Rob Van Dam on The Death of Mike Awesome
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Mike Awesome vs Tanaka at one night stand has to be one of my favourite matches ever.
Absolutely. It was pure chaos from bell to bell. The crowd was hyped and it was carnage.
Mike awesome was one of the most underrated big men the stuff he did in ecw fmw and other promotions doesn't get spoken about enough wcw ruined him
Had everything but that "beast" in him
Always came across calm, not crazy
Big time. He was so good.
WWF ruined him too
Agreed. At times a bit wreckless but entertaining for sure
Agree! Hadnt even watched ECW, but watching him in WCW it was easy to see that he had WAY more potential!
Every Awesome/Tanaka matchup in ECW would steal the show it was on. They had mastered their formula for sure.
Every match was a knockdown, drag out grudge match
How Tanaka is still walking surprises me.
@@Ausbrahdave do we have proof that he’s walking? Haha
Although the many chair shots are very uncomfortable to watch with hindsight being 20/20.
@allforhim2009 I haven't watched much wrestling for a bit but I remember him working not that long ago and looked pretty damn good .
Mike Awesome was so underrated. Could wrestle the big man style but then pull off high flying moves most guys his size can't. It's a shame after ECW, WCW ruined him and then WWE never gave him an opportunity. Because he was a guy I always felt like with the right gimmick could've been a huge star in any company.
Dude was a giant monster. He had some wild matches. RIP Michael Alfonso.
Mike was... wait for it... AWESOME!
He really was. He should've been given the push that lame crock lesnar had
His series with Masato Tanaka are among my favorite matches of all time. Such an incredible athlete.
omg the way he power bombed him out of the ring onto the table that was awesome@@Mr.Hyde_23
There was a moment between them in ECW like January 2000. Could've been a huge match for ECW.
4:13
RVD just gave us more potential insight into the tragedy of the Benoit Family than I've ever heard from anyone since the incident. I haven't heard anyone else mention it that way. RVD's very insightful.
Mike awesome was so underrated was a machine in the ring and moved like no other big guy back then truly awesome 👏
January 21, 2000 ~ ECW on TNN
Awesome called you out and you answered. Then Sabu interrupted before we got what we all wanted. I know it was a set up for Living Dangerously but then you got hurt and Awesome fled for WCW! I still think about that night sometimes because of just how close we really got to possibly the greatest ECW feud of all time!
WCW COMPLETELY dropping the ball with Mike Awesome was so typical of what they were doing as a company at the time.
Mike awesome was my favorite wrestler
It’s disgraceful that the wwe ignored his death
Mike is one of my favorite wrestlers ever he was indeed awesome
AWESOME is his name, all his victims feel the pain! RIP Mike Awesome.
Such a sad way he died .mike awesome fucking ruled
Vince Russo turned Mike Awesome into That 70s Guy, I just can’t get over it
russo is such an idiot. awesome was a beast in ecw then you get him and turn him into goofy comedy.
I can get over it. All they had to do was turn him back into ECW Mike Awesome
Loved Mike Awesome, even when WCW gave him the “That 70s Guy” gimmick it was rad seeing him awesome bombing dudes and vaulting over the top rope outside the ring.
I was looking forward to that match SO DAMN MUCH too ! As an ECW fan since 94 and all the big moments and matches that took place , this was gonna be that type of mega match for the modern ECW era . Like Sabu vs Taz was for example . If you know the story you will see the reason I used those two as an example . For numerous reasons , injuries , icon status , anticipation and plus you just knew those two would bring it in Dream Match !!! Same as RVD and Mike Awesome would . Just imagining the spots and storytelling they would do kills me it never got happen .
Mike Awesome was so underrated and so talented. I hated how they used him in Wcw.
Really saddens me that Rob quickly went to such a dark place when asked on the spot about Mike Awesome. Not sure if James reads these comments but it would be really nice to see some more positive reflections from guys who worked with Mike, I'm sure RVD could come out with some fond memories if given a little more time to think about it.
It's called life pussy😂😂😂
Sad about Mike Awesome. Especially if he did it because of his wife threatening to take away his kids.
Also as an aside always kind of knew it but RVD has to be one of the most chill guys. The way he talks about Triple H and whatnot. Doesn’t seem to hold a grudge it just is what it is.
Easily one of the best big men in all of wrestling. The way WCW used him tarnished some people's view of him, but overall he was amazing.
REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS! Mike Awesome has been largely ignore. His life was tragic.
Awesome saved sabu from getting mobbed from Yakuza in fmw back in the day
That's in sabus book
I loved Mike Awsome!! Saw him at a video game store one time.
RVDology colouring book releasing any day.
Tna could have built Mike Awesome and Samoa Joe to a huge match. Awesome could have been an attraction and major player
When i saw mike for the first time in wcw i was invested from the start
RVD should have debuted in WWE and taken the belt day 1.
This definately was Not an Awesome Day! RIP Mike Awesome..
Wow, I never knew how spiritually developed RVD was.....love his mindset especially not allowing others negative opinions of him effect how he views that person or himself. Wonderful way to go about your life.
It was either this or an animated retelling of the American revolution from the British perspective
RE: what Rob said at the end of the video: good for you man!
Sean O’Haire another who passed in that way.
Mike, Sean o’haire, dr death, taker my fav big athletic wrestlers
I loved Mike Awesome!! He was Brock Lesnar before Brock Lesnar!! Loved the Tanaka feud
I have always found it funny in an ironic sense that his ring name was Mike Awesome & then The Miz, real name Mike, catchphrase is "Awesome!"
Mike Awesome was an AMAZING Big Man he was powerful an had amazing athleticism R.I.P ❤❤🙏🙏🙏
I love you Rob as a great wrestler and just an overall good person and I get that from your interviews same with Mike Awesome...
Rip mike awesome! Hope you’re resting in peace! Thank you for the great matches
It was going to happen but RVD broke his ankle against Rhino in Florida January 29, 2000
, it was going to be RVD and Spike vs Awesome and Sabu in a tag match at Living Dangerously 2000 first but Sabu quit and RVD got hurt so they had RVD give up the tv title right before the ppv on TNN, Super Crazy wins the tv title on the ppv in the tournament vs Rhino.
Awesome then won the tag titles with Raven from Tanaka and Dreamer on tv the week tape delay of the ppv then Awesome wrestled twice on the ppv defending the ECW world title against Kid Kash then defending the tag titles in a 3 way dance vs Credible & Storm and Dreamer and Tanaka and Credible & Storm winning them.
Then of course Awesome loses the ECW title on TAZ on April 13th after signing with WCW, so it went from on January 28th 2000 hyping up RVD vs Awesome for ppv to RVD is hurt on Jan 29th and Awesome is gone by April 6th and dropping the title on April 13th.
Hey James,thanks for asking my question. Seeing RVD laugh at his famous "pick a hand" type of moment. Definitely worth it.
I enjoyed Mike Awesome in ECW but couldn’t stand That 70’s Guy gimmick.
RVD is cool as fuck
Has anyone here met Rob at a meet and greet? He comes across as a gentle man with a kind personality.
As much as i love ECW, i can't really blame Mike for leaving
I don’t blame him and neither did his fellow wrestlers. He had mouths to feed. That’s why I didn’t like when Joey Styles kept rambling about it at One Night Stand during his match. I also remember that the crowd never did the “you sold out” chant at him.
He was the best. Breaks my heart Paul Herman was such a scumbag he didn’t pay the guy forcing him to go to WCW and the insecure babies that were booking (Nash) was so scared he’d get over them they booked him as comedy. You get a 6’8 Beast that can moonsault like a cruiser weight and you make him the 70’s guy and the fat chick guy? Easily could’ve been booked as a monster heel or kick ass baby face that barely ever loses but no. You make him the chubby chaser?
Didn't surprise me when he killed himself. Imagine being such a talented amazing wrestler like he was and not being used to your potential by the only 2 biggest companies back in 2002-2007 (wwe & tna). He must've been so depressed.
His wife asked for a divorce and took their children with her.
@@Trill_4_LifeThat too
Rip to the most awesome wrestler
I feel like Mike Awesome is a great divider. People either seem to think he's an underrated superstar who didn't get his due, or a very limited wrestler who did certain things well but had a ceiling.
RVD 420
Glad you've processed. Sorry for your and our losses
Mike was truly Awesome
Damn right he Woulda been 59 this year if he was still alive and if he was coming out today he would be a huge star for sure there’s some great matches we could’ve gotten with him and a lot of great talent back then to today that we all wish that we coulda gotten Mike Awesome was Awesome one of the best big man wrestlers especially with some agility up there with Bam Bam Bigelow Bronson Reed Donovan DIJAK And Ivar.
This was ECW million dollar match. To bad RVD got hurt in early 2000. To bad Mike Awesome got blackballed in wresting , because he want the money Paul E. owned him.
His wife obviously drove him nuts. Very sad 🥲
RVD is right about the belts.
Rvd broke his leg when feud was starting. Then Mike jumped to wcw before rob came back
I find it mad that rvd and awesome nevr had a match
RVD IS a master ninja!
Mike awesome and sabu beat the hell out of rvd in 2000 on ecw,just finished watching that on youtube,i would of loved to see that 1 on 1 match,rvd said he never wrestled mike but i would have forgotten too the why they jumped him🤣🤣🤣rvd a legend tho lol
Masato Tanaka v Mike Awesome is my favorite match of all time. They beat the living piss outta each other.
0:31 made me chuckle
2 matches we didn't get that bother me most . Awesome vs RVD in ECW . RVD and Lynn not getting a proper match in WWE they would have stole the show and that's why WWE didn't allow it .
Rvd vs Jerry Lynn did happen on a sunday night heat episode in august 2001 though
That's why I said "proper"
It was very short and on a B show .. if they got 15 minutes on Raw or PPV that would be proper
Mike and Chris died the same year
Which Chris?
@@lancewalton8705 Benoit
Master of the powerbomb …f anyone else … his variations were insane. His FMW stuff was good too …
One of Mike Awesome’s last great matches was against The Great Muta Vs The Gladiator from AJPW (2003) for the triple crown heavyweight championship! Easy watch if you got 20 mins to spare!
RVD is NOT hungry and desperate.
What’s the theme music?
I was all about Mike Awesome when he debuted in ecw.
Can't believe wcw screwed that up.
It blew my mind when I learned he was related to hulk Hogan
I agree
He’s the whole …. F’ing … show
If everything went to their best abilities and both were on par with match flow, this would've been an all timer. I can't even tell you who would come out on top, but I can't see RVD kicking out of a Kamikaze Bomb.
Mike Awesome was truly awesome👊
Damn right he Woulda been 59 this year if he was still alive and if he was coming out today he would be a huge star for sure there’s some great matches we could’ve gotten with him and a lot of great talent back then to today that we all wish that we coulda gotten Mike Awesome was Awesome one of the best big man wrestlers especially with some agility up there with Bam Bam Bigelow Bronson Reed Donovan DIJAK And Ivar.
Its funny somebody else had a story where he would walk in a gym and say "I smell smallness".
Absolutely love mike awesome so good.
That 70's Guy was a hell of a gimmick
Awesome is nothing without Tanaka and all the guys willing to get murdered by him
Never had a bad match in ECW
Awesome had a TON of potential, unfortunately he didnt get to realize it
I'd say he did. I still watch his ECW matches. He could've gone further yeah but it's something.
@@nickcarroll5034 Yeah I dont mean to say he did nothing, its just that he should have had more. And thats not his fault, more blame lies w/ Vince and WWF/WWE. In ring skill I would rank RVD in top 3 all time
Dude you are so over.. look at all you accomplished. Screw WWE they aren't worth thinking about. I did like your run with Glen Jacobs and the tag teaming you did with him. Top Notch. 👍
RVD vs Joe Rogan, MMA rules. I cant decide...
RIP Mike
RIP!
I always really enjoyed those matches awesome had but they had to be damaging. RIP Awesome
You reckon you'll bypass the makeup next time babe?
Okay, so who is this british guy that does all these podcast interviews? Lol hes everywhere
I think he used to work for WWE in some capacity. Not sure.
You might be mixing the host here with Mike Rome. The both have the last name Romero.@@dr.floridamanphd
@@alanguages he has to have some sort of connection other than just being a fan.
Some sort of connection possibly. Worked for WWE. Well, James here has no information of the sort.
Here is a quick Bio in reference to the books James wrote:
James is a property developer, author and the owner and host of a series of successful UA-cam channels, including the popular WSI | Wrestling Shoot Interviews series and Story Time with Dutch Mantell.
Owen Hart: King of Pranks came out November 2019.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: The People's Champion - From WWE to Hollywood came out November 2020.@@dr.floridamanphd
My reply seems to have been deleted. There is no information of the host here James of ever working for WWE. He authored two books and in the About the author section not one mention of him ever being or working for WWE. @@dr.floridamanphd
MA was fantastic in the ring, he still the fat chick thriller! ❤❤❤
God he needs to just give an answer and stop politicking
LOL! Road Wife!.
*RVD has RGB*
Is smelling his kids creepy?
Joe Biden vibes lol
This guy has great interviewees but he never knows shit about wrestling history. The match didn't happen because RVD broke his ankle not because Awesome went to WCW. That was months later
WCW ruined his career. Wish he had gone to the WWF instead of WCW.
WWF didn't treat him any better
Probably because he chose WCW over WWF and any wrestler who did that had a bad run in the WWF when they went there later. @@user-kg6tp9js9p
I thought he was great in wcw.
Triple H is and was the biggest cancer in Pro wrestling, buried many better wrestlers than himself and is responsible for the WWE product being completely unwatchable.
Well thats a stupid comment🤣🤣
@@JayCord00 pipe down...slapnuts
Mike was the best and always forget about him when thinking or asked about favorite wrestlers!
Rob vs HBK at wrestlemania would have been awesome
I’d say I didn’t even know what hardcore wrestling truly was until ONS ‘05 and Mike stole that entire show…that match hasn’t been touched since for me