any difference.
It counts. His character was burn victim with vocal cord damage. I dont remember when he lost it though.
@@Guagex His time with X-Pac....right before he eventually screwed him over lol.
He had the mic and vocal box thing too....doesn’t count.
I love Kofi's face when HHH is asking him about his Jamaican accent. His face looks like he actually forgot his character was supossed to be Jamaican
Goldust dropped his accent as well. I think it was round about the time he teamed with Cody 😃😃
Of course he didn't have it to start with. He gained after getting electrocuted.
@@rriggs6547 One of the funniest segments and running gags in WWF/E. Booker T's reactions were priceless.
He did hold on to it for quite a while though even hear the end of the Ruthless Aggression era.
Dustin Rhodes doing Gold Dust was extremely stupid.I hated that character.
lana’s accent was the most spot on, so was scott hall’s
Yelp.They both were totally spot on.I loved their characters.
Can you make a video about fake brothers like edge and Christian and undertaker and Kane
You again
@Hell Kaiser he was spamming it every week so I am with his comments
Edge and christian are built as friend as they are
@@rosandailic4545 in the very beginning they were built as cannadian brothers. Google it
He did its right here ruclips.net/video/l3E9LkjGnzc/видео.html
The funniest part of the Kofi Kingston/Triple H encounter is when Triple H said, "Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican? What happened to your accent?" ... Kofi responded with, "What happened to yours?"
I really thought Lana's accent was real back than 💀
Same here 🤦😂
Lana grew up in Russia. Her parents were diplomats
Being that she speaks fluent Russian and was raised speaking it, it should be real.
Agreed she got it naturally
she is russian
Triple H: ''Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican''?
Me: Hunter, Did you realize that you just broke the 4th wall
Kofi Kingston's Jamaican accent was horrible. but he did good for someone who didnt even visit the island
HundredDolla Soundin like lil Jacob from gta 4😂
HundredDolla Will I am and if the accent is good then I’ll say it’s good. But it was terrible. Even when I was young I kept saying he isn’t from Jamaica cuz he talked funny. And that was before my teenage years dude
@@articat568 thats an insult how? if anything that is a compliment lil jacob is the jamaican snoop dogg
He is Jamaican tho
@@christianchappell4193 he legit said himself he has never been to the island. if he was jamaican, his accent wouldve been excellent
I remember when Lana did a movie for WWE Films where she spoke with her actual accent, but was still using the Russian accent on TV. In one promo, she switched between them to show how well she could fake an American accent (I'd seen that she was from the US previously, so it didn't surprise me that she had it, I just thought the change-up in the promo was cool)
She actually did well with the accent as a Russian.
We ALL thought of kofi when we read the title
True tbh
Big facts , The first thing to hit my mind lol
Yep, they introduce him as jamaican and then all of a sudden he drops the accent and is actually from ghana
Who kofi
Yup
RIP Luke Harper
11:55 Whoa. Kofi was jacked. If he had that physique these days no would have questioned his reign as champ.
His chest collapsed. It's a medical condition a few wrestlers have
Paul Harrison no, big show just didn’t like him
@@anegg1369 Big Show *does* like him. Kofi actually does have a collapsed chest, but also a lot of people got less bulky in WWE over the years, unless they're safe from the wellness policy.
wanderlustwarrior big show is the reason kofis chest is flat
@@wanderlustwarrior you should probably look up where he got it from. Even Kofi has addressed it
"And more importantly, we exposed this man as a phony Jamaican."
Had me laughing to death when j first saw that.
Jesus Drew sounded like a freakin 11-year-old in his first run but when he returned it sounded like he went through puberty
Long term synthetic testosterone usage will do that!
@@Andyc18 how dare you, he is as natural as Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior
How old was he?
@@steezy7460 I think he was 21 or 22 about twenty years ago.
These talents are so amazing. To be in shape, to be fast thinker, to be good at promos, to be good in the ring, dealing with lot of injuries, stay healthy physical and mentally and yet doing a great job on imitating accents. Huge love and respect!
The WWE Universe says “What?” during promos as a reference to Stone Cold Steve Austin tho
We all know. It's, by far, the most over promo that the entire industry has spent 20 years regretting ever happened.
Doesn't mean the chants are good
It's worth noting that Kofi had to drop the accent when he did an interview with local news where he used his real voice
Ironically Roddy Piper was billed from Scotland but never used a Scottish accent
He used a Saskatoon accent. Weird, huh?
@@MrMuttly55 shouldn't that be "weird, aye"? lol
@@timothymarshall2365 It's written 'Eh?'
He wasn't Scottish. He was Canadian.
@@sfrom1542 He actually comes from Scottish heritage even though he was Canadian so he used it as his gimmick minus the Scottish accent
Kofi should’ve told hunter, the same thing that happened to your French accent
Drew McIntyre's Scottish accent is a dope
What is a scottish accent? All i hear is ppl talking like demoman
It’s real
Scottish is basically pissed off British English, with Wee, Totty, and Ack Nore thrown in there
Greenstorm
The dobber disnae speak the patter?
Tamzid Mohsin Khan it’s his real accent
Becky can do a cute southern accent despite being Irish
Lana dropping her fake accent is boring that she is a living jobber
Her youtube channel is so cringy.
you trying to say you actually thought her accent was genuine?!? you WWE fans believe anything!
@@Bigger-Than-Jesus "you wwe fans believe anything!" If you're no wwe fan why are you here??
@@spaceinvader8791 im damn sure no fan. WWE is a fuckin trainwreck and i like to watch as it falls apart. I used to be a fan about ten years ago
@@Bigger-Than-Jesus To be fair she is fluent in Russian and a number of other languages as that is what she studied. It is a fairly good accent. To bad her story lines are awful and her wrestling is shown, if that can be called wrestling.
Isn't the clip at 4:05 the "Fake Razor" aka Rick Bogner? He doesn't look like Scott Hall?
Vince has a hard on for the stuttering gimmick. He has tried several times to have wrestlers do it.
Golddust did it without anyone knowing he was going to. And Bubba had used it in ECW.
Relevant: ruclips.net/video/vr79HA2V27M/видео.html
So far Goldust, Bubba have been mentioned, Ima throw Matt Morgan in as well. Are there any more?
Bubba carried it over from ECW
Didn't Matt Morgan do it also?
12:31 Wrestlelamia: Kofi would began to do a STRONG Jamaican accent
Me being a Jamaican: 😂😂😂😂
I just realised bubba ray sounds a bit like paul heyman and I can't unhear it
That Kofi one was hilarious as heck! Triple H had me going!!
1:54 that banzai drop was freaking brutal. Yoko made no freaking effort to to protect that guy. Dropped all his weight on him and just freaking sat there.
Yokozuna was a G
A true G @ Yokozuna
Yokozuna: If he dies, he dies
@@grammysworld5449 Greatest Rocky reference I've ever seen
HHH: "Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican, what happened to your accent?"
Kofi: *surprised Pikachu face*
I thought that Yokozuna was a Japanese when I was a kid 😂😂😂😂
That's why childhood is such a delicate stage in our lives where we lack common sense and immediately believe what we see without question or hesitation
What!!
Is yokozuna wasn't a japanese??
Serously mann.im.not joke inggggg
So did i
I always thought he was too.
Lana dropping her accent kinda knocked her hotness and coming out on that show was another terrible idea because now we know how truly annoying she is. If she hadn’t, people would still see her as that strong, sexy Russian woman who was getting over more than Rusiv. Now, my ears bleed when she picks up the mic 😖
Even before that, though, she was talking in her everyday voice on "Total Divas," even while still being called "Lana."
Alright simp les
The S in Levesque is silent! It’s a French name.
I mentioned this on a few other videos, Just shows he doesn't bother reading the comments
Hahaha
Levesque is his real name and that's how he pronounces it. I think they his ancestors migrated a long time ago.
@@ThePsychosocialite it's just part of his script I guess m
Yeah triple has a french lineage
He did said that his grand ma spoke French
But he never learn it
Razor Ramon always freaked me out as a kid. He just looks like someone you wouldn't want to meet.... anywhere lol. Even just as Scott hall. Don't know why he gives such bad vibes but he does. N I've heard the stories about him not being a friendly drunk n such which just kinda confirms it lol. Great videos as always! And dude that played as santino at meet and greets back in the day didn't use the accent either haha. My sister in law met him when he was still in wwe and yeah he spoke reg English and told fans it was just for story and explained where he was actually from. Sil says he was a sweetie when she met him
Hey! there’s my lime green sign over lukes shoulder at 7:50
I remember watching Jingle All The Way 2 and listening for Santino Merella, mainly his accent, only to realize that he was talking the whole time without it.
Lana didn't have a commitment to the character outside of the ring, too, which ended up being a problem. They had great heat until they posted social media posts showing themselves looking very not their characters, Lana particularly looking very not her character. That killed their heat in my opinion. If you don't have a total commitment to being in character at least to some level outside of the ring, you will never be fully over. Fans have to believe that the person in the ring and out of it are somewhat one in the same, or they won't believe in your character.
Wrestlers: losing Accents
Apollo Crews: Gains an Accent
13:05 "Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican what happened to your accent?"
Triple H: “Aren’t you supposed to be Jamaican what happened to your accent”
Kofi: 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗜𝗞𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗨 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘
Having Mr. Fuji cut the promos for Yokozuna was a great move. Fuji, who was of Japanese and Hawaiian descent, did great promos, and all the big man had to do stand there and look menacing.
I've spent half of my life in Boston & half of my life in the Florida swamps, you don't want to hear my accent.
GoOd MoArNeInggH...idk sorry
Some of these "accents" are a stretch but had to get to 10 somehow.
I remember watching the episode when it aired of Kofi Kingston. That was the best and funniest one on the list.
The Kofi one was by far the most hilarious one IMO.
13:05 idk what's funnier, Kofi realizing he dropped his accent or Cody trying his hardest not to burst out laughing 😂
Doctor:
"Triple H with classy voice isn't real, he can't hurt you."
Triple h with classy voice:
11:33
I find it crazy how I found this video yesterday and searched up Razor Ramon because I thought he passed away a while ago only to find out he’s going to die today
11:55....back when Kofi knew how to find the inside of a gym. 😂
lol, Shelton trying so hard to not crack up at Kofi's accent. he looks good with that blonde hair. dude is easily one of the most underrated wrestlers in WWE history.
Whatever happened to the wrestlers who were dedicated to their character like Nikata Koloff? That guy carried his accent for 11 years, even in real life. You have to respect that kind of dedication
I'll never forget the Kofi/Triple H moment. Kofi's face! 🤣
Bruh I was weak af when triple h exposed Kofi for being a fake Jamaican 😂😂
You showed Sheamus with the good hair and I nearly cried, lol. Ah, Santino, I like him.
R.I.P. Scott Hall. You’re a legend and you will be missed
Razor Ramon's accent was the best. He keeps the Cuban accent for, "Hey yo!"
11:55 this is what you came for
Meanwhile, Apollo Crews made history as the first WWE wrestler to suddenly GAIN a fake accent! 😆
I know he never worked for WWE but I was surprised to hear that Nikita Koloff's Russian accent was a work.
But I am happy that he changed his life around and became born-again.
13:02 Triple H: Aren't you supposed to be Jamaican? What happened to your accent?"
Cody Rhodes: 🤭
Hunter with a French accent
Made my day 😂
I love how they casually dropped Kofi’s Jamaican accent and embedded it into a comedic promo. 🤣🤣🤣 Phony! ☠️
5:19 Bubba Ray sounds like Paul Heyman!
9:20 What a classic it is when american people use the f word when they get and angry while the european people say bloody, it just never gets old, I really love it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
1:54, was he trying to kill dude with that banzai drop?
I actually used to believe that he was causing internal bleeding because Gorilla Monsoon said so..
Cody almost lost it on camera when Triple H called out Kofi.
I miss Russian Lana, I loved her character when she first debuted with Rusev
She was awesome with her character.
Funfact about Yokuzuna. I never knew that he wasn't japanese but Samoan. After I heard it my mind exploded. Because he really looked japanese.
Lana is an American born in America but she lived in Latvia for several years during her childhood, so she probably has a good knowledge of that accent.
Does RUclips do word association for ads?
Wrestlelamia: *Razor Ramon*
YT: Oh, you want some razors?
The one that 10000% caught me off guard was Santino lol, I’ve never watched him in an interview, so this is brand new! 😅
“Aren’t you supposed to be Jamaican? What happened to your accent?“ will never not be funny😂