DAN SEVERN ON LEAVING WWE

[@jaidaniels905]

this man looks like ned flanders, but can murder you with his thumb.

[@anonym58063]

So could Ned Flanders

[@ghw1985]

Jeremy French ever see bed without a shirt? lol

[@jeremygott7709]

He's soft spoken like Ned too.

[@terrancevanliew1814]

fjvideo He's a real fighter.

[@terrancevanliew1814]

Bruno Lopes Rules I understand, but what do crowds and money have to do with it? If this is your definition of show fighter fine. Just know that most "real fighters" would lose to this man in a real fight.

[@poodlehorn2438]

the only man to make the words "pretty darn silly" intimidating

[@lizardsboy81westcoastshawn7]

I started to lmao cause he's intimidating as fuck but does it in a cold soft manner

[@OGCrownClown]

“That’s true...you could ASK me to lose a match...” Sweet shit.

[@3941602]

Gave me chills.

[@SafeHavenML]

The secret motto of Mil Mascaras

[@sheepdavis]

​@@SafeHavenMLmil mascaras was an idiot

[@Krazyk007x2]

I met Dan once, probably 10 years ago. He's exactly like this all the time. Very soft spoken, very well spoken, very down to Earth, very humble.

[@ThomasBoyce5000]

You can ask him all the wrestling questions you want too. He's an encyclopedia of knowledge

[@milincoln]

Good for Dan, he didnt let wwf turn him into a joke.

[@mider9996]

He’s the only man who would have choked out Vince lol

[@mider9996]

@@bigroaststyrone8135 no

[@Russ668]

Nailz actually did

[@staxjackson1559]

The epitome of why you never mistake a kind, well mannered person for a weak person

[@CeasareBorgiaSuX]

Severn clears the Royal Rumble, I would have payed to see that 3x over. Congrats on rejecting mark of the beast Dan, some people are not for sale!

[@JBrander]

Would definitely watch Dan clear the royal rumble ring and wait every 90 seconds for "fresh meat" to come to him. lol

[@RobertSmith-gn2he]

Had Dan done that, we would’ve seen him pushed right into Main Event status. WWE misused the hell out of him.

[@ggn3]

Imagining the sight alone would have been a fun little spectacle.

[@pdg90]

Well, he just said he would’ve cleared the royal rumble for a mill. Lol

[@Bull1908]

The moment they split him from Cornette was his downfall. Never knew why thry did that

[@mattmcgee645]

Such a soft spoken guy. I guess you don't need to talk loudly when you can kick as much ass as Dan can.

[@kevinw8276]

Haku's the same way

[@omarluciano8687]

NEVER sell your reputation or values for a paycheck. Money comes and goes, but your reputation stays with you. Good for him.

[@bigmacattk]

Pretty sure you can use money to change your reputation

[@omarluciano8687]

@@bigmacattk Only temporarily. The truth always comes out, which usually happens when people aren’t incentivized by financial gain.

[@rancidcrawfish]

​@@omarluciano8687 that's a poor person's way of thinking

[@JoeWatts98]

I love the way how soft his voice is but will destroy anyone in the ring

[@edwardtaylor6124]

This is not how I pictured him sounding 😲😲😲

[@DMVBLACK]

Natty Bumppo mike Tyson would beat his azz

[@DMVBLACK]

@Arsenal 4 Life he's not a boxer, so if we talking boxing Tyson would beat his ass.

[@Tennyhu]

@Arsenal 4 Life in a boxing ring, most pros super middle and above would run rings around dan but in a mma match, dan would rag doll them lol

[@Hylean_Way]

@@DMVBLACK and in an mma fight Severn would win, what’s your point?

[@Stampistuta]

Severn could have been money if they had just kept him strong and had him destroy people.

[@konfix96]

Martial arts, wrestling and now an ASMR legend

[@anarchy4133]

Hahahaha

[@GiantArtProductions]

could you imagine the absolute terror of all the boys in the back having their number called up to the Royal Rumble one by one, fearing what a pissed off shoot-mode Dan Severn is going to do to them?

[@mbowlen34]

Ken Shamrock would throw him out

[@crabbyoldgamer3028]

WWE wasted Dan.

[@oneyedthing]

WWE just used UFC stars back then to make WWE superstars look tough. How the tables have turned nowadays

[@bdot187um]

Lavar's Balls word

[@kshinokevin]

i totally agree

[@jordynivea]

Crabby Old Gamer they waste everyone dude

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Damn Right

[@mrnaji]

LOL if Severn started shooting at the Rumble

[@floggyWM1]

they would of let ken shamrock out then

[@LuchoCastle_11]

@@floggyWM1 Dan was/is a bigger badass than Shamrock.

[@djcarameldeviljaycry4831]

@@LuchoCastle_11 equal

[@lewisb85]

@@djcarameldeviljaycry4831 Shamrock and maybe regal (if he reverted back to what he used to do to people in wrestling booths and catch wrestling gyms-trained by marty jones a contemporary of billy robinson so knows every dirty trick in the book for getting out of trouble, although im guessing Dan know's them too) that's all wwe could throw at Dan if he had shot at the rumble. A lot of so called "badasses" would have looked stupid that night.

[@MrAwesometruth]

SigmaTV they’re equal after all they both beat each other in a real fight in the ufc

[@robertm1669]

Dan is the man. Good and real dude. Met him at one of his sports camps.

[@coath514]

you're gonna blackmail Dan Severn? good luck with that

[@wags3016]

As I watch back the '98 WWF season, I really enjoy Dan Severn's appearances and it's actually refreshing that he is a straight forward, no frills guy. That menacing stare during his entrance is enough to make you piss yourself. That's a shame that they wanted him to veer away from his strength. Not everyone on the roster needed to be a cartoon character.

[@BossChronicles]

Smart business man legit badass

[@skizzzle]

I had a small Facebook conversation with Dan, I gotta say I'm scared shitless of him but he's totally humble!

[@waynewallace9055]

Been a huge Dan Severn fan since UFC early days, he's the real deal.

[@lezamac6]

He was beaten easily by shamrock and gracie

[@misterious5217]

@@lezamac6 he barely lost against Gracie, I did not see the Shamrock fight though.

[@sicario1375]

Dan severn could have been the equivalent of WWE's very own Dr death (in his sucessful years), a real heel, but they fucked up.

[@accountdisabled3311]

The Rock was better

[@RealityMFiction]

Ironically enough Dr death was I'm wwf around that Time

[@mikereed3915]

One of the toughest guys ever. The fact people don’t talk more about his longevity and how long he did mma for. It’s phenomenal

[@JonnyBoots2020]

They just stole his idea at the Rumble this year. With Brock doing this . Man I would pay 100,000 to see Dan vs Brock

[@sir_rick_dickpump]

Putting some roid head vs an old man? Dan would still smash him.

[@liquidsnake6879]

@@sir_rick_dickpump Nah he wouldn't lol dan would smash untrained guys but Lesnar knows what he's doing and will easily overpower him and i'm a huge Dan fan but against Lesnar you need to be athletic and strong enough at least to push back against him

[@p1sstoph3]

@@liquidsnake6879 Lesnar doesn't like to get hit, the first time he's cracked good he runs.

[@AcaciaStrain4]

I love listening to this guy talk. My favorite shoot interview yet.

[@Sleeperpills]

101-19-7 pretty Beast

[@kidwaryodproduction]

He never looks old, Similar to Haku.

[@tibongmonserate8599]

Oustanding athlete, great values, truly a LEGEND of the Sport!!!

[@1985HotRod]

what kind of idiot comes up with a gimmick to give dan severn a 666 undertaker gimmick....if anything make him a heel that justs destroys everybody like he already does LOL

[@KM-je6bf]

Vince Russo

[@reisslane1327]

I'm not a religious man But i respect him for going hes way

[@krlm2280]

Dam that would've been epic 

[@bbussey1967]

He Is The Real Deal ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[@DatDemo]

He has a surprisingly soft voice

[@jimmyjunks]

DatDemo he could read me a bedtime story on submitting someone out 😂

[@themindofmoment8778]

A dangerous fighter in the ring,a nice man in real life.

[@bme9161]

Man could put you to sleep with his fists and his voice 🤣

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

My dad loved Dan Severn because he reminded him of this guy he used to work with. To look at him you'd think he was just some soft-spoken nerd but in reality, he was a serious martial artist who could rip your throat out if he really wanted/needed too.

[@Harry-jz1dn]

I'd have loved to have seen him clear out the Rumble. Would have been interesting to see what Vince would have done and which wrestlers on the roster he'd have sent out to stop him, no holds barred?

[@jeffa.8976]

Dan Severn is a great role model and he is the perfect example of a great American. I'm a Canadian but met Dan at a seminar.

[@diablerietandino1941]

Much respect to this man. Money isn't worth sacrificing your dignity and image. Many a wrestler out there even today who can learn from that.

[@martinjmcc1981]

Legend

[@leeday2265]

Wow...........that's an attitude to have for pro wrestling...

[@AlphaProto]

I am happy he didn't hurt the Dan "The Beast" Severn brand/character by joining the ministry. That bit about just ruining the rumble was not a good idea at all. I am happy he didn't let himself get screwed by the bookers, but no reason to be unprofessional.

[@KiddsWorldEntertainment]

AlphaProto Watching Dan shoot on everybody in the rumble would’ve been better than the crap we ended up getting

[@grahammorgan6050]

The only time in my life the words “pretty darn silly” gave me chills lol

[@gregorykrug8034]

I would love to see Meng/Haku, Lesnar or Angle do a shoot against Severn.

[@pupilmonk]

The Emo Emu dan Severn has many more years of submission wrestling and Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar is big and strong and he's a very talented wrestler but he has nowhere near the technical submission offensive and defensive dan severn and he was pretty strong back in the day so I don't think Brock would have out muscled him as much as everybody believes Severn wins this fight based on technique and experience

[@frostbyte8743]

Jeffrey Ransom not to mention Dan was past his prime even in UFC.... Cornette says at 40 he was out wrestling and tearing apart the 20 year old wrestlers in his promotion/training camp.

[@aaronscott4984]

Well Mark Coleman destroyed Dan Severn for the first ever UFC Heavy weight belt Mark Coleman was a 92 Olympian who made it to championship round of 96 trials but got beat by Angle. So right there you have your answer on what a shoot between him and Angle would look like

[@RunDCM]

@Bruce Da Moose he submitted an undefeated at the time Shane Carwin and broke Crazy Horse orbital bone with a punch. He knocked Randy Couture out as well. Cain was a beast at the time while Brock had diverticulitis.

[@flyguy1827]

@@aaronscott4984 what does that got to do with anything?

[@th3gr81]

That would have been so cool if he made the Royal Rumble a shoot.

[@josejaime_]

one of the best wrestlers that UFC had in they roast back in times... a legit technical fighter, he is one of those guys who you can see these days till today with respect and not like part of a variety contest or a curiosity character from early of mma history... he is a real deal

[@steppinonastoop677]

That gimmick would have been terrible, I'm so glad he didn't do it.

[@jumboincredible]

The 666 shit was taking it to far fuck that I would have said no also

[@jumboincredible]

But... Imagine, had Severn played ball, there may have been a Severn Vs. Undertaker match at Mania 15 instead of that boring fucking Hell In A Cell match against, of all people, The Big Bossman.

[@simonpreston1693]

+Jumbo Gincredible You're right, about what could have been, but Severn wasn't stupid. There are far too many people, who take pro wrestling far too seriously. I'm not sure it would have harmed his business interests, but his family may have suffered to some degree. He has his own ethical code & that was just overstepping the mark. In the long run, he definitely made the right decision.

[@PAPITOFLOW6969]

+Simon Preston you're supposed to take wrestling seriously its the best man the hazards are real

[@simonpreston1693]

Of course the hazards are real, but that doesn't mean it should be taken seriously. If it was a true sport (an unknown final result), then I would. Even under contract, to the WWE, or any other organisation, performers need to know where to draw the line (storylines etc). If it's outside your comfort zone, then don't do it. Some performers, Mick Foley for example, don't seem to have in-ring limits, but even he would probably have refused to get involved with some of the angles.

[@PAPITOFLOW6969]

when I turned on that tv or got to a live wwe event everything its real to me dammit

[@jrock2310]

this is sooooo awesome. I was legit scared of this dude. that look on his face....

[@righton581]

God bless Dan Severn, I love me some beast!

[@FreneticZetetic]

I forget where I heard it, I think a Blackman shoot interview, where he said WCW offered Severn 100K to shoot in that Rumble. Super soft spoken, intelligent, long term thinking master. This guy rules.

[@murraysaucedo897]

I didn’t know John Stossel was in the WWE and UFC

[@roamer77]

Soft spoken guy.....but an absolute legit bad ass!

[@brycemcneil4404]

I can't believe how much the WWE overthought Dan Severn. They stumbled on his perfect use the first time they used him: A quiet muscle-for-hire guy who would look mildly offended if you made him rustle his tie because he had to dispose of you (he only "rustled" it because it was so little effort to dispose of you). He didn't need to talk and he didn't need to wrestle that often. His legitimacy was evident.

[@jimmyjunks]

I would love to see him come back into the wrestling scene, I know age is a benefactor to it but I could see a one off or something in a company.

[@nathanlyons7865]

When he was in the wwf i never heard him talk really i always assumed he had a tough guy kind of voice dont get me wrong he actually does seem like a cool guy he was a great part of the attitude era

[@Mike-vy9es]

He seems so mild-mannered but he has a intimidating reputation

[@azrikhairol4941]

Dan Severn...I respect you Sir !!!

[@mheiseus]

One of the last real street fighters before the advent of modern mma

[@michaelnivens6267]

good for you Dan - I admire and respect you for that

[@charleslennon1]

Wow. A pro has spoken. Let it be written so let it be done...

[@smarkmark]

Such a BEAST

[@ericcook2423]

Freddy Mercury's brother.

[@cabdulshukuurshukuur3000]

Did notice this guy is absolutley a refelction mirror of"paul newman"🤔

[@Aznar245]

the disciple gimmick was dumb.. late 90's the Goth trend was so everywhere. glad he didn't trash his legacy with that shit

[@v.k.rt.m.6030]

So you're saying the Ministry of Darkness is crass?

[@ermonski]

He looks like that dad that scares away your bullies' dads

[@divcrfc]

Currently watching the wwe network and watching all the raws from 1998 and Dan is 1 of my favorites

[@mheiseus]

He would have been such a great heel. Look at the way he cuts a promo

[@Steinerecliner]

Dan should be Brock Lesnar levels of badass. If not even more badass. WWE and more Russo didn't know how to use him. If he was 30 now, and did what he did. He be huge in wrestling.

[@Aphelion_k9f]

This man came to the ring holding the UFC belt. I remember fans discussing how crazy it would be if Brock returned to the UFC with the WWE belt. How crazy things turned out to be.

[@michaelzoran]

Vince McMahon and McMahon's staff come up with some of the dumbest ideas ever. ... Forcing Dan to take on that image as a gimmick was stupid. Dan did the right thing by telling them, "No."

[@familyguyblows]

It's so awesome to hear a man that has caliber like Dan not only respects but loves pro wrestling

[@CarlosLopez-md1ei]

Dan Severn always reminds me of Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York. I wanna see the beast on one of those family lineage TV shows. Where does a man carved from oak come from?

[@mheiseus]

He was checking his pulse too like a maniac

[@garyclarke8099]

He is so articulate

[@pdmftw1]

I am an atheist, but I would not have gone with the 666 BS because I too live in small town USA and I rather have good relationships with my community... I am sure this was part of Vince Russo's BS... Good for Dan for standing up for himself...

[@VexcomStudios]

Didn't expect him to be so nice and soft spoken. But, omg he is definitely a killer.

[@rustyshackleford303]

If Severn could clear the ring they would have to break Kayfabe to get him out of there. No way anybody 1 on 1 throws Severn out. Unless they got Shamrock and Blackman in there everyone would be discarded in 30 seconds or less.

[@accountdisabled3311]

And Lesnar and Big Show

[@mider9996]

Lesnar wasn't there at the time I think. I think both shamrock and blackmen have put big show in holds irl

[@DemonDriver31]

Mider999 Yeah I think shamrock and Blackman had the best chance to fight Dan. Everyone else would be out of there as you said 30 seconds or less.

[@godfather71190]

Mider999 big show was still in WCW

[@frostbyte8743]

YoungGun9934 was the Steiners in WWE at that point? They'd have a good chance with Shamrock.... i ain't sure if Blackman could do much if anything to Dan, he may know martial arts but does he pressure test it? Does he have any experience using it on resisting opponants who know how to fight?

[@timnevinger5056]

I love this interview!

[@matthewalkman3735]

Hurry up Dan, we get it.

[@th3gr81]

He told them like it is, he was gonna do business for them.

[@alexioprince]

Would've loved to see Dan do that to all those stars . Just imagine Dan standing in the ring after really destroying the 1st two wrestlers and everybody's theme music playing and nobody's coming down the to the ring.

[@EastsideCdale]

I just realized that I love Dan Severn. The kind of man I aspire to be.

[@BygPhattyPlus]

The was a horrible decision on Vince's part, trying to ruin Dan like that. He could have just had Dan as a hitman or something without adding the 666 bullshit, but Vince wanted the cartoonish route.

[@HPP666]

Love this guy. No nonsense.

[@bdr113080]

Wow that’s extremely shitty that WWF would actually threaten him like that. “ do the stupid Satan can’t make or else.” But that’s the mentality of all the Vince McMahon flunkies who aren’t brave enough to be men on their own feet like Bruce Prichard and Kevin done. They are so lost in delusion that they think Vince McMahon is some sort of God and he can do whatever he wants. I love how he had to remind the road agent he was probably one of the flunkies that it doesn’t matter how you want to book Dan Severn, the fact of the matter is if Dan Severn wanted to he could go in that ring and beat the ever living hell out of the undertaker or Steve Austin and it just doesn’t matter what you booked.

[@mikereed3915]

Smart guy with principles. That’s not what wwe wants

[@dredgewalker]

Dan is a perfect gentleman, only needs to be tough when it's necessary and gentle all around.

[@adamrobinette6832]

I always felt the argument that he was too no frills with his gimmick and not flashy enough was crap from guys like Vince Russo, because Goldberg didn't have a gimmick either. Nor did Brock Lesnar. And neither of those guys were great orators. Still, I always felt that Dan Severn was hard to book because you needed a 10 minute match, and Severn's style was 5 minutes interesting at most to your average fan. His real fighting style of straight wrestling was amazing in the real fighting ring, but didn't translate well to any kind of a WWE main event, where you would have needed him to go 15 or 20 minutes. He needed to to take a few of his moves and flash them up a little. He should have also been kept a heel and consistently put in with smaller faces. Basically it could have been like Mountain vs Viper or something, where the faces dance around and stay away from Dan, getting shots in with the buildup being to Dan finally catching them. You could have doubled his entertainment value on that alone.

[@curtishill6490]

Dan shoulda cleared that ring and everyone woulda remembered him in WWE!!! I didn't even know he went to the WWE or WWF at the time!! I remember Dan being real in the early UFC before all the rules I think!! Dan is the real deal!!

[@crashcrashcr4sh]

2:37 damn he transformed from suburban father to badass mf in five seconds

[@AH-sp8vi]

I can imagine the smile dropping off the agent's face at 2:31.

[@Altezza447]

Im 37 never knew man was legit ucf champion till now. I don't even watch UFC. I just remember him walking down ring so calm yet serious.

[@weedwhacker287]

This is not the voice I expected Dan Severn to have

[@bluefire1511]

Respect

[@Fr4nkB]

The original beast! Lesnar ain't got nothing on him! His mustache is hall of fame!

[@dannyb3109]

I love how he talks love it

[@andychuc3273]

Dan Sylvester could have been a beast in WWE if book correctly .

[@dgenerate707]

Oh shit, I always wondered why WWF dropped him, he could've been a real life Goldberg or a guy like Kurt Angle, he came in during the wrong part of the Attitude era. He should've been around during the 2000 - 2001 period.

[@newgame897]

I totally understand why Dan had issues with that storyline pitch, but that mark of the beast idea sounds badass especially for that time period.

[@DTA707]

So chill, yet so scary

[@JBrander]

Imagine if this actually happened though. It's Royal Rumble and Dan just clears out everybody on his own, waiting 90 seconds for the "fresh meat". Then the producers go ballistic and break the rules, sending out everybody at once just to stop Dan. lol

[@stevenwheat3621]

Who here thinks that Dan wouldn't clear out that ring with ease? Nobody! Regardless, I think I could take Serven... Hold my beer..