Ahmed Johnson's heel turn was the real beginning of his end.

@dontdoittoyoself6786

6 ай бұрын

Yea that was dumb but nobody brings that up. Everybody is just jumping on the bash Ahmed Johnson bandwagon. WWE guys that still get money stick together while other guys outside don’t kiss the WWE ass. WWE guys are only allowed to bash the “cast offs”.

Ahmed is one of the only wrestlers who created his own language.

@bsnhbksan

6 ай бұрын

Not true, Warrior did the same Huk *SNORTS* Kogan.....

@FozzQuaker

6 ай бұрын

​@bsnhbksan Was thinking that...Warrior spoke a language I can only call gibberish

@shezziesbaby

5 ай бұрын

Imagine him and Ultimate Warrior on the mic against eachother 😂😂

@StuUngar

28 күн бұрын

@@shezziesbabyThere’s an interview with HBK, Warrior, and Johnson. Warrior sounds like an Oxford English Professor in comparison

Ahmed’s last 2 gaming appearances was in WWF In Your House for PS1/Saturn/PC and WWF War Zone, which was released in June 1998, 4 months after Ahmed left the company.

@KnifeSotelo

6 ай бұрын

He said Ahmed had no action figures, even I knew that was a lie without researching it lmao

@KadeemG61

6 ай бұрын

@@KnifeSotelo I found some on EBay. I remember the Superstars Series 7 line that Jakks Pacific made.

@nathanshaw9688

6 ай бұрын

Bret and Bulldog were also in War Zone and they were pretty active in WCW by the time it was released.

@ShadowAngel18606

6 ай бұрын

@@nathanshaw9688 That was the norm back in the day, games had such a long production cycle, that the rosters were always outdated. WCW SuperBrawl on the SNES was released in late 1994 with a mid-1992 roster. WWF Royal Rumble on the Mega Drive had a 6 month old roster and so on. Warzone had a infamous long production cycle because the developers constantly ran into problems, like the limited amount of Ram. Originally it was supposed to be released in the Summer of 1997.

@joen8529

6 ай бұрын

There was totally a figure , first generation Jakks pacific.

Ahmed Johnson was a real power house and fan favorite in 1995

Nothing about Farooq being injured by Ahmed, hating Ahmed, and later exacting a bit of revenge? This video is not what I was expecting..

His push should have gone to Ron Simmons

CAN WE JUST TAKE A MINUTE AND GIVE IT UP FOR ONE OF THE BEST WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL NARRATORS!?!?!!!! IDK WHY I PICKED THIS VIDEO TO LEAVE THIS COMMENT FINALLY BUT BRO YOU'RE A FUTURE LEGEND IN THE YT WRESTLING DOC COMMUNITY IMO!! KEEP KICKING ASS.

@StunnedByWrestling

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Britt that's very kind 🙏 glad you are enjoying the vids

Ahmed is definitely one of my favorites from the latter half of the New Generation era. I think his biggest problem as a performer is that he didn't play to his strengths, being that he's supposed to be a powerhouse, NOT a Highflyer; something I believe contributed a lot to his body breaking down and becoming injury prone. It also didn't help that he was a danger to his opponents as well.

@ShadowAngel18606

6 ай бұрын

He was nothing, that's the problem. Wasn't really spectacular in the ring, couldn't cut a promo to save his life, had no clue about selling or ring psychology, was injury prone, was clumsy and injured countless other wrestlers. There really was no upside to him. Add to that, that by all accounts he was a bad, arrogant human being (everybody is racist according to him, even Mark Henry, lol) and it's no wonder he didn't make it.

@rodrickrichard9121

6 ай бұрын

​​@@ShadowAngel18606Agreed 💯 especially the promo part

@Tafeafc

6 ай бұрын

@@ShadowAngel18606I would say the only good things about him are his look and his intensity. His finisher was also great but he looked like he botched it almost every time lol.

@dontdoittoyoself6786

6 ай бұрын

@@ShadowAngel18606 He gets injured it’s his fault the opponent gets injured it’s his fault. The irony!

That triple tag match at WM12 was a lot of fun. My favorite mania opening ever.

Unfortunately Ahmed was older and Injury Prone by the time he started to Really Become a Big Superstar in the WWF, I Was Very Impressed with him when he First started with the Company but after a while you could see the Writing on the Wall with All his Injuries and Backstage Heat he had

His heel turn, being stiff which led to locker room hate and injury killed his career. To the point he can never return to professional wrestling ever again.

Such a shame. He had it all on the outside. But was lacking on the inside. He really could've been one of the biggest stars in history. I still think he belongs in the hall of fame. Simply for being the first Black IC champion. And he is one of a handful of guys i think of when it comes to The New Generation era.

Ahmed certainly does have an action figure

@enterprisedavidcain

6 ай бұрын

Was he in WWE 13

@metrowater2819

6 ай бұрын

​@@enterprisedavidcain???

@enterprisedavidcain

6 ай бұрын

@@metrowater2819 sorry my keyboard was mess up, I meant to type “was he in WWE 13

@flysocietyotm

6 ай бұрын

@@enterprisedavidcainnope lol. his peak years were in the new generation era not the attitude era

Ahmed and Ezekiel Jackson both share and had similar career paths when u think about it and even had the same gear which again weird both man won the Intercontinental championship and both man got push hard and fell even harder cause they couldn’t connect with the fans or because they had backstage issues

@maroon9273

6 ай бұрын

Even at times Titus O'Neil

@flysocietyotm

6 ай бұрын

Straight facts. Zeke is like this generations Ahmed damn

For about a period of 6 months, this guy was HUGE! His pops was only second to HBK's at the time.

Ahmed only has himself to blame for his downfall after the way he treated others

HIS PROMOS WERE DAMN FUNNY

I never understood the thigh pads but I did like the brown strap on the ic belt and the pearl river plunge is a nasty finisher name

@BoereViking

6 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Ahmed has never even been to the town of Pearl River

@martyklestadt6766

6 ай бұрын

@@BoereViking True. He told me that himself. He's actually from Houston.

I didn't know Ahmed went to WCW, but I always wondered what happened to him. I wish you'd covered his real life heat with Ron Simmons in more detail. I know he injured Simmons at some point and put him out for months, and I know when he did return, he beat Ahmed like a government mule, but I would have loved to know which matches they were. He also claims it was Austin who vandalized his car, which is just ridiculous. Steve did address it during a conversation with Mark Henry on his podcast, but hasn't discussed it otherwise.

@constablekennedy7705

6 ай бұрын

Why is it ridiculous?!… Stone Cold Steve Austin is a RedNeck and his ex Wives will tell you how much he ‘LOVED’ African Americans. 🤷🏿‍♂️

@jacksample3978

6 ай бұрын

Booker T has also said that he doesn't like Ahmed Johnson at all.

This was great once again, can’t wait for the mike awesome video!

i was a fan of ahmed when he first arrived as he was powerful and had this good look but his promos were terrible and eventually was becoming injury-prone to himself and others as he ended up becoming a bore to watch. when he arrived in wcw in 2000, he was pretty-much done.

@seanlamar29

6 ай бұрын

According to others he was also a huge asshole

Keep making these documentary video . Keep it going .

I love your channel . I wish more people could see it .

Farooq was lookin like CAW 😂😂

@vintagewrestling2234

3 ай бұрын

😂😂

@mykoniichistorychannel

Ай бұрын

He looked damn ridiculous.

Love these types of documentaries!

Good video upload enjoyed watching it 👍

His WWF run was leagues better than his time as Harlem Heat 2000 in WCW

When he called stone cold racist, he lost me. Especially when others immediately and overwhelmingly backed Austin

@constablekennedy7705

6 ай бұрын

Ever spoken to Stone Cold Steve Austin‘s Ex wives?!….

@StrikeTeam0316

6 ай бұрын

@@constablekennedy7705they don’t talk no mo 😉 and you better take the bass out your voice when you talk about the greatest of all time, Austin 💀

@YashayahTheAlmighty

2 ай бұрын

he is a straight racist and a satanist@@StrikeTeam0316

@Imhim336.

2 ай бұрын

@@StrikeTeam0316 defending a woman beater because he “gave you a couple of good childhood memories” is wild

@joshuacoleman8000

Ай бұрын

​@@Imhim336.Just so you know, Austin has expressed remorse for that.

Ahmed Johnson should have been WWF world champion, even though im sick and tired of all those sneak attacks and injuries from his arch rivals. Stick your storylines up yours Vince

The funny thing is the IWC would’ve brainwashed you to think he was “buried” but simply nobody liked him in the locker room.

@AngelBamba-he2lo

6 ай бұрын

IWC is a cult and a cancer in the wrestling community.

@STEDEL82

6 ай бұрын

Let's face it. They wanted him to be a token and novelty and of course, used his race against him. I didn't see them doing that to the guys who were terrors and played the political game but you see a black man, and now you want to act all hypervigilant and ethical...

@sheffner590

6 ай бұрын

@@STEDEL82facts…Shawn Michaels is a prime example

@kamfisher1714

6 ай бұрын

@@STEDEL82 Again you’re blaming grown adult’s for other grown man’s decisions. Typical IWC.

@kamfisher1714

6 ай бұрын

@@sheffner590 This dude is probably not even black, he’s most likely Non FBA. He doesn’t know the culture.

Even his promos in War Zone were bad

@terrancefoster6613

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@RKStrikerJK5

6 ай бұрын

Are you gonna insult someone who fights the SAND RIPPA?! 🤣

@KingBrahma-xw6mt

6 ай бұрын

@@RKStrikerJK5 see I rest my case lol

@ericjones6651

6 ай бұрын

@@KingBrahma-xw6mt I MAYBE understood two words of what he was saying on that game

@KingBrahma-xw6mt

6 ай бұрын

@@ericjones6651 there were a few words I did here “if you think “ and “step in the ring “ that’s it

He was definitely getting a big push I was a fan but when u have wrestlers like Bret & Shawn in there primes he just couldn't compete & u can't forget The Undertaker!

I only ever knew of this guy for his appearance as a playable character in the WWF WARZONE game

He was in the WWF Warzone game for Playstation 1.

The Pearl River Plunge! And the nostrils of where the Lord held him up and spray painted him. The memories of AJ...

For anyone who's too young to remember or wasn't even born yet, here we go: Ahmed Johnson was never good in the ring or on the mic, and should count himself lucky that he ever got a run with the Intercontinental Championship. Just remember he won that title at the same King Of The Ring ppv where Steve Austin won the tournament, launching Austin 3:16. By 1997 no one wanted to work with Ahmed because he was dangerous, and even the Nation Of Domination rejected him in favour of a barely known young man called Rocky Maivia. Looking back as someone who lived through that era, there was never any room for Ahmed Johnson in the WWF World Championship picture, not only because of the rise of Austin but also having the likes of Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, Vader and Sycho Sid on the roster.....but of course it's 2023 now, so everything has to be because of racism 🥱

@metrowater2819

6 ай бұрын

First off, as a white man, u have NO RIGHT to downplay a black man's struggle. I like how u left out when Ahmed won the intercontinental title, somebody spray painted congratulations n*gger on his car. Ahmed wasn't perfect by no means, but he wasnt a ass kisser, and he didn't play backstage politics. He could have been wwf champion if he didn't get into trouble. Sid vicious couldn't cut a promo to save his life, and broke his leg coming off the SECOND rope. I get sick of ppl taking bad about Ahmed as if there weren't wrestlers that was 10x worst.

@noyb12345

6 ай бұрын

Ahmed was just one of those people that was too strong for his own good, similar to how Vader was💪 As far as being good on the mic, who cares lol?? He legit slammed a 650 Yoko so no complaints here.

@spencermoore90

6 ай бұрын

@@noyb12345 legit? Let’s be real his slam looked even worse than Luger slam at the open invitational on the boat or whatever it was that year. Ahmed was a horrible wrestler. Yes, he had a lot of power, but didn’t know how to make it look crafty. And not to mention, you couldn’t understand anything he was saying on the mic. He sounded like a German Shepherd mixed with a T-Rex on the mic. Nothing legit about him, but his appearance when he was jacked up. Other than that he was a hot mess and a waste of time to the company.

@noyb12345

6 ай бұрын

@@spencermoore90 what matters is he got him up for a turn, which is the first time Yoko felt nimble since he surpassed the 600 mark(🙏). So the slam earned my respect, I can care a little about his mic skills. I watch WWE/F with a Golden Era lense whereas you watch it with an Attitude Era lense so to each their own 💪

No matter what family and close close friends comes first, ain't gotta explain sh*t until the smoke clears

I enjoy these videos to make very educational for ex WWE/WWF fans

I'm still a fan of his.

Correction. Ahmed Johnson was featured in the In your House video game on the PlayStation 1 console.

It's all the Biker Michael Liker's fault

he was a great wrestler i would of liked to seen ahmed johnson vs brock lesner in 2002

He was my favorite wrestler to use in WWF War Zone

Just a damn shame how he failed to live up to his potential

Still have a copy of WWF Warzone on PS1. I think that's the only videogame to ever feature Ahmed Johnson. Think of how awesome the pearl river plunge would look on current gen.

This guy inspired alot of todays black wrestlers, Power house hobbs even said he inspired him

They had an AVATAR THEMED WRESTLER!.....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I don't ever recall seeing that😂😂😂😂😂

Ahmed Johnson had some potential that was unfortunately never realized. He had a good look, intensity, and athleticism that could have made him WWE's version of Goldberg. The problem was he wasn't booked that way. Like Goldberg, his limited ability should have been hidden by short squash matches. They should have also kept him as far away from a microphone as possible. Add to that the fact that he was prone to injury. Bad booking and bad luck are mostly what got in his way.

He did have an action figure one of those bone crunching wwf figures. I had one as a kid & a bunch of other ones I even have Justin hawk bradsaw still in the box somewhere around

Ahmed had the potential to become just as big as the JYD but WWF/E did their best thing went left

Used to love Ahmed Johnson

Hotting up

- The Pearl River Jam Powerhouse - Big T - The Nation Of Domination - 1× time WWE Intercontinental Champion - Spinebuster - Pearl River Plunge Powerbomb

He was one of my favorite wwf stars plus he was our blacc hero

As much as I love this channel, I really wish he'd stop saying wrestling documentaries, they're 15 minutes at most, would really love an actual documentary from the channel though.

@StunnedByWrestling

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like the content. Just to note, documentaries aren't defined by length but by their factual content. 15 minutes or less on the subjects I choose is more than enough. If I was focussing on bigger subjects then it might be valid to make the videos longer.

He wrote the n word on his car and blamed it on Stone Cold Steve Austin

@Thefufflylord

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, though many people, including Mark Henry, came out and said that was Bullshit.

@oli3437

6 ай бұрын

@adamirishconundrum851 Agreed👍 Ron Simmons, Mark Henry, Kama/The Godfather, The Rock etc who were all at the company at same time as Ahmed all went on to be multiple times champions including The Rock & Mark Henry becoming World Champions with The Kama having one of the most popular gimmicks as The Godfather and Ron Simmons having one of the coolest & badass gimmicks in the APA with Bradshaw. They were all very close friends with the rest of boys, loved by the fans and never complained about experiencing racism in WWE during this period and up until the end of their careers were as Ahmed was the only one who complained. The rest became well deserved ‘Hall of Famers’ except Ahmed who in reality was dangerous to work with in the ring, difficult to work with backstage, had little to no charisma, was never over or a draw of any kind and had delusions of grandeur believing he should be in the main event and was on the same level as the Main Event talent at the time like HBK, Sycho SID, Steve Austin, Undertaker & Bret Hart. When you have very big guys like who actually got over like SID & Vader who could cut intense promos and had devastating looking moves and who were draws especially in the case of SID during his tenure in the company who became World Champion twice because he earned it based on merit. Those guys were the real “powerhouses” during that period in the company. Ahmed was boring to watch unless he was tagged with HBK carrying the matches. Him not getting the push he thought he deserved had nothing to do with race

@Thefufflylord

6 ай бұрын

@@oli3437 Well, one of the key reasons it always struck me as odd is that Austin handpicked and protected the Rock when Shawn Michaels and HHH were being their usual bastard selves. Also, Austin knew, worked, and traveled with guys like Ron Simmons back in the WCW. I dunno, kind of hard for me to buy he's some sort of racist.

@dwightyboy5324

6 ай бұрын

​@@oli3437I agree with you on everything except him being over, the guy genuinely got good crowd reactions at one point. But I never believed him when saying WWF was racist towards him. If that were the case, guys like Rock, Mark Henry, Son Simmons, Godfather, amongst others at that time would've said something about the company being racist by now.

@dwightyboy5324

6 ай бұрын

​@@ThefufflylordI don't believe Austin is or was ever a racist. If he really was, why would he work with black wrestlers on TV or for his podcast? Plus other people would've called him out on being a racist too.

Ahmed may have avoided many of the injuries if he lost about 25-30lbs long before. He was very muscular, but he looked too heavy for his frame.

He sounds like the Jesse Smollet of professional wrestling.

This doesn't really mention how much other wrestlers hated working with him and how I think that played at least a small part in his downfall. Especially after he injured Ron Simmons

and at 8:48 this is when the "biker Michael likers" was born! lol

I bet you don't remember Ahmed Johnson playing Suge Knight in the MC Hammer biopic tho 😅

@martyklestadt6766

6 ай бұрын

I do. I watched it. He actually beat out Michael Clarke Duncan for that role!

I had his action figures as a kid and he is in War Zone and In your house ps1

Fwiw, he was one of my fav WWE figs to play with. Looked best with titles lol

The only thing I can't fault him for was leaving when his sister's condition had deteriorated, anyone would do the same. However when it comes to his 'wrestling' the guy was a hazard to in the ring. As far as the racist allegation, he's full of it. I've only heard the black wrestlers all hate him. The likes of Faarooq, Booker T, Mark Henry, D'lo Brown and Godfather couldn't stand him

@vinnylt2408

6 ай бұрын

Yeah his car keyed itself.

Am I the only one who actually liked Ahmed Johnson especially during his 1996 run?

@axeonslaught6332

6 ай бұрын

As a Black kid i fucking loved Ahmed Johnson. Seeing someone that looked like me getting a push like he did was amazing. Its crazy finding out dude was a piece of shit irl

@ssnadera6498

6 ай бұрын

he has among the top 5 babyfaces in 96 after sid,hbk,bret and taker

@martyklestadt6766

6 ай бұрын

@@axeonslaught6332 He may have been an ass to his fellow wrestlers, but he was good with the fans. I knew him personally around twenty years ago.

Peak Ahmed was 1996 when he got knocked out cold, Goldust gave him mouth to mouth the he woke up lookin for him in a rage😂

pretty sure he was in the first raw game for n64 and does have an action figure... but this could be that 'sinbad did a genie movie' thing for me.

Fun With Ahmed

Only in WWF WARZONE game, 1998

remind me of WWE WAR ZONE (Ps1)

He accused Steve Austin of writing the n word on his car. Steve had Mark Henry on his podcast and they talked about it and Henry said he knows it wasn't Steve and that Steve was never acted racist and was always super friendly.

He does have a jakks pacific action figure.

My friends invented a drinking game based on his matches. Everytime a commentator said, " Johnson is up" or "Johnson is down"; would be the time to take a drink.

He was a pretty big deal in the WWF Warzone game. And he beat Booker T twice.

He needs to be on 2K 😂

What’s with the age thing?! Growing up every wrestler I remember hit their peak in their 30s-40s. Roman is hitting his peak in his late 30s. Cody too… I’m not sure why him being in his 30s matters

He was in 2 Videogames. WWF In your House and WWF Warzone

Ahmed Johnson debuted in WCW in 2000,not 1999.

He got hurt, then went to WCW out of shape. Never recovered. Has far more to do with him instead of the company. Of course, he blames everyone else

What? Ahmed was in video games and had multiple action figures. I can think of at least three different figures he had.

Dude was over but couldn't work, and injury prone

I met him in february of 1998. Now he's my friend. 😊

Lets not play the race card here Ahmed...even Ron Simmons hated you.

@hollis684

6 ай бұрын

Mark Henry too. Ahmed was his own worst enemy

@pushon10

6 ай бұрын

and D'lo brown

@GlassTarantulah

6 ай бұрын

And Akeem the African Dream.

@mentalphilanthropist35

6 ай бұрын

Thirty years, little has changed. 😔

@metrowater2819

6 ай бұрын

So who spray painted the n word on his car??? That's not funny in the black community

Ron Simmons was jealous of Ahmed for getting that IC title push he was supposed to win the WWF title and Ron Simmons legitimately injured him to take out of the world title picture y’all can pick and choose all you want but even Bruce Prichard confirmed they had plans to put the WWF Title on Ahmed

His promos were hilariously bad.

Surprised you never made any mention of Ahmed bursting into WWE by bodyslamming Yokozuna.

Johnson could been the top guy back then

@MrSniperfox29

6 ай бұрын

Would never have stayed healthy enough

@hollis684

6 ай бұрын

Not with HBK around..plus he was injury prone. I was hoping he would have gotten a big push but no. I always wondered why back then.. Now it all makes sense

he has a bone crunchers action figure btw.....

It is a huge shame you didn’t go into Rod Simmons and Johnson’s heat backstage. Johnson kicked Rod Simmons so hard he broke his rids, so when Simmons attacked Johnson he kicked him so hard he damaged Johnson’s kidneys.

ah dlo browm

I really dug this dude. He was one hell of a brawler. His finish was cool and I was really happy to see him become IC Champ. Then suddenky it all went to shit and he became a joke. Damn shame cause I could imagine him becoming WWF Champion.

@ShadowAngel18606

6 ай бұрын

Right 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Only speaking to the people that were ALIVE and watching at the time… Ahmed Johnson would’ve been WAY MORE over than Shawn Michaels if he was the champion in 96. Same goes with Vader AND Psycho Sid. I’m sure Shawn new that and made sure they weren’t pushed anymore 🤷🏽‍♂️ I’ve heard all the stories and I’m sure Ahmed was prolly an asshole and definitely green, but remember this is 95/96. Shawn,Bret, Owen and Kid were the only ones actually doing moves and a “good promo” was just loud yelling and ppv promoting. Ahmed was huge, explosive, and the fans cheered for him louder than anyone besides Brett and Vader.

He looks like Marcellus Wiley’s twin. He got so bloated when he went to WCW.

The short version is he kicked Ron Simmons and hurt him then Ron came back and run him out the business

Lol "I was green, I knew I was still green, but I should have a world title shot" delusional

So much potential, but a mix of bad luck and worse attitude did him in. In all the interviews I've heard about the man, I don't think there is a single wrestler he worked with that got along with him. Ron Simmons Booker T Stevie Ray Mark Henry Val Venus D-Lo Brown The Godfather Jake the Snake Stone Cole Steve Austin Jeff Jarrett Jim Ross Jim Cornette The Rock Yokozuna etc., etc... All these guys had beef with him (some serious) at one time or another. Some of these guys tried to mentor him, but said he had a bad attitude. Plus he was injury prone, and prone to injure other wrestlers. Sad to see such wasted potential.

Ahmed [Johnson] lost my respect by calling [Stone Cold] Steve Austin racist smh😮

It wasn't for being injury prone and wrestling reckless in the ring while working stiffs,ahmed johnson would been the first black wwe champion.

I loved Ahmed back in the day. Seems like he plays the race card every time he's questioned on why something happened the way it did. Aw well.

Lie he’s in the WWF Warzone video game 🎮 check ya Factz bruh!