PJ Ladd vs. Nyjah Huston: GAME OF SKATE SEMIFINALS | World of X Games

PJ Ladd and Nyjah Huston squared off in the semifinals of the inaugural ESPN Game of Skate at the ESPN headquarters on Aug. 1, 2014.
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[@yourfriendalejo]

"Hold up PJ. Hold up PJ" Still does his trick. What a beast.

[@RyanSmith-sg2sb]

MrMezican What a douchebag

[@yourfriendalejo]

RYANRRAGE lol I would have done the same. The replays get annoying. Save that crap for later.

[@MIKEK3NT]

Don't forget the moment where PJ did a nollie big heel and a fakie big heel back to back

[@Paul-Denton_NYCNET]

I don't get why the ref and the commentators are the same people. This is the reason why you separate them.

[@Treeezplz]

MrMezican and nyjah didn't want it counted cuz of that. Nyjah lame af for that one.

[@5teeleDuke]

I literally laugh my ass off every time the announcers tell them to quit skating so they can show a replay, what moron thought of that lol

[@crabPEOPLE2000]

I know right? Imagine them pulling this shit in the middle of a live basketball, football, baseball or any other game.

[@Ivan_Idea]

Steele Duke 5:54 Even PJ ignored them when they told him to stop.

[@douglaswares5614]

I remember this Yeah Nyjah looks pissed when they told him to stop Before the nollie front foot flip than he missed it.. haha rightfully so tho.. was a shitty set up

[@ballisliferjs]

It was live. They had to

[@PaperOverPusy]

nyjah tre flip is so effortless, so relaxed, its like he freezes in the air while the board spins, amazing.

[@itscrimmy2595]

jake hoyt it's not that hard to get used to tre flips. once you know the sweet spot for your back foot you're pretty much an expert at them

[@grmateiradumatei]

its Crimmy Still does it the best

[@skankhunt5597]

Ikr and Pjs style is so flawless

[@morgangerminario9336]

7:35 this dude trying to catch the board😂

[@BryanBoytano]

somehow x games manages to make a sick game of skate lame af

[@yamac488]

bryan boytano this isn’t X Games

[@blakez2691]

@@yamac488 It's X games

[@sipho.tography]

@@blakez2691 the channel, yeah. This is espn

[@Jackripz]

It’s cause they’re so good

[@triple9finestacker631]

I was just wondering to myself if these guys were even enjoying themselves or are they just being prostituted to the crowd... Then i looked at the comments...

[@UnAnsweredSolution]

How have I never seen a professional game of skate before this is pure entertainment

[@epmcgee]

'cause there's nothing professional about it

[@pajam88]

Wow these guys are amazing. Never ran out of flip tricks 😂

[@user-gl3md9ud3h]

Крутой формат! Всем прогресса. Спасибо

[@MrBikboi]

PJ is such a chill stoked little romper can't belive his trick flip.

[@kujalite]

The sportmanship is just amazing

[@itscrimmy2595]

kujalite thats how skateboarding is. its all about coming together and having a good time. it doesnt matter who you are or where you're from. if you skate we instantly connect. it's not about who's better it's about having a good time with the homies.

[@5teeleDuke]

Halfcab big heel? Do these announcers even skate lol? Its called a fakie big heel, this contest is a shame to skateboarding...

[@kusuo10k]

Yeah i know i thought the exact same thing

[@bobscillaci3290]

Fakie big spin inward heel ?

[@johnorsulic9236]

Oh yeah and nollie half cab tre flip. Wtf.

[@lewisperez5297]

Fakie 540 shuv it

[@leofarina172]

Half cab 540 flip?

[@downthefaith]

So gnarly. best game of skate ive seen.

[@thekislingerbrothers4620]

Nice... !! Love X Games.

[@FUNKYCHICKENgotSKILL]

batb is 10xmore intresting to watch

[@daniloazevedo5370]

Luan>>>>

[@freshjnew]

All about the dusty warehouse charm. Not a polished platform in a business park.

[@angelostarzi9885]

Yea but there’s no money and no prize money

[@lisaweijtmans9180]

Stfu

[@ExpressThaPanda]

Pj has such a mellow style. I love it!

[@MrPaulluma]

The skill level is insane! Especially switch and nollie gosh damn man these guys are hella good.

[@JamesJohnson-px6il]

Two of the best, great game

[@jangjo8062]

Rodney Mullen would be unbeatable at skate lmao.

[@1000stevenbl]

jang jo mullen and tony did all there is to do on a skateboard... there is nothing left... melenials don’t have a big enough nutsack to pull off bigger tricks.

[@562surfer]

*daewon emerges from the shadows* unbeatable?

[@Mac11-92]

Stvn Bl you obviously don’t know what your talking about

[@M3xicanAmerican1]

Stvn Bl check out Johnny Giger on KZbin, he pulls off some insane tricks including recreating Rodney’s most notorious tricks as well as coming up with some unique tricks. Chris chan is also a very good skater and known for coming up with the “dragon flip’. Give the newer generation some credit

[@ghostw3938]

@@1000stevenbl Millenials

[@samityyy]

Smiles all around no matter what, love the sportsmanship

[@ItsBarnabyJones]

is there a version of this grinding rails? that would be sick!

[@Stig69]

PJ skates so effortlessly. It's like he just rolls out of bed and starts popping tricks off.

[@negligenciavercomovaconcxn7540]

PL

[@negligenciavercomovaconcxn7540]

LP

[@negligenciavercomovaconcxn7540]

Stlg

[@negligenciavercomovaconcxn7540]

Stlg de los que no me acuerde. el problema

[@negligenciavercomovaconcxn7540]

off

[@dripsonice413]

Please bring this back

[@l.o.r410]

Anybody else remember Hulk being gas in that building behind them? 😂😂😂

[@euronymous6998]

Good sportsmanship between the two. Fun to watch and I haven't even skated in 10 years

[@andartedesign3692]

PJ is a street legend, Nyjan and the media champion

[@25enjoi25]

i really like it when they show nyjah on offense when pj lands the defense in reply but when pj is on offense they only show nyjah. i think they need more nyjah! nyjah!nyjah!nyjah! thats what i always never say

[@LkNormanSk8r]

lol thats what you always never do? wow.

[@thrashmetal1017]

I was going for Nyjah the whole time what a beast

[@peazeralus]

I always love watching pros play a game of 'Nyjah, Hold On'

[@loftyLP42]

Good stuff

[@man_handle_e30]

That game was dope

[@geoffbeyer1873]

They needed Eric Koston to come in and shout "do a kickflip" That was a sick game of skate.

[@Mr.CoachBeaulieu]

Poser lol

[@PHeMoX]

That was a huge heeldrag from Nyjah though.... that slow mo wasn't lying. I'd liked to have seen a redo there.

[@follout7075]

Mad respect

[@rockinfaceplant0000]

why cant they just let them play a game of skate without the cringy announcing ?! god its so bad :(

[@opachkii]

Tony two toes because they hosted the contest? Tf

[@talormakene1381]

Because unlike a normal game of skate this one goes towards 10k. Fuckn idiot

[@michaeldabrethren2812]

You would be much better i assume, not..

[@ryanwells2909]

this was dope

[@aorilusmerntali5688]

" Nyjah! Hold on... " every 2 tricks

[@cristianbello3922]

Cuando aran uno de esos otra vez

[@ericperry27]

These dudes are so damn talented.

[@ColdSoul5150]

PJ skates for the culture, Nyjah skates for the fame.

[@kevinjohnson4980]

They both skate cuz they love it period. And cuz skateboarding is sick af

[@yesyes606]

People like you ruin the skateboarding community always judging just let them skate for whatever they want!!

[@Gretev1]

Another person claiming telepathic abilities.

[@alananonamous9031]

AND FOR GOD SAKES DONT TELL A SKATER NOT TO SKATE!!!!!!!!!!! it's a game of skate and the stopping will ruin the skaters! I want the most from my skate games! that's why PJ was like SCREW THIS and went anyway. He is trying to do a trick he is focused. Break the focus and the trick is messed up.

[@Steak_ums]

Alan Anonamous in my opinion this is why Battle at the Berrics will always be way more fun to watch

[@gr33ndr3am8]

I was searching for this comment haha broooo

[@Alex-sh4jy]

Awesome skate game ever

[@tonytwyce9183]

Beantown bey, pj was my local hero back at the Coliseum shop in melrose

[@iiXboxLiive]

Does anyone know the song playing in the background around 8:20 onward? I kinda like the beat.

[@nickkoethe6696]

nelly grillz

[@gingerwolf84]

Sick!!!!!

[@zeitalo4076]

In the middle of the game appeared the suggested video: PJ Ladd vs Mike Mo in the Finals... damn...

[@SameFuckinOne]

so stupid,i stoped watching there, and started scroling thru the comments

[@sahrulramadan1103]

Love you 💗

[@CypherrDG]

I LIVE IN BRISTOL CT I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS THERE!!

[@whorubitch]

Because ur not special and only a nob

[@CypherrDG]

@@whorubitch I have no idea what you even mean by that. No one said I was special

[@AntonyDouglas]

2:53 music ?

[@fiend1385]

i think its all trap musik

[@AntonyDouglas]

thanks

[@radyabagaskara822]

Antony Douglas dum dee dum

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

No. 2:53 is Nyjah Huston.

[@segvhhd1673]

I swear there fucking up skateboarding with this bullshit.

[@ShadyNJ]

iGenesis Hd How so?

[@Meekmillan]

Segvh HD talkin bout the x games right?

[@petecroasdale7700]

Please do this in mpls

[@hulkwithautism9236]

The referee has no fucking clue what hes talking about

[@georgebrooks2215]

The comments on this video had me cracking the hell up 😂

[@overd0se00]

Época que o nyjah era humilde, sempre comprimentando

[@gfernandez2124]

These guys are OD nice!

[@ernomeister]

"nollie halfcab treflip" ARE YOU SERIOUS WITH THAT ONE? 8:25

[@skankhunt5597]

Nollie 540 big flip

[@oliyates7562]

The referee is pants

[@crabPEOPLE2000]

he's trying so hard too... guess he didn't study up enough on his skate terminology

[@oliyates7562]

Yeh he called a fakie bigger spin a fakie 540 shuv xD

[@TwoTecs76]

Whats that song/beat/instrumental called at 7:00 ? Please help!!

[@dylannordman6618]

TwoTecs76 grillz nelly

[@juan-miguel.basquiat]

nyjah: *lands perfect treflip* announcer: treflip, good on defense... dude defense or not it was perfect

[@erikm5655]

s/o for playing Flight Facilities - Stand Still feat. Micky Green (Wave Racer Remix)

[@deveshsety9613]

idk but I just don't like nyjah

[@w8red]

Thomas Ham tech etc Nyjah > both of you posers lmao easy to hate when you can't even kickflip

[@savageskater8186]

w8red you are right asf

[@bobross899]

Why is everyone a hater and a posser when they have differnt outlooks and opinions lol

[@dngrouscrgo]

Disy det there’s a difference between having an opinion and admittedly saying you dislike someone for no reason

[@YHirschmeier]

How could you? In the morning, the guy goes "these socks are not high enough. Let me pull these up to my balls. Yeah that looks better." obviously something wrong.

[@clicklink123]

Bring Rodney Mullen to destroy these guys. Not flat surface skaters for sure. Good street skaters...0 creativity on flat surface.

[@MH-ru8he]

Never realized there were so many ways to flip a board.

[@Rkazaboss]

I wish there was something like this for snowboarding too

[@cesarcervantes6997]

You all remember the és games of skate from the early 2000's when the crowd was full of sweaty skaters up to the contenders ballsack, where the contest was so loud everybody's vx footage was clipping, and the crowds oohs, and oh's would ebb back and forth with the quick rhymtic progression of the game? Where you didn't get two tries on the last trick, were bound to get a shinner if someone slipped out, and where you could hoist your favorite pros up when they fell off the sidelines because they were the people you admired, not corporate brand ambassadors. Not even the berrics, as good as their coverage is, can capture that feeling. it used to be a real underground fight club.

[@wesleyvanandel9264]

Song???

[@zertsu]

is this the location where they filmed that scene of the incredible hulk

[@jacobmurphy450]

Skate 4 where ya at

[@batelfront2]

What's the music at 0:50 i can't stop singing that song!

[@snowballsdad]

it sounds cute

[@brunosoto8787]

hello just wanted to know how the song is called background please

[@DANSWERdj]

🙌🔝

[@elijohnson2808]

"Nollie half cab tee flip"😂😂😂😂😂

[@kingvesta7877]

PJ got tricks for dayyyyyyyysssss 👌

[@Matt_Yniguez]

That was a good game of skate

[@cleoclaassen6765]

pj a legend

[@rayrodriguez1031]

Good game of skate. Enjoyed every secobd of this. Both bad ace skaters.

[@ezekielnagaokafarakish4987]

Dang the accuracy is unbelievable

[@MrCervantesent]

I just mute the audio and enjoy them skating. The tricks are so clean. :)

[@coldcujo]

🐐

[@truthhurts7173]

Amazing athleticism

[@Aleeeex]

I can’t remember the last time I even kept up with pro skaters but damn I haven’t heard PJs name in a while

[@tabrellik05]

what is the background music?

[@RamboRobChiefPty]

PJ Ladd is a beast!

[@Rob_Frmthe_NorthSide]

Htf do you know all the tricks names?

[@1romr]

what is the song called? the sort of dubstepp

[@greentv5776]

Nyjah, hold on, hold on Nyjah, Nyjah, hold on, hold on Nyjah, hold on, hold on guys hold on hold on PJ hold on guys

[@slicetube3357]

Super noce

[@pbearh]

PJ's a beast.

[@extremecheddarswityomom]

I watched this for pj not nyjah. Wish youtube algorithms would catch that

[@extremecheddarswityomom]

After watching this vid, nothing but nyjah Houston pops up in my youtube feed now. Lol pj ladd is one of my top 5 favorites.

[@gerardorivera1016]

respects

[@codywit8491]

Lotta heel taps and toe touches

[@smallman9787]

*half cab 540 flip* *the song from wonderful horrible life starts playing*

[@p_three_beatzproductions4479]

Pj Ladd said hold my beer... 😆

[@jtzf6111]

hold on

[@s0sh355]

*BEST GAME OF WORD !*

[@frederikskanal14]

What is The Music at 2:45?

[@noahlangdon414]

Nyjahs switch kick flip is better than my normal kickflip

[@nko1079]

what is first song???

[@MrKamex]

I wouldnt even be able to remember which tricks were done already, holy

[@joehamilton5954]

is this at the olympics?

[@myrjeremyr]

I love nyjah's tres