10 Most VIOLENT Wrestlers Ever

From Mick Foley and Terry Funk to New Jack and Nick Gage, these are the 10 Most Violent Wrestlers Ever.
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[@aham2903]

I met Terry Funk when I was a little kid. He tussled my hair and said something like "Do good in school or you'll have to get punched for a living, kid". Best advice I ever got.

[@stoneman472]

Yeah that sounds like Terry.

[@TheCamsaw]

Lmaoooooo

[@thedistractedcanadian4355]

Pretty solid advice lol It’s funny how everyone that gave up school to chase they’re dream always tell people to finish school dale earnheardt sr hated how people would say look where he got and he didn’t finish school

[@noyb12345]

Lol simple enough!

[@rweingrad]

God bless u

[@Psydank]

Ok who instantly thought of New Jack when reading the title?

[@coltkillergaming5685]

Yeah he’s probably the most violent wrestler he tried to kill someone and stabbed a kid who wanted to have a match

[@egpmh2891]

Him and Haku, maybe Bad News Brown too (Brown did make Andre the Giant scared and forced him to apologize for dropping an N bomb earlier in the day). The Mass Transit thing was Mass Transit’s fault 100 percent, no fault with New Jack as the kid lied about his age and training.

[@knowtheledge1930]

IKR? I thought for sure he'd be number one.

[@Paulthompson9942]

I was expecting The Sheik to be number one

[@jameshendley7971]

Mass transit not telling the truth about his experience. That justified new Jack repeatedly stabbing him??? Really?? That ridiculous...

[@jdheavy38]

Terry Funk is one of the nicest guys i've ever met. He did an appearance for Harley Race Wrestling in the late 90's and he signed a folding chair for me that was technically property of the fair grounds. He carried the chair outside past security and made sure nobody tried to take it. Its hanging on the wall till this day.

[@antonytheolddog8626]

I'll start the bidding at ...... Legendary item...good for you pal..👍🏻

[@jimtaylor8009]

That's awesome!!! Terry Funk is my all time favorite.

[@defaultusername123]

That’s a family heirloom

[@dean8705]

Fantastic story. Love Funk.

[@CrackDCat]

That's absolutely awesome, I knew there was a reason he was my favourite legend in SvR 2008 XD

[@fatman2124]

As someone who's had the pleasure of meeting Terry Funk and Jun Kasai, they are some of the nicest dudes I've ever met. Terry Funk even gave me a candy bar (Butterfinger).

[@ArgentLeftovers]

That man LOVES butterfingers...

[@coreylineberry8557]

@@ArgentLeftovers No one better lay a finger on his Butterfinger.

[@leighlowe1069]

Jimmy Savile gave me a different kind of finger

[@GavinWoods]

You know there's some seriously crazy guys on this list when Terry Funks is only No 10!

[@hollywoodhh5646]

Damn right and guys like sabu aren't even on the list.

[@JHazard1000]

@@hollywoodhh5646 I really think Jun Kasai should of been #1 he took a bump onto a bed of Steak Knifes in one match.

[@JayJackson1981]

@@JHazard1000 That's just pure stupidity.

[@bulldawg71179]

Chainsaw Charlie

[@punxlixx]

@@JHazard1000 does he want to die?

[@glennharding5338]

The existence of New Jack implies to existence of Old Jack.

[@TheThird1977]

Old Jack was Mick Foley.

[@DoooVT]

This comment cracked me up

[@reno_2200]

The existence of actors Tom Holland Tom Hollander implies the existence of Tom Hollandest.

[@synful_symphony8836]

fun fact for you, New Jack actually got his name from the movie New Jack City. i mean hell his finisher " yes he had a finisher at one point in time " was called The 187, which is police code for murder

[@gwayne4362]

WHERE TF IS OLD ZEALAND

[@chrisgullett4332]

My favorite Foley storyline was not his violence, it was when he refused to be violent and wrestled technical matches in ECW. Nothing pissed the crowd off more than Foley doing his best Bret Hart technical wrestler impression.

[@nomnomnommy2955]

When did he do this, and for how long ?

[@chrisgullett4332]

@@nomnomnommy2955 He did in ECW. He refused to be hardcore, and wrestled technical matches to upset the crowd. He wore a suit too. Just go find some of his ECW stuff, cause most of the time he was there his gimmick was being anti hardcore.

[@nomnomnommy2955]

@@chrisgullett4332 did he do it to purposefully upset the crowd, it seems like kind of a dumb thing to do

[@chrisgullett4332]

@@nomnomnommy2955 No it was funny because it was extreme wrestling, he was supposed to be hardcore, but refused to be hardcore. I remember one time he was wrestling Sabu, but said he would only wrestle under amateur rules. He would do actual technical moves, and the crowd went crazy because he refused to be hardcore. Then he started wearing a suit and kept saying he was hardcore, but refused to wrestle hardcore matches. To me it was the best gimmick he ever had.

[@nomnomnommy2955]

@@chrisgullett4332 that’s funny for about 5 minutes

[@ssj4galactus]

I just want to point out. New jack literally admitted he purposely threw another wrestler 16 feet high to hit the post to his death . And was still wrestling for years after that

[@ssj4galactus]

@@ZachGatesHere well can you blame me? The dude literally beat an old man and a teenager out

[@ssj4galactus]

@@owl509 i mean theres a difference between accident and flat out murder

[@TVindustries5000]

@@ZachGatesHere tbh if u look at the footage, Grimes does most of the work going off the scaffold. Jack is a dude thats just complicated. hes def done terrible shit and i wouldnt mess with him. but at times hes shown himself to incredibly funny as he is scary and very personable, you just dont want to be on his bad side.

[@minaseasres3650]

This guy is satan in the making

[@raizumichin]

That any promotor would book him after the Mass Transit incident is mind boggling.

[@Sunprism]

Terry Funk once got kicked by a horse during a wrestling match. He screamed "Fuck you" at the horse, and threw his opponent back out of the "literal" stable

[@egpmh2891]

I watched a dvd one time called “wacky wrestling matches” one time it had a young Great Mutah and a drunk and Middle Aged Terry Funk going against a young Sting and Middle Aged Ric Flair; the match was supposed to have a burning top to the cage but the fire got out of control so Mutah used his mist to spit out and this made Sting and Flair wine to the ref because the mist was band that year in NWA leading Terry Funk who was drunk off his ass to say “hey hey hey! He put out the damn fire....whatch’a bitchin’ about Flair!? you and that lady boy Sing, Ping,....Sting need to calm the fuck down!” I laughed my ass off I use the “hey hey hey!” Part whenever I get in arguments

[@JHazard1000]

@@Dredsed It did happen Halloween Havoc 1989

[@egpmh2891]

@@Dredsed it did indeed happen it was in fact NWA WCW: Halloween Havoc 1988; only half the match can be seen online or WWE Network but if you find the dvd in a discount bin you can see the whole thing but it is grainy as shit.

[@Dredsed]

@@egpmh2891 Did any of you see a burning top in that match? That never happened like that..

[@EgoPanikBG]

@@Dredsed did some research just now. The match indeed happened, but from what i can tell the cage wasnt supposed to set on fire. The cage was electrified and I guess that might have caused a bit of it to catch on fire

[@rhyde]

The fact that Mick Foley is #8 says a lot of the guys ahead of him

[@adamkosakowski5097]

Just for the record, Jun Kasai is widely known as a complete gentlemen outside of the ring.

[@leader02]

And for some weird reason, our current GAORA TV champion in AJPW...

[@adamkosakowski5097]

@@leader02 what does that stand for?

[@lukeriley2385]

I will not allow anyone to lay a finger on that gentleman

[@HoV326]

@@adamkosakowski5097 All Japan Pro Wrestling I believe

[@adamkosakowski5097]

@@HoV326 I meant the GAORA part lol

[@jmreeves89]

New Jack wasn't a wrestler. He was a lunatic who allowed spectators to watch him commit violent felonies.

[@bloodysabbath1984]

Well you know

[@andyfiggz7890]

Technically, they don't count as felonies. They had contracts, so anything that happened, covered

[@jmreeves89]

@@andyfiggz7890 technically, Jerome Young was charged with assault and battery for what he did to that 17 year old kid, and it is a Class 2 felony in Pennsylvania. No wrestling "contract" prevents a crime being committed. Furthermore, many wrestlers (especially in ECW) wrestled without any form of contract or binding agreement. A handshake and a guarantee of 100 bucks doesn't absolve the wrestler from committing any form of violent crime, felony or otherwise.

[@mattw6408]

@@jmreeves89 I bet you’re fun at parties

[@theovereditedarena5672]

New Jack was god, stay mad

[@RC99_Productions]

I think some honourable mentions for this list are in order: - Abdullah Kobayashi - Alongside Shuji Ishikawa, they wrestled in what is literally THE BLOODIEST WRESTLING MATCH EVER, taking bump after bump in lighttubes, even up to the point where both wrestlers stripped off their pants, revealing traditional sumo wrestling attire underneath AND THEY STILL TOOK BUMPS IN LIGHTTUBES.... SERIOUSLY. - Wifebeater - CZW's Wifebeater. Former US Marine and deathmatch wrestler. You may know him as the man who took a weedwhacker to Nick Mondo's stomach. Also, according to Jun Kasai, Jun lived with Wifebeater while he was living the USA and he noted that Wifebeater was legitimately crazy which is telling considering 1) just look at how messed up Jun's body is, and 2) for the most part, deathmatch wrestlers are super, super nice and friendly people outside of the ring. - Minoru Suzuki - Legit badass in the ring. Chill guy outside of it. What else can I say that hasn't been said about Suzuki? Others include The Original Sheik, Sabu, Tiger Jeet Singh, SHLAK, Takashi Sasaki, Masashi Takeda, Kensuke Sasaki and MASADA.

[@RC99_Productions]

@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN I do love Ito's Lighttube Lightsaber and his Mortal Kombat entrance theme

[@evelevine1988]

Throw in Danny Havoc too, he had since crazy shit

[@Wyant1]

Well done on the honorable mentions there. I think you just about got it covered. Maybe throw in an Ian and Axl Rotten, or even a Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock, but you listed 3 (Kobayashi, Wifebeater and Masada) that no one else in the comments (that I've seen) has gotten to. And, those three names instantly trigger images in my mind.

[@RC99_Productions]

@@Wyant1 Throw in Ryuji Ito, Danny Havoc (RIP), Justice Pain (RIP) and for non-deathmatches, WALTER and Daisuke Sekimoto.

[@GoodMorningJuiceBox]

I love shlak haha

[@Atroz7]

“Guy who died of injuries sustained in a match......Number 3 is” Holy mother of hell what is after that

[@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix]

I'm still wondering how the original Shiek doesn't even warrant a mention.

[@SilverFang2789]

Yeah what's up with that?

[@jjenk911]

THANK YOU.

[@ThaJoker840]

Right!!!!

[@johnkolko5199]

Yep, thats a complete whiff on this list.

[@patrickhenderson9650]

And his nephew Sabu!

[@HellNation]

Bruiser Brody Vs Abdullah The Butcher was the ultimate "Hardcore" feud in the 80's

[@brandonbuckley]

That feud will never be topped

[@jasonmccrank4981]

"Bombs away!" - New Jack

[@madactns3971]

_ Can't feel my legs jack !! _ you don't need them You know what is next

[@gregwhite7852]

😂😂😂😂

[@scottyjeff39]

I nearly peed my pants when he said that!!

[@anobbingegg7665]

“tut”

[@calebdavila2420]

From NWA champ to hardcore icon, Terry Funk had range!

[@jjenk911]

Yeah, a strange reinvention from old school to violent as fuck.

[@craighenry9512]

I remember him teaming with Bunkhouse Buck in WCW. Bunkhouse Buck, was billed from Bucksnort, Tennessee. I expected it to be some little out of the way place. Then I had to take a rest stop there, one night, on my way to Memphis. It turns out that it is a suburb on the west side of Nashville. Bucksnort, what a name. And Terry Funk, what a character!

[@ronaldmckoy7209]

Great quote

[@ShowdeQuetzal]

You better pray New Jack doesn't find out he wasn´t number one

[@paxhumana2015]

The guy who is number one should fight New Jack.

[@Skooter-ko1yj]

Well he’s dead now so he can find out all he wants now

[@user-ns7tv2li1u]

@@paxhumana2015 The guy in no 1 would eat New Jack for breakfast and then suck the blood from his bones....

[@rykerirontooth]

Ironic.

[@CrashAnthrax]

@@Skooter-ko1yj I still wouldn't talk smack about New Jack. His ghost might come to kill someone.

[@insertname1014]

Ah, the good old days when whole wrestlers or matches were banned from areas for causing legit riots.

[@Blackboigabe]

I like your profile pic man

[@KasumiRINA]

Eh, by this standart, footie fans are the most brutal and they're lame AF.

[@connorduncan9859]

where’s the original sheik you should of at least mentioned him in this surely.

[@CRob172]

I was honestly about to comment that, Big time wrestling basically invented hardcore wrestling or at least made it popular, I’m a Michigander but way too young to have seen sheik (I’m turn 24 at the end of the month) but my dad grew up on him and hearing the horror stories of what Sheik would do at Cobo Hall and at house shows around the state is pretty fucked up

[@nated8263]

The internet loves to ignore anything that happened in wrestling prior to 92

[@nated8263]

@@jocamadad right? There's a whole other top 10 list of guys who taught THESE guys to how to perform hardcore

[@lexbeltran1354]

He invented hardcore wrestling

[@Dredsed]

@@CRob172 Puerto Rico invented hardcore

[@pmc8451]

I get the impression with New Jack that he mainly takes liberties with vulnerable or inexperienced wrestlers. Theres not many stories of him getting rough with people that can defend themselves

[@hinro]

that is probably because he didn't need to. the big events tended to be because either revenge or getting stiffed. the guy he stabbed and gypsy were stiffing the hell out of jack so he went stiff back. mass transit isn't on new jack. grimes was revenge

[@tonyruby4467]

No its just in a weird way New Jack had justified reasons for doing what he did. As far as the crazy world of Pro Wrestling's concerned

[@mickhack8034]

you heard wrong then, New Jack would beat the shit out of everyone

[@wavy-vh9xb]

Lmao he he wouldn't

[@KasumiRINA]

Yeah, only Shawn Michaels was dumb enough to attack guys who could actually fight back, hence the lazy eye.

[@samuelking7219]

I very much so understand Kurt angles hatred for hardcore wrestling😂

[@axzaxz6]

it was never for him

[@Rando1975]

Just a correction on Onita. Some of the Kawasaki stadium shows he did drew over 50,000 fans. That's insane for a smaller promotion.

[@zmaj6524]

Thats almost my whole city

[@qkomodo9098]

Idk if I'd call them a small promotion. At their prime, FMW was always either the 2nd or 3rd most popular promotion in Japan

[@zugger900]

How did my guy get impaled on a light tube, get air lifted out, die, come back and was still only 4?😐😐😐

[@chasecrowley652]

lmao wrestling is crazy. nick gage stabbed someone in the ring and literally died and was only number 4.

[@nicholasarmstrong5996]

bruh i thought the same fuckin thing

[@The_Hero74_]

Should’ve been number 1

[@hanssprungfeld8487]

Surely that makes his opponent violent not him?

[@mewtwomaxpokemonfan]

@@hanssprungfeld8487 he tried to get back in the ring and finish the match but everyone in the back stopped him, so certainly tough, but it was an accident though so the opponent wasn't being violent (deliberately anyway)

[@outstretchedwings]

I saw the footage of that match with Arquette. It looked like Nick meant only to *pretend* to stab David with the lighttube, David freaked out, flinched, and got cut accidentally. You see David whisper in The God's ear, and they improvised a finish so the match could end and Arquette could get treated.

[@hcw_wrestling2793]

I feel like watching CZW is the same as watching a horror movie but it’s more fun to watch

[@hvywghtheaver]

The commentary was scary when Garguilio was calling matches. So hard to listen to.

[@blakehayman601]

I went to a czw show, it’s crazy violent, but it is very fun. The fans are like modern day ecw

[@hvywghtheaver]

@@blakehayman601 I have been told several as I am from the Philly area. Honestly, the only things that really stood out to me were Necro, Generico, Nate Webb, and the trips to Tony Luke's after.

[@blakehayman601]

@@hvywghtheaver my dad went to a show when Jon Moxley was still there and he took some pictures. They are pretty gruesome but aweose

[@hvywghtheaver]

@@blakehayman601 the shows I went to were before Moxley. The only really over the top violent match I saw was Necro vs Bailey NRBW.

[@chuckwolf9869]

Where's The Sheik Ed Farhat? the man invented violence in wrestling.

[@angelusumbra5741]

Terry Funk is such a nice and wholesome guy in real life. It shows his skill as a performer that he provoked people to stab and shoot at him when he is actually such a kind soul to everyone he met. And Mick Foley is as well. He's a man with a huge heart and a very loving and great husband and dad.

[@leonrhodes8700]

Love funks role in movie roadhouse !

[@reedermh]

In a field where men often treated women as sex objects, Foley was well-respected by the women in the field as he didn't hit on them (being happily married to the same woman his entire married life).

[@shaunturner9000]

Clicked on this thinking "#1 better be that crazy guy who founded FMW" Can't believe I was right, awesome job.

[@TigerClawTV]

I got to meet Mick Foley at a signing in the mid 2000s. He was super nice. Hard to believe a guy that sweet to his fans could be that grizzly.

[@labbaby189]

Jack's #3 spot is justified. Anyone in Japan that has ever bounced off barbed wire rope has him beat and Abdullah is an unsung hero a lot of newer heads forget about. The first time I saw that dude it felt like staring death in the face.

[@TheThird1977]

New Jack could be #1, but Onita is a good shout. That said, no place at all for The Original Sheik is surprising.

[@petefrenzel7296]

Homicidal, Genisidal Sabu MUST be on this list, he has earned it from all his scars!

[@SilverFang2789]

Unfortunately no hes not. Probably would be top 15 for sure

[@trailerparkchief]

Sabu is total trash. I've argued with him after showing up high on God knows what 2 hours late, after me and my opponent broke his gimmick table because he didn't show on time. Fuck Sabu.

[@josephschneider360]

@@trailerparkchief what happened with Sabu?

[@franciscoelgamer100real8]

@@trailerparkchief He really did that?

[@CRob172]

I’d say his uncle the original sheik is even more crazy, man was doing hardcore stuff in his 70s! Then hearing the horror stories my dad would tell me about sheik in big time wrestling (I’m from Michigan) the man basically invented hardcore wrestling

[@rogersmith9628]

Where is the Sheik? How did he get missed? He was the godfather of hardcore!

[@Paulthompson9942]

That's what I was thinking none of these guys are anywhere near as violent as he was and he was 30 years before them, there were no smart marks in his day so everyone was terrified of him

[@metal_kitsune]

good point

[@nicoleknight9412]

Left out THE most violent wrestler of all time?!? The first man to include fire in his repotoire? So violent everybody wanted to see him banned? He once stabbed a man with a knife in a match! He was a perfect fit in the ultraviolent world o Japanese wrestling. RIP

[@bnhyg150]

Mick Foley is the tamest on this list. Surprised hes on it.

[@nicoleknight9412]

If put New Jack and The Sheik in a match together, one or both would be dead! Thank God that never happened.

[@michaellyden2580]

"Number 10: Terry Funk" Wow! Terry Funk is only #10? This is going to be a very interesting list.

[@PROFESSOR-I.C.]

I was living in Amarillo, Texas back in the day and met Terry Funk after his match. He had a piece of cedar picket fence with 4 bloodied rusty nails through it that he used in the match. He signed and gave it to me. I proudly have it displayed in my living room.

[@joshuabrooks4907]

Terry Funk, Mick Foley, and Abdullah The Butcher were some of wrestling's most violent competitors, but nowadays, they serve as some of its greatest ambassadors. Kudos, gentlemen.

[@KasumiRINA]

Ambassador? Guy who purposefully infected people with hepathitis?

[@pmc8451]

Good video. Most list videos are mostly regurgitating the same things with a slightly different title these days as nearly everythings been covered but this is actually something new

[@mittinedkitten]

FMW was wild. Still remeber the match where Hayabusa lost and had to have fireworks shot out of his ass as a stipulation 13 year old me was terrified

[@richardcampbell2261]

The Fire Death match with TOS & The Sheik tagging against Onita & Tarzan. The most insane match I ever saw. Didn't last long and The Sheik ended up dying from complications due to all the smoke.

[@mittinedkitten]

@@richardcampbell2261 I remember that one. I had it on a best of FMW tape. Pretty sure Onita got 3rd degree burns. Crazy promotion

[@ZakkandtheJ]

New Jack is a ridiculously nice guy outside the ring. A buddy got me a cameo from him for my birthday and New Jack invited me for a drink. Solid guy

[@Jason-uw9ex]

Yeah.. I bet your buying his drinks tho lol

[@wjmciii887]

Solid dudes don't go stabbing people just so you know lol

[@JeremyOz]

“Stiffer than Eric Bischoff after a blue chew...” Wait, is Cultaholic announcing a new sponsorship here?

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Meanwhile I'm looking for... Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax Nia Jax

[@nunuloki]

I was a little surprised that Eddie Farhat - The (Original) Sheik wasn't on the list.

[@carbombtorres1761]

Honestly New Jack should've been number 1, 2, 3, 4, ...5 ...6 ...and 7 on this list

[@laoaganlester1728]

Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, Sabu and his uncle the sheik? ....many more unmentioned brutal pro wrestlers!!!

[@Dredsed]

Hard no for dreamer.

[@laoaganlester1728]

@@Dredsed I don't know your personal reason for not liking Tommy Dreamer but watch many videos of his brutal matches.

[@Dredsed]

@@laoaganlester1728 Seen them. All. He's not in the top 10. Nothing personal. Maybe you have a personal reason for jocking him. lol

[@Sean_Wess]

I don't have a problem with this top 10 list nor the order because they all belong there!

[@jessebaugh4320]

Bruiser Brody is one of the most underrated wrestlers ever and is just now getting the attention he deserved. Glad he made the list!

[@saulbadman5705]

I think this entire list is just an excuse to talk about how batshit insane new jack was and probably is.

[@HuggyBear420]

Who is this new jack clown you speak of?

[@dean8705]

New Jack has some kind of narcissistic personality disorder.

[@Josh-ww4ys]

Does New Jack actually have a finishing move?

[@teresabarrera6855]

He stabs you

[@scottylynch9029]

A diving splash through a table, or a straight up diving guitar to the face.

[@Dredsed]

The dive.

[@JayJackson1981]

Its called the "187"... where he do a diving elbow off the top rope with a steel chair.

[@ajbrown2313]

I think its called "attempted murder" or something like that

[@M1ddest]

Nick mondo not being on here is a crime considering he got a weedwacker into his stomach launched a homeless man off of the U-Haul truck into a table of tubes and was a king of the deathmatch winner.

[@shillebrand00]

The Original Sheik should be on here or gotten an honorable mention.

[@rogersmith9628]

I thought for sure he'd be number one.

[@jdixon390]

I can't believe you would not talk about Jun Kasai jumping off the balcony at Korakuen Hall Also Zandig did that roof spot to Nick Mondo many years before doing it to Janela :)

[@NiFeGetsTubey]

I met Terry once at a convention. Such a gentlemen. We talked about ECW for quite a bit. Never rushed me or anything.

[@remingtonyates8549]

I figure Jimmy Havoc and Abyss would be on this list maybe we need a part 2.

[@YetiMan500]

Bro theres a LOT more violent wrestlers than both these guys SHLAK Orin Veidt Wifebeater Madman Pondo Jimmy Lloyd Eric Ryan Casanova Valentine Matt Tremont just to name a few

[@mspacely6521]

Jimmy havoc isn't a wrestler, he's a stunt man. Based on recent events I wouldn't give that prick any free publicity.

[@Dredsed]

Abyss yes. Havok is great but he wouldn't make my list.

[@Wyant1]

Pfft! Abyss, my ass! See yourself out, sir.

[@franklingoodwin]

Haku is the most violent...he nearly killed Simon Miller 🤣

[@user-ns7tv2li1u]

Compared to Terry Funk and Bruiser Brody , Haku is a kittycat...

[@davidkosiba624]

@@user-ns7tv2li1u Being crazy doesn't equal with good fighting skills , they would get clapped by Haku without any problem

[@user-ns7tv2li1u]

@@davidkosiba624 That's what I'm saying Meng character was an enforcer but not ECW Hardcore product....Dont forget the Funk family didnt succeed very well in japan...

[@user-ns7tv2li1u]

Dont forget what happened to Bruiser Brody...he was killed like an animal due to the enemies of his wretling career...Haku was a respectful fighter...I admit it for how mean these men were...not Haku...

[@joshuabrown3361]

Japan's wrestling is INSANE.

[@incurableromantic4006]

Mick Foley is probably the wrestler I'd most like to invite to a dinner party. He sounds like an incredibly cool and laid back guy. Some of these men I wouldn't want to meet even with armed security in attendance.

[@ferox965]

How could you forget Classy Freddie Blassie? He terrified audiences!

[@patrickfennell6372]

He was brutal as both a wrestler and manager. Loved the term 'Pencil necked geek!'. Classy Freddie was my favorite manager ever, no one even close.

[@venomousnate7263]

If you ask me CZW makes the original ECW look like modern day WWE.

[@chinmayadangale414]

Finally someone said it. I much prefer ECW to that insanity, though.

[@NineTails20]

Nick Gage's matches with Moxley in CZW were glorious. A favourite of mine was the Triple Threat one at Southern Violence with Mox and Drake Younger.

[@Bushmaster10MM]

"Stiffer than Eric Bishoff after a BLEUCHEW" Hilarious !

[@jonransom1242]

The Original Sheik, Pampero Firpo, the Sheep Herders, The Moondogs, etc the list goes on

[@fatman2124]

Sadly, most people only know the sheep herders for their work in WWE as The bushwackers and not for the insane death matches that they used to have in Puerto Rico, the territories and in other countries.

[@KingKait077]

Jun Kasai has bled so much if someone needed blood to survive, Jun would save them and then some. Also I’m glad you put Toshiaki Kawada on the list because even without a weapon, some of the moves look crippling or at least damaging enough to put the opponent down.

[@matthewlane518]

I've seen New Jack being friendly before

[@imalwayslast3170]

Abdullah was nuts...and in WCW he and Mick(as Cactus Jack) took it to a level I hadn't previously seen as a kid...

[@peytonburton5802]

Did I just hear "hung from meat hooks"???....

[@freakforce5]

Yes, please don't look up that incident if you don't wanna regret everything, immensely disturbing

[@peytonburton5802]

@@freakforce5 oh I wont, I like watching professional wrestling, not dark web videos

[@Wyant1]

@@peytonburton5802 Tehehe! You don't need to hear things like that. You just a boy. You need to think about good thoughts while you a boy. There's plenty-a-time for all the other. Mhm.

[@peytonburton5802]

@@Wyant1 what?

[@mOoNsHiNeWiZaRd]

I dont think Zandig is either the new Paul Heyman nor a reckless backyarder. I find him somewhere in between the 2.

[@AldershotDave]

I thought we’d see Tiger Jeet Singh, who would beat the shit out of his opponents with the handle of his sword before the matches even started!

[@Sunprism]

Man, I like the high flying, over the top wrestling as much as the next person...but some of this is straight up old school circus work

[@Dredsed]

Wrestling as a whole is. It's supposed to be.

[@princealigorna7468]

Surprised the original Sheik isn't on here. Fire, fire, and being Sabu's uncle and trainer should at least be an honorable mention. Did I also mention he really loved throwing fire?

[@robertblaney5033]

🔥

[@HeyHCO]

The Nick Gage vs David Arquette death match is legitimately one of my all time favorites. Arquette was willing to go to the places he did in that match and it’s unfortunate it will forever take a backseat to “David Arquette: ready 2 rumble champ”

[@ketlover69xx62]

i think Abdullah the Butchers Hepatitis match might be the most sickening thing I've ever seen.

[@ddoucette]

Was lucky enough to get to see an FMW show at Kurakuen Hall (next to Tokyo Done) in 2000. Great show and was able to see Hayabusa that night. I still have the shirts I bought. I think I only wore them once or twice in 20 years.

[@justinveenstra9388]

The blue chew line got me. Well played, sir.

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

I just dont understand how these guys dealt with glass dust in their eyes

[@hectorsantiago5350]

That dust from the light tubes is actually mercury dust. A waste hazard!

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

@@hectorsantiago5350 even crazier!

[@francoisdesbiens2787]

One of the best videos you guys ever made 😀

[@johnstrika9170]

How do you figure? All it proves is how clueless they are, in regards to wrestling history. The Sheik, the man called the Godfather of Hardcore Wrestling isn't on the list? John Tolos, Mad Dog Vachon, Sabu, Vader, Stan Hansen etc etc etc. Actual WRESTLING LEGENDS.

[@killaether]

Love how CZW was the first promotion you brought up! 🤘

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Shit, I totally forgot that was Joey Nutella that Zandig threw off the roof into that pick up truck from hell 😂

[@wolfhurricane897]

4:43 actually Mick said Diamond Dallas Page was the first who introduced thumbtacks.

[@kyledamron]

God even in black and white seeing Abby bleed on people makes me uncomfortable

[@vilotfox1]

Sabu : hold my chair

[@thechosen481]

The greatest classic ECW and NWA fueds would have to be Terry Funk vs. Mickey Foley.

[@stevencisneros9306]

New Jack is extremely dedicating to his character, aside from real life things like substance abuse for example!!

[@razmatazz9310]

He was a legit psychopathic narcissist who used his occupation as an excuse to fuck other people up.

[@stevencisneros9306]

@@razmatazz9310 that’s true, he does it for the hell of it lol

[@andrewshea2197]

When you expected New Jack to be number 1, but he’s only number 3.... Let’s just say I was scared to watch the rest of the video

[@bjmine9634]

Well this literally just summarized my wrestling DVD collection..lol

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

That's absolutely disgusting that Abdullah The Butcher was allowed to wrestle and blade others/himself like that while positive for Hepatitis C. Huge liability. I hope they all sued.

[@KillSteelVol3]

3:37 didn't know that was janela

[@mariojudahsdad7333]

Do a list of the best wrestling promotions current and discarded

[@kyledamron]

I don't view czw as ecw's successor because ecw also had guys like Dwan malenko and Eddie Guerrero or rvd and Jerry lynn

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Ive seen a lot of death matches . But Kasai in that RAZOR BOARD match was the sickest ! And ive seen them all . Weedwhackers , Mondo and Zandig going off the roof , Masada and Youngers insane brick match (that ones up there ! poor Drake ! ) No one mentions the scaffold match with the barbedwire spidernet below that Matsunaga took ! Or the barbedwire wrapped drill LOL Lunacy !!!!

[@U_C_G]

In before number 1 is New Jack

[@U_C_G]

Well... Didn't expect to get called out mid video...

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

@@U_C_G well at least you have a claim to fame now 😂

[@ryangorda3546]

Hayabusa was mentioned multiple times, which gave me mixed feelings, always glad to hear his name, sad he couldn't make the list as an honorable mention

[@antonytheolddog8626]

Utterly agreement from me squire. The fact he did what he did which I never want to see again. But actually walked in a ring years later is mythology. And for him to die of a Brain hemorrage .. That's just fucking wrong.. Rip H.

[@Wyant1]

Nah, there's no reason to be sad about Hayabusa not making this list. Sure, he was a pretty good "hardcore" wrestler, but he was so much more than that... Guys like Terry Funk, obviously very versatile, kind of like Hayabusa. Guys like Abdullah, no disrespect, but... Well, this is the list that they belong on - no real wrestling skill, just a lot of blood and gore.

[@juanresto6756]

I know Timothy Thatcher doesn't get a lot of recognition for anything nowadays. But did anybody think about him for one second and was reminded of his matches outside of WWE?

[@Trendsetter-zv1xe]

Meet Kawada a few years ago at his restaurant in Southwest Tokyo and he’s one of the nicest wrestlers I’ve met.

[@jonathanseagull.4551]

Magnificent Muraco was brutal also.

[@heelgill]

New Jack better be on this list.

[@omaribellamy5771]

For real

[@BrockHeyman4L]

Why wouldn’t he be

[@madamefeast4824]

Obviously

[@joesnotjoking]

You had me at the Terry Funk thumbnail..

[@woodopolis6339]

Worked at RadioShack and Zandig used to come in and buy shit to rig up things to electrocute people in the ring and I would give him all of our old fluorescent light bulbs. Dude is super nice in person tho

[@pacman52280]

I would love to see what an all women version of this list would look like.

[@alexandersilady4751]

LuFisto and Aja Kong would probably be up there.

[@Wyant1]

I honestly can't remember the last time that I saw a female wrestler bleed, particularly on purpose. Would've probably had to been LuFisto somewhere around like 2005-2010. That's crazy how long it's been now that I think about it.