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@matthewhenningervonada9914

Жыл бұрын

My memory might be bad, but have you done any of the Warrior runs post 1992?

@personontheinternet6525

Жыл бұрын

dude, fuckin loved your intro! that was so funny mate like... you're usually quite funny but ya seem to be proper stepping into ya own nowadays maybe since ya got the 100k IDK. just wanted to say ya doing well man.

@muchomango0135

Жыл бұрын

So drew was a wwf champion

@personontheinternet6525

Жыл бұрын

oi marky, its atleast 5 degrees from a samoan drop what ya talkin about?

@afd19850

Жыл бұрын

Has the Hawk seen latest AEW update? Its FTR and Wardlow vs Jay Lethal and Motor City Machine guns at All Out ppv?

I'm genuinely baffled how slapnuts somehow manages to appear in every promotion seemingly at the same time

@matthewhenningervonada9914

Жыл бұрын

The man had a longer career than the undertaker. Let that sink in.

@matthewpulama106

Жыл бұрын

NO ONE ESCAPES SLAPNUTS

@djpegao

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewhenningervonada9914 and he's still going, he's gonna outlast Terry Funk if he keeps going!

@badvoodoo2097

Жыл бұрын

@@djpegao he has too He wasted a lot of his family money on TNA and was forced to sell it to Dixie Carter and Billy Corgan

@889654

Жыл бұрын

And with him out of WWE again, will he make a surprise appearance at Impact Wrestling or AEW?

Drew’s Impact carrer was better then u think 1.he birthed us Eli Drake 2.him losing to Matt gave us Big Money Matt that lead too Broken Matt 3.Lashley had the best run of his career with help of Drew 4. He rehabbed his career and became The a Scottish Psycopath/Warrior we have to say It’s truely a under rated run lol

@steelmanemason

4 ай бұрын

he also gave us tama tonga

@isurvivedtheshakerheightss7922

4 ай бұрын

@@steelmanemason Tanga Loa*

@steelmanemason

4 ай бұрын

@@isurvivedtheshakerheightss7922 oh sorry man thank you

I laugh at how so many people forget that Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes were Tag Team Champions in 2010.

@tareklegrand7747

Жыл бұрын

one of the thousands of random tag teams in history

@michaelmarriott1177

Жыл бұрын

yeah i remember that lol we won with a few partners. Only won more tag titles with two of his partners.

Hot take: the comedy jobber faction Drew was in (3MB) was booked slightly better than the serious faction he was leading (The Rising).

@ExpressDunlop

Жыл бұрын

Drew McIntyre run was really really good in TNA because he was able to be a main-eventer and not a weak one so when he returned to WWE people already knew it wasnt the same three man band McIntyre showing up. He really needed to quit WWE to erase that from people vision.

@aidenhorton18

Жыл бұрын

3MB weren’t ever booked in any storylines so this makes no sense

@quas3728

Жыл бұрын

because jinder won world title, drew won world title, hopefully heath will win too

Here a little funny story 2 years ago when drew was defending his WWE championship against bobby lashley at backlash TNA actually upload they're TNA championship match a few days before the ppv and in comments they said "we never intended to get this much...backlash for posting the match

@JM-fr5ge

Жыл бұрын

They were obviously clout chasing like “hey we had them a few years ago we already did this match”

@anonluxor470

Жыл бұрын

@@JM-fr5ge it was pretty funny tho

@Ai14106

Жыл бұрын

@@anonluxor470 not really

@DisIzBasicHuganomics

Жыл бұрын

@@JM-fr5ge so? Heres a match from years ago featuring the two fighting for the wwe title. Enjoy. Whats the harm. Appreciate their work elsewhere

@kieranbarnes20

Жыл бұрын

They did the same during WWE's AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe rivalry

Fun fact: Drew is one the only 8 men to have held the WWE Championship AND the TNA World Championship. The others are Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, Alberto Del Rio/El Patron, Mick Foley and No Job Rob.

@Foxo-Matti12

Жыл бұрын

"the only 8 men"

@tylerperry2195

Жыл бұрын

@@Foxo-Matti12 get over it

@ShubhamMishrabro

Жыл бұрын

So drew is one of a kind or one the only 8

@LAshades

Жыл бұрын

No one asked

@justinhillenburg9286

Жыл бұрын

The ships have sunk for Samoa Joe and John (insert random last name here). The jury's out for Bobby Roode. Triple H may be in charge, but it might be a major uphill climb.

3:26 "Look where he is now, two time WWF Champion." Damn WWF has changed lol

@sammyramirez6869

Жыл бұрын

At least someone noticed im like am i buggin

Changing Drew’s character from cocky to aggressive with a nice trimmed beard was just what he needed 👌🏻

"It's a King of The Mountain match, so you know what that means" -que wild slap slapnuts theme 🤣🤣🤣

Max Dupree with Drew McIntyre and Camacho? Wow you were spot on with this being a rough TNA patch.

@jamesange3124

Жыл бұрын

Or tanga loa of the guerrillas of destiny

@trappestarrgaming3422

Жыл бұрын

It's funny how eli drake was the best on the mic but has had the worst career to this point

@stct7272

Жыл бұрын

@@trappestarrgaming3422 what happened to Hakus son? Is he successful in other companies coz I've never heard of him?

@trappestarrgaming3422

Жыл бұрын

@@stct7272 yes his bane is tonga loa former member of the bullet club and one half of new japan pro wrestling greatest tag teams the guerillas of destiny. Hes doing amazing working with his brother

@John-Stark

Жыл бұрын

@@stct7272 he is part of the Gurrellas of Destiny with Tama Tonga

Drew reinvented himself by going to TNA and his matches with Lashley were classics. They could not pull that off in wwe.

@volodymyrbilyk555

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, those Lashley matches are all timers. WWE should get them back together again

@JaeBurney15

Жыл бұрын

Idk while tna made they’re matches must see, wwe did have the hidden gem like the backlash 2020 match that helped make Lashley a monster again

@ShubhamMishrabro

Жыл бұрын

Lashley had great matches in tna too especially when he had 3 titles simultaneously

@emolgah

Жыл бұрын

Come on Lashley Vs Drew was good in WWE too

@zemox2534

Жыл бұрын

@@emolgah They were OK but their work in TNA was better

Sucks he was in the company at one of their lowest points

I agree Drew's run in TNA wasn't great, but he was brilliant on the independent's around that time, just go watch some of his stuff in ICW, Evolve and WCPW, which were all great and what truly made him into a main event level talent

@zemox2534

Жыл бұрын

Did you miss his TNA feud with Bobby?

@GuntanksInSpace

Жыл бұрын

Drew being a clean-cut good guy here was a weird contrast when, I think when I saw him at ICW at the same time, he was just this angry dickbag who swung around the championship belt like his crotch claymore lol (or yeah his Evolve time where he was just really, really pissed off at Matt Riddle down to cutting a pretty great post-show promo because his ride to the venue was very stuck in traffic or so he said). But also yeah his later feud with Lashley where he was the angry brute, down to invading Lashley's gym, was pretty fun too!

@davidmeadows9639

Жыл бұрын

Nah his run was pretty good overall, not all of it but his feud with Lashley alone solidifies it as gold tbh

I love Drew McIntyre's Run in Impact Wrestling If it wasn't for this run, I don't think he would have ever went back to the WWE and become a main event player

@rob27dap26

Жыл бұрын

I think his run in ICW and WCPW had more to do with that given Triple H involvement and relationship with ICW

@flyguy7825

Жыл бұрын

@@rob27dap26 Yeah but he left Impact to go back to the WWE.

I remember Drew's TNA Run. One of the few highlights of Impact during it's "dark age" and had some good matches with Lashley. Also fun fact, Micah is now a 7x IWGP Tag Team champion with his brother now and Eli Drake came to The 'E as L.A. Knight (which is admittedly a pretty cool ring name). Also, I guess for what Drew meant by "standing up for wrestling", it was probably him wanting wrestling fans to believe in Wrestling for those dis-spirited by WWE's declining writing (keep in mind, the awfulness that was The Authority was still running at the time Drew came to Impact) and the whole "brass rings" comment from VKM (no, not the Voodoo Kin Mafia).

@artirony410

Жыл бұрын

yeah Micah as Tanga Loa has done a lot better lol

@toptiertech7291

Жыл бұрын

Max Dupri is Eli’s name now

how is this company still in business, they had one of the best collections of talent over the years yet they never really used any of them right, most had wasted years in the promotion like how

My neighbour is convinced that McIntyre is gonna get the rocket strapped to him starting next ppv. Maybe I should show him this video

@jordanmince7613

Жыл бұрын

tbh already has

As someone who's seen McIntyre in TNA 2015-2017, then when he came back to WWE. I can safely say that he's MUCH BETTER now then before. More personality & fire, then whatever he was in TNA lol.

There was a point where Drew accidentally hit Low Ki with a pipe in the back of the head and he bleed a bit

@Markyd123

Жыл бұрын

Yup not allowed to show that stuff on here anymore due to new rules

@TihetrisWeathersby

Жыл бұрын

@@Markyd123 Really? It wasn't seriously graphic but it was noticeable

I've only seen bits and pieces of Drew in TNA I always thought his stint was like going back to developmental

@volodymyrbilyk555

Жыл бұрын

It was more like old-school moving to another territory

@toptiertech7291

Жыл бұрын

@@volodymyrbilyk555 nah he was right. It was for him to learn how to wrestle and talk in front of a crowd. He left before NXT became what it is now so he didn’t have that option. He went down to the indies. Wrestled, got over, became a star and he was then ready

Hell yeah on the NordVPN sponsorship! Super proud of how far you've come!

It wasn't really his TNA run that created abuzz around him, so much as it was the stuff he was doing on the indies at the time. At the same time, he was being booked badly at TNA, he was having great runs in ICW and Evolve

The rising had potential. Eli drake was brilliant and micha has had no problems in Japan. They just got bored of it. It did zilch and then one disappeared for 10 years, the other became a cocky heel and nobody ever mentioned they were a team

Drew had a pretty good run in TNA, showed he could be a World Champion and proved Vince wrong

@bigdaddyroy5382

Жыл бұрын

To be fair almost anyone could win the tna world championship, all depends who's booking and who likes who. Aldis looks like a million bucks but cause him and Bruce Pritchard have heat he was never hired by wwe. But he is champ material. I feel bad for him. His big moment when all the fans were behind him happened during the pandemic and had no fans as he won and during his reign

@TihetrisWeathersby

Жыл бұрын

But not everyone can be over and have good matches which is what counts

@bigdaddyroy5382

Жыл бұрын

@@TihetrisWeathersby no doubt, that's why at the end of my previous comment I did say I like Drew and think with the right storyline and character tweaks he could be a great champ for atleast 9-12 months

@PahadiSher

Жыл бұрын

didn't he proved Vince right because he was literally Roman before Roman when he debuted? He just needed to build his brand.

@TihetrisWeathersby

Жыл бұрын

@@PahadiSher That's one Vince because he pushed him too hard and didn't build him up

His run with evolve and his short run with PWG did more for his career than TNA did tbh.

Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater were at my gym once in Central Florida when they were teaming in WWE circa 10 years ago. Drew was in sweats and was about as unassuming as you can get. Heath had his hair tied back and was strutting around like a peacock! 😆

@alexandru5369

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

I hope you have seen his amazing promo with Kevin Owens on Raw a week or two ago. It's so nice to see that he has improved so much.

Drew Galloway time in TNA was a b+ just came back to WWE in NXT help even more focused and serious Drew McIntyre killer instinct is better than first WWE run by far

Speaking of Aron Rex, could you do a video on his TNA run for Ring of the Hawk? He only had 16 matches.

@pwx13

Жыл бұрын

He had so much talent and he was squandered

@volodymyrbilyk555

Жыл бұрын

He was really really good in NWA

@pwx13

Жыл бұрын

@@volodymyrbilyk555 he should have been a world champion, you can build a company off his back

@francisbrodie9140

Жыл бұрын

@@volodymyrbilyk555 is he in NWA? I’ll need to hae a look I liked sandow

Look at all the guys who went from TNA to WWE from 2016-18 who were actually all over. Roode, Styles, The Hardy’s, Lashley, EC3, and Drew. My point is that TNA had these guys on the roster and instead of being a growing point for them, they somehow managed to get even worse

as much as I dont like Jeff Jarrett, I always hope he features in your videos, it is too fun to hear the Pokemon music with his face :D

Not gonna lie, I forgot Drew McIntyre wrestled in Impact.

TNA Drew has this weird in-between look of his first WWE run and his current WWE run

8:50 This is around the time I got into Pro Wrestling. Now I'm currently training to become a wrestler myself!

I was at these tapings in Glasgow had to sit through like 5 shows in a row got pretty painful towards the end

I think he did a lot better during his ICW days while away from WWE than in IMPACT

For this to have been Kurt Angle's farewell tour, he's still very mobile in comparison to how he looked in WWE at the end of his career. And it's Drew McIntyre's hometown of... Scotland lol

@thehorrorhound6575

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree. I remember Kurt doing that farewell tour thing a second time but in WWE in 2018 and dude could barely move and WWE wouldn’t let him wrestle for longer than 3 minutes at a time before getting jumped by Baron Corbin and he kept losing to Baron Corbin too it made Angle look like he wasn’t worth beating and it blew my mind because I saw his first farewell tour in TNA in 2015-2016 just a couple years before and his matches with Bobby Roode, Drew Galloway, EC3, and Bobby Lashely were a million times better and I don’t understand how or why. Surly he couldn’t have become that immobile and stiff in just 2 years, it had to be WWEs booking at that point.

@UndergroundSkat2000

Жыл бұрын

@@thehorrorhound6575 idk Kurt Angle looked pretty beat up by the end of his career and even admitted he lost a lot mobility and his matches suffered because of it. That's how he knew it was time to retire

@thehorrorhound6575

Жыл бұрын

@@UndergroundSkat2000 that’s fair it just seems crazy to think he lost that much mobility in 2 years

I love the chosen one theme in the background at the beginning slapnuts for life

Drew McIntyre had a fair run impact wrestling he should have held the title more in impact wrestling

The gorilla ad segment at the beginning made me have to pause the video and laugh my ass off. I love how much MarkyD HATES the Gorilla adverts. Need an A and E rivals documentary on that rivalry lol

TNA was a extended stay on his redemption tour and the determination to prove himself and rebuild himself in the eyes of the fans. Its why he went to NXT before coming back to main roster. Hes worked his ass off and deserves his place in WWE

MarkyD's commercials are getting better and better

That was the most slick way into an ad i listened through the whole thing

Nice dig at Conman Thompson

Perfects run for ROH Booker t (2011 -2012 wwe run) Shane mcmahon (2016 - 2022 match) Batista (wwe 2014, 2019 run) Test (ecw 2006 run) Alberto el patrón (lucha underground run) Jinder Mahal (2017 wwe Championship run (

@volodymyrbilyk555

Жыл бұрын

Del Rio was in Lucha Underground?

@carloselizondo7907

Жыл бұрын

@@volodymyrbilyk555 yes he was .

Rated rko for ROH!!

Saw NordVPN as sponsor and would not surprised if next one Sponsor was Raycon, Wondershare Filmora 😆

I'd say the Celtic Cross is 45º off, not 2.

Awesome Stuff man I forgot The Rising an that Eli Drake was in IT DAMN .

It is crazy because if those 3 started a faction today, they would've dominated any promotion they were in.

I must have missed most of this. Thank you 👍

I forgot Drew and Lashley feuded in TNA

Glad to catch the hawk early

I forgot how depressing TNA was at this time.

the move drew did off the top rope is not a Samoan drop its the Avalanche Air Raid Crash.

@Markyd123

Жыл бұрын

There’s that guy 😂

@tyler95ization

Жыл бұрын

@@Markyd123I love your stuff man keep up the good work.

I like how the choice of background music is ¨Broken Dreams"Drews former wwe theme

I think we need a eli drake ring of the hawk episode that's a guy who should be contending for world championships

It’s funny the most replayed of this video is when it starts

tbf to the Grand Championship, it made a nice change from the mostly generic match rules, it get a UP from me for that

13:26 stomping is way better than " 1 2 3" thing. He should use this again

9:22 A wild slapnuts appearance lol Double J Jeff Jarrett lmao 🤣 😂

Felt like every wannabe babyface from 2011-2018 was doing a “I represent the FANS!” gimmick

@andrebryant5081

Жыл бұрын

They all still do it

Slapnuts is a legend in his own mind.

Two degrees? The opponent's head is literally under his armpit...

I don't care what anyone says but I think Drew was ready in his initial run in the company but I personally think after the news broke out that Tiffany was arrested for beating him, Vince McMahon looked at him differently.

@ConanVictor

Жыл бұрын

your opinion sucks lol

@toptiertech7291

Жыл бұрын

In order to be WWE champion you have to be able to carry a company and be very over. He was neither. People didn’t hate him. They just didn’t care about him. Don’t forget he debuted in 07 when Cena and Orton were still big. Jericho had amazing feud with HBK in 08. Edge was a super star. Undertaker was still wrestling often, Triple H was still there. Jeff Hardy was huge. Batista was a mega star. Mr Kennedy won the MITB that year. There’s no reason he should have been a top champion over all those guys. Not at that time.

@paladin3116

Жыл бұрын

Thats what happens when you dont believe in self defense

Finally my vote came true...

When tonga loa(Micah) returned earlier this year with bullet club, I made sure he remembered to #standup on twitter and he liked it. He remembers this shit 🤣

I just found out his old name was drew Galloway.

You 100% remind me of my buddy Jordan, his family is from Iran. I know you're from the area and not necessarily there but just saying lol. Keep up the good work man!

For the life of me, I can't remember Drew ever being in TNA 😅 Now I'm afraid to see what happens.... But I can't stop watching 🤣

"ehhh it's a Celtic cross." It's an Emerald Fusion. The Samoan drop should only be reserved for Samoans and fat guys, and Drew McIntyre is neither.

In your next video about fantasy booking Impact, it would be interesting to discuss collaborations you'd want to do with other promotions since Impact does bring people over from other promotions from time to time or sends their people to other promotions. I know you don't like AEW but I'm curious if you'd bring back Impact and AEW's former working relationship just as a way to get more eyes on the product.

@Markyd123

Жыл бұрын

No colabs with anyone. Contracted exclusive wrestlers make them feel more important

Great video! Despite the financial issues, I loved this this time of TNA/Impact. They pushed agile big men like Gallowway, Lashley, Killer Kross, EC3, Moose, etc. Honestly, this was the last time I really enjoyed TNA... before the "geeks" took over. Lmao

Dude, its not even a Samoan Drop, its an Air Raid. Its a super old classic.

When you do a cold opening it reminds me if Holly from Red Dwarf was into pro wrestling just because you are trying not to look extremely disappointed or interested

A Samoan Drop is not the same as a Celtic Cross AKA White Noise AKA whatever. Smack me with a brick or whatever catchphrase you got up your sleeve nowadays. Anyway, at least Drew around this time got better in the ring and had good matches with Lashley and Kurt Angle. 2015 to 2017 were such nothing years for TNA. 2018 was where TNA turned it around thankfully.

@volodymyrbilyk555

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, 2019 was really good year for Impact

The submission he used on Kurt Angle was pretty cool. Like a cross face variation

9:55 It's an Avalance Air Raid Crash/Avalance White Noise

@AsocialMarginal

Жыл бұрын

10:01 No, Celtic Cross is a Razor's Edge but only when Sheamus does it

I never knew who Micah was. Now, hearing he's Haku's son, I would expect him to be way more badass.

You'd never know that this was the same edgy badass drew Galloway that we got in icw

The pipe apparently split Low Ki open behind his ear, so I see why he was pissed lol

Damn everyone was in TNA!

Straight up, you got me. Halfway through thinking 'well that's not a Samoan Dro....oh he's gonna smack me one'

No matter what, Drew McIntyre was always one of my favorites. Even when others turned on him. He's definitely The Chosen One.

How the fuck can you fail with Eli Drake and Tanga Loa

Jeff Jarrett having Guitar Hero graphics in 2015 is great heel heat

He got his wwf champ belt during the first Corona wrestlemania *that sums up his career, 3 man band was his highlight*

@volodymyrbilyk555

Жыл бұрын

He's about to beat Reigns in one of the biggest shows of the year.

@mjl11

Жыл бұрын

What are you on about mate. He's a 2x WWE champ and on his way to become champion a third time

That move drew put Eli through the taBle with was aN air raid crash or in wwe sheamus’s white noise, not a Samoan drop

@Markyd123

Жыл бұрын

I know my point was it’s not far off being a Samoan drop

Facts:Drew and Bobby mainevented wrestlemania for the wwe Championship. Proud of both of them.

Video idea you should look at Aleister Black's NXT run it was amazing and he had great matches with Gargano, Andrade, Cole, Ciampa and Dream

4:07 aka The original Hurt Business

3:48 drew did infact cut low ki behind the ear when he swung the pipe. I cant remember if it was tnas official twitter or low ki himself, but there was a picture showing the cut released back then.

@Markyd123

Жыл бұрын

Yea I have to be careful with showing too much violence now annoyingly

Drew had a great run in TNA Impact

Drew buffed up big time since his early first run in wwe years ago. He did not do much in tna other than some really fun matches with Lashley, but the rest were forgettable. Since coming back to wwe he has been just another muscle guy in tights with basic promo ability. Giving him a sword to swing around just goes to show he needs any help he can get, even silly props. I really wish he would just be booked as either a serious tag team with someone like Ciampa, who is very similar, or as just an enforcer/bodyguard to a bigger name.

A TNA video on Eli Drake or EC3 would be great.

Looking back at Drew MacIntyre's TNA/IMPACT run, it was pretty decent but he did get better as time went on. And, if you don't agree with that, I'll clobber you with a thumbtack bat.

Nice to see u hawk

He wasn't really that good in WWE until they gave him the world title

Yeah Drew needed a place like TNA/Impact too reinvent himself and, really, become more polished as a performer.