David Tua - Wheel Of Fortune - O For Awesome

Sporting legend David Tua knew his way around the boxing ring, in this episode of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune he loses his way around the English language and thus.. :)

[@CaptainHurricane]

I have only just read online that he said O for Olsen. Having seen it again, they are right. We've been taking the piss out of David all these years for no good reason.

[@danieleyre8913]

He still picked a vowel instead of a consonant.

[@markdoherty754]

I agree it seems he said Olsen. Even if he had said awesome, isn't English his second language? I wonder how many who mocked him can speak and read after least two languages fluently?

[@danieleyre8913]

@@markdoherty754 Beyond English: I can read & speak Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. I can also speak & understand spoken Russian to a degree (and can understand basic written Russian - it uses the Cyrillic alphabet). I know it’s not common among kiwis to know more than one lingo; but we’re an isolated nation that’s only recently gone beyond bicultural to multi-cultural. Yes English is not Tua’s first language. But vowels also exist in written Samoan. Tua can’t be too stupid given that he’s a former heavyweight contender and gatekeeper boxer. And he was clearly very nervous. But that was still pretty embarrassing how he named a vowel. Good on him for embracing it now with his number plate.

[@markdoherty754]

@@danieleyre8913 aye carumba! Well done, I think learning other languages should be encouraged much more in this country for sure. I can't really blame Tua for picking a vowel by mistake though, I'm sure I'd do worse under pressure and English is my first and only language. Apart from a basic understanding of some Maori.

[@danieleyre8913]

@@markdoherty754 Yes I agree that more languages should be encouraged and I’d even support it being a compulsory part of the education curriculum. It gives you a much stronger awareness of your own English language and how it works (especially if it’s another indo-European lingo), broadens your mind, improves your logical deduction, improves your own articulation and vocabulary in English. And it should begin at primary school and could be any language (te Reo Māori would be a good candidate). Of course unfortunately most Kiwis never bother to learn another language and it’s benefits is beyond their comprehension zone so they’d think it’s a waste of time (but that sport somehow isn’t). As for Tua; I’d put the gaffe down to nervousness, he probably was aware of the rules.

[@BayLeafff]

Yeah he definitely said Olsen.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Yeah but ya still have to have money to buy an A or an O lmfao that was his first spin of the game

[@brudamo9203]

I just read the book thats why I'm here

[@sundaychiild]

@@unnamedchannel1237 naah im crying forever hahahahaha

[@purefoldnz3070]

no way its Awesome.

[@BoobyTrap8]

All this time I thought David said O for Awesome, he says O for Olsen. My apologies David Tua. You will always be a Kiwi Legend.

[@ChopperDan]

Clearly says “o for Olsen”. Disappointing that the myth he was saying “awesome” has persisted

[@johngy40]

It’s his own stupid fault for not clarifying at the time

[@purefoldnz3070]

nope its O for Awesome.

[@JT-fx4fi]

He said O for foreskin

[@bigcholoballs7148]

Hahaha

[@adamhepburn9701]

Junzz Uce, Hahahahaha I like that one. Plus it was highly obvious that the geographical feature they were looking for in this puzzle was Arthur's Pass. Was David Tua also saying he didn't know where Arthur's Pass was or had never even heard of Arthur's Pass??

[@1sundaynews]

😂 😂

[@anotherchannel9928]

Hahahhahahaa

[@bass-head6306]

😂

[@MAXIMPACTTV]

Lol he was actually said "O for OLSEN"(Filipaina)

[@MrRooXs]

Hearing it again after all these. He definitely did say Olsen. He even said it in an interview.

[@brudamo9203]

Just read his book

[@CAallDay685]

David's wife and manager Robina Tua, who sets the record straight after 17 years. She says what David actually said was O For Olsen, as in Olsen Filipaina, the famous Kiwi league player and good friend of the Tua family. After some intense KZbin listening we wholeheartedly agree. But she did also say that O For Awesome being what it is now, they are happy to have it that way."

[@gordonpobar-gk3kz]

I bumped into the Tuaman today in Onehunga. Fabulous humble man with a gentle friendly handshake. He coulda broken every bone in my hand if he’d been a big noter. Made my day and my year. He definitely said O for Olsen.

[@incognitobrown7782]

David Tua is a living legend - An amazing Boxer and a good person.

[@MarqNash]

2022 we are still here. Bc we love and support David Tua.

[@sintytyson]

Tua doesn't text, Tua SMASH!!!

[@walkinshawkiwi]

He said o for Otara

[@charliaw]

wow. now that i listen to it, he really actually does say Olsen. i am now absolutely and totally devastated...

[@honeyholly001]

I'm devastated to find this has been common knowledge for 11 years!

[@livmcb]

Definitely O for Olsen - this discovery has crushed part of my kiwi-ness. 'O for Awesome' is right up there with 'Not even ow.' I am going to spent three weeks in intensive recovery trying to forget i watched this!

[@Clipper_Damez]

Dayum

[@c0nstant.elevati0n]

Nek minut

[@idontthinksoo5918]

Yup, "Olsen". Funny what ppl will hear, ay. I met David Tua back early 2000's in HB.Yeah, really good guy and humble bloke. Legend.

[@IrieLC13]

Wow did not know this. All these years and its been Olsen! “O for awesome” has been one of New Zealands most iconic lines. Me and the bro still laugh about it today.

[@Metallislayer1]

It will always be o for awesome to me

[@misstalab010203]

he said OLSEN dammit!!!!! far, don't be sad, tua is da BOMB!!!

[@Z0MBiEQUEEN-NZL]

Had read the article a couple days ago he 100% said Olsen this is a classic example of painted on ears! I'm still using it tho O for awesome will live on!!!

[@SentFromMyiPwn]

Gutted...we've been mocking the poor bastard for years over this :/

[@glebereds]

Yep was definitely O for Olsen - as in Olsen Filipaina; his family friend, NZ Kiwi Rugby League player and fellow Samoan-New Zealander. But yeah "No vowels, not yet anyway" lol

[@VintageHori]

yeah definitely Olsen. he still gave a vowel instead of a consonant but hey i love David for the fact he knocks people the F**K out. . But i'm with you on the olsen.

[@londonbeatz]

He said O for Olsen, he was asked about this in an interview early on this year

[@mnSTR376]

Tua is being quoted as having said: 'O for Olsen, as-in Olsen Filipaina Ex-Kiwi Rugby League'.

[@lucasmoney2008]

Damn just figured this o for Olsen thing out now wish I didn’t my whole childhood has been a lie

[@2xhale]

After all these yrs of hearing this from others just to finally watch it and find out he said O for Olson:|

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Yeah but he didn’t even have money to buy the O he thought he was going to steal it lmfao

[@WoodRatGirl]

It was Olsen not Awesome. If you listen closely enough, it is Olsen.

[@blackflagqwerty]

David you knucklehead. Love you man!

[@bradnz3258]

He actually did say 'O for Olsen'. Wow, we are such dicks.

[@Z0MBiEQUEEN-NZL]

Haha but we didnt know, so does it still count 🧐

[@Sumfinfunny777]

Ye so instead of fucking believing some shit someone said about someone why don’t you research it first before you bash out the dude for something he didn’t do

[@Dapper_the_slapper]

It's ok, if he'd had cared he would have just beaten the shit of everyone xD

[@prac2]

hes a legend

[@tewaewae]

He said "O for OLSEN"(Filipaina) He had recently watched a documentary on the great man.

[@HighMaintenancePS]

I've been spelling it that way ever since. Top bloke.

[@ThePassiveFist]

O for Owesome. David Tua is the man. this moment is as Kiwi as Thingee's eye falling out and Billy T painting the Porsche. Thanks for posting.

[@samisonittonga7061]

Aww Gummon!!!!!! 😂😂😂 David Tua looks like a poly version of Mike Tyson. Lol

[@2shiiesty]

yesss😂😂😂

[@tawkischeap1]

ppl were mocking tua saying he said I for awesome when he really meant O for Olson

[@vulturnuszan]

classic kiwi TV golden moment, love that silent awkward moment before the buzzer everyone accepts hes a boxer not a novelist and just move on :)

[@tewaewae]

he was right though, o for Olsen. jokes on the uploader, too much wanking maybe.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

No, they just heard what he actually said, which wasn't "awesome"

[@jj6051]

I thought he said "O for Ocean"?

[@Harryofthejungle]

You thought wrong

[@violetxblood5824]

he said o for olsen referring to olsen Filipaina who was a rugby league player

[@penguin6710]

awesome

[@tawkischeap1]

+Asher purdie tea he did

[@penguin6710]

it was always o for awsome

[@DPlough]

He is referring to Olsen Filipaina, the rugby player.

[@stoneleighful]

Samoan is David's first language and David in 2020 is an outstanding speaker in Samoan and english and even dabbles in Maori and Tongan languages too - David=O for O-some

[@G3ner0]

O for Olsen is what he said.

[@27five]

I read in the paper that he said O for Olsen, name of mangere league legend Olsen Filipaina. This is what Davids wife told the papers. The host got it twisted, or just can't understand the heavy accent.

[@sevepatea9470]

Im island to the bone THEY even had me believing since a youngn until yesterday 😓 shows you how people/person can manipulate fact leaving the innocent defenseless Too much David Tua for always maintaining

[@danieleyre8913]

What are you talking about? What is hilarious is: He picked a vowel instead of a consonant. Him saying “o for awesome” instead of Olsen would’ve just been the cherry on top.

[@sevepatea9470]

But thats not what majority of the audiences then, decades later and now ridicule him about its the O 4 Awesome ... that became a Joke

[@Gazzabondi]

they should add in the other awesome Tua moment from this clip "I like to buy a vowel" - what you would like to buy David "I'll buy a P" - classic stuff!!

[@toddb1208]

Hahaha did he actually?

[@brendonhohaia3615]

Yea I remember the vowel one "P" 👍

[@FrightF]

If hed said Y, that wouldve blown everyone outta the water.

[@samsne1000]

it does look and sound like olsen after having a good watch haha, shame on every one for giving him stick about it all this time if it is lol

[@nzoomed]

i used to love this show

[@akroma12345678910]

David Tua - Keeping NZ on the map :S

[@MarkWhippy]

Wonder how many times Spinoff is gonna repost that article of theirs

[@chrisdark999]

This never ever tires!!

[@keenmi]

@xXNzKiwiXx he was still incorrect because he was supposed to ask for a consonant, not a vowel

[@sjariel]

He said O for Olsen! He did not say O for awesome as everyone seems to think. His bestmates name is OLSEN!

[@murphdurphgames667]

Coworker of mine is a kiwi which is how I learned of this. Also got us saying BOK CHOY too lol

[@hodabs]

he said o for ollssen , his trainer

[@olsenpalaamo3906]

O for the legendary Olsen Filipina league legend from Mangere.... Malo lava David Tua...

[@Eddy1ner]

Footy show brought me here ..

[@hikatealamoana4423]

Mah bayd, after all these tau. He was referring to the Aotearoa equivalent of Wally Lewis, "OLSEN" Filipaina. "Best number 6 ever". RIP.

[@mattybede]

The real joke isn't whether he said 'Olsen' or 'Awesome'. The real joke (for those who know the Wheel of Fortune rules) is that he asked for an 'O', and 'O' is a vowel. You need to buy vowels in Wheel of Fortune. Considering it was his first spin, hence no money, the joke is that he choose a vowel when he had no money. Someone probably didn't explain the rules to him.

[@IzVesi]

hes just freshhh

[@owenmajor1314]

is this where the saying started?

[@chadz393]

yea he said olson they had it on the 6 oclock news,they broke the audio down to hear it properly and he cleary said olson,hes got a famous relative called someone olson

[@chadz393]

yea he said olson they had it on the 6 oclock news,they broke the audio down to hear it properly and he cleary said olson

[@misstalab010203]

and to mattybede, IF u r making fun of tua then no, that ain't the joke . . . UR FACE IS! tua is da BOMB!!!

[@mamalojama]

he said Olsen not awesome. he was referring to Olsen Filipaina

[@dimitrivissaris673]

Yerrrr...NO WORRIES !

[@msrainbowbrite]

+Alvie McKree he definitely ended in a "m' so it doesn't make sense for it to be Olsen

[@tawkischeap1]

Yes he did say olson you are right

[@zen3005onroobet]

Alvie McKree soundsLikeN

[@rohanplantboyjames6812]

Either way he is a dumb shit, it was a vowle.

[@MsBex007]

hahahaha this is legend and now we actually use O for Owsum!!!! wen we txting gud on yah tua man

[@fiapoko1]

to me it sounded like he said...O for OCEAN...

[@Sailorsega]

fiapoko1 because that's clearly what he said.

[@irie3yed]

na he said O for FORESKIN you dumb coconut

[@fiapoko1]

Jack_P Brown you must feel good, safe, and cozy talking shit from over there...lol

[@irie3yed]

Nah.. Just bored, sorry

[@2leet2sleep13]

Jack_P Brown skeeeeeeeeed aye str8 after he said you must feel cosy awwwwwwwwwwwww must be a fiapoko

[@truebeliever786]

YEAH!!! TUAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

[@tonganprincess3980]

HE CLEARLY SAID O FOR OCEAN 🌊

[@pnua]

Ahhhh he actually said "O" for Olsen. As in Olsen Filipina.....A friend of Tua's and a kiwi league player. But carry on......

[@bwaaay]

Hahaha apparently it was O for Olsen, still, a golden moment

[@purefoldnz3070]

bullshit.

[@wyrdrhcz]

hahahahaha well its a classic saying in NZ! Cant Hate that..

[@supasta8881]

It was O for awesome and in the same programme he also said can I buy a vowel a ' p '..... lol. You the man Tua .

[@Boutiquez]

Yeah I saw that on the New Years thing too...

[@SamoanKiwi]

this is where it all started from. Osome!

[@daneilrafael4824]

Go eat you Taro Samoan Kiwi. You spose to support your legend.

[@stobeseo]

poor david hes never gona live this down!

[@Agft]

Dis is OWESEM!!, I think the host was to scared to laugh hehe

[@eliatiatia]

its olsen . even his wife explained that he said O for Olsen. He meant Olsen Filipaina the Kiwi league star back in the days!

[@Lunchdeptment]

O for ohhh shit! Here tuamans left hook!!

[@johnwayne4222]

funny its become a national catchphrase. The fact he didnt actually say o for awesome is a bit of a shame. OARSOME!

[@_knarf27]

Wattah funny guy

[@aNNaWH0]

he said o for ocean!!! he did.. anyways hes the man!

[@黄立波-p3q]

从github上的masonry项目的安装介绍点进来怎么是这个页面?什么鬼, 逗我呢?

[@conradtuau1095]

He can light anyone up with the gloves on and mouthpiece in. Game over

[@MiseryDesigns]

Man I feel so bad this jokes been passed around for years and didn’t even know it was David tua, only to find out today that he never even said “awesome” aswel? What else of my life has been a lie lol

[@nadaniel]

choohoo!...malo david!...aua lava e ke solomuli ai fua..faapea se gagu a kakou..hehe..ku'u ai pea e kalia lakou ma faavasega..lol...you're still the best

[@BlaahDeBlahBlahBlaah]

@JayC4shaw really? i reckon ocean with a pacific accent would sound a bit different. but awesome would sound exactly like that. please don't go off the rails and don't have a good yell at me (some people do on little subjects like this) just saying what i think

[@kiwihotty]

LOLOLLOL this was funny . But David is a boxer from South Auckland not a professor . Have much respect for David he brings alot of pride to South Auckland and is a nice guy as well !!!

[@heinemeister]

@AuraPlays Yes it was a word back then...very well used around the planet for decades.

[@xMikaShadowsx]

lool he later says k for cat. sounds just like half my cousins lol

[@SN-pr2xc]

Sorry David Tua, I have been misquoting you for years. You clearly said O for Olsen

[@sunameke]

ooooooorsum.... thats the new spelling ! lol.. gotta love the tua man!!! xoxo

[@TheRedNations]

Tua has the brain power of two Maori and 4 Samoans.

[@biggeranbetterthings2528]

An 8 white peoples

[@Tehui1974]

O for awesome....K for castle....and F for photo! Haha!

[@mzzynoa]

Even better...he's the man

[@crunkwun]

Number 2 for yes blease

[@geralddavidson6518]

Whether it's O for Olson or O for awesome he was asked for a consonant not a vowel.

[@Stezzanz]

With the way he fluently spoke Maori last night I'm thinking he can speak three languages.

[@dino6161]

On a different subject, ol Andy there sure used to rock the Royal Tiger Tavern in Wellington in the 70's!

[@hot13bpp]

poor david the guy never lived this down

[@shaolyn12]

Owesome!!

[@kingleonidas1097]

true. i only found out from jason gunn on the midnite thingy.

[@onesian]

haha damn it is was olsen, but still keep the legend of the awesome! lol