BREAK IT DOWN | The DX Story (Full Faction Documentary)

BREAK IT DOWN | The DX Story (Full Faction Documentary)
In the late 90’s there were a few staple wrestling t-shirts you would see around the schoolyard. One popular one of course was Austin 3:16, while elsewhere there were always plenty of NWO shirts going around too. Aside from these though, perhaps the most popular of them all was DeGeneration-X. Yes as everyone’s favourite group of rebels, DX broke every rule and pressed every button that was in their reach, with this ultimately managing to capture the hearts of every teenage boy and girl that was watching as, whether it be in their first, second, third, or later fourth incarnations, they were always able to irritate the right people and come out on top in the process. So, with that said, for the thousands in attendance and the millions watching at home, let’s getting ready to take a deep dive into their entire history in Break it Down: The D-Generation-X Story.
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Thanks for watching, what wrestler, storyline or rivalry should we cover in the next video? Also, make sure to drop a like to help get the video picked up by KZbin’s algorithm 💪🏻👊🏻🤘🏻

[@BigDuke529]

Four horsemen

[@stevegokus]

Shawn michael is my faviotie wrestilng and dx and hardy boyz is my favotire tag team in wwe

[@manuelandrade9404]

Rabid Wolverine The Chris Benoit Story

[@therattlesnake1614]

Would you please do a Shane Douglas story please 🤞

[@master-of-mind5881]

Roddy piper, Braun Strowman, Alexa bliss & Asuka.

[@jasondownsnet]

During peak DX, my friend’s daughter was in a school play. She was probably not even ten yet. At the end of the play, all the actors came out to take a bow and this sweet innocent looking tiny little girl did the DX “suck it” across her pelvis in front of the entire school and the parents. It was hilarious. Her mom was mortified.

[@sharonhutton3605]

Hahahahaha best story ever 🤣

[@alonzoweaver7948]

😂😂😂this is why DX is legendary. We all got suspended, or punished for doing the "suck it".

[@lumphead2564]

Awesome and UNFORGETTABLE!!!! SHE WILL LIVE IN infamy beside her classmates & peers #4EVER❤❤❤

[@ThiccChickCrisha]

That's BADASS

[@EliasRoy]

😂😂😂😂

[@FaysalIsGoated]

I remember back in 2006 when DX Reunited, people at school were doing the DX Chop all over the place. I did it and got detention. Completely worth it.

[@King_Kunta]

The crotch chop was so much better when we did it in school back in the late 90s/early 00s.

[@cornbreadmilton5265]

Lol,me n my homeboys use to always do it n some kids would look at us like we were crazy and others knew that we got it from Wrestling.

[@Sikhiseeker]

I had dx suck it wording backside of my backpack principal asked me to remove it

[@cornbreadmilton5265]

Lol,dats 2 damn funny.

[@briansherrick1708]

I remember doing that at school in the 90’s, with pretty much the same results.

[@leatherface964]

That 97 roster was super loaded. DX, Hart Foundation, The Nation with the Rock, Stone Cold, Undertaker, Mankind 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ConernicusRex]

97 was the peak of the attitude era and the Monday Night Wars. Most consider it the best year pro wrestling ever had. I do not disagree.

[@isaiahwatkins1502]

Kane

[@mightystamps]

The crotch chop was the dab of the late 90s

[@vlon3lyboiii666]

Except way way more edgy and sick

[@sadetwizelve]

No it wasn't,the dab was a dance move created by black frats...the dab wasn't controversial...the dab didn't last a whole year. The dab was nowhere near the crotch chop.

[@lestat8154]

DX was my all time favs back in the mark 2 days "1997" I remember those great times, great to be a DX fan in those days

[@JayAlstonArt]

I remember being like 8 or 9 years old and having full blown arguments with my friends about DX being better than nWo. Mind you, I had never watched a single episode of WCW, nor was I aware that both factions were just splintered offshoots of the same Kliq, lmao. I swore I was an expert though

[@theonewhowokeup9987]

Don't forget about Test he got sandbag by Hunter too. He wasn't going to allow Test and Stephanie grow any feelings for each other.

[@sethfreakinrollins9889]

Don't lie, we all felt cool while doing the "Suck it" X movement as kids.

[@kamarichristie4346]

Chyna was underrated

[@westendtommy5316]

She wasn’t underrated she got snaked

[@cws480]

I still wear my DX shirt to this day. Love DX.

[@Showtime6192009]

same

[@kevinpayton2664]

I wore mine to work one night and almost got in trouble for it. 😁

[@TheLarryburns84]

I have a bootleg crewneck sweater of the OG logo... I still bust it out from time to time during the colder 2nd half of the year

[@southlondonlad9144]

DX were one of the best. It was so cool being a teen in the late 90s, such an awesome time and great memories. Today's teens don't have that.

[@DrSourPurp]

I was born in 94 and even I agree with you. Things deeply changed in the world like 2006. I remember the 90s even being a child and society just was... Better.

[@southlondonlad9144]

@@DrSourPurp I was 13 in 1994 and I remember things were just better back then. I didn't appreciate it at the time

[@blank3494]

Bro stf the kids got Tekashi69

[@southlondonlad9144]

@@blank3494Yeah but us 90s teens were cooler. You lot didn't have what we had

[@Lauren_22613]

I agree 💯. I graduated HS in 2000. My childhood in the 80s and teen years in the 90s were the absolute best. Me and my friends loved DX and HBK❤️❤️

[@jameshaley7665]

I got into WWE back in 2006, and the first episode of RAW that I've watched had DX (HHH and Shawn Michaels) feuding with the McMahons (Vince and Shane). I really began to fall in love with DX when they attached a chain to Vince's limo, which caused the rear wheels to break off when the limo began to move. It really got more funny when Vince screamed out of anger when he saw the DX logo sprayed on the limo he was in. To me, DX has been the best back in 2006/2007 when they feuded with the McMahons and Rated RKO (the tag team of Edge and Randy Orton).

[@aripadreaptatherightwing6028]

Me too

[@32natglizzyyyyyy44]

Hands down the best team in WWE history

[@hellmamaraised]

I wouldnt mind seeing a Billy Gunn bio cant forget the assman era

[@CornBreadtm1]

He's the only one still wrestling. Which is ironic since HHH was always the one who was clean.

[@wrydrune]

His name is Billy ass sir.

[@skootermclovinsrluiz2650]

He had the best intro music of all time....I like to pick ...like to kick em the best surprises always come up from behind...cuz IM AN ASSMAN....

[@DERRTYCHYBO]

You mean bob

[@SilenceWillNotBeTolerated]

I would give anything to see the interviews and matches with '97 DX to 2006 DX again and for the first time. I was a WCW fan at the time.

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

While I liked the video, I got a couple of issues. 1) Chyna's assention in popularity in 99 & her achievements, especially #1 contender spot she took from hhh, as it solidified the divide between her and the faction. 2) the complete omission of Hornswoggle on this video as it epitomized the fun nature of the PG era DX and it's more family friendly shenanigans.

[@lanceschutte7903]

who cares about the pg era dx glad he left it out

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

@@lanceschutte7903 to each their own

[@Showtime6192009]

@@lanceschutte7903 loads of ppl did

[@sailor5278]

@@lanceschutte7903 pg era dx was still good for all the restrictions they had

[@keithcrockett7838]

@@sailor5278 pg era was ok.... They just seemed like they were forcing it.... 2 35+ men acting like 12yr olds worked wayyy better in the 90’s..... Not so much in 2006, entertaining for someone's noatalgia

[@shadyruntz]

I remember getting in trouble at school just for doing the “ Suck It 🙅🏽‍♂️ “

[@darthdeze]

One thing I loved about DX, it was just 6 wrestlers. However, with NWO, damn near everyone in WCW was in NWO.

[@lumphead2564]

And that's what screwed up the NWO they should have had no more 6 members Hall & Nash,Hogan, Six Pac ,and 1 WCW mid card star as the U.S Champion

[@eliwelinyuwe425]

Your channel deserves 50 million subscribers! Awesome keep it up 👍

[@markanthonylo4759]

0:44 c'mon man that should've been "ARE. YOU. READY!!!!"

[@rollin-kimblecroskey9110]

I had a huge crush on Chyna. As far as I was concerned she was perfect ❤️❤️❤️

[@thebrownbaldy]

Chyna doesn't get enough credit

[@DTB1995]

She looked like a dude

[@mamaharumi]

@@DTB1995 that sounds like a personal problem, get over it

[@krow5099]

Ikr I miss her she needa get in the WOH on her own. I believe how they did her is why WWE is failing now.

[@yousafihsan167]

DX was the greatest and most popular wrestling stable in wwe history

[@rockdesu]

Everyone in my school loved DX.

[@nichhodge8503]

Rick Rude was a legitimate “insurance policy” with him being a legitimate tough guy and described by Barry Darsow as a pitbull and the toughest guy who was a bouncer at Grammar B’s the strip club where the Road Warriors Hawk & Animal, Nikita Koloff, Scott Norton, Barry Darsow (Smash from Demolition & Repo Man) & obviously Rick Rude in the toughest part of Minneapolis. We all know the story (well it’s common knowledge) that Rick Rude beat up the Ultimate Warrior backstage for fucking up a match and was rude to Rick Rude when he approached Warrior to tell him what he done wrong as Rick was a perfectionist in the ring. I’ve heard Warrior in shoot interviews say how much respect he had for Rick Rude (Rick was dead by this point) because he was a perfectionist and that he helped him out the most in the ring with Warrior saying he had some of his best matches with Rude. Rick Rude didn’t like Shawn Michaels and I’m surprised he didn’t beat the shit out of him, but he was Vince’s boy toy at the time and probably felt his employment opportunities were small at that point so that’s probably why he didn’t. But after the Montreal Screwjob he was so disgusted with Vince McMahon’s actions as well as being a friend of Bret Hart he walked out of WWE that day as he didn’t have a written contract which allowed him to go straight to WCW with no 90 day non compete clause hence why he was on Raw (pre recorded show) & Nitro (live show) on the same night. But people knew Rick Rude was someone not to be fucked with

[@Cutti39stDG]

My love for Chyna will never change. Thank you playboy, yall make a young boy dream come true.

[@garyangel3885]

I love your videos. This ones amazing as well man! Keep it all up!

[@stewartmeetball3417]

This will be great cheers Andy

[@WRESTLEWITHANDY]

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[@shashwat3653]

@@WRESTLEWITHANDY plzz make Chris Benoit rabid wolverine story...it will be ur highest viewed video I guarantee it

[@fulytomahawks6116]

People don’t truely understand just how amazing DX was throughout its lifetime they helped WWF comeback and were monumental in winning the war

[@italexs_]

Watching dx during 06 and making Vince life living hell no pun intended wwe 06 will be my favorite era

[@ThiccChickCrisha]

Technically, DX is now running the company as HHH is running the whole thing!!

[@WhiteBreadCrumb]

Dx was my favorite thing about wwe when I was younger

[@seanbhoycfc4834]

It wasn't just age or being different people the second time around with HBK and HHH. I'd never complain about it however, the original faction were so innovative and outrageous to the point they genuinely scared Vince and other big management figures because they really thought the USA was gonna throw them off the air until the network realised the figures they were bringing in. As you've covered it was then embraced and it's what turned the tide in the monday night wars as the company finally captured the more mature demographic WCW had. The 06 reunion was planned and also great but just wasn't quite as magical but still iconic in its own right.I consider both my DX. Been a wrestling historian my whole life and I was reliving the wars etc with Boxset after Boxset and book after book around the same time the band finally came back togeher. It's amazing how easily each respective original member of DX and the NWO could have slipped into the other group so seemlessly like Rick. Some ridiculously don't consider HBK an Attitude Era star! He wasn't the man behind the scenes I would grow up admiring so much when he was younger but he put it perfectly himself "I was attitude in this place before it was a catchphrase" 👏 👏Shawn was the template for all Attitude era characters. Great video. Really enjoyed this 👍

[@kylerself4786]

Great video. Thanks for taking the time for the backstory and what built of to them!

[@psgraya2]

DX was awesome, my favorite incarnation of the group, was after Shawn left WWF due to injury… HHH-Steph-X Pac-Tori-Road DOGG-Billy Gunn was just fantastic.

[@clarkestomps]

No matter what era DX will always be my favorite wrestling teams of all time

[@HadiFaHD]

You forgot to say that DX got into the hall of fame

[@gordonliddy7971]

**ikr!!!!!**

[@kevinpayton2664]

There was the DX reunion in 2000 when HHH, the New Age Outlaws and Chyna were in a tag match against the Radicalz on Raw. Overall, DX is one of the greatest factions ever.

[@joenelsaracho4836]

Thank god we are all alive in the 90s

[@lindabroer8995]

Nice summary of a long history. Thanks for this

[@invictusunum4808]

DX was my favorite part of the Attitude Era!

[@theofficialgreenkane9645]

The Montreal Screwjob birthed the Attitude Era. It legit blurred the lines between real & kayfabe. Vince turned into the evil boss "Mr McMahon" and Triple H & HBK capitalized off their new found heat. The screwjob might've been the best business decision Vince has ever made. 💯

[@lumphead2564]

I still have one of my D-Generation X original t-shirts with Triple H Chynqa New Age Outlaws and xpac on the back with the big D-Generation X on the front

[@brandonsvorinic]

HOW IS XPAC NOT ON THE COVER PIC 🤔

[@Y2JLionHeart]

Exactly. That's BLASPHEMOUS. X-Pac was the man.

[@mickporter1488]

Rick Rude left these wimps. Chyna wud batter HBK in a real fight ffs

[@stephenbetts6367]

Xpac was always just the other guy in the group. The NAO were way over with the crowd but Xpac simply got in cause he’s real life friend with Shawn and HHH. Just like how he was in NWO in WCW him being friends with Nash and Hall had something to do with that

[@n.l.r.e.a5460]

Those were the best years of wrestling when it was genuinely enjoyable to sit and watch tv😂

[@josephmayberry3638]

Degeneration X is in my opinion 1 of the top 4 groups AKA factions in professional wrestling ever

[@DjSam3973]

I grew up with 2006 DX and was so obsessed! Michaels was my favourite for his charisma I remember anytime me and my friends wrestled at school or on the PlayStation 2 I would always be Michaels and have some one be triple H to live out my childhood heroes

[@SkainzWorld]

What a time to be alive ‼️😢

[@shivvaghela723]

1997 -2001 shawn Michaels untouchable, 2002-2006 hhh untouchable 🔥🔥😈

[@Hawks2tuff]

The most rebellious group ever

[@hemmiT-A.M]

that end of an era match between triple h and undertaker could've been the final beat the streak match. the ending is beautiful.

[@Eyes-Scream0213]

For me DX mark 2 is by far the best DX era. It's fun to watch them especially my favorite duo X-Pac and Road Dog. I miss those days

[@teizhanmcfall938]

DX is 1 of my favorite tag team in the WWE

[@twenty-2923]

Shawn is the 🐐

[@kamarichristie4346]

Always!!

[@thomaslomaxiii9619]

I just think everything was better in the 90s music, movies, people everything

[@JamesLee-uz2ju]

Excellent job bro👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿💯💯💯

[@zmst99]

Imo: The greatest team in the history of professional wrestling They accomplished everything

[@Gregvogel888]

Would be cool to see you do a story on Chyna. Great videos btw

[@RobSandage]

Now I do remember Hunter Hearst Helmsley appearing in WCW in the early 90's before coming to WWE. He wore a French outfit it looked like or attire from the 17th century it seemed. Then when I first saw Triple H join the WWE he had the same ring attire at first and eventually like all other wrestlers go through their phases of changing their wrestling character.

[@josedias5978]

We all know that DX is hilariously historically funny

[@RonMessico]

Still give the DX chop in 2021 😂

[@benjaminpedroso4731]

Great video as always, my guy! You should do one video about Sami Zayn or Malakai Black or even Hangman Page! Cheers

[@dbboss8455]

I was born 90 I didnt even realize it was that deep. Thank you I pick up when hbk lost to austin

[@LaidBack--]

It resulted in them feuding instead of a revival because if HBK never got hurt the plan was always for DX to turn on HBK not too long after his WM 14 loss. Since the group by then had come together and separated like 2 or 3x by that point, it didn't make sense to draw the feud out with a tag team version of their former selves along with the fact that most key members were out of the company by that point anyway. Also, it was confirmed that this was technically supposed to be a one off match for HBK originally, but seeing how good he still was in the ring, HHH and McMahon convinced him to return full time. Just had to add to it because it was key information left out.

[@blackstorm120]

Could you please make something like "Killing the business: the young bucks story"?

[@demontredugger]

Great video, only parts I feel u forgot was their tag title run in 09-10 right before HBK retired and RAW 1000

[@trelard]

The good ol' days when American Pro Wrestling companies were in competition to produce the best content.

[@Jonathan-oe6gv]

I'm happy chyna was put in the thumbnail

[@Jasmen_Shoeib]

19:43 thanks to Dx I got detentions from my teachers when we would not agree on some things I just told them if you're not down with that I have to words for you & just raised my hands & the whole class would shout Suck it 😂😂

[@hatefulentity5331]

Eventhough it was the fewest member,I loved the fourth incarnation of it😅...

[@NethersS417]

WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER D GENERATION X BABY

[@tayyounggod6374]

Man 90s 2000s wrestling era was too legit

[@AndrewJB]

For me I remember DX being Triple H, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, X-Pac around 98/99/00. I think thats my favourite version of them, Shame Shawn M couldn't of been around in that set up.

[@kidz4p509]

“Breaking down” the history of DX. How appropriate.

[@admirosmanovic1368]

I was around when DX started I'm telling u now I've never seen "rick rude" not even once

[@TrueLegend2410]

What happened at 7:10?

[@Fetty070]

Never saw it on shirts at school but I saw it on tv yes

[@genaremedies3990]

BREAK IT DOWN

[@MistahJay7]

Finally a wrestling channel that actually covers DX lol so many don't

[@dawooddawood3158]

The DX hornswoggle segments were always hilarious

[@celinaadams4497]

DX Suck it!!!!!!!My favorite group of rebels!!!🔥🔥💪🏻💪🏻🔥

[@kamarichristie4346]

Break it down!

[@norcaltimcaldwell3325]

This is my era. I was in 8th grade in 98-99. I used to love this shit, and I was a little gang banger too lol. I didn’t have many buddies that watched

[@nichhodge8503]

The first 2 versions of De-Generation X were the best with Triple H’s D-X Army that he formed after WrestleMania XIV (14) slightly just pipping the first Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna & Rick Rude (though I don’t really count Rick Rude as a true D-X member) version of De-Generation X as the best version. With both those versions of De-Generation X bringing back great memories of a great part of my life/teenage years from the age of 15-19/20yrs old

[@juliusharrell8166]

Technically Monday Night Raw in 2006 was tv-14 not tv-pg

[@lexkanyima2195]

They were on the verge by going PG

[@MistahJay7]

The Mid 2000's DX will always be the GOAT to me

[@AAVVVAAADDAAAKAAADAVRAAA]

Too bad triple h and HBK don't have that same kind of power now to keep NXT the way it was

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

They do now. But there's honestly no reason to do so anymore, really.

[@g.kiricov9760]

Kazuchika Okada story

[@edmorris2466]

Always hated xpacs x sign

[@doboldek]

oh wow. i remember seeing hhh and hbk doing crotch chops before reuniting and got goosebumps thinking holy sh1t dx is coming back

[@paulcowlishaw]

Triple H getting to the top due to his own merit. He got to the top because he's screwing Stephanie

[@lexkanyima2195]

So obvious

[@Y2JLionHeart]

@@lexkanyima2195 Y'all goofy. Triple H was always going to be a top talent.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

He had been WWF Champion before the affair with Stephanie behind Chyna's back was made public knowledge, though. Make of that what you wish.

[@erikcarlsen2179]

I'm rewatching the attitude Era right now and it blows my mind how much I loved DX as a teenager when they first came out but now as an adult I really don't like them haha.

[@tyjohnson692]

I remember me and my friend in 5th grade were doing the DX chop in front of our teacher. She brought me in her classroom alone and asked me what it meant and I said “If I told you what it meant I would get in more trouble” 😂😂😂 #SuckIt

[@kylespencer7756]

You shoulda been like "oh, you didn't know?"

[@Stonecoldalston]

DX the greatest Group for sure NWO The only one that come close

[@mdot100]

Yeah the NWO messed up by bringing in too many corny members into the group! It should’ve just been hulk hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott hall……period!

[@Stonecoldalston]

@@mdot100 I agree

[@mdot100]

@@Stonecoldalston thank you bro!

[@nsimmons9427]

Surprised HHH’s time in Evolution didn’t get a mention

[@josephmayberry3638]

Being an example of the territories

[@atomicgringo6710]

To me Shawn Michaels always tried way too hard while he was im DX

[@kelseydonaldson8795]

I like how you introduced this video just like Triple h himself

[@CHAMP_theBULLDOG27]

NWO was the best one hands down