So true. Whenever I may hear people say things like that in situations like what we saw, I immediately know he is hugely insecure and has not and clearly can not communicate clearly without clinging desperately to his sense of pride and ignorant stubbornness in the way he presented and chose to act.
@@ENigma-um8zw you do realize that he has bled and impaired himself for this sport and I think David coming in thinking he can have a taste of it n go back n brag to his Hollywood friends what he did must have irked n hurt Gage. I'm not defending what he did just telling you how he must've felt about the whole situation.
Nick Cage is one of the backyard inbreeds who thinks he tough because he basically kills himself in front of less than 1000 people for a living. But he’d get his ass kicked in by any wrestler or athlete the minute they take the weapons away from him.
As Bret Hart used to say, there's no art in this. You're supposed to be working together to put on a show for the crowd, not flexing how tough you are by taking liberties with somebody who is literally giving you their body and allowing you to hit them. There's absolutely nothing tough about that, it's actually cowardly. Arquette showed he is a tough SOB, while Nick Gage is a bully with baby nuts.
Nick Gage, as an experienced wrestler, should've been more responsible with a guy who was in his first deathmatch. You can't change the plans for the match and make the other dude feel insecure, I don't blame Arquette for losing control cause he was confused and scared for his life
David has my respect. There’s no place in real pro wrestling for some New Jack crap. That’s not wrestling. Death matches are fine. A lack of trust and respect amongst wrestlers is not.
You're dealing with people with half their brains rotted out from concussions and CTE. It took us millennia as a species to develop our prefrontal cortex in order to resist our innate violent urges and it could only take a few years to impair that part of our brain.
Mass Transit was the one who lied about his age. No one knew he was as young as he was at that moment. Also, Paul Heyman knew exactly what he was doing placing him in the Ring with "a New Jack". Plus, he wasn't smart to the business. That "kid" shouldn't have never been in an ECW ring in the first place. Stop crying for him. Like he said himself as he was being wheeled out.."I'm ok..I'm part of the Boys now!"🤦
That's what happens when you wrestle unprofessional wrestlers. They don't stick to their word and they do their best to look good without thinking for others. Selfish, stupid, and pathetic Nick Gage
Nick Gage is like an old timer from the territory era who just wants to con you out of your money, except he doesn't have half the wrestling skills that those guys had
@@rejuvinatez347 there's a way to do these matches without killing someone. I like Gage, I've met him a few times, but he crossed the line here. They agreed to be stiff and he agreed not to cut Arquette. He didn't expect Arquette to be as stiff to him as he was to Arquette
@@causetheplumstasteyum7848 that wasn't really the issue, if he would have kept his side any big cut Arquette, it could have been a great match. I was trained by a former champion from WWE, one of the first things I was taught is you protect your opponent. Gage broke that rule
no one got beat up LMAO David got cut in his neck accidentally because he moved on Gage, then he tired to shoot on Gage and Gage kept his cool and took David to mat and told him to stay down for the count. If Gage wanted to hurt David, he would have no worries.
Exactly. The skill of pro wrestling is putting on a fake fight that looks real. It is a skill for sure. Based on this- this moron Nick Gage is unskilled as well as jealous, dishonest and petty. It's baffling that he has fans and people are coming to his defense.
Thank you. What a fucking joke. Came out with no wrestling talent and never showed any prior to this. Cut up a well known actor and gained his trust under the promise that this match wouldn't turn into a crime scene. Over a steak dinner no less. What a no class 🤡. Others have already said it better.
David was correct in saying the second he could not trust the other wrestler he feared for his safety, the other dude clearly changed what was agreed on the night before and you could tell the promoter and wrestler wanted to turn this into a plug for their promotion by destroying the guy. You can do whatever just don't touch the face, pulls out a pizza cutter used to open faces up, tell me that was not premediated.
That's Nick Gage's gimmick. He does all those things in damn near every match. If Arquette had done his research and simply watched a couple matches, he wouldn't have freaked out. He would have been safe. He wouldn't have been cut like that. Nick Gage had a very similar match with Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite just a few months ago.
@@InfiniteSunLuciferDLarynx yea, but they clearly came to an agreement to not cut him. Gage had the option to tell him no at the dinner and decided to just lie.
@@thebeast5054 if he didnt wanna be cut dont agree to a deathmatch with glass. Sry the visual of cutting your opponent is a spot in literally every single deathmatch ever done!!!
@@killorbekilled9757 it's fragile glass being hit on top of his head, not his face which they agreed on. Compare that to a pizza cutter to the dome and mouth. He was ok with being cut just not on the face since he's a working actor.
@@thebeast5054 just a insiders type thing but the pizza cutters dull....its harmless. Couldn't cut flesh if u pressed it hard as I could. Btw it's a work,when all this hype of ppl getting fired up comes to a head you'll see why they are saying conflicting things about it. Its called creating a story. There working ya and others that are like u and are upset to create revenue!!!!
Of course the rules will be extreme for a deathmatch, but there is still a level of responsibility and professionalism. This Nick Cage mark, was far from professional. The best wrestlers in the business pride themselves on safety first, it's NEVER an excuse just to beat on someone to make a point.
"He did good, until he became a f****** crybaby." I'd say David, did a hell of a job, much better then most. I'm proud of the dude, hate me if you will. 👏💪👊🤘
considering Nick Gage broke their agreement before the match "you can make me bleed but don't cut my face", i'd say David Arquette's actions were justified. he did better than anyone could've realistically expected too.
Exactly basically he means to say but cannot, clearly because he does not and likelynever has prioritized real communication to his fellows, should have read: "I did good until I became a F****n' crybaby -by not communicating and being mindful of all the variables and not just my own sense of pride in a gymnasium surrounded by 300 people" What a knobber he revealed himself to be trying to be tough.
He actually did a lot better than NG. David was actually wrestling and putting on a show, and NG got mad that he was being upstaged and pulled a new jack.
I've been a wrestling fan for thirty years. I will always love wcw. I had no idea David was doing this, and got on the 500 list. Gained a new respect for you. You redeemed yourself. Respect.
I think David is on the right side here, they agreed on things that were not upheld and the other guy was being entirely unprofessional, I realize your wrestler and this is what you do but at the same time the guy you're going against is not one and though he agreed to the match he should have stuck to the plan instead of chasing clout
Nick Gage is literally laughable. No one takes his unprofessionalism Seriously. I don't even think New Jack would have done this after trying to plan a legit match with boundaries like they did at dinner.
New Jack was a businessman. He would've respected the opportunity to wrestle an actor and would've tried to parlay that into some acting gigs like Terry Funk did with Roadhouse or like a lot of WWF guys did after Over The Top. Nick Gauge could've probably done the same but he's a moron.
The guy legit thinks this was a real fight and he won... Acting all cocky Dude, you're a WRESTLER, literally a fake fighter. Go into MMA if you want to have a real fight.
Spot on. New Jack was unhinged with people who didn't respect him or came in all cocky. But he was solid if there was respect and professionalism. New Jack was a lunatic, but he did respect the craft. He was a craftsman of what he did.
Yeah exactly new jack always followed the plan only time he flipped out was when people were being blatantly disrespectful. He appreciated an agreement and loved to entertain.. this guy just wants to hurt people and disguises it as wanting to entertain.
@@mastatoyhunter2916 Being a tough guy and a street fighter is still much different than being a trained top flight MMA fighter. Gage is tough of nails, I have no doubt that he could take whatever an MMA threw at him, but there's no way in hell he'd beat them.
I love death matches. I love nick gage. But he’s at fault here. As the more experienced guy you’re the one who needs to keep things in control. You’re the one who needs to be level headed. If someone says “hey do whatever you want just don’t cut me” you gotta listen. Wrestlers are allowed to have stipulations to matches. Especially ones like that. Nick got pissy prolly cause he noticed he was getting over shadowed. And decided to go into business for himself. Calling anyone a crybaby in this match is comical coming from that recount. 100% on him.
Serious question: How can you like Deathmatches? I‘ve watched some but it’s just pretty uncomfortable to watch imo (and that’s a nice way of stating my opinions on this stuff) And how can you like Nick Gage? Heard of him before and I already didn’t really like that guy that much (because of my opinion on „Death“-match Wrestling) but when I saw he’s a convicted felon and after watching this video there isn‘t any rational reason to like this guy.
@@nickmann1628 My answer would be I grew up on hardcore deathmat wrestling/ECW watching people I admired like Terry funk cactus Jack ..new Jack.. sandman Wrestling should have multiple styles. whether it be high flying strong style technical or death match you've got to have some kind of Variety
From my point of view hearing both guys talk, Arquette was over his head a bit, especially for a first match back, but Cage took things farther than expected. Shouldve had a better agreement as to what they were going to do, but Id say Cage pulled a bit of a New Jack on him and took things too far, mainly in regards to the pizza cutter
Well dave was in way over his head. Gage is one of the safest workers in the buisness. I say that from experience. Gage is a vary cool easy guy to work with. Accidents happen ppl get cut its deathmatch. Better off staying tf out of deathmatches
@@ronjustron1201 That would be sad. Brock would be lowering his standards by just stepping foot in that shithouse that has "talent" that doesn't give a flying fk about people.
@@iorilamia not at all...alot of them understand it is to entertain fans and don't let their ego get involved, they don't care if they win or lose as long as they put on a good show
@@Charsi_Escobar that's fair....I don't know if you ever saw his cult following but they are as big as mark as Gage with they way they love him and chant MDK during his entrance in a sketchy bingo hall and you feel like like it smell the stale beer and cigarettes just by looking at them...
@@trendmassacre8423 But gage literally agreed not to cut him in the face lol. Gage has done enough death matches to know if getting swept up in the moment could happen, and could’ve told arquette he couldn’t make that promise or something like that.
@@trendmassacre8423 Gage and Arquette went into that match on an *agreement* that Gage wouldn't cut his face. but Gage didn't respect that agreement, and that's when Arquette dropped the act and tried defending himself.
He was very lucky that he was able to be revived after that one terrible mishap. The best case scenario is that he'll retire rather than have a mishap in the ring that no one could walk away from.
Massive respect for Arquette. Still trying to play to the match even after he told him no cutting the face. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the Rumble someday lol
@@mr.wright9867 Oh I know. Much like a chair shot is with flattening your back. But the thing is, he told him no cutting the face. Wrestlers are supposed to take care of each other in the ring, not force spots onto one another
My props to Arquette for at least getting in there and doing a deathmatch. He didn't need to do it, he did it simply to prove he's not a joke in the wrestling business. Hats off to him.
Gage is a mark for himself and a glorified Great Value New Jack. Why anyone would be so proud to be a weak imitation of that piece of trash is beyond me.
@@luv4chr1s it's only a rumor, there's no evidence or police reports on any incidents. But New Jack has opened up about having beaten people to death on the streets and "catching a few bodies" - but that's outside of the ring and business. He built a reputation for "nearly" killing several folks in the business - but typically within' reason. Outside of the world of wrestling, it's pretty apparent New Jack suffered from some severe mental illness, was a drug abuser and was affiliated with 'possible' gang members and drug dealers. He lived a pretty rich life outside the ring. Basically just a normal dude. But granted, there isn't without a doubt that he had some experience on the streets and has killed someone. In the ring though? There's nothing recorded that say's he has killed someone in-ring. A few times he had caused injuries that were fatal and his opponent would be hospitalized, so in-theory if they "had" died, I don't know if we'd still say it's the same as killing someone in-ring and if he'd be held accountable.
The guy was being rushed to the hospital because that's so-called "nick" on his neck was a severed artery. And I have a feeling he knew how bad it really was, but he didn't want the responsibility of failing in the ring when he had so much so-called experience
This is where anyone would've and should've drew a line. If the stipulation was don't cut his face DON'T CUT HIS FACE. I'm more than positive they could've had just as good, if not better, of a match if he would've respected Daves request.
@@dranzerjetli5126 in the death match scene the more unprofessional you are the better. New Jack would try to legitimately hurt his opponent, still got bookings.
David Arquette can really move in the ring. I'll give him a LOT of respect for his speed and ability. Nick Gage always was, and always will be, an utterly lowest-common denominator lump of mushy cheese with no talent. hence why he is trapped in dumb and bloody spectacle, the shits. And why Arquette is a true renaissance man
@@DeathbySkullfxxx I know. Your absolutely right. It was funny the way he said it too 🤣. I think it was a good idea to make him champion because of the movie he starred in too. 👍
@@handofgod2000 He himself is laughing about it . It's nice to know he's not being a prick about it and agreeing with the fans backlash of putting that title on him 😄 I can forgive him based on that
What makes it worse for me is that gage wrestled Matt Riddle with a lot of respect and professionalism knowing this isn't Matt's lane, but that Matt is a good MMA fighter and grappler who once broke a man's jaw in an mma fight with a punch so he didn't take any liberties with him knowing Matt could KOd him cold and or snap his limbs. Yet he broke trust and went hard on Arquette with the simple bully mindset of "because I can"
When you step into the ring, you're trusting the other person/ people with your life. David said "don't cut me", and Nick did anyways, so David is right to retaliate.
David pulling off that hurricarana is all I needed to see to earn my respect. Hes in such great shape for his age and although he isnt up to par with the modern era hes pretty dam good for the little experience hes got.
@@rugie6247 I would have loved to see Gage vs New Jack though. Pretty sure Gage would have eaten whole his pizza cutter, and I mean eaten whole, literally
@@EternalxFrost trust me he would have been a little puppy if he fought new jack. That crap he pulled with David definitely wouldn’t have flew, new jack would have beat the snot out of cage. Lol. RIP new jack
Another “tough guy” who picks scripted bouts to vent his insecurities about looking tough. One of many, many reasons why deathmatch wrestling is the male nipple of wrestling.
There’s absolutely no way this doesn’t attract one or two insecure people who wanna be just like him. It’s that pathological need to _seem_ …not _be_ … tougher than others.
I can't help but feel there should be some serious repercussions for Gage here, it's one thing to use real props it's another to go for a guys fucking neck. Behaviour like that wouldn't even be allowed in the MMA
Nah, there is people like mick voley and terry funk that have an atleast enjoyable deatchmatch.. Im still new to this type match in wrestling, and of course at first im kinda not enjoyed it cuz the brutality in this match type is in another level But when i watch terry funk vs mick foley deathmatch i started think that at some point this match type can be enjoyable Its kinda sick when two people willing to hurt his/her own body for our entertainment But in this match the case is different
All these tough guy wrestlers wouldn’t last 10 seconds in an MMA cage. I’m a huge wrestling fan because I love the art of it, but matches like this are just displays of idiocy.
I understand but you can have a deathmatch and it be entertaining what Gage did was horrible and uncalled for I’ve seen Entertaining death matches before where there’s light tubes tacks the usual stuff but if someone says Hey don’t cut me if I know I’ll bleed and I’m okay with bleeding don’t cut me tho don’t fucking cut him
David acknowledges he was in over his head. Which leads me to believe every word he says because it's not like he's putting blame on Cage. He's just hinting at it but I believe David over Cage I know that for sure.
I think David was incredibly professional, as he said don’t cut him, don’t force a wrestler to do something he doesn’t want to, trying to jab the ligh tube into his head was well out of line and clearly not agreed to, so of course David freaked out Cage needs to grow up and actually protect others, thinking he’s a hard man when he’s really just a professional wrestler
The art and skill of pro wrestling is to make it look like you're hurting your opponent without actually hurting them. Creating the illusion of violence. If people are getting hurt, it's not pro wrestling. It'd be like the magician who saws the woman in half, literally sawing the woman in half.
Honest question: Who enjoys watching death matches? I don't want to watch someone get lit on fire, cut open with a box cutter, thrown into barb wire, or get light bulbs smashed over their head. Who actually enjoys this?
0:12 even though david becoming the wcw champion was crazy, its still hilarious that he has that title under his name, "former wcw world champion" legitimately 100% 😂😂😂😂
From the outside looking In on what was said, Gage went back on his word and agreement and purposely cut David. Wasn’t necessary to have a great match and went too far with it. I’m not surprised David was angry, you can have a dangerous match and still take care of each other without it leading to someone getting cut and stabbed.
David Arquitte has balls and lots of heart. His match was way more brutal than Shane McMahan vs Kurt Angle. Vince should do something with him, it's clear he respects the business and can really work.
Probably one of the best fight in the wrestling world at the time. And the only time I watched the whole match ever. David Arquette held his own in this one.
Watch his movie Ready To Rumble, it's about him being in WCW and when they were promoting the movie on Nitro I believe he beat Jeff Jarrett for the title. No one can take that away from him lol
If you go into a match thinking “I’m gonna fucking whoop his ass!” You might be the issue, wrestling is about taking care of one another. Plenty of wrestlers who had real life heat still protected each other even if they worked stiff.
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"Started being a crybaby"
Legit injures him and breaks any agreements they had
So true. Whenever I may hear people say things like that in situations like what we saw, I immediately know he is hugely insecure and has not and clearly can not communicate clearly without clinging desperately to his sense of pride and ignorant stubbornness in the way he presented and chose to act.
Nick gage is one of these indie hardcore wrestlers who thinks they're tough. Him against any real wrestling or athletes he'll get his ass hand to him.
@@ENigma-um8zw you do realize that he has bled and impaired himself for this sport and I think David coming in thinking he can have a taste of it n go back n brag to his Hollywood friends what he did must have irked n hurt Gage. I'm not defending what he did just telling you how he must've felt about the whole situation.
@@thedevilsadvodkate for the sport lmao 🤣
Nick Cage is one of the backyard inbreeds who thinks he tough because he basically kills himself in front of less than 1000 people for a living. But he’d get his ass kicked in by any wrestler or athlete the minute they take the weapons away from him.
As Bret Hart used to say, there's no art in this.
You're supposed to be working together to put on a show for the crowd, not flexing how tough you are by taking liberties with somebody who is literally giving you their body and allowing you to hit them. There's absolutely nothing tough about that, it's actually cowardly. Arquette showed he is a tough SOB, while Nick Gage is a bully with baby nuts.
That's why Bret was the excellence of execution!
Well put couldn't agree more
That's why Bret could have a great match with anybody.
The foundation was on point.
Yeah try and say that to Nick's face and you will get a punch that will knock teeth out. He is a CZW, GCW, and IWA deathmatch tournament winner.
Agreed. Gage looks like a huge punk.
"Until he became a crybaby" says the guy that couldn't keep an agreement as a professional because David was "laying in a little"
Forreal. He went in from the start but as soon as David was giving it back then he gets upset. Straight poser.
No one taught this man about receipts.
Gage was looking for a reason… if da didnt give him one .. he would have made up a reason on the spot to act like a violent unprofessional
Nothing tough about the guy. David Arquette is tiny and he cuts him because he hit him a little too hard in a fake fight? My god. What a fuckin chump.
Nick Gage is a dumbass in general, so I don't think he understands how to just get David in a rest hold and say "calm tf down please"
Nick Cage is simply unprofessional, and low class. He is a prime example of why independent wrestling at this level is looked down on.
Best comment that fits this video
New Jack was worse.
David bugged out and that's why it happened just watch
Nick Gage, as an experienced wrestler, should've been more responsible with a guy who was in his first deathmatch. You can't change the plans for the match and make the other dude feel insecure, I don't blame Arquette for losing control cause he was confused and scared for his life
Bahahahaya experienced wrestler. He's a stuntman.
@@thesportsguy126 yet he could still out wrestle you any day of the week.
@@MrGersboy72 that dude couldn’t outwrestle a cheesewheel.
@@pfanzers he could barely outwrestle David lmao
He's a glorified stuntman at best
David has my respect. There’s no place in real pro wrestling for some New Jack crap. That’s not wrestling. Death matches are fine. A lack of trust and respect amongst wrestlers is not.
Seeing this and hearing about it for the first time now gives me a new Perspective for David.
👏👏
You're dealing with people with half their brains rotted out from concussions and CTE. It took us millennia as a species to develop our prefrontal cortex in order to resist our innate violent urges and it could only take a few years to impair that part of our brain.
Honestly even New Jack was asked by Mass Transit to blade him since Transit wasn't confident in blading himself
It's funny how the bald guy thinks this was a real fight, acting all cocky and stuff
Mass Transit was the one who lied about his age. No one knew he was as young as he was at that moment. Also, Paul Heyman knew exactly what he was doing placing him in the Ring with "a New Jack". Plus, he wasn't smart to the business. That "kid" shouldn't have never been in an ECW ring in the first place. Stop crying for him. Like he said himself as he was being wheeled out.."I'm ok..I'm part of the Boys now!"🤦
That's what happens when you wrestle unprofessional wrestlers. They don't stick to their word and they do their best to look good without thinking for others. Selfish, stupid, and pathetic Nick Gage
Truth
Nick Gage is like an old timer from the territory era who just wants to con you out of your money, except he doesn't have half the wrestling skills that those guys had
But I'm actually surprised some idiots are his fans too🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gage is 100% in the wrong for this and anyone who disagrees with that does not understand pro wrestling
Anyone who disagrees with this does not understand the meaning of trust, at all
These violent matches how can you conser this wrestling. It's more about gore as an art form than it is for wrestling.
@@rejuvinatez347 there's a way to do these matches without killing someone. I like Gage, I've met him a few times, but he crossed the line here. They agreed to be stiff and he agreed not to cut Arquette. He didn't expect Arquette to be as stiff to him as he was to Arquette
@@danger170388 especially considering it was the dudes first time too lol
@@causetheplumstasteyum7848 that wasn't really the issue, if he would have kept his side any big cut Arquette, it could have been a great match. I was trained by a former champion from WWE, one of the first things I was taught is you protect your opponent. Gage broke that rule
Dude, if you wanna beat someone up for real to prove how tough you are, take up MMA. Otherwise, this was a blatant breach of trust on Nick's part.
no one got beat up LMAO David got cut in his neck accidentally because he moved on Gage, then he tired to shoot on Gage and Gage kept his cool and took David to mat and told him to stay down for the count. If Gage wanted to hurt David, he would have no worries.
@@higler. He did hurt him. He cut his face way before David decided to shoot. Convenient, forgetting about all that.
Exactly. The skill of pro wrestling is putting on a fake fight that looks real. It is a skill for sure. Based on this- this moron Nick Gage is unskilled as well as jealous, dishonest and petty. It's baffling that he has fans and people are coming to his defense.
@@seangalvin3196 bcoz wrestling fan sucks
I'd rather do an MMA fight over a wrestling deathmatch any day! lol
Gage is a perfect example of someone who cant wrestle pretending to be a wrestler.
Gilberg walking out has more draw and pull than Gage on his best day. Gage = 🤡
at least he sit down & have a talk first on if they want out
MDK gang alll fucking day baby
@@FecalMatador FACTS
Thank you. What a fucking joke. Came out with no wrestling talent and never showed any prior to this. Cut up a well known actor and gained his trust under the promise that this match wouldn't turn into a crime scene. Over a steak dinner no less. What a no class 🤡. Others have already said it better.
David was correct in saying the second he could not trust the other wrestler he feared for his safety, the other dude clearly changed what was agreed on the night before and you could tell the promoter and wrestler wanted to turn this into a plug for their promotion by destroying the guy. You can do whatever just don't touch the face, pulls out a pizza cutter used to open faces up, tell me that was not premediated.
That's Nick Gage's gimmick. He does all those things in damn near every match. If Arquette had done his research and simply watched a couple matches, he wouldn't have freaked out. He would have been safe. He wouldn't have been cut like that. Nick Gage had a very similar match with Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite just a few months ago.
@@InfiniteSunLuciferDLarynx yea, but they clearly came to an agreement to not cut him. Gage had the option to tell him no at the dinner and decided to just lie.
@@thebeast5054 if he didnt wanna be cut dont agree to a deathmatch with glass. Sry the visual of cutting your opponent is a spot in literally every single deathmatch ever done!!!
@@killorbekilled9757 it's fragile glass being hit on top of his head, not his face which they agreed on. Compare that to a pizza cutter to the dome and mouth. He was ok with being cut just not on the face since he's a working actor.
@@thebeast5054 just a insiders type thing but the pizza cutters dull....its harmless. Couldn't cut flesh if u pressed it hard as I could. Btw it's a work,when all this hype of ppl getting fired up comes to a head you'll see why they are saying conflicting things about it. Its called creating a story. There working ya and others that are like u and are upset to create revenue!!!!
Of course the rules will be extreme for a deathmatch, but there is still a level of responsibility and professionalism. This Nick Cage mark, was far from professional. The best wrestlers in the business pride themselves on safety first, it's NEVER an excuse just to beat on someone to make a point.
*Hardcore Holly reading this*
“I’m gonna pretend I didn’t read that”
"He did good, until he became a f****** crybaby." I'd say David, did a hell of a job, much better then most. I'm proud of the dude, hate me if you will. 👏💪👊🤘
David is a fucking beast. 🤘🏻❤️
Absolute if anything Gage did a crap job
considering Nick Gage broke their agreement before the match "you can make me bleed but don't cut my face", i'd say David Arquette's actions were justified. he did better than anyone could've realistically expected too.
Exactly basically he means to say but cannot, clearly because he does not and likelynever has prioritized real communication to his fellows, should have read:
"I did good until I became a F****n' crybaby -by not communicating and being mindful of all the variables and not just my own sense of pride in a gymnasium surrounded by 300 people"
What a knobber he revealed himself to be trying to be tough.
He actually did a lot better than NG. David was actually wrestling and putting on a show, and NG got mad that he was being upstaged and pulled a new jack.
David Arquette is the ultimate fan boy/ Pro Wrestler. He’s got guts for going to the limit he has to get the wrestling fans respect.
99% of wrestlers are fan boys that grew up.
Gage looks like he steals catalytic converters
😂😂😂😂
Probably does in real life
I’m sure he does
I mean he did rob a bank without a mask on, so he went to jail for armed robbery. Stealing Catalytic Converters is a light day for this bum
He does
I've been a wrestling fan for thirty years. I will always love wcw. I had no idea David was doing this, and got on the 500 list. Gained a new respect for you. You redeemed yourself. Respect.
Even then, he tried a lot to convince WCW not to put the belt on him back then. Nothing to redeem.
@@vinccool96 True. I'd say perhaps he proved rather than redeemed.
I think David is on the right side here, they agreed on things that were not upheld and the other guy was being entirely unprofessional, I realize your wrestler and this is what you do but at the same time the guy you're going against is not one and though he agreed to the match he should have stuck to the plan instead of chasing clout
Facts
Plus he paid for steaks 🤣
Even death matches, they don’t do something the other is not comfortable doing
david was warned lol
@@FR4NKY666 you are *entirely* missing the point.
Nick Gage is literally laughable. No one takes his unprofessionalism Seriously. I don't even think New Jack would have done this after trying to plan a legit match with boundaries like they did at dinner.
New Jack was a businessman. He would've respected the opportunity to wrestle an actor and would've tried to parlay that into some acting gigs like Terry Funk did with Roadhouse or like a lot of WWF guys did after Over The Top. Nick Gauge could've probably done the same but he's a moron.
Yeah new jack would have gotten mad if there wasn't a plan to run by
The guy legit thinks this was a real fight and he won... Acting all cocky
Dude, you're a WRESTLER, literally a fake fighter. Go into MMA if you want to have a real fight.
Spot on. New Jack was unhinged with people who didn't respect him or came in all cocky. But he was solid if there was respect and professionalism. New Jack was a lunatic, but he did respect the craft. He was a craftsman of what he did.
Yeah exactly new jack always followed the plan only time he flipped out was when people were being blatantly disrespectful. He appreciated an agreement and loved to entertain.. this guy just wants to hurt people and disguises it as wanting to entertain.
"I'm going to whoop his ass"
It's a work you mark. Try fighting a trained fighter for real.
Dude has a massive ego issue
You know Nick gage is a legit street brawler dudes been in fights his whole life
@@mastatoyhunter2916 Being a tough guy and a street fighter is still much different than being a trained top flight MMA fighter. Gage is tough of nails, I have no doubt that he could take whatever an MMA threw at him, but there's no way in hell he'd beat them.
@@branchtana315 I never said he would win
Big ego, but teeny, tiny brain.
I love death matches. I love nick gage. But he’s at fault here. As the more experienced guy you’re the one who needs to keep things in control. You’re the one who needs to be level headed. If someone says “hey do whatever you want just don’t cut me” you gotta listen. Wrestlers are allowed to have stipulations to matches. Especially ones like that. Nick got pissy prolly cause he noticed he was getting over shadowed. And decided to go into business for himself. Calling anyone a crybaby in this match is comical coming from that recount. 100% on him.
Level headed? Gage is a crackhead, not a professional athlete 😂
How can you "love nick gage"? How? The guy is a pos
Serious question: How can you like Deathmatches? I‘ve watched some but it’s just pretty uncomfortable to watch imo (and that’s a nice way of stating my opinions on this stuff)
And how can you like Nick Gage? Heard of him before and I already didn’t really like that guy that much (because of my opinion on „Death“-match Wrestling) but when I saw he’s a convicted felon and after watching this video there isn‘t any rational reason to like this guy.
@@nickmann1628 My answer would be I grew up on hardcore deathmat wrestling/ECW watching people I admired like Terry funk cactus Jack ..new Jack.. sandman Wrestling should have multiple styles. whether it be high flying strong style technical or death match you've got to have some kind of Variety
You really think a drug addict can be level headed?
Gage is basically Steven Seagal not pulling his punches against other actors in a movie fight scene to prove how tough he is.
The thing is, to wrestlers the show must go on, so they'll just take it
He should go up against real fighters though
@@DatBoiiiFresh He can't, and that's why he's doing this. He finally found a pond small enough for him to be the big fish.
Seagal is a joke, has always been
No, he's more like a New Jack wanna-be.
Arquette summed it up perfectly, he wasn’t feeling the trust he needed inside of a wrestling match. Gage was supposed to be the professional here.
If he’d done the research he claims, he would have known Gage isn’t a professional or a wrestler
@@dwaynefoley1020 that’s fair. You assume a certain amount of professionalism, but once you get below a certain threshold it all goes out the window.
@@dwaynefoley1020 If he didn't know what "agreement" means, then he should ask someone.
From my point of view hearing both guys talk, Arquette was over his head a bit, especially for a first match back, but Cage took things farther than expected. Shouldve had a better agreement as to what they were going to do, but Id say Cage pulled a bit of a New Jack on him and took things too far, mainly in regards to the pizza cutter
It's gage and he should've never said yes to a death match
Definitely in over his head to work a deathmatch but not his first match back when he had worked 4 matches in the 4 months prior to this match
ARQUETTE SHOULD OF KNOWN HE WAS GONNA BLEED AND IF HE DIDNT WANT TO BLEED THEN DONT ACCEPT A FUCKING DEATHMATCH...GOOD THING HE WENT BACK TO ACTING
As far as I know. Arquette was way over his head, but handle himself well. Nick did an awesome job. But maybe next Dave will be ready.
Well dave was in way over his head. Gage is one of the safest workers in the buisness. I say that from experience. Gage is a vary cool easy guy to work with. Accidents happen ppl get cut its deathmatch. Better off staying tf out of deathmatches
I wanna see someone actually beat the crap out of Gage. Once you break the trust like that, you deserve to be completely incapacitated.
Facing a real fighter is one of Gage's nightmares
Me too
Brock Lesnar vs Nick Gage
@@ronjustron1201 That would be sad. Brock would be lowering his standards by just stepping foot in that shithouse that has "talent" that doesn't give a flying fk about people.
This Gage dude is a f'n mark for himself
My thoughts exactly. Like a more dangerous version of Bret Hart or Goldberg. At least you could trust Bret not to put you in danger.
@@williamblackfyre4866 Bret and Goldberg made money, this clown can’t draw a dime from a mainstream audience
Literally every wrestler
@@iorilamia not at all...alot of them understand it is to entertain fans and don't let their ego get involved, they don't care if they win or lose as long as they put on a good show
@@Charsi_Escobar that's fair....I don't know if you ever saw his cult following but they are as big as mark as Gage with they way they love him and chant MDK during his entrance in a sketchy bingo hall and you feel like like it smell the stale beer and cigarettes just by looking at them...
got to give David Arquette his dues... he has done what most wont ever do. big thumbs up....the man earned those stripes of gold.
David has paid his dues in wrestling. I use to be a fan of Nick Gage. Man I'm disappointed. Props to David for holding his own.
Arquette was warned, maybe not in simple terms, but Gage warned him and David faced him anyways!
@@trendmassacre8423 But gage literally agreed not to cut him in the face lol. Gage has done enough death matches to know if getting swept up in the moment could happen, and could’ve told arquette he couldn’t make that promise or something like that.
@@trendmassacre8423 Gage and Arquette went into that match on an *agreement* that Gage wouldn't cut his face. but Gage didn't respect that agreement, and that's when Arquette dropped the act and tried defending himself.
@@thegaminglion90 he did it because David was whooping his ass. Patheticall.
@@trendmassacre8423 Gage should be smart enough to know what "agreement" means. I doubt the MF can spell it.
Nick Gage is the backyard wrestler from the 2000s who did nothing but shoot on unsuspecting kids and just won't give it up
He was very lucky that he was able to be revived after that one terrible mishap. The best case scenario is that he'll retire rather than have a mishap in the ring that no one could walk away from.
Massive respect for Arquette. Still trying to play to the match even after he told him no cutting the face. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the Rumble someday lol
Dont worship the devil- he wont come to collect.
There's a trick to the pizza cutter. Either it's gimmicked or he holds it in a certain way.
@@mr.wright9867 Oh I know. Much like a chair shot is with flattening your back. But the thing is, he told him no cutting the face. Wrestlers are supposed to take care of each other in the ring, not force spots onto one another
He needs to come to the rumble with the world heavyweight champion
@@britannic27 gage isnt a wrestler he is a criminal
My props to Arquette for at least getting in there and doing a deathmatch. He didn't need to do it, he did it simply to prove he's not a joke in the wrestling business. Hats off to him.
Except death match wrestling is a joke.
Anyone who does a death match is a joke.
Gage is a mark for himself and a glorified Great Value New Jack. Why anyone would be so proud to be a weak imitation of that piece of trash is beyond me.
We trying to make New Jack sound good? Dude literally killed people.
@@mr.wright9867 who did he kill ?
@@luv4chr1s it's only a rumor, there's no evidence or police reports on any incidents. But New Jack has opened up about having beaten people to death on the streets and "catching a few bodies" - but that's outside of the ring and business.
He built a reputation for "nearly" killing several folks in the business - but typically within' reason.
Outside of the world of wrestling, it's pretty apparent New Jack suffered from some severe mental illness, was a drug abuser and was affiliated with 'possible' gang members and drug dealers. He lived a pretty rich life outside the ring. Basically just a normal dude. But granted, there isn't without a doubt that he had some experience on the streets and has killed someone.
In the ring though? There's nothing recorded that say's he has killed someone in-ring. A few times he had caused injuries that were fatal and his opponent would be hospitalized, so in-theory if they "had" died, I don't know if we'd still say it's the same as killing someone in-ring and if he'd be held accountable.
@@luv4chr1s he killed that big boy, 17 year old kid “mass transit” or something. Bladed his head and went too deep, severing two arteries in his head.
@@FecalMatador that’s mass transit fault he lied about his age , he disrespected new jack and he wanted to bleed so that’s his fault
I'm glad everyone is showing love to David. He can now said he has bleed for his little space in history.
Nick Gage will always be the genius who robbed a bank without a mask. 😂
The bank addicted drug robber.
And he's a better bank robber than a wrestler😅😂
Nick Gage is the genius that took his MASK OFF during a robbery so I wouldn't trust his judgement lol
Nah, you mean David?
The guy was being rushed to the hospital because that's so-called "nick" on his neck was a severed artery. And I have a feeling he knew how bad it really was, but he didn't want the responsibility of failing in the ring when he had so much so-called experience
YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE. He is crazier than the next person and i give him mad props for even getting in there with Nick
Yeah arquette said something that stood put, "i felt like i couldnt trust him", trust is everything in a wrestling match
Even though he was in over his head. I think he carried himself well. I respect him for having the balls and the love of wrestling.
This is where anyone would've and should've drew a line. If the stipulation was don't cut his face DON'T CUT HIS FACE. I'm more than positive they could've had just as good, if not better, of a match if he would've respected Daves request.
Should've researched Gage. He is notorious for not respecting agreements.
@@darthjones1996 then he should be blackballed from the industry. No question asked.
@@dranzerjetli5126 exactly. These idiot fan boys don't have a clue. There's a real world and rules outside their grandparents basement
@@dranzerjetli5126 in the death match scene the more unprofessional you are the better. New Jack would try to legitimately hurt his opponent, still got bookings.
@@jordanmasandi5205 That's why new jack didn't get anywhere just like Gage
David Arquette can really move in the ring. I'll give him a LOT of respect for his speed and ability.
Nick Gage always was, and always will be, an utterly lowest-common denominator lump of mushy cheese with no talent.
hence why he is trapped in dumb and bloody spectacle, the shits.
And why Arquette is a true renaissance man
"FORMER WCW CHAMPION" ARQUETTE IS FUNNY 🤣🤣🤣
He is... whether or not it was a good move or not(and it wasnt his decision) is irrelevant.... and does not alter the fact that it is... wekl, a fact.
@@DeathbySkullfxxx I know. Your absolutely right. It was funny the way he said it too 🤣. I think it was a good idea to make him champion because of the movie he starred in too. 👍
They did that with a straight face though. 😩😩😩😩
@@handofgod2000 He himself is laughing about it . It's nice to know he's not being a prick about it and agreeing with the fans backlash of putting that title on him 😄 I can forgive him based on that
@@titosumi7829 exactly 😁
Arquette hit the nail on the head when he said he started to lose trust.
What?!? Man, what the hell...Nick Gage is supposed to be the seasoned professional and couldn't keep his composure.
Nick Gage is a POS, and a mark for himself. There isn't an ounce of professionalism in him.
Nick Gage a “professional” 😂 he’s just some crackhead who hits people with light tubes for a few dollars
You expect the man who robbed a bank without a mask on to be professional?
What makes it worse for me is that gage wrestled Matt Riddle with a lot of respect and professionalism knowing this isn't Matt's lane, but that Matt is a good MMA fighter and grappler who once broke a man's jaw in an mma fight with a punch so he didn't take any liberties with him knowing Matt could KOd him cold and or snap his limbs. Yet he broke trust and went hard on Arquette with the simple bully mindset of "because I can"
When you step into the ring, you're trusting the other person/ people with your life. David said "don't cut me", and Nick did anyways, so David is right to retaliate.
Damn. Much Respect to David Arquette
David pulling off that hurricarana is all I needed to see to earn my respect. Hes in such great shape for his age and although he isnt up to par with the modern era hes pretty dam good for the little experience hes got.
David should have seeked out a more professional to actually work with him that guy just wanted to beat him up
Yeah nick is a thug
@@rugie6247 I would have loved to see Gage vs New Jack though. Pretty sure Gage would have eaten whole his pizza cutter, and I mean eaten whole, literally
Someone like orton or wwe guys would have been better than this joke of a hooligan.
@@EternalxFrost trust me he would have been a little puppy if he fought new jack. That crap he pulled with David definitely wouldn’t have flew, new jack would have beat the snot out of cage. Lol. RIP new jack
@@theRock-hh1gl My point exactly bro. And indeed, RIP New Jack
Another “tough guy” who picks scripted bouts to vent his insecurities about looking tough. One of many, many reasons why deathmatch wrestling is the male nipple of wrestling.
There’s absolutely no way this doesn’t attract one or two insecure people who wanna be just like him. It’s that pathological need to _seem_ …not _be_ … tougher than others.
And that's what happens when you get in the ring with with unpredictable drug addict...
Bank addicted drug robber
@@shanehopke8966 So he got addicted to banks and started robbing drugs? Damn. Dude really is messed up.
@@jeremyc9593 hahahahaha
You just need to talk to that guy for 10 seconds and realize he's someone to stay away from, let alone have a deathmatch with.
Well he is a bank addicted drug robber.
Don’t know why arquette didn’t think a loser like gage would take liberties during a match lol
I can't help but feel there should be some serious repercussions for Gage here, it's one thing to use real props it's another to go for a guys fucking neck. Behaviour like that wouldn't even be allowed in the MMA
Deathmatches are for wannabe tough guys who can't work a match and would get their asses stomped in a real fight.
Yea dude David fought has an insane ego
nah, deathmatches are cool when the people doing them aren't up their own ass. Mox, Takeda, Kasai, Ito, just some examples.
Nah, there is people like mick voley and terry funk that have an atleast enjoyable deatchmatch..
Im still new to this type match in wrestling, and of course at first im kinda not enjoyed it cuz the brutality in this match type is in another level
But when i watch terry funk vs mick foley deathmatch i started think that at some point this match type can be enjoyable
Its kinda sick when two people willing to hurt his/her own body for our entertainment
But in this match the case is different
Gage should try that with Lesnar. Luckily for him he'll never get the opportunity to. Gage never drew a dime. Never will.
That's a bit harsh. The 17 fans CZW have loved him, I'm sure.
@@markobighead3173 😉
I’d pay money to see Lesnar teach him about playing a tough guy.
Hhaha savage@@markobighead3173
Gage vs Lesnar in a deathmatch would have Gage peepee and poopoo his silly little jean shorts
I love David and he didn’t deserve that.
I'm really glad most wrestling fans realise that Gage is an unsafe, unprofessional worker in this story.
imagine being in what is basically macho theatre and still trying to prove how hardcore you are. no wonder nick gage will always have a ceiling
And it’s fucking ground level.
All these tough guy wrestlers wouldn’t last 10 seconds in an MMA cage. I’m a huge wrestling fan because I love the art of it, but matches like this are just displays of idiocy.
I understand but you can have a deathmatch and it be entertaining what Gage did was horrible and uncalled for I’ve seen Entertaining death matches before where there’s light tubes tacks the usual stuff but if someone says Hey don’t cut me if I know I’ll bleed and I’m okay with bleeding don’t cut me tho don’t fucking cut him
David acknowledges he was in over his head. Which leads me to believe every word he says because it's not like he's putting blame on Cage. He's just hinting at it but I believe David over Cage I know that for sure.
"I smash it over it's head" Shows this guys mindset to this day. He didn't even view the PERSON in the other side of the ring as a person.
Bank Addicted Drug Robber...nuff said
Piece of $hit is accurate description also.
00:44 that is such a heart breaking statement
OMW- Outlaw Mudshow Wrestling
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David’s been wrestling for decades now. Respect earned.
Arquette should have seen that coming "working" with the bank-addicted drug-robber.
I came here specifically to find the Bank addicted drug robber reference 🤣
I think David was incredibly professional, as he said don’t cut him, don’t force a wrestler to do something he doesn’t want to, trying to jab the ligh tube into his head was well out of line and clearly not agreed to, so of course David freaked out
Cage needs to grow up and actually protect others, thinking he’s a hard man when he’s really just a professional wrestler
He's not even a professional wrestler, just a loser.
"Professional" lol😂
@@boofman0486 I don’t know if you’re lol’ing at David being Professional or Nick Cage being a professional wrestler
It's not the fact his cut wasn't bad it's the fact it could have very easily been bad
Exactly even if he barely got cut, one little slip and he’s cuts David’s neck. It’s completely reckless and nick cage is a idiot
I love how Arquette cackles when saying 'Former WCW Champion' like he still can't believe they let him do that.
Ready to rumble is a timeless classic
Fact
You must be a crackhead that movie is terrible 😔
I'm so happy to live in a world where 100% of the people support Arquette and despise Cage simply for existing
Listening to interviews after this both guys were fully agreed up until the neck incident. In Arquette's word he paniced and left.
Nick took advantage of him because he's David Arquette. He didn't try that with Chris Jericho.
He was mad that he can't afford to eat steak every night
Jericho would probably have given him a hockey-style beatdown.
The art and skill of pro wrestling is to make it look like you're hurting your opponent without actually hurting them. Creating the illusion of violence. If people are getting hurt, it's not pro wrestling.
It'd be like the magician who saws the woman in half, literally sawing the woman in half.
David was scared to death when Gage almost cut the veins in David's neck
And Arquette was legitimately pissed at Nick gage
Honest question: Who enjoys watching death matches? I don't want to watch someone get lit on fire, cut open with a box cutter, thrown into barb wire, or get light bulbs smashed over their head. Who actually enjoys this?
People who need help
Men who haven't emotionally developed since middle school
I am in the Camp Cornette mindset for this very question. I think they are stupid, and are trying too hard to be edgy.
I feel for Arquette. Dude just didn't want to be a joke anymore and almost died because of it.
0:12 even though david becoming the wcw champion was crazy, its still hilarious that he has that title under his name, "former wcw world champion" legitimately 100% 😂😂😂😂
Dude. It’s scripted. The executives could make anyone “champion”
@CynicalLlort omg really??????? I didn't know that 😂
This is the exact outcome of what happens when you take wrestling too serious
“He was beating me so I got mad and took it seriously”
10 Seconds later:
”He is a crybaby for getting mad and taking it seriously “
From the outside looking In on what was said, Gage went back on his word and agreement and purposely cut David. Wasn’t necessary to have a great match and went too far with it. I’m not surprised David was angry, you can have a dangerous match and still take care of each other without it leading to someone getting cut and stabbed.
David Arquitte has balls and lots of heart. His match was way more brutal than Shane McMahan vs Kurt Angle. Vince should do something with him, it's clear he respects the business and can really work.
Shane is a decent performer though. David in this match did throw a great headscissor.
I just wanted to let you know it doesn't make you a toughman when you lose trust in somebody that you're supposed to keep safe
Glad I was able to hear it from both point of views
Nothing but respect to David Arquette
"David Arquette is probably thinking about his spa." Lmao
Damn this is... way different from WWE
This gets boring after 5 minutes
The way Gage's right eye is shadowed throughout the interview gives him a menacing look.
"Does he know this shits real" lol NO DONT U KNOW THIS SHITS FAKE
Got damn you took his head off with that comment lol 🔥🔥🔥🔥
*scripted.
@@joperhop fake bruh, smh 🤦🏾♂️ it’s all fake other then the pain, I enjoy it and you enjoy it, but it’s fake
Probably one of the best fight in the wrestling world at the time. And the only time I watched the whole match ever. David Arquette held his own in this one.
Arquette has so much more talent when it comes to a pitbull like Gage.
💯
Pit Bulls have talent.
Arquette still having that crazy smile like he's just super high lol he ain't wrong when he said was crazy
Arquette: "wrestle in the cage"
Captions: "wrestle the gays" 🤣🤣
The moment your team asked "You wanna wrestle Nick Gage?"
They was setting you up right there buddy 😂😂😂😂
Nick gage was the kid who would staple his arm in class thinking it would impress people
“The bank addicted drug robber” - Jim Cornette
He was a WcW world champ? That's crazy he was always hilarious 😂
Watch his movie Ready To Rumble, it's about him being in WCW and when they were promoting the movie on Nitro I believe he beat Jeff Jarrett for the title. No one can take that away from him lol
@@chrischin_94 Ready to rumble is one of my favorites since I was a kid. I WILL RULE YOU!!!!!!!!
@@Embracedempathy I haven't seen it in a long time but my brother showed me it and I learned the word pussy from it and got in trouble in school 🤣
The title is hilarious LOL! How can a Ultra-Violent Deathmatch go right?? LOL
Told the guy dont cut me, he proceeds to cut him id be pissed off too, his acting career is worth more money than that unknown "wrestler".
That David Arquette hurricanrana was CRISP. Props to him for doing this, shame it got out of hand
If you go into a match thinking “I’m gonna fucking whoop his ass!” You might be the issue, wrestling is about taking care of one another. Plenty of wrestlers who had real life heat still protected each other even if they worked stiff.
Yep. Scott Steiner is one of those guys. Stiff as a MF, but would still keep you from breaking your neck.