LA Knight in Billy Corgan’s NWA was INSANE!

[@wilsonjoshwilson]

That “shoes of a champion” promo is legendary😂 YEAH!

[@TrojanManXLT]

One of my personal favorites

[@DeadKoby]

They made merchandise with that slogan.

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

Yeah... He was so in the bag to celebrate the holidays, lost his train of thought, and made inadvertant comedy and indy merchandising gold...

[@connorledwith98]

“Hey, cameraman, get a look at these shoes right here, THESE SHOES RIGHT HERE? SHOES OF A CHAMPION! THIS JACKET RIGHT HERE? SHOES OF A CHAMPION *moment of realisation of wait he just said* … wait did I just say shoes of a champion? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA YEAHHHHHHHH”

[@billybadass3056]

you're apart of the problem josh

[@hezekiahthomas837]

Hes drunk promo was legitimately the best thing

[@Macho_Fantastico]

The whole shoes of a champion promo was amazing, he clearly has natural talent on the mic.

[@nickkelly2197]

It’s actually crazy looking back at NWA In late 2019. They had So much momentum going and buzz from the 10 pounds of Gold/All In. They had Arguably the 2nd best roster behind WWE (aew was barren at the time). Powerrr was unlike anything else on at the time , The KZbin streams would have over 100k + live viewers and they had all the goodwill in the world. Honestly it became the surprise highlight of the Wednesday night war era. 4 years later the company is a joke a meme almost. It’s gone from being the 3rd biggest to falling behind Impact , Roh , GCW , Strong and MLW. Even 2015-2017 impact wasn’t this dire. I personally believe Billy Corgan hasn’t got a bloody clue what he’s doing it also makes you wonder about all the stuff he said about impact and how much of it was actually his fault . I think the Rise and Fall of modern NWA would be great topic for a video. I also think a Billy Corgan video is way overdue too !!!

[@dieselviper7811]

Man I TRIED to stick with NWA because I loved what they were doing at first but after covid they lost everyone and it’s been shit ever since

[@lordshadow19]

And then they made Tyrus champ lol

[@arostwocents]

I only realised it was still on KZbin yesterday, had no idea powerrr was still a YT show

[@Peekaboo6969]

its always been a joke😂😂😂 nobody cared about temu tna

[@FrankAndrews]

By the time they lost Eli Drake, The Question Mark and Nick Aldis the Corgan era's best days were done. They also lost a few staff members that proved to be toxic.

[@MikeBites]

“Shoes of a champion” alone is worth a watch

[@flyguy7825]

Eli Drake was one of the bright spots of NWA It's unfortunate in WA as a company doesn't have the type of recognition or business to where they can shine some of their superstars.

[@beaulynskey8470]

"Eat ya potater chips, takin all those callerees and becomin fatasses" - Scott Steiner

[@brandonwalker2140]

HES FAT!

[@AtlanticCoastJoey]

Would love to see a Wyatt Family run for ROTH, hell, maybe even a Terry Funk WWE run as-well.

[@reesecat1823]

Their nxt run would be cool for him to cover

[@Markyd123]

If it helps I covered funk ecw run for ring of the hawk. Also I did the fiend.

[@classicviolence]

Funk had 2 wwf runs, 1 in the 80s and 1 in the 90s.

[@bobbinsthethird]

@@Markyd123 If you want to take advantage of the youtube algorithm, now would be a good time to make some shorts of those 2 videos.

[@Markyd123]

@@bobbinsthethird nah I ain’t doing that, gotta get ready for Wembley tomorrow. 😂😂

[@TheChriseanRock]

I definitely felt Flair vibes by the way he sometimes just goes crazy whenever he cutted promos. He’d randomly start moving crazy and staring like he went through two vietnams

[@manen.1350]

It's abit ironic that the only company that treated LA Knight as a big deal is the WWE

[@omerta316]

Yeah

[@readeroftruths9113]

lol what wwe treated him a jobber for so long till he got really over

[@BabyMaharaja0]

TNA did for a short while but then tried to bury him

[@CaptainTae]

I loved this run. It's where I discovered Eli Drake/LA Knight. I loved Powerrr. I watched studio wrestling as a kid. It's not as good anymore, but those 2 seasons before the pandemic were magic.

[@venperprasslin]

It's improving, these first 2 CW app shows have been pretty good tbh.

[@eternalblasphemy6526]

6:52 To answer the question, he is doing the best Ric Flair facial impression while cutting the promo.

[@forgottenmma3694]

LA Knight Haters acting like half the WWE Main event isn’t in their mid to late 40’s. The Age is only convenient when the Haters think they got something over Wrestling’s last Megastar 😂

[@greasy2007]

👏 correct

[@adamsayer11]

I think the difference is that the other guys were there for years before they hit 40, not 40 year old "rookies"

[@ryansmith3361]

​@adamsayer11 so exactly how AJ Styles came into wwe

[@adamsayer11]

@@ryansmith3361 AJ wasn't a rookie though, he came in and was a main event guy from day one. No NXT needed.

[@RedWolfWindgear]

About time get to see Mr. Anderson vs. Eli Drake. Now this is a dream come true. YEAH!!!

[@JokerThaToker]

10:06 this is my favorite Eli Drake promo ever. lol

[@fraggevelle]

they let him close smakedown and gave him a win over balor. that was awesome they are giving him the time

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

But he won't win the big one. They might give him a U.S. title run. That's about it

[@TurntUpTurtles]

Watching this the morning after the promo he did honoring Bray Wyatt and it is interesting to see how far he's come. I think his best showing has been in the WWE believe it or not; they seem to actually see the most in him.

[@Markyd123]

I think it helps that he looks and acts like a star. With their budget and production they have the ability to really elevate him.

[@InfectedElite]

Not sure who wins rumble 2024, but i think Mania 40 would be fantastic if Cody beats Roman for the title, and LA Knight defeats whomever for the World title. Give us 2 fresh champions and a "reboot" for WWE. Something that hasnt been done for ages.

[@packedentertainment2866]

I think his best showing was Impact. But you do you lol

[@Snowybc]

@@packedentertainment2866bro WHAT?!?

[@mimoe7587]

@@packedentertainment2866 Agreed, Impact took him in when he had nothing and played to his strengths and helped build his name, brand and career. Plus he was able to go all out. I miss him being able to call people Dummies Yeahhh, but you know that would violate the WWE Bully campaign.

[@PohTrain]

Eli Drake He can smoosh you like a cake And that's not a hot take

[@markula_4040]

I haven't seen any Scott Steiner match in almost the last decade. He seriously looks like Superstar Billy Graham here with the bald head.

[@jetstreamshun]

WWE not pushing is definitely not an age thing since Damian Priest is the same age as him and he won MITB and even someone like Finn Balor who is older got a world title program. I think someone in power just doesnt like Knight and wants hype around the guy to die out.

[@jasontodd1896]

Exactly

[@manen.1350]

He just beat Finn Balor and headlined, as well as gave a big promo at Bray Wyatt's tribute show. It looks like it's more of a slow burn with his push

[@jetstreamshun]

@@manen.1350 I sure hope so since there were rumors about him getting a push after every single PLE this year lol

[@slashandbones13]

While I certainly wish it was happening faster, he has been progressing as a bigger and bigger deal after Money in the Bank.

[@reddragon0624]

If that was true they wouldn’t be giving him so much TV time and wins

[@James.Gatsby]

Shoes of a champion. looking forward to LA Knight in NXT video.

[@The80sWolf_]

When I watched NWA powerrr, Aldis and Kamille quickly became my favorites, also Question mark, and Ricky Starks, Had never seen them before Nwa.

[@SaulTPokit]

Shoes of a champion - always makes me laugh that one

[@pureo_nikku]

The Eli Drake TNA video was the first I saw of yours, maybe a month ago. Really happy to see this one too

[@javondrake3660]

Rip Bray Wyatt. 2014 was when i was peak into wrestling and man was the wyatt family something growing up

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

Once The Shield vs Wyatt Family match happened, both teams became legends

[@mjdf122]

I miss Sonny Siaki and I’ll never miss Slapnuts

[@Markyd123]

We all miss sonny siaki

[@mjdf122]

@@Markyd123 you’re the man pin me and pay me it’s time to do the Job

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Even though Morton looks like my 67 year old mother from the neck up , HE CAN STILL FN GO !!!

[@mjdf122]

Thanks Markyd123 I appreciate you I would like to see more of the Hawk watches NWA/TNA as well as Ring of the Hawk Was It Good Or Bad

[@DeadKoby]

NWA had a way of the newest talent taking awhile to get their stride. Virtually ANYONE new to the company took several L's before beginning the climb. The whole lockdown kept much of the NWA talents out of work........ Eli, Zicky, Thunder Rosa, James Storm, Ricky Starks and Royce Issacs moved on to other companies.... Eli did feel like the "sidekick" rather than the main character. I'll grant you that one. The roster was pretty small at the time.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

He was in tag teams with James Storm. they were doing pretty good.

[@jasontodd1896]

La knight needs to use the celtic cross finisher instead of the snapmare driver he uses now. He needs a new finisher

[@RatzCarnatz]

Yea all his signature moves suck

[@wadeherrin6346]

Wish he’d bring back the sky lord slam, never saw anything like that before

[@Thor-Orion]

0:25 well retrospect has proven that to be the correct decision.

[@HulkVahkiin]

Love how he also couldn't hold his laughter as he described LA Knight/Eli Drake calling his jacket the 'shoes of a champion'

[@ShockerTopper]

LOL the ad was for directv and saying dolphins can see in two direction but the guy couldn’t. They should put fish face from the Dark Little Mermaid (splice sequel). Because her eyes are a foot apart so she actually can see in 2 different directions. Hailey Bailey can be referred to as “fish face”, “gap eyes” or “questionably on the spectrum” haha

[@sharmat1611]

The hell are you talking about

[@Doyoulike4]

That early run of power was really something special, looking at the roster they had, the retro 70s/80s Mid-Atlantic TV taping vibes, love him or hate him Cornette on commentary brought something to the table, it wasn't necessarily the best or most mainstream wrestling product but it was really entertaining for a few months there. Ricky Starks and Eli Drake/LA Knight imo both showed some of the first signs they'd be big in AEW/WWE respectively during that NWA run.

[@dangerousdays2052]

Cornette was terrible. Stu Bennet and Joe Gally had an excellent face/heel thing going on that really brought he product to life. Now commentary is back to being boring again.

[@Peekaboo6969]

cornete was trash and nwa proved how ass old school wrestling is ,😂😂😂😂go eat your vitamins hulkerster

[@OneManCast]

Lel Eli Drake sounded like Jake Roberts in that promo. XD

[@PERCYHARRIS-gn5yb]

Nick Aldis, the ,blue suited guy at 4:17 is the WWE SmackDown GM, as of 10/10/23.

[@Dr_1212]

I saw his Shoes of a champ promo 😆

[@glenncross4987]

Was it any good? Husky Harris in wwe

[@ryanrichardson76]

What a depressing company.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Gotta say, Kamille looks like a badass. She at least doesn’t look out of place with the guys. But yeah NWA dropped the ball on quite a few people.

[@Markyd123]

I think she’s left now but I may be wrong

[@slashandbones13]

I stopped watching NWA about three months ago but according to cagematch, she is still there. She is on 811 days of a title reign.

[@unusedsub3003]

NWA is depressing af. They should merge with Impact again or something. If the NWA was the Imoact title it would be more importance.

[@KillerAri]

Nah man Tyrus/Brodus Clay is bringing prestige back to that title!

[@harryd9782]

I like this promo setting...it reminds of the old Memphis Wrestling set in the days of Lance Russell, Eddie Gilbert and Jerry Lawler et al. Jim Cornette was there in Memphis back in the day too so I wonder if the set was his idea.

[@1169218923]

One of the similarities between him and Ric Flair is that when Ric does a promo, when he disagrees with something he says “Na Na!” which LA uses also. Doesn’t bother me regardless. I don’t see him trying to be Austin, Rock or Flair.

[@faustinoc948]

Do a video on the NWA Question Mark!

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

I want to see Mr Anderson in 2023. I will never stop enjoying him

[@RS-er7hd]

Oh I can see the Flair comparison immediately. Loudest man in the arena with nothing much to say. Eventually people will stand in line for hours just to see him get his ass kicked, just like flair and Rock

[@edwells4769]

Flair boned your mum eh?

[@chikowashere]

I miss when Power was good. It was great for wrestling. Great old school look and presentation that even the Rock praised, great up and coming star, great theme song. And then the pandemic hit, and it fell off a cliff when Billy Corgan started booking like drunk Vince Russo.

[@TheMC1102]

I hope you'll have a good time at Wembley tommorow.

[@Markyd123]

Me too

[@The80sWolf_]

​@@Markyd123can you honor Sweden by making a Frank Andersson video? 🥺

[@digitalmarketinghumans]

Woah, Mr. Anderson/Kennedy and Eli Drake/La Knight under the same roof!?

[@suiken3149]

Too bad Kennedy was washed up at this point

[@smoothpoon86]

“Takin all those carolies”

[@Fullvinyl]

:53 I was at that event, Best in the World 2019. I marked out when "E! LI! DRAKE!" played over the PA.

[@exdeus5940]

It you look at that gif of la knight saying “yeah” multiple times, his eyes are bugging out, the same way after flair says “woo” many times in a row. They both have that same crazy look on their face.

[@TheMC1102]

It appears that Billy Corgan's NWA was full of bird turd even before they put the world title on Tyrus.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Honestly Kamille is the best part of it right now.

[@hiddensword9387]

I like Tyrus, he's a big guy who can cause some damage, just his presence is interesting too watch.

[@nachopena7563]

​​@@hiddensword9387He's not intimidating. He's big because he's fat, not because he works a lot at the gym. He sure spends most time sat while he is writing his shitty jokes for his show at FOW News.

[@kidwaryodproduction]

7:30 "And The T-Shirt Are Too Tight Too Billy"

[@slightlygone]

“These pants I’m wearing, shoes of a champion!”

[@valenciasainz]

He's about to win the US championship at SummerSlam by defeating C Logan Paul. Never Give Up.

[@ericmonaco4509]

"Wait did i say shoes of a Champion? HAHAHAHAAAA YEEEEAAAAAHHH!!!"

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

"drunk" Eli Drake is amazing. Did I just say shoes of a champion yeah! Lol

[@storysnob1022]

When he was in a feud with Bray Wyatt in WWE, he cut a promo calling out Bray to come get “stomped out! YEAH!” and he DEFINITELY channeled Flair for that one.

[@jacknero9937]

I thought NWA directly requested that you don't cover their content. Did anything change between you and them?

[@alphajorge4642]

I would call James Storm and Eli Drake tag team name: "Beer Dummies" YEAH!

[@The80sWolf_]

Most seems to be bad in NWA, then they leave and become better. (I miss Josephus/Question mark Rip)

[@tajunoor1311]

The Shoes of a champion promo was the best🎉

[@Markworth]

The kiss ass gimmick can totally work for a guy who EVENTUALLY becomes world champ, but that's a really slow burner that needs way more TV time to pull off. Try to imagine someone doing that to get a title shot against Ric Flair when the Four Horsemen were actually a thing. That would be a 1+ year build.

[@dorianTMV]

I agree, it would be that secretly the whole time he's a heal who played the ass kissing face. A long game of chess basically that this man planned this out months to year in advance and now he has the title. No telling what he planned when he was only hoping to win it

[@zo851]

I got some new goals! What’s that sound like, gold!? YEAH!

[@steviejones9053]

Random question MarkyD but do you do voice overs for a channel called Turd Towns? 😂

[@twilliamspro]

That tag title loss was meant to be Vs Sandow & ? (Jocephus) who sadly Died before the match

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

Terry funk wcw run in 2000 for Ring of the hawk

[@xddddddddddd4646]

Loved the aew videos hope to see more!

[@actionjackson4982]

"Amd then Scott Steiner randomly shows up with an NWA Tag Title belt." 😂😂😂

[@TerryB01]

Wow it sounds like the NWA treated him worse than TNA.

[@dacobylaw4721]

Mr. Kennedy and LA Knight is a match made in heaven/hell. On a side note when LA Knight faced AJ Styles in a match at Wrestlemania 40 when I heard him scream after AJ Styles wrapped his leg around the post I said to my mom that he kinda sounded like Ric Flair

[@1roundleft821]

Maybe Knight should use the Blockbuster as his finisher. He hit a nice one around 16:28. Add some Buff Bagwell to his repertoire.

[@seanchan4478]

Sting was 40 at the end of wcw, la knight can be the guy for a good 5 year run. IF they use him wisely. Don't put the man in ladder matches, treat him as a main eventer who doesn't compete every week, but keep him in the spotlight with his incredible mic skills

[@orca1361]

I'm just happy to see Anderson again

[@chrisklark4879]

"you see my wife.... shoes of a champion" 😁

[@SteveReaves]

NWA POWERRR looks like they're trying to make the show a carbon copy of the old World Championship Wrestling show.

[@whyphy2213]

Did Markyd make a MJF in MLW video? If he didn’t than he should make that video

[@Markyd123]

Yea did that already

[@whyphy2213]

@@Markyd123thanks for commenting

[@Almighty_S]

didnt even know Wade was a commentator at nwa lol

[@nikolakrastev8880]

Dude became James Hetfield

[@SheltonHull]

Was that Jocephus? Could you please do a video about the late great Question Mark in NWA? PLEASE?

[@brandonwalker2140]

These right here shoes of a champion, this jacket shoes of a champion

[@Luke-zz2zz]

What is the name of the song that plays in the background during the beginning of the video.

[@Markyd123]

Flying to Graceland flying Elvia theme

[@Venemofthe888]

Hey i havent commented all the time as of late since ive been very tired recently over work and working through some pain at the moment. I really do like some of your takes on the wrestling world and thank you for doing a video on Vito a little while back. I dont have the cash to pay on patron but i have a suggestion for another ring of the hawk and thats Armando Alejandro Estrada who between Raw, Smackdown and ECW had 17 or so matches and i think it could be interesting to see. Anyways just a suggestion :)

[@mitchcolburn1216]

LA Knight has more charisma in his pinky finger than the entirety of the current WWE main event scene COMBINED have in their entire bodies.

[@californiathuglife]

Nope. Not more than Roman Reigns

[@mitchcolburn1216]

@@californiathuglife OH yeah, WAY more than Roman Reigns. Though to be fair, a dried up dog turd has more charisma than Roman Reigns.

[@forgottenmma3694]

Wrong. He also has more Charisma than 95% of the lockerroom for the past 10+ years

[@forgottenmma3694]

@@californiathuglifelol Roman can’t even cut a promo. His character is only stoic because sadly he can’t talk

[@mitchcolburn1216]

@@forgottenmma3694 Exactly my guy. Roman is the absolute drizzling shits.

[@greenman5229]

idk How I feel about a bald Scott Steiner. Is every old wrestler bald now?

[@Markyd123]

That’s what the roids can do unfortunately

[@motherwar_87]

Electrocuted porcupine?! 😂😂😂

[@rondoughhowell6442]

So this Smashing Pumpkin guy is more worst with wrestling strategy than Tony Kahn

[@paulcarpenter7844]

I swear to God if this was the 80s or 90$L a night and Ken Anderson could have been a tag team

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

I believe that the WWE don't like when wrestlers,or heels (aside from Steve Austin). Get over in an ultra superstar wat and they didn't plan for his character o do so. I mean he got into next and right away the crowd somewhat gravitated to him because the man is gold on the mic. And he always has been. And at this point he is getting the biggest pop out of any superstar on the roster on both RAW and SMACKDOWN. Even more and bigger pops than the champions, and the most established and popular wrestlers that have been superstars for years in the WWE. As a matter of fact, I honestly can't remember when I have heard a pop as loud for any superstar in any company at anytime as loud as the pop from the crowd that LA Knight gets. And yes he keeps losing with a seldom win here and there. They definitely aren't giving the fans the push that he well deserves and the crowd obviously definitely wants. I remember first seeing him as Eli Drake in Impact and he was a even back then about 2016 or 2017. And I remembered being mesmerized at how electric and charismatic and great this man was on the mic. He has and still has an incredible physique. And ntm the guy can go in the ring. He's a great wrestler. As far as age. He's a safe worker, he's careful not to pull muscles working out in the gym. And ntm lookup his resume on Google. The man regardless of age has hardly had any operations, accidents,or and kind of major injuries let alone few minors. He's in better shape and lees banged up than most of the whole WWE roster. But in Impact he held many belts, teamed up with Chris Addonis(AKA in WWE Chris Masters"The Master Lock" , a full nelson that was impossible to get out). Also going on his own run and was recognized by Impact to be gold on the mic actually gave him his own talk show where he would have baby face come in the ring and degrade him with his "Dummy!" buzzer and imo I thought it was genius! He was Eli Drake. And he was the total package of a wrestler and I was amazed that he was in an Indy show like Impact. He held many titles,I think he may have been a grandslam champ once he finally won the heavyweight title. He was white hot in Impact. He ket his contract runs out. Probably hoping that he would be picked up by the WWE. But after waiting and needing to make ends meet, he was acquired and decided to join Billy Corgan's NWA studio style À it was in the midst of the 2020 pandemic. And NWA was put on hold and ended up making this weekly show. It was fun and also stupid at times. Then NWA went into limbo for with their weekly show becoming it own type of land with mayors and very silly ideas. But still Eli Drake had his own segment on the show and it shines the most. Of course Zicky Dice was doing some good skits and promos. But I recently saw him wrestling in ROH. He still has his bizarre character but he's now a jobber with no personality and has let his body go big time. He's now a very overweight shell of himself. But they eventually went back to wrestling and at this point the WWE had Eli Drake on their radar. As his mic skills, physique and wrestling were all on point. But he should have been in the WWE years ago. So they finally got this gem of a wrestler. Renamed him LA Knight so it had the same syllables as Eli Drake so he could do his signature point intoc the syllables of his name. He wasn't in NXT very long but when he was he won the million dollar belt but he took his very fair share of loses. Now on the main roster. His mic skills and signature "YEAH!" Have got crowds at every show he appears at, win or lose, getting the biggest pop out of every superstar on the roster. But he is still losing. Sure he wins here and there. But he seems to be losing more the winning. The WWE knows what they have as every time he comes out with a mic in hand.They really tried to ultimately bury him by rename him Max Duprea and teaming him up with the Max Nale Models. That was a Vince thing. And as stars Vince was out for a bit, HHH then came by and was back in control and immediately let LA Knight change his back and separated him from the Max Models. Since then b. Win or lose he's arguably the most popular wrestler on the roster. The biggest pops, he's good on the mic whether doing a promo out to the ring. And he's astill hell of a wrestler,a great physique but word has it that what's holding him back is his age. And it's the most ridiculous thing that I've ever heard of. This man is the total package in a pro wrestler. He's got it all. And the WWE Universe is going to without a doubt turning on the company I they don't start doing something with him very soon mark my words. He should have have been in this company many years ago. And that is no fault of Knight's. He busted his ass,crawled,and scratched to get to where he is. And dammit he deserves a hell of a dam push. Not just a push, but do you hear that crowd!? I mean holy shit!? Strap a rocket to this man and light the fuse!!!🚀🚀🚀

[@dylanbryant3547]

He faced mr kennedy in nwa

[@ofclown9458]

ive heard the ric flair one only in a comment section of one of his wwe promos, he starts gettin all loud and its kinda flair like

[@braddockakalatis2]

RIP Bob Barker.

[@overmetalspeaks]

He was great in NWA. NWA was great in this too.

[@whyphy2213]

I find it hypocritical that Billy Corgan criticizes IMPACT for not pushing Eli Drake/LA Knight but he did the samething. LA only won the Tag Titles and Impact made him win the World Championship, Tag Titles and King of the Mountain championship

[@Markyd123]

Yup I’d say his tna run was better than this

[@mdjcsmith]

Is there any more to the story of Eli Drake heading to AEW? Was this around the time of Ricky Starks, Eddie Kingston and Thunder Rosa heading there?

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Ia knight knows he's a star that's why he don't want to be in there

[@greatmutaconcerto1308]

He didn't lose his voice, He traded voices with Jake the snake.

[@cjones3710]

JAMES STORM FROM TNA AND some Odd all w blue eyeballs. Go James Storm.

[@markmorris2574]

13:23 “CAROL-IES” Shame on you, internet. How y’all let that one slip by?