Alex rest in peace Roddy, I watch They Live annually in his honor

R.i.p. piperq

Yeah.... My childhood was filled with kids who loved him and all those guys who began wrestling on local TV. I think the first time I saw him I was 9 or 10, around 1977 or so, screaming at the camera, inside a broadcast booth, with chicken a wired window to fend off beer bottles being flung inside.... when I was a teen, the WWF began and that's where he went. I thought he'd "made the big time" but wow. He even did some acting..... It's just sad.

It's a punch in the gut. Every. Single. Time.

Watching him portray "The Maniac" on Always Sunny makes it even sadder.

#Facts

Yeah I think we’re all figured out that Vince McMahon was a bit of a scumbag but now🤷‍♂️I just accepted the fact he’s been a punching bag for every wrestler coming his way since forever talk about “pitching”ideas😈.

And apparently got some intimate time with a Mirror at one point.

He’s actually not an asshole in real life he’s not that bad of a person

Oh it's true-- it's DAMN true!

That’s Jake Roberts. It’s worth watching the documentary about his recovery.

Same but I felt that way when I saw rody rody piper.

Yeah that was from the film The Resurrection of Jake the Snake. It’s about Jake the Snake fighting his addiction and trying to get healthy. Fantastic documentary and brought tears to my eyes.

I became emotional too. You could feel his pain and joy.

@@paolaquiroz581 why don't you make like the WWE and get the F out? ayyyyy

I have a feeling that's coming this season now that the new season starts in a few days. There's no way they're letting the Vince scandal slide by.

I would like an update. This one was so good and with Vince and the treatment of women wrestlers, it'll be interesting to see how he tackles it.

Yes, God yes yes!!

Your reply has me looking for the suggestion box lmao.

Let’s hope so… cuz the shit Vince has done is horrible. No pun intended

he's alive and well on aew

I love Jake, thats so sad

Literally made me cry

He certainly made it mean something again when he joined AEW

Eirika Stokes Hey Jake is a damn trooper still being his bad self on AEW.

Agreed and same with Batista. I'm just happy for them.

Fuck I thought about it too. I even started to think that's the case for most superstars.

@@whitesoxrules and John Cena is moving into the acting career too now

@@tomhill3248 Mark Calaway (Undertaker) almost broke character because he was genuinely worried that Mick Foley was seriously hurt.

@@caseykendall5506 He was seriously hurt, but he's Mick Foley, he didn't give a fuck.

👀👀

No kizzy

Just make one in general about combat sports/combat entertainment being monopolies that exploit their workers with no real security (UFC and WWE)

Didnt you watch the vid lol. Wwe already is blood money. Why all americans lack self awareness

@@souleymaneadellah1176 😭 ok guy

Legit. This popped up as a suggestion and I thought, "oooh how does it hit now McMahon is gone?"

Who took over?

couldn't believe how bloody true he is

I was watching the video and then went into the comment and he said that right at as I read that lol

He has Trump lips. Just sayin'.

Ian Nedved It’s also important to note that Vince’s face has also been deep in the actual asshole of one of his wrestlers so if you need any solace out of any of this, there’s one.

He's so good at it, isn't he? 😂

As a huge LWT fan, I was kinda happy to watch an episode that didn't feature an ugly ass politician like Pelosi, or McConnell or AOC.

Fake punching but you got the jist.

politics is life

Add in that Oliver's boss lost the Monday Night Wars to a man who put Trump in his hall of fame, and this is Kayfabe News.

Considering Vince's wife is part of Trump's cabinet, it's actually very political.

Yep. God bless America, eh? This is about the only country on earth I can imagine a company like WWE getting away with these types of business practices. It’s not at all surprising that Vince McMahon is good friends with Trump. Good enough friends that Vince’s wife Linda was able to score a position in Trump’s cabinet. Birds of a feather 🪶

@@Pretermit_Sound Well, Linda and Vince have been separated for years, and they only haven’t divorced for the benefits. And honestly, Linda was one of the few people in Trump’s extensive history of cabinet appointees who wasn’t a complete boob.

@@redjed100 oh, I didn’t know they were separated. Interesting. You’re right though, about her being one of the more “adult” figures in the Trump admin. I don’t think she lasted the whole term either, probably because she had at least SOME scruples.

WWE get paid every time John Cena is in a movie or TV show because they literally own the name John Cena. Y'know, The name he was born with.

Yeah i can see trademarking something, even like Kevin Owens (real name Kevin Steen) but someone's ACTUAL birth name? There's a reason wrestlers use aliases and gimmicks

You obviously mean "sport" cuz without competition, it's just really bad actors doing their own dangerous and ultimately unrewarded stunts for your entertainment with not so meritorious (predetermined) outcomes. Historically whichever ones Vince McMahon thinks will keep you buying merch, pay-per-views and tickets to the cartoonist crap. All that said, do you, buddy. I mean you're being had haha but the concussions, broken backs and lacerated organs ARE REAL (cuz the performers are also being had 🤑) so fuck it, ENJOY! 🤘😆

@@ryand8293 I'm just a stupid wrestling fan I don't understand your big words

@@ryand8293 One of the douchiest replies I've seen in a long time.

@@ryand8293 I love how the continuous argument against pro wrestling fans is "it's predetermined", as if we're completely clueless to the notion. At least kayfabe is openly dead. If you've ever seen referees with Tom Brady, you'll know the NFL is pretty close to predetermined, too, lol. The wrestlers are athletes AND entertainers. It's just that simple, yet just that hard. But I'm sure their success in Hollywood shows how inept (I obviously mean "inept") they actually are at that 😉

@@ryand8293 ten dollars says this guy smells like the brown gunk that grows in an unwashed cup.

Arko heartbreaking

Shit he's lucky he made it to 50. Most don't

@@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa669 good point...wrong tone lol idk

@Stephanie Logan I'm not your boy toy! 🎶

So sad 😞

Majority of the well-known wrestlers from the 80s are almost becoming extinct. That is scarily concerning.

They could always get real jobs!

@@nightlightabcd They have real jobs.

^Or they could've been given the means while wrestling to support themselves once those days were done. Most of these wrestlers aren't able to get traditional 9 to 5 jobs, and many are so physically damaged from wrestling that they can't easily do manual labor or anything too strenuous. Like Piper said, many go back literally because they have no other choice and desperately need the paycheck

@@nightlightabcd like what genius?If ya can't stand for more than an hour,do what?McDonald's?What Real job pays for Extreme medical expenses accrued from the Previous Real Job?You fuckin shithead

Oh sure, they’ll pay for their surgeries if it gets them back in the ring quicker. But once you can’t perform, you’re screwed. You get kicked out the door. Oh and other health care and benefits, not ever. I can only hope it will improve with Vince McMahon gone but I doubt it. His daughter and that greedy thumb Nick Kahn will do the same.

Nothing. It's the most brutal job I know of and there's no safety net at all.

Afaik the company has a policy of voluntarily providing good medical care and paying the bills of their currently active non-employees but doesn't accept any legal commitment to do so.

WWE make billions per year, absolutely no reason to not pay health insurance. This is similar to UFC, and also how the NFL treats cheerleaders. In all honesty though, if I was paid millions, I'd definitely set money aside for health Insurance. Many wrestlers, mma fighters don't make that much though, especially outside of these corporations.

As a kid I believed this too. When I got into the insurance industry did it upset me knowing they aren’t provided this by WWE because it easily would be too expensive. Expensive meaning they just don’t want to pay it.

Also apparently Vince stepped down last year and now his daughter is in charge. Nepotism, ain't it great?

And now Vince tries to sell the company, Steph steps down as CEO. And all that when the product is objectly better now

I really want to see how this goes. Was never into wrestling as a fan, but knew a few wrestlers and/or their loved ones. Many start careers here in Louisville at Ohio Valley Wrestling. This was a great episode but it does need an update. Especially with all the recent news. 👍

After all this, we better get a WWE II this season.

I don’t even watch wrestling, and even I know you could make a full video on just Vince

Random Commenter are you fucking kidding me?!

No, no not at all.

BigOceanMan thats fucking horrible

I had just figured he enrolled himself in a retirement plan independently or something.

he appeared in it's always sunny in philadelphia and for the fanbase of the show, roddy piper is a legend. my heart broke when i knew of his passing. rip da maniac.

The fun part is that he will get booed and signs are being held up during the tapings and he can attribute all of that not to his actual person but the villain persona. It's actually genius.

Playing an asshole character while being an asshole IRL, yeah. It's a move we like to call the "Doug Walker."

@@apollorainer1991 It's a prophylactic for his ego.

*Kevin Spacey left the group chat*

That is the only thing I give Vince any credit for

Well, lawyer are rager in law profession albeit polite ones.

He was NOT gangly lmao, Lincoln was jacked!

@@caseking3656 I meant gangly in the terms of having a massive reach advantage due to his height. He's also quoted concerning the cultivation and enjoyment of cannabis.

Wrestling fans have absolutely no loyalty to WWE whatsoever, if it collapsed tomorrow and a new company took its place, no fan would really mind, wrestling fans are only loyal to the wrestlers

Wrestlemania 36 Main Event. BOOK IT!!!!!

I wish.

If they did a match, they would do like they did in the Trump angle and have John and Vince use surrogates to fight for their causes.

"OH MY GAAAAWD!"

Wrestlers should do a walk out with the fans.

It’s not really a trait exclusive to him. It’s an old school mentality whenever someone outside of the business criticizes it. A wrestler by the name of Vader got arrested back in the 90s in Kuwait because he assaulted the interviewer for calling wrestling fake

And the undertaker was there too just watching. Doing nothing.

He was just playing you and the interviewer. That's his character. You're a mark.

Kinda. He legit wants the fans to think the people actually act the way they act. But yes I would absolutely put all my money on him acting that way in his personal life. Legit psychopath

@@BigBadJerryRogers sure but he isn't an asshole. Why doesn't he provide proper care/pension etc for his wrestlers?

Over the Edge, May 23 1999, Kemper Area, Kansas City Missouri. Thanks Vince. 😡

also they penny pitched when it came to hiring the Rigging company. if WWF used a professional Rigger, Owen would still be alive.

@@HarbingerOfBattle McMahon, and more pointedly, Vince Russo

And McMahon went on with the pay-per-view telecast after the paramedics wheeled Hart's corpse away. "The show must go on...and no refunds!"

Yep, he was 34 by the way. We still get sickened by that. Obviously.

Wasn’t he a crackhead

Contrary to how OP’s comment unintentionally might make it seem, Razor Ramon did not die due to complications for having spent his youth in professional wrestling, he died after falling in his home and then them fixing it caused a blood clot, which then lead to him suffering *three* heart attacks that finally killed him. He did not leave this world at 63 due to the direct fault of WWE like Owen Hart at 34, or Chris Benoit at 40, or Eddie Guerrero at 38.

Yes, but everyone knows how much of an alcoholic he was in the 90s. Even his coworkers back then knew it. There were attempts to help him, but sadly it didn’t work until the 10s when DDP helped him with yoga. Even WCW didn’t do much either. Let me remind you that even an AA program didn’t exist back then. His past of alcohol abuse did diminish his years. It was an indirect cause, but it still hurt his body.

​@@dannyhargreaves1326AA was founded in 1935,so I reckon that a program existed in the 80's 😂

@@rockarola55 I meant for wrestlers, mostly in WWE. They didn’t have a rehab program I meant.

That got a chuckle from me.

greatest comment on youtube, well done sir

@@ricksanchez6777 but I thought puffins loved wrestling!

This comment sounds like it was written by John Oliver somehow.

Fun fact: They wrestle.

Same. I don’t even watch wrestling and I almost cried. It was powerful.

Jake gave the people everything he had to give.

Me, too, and I don’t know anything about the guy.

I was just sitting there: "I'm not crying...I'm not crying...I'm not crying...I'm not crying"

@@Casey5693 same here.

yeah expose aew for joining and not making the change

yeah damn. WWE has been killing it and aew is likely to die soon

@@thenycestmc apparently AEW ain't any better.

I'm from 2030, and wwe just released The Rise and Fall of Aew

Wwe still on top

bret’s gripe with how vince handled owen’s death was that the show continued, which was unbelievably digesting and disrespectful. he’s said “what if it was shane, austin” would the show have continued? vince has no capability for emotions im sure

Christa Carol I hope those cheeks were very showered...

After a 20 plus minute match, even if those cheeks were well showered I doubt it mattered

@@bradcarver8127 timing is a everything!

My mistake I assumed this referred to DX shoving Vince in Big Shows ass. I’m sure Rikishi showered prior to this segment

I know right😂😂

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE UNDERTAKER SAID TO JOHN CENA!

Ohh man, that's a brutal truth.

Exactly! When's the last time we let circus's explode tigers through a table?

So humans are the real animals...

@@HeilRay No. It's the unending human greed. That is the real problem.

yeah i'm adding it to my vocab

Where?

@@leebarbs7176 I don't know where GT is from, but in Sweden this type of arrangement wouldn't be allowed. A company can't replace employees with independent contractors in order to avoid liabilities as an employer.

It's also illegal in the US...

@@TheEternalVortex42how come? its happening? genuinely asking

@@felinemoonchildthis is fact, just throw money at politicians and then they can pass laws that deregulate the rich people business so they make more money.

agreed.

Right?!

But then he'd have to change the name of his show a second time...

The show was just renamed to "unfortionatlly not a man exploding through a table" so you know he wouldn´t do it.

As awesome as it would be, hes not a trained professional. Wresting is staged yes obviously, no doubt, but the things they do are still very dangerous and can very much hurt a normal person that doesnt bust through tables for a living.

Agreed.

There should be a follow up show to show what happened at the WrestleMania. And John, please do this in that.

Exactly! I'm highly dissapointed!

I was about to write that. good that I saw the comments first

To be sincere, Oliver doesn't have the balls to take a decent bump. I mean, even David Arquette has wrestled. Jim Cornette is not a true wrestler, and he has taken massive bumps. Oliver is a comedian, not a wrestler.

I would’ve paid real money to see that ..

Booooourns!!!!

They're not saying "BOOO!" They're saying "Huuugh!" having made the common mistake of confusing Roman Reigns with Hugh Grant. What with his dashing looks and charisma.

I agree

Fuck yes

He Has Just Announced His Retirement Because Of That.

God I hope so

What happened

Who?

@@spider-keithasmr7688 The Silver King and Ashley Massaro.

@@cedmondsdragonwing oh right

4more

Should've done real wrestling. Pins and submissions are more fun.

Makes sense, it's not an opportunity most people get , to hit their boss in the face and try to make it look real, so why not put your back into it?

Couldn't've happened to a nicer guy.

😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

LeCaktus sadly this has a 99.9999% of coming true

LeCaktus he brings back Wade Barrett to do this

You actually are not far off. The kicker will be no one will find it funny other than Vince. Vince will find it hilarious.

Possibly John Oliver himself. I mean, Jon Stewart did it.

He would really do that

I was even more sad that it was only $7000! People back the dumbest crap with thousands more than the goal amount, and this poor guy needs something actually important.

Humans Zuck I mean it was $7,000 on just the first day of a 30 day Indiegogo campaign. He was asking for $9,000 which means it was a resounding success. I don’t know how much he got in the end but if he got 7 out of 9 thousand on day 1 of 30 I’m willing to bet that crowdfund ended way over the minimum they were asking for.

I had a pretty emotional response, also.

@@humanszuck5155 He wound up raising $29,547, so no worries.

Same. I had to fight back the tears cause its too early for that.

The accuracy of this is both astonishingly high and hysterical at the same time XD

Even in as a huge wrestling fan. I cringe at some of the campy moments especially with women over the years. But I just can’t stop watching.

@@goodvibes4459 in 15 years of watching, I’ve had one complaint, and it was that it made no sense for an injured Daniel Bryan to beat 3 men twice his size all in one night. Other than that I just keep my fingers perpetually crossed that Jeff Hardy stays clean long enough to have a real last run.

I stopped watching wrestling when I was 12. Last few months, I can’t get enough pro wrestling, from 1950s to now, Japan, Mexico and American.

Same here John is good in my book!!

☝️👏👏

I hope so

I mean, he did assist in the sponsor boycott of FIFA for Blatter to resign

@cpk1994 The good ol cinism.

@cpk1994 yet he has more relevancy then you'll ever get in your lifetime.

Was thinking the same thing.

Fully agree. Give it a year or two for that whole situation to play out further. Maybe just an episode of McMahon in general

are you an ex wwe wrestler by any chance..?? just curious

Naw mang. Just a dude.

Ultimo Bot idk, he basically told the fans to shit on the biggest show of the year for the wrestlers and to some wrestlers, the biggest moment of their career. They are trying to put on a show and it’s going to be ignored because this guy told them to hijack the show.

@@stevemygoodman7809 considering those moments of stardom may very Well lead to An early Grave i think they are still going to be better off in the long-term if this actually chances something.

Akshat Bajpai you think Kofi wants his moment to be hijacked? Becky Lynch? Seth Rollins? He wrestled in the Indys. He knows how much better WWE is compared to the Indys. What about AJ Styles. He knows how much rougher it is in the independents. Instead of hijacking the show, just don’t show up. Stop watching, but don’t ruin it for everyone else.

😂😂😂

Don't ruin it!

My thoughts exactly 😆 he loves the 🍩

@@Nicole-in5od it's all kayfabe

This shines a whoooole new light on that clip

"Health in-sur-ance" would make a pretty good chant tbh

I suspect that most fans are also Republicans, so that probably won't happen.

My brother is going to a live event and I am going to force him to take a healthcare sign!!

@@AnexoRialto that's actually not true. Most wrestling fans actually tend to be more left-leaning in their views. There's studies that back this up, but I can't remember where I found them off the top of my head.

Greg K you would be surprised. New York, LA, Chicago, and Philadelphia are the biggest markets for wrestling.

Wwe isn’t the only wrestling company that doesn’t provide health care Indy wrestling promotions TNA Lucha Underground don’t provide health insurance either. Its all wrestlers that are independent contractors not just WWE.

@@jakesorrentino7230 I'm aware - but as the industry leader making hand over fist, especially with a 450 million dollar deal to put on a super show in Saudi Arabia for the next ten years, it is time for WWE to start giving back to their employees like any other corporate brand in other fields. Seeing them do it would compel others to as well. And let's face it the 'independent contractor' element is pretty shitty - naturally the wrestlers are signing because they know this is the game so they are in a sense responsible for anything that happens but it is for this very fact that the whole system itself needs to change

Sujoy Chakravarthi And what if WWE does do it and other companies still don’t follow suit? People are always going to use WWE as a scapegoat

@@jakesorrentino7230 Then that makes them terrible employers and it would make people want to work for the WWE even more than before. Also, of course the WWE is always going to be the standard or scapegoat as you say - they have worked tremendously hard to be and stay on top, and as the industry leader they are going to be scrutinized harder than anyone and looked to as an example. There is no getting away from that fact

Wwe does pay for health problems for the talent as of now and been doing this for over 10 years or a little longer. They can’t get the talent insured because no insurance company will ever cover them. But the talent do make a lot more than previous talents which means they can save up for retirement and health plans if they choose to.

Wait, will there be a part 2?

Spread the word...

it's true it's damn true

Aaaand today mcmahon sues

ashuhleaaa I want to see these people chant and have signs.

Ramen. I'm really hoping AEW will provide some good competition that provides most/all these needed benefits and force WWE to re-evaluate how it does business. Because unfortunately as the Saudi deal shows us, Vince is happy to listen to fans, right up until he thinks it will get between him and money. (Also stop treating Asuka so poorly goddammit...)

The Rowdy Roddy Piper bit hit me really hard. 16:10

I had no idea WWE was so popular or that they had these conditions. I hope for a good result this Sunday.

Thanks for that. I was wondering where they were going to go with the show. I always dismissed wrestling as a joke and that the fans were idiots. This made me see that they are people, many struggling to earn a living. I hope the fans revolt and the wrestlers are treated fairly.

@@LeSethX their contract are practically illegal, one thing they have in their contract is no complete cause for 90 days if released or if you let your contract expire. You can not put a no compete clause on a independent contractor, unless their employees then yes but yeah that is illegal

For all the snobbish sophistication people assume of TV and Hollywood writers, a significant portion of them love WWE.

God help the entirety of WWE if Vince McMahon does more than just "sell the shares" from his end, which I hope is nothing to concern about for the moment.

RIP Bray Wyatt

Damn, I was wondering why he was no longer appearing on its always sunny, so sad to hear.

Relevant documentary: 'Hitman Hart - Wrestling with Shadows' ukposts.info/have/v-deo/hGOojp54bKlkzH0.html

Wasn't that clip he showed of Bret Hart from before Owen died? I thought the clip he showed of Bret was from after the Screwjob?

All along during that bit i was thinking about Kurt Angle. SO glad he's finally retiring but it might already be too late for him...

Brilliant episode from a brilliant man!

Absolutely agree! Not a fan either, but this is just WRONG! 😡

Seriously, what is wrong with Vince No Man?

How is the job of wrestler any different (economically) than logger, oil rig worker, cop, or commercial fisherman? Replaceable employees doing (voluntarily) a dangerous job.

@@krakenmetzger when was the last time you saw a logger RKO a fucking tree with another logger?

@@ricksanchez6777 have you met loggers? They might not be on the level of the WWE but damn are they fun to watch XD

We can also tweet #GiveThemHealthcare to @VinceMcMahon and @WWE and @WrestleMania . There's enough of us following across different WWE social media pages that our voice can't be ignored if we can mobilize even 0.1% of the followers

That’s a catchy protest chant. I love it!

Good God, they deserve it.

daverboy17 DUDE!!!! If every arena does that it will be amazing

I can guarantee that you are getting to see this echo at WrestleMania

Imagine living in a country where you can't afford healthcare even if you're a famous wrestler...

Lol we seen it where because someone looked at Vince a bad way he got fired oh and yes he was a mid card

If you're interested in seeing some of their harrowing stories, the 2015 documentary "Prescription thugs" by Chris Bell depicts some lesser known wrestlers struggles with drug abuse, and ultimately, deaths (as well as drug abuse in other sports).

@@LordDragox412 being famous doesn't mean you are paid well. It's pretty obvious with these wrestlers.

@@davidboniface858 I think they ARE paid well, it's just that having to pay for their own health care eats up practically everything they make.

Thanks for explaining how remembering works

Is dr Oz still a thing ? Haven't looked at TV in quite a while. All i know is he was removed from several medical panels, bout it.

Is that show The Drug Dealers I mean the Doctors still on TV? Just wondering.

The saddest thing about Dr. Oz is that his fan base was not diminished even after all the news came out about him. My 80 year old grandmother just sees the word doctor and believes that it is a real medical show; of course she is going to take a "real" Doctor's word over mine. People like Dr. Oz should be stopped

@@roberttorres4116 good question. I looked it up and yes it is. This shows when some "drug dealer " has cult followers and some people still quote him as " science ", it means he still makes the network money and it's hard to get them off the air. Also, guess what channel it is on.

@@333angeleyes Yeap, and even government tried and they couldn't do anything about it. Which kinda, sorta makes scenes because freedom of speech is for everyone or no one. But there has to be something that someone can do about people like him, psychics, rehab places, cults and fake churches

Adel Sayadkooh we should rlly thank him for making fun of donald largegassyorb alone

@Adel Sayadkooh Fuck you, Gaza is under the bombs, babies are dying and you worry about wrestlers... You oughta be ashamed of yourself...

@@robcoIncorp Shut up

@@robcoIncorp If I ever see a person get hit by a car I'd imagine you would just walk up to me and shout "WHY ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT THIS PERSON THAT WAS HIT BY A CAR, THERE ARE CHILDREN DYING AROUND THE WORLD YOU INCONSIDERATE ASSHOLE" You don't have to be a genius to find out why that logic is flawed.

@@Fojabass if they joined a industry where one of the job requirements is getting hit by cars, I wouldn't feel too bad.

Glad someone else noticed that

Jerminator 356 what do you mean “held accountable”?

Kurt S You really don't know what the phrase "held accountable" means?

@@stevemygoodman7809 How is that unclear

@cpk1994 what is your issue with Oliver, you made a very similar comment on another part of the comments section for this video. are you being a smarmy little cynic because you need attention??? Are you an ex- wrestler named chad who had a dream and it didn’t come true? Not in the way you’d hoped and now your just being cynical toward J.O. because at this point you just dare not hope, because that would be another little death...?

MechaMew2 it’s a broad statement. Do you want them banned? Do you want them fined? Do you want them to fire Vince? How is it clear to you what that vague statement means? There is only one way to hold someone accountable?

Hama Hama the whole documentary is a massive cry fest. I couldn't recommend it enough.

Hama Hama same here

I haven't watched wrestling since WWF in the 90s, but this video is pretty awesome. Diamond Dallas Page, the guy sitting next to Jake the Snake in the segment you mentioned, is amazing. I'm not surprised he was somehow involved with the most touching moment of this video. If you haven't heard of DDP Yoga, his business/ organization, you should check out their UKposts videos. Arthur Boorman's transformation is so good. I watch it like once per year. lol DDP's super inspirational and has helped a lot of people, former wrestlers and everyday people. :)

Hama Hama and also consider that Jake Roberts is one of the people who made McMahon rich. He should be living comfortably.

That made me sad at first but then really angry. Just another sociopath "capitalist" pawning their responsibility off on other citizens, just another form of corporate welfare.

Gladiators were also slaves fighting to the death for their freedom. Only the ones that were freed and kept fighting got paid....

According to Forbes, a WWE wrestler on the roster makes $500,000 a year, with top-wrestlers making $1 million or more a year. Not saying that excuses everything, however they can definitely afford their own health insurance.

According to work.chron.com/much-money-professional-wrestler-usually-make-year-24583.html, the average wrestler makes $47,000 per year.

*compensated just fyi but thanks for the info

@@simul8rduude Gladiators actually very rarely fought to the death.

No problem, that's pretty much standard for the average wrestling fan.

@@CarlMarxPunk But the average wrestling fan still puts money into McMohan's pockets. They're participating in the exploitation.

@@ariaalexandria3324 So are the people who eat meat, drive gasoline based cars, watch porn, and so on and so on. It's very complex, as the video showed. It's not perfect, true, you are right, but as Oliver said WWE fans are ridicously vocal so it's not a passive relationship.

Just like FIFA and football

It's pretty usual for any wrestling fan to have a love/hate relationship with WWE. xD

Jake blew all of his money on drugs. He said so himself. It's not all on Vince.

@@thebigtimechannel9927 Painkillers he became addicted to due to the necessity of long term use directly posed by his career. Which is still on Vince. Just for clarification.

@@smoketnt5290 Ah, I'm impressed. The vast majority end up with opioid addictions. If what you say is true, congrats on finding a good exception.

@@saradanhoff6539 Jake was addicted before he was with wwf, just like so many wrestlers were. 80's wrestling were full of tragic stories like Jake's.

@@thebigtimechannel9927 What comes into play there is why wrestlers get addicted to drugs. You'll find stories of wrestlers using drugs (prescription or hard) and even alcohol to try to numb the pain from what they're going through. Jake was popular during a time where wrestlers were really putting their bodies through the grinder. So popping pills or doing some sort of hard drugs because for a little amount of time it causes whatever pain you're experiencing to go away wasn't uncommon. Like John mentioned, these wrestlers work through the year. Multiple shows a week and no off season like you see in other sports. There's no time for them to have their bodies rest and recover naturally. So they end up reaching for drugs to help them through those times.

How perceptive. Thank you for pointing this out.

Great perspective, man! 😁

You could've brought up trump on wwe

He's British so it's colour.

Just noticed he is dressed.

I’LL FUCKING BE THERE, MATE!

Why do I picture Vince being being bitch slapped by John for an hour as the cheering gets louder? XD

Jeff Sian don’t worry I picture that too

Oliver could be the new Andy Kaufman of Wrestling.

i hope Oliver gets slammed on a table and legitimately get hurt to show us that wow wrestling is real

samuraitiger19 best comment 😂 hell, he could have talked all day about Vince McMahon and his stories in and outside of the ring- that guy is weird

Facts

Some people revel in the role of a villain...

It lets him ignore any criticism and deflect from actual problems. >"He's a piece of shit" >>>"oh, but that's just a character, it's all a script" >"No, he's like, *actually* a piece of shit. Like, he's worse IRL" >>>"He's a heel, it's just a wrestling thing"

Because he knows the fans will eat it up like candy. And he's right. Long as they get their daily dose of sweaty men and even sweatier women they couldn't care less.

I remember not too long ago WWE made a documentary where everyone close to Vince tried to make the distinction between Vince McMahon and the "Mr. McMahon" character on TV. The general consensus of his family and former employees was they were the same guy despite Vince believing otherwise. If anything, Vince isn't self-aware that his character on TV and the man behind the camera are one in the same.

It’s easy to not get pissed off at someone being a shit person if right before you would the Man has one of his own “independent Contractors” shove His Face into Another one of his “Independent Contractors” Asses.

jeffmakesgames1 All is needed now is Vince signs different contracts that include the word “employee” for his workers, health insurance and other benefits for them and their families.

@@clauce7953 Yep, unfortunately that would probably be too painful and embarassing for him to do.

@@chaoslord8918 Indeed. Stink Face - Okay sure. Cutting into your profits for the benefit of your employees - NOW WAIT A GODDAMN MINUTE!

@@Memespam aint that the god dam truth of it!.

Public service for everyone: Watch the whole thing and understand it like adults instead of being an attitude era obsessed mouth-breather

That's a helluva good quote. Did you come up with it, or read it somewhere? Love

Or maybe that the american and capitalistic creed of disqualifying people who fail or who don't achieve the most prominent goal is wrong and that we should accept failiure as part of life and learning process.

They banned chair shots to the head but not the flying headbutt thing Chris Benoit used to do.

That’s a lot of ground to cover. There probably should be a part two just about that.

Probably has more to do with the fans disgust after Mick Foley's THIRTEEN unprotected chair shots to the head by The Rock.

Might have been a purposeful omission because what he did went way beyond the scope of what John is talking about.

You mean Crispen Waaaaahhhhh!?

who is your grandfather? if I may ask.

Anthony Peyton Manning

@@anthony639 Ernest Clark, linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals in the 1960's.

@@ReapTheWhirlwind I have his ultimate legend card in Madden Ultimate Team.

Their PLAN for retired players? Lol they don't even give them financial advisors when they're in the NFL they don't give a fuck about the players after they leave. There have been so many cases of players with brain injuries getting NO treatment and killing themselves or someone else, people ending up dirt poor and homeless. Just look at all the state money the NFL gets from contracts with cities where stadiums are. Its a multi billion dollar mafia

I, being a naive, always thought that WWE would take care of their insurance/medical bills like many other companies do in US. How wrong I was. Really sad condition of the wrestlers.

Vince will see this as a hit piece.

I salute those valiant hero’s

They die early because they are junkies or alcoholics.

I still have back and neck problems from a short stint in mma, these guys do it nonstop.