Tommy Dreamer on ECW, TNA, HOH, WWE, Locker Rooms, etc- Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast

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Sam Roberts talks to Tommy Dreamer on Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast, about his time in ECW, WWE, and TNA, today's product, ECW injuries, Billy Corgan, money, House of Hardcore,, and more.
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[@MacMarshall17]

Tommy Dreamer messaged me privately on twitter sending his condolences when my grandmother passed away.

[@LightningJanitorial]

+Mac Marshall Pretty cool my man. My condolences also.

[@nixonhendrix7805]

+Mac Marshall Really? damn, he seems like a amazing down to earth guy

[@MacMarshall17]

Yeah it was one the coolest things that happened during that dark period. I'm a child of Attitude Era WWE and the early beginnings of ECW. I'm pretty knowledgeable about professional wrestling and the history behind it as well. I wanna write storylines for WWE one day and put matches together.

[@ManMonkey600]

Don't give up the dream. I have a friend who loves WWE we grew up watching it in the 80's and 90's. He has his own podcast and KZbin channel now with over 40,000 subscribers. He is also doing some commentary for some indy shows as well and gaining steam. So if you want it bad enough and put in the work you can make it happen.

[@MrWhaleFarmer]

whats your friends channel? :D

[@WraithTDK]

I'm such a mark for this guy. I love his stance on sticking with stipulations, I love that it's so clear that he's in wrestling because he's always wanted to wrestle, and it's not just a means towards something else. The guy is awesome.

[@goatboytone1]

I've just realised Tommy Dreamer looks like Julian from Trailer Park Boys.

[@rob5687]

+goatboytone1 great call.

[@alexanderarkum4793]

hahaha now i see it

[@alexanderarkum4793]

hahaha now i see it

[@brinson-]

goatboytone1 why did it take so long for me to see this

[@442minty]

I don't hear a glass tinging

[@charleschinchek4007]

See that's what's missing with today's wrestling...Guys like Dreamer....If Dreamer was 20 years old and went to the WWE they'd slam the door in his face....ECW found guys with real talent and ability and introduced them to the world....Which is much different than Indy superfans turned wrestlers that many small companies have....

[@macspud28]

Jonathan Walker What????

[@luketory4684]

Look at Mick Foley he came from a hardcore background and became a three time wwe champion how’s that possible

[@philthegamer9634]

@@luketory4684 he also was in the main event of ppv's for WCW prior to joining ecw, and was a big star in Japan prior to ever stepping foot in ECW, so that has a lot to do with it.

[@tito9560]

Real talent? What are u talking about so sandman and tommy dreamer and sabu was a real talent 😂😂😂😂. ECW help ruin the wrestling business with the hardcore bs.

[@xdamatox62]

tommy dreamer has now just become my new hero

[@travismcdonald6576]

Tommy Dreamer seems like a real down to earth guy. Another talent that WWE just wasted and made a total joke of.

[@assmunchtube]

That's for sure!!!!!

[@DannyTubiolo]

+Travis McDonald Most of the guys from the old school ECW were very cool... that's what's sad when talking about this.. down to earth guys risking SEVERE injuries night in - night out and get paid pretty much nothing - to nothing at all chasing around the check for god knows what amounts... so imagine that shit.. old school ECW guys (gals) are the down to earth cool, making nothing on verge of welfare at very high risk at what they do,,, then we get the mainstream lazies, cry babies, cut throats making tons (up to 6 zero's) along with all that, politics... uggh who would tell their kid to chase the dreams of professional wresling?? no thanks

[@killar1one]

@@DannyTubiolo this is a sad fact, but remember…. who has the greater legacy

[@dionisioramirez6706]

Wwf ruined all these guys. Watered them down. Till this day I still think of ecw.

[@brianlogan4243]

Tommy was one of the first wrestlers I met after just starting out in the business, he is truly down to earth and one of the very rare veterans that NO ONE EVER bashes. That's huge!

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

im in westchester too :) lol! great interview

[@Maj0ra]

Tommy Dreamer is such a chilled fucking guy. I loved watching this, I could watch this for hours. Great job, Sam.

[@LilBrujoFH18]

Good interview! I am with tommy about if you hate the wee do not bash it just don't watch it. I stop watching the wwe since 2005 but I did not bash it just TNA at the time was very good. I would love to see Tommy's hoh working with lucha underground

[@thesprock5270]

Underrated Legend.

[@BigMarcusc1995]

Dreamer is a legend!

[@theshakter]

The way Dreamer was in ecw makes you believe that Dreamer was second in charge

[@theshakter]

Thats what I mean't. Its just a shame dreamer wasn't a millionaire or he would of Bought ecw from heyman

[@Wisconsinwhiskey]

Great interview, Tommy is awesome.

[@BBladem83]

great interview !!

[@dougmphilly]

awesome interview

[@GloKat]

Tommy Dreamer is actually someone I look up to. While I feel his thoughts on torrenting are a bit....well, I think someone here said "Out of touch" and we can just go with that, it was still great to hear him talk about some of the things I wanted to know the answers to. Also, He used the Benoit word, quick, someone ban him from the WWE.

[@ThrashAD720]

GloKat Hes fine he just did a couple of NXT shows.

[@Alphonzo316]

Yeah, it sure is out of touch to not want someone to steal your product like a bitch.

[@tilasole3252]

Tommy Dreamer was my reason for wanting to join ECW.

[@annamariamichaels1372]

Tommy just got over covid19 but is still 🤒 ill get well soon tommy

[@SuperCR45]

Damn i feel bad for what happen about the privacy thing i think ima buy a bluray which one do you guys recommend?

[@GamingsForTheMad]

HES BACK!!!!

[@ryancurran565]

So glad Tommys back

[@MaynardOwns]

Love watching Bret catch Shawn during the iron man match. They hated each other at that point and Bret reached out FAR to save Shawn's ass from a car wreck into a steel guard rail

[@JeremyEllisDavis]

I was able to do the Nelson ratings thing as a write in only lasted 6 months

[@ryanakahuss]

hmmm, this is kind of weird, but older Dreamer reminds me a LOT of my dad, haha

[@w8o4]

PRIMETIME DOING IT AGAIN. great interview

[@SierraCharlie13]

WOOO! GO BILLS!!

[@markvecchiarello4169]

Classy from Pelham manor

[@suplexcityb]

The innovator of violence always resembled a hot dog vendor more than a wrestler.

[@eduardogonazalez4273]

WOW tommy looks so different :O

[@michaelvolgare4454]

Tommy is a cool cat!!

[@cubah1]

now you know who got rid of piratebay

[@starwarsunderground1034]

Why wouldnt ECW fans remember Buelah? Yea shes hot but she was the 2nd best Manager next to the greatest Manager ever Fonzie

[@turtlesfml]

probably because ECW has been defunct for 15 years

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

DMX name is earl Simmons

[@ianwebb8066]

wahsus tah must have meant Run DMC

[@Scorch1028]

It does no good to complain about people downloading free internet videos online. The demand for "pirated" media content is even greater than the demand for illegal drugs, and the "War on Drugs" was a miserable failure. I can understand how Tommy Dreamer "personally" can lament the amount of money he's lost due to his matches being pirated and viewed for free online, but for him to try to go after every pirate or pirate website is losing battle, especially since many of these sites and users are operating out of "other countries" that do not respect Americans' patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights. The American government definitely can't do "jack squat" to Chinese pirates or knock-off manufacturers and vendors.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

My personal code with torrents is - If I dislike a company because they do scumbag things and mistreat their employees and customers but I want a product of theirs, well fuck you it's a protest torrent at that point. Never would I take money from people I enjoy and appreciate, I'd want to see them grow.

[@WisconsinParkour]

What is so amazing to me about Dreamer is that he was basically the Undertaker of ECW seemingly. More so surprising that he's so vocal about it, and really seem to have no ego about him. Good dude.

[@PePsI120397]

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[@jpmango79]

TOMMMMMY ! TTTTTTOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYY !!! TOOOOMMMYY

[@omranlibya9723]

♥️👏👌

[@atze6949]

2021 edge wrestled again

[@johnt.campbell316]

That's pretty lame about the PPV thing. That's the way it is now though. He's a pretty big entity himself now. I sort of view it as: It's a way for people to decide if they like your product _before_ paying for it. I know, I know... That's not cool, but it's the way it is now.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Sorry Tommy, but you can't fight it. What you need is to find a different way to monetize your events. Patreon seems to be the wave of the future.

[@unholyshape]

Westcheddar

[@SamuraiXGray]

Dreamer sounds a bit like De Niro.

[@cyclic4333]

rusev from russia too i thought

[@EvilClowns69]

You can tell this is a bit old cuz even though he said ratings don't matter Monday night raw had the lowest ratings in a very long time

[@dondebias1472]

ok sam roberts now you are hitting to close to home...dreamer is soooo hurdcoorree! ECDUB! ECDUB!

[@SuperTonygrant]

This guy was a wrestler on WWE's Roster as recently as 3 or 4 years ago??? Like seriously?? Was he not from WWE in like the late 80s or something???

[@johnnevill9087]

+John Heitinga he actually wrestled Baron Corbin at 2 NXT house shows a couple of months ago. His last televised match was a 6 man tag in 2012 against 3mb.

[@SuperTonygrant]

john nevill For real??? He looks like the guy who sits behind the camera or edits the videos before they go on T.V. The kind of guy who would break into a sweat if he had to get up on his feet and fetch a cup of tea, and the the kind of guy who wouldn't have a girlfriend or kids!!! How the hell was he a top wrestler in 2012???

[@johnnevill9087]

John Heitinga Nowadays he pretty much does exactly that. However he was a badass back in the 90's and early 00's. if you wanna see why so many people love him, check out any of his matchs with RVD, Sabu or he sandman/Hak/Hardcore Hak, or check out ECW one night stand 2006 (one of the best PPV's ever) Tommy dreamer, RVD, Sabu, The Sandman, Paul Heyman and Terry Funk are the reason for Hardcore match types however Tommy was regarded as the Heart of ECW. He was never a top guy in WWE but he was to ECW what John Cena is to WWE.

[@Maj0ra]

you have ZERO idea what the fuck you're talking about...

[@SuperTonygrant]

i'm just saying he doesn't look in good shape and his skin/ complexion looks awful. he looks ill.

[@user-zp7cm1ub2l]

He right about havingnto pay while other keep getting free months

[@unholyshape]

+Zack Crow Its called a "stupid tax" and its fairly common.

[@unholyshape]

No, Im calling you stupid if you know torrents exist but you still pay.

[@user-zp7cm1ub2l]

+unholyshape the online network you can watch anything without having to wait for shit to download fuck torrents lol unholy goof

[@unholyshape]

lmao try payin $10 more a month to upgrade your internet cheapskate. It literally takes 4 minutes to download 2 gigs That amount covers most events, and in HD quality. I only pay $40 a month for that speed. Get with the times bitch.

[@user-zp7cm1ub2l]

+unholyshape lol i have high speed Internet i just dont spend alot of time using its i just use my tablet for watching shit on youtube plus i pay 11.99 to get the network which has all the wrestling i need lol fuck the times

[@joewall2217]

If Tommy had that much money, why didn't he become an investor for ECW?

[@bbranco01]

My theory, he might have seen ECW downfall coming

[@eddymunster3938]

Big gamble.. lots of debts and losing tv deal.. I wouldn't risk the loss

[@toddmolenda]

I tweeted to cancel after new day won the tag titles and i did i haven't watch since then and i won't

[@chrisdub846]

BRAINY SMURF you missed a great match at Payback

[@toddmolenda]

I'm done with wwe forever

[@ndr523]

+BRAINY SMURF racist

[@paintballhaven9223]

This man destroyed his body for the company's and he still loves the job the best he still can do.

[@PrimetimeD]

My balls hurt after hearing that story...

[@Amoury123505]

Carmel Putnam County New York

[@MasterChris666]

Just use VPN Lol

[@MasterChris666]

tommy is right its fake its wwe is a movie

[@Ranny413]

If he really think all those torrent download would have been PPV buys hes lunatic. Probably all those download who put people in his shows.

[@MaynardOwns]

Sad dreamer ain't a millionaire

[@Tio-Nino]

This guy looks like my plumber.

[@feelyourlines]

God Dreamer is out of touch with streaming/torrenting.

[@LouerTube]

spooks it may create awareness, but the fact that it was shady 3rd party is shitty. yes maybe a free show could help but an iilegal site... na, that is pissing off material whatever year it is.

[@kolz4ever1980]

spooks lol yep. People will never get rid of them. One site goes go down.. big shit.. there will be more to replace them. Welcome to the internet, you must be new..

[@lovfro]

Watching this three years later. Tommy now being Tommy Twitch. Good thing the old boy seems to have smartened up to the internet.

[@garyk6079]

Dreamer is a cool guy but he's trying to apply principles to a business with no principles lol.

[@official_deathcast]

Actually NJ has the highest per capita of millionaires. Sorry Tommy.

[@slamponyp]

He's not that interesting that he can't speak into the mic. Worked too hard to hear him. I'm out!

[@Scorch1028]

It does no good to complain about people downloading free internet videos online. The demand for "pirated" media content is even greater than the demand for illegal drugs, and the "War on Drugs" was a miserable failure. I can understand how Tommy Dreamer "personally" can lament the amount of money he's lost due to his matches being pirated and viewed for free online, but for him to try to go after every pirate or pirate website is losing battle, especially since many of these sites and users are operating out of "other countries" that do not respect Americans' patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights. The American government definitely can't do "jack squat" to Chinese pirates or knock-off manufacturers and vendors.