The True Story Of The XWF

[@Molson-xg9hs]

That’s right brother, no prima donnas! That’s why I’m not signed here, or maybe I am, dude!

[@DamariJackson24]

OR MAYBE I AM SIGNED DUDE WHO KNOWS.

[@Portalort]

why’d you say that DADDY?

[@future8772]

@@Portalort DADDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@torchcrawler768]

don't be saying that, daddy... DAAAADDDDYYYYYYY

[@pepperman2385]

I instantly read that in my Hulk Hogan voice and it just sounded right. 😅

[@sonicheroxd5767]

I met Jim Duggan last year and actually asked him about the XWF. All he said was and I quote: "They had a lot of chances...but they had Brian Knobbs in charge."

[@mjuzumaki]

Absolute BASED Jim Duggan 😂

[@Homerstar]

I’m now a big fan of Jim Duggan.

[@roccoz2231]

Well said, Duggan. If Brian Knobbs ran a funeral parlor, nobody would die.

[@vagamer522]

@@roccoz2231actually polar opposite cause they would suffer through every Nasty Boys match. A fate worse than death

[@jimmyjarrett-ws2iz]

When you asked about XWF did he say " the what W huh"?

[@PresidentClambake]

XWF is about to be the greatest of all time. OR MAYBE NOT, DUDE. I'm not even going, BROTHER

[@JohnMBlue1992]

Deadlock Podcast represent!!!

[@DamariJackson24]

⁠@@JohnMBlue1992 SKEEEEEEWOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@theoneandjabroni3002]

Deadlock bois takin over. OR MAYBE NOT BROTHER

[@sarge1408]

We Dippin hogs today boys

[@IronClawGaming]

XWF? That doesn't work for me brother!

[@originalchristianvogt]

Hogan saying "XWF no more primadonnas" what a hypocrite 🤣😂💀

[@LukeLeonettiYouTube]

@@originalchristianvogt or maybe not brother!

[@christopherstadig3475]

At least in his defense he went to bat for himself and didn't need a right hand and left hand like Shawn.

[@digiking101]

Appreciate the moment I entered the comments their are foresight hulk hogan jokes. God bless Deadlock

[@mesousagaby740]

"I SURE HOPE I WORK HERE, DUDE." "OR NOT. IT DEPENDS, BROTHER."

[@TheAxlDM]

FORESIGHT HULK HOGAN STRIKES AGAIN SKEEWOAH

[@GabeAllz57]

I THINK IT’LL DEPEND ON THE SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY DUDE, BUT I’M NOT 100% SURE YET, BROTHER

[@QUHerald]

YEAAAHH MORE NASTY BOYS

[@DamariJackson24]

@@GabeAllz57 BUT MAYBE I AM SURE DUDE.

[@fowof]

IM HERE FOR THE REFRENCES AND I LOVE IT DADDY! DADDYYYY!!!

[@ryanburch3450]

Great again Jack! Love these, keep them coming! The true story of DPW could be good too. 3 guys who loved pro wrestling, who then started streaming,who then started a promotion, which has since taken off!

[@doggerthedog6744]

or maybe not dude

[@ryanburch3450]

@@doggerthedog6744 ?

[@DamariJackson24]

FACTS.

[@TheMKZero]

Ah, the XWF and all its stars: Jimmy Snuka Twonior, British Worm Ian Robinson, Hail Shane and Hell Shane, HORACE, Billy Fives, Christopher Daniels with hair, Evil Teddy Hart, and Hulk Hogan OR MAYBE NOT BROTHER!

[@mjuzumaki]

And let's not forget; The Brother of The Paint, VamPIEro. But I call him "Vampiro", dude.

[@theoneandjabroni3002]

SKEEWOAH

[@the.ricefarmer]

Evil Teddy Hart is just Teddy Hart 😂

[@m.michaels]

But he's evil lol​@@the.ricefarmer

[@mariobhakti8180]

​@@mjuzumakiThe superstar of the future according to the consensus of the hulkamaniacs, brother

[@AdamGrowells.they-them]

XWF content!! I'm in. It's a fascinating hotmess I've only heard snippets on the Smackdown review podcast feed. So this is needed. Thank you ❤

[@jeremiahwhan]

And, no shit. There I was. A green as hell soldier, stationed at Fort Campbell. The upstart TNA? Gave us free tickets, every week, to attend their shows at the Nashville fairgrounds. IE: "The TNA Arena." Not only were we given front row priority? But backstage access, as well. I've met SO many. From The Insane Clown Posse, to an upstart AJ Styles (after an Ultimate X Match win), to Sabu (who's broken English was fun as hell), to Raven (who's genuinely gotta be one of the funniest guys on this planet). It's little wonder, to me, that they still exist.

[@TheHannibalTV]

23:00 in 2006 when i was in WWC they still had boxes and boxes of XWF tshirts in the WWC office that they would try to sell here and there. I think they gave me a free one at one point but i forget what i did with it.

[@Jesusfreak83]

Your a great talent

[@RayneKisaragi]

Hulk Hogan's ready to be part of the XWF brother, or maybe not dude!

[@SONIXX12]

Cheers guys, now I have to rewatch Deadlock XWF syncs for a 100th time. OR MAYBE NOT DUDE, I DON'T KNOW, JIMMY SHHHHHHHNUKA WHERE ARE THE BODIES

[@capclip9]

Well you know brothers, I really hope I end up right here, watching Cultaholic Wrestling dude Or maybe not brother, maybe I'll go back to watch Simon Miller, DOOD

[@heefsies]

Jack's gotten so damn good at these historical wrestling recap videos. Like many of the other commenters here, I was aware of XWF from Deadlock's hilarious podcasts about them, but it was really cool to actually learn a lot about the promotion in a more informative video! Great job, Jack!

[@twinewinder1]

XWF really left a mark on the history of professional wrestling....or maybe it didn't, brother

[@anoldsmellyunusedaccount]

Everyone should listen to the Deadlock podcast reviews on the XWF taping if they haven't already. The Omnibus of terrible wrestling booking.

[@thedman-zx1ip]

OR MAYBE THEY SHOULDNT DUDE, THEY TALK A LOT OF SHIT ABOUT ME BROTHER

[@MrYin90210]

First in line for pastamania the ride, but not for pasta in an Italian restaurant

[@makoncrayley]

No Hulkaroos or side bread for you, dude.

[@emyikay4775]

DADDY! CULTAHOLIC IS UPLOADING XWF CONTENT DADDY!!!

[@paulc1553]

That doesn't work for me, brother.

[@DZADangerous]

Or maybe it does brother, we'll have to see how this goes.

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

@@DZADangerous Or maybe not, dude!

[@TheMKZero]

That really depends brother! Maybe I'll just rip all your t-shirts dude!

[@JuniorBenn-uc8zk]

😅😅😅😅😅​@@TheMKZero

[@freewillygoss]

here for the Deadlock comments Edit: Or maybe not dude I don't know but I sure hope so dude

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

You already know!

[@mesousagaby740]

Carlos Colon: "I KILLED BRODY!"

[@mjuzumaki]

​@@mesousagaby740Jimmy Hart: "Uh-oh. DADDY, CUT THAT!!"

[@Averagejon95]

Or maybe not, brother

[@twinewinder1]

​@@mjuzumakidaaaadddddyyy!

[@yaitsenko]

insert jimmy snuka staring gif

[@mjuzumaki]

"I GOT DEMENTIA BRUDDA, ASK TWONIOR" 🤨

[@doggerthedog6744]

*JIMMY SUPER FLY SNUKA*

[@vagamer522]

@@mjuzumaki *DAD!*

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

"Murder murder murder"- OSW gang

[@DamariJackson24]

@@mjuzumaki BRUH😂.

[@joeywrestling9536]

Love “The True Story” series

[@CraigBrogden]

Hulk Hogan probably couldn’t commit to the XWF due to his Metallica band commitments 🤔

[@roccoz2231]

Ironically, 2001 is around the same that Jason quit Metallica....so the band was actually in need of a bass player, brother.

[@david83ryan]

Couldnt find time in his 400 days a year schedule

[@the_amazing_crappo]

It was the neck injury from Undertaker's tombstone.

[@roccoz2231]

@@david83ryan Metallica's tours spanned 450 days/yr. Didn't work for Hulk, brother.

[@CraigBrogden]

@@the_amazing_crappo Shame on those who say Hulk Hogan doesn’t sell. He’s being selling that injury for over 30 years brother 😂

[@israelavilazambrano7943]

The boys are back in town.

[@christianballard1136]

Great video! Would love to see more of these! Incredible work Jack and the editing crew!

[@WretchPlays]

My dad and I went to one of their final house shows in Hobbs, New Mexico in Feb, 2002. It was awesome to see Roddy Piper and Terry Funk in person, Sable was there, and my dad struck up a conversion with Terry's wife Vicki about him being on police detail for the Amarillo territory shows. The thing I remember most though is they had a horrendous Ultimate Warrior ripoff wrestling either Vampiro or the Wall. The Warrior (I can't remember what they called him, but it was clearly a ripoff) was so bad the crowd started turning on the match. Main event was Funk against Greg Valentine.

[@jzk0517]

Came in the comments for Deadlock references Wasn’t disappointed 😭

[@Vlabar]

I worked with Jimmy Heart around this time and XWF was all he would talk about. He gave us a promo trailer and it looked ok but I could tell it was very expensive.

[@SkyeArrow222]

Jimmy Snuka Twonior for HOF!

[@zachpainter3763]

Where’s the bodies Jimmy?!

[@vagamer522]

@@zachpainter3763 *insert close up of Jimmy's face*

[@LukeLeonettiYouTube]

@@SkyeArrow222 or maybe not dude!

[@The_Technogoat]

@@zachpainter3763 I got dementia bruddah, ask Twonior

[@DezVT]

THEEEEEEEEE BOOOOOOYSSSSSSSSS ARE BACK

[@abnormalanorak]

IN TOOOOOOOOOWN!

[@TheAmazingClaytor]

SKEEEEEEEEEEEWOOOOOOOAH

[@DezVT]

James Johnny and Toby I mean Tony eating corn the long way YEAHHH

[@Teeheehee093]

Promotions that have X in their name are doomed to fail

[@unclegoose3864]

"I KILLED BRODY!" "CUT THAT DADDY, DADDY CUT THAT!" "DADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDY" "Yeah he did. i saw it, i was there" "SHUT UP DADDY!" "AND SPEAKING MURDERERS, WE GOT JIMMY SNUKA BACK HERE DUDE!"

[@adamkratos9323]

So does this mean Jack is a certified Hogdipper..OR MAYBE NOT DUDE!!

[@XTR02]

This was a pretty fascinating time in wrestling. Back in the early 00’s, I didn’t have a computer. However, I always used to watch the TV Guide channel to see what’s on television. I remember being very intrigued by this XWF event on PPV. It wasn’t just them, there was also the WWA World Wrestling Allstars which had Jeff Jarrett, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, etc. Then NWA-TNA came into the scene with their new weekly PPV on Wednesdays. Definitely was a period which a variety of promotions tried to fill the void that WCW left. I never ordered any of these PPV’s and all I knew about them was their commercials.

[@Oldskoolwraastlin77]

Yes!!! New video love these!!! 🙌👏

[@alexanderrivera9989]

Deadlock said this would be a great video , OR MAYBE IT WOULDNT BROTHER , but I SURE HOPE IM IN IT DUDE!

[@DYNEsama]

Came for the comments section and I was not disappointed. Or maybe I was, brother..

[@C0L0SSUS]

Hogan: I want two million, with 50k upfront. XWF: That doesn't work for us, brother...

[@RyanParreno]

I knew Cultaholic would get it together to get the full story on this one. Great work guys

[@david83ryan]

Cant believe people didnt want to watch the Nasty Boys wrestle in 2002!

[@davidcollinsjr4288]

Man, this really highlights how absolutely wild it is that TNA is still alive

[@JdhMac]

Wayne Arnold from the Wonder Years! 😂😂😂 3:10

[@jeremyhyten7140]

Jack would go to a Hogan Pasta themed ride, but he keeps refusing his laptop their date at an Italian restaurant. 😂

[@JoanneSteel]

Really like these documentaries, great job again Jack 😀

[@brendanflaherty9409]

jimmy snuka twonior shouldve been the champ. wouldve saved the promotion. or maybe not dude

[@TheNath87]

I not long re-watched the Deadlock boyz reviewing the XWF episodes and found the first 3 episodes of XWF on KZbin in my library ready to watch.

[@eastsidereviews727]

No more pimadonnas, in a company fronted by Hulk Hogan lol. Sure thing brother! Thanks to Deadlock for introducing me to this company and tip of the cap for this video.

[@extremeuzer3]

Can’t believe hogan killed another promotion

[@neverwhere3416]

Finally! I’ve been wanting you to cover this for ages :)

[@TheHannibalTV]

3:05 I was in Matrats

[@Jesusfreak83]

You deserve to be on tv making millions

[@soylenthills]

Jack on XWF

[@kylex.9221]

They should have known Hogan was lying when his lips started moving.

[@yaitsenko]

DADDY!!!

[@DehumanisedOnYT]

I came for the Xtreme and left because there wasn't enough Xcitement

[@juicebirdmedia1406]

I went to the tapings at Universal Orlando. The same studio they filmed WCW Worldwide in. NOT the TNA Impact Zone however which was next to that studio and much bigger.

[@cronsmans]

I went to the GB show it was at the Brown County Arena the 1500 must have been paid as the place was almost filled and it held about 3500 hundred peaple. It was a popular place back in the old AWA days. The only match I remember was Kid Cash vrs Josh Mathews it was a good high flying match. The crowd was very optimistic as the attitude was this could work.

[@plastiixz9834]

Dippin the hog to this rn

[@samuraiteensy8004]

This is gonna be great, or maybe not! I’m not even signed brother

[@iobeast]

XWF IN YOUR FACE!!! That's right Daddy! DADDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

[@joshbailey8372]

Its so funny seeing all of the Deadlock references bc I just imagine people who don't listen to the pod reading all of them wondering what the hell these people are even talking about lol

[@suoquainen]

The independent scene in the 2000s was really strange. :)

[@JosephDaoud87]

I love this. I didnt even think of a foam board to keep fhe jersey wrinkle free. I got a signed Jordan jersey I am wanting to frame and bought a $200 frame and needed these tips. thanks

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Something that ressembled the XWF but that had a little more success was the WWA(World Wrestling All Stars). I believe it was from Australia and they paid a lot of big stars to wrestle there. Would love to know their short history as well.

[@zero195]

"No more primadonna and no more politics" coming from the biggest primadonna and politicer in the industry will always be hilarious. Guess the company took Hogan's catchphrase to heart, since it didn't work for anyone brother.

[@roccoz2231]

OR MAYBE IT DID BROTHER!

[@torchcrawler768]

The first comments I saw on this being DEADLOCK references did not disappoint. OR MAYBE NOT BROTHER

[@ChampionshipWrestlingSeries]

Great video. Very informative 👏

[@mike-A299]

Ah The Wrestling Channel! I used to be on their forums as a teen! Sadly, it wasn't on NTL at the time.

[@ThaTruth223]

Shout out to Deadlock for covering this and giving us the real nitty gritty 😭😭

[@AxlRose-ug5db]

Bishoff and Harvey made that tv show called the devil's ride on the discory channel back in 2012

[@ExploreMichigander]

I remember xwf like it was yesterday absolutely loved it

[@ryfreedman]

Great stuff!

[@Jonathannovak1]

A great history of the XWF…. OR IS IT BROTHER???

[@SNOwyte]

Randy Savages' demands were exorbitant😂😂😂😂

[@versebuchanan512]

I don't remember hearing about any of this at the time. Not a bit. Like... this feels like an alternate history video almost.

[@Jarvilicious]

I vaguely remember an infomercial by Kurt Hennig on TV about this upcoming wrestling federation. . I was actually fairly stoked about it. I knew that it wasn't really going to be a legit threat to WWE, but I lilied the idea of a new promotion with such star power....and, then? Nothing. Always wondered what had happened. Well, now, I guess I know.

[@melissajenkner788]

Yay a new true story video

[@richardlaceyfield9]

They were scheduled to be in Toledo. They ran one infomercial for the show. Just one and it was before the soap operas started. They hyped it up for that half a hour and then nothing.

[@ChamP10nk1ng]

Absolutely LUFFED XWF's roster !! 👍

[@_Pauper_]

16:38 wow Kurt was starting to look like his dad there

[@Venemofthe888]

Hogans match against Curt Hennig in the XWF is on his DVD as a extra

[@sw33tshar3]

AJ was a part of every weird upstart promotion

[@McAster99]

What a strange time period in wrestling. Also thanks, now I have to go and find out what this Mat Rats was.

[@CrazyFeathers]

I remember the rumblings ..some of us were really excited.

[@thatoks6498]

I never heard of XWF, Ya learn something new everyday.

[@robbyburns]

Gonna guess that the majority of the comments on this video are from the people who listen to The Deadlock Podcast.............................................Or maybe not brother.

[@Kyle_mma_fan]

No more pre Madonnas except for me brother or maybe not dude

[@loboblanco4426]

Wow, that was a deep talent pool

[@cameronlee4530]

A lot of fellow dippers in this comment section I see

[@lawrencesnodie4622]

I'm giving a like just for "Pastamania the Ride".

[@craigbiggam2111]

Love the shout out to The Wrestling Channel in the UK. I remember when they showed ICW at like 6am and got the show pulled

[@fabricatedego]

The WGN thing is funny, if they considered it local, because I live in Florida and we had access to WGN as well. That channel was in multiple markets.

[@speedwaynutt]

XWF died so Tna could run

[@espurrthestupididiot2405]

OR MAYBE IT'S NOT THE TRUE STORY, DUDE.

[@kingdavid552]

I was at the milwaukee show dec 19 2002 got my Pic with gorgeous George in the ring pretty exciting for 14yr old at the time

[@captnjohnnyhollows]

I'm from tyler still live there and i never even heard about them coming here just thought it was crazy

[@aran8143]

ANOTHER TRUE STORY OF FINALLY

[@DAStephens]

18:41 Not to be that guy, but Amarillo is north of Lubbock.

[@divamh10]

The biggest problem is they kept trying to create a buzz when they did both house shows n tapings tna went the ppv way roh did more television. I think if they built it up by either doin house shows first before tapings the buzz would be there. Also it seemed Hogan couldn't figure out whether he wanted to be part of it or not hurt as well

[@sean_gmc5280]

Thanks Jack 👍