This compilation video brings back excellent memories of watching the 2000s Monster Jam World Finals events on VHS and DVD and visiting most of the 2010s World Finals events at the Sam Boyd Stadium with my dad. Lots of excellent stunts and mayhem of those high-octane monster trucks! Grave Digger, Goldberg, Team Meents, Maximum Destruction, Avenger, El Toro Loco, Madusa, Bounty Hunter, Captain's Curse, Taz, and all the others in this video had some of the truly best championship freestyle moves. I like how at the 2004 World Finals, El Toro Loco, Madusa and Maximum Destruction had a three-way freestyle championship tie. It showed how much they cared about multiple competitors making excellent efforts back then. Even then, it's a shame they could not let championship ties again in 2005 and 2011, but at least Northern Nightmare pulled off the best World Finals freestyle competition beginning my dad and I ever saw in 2012 as it pulled off fantastic stunts to make up for missing out on winning the freestyle championship in 2011 in spite of tying with Avenger, which, on the other hand, actually won the 2011 World Finals freestyle championship. By the way, did you know El Toro Loco at the 2004 World Finals was originally scored a 27 (to tie with King Krunch), but then it immediately changed to 31 as a result of dissatisfaction? It was so cool! Why they couldn't let the same thing happen with Grave Digger's score of 30 at the same World Finals for the same reason (even if it did not fill the clock, something Madusa somehow got away with) is beyond me.
@@savageboy8418 I have lots of World Finals DVDs, focusing on World Finals 1-11, 13, 15, and 16. I hope to finally collect World Finals 12, 14, and 17 on DVD one day!
Early 2000s *Casually drives off the landing ramp for motocross freestyle* Announcers: "Wow he made that look so easy" Early 2000s *Driver casually drives over an already crushed and flat row of crush cars* Announcers: "WOW LOOK AT THAT AIR!"
Back in 2000 after Dennis won the freestyle title, my grandmother, my cousin, my brothers and I took a trip to Digger's Dungeon that summer and I was star struck when I met Dennis for the first time. The funny thing about that meet was that my brother saw me being star struck and he told Dennis that I was has biggest fan since day one. So, that was what happened 24 years ago and that was my second trip to the OBX and we all had a blast. THANK YOU, DENNIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s so sad to watch the decline in monster jam through compilations like this. Those mid 2000’s world finals tracks and events are everything that monster jam is supposed to be. Huge treacherous obstacles that take skill to know how to approach and attack. Massive destruction throughout the floor. Trucks driving with broken parts until they couldn’t move anymore. Drivers being allowed to run a 5 minute freestyle if they wanted to just to give more to the fans. Encores that were absolutely insane and chaotic. These are literally the things that made monster jam and this company has buried all of it and it’s absolutely pathetic.
Showing this with the old days also. Not having stuff to crush & destroy is super sad. I get it for normal shows but at least the World finals should have stuff to crush & destroy
We NEEED a bigger stadium for the world finals. Everyone, even the kids, even the adults, want to see trucks thundering down above highway speed, hitting max revs smacking a big jump, watching something like an old camper van get destroyed. We need a large track for large trucks to stretch out and show the world what happens when we go above and beyond with these trucks and drivers. And I know even THEY want it
I know right?! You'd think Dennis Anderson would have finally won another Monster Jam World Finals freestyle championship at the Sam Boyd Stadium after trying so many times during all those years. I was shocked when Adam did it again instead back in 2016! Both of them pulled off lots of amazing stunts there though.
@@PabloComixYT I have no clue. It makes me feel sorry for his father, Dennis, to this day, as they have always said Dennis is the king of freestyle. However, we all have to appreciate the fact both Grave Digger drivers of the Anderson family always did a great job. That's what matters, isn't it?
So many amazing tracks, so many amazing trucks and drivers that have been chased away thanks to corporate greed. "Extra for the fans"... nope not anymore, but let's double and triple the price of tickets. It's really sad how commercial Monster Jam has gotten, where we're more concerned about jargon (half of which the new broadcasters aren't even using properly) than we are with the actual product.
Can someone please tell me why Adam Anderson won the championship in 2016 and not Dennis. His father had 2 or 3 great saves, momentum, donuts, and filled the clock. Adam had big air and that's really it, made it like 2 seconds in bonus time and failed the backflip. Horrible judging...
All the championship-winning runs ranked from best to worst: 1: Todd Leduc, 2014 2: Charlie Pauken, 2010 3: Adam Anderson, 2008 4: Cam McQueen, 2012 5: Tom Meents, 2006 6: Jim Koehler, 2011 7: Pablo Huffaker, 2007 8: Jimmy Creten, 2005 9: Tom Meents, 2002 10: Tyler Menninga, 2024 11: Damon Bradshaw, 2009 12: Tom Meents, 2004 13: Tom Meents, 2022 14: Tom Meents, 2013 15: Tom Meents, 2001 16: Jim Koehler, 2003 17: Dennis Anderson, 2000 18: Ryan Anderson, 2018 19: Adam Anderson, 2016 20: Mike Vaters II, 2015 21: Lee O'Donnell, 2017 22: Colt Stephens, 2023 23: Linsey Read, 2019 24: Lupe Soza, 2004 25: Madusa, 2004
I don’t understand how Linsey Read wins world finals 20 while tom meents in Max-D fire and Todd Leduc in monster energy both got major air but I’m gonna be honest I think Todd Leduc should of won that
@@holleringoryx4024 Todd Leduc had a good run, but outside of that first jump it wasn't title-winning. Both Brianna Mahon and Linsey Weenk had worthy freestyles that night; if either of them had won, I'd have been happy.
Monster jam really fell off once they got rid of crush cars i do understand that they want the drivers to be safe but getting rid of crush cars is like getting rid of guns in call of duty sure you can still play but its not really that fun when you remove the feature that its known for
It’s sad to see not only the decrease in effort in track design for these last few years but also the overall decline in freestyle itself, it’s become stale and the fans aren’t much better the fans don’t get hyped anymore and the shows are getting more and more empty, the world finals show be packed like the Super Bowl not empty like it’s still 2020
That’s a straight up lie, track design is actually way better than you give it credit for, the events are way more competitive and more fans are coming, they’re not getting emptier
The Glory Days Of Monster Jam And The Rest Of The Monster Truck Industry Need To Make A Comeback Where FELD Trucks Can Compete More Often At Independent Shows And More Independents Can Compete More Often In Monster Jam. Plus All The Old School Tracks With Random Obstacles For Freestyle And Crushed Cars Being Added To The Race Lanes All Need To Come Back. Those Were The Good 4:28 Old Days When The Fans Were Getting Hyped And Going Crazy And There Were No Empty Seats At All. And We Didn’t Have Everyone In The Crowd Voting And Deciding On The Winner Like We See In Freestyle These Days. I Rather Pick 6 Or 7 People From The Crowd Holding The Posters Up In The Air Scoring The Points The Way Monster Jam Freestyle Used To Be. All Of That Needs To Make A Comeback.
@@miketrapper0464 look at the soft world finals u see anyone there? And they also need to fix how they commentate the shows, it sounds off putting the way it is now
@@therealbro753 you can blame the empty seats on the prices of the stadiums, even then this years world finals was entirely packed, and the commentary is good, sure not the same without Scott Douglass but that doesn’t mean it’s bad, times have changed and you have to get used to it
I truly don’t understand how anybody can think this. While dawn had a great run Adam literally did everything she did bigger and better and had more hits and momentum throughout the run.
No way she had a good run but everything she did Adam did better, faster, harder. Adam had wheelies, donuts, and other jumps that dawn didn’t have as well.
I Miss The Old Monster Jam Freestyle.😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@@williamjones1893 Same Here.
Me too man. That was better
Yes me too
ummm @monster jam it was my new max d
Man so do I
Ever since Dennis Anderson’s retirement, Monster Jam was never the same
This compilation video brings back excellent memories of watching the 2000s Monster Jam World Finals events on VHS and DVD and visiting most of the 2010s World Finals events at the Sam Boyd Stadium with my dad. Lots of excellent stunts and mayhem of those high-octane monster trucks! Grave Digger, Goldberg, Team Meents, Maximum Destruction, Avenger, El Toro Loco, Madusa, Bounty Hunter, Captain's Curse, Taz, and all the others in this video had some of the truly best championship freestyle moves.
I like how at the 2004 World Finals, El Toro Loco, Madusa and Maximum Destruction had a three-way freestyle championship tie. It showed how much they cared about multiple competitors making excellent efforts back then. Even then, it's a shame they could not let championship ties again in 2005 and 2011, but at least Northern Nightmare pulled off the best World Finals freestyle competition beginning my dad and I ever saw in 2012 as it pulled off fantastic stunts to make up for missing out on winning the freestyle championship in 2011 in spite of tying with Avenger, which, on the other hand, actually won the 2011 World Finals freestyle championship.
By the way, did you know El Toro Loco at the 2004 World Finals was originally scored a 27 (to tie with King Krunch), but then it immediately changed to 31 as a result of dissatisfaction? It was so cool! Why they couldn't let the same thing happen with Grave Digger's score of 30 at the same World Finals for the same reason (even if it did not fill the clock, something Madusa somehow got away with) is beyond me.
Long Live Sam Boyd Stadium
Monster jam world finals needs to go back to 2 days. Honestly this years world finals was just 2014 all over again too clustered
It will next year, also 2014 was a two day format, it depends always on the track
@miketrapper0464 i forgot it was 2 days but the track layout was a pain in the *** especially in freestyle
@@Ghostdragon1996but I bet they will do good
You might get your wish. They said the next event will be July 4th weekend.
@MADMAN_2415 I appreciate it man
Madusa knocking down Bounty Hunter was insane. Something they would never allow in this era of Monster Jam.
maybe because they don't wanna go into debt 🤔
@ debt? lol this is like a billion dollar company
@brandonadam7167 no way your actually on FELD's side 😂
they didnt allow trucks to knock down el toro the previous world finals
@@BigHRepairit’s ridiculous how many of these newer fan kids are on felds side. They didn’t grow up with the monster jam we did
Mike Hogewood was a severely underrated MJ commentator
Honestly second best to Scott Douglass IMO. Toss up between him and Ken stout
Everything about monster jam was better 20+ years ago
You got that right
Everything about the world was better and more peaceful 20+ years ago.
Everything was great until they removed crush cars which was the entire reason monster jam even exists
I really wish they made DVDs for the later World Finals, even if it is obsolete
It was what 2016 the last DVD they made
@kevinhirtle9754 No, I have the world finals 17 dvd
Me too because in the late 2010s and early 2020s, DVDs were still very popular.
@@CEO100able i wish I had all the dvds
@@savageboy8418 I have lots of World Finals DVDs, focusing on World Finals 1-11, 13, 15, and 16. I hope to finally collect World Finals 12, 14, and 17 on DVD one day!
2:46 “there’s goes the new van it’s gone”
"Oh he just exploded that thing!"
Oh man thanks for this upload... I love the entire evolution of MJ!
back when monster jam was peak
That front flip by Mad Scientist is the craziest trick I’ve ever seen from a Monster Truck.
Early 2000s *Casually drives off the landing ramp for motocross freestyle*
Announcers: "Wow he made that look so easy"
Early 2000s *Driver casually drives over an already crushed and flat row of crush cars*
Announcers: "WOW LOOK AT THAT AIR!"
Dennis 2000’s run is crazy to think that’s a winning run. The momentum was so slow, that’d be a last place run now a days
What’s even crazier is that his winning run in 2000 is the only run to get a perfect score, something that will never be replicated
Can you do every world finals racing champions from 2000-2024
That's something I'd like to see as well! Let's hope they can do it soon.
46:33 buddy made a statement with that!
5:22 "... and the hand out the window. Tradition of Tom Meents"
I grew up watching this
My favorite is monster jam trucks
Back in 2000 after Dennis won the freestyle title, my grandmother, my cousin, my brothers and I took a trip to Digger's Dungeon that summer and I was star struck when I met Dennis for the first time. The funny thing about that meet was that my brother saw me being star struck and he told Dennis that I was has biggest fan since day one. So, that was what happened 24 years ago and that was my second trip to the OBX and we all had a blast. THANK YOU, DENNIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what happened to the blue generic graphics for world finals 16?? does someone got the episodes with the graphics im talking about?
It’s so sad to watch the decline in monster jam through compilations like this. Those mid 2000’s world finals tracks and events are everything that monster jam is supposed to be. Huge treacherous obstacles that take skill to know how to approach and attack. Massive destruction throughout the floor. Trucks driving with broken parts until they couldn’t move anymore. Drivers being allowed to run a 5 minute freestyle if they wanted to just to give more to the fans. Encores that were absolutely insane and chaotic. These are literally the things that made monster jam and this company has buried all of it and it’s absolutely pathetic.
Showing this with the old days also. Not having stuff to crush & destroy is super sad. I get it for normal shows but at least the World finals should have stuff to crush & destroy
All monster jam shows should have stuff to destroy and crush. It’s so pathetic what it is now
happy thanksgiving guys
Grave digger is my favorite
We NEEED a bigger stadium for the world finals.
Everyone, even the kids, even the adults, want to see trucks thundering down above highway speed, hitting max revs smacking a big jump, watching something like an old camper van get destroyed.
We need a large track for large trucks to stretch out and show the world what happens when we go above and beyond with these trucks and drivers. And I know even THEY want it
Tom Meents also retired too and I wish max d can continued again
If there is one freestyle that deserved a 40 it was Adams in 2008.
I feel old monster jam is better
LETS GO GRAVE DIGGER
42:56 BEHOLD! The most controversial championship run that we will never lived it down…
I know right?! You'd think Dennis Anderson would have finally won another Monster Jam World Finals freestyle championship at the Sam Boyd Stadium after trying so many times during all those years. I was shocked when Adam did it again instead back in 2016! Both of them pulled off lots of amazing stunts there though.
@ yeah, but Adam Anderson didn’t fill bonus time… What were the judges thinking?!
@@PabloComixYT I have no clue. It makes me feel sorry for his father, Dennis, to this day, as they have always said Dennis is the king of freestyle. However, we all have to appreciate the fact both Grave Digger drivers of the Anderson family always did a great job. That's what matters, isn't it?
So many amazing tracks, so many amazing trucks and drivers that have been chased away thanks to corporate greed. "Extra for the fans"... nope not anymore, but let's double and triple the price of tickets. It's really sad how commercial Monster Jam has gotten, where we're more concerned about jargon (half of which the new broadcasters aren't even using properly) than we are with the actual product.
Perfectly said
Can someone please tell me why Adam Anderson won the championship in 2016 and not Dennis. His father had 2 or 3 great saves, momentum, donuts, and filled the clock. Adam had big air and that's really it, made it like 2 seconds in bonus time and failed the backflip. Horrible judging...
Fans scoring
the judges was tight wadded that year for some reason
Bad judging, that's why.
Tom meants is the man
2025 monster jam
I miss the the days of the drivers making the decision to keep going and not the officials
Do every Monster Jam world finals racing champion next
Do every runner up for freestyle championship
I was wondering if you'd show all 3 for 2004. Glad you showed all 3 _(Although to be fair Meents shouldn't have tied that year)._
Should've been solely Madusa imo, Lupe had a great wow factor but that was it
In my opinion, Hot Wheels was the true winner for WF 5. He had the most complete run out of anyone.
56:59
You can just see the down grade of MJ itself and track designs as the years go on
No?
Without a doubt
What about Every World Finals Racing Champion (2000-2024)? What do you reckon?
This is just American freedom at its finest 😂😂😂
Man MJ you still have to fix the sound synchronization issue with Grave Diggers World Finals 1 freestyle audio it’s still off by a few seconds
What if Monster Jam Can do driver cards with theme songs?
All the championship-winning runs ranked from best to worst:
1: Todd Leduc, 2014
2: Charlie Pauken, 2010
3: Adam Anderson, 2008
4: Cam McQueen, 2012
5: Tom Meents, 2006
6: Jim Koehler, 2011
7: Pablo Huffaker, 2007
8: Jimmy Creten, 2005
9: Tom Meents, 2002
10: Tyler Menninga, 2024
11: Damon Bradshaw, 2009
12: Tom Meents, 2004
13: Tom Meents, 2022
14: Tom Meents, 2013
15: Tom Meents, 2001
16: Jim Koehler, 2003
17: Dennis Anderson, 2000
18: Ryan Anderson, 2018
19: Adam Anderson, 2016
20: Mike Vaters II, 2015
21: Lee O'Donnell, 2017
22: Colt Stephens, 2023
23: Linsey Read, 2019
24: Lupe Soza, 2004
25: Madusa, 2004
Not a bad list, but Tom Meents WF3 freestyle run should be at least in the top 5 imo.
@@Kovalziio17 Tom Meents' 2002 run was years ahead of its time, but compared to more modern freestyles it doesn't quite end up being as spectacular.
I don’t understand how Linsey Read wins world finals 20 while tom meents in Max-D fire and Todd Leduc in monster energy both got major air but I’m gonna be honest I think Todd Leduc should of won that
@@furioussherman7265 I still disagree and ill die on this hill
@@holleringoryx4024 Todd Leduc had a good run, but outside of that first jump it wasn't title-winning. Both Brianna Mahon and Linsey Weenk had worthy freestyles that night; if either of them had won, I'd have been happy.
2013 was the last great world finals
Monster jam really fell off once they got rid of crush cars i do understand that they want the drivers to be safe but getting rid of crush cars is like getting rid of guns in call of duty sure you can still play but its not really that fun when you remove the feature that its known for
Bring crush cars vans and trailers back
Crazy how monster jam has had nothing original since the 2000s
It’s sad to see not only the decrease in effort in track design for these last few years but also the overall decline in freestyle itself, it’s become stale and the fans aren’t much better the fans don’t get hyped anymore and the shows are getting more and more empty, the world finals show be packed like the Super Bowl not empty like it’s still 2020
That’s a straight up lie, track design is actually way better than you give it credit for, the events are way more competitive and more fans are coming, they’re not getting emptier
I Totally Agree.
The Glory Days Of Monster Jam And The Rest Of The Monster Truck Industry Need To Make A Comeback Where FELD Trucks Can Compete More Often At Independent Shows And More Independents Can Compete More Often In Monster Jam.
Plus All The Old School Tracks With Random Obstacles For Freestyle And Crushed Cars Being Added To The Race Lanes All Need To Come Back.
Those Were The Good 4:28 Old Days When The Fans Were Getting Hyped And Going Crazy And There Were No Empty Seats At All.
And We Didn’t Have Everyone In The Crowd Voting And Deciding On The Winner Like We See In Freestyle These Days.
I Rather Pick 6 Or 7 People From The Crowd Holding The Posters Up In The Air Scoring The Points The Way Monster Jam Freestyle Used To Be.
All Of That Needs To Make A Comeback.
@@miketrapper0464 look at the soft world finals u see anyone there? And they also need to fix how they commentate the shows, it sounds off putting the way it is now
@@therealbro753 you can blame the empty seats on the prices of the stadiums, even then this years world finals was entirely packed, and the commentary is good, sure not the same without Scott Douglass but that doesn’t mean it’s bad, times have changed and you have to get used to it
What world finals had black smith's crash into dumpsters
World finals II (2001)
wf2 racing
I don’t think so but I’m not sure I’m really done
And now i dont know where is thats why its called maximum destruction
Well this isn’t accurate without including wf in St. Louis mo
Dawn creten her run at wf9 honestly should've taken the win
I agree 100%
No. Adam had one of the best runs in World Finals history that night.
No bonus time for dawn is why Adam won.
I truly don’t understand how anybody can think this. While dawn had a great run Adam literally did everything she did bigger and better and had more hits and momentum throughout the run.
@@Powerstroke1137mj Adam didn’t have a crazy save like Dawn did, and that save alone should’ve won it even without bonus points.
For world finals 2019 they should have put Tod instead of Lindsey
2024 world finals freestyle was a 🤡 show same with 2023
Shut up world finals 23 was good
Nu uh 😎
@@Lizard_Gaming1117real no it was not are you like 10
@@thecrusaderrr classic mj meat rider
@@Lizard_Gaming1117realpeople have opinions
Dennis Anderson should’ve won 2002 and 2016.
Dawn Creten Scarlet Bandit should’ve won 2008
No way she had a good run but everything she did Adam did better, faster, harder. Adam had wheelies, donuts, and other jumps that dawn didn’t have as well.
That 2000's run was boring lol