Wrestling has invaded every game you love

[@SecretBaseSBN]

the best sports brand at vox media strikes again

[@huckthatdish]

Something something Jon Bois

[@cheefah3271]

“Sport”

[@kenbak_one]

Secret Base? Polygon? Same thing to me recently

[@321Tdog]

Never thought I'd enjoy something out of Vox

[@Silverwind87]

Ah yes, PISS.

[@moriah.]

you know this is a pat video before you even click on it

[@levtokol8649]

Bruce Lee is Fighting Games Everything is Wrestling Is Wrestling Bruce Lee? Are Fighting Games Everything? Is Everything Bruce Lee? Where does it end?

[@jjrambles683]

The accuracy

[@Thomas33rd]

I'm surprised he didn't reference the League of Heels which he participates in

[@tleilaxu42]

Yeah, now we just need something equating games and pizza to complete his twitter handle.

[@joeyl6963]

There was a potential for it to be Monster Factory, announcing a new Monster Factory Wrestling Federation match

[@YBthree]

And now, from the man that brought you “Luigi is Jackie Chan” and “Bruce Lee is fighting games”: “Everything is wresting”

[@rafaelcontreras4920]

Dont forget “Luigi is Jackie Chan”

[@YBthree]

@@rafaelcontreras4920 you’re right! Added :)

[@c8h885]

Also the spiderman fighting style vid!

[@ianwhitsitt8189]

Adding to the list: Bloodborne is Muppets Pat really has a well-established brand, doesn't he

[@bishop186]

So does that mean that Luigi in Smash Bros is Jackie Chan wrestling Bruce Lee?

[@pirapiranha5517]

I love it when Pat Gill tells me how the thing I like is actually a different thing that I also like

[@GeeGe.]

Truly a master of his art

[@trifaldon5772]

The next unraveled title will be "I became a pro wrestler to understand the true nature of video games"

[@sentienttaco9134]

"I let myself into your home to tell you why you like video games."

[@cwovictor3281]

"I suplexed all of Polygon's viewers to teach them about level design"

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

"I hit you with this folding chair to make sure you watched the entire video."

[@silentdebugger]

Jim Sterling already did this

[@ooogyman]

"I watched every recording of Jim Cornette so I could properly rant on why no one makes REAL games like they did in the 80's and 90's."

[@CollinCoyKoi]

“Wrestling is better than the things you like.” - John Oliver

[@itamarstrauss5170]

But... I love wrestling... This is some weiiiiiird paradox

[@ianthehuman]

@@itamarstrauss5170 wrestling is better than wrestling, of course

[@romxxii]

​@broootal This is the more accurate take.

[@portalpiggy]

this is at 666 likes i cant in good faith change that

[@madelynsmith3711]

Even before Pat popped up, the "Wrestling" in the title definitely gave it away that this was a Pat video

[@screaminggecko7660]

I didn't even conciously realize I knew it until I started reading the comments

[@L_Train]

He looks like an AEW fan. There's definitely a "type"

[@YBthree]

And as Gilbert’s hair increases, Gill’s hair must decrease. This is known as the Gill and Gilbert’s Law of Conservation of Hair (or GAGLOCOH for short)

[@sydneygorelick7484]

Polygon keeps generating lengthy acronyms like that, ie. ACABAC (All Cops Are Bad At Cuddling)

[@screamsformemes]

this comment made me chortle

[@mozarteanchaos]

misread that acronym as GAGLOCOOCH, which probably isn't a word but definitely sounds funny

[@t0m239]

I want to hear a stadium full of people chanting GAGLOCOH

[@MarcBliss]

Sorry, I don't speak Welsh.

[@sophie1307]

“Real life flesh wrestler” is such an unsettling description

[@splat_the_ghost]

Fleshtler

[@Hermaniac8]

I was a part time flesh wrestler for most of my teen years.

[@DarkeLourd]

Two bits of meat and bone slamming into each other for your entertainment!

[@soupsoup4245]

@@DarkeLourd That is the most horrible description of a wrestler I've ever heard, so now I will proceed to yell at my bf about it so I don't have to suffer alone. Thank you.

[@ginn9421]

i love when i open a video and pat just starts telling me about something i don’t know anything about

[@arrowheadz]

mansplaining but good

[@joeyfromschool]

@@arrowheadz I think that’s just called regular explaining

[@rkoep]

@@joeyfromschool mansplained that nicely

[@shockofthenew]

@@joeyfromschool yup! it's only mansplaining if a man's speaking over a woman who didn't ask and is probably more qualified/experienced in the field than he is. Bonus points if he's wrong and also ignores all signals to shut up... Pat is just regular old 'splainin :)

[@YBthree]

Can’t believe Patrick talks about fighting sports for two episodes and Brian gets to call himself the resident jock of Polygon. This is blatant blasphemy

[@sydneygorelick7484]

Sport fan vs Athlete. Brian does the sports while Pat watches and plays his hype up music

[@touchengo1]

@@sydneygorelick7484 so pat is the cheer leader?

[@GoblinLord]

@@touchengo1 Yes.

[@YBthree]

@@sydneygorelick7484 Oh god you're right! They had this exact dynamic in the pokerap presentation

[@soupsoup4245]

@@touchengo1 No he's the *band kid* playing stand tunes.

[@f1zz-k1d89]

well that must be brian’s fault then, he’s polygons resident jock, isn’t he?

[@sydneygorelick7484]

He did recently make the perfect sport, that's pretty jock-like

[@laurafrakinroslin]

Pat has been deep into wrestling for a long time. This is pure Pat

[@pedroscoponi4905]

you jest, but wrestling is probably where jocks and theater kids meet in the middle I don't know that for sure because I was neither but it seems reasonable

[@halgaucher6730]

100% pizzasuplex Producer Pat content, Brian has little knowledge of the Oily Boy Sport

[@RainbowThoth]

@@pedroscoponi4905 As a theatre kid who loves wrestling; yes. I can't talking about "commedia dell'arte" and duch when describing why I like wrestling.

[@Bralbregardb]

one more thing: Kenny Omega's finisher move is called "One Winged Angel"

[@raysravens52]

kenny omega has the best gaming costumes. i loved his destiny one

[@SchoolhouseTechno]

And it's one of the canonically strongest moves in pro wrestling today.

[@pugward]

and one of his signature moves is the V-trigger

[@James11111]

He also came out just full on dressed as Sans. Edit: NVM, he straight up showed it in the video.

[@xVisuaLxEffects]

@@James11111 Yeah... "Sans Undertale" he called him.. Weirdest thing I've heard in a week.

[@toadstoolsiscool6060]

Me: It’s all wrestling? Patrick: Always has been

[@aneggwithissues8925]

Bang

[@theowatchesyt]

I love how I read the word wrestling and didn't even had to think twice if it's a pat video or not

[@michelle7653]

Pat has now made me want to be able to suplex tom nook just once

[@deltaone2837]

Too bad Tom Nook is the undisputed champ and is considered too strong.

[@pliable-head]

Pat's recent video trend of "Let me tell you about how video games intersect with This Thing I Like" has been so fun and very like, comfy to watch. Thanks for sharing your good work AND sharing yourself, dude ♥

[@DarylTalksGames]

YES. The wrestling/video game analysis vid is becoming normal.

[@AraujoDaisuki]

Glad to be one of the pioneers?

[@NM-br1rb]

What are other examples of this bold, innovative video combination?

[@ericktrujillo3067]

Daryl is one of the people that saw the truth first

[@randombozo1306]

When I saw this on my feed, the first video I thought of was your sans video :) it was a pleasant surprise to see you in this comments section!

[@melskunk]

You're here handing out those shades to everyone

[@galefxrce]

“dressed as sans undertale... on television vision. on purpose.”

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

That mans face when he realized he wasn't as unpredictable as he thought and that all that he did was wrestling games.

[@TheMadisonMachine]

Goichi Suda is amazing. If you haven't played his games, you should give them a try. They just released No More Heroes 1 & 2 remastered on the Switch

[@Torthrodhel]

@@TheMadisonMachine his stuff seems a bit on the desperation-wacky side to me, like that's the entire point, so I've never really felt inclined to check it out. So I kinda get where the thought comes from, when the OP has a bit of a smirk at his detriment. However it is still a bit mean cos like, he's just doing what he does, and if people love it then good for him and good for them, just cos it's not my particular cup of cocoa doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. The best any creative can do after all is not to aim for a particular audience, but instead make what you make best and allow an audience to organically attach itself.

[@rowboatcop4451]

Im so jealous of Pat, getting to talk to Suda. He's responsible for some of the, in my opinion, coolest games, and pat got to give him a personal realization 😱

[@findingliospugolini8979]

This man made his zoom background a fighter jet cockpit XD.

[@homomilitia]

im jealous of pat getting to talk to excalibur!! hes a fantastic commentator :)

[@AudreyN]

completely unsurprised that pat "pizza suplex" gill would make this video

[@flambo19]

Me: It's all wrestling? Pat: Always has been

[@randyandsavage]

I see Pat didn't take too kindly to Brian referring to himself as the resident jock at Polygon.

[@maxithalo7796]

I don't know anything about wrestling, and I frankly don't care about it, but seeing all these guests shortly talk about their love for the art is really wholesome and makes my heart warmer

[@valosonthor]

Super Eyepatch Wolf has several really great videos about why wrestling is so incredible, and even if they don't make you want to start watching wrestling, they're a great way to really understand the art and performance of it. Start with this video, and have fun! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIKmgZ1jl6yMqNE

[@screamsformemes]

Same here. I love how everyone at Polygon has their passions and make videos so well that you care about it too.

[@James11111]

It's a career that takes a massive toll on their body. It's not something anyone in their right mind would do, unless they loved it.

[@Torthrodhel]

@@James11111 my ribs winced sympathetically when I read that, lol.

[@arandominternetperson437]

"Wrestling already won, yakuza" *proceeds to show kiryu Suplexing someone* Nice

[@mslabo102s2]

Very fitting pfp, spreading excitement and positivity

[@__dane__]

I had a feeling that the annual Pat Wrestling video quota hadn’t been met

[@katselesnya]

Ever since i learned about carcinization, i've been positing the theory of Kayfabization: everything is convergently evolving into wrestling. Video games, TTRPGs, Improv, everything is wrestling.

[@curiousteddie]

can't forget about politics. on a long enough timeline everything is wrestling.

[@Sebby_Nineteen]

8:45 Wow, props to Pat for making Suda51 pause like that. And have a revelation.

[@lazprayogha]

Brian's "Hell yeah, what? Hell yeah!" Vs Pat's "What? Hell yeah! What?"

[@laurafrakinroslin]

I don’t much care for wrestling but I LOVE to hear Pat talk about wrestling.

[@biriteca27]

"real actual fake wrestling" if I had not like the video already this line would have made me do it

[@sylghouls]

11:12 THE CLOSED CAPTIONS LMAOOOO

[@screamsformemes]

THANK U FOR SHARING THIS!! I LOVE WHEN POLYGON PUTS LIL NUGGETS LIKE THIS IN THEIR CAPTIONS

[@revsdoeschem]

Starting off with a they live reference. Terrifying. I must continue watching.

[@bingoblackdynomite]

I knew this was Pat the moment I saw the title. I've been waiting for this ever since I saw Shane Strickland gifs in his Twitter feed in one of those old "Please Retweet" videos Edit: BRO YOU GOT EXCALIBUR AND AEW IN HERE. THIS MADE MY DAY, PAT GILL

[@sarahwilliams8438]

There's a whole AC Valhalla side quest that's basically wrestling club and my immediate thought was: God I hope Pat's played this

[@sylghouls]

MORE GOOD PAT TAKES, POLYGON THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS

[@joelsmith3473]

You know you are a good interviewer when the subject has an epiphany about their identity mid-interview.

[@steamyrobotlove]

I love watching Pat completely in his element.

[@screamsformemes]

i know it makes me so happy ;w;

[@kappaross6124]

"Wait, it's all wrestling?" Pat, drawing a gun: "Always has been"

[@paulosergiodasfontes8763]

Stay tuned for Pat's next video "The Kung Fu Influence in LittleBigPlanet" and "Is Dark Souls Teaching Krav Maga?"

[@raysravens52]

the way he got suda with the wrestling question makes me smile

[@blouiaie]

wait, it’s all wrestling?

[@revsdoeschem]

It Always Has Been

[@funkopop_ofdoriangray]

Always has been

[@hiimjustin8826]

Always has been

[@SeanStrife]

Always will be. Embrace pro wrestling... embrace video games.

[@emoemi907]

Not the hot take I was expecting today, but the hot take we all needed

[@israomar7091]

you can just TELL this is a pat video by the title

[@General_Nothing]

I didn’t catch most of what happened after 9:21, because I couldn’t stop thinking about how fucking rad that was.

[@RainbowThoth]

For real? If you want any pointers to flippy, impressive japanese or english wrestling, hit me up. It can be fun to watch even if you aren't "into it", for the athleticism and over the top-ness.

[@AlbertScoot]

You just know Suda moonlights as an underground wrestler somewhere.

[@EDoyl]

No title this assertively unreasonable could be for anyone else.

[@37calorieghost35]

Kenny Omega's finisher is "The One Winged Angel." It's probably got the best success rate in wrestling history, afaik only one person has ever gotten up after it was landed.

[@ecksofresh]

That PWG metaphor was the best thing ive heard this year.

[@AfroCharlieable]

This is lovely. Wrestling shows up everywhere and it’s so strange. Even the Da Vinky twins are wrestlers

[@lilybee6552]

that made me google the da vinky twins, and yes they are... spooky?

[@Stephen-Fox]

Oh animation clarity, was expecting this to be about storytelling in a medium primarially interested in fight scenes.

[@StanNotSoSaint]

Nah, videogames still didn't figure out how to rip that aspect off of wrestling. Which is sad

[@professorsparklepants]

Sequel????

[@frog_pogs]

“you ready to smash some meat together until we produce a couple of genuine wrestle bois?” -griffin mcelroy

[@TheGrumbliestPuppy]

THANK GOD WE MISSED YOU PAT

[@alexxmckay9274]

this is the most absurd notification ive ever received.

[@sydneygorelick7484]

The title sounds like a nerd conspiracy theory XD

[@superrinusblick4222]

really this one? not the one about bloodborne and the muppets?

[@alexxmckay9274]

@@superrinusblick4222 oh, how could i forget? you're absolutely right

[@gorddude]

Suda's "yeah im a fighter pilot" zoom background is pretty great

[@catharticgemini]

This video was made for me, and that's before even realizing Pat got to chat with Suda

[@sjmmahoney]

My crush on Patrick Gill is eternal

[@JordyToons]

Nice Suda51 makes an appearance!

[@Bards.98]

I recommend a short documentary about wrestling, it's free on youtube, "wrestling isn't wrestling".

[@Adamdidit]

just....when you think afterwards "i wanna know more about this guy who made this" you dont really

[@funkopop_ofdoriangray]

I really love to see Patrick when I open a video, I missed him

[@mwbreen]

Does Pat speak Japanese? Pat, do you speak Japanese? Or was there an interpreter for the Suda51 interview?

[@ABucketOfFish]

The universe: It..it’s all wrestling? Polygon: Always has been.

[@JSON1C]

everything is wrestling, and bruce lee is all fighting games... ALL GAMES ARE BRUCE LEE

[@emailmcgmail4485]

Bruce is IS game

[@raccoonboi4225]

Bruce lee is wrestling

[@Xemyr]

@@raccoonboi4225 I can make this argument if you want me to yes

[@chriswalls6275]

I looked at the title, knew it was going to be Pat, and got super excited when he highlighted some AEW. All good stuff right here.

[@nyan2317]

I haven't watched the video but if Super Eyepatch Wolf isn't mentioned i will be sad. *Edit: i am now sad

[@gorimbaud]

I can get overlooking Eyepatch Wolf, I think of him as an anime fan before I think of him as a gamer. No mention of Jim Sterling, professional games journalist and real life flesh wrestler, though? That's a huge oversight!

[@Bards.98]

Everything is wrestling, except wrestling.

[@StanNotSoSaint]

Because Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

[@Bards.98]

@@StanNotSoSaint he knows 👆🏻👆🏻

[@archivingjsstreams3454]

thought this said wrestling has invaded love movies and i just...accepted it....as a video polygon would put on their youtube channel

[@joshualowe618]

Me before clicking on the video: No way everything is wrestling. Me after the video: Everything is wrestling and it's beautiful and I love it.

[@BuryTomorrow12]

Another masterpiece by Patrick. Hey Pat, can we talk about Dark Souls (the sequel to Demon's Souls if you didn't know) for one last time, ONE MORE LAST TIME?

[@dargaronsoftsong3193]

Unfortunately, Dark Souls has been invaded by wrestling and had to start over at the previous bonfire.

[@normadeon8296]

Hey you! Yes you, the one reading this. You are beautiful, kind, sweet, amazing and simply the best at being you. Never forget that.

[@number1granolahfan889]

Why is Travis pogging

[@SeanStrife]

Why not?

[@ThatGuyMN]

I see Travis Touchdown, I click.

[@hedgeyhogs]

Not a single clip of the Randy Savage mod for Skyrim dragons? I’m disappointed in you, Polygon...

[@James11111]

We still got Savage at the end. So it's something.

[@thebestdefence1840]

6:37 ah yes i love playin league of legends with a controller

[@immi6957]

PAT

[@VisibleNinja5674]

"What wrestling tidbit does Pat want to teach me?" -Me as I click the video for the first time

[@mattiac4112]

I never care about anything in Pat's vids until Pat starts talking about it and then suddenly I care a lot

[@annebeach6630]

Sees wrestling Knows it is Pat

[@christopherstrife6003]

Does anyone know what game is at 6:21

[@milenacosta8299]

haven't seen the video yet but I know it's a good one bayybeyyyyy

[@Peezy__]

love pat vids, keep em coming

[@sidhackney8831]

Wrestling always sounds so fun and appealing whenever I hear someone who loves it talk about it, but then I watch it and it's just unbearable to me 😂

[@joshybones]

i knew instantly this was pat

[@annadyke259]

6:20 what game is that?

[@dac314]

Also interested in the answer to this question.

[@rowanhedges3060]

when bdg said he's polygon's jock I cried blatant wrestle boy erasure. Now I know. Bdg posted just to hype up his main man Pat

[@gabrielandeson3223]

*ahem* I think you mean "EVERYTHING IS EVIL"

[@SeanStrife]

You leave EVIL out of this, that ratfink bastard backstabbing Tetsuya Naito like that...

[@Abigail-hu5wf]

Pat's Unexpected Comparisons strikes again! I love this, I'm never gonna get tired of these extremely unexpected but incredibly fun comparisons. Definitely up there with Jenna's Hot Take Machine Warms Up and Brian's Psych Hospital But The Patients Are In Charge.

[@shaponess]

Just so you know, Pat, your essays are the best thing here, the college dorm poster games, and now this. You're a legend

[@ericvargas5362]

I think this is my favorite videogame related channel on youtube, theres no top 10, theres no recicled content, its basicly always new and interesting stuff, with good humor and amazing research and production, thank you for the good content polygon

[@EdKauffmann]

I just wanna say that the audio waveform ropes is a hella cute touch, A+

[@gheefreak]

You guys had a questionnaire thing a while ago and I demanded Pat be allowed to talk about wrestling, and I am SO EXCITED HE'S DOING IT, YEEEEEES!

[@srwapo]

The wrestling ropes as an audio visualizer while talking to Excalibur is a nice touch.

[@WTFPr0m]

I'll never forget the first time I suplexed the final boss of What Remains of Edith Finch (Mecha-Edith)

[@michaelnelson2976]

Pat with these hard reads that no one wants to address outright. You're so bold and brave

[@intraum]

pat referencing king from tekken? well i never, how unexpected

[@SurfsUpTerryGordy]

5:27 shout out to Patrick for not only introducing people to the magical world of wrestling but also the gnarliest move ever, the psycho driver

[@Severin1111]

I'd really like to know how they invited the guy to an interview. "Wanna talk about wrestling?" "CANCEL ALL OF MY APPOINTMENTS!"

[@discgolfwes]

I fucking LOVE the Terry Tate office linebacker ads

[@texamurai]

Pat's highlights in this video: that smile at "he's a linebacker, in your office", *Suda furrows his brow and stares into the distance*, "real life flesh wrestler", "real actual fake wrestling", and actually saying Sans Undertale, on KZbin, on purpose.