The Rise and Fall of RVJ - Rob Vigeant Jr.
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- One of the most outspoken and superficially confrontational armwrestlers in the armwrestling world. Rob Vigeant Junior is often touted as one of the most naturally gifted athletes in the sport and seems unafraid to talk about his performance. But how much of that can actually be backed up by results?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 Chip of the Old Strength Block
03:57 The Man, The Armwrestler
14:02 All Bark After All?
17:30 Controversy Machine
18:52 Conclusion
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This wasn't meant to be a 20 minute episode, yet here we are. I hope you enjoy the video and share with me what your opinion on RVJ is.
Once again, thank you to Eric Roussin for his insight in to Rob's early armwrestling career.
You’re welcome. I can’t believe how quickly you’re able to put these videos together!
@@EricRoussin i once had a go at this guy because I thought he was taking your armwrestling Historian moniker, he explained to me that I'd misread and that he was literally an arm and I realised my mistake.
It's kinda funny to me to see you working together now.
@@TheMightySilverback_I remember this comment well and I often revisit it. Life works out in a funny way sometimes.
"Superficially confrontational" there's just no better way to describe him.
You just enjoy the hanging of that "quality" on him because of your disfavorable opinion of him or his behavior.
Are there times he might be rightly considered "superficially confrontational? It's possible but an argument needs to be made.
I, (and many other fans) being less speedy to condemn him think there is possibly fairer way to present him. Now I doubt I have swayed your opinion a tiny iota... But that is all right.
We are all villains in some stories & villains in others.
In case you missed it, in closing, I find it an overly harsh & possibly careless criticism.
(& While I am a RVJ fan I do agree with the assertion that he has a fragile ego)
Another great video bro!! I’m on it we gonna get Rvj focused and motivated again!! He’s too good to let that talent go to waste! 🤠🇮🇹🤙🏼
Thanks Paul! I really appreciate you checking my stuff out. I'd love to see RVJ on the scene again and I have no doubts you are the man who can make it happen!
Btw, I'd love a chance to talk to you briefly about a project of mine when you have some time.
What up boss
@@stackmon3y1989 how u doing brother.. 🤠🇮🇹🤙🏼
@@armhistorian did u PM me brother?
In Europe rvj gets cooked every time
Omfg. It's a digital intervention.
I had no idea RVJ struggles with anxiety, which explains a lot. Hope the guy can get a different way to deal with it than booze, there are no answers at the bottom of liquor bottles.
The anxiety came from it , chicken and egg nigga
As one of the many new covid era fans to armwrestling I really appreciate these videos man. thank you
Covid era fan lmao. So ur part of the problem
Richard Dangles, keeper of the gate.
@@gertdillen8495 beater of the meats
@@richarddangles69 you interested, Dick?
Haha dick dangles. U got me booboo
Any day we get a new Arm Historian video is a good day.
I just wanted to pop in and say how great I think this channel is shaping up to become. Nobody else is doing content like this. Keep going and I personally like the long form videos!
Fascinating! Thanks for this series. Great editing as well.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You're doing an amazing job. Just the right amount of quality and depth of content. Please, keep on going!!!!
Comments like these help keep me motivated to keep going.
@@armhistorian You are adding some high quality content in the community (so many channel out there who only leach from other channels). If we don't support your channel, what are we supposed to support?
I hope you also get to enjoy doing this content (so that it doesn't feel like you are "working").
@@44percentstronger Thanks, that means a lot.
I enjoy it immensely as it also helps me find out more about the sport I've come to love in the last decade.
That match against Barbosa the elbow fowl was ridiculous!
I love how much effort you put on this some kind of retrospective of some famous armwrestlers. This sport is very underrated and there's not much content about it, but you gonna be the biggest AW content creator on RUclips one day. Can't wait for your next video!) Maybe, you could make some sort of votings so we could choose next Rise And Fall candidate, of course, out of your options. Keep up the great job anyway)
Thank you very much for the encouraging comment. I've been under the weather for the last few days, so couldn't really focus on new ideas.
Making that pol is a great idea. Any sugestions on who you'd want on there?
@@armhistorianI hope you'll get better and will wait for your next video. Good AW content is so rare to find) What about the pol, guys that firstly come to my mind and who fits the "Rise And Fall" theme are Matt Mask and Krasimir Kostadinov, both have had a few losses in last years, but I truly believe that he'll gain his power back, 'cause he's my favorite puller, just gotta cheer for him no matter what. Sorry for naming only two, I just got into AW in November, so my knowledge isn't brilliant.
But, me personally, would love to see just any kind of video about some armwrestler's career. So it's up to you. Thanks for your response, keep it up!)
You’re extremely talented, love what your doing here my man! 🔥
Zero talent
Thanks for making this! The Guy is a complete trainwreck
You're very welcome. Thanks for your continued watching and commenting, Eva.
Fantastic video, very well thought out and produced! Good job
Hey! I appreciate that. You have a nice channel too.
Really well done! Awesome video.
Yours are my favorite armwrestling documentary videos
I like that you humanize all these athletes. I also want to see Devon completely smash RVJs confidence.
Great video mate, you're doing amazing content.
RVJ was seriously good when he was frequently competing in WAL. He has crazy good genetics for armwrestling especially at 200lbs which was his weight class and regular walk around weight back then.
Definitely..I hope he can get back to that form. He still has plenty of time age wise. Hope your doing good Timmy. 💪
No he wasnt its just competition in US is so weak compared to Europe it made him look extra good in the US, as soon he came to Europe he starts to be whooped left and right.
Competition in europe is harder
hes not roided out like most europeans (speaking as a European lmao)@@nocpacity9631
@@nocpacity9631 His 2021 match with Sasho where he got 6-0'd seemed to take what little wind was left out of his sails.
Rob’s a great dude. One of the nicest, most genuine guys out there. Unapologetically himself! Love Rob! 💪🏻
Yea, I had the good fortune to meet him only two weeks ago and he was very nice.
Great video, I had no idea who RVG was until a couple days ago and you did a great video on him.
Yet another great video
Awesome video. Great job.
Oooh ! just found out you made a new R&F ! watched it, liked it ! 💪👌
You’ve got a new subscriber.
Good quality of videos and a lot of energy and time dedicated to this.
Thank you for the support!
Great job as usual man!! Rvj is a New Englander here like me. He is a genetic freak for sure. Anyway, awesome job per usual. Keep it up!
I'm ashamed to say, I don't know much about New England, except for that I love me some Jonathan Richman.
Well done, once again! This channel should have 100K followers
Thanks for that! We'll get there.
14:49 while I do love Mike this just earned my subscription. laughing my ass off hahaha, great video my dude, jesus we needed a good serious armwrestling channel!
Thanks for your comment man! It motivated me.
Btw, I love all the pullers I feature on the Rise and Fall. I think their stories, flaws and all, are worth telling.
Such a great video. Got me caught up on his story
Thanks. Glad to have been of assistance.
This channel is gold
damn this was a super good video man! subed.
I appreciate the sub and comment!
Your commentary is absolutely professional. You definitely deserve more subs
Thanks man! I appreciate you saying that.
Appreciate u giving us these stories that many aren't aware of
I appreciate you taking the time to tell me.
Lol the red nose thumbnail 😂😂🍺
Impressive as always!
Thank you, Gert. You were first this time.
I haven't given up hope on The Last Of The Brohicans! Good video brother.
fascinating video.
More please 🙂
More to come!
Nice video and narration.
Thanks! Appreciate it.
Excellent vid!
Thanks, Jake!
Alexey was the first puller I followed closely. Him joining the sport of bobsledding and winning a silver so quickly just goes to show the man had unmatched talent to dominate in any passion he had.
I agree, he clearly would have great potential for any sporting endeavour.
@@armhistorian I started typing this near the end of your Alexey video and it autoplayed to this RVJ video hence why my comment is seemingly out of context. Oops.
@@Medieval_Dead i figured it was something like that. Thanks for watching one and maybe two of my videos! 💪
@@armhistorian I’ve watched all of your Rise and Fall mini docs. You make great content. I look forward to more from that series and any other new series that you may create. A series based on the sports heated or friendly rivalries would be really intriguing.
Could you do Rise and Fall of Matt Mask? He came from "great prospect that will be better than Devon" to Devon's little brother
I actually already did some research and writing for exactly that episode. So yea, I might finish that one soon.
Thanks for the suggestion!
@@armhistorian Awesome! Thank you for the response and the amazing content!
Really great job putting this video together! Rob has ridiculous genetics, I'd really like to watch him reach his full potential. If he can stay in the right place mentally, he can still give a lot of people at the top trouble.
Thank you!
I agree with you. I'd love to see him try his hand at some of the elites in his weight class. I see we'll get our wish soon with Zurab.
I hope rvj watches this.... This is some real support here.
Banger Video🔥
Means a lot coming from you, Vegeta.
Amazing work
Thank you. I appreciate it.
It's clear that RVJ has the potential to be one of the greats in our sport, but it appears the man has some demons of his own to defeat before he can step back into the light. It looks like he's trying to move forward on past reputation alone, meanwhile the demons that hold him back are over in the corner doing push-ups, just waiting for the bravado and false facade to fall. I like the dude, and I wish him well.
Great video mate, nice work on not only focusing on the recent decline, putting the big picture out there and not just a small part of it.
@Legend of Nelda A Link to the Fats That's a bit harsh. He's pinned basically every great in North America. Jerry, John, Dave, Travis, Michael Todd, don underwood, marcio Barbosa, Todd Hutchings.
This is great dude! My favorite roid raging natty arm wrestler!!!
U sure about natty? Look hes body
@@torniketetrashvili5494 he is natty now.
It's not over yet... Let Rob decide that.. Family, health, just a recent loss of his Dad.. Easy with the fall..Life has challenges too..
For sure. Who said it was over? I actually said that I'd be the first one to cheer him on if he decided to return.
I’m love this
He was one of my favorite armwrestlers for a long time. Now he won't pull anyone that's not "natural" and won't travel and compete, but still talks. I think his ego is fragile as well and is afraid of losing. Especially to someone who is "enhanced".
While I get his viewpoint, and am a natural lifter who has never considered taking anything, PED's have been a part of sports since the mid 1950's - the horse already got out of the corral, so closing the gate behind it won't do any good.
@Sean Phillips I agree with you. I think it's either compete naturally against enhanced people and beat them that way, stop talking, or fight fire with fire. But he's not doing any of those. Just complaining about everyone using ped's and sitting home saying he could beat everyone who's natural lmao.
His demands are funny considering he himself is not natural.
@Dake Dakinson he's as natural as the liver king
@@xaviergarcia9023 but liver king is now NATURAL 😉👍🇦🇺
Your videos are what I always wanted to do, but done it good
I'm sure if you focused on content, you could create wonderful things. Although I wouldn't underestimate your current contributions and involvedness in the sport.
@armhistorian yeah, but editing takes a lot of time. Sadly I don't have that much time.
But don't worry, I have huge projects for the sport regardless 😉
And btw, I never, would be able to create such documentaries as yours
@@justaguyfromreddit You get more proficient at it after a while, so luckily it takes less time now. Although I can still only release one episode every two weeks.
And yes, I remember your plans and am looking forward to seeing them come to fruition.
Cant wait for the Live PPV of RVJs grandad armwrestling on Arm Wars
Honest, but balanced, even equitable. Great video.
Poor rvj I didn't know he had panic attacks like this. Maybe it's the alcohol
I’m sure like most it’s not solely the alcohol, but speaking from experience, it’s a fuel to that fire
That booze allows the real RVJ to be seen & heard. And seeing him act during these arm events reveals more substances fueling those insecurities.
Alcohol abuse is a symptom to anxiety. It both alleviates and exaggerates it. It's horrible.
Probably confusing the chicken and the egg. I know people who have anxiety problems who drink a lot as an escape from it.
Anxiety sucks... I know from first hand experience. Had attacks since 17 and while drinking can help alleviate the problem temporarily it can make your anxiety far worse the next day. It becomes a vicious cycle. Drinking is no good for anybody. I quit drinking a month ago because I'm trying to lose weight.
Nice work brother. You better than a Netflix documentary haha kee the good work
Haha. Netflix greenlights everything!
Thanks for watching.
Can you please make a biography video on Devon, Levan, John, Dave, Vitaly, etc. In the future?🙏❤️
Why yes, I most certainly can and will. ;)
Panic attacks are the absolute worse.
Good episode. Id like to see RVJ come back with success. So much potential. I think he has a good shot at beating Zurab if he shows up in good form.
Thanks for watching.
I really hope he does well vs Zurab. Even if he doesn't win, it will be good to see him on the table again.
Not a chance
I been chasing my dad's approval my whole life, he's now been dead for 6 years and I'm still chasing it, I can totally relate to that.
I think a lot of us are shaped by our father figure, for good and bad. I appreciate Rob for being so open about it.
Also appreciate your comment.
@Arm Historian I agree, thank you for replying.
10/10 !!! ❤
#teamRVJ
Glad you liked it. I tried to be fair in my assessment of RVJ and show that he is a great armwrestler but a human like all of us, flaws included. It just makes me root for his return to glory more.
Sick video, its midnight and now I want to lift 😆
Go for it!
RVJ is a great puller. I hope to see him back in the hunt. 💪
Did he leave you w/ blue ballz too:'(
I respect Rob more then any arm wrestler on the elite level for the simple fact he does it all natural no help from juicing
RVJ is the best. Truthful, clean and talented.
I enjoy seeing him pull every time he's on the table.
I always liked and liked watching rvj pull. Shame was you never knew what version would show up. At his best he was a very good armwrestler
That picture of RVJ looks like a Bloodborne boss...nightmare fuel. 🤣💪🇨🇦
I still wanna see a rematch with Justin Bishop
The Rise and fall (and rise again) of Denis Cyplenkov next lol
Oh, something is definitely in the pipe line for Denis on this channel!
Can we have the rise and fall of Rebecca Todd
I don't want to die.
Hahahahahaha
Lol
Lol
Which episode was that first Neil and RVJ interview on ?
It's now deleted but there are versions of it all over the place.
Ah, I just noticed that you meant something else.
It might have been this one or one from around that time: ruclips.net/video/pA2LnMZ87_4/видео.html
I think that RVJ's natty status is about as good as Liver Kings, "HGH is not a steroid"
Great video!
Fyi, It would be said, The state of Vermont. Or Vermont,USA. Not Vermont of New England.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the quick lesson on US nomenclature. It's really helpful!
I am FAR from expert BUT if RVJ could work, closely, with Janis for six months he could make big leaps forward.
I personally love him, warts & all & hope good things for him.
I wish him all the best in his future career! Hope he can do well vs Zurab.
I don't think there has ever been a more genetically blessed AW in history. This guy is natty and looks like hes on his Nth cycle. Unlike oleg zogh whose only genetic gift is his huge arm/hand RvJ is generally gifted esp on the strength department. I dunno, i like the guy he seems to be a no vs type of dude
Mentally strong RVJ is a dangerous puller, wish he would quit the drink and concentrate on greatness.
RVJ & MT are in major meltage mode presently.
I have high hopes for both of them but realize I might get disappointed.
Wheres his podcast
Wait wait wait, did he rise?!
Damn, Arm Historian just made RVJ his next victim 😆
Maybe gifted on the hand strength compartment but never exploded that coordination and stiffness than other elite strength armwrestlers of his weight have.
RVJ vs Zurab confirmed for EvW 7.
Yes! Very excited to see him pull again. Hope the match doesn't fall through again.
Booze can be an every effect short term treatment for chronic anxiety. Even doctors will admit that. The problem with alcohol is, as with almost every drug, the side effects eventually end up being the new problem. I found out the hard way, and hopefully Rob is doing ok now. I do watch his videos on RUclips and he’s a refreshing personality in an atmosphere of robotic, formulaic video content producers who regurgitate the same bullshit in the same format. I share his views on the growth of the sport, and how PEDs fit (or don’t fit) into it.
So much talent and power it's inhuman. He is totally elite physically but his mentality stops him knocking on the door of greatness. Why do mmt and rvj bite at devon? Everyone knows devon is just having fun with all the banter. So over sensitive
1:49 that's Devon in disguise 😂
Another stellar documentary. Nothing g humorous or funny about having panic disorders
Thanks Dave! I agree. Panic disorders seriously mess with you.
I'm willing to pull RVJ, just to help him get a bit of clout again :/
I'm sure the match would be entertaining.
I just wish he jump on the juice and gave all the elites of the world a run for their money I mean if you got so much potential why wasted you only live once.
You already made your point about the natty stuff!
He was not natty when competing.
@@dakedakinson64 how you know that
MATT vs RVJ?
I'd like to see it!
RVJ is a hot head when drunk but not confrontational.
He gets loud when they start going at him.
He just keeps toes in the sport because he enjoys it but it not committed to it.
Nobody likes people with excuses. RVJ should count on his fingers how many people he admires and respects are constantly making excuses. Perhaps then he will see the big picture.
I'm saddned to see such potential going wasted
Mmmmmm content
🔵🔵's got caught lying in their feud, to which ryan apologized. So fair play but yeah we would have all really liked to see that match. Still do.
I feel like RVJ is kinda like Matt Mask. Knows he’s a husk of his old self but doesn’t want to expose that by accepting matches.
His downfall might be bc he is telling the truth about being natty.
Too bad we never got to see RVJ vs Bowen.
RVJ would have won, there is no doubt in my mind, but how would it have influenced the "delusional" path forward for the Australian, I wonder 😁
I certainly would have liked to see it. Maybe it will still happen.
RVJ could be the GOAT if he wasnt a hobbyist, guy is a freak.
Rob is a bit of a crazy dude. A lose cannon. But he is entertaining.
I feel that.
He just needs to accept his time is done. He had his chance and didn't capitalise on it
All his choice, in his place I would pull even for free few times just to stay in game.