10 WWE Wrestlers Who Had To Swallow Their Pride

[@rr2637]

"Nobody wants to be in Lesnar's bad books, not even for a minute." Mate, let me introduce you to Chris 'Balls of Steel' Jericho...

[@WillJM81280]

Sometimes balls substitute for lack of brains, Goldberg is one thing, Brock would tear Jericho’s head off and eat it for lunch.

[@WillJM81280]

*was

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

well admittedly being in Brock's bad book means your in Vince's

[@DuoXCity]

@@WillJM81280 In the real world, Brock can't touch anyone without being extremely liable. That's why Brock has the best response for a man in his shoes: He just laughs.

[@only1icon1801]

Lol this made me chuckle, gotta love lionheart

[@nickisans7182]

Michaels and Flair was one of the most emotional matches I’ve watched

[@ashwean]

Still would never want to deliver that sweet chin music and have to say that to Rick Flair both men are legends in their own rights.

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

"I'm sorry I love you" that moment made me cry

[@Glider7]

Another wrestler who had to swallow his pride: Simon Miller. When losing a bet to his colleague during the 2019 Survivor series, Simon Miller had to dress up as a clown during an episode of Ups and Downs. Knowing he would look like a complete fool, Simon swallowed his pride and put on the costume, with his nose falling of all the time. But still, this was a beautiful moment to see, and don't we all love him for that?

[@GamtMonk]

Up

[@McD_James]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for clowns. The world is a better place because of them.

[@bt_18]

Yes WhatCulture, found your next presenter right here

[@tombradydid9114]

Bruh!! I imagined Simon saying this while i was reading this. It was funny as hell.

[@samkiddish6639]

It gets a golden up!!

[@MiniLemmy]

I bet JBL had to swallow his pride when the Miz made it to his first world championship, then to go on and headline Wrestlemania! JBL was famous for berating Miz when he started out, saying he would never amount to anything - he never liked him, so he REALLY had to swallow his pride for that period when he was colour commentator and had to put over Miz constantly!!

[@McD5791]

JBL certainly had to swallow his pride when he jobbed to the Blue Meanie, right after the ECW One Night Stand incident... Stevie Richard's chair shot still makes me smile to this day.

[@ymd2516]

JBL praised Miz almost a year before Miz won the world title.

[@nickleo7586]

5:52 "Braun Stroman is massive. Few people are going to be smaller..." lol you went the other way on that one

[@thechosen3332]

If my memory serves me..Hogan's apology to the locker room went something like this: "I'm sorry that what I said got out". He didnt apologize for what he said, only that he got caught. That's why The New Day said what they said afterwards. Hogan is a P.O.S.

[@PBL187]

Yep, that sounds like Hogan. Funny how the people behind some of these superhero characters are right bastards in real life. Hogan is literally a scumbag irl, and unapologetic about it, probably believes he does no wrong

[@t6amygdala]

Also how he never wanted to put anyone over. Shows his character

[@arvurebantra7639]

New Day basically verbally ripped aprt Hogan's "apology" and made him eat it in that Twitter post.

[@t6amygdala]

@@arvurebantra7639 good. Glad they stood up for themselves against hogan. There’s a reason most of his co-workers hated him.

[@dmgreenberg]

2:23 Cena received a hair transplant from JBL? That’s terrifying.

[@mikepagebrand]

I forgot about that shit with Jericho. It had nothing to do with pride, Jericho was trying to put on a show for the fans and he was the sacrificial lamb for WWE to try and keep the south American market

[@t6amygdala]

Yea he was just playing a character. The fact that it’s a law down there is the problem. Of course it was disrespectful, that was the point.

[@ArronSorrell83]

the reason Ronda was booed by fans is coz The fans felt she was just handed everything and did not feel she earned her position in the company

[@conniecarroll7222]

That plus she couldn't wrestle. That's what they were chanting

[@ArronSorrell83]

@DJHart coz they are the ones paying with there hard earned money to watch the shows live

[@conniecarroll7222]

@DJHart Because the fans pay for the seats and her salary. She's supposed to be out there for them!

[@conniecarroll7222]

@DJHart hey most of the wwe stars went thru nxt first so they could learn! Rousey didn't. She just got some basic training from Nattie.

[@Bearcat-MMA]

@@ArronSorrell83 The same idiots who turn on literally anyone they wanted to push. Kofi at CoC, Seth, Becky, etc

[@garretthill6711]

4:15 Not to be *that guy*, but New Japan is not the indies.

[@Mecha82]

Damn right. Then again WWE fans tend to think that every company that isn't WWE is indies no matter how big that company might be.

[@justinwilder3514]

Tna in the ruthless aggression years of wwe also wasn’t “indies” either

[@darthgreat5411]

Edge matches you have to see

[@WildRaven2008]

Agreed

[@switchblade6]

All of them

[@FnRenner]

Pretty sure not one person is missing Lars Sullivan. Dude could stay off tv permanently and nobody would notice.

[@christianhafer9819]

I forgot all about him.

[@hell-sol5240]

He died

[@tasha4856]

Ikr after Lucha House Party defeated him, he was gone.

[@bobbyworrest8183]

a video of him appearing in a full on gay porno surfaced recently. doubt he'll ever be back.

[@bobbyworrest8183]

@James NotBond it was taped when he was like 20-25, resurfaced last year, was big news lmao. it was a full on gay porno, like a brazzers scene but with gay guys. google it if you want lol

[@waynebonner9749]

Stone Cold after taking his ball and walking out

[@CthulhuOnCam]

Really enjoyed the editing off this one. Good job behind the scenes computer man

[@jinratgeist]

Wait a minute... Simon Miller is my dad... So that means Goldberg is my grandpa!!

[@paulkusler]

When I'm as old as hulk Hogan, I'd imagine Kofi Kingston's approval will be super high up on my list of things that I need to live comfortably as well🙄

[@christianhafer9819]

Lol. I know.

[@paulkusler]

Sticks and stones baby🤙

[@theeternalsith9702]

Everyone shut up and live your own goddamn lives instead of perpetuating something as trivial as this argument

[@t6amygdala]

That’s not the point. Stop defending that scumbag

[@robertwalker7979]

I started laughing when the Total Divas music hit & pitch changed. Lol

[@fuckthepolice.9410]

I

[@RIVERS2504]

it's just so cool to know I've witnessed wrestling history unfold live in front of my eyes when I was present during Jericho's flag kicking segment

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

I can't believe I still haven't watched Ups and Clowns. I better go do that. Whatculture should do that all the time.

[@DARKKNIGHT-ur7uz]

Goldberg is a good dude Coz he is my dad 😝😂

[@joshmiller228]

Damn Goldberg must have had some fun on that UK tour lol

[@mattyice0825]

Chyna had to swallow her pride with the whole triple h thing. He left her for stephanie mc mahon and she was treated like trash cause thats that stephanie wanted. The run with eddie Guerrero was decent but turning her into a womans wrestler when she held mens titles it was ridiculous. Give her a solo hall of fame spot, stephanie wont allow it.

[@EmenussGOamazing]

"Bill Goldberg is a good dude,I say this as he is my dad." I'M FUCKING DEAD LMFAOOO

[@rekmadethebeat]

The man who can’t be seen. Greatest name of all time. Lol

[@angelestrada1537]

I didn’t know Jonny sins has a youtube

[@kryceksangel]

We're still waiting for Seth to apologize for what he said about Mox

[@jonbourgoin182]

My favorite thing about this video is that Wilbourne isn’t narrating.

[@batman45anger]

That's an up

[@alexrightnow2531]

What's wrong with willbourne? Lol

[@KillaOunze]

@@alexrightnow2531 Well by many accounts he's the worst Adam, and some fans think Adam ruins everything. I like him plenty enough to make up for at least a percentage of his haters though.

[@alexrightnow2531]

Same I actually like Adam wilbourn a lot (I will admit I prefer clery tho)

[@ronsoyesmickeymousetattoos4020]

In the cases of Lars and Hulk, their apologies weren't good enough, they're never good enough. The lesson is never apologize.

[@Dragonking1984]

What he said was fucked up. I didn't hear his apology but to be fair if it wasn't for Gawker violating his privacy the way they did (which Hogan got revenge by suing them into bankruptcy) nobody would of even known about it. The blacklisting is also a over the top "look at us we get it" virtue signal move. Especially considering all the shady shit the company has a whole has done. Their own history of racism, sexism & homophobia makes them come off as hypocrites when it comes to Hogan.

[@youtube_guy5740]

Narrated by Simon Miller... it's gets an 👍

[@Fourthaboveall]

lol Cena does the same thing as the Rock and says sorry for not appreciating the career change

[@schmuck2611]

Which editor is a flat earther

[@mikepagebrand]

I think it's a joke about Rollins being a flat earther

[@mikepagebrand]

Never mind they used it again

[@kanalintu9246]

Pretty nice editing in this.

[@tavinator]

Jajajajajaja you kill me with the last part of the video simon. But its good to swallow your pride for a good cause

[@lamariomcclendon5742]

Great video

[@heavenmoody9107]

He said Goldberg is his Father 🤣🤣

[@zinniaq3020]

Let it be Simon! YESH!!!

[@markchapman7771]

And that is the story of how Chris Jericho was banned from Brazil

[@vgfreak4life]

When it comes to Hogan and the WWE response, I'm a tad annoyed. WWE has a reputation for shying away from wrestlers that get into a hint of trouble. I feel thatif they needed to kick Hogan out of the Hall of Fame, WWE needs to stand behind that decision and make it permanent. All they did was wait a few years for the controversy to die down, and one apology later, he's back in! Honestly, can anyone tell me anything changed?

[@jb888888888]

0:15 Nah when you have hard times you just cut one of the most epic promos of all time.

[@cutebutevil7387]

How come I just watched a video where you said Angle was "fired for his own good"? Either Angle insisted on wrestling despite numerous injuries, became totally dependent on painkillers and was sacked to keep him alive, OR he was forced to wrestle through injuries and then got sacked for refusing.

[@rand0m170]

Angle threatened Vince so that he'd be fired.

[@linkin0983]

9:38 Tbf, that's what heels are supposed to do, and people shouldn't get that mad at him, because it's just an act, and doesn't hate them at all.

[@swab2931]

Why am I seeing a flat earth? What happened? Who did this?

[@shavell9447]

Is Goldberg really Simon's dad ?

[@castlemanpunk4436]

x sunshine of course

[@frankmendieta8]

Duh lol

[@lioicxc6827]

Rousey is too emotional and doesn't control her reactions, fans will eat you up if they sense that especially if they feel you are handed everything too quickly without really trying your best to connect with them.

[@TTV_Thinkblu3]

Nia Jax complaining about Rousey essentially being better than her and using the "others have done something before you" argument is hilarious.

[@DynoKea]

5:52 "Braun Strowman is massive. Few guy are ever going to be smaller than him" Wait what?!

[@daltonriser1125]

you know initially i defended lars given that it seemed like those remarks were from the past and we should give him the benefit of the doubt nd see if he has changed and then it came to light that those were from the last few years

[@PrechtGaebolgHades]

But he is right. Women main event ppvs always sucked. And look at their Evolution main event which was Women only and it failed big time.

[@SDKIZZLE]

The editor needs a pay rise

[@gecolbywright7258]

What was the name of the song in the background?

[@thebipolarbear1]

Nia " the pear" jaxx baby! She's my favorite

[@danastout36]

love the constant flat earth clips lol

[@ymd2516]

Didn’t Jericho go one to say that he thought the whole Brazil flag thing and him being suspended for it was BS?

[@t6amygdala]

I’m not sure but I hope he did. He was just playing a character and it was BS

[@vciotoli2126]

Man I forgot all about Lars

[@Filmation77]

And you didn't add the Jim Cornette/NWA powerr debacle (but to be fair,Jim Cornette didn't REALLY apologize,per se)

[@mrmojomajestic8317]

Dude … Picture this … Brock Lesnar … Rolling Suplex + F5ing … Hornswoggle

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

Pride and WWE wrestlers don't even belong in the same sentence. Neither does WWE and wrestler for that matter.

[@joemamaluke]

I dont remember that Angle narrative being the Angle narrative back when the Angle narrative was narrated. LOLWC

[@OmegaShenronDragon]

But Hogan apparently apologized in a way that said "moral is don't get caught" & most if not all wrestlers who were black felt it was half assed, I'd go with them as they are the affected group at the end of the day

[@t6amygdala]

Yea and you can tell Titus O’Neil felt uncomfortable at mania this year

[@OmegaShenronDragon]

@@t6amygdala yeah because as a dad I bet having to do that after explaining racism to your kids who will see you on there feels shitty.

[@NuSkoolKungFoo]

Must of had to swallow a lot of your pride to do Ups & Clowns Simon. You still owned it though.

[@Godric_71]

Wait, WHAT? Goldberg is your dad?

[@mikepagebrand]

To be fair to Rollins while his Twitter comments were douchey the money comment was in response to someone bringing up Ospreay's pay from a recent big show. And Lars did nothing wrong

[@Rocket1377]

Rollins comments were still stupid and no-one made him say that. Ditto for Lars Sullivan. There is no defending his racist and homophobic remarks.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

@@Rocket1377 Yeah there's no defending that..

[@carlospalencia3032]

Wow, I ain't never heard of the country 'South America' wonder where it is, next to Narnia?

[@t6amygdala]

I think it’s by the country called Asia

[@darolyfe6104]

What’s that song that plays for big guys 😂😂

[@samuelmiller8821]

"Homophobic", "racist" and "mysoginist"...sounds like Sullivan had no problem speaking his mind. I like it. Tired of the censorship in not only wrestling...but everywhere.

[@robertclark2253]

What about HHH and the Hog Pen match ?

[@joperhop]

We all do stupid things, we all say stupid things, got to respect people who own up to it and are big enough to say sorry.

[@bcfcfantv5339]

FIRST COMMENT KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK WHAT CULTURE YAY

[@Sumitkumar-tg4ep]

Half of this list's guys apologies were looking than real

[@haywardjooblohmee5721]

Remember when Goldbergs car wouldn't start? lol

[@LUVGANG47]

Couldn't be Hogan

[@nickleo7586]

Not a chance. How's he supposed to swallow a mountain?

[@samuelmiller8821]

Rousy reminds me of Rollins and Reigns. The fans boo them because they are being pushed and the fans don't really want them. All 3 are mediocre as far as talent at best and they really had no gimmick to make up for it. But certain fans will love anything that is pushed in front of them these days..it's like star wars fans seeing the new star wars movies knowing they are awful. It's fanboys that want to worship something that have low expectations.

[@Gevaudan1471]

Imagine getting fined because you said bad fucking words online.

[@REVAMPEDWRESTLING2K]

This mark only talks about WWE

[@marcelriguengo5902]

The name of the Channel is whatculture wrestling what do you expect?

[@REVAMPEDWRESTLING2K]

@@marcelriguengo5902 does it say WWE on their channel name ?

[@doubletime9098]

"we're running out of ideas" - WhatCulture

[@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252]

Is this narrated by Johnny Sins?

[@ferret4072]

How is Matt Hardy not on this list? He was an absolute legend back in the Team Extreme days, and was relegated to being a jobber for the rest of his career, easily the harshest I've ever seen such a good performer treated, does Vince McMahon have a 14 year old daughter from an affair that he keeps secret that be fucked? Did he pull a gun on Vince at some point? The fact he was never given a top tier title shot is absolutely fucking mind blowing o_O

[@raintreerefuge4679]

I don't expect to see HHH here.

[@rossn.7201]

Lars Sullivan had to swallow more than his pride...

[@Andropov-l2w]

especially now that john cena is in fast and furious, since the rock was also in it prior to him

[@dragonrapidmusic]

I'm diggin' the flat earth nuance. Logos rising

[@jackpayne4062]

Shout out to the clump of hair that's still missing as you can see in the thumbnail 🎯♥️

[@Zerfoking]

Well who here even remembers Lars Sullivan by now

[@noiisserpmii]

Nia Jax...hope she never comes back. I cant stand her character.

[@gfear24]

There's a decent chance that she never comes back. Her knees are completely fucked.

[@terskatti4994]

Nia was fucking great, her punching becky in the nose was one of the best moments in wrestling

[@nickleo7586]

@@terskatti4994 no, that was the biggest example that Nia Jax can't even punch right. You should kinda need to be able to punch right and not actually hurt your opponents to be considered great.

[@ThaTruth223]

Nickle El Bago i mean rey accidentally killed a guy...

[@nickleo7586]

@@ThaTruth223 keyword being accidentally. How long has he worked safely? Shit happens in the ring. You say that like Rey meant to kill them.

[@KGBeastCorn]

God swallowed his pride vs Vince and Shane. He had to put them over. Backlash 06

[@freddiejohnson6137]

Nikki Bella used to swallow her pride all the time to get where she was... oh that was something else she swallowed.

[@SVDFVCEEMOJI]

Why not hate on Diva that didn't try become a better in ring performer. Nikki earnt her spot more than Charlotte has earnt being 25 time champ or whatever she is currently

[@freddiejohnson6137]

@@SVDFVCEEMOJI so you are using someone who is more talented as an example regardless of who her father is? Or are you saying Nikki Bella is some how better in ring than Charlotte?

[@numa2k147]

Freddie Johnson Nikkeie Bella swallowed the pride of the Cenation

[@daydreamer8662]

Yup, she swallowed Cena's pride

[@georgecheatham1880]

I'm glad I can say what I want and how I feel without having to apologise or feel sorry about it.

[@t6amygdala]

?

[@RossWyatt]

SocialJusticeCulture Wrestling

[@thetruej7872]

Vince never did that

[@archersmith869]

When the NWO apologized to Vince on raw

[@DwayneIsK1NG]

I don't know if this is messes up to say, but Virgil. Don't act like y'all ain't see the lonely stand in the parking lot photos

[@ricerictwice]

CancelCulture Wrestling

[@supermario_49]

The Rock and Cena didn’t clash in 2011 though...

[@kolby9857]

He posted the comments before he joined wwe so he shouldn’t have gotten punished

[@thastretchfiles772]

@whatculurewwe Simon are you a wrestler or trained or anything like that you kinda buff

[@PBL187]

He is a wrestler as it happens, there’s clips of him wrestling here on KZbin

[@razraz4991]

We not talking about the earth being flat in the vid right? Just wondering..

[@kristhompsonfilm]

Nah man. Seth just strikes me as someone who believes the Earth is flat. Just a hunch.

[@itsmeblank4028]

Simon, the world isn't flat

[@nickleo7586]

Simon doesn't do the edits, that's done in post.

[@RBEO22]

John Ernest-Goes-To-WWE Cena.

[@haywardjooblohmee5721]

Im Triple H-UUUUUUUUUHHH! I'm The Game-UHHHHHHH

[@the_pinkienator8896]

"Illegal in South America"

[@KrispKiwi]

Everyone who faced rikishi