Heath Slater Forgets Line During Promo With Brock Lesnar
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In this video I break down the time when Heath Slater forgets his line during a promo on Raw in 2016 with Brock Lesnar and goes on to ad lib and make the promo even better. So much so that his iconic catchphrase was born and got his own T-Shirt.
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"I don't give a shit about your kids" is probably the coldest line from Brock.
@kennythetrend3688
Жыл бұрын
Nah, his coldest line was not appearing on RAW or Smackdown for several months at a time....
@iAiannn
Жыл бұрын
@@kennythetrend3688 What?
@kennythetrend3688
Жыл бұрын
@@iAiannn I'm saying Brock rarely does promos even more rarely than he appears on TV. The joke is that his "coldest line" was not being on TV for months at a time. Cold as in he isn't that cool anymore tbh.
@6packjesus
Жыл бұрын
@@iAiannn exactly lol and the other guy commenting is just overthinking it 😂
@johnford3201
Жыл бұрын
Fr xD
Man, it’s almost like they should give these guys more rope and let them improvise a little bit
@jjames4333
Жыл бұрын
Maybe they should hire you Eric. You sound like a real expert on promotion and marketing. Did you go to school for that stuff ? You sound like you could teach Paul Heyman a few things at least.
@bushi5350
Жыл бұрын
Papa H is working on it
@mikays7059
Жыл бұрын
that's what they're doing lately ever since papa h came in
@Poopoocachoo
Жыл бұрын
@@jjames4333 lmao all I was saying was they have people that are talented talkers and shouldn’t suppress their creativity by not letting them go off script. Like when they were in their heyday.
@jjames4333
Жыл бұрын
@@Poopoocachoo Yea that’s what I was saying. What’s your experience in the Business? You really sound like You know what your talking about. Why would they give actors a script to read ? Just let them be themselves.
What a cool detail, when they go off script they give a very good promo and create a catchphrase.
@pleaseshutup7053
Жыл бұрын
Not true at all he was already saying I got kids
@GBTwelveSixteen
Жыл бұрын
@@pleaseshutup7053 Do what your name says when it comes to cool stuff like this.
@LukeSaward
Жыл бұрын
@@pleaseshutup7053 Please shut up
They had such a good job making Slater a relatable underdog babyface in 2016 and then completely abandoned it at the end of the year.
@alexmax3826
Жыл бұрын
Definitely. He was so over man
@thelittlekiwi1441
Жыл бұрын
Slater and Rhyno winning those Smackdown Tag Team Championships had me so hype.
@awm8414
Жыл бұрын
Legit should've gotten 1 singles run
Imagine being Heath’s kids and watching dad getting beat up.
@jasopyuh
Жыл бұрын
money is money
@troylechampion8082
Жыл бұрын
@@jasopyuh hey I’m not mad at it. I’d get my ass kicked too for good money on national tv. Maybe not against Lesnar, maybe someone smaller lol.
@nineteeneightynine432
Жыл бұрын
They probably say they're real dad is zack Ryder a lesser loser
@n0body550
Жыл бұрын
@@nineteeneightynine432 Lesser losers dont win tag team titles with Rhyno
@RobertTapia
Жыл бұрын
They gotta eat bro...
What an improvisation by both the talents. 👌
That's when he said HEEEEYYYY! and scared the crap out of the cameraman.
what a fun career this dude had in the WWE. the best Jobber of all time in my books
@marshallscott1454
Жыл бұрын
I like bo Dallas
@specialbeamvegeta4059
Жыл бұрын
It’s between him and Cut Hawkins tbh. I was so invested in him wanting to get a win lol
@mithunkumar25557
19 күн бұрын
But he was not actually a jobber. He is a decent mid carder
Heath Slater is a legend bro lol
THIS is a great lesson of how just being real in a promo works best.
In 4yrs time this promo will be 10yrs old…just let that sink in
@DyanLucas
Жыл бұрын
oh damn 😳
@144thousandImmanuel
Жыл бұрын
every 60 seconds in africa, 1 minute goes by
@Luke_-_
Жыл бұрын
@@144thousandImmanuel 😂😂😂
@NickJR528
Жыл бұрын
That's life, time moves forward whether you like it or not
Heath was so underutilized. He had potential.
@foxbear60
Жыл бұрын
It became a recurring thing for his character. Interviewer: "Heath, why are you willing to go out there and get pummeled in a match you don't think you can win?" Heath: "I got kids, man." The number of children also was chosen fairly randomly. I can't remember how many, but he had a "lot" of kids.
So he said “I have kids to feed” and his first tshirt was “I got kids”?
@dylanbaron__
Жыл бұрын
Yes exactly
@bilvah2914
Жыл бұрын
Maybe my memory is bad but he was doing the whole kids thing before this - and the Lesnar angle just put it over ??
@emanuelmartinez7267
10 ай бұрын
@@bilvah2914 I think he said it once before but this segment put it over as a catch phrase
@srad8365
3 ай бұрын
Not true he had free agent tshirt..
As someone who received a bachelor's degree in performance art/acting, I can confirm that you will 100% of the time have a more genuine performance if you convey the idea of the script in your own words instead of reading it word for word.
@Poopoocachoo
Жыл бұрын
Yup. 200%.
@austinwilliams7919
Жыл бұрын
Jim Cornette gets a bad rep for ripping on scripts.. but he really does have a point. Name one single memorable promo that was done word for word with what was written. I can give you 5 promos that were ad-libbed at some point during them. Austin 3:16 "I got kids" Punk's pipe bomb MJFs AEW worked shoot And literally any of the Rock's promos.
@master-of-mind5881
Жыл бұрын
Ad lib
Props to Heyman and Brock for finishing the promo even they all know Heath forgot his line
And this is why you should never over-script promos.
Brock said what he had to for the entertainment
@markl5998
Жыл бұрын
Right? He has kids, most people do, it's for a good show
Everybody improvised. Pure genius.
Slater was so underrated and underused
One of the coolest Brock moments was him asking Slater into the ring “Let’s talk about your kids” that was an awesome setup I wonder if Brock came up with or if that was Heyman feeding him the line.
The fact this was 7 years ago is mad
Honestly I wished this lead to a match between the two
@marcoleone4289
10 ай бұрын
If Heath won it would broke da 🤯 INTERNET💻
I remember watching this and being in for his kids.
Nothing will be better than the R Truth and Brock Lesner segment 😂
@jacrispy999
Жыл бұрын
Already has look up RTruth is an American treasure for 8 minutes
Teacher: give me 3 iconic words. Me: I got kids
@TheAnhphuong92
Жыл бұрын
not really iconic. That's what black students say to their teacher all the time in inner-city schools.
@jacrispy999
Жыл бұрын
@@TheAnhphuong92 damn Veronica that's cold but true 💯💯
I knew WWE couldn't come up with the "I got kids!!" catchphrase lol
One of heaths most memorable moments in his entire career, and it was bc he forgot his line and had to make something up on the fly. Just goes to show that a little bit of creative freedom can go a long way in the wrestling universe
@marcoleone4289
10 ай бұрын
same in life 🤣
Not all improvises are good but some are just legendary 😂🔥💯
That Brock line somehow gets funnier every time
I remembered the scream and the camera man got scared lol
I got kids was so iconic at the time😂
He was saying I got kids before this.
One of Brocks best promos and best of all, it was basically improvised
The best part is Brock smiling the whole time then outta no where with the most serious face and tone says I dont give a shit about your kids 🤣🤣🤣
And a lightbulb went off under Brocks head lol
Never knew this West Virginia boy grew up one county over from me in a town smaller then mine! Proud of this boy!
he was wearing his "free agent" shirt
i liked his run with rhyno and being the tag team champs
If you forget about the line then say something different just be yourself in the speech.
@n0body550
Жыл бұрын
And he did. Cause at the start he literally said he was looking to impress for a contract 😂 are you dumb?
That was Stone Cold ‼️🥶🧊❄️🍦🏒
I could’ve swore the “I got kids” was before this Lesnar promo.
I thought heath was orange Cassidy for the Longest time lol
I have that same Lynyrd Skynyrd shirt Heath is wearing😅
He made Brock acknowledge the line and at that moment he gained a catch phrase and a t-shirt 😅
Ja ja ja, that is why he became so famous with Vicent, he sales t shirts that is all WWE needs
I remember that and that was the 1st time I actually cheered for him. Granted, I hadn't known much about him since I quit watching wrestling before 2003 and picked it back up around 2013 or 2014. So I think it was at the tail end of the 3MB group. When he came out to fight Brock to feed his kids, as a dad I felt that. As a man I respected that. He's been one of my favorite underdogs, mid carders, whatever label you want to put on him. I genuinely like him and his working man character
I remember when he had a shot against Miz for the IC title on raw. Hell of match and I genuinely thought they were gonna go for the upset and let Heath win it. From getting bodied by legends every week, to 3MB, to needing a job because he got kids. Heath really is a turn sh*t to salad guy who
Slater really let himself go damn
When people say that to me I can only think about what Brock said
I remember this shit it was funny as hell and went for a minute
I remember this I watched him in both SmackDown as well as Raw
Oh wow something unscripted that gets remembered? Who would've thunk!
Great save
He forgot a line and we never saw him again..
@f4rensabri
Жыл бұрын
That line got him the hype and eventually became Smackdown tag champs with Rhino. He only let go due to the WWE budget cuts during early covid.
I remember watching that night Brock had me weak.😂
For Brock to actually respond that way, that's really good mic skills.. he's a heel so it doesn't take much but still a good response considering Slater forgot his lines and just said something completely random..
Great Promo
Heath slater should have been a goat if he was given the world title
If I remember correctly, Brock even applauded Heath backstage for coming up with it on the fly.
The fact that “I got kids” was improve is exactly why wrestlers should be allowed more improve freedom. I hope that happens more now.
Man bring slater back for the one time ! Drew , jinder one last tag match
One man band
Respect got a f5 but awesome
This is why micromanaging the wrestlers' promos is bullsh*t
I miss his team with Rhino.
I bought that shirt I was so proud of OMB
Leave it to Vince to make the bad guy stand tall!
I swear Brock is iconic
This is why we don't need scripts
I haven’t seen him since.
Imagine if Heath came back like Drew did.
Time to get jacked and win the wwe championship
Brock and his grandma babymaker....
So slater made himself famous
“I got kids” was an awesome line and very entertaining. 👍👍👍👍
Heath Slater and ben stokes are brothers
Promos shouldn’t be fully scripted it just doesn’t work. Joker Sting in TNA produced some magical improved moments. I’m sure many others are capable of given the opportunity.
The fact that he responded to the improvised promo with one of the coldest lines ever said is pretty awesome
@jameslambert5198
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Heyman and Brock could tell immediately that Heath forgot his lines. I imagine Heyman was originally going to warn Heath not to get in the ring with Lesnar and just to walk off. Then Heath, desperate, got in the ring anyways. And the beat down would happen. But I believe Lesnar cut Heyman off and decided to improvise on his own. It's a moment that showed some potential of brock solo that we've seen plenty of since he returned at Summerslam last year
Icl brock helped heath in a massive way here
Guys like lesnar like refering to being big guys until cain valesques like men bust them up
To me this was Heath Slater's peak in his WWE career.. it should've ended with him getting the United States Championship.
I’m glad his back I hope he can get other run with the AEW Championship
Like as much hate as Brock gets for not caring about talent I feel like when it’s time he does look out from time to time
WWE is much worse since the athletes are doing their own promos. This writers room concensus shit has been a major failure.
Imagine that. A guy comes up with things on the fly and it goes over better than any stupid script the idiot writers come up with.
Idgas about your kids should be a t shirt as well 🤣🤣
Just goes to show that some wrestlers need to have creative freedom. Maybe if history was different we'd have different guys at the top today.
HHH knows now that Vince is out of the picture, the way to get the best out of your talent is to let them be themselves with some guidelines from the team.
Louis CK Workout Edition
It's almost like they should just have bullet points they need to hit and fill in the rest unless they're completely inept at speaking in which case a script isn't a bad idea
See . we don’t fucking need scripts
hopefully now Triple H Will Allow Wrestlers to make more of a name for themselves like this
Heath is a great wrestler now Vmac is gone I hope he gets another WWE shot
Now I understand why people wear this t shirt
Suplex city -shows f5-
He won't go far, can't even remember a script😆
Was he not wearing his first singles shirt when he said this?
The only member of 3 MB not to win a heavyweight title
Guaranteed better than the rubbish that creative would have penned for him to day. Further affirming just how awesome Heath its!
Resign heath