My friend , your enthusiasm is so contagious! That’s what made me a subscriber. Your personality and energy are frikkin healing. Plus, you’re a fellow Canadian so that’s always cool. I was sold when I saw you dressed up as Macho Man at your own wedding !! Keep up the good work. I’m going through these older rumbles with you and it is great fun. You are super entertaining 😊
Absolutely loved it. Could hear the excitement in your voice as you're telling the stories. Loved even more you saying I'm not gonna tell the story for everyone then go straight in and tell how you met the next person 🤣🤣🤣
As per C Graves... Came here for the Rumble... Stayed for the stories. Great work and unique insight 👍🏽 Well done Ricky J on this video and your life experience
I'm a new subscriber and former professional broadcaster/voice over artist, just wanted to say I love the content, production value, and personality!! Keep up the great work, and thank you for keeping us all entertained!
Wow. “Fightville” story: Dustin’s opponent in the documentary, Ronny Lis, was my old BJJ coach in Austin, Tx. Crazy stuff. Six degrees of separation. I don’t know too many people who watched that documentary. It’s crazy you went to a private viewing party. Also, Avril Lavigne and the guy from Sum-41 were married. But wait…. London, Ontario?? Have you seen the stand up comedian Tom Segura’s bit about “A Strip Club named Beef”? Apparently it’s in London, Ontario. Check it out.
With all of the crazy glitch eliminations this season, you could probably fill an entire last chance rumble. Great one as always, love all the stories!
Even tho Jaromír Jágr isnt too hard to say, you still nailed it perfectly. I am glad that some czech guys are also known in other countries. Cheers from Czech rep and congratz for first place in international. :)
This was a fun Rumble Ricky I really enjoyed hearing the stories of how you met the celebrities. I always look forward to your videos keep up the great work brother
In the Early 2000s the WWE came to Redding, CA. (Probably about 1500 people packed the convention center) twice. I could share stories for HOURS. As far as the nicest wrestler, it was without a doubt Paul London. He hung out in the parking lot area were the wrestlers came in to the arena. He talked with us for a good 15 minutes and was just genuinely happy to live his dream. Shortly after that he and Billy Kidman teamed up and got the Tag Team titles. I couldn't have been happier for them
That move you were referring to is the "Bulldogging Headlock." One of my favorite classic moves, along with the Double Axe Handle from the top turnbuckle. I just noticed that in the Alexa Bliss episode of Celtic Warrior Workouts, Sheamus has on a GSP shirt! Although Alexa has on no makeup, you can tell she's Canadian ; D
So frickin cool you got to meet all these people. You really should do some sort of podcast or just audio if you wanted talking About all of these experiences more in depth. I'd listen/ watch for sure
that was so much fun!!! made me start making a list of famous people ive met lol sorry im a bit behind but im catching up!!!! keep it up ricky j. always entertaining brother!
Always love hearing your personal encounters with the wrestlers and celebrities - Avril Lavigne and her Sum41 boyfriend were lucky they didn’t have to feel the wrath of Ricky J!
WOW, Scott Hall almost actually WON a Rumble!? Already better then all of last year's performances combined! xD Congrats to Bret Hart. A worthy addition to the Champions Rumble later! PS: Btw, Happy New Year to you Ricky!
As soon as I saw bob probert, as a ranger fan, I immediately thought of Tie Domi and then of course you mentioned him. Good memories of the old enforcers of hockey
YES!!! Bret Hart won! Hands down my favorite pro wrestler of all time! Late childhood hero! Only Randy Savage and Roddy Piper ever came close. Hope to maybe meet him one day. 😃
Woot woot! Bret Hart won it! The Excellence of Execution! I also have some celebrity stories too. I worked as a bus driver for Alamo Rent A Car many years ago picking up many celebrities and picking up wrestlers all the time when a WWF/E event happened and once a Friday Smack Down event/recording. Then started as a volunteer a few years after I left Alamo back then for Albuquerque Comic Con now I'm an employee of ABQ. Comic Con (Gaming Coordinator).
That’s made my day The Hitman gets his first win! Sorry to see Hall miss out again, but at least the technical Hitman done his thing got job done working with the number drawn
All the talk of Ovie, Jagr, Chara and Chelios reminds me of a story about Gordie Howe. Someone asked when he would retire. He said "65 like everyone else..."
I once met Johnathan Coachman at the wave pool at Knotts Soke City, he was a chill fellow. Also went to a special screening of See No Evil with the wrestlers, even shook hands with Vince McMahon and Batista, good times.
Well, was cheering for Trish, right up until she got thrown out, then changed it to either Bret or Hall, since I don't follow MMA, those two I at least knew who they were. 😉 Needless to say, was glad with that final 2. Interesting stories though, I must say. Kinda reminds me of some of the stories dad use to tell us about the people who would come into the Blockbuster he worked at. Though for the most part, they were local celebrities like Patrick Roy and John Elway. However, he also mentioned one time two British guys came in, one looked exactly like Malcolm McDowell and the other one looked exactly like the guy who played House in that Medical TV series. He doesn't know if it really was them, but said they looked just like them, so who knows. Anyways, thank you, Ricky J for both the Let's Play and the stories, enjoyed both.
You couldn’t have had a pair of wrestling legends as the final two! Bret wins and Razor has his best rumble without winning! Yes Ovechkin should get another chance in the last chance rumble! In a way he wasn’t thrown over the top rope but rolled out and levitated outside the ring before dropping to the floor! Thank you Ricky for sharing your stories! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤼♂️ Cheers, Mike L 😎✌🏼🇨🇦
Aw Man, I was hoping to see Scott Hall finally get a win..and, as silly as this sounds, I was looking to see if you ever met one of the actors from the Canadian sitcom, Corner Gas. It would have been fun seeing one of them…
MVP Rumble !!!!!! 1. Joel 2. Ricky Steamboat 3. Steve Harvey 4. Terry Funk or Kamala 5. Jim Duggan 6. Santa Clause (Tim Allen) or Frosty the Snowman 7. Scotty Too Hotty 8. Ric Where ? 9. (Soccer Rumble MVP) 10. Dutch 11. Blanka 12. Big Daddy Ice 13. Donatello 14. Deadpool 15. Garchomp 16. Gorilla Monsoon 17. Jeff Hardy 18. Hollywood Hogan 19. Eddie or Don Muraco 20. Marty Jannetty 21. Scott Steiner 22. 1-2-3 Kid 23. Krampus 24. Evander Holyfield 25. Evil Santa 26. Mr. America 27. Ovechkin
Ricky please do a Scott Hall rumble! i was able to find 27 possible variations chronologically: 1. Young Scott Hall 1984 2. Starship Coyote Scott Hall 1985 3. Magnum Scott Hall 1986 4. Big Scott Hall 1988 5. Scott Gator Hall 1989 6. Texas Scott 1990 7. The Diamond Studd 1991 8. Razor Ramon 1992 9. Kliq Scott Hall (curtain call) 1996 10. Outsiders Scott Hall 1996 11. nWo Scott Hall 1997 12. Wolf Pack Scott Hall 1998 13. Drunk Scott Hall 1998 14. Medium Sexy/Super Sexy/Nash Killer Scott Hall 1998 15. The Lone Wolf Scott Hall 1998 16. nWo 2000 Scott hall 1999 17. The Plane Ride From Hell Scott Hall (super drunk) Scott Hall 2002 18. The Kings of Wrestling Scott Hall 2004 19. Reunited Outsiders Scott Hall 2007 20 Razor Ramon in Wolf Pack attire 2007 21. thumbtacks match Scott Hall 22. JWO Scott Hall 2007 23. The Band Scott Hall 2010 24. Hall of Fame Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) 2014 25. GFW Scott Hall 2015 26. DDT F1rst Wrestling Scott Hall 2016 27. Hall of Fame Scott Hall (nWo) 2019 throw in your fat/skinny guys, or something only you can think of, and we can legit make it to 30 Scott Hall variations. What do you say Bud?
love it brother, I almost hit Bret Hart with my car going into Mike Miles gym. Sorry Bret, it was super congested and I was stressed and didn't see you :(
Talking about the toughest fighters in the NHL, I would argue for Dave Semenko (Gretzky's body guard on the ice) and Dave "the Hammer" Schultz from the mid 70's Flyers (Single Season Penalty minute record holder).
1. Dustin Poirier/Eliminated 13th by Mauro Ranallo D (+12) 2. Test/Eliminated 1st by The Honky Tonk Man F- (-1) 3. The Honky Tonk Man/Eliminated 2nd by Joey Fatone F- (-1) 4. Guy LaFleur/Eliminated 11th by Mauro Ranallo D (+7) 5. Joey Fatone/Eliminated 3rd by Billie Joe F- (-2) 6. Alexander Ovechkin/Eliminated 8th by… himself? (+2) 7. Billie Joe/Eliminated 7th by Alexander Ovechkin F (-) 8. Trent Reznor/Eliminated 5th by Tracy McGrady F- (-3) 9. Dan Severn/Eliminated 6th by Alexander Ovechkin F (-3) 10. Tracy McGrady/Eliminated 15th by Edge D (+5) 11. Rocky Maivia/Eliminated 4th by Alexander Ovechkin F- (-7) 12. Christian Cage/Eliminated 9th by Guy LaFleur F (-3) 13. Edge/Eliminated 25th by Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart B (+12) 14. Mr. T/Eliminated 16th by Edge C (+2) 15. Dennis Rodman/Eliminated 10th by Bob Probert F (-5) 16. Mauro Ranallo/Eliminated 14th by Tracy McGrady D (-2) 17. Bob Probert/Eliminated 17th by Gangrel C (-) 18. Aaron Judge/Eliminated 12th by Mauro Ranallo D (-6) 19. Georges Saint-Pierre/Eliminated 18th by Gangrel C (-1) 20. Gangrel/Eliminated 20th by Scott Hall C (-) 21. Dirk Nowitzki/Eliminated 19th by Kevin Nash C (-2) 22. Tito Santana/Eliminated 21st by Happy Gilmore B (-1) 23. Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart/WINNER!!! A+ (+7) 24. Scott Hall/RUNNER-UP!!! A (+5) 25. Kevin Nash/Eliminated 24th by Michael Bisping B (-1) 26. Happy Gilmore/Eliminated 23rd by Edge B (-3) 27. Billy Gunn/Eliminated 22nd by Trish Stratus B (-5) 28. Trish Stratus/Eliminated 26th by Michael Bisping A (-2) 29. Michael Bisping/Eliminated 28th by Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart A (-1) 30. Chuck Liddell/Eliminated 27th by Michael Bisping A (-3) Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart: 3 eliminations/WINNER!!! Michael Bisping: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 28th Edge: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 25th Mauro Ranallo: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 14th Alexander Ovechkin: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 8th Gangrel: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 20th Tracy McGrady: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 15th Scott Hall: 1 elimination/RUNNER-UP!!! Trish Stratus: 1 elimination/Eliminated 26th Kevin Nash: 1 elimination/Eliminated 24th Happy Gilmore: 1 elimination/Eliminated 23rd Bob Probert: 1 elimination/Eliminated 17th Guy LaFleur: 1 elimination/Eliminated 11th Billie Joe: 1 elimination/Eliminated 7th Joey Fatone: 1 elimination/Eliminated 3rd The Honky Tonk Man: 1 elimination/Eliminated 2nd Chuck Liddell: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 27th Billy Gunn: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 22nd Tito Santana: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 21st Dirk Nowitzki: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 19th Georges Saint-Pierre: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 18th Mr. T: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 16th Dustin Poirier: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 13th Aaron Judge: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 12th Dennis Rodman: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 10th Christian Cage: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 9th Dan Severn: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 6th Trent Reznor: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 5th Rocky Maivia: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 4th Test: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 1st It is an unforgettable feeling when at some point we meet one of our celebrities, which is a rarity in that of itself. We never forget those firsts in our lives, whether we wished we had more to say at the time or the fact just meeting that one individual we looked up to face-to-face means more than what words can describe. In which case, twenty nine men and one woman who essentially were a part of one man’s life have come together inside that very ring to compete for a shot at the champion’s rumble. Not all of them are professional wrestlers, but the presence they made the moment their names were announced made it very clear they had a ton of fight. Most of whom had fought for a spot in the champions rumble previously, but the majority of whom winded up tasting utter defeat… until tonight… At the height of a fresh new year, a ‘Hitman’ finally secured his place into the champion’s rumble after many seasons of monumental effort. Yes folks, we’re not talking about Stu Hart (Who already appeared in a champion’s rumble previously) I’m talking another man, myth and legend… Bret Hart. We all know him as ‘The best there is, the best there was, and the best there’ll ever will be’. We all know he’s that great of a guy, but for a while when it comes to seeing him in these rumbles it would never cross our minds we’d be seeing him in the season finale… much less any closer than Scott Hall has had in all the endeavors he’s had. But in a dream finale on this one match, Bret overcame insurmountable odds to finally live the dream of competing amongst champions. Now can he pull off the biggest win of his career by becoming the third individual to win the champion’s rumble? We’ve seen him overcome many tremendous odds before, but how he wins the match depends on how bad he wants that dream to become a reality. Now who was my MVP of this Celebrity rumble? Let’s get down to the numbers: Of the thirty competitors Ricky J. has met in his life, sixteen competitors scored the majority of the eliminations (That’s fifteen male competitors and one lovely Trish Stratus). The highest count of the night reached up to ‘3’ eliminations, which is but two points higher than the average ‘1’ elimination. Not necessarily the highest elimination count we’ve seen in the series, but at least nearly half of this entire roster really put their best foot forward in this bout. For the Golden MVP Award, it’s been narrowed down to ‘four’ competitors: Our winning superstar Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart Michael Bisping Edge Mauro Ranallo While Bret’s performance was highly impressive, especially given the fact he won the match, in the end it came down to not only who eliminated the most competition but also who lasted the ‘longest’. For the following reasons, between the three remaining stars in my count, I have to give the award to the opportunistic one himself… ‘Edge’. Not to take anything away from the two remaining competitors. Bisping turned out to be a really strong adversary as one of the last remaining stars in the match, whereas Mauro’s rapid eliminations in succession had me seeing this commentator under a new light. But what made me really lean more toward Edge was the fact that just like the actual competitor, he knew when to pick his spots when it counted and the way he handled himself we’d almost assume he could’ve gone on to the finale. It just goes to show that someone like Edge definitely hasn’t lost his touch. Now according to my charts, you may notice I didn’t make mention of one other star with the same score. That’s because this is the moment where we bring up the Dull Participation Medal for the ‘lamest’ performance. Originally, I was going to give the Medal to Rocky Maivia as once again his performance in a rumble was pretty underwhelming despite being an amazing competitor. But then this one moment happened, I couldn’t ignore it and so… the medal ended up going to the hocky great Alexander Ovechkin. Now I’m not a big follower on hockey, but I can respect those who sees this man as one of the best to ever hit the ice. And during this match, we truly saw him putting on his best against every competitor who stood in the ring with him. I actually almost thought he could’ve gone on to eliminate more competitors and perhaps go all the way to the end… and then he eliminated himself. It always bugs me when that happens, which is something given how buggy this game clearly is. But because it’s a one shot only event, the fact is Ovechkin really screwed himself of potentially becoming a future champion and that one botch on his part I simply cannot ignore (No matter how harsh it may sound). The only true positive note I can give about Alexander is if he’s fortunate enough to be granted a second chance in any remaining rumbles still to come before the finale. Otherwise… he’s better off keeping his feet on the ice where it belongs. Only three days come upon us since 2023 officially began. What more exciting action can we expect to happen? Who will make the most of their second opportunities to secure a place in the champion’s rumble? And above all, will we see a third superstar win the season finale? Or will this new year be the start of Thanos’ continuing dominance as he goes on to possibly become a 2x Champion’s Rumble winner? Only time will tell.
for me your writings here are like a page in the comic book version of the rumble i just watched. you give intrigue and a seriousness that commands respect. sometimes i think you're an ai bot. it's that good
Yeah bro, the move is called a running bulldog, Bret did a handful and razor did one too! You’ve met a bunch of awesome people too, I’ve got to have conversations with some cool ones also like Lou ferrigno, Adam west, brendon small/creator of metalocalypse, honky tonk, RVD, Andrew brynairski, Marc singer/the beast master, Virgil, DDP, Jim Lee, guy fieri, Dan severen, thrasher, mosh, the godfather, John favreau, a bunch of metal musicians and comic artists as well. Thanks for another fun video with an epic outcome!
@@RickyJSports he was a good dude, laid back as you can imagine, friendly and happy to be around his fans. Godfather was awesome also, we stopped to get gas after running to thrasher and mosh at universal studios on the way home and ran into pimping ain’t easy at the fuel stop and he was like Whassup fellas!!! Gladly took pics with me n my bro it was an epic time. Thanks again for another fun video to help get through the daily aches and pains from the grind of chainsaw/arborist work. I said before I’m glad I’m not the only one who sets up AI matches and waits for the outcome but your positive energy commentating is cream of the crop!
Hi Ricky, awesome video, I always make a lot of fun watching your videos. For a future famous Italian people royal rumble, if you want I can give you some names. Let me know
Very nice, I will start with a couple of wrestlers and then I keep on with other famous Italian ppl: -Bruno SAMMARTINO (R.I.P.) -Giovanni Vinci/Fabian Aichner -Massimo Boldi -Christian De Sica -Terence Hill -Bud Spencer (R.I.P) -Adriano Celentano -Claudio Conti -Francesco Totti -Alessandro Del Piero -Christian Vieri -Ezio Greggio -Piero Pelú -Tiziano Ferro -Angelo Pintus -Bruno Arena (R.I.P) -Max Cavallari -Totó -Renato Carosone -Giorgio Armani -Silvio Berlusconi -Andrea Bocelli -Vasco Rossi -Valentino Rossi -Gianluigi Buffon -Andrea Bargnani -Danilo Gallinari -Nicolò Melli -Fedez -Checco Zalone These are just some of the famous Italian ppl, some of them, I think, are also known in USA, Canada and South America
I have gotten to meet a lot of celebrities myself through my family and my job. One of my cousins is Agent/Lawyer for a bunch of celebrities, nicest being, Chuck Norris. One of my other cousins is Tom Platz(2 time former Mr. Universe) and I have met a lot through him as well including Arnold Schwarzenegger. In my job I teach Martial Arts and we get a lot of celebrities come in to train.... Have a great day.
Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas, Road Dogg, Taylor Hall, Christopher Daniels, Will Ospreay, Guy Lafleur, Curtis Joseph, and many, many more. Also had lunch with Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) at university.
i only saw a one celebrity when i was younger is my parents took to las Vegas for my 21 birthday and one we decide to walk around in Vegas at one hotel bumped into Guy Fieri (the guy advertised for Tgif Fridays in the 2000s) and i think he was a little drunk at the time with some friends and bodyguards watching him
Here's an idea for next season Royal Rumble for each entrance 1st Rumble all wrestlers that were first in the ring 2nd Rumble all wrestlers that were the 2nd in the ring. . . . 30th Rumble all wrestlers that were the last ones to enter the ring
How about The Short Men Rumble with actors,wrestlers,TV,video game and cartoon characters there's 30 of them Bruce Lee,Rey Mysterio,Yosemite Sam,Sammy Davis Jr.,Jason Alexander,Regis Philbin,Mr.Magoo,Eddie Guerrero,Kevin Hart,Dustin Hoffman,Woody Allen,Charlie Chaplin,Mr.Spacely,Kanye West,Mark Walberg,Joe Pesci,Al Pacino,Jack Black,Alan Ladd,Sylvester Stallone,The Fonz,George Jefferson,Boss Hogg,Prince,Frank Sinatra,Danny Trejo,Mario,Ken Jeong,Ryan Seacrest and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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I’ve never heard you so amped up to announce a rumble. Hearing these stories was awesome
Enjoy some of my backstories from working in the clubbing industry. Have a great day everyone. RJ
Who is the meanest celeb you met
Told you this was a good idea.
My friend , your enthusiasm is so contagious! That’s what made me a subscriber. Your personality and energy are frikkin healing. Plus, you’re a fellow Canadian so that’s always cool. I was sold when I saw you dressed up as Macho Man at your own wedding !! Keep up the good work. I’m going through these older rumbles with you and it is great fun. You are super entertaining 😊
Wow Chris!! I appreciate your message man. That was my dream to dress up as Savage at the grandest of stages haha happy new year brother ❤️
Absolutely loved it. Could hear the excitement in your voice as you're telling the stories. Loved even more you saying I'm not gonna tell the story for everyone then go straight in and tell how you met the next person 🤣🤣🤣
As per C Graves...
Came here for the Rumble...
Stayed for the stories.
Great work and unique insight 👍🏽
Well done Ricky J on this video and your life experience
I'm a new subscriber and former professional broadcaster/voice over artist, just wanted to say I love the content, production value, and personality!! Keep up the great work, and thank you for keeping us all entertained!
Best one yet, brother! love the stories
Thx man means so much
@@RickyJSports 16:37 = you mean WE WILL ROCK YOU/WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS BY QUEEN?
Wow. “Fightville” story: Dustin’s opponent in the documentary, Ronny Lis, was my old BJJ coach in Austin, Tx. Crazy stuff. Six degrees of separation. I don’t know too many people who watched that documentary. It’s crazy you went to a private viewing party.
Also, Avril Lavigne and the guy from Sum-41 were married. But wait…. London, Ontario?? Have you seen the stand up comedian Tom Segura’s bit about “A Strip Club named Beef”? Apparently it’s in London, Ontario. Check it out.
1 of the best low key flexes I've seen lol! Respect Ricky!!
With all of the crazy glitch eliminations this season, you could probably fill an entire last chance rumble. Great one as always, love all the stories!
Hi, Ricky J.👋Crazy story's.🤪Cool Royal Rumble.👍I think that you should do a Royal Rumble with competitors that came in half way through.‼️
Even tho Jaromír Jágr isnt too hard to say, you still nailed it perfectly. I am glad that some czech guys are also known in other countries. Cheers from Czech rep and congratz for first place in international. :)
This was a fun Rumble Ricky I really enjoyed hearing the stories of how you met the celebrities.
I always look forward to your videos keep up the great work brother
In the Early 2000s the WWE came to Redding, CA. (Probably about 1500 people packed the convention center) twice. I could share stories for HOURS. As far as the nicest wrestler, it was without a doubt Paul London. He hung out in the parking lot area were the wrestlers came in to the arena. He talked with us for a good 15 minutes and was just genuinely happy to live his dream. Shortly after that he and Billy Kidman teamed up and got the Tag Team titles. I couldn't have been happier for them
I love it when celebs act like one of us. That's amazing
That move you were referring to is the "Bulldogging Headlock." One of my favorite classic moves, along with the Double Axe Handle from the top turnbuckle. I just noticed that in the Alexa Bliss episode of Celtic Warrior Workouts, Sheamus has on a GSP shirt! Although Alexa has on no makeup, you can tell she's Canadian ; D
Royal Rumble here in San Antonio Texas this year BUCK FRAKING YEAHHHHHH!!! SPORTSGASEMS shall be had
We were wondering when this rumble would happen with your stories. We loved it
So frickin cool you got to meet all these people. You really should do some sort of podcast or just audio if you wanted talking About all of these experiences more in depth. I'd listen/ watch for sure
that was so much fun!!! made me start making a list of famous people ive met lol sorry im a bit behind but im catching up!!!! keep it up ricky j. always entertaining brother!
Epic final two.
Always love hearing your personal encounters with the wrestlers and celebrities - Avril Lavigne and her Sum41 boyfriend were lucky they didn’t have to feel the wrath of Ricky J!
WOW, Scott Hall almost actually WON a Rumble!? Already better then all of last year's performances combined! xD
Congrats to Bret Hart. A worthy addition to the Champions Rumble later!
PS: Btw, Happy New Year to you Ricky!
I was all ready to go nuts for the Bad Guy finally winning one!!
Hey Ricky. Love this rumble. I worked at a club when I younger with my brother! So much fun . You brought back tons of good times !!
This guy met a bunch of crazy celebs
As soon as I saw bob probert, as a ranger fan, I immediately thought of Tie Domi and then of course you mentioned him. Good memories of the old enforcers of hockey
Thanks for sharing all the stories. I really enjoyed this!
Another great Video bro! Sounds Like You had a Fun life In The Club Seane
Thx man it had its great and dark days to be honest
I read Fatone as Fat one at first 🤣🤣
Lol
YES!!! Bret Hart won! Hands down my favorite pro wrestler of all time! Late childhood hero! Only Randy Savage and Roddy Piper ever came close. Hope to maybe meet him one day. 😃
A Rumble AND story time!? And it ain't even my birthday! Love love to see early eliminated get another shot. And naturally, the MVPs
Woot woot! Bret Hart won it! The Excellence of Execution! I also have some celebrity stories too. I worked as a bus driver for Alamo Rent A Car many years ago picking up many celebrities and picking up wrestlers all the time when a WWF/E event happened and once a Friday Smack Down event/recording. Then started as a volunteer a few years after I left Alamo back then for Albuquerque Comic Con now I'm an employee of ABQ. Comic Con (Gaming Coordinator).
Ricky can you do The Breakfast Cereal Rumble?
I don't think it's been done on this channel yet.
1. Tony The Tiger(Frosted Flakes)
2. Toucan Sam(Fruit Loops)
3. Fred Flintstone (Fruity Pebbles)
4. Count Chocula
5. Buzz the Bee( Honey Nut Cheerios)
6. Lucky the Leprechaun (Lucky Charms)
7. Captain Crunch
8. Sonny(Raisen Bran)
9. Dig Em Frog( Honey Smacks)
10. Chip The Wolf( Cookie Crisp)
11. Sonny the Cuckoo Bird(Cocoa Puffs)
12. Trix Rabbit (Trix)
13. Cornelius Rooster (Cornflakes)
14. Quaker Oats Guy(Quaker Oats)
15. The Letter K(Special K)
16. Chef Wendell(Cinnamon Toast Crunch)
17. Apple Jack(Apple Jacks)
18. Crazy Craving( Honeycombs)
19. Snap(RiceCrispies)
20. Crackle(RiceCrispies)
21. Pop(RiceCrispies)
22. Mini(Frosted Mini Wheats)
23. Sugar bear(Golden Crisp)
24. Boo Berry
25. Quisp(Quisp Cereal)
26. Frankenberry
27. Random Athlete(Wheaties)
28. Fruit Brute
29. Nesquik Bunny(Nesquik)
30. Barney(Cocoa Pebbles
Loved this and the stories! Very entertaining Ricky J
Glad you enjoyed it
That’s made my day The Hitman gets his first win! Sorry to see Hall miss out again, but at least the technical Hitman done his thing got job done working with the number drawn
All the talk of Ovie, Jagr, Chara and Chelios reminds me of a story about Gordie Howe. Someone asked when he would retire. He said "65 like everyone else..."
Great rumble and great stories, brother thanks for sharing
Great video as usual brother!love your videos
I was SO ready to go nuts over a Scott Hall victory!!!!
I once met Johnathan Coachman at the wave pool at Knotts Soke City, he was a chill fellow. Also went to a special screening of See No Evil with the wrestlers, even shook hands with Vince McMahon and Batista, good times.
Love hearing the stories Ricky! Thanks for sharing them.
Dang!! Eliminated again 😢!!
That’s bad luck by Razor Ramon!!
😂😂😂!!
Thanks for the rumble!!
Hall was right there!!
Well, was cheering for Trish, right up until she got thrown out, then changed it to either Bret or Hall, since I don't follow MMA, those two I at least knew who they were. 😉 Needless to say, was glad with that final 2. Interesting stories though, I must say. Kinda reminds me of some of the stories dad use to tell us about the people who would come into the Blockbuster he worked at. Though for the most part, they were local celebrities like Patrick Roy and John Elway. However, he also mentioned one time two British guys came in, one looked exactly like Malcolm McDowell and the other one looked exactly like the guy who played House in that Medical TV series. He doesn't know if it really was them, but said they looked just like them, so who knows. Anyways, thank you, Ricky J for both the Let's Play and the stories, enjoyed both.
You couldn’t have had a pair of wrestling legends as the final two! Bret wins and Razor has his best rumble without winning! Yes Ovechkin should get another chance in the last chance rumble! In a way he wasn’t thrown over the top rope but rolled out and levitated outside the ring before dropping to the floor! Thank you Ricky for sharing your stories!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤼♂️
Cheers,
Mike L 😎✌🏼🇨🇦
As always thx Mike. Ovey wanted to score goals lol
Love seeing my boy OVI in there!!
Aw Man, I was hoping to see Scott Hall finally get a win..and, as silly as this sounds, I was looking to see if you ever met one of the actors from the Canadian sitcom, Corner Gas. It would have been fun seeing one of them…
Yeah man you know how I feel about this idea I been trying to get mine for seasons lol. But it's a great one to see the idea 👍💪
MVP Rumble !!!!!!
1. Joel
2. Ricky Steamboat
3. Steve Harvey
4. Terry Funk or Kamala
5. Jim Duggan
6. Santa Clause (Tim Allen) or Frosty the Snowman
7. Scotty Too Hotty
8. Ric Where ?
9. (Soccer Rumble MVP)
10. Dutch
11. Blanka
12. Big Daddy Ice
13. Donatello
14. Deadpool
15. Garchomp
16. Gorilla Monsoon
17. Jeff Hardy
18. Hollywood Hogan
19. Eddie or Don Muraco
20. Marty Jannetty
21. Scott Steiner
22. 1-2-3 Kid
23. Krampus
24. Evander Holyfield
25. Evil Santa
26. Mr. America
27. Ovechkin
Great one Ricky.
Getting close to the end. I'm still hoping you do the all commentators and announcers rumble.
Ricky please do a Scott Hall rumble!
i was able to find 27 possible variations chronologically:
1. Young Scott Hall 1984
2. Starship Coyote Scott Hall 1985
3. Magnum Scott Hall 1986
4. Big Scott Hall 1988
5. Scott Gator Hall 1989
6. Texas Scott 1990
7. The Diamond Studd 1991
8. Razor Ramon 1992
9. Kliq Scott Hall (curtain call) 1996
10. Outsiders Scott Hall 1996
11. nWo Scott Hall 1997
12. Wolf Pack Scott Hall 1998
13. Drunk Scott Hall 1998
14. Medium Sexy/Super Sexy/Nash Killer Scott Hall 1998
15. The Lone Wolf Scott Hall 1998
16. nWo 2000 Scott hall 1999
17. The Plane Ride From Hell Scott Hall (super drunk) Scott Hall 2002
18. The Kings of Wrestling Scott Hall 2004
19. Reunited Outsiders Scott Hall 2007
20 Razor Ramon in Wolf Pack attire 2007
21. thumbtacks match Scott Hall
22. JWO Scott Hall 2007
23. The Band Scott Hall 2010
24. Hall of Fame Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) 2014
25. GFW Scott Hall 2015
26. DDT F1rst Wrestling Scott Hall 2016
27. Hall of Fame Scott Hall (nWo) 2019
throw in your fat/skinny guys, or something only you can think of, and we can legit make it to 30 Scott Hall variations. What do you say Bud?
and CANADA'S FAVORITE SON WON THE RUMBLE!
Literally my two favorite wrestlers of all time in the final 2.
love it brother, I almost hit Bret Hart with my car going into Mike Miles gym. Sorry Bret, it was super congested and I was stressed and didn't see you :(
Talking about the toughest fighters in the NHL, I would argue for Dave Semenko (Gretzky's body guard on the ice) and Dave "the Hammer" Schultz from the mid 70's Flyers (Single Season Penalty minute record holder).
I really love your stories
Great stories and what a final was actually rooting for Scott Hall
I've met a few wrestlers myself, sadly they're all dead, I met Boss Man, Superfly, one of the Moondogs, Eddie Guerrero and Captain Lou Albano.
Scott Hall!! Final three!!
Man, I was really rooting for the Bad Guy. That's been his best showing I think. rip Scott Hall.
Finally my favourite wrestler of all time wins. Poor Scott Hall/Razor doesn't win again...
1. Dustin Poirier/Eliminated 13th by Mauro Ranallo D (+12)
2. Test/Eliminated 1st by The Honky Tonk Man F- (-1)
3. The Honky Tonk Man/Eliminated 2nd by Joey Fatone F- (-1)
4. Guy LaFleur/Eliminated 11th by Mauro Ranallo D (+7)
5. Joey Fatone/Eliminated 3rd by Billie Joe F- (-2)
6. Alexander Ovechkin/Eliminated 8th by… himself? (+2)
7. Billie Joe/Eliminated 7th by Alexander Ovechkin F (-)
8. Trent Reznor/Eliminated 5th by Tracy McGrady F- (-3)
9. Dan Severn/Eliminated 6th by Alexander Ovechkin F (-3)
10. Tracy McGrady/Eliminated 15th by Edge D (+5)
11. Rocky Maivia/Eliminated 4th by Alexander Ovechkin F- (-7)
12. Christian Cage/Eliminated 9th by Guy LaFleur F (-3)
13. Edge/Eliminated 25th by Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart B (+12)
14. Mr. T/Eliminated 16th by Edge C (+2)
15. Dennis Rodman/Eliminated 10th by Bob Probert F (-5)
16. Mauro Ranallo/Eliminated 14th by Tracy McGrady D (-2)
17. Bob Probert/Eliminated 17th by Gangrel C (-)
18. Aaron Judge/Eliminated 12th by Mauro Ranallo D (-6)
19. Georges Saint-Pierre/Eliminated 18th by Gangrel C (-1)
20. Gangrel/Eliminated 20th by Scott Hall C (-)
21. Dirk Nowitzki/Eliminated 19th by Kevin Nash C (-2)
22. Tito Santana/Eliminated 21st by Happy Gilmore B (-1)
23. Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart/WINNER!!! A+ (+7)
24. Scott Hall/RUNNER-UP!!! A (+5)
25. Kevin Nash/Eliminated 24th by Michael Bisping B (-1)
26. Happy Gilmore/Eliminated 23rd by Edge B (-3)
27. Billy Gunn/Eliminated 22nd by Trish Stratus B (-5)
28. Trish Stratus/Eliminated 26th by Michael Bisping A (-2)
29. Michael Bisping/Eliminated 28th by Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart A (-1)
30. Chuck Liddell/Eliminated 27th by Michael Bisping A (-3)
Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart: 3 eliminations/WINNER!!!
Michael Bisping: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 28th
Edge: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 25th
Mauro Ranallo: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 14th
Alexander Ovechkin: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 8th
Gangrel: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 20th
Tracy McGrady: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 15th
Scott Hall: 1 elimination/RUNNER-UP!!!
Trish Stratus: 1 elimination/Eliminated 26th
Kevin Nash: 1 elimination/Eliminated 24th
Happy Gilmore: 1 elimination/Eliminated 23rd
Bob Probert: 1 elimination/Eliminated 17th
Guy LaFleur: 1 elimination/Eliminated 11th
Billie Joe: 1 elimination/Eliminated 7th
Joey Fatone: 1 elimination/Eliminated 3rd
The Honky Tonk Man: 1 elimination/Eliminated 2nd
Chuck Liddell: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 27th
Billy Gunn: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 22nd
Tito Santana: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 21st
Dirk Nowitzki: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 19th
Georges Saint-Pierre: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 18th
Mr. T: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 16th
Dustin Poirier: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 13th
Aaron Judge: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 12th
Dennis Rodman: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 10th
Christian Cage: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 9th
Dan Severn: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 6th
Trent Reznor: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 5th
Rocky Maivia: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 4th
Test: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 1st
It is an unforgettable feeling when at some point we meet one of our celebrities, which is a rarity in that of itself. We never forget those firsts in our lives, whether we wished we had more to say at the time or the fact just meeting that one individual we looked up to face-to-face means more than what words can describe. In which case, twenty nine men and one woman who essentially were a part of one man’s life have come together inside that very ring to compete for a shot at the champion’s rumble. Not all of them are professional wrestlers, but the presence they made the moment their names were announced made it very clear they had a ton of fight. Most of whom had fought for a spot in the champions rumble previously, but the majority of whom winded up tasting utter defeat… until tonight…
At the height of a fresh new year, a ‘Hitman’ finally secured his place into the champion’s rumble after many seasons of monumental effort. Yes folks, we’re not talking about Stu Hart (Who already appeared in a champion’s rumble previously) I’m talking another man, myth and legend… Bret Hart. We all know him as ‘The best there is, the best there was, and the best there’ll ever will be’. We all know he’s that great of a guy, but for a while when it comes to seeing him in these rumbles it would never cross our minds we’d be seeing him in the season finale… much less any closer than Scott Hall has had in all the endeavors he’s had. But in a dream finale on this one match, Bret overcame insurmountable odds to finally live the dream of competing amongst champions. Now can he pull off the biggest win of his career by becoming the third individual to win the champion’s rumble? We’ve seen him overcome many tremendous odds before, but how he wins the match depends on how bad he wants that dream to become a reality.
Now who was my MVP of this Celebrity rumble? Let’s get down to the numbers:
Of the thirty competitors Ricky J. has met in his life, sixteen competitors scored the majority of the eliminations (That’s fifteen male competitors and one lovely Trish Stratus). The highest count of the night reached up to ‘3’ eliminations, which is but two points higher than the average ‘1’ elimination. Not necessarily the highest elimination count we’ve seen in the series, but at least nearly half of this entire roster really put their best foot forward in this bout.
For the Golden MVP Award, it’s been narrowed down to ‘four’ competitors:
Our winning superstar Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart
Michael Bisping
Edge
Mauro Ranallo
While Bret’s performance was highly impressive, especially given the fact he won the match, in the end it came down to not only who eliminated the most competition but also who lasted the ‘longest’. For the following reasons, between the three remaining stars in my count, I have to give the award to the opportunistic one himself… ‘Edge’. Not to take anything away from the two remaining competitors. Bisping turned out to be a really strong adversary as one of the last remaining stars in the match, whereas Mauro’s rapid eliminations in succession had me seeing this commentator under a new light. But what made me really lean more toward Edge was the fact that just like the actual competitor, he knew when to pick his spots when it counted and the way he handled himself we’d almost assume he could’ve gone on to the finale. It just goes to show that someone like Edge definitely hasn’t lost his touch.
Now according to my charts, you may notice I didn’t make mention of one other star with the same score. That’s because this is the moment where we bring up the Dull Participation Medal for the ‘lamest’ performance.
Originally, I was going to give the Medal to Rocky Maivia as once again his performance in a rumble was pretty underwhelming despite being an amazing competitor. But then this one moment happened, I couldn’t ignore it and so… the medal ended up going to the hocky great Alexander Ovechkin. Now I’m not a big follower on hockey, but I can respect those who sees this man as one of the best to ever hit the ice. And during this match, we truly saw him putting on his best against every competitor who stood in the ring with him. I actually almost thought he could’ve gone on to eliminate more competitors and perhaps go all the way to the end… and then he eliminated himself. It always bugs me when that happens, which is something given how buggy this game clearly is. But because it’s a one shot only event, the fact is Ovechkin really screwed himself of potentially becoming a future champion and that one botch on his part I simply cannot ignore (No matter how harsh it may sound). The only true positive note I can give about Alexander is if he’s fortunate enough to be granted a second chance in any remaining rumbles still to come before the finale. Otherwise… he’s better off keeping his feet on the ice where it belongs.
Only three days come upon us since 2023 officially began. What more exciting action can we expect to happen? Who will make the most of their second opportunities to secure a place in the champion’s rumble? And above all, will we see a third superstar win the season finale? Or will this new year be the start of Thanos’ continuing dominance as he goes on to possibly become a 2x Champion’s Rumble winner? Only time will tell.
Excellent summary. Bret will be a problem in the Champ rumble.
for me your writings here are like a page in the comic book version of the rumble i just watched. you give intrigue and a seriousness that commands respect. sometimes i think you're an ai bot. it's that good
we need to publish your summaries.. well done dude
Cool, I've met a few "celebrities" in my life but not 30. I prefer collecting handshakes to autographs. 🤣😁
Wow, you've met so many celebrities! I think I've only ever met a few. Did you ever say how you met the lead singer of Green Day?
Hey ricky. I came here to say thank you for bringing the vybe to yt and making OP content. Better than PewDiePie
Haha I don't know about that but thx big guy
Alternative title to the video, "Nicest People" Rumble lol.
Scott will win one yet, he's just gotta. 😂🤣
Yeah bro, the move is called a running bulldog, Bret did a handful and razor did one too! You’ve met a bunch of awesome people too, I’ve got to have conversations with some cool ones also like Lou ferrigno, Adam west, brendon small/creator of metalocalypse, honky tonk, RVD, Andrew brynairski, Marc singer/the beast master, Virgil, DDP, Jim Lee, guy fieri, Dan severen, thrasher, mosh, the godfather, John favreau, a bunch of metal musicians and comic artists as well. Thanks for another fun video with an epic outcome!
How was rvd. Wow that's a great list
@@RickyJSports he was a good dude, laid back as you can imagine, friendly and happy to be around his fans. Godfather was awesome also, we stopped to get gas after running to thrasher and mosh at universal studios on the way home and ran into pimping ain’t easy at the fuel stop and he was like Whassup fellas!!! Gladly took pics with me n my bro it was an epic time. Thanks again for another fun video to help get through the daily aches and pains from the grind of chainsaw/arborist work. I said before I’m glad I’m not the only one who sets up AI matches and waits for the outcome but your positive energy commentating is cream of the crop!
Always with the Test story when his in the Rumbles
Lol yes
Keep the format the same and save ur newer ideas for future rumbles. We will rock you- Queen
Scott Hall was soooooo close. So sad. Lol
He had it. We will give him one more chance
great video
Hi Ricky, awesome video, I always make a lot of fun watching your videos. For a future famous Italian people royal rumble, if you want I can give you some names. Let me know
Thx so much man. Yeah that would be great
Very nice, I will start with a couple of wrestlers and then I keep on with other famous Italian ppl:
-Bruno SAMMARTINO (R.I.P.)
-Giovanni Vinci/Fabian Aichner
-Massimo Boldi
-Christian De Sica
-Terence Hill
-Bud Spencer (R.I.P)
-Adriano Celentano
-Claudio Conti
-Francesco Totti
-Alessandro Del Piero
-Christian Vieri
-Ezio Greggio
-Piero Pelú
-Tiziano Ferro
-Angelo Pintus
-Bruno Arena (R.I.P)
-Max Cavallari
-Totó
-Renato Carosone
-Giorgio Armani
-Silvio Berlusconi
-Andrea Bocelli
-Vasco Rossi
-Valentino Rossi
-Gianluigi Buffon
-Andrea Bargnani
-Danilo Gallinari
-Nicolò Melli
-Fedez
-Checco Zalone
These are just some of the famous Italian ppl, some of them, I think, are also known in USA, Canada and South America
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Fantastic Rumble win for the Hitman!
Thx big brother
...I meant considering whom he'd just eliminated...and who was left!
😅
I'm jealous! the biggest star I met was Bobby Lashley
When Adam Sandler played Happy and there a scene that Bob Parker fighting Adam and was throwing real punches
Bret 'The Hitman' Hart has punched his ticket to the Champions Rumble Ricky I hope this has pleased you Canada's very own and no screwjob involved
Unreal stuff lol
Tito Santana was a great guy he signed his book for me. And we talked about the first WrestleMania and Vince McMahon
Another great royal rumble ❤ and love ❤️ queens we will rock you ❤
I have gotten to meet a lot of celebrities myself through my family and my job. One of my cousins is Agent/Lawyer for a bunch of celebrities, nicest being, Chuck Norris. One of my other cousins is Tom Platz(2 time former Mr. Universe) and I have met a lot through him as well including Arnold Schwarzenegger. In my job I teach Martial Arts and we get a lot of celebrities come in to train.... Have a great day.
Scot Hall!! Final 2!!!
Sooner or later there will be a Scott Hall rumble so he can win lol
Fun stories! I’ve known guys who’ve worked nightclubs from the 60’s to early 2000’s and you do hear some stories!
That is awesome!
Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas, Road Dogg, Taylor Hall, Christopher Daniels, Will Ospreay, Guy Lafleur, Curtis Joseph, and many, many more.
Also had lunch with Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) at university.
Wow that's incredible.
i only saw a one celebrity when i was younger is my parents took to las Vegas for my 21 birthday and one we decide to walk around in Vegas at one hotel bumped into Guy Fieri (the guy advertised for Tgif Fridays in the 2000s) and i think he was a little drunk at the time with some friends and bodyguards watching him
Bret Hart was one of my favorite wrestlers
Here's an idea for next season
Royal Rumble for each entrance
1st Rumble all wrestlers that were first in the ring
2nd Rumble all wrestlers that were the 2nd in the ring.
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30th Rumble all wrestlers that were the last ones to enter the ring
Scott hall just can't catch a break
Lol he will have another chance
How about The Short Men Rumble with actors,wrestlers,TV,video game and cartoon characters there's 30 of them Bruce Lee,Rey Mysterio,Yosemite Sam,Sammy Davis Jr.,Jason Alexander,Regis Philbin,Mr.Magoo,Eddie Guerrero,Kevin Hart,Dustin Hoffman,Woody Allen,Charlie Chaplin,Mr.Spacely,Kanye West,Mark Walberg,Joe Pesci,Al Pacino,Jack Black,Alan Ladd,Sylvester Stallone,The Fonz,George Jefferson,Boss Hogg,Prince,Frank Sinatra,Danny Trejo,Mario,Ken Jeong,Ryan Seacrest and Napoleon Bonaparte.
the next should be a survivor royal rumble the TV show survivor pick 10 winners 10 first boot and 10 villains
The last thing I thought I'd see today was Trent reznor and Dan Severn going at it in the ring 👍
I met Gangrel at a Wrestling convention it was awesome he thought that I was a wrestler at the show he was booked for
Great stories
Hi I'm a huge fan!
dan severn is indeed a super nice guy. he will talk your head off if he has time lol.
Dan Severn is actually from Montrose, Michigan. I live in the city directly to the east named Clio. Both cities are about 15 miles north of Flint.
Nice man
Dang. I was pulling for Razor to finally win one
Claude Lemieux would probably be on that list too brother.
I love Bret, but I so wanted to see Scott Hall finally win a Rumble. Thought this was going to be the time.
I've met the Boogeyman didn't really meet him but saw jimmy hart and saw teddy long at a show in Arkansas
That is awesome champ
Ovie…..804 goals and counting!