Steve-O has been one of the biggest transformations I’ve seen in any sort of entertainment industry. As someone who has dealt with my own personal demons, i know just how difficult that transformation is, and I couldn’t be happier for him.
Point Taken. That's why I avoid those types. Hell, sometimes I'm coming cross pessimistic or jaded, but I don't mind some fun, mature content with some needed comic arc in wrestling or other content. Seriously, some fans are too entitled and stuck up without being reasonable, open-minded, and constructive criticism in entertainment purposes and characters nowadays.
you have grown up your whole life with it called that, well when I was young it was a Wrestling Federation. With Wrestlers. obviously it became more entertainment oriented before the name change in 2002 but that's when the wrestling business died and the sports entertainment business replaced it.
Even before Summerslam, the infamous night Kevin Nash tore his quad in that tag match, you can see a fan holding up a giant CKY sign. Always thought that was pretty cool.
I remember that Steve-o interview. Umaga all but murdered these guys 😂. Umaga did not take kindly to these guys laughing, Steve-o’s face when Umaga dropped that forearm.
"Hi I'm Kenny Rogers and this is the bat catcher trick with my teeth." 😆 Please tell me there's at least 1 person here that remembers the MAD TV skits with Will Sasso being Kenny Rogers doing Jack Ass stuff, they had actual Jack Ass guys on the episodes doing the stuff with him. They were friggin Hilarious. 😆👍
@@perceivedvelocity9914 exactly. And considering Mania was like 8 hours long across 2 days it was a much needed change of pace to just have a laugh for 10 minutes
Steve-O could've been such a successful pro wrestler. He's got a larger than life personality and he can take an insane amount of physical punishment. Basically a charismatic Darby Allin
Hearing Steve-O's retrospective of his 2006 appearance was funny, because the reason why he wasn't selling any of Umaga's moves is because Vince didn't have the decency to tell him to do so!
6 Meltzer stars from me. Haven't even watched and I can tell you... you had me from the CKY intro. Also, leave a hell yeah if CKY is still in your rotation in 2024.
Steve-O remembers entire rants fueled by week long drug binges, but his memory couldn't survive the Samoan Bulldozer 😂 love the guy but that's a rough stat
Absolutely love your vids mate. Working my way through the back log. Would love to see a vid on Dean Malenko also the ‘Smackdown Six’ from ‘02. Keep up the great work mate 👊🏻
As an extension, I do love how Johnny Knoxville was in attendance for Mania 39 and booed Sami Zayn during his first ever Mania main event. Keeping kayfabe alive and well!
Yup, back then it was more than obvious and overdue that a crossover between Wrestling and Jackass had to happen. They just shared so much of the acrobatism and over the top hilariousness.
I remember when jackass appeared on raw in 2006 that was crazy johnny Knoxville vs Sami Zayn at wrestlemania 38 was very very entertaining that was an awesome celebrity match wwe swerved was absolutely hilarious.
I agree and the crowd was into the match I agree with Wrestling bios Too many marks can't have fun unless every match is a bunch of spots , flips and kicks
I went to JackAss Live at Lupos in Providence Rhode Island. At this point in time, GTA Vice City just hit the shelves of video game stores… what a time to live
Johnny Knoxville was definitely going for the Kaufman/Lawler angle, which shows a knowledge of Wrestling and how to execute a fuad that would otherwise be too unbelievable and stupid to work. So the respect on both sides is there. Plus blurring the lines of what was real and not.
I am a hardcore wrestling purist as Ryan keeps mentioning in the video, and watching the Mania match live, I was disgusted. A week or two later I watched it back looking at it from a more modern lense, and I thought it was absolutely phenomenal.
Bro the Mania match with Knoxville and Sami was awesome! I agree if you went in there expecting an actual wrestling match you were going to be disappointed. This is definitely one of those times to just enjoy what was going on in the ring.
As Chris Pontius said on his and Steve-o's reaction video about the Umaga match, "They could have stressed the part about staying down a little more..." While "they should have known better", they weren't wrestling fans, they were comedy stuntmen contracted for an appearance, they should have been at the very least given one or two pointers about how wrestling psychology works. To them, WWE was simply a stunt, kinda like the Grocery Store Boxing Match, and nobody told them otherwise.
Anyone else grew up doing jackass stunts? Used to watch so much Jackass/CKY and WWE while doing our best to recreate what we watched. Good times. Favorite Jackass was Ryan Dunn RIP.
I was a backyard wrestler and jackass was getting big so some talents used a few stunts from the show in payoff matches I remember thinking jackass and WWE would fit well together and I'm glad I was proven right
The Knoxville - Sammy “match” was simply amazing. The major feds going to a more sport feel is great, but pro wrestling needs this type of entertainment. It was truly a “fun” match that everyone could enjoy.
I was never into jackass and it's probably the genesis of all the "prank" videos on youtube/tiktok BUT this was an enjoyable video and a Wrestling/Jackass crossover does make sense
People complaining about that Sami v Knoxville match are ludicrous imo. I heard many people say it was actually their favourite part of that Mania night. Just loads of fun. That feud MADE Sami. He earned his introduction to the bloodline story because of his brilliant carrying of the Jackass angle. People who decry it don't know how to make a star, that's when Sami became a star.
They often compare themselves to vlogger pranksters, and honestly, the reason why we love them and not 99% of vlogger pranksters is, all of what they do comes in good fun, they have the courtesy of being the butt of the joke that vlogger pranksters don't have.
I'm surprised people were thinking that Sami deserved better or that this was below him. He wrestled Kota Ibushi while sitting in a canoe and hit him with an oar.
I remember TNA had their own promotion of the 1st Jackass movie with the X-Division. They tried incorporating a Jackass joke into a Chris Sabin vs. Low Ki title match on PPV and the live crowd booed it out the building.
I was basically the right age for it, but never got into Jackass. I saw some, though, because my best friend was very much into it and would show me bits.
I'll tell you exactly why Jackass became so popular at least for young dudes on the East Coast of the USA. I'm from Delaware born and bred. Before and during Jackass my generation did the same type of stuff they did. Public nuisance pranks, skateboarding and listening to obscure punk and metal music. It was like finding out there were pockets of pricks like us every where and it was awesome.
I had to babysit my nephews when they were like 9 to 10 years old and after their parents left i pulled the cartoon out of the DVD player and put in one.of the Jackass movies. I was the cool uncle for a bunch of years I also had one of them push down on the accelerator of the van while i pushed it out of a snowbank. He was maybe five years old. Now he drives a semi
