Which Weapons Hurt the Worst? (RANKED)

[@NuMetalfan1996]

Mick Foley told a great story about his match with Orton at Backlash 2004, and Mick said that for the Thumbtack spot with him countering the RKO and throwing Orton onto the Thumbtacks, that it was Orton’s idea. And Foley said as soon as Orton hit his back on the Tumbtacks, Orton said to him “that was a bad idea”.

[@toptenguy1]

ESPECIALLY since he was shirtless! For all we know, Mick had multiple layers of clothing.

[@BernieVtuber]

Stevie is super charismatic in every video I see him in. This mans passion is so admirable

[@DallytheWop]

Stevie, I could listen to you talk about wrasslin' every day for the rest of my life and enjoy it

[@COD_is_a_sin]

Factual.

[@G33kCulture]

You might be doing that now.

[@DallytheWop]

@G33kCulture God I hope so

[@johnforse9375]

Thank you for bringing up the possible chemicals found inside light bulb tubes. Dust and respiratory dangers are often overlooked in regards to worker safety.

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

“You gotta be careful with trash cans” As legendary pro wrestler The Trashman found out the hard way

[@d.52555]

😂😂 rickety cricket got what was coming to him

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

@@d.52555 Did I get ya?

[@d.52555]

@@MichaelSmith-fq6hzit must’ve had an edge! 😂😂

[@G33kCulture]

I knew this shit wasn't fake.

[@Harry_Howler]

Not the subject of the video, but it doesn't get said enough. Stevie's performance as Steven Richards, Head of the Right-to-Censor, was so outstanding. By far, my favorite version of him. He displayed incredible charisma in that role while playing this character who despised charismatic things. I know the RTC was originally created to mock the Parents Television Council, but WWE should have continued the RTC story even after WWE-PTC settlement and evolved it beyond its original inspiration. Even after the rest of the group inevitably turned on SR & returned to their former lives, that character still had so much more potential to explore & expand upon, largely due to Richards' awesome portayal.

[@Bert_Bertsson]

Absolutely agree. I absolutely hated Stevie when he was in RTC, not him personally but the villain he played. When you get the majority of fans to hate you you know you've done well as a heel.

[@dinomahmutovic3649]

Stevie has the best wrestling podcast on KZbin

[@petebagwell6666]

Cornette still has my top but I'd say stevie is second, considering he's not done this for long that's a huge compliment

[@mechmoh1421]

Undertaker by far

[@theprofKMB16]

Agreed

[@glen46823]

Maven!

[@thefiendish186]

​@@petebagwell6666you have to be kidding me.... he is as out of touch as vince

[@mattharrigan7460]

I just was watching that Raven/Rhyno match from Backlash 01 a few days ago. The gore into the shopping kart was crazy, I’m sure he was scraped but he could have knocked himself loopy going through the lifting part of the kart, then possibly again if he hit the front of the kart into the buckle. Crazy spot!

[@Bad_Gazpacho]

That's one hell of an underrated match. They must have gone over that particular spot a thousand times to make sure they got it right.

[@NemesisEnforcer4937]

Man I love listening to Stevie talk about the ins and outs of wrestling.

[@SCUBAsTeEb22]

You guys are crushing it!!! Fascinating and fun topics / discussions every week so far! 🙏

[@Scrotum_69420]

So glad all these retired wrestlers are doing KZbin/Podcasts.... Such cool stories and insights from different prospectives

[@necropink9200]

I'm sure JBL won't forget Stevie's infamous chair shot.

[@uns33n]

Or maybe that shot made him forget it

[@AskAdam28]

That shot is always in the top three - right up there with Undertaker's shots with Ken Kennedy and Kanyon!

[@jimbo_1312]

​@@AskAdam28honourable mention for his chair shot to Maven

[@zacthebuzzkill]

After seeing that shot I’m pretty sure JBL remembers nothing.

[@necropink9200]

I should also mention Mankind's multiple chair shots from The Rock.

[@LeChaps]

The wrestling world didn't know it needed Maven and Stevie to have podcast.

[@theprofKMB16]

😂😂😂😂 Your Dreamer impersonations are always hilarious and spot on.

[@jimmyv3170]

Stevie no sold the finishers list but protected the weapons list

[@toolisgod6]

Haha 100% spot on

[@Oldskoolwraastlin77]

Lol

[@chico1neep]

Stevie ur a really good person n down to earth ur attitude is AWESOME very nice n respectful Thank You for this video n all the other ones n the ones to come keep up the good work THANK YOU STEVIE

[@markwrenn5965]

Hey Stevie is talking about our local guys here in Southeast Louisiana! PJ Hawx and Luke Hawx. I've been to several Wildkat shows this year. Met Mick Foley at one of them. Really good indy promotion. Doesnt get enough credit

[@Vggamegod]

Ive really enjoyed the new show! I loved the wrestling analysis but this is great too. Stevie just has such an amicable personality and a great wrestling IQ

[@musc1esman]

I always thought Mick Foley’s steel steps bump was gnarly. Dude would just haul ass at em and go flying.

[@chrisingram8233]

Hip toss the legs onto the stairs was always sick

[@waynedugger7697]

Stevie your wrestling podcast is awesome. You'll have many more viewers when people start figuring out how good it is

[@AngelusNielson]

I have stepped barefoot on a single thumbtack and man was that unpleasant. It also gave me the utmost respect for anyone who will do a thumbtack spot. The worst part wasn't even stepping on it, it was pulling it out afterward...

[@thomastgnome6526]

Hockey stick... Having lived most of my life in Detroit I still remember when Wilf Paiement broke Dennis Polonich's nose with a two handed swing with a hockey stick. Of course, that stick wasn't gimmicked, and was swung with full malice. Polonich was 5'6", Paiement was 6'1".

[@TheFishingNomad]

0:34 "We're going to go A, B, D, C."

[@JB-xh5mc]

😅

[@jeffreymark475]

It's always good to see James on a podcast other than that goof Conrad Thompson

[@NicTubeVids]

Conrad needs to go. He sucks and co-hosts too many people who I would love to listen to.

[@Steven-rp8zo]

It's esp nice not having to hear Conrad shilling boner pills and his stupid mortgage company the whole show.

[@jasmith85]

@@NicTubeVids Conrad is the reason why I can't watch so many podcasts

[@krisbritwres394]

The guy undertaker uses sounds exactly like Conrad it’s weird

[@R0ckmans]

​@@krisbritwres394I'd at least argue Matt is infinitely more likeable than Conrad.

[@Jaweatherford86]

When I was an idiot teenager doing backyard wrestling, I got hit with some of these and I specifically remember a cookie sheet to the head hurting like hell. Taking a bump on a ladder also sucks really bad. Taking a light tube across the back doesn't that hurt much, but there's also the potential for something to terribly wrong with that. One guy took a headshot with an ironing board that pretty much wrapped around his head and that looked like it hurt a lot.

[@newbritainpauly4841]

I was a backyard wrestler too😂 we thought we were so over 😂😂

[@chetwilson]

Cookie sheets suck if you use the regular ones but what I used to do was buy sure sure thing sheets or just use a turkey pan and cut it

[@SeanceyStephens]

​@@newbritainpauly4841I'm Glad y'all are still here to Cognitively remember and tell those Stories like For Real #Salute

[@SeanceyStephens]

Bruh you should've been in CZW Wrestling Jon Moxley

[@SeanceyStephens]

Triple Threat Match: Ja vs Mox vs Janela

[@blkmamba31]

Hulkamania is the most powerful weapon in human history………. BROTHER!

[@pipepicasso8112]

“Finger Poke of Doom”, so dangerous!!!

[@nunyabidness4220]

Those flash-paper fireballs is what I always wondered about...

[@brettkihlmire573]

I'd imagine it's a lot like getting kissed by the flame when lighting a gas grill that's been bleeding gas a little too long. D.

[@nunyabidness4220]

@@brettkihlmire573 Yeah, I imagine there's some damage, but I just wonder if there's ever any real scorching. I was reading a book about The Sheik, who used to throw fire a lot, and they'd fake "burns" on his opponents by a little scrubbing with sandpaper... but I imagine it could legit leave a bit of a mark if it hit right.

[@suoquainen]

Great one. I just wish gusset plates and lighttubes would had been on the list. :) By the way, when it comes to thumbtacks i partially remember a funny story. An actual wrestler (Matthew Justice maybe or someone else) had put on different boots in one match, which had a thinner sole. So the match was running and at some point thumbtacks were used. Since his boots had a thinner sole the thumbtacks went all through the sole and so he had to work through the match with a lot of pain in his feet. :)

[@andregordon2599]

Stuff like this is why i get pissed when people say wrestling "doesn't hurt". Yes its scripted and protecting your opponent is essential, but its a wall of pain a lot of the time tbh.

[@AskAdam28]

SR, my dude! I love these rankings! Keep it up!

[@williamkey9821]

A Hulk Hogan chair shot wouldn't even be a D for a toddler

[@jacobnavarro3675]

Nice topic! BTW, do wrestling fans in other countries really think all trash cans are made of aluminum in the US? That's pretty funny. I have never seen one in the wild. My parents had a can in that style for decades that probably weighed 40 pounds with the lid.

[@ShadowBook]

Stevie's Jon Lovitz impression at about 60% intensity made me legitimately laugh out loud.

[@drkaufman]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who remembers Jon Lovitz.

[@vicenzor9699]

The critic was great in the 90s

[@dreaomine1008]

White shirt into the thumbtacks is unforgettable. The shot of blood seeping thru was crazy

[@Oldskoolwraastlin77]

James and stevie!! You guys rock love the podcast!! ✌️✌️

[@Christoffski]

One of the best weapons in an actual fight is a lighter in your fist and yet I never see people do it. Try it! Anyone can do with their hands to sell it too. Instead we gotta have a cookie sheet and a stop sign. 😩

[@goober5713]

Who doesn't like Stevie Richards? He's so underrated

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

I LOVE your Dreamer impression.

[@JAMProductionsInc.]

I was there live for that Rhyno shopping cart spot! It was Wild!

[@Dorts85]

Stevie is ageing like a fine wine. Goddamn 🔥🔥

[@kaylemain2006]

Just love the content, thank you Stevie.

[@BaronLector]

The most busted-open I ever got was somebody else being hit with a stop-sign. The stop sign accidentally grazed my cheek.

[@dondarling7007]

Stevie Negan! Love the podcast guys!

[@Mmgeneral]

lol not sure anybody in the U.S. still uses that type of trash can in real life. It’s really more of a relic from the mid 20th century.

[@BON3SAW]

It would ve awesome if you got Sandman on here to rank the same weapons because on his Podcast he acts like chair shots to the head don't hurt that much😂 The man is just built different lmao

[@tafua_a]

Kendo sticks are such a pet peeve of mine. I get having them when there's a match on the card that is sold as a weapons match, because I can buy that the company is putting actual weapons under the ring for maximum damage, but when the only extreme match is, say, a ladder match, what are kendo sticks doing under a wrestling ring? Why no golf clubs and tennis rackets too? I get that they're great to look at, but after a while they become immersion breaking to me.

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

Love how the image to represent a microphone is Punk Lmaoo

[@michaelclatecki8157]

I think. Joey Mercury might rank the ladder as a A+++++ x Infinity..

[@Thousandeyes85]

Stevie with the greatest chair shot in the history of chair shots

[@mah4565ify]

I was hoping stevie would bring up the Ludwig Kaiser/Kofi Kingston spot when they were talking about stairs. That looked so brutal

[@VultureLivesAgain]

I refuse to believe that those trash cans, and ESPECIALLY the lid, are a B. They looked like such flimsy crap.

[@Legalize-wh9kh]

It's all kayfabe. The trashcans were flimsy asf. They have to say this to protect the business.

[@sirianfelixbrightonesquire3247]

I don’t know, I think I thought the same thing and I had an opportunity to kinda test one and there wasn’t as much give as I thought there would be, however I didn’t have someone swinging it at me. Just trying to dent it myself took more of an effort than I thought. Once damaged it crumbles easier

[@VultureLivesAgain]

@@sirianfelixbrightonesquire3247 I'm sure it varies between the promotions. For example, mid-90s ECW probably had sturdier trash cans. But the stuff WWE was using during the Attitude Era looked like tinfoil.

[@DanielClark-ix8bc]

Stevie along with al snow just great to listen to and smart

[@nycnow811]

Hey Stevie have you ever done cupping/hijama?

[@LS-Z]

Stevie Negan lookin' bad ass in the thumbnail

[@TheGamingZone-]

one thing people seem to forget when asking about which weapon hurts that Stevie Richards is one of the last ECW guys he has taken most or wrestled who has taken them

[@just_call_me_scott2312]

13:05 I remember Jericho's face telling a different story at the 03 rumble

[@IroquoisPliskin86]

I remember in another video Stevie said he was luck that Abyss was there to force him to take the bump on the thumbtacks because his survival instinct would not let him do it himself.

[@StealthMarmot_]

Mentioning lightbulbs, that is INSANE that people do that, and I have seen documentaries where wrestlers have been hospitalized and nearly DIED due to a spot with lightbulbs going wrong. This was on the independent circuit of course. Some of these guys had just too much love for ECW and did honestly suicidal things. Much as I love ECW and Mick Foley, I can't help but think people took the wrong lessons from his putting himself through all that.

[@pipepicasso8112]

Ken Shamrock said a chair shot on the crown of the head didn’t hurt him much and had no problem with it.

[@sr7312]

He was already retarded so it probably didn't do much damage.

[@frankunodostres473]

wait a sec... the kid from that video who said "it's still real to me dammit" was on commentary for a show? how did that happen?

[@d.52555]

A few wrestlers befriended him after that short speech he gave and gave him opportunities. Something I’ll always find funny about that clip is that Cornette said he thought the dude was going to 🔫 up the place from how passionate he was.

[@tafua_a]

I used to follow him on twitter, he manages at some shows too

[@Tr1ckypants]

Something ive noticed about wrestling, usually the guy bringing the tacks to the ring, is the guy going through them.

[@tasolyn]

If a trash can is really a B they should just stop doing that all together because it always looks weak as fuck. I legit expected it to be D.

[@NuMetalfan1996]

Edge said he broke the back of his neck on the ladder spot with his match with Eddie on SmackDown, Edge said that he heard the back of his neck pop the moment he landed on the ladder, and could taste blood in his mouth which said tasted like copper, Edge was out for almost 18 months after that spot.

[@HepCatJack]

The leg drop wrecked Hogan's back over time. What damage is Fandango doing to himself dropping it from the top rope ?

[@Zephyr-n6y]

Never understood the use of those light bulb sticks. As a fan i dont think the impact is as painful as any of the usual weapons. And then all that risk of shards or that dust or whatever in the eye jsut feels unnecessary

[@TheVampManson]

I was in a match with someone who was green and decided to try some "crowd interaction." They got a solid oak walking stick from a fan in the crowd... and they didn't know how to work a chair, let alone a walking stick, and went to hit me with it and... i lost feeling in my legs for minutes... The most painful damn weapon I was hit with in my very short indy career. Second place is being slammed on a ladder that was lying on the side.

[@justinashley9529]

Your ring psychology is great and your mind along with your athleticism would have gotten you a harder push anywhere but wwe, I personally think if aew came along sooner we could have got you maybe a bigger push. Love u man

[@lucasbell4831]

Why did the thumbnail make me think CM Punk was gonna beat me up for a tier list

[@TheJaguar1983]

Fluorescent light tube: I'd say D. I once had one fall on my forehead, and I barely felt it. Still, you definitely want to clean up a there's glass and some kind of powder in there.

[@jim073]

What about salt/powder to the eyes? I always thought that looks like a good visu presumed It was safe. Always curious if there’s anything dangers with it. Please rate this on your next video. Thanks

[@PeteBaldwin]

Yeah I'd have thought a ladder is an A even if it's gimmicked... Sometimes they break so easily but then you're landing on one of the rungs at a horrible angle. I remember Moxley taking a ladder bump at Mania and the thing immediately snapped in half but if anything, that meant it didn't cushion his fall and then he crashed down on a broken ladder. Looked incredibly brutal...

[@DH-zm4lh]

Great stuff

[@johnstahlman9767]

one of my friends who use to wrestle said the worse was gusset plates.

[@papoblu99]

Story time with Dutch featuring Steven Richards?👀😮

[@TheAweman49]

This is awesome 🔥

[@danspawn85]

What about Steven R vs Steve B, how was Blackman's weapon use vs wrestlers that may not be trained for the use of any?

[@The_Shining_wizard]

I’m playing smackdown here comes the pain season mode as Sean O haire and you were the first match .😂😂😂😂😂 Ironic

[@Ziki-P]

I don’t know if it weighed the same but I remember holding one of the eastern championship wrestling tag belts at 11 and that shit felt heavy to me

[@hackwrench5583]

I heard a story about a kendo stick shot from Sandman. Sandman had a match with Perry Saturn, and before the match, Saturn told him, "You can hit me here, here, here, across the back. Do not hit me in the face, in the arms, or here, here, here." Well, during the match, Sandman hits Saturn right in the face. Saturn no sells it and gives Sandman a look. Saturn then takes down Sandman and starts pounding him in the face while shouting "RECEIPT! RECEIPT! RECEIPT!"

[@azazaeldevile2506]

What does he meant by "i'll show you, you'll see" ?

[@michaelsarkissian4577]

In your thumbnail, at a quick glance, you look like a cross between Jeffrey Dean from Walking Dead & CM Punk. Nice🤙

[@lazyfrogeyes5949]

I have been really enjoying these podcasts. I have to admit at first I thought Stevie was bit of a self righteous holier than tho type of person from pervious shoot interviews i seen. A friend pointed out it wasn't Stevie i saw by Gregory Helms. I feel like an idiot. Steve seems like a stand up person who just wants to share his knowledge on the wrestling business. You can tell hes having a blast doing so.

[@dondafranchise8971]

Thumbnail A.I. CM Punk 😂

[@shaunmauldin871]

Multiple majors and minors in my view!!! You will ALWAYS be a wrestling Hall of Famer to me!!!

[@SuperTwink99]

Still waiting for them to do a Best Butts in The Business list 😤🍑

[@Y2JKB8]

#1 has to be the hulkster brother!

[@AppalachiaDee]

Need your MOST underrated promo list .... Monty Brown Pooounce

[@GunClubKyle]

Someone really needs to give Stevie a job in creative! He is a damn national treasure

[@thisisevan1]

Clueless Know-Nothing James, posts a rambling 30-min diatribe about him not being an "idiot podcaster," wondering if Dave Meltzer was including him as one. James, in this very video: 0:33 "A-B-D-C" (and 'counted' it off on his fingers, no less!) Glad you cleared that up Jimbo!

[@RGT85]

But what about a Yappapi Strap? I feel like that's a little different. ;)

[@sirianfelixbrightonesquire3247]

I always wanted to be a wrestler, I wanted to die in the ring for the people I was entertaining. A short, exciting life of that was meaningful. I would have sacrificed it all for your guys just to feel the love.

[@sharronpeters7753]

Argon is an inert nobel gas fellas.... not scary lol. Light tubes are still stupid... but google the chemistry on this one... it is more abundant than water vapor in our atmosphere...

[@bushman9315]

I heard that the pay cheque hurts more than the weapons!!

[@alexmartin3143]

Thumbtacks being that bad surprises me for some reason…

[@davidmoore664]

If I had watched this as a little boy, I would have cried my eyes out for days. 🤫

[@Kristhebear856]

I used to think kendo stick was like a painless yard stick but man that thing hurts and i took it with a leather jacket and hoodie on

[@MasterMewtwo239]

Yes, Roddy did lose hearing in that ear because of the chain match.

[@GregF-k7w]

Was Mick Foley off the top of the cage the #1 most dangerous move you’ve ever seen ?

[@jordanlaurenzosr4654]

i got powerbombed on a chair , and that’s the worst. for real . Shifted everything.! i was always def concussed

[@thegreyman]

Stevie got his diploma from the school of hard knocks