Rob Van Dam on Misconceptions of Mike Awesome

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

Mike Awesome was a truly unique talent, such a shame wcw and wwe didn't utilise him. RIP Mike.

[@GangGreen80]

Too many politicians

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

The WCW & the WWE’s politics

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 the fat chick thrilla was awful, no one looked good, the that 70's show gimmick was just as bad, best thing to come out of it was mikey whipwreck accidentally sliding off the top of the bus after the awesome bomb.

[@SGTDave]

WCW wasted so much talent. And at the same time they pushed lousy wrestlers. Neither Bishoff or Russo appreciated the workers.

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

@@SGTDave definitely, had they done it with a couple you could understand but it was alot and was constant.

[@rickm9001]

I miss Mike. He was a freak of nature. Huge guy, could fly around the ring, and every match he had was entertaining in ECW

[@Diabolicalbeanr]

A RVD and mike awesome match would’ve been the shit

[@marianoaguilar8372]

I love the respect RVD has given Mike over the decades.

[@cryptomnesiac]

Mike Awesome was so underrated. I remember first seeing him as The Gladiator and was blown away, super talented.

[@SamuelHereAmI]

Man those Friday Nights..recording ECW on VHS ❤

[@Heller103085]

Saturday nights local philly channel 48….10-11pm….burned in my brain

[@brandonsofola9411]

Glad I found this channel 👍🏾👍🏾

[@danc7251]

Mike awesome splash off the top was sick...and his matches with spike dudley and masato tanaka were insane

[@drscruffylupagus]

Idk why anybody would say Mike Awesome didn't wrestle as a big guy. He literally got screwed over by WCW cause he wrestles big style but wasn't as big as those guys. I've used Mike Awesome as an example for my own struggles of developing a wrestling style. At a hair on 6ft4, I'm tall for Indies, but not for Vince. The answer is to be adaptable to my situation. Learn off of as many people as possible and use what I need to in the moments they're needed.

[@unclecreed2986]

It's like Paul Burchill in the Indy's he was a giant monster in WWE wasn't even considered big.

[@shishioh]

Awesome was my favorite late 90's/early 2000's champion.

[@mrcold8966]

Mike Awesome was the man. I like so many other people didn't get exposed to ECW outside of magazines until the TNN thing so Mike Awesome is who I think of when I think ECW champion. It seemed like he defended it on a weekly basis

[@cr3635]

Mike Awesome had a great match versus Spike Dudley on PPV besides the Masato Tanaka feud.

[@bsadiq718]

RVD!!! Respect the legend 🐐🐐

[@VoodooApex]

Awesome was awesome AF

[@Trusttheprocessin2052]

Awesome was 1 of a kind that running Powerbomb was insane

[@jeremydavis9221]

This is why RVD is One of a Kind!

[@kerpal321]

vince russo turned mike awesome into that 70s guy, i still cant get over it

[@thesupervisor3270]

Yeah that was Rip Rodgers talking about Matt Morgan on wrestling shoot interview KZbin channel with James

[@TheRealRVD]

thank you

[@jd9119]

I really don't blame Mike Awesome for walking out of ECW and going with the belt to WCW. You know he was getting stiffed on money owed to him too and he was guaranteed big money at WCW and Turner had the funds to pay him on time.

[@overkill7990]

Mike Awesome's FMW matches are great too

[@LetsGoRetroOfficial]

I will never understand why Vince McMahon didn't pair Mike Awesome with Sean O'haire during or after the Invasion angle. They could have been called "The Bomb Squad" and their finisher could have been Mike's Awesome Bomb followed by Sean's Swanton Bomb.

[@MarionGrahamJr]

Awesome bomb through the tableeee!!!!

[@frankyturrizo4240]

WCW downplayed Mike by just saying "The heavyweight that flies like a cruiserweight" ... they should have said "Thats Awesome!!"

[@LoneWolf-zd7lh]

It's truly sad how Mike Awesome never became WCW United States Heavyweight Champion back in the year 2000. Even if it would have been a brief & short-lived title reign.

[@crazyjim9380]

Would it have really mattered at that point? They had devalued the titles so much that a title reign really didn't mean much of anything.

[@Bunbunfunfun]

He shoiuld have been pushed to the world title right at the start of wcw run.

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

Mike Awesome was awesome

[@Daoloth]

Mike Awesome would lose to JT Smith in that iconic match is why I never felt bad about him turning back on Paul not paying him. Guy worked like Biggest man throwing people outside ring thu the tables along with the chair moves too. Guy was best wrestler of his size at like 6'6 300 pounds doing amazing moves. I think the top rope even breaks in that match hehe. Nobody can forget his TAnaka matches. I really wish he wrestled RVD along with Sabu in PPV Main Events in ECW hehe. Sabu is my favorite but Mike Awesome is in that mix as share Birthday too. He is older but were friends on FB. Hayabusa another Great favorite of mine. Nobody can work like Mike Awesome doing the Power moves along with Finnese or Leaps haha :).

[@coreywolfh8rt506]

Dude was severely misused by WWE and WCW. Man was a beast!!!!

[@MATTYMrMarijuana]

Mike is Awesome clap clap clap

[@TheEnzyme94]

His name was no exageration. He was awesome. But he was a was miss used. RIP

[@gregjones5627]

Mike Awesome was fucking amazing!!

[@drscruffylupagus]

RVD doesn't remember Mike Awesome getting pressed by Spike Dudley? It's those doobskers 🤣🤣🤣

[@CarlyDayDay]

I remember Booker T saying he couldn't work

[@bsadiq718]

Wcw was a bunch of overpaid guys that didnt want newcomers to take their spot. Awesome was most talented big man in history booker t couldnt lace his boots tbh and bookers issues with awesome came from him claiming awesome was too rough on him with a running powerbomb but really booker t didnt know how to take it cause he could only work the soft style

[@jameswelch7403]

MIKE AWESOME WAS TRULY INDEED FN AWESOME

[@mr.redeyes2583]

i didn't know RVD loved the simpsons arcade :D

[@JUSTINCREDIBLEE]

thought he was talking current tna i was thinking jake something no comparison mike awesome was just too awesome

[@pawaaofnegativaty9803]

2:00 A killer Whale.

[@JackSquat1]

In ECW Mike Awesome brought a vibe that almost seemed taboo... it was shocking...

[@MariaHeredia-dw4id]

People say Paul is a genius but never booked TV CHAMP RVD VS WORLD CHAMP Mike Awesome!😒

[@thesupervisor3270]

So he’s not a genius still because he missed one little match?

[@thefightscene]

He was meant to until rob got injured

[@bsadiq718]

Mike awesome also left ecw pretty quick it would have happened

[@kwizzeh]

That was the plan until Rob broke his leg at a house show.

[@johncook9392]

I always liked Mike Awesome... And I didn't even watch ECW!!!

[@cristiangonzalez-qs2vt]

Heyman screwed Mike Awesome

[@BRIANDER100]

RVD has a smokers voice. He needs to stop smoking so he doesn't get lung cancer

[@TheRealRVD]

Thanks but it's also called a wrestler's voice. Not only does cannabis not cause cancer-and prevents it- but I'd like you to know that I had my lungs screened about a month ago( just for the purpose of hoping to make this point) and they appear normal for a non smoker. At 52, my lungs are at least as good as yours, Brian. Thanks for looking out. 👊

[@BRIANDER100]

@@TheRealRVD i never heard of a wrestler's voice. it definitely sounds like a smokers voice. smoking cannabis is bad for the lungs and it will cause cancer not prevent it. cannabis has more toxins in them then tobacco and a person is inhaling longer and more intensely than cigarettes - that's why their coughing so much after smoking it. i would have to see a report of your lung screening to see if that's the case. their is no way your lungs are as good as mine as i've never smoked any of that and i do cardio on a regular basis.

[@ryantiller5624]

He's always had that voice my dude

[@butchvito]

@@BRIANDER100 Thanks, Dr. Drew. I have a feeling no one will listen to you... Guys like Tommy Chong and Willie Nelson are 85 and 90 and have been smoking cannabis for God knows how long. Have they had a history of lung issues? From life experience the only people who've had lung problems and other health issues were due to smoking cigarettes. Most people are not smoking straight tobacco. They're smoking cigarettes which are full of chemicals and all kinds of crap. I'm not saying smoking weed is good for your lungs, but it's not nearly as bad as you're trying to make it out... I'd rather enjoy life and smoke a little herb than to preach to people about how much better my lungs are then theirs.

[@deadeyedarwin]

​@@BRIANDER100I'm sure he'll get that report to you right away. This is his voice, it's always been his voice.

[@JackSquat1]

In ECW Mike Awesome brought a vibe that almost seemed taboo... it was shocking...