Smash's Strangest Rivalry

In 2016, a massively unexpected and heated rivalry sparked between two groups within the same scene, over possibly the most bizarre reason in Smash history: Which breakfast restaurant was superior, IHOP, or Denny's.
Despite the ridiculous concept, the rivalry ended up being legendary within the scene, consuming it until it eventually reached a boiling point, with it all culminating in an epic final crew battle that nobody would have expected went on to become one of the greatest that Smash has ever seen.
This is a video documenting everything about the origins of how this rivalry came about, and how the crew battle eventually went down.
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely massive thanks to Heyseuss, FingerStripes, CutMet, AsumSaus, Ludvix, Motobug, the AZPM scene, and everyone else who helped me with this video and helped me get back into making vids again!
I appreciate it so much
The full crew battle (Highly recommend watching): • IHOP vs Denny's: The B...

[@forklifted454]

Imagine being an IHOP executive and finding out the team championing your restaurant has a dude named IpunchKidz on it

[@forklifted454]

@@maolebron1615 ya know what. That's a great point

[@zenabompeg]

"He's my blood, he's my responsibility" that actually goes so hard

[@fangzgaming5510]

I thought that too!

[@fangzgaming5510]

Also when Cobra lost to Neon, I thought that line was pointless

[@LicenciadoLoui]

Ikr? Was about to say that.

[@MrGamemaker8]

"Am I my brother's keeper?" "Yes"

[@LicenciadoLoui]

@@fangzgaming5510 They took 2 stocks out of each other, almost like anime type stuff.

[@pak-mon1478]

4:30 the fact that the n1 player from the IHOP team couldnt compete because he was food poisoned at a denni's is just amazing, you cant make this shit up

[@morphball2314]

Pros: Good leader, Good composure Cons: Becomes enraged whenever Denny's is mentioned amazing

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

This man really returned with a denny's vs ihop PM video essay and I'm all here for it

[@ShadowMark3_]

Jarek! Fancy meeting you here!

[@firewalkwithjuno5421]

Ikr this is peak lore, "dropping hammers like Dennys drops prices" was my fave

[@fistofreak3511]

We love to see it!

[@Ulazcruz]

When the community needed him most, he returns Hope you're doing well, dude

[@roy8749]

Missed chance on the "iHop you're doing well"

[@FatSaphira]

this is the kind of unhinged low stakes drama i live for

[@parkersmith6112]

I love how sillykyle got 3-0ed in bracket but when it came down to defending his preference of 24 hour breakfast food restaurant, he had to pull up. 😤😤

[@taccm386]

The beam sword and stitches won him that game.

[@Sleepy_Cattt]

​@taccm386 probably lmao That seemed like fate

[@JamesThompson-zu3bq]

@@taccm386no way you're saying that after he finished it off with a 0-death.

[@youngwang97]

This is the stupidest feud I've ever heard. I love it

[@yoshter135]

And when the world needed him most, he returned.

[@some__random__guy]

Immediately went to the comment section looking for this comment

[@Thelowestofthelowtiers]

Without James Franco no less. Still,glad to have em back.

[@ModPallet]

The fact that the tournament was not a blow out and was determined by both teams getting down to just one player and one stock is crazy.

[@TheHippyProductions]

its almost like when players organize the event, they know what theyre doing better than moneymen...

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

Literal movie moment haha

[@EMP_Obama]

As a Denny's enjoyer I actually got super invested in this on an emotional level and screamed out loud at the end.

[@powerowl2120]

Sammeee dude my heart, I knew what was gonna happen as soon as that blue beam sword came out tho lmao

[@Lilly-qt4yy]

I went in a dennys believer but I guess now I have to be an ihop diner 😔

[@Korgeh]

Nerd (Ihop Enjoyer)

[@starfruuit_]

Ihop used to be good but really fell off recently

[@lucydream64]

Casino wolf choked so fucking hard 😭 hurts to watch

[@AsumSaus]

To come back and just nail everything in a completely new style like this is insane, dude. Happy to see this finally released, amazing fucking work! Team IHOP

[@AuroraSSBU]

YOU'RE HERE TOO? This has to be the greatest timeline at the moment

[@moldyshishkabob]

AsumSaus and GRSmash Name a more iconic duo

[@Zeutomehr]

you did basically the same, didn't you? and while I like your current style, I miss your old compilation-style videos. especially the fun facts

[@parkermarker742]

TEAM IHOP

[@EmptyHand49]

TEAM DENNY'S

[@JackSpadeVT]

First Asumsaus returns from his hiatus, now GRSmash. The world is healing

[@Lreclusa]

Ceave is back too.

[@noholla]

dude it didn't even occur to me at first that this was grsmash that's crazy

[@agentemerald5545]

As the son of a former IHOP manager, I have never been more proud of a scene I have never set foot in. Excellent work, defenders of good food.

[@Antonwas12]

As a European, this is the first time i've heard of IHOP or Denny's

[@GrassTroll]

Why did he stop managing IHOP, what did he do?

[@kekcrocgod6731]

⁠@@GrassTrolldennys got him.

[@user-lf5td7qc9p]

The fact that a player was allowed to have his name be iPunchKidsz plus the completely casual way it was said in the video absolutely sent me.

[@NeffJeff95]

Nobody is mentioning that GR just revealed his voice. The rebranding for this return came in full force today

[@HoswayVideoGames]

It's clearly just Gimr using AI to mask his voice /s

[@flamire2725]

yo facts

[@math8755]

Didn´t know what voice GreenRanger(smash) had/has, big surprise.

[@PootisPlayer]

pulling a beam sword in its beautiful blue entirety as to represent the final remaining force that stood in the way of an iHop victory or a Denny’s victory.. absolutely poetic. amazing video dude! #IHOPREPRESENT

[@rupertpeasley5880]

As an IHOP enjoyer, that comeback at the end was fucking glorious. Silly Kyle the MVP fr

[@pockitsune6347]

Communities like this are probably so fucking fun. This is no doubt a day they remembered for the rest of their lives.

[@SSB_Seal]

Holy shit, a new GRsmash video after 2+ years? That alone is exciting, but the content style switch from highlights to actual storytelling is super cool too. Not sure if you plan to do more of these, but I'm glad to see your channel alive and well!

[@kinanschannel6016]

One of the best edit youtube videos I've seen in a minute

[@JnL_SSBM]

Yeah!

[@Ludvix]

AYO HOLDUP GRSMASH VOICE REVEAL LES GOOOOO HE BACKKKKK

[@TheTwinkeman]

that 1-2 hours of serving all those players, with all their energy, must have been such a fever dream

[@heysuess]

One of my favorite memories/experiences in Smash. Super excited and happy to see you make a video on our scene

[@MJBfromCCC]

As a longtime member of the AZPM community, this makes me so happy to see. I loved being in the crowd for this crew battle. One of my favorite memories.

[@BraydenGamingNStuff]

Which team were you

[@MJBfromCCC]

@@BraydenGamingNStuff I was rooting for team IHOP. #buttermilkpancakesftw

[@liamm113]

​@@MJBfromCCCa man of the people

[@HeisenbergFam]

Always a great year when Grsmash casually returns after 2 years with quality milk

[@kemmypaws]

WHY ARE U EVERYWHERE

[@Kiwi_J]

Hi again

[@DoctorRose]

@@kemmypaws Heisenberg Everywhere! Jesse hates him!

[@chocolatemilk124]

sky baybee

[@combcombo]

this is literally my favorite event in PM history, thank you for giving it the credit it deserves

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

See this is the type of well written, well made, well edited, hyper specific, hyper fixated essay content we come to the internet for and randomly find in our KZbin recommendations. Great job! Also tbf this was sitting in my Watch Later list. Just got to it now. Ugh so many good memories with Project M. I loved playing as Pajama Ness. Personal anecdote: I am team IHOP because my stage crew and me along with some actors tried to go to Dennys after a show one time to mix things up, but then they turned us away. So we went to our trusted IHOP who will never turn away 30 teenagers at 10 PM.

[@DubYuhGChoppa]

Imagine if Grsmash comes back making documentary bangers about Smash 😮

[@Arcademan09]

After watching the whole thing this was beautiful, the banter, the rivalry, the close calls. Im shocked i never heard of this, which is why i hope you'll do more stories like this, the editing was also excellent

[@Tsukimi-chan]

We need more crew battles like this, I was actually invested!!

[@funndrip]

We need city crew battles like Houston vs San Francisco or something

[@colddoornobgames]

This is incredible. I love this new style and documenting PM history is so hype. Fantastic work!

[@Arcademan09]

IHOP has amazing pancakes but you cant take away my Grand Slam & Chicken Fried Steak

[@emmbeesea]

New pfp and a new video after over two years. I was taken aback, but wow, it's good to see you upload again. Without your compilations, I wouldn't have gotten interested in competitive Melee in late 2016. Good to see you're still around, GRsmash!

[@Wa-igi]

Now I've forgotten how his old profile pic looked 😢

[@kinanschannel6016]

Good to see your still here too

[@Wa-igi]

Funny how I recognize many of the poeple who comment here, including you guys

[@ChickenTeller]

​@@Wa-igipretty sure it was James Franco

[@TheSilvershadow200]

Man, I recognize you too. Lol

[@johnleecooper8520]

suchhhh a good video! this is exactly the kind of documentation these crazy pm moments need, would love to see more of this

[@Knobf2]

I went to your channel two days ago to watch old videos and pay my respects, but like a pheonix you have returned. I love you, please don't leave again.

[@Zarothmaster]

Your storytelling skills are fantastic. This video was gripping for the whole 20 minutes.

[@LostMystics]

GR got that gorrilla grip narrative weaving

[@godlikekitten]

Only a few minutes in but I'm grinning ear to ear. Thanks for covering this event dude :) Very nice to see a vid about our rivalry as a return video for the goat.

[@yungtown]

AMAZING video on the return upload. Loved it from start to finish!

[@thatpancakeguy2723]

Crazy first video back! Fantastic story telling, and I am digging the new editing style! Welcome back GRSmash, hope you're doing well!

[@shinkou5625]

You don't understand the amount of joy I experienced seeing a video from you on my feed again, and it was a banger vid as well, welcome back GRSmash 🙏

[@ZeroVirus21]

This past week has been a renaissance of OGs (SGB Plays & Smosh notably) uploading! Welcome back, GRsmash!

[@funnyusername4774]

This fucking rules The video and the crew battle (Seriously tho that matchup screen with the characters knocking each other out when they’d win is so pleasing to look at, great job)

[@jamesregina804]

Great video with great editing. Can’t stress how good it is to watch new content of yours. Thanks!

[@themememaster423]

I love it when popular KZbinrs randomly return after 2+ years.

[@YumaSonic2016]

I never expected you to upload any more videos. Great you've come back. I love your content.

[@acynicalasian]

12:15 Holy shit, the Cobra vs Neon subplot is probably my favorite part of this entire video lmfao

[@TheStickCollector]

Glad to see this and your return Hope to see great things

[@Mr.Buck3t]

HOLY SHIT HES BACK

[@ecopanda9822]

This video was DEFINITELY worth the wait. What a legend.

[@TSCSabre]

amazing vid, I remember you asking around about this ages ago so glad you finished the video!

[@shephsnap]

man, glad to see you’re back even if it’s just a one off. you were a huge part of my latter end of high school, i’ll always appreciate you for the work you put in over those years!

[@SuperSmithersGalaxy]

Return of the king. Loved this vid man, I had never heard of this crew battle and would love more story time/analysis vids like this!

[@dalazo]

Completely missed this video somehow.. Great to have you back!

[@ll-jx2tg]

Broooooo! Welcome back! What a great way to end the weekend with this upload. Didnt know I needed this video in my life. Thank you!

[@Revolver20]

Holy shit, I've been watching from like 2015 and this man just said "Nah, that wasn't even my final form" and just dropped a masterpiece in editing and storytelling damn

[@Strumstar]

This was the best possible topic for a return video GR. We missed you. Welcome back and long live IHOP.

[@Lucas-vu8jt]

This is such an amazing video to come back with

[@ViKODiN_]

Appreciate the coverage of PM. PM is by far my favorite event of smash, it has so much style and speed. Much love ❤

[@asdfasdfadsfasdf]

No way this man just drops a video after almost 3 years. You love to see it.

[@psishiek]

after 2 years this man gives us an incredible video essay. Great video man, glad to have you back

[@jakem4648]

Welcome back, GRSmash! What a way to return, one of the GOAT crew battles in the greatest Smash game.

[@HYSSTERIA]

Keep Making Smash bros History videos like this. Rivalries are always so fun to watch!

[@EchoStormSSB]

Holy shit he made an IHOP vs. Dennys video

[@IcyInferno11]

The return we’ve all been waiting for

[@ITSJTG58]

Love your vids! Awesome to see you back

[@superpokeproduction]

Fantastic video great to have you back 🎉

[@sadtooncat]

This man returning can turn anyone's day from the worst to the best

[@Shanenap]

Incredible job telling this story. I was insanely engaged the entire time pleading for IHoP to win. I nearly shit my pants when I saw that clutch and just found my new favorite PM player. Made me want some IHOP so bad.

[@MoleculeMan7]

Just a few days ago I was browsing your channel wondering where you'd gone, then this drops. Great video!

[@MagiTacti]

Great to see a video from you again!

[@kicksyo2171]

It’s amazing how something you’ve only just learned about today turns out to be one of the most epic things you’ve ever seen! So proud to be a Peach Player! Also, everyone did an amazing job! That was great!

[@EdwardoFE]

denny's gave me salmonella so I'm on team IHOP by default.

[@usefulfilmstv]

Im not joking, I just finished marathoning all of your older compilation videos today and yesterday, and you suddenly post this BANGER!! Welcome back legend!!

[@Shields_]

Such an awesome video keep up the good work!

[@nessdbest8708]

I loved this, wish there was a 2nd one.

[@GrayFox_74]

That Peach clutched the shit out of that

[@mindcross7174]

Beautiful voice man, and awesome comeback. Loved the video!

[@rat4992]

what a comeback. Love your channel man

[@davidmcfly]

The legend is back!🎉

[@BillyTheTeen95]

I remember keeping up with this storyline at the time. Absolutely legendary. Long live Project M!

[@ShoonaTuna]

amazing... the switch in style is VERY welcoming to newcomers and long-time viewers. looking forward to the new style of videos, GR!

[@Atticus113]

Holy shit, what a final stock. Great video! Welcome back!

[@YouSoJames]

this was genuinely the most hype smash at any point has been. at least for me anyway. silly kyle did us a huge service. glad he was on the right side

[@monsterdude9000]

HES BACK

[@GTCharlie]

One of the greatest stories told on KZbin! Glad you’re back with another one!!!

[@bohitargep]

Glad to have you back. Amazing video, love the new format.

[@CreepsMcPasta]

I'm still here after 2 years 👍

[@Zimzhyp]

Never knew about this before but I'm team ihop for life so it was beautiful to see them win. Great content, love to see you back!

[@MichaelManning15]

Love this new form of content dude keep it up

[@Tracequaza]

just wanted to say congratulations on making this video and pulling off a different style really well after years of imactivity. for years i had been watching your compilations and they had made my day multiple times, and I was really surprised this morning to see this video from you, but yeah in a time when I'm a bit exhausted with video essay/stories I think you did really well and I thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you and godspeed

[@maxdoesdrumskinda4049]

Absolutely amazing video. Super enthralling and great commentary. Big props (also go team iHop)

[@joshuaatehortua7352]

I’ll start up the third party of waffle house

[@johnlukecampbell3140]

Dude came back like he ain’t been radio silent for almost 3 years

[@GodLandon]

Welcome back you killed it with this video

[@justjames9049]

Welcome back! Love the new style.

[@harryzheng283]

when we needed him the most, he came back and delivered!

[@frankgrimito5821]

En ese momento Yeet Smash sintió el verdadero terror!

[@swuce]

Im blown away by the editing transitions holy cow man.

[@Zetzteno]

Omg I just opened your channel yesterday to find no new uploads only to wake up and find this masterpiece? Thank you GR

[@F_C...]

It's apparent that the PM community has that energy that melee used to have before it was corporatized and sterilized.