"I don't believe in many things, but by fuck I believe in Grado!" That would be a damn good quote for a t shirt

@gustavopaniza9964

6 жыл бұрын

Josh Sweeney that was a really good call from the announcer

@gustavopaniza9964

6 жыл бұрын

Josh Sweeney *commentator

@fjv94

Жыл бұрын

Legit one of the best calls in wrestling history

@gj003f6898

5 ай бұрын

With all that love Grado could've seen off that Kenny O'matron, no sweat!

There are hundreds of wrestlers who wish they connected with fans like Grado has. That pop was amazing.

@weverton1493

2 жыл бұрын

Grado is awesome

Imagine drew doing an open challenge for the wwe championship and we start hearing this banger start blasting and out comes grado and Drew sweating intensely

@jackaitken5742

2 жыл бұрын

this is probably the only thing that will save the WWE right now. Drew wins Universal Championship from Reigns Friday Night Smackdown after mania Open challenge Madonna begins playing Scotland Rejoices. Stauners across the land.

@MrChristopherHaas

2 жыл бұрын

I cant, the hell with wwe (except uk matches of course

@nigelmann4267

Жыл бұрын

If clash at the castle ppv returns, it would be cool to see Grado make his debut in his homeland as the new Superstar in the WWE!!!! What a epic story !!

@twitch6000

Жыл бұрын

Bro... If Madonna ever pops on the speakers to an open challenge. The pop will be bigger than the American Nightmare.. mark my words

@fake_doktor9241

Жыл бұрын

Drew just starts having a panic attack at the first note of Madonna

Where were you when Grado saved UK wrestling?

@HarryDargavelVlog

8 жыл бұрын

Marking out in my room

@bnb25

8 жыл бұрын

+Harry DargaVlog The mirror doesn't count as making out.

@pacitticlubjohnny2238

8 жыл бұрын

+bnb25 Wrestling term (994966)Marking=When you are very excited when your favourite superstar does something important.

@bnb25

8 жыл бұрын

John Whittington You didn't get the joke there..

@pacitticlubjohnny2238

8 жыл бұрын

bnb25 ahhh I seeeeee I've caught the joke

i'll never get tired of this. stone cold level pop. every arm in the arena instantly goes up and it's just the best.

@wilabanodeniro9780

2 жыл бұрын

Stone cold level pop 😂

@orebb2204

Жыл бұрын

That's quite the exaggeration💀

@conedx

Жыл бұрын

@@orebb2204 which part exactly

@conedx

Жыл бұрын

@@wilabanodeniro9780 I mean...thata what it is, just in a smaller arena. Every person in the crowd is losing their shit. Just like when stone cold would do stone cold things.

@orebb2204

Жыл бұрын

@@conedx I can't believe you actually replied💀

This is one of the best moments I've ever seen in all of professional wrestling!

@rottingemptiness

7 жыл бұрын

NO , worst !!!!

@tillylloyd3150

7 жыл бұрын

rottingemptiness you just made the list of Lloyd copyright dudddddddddeee

@rottingemptiness

7 жыл бұрын

Tilly Lloyd Holy shit 😳😭😳

@tillylloyd3150

7 жыл бұрын

rottingemptiness I will tell you wants on my list

@rottingemptiness

7 жыл бұрын

Tilly Lloyd That's ok 🙂

ICW cares because the fans care.

@KeirArmstrong

7 жыл бұрын

They care and so the fans care but i'm thankful they made it to where they are

@miamimagicians

6 жыл бұрын

Fans that care are rare!

@takshilalearningbihar3649

2 жыл бұрын

50%

A single tear rolls down my cheek every time I watch this. And Grado's music makes it feel like the ending of an 80s movie I love it lmao.

"Graeme Stevely was told he would never amount to anything, he would never be a champion, he would never even get booked! But right there, he proved for everyone that's ever been told 'you can't do it', he has shown, leading the way, Grado is your World Heavyweight Champion! I don't believe in many things, but my f***, I BELIEVE IN GRADO!!!"

@serobe2307

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Scottish version of Jim Ross

@dougthedon2972

6 жыл бұрын

WrestlingCyr don't you mean the Scottish version of Michael cole? This is basically the ICW version of cole's commentary when mankind won the WWF title

@phballer99

6 жыл бұрын

GamingSquishy Nope he's right. He won the title while JR was off from Bells Palsy. JR returned in March that year to call Austin Rock 1.

@dcwwrestling413

6 жыл бұрын

Marc Davey what’s his name

@tongracey1320

6 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps when he says that Billy Kirkwood was brilliant doing that bit

"I might don't believe in much, but BY FUCK I BELIEVE IN GRAAAAADOOOOO!!!!!" Billy Kirkwood for WWE commentary. Barring that, ROH?

Reasons why I love independent wrestling: This video

@derrickavery8280

4 жыл бұрын

Indy Wreslting is better then wwe

@raungelmarlance8208

3 жыл бұрын

@@derrickavery8280 even AEW is still better than WWE

@jonathacirilo5745

2 жыл бұрын

neither are actually.

3:33 commentator included the line "did it for everyone who's been told you can't do it". Michael Cole said it for the Impossibly popular and over wrestler Mick Foley's for his first WWF championship win. Mick Foley stands in ring with incredibly over Grado while winning his first ICW title Coincedence or inspired genius

"I don't believe in many things, but by fuck, I believe in Grado!!!!!!" LMFAO

@firmanchristiansianturi4794

3 жыл бұрын

How?

When wrestling is done right, it's absolutely magical. So fitting that the ultimate underdog Mick Foley is in the ring with Grado for that win. To see somebody get over with a crowd based on having "it" is so fun. As a lifelong wrestling fan I love it . To see how crappy people are booked in other "mainstream" promotions and then compare to what ICW did for Grado, Joe Hendry, Drew and others is reaffirming that this crazy business can still be so much fun is amazing. Thanks for sharing these clips, they serve as a reminder what the business can and will be again .

@ICWOnline

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Years later, and God bless drew McIntyre for putting over grado like that. It's all for the business, and this was a heck of a moment and memory for the wrestling business. Still love watching this happen

damn that atmosphere.. actually gave me goosebumps... damn..

@murphy1094

Жыл бұрын

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Atmosphere looked insane

Who would've thought grado winning the icw heavyweight championship and people singing his theme song would give me the same goosebumps as when eddie won the wwe championship this is awesome vid

@joseykingofthewells2570

2 жыл бұрын

I felt that so much

The United States have WWE... Mexico have AAA... Japan has NJPW... The UK has... ICW! ICW! ICW! ICW!

@JackGTW

8 жыл бұрын

no. Scotland has icw.

@bxsanimations1079

8 жыл бұрын

Well yes, but I mean in general ICW is the best in the UK, not just Scotland :D

@Sqiddd

8 жыл бұрын

Britan has progress. Scotland has icw

@TheGrayRoast

8 жыл бұрын

+Uber Sqiddd you guys need to relax, he's complimenting ICW

@Sqiddd

8 жыл бұрын

We are relaxed.

One of the most beautiful moments in pro wrestling

Only Grado could get a bunch of tough Glaswegians to sing "Like a prayer" by Madonna XD fucking brilliant act. Absolutely top class from ICW. Well done lads!

Grado is fucking gold

I would never have pegged this to be a theme song for a wrestler in my entire life but I love it!

That ending puts such a huge smile on my face.

I shared a beer with Grado at AIW in Cleveland. Such a fun guy.

Watched him in TNA and I admit, I wasn't really a fan of his work. Then last night, What Culture announced he singed with wcpw as a 'big' name. I commented, he's not a big name. Then I saw all these people say, search in Grado wins icw title, so I did and... wow! He's definitely a big star in Scotland, he's definitely over. Good luck to the man!

The biggest pop since Hardy boys return

U ask me what the wwe is missing these days and I'll show you this video....life,passion,and true crowd involvement with the wrestlers....

That pop was iconic - I rank it better than WMX7. We all need to wish Grado a happy 5 year anniversary on 15th November

@jonathacirilo5745

2 жыл бұрын

lol no. but it was a pretty goof pop for a indy guy on an indy show.

The loudest pop and the best atmosphere I've ever experienced live. Nothing else comes close.

God, this is so Scottish, it's just awesome and I love it XD

@docwebstr

8 жыл бұрын

+Ponder von Lampgurgle "THIS HAPPENS! THIS HAPPENS! THIS HAPPENS!" Kirkwood is amazing. Grado is amazing. God bless Drew for being Grado's perfect foil. There is what pro wrestling should be.

Who knew 4 years later drew would be wwe champion

@35785vfgx

3 жыл бұрын

These 6 minutes are better than the last 6 years of WWE!!!

@moreblack

3 жыл бұрын

He lost this belt but won a much bigger one then.

@lucassio1

3 жыл бұрын

Is he now a Police man?

Grado man… he was special.

With a tear in my eye. Come back to this video often. Love it. Long live gradoooooo....

Imagine if this guy surprisingly debut at nxt takeover london 2 and they kept the song. Madonna has the rights lol

@CanadianWarMachine

7 жыл бұрын

He is part of TNA

@jmac9527

7 жыл бұрын

Bandwagon Club and this has 0% chance of happening

@rottingemptiness

7 жыл бұрын

no thanks !!!!!!!!

@GreggThe3gg

7 жыл бұрын

Jesse McShane I know

@Gahlahad431

6 жыл бұрын

NXT must invest and get that song during his debut...then once he is in Smackdown or Raw...They need to get Madonna to sing it during his debut...It will be amazing...it will be beautiful *_*

this still gives me goosebumps

@ICWOnline

3 жыл бұрын

Us too!

This might be one of the greatest things I've ever seen

Watching this actually made me subscribe to ICW on demand. Granted I found this ppv wasn't on there. But still opened my world to a whole new planet of wrestling along with Progress.

I think the best part of this was Foley wearing a Cornette shirt

@fletcherraymond4498

3 жыл бұрын

Never noticed 🤣

Holy hell i got chills hearing the crowd reaction

This absolutely made my day and made me smile. He deserved all of it!

Billy Kirkwood's commentary on this is phenomenal tbf

Billy Kirkwood pulling his best Jim Ross when mankind won the wwf title nice touch that mick was involved

@ireallylovebeingthatguy

6 жыл бұрын

Trent Nathan Andrews I hate being that guy too.

@antichaos

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Ross didn’t call the match where Mankind won the belt. That was Michael Cole.

One of the greatest moments in pro wrestling history.

@kenmcdowell5325

11 ай бұрын

The only thing that was missing was the crowd singing sunshine on leith

Grado pinned a former wwe champion and someone who maineventing wrestlemania for the second straight year...

Never heard of ICW or Grado. But damn, when that "Like a Prayer" music hits, I feel. That. SHIT!!! Great use of music, and congrats to Grado!

@eduardojch1305

3 жыл бұрын

Me too dude, i already know who is grado by his time in TNA but i didn't know that the guy was very over with the fans in the U.K, i got goosebumps watching this video, Congratulations Grado you deserve it 👍

i need to make a trip to Scotland and go to an ICW show, love the energy of the crowd 😊

I'm an old American who never watched Impact and didn't know Grado existed until I saw the video of that guy from Cultaholic going fucking bananas when Grado came out at All In. It led me to want to know why. Now I get it. He's over like Rover. He's like literally the Scottish Mick Foley. What a legend.

Great feel to that moment and a fantastic call on the desk ICW kick started the rebirth of British wrestling

I have watched this too many times. It's still fucking amazing and epic. What a feel good moment. Wish I was there live

Still makes me so happy watching this grado is some talent and has a magical bond with the fans

Grado: The only wrestler on earth that I want to see destroy Drew McIntryre again and again

This moment trumps any wrestlemania moment tenfold

As much as Grado is an entertaining character it;s good to see they used the chair to beat Galloway. Grado is a good wrestler but Drew is still a monster size wise (a good 6'5-6'7) with the way he is booked in terms of height and around 260 pounds. So having him get the chair kicked back in his face makes sense rather than Grado hitting some big power move.

Come back to this every now and then, maybe im bias from being there, but theyll never be a greater pop and a greater feel good moment in wrestling

That has to be one of the coolest things ive ever seen in wrestling! Gradomania running wild!

That night is still embedded in my mind. I can remember more about that night than Wembley in August!

for everone that thinks icw is based in the all of the uk its fuckin scotland

@NJGTheGreat

8 жыл бұрын

Get them telt!

@endocry

8 жыл бұрын

I guess that'd explain Madonna playing.

@alexmiddleton2276

8 жыл бұрын

+endocry it would make more sense if the Proclaimers were playing.

@endocry

8 жыл бұрын

agressive bacon It would make more sense and be a lot less gay.

@blakeaustin5817

8 жыл бұрын

scotland for life

To think Drew went to this to now is actually amazing hahah

Mad to think Grado beat the current WWE heavyweight champion who kicked out of 3/4 of Brock Lesnars f5s in Wrestlemania main event

@jeffeasy2685

4 жыл бұрын

First, only casual fans watch that shitty garbage wwe. Second, icw putted drew on the map.

@bmurray1986able

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffeasy2685 I only really watch clips on KZread but agree with them putting him on the map and think it's class a Scottish guy at the top of the pile for wrestling worldwide

Honestly I’ve been watching wrestling forever and this is the fucking best. The commentary and crowd is what you want for what wrestling needs too be.

I've been watching wrestling 99% of my 38 years and this is a top 5 feel good moment. I watched it before ever knowing who grado was and just by the few minutes of this clip I understood his story and genuinely was happy for him. I think TNA really dropped the ball with him and if he ever makes it to NXT he will be a top guy. He can put on a great show and can actually hold his own in the ring.

i saw Grado in london for tna with my big brother, the most stoic, unemotional man you will ever meet and at the end of the match he was bellowing like a prayer at the top of his lungs.

This announcer needs to go to Raw. Grass growing is a big deal. Love it

This brought a massive smile to my face.

Grasp using “Like a prayer” as his theme is awesome. He makes it work. Lol

Grado says to Mick Foley 'I've always wanted to do this!' What an amazing night :) Can't wait for the Hydro!

This commentator is just amazing. That man is a gem

@ICWOnline

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I’m years late to this. But dear lord that announcer is amazing. Yeah the Grado moment is incredible itself. But the announcer made this moment that little bit extra.

It’s 2024 right now, but this moment it’s still iconic it’s yersel

one of the greatest calls of all time!

Just...amazing. Congratulations Grado!

Whenever I’m craving some endorphins, I come back to this video.

That pop tho for him lol

Damn it was good seeing Mick, a true wrestling legend.

CONGRATS TO GRADO HE DESVERED IT

It's beautiful to see a good hearted kid achieve something he really put his heart into. #GoOnLad

Grado is one of the greatest Scottish wrestlers

Parallels with Mankind winning the WWF title on RAW back in '98; both events brought a few tears to my eye. Mick Foley's presence just makes this more epic

Love watching this. Very few have this level of charisma. Dusty had it and so does Grado. An absolute fantastic moment in wrestling.

That brought a big grin to my face again :)

The absolute peak of scottish pro wrestling.

Man he beat a Royal Rumble winner and a WWE Champ so cool

One of the best underdog story's

BY FUCK!!! I BELIEVE IN GRADO!!!

Still gives me chills down my spine

The best moment I've seen in wrestling in a while

Are they singing along to his theme song? If so, it's fun over there than WWE.

@Johmcc11

8 жыл бұрын

+DatShadowGuy Yup we do, we just love Grado that much :D

@matthewrodgers8034

8 жыл бұрын

+DatShadowGuy Yep. ICW is taking wrestling back to the way it is supposed to be, just pure fun without all of the stupid bullshit. Nothing better than thousands of Scots all screaming Madonna at the top of their lungs with zero fucks given about who knows it. THAT is entertainment. I am actually planning a trip to Scotland so I can get a chance to experience it live.

@tyleryusef3927

6 жыл бұрын

ICW is better than WWE.

@derrickavery8280

4 жыл бұрын

DatShadowGuyEnt Faxts

@hagridsdisappointingson769

3 жыл бұрын

Grado, the only man that can get 5000 drunk Scots to sing along to Madonna.

I'm not a huge fan of wrestling. But the passion of these lads is nuts

Imagine pitching this to your boss saying "okay im gonna come out to madonas like a prayer and dance and try and make people laugh" and that amounts to this it's a beautiful success story

I like grado. wwe needs to pay attention to icw. this is how u make a star and tell a story simple with no nonsense.

@s.l.msedits7290

8 жыл бұрын

yep.

@jtruong082

8 жыл бұрын

Exactly, they need to pay attention to companies like this cause their booking is shit atm but I still sit through it xD

Best ever moment in wrestling history hands down

It's impossible to not smile a little bit when watching this video.

I've been a fan of professional wrestling for over 30 years. And this is one of my favorite moments ever. He is literally rocky balboa the little engine that could I will never meet this man face-to-face. But if you're reading this we all friggin love you!

Something about seeing Catus Jack dancing to Madonna is friggin awesome

I’m actually crying. Beautiful damn it.

THE GREATEST TITLE WIN IN WRESTLING HISTORY

Such a feel-good moment. The stuff that movies end on

The utter happiness of grado when mick hands him the flannel

Wrestling will never die!