Dubai final thoughts, core sports, Nugo… onward ?

[@nicks6313]

It’s time. Take a match against Ryan Bowen

[@predragmiletic3078]

he avoided it for a reason.. bowen will wreck him

[@LastTraceSB]

yes the super match

[@ztech6596]

Yeah. It would be interesting because one of them would have to be winner. And it seems unthinkable that either of them can actually win something.

[@SubmissionArmwrestling]

@@predragmiletic3078hahahah

[@mymodel6]

I'd pay full PPV price for this match alone..! Lets face it, RVJ vs RBB is the biggest draw in AW..

[@johnrutter3985]

I am liking this positive RVJ

[@adnanrawashdeh3965]

Huge huge respect to you Rob for multiple things, first owning up to whatever you said be it positive or negative proves that you're a real man of your words and congratulating Nugo the way you did buddy, it's clear that you realize more than anyone else that the hunt never stops and I have no doubt that you will always chase after becoming the best put of yourself and for that I wish you nothing but the best 🙏. Never mind all the nobodies trying to smear your reputation or whatever in the comments here or else where, you are one of the most unique and decorated athletes that we've ever seen in the sport both in old and modern times.

[@mymodel6]

Old yes, modern no... Get your head out his crotch and face reality...

[@AaronCastillo]

Awesome follow up and excellent perspective and drive to move forward! Thanks for taking us along in the journey!

[@ArmWrestlingAyram]

Hey loved seeing you and Heather there Glad the Dubai hype was real, and I believe it brother just get that training block in 💪🏽💪🏽

[@AzKaraokeVic]

I like the great attitude. Keep driving forward. Take lessons from the loss and learn from them. Maybe you should practice with Paul Lynn and the other guys. You could also enter some tournaments to get the ready goes dialed in. Just stay positive!

[@Paul_Strength]

Rob, your good man. I'm sure you will come back stronger and better than ever and kick ass. It's all a process. It's cool that you had a great time in Dubai, sounds really nice!

[@rollinupeverest5042]

Hey Rob glad the trip went well great attitude about the future!!🎉🎉🎉

[@Spike31773]

Hope to see you back on the table soon buddy, keep going💪

[@QuietToproll]

Dubai and Japan are like the cleanest and friendliest place on Earth.

[@MrTheTampus]

Great recap vid. Hope to see you more at the big stage!

[@bliblivion]

great insight, good luck for next time. Hypped to see you pull again.

[@taylormichael2313]

I'm rooting for you. Consider giving up alcohol.

[@DefineStrength]

Good vid Rob. I think you can accomplish all that u went over in the video. Onward 💪🏽

[@mymodel6]

Really..? What evidence from the last 10 years gives you such hope...?

[@WheresMyMotivation]

There something very magical about traveling even the bad experiences are still very good for the mind and soul. Learning and expanding the world view is a big part of it.

[@ToddOleg]

Always with the LEGEND RVJ!!! You could never win a match again and STILL be ELITE. If you decide to go full time, you own these goofs. LOVE YOU!!

[@mymodel6]

Umm, no. He used to be elite, but he stopped trying and the world left him behind... That's what happens..

[@ronniemillsap]

@@mymodel6 no the top of the top are slightly ahead so he cant get started. any match he gets a decent setup in he does fine even when loss.

[@mymodel6]

@@ronniemillsap Losing isn't doing fine... Stop being a brown nose little simp...

[@richardjennex6583]

Good evening my friend and I hope you and your family are doing well and thank you for sharing . Also your always up front with everything

[@georgepoly4842]

Rob, I’m curious man. Your pronation and your backpressure are clearly elite, and you have the massive hand and wrist strength to go along with it. So why do you set up so forward every match, especially agaisnt short arm guys like Sasho and Nugo. There’s no world in which either of those guys should be able to toproll you, and it’s only possible because by the time you even engage half of your backpressure your already at the pad. There’s just no chance you’re properly utilizing your power nearly to your capacity (which seems to be what you’re saying). Imagine if you set up for a posting style toproll with your shoulder back and ready to engage all your backpressure and rise like Lamparelli, there’s no reason you couldn’t have that good of a toproll with your tools.

[@LegendofNelda]

You have to set up forward in order to room to drag back on the pad

[@antikaren4716]

He usualy does a very sort of full hand controll toproll

[@georgepoly4842]

@@LegendofNeldathat’s not what my comment is saying. It has nothing to do with elbow positioning and every thing to do with body position. Top rollers set up in a way so that they’re body is ready to rock back which is how you immediately engage all your back pressure. Think about it this way, are you stronger doing bicep curls facing downward or facing upwards?

[@LegendofNelda]

@@georgepoly4842 depends if they are posting for a TR or rowing for LH TR

[@georgepoly4842]

@@LegendofNelda yes, that determines how far back you are, but you still have to have your shoulder back to apply maximal lat drag. RVJ is doing neither, he sets up like he’s gonna dive in for a hook or a press

[@sankhawkulathantille]

This is very nice 🍀👌🏽 Can't wait for you next outing at the big stage 💪🏽

[@mymodel6]

The problem is, if you're a promoter, would you give him another one..? RVJ vs Bowen is the only match lol...

[@sankhawkulathantille]

@@mymodel6RVJ is more than capable of reaching that level. So give him some time.

[@Unshackled.]

Enjoying the positiveness RVJ. Keep training brother we all want to see you succeed

[@jobidden2073]

Hm.... You didn't look sharp/ready enough. Get more recent practice in actual matches with national level guys before doing another EvW or KOTT.... Nugo made you look easy. He trains with bad intentions with Georgia's finest, you play around in a basement.

[@bradbutler]

agreed, you need to be the absolute MAN, and best in N. America before hitting up Georgians. It most likely still won't go your way, but at least make sure you can smoke everone in your class in the U.S. before hitting up EvW level opposition.

[@jobidden2073]

​@@bradbutler Win/Loss doesn't matter, just make the opponent work hard for it.... Why show up at 70% when you know 95%+ might be good enough to win. Nugo came in at 100%, full twitch mong power.

[@guylasorsa6888]

I get your point, and you weren't trying to be disrespectful. But a basement is disrespectful to Badger Drewes who has held practices and with many champions over a span 47 years. Yes 47 years. and its far larger than basement lol.

[@mymodel6]

I've said this shit to Rob before, you're either all in, or you're out, you can't half ass world level sport... He's like 'yeah but i got a life yo', which is fair enough, but you make the choice, you either go all in, or get invited to events and get smashed while looking scared and under prepared...

[@jobidden2073]

​@@guylasorsa6888 Or I actually meant Robs basement where he trains and shoots videos.... I wasn't talking about where he has practice, any place there's a table a few boys will do.

[@nathanc282]

Love you Rvj but i think your the Ryan Bowen of America 😢

[@alexm2873]

RVJ is delusional for literally the noblest of reasons. An idealist.

[@caleaesg5940]

Narcissism? Oh ya… ideals…. Right

[@SubmissionArmwrestling]

He been around even before your mum was wiping your nose getoutta here…

[@mymodel6]

@@SubmissionArmwrestling Past performance is no guarantee of future success, i fail to see your point...?

[@Lost_souls_lose_freedom]

Better than being the nathanc282 of North America.

[@Fox8ball.]

Love the drag racing analogy man on point 💪♥️🦊🎱

[@mymodel6]

Cars aren't people with an unrealistic self image to deal with though...

[@Fox8ball.]

@@mymodel6 are you sure about that?

[@tallpaulhutchensjr.]

Maybe a good time for you vs Travis Bagent? I believe that would be a good one right now 💪 and the lead up to the match would be epic lol

[@JonBoy612]

Glad to hear that ass whooping hasn't got your spirits down, Rob. I would say the only downside to the loss is your reputation may have slid further down towards the level of a you vs Bowen match being a 50/50 coin flip in the eyes of the armwrestling community.

[@Armbender1085]

That’s not that bad of a thing, not as much as people say. Let’s be real here, Bowen and rob beat 99.9 percent of armwrestlers at there weight. only really good armwrestlers beat these guys in reality and people who compete locally just don’t understand

[@75_86]

I have no idea how RVJ could even struggle with Bowen. Nugo made Krasi look like an amateur. He’s levels above anyone Ryan has faced so a loss to him isn’t bad at all.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

@@75_86 yeah I didn’t know that dude was that good to be honest. I thought Rob was going to beat him. Shame on me for not really doing my research against that guy because Rob was a monster standing next to him. Boy was I wrong

[@Unshackled.]

@@75_86 Bowen does have a sticky point with his open top roll

[@Lost_souls_lose_freedom]

As long as it's not RVJ vs JonBoy612 that would really be humiliating.

[@joeroy7704]

Rob stay with it man cause you have been beating the best for years so you know your capable bro just get that headspace back and people are in trouble.

[@jakesarmwrestlinguniverse9792]

You're smart. Own it and compete more. You could do something on the elite level some day!

[@j-ferrell144]

Rob, don’t take this personal but you just didn’t look like you was into the whole thing. You looked very lethargic. I mean you wasn’t fired up enough. I think you could have have a better chance if you was fired up and had the blood flowing a little more. You just looked sorta out of it, I am rooting for you buddy, don’t quit. Work hard and keep going

[@mymodel6]

It's hard to look fired up when your shitting a brick...

[@aminettay]

Hard to be fired up when you pull with a technically disabled, who in fact is times stronger

[@calvinjonesyoutube]

Enjoying the good attitude. Looking forward to future matches.

[@deeeeeeps]

You and Jerry need to get together more. You both could use each other right now.

[@jmangames5562]

Be great to get Devon to come train with you. Change things up and maybe something will click. We know your strong. Good to see you back!

[@mymodel6]

Never gonna happen...

[@ronniemillsap]

thats ignorant, he just talked with devin post kott and was talking about it

[@bobibufi1389]

I am roughly your age Rob so I know the feeling. There are hungry young lions out there. You either give it everything or you just shoot more videos about enjoying a beautiful scenery and food in Dubai:) - the reason there are nice buildings in Dubai is because they can afford best engineers and architects from the west - the reason why they let you in in that restaurant without proper attire is likely your American passport. It carries a lot of weight around a world, and you were expected to spend some serious dollars too. Things would have been different if you were say Albanian or Chilean, likely they would have run you out of town:)

[@Bigguy13-sy6mk]

Win or lose im just glad to see you compete.

[@bwoodblu]

Was great to see you on the big stage again, seems like you learned alot, excited to see you pull again, haters are so pathetic unlike you, keep going 💪

[@Zulloa]

It is cool to hear how good of a time you and Heather had over there. That scene over seas is no joke, big respect for Rob taking the challenge head on and you can only evolve from this encounter and come back better than ever 💪

[@johker5688]

this is awesome man! great to see you play the game again🥳🥳

[@stevelegreid]

Great to see you back on KZbin 💪🏻

[@mindmusclemobility]

Literally was just thinking about you and watched your Arm TV video while you posted this 18 minutes lol. Pradeep had to mention you didn’t do the gripper with Leonidis lol

[@Dudewholifts]

Keep your head up buddy love the positivity

[@UnApologeticPatriot]

Sincerely happy to hear you had a great time. I hope you stick with it. I wish you spoke as highly about America as you did about Dubai. Good luck champ.

[@rollinupeverest5042]

From what I've seen there's not a good reason to speak as highly

[@UnApologeticPatriot]

@@rollinupeverest5042 'from what I've seen' .... We still have plenty to offer and if we stop trying to apologize for being an awesome Country we might actually start being great again. Pride in one's Country is never a bad thing. You don't have to like mine and I don't have to like yours... but you should love your own.

[@TheFineWine11]

Rob, get down to Jersey sometime soon!

[@JosephMetts]

Im wondering why nugo is allowed to move his elbow so much during the setup? Spaz or not there are rules to follow

[@Dmgolfer22]

I was thinking thr same thing elbow popping up continuously

[@Dmgolfer22]

Maybe ask Engin for a match 3-4 months from now and train. Come ready and smash. Maybe EVW 16 in NA

[@Dmgolfer22]

Did you afterpull any? Would like to see you and nugo practice pull after that match.

[@hou942]

I'll start by saying that I love seeing you at these big events, huge fan. Losing isn't that big of a deal, we watched Matt go through a h-llish year a couple back, it's about how you lose. Matt, even during a loss, is mentally in it, is fired up and people still enjoy watching whatever takes place, that's why guys like himself and Wagner still got invites to whether it's this or EVW, they're entertaining as h-ll regardless of the result. Yourself, at this event didn't look like you were there, physically yes but not mentally, as others have mentioned, you were lethargic, like there was no fire under your ass whatsoever. I don't say this to be a d-ck, like I said, I want to see you at these events, I know what you're capable of. The matches I saw at WAL, you were a beast, I wanna see that beast again, cheers.

[@mymodel6]

Losing is not an issue, never winning is...

[@ronniemillsap]

@@mymodel6 he literally won more matches than he lost this last year. how can you troll so much with knowing so little? hes like 3 or 4 out of his last 5 matches are WINS!

[@Evil_Jedi]

Robert, have you tried smelling salts to get yourself in the zone? That will get you fired up before the round and it's not fake. Glad to see you back in high lvl competition and on youtube. Keep it up💪

[@mymodel6]

Neither smelling salts nor the zone provide you with skills though.. Or to put it another way, Red Bull does not actually give you wings...

[@joshholden8561]

Glad u got to knock this off your bucket list i really wish u could have gotten a win but if theres a such thing as a quaility loss then this would be one .

[@chuggingtonn8923]

Glad you had a nice trip - sounds like you loved the razzle-dazzle. Kind of pissed how Nugo had his way with you, though. I think Devon taught him a little humility in after pulls but was hoping you'd be a little more pissed and in full on fight mode. Looked like he was gripping your thumb weird and got the jump on you in the setup. I know you're a legend and I'm nobody, but I'm pretty f'n let down. I still haven't digested your loss to Sasho so it will take me some time to get over this. I am still living in the past WAL days. Maybe I should get a life or try facing these guys myself. I know, they'd kill me. Wish I could summon your new found optimism and positivity. Guess Devon is right. Never bet against a Georgian.

[@LaddRusso91]

I hope you get a good match at EvW when it takes place in the US.

[@aminettay]

It would be extremely cool if you could travel to Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia or Latvia to practice. This would change the game for you

[@ryanbullbelanger1371]

Come down to S Carolina quite a few arms to pull 💪💪

[@mikimiyazaki]

Tbh i was a huge fan of yours until that bowen situation with you leaving the podcast. I fckng hated you for that cause i absolutely loved that podcast. Anyway i got over it. Love ya rob, and your attitude and outlook is awesome! You have nothing to be ashamed of. Just keep training rob. You'll be back on top if you stick with training full-time.

[@mymodel6]

It was always only a matter of time before Rob found some way of being rubbed the wrong way, i'm surprised it lasted as long as it did...

[@mikimiyazaki]

@@mymodel6 i didn't understand that shit at all.

[@thedrew24]

KZbin algorithm boosting comment 💪 ... many pullers still under value and underestimate how valuable the setup and initial hit is, as it can easily be a 50% modifier in a match. we need more structured targeted training

[@mymodel6]

Whos we..?

[@thedrew24]

@@mymodel6 many pullers, sorry I didn't make it easier for u to comprehend.

[@camdensworld0516]

You obviously know everything already, but consider making a decision. Dive in and fully commit, or else bow out. There are plenty of other pullers who deserve the extra spot.

[@mymodel6]

Yup...

[@guylasorsa6888]

I enjoyed your final thoughts; I always enjoy listening to my friend. But the colic has to go hahaha

[@Chingozpingoz]

Rvj is one of the real mfs

[@markmtbrider]

Bowen , Adair or Rikerd ? Would be great to see. Js

[@Fox8ball.]

Yooo Rob AHOO AHOO AHOO 💪♥️🦊🎱

[@ReelThemIn]

Rob i really think you should get your T tested cause i really felt you were really low intensity and some trt really might help you. very common for most males to be low after 40! Big fan and just want to see you at your best again.

[@anthonylj9709]

lol

[@bernardo2151]

hes already on trt

[@ultrasound1459]

The art of TRT COPE 💀😂💀

[@henry.bowerslol]

​@@bernardo2151 no he is not

[@robavis4906]

Was rooting for u. I hope u do what you say you're going to. I'd like to see u in a match with one of those easterners when you are firing on all cylinders. It seems not to happen when u face those guys.

[@tallpaulhutchensjr.]

There's that legend Mr. RVJ 💪🦅 was hoping you'd get the big win but you'll get it next time man 🤘 and nothing wrong with a little friendly trash talking of another country, they trash talk the shat right out of Murica and not friendly lol. Being American overseas right now is super dangerous but glad y'all's trip went good. Dang I really wanted you to absolutely destroy yugo eugo lol

[@mymodel6]

Another typical American assuming anyone gives a fuck about Americans..

[@TimmyTurner421]

That Ryan Bowen match is inching nearer

[@johannesbaptistlotz9650]

Train with big daddy jerry!!!!

[@garvinlightbourne8165]

Be strong brother

[@Diabo_Vermelho]

That was a ass whoopin! Even all juiced you still able to show us all what a ass whoopin is over and over again. Keep doing like this,love it.

[@ronniemillsap]

hes not juiced. you're a low life nobody who needs to put people doing just fine without cheating down to feel better. disgusting

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

You can't get a better advantage with your hand and his size? That's hard to picture...

[@massduppaddict]

What you think of auden on the table? Did he impress you or earn your respect?

[@DrewBahr]

People in the comments that can only dream of being where RVJ is and has been in his career trying to tell him what to do as far as his training and what to do next, smfh 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Day-ZDuke]

Well ya, people want to see him achieve better results. You think Rob knows everything and can’t benefit from an outside perspective / advice? He simply wasn’t prepared for the match. He wasn’t pumped up the way he used to be back in the day when he was winning. Even the day before in his interview with Ray, he was already accepting the loss saying things like “I don’t think he can sweep me 4-0, after 2-3 rounds he will be tired enough I’ll be able to get a stop and wear him down.....”. Rob is clearly not approaching things in an optimal way. And how do you know what people in the comments have achieved themselves? I played semi-pro hockey, got drafted in the NHL draft but never made it. Point is, many other people have experience and insights and achievements that can offer something valuable I didn’t achieve the top level of my sport the way Rob did his....but his sport has thousands of people participating, mine has millions participating and the competition is much more steep. But the principles of success can be very similar, so people that have achieved levels of success surely have insights that can be useful

[@Bigguy13-sy6mk]

Id like to see you fight the set up like Auden did. Auden had everything and kept trying to take more and give less.

[@ronniemillsap]

noone wants too see more of what auden and devon do in the setup, thats what is ruining the fun of watching arm wrestling. I mean sure fight for equality and a good grip, but no bs cheating

[@AlexandreCbr]

RVJ would you face Travis on a left handed match?

[@GoldenArms13]

guess what the Story getting strong after 40 in AW is not happening as a Natural athlete . Most likely getting injured by pushing to hard. A ton of great matches for you in the future.Keep going

[@ronniemillsap]

💪💪💪

[@denginterratt]

That card was a huge letdown. Korean Hulk vs Auden and Devon vs Leo made no sense from the start, total mismatches. Same with Sergey vs Tsvetkov honestly. I was excited for you v Nugo, but that didn’t deliver either. As a fan, I bought the PPV, but the whole card was just ass

[@mymodel6]

It was the worst card i've ever paid to watch...

[@ronniemillsap]

@@mymodel6 yeah hard having someone like auden and his dad trolling on the card. It felt to me like only 2-3 actually matches cause I gotta snore and wait or do other stuff during for their matches to be over faster. which is what I did, just cooked and played with pets till they were done.

[@ultrasound1459]

its not WAL anymore 😂💀😂

[@gianlucastrong8197]

You are a wonderful champ! However, Georgians are made differently.

[@BroCactus]

Like this mentality

[@mikecartier6163]

power (work/time) > strength in competitive armwrestling.

[@ArmMilitia]

You should do setup training with Devon

[@Jeihev89]

What happened with babken

[@Carolinaskymaclean]

You dont want any piece of Bowen. He will retire you permanently

[@sausage408]

Back to the drawing board……

[@Autumnnss]

Disappointing showing. Didn't rise to Nugo's level of intensity. Looked tired, sleepy. Hang up the jersey.

[@RHCP1]

Agreed, he has more energy doing this video, then he had at the table? Very strange. Seems like he was a walking Xanax zombie.

[@Armbender1085]

@@RHCP1he was adrenalined out. He gets in his head a lot (I’ve done the same for matches and when I go to the gym for a pr) and he looked like it just drained his strength and energy thinking how is he possibly going to win.

[@rollinupeverest5042]

​@@Armbender1085yeah could see that

[@QuietToproll]

Maybe he needs Aaahhhhhh smelling salts.

[@TylerEdelen-ArmArts]

Roofers represent 😂

[@freshasadaisy4782]

To me it seemed like you had a few drinks before the match to calm you down which affected your performance.

[@mymodel6]

I bet you invent realities often...

[@ronniemillsap]

@@mymodel6 dude stop trolling you ruin the experience of havin a new video. you sound just like the larrat/Le-Rat's fanbois who make excuses for him but noone else is allowed to have injuries etc

[@mymodel6]

@@ronniemillsap And you sound like you had half of your brain removed at birth...

[@archdawg5688]

Rob being held at gun point...

[@mcfarvo]

Ryan Bowen is a legit match for you and it's been a long-time coming

[@mymodel6]

Damn straight it is..! :)

[@White.W0lfz]

ps... glad yer back buddy!

[@jreuing4043]

It looked to me like rob resided to loosing from the get go. I didn't see any effort, no grimace on his face. I dont get it, if I was a great armwrestler not at the top, I'd be giving it all I got. It just seemed he gave in

[@antonedries3555]

Vitaly lost to Levan. Unfortunately you’re not Vitaly and this felt like another midlife realization video. As a consumer of this sport, this was another let down.

[@roy7ven]

Sign with coresports .. we need high-level americans repping the USA.. lets go

[@mymodel6]

This comment is more contradictory than my brain can handle right now....

[@roy7ven]

@@mymodel6 why?

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Short notice match. Is what it is. Keep training keep practicing go take some freaking testosterone dude lol screw it. I’m just joking, man as a father just like you. I love that you teach your kids to stay healthy.

[@thirstythirsty8083]

I beat u would be a beast having a camp with devon

[@Rui_Miguel_]

What an ass whoopin Keep going like that I love it

[@ronniemillsap]

no reason to; hes won 3 out of his last 4 i watched

[@misterbarcafan10]

Man, your level is slow😂

[@LegendofNelda]

You and Ryan are in a race to the bottom!!

[@aminettay]

Kot is garbage, real athletes pull at EvW

[@caleaesg5940]

Did you check the laws that maybe why

[@goldilox811]

Bowen beats you

[@waxonwaxoff1008]

I don't know why you're always sleeping in your matches, washed.

[@a13Banger]

Your match made it seem you didn’t belong at that level. Assuming you need lower competition