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@cp3o205

2 жыл бұрын

You should get icp on

@zorbafrancisco4459

2 жыл бұрын

Can you reach out to insane clown posse for wrestling interview

As a kid, I didn’t realise how young these guys were

@foxholiday4308

2 жыл бұрын

Me either bro, as a kid they just seemed so much older I guess,

@MrZombiejoe

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like BAM BAM??? He was only 45. That might be a bit Old for Wrestling, but still Too Young!!!

@curtissimmons2287

2 жыл бұрын

Oh i did i knew orton and renne were mad young

@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD

2 жыл бұрын

@Slime Feeder Renee was 19 I remember seeing him.

@Marrdarxth

2 жыл бұрын

Same here u look at its like being too young to know and understand

So many wrestlers died in the 2000s it’s actually ridiculous. Yokozuna, Terry Gordy, Davey Boy Smith, Mr Perfect, Miss Elizabeth, Chris Candido, Road Warrior Hawk, Big Boss Man, Eddie Guerrero, Earthquake, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mike Awesome, Chris Benoit, Fabulous Moolah, Test, Umaga, “Dr Death” Steve Williams, etc.

@robbone95

2 жыл бұрын

But the real tragedy was Owen Hart…Miss Owen so much

@jamessorge3197

2 жыл бұрын

Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, Brodie Lee were some of the most depressing to me... And Owen which I remember watching live... ...it was a surreal night because there was a limo in front of my townhouse that turned out to be Wesley Snipes. My neighbor two doors down had a daughter that was dating him at the time. So I remember all the neighbors being outside talking about it and waiting for him come back out the house to ask for autographs and meet him... and I missed it to go back in and watch the ppv... I remember when they cut away and the announcers being shook and realizing it wasn’t part of the show... Owen along with Michael’s and Tatanka and Bret were my favorite wrestlers in the early nineties... and I went to a house show where I made a sign for Owen when he was feuding with Bret and supposed to be the heel... and I remember going downstairs and telling my father I think Owen had just died in the ring... and he was like “it’s not real”... he had had to explain to me Wrestling was just an entertainment show that wasn’t real back when Tatanka turned heel and joined the million dollar man I was brought to hysterical tears because at that time he was my favorite. So I knew at this time when Owen died it mostly wasn’t real and I was like “no he was coming down from the ceiling and fell... they cut away from the ring. I’m pretty sure this is real” and I could tell he agreed when he turned it on downstairs and saw how they were covering it. He was like is that the guy you made the sign for when we went to that show a few years back?” Loved them. Sad they aren’t around to interact and be part of AEW... and be truly honored for all the entertainment they brought us. And Brodie of course was such a shock because he had been so heavily featured that year and months prior and seemed so happy after WWE had wasted and imprisoned his career for so long. 😢🙏

@Sevenduece

2 жыл бұрын

and that's like 1/8th of the list...so sad

@head6856

2 жыл бұрын

2010s too, Macho Man, Paul Bearer, Roddy Piper, Ultimate Warrior, Chyna, Viscera, Sean O' Haire, Grand Master Sexay, Ashley

@austin6735

2 жыл бұрын

@@head6856 those guys didn't die young tho

I will never forget that day in 2007, I’m pretty sure it was June, when I was scrolling through some website and found out a headline, clicked on it and it was one of the first stories of The Chris Benoit tragedy. I was only 13 years old and he was my absolute favourite wrestler and it hit me like a fucking brick. The wrestling business is straight up fucking brutal...

@wave201988

2 жыл бұрын

Me too man I was crying my eyes out Benoit was one of my heroes and to read what he did just hit me hard man. 😭😭😭😭😭

@Walkerman404

2 жыл бұрын

Only a year older than me 😔

@curtissimmons2287

2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching the news and i went to the wrestling blogs smh and i was hurt

@TheAazah

2 жыл бұрын

I came home from school it was all over the news lol and I'm in Australia

@chrismarthaller1032

2 жыл бұрын

I was in the Air Force and had just completed this New Airmen program when I found out. It's still hard to believe what happened

it's nice to see Rene Dupree. he was very entertaining in wwe imo.

@Lordabinflacko

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I actually liked him and his look I was hoping for bigs things for him in wwe

@uncledrosselmeyer6480

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lordabinflacko ...?

@harveymcelroy9332

Жыл бұрын

Rene should have been a top guy

Glad to see Dupree doing well, he went through so much crap in his career

@ocsjc13

2 ай бұрын

He looks high af

@BrockSamsonVB

2 ай бұрын

@@ocsjc13good thing

@ocsjc13

2 ай бұрын

@@BrockSamsonVB true

@BrockSamsonVB

2 ай бұрын

@@ocsjc13 better than the pills I guess lol

Dude is wise as hell .. much respect to him and thank goodness he's still alive

Much respect. He tells it like it is.

Renee was solid, could've been a high level midcarder but instead was put on a 3rd brand having no direction

@GameTime-yj6qv

2 жыл бұрын

I think he had main event potential if booked properly.. He was so young, had great size, and was a really good heel.

@joejames1794

2 жыл бұрын

@@GameTime-yj6qv he stunk man

@GameTime-yj6qv

2 жыл бұрын

@@joejames1794 in what way? He had a lot of attributes going for him, and young enough that he could improve weaknesses with experience.

@joejames1794

2 жыл бұрын

@@GameTime-yj6qv he had a solid look but he quite generic looking he fell into that Mark Jindrak mold of the mid 00s guys that looked like action figures with nothing that made them stand out

@imlean9291

2 жыл бұрын

@@joejames1794 actually.. not mad at this.

He is 100% correct. I'm not a wrestler but I worked for my family and was the ONLY one who could do literally everything in the business. If I was hurt or down for any length of time, the business would've crashed and burned. So when I messed up my leg really bad, I started taking pain killers. That was the worst decision I ever made. I felt really good for a while and then realized that I would probably die if I kept going. That was the hardest pill to swallow ever. I'm glad that I got away from that stuff but it took a couple years for it to sink in. That stuff is bad news

@sassytroy8282

2 жыл бұрын

The hardest pill to swallow for Rene was the fucking oxy he probably did before this interview...so he crushed it up to snort instead....

@Sevenduece

2 жыл бұрын

Godbless you brother, that shit was no joke

@damiendelrio9102

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you man! Continue to inspire

@conor-_C

Ай бұрын

What business

The 7-10 days on opioids comment is true. I had a couple discs in my back fused and was taking Norco for two weeks. Stuff felt amazing. Had to stop taking it so I could go back to work so went cold turkey. Two days of god awful withdrawal symptoms. I was shocked at how hard it was after two weeks of taking a prescribed medication. I totally get how athletes wind up addicted to the stuff.

@chrismarthaller1032

2 жыл бұрын

Man I feel ya. I had my tonsils removed and the liquid codeine was SUPER addictive. I remember craving it, not because it killed the pain but because the drug felt good. Luckily it was a stupid tonsil removal so I was able to deal with the pain but even the small amount of usage, I felt the pull. Scared the shit out of me

@jamesjones1822

2 жыл бұрын

He not lying I was on them real bad.it took me to a world I didn’t want to go to.I’m so thankful drug court save my life.I’m now a peer recovery specialist.

@medgrower1.killer

Жыл бұрын

It's made to get you addicted

@Lostfilesfrom2023

11 ай бұрын

Not exactly true. Unkess u have a big addiction problem. It's not that bad getting off. I was on for yrs and just one day I decided to stop. I went to the bathroom afew extra times a day but that was it.

@charlesmarcus7864

9 ай бұрын

@@Lostfilesfrom2023 you’re the exception but you can’t tell everyone else it’s not that bad because it wasn’t bad for you

Rene Dupree is saying some very scary facts about pills. Even more sad the pressure the company puts on taking those pills.

I met René a couple years back when my friend managed to get him to come perform for one of his wrestling tours. Down to earth guy. No big ego, no thinking that he’s better than everyone. Just a really nice guy who’s down to talk whenever. But I never tried to bother him too much. He may be a veteran and usually vets don’t help much after the shows, but he took the time to help us set up and take down the ring. He also got Super Crazy for that same tour, but he had to leave early, and Super Crazy returned some of the money that was suppose to cover his expenses for the whole tour. I’m not a wrestler myself, because of some bad concussions I sustained when I use to play ice hockey. But my friend usually brings me along for tours to help out with the ring, play the entrance music, meet some of the special guest wrestlers he can get, sell merch and sometimes referee. Wrestling tours are fun.

@NiFeGetsTubey

Жыл бұрын

I met Super Crazy after an indy show once. He's a talker lol. Really cool person. Dupree seems like one as well, especially after this interview. Just tells it like he sees it, I respect that.

@elijahbruno2814

Жыл бұрын

What's the wrestling company? I wanna catch a show sometime when are you in Dallas?

I respect René for his wisdom and integrity he knew that wrestling would destroy him if it's not his maybe his family or other people only few wrestlers would have this courage to leave their dreams behind just to enjoy real life

Its crazy to think that I graduated from high school in late May 2007 and then nearly a month after Chris Benoit tragic death has happened which is a shame I was 18 at that time, now I'm nearly about to be 35

Dupree is only 38 years old just like Chris Masters both should still be around in WWE

@tyklug2013

Жыл бұрын

He's only 38?? that's insane lol

Respect for Renee for being so open and candid about such an important issue of opioid addiction

I literally searched Chris Benoit's theme song "Whatever" and crime photos just yesterday out of boredom. And this pops up in my recommended today, on New Years Day (Happy New Year by the way). It will be 15 years since the Chris Benoit tragedy happened.

@kidy7k

2 жыл бұрын

Algorithms

@oshikuru09

2 жыл бұрын

Your phone used what you do elsewhere. I'll buy something from the grocery store I haven't bought before and all of a sudden I'm seeing ads lol

@SilverrulezGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@oshikuru09 Its called the selling of information. Only a couple states allow you to opt out. Look it up!

Wow... This is a new perspective!!!

@adamenriquez7291

2 жыл бұрын

Most definitely

This was a great interview. Thank you Chris. Rene seems like a really nice guy and down to earth.

so true!!! Had a coworker break her leg in 2 a few years back, had to do rehab to learn how to walk again, the whole 9......I asked her what was the hardest part of the whole ordeal, and before i could even get the sentence out of my mouth she said "getting off the pills". With a tear in her eye and slightly shaking, she told me getting off those pills was as the hardest thing she has ever had to endure :'(

This shit is scary to listen to. My stomach is churning. I'm glad he managed to get clean but damn I can't imagine how terrifying it must've been. Yes these people chose this career. But like he said, if it hurts them, there's gotta be a point where they need to say stop and get out. Great interview.

Gotta say that I respect the 100% hell outta him for speaking out on his time there and why he wanted to leave after what happened back 15 years ago

No one: Chris Van Vilet on all his interviews: ‘hey let’s talk about Chris Benoit’

I got to share a locker room with him a few years ago. Unfortunately i didnt get to share the ring with him but i did watch his match. His in ring technique and crowd work was amazing

Listening to Dupree makes you think about life. Respect ✊🏾

@uncledrosselmeyer6480

2 жыл бұрын

....?

Rene is a broken man bless him

@mergiemerge1120

2 жыл бұрын

What a stupid take, the guy removed himself from a horrible situation and tells it like it is whenever he's asked about it. The wrestling business is way more shady and scummier than most people realize, this is a smart man. Bless you.

@maxwellpeter5955

2 жыл бұрын

It's devastating seeing one of my favorite tag teams in the ruthless aggression era

@uncledrosselmeyer6480

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxwellpeter5955 what?

Rene Dupree was one of my favorite. Absolute beast of a body.

Lance, Steve Bradley, Russ Haas, Tracy Smothers, were at MCW when I was there and now all gone. It's crazy they were all so young and great wrestlers.

Nice interview CVV.

Regardless of the drug related deaths being a wrestler gives you a sell by date taking bumps continuously for decades I think Roddy Pipper predicted his own death saying he wouldn’t live any longer than 60, he died aged 61.

What was worse for wrestling? The benoit murders, owens fall, or the steroid trials?

@standardofexcellence

2 жыл бұрын

Benoit, vince framed him to neuter his company for kids

@ozates8347

2 жыл бұрын

Owen's Accidental Death, changed things in the WWF but only short term. The Steroid Trials came during a time when WWF's business was at it's lowest point, 1994 I believe? To me to Double Murder Suicide by Benoit back in 2007 sped up the demise of the RA Era just a year later, chair shots to the head should be banned anyway, they are too dangerous for a Wrestler to take anyway because of CTE/Head Trauma just look at what happened to Mick Foley against The Rock from the Royal Rumble in 1999 as an example of how unsafe it was for him to take those unprotected chair shots to the head and that was in the Attitude Era. Chair Shots to the head should have been banned in WWE after the Wellness Policy was implemented back in 2006, it took 2 and a half more years before it was finally banned. Oh and they should get rid of HIACs on PPVs/TV because it is pointless to have them now if no bleeding is allowed in those type of matches anymore. Same thing goes for the Extreme Rules PPV and the Extreme Rules Match itself. I can't remember the last time there was blood in a No DQ Match in WWE, I think NXT was the last time I saw that happen. It involved Aleister Black and Adam Cole at a Takeover back in 2018, I think NXT Takeover Chicago II in 2018 was the last time there was blood in a match.

@thelonewolf7287

2 жыл бұрын

@Sam Hall He did it no doubt about it but that's not a conspiracy he did do that the doctors of WWE confirmed that

@AlbertoIsraelG

2 жыл бұрын

Benoit tragedy

@GoldenWind30

2 жыл бұрын

Benoit tragedy. WWE transitioned to the PG era, Benoit erased from all WWE history and pro-wrestling's reputation for the health of their wrestlers was tarnished.

He makes a good point. If they seeing you have some sort of issue they won't want to push you which costs you a lot of money so you must hide it.

Loving the Cafe De Rene Podcast

To say that WWE is a toxic environment...is the understatement of the year.

Rene is awesome, his podcast is one of the best.

Rip test

Dude, I was just getting into the business in 2007 after doing training in late 2005 when Eddie Guerrero died and I never would've thought the business would have this black eye over it. It felt like it wasn't the right time during this period, and it showed for everyone in the Texas independent scene. The wrestling business wasn't painted in a good light even beforehand with the steroid trial and kayfabe dying, let alone with all these news reports coming out about how young guys were dying in the business...

07 was unbelievable year for deaths

Couldn’t agree more on still putting people through tables it looks so corny and should off stopped years ago

Rene is a real one. I really liked his potential The drugs and deaths are crazy. Glad he is healthy

@Manu101299

4 ай бұрын

Whilst vaping

@your_virtuoso

4 ай бұрын

lol @@Manu101299

Whoever was in creative control in the early to mid 2000s needs to be held responsible. WWE has not gotten better in protecting their talent at all. Limit the amount of house shows or do something.

This was really good

Chris was the greatest wrestler, up there with Eddie

@tonetoni8110

2 жыл бұрын

And chyna

@uncledrosselmeyer6480

2 жыл бұрын

Dynamite Kid & Shawn Michaels are the two greatest pro rasslers of all time

So glad to know that Rene is doing good in Japan's NOAH!!!

This guy went through crap in Canada too. I was in Canada on exchange, went to a wrestling show, my very first ever, and the crowd was calling him b****tits. This would have been in his early days. I don’t blame him for all his negative opinions about the industry in those days.

I vividly remember an interview with Davey Boy Smith talking about all his trips to rehab, and the latest he went to Grande Prairie, AB at the time (I think). He said, “I just couldn’t get off the morphine.”

Dude thank god for rene dupree no one bashes wwe this stuff needs to be said

MUCH RESPECT FOR RENE DUPREE

Chris’ face in the thumbnail🤣🤣

Hannibal says he gets the most views of all independent wrestling content on KZread, Im puzzled as I see your views are always high

Wrestlers that died young had very hard lifes on the road back in the 80s and 90s they stayed on the road almost 300 days a year not like today where wrestlers get alot of time off and other percs plus todays wrestlers have contracts so they make the same no matter what back then wrestlers got paid on how many fans showed up so 300 days a year in the ring drugs and drinking everynight plus steroids and working out everyday and sleeping with ring rats put a hurt on them their bodies wore out faster than normal thats why alot of them died so young it was a crazy life back then

Rest in peace to those that passed away.

Can you interview rob or Sylvan

Renee ripping that cart he’ll yeah

Man I remember that Monday when they announced Chris Benoit’s death. ESPN was at it 2pm PST. Non-stop coverage. As soon as I saw that I was thinking WWE will make that scary In Memory Of videos

I didn't even know Dupree was still with the company at that point, thought he got released in '05 not long after the dissolution of La Resistance. Feel bad for Dupree, one of many wrestlers very mistreated by WWE, a company that's seemingly about putting smiles on people's faces & yet there's so many examples of abuse, mistreatment, and neglect.

What happened to his French accent?

Send Veer or heelgill

Rene dupree could been wwe champion

HWA should be familar with people reading Moxleys book

Rene with the penjamin!

Id be happy if i didnt see anothe table spot for the rest of the year. Do people really like to see that kind of stuff? Right now its strongly associated with wrestling and that needs to storp.

Real Shit

I feel like this could be part of a Dark Side of the Ring episode...

Doctors could easily ween people off but don't

That is exactly how I got hooked the dentist

Opium was the whole reason we were in Afghanistan.

@josephn9251

Жыл бұрын

Yup now China owns it!

Amazing

He sounds a little bit like Randy Orton.

Could be cte

Wwe did Lance Cade dirty, it was really shady how they treated his death, he was so young, had a great future if the demons didnt get him.

Renee Dupree is under appreciated

Sherri Martel died & WWE only gave her a 1 times 10 second freeze frame picture at the beginning of WWE Raw. 9 days later Chris Benoit offs his wife, son & takes the cowards way out & WWE does a video tribute of Chris's career both on Raw & Smackdown all week. Vince does not care about nobody but money & who makes the most money. I'm glad Rene left WWE & doing well years later.

Rene is the fucking man. Such a good dude who got way too much shit

I had no idea he didn’t have an accent.

they stopped pushing ziggler because he got hurt while he was a champ. so talented, but stuck in the Midcard because he was "injury prone" ridiculous wwe

Just change it Fair play

Is he hitting a dab pen?

I remember having his action figure lol

Tragic

Ionno I was able to get off opioids but I did fall the fuck off like allllll the way off but I woke up one morning and said fuck this get your shit together

smoking that gas

I had a chronic condition and wass resdy to shoot. Myself when i was cut off from morphine

Its all about self control

@paranoidandroid9979

2 жыл бұрын

Ok addict

@TheMikeAnthon

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Addiction isn't a disease. That's your own fault.

@bigbenji__

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly . I recently just quit taking pills for a high (Percocets , tabs , etc) I did that on my own maybe people not strong enough but in my opinion it’s a mind thing

@rohitchaoji

9 ай бұрын

You really think these people have no self-control? They're not your typical junkies. Pro wrestling involves a lot of very physically taxing work, very frequently, and over the counter painkillers barely work on injuries that have been accumulating over time. Even some high level athletes in full contact sports have addiction issues. If you've known athletes in your life, you know they are very particular about their diet and training, which requires a high level of self-control. They don't do if for the high. At least not initially.

rene dupree, legendary, came always in the ring with that dog

I see this is why will osprey staying away from wwe and promotions like wwe

Met Rene at a gym during his feud with John Cena for the US Title. Wasn’t a nice guy. Very arrogant. Seems like he may have changed since then though.

I dont wish opiate or benzo withdrawal on my worst enemy.

Honestly no surprise at all, I stopped watching after that too. Especially after losing Guerrero smh

One thing you can take from sports and wrestling. Big men dpnt live long. P.e.d eating thousands of calories and masking injuries with opoids kills. Average nfl player dies at 58.

Rene was a serious underrated talent, was brilliant, until they gave him a stupid dog

@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS

2 жыл бұрын

They gave him Fifi the dog as soon as he showed up.

@mielyt125

2 жыл бұрын

@@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS a year or 2 into his run

@uncledrosselmeyer6480

2 жыл бұрын

How was he “underrated”...? He was literally their golden boy, second gen, the chosen one to inherit the main event scene. They put the kid on television when he was like 17. What’re you talking about??

Viva La Restence

A guy who is nothing like his character. The only simularity is the french heritage.

Omg renee dupree look the same

Conor McGregor and Jake Paul are the 2 biggest fighters because they say what they what they are not afraid to hurt peoples feelings that’s what is missing from wrestling

@M1keFoxxx

2 жыл бұрын

Jake Paul? Biggest Fighter?

@jamiel4803

2 жыл бұрын

@@M1keFoxxx in terms of drawing money, probably yes

@cody_8482

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamiel4803 his last PPV did less than Full Gear 2021 lol, dude's a tenth of the draw he claims to be

I really think this guy should give aw a try

Possible while being at wwe 24 7 maybe she cheated on him so he murdered her

He definitely Wrestled after Benoit croaked!

Veer mahaan

@herecomesdatrain

2 жыл бұрын

Where is he? Is he coming? Send veer

@codingworld6762

2 жыл бұрын

Coming soon on Monday night Raw

@herecomesdatrain

2 жыл бұрын

@@codingworld6762 how soon the world cant wait

@DXVI9

2 жыл бұрын

@@herecomesdatrain don’t worry.... ...he’s coming.