This seems to be getting some great traction so I will pin my response to how could an absolute legend of a video like this not have been posted before... Well, it has...on ARM TV. Back story: I filmed 30-40 events a year on average from 2004-2011. When we launched our site...streaming was still new (evidence by Devon having "dial up"...remember that?) and in regards to armwrestling websites there were only pictures. KZread hadn't even started until 2005. ARM TV launched on January 20th 2004 and we were going to bring armwrestling to the main stream. It was the largest underground sport in the world and we intended to change that. We had just over 300 members in 3 months. I think we only charged 17$ for three months but by the end of 2011 we were charging 19.99 a month or 9.95 if you signed up for the year. Armwrestlers complained. I would say look at Netflix…and here we are…years later. I was correct. They are a power house and we could have been as well. This was my full time job and it was awesome. We eventually brought a web designer, Kenneth Leach, who was doing ground breaking stuff with cataloging the events and tagging matches. You can tag time codes but no one is tagging video to names and stats. Our true crowning achievement was being able to host the biggest prize money event in the country for three straight years called the ROTN (Ruler of the Nation: 2007, 2008, 2009). Shout out to our best sponsor Don Fritsche for fronting 20K every year. I truly thought this was the sign that we made it but the following happened...ALL AT ONCE... CELL PHONES-KZread-AND RECESSION... KZread...yes this Tube was allowing everyone to post videos. I hadn’t thought of that. Well, it turned out that it was too much for us and we finally had to shutter the dream. No matter how hard we worked...how many events we covered... ARM TV could never get over 540 members at one time. Lifetime we had 2400 but could never get them at once. Had we been able to retain members we would be the largest sponsor in armwrestling for years to come...but that was a different future. The site stayed up but I could no longer travel for armwrestling as had to “get a job”. Luckily through my connections with armwrestling, Sevan Matossian of Pulling John fame helped me get a job for CrossFit which happened to also include a lot of travel. How lucky can a guy get? It went well and for the better part of this past decade I was away from the sport of armwrestling and I missed it. Recently some life changes have occurred and the opportunity opened up for me to delve deep into our archive and finally befriend the enemy that put us under. So now I am sharing these wonderful historical documents with you! Armwrestling…(I’m now speaking to you as if you were a person) I now both love and hate you at the same time. I love you because every time I watch matches like this I get the same feeling as the day I first found you. But I hate you because you tore my heart out and proved sometimes dreams don't come true. Thanks for watching! :P Gary Roberts ARM TV

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

oh... I just realized when I started putting videos on the internet..."streaming" was not even a word used. When I would tell people you can "stream" online people did not know what I was talking about. I am not saying I invented the word but pretty damn near close. The handful of people trying to develop how to put videos online...using the early tools available were the only ones who knew that word. And now here we are...the rest is history. I should have invented this freaking website...KZread. At the time I was trying to figure out how to stream videos "I" had created to the website. This was the major fuck up. Armwrestling could have billions in funding hahahahahaha!!! Funny enough, during the later years I was actually working with a few arm wrestlers who would actually have access to ARM TV and consistently load videos...talking to you Mike West. Thank you sir. You never made a dime but you did it for the love of armwrestling. AND during the time of KZread taking off I was actually shunning it because of what it had done to the beautiful business I had created....so I completely missed the KZread creator generation. IS IT TOO LATE? ;P

@samymasta

4 жыл бұрын

@@armtv Try to work with WAL for events coverage.It is not too late to start a KZread channel, it's entertainment! Don't forget 1 thing, the first 10 years of KZread were a bit of a clusterfuck, it's not even guaranteed you could have made substantial money with the channel back then. Now however things are setup and very clear if you want to be monetized for your content,KZread+Instagram+Twitch is where it's at in 2020. Live streaming on Twitch is VERY popular. As a 25 years old who has bathed his whole life in those things I'd tell you this, if you want to get a presence online and make a living out of it: KZread+Instagram+twitch The genius in this, is you reuse the same content but for all 3 different platforms, allowing you to fetch a maximum of potential viewership and followers. The usual pattern is as following: advertise and support your live events(including live streaming) with Instagram, stream the events using Twitch, and reupload all the live streaming content from Twitch, once edited to KZread. This is how it's done :) You can milk this shit like nothing else if you're being a bit clever with it!

@binaanvari1745

4 жыл бұрын

it’s not too late. your dream is not dead

@noctwice

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the thoughtful story. It was a real joy to see this event. Instant classic!!

@durothan2851

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Some great memories here. Thanks K.E. 😋 thanks armtv

@artificialdopamine6542

4 жыл бұрын

Here before your super fans

@doxy7023

4 жыл бұрын

@@artificialdopamine6542 can confirm, already here

@sonyx4500

4 жыл бұрын

Will you face Laletin?

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving us this amazing experience. Couldn't have these memories without you FIRST.

@kylenavarro7152

4 жыл бұрын

hey devon, is john really strong??

And that day John brzenk realised the kid is set for greatness

Holy shit! That final is probably the greatest fight of all time!!! You know when Brzenk's eyes pop out his sockets that he had to work harder than he ever had at that point for the win.

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

Lol.. this is so good I had to pin in! 😂

@crannyscustoms

4 жыл бұрын

ARMTV your right how have we not see. This

@crannyscustoms

4 жыл бұрын

ARMTV all my fav people

@crannyscustoms

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t ever. Ever. Fuck with Devons stamina

@karuonline3294

Жыл бұрын

@@crannyscustoms he...lost..

This is like some kind of mystical archaeological find that nobody knew existed.

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

I really LoL'd...thanks

Brzenk almost looks like a cyborg the way he pulls larrat without even breaking his expression whilst Devon looks like he’s exploding. Stone cold killer

@lpoljak

2 жыл бұрын

A bit lile a simpsons character too with that upper lip

The end match with Devon vs brzenk was extraordinary

It’s crazy to see how much the 2000’s looked like the 90’s still.

Man, Devon really made John work that day. That was a great match.

Thank you for everyone that showed up to the premiere...that. was pretty cool. I had never done that before...actually back in the ARM TV days we did that but never on KZread. I think almost 80 peeps logged on. That isn't bad for only pumping this channel for a week. We will do more stuff like that. Check out the live chat for some of the commentary that we had. I appreciate all of you. Thank you for the support. - Gary Roberts ARM TV

@TheFriApp9698

4 жыл бұрын

There was a tournament held in florida I believe in 2005 that I got to see footage of one time where Todd hutchings beat both Cleve Dean and David Randell in an open class division. It was so shocking I put it in a special folder in my mind to never forget it. If you could upload that footage I believe it would inspire a new wave of people to get involved in the sport. I think it was a Triple A tournament. God bless you do a great job

22:40 the most intense moment in armwrestling. look how john manages to separate his mind into stopping an all out push, but at the same time putting all of his senses into feeling out the changes in his opponent. and once he feels a decline - he explodes. insane

When Devon have yet to discover his secret super power. The strap.

@mikeyg9833

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Love how John points at Devon at the end, like "you're gonna be something special kid".

@wesleyb1458

3 жыл бұрын

Chris 1tripz1 yep that was the look. Amazing match

Brzenk the Master. He was constantly feeling for weakness/vulnerabilities in his opponent. And created angles to apply maximum pressure on those vulnerabilities. His wrist strength/stability was a keystone!! What a legend!!

Devon giving it all he's got, looking like he's possessed Brzenk looking like he's wondering what to order for lunch lol

It was refreshing to watch John/Devon determined NOT go to straps. It was awesome to watch the game of hand movement and endurance decide the winner.Thank you so much for putting this up for me to see! The other stuff is awesome also. Good work!

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

THANKS so much for the great comment. And of course...just getting started! :)

Its great when kings move is not around

Brzenk took his time. Waited for the perfect moment, and hit with power. Flawless technique.

John Brzenk is the definition of a class act

Damn, young Larrat looks a lot like Christopher Reeve's Superman.

@josueorfao7680

4 жыл бұрын

Salvation/Damnation Nice comment steal dude

@Salvation-Damnation

4 жыл бұрын

Josué Orfão Oh yeah right, because somehow, youtube comments are patented or are a registered trademark. Tell me something, boi, everytime someone says "wow Devon, you look jacked" are you gonna say "wow nice comment steal dude"? Seriously, if you are gonna say stupid things, just get outta here, BOI.

@josueorfao7680

4 жыл бұрын

Salvation/Damnation Sure dude just get a life and stop stealing comments, what do you win?

@Salvation-Damnation

4 жыл бұрын

@@josueorfao7680 You're clearly dumb.

@TheJohnCooperShow

3 жыл бұрын

After the match he was made to look like Christopher Reeve alright!

This is priceless. Really. To those of us who love armwrestling and history, this is the Holy Grail. What can be said about Brzenk and Larratt that hasn't been said a million times? I truly believe these two men are the two most important figures in the history of the sport. Yes, there were amazing pioneers who preceeded them, and all respect should be afforded them, but these two guys by the force of their accomplishments and personalities will prove to have advanced the sport exponentially when the history is someday written. Kudos to ArmTv for bringing this to the world!!!

Wicked - how have i not seen this

@artificialdopamine6542

4 жыл бұрын

Because it just got uploaded today

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

@@artificialdopamine6542 and were the only ones who had it besides Pulling John and they have it locked away somewhere.

@tofigasagapolu1225

4 жыл бұрын

Same bro same

@stackmon3y1989

4 жыл бұрын

Because your a follower

You just gotta love John Brzenk...such a friendly, calm and humble guy! But when he stands at the table his calm and relaxed behaviour is really pretty scary! This combined with his strength, technique and vision for the right moment makes him the goat...just as simple as that. Being on top for such along time is absolutely impressive , amazing! I can´t find the right superlatives to describe this man...Superhero of this sport without a doubt. Stay healthy John and enjoy us some more decades pls...

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

great comment sir

John Brzenk's armwrestling is the most beautiful in the world.

@halid.S

4 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful thing to watch in this world...

@tuionematelau4348

4 жыл бұрын

I think Devon could've pinned just he was in awe there ... That's how he wins now lol catch and hold and wait

awesome never before seen footage, the last fight was epic and one of the best I've seen

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being here! and agreed!

The final match between John and Devon is the best arm wrestling match I've ever seen. Great video as well to capture the drama. This video captures the combat part of arm wrestling. The back-and-forth attack and counter-attack combat of arm wrestling.

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

well said

This devon larratt kid has a good future ahead of him.

@armtv

3 жыл бұрын

☝️☝️🙌🙌☝️☝️

that last match was one of the best ive ever seen.

Wow! That Brzenk, Laratt final match was I think the best armwrestiling match I have ever seen.

@wesleyb1458

3 жыл бұрын

Tomiek K amazing match. Those two are pulling each other is something to watch 💪💪

John doesn't even look like he's trying somtimes

How is Breznk so strong 'palm up'?? Unbelievable. Fantastic video. Thanks man!

As Devin's career progressed, he became a defensive puller. . He developed great stamina, so he'd wait and wait until he'd feel his opponent's arm juiced, and then sink the pin. Here, he was more offensive, and kept laying it on. But as he's doing this at 22.44, Brzenk times it perfectly. As Devin regroups, Brezenk feels it and surges which gives him the win. Great technical match. Thanx for posting !

@carloslaroux4369

4 жыл бұрын

Love your analysis!

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

agreed

Brzenk vs Devon last match was bad ass. ¡Wow!

22:15, Johns left eye is wondering what sorcery this is 😂

@karuonline3294

Жыл бұрын

you can bet he's been in that situation before.. the thing is that he likely didn't expect it from Devon at that point

Final match : Larratt vs Hydraulic press

22:40 was insane. Laratt was giving everything he had and John pulled through it out of no where. Devon didn’t see that coming.

@audiomystic

4 жыл бұрын

I believe John gave up some position to secure a different vector? I’m not expert here, but it looked calculated. Maybe an arm wrestling expert can chime in?

@gabrielc6252

4 жыл бұрын

@@audiomystic It was the final, he could afford a loss, so he choose to make a long one. He started in a defensive hook, then tried to top roll a few times. At some point he realized he could not open Devon's hand. At this point he understood that devon had endurance, and he did not fade as John expected. He stuck with the hook (which was very solid) and tried to finish by tricep press. After a few attempts that was effective. At the end he was impressed with Devon's endurance.

@gabrielc6252

4 жыл бұрын

@Confused Moon That is relative, Devon almost lost to Todd Hutchings. I don't think Devon can hold that tight hook these days, as he did in this video. He does have that king's move now, which is annoying, but it can effective. Devon's prime was definitely 2008-2010, when indeed he beat Brzenk 6-0, while Brzenk beat Cyplenkov 5-1 and 2-0 at Zloty

@transmitter6908

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not an armwrestler but it looks to me that John was waiting for Devon to breath in

@ahmedyoussef4147

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielc6252 but devon prime in 2008 to 2012 like he beat puskar 5-1 devon in this vedio didn't have his technique knowledge like in 2010 and power also technique knowledge and power

Legendary final John v Devon. . so many legends here, It's like a fanboys dream.

@marybar542

3 жыл бұрын

Mister Rugby Fan yes it was

That 2nd match between Berzenk and Larratt was fucking intense💯💕✊

@pinkypete6079

4 жыл бұрын

Love them both but devons my main man but geeze how big barboza is now compared to this video they guys doubled in size

22:53 thank you John,and then smile after,that's why devon is not an ordinary armwrestler,he was a world no1 rank,in right and left at the same time 💪,because of kind heart and honor

@armtv

3 жыл бұрын

☝️☝️☝️

With no doubts, two of the greatest legends on this sport. For me, John is a beast. He never had muscles like Márcio or the high of Devon, he is stupendous.

That last match was amazing,,, a true display of flawless technique

As someone who is just getting into the world of pulling, this has been one of my favorite videos. Love seeing Devon’s younger self get stoked. Wish we could’ve seen Allen fisher get on a table!

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

We will post the Open with Allen! 🕺

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

And welcome!

Final with John vs Devon was the most amazing match I've ever seen.

The GOAT Brzenk! A younger and more humble Larratt! What a video! Thanks for posting!

22:22 John is like man!!! This guy is tough

@armtv

3 жыл бұрын

definitely

John tested Devon's hook at the beginning of the match and confirmed he could pin Devon in a hook if he wanted. He then tries a toproll and a press just to see if he can, but has trouble there, so he goes back to the hook to get Devon over the pad and finishes with a press. Devon is on corn now though..

Final match.... (22:43) the calm look on John's face and Devon going all out are picture-perfect you could make that into a poster.

@khalil7011

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh Devon always goes all out so I don't think it's good measure of how much he's truly trying

@haagenneldeberg6787

3 жыл бұрын

@@khalil7011 that's fluffing nonsense. This is a competion. You are thinking of Devon Larratt in his later years having casual practice matches.

Brilliant video..Listen to the way Devon talks about John..In the final , Devon was so happy just to have gave John a decent match..John will always be the GOAT :) Only thing that beat John was time ,but time is undefeated i heard :)

@cryptosquall3535

4 жыл бұрын

Damn man That’s very nicely put and John deserves mad respect for that.

@exi7840

4 жыл бұрын

yeah Devon inspiration is John Brzenk

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

@@cryptosquall3535 agreed

One of the best videos I've seen in a long time and I've watched a lot of them

I was on the edge if my seat watching that final match there devon vs john insaaaane match godamn

22:15 John's face is priceless!

@TheKelz

2 жыл бұрын

He definitely was like “woa, his hook is strong, can’t get out”.

I am a new fan to the sport of armwrestling. I loved watching these humble beginnings! Way more sport, less show! Better referees back then! Thanks guys for posting this to give us newbies a better appreciation of how far the sport has come 💪

@dividedperceptions6626

4 жыл бұрын

Wholesome👍🏻

For everyone that thinks that John was playing, you can clearly see that Devon's cup was just too strong for John to pronate through, same for devon, they were both trying their hardest to put the shoulder behind, you can see that in the end that John was just waiting for Devon to breathe and release some pressure, as soon as Devon screamed and stop holding his breath, John finished him with sidepressure

@karuonline3294

Жыл бұрын

he was playing in the sense that he could easily have top rolled Devon again but chose to go inside anyway...he didn't hv a good measure of Devon at that point..and it ended up being a tough round but it only happened cuz John allowed it to happen.. Devon himself said the same thing when asked about this match..John beat Farid inside in 2006 when he was said to have the best hook in the world...he won the first round easily just like he did here ..decided to test Farid and lost the second round.. went for the hook in thr third round anyway and beat him...

Watching Brzenk really give it all against Larratt was amazing. Those two gave it everything.

@mabutuichi8192

4 жыл бұрын

Naturals can naturals f those steroids these days

@Redman147

4 жыл бұрын

@@mabutuichi8192 Agreed. Using steroid won't help you against a truly strong willed man with arms meant to pull your soul fron your body.

Amazing, loving this channel keep feeding us this gold dust

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

WILL DO SIR! We have a ton of Gold dust! (it's very heavy)

Look how Brzenk just keep changing strategy during the match - smartest and best arm wrestler of all time!

One of the best arm wrestling matches I have ever seen at the end. 1 minute of pure arm wrestling glory between Brzenk and Larratt.

Great battle between Devon and John. John is something else. Shame their primes didn’t intersect more, would have been the greatest rivalry to watch.

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

agreed

Brzenk was 40 years old vs Larratt 29 years old in 2004. Great final match.

Very nice quality footage. It's like a time machine!

Loved that last match. Devon felt like he won the lottery doing so well against John back then.

Absolutely awesome. Had not seen this video, ever. Little gems like this make the day go by a bit better during this pandemic with no signs of really slowing down unfortunately. Absolutely awesome.

@armtv

3 жыл бұрын

There is more...thanks for being here and please subscribe!

@thenoob3aerfos850

3 жыл бұрын

Btw there is no pandemic

@Beos_Valrah

3 жыл бұрын

@@thenoob3aerfos850 Btw you're delusional

This is the most under-appreciated sport and it is criminally underrated. It is pure entertainment and thrill to watch these competitions.

john is so calm...its scary..

@g23g

4 жыл бұрын

he seem to be in "control" all the time, just analyzing what he could do to beat devon

John in the last match was like "who the f..k is this guy..." lol

@LT9456

3 жыл бұрын

He looked like he got a lot more then he expected in the last match and got a little worried

@brianbook3797

3 жыл бұрын

@@LT9456 Brzenk worried?...never!

@petet-rex5589

3 жыл бұрын

Not really. He played with him for a bit.

@kasparov937

3 жыл бұрын

@@petet-rex5589 Right...he hooked him to see what he had inside, could have rolled him like in the first match if he wanted.

Brzenk is an absolute freak !! Makes it look SO easy until that Final. GOAT Awesome Video !!

Never seen the video before. Been following armwrestling for 5years. Thank you for this golden video !

what a great bunch of dudes. all polite and respectful. the other sports could learn something from these guys

the relaxed look on John Brzeks face towards the end of the match says it all. The greatest of all time

Most underrated sport in history, by far. This should've been a packed arena with these legends going at it.

It's awesome to watch John turn up the pressure and really get serious at the end. Just incredible.

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

yes it is!

Folks, there is no telling how much this loss fueled Devon to become the master he is today. Look at the look on John’s face at the end of the final match (deep respect) vs the casual dismissal after the first match (oh here’s another challenger I annihilated). Devon glimpsed Mt Olympus that day and decided that he wanted to permanently sit on the throne.

John Brzenk is an absolute living legend. Sure he's lost matches, but the man has cemented his status dominating the sport for over 20+ years beating guys who are much bigger and stronger than he was. No arm wrestler could match his legacy. John is simply the GOAT. Even now at his age John is still a beast. 💪

@heganvaldino

4 жыл бұрын

Bigger maybe but not stronger than John.

@quiet216

3 жыл бұрын

www.thearmwrestlingarchives.com/historys-most-successful-armwrestler.html

Devon gave John a run for his money at the end. Great video!

This is one of the best armwrestling videos uploaded in the last year. So many legends here. How amazing to see the first matches between such superstars. Thanks for this. My face is sore from grinning through the entire video.

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

Great comment man...appreciated. And glad we were able to give you some of the feels! That is exactly how I felt when I came across this on the old backed up hard drive.

I did not know John and Devon had met and competed this far back. I actually like knowing that Devon lost to John before he ultimately defeated him. It’s the proper order of things.

@brentbel1348

4 жыл бұрын

John defeated Devon at the 2015 WAL tournament. Look it up.

@haagenneldeberg6787

4 жыл бұрын

ArmTV probably has a much better footage of this, but John also defeated Devon in 2006. kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2yY1NOCpJjNdrA.html

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

@@haagenneldeberg6787 yeah we will be posting this one for sure.

Highest level of Armwrestling possible at the end. John was such a beast in his prime. Such a legend!

22:44 What a power?!

The final is amazing, wow..

Man that final match was so fucking awesome to watch. It’s like watching one of the best at his time beating one of the best now. Amazing absolutely amazing

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

exactly

Arm wrestling needs to be advertised more... it is much more interesting than many other sports... It has a great future but it needs the required push from us... Let's do it arm wrestling lovers ... Let's give arm wrestling what it deserves...

@johnbraucher1499

3 жыл бұрын

And no agendas or kneeling.

21:45 AWESOME MATCH!!! 💪💪

@Gnathorn

4 жыл бұрын

What a battle!

This is absolutely breathtaking..Thank you so much for uploading..

Best pulling video I’ve ever seen! Hands down. Thank you so much.

This is awesome! Love the style of the video. It's so pure, feels so genuine and close. Captured the spirit of arm wrestling very well from that era. 👍

@armtv

3 жыл бұрын

🙌🥰

@marcomiranda9476

3 жыл бұрын

It really is an awesome video, everything about it...angles, music and interviews. The last match was epic - I've watched it so many times now. Thank you

Devon thanked john..! Great guy.

you know this man is an old school badass when he calls Brzenk "John Brzenk Jr." dude has been around a while

Thank you for posting all these amazing old videos!!

@armtv

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😇 thank you for watching!

Damn, with that camera angle you can really see John's mind at work in that last match.

First time Larratt and John pulled ever. Badass video

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

It is!

@markjoshuapablo7308

4 жыл бұрын

John and Devon pulled before on 99. John won the left. This tome you see John winning right hand. So even before Devon beefed up, he was a good match for John. But John is arm wrestling technical king

@Alex-1750

3 жыл бұрын

Brzenk crushed Larratt in 1999 WAF Worlds in Japan , 100kg weight class. Ron Bath was #2nd and Devon #3rd

This was such awesome footage, thanks! The final match was so so so good!

@armtv

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 please subscribe and come back for more

Where has the time gone ? I cant believe how young everyone looks

A time where Allen Fisher wasn’t grey is crazy

This tall Devon guy looked pretty good against John. Looks promising. Maybe he will be world champ one day.

@casarezc

4 жыл бұрын

🙄

@methodman1052

4 жыл бұрын

@@casarezc he/she is probably being sarcastic lol

@xXLucWuvXx

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he might be champ for left and right arm in a future year. who knows. I mean anything is possible, time will tell

@najjadshoman6184

4 жыл бұрын

Who knows maybe he will be a great ambassador for the sport as well. Only time can tell.

@methodman1052

4 жыл бұрын

@@xXLucWuvXx he's already a champion for left and right arm and Devon holds multiple titles.

It's so awesome to see Armwrestling go viral. This classic stuff is GOLD.

Wow! That last match between John and Devon is probably one of the best if not the best pulls I have ever seen. Thanks for the coverage.

Larrat is my favourite, but Brzenk is the GOAT. Thank you for this upload!

Damn... Young Devon gave young John a hard time. Amazing content.

That last match, daaamn! 😮😲😳😍

$600 for devon lmao. crazy how this only got like $2k funding and is absolute legendary history

@armtv

4 жыл бұрын

haha right?