12 WWE Wrestlers Who Lost All Their Money (wrestling documentary)
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There's an expectation that those wrestlers who get a shot in WWE will make their fortune, and eventually retire from the wrestling business very rich indeed. In this wrestling documentary, we explore how some of the biggest names in wrestling history have ended up falling on hard times and going from wrestling riches to rags. In some cases flat broke.
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Top guy cm punk helping out Joey mercury
@justinamenta7241
Жыл бұрын
No he's still an unlikeable douchebag... but that was a solid ass move.
Ric Flair issuing three simultaneous alimony checks certainly helps getting anyone to go broke.
@laurenurban3942
11 ай бұрын
He didn’t have to marry every woman he met.
@bb8942
7 ай бұрын
Being an everyday alcoholic also doesn't help. He'd have stents where he'd fly to Japan and back on a 24-hour Bender.the craziest part is he's back to being an everyday alcoholic
@timothy4557
4 ай бұрын
@bb8942 He's not an alcoholic, he just enjoys drinking.
Whoa! I never knew Batista actually became broke? That was surprising to me, but I'm glad to hear that Batista got back on his feet.
@jojotwice8918
Жыл бұрын
Everytime someone comes back to the wwe u know they were failing at whatever reason they left for. remember when the rock came back in 2011? he was rich but his film career was stuck doing B Movies. fast 5 came out just a few months after and blew up his career. if fast 5 came out in 2010 the Rock would've never come back
@terrick1984
Жыл бұрын
Yup. He was able to bounce back, but it got pretty bad there for a time.
@snowvalkyrie
7 ай бұрын
At one point he was living out of his car!
@bigevil1001
Ай бұрын
I always wondered why Batistasaid he’d rather be homeless than go back to wrestling since he seemed pretty happy when he was wrestler. I thought it was because: 1-He didn’t like the PG direction WWE was going. 2-The fan’s reaction to him taking Daniel Bryan’s spot. But THIS makes a lot more since.
Pro wrestling is a tough life. These people are used and often have little to show for their sacrifices.
@elleni-41
Жыл бұрын
Very sad fact...
@laurenurban3942
11 ай бұрын
So are many American workers. Paid very little and worked until they’re crippled.
@elleni-41
11 ай бұрын
@@laurenurban3942 ..agree even more with this fact..
@GAURAV25855ify
11 ай бұрын
They are exploited just like in Hollywood if not worst
@octagonseventynine1253
3 ай бұрын
And despite that, ignorant people get off on calling them “fake” because the matches are predetermined.
15:41 I think you mean Mortal Kombat, The Glacier Character was inspired by Sub Zero, He's definitely not from Street Fighter.
@yankees29
Жыл бұрын
I’m met him on Christmas one year. My friend was a cousin of Mortis/Canyon and they both came over his house. I wonder if Glacier was Canyon’s lover…..
Bautista had an absolutely incredible role in Blade Runner 2049. Like, legitimately impressive and one of the most memorable parts of the entire franchise even if it was brief.
@namikstudios
10 ай бұрын
Yep. I recognized him straight away but couldn't believe it was him because of how well he played that role in BR2049.
@sirsimp9096
10 ай бұрын
Not to forget guardian of the galaxy
@necromora666
8 ай бұрын
@@sirsimp9096I think everyone knows that but they mentioned a lesser known role he excelled in
@gbeach85
4 ай бұрын
Agreed. I really liked him in Dune too. But yeah, his quiet strength in Blade Runner was amazing
Luger is a nice guy and I remember his son playing football for Duluth high school and I went to the rival Norcross and we saw him after leaving a game. He was very nice and it was cool seeing him.
@lk5388
Жыл бұрын
Luger is a guy who did a complete 180 after he left wrestling.
@Old-Dog00
Жыл бұрын
Word is he is moody and enjoys a lot of alone time. Nothing wrong with that.
That's sad. How many wrestlers have issues with drug abuse.
@floridagator1765
10 ай бұрын
Cocaine is a hellava drug!
Lex looked the part better than almost anyone, but he couldn’t cut a promo, and his gimmick was all wrong. Doink was a fantastic gimmick, and it’s sad how it all ended. Thanks for another great video
@davidworden4470
Жыл бұрын
Did you see lexes bio on a&e wwe biography it gave you a great insight on lex and so many others
@randybarnett2308
10 ай бұрын
Only Hulk Hogan would've been a better Doink, he's a bigger clown!👍💪🤡
I had a horrific injury in 2014 and when you have to be on pain killers for long periods you can't help but get hooked, I did get thru it but it's not easy
@punishernation436
Жыл бұрын
Good on you man. Stay strong.
@VAHOSS
Жыл бұрын
Yes... opiates/opium is crazy addictive. The withdraw is on another level
@clutrike7956
Жыл бұрын
Askers
@leonelcardenas5847
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you made it through. Doesn't happen often!
@RevDrCCoonansr
Жыл бұрын
I have had several injuries that required these drugs for healing and I have to say, I wish I never took them to begin with. I made it through, sure, but with too many scars for it to have been worth it. If you can avoid opiates/opioids, do so. Make sure they are a last resort and remember. They don't actually "relieve pain". They make you forget you had it to begin with which may lead to exacerbating your wound or complicate whatever is healing. No doctor explains this to you. It's something life forces you to figure out on your own so take my advice. It's wisdom born from experience.
I met Ohaire a short bit before he died. he used to come into the restaurant where i worked...craaaaazy nice guy....
HollyWood really Saved ‘BlueTista’ …. 👀
M&M was Such a Perfect Heel Gimmick and Meleena with that split 😍
@tommytiger7459
Жыл бұрын
I loved them. WWE could have done so much more than they did with that team I think.
@Longlostpuss
Жыл бұрын
That woman was sex on legs, a solid 8.5/10
@ValiantWrestling
Жыл бұрын
MNM not M&M... Mercury,Nitro,Melina.
I feel so damn bad for Shawn O'Hare. Guy was beyond talented, he could have been a WWE WH Champion
@jugglerj0e
Жыл бұрын
He looks like Brendan Frazier in the movie Tarzan.
@DougieYT
Жыл бұрын
WWE Champion is pushing to far, he could’ve had a successful Mid-Card career.
@RealGateGuardian
Жыл бұрын
@@DougieYT I'll debate you on that. Definitely midcarder, since the Universal and WHC aren't the WWE Championship, he'd be viable to win one of those titles. Fucking Great Khaki won the WHC
@jillsarcasmo
4 ай бұрын
I'd feel bad for the guy if he didn't have a clear issue with putting his hands on people he shouldn't have been. His ex wife, several ladies at various clubs, and multiple other cases of assault.
@RealGateGuardian
4 ай бұрын
@@jillsarcasmo didn't know about that. Proof he did that while in WWE?
Batista is rich due to marvel
@nikobellic8627
Жыл бұрын
no shit sherlock
@jugglerj0e
Жыл бұрын
He's also in the newer Bladerunner sequel. Check out the beginning of the movie. He's in the first 20 min. He was excellent in it.
@RjM777
Жыл бұрын
He lost alot of money thats what the video about
@noyb12345
Жыл бұрын
*marvelous rich
@uainjansun
Жыл бұрын
@@RjM777 according to him and punk, batista had to work for him and it was....painful and akward
Batista is HELLA rich tho... 😅 and Mercury is still working for WWE backstage, I think he is fine
@shoebert31
Жыл бұрын
not sure we agree on what hella rich means
@poindextertunes
Жыл бұрын
@@shoebert31 ah well, I’d imagine being worth 15mil is rich to anybody but go off
@murmursmeglos
10 ай бұрын
It helps to watch the video before commenting. A direct quote from Batista says he fell on hard times, and, can a man who had his face split open really be fine?
Nash hollywood roles are so underrated
Sad. In the early 80’s, Jesse Ventura attempted to rally the talent to form a union. Like most legitimate sports have. No one seemed interested. That’s a shame. Vince is a billionaire while leaving a wake of destroyed lives and bodies. If they would’ve been successful in forming said union, and that’s a big if….. Would’ve had a pension, lifetime healthcare, etc.
Thanks for the video and information, STUNNED BY WRESTLING
Thanks for the video!!
13:26 *Hey PAL put this jockstrap on your head you'll be a STAR!* For every great gimmick Vince came up with there were a dozen stinkers like this one.
Waltman started calling himself Syxx after he left WWF cause those WCW guys knocked the 4 and 5 out of him.
@victoriamccord1557
7 ай бұрын
Doink was such an amazing gimmick. He was one of my favorites as a kid.
Back in the day, the pro wrestling circuit made wrestlers pay traveling expenses.... It's easier to go bankrupt than you think
I met Ric Flair a few years ago at the Knoxville Fanboy Expo. It was cool to meet him, but he seemed like he wasn't all there. Like his body was there, but his mind was missing. I don't know if it had anything to do with his earlier alcohol abuse or not. I'm not his doctor. But there was definitely something in him that was missing.
@mikeg2491
11 ай бұрын
He might have been drunk right there just to get through the day. What was really eerie to me as a kid was I met Chris Benoit at a tiger preservation a few blocks from my house about 2 years before his death and he was a nice guy who let me come back for an autograph after I was too in awe to remember to ask for one after shaking his hand. But what I also remember he had this sort of dead-eyed “not all there” look too, I still have the ball cap he signed up in my closet somewhere. It’s crazy to think I shook hands with a future murderer.
@Jennifer-jt9cb
11 ай бұрын
@@mikeg2491 Thinking back, he was rather sweaty and red faced as hell. It was as if he had a bad sunburn. So there's a high probability that he was drunk.
@laurenurban3942
11 ай бұрын
Mike G…..Don’t feel bad about shaking hands with a murderer. I dated a murderer six months before he shot his ex wife’s new boyfriend death at his sons birthday party. I went out with him once and something about him was strange…his eyes. I didn’t like his eyes…so I never went out with him again. Six months later I pick up the newspaper and read that he murdered his ex’s boyfriend. I was shocked but I wasn’t.
@mikeg2491
11 ай бұрын
@@laurenurban3942 my ex was borderline and was also violent and insane, likewise too you could see it in her eyes in hindsight but I didn’t know about all that then. Google “sanpaku eyes” or the three whites, I think there is something to it.
@bb8942
7 ай бұрын
Early alcohol abuse 😂😂😂😂 he's still an everyday alcoholic 😂😂😂😂
I remember when I started watching WWE in 2003 that as much as I hated Evolution, they were still just so damn cool.
@GAURAV25855ify
11 ай бұрын
They were like the modern 4 horsemen
Mortal Kombat not Street fighter
@peggymacmillan5069
Жыл бұрын
Thought "Glacier" was from "Killer Instinct"...
@therealhatchet
Жыл бұрын
@@peggymacmillan5069 nope. He's a direct rip off of Sub-Zero from mortal Kombat
@zlinedavid
Жыл бұрын
The master of Casa del Frosty Balls
@therealhatchet
Жыл бұрын
@@zlinedavid YES! Wrestling Bios! Lol
We are born here with no clothes but in between we want everything . But when it's time to leave this planet all you have is forgotten.
15:41 Glacier was a knockoff of Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat. Street Fighter was a different game. Same genre.
Glacier = Sub-Zero Mortal Kombat
I remember listening to Honky tonk man, doing an interview on the radio and ric flair phones up (high as a kite) and starts having a slanging match over money !! Funniest shit I've heard 🤣. It's still on KZread.
i’m just going to blame the “cartoon era” of wrestling on drugs… how the fuck did no one say these are bad fucking ideas!? 🧐
I got to work on one of Batista’s 1st movies. He was a super nice guy
Scott Hall is amazing because of how many Pro Wrestlers he put over. Scott Hall made alot of stars!!!
@GAURAV25855ify
11 ай бұрын
True but he also buried alot if people in the industry with that kliq
CM Punk helping out Mercury.. goat activities
@jamesstuart5877
Жыл бұрын
Helping out Mercury is that champ stuff that makes champs out of ordinary people.
I think Chyna also deserved a mention.
I've got Jake the snake as the greatest wrestling physiologist ever
I remember when nitro first started in the wcw he was ok but within a year he became a great very exciting wrestler truly a great one
@jugglerj0e
Жыл бұрын
Who exactly do you mean? You don't mention which wrestler you are reffering to.
@donaldpainter956
Жыл бұрын
Johnny Nitro
I live next to Bautista in Tampa and Trust ME he’s not broke
Actually, I think Elizabeth was not the nice person many pretended she was. Luger perhaps shouldn't have been as reckless with letting her control her own drug use, but she made choices.
@GAURAV25855ify
11 ай бұрын
She made choices in men she was better of with Ric flair or sting
watching Virgil alone in table with no one around him really breaks my heart. People should not go through drugs abuse to ease the pain and depression, can't believe government won't do anything. In same time WWE and any other company should take care of its employees. Wrestlers are people who deserve normal safe work conditions and decent pay.
Shit, I didn't know Kanyon committed suicide. I legit had to pause the video to look it up.
@jugglerj0e
Жыл бұрын
Really? Look up his bio. He was a homosexual who came out later in life. He was always embarassed about it & acted super tough to hide it. After he came out he felt like people didn't care. People did care including his family. But he also had bipolar disorder & was extremely depressed. It all went down from there.
I’m shocked about Rick Flair. I thought he was one of the wealthiest pro wrestlers out there. I guess he did have a lot of money at one time. Oh well. I’ll bet he had a great time spending it all.
Looks like Mercury owes CM PUNK big time. Kudos to bros assisting each other.
Man that's so sad about doink ive always loved his antics wondering what happened 2 dpink i admired him as well as ms Elizabeth lugar 2 Savage as well ❤❤❤
Now Rick flair is doing Carshield commercials lol
@larrymarshall8900
9 ай бұрын
And still trying to remain relevant by doing matches way past due time. Flair should be worth 80 million dollars instead of having a net worth of just 500 thousand dollars.
@seanbeasinger7232
9 ай бұрын
@,Larry Marshall yeah I've always looked up to him I have mad respect 4 him just as I did Rodney Dangerfield I always look for him (flaire) on here his work is amazing!I think I'd see him I'd go WHOAAAHH!!! LOL
Glacier and Mortis were _Mortal Kombat_ knock-offs, not _Street Fighter._
Crazy how Jake the snake Roberts was one of the best talking wrestlers in promos or in the ring on the stick but imo it didn't translate to the commentary microphone idk to me he lacked the excitement. Omg I heard one commentary on one WWF thing with Jake Roberts and Don Muraco who sounded like he was slowly gargling hot cooking oil while Jake was fighting to stay awake. I was like wow you'd think Jake would be half decent at commentary but matched with someone like Jim Ross who gets excited Jake looked really bad. Jesse the body Ventura was awesome on the commentary mic with Vince McMahon who would change his voice all the time while Jesse would pretty much just stay the same tough guy voice but it worked. Idk I was just blown away at how bad Jake was at it because his low slow voice he couldn't fake being excited and just sounds like he'd rather be anywhere else.
@j.rivera6402
Жыл бұрын
Jake wasn’t all that in the ring either, not to mention that he’s a deplorable human.
I really didn't expect this list to be this depressing
Glacier was a Mortal Kombat knockoff, not Street Fighter.
Dave Bautista trusted his instinct and I applaud him. He wanted to be a part of WWE movies remember those? Seemingly was not what they envisioned a lead in a classy B movie sequel. Marine part 3 see no evil 4. Bautista after being distraught over not having the talent his bosses were seeking as in such gems as the never made “No Holds Barred part 2….Zeus was right” so Dave trusted his street smarts and said EFF this I trust my talent. He auditioned for Marvel. May God Bless the wonderful agent who submitted him for the role I really hope he/she got a lot of well deserved $$$ plus bonus. That being said. Does anyone have this agent’s number? Lol I’m not kidding. FML
Luger was basically a repackage of HULKAMANIA... American Hero type. Hulk had died off so fans just weren't grabbing for it a 2md time. The landscape started to change and people wanted flashier gimmicks to get behind. Wrestlers with more depth to the Character like Undertaker n stuff like that until it started to hit the Attitude era where it all got flipped upside down on what's cool. Best metaphor for ot is how the 80's Glam was crushed by 90's Grunge. They wanted authenticity of Real characters over the Positive Winners.
Gotta love DDP! I've been doing DDP yoga for years. I always wondered why I felt a kinship with Jake and it turns out, were both survivvors of SA.
I didn't know xpac was 123 kid. Lol
RIP Daffney 🙏 🪦 wished I could have spoke with her and Shaun and Canyon. I would have told them that they matter and ppl care for them.
Isn’t big Dave still very wealthy? Or has he been snorting away all that Hollywood green?
14:50 Justin Credible was actually part of the X Factor faction before the invasion storyline and his last WWE match was part of the ECW brand (it’s why he was involved with the ONS PPV in 2006).
“or joost a bit of good look” I love bri ish accents 😁
I loved Daffeny in WCW AND TNA. RIP 😢
i was shocked to find out about both Daffny and sean O'hare
You have to give credit to James Gunn the man has helped many people revived their careers.
I was getting ready to say that about Dave Batista he's been playing in the movies, I would think he's doing well
Glacier is a Mortal Kombat knock off not Street Fighter
Ric Flair may have lost all his money but he is still rich. Maybe now more than ever
cross-street at 4:23 looks like Saratoga Trails in Frederick, Co
My step dad use to sell crack in the 90s and said Jake would get some from him. It's crazy how far he's come back from them days.
@edman1357
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@MrAjking808
Жыл бұрын
Right lol
CM Punk ain't so bad, look what he did for Mercury.
That PUNK fact of helping Mercury.... that's RAD AS HELLS!!!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘 falling down that slippery slope of Opiates is soooo easy! Like wearing sneakers on ice. I'm glad he was able to get free!!!✊✊
Wrestling Is NOT The Only Way Of Life To Make A Living!
Omg I was about to fucking say wtf no kamala ... He really didn't make shit though even when he was top wasn't he still working as a trucker while wrestling...
Love Rick flair he is awesome The best rustler hands down still alive today
@stonecoldflipper9503
7 ай бұрын
Yeah and Ric isn’t broke now. He has a KZread channel and makes a fortune signing autographs and has other sources of income. In fact, Ric spent more money on spilled liquor in bars from one side of this world to the other than most viewers of this video made, Wooooooo.
Love the video, but Glacier was a Mortal Kombat knockoff of the character Subzero hence the blood runs cold storyline.
Flair is gonna have plenty of money with his new weed venture.
I want to see anything from before batista was a Star outside wrestling because I saw him from the beginning of wwe run but had never seen him in any movie seemingly before Guardians of the Galaxy. What did he blow the millions on without public error or outcry or some sort of fall before his apparent fall which caused his self shouted outcry? Seems odd or possibly suspicious? I am at very least curious
Justin Credible ripped off Grimm from GTS Wrestling by taking payment from him then pulling a no show.
15:43, Glacier was a Mortal Kombat knock off
RIP Doink
Waltman wouldn't be shit without DX.
I have Kanyon's book. I don't remember him struggling financially before he committed suicide. I think it was him struggling with his sexuality and mental health
"Flying high in April and shot down in May"-Frank Sinatra "That's Life."
Jake was my favorite and Brett Hart
@SnarkyRC
Жыл бұрын
When Brett Hart wasn't whining, his wrestling was brilliant.
@GAURAV25855ify
11 ай бұрын
@@SnarkyRCthats true 97 Vince McMahon turned Bret hart into a heel being anti American then there was the Montreal screw job in Survivor series that same year he wasn’t same after that even after going to WCW he was a disaster there he was making despite Making a-lot of money down there with the WCW ratings on top and with his brother Owen dying 2 years later and what was worst the concussions he got from Bill Goldberg he never covered from that Montreal screw-job That concussions will end of bret hart. Wcw misused him
@GAURAV25855ify
11 ай бұрын
Jake was a junkie
Also wasn’t Justin credible in the wwe ecw one night stand like the first one I believe
That's the tragic thing about fame. Its fleeting and incredibly cruel. When your on top everyone wants a piece of you , when your no longer of use they could not care less.
Flair made the big books!
well Justin did come back to WWE, one last time, on the ECW One Night Stand PPV
Rick Flair was/is nothing but the town drunk.
O'haires gimmick was badass
When you said CRACKHEAD that caught me off guard 😅😅
@StunnedByWrestling
Жыл бұрын
🤣
Flair is a nice guy as well! I am from Atlanta if you CANNOT tell! I've literally spoke and shared workout machines with Mr. Flair at lafitness!
@kakyointhemilfhunter4273
Жыл бұрын
The plane ride from hell says otherwise
@justinamenta7241
Жыл бұрын
@@kakyointhemilfhunter4273 shut up simp, everybody does dumb shit when they drink.
@kakyointhemilfhunter4273
Жыл бұрын
@@justinamenta7241 And that makes it ok to try to sexually assault a woman? Lmao, I love how basic human decency is a negative to you people. Also nothing about my comment suggest im a "simp" in anyway, if youre going to use buzzwords then at least use them correctly
FUNNIEST thing in WWF was when Jerry Lawler wrestled Aldo Montoya and when he beat him... he poured booze into his mouth... he did it to Jake the Snake once also as a big play on his Habit. (Like the Scott Hall in WCW angle I thing that terrible. It's a trigger for relapse) But the Aldo one!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think it was a bottle of Cuervo!
Ric Flair one of the best
Ooh ooh yeah my Parents and Kane and friends remember them all
Ric Flair is a sad case study he's an old man who never grew up and he lives his life in a sex drug and alcohol induced stupor
The Invasion storyline happened after X Factor was created
Why do so many people live the misery. Why arent there videos about the spectscular cool things they have done
I was in prison in adrain Michigan in 2013 and a wrestler came and spoke I can't remember who it was anyone know?
If Bautista is actually on this list im clicking the "Do not recommend" especially when this is made after GotG3 was done filming
Dream match edge and chis back again to take on judgment day together and beth
Wow. If Ric Flair died in that plane crash in 1975 then his daughter Ashley (Charlotte) Flair would nit exist.
I don’t think randy savage ever went broke