Possibly or he spent it all before he got that solid gold house like many famous people do that go from making more money than you could imagine then still end up broke, when they didn't invest in something in case bad things happen or he is just a humble guy that doesn't want to stand out.
If you watch his biography he HAS a HUGE freaking house. It may not be “gold” but dude has a freaking mansion and for good reason. He made a ton and everyone knows he saved every penny. Then the money from all his books. Dude can live very comfortably for the rest of his life.
Alas huffman don't you know worldly life is fleeting don't you feel ashamed to identify yourself as a woman because everyone knows wrestling is scripted if you want to do something good in this life stand by the Palestinians
The entrance music question reminds me of something i heard about Triple H's theme "The Game" at first, Jim Johnston, WWEs misic guy at the time, made the song, demoed it for Hunter and he asked "Can you make it sound like MötorHead?" Jim replied "I can hire MötorHead." And Triple H pretty much fangirled when he heard that.
On the "planted fans" thing -- I've been a seat-filler at a WWE event before, so they kinda "plant fans," but we weren't given any special instructions beyond "don't be stupid."
They also plant fake fans. Have you noticed when something would happen that they would point the camera at a fan(s) and they'd have this overly exaggerated reaction? Look at the dude in the crowd in 2020 when Edge returned at the Royal Rumble. Definitely a plant.
And CERTAINLY done for angles or effect in other feds...especially in studio shows...one of Cornette's bigger enemies was born this way in Santino Marrela when he laughed at the boogeyman rather than be terrified in OVW
@@Ottophil I understand this sentiment when the crowd gives a "fight forever" chant to Heath Slater vs Zack Ryder staredown before the match, but the best crowds are the most innovative crowds with their chants. The football crowds in UK especially bring smiles on the wrestlers' faces with their unique and personalized chants and singalongs. On the other hand, one must appreciate the respectfully silent crowds in Japan that only make noise after a beautiful exchange or at the crescendo of an epic battle.
The canned heat goes the other way too. They control all crowd noise. I once tried to shout as loud as I could "HEY!!!" at a live Raw during a particularly quiet match because I wanted to see if I could catch myself on the live broadcast I was recording at home. When I say as loud as I could, I mean my voice rang out through the entire arena, and the match was a tag match with MNM, and Melina at ringside actually turned to look when I did it. I watched the replay, found the point where Melina turned away from the ring to look, and no shout. It was just the same standard generic audience noise droning on like always during the live broadcast. They'd dubbed me out.
I really like this guy man, he´s so humble, so quick to tell you he´s wrong and blaming himself even when it ain´t really his fault. Massive respect for you Maven.
That winning and losing "myth" even got people who became quite famous wrestlers, even close before they started to become a wrestler. Like Chirs Jericho said that he figured out that it's scripted who gets over, but if it comes to the championship matches he thought they are legit. So a pro wrestler had to tell him, when Jericho was the greenest greenhorn, that also the outcome of a championship match is scripted. And he was like "WTF?!" 🤣
My favourite crowd editing was when they edited out people cheering for Sid eliminating Hogan at the 1992 Rumble lmao. They even redid the COMMENTARY to try to make out that Sid was "cowardly" for... checks notes... cleanly eliminating someone from a Royal Rumble. And then Hogan pulled him out! Such a classic case of "we'll TELL YOU who you like!" even when the designated face was so clearly in the wrong.
@@RAD1111ablethey've edited the DVDs too. At Wrestlemania 23 Batista was booed during his entrance but they added fake cheers and cut out extra fireworks to hide the boos
Sid gave a shoot interview saying that "Hogan was complaining like a woman" and "I can't work in a place where a grown man acts like this". All because Sid was cheered for eliminating Hulk.
During the "does WWE pipe in crowd noise?" section, i was reminded of a time they did it but the sound byte they used HAD THE COMMENTARY TALKING, so out of nowhere, you could hear the commentary from God-knows what episode of Raw or Smackdown talking in the background.
"Wrestlers need permission for tattoos - true" Undertaker said on his podcast he never told Vince and got his tatt's done and the only result was a five minute yelling fit from Vince.
That would have been a good myth to ask for this video...do faces split merch sales with their feuds...I know it was done in the past (Cornette has an old but good video about it) but was it done in Mavens time? Today EVERYONE sells merch to point i think it hurts business as a heel can't ever be...that bad and that hurts the product...plus normally heel rooting is so rampant your always on verge of turning face anyway. But know it was done in 80s was it gone by mavens time that'd be a good question
14:35 that's hilarious because "The Superfan" was literally at a small NWA show that i attended in Texas a few months ago and he was holding up his signs and interacting with the talent all night long!!
That the crowd noise gets manipulated already happened during the "Giolden Era" There was a match with Hogan where the crowd did like his heel oponent more than him. But that's not what WWF/Vince wanted, so they added cheers for Hogan and lowered the audience if the booed Hogan or cheered for the heel. Because Hogan was still the face of the company and their "Golden Goose".
@@Slap10x-ku3lw the wrestler he meant is jake Roberts by the way aparently they were gonna have a feud jake Roberts vs hulk hogan but it did not happen because they were probally thinking they were gonna end up cheering for hulk hogan who was the heel at the time and booed the face which was hogan
@@evagelinadicante9840 i remember reading that somewhere he was also getting booed during the Sid feud pretty bad too. The Hulkster getting booed at all doesn't work for him brother.
Yours is my favorite non-federation-associated wrestling channel on TH-cam. You're the only one I've seen who isn't out there bashing the competition for whom you never worked. I used to subscribe to a bunch of wrestler's channels, but you're the only one I watch anymore.
I remember the “super fan” you’re talking about. Front row seats, every pay-per-view event no matter where in the country it was, camera man was sure to get him every time. Yeah, he was a family member or best friend of somebody (don’t know who). Then,…never saw him again.
14:48 "Hat guy"as I call him was on an episode of Deal or No Deal", his support section was almost entirely WWE wrestlers. Even had one of the bad guys (i think The Miz) working for the Banker.
It's amazing how things have turned around for WWE. They've actually been dampening crowd noise for overseas shows lately. I was at Clash for example, and I can assure you the crowd did not politely quiet down so we could hear the ring announcers. Watching the show back the next day was kinda funny. There are multiple times that they dampen the crowd either so the commentators or announcer can be heard. Can only assume they did the same in Lyon, cos that crowd was nuts.
7:35 "but guys like Dave Meltzer, guys who run the DirtSheets, they're not pulling this stuff out of their ass..." Well, it certainly seems like they do lol
Maven thank you very much for getting straight to the point and not wasting any time! Doing something like that will make me stay right till the end of the video!
One thing I admire about this channel is how he incorporates ads to the video. I never skip your ads and it always seems like added information. Keep it up.
As a child and even as a teenager, I believed everything they said I remember Kofi was Jamaican I remember they said Orton was injured and would be out for treatment. I was following Orton on social media and he was filming his trip with his family (supposedly he was injured and could barely walk). Heights, weights, names, countries and families are all made up Yes, we feel frustrated after knowing the truth, but wrestling is one of our beautiful childhood memories
I think the best example of how to make money from losing most of your matches is Dolph Ziggler/Nic Nemeth. He said no to WWE when they wanted to renew his $2 million per year contract and went to TNA.
Hey Maven, wrestling fan here. Never thought that I would enjoy this kind of videos to make honest review for wrestling as a whole. But you definitely nailed it! Looking forward for more of your great videos man! Road to 1M subscribers hopefully. Would love to see you back in the business as “Commentary” 👍🏼
The piped in crowd noise was probably the most jarring revelation when I went to my first house show. You can get away with it in a real arena, but it looks and sounds weird when you're in some hole in the wall tiny 5,000 seat arena that's usually used for amateur indoor soccer. You can literally see everybody else's face in the seats and they're playing the "full stadium cheers" soundtrack on the speakers and it makes it seem like you're attending an event with the world's most talented collection of ventriloquists.
This is a great video, but I just wanted to comment to say that I also like how you handled the sponsorship. You made it fun and tied it in with the video and a creative way.
All events in sports or other things in life usually use crowd noise. Even ufc. Concerts, comedy. When u hear that voice scream we love u. Sometimes thats it too
Maven better be getting main event pay for these ad reads because I rarely listen to ads but I always sit through his because he comes off so clear and professional. I can definitely see his QVC background a bit there 😂
Hey Maven, awesome to see you! 😄 Just wondering, are you and The Undertaker still planning that one final match? 🥊 I hear he’s still recovering from the last time you tossed him out! 😂👊
The superfan's name is Vladimir Abouzeidi. He regularly attended events at Madison Square Garden for over 30 years starting when he was a kid. He seems to be legitimate and not planted. I don't know if the spots using him were ever planned or coordinated with him. COVID killed Abouzedi's mother and the lockdown prevented him from attending shows. He made three attempts on his own life before entering therapy, but recovered and was back at events the instant they resumed. Abouzedi was awarded a framed championship belt at Wrestlemania 37, where he was certified as "superfan".
@17:10 you're not completely wrong about John Cena but it was Stephanie McMahon that actually overheard him freestyling on a flight because he was at risk of losing his job because the gimmick wasn't really working so it was Stephanie that actually saved his career and boosted him to what he became. He owes his career to Stephanie. She gave from the idea of making that freestyle which we heard on that Thanksgiving special
I'm so happy to see you succeed! You have a great way of sharing insights without talking down about the wrestlers, company, or business in general. Thoroughly entertaining. Thank you!
They also plant fake fans. Have you noticed when something would happen that they would point the camera at a fan(s) and they'd have this overly exaggerated reaction? Look at the dude in the crowd in 2020 when Edge returned at the Royal Rumble. Definitely a plant.
"WWE wrestlers can't accept acting roles without company approval." Maven: That Myth is True. Jesse Ventura: Tells Vince, Screw You I'm doing Predator.
@@pigs18 worked out well for Sarge. Probably made as much as he was making in the WWF working fewer dates and getting the GI Joe residuals. He still ended up coming back to the company in 1991 and having a long 2nd career with WWE as a producer / agent. Nice run for Sarge.
Hi maven, im a huge fan and am training to become a wrestler myself. Thank you for all the advice and all the videos u make. They’re super educational and im so thankful that i have your channel to help me get better and learn a thing or two about the industry. ❤️
They don’t just add crowd reaction for tv, they do it for live events. I went to see a Royal Albert Hall show in the 90’s and had a seat in a box. There was cheering coming from the speakers above us.
Would be amazing to see one or some wrestlers from the current WWE roster here on your channel. It has been a lot of time since you have been in WWE, you would be interesting to now how much changed since your days in WWE.
I am not from the United states and I discovered your channel not long ago ! I stopped watching wrestling before your era, I loved wrestling so much back in the day (80s and 90s) ! now I like your videos because I am learning a lot from you about the Business ! a very good initiative so thank you Maven !
maven for your next video can you give us the classic “hey guys, maven here. from 2001 to 2005 i had the best job in the world” its like your entrance song but for youtube
Maven such a great guy you are very inspiring though I started watching WWE from 2011 -2012 had lost interest near 2022-2023 but since finding your channel it has made be more interested in watching wrestling again
LOVE Maven and this channel. Love watching this channel grow and can't wait to see 1m subs!! Keep being yourself and you'll get there! I do have to say its TOTALLY bogus how the WWE uses "independent contractor" to get around pay/benefits/taxes but ALSO somehow limit what wrestlers can do like tats, outside work, schedule, etc... It's totally BS. It is quite literally getting your cake and eating it too. I hope someday wrestlers smarten up and unionize to get what they deserve. To see ex-superstars begging for money online is inexcusable for a mutli-billion dollar company.
I would love for you to talk about both your fractures and the recovery time and how you felt during.. right now I'm recovering from a broken arm and i would love to hear your recovery stories and how you felt during healing. LOVE THE VIDEOS BTW AWESOME JOB 😎🙌🙌🙏👏
The closest thing to "Do wins & losses affect pay?" being true would probably be the Winner's Purse, which I believe is still 100% a real thing in pro wrestling. Sure, it's all pre-determined, but giving the winner of a match a little extra money is still a reliable way for the booker to say "I'm putting my faith in you, & I'm even putting down extra money to prove it, so prove to me that you're worth it".
Hey Maven, Chance here. From 2001-2005 I was hoping you would become the WWE champion, but in2024, I am enjoying you being on YT and bringing us this great content!
Jesse Ventura just told Chris Van Vliet that he had to ask Vince to do Predator. But when Vince wouldn't return his calls, he accepted the role and quit WWF when Vince finally called back. Vince tried to get Ventura to fire his agent and use one of theirs so that he could get a piece of the pie. Shady. Also, I still wonder how of Dirty Dom's heat/boos is piped in. Some attendees say the boos are universal, but not as loud as it comes off on TV.
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Maven getting the bag I respect it
Did bro time travel
Mav.. do remember the flight we had back to Tampa.. I have some pictures… we gave you a ride back to your place…
@@mjunayedulkarim2590 no one cares about your fake war
seamless
"WWE Wrestlers get paid more for performing high risk stunts during matches: TRUE", Mick Foley should be living in a house made of solid gold
Possibly or he spent it all before he got that solid gold house like many famous people do that go from making more money than you could imagine then still end up broke, when they didn't invest in something in case bad things happen or he is just a humble guy that doesn't want to stand out.
@@amyhoard1222 Mick Foley is most famous for his hardcore wrestling and second of all he’s most famous for saving his money. Guess your new.
If you watch his biography he HAS a HUGE freaking house. It may not be “gold” but dude has a freaking mansion and for good reason. He made a ton and everyone knows he saved every penny. Then the money from all his books. Dude can live very comfortably for the rest of his life.
@@Abigail_Wyatt It's a wonder Mick Foley never had substance abuse issues, concidering what he put his body through.
@@amyhoard1222Mick was one of those guys who did not spend all his money, he slept in motels got rides and slept in his gear some nights.
Hey Maven, Bradley here. So from 2001 to 2005 I had the opportunity to be a WWE fan
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I see what you did there😂😂
Alas huffman don't you know worldly life is fleeting don't you feel ashamed to identify yourself as a woman because everyone knows wrestling is scripted if you want to do something good in this life stand by the Palestinians
Well played
That's how you do it haha!!
That's transition into the ad was smooth as hell 😂
Better than his dropkick
Cornette levels of transition 🤣
I figured out the ad was coming up bc he started talkin about real life situations 😭🤣
@@TheSophisticatedSavage 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
smoother than the top of mavens bald head lol
Love Maven. Genuine bloke who doesn’t shy away from any hard questions and takes accountability for any mistakes he’s made. Legend.
Much more so than most. 💯
🙏🏽🙏🏽
The entrance music question reminds me of something i heard about Triple H's theme "The Game" at first, Jim Johnston, WWEs misic guy at the time, made the song, demoed it for Hunter and he asked "Can you make it sound like MötorHead?" Jim replied "I can hire MötorHead." And Triple H pretty much fangirled when he heard that.
HHH told that story at Lemmy's funeral. "Why don't we just get Motorhead, then?" "Uh, because I didn't know that was an option?"
"IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE GAAAAMMMMMMEEEEE!!!!!!!!"
I'd love to hear Johnston's original demo! Or any earlier versions of his famous Attitude Era themes, for that matter.
@@Adam-kn3tv There are a few on the Uncaged albums. You can find them on TH-cam, including the original piano version of Taker's theme.
Didn't Punk get cult of personality too?
On the "planted fans" thing -- I've been a seat-filler at a WWE event before, so they kinda "plant fans," but we weren't given any special instructions beyond "don't be stupid."
They also plant fake fans. Have you noticed when something would happen that they would point the camera at a fan(s) and they'd have this overly exaggerated reaction? Look at the dude in the crowd in 2020 when Edge returned at the Royal Rumble. Definitely a plant.
They always invite the Indy guys in for it too. Students have a blast of course
And CERTAINLY done for angles or effect in other feds...especially in studio shows...one of Cornette's bigger enemies was born this way in Santino Marrela when he laughed at the boogeyman rather than be terrified in OVW
How do they contact you?
@@SIMOLAMBOTZ I was working for the basketball team that played in the arena the show was in at the time.
2019: WWE piping in crowd noise because the crowd is dead
2024: WWE piping in crowd noise because the crowd’s chanting holy sh*t
Chanting is the one thing that made me hate wrestling. I avoided it for 40 years
@@Ottophillmfao then you dont belong here. Your the only person who has this sentiment.
@@Ottophil I understand this sentiment when the crowd gives a "fight forever" chant to Heath Slater vs Zack Ryder staredown before the match, but the best crowds are the most innovative crowds with their chants. The football crowds in UK especially bring smiles on the wrestlers' faces with their unique and personalized chants and singalongs. On the other hand, one must appreciate the respectfully silent crowds in Japan that only make noise after a beautiful exchange or at the crescendo of an epic battle.
@@TrolledBy Zack Ryder: *insert 50 Cent hand to chest gif*
Lame
I could listen to this guy talk about his wrestling experiences all day such a good guy maven
Marvelous Mervis handing that knowledge out.
The canned heat goes the other way too. They control all crowd noise. I once tried to shout as loud as I could "HEY!!!" at a live Raw during a particularly quiet match because I wanted to see if I could catch myself on the live broadcast I was recording at home. When I say as loud as I could, I mean my voice rang out through the entire arena, and the match was a tag match with MNM, and Melina at ringside actually turned to look when I did it.
I watched the replay, found the point where Melina turned away from the ring to look, and no shout. It was just the same standard generic audience noise droning on like always during the live broadcast. They'd dubbed me out.
That's fucking funny
What episode of smack down ? I want to see
I really like this guy man, he´s so humble, so quick to tell you he´s wrong and blaming himself even when it ain´t really his fault. Massive respect for you Maven.
"You didnt see me lose. You saw me get paid." 😂😂😂
That winning and losing "myth" even got people who became quite famous wrestlers, even close before they started to become a wrestler. Like Chirs Jericho said that he figured out that it's scripted who gets over, but if it comes to the championship matches he thought they are legit. So a pro wrestler had to tell him, when Jericho was the greenest greenhorn, that also the outcome of a championship match is scripted. And he was like "WTF?!" 🤣
Hey Maven, Sway here. From 2001-2005 I was definitely a fan of yours. Now that I found your channel a couple months ago I am a fan again.
My favourite crowd editing was when they edited out people cheering for Sid eliminating Hogan at the 1992 Rumble lmao. They even redid the COMMENTARY to try to make out that Sid was "cowardly" for... checks notes... cleanly eliminating someone from a Royal Rumble. And then Hogan pulled him out! Such a classic case of "we'll TELL YOU who you like!" even when the designated face was so clearly in the wrong.
That's the advantage of DVDs,WWE Network is easy to access but damn is it sometimes edited to oblivion.
Haha I just watched an ep of the podcast Wrestle Me about that. It blew my mind.
Downvoted for that *checks notes* BS
Loser.
@@RAD1111ablethey've edited the DVDs too. At Wrestlemania 23 Batista was booed during his entrance but they added fake cheers and cut out extra fireworks to hide the boos
Sid gave a shoot interview saying that "Hogan was complaining like a woman" and "I can't work in a place where a grown man acts like this".
All because Sid was cheered for eliminating Hulk.
“Not gonna get into because I am nooot a tattletale…… but it’s true” with your expression 🤣🤣 fucking hilarious. Respect and support outta BMORE 💯
I instantly said it's Damn True. I wonder now.
My best bet is flair
And RVD
Paul Heyman
@@Woolf729 Drug test passin', ticket sellin' high-flyin' son-of-a-gun, woo!
During the "does WWE pipe in crowd noise?" section, i was reminded of a time they did it but the sound byte they used HAD THE COMMENTARY TALKING, so out of nowhere, you could hear the commentary from God-knows what episode of Raw or Smackdown talking in the background.
We got "I'm maven' instead of "Hey guys, I'm maven here so from 2001-2005.."
The "hey maven, guys here" lot are awfully upset now.😅
Missing the “heyy gahhs, muayven heere”
It kinda hurt
He hasn't said that for a while now
he hasn't said that is quite some time lmao
"Wrestlers need permission for tattoos - true"
Undertaker said on his podcast he never told Vince and got his tatt's done and the only result was a five minute yelling fit from Vince.
Ok, I wasn't expecting the ad to be a seemless integration to the topic.
Kudos to Maven. That was a top transition.
I always heard face sells shirts, heels sell tickets.
The heel makes it so you care for the face so you buy their shirt kek.
First time reading that. Hmmmm.....
That would have been a good myth to ask for this video...do faces split merch sales with their feuds...I know it was done in the past (Cornette has an old but good video about it) but was it done in Mavens time? Today EVERYONE sells merch to point i think it hurts business as a heel can't ever be...that bad and that hurts the product...plus normally heel rooting is so rampant your always on verge of turning face anyway. But know it was done in 80s was it gone by mavens time that'd be a good question
Maven with the keyboard cat would have been so wholesome. He probably would have become WWE world champion.
Best part of the video 😂
He'd have been IKCM, the Incredible Keyboard Cat Man😼
Undertaker has talked about how much he got chewed out by vince when he showed up with his arm tattoos. Mr. Mcmahon was not very happy lol
14:35 that's hilarious because "The Superfan" was literally at a small NWA show that i attended in Texas a few months ago and he was holding up his signs and interacting with the talent all night long!!
Didn't they call him "The sign guy"?
He was at a couple of AEW collisions at the Arlington esports arena. Pretty much any wrestling show in Texas area he's there, front row.
That the crowd noise gets manipulated already happened during the "Giolden Era" There was a match with Hogan where the crowd did like his heel oponent more than him. But that's not what WWF/Vince wanted, so they added cheers for Hogan and lowered the audience if the booed Hogan or cheered for the heel. Because Hogan was still the face of the company and their "Golden Goose".
I think that was when he was feuding with sid. People were tired of Hogan and Sid was going in popularity.
@@Slap10x-ku3lw the wrestler he meant is jake Roberts by the way aparently they were gonna have a feud jake Roberts vs hulk hogan but it did not happen because they were probally thinking they were gonna end up cheering for hulk hogan who was the heel at the time and booed the face which was hogan
@@evagelinadicante9840 i remember reading that somewhere he was also getting booed during the Sid feud pretty bad too. The Hulkster getting booed at all doesn't work for him brother.
Wrong
@Slait worked for him fine
Thats a reason he did nwo and took off once again p10x-ku3lw
16:25 “That doesn’t work for me brother”……
pg brother
Hackneyed.
Yours is my favorite non-federation-associated wrestling channel on TH-cam. You're the only one I've seen who isn't out there bashing the competition for whom you never worked. I used to subscribe to a bunch of wrestler's channels, but you're the only one I watch anymore.
2:14 "We can't wait till this asshole gets back" literally made me spit out my water lmao
Why? It was a basic line of dialogue.
@@jarlwhiterun7478 Maybe because Bob Holly is a renowned A-hole and Maven chose to show him 🤷🏻♂️?
@@jarlwhiterun7478why are you bothered by someone's joy over anything large or small
2:22 actually
@@jakegarman4526 ok special timekeeper for this match
I remember the “super fan” you’re talking about. Front row seats, every pay-per-view event no matter where in the country it was, camera man was sure to get him every time. Yeah, he was a family member or best friend of somebody (don’t know who).
Then,…never saw him again.
Was it a guy with long hair, a beard, and sunglasses? Also I think he was at all the ECW shows too
14:48 "Hat guy"as I call him was on an episode of Deal or No Deal", his support section was almost entirely WWE wrestlers. Even had one of the bad guys (i think The Miz) working for the Banker.
I remember that!
It's amazing how things have turned around for WWE. They've actually been dampening crowd noise for overseas shows lately. I was at Clash for example, and I can assure you the crowd did not politely quiet down so we could hear the ring announcers. Watching the show back the next day was kinda funny. There are multiple times that they dampen the crowd either so the commentators or announcer can be heard.
Can only assume they did the same in Lyon, cos that crowd was nuts.
7:35 "but guys like Dave Meltzer, guys who run the DirtSheets, they're not pulling this stuff out of their ass..."
Well, it certainly seems like they do lol
Nowadays Dave just watches Internet clips without understanding the context or gets scoops from insiders who are full of bull.
Maven thank you very much for getting straight to the point and not wasting any time! Doing something like that will make me stay right till the end of the video!
"we can't wait till this asshole gets back" 😂 that had me laughing. Thanks Maven & Crew, you always brighten up my day
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Lmao!!
Using the ad as a truth or false was genius
That ad break was very Conrad Thompson-esque 😂
One thing I admire about this channel is how he incorporates ads to the video. I never skip your ads and it always seems like added information. Keep it up.
Ok that was an impeccable sponsor tie-in, well played!
Dude you're so humble and cool. Love the videos brother!
As a child and even as a teenager, I believed everything they said
I remember Kofi was Jamaican
I remember they said Orton was injured and would be out for treatment. I was following Orton on social media and he was filming his trip with his family (supposedly he was injured and could barely walk). Heights, weights, names, countries and families are all made up
Yes, we feel frustrated after knowing the truth, but wrestling is one of our beautiful childhood memories
Edge spear off the ladder to Hardy was INSANE!!!
I think the best example of how to make money from losing most of your matches is Dolph Ziggler/Nic Nemeth. He said no to WWE when they wanted to renew his $2 million per year contract and went to TNA.
If you become a PHENOM at making other people look good, you'll get payed really well.
Maven has been doing TH-cam for about 30 seconds, and already has the smoothest ad transitions on the platform. Nice work brother! 🔥🔥
Maven's ability to sneak us AD'd while talking about WWE is greatest ever😂
Don't take this the wrong way brother but you are so much more over nowadays.its awesome honesty.
8:15 Cryme Tyme showing up after naive Maven in the locker room - “Money, money-yeah, yeah”
Hey Maven, wrestling fan here. Never thought that I would enjoy this kind of videos to make honest review for wrestling as a whole. But you definitely nailed it! Looking forward for more of your great videos man! Road to 1M subscribers hopefully. Would love to see you back in the business as “Commentary” 👍🏼
Anyone: asks Maven a question about WWE
Maven: During my time...
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The piped in crowd noise was probably the most jarring revelation when I went to my first house show. You can get away with it in a real arena, but it looks and sounds weird when you're in some hole in the wall tiny 5,000 seat arena that's usually used for amateur indoor soccer. You can literally see everybody else's face in the seats and they're playing the "full stadium cheers" soundtrack on the speakers and it makes it seem like you're attending an event with the world's most talented collection of ventriloquists.
I hope you never run out of things to talk about. These videos have become a highlight of my week!
We still have plenty of ideas… don’t worry
This is a great video, but I just wanted to comment to say that I also like how you handled the sponsorship. You made it fun and tied it in with the video and a creative way.
All events in sports or other things in life usually use crowd noise. Even ufc. Concerts, comedy. When u hear that voice scream we love u. Sometimes thats it too
Exactly. Everything ever produced for television has the audio manipulated in some form or another.
Maven better be getting main event pay for these ad reads because I rarely listen to ads but I always sit through his because he comes off so clear and professional. I can definitely see his QVC background a bit there 😂
Hey Maven, awesome to see you! 😄 Just wondering, are you and The Undertaker still planning that one final match? 🥊 I hear he’s still recovering from the last time you tossed him out! 😂👊
You’ve got top tier ad game I cannot lie
The sponsor integration was the smoothest 😂
That Sponsor transition was so smooth i had to applaud
Dang, Maven one of the best wrestling podcasters alive.
The superfan's name is Vladimir Abouzeidi. He regularly attended events at Madison Square Garden for over 30 years starting when he was a kid. He seems to be legitimate and not planted. I don't know if the spots using him were ever planned or coordinated with him.
COVID killed Abouzedi's mother and the lockdown prevented him from attending shows. He made three attempts on his own life before entering therapy, but recovered and was back at events the instant they resumed.
Abouzedi was awarded a framed championship belt at Wrestlemania 37, where he was certified as "superfan".
I was waiting for the ad for an eternity as soon as he got into the data brookers part 💀
Dudes like Maven make me appreciate the middle card wrestlers
14:33 JUST LIKE GREEEN SHIRT GUY😂😂
@17:10 you're not completely wrong about John Cena but it was Stephanie McMahon that actually overheard him freestyling on a flight because he was at risk of losing his job because the gimmick wasn't really working so it was Stephanie that actually saved his career and boosted him to what he became. He owes his career to Stephanie. She gave from the idea of making that freestyle which we heard on that Thanksgiving special
Myth: WWE listens to the fans.
Yet they won't accept any ideas for angles/storylines or moves.
Listening an acquiescence are different things.
The Keyboard cat got me LOL 😂😂😂 you the man Maven!! ❤❤❤❤ 👍
Those D-Von bumps were kooky
Were what?
@@LilCurt1993 Kooky. Silly. Crazy.
You have a great channel for the wrestling business. Your segway's into the sponsor is legendary.
Steve, Taker, Dwayne... all had big input into their character
how else can you explain the biker taker phase?
I'm so happy to see you succeed! You have a great way of sharing insights without talking down about the wrestlers, company, or business in general. Thoroughly entertaining. Thank you!
All the crowd noise during the thunderdome was real 🤣😂
They also plant fake fans. Have you noticed when something would happen that they would point the camera at a fan(s) and they'd have this overly exaggerated reaction? Look at the dude in the crowd in 2020 when Edge returned at the Royal Rumble. Definitely a plant.
This was a very interesting format. Thank you!
"WWE wrestlers can't accept acting roles without company approval."
Maven: That Myth is True.
Jesse Ventura: Tells Vince, Screw You I'm doing Predator.
Sgt. Slaughter went to AWA to do the G.I. Joe cartoon.
@@pigs18 The Ball's Old School Wrestlers had.
@@SkullKnightmare775 yes, when they had options.
@@pigs18 worked out well for Sarge. Probably made as much as he was making in the WWF working fewer dates and getting the GI Joe residuals. He still ended up coming back to the company in 1991 and having a long 2nd career with WWE as a producer / agent. Nice run for Sarge.
Barry Bloom's name comes to mind when it comes to some of the boys 🤔
Hi maven, im a huge fan and am training to become a wrestler myself. Thank you for all the advice and all the videos u make. They’re super educational and im so thankful that i have your channel to help me get better and learn a thing or two about the industry. ❤️
Hey maven can you bring on Brett hart and make him talk about goldberg
Every maven post is a blessing
They don’t just add crowd reaction for tv, they do it for live events. I went to see a Royal Albert Hall show in the 90’s and had a seat in a box. There was cheering coming from the speakers above us.
Was that mic'd from the crowd or a fake sound entirely
@@KaitouKaiju The chant sounded like American voices so I’d say it was added in.
Why were you sitting in a box? You couldn’t see anything from inside of a box. Did you poke holes through it or something?
Would be amazing to see one or some wrestlers from the current WWE roster here on your channel. It has been a lot of time since you have been in WWE, you would be interesting to now how much changed since your days in WWE.
Tbh if Nick Aldis becomes an active wrestler again, Maven could be a good Smackdown GM
That was a pretty good segway into the video sponsor. Well done Maven you’re getting creative.👏🏼👏🏼
Mave, that Segway into the ad was on F’ng point buddy!
*segue*
unless he rode a Segway into the ad read. ;)
I am not from the United states and I discovered your channel not long ago ! I stopped watching wrestling before your era, I loved wrestling so much back in the day (80s and 90s) ! now I like your videos because I am learning a lot from you about the Business !
a very good initiative
so thank you Maven !
maven for your next video can you give us the classic “hey guys, maven here. from 2001 to 2005 i had the best job in the world” its like your entrance song but for youtube
This comment needs to be bumped up to the top. It really is like his entrance at this point, i genuinely look forward to hearing it at this point 🤣
Maven such a great guy you are very inspiring though I started watching WWE from 2011 -2012 had lost interest near 2022-2023 but since finding your channel it has made be more interested in watching wrestling again
19:59 "after you'd be up to the Big Show" intentional pun? 😮
I'm both pissed off and genuinely impressed by how seamlessly the sponsor segments are worked into these
11:45 they do it both with Canned Heat and Cheap Pop. Why do you think the good guys always shout out the local sports franchises?
The good guys just happen to be a fan of each and everyone of those teams, no? 🤔
I liked your old intro Maven! “You had the coolest job!” 🤟😝 Seriously tho.
17:24 Meanwhile Perry Saturn still walking around with the mop for a girlfriend 🤣 gimmick.
That was a punishment to be fair lol. It was either do that or get fired.
LOVE Maven and this channel. Love watching this channel grow and can't wait to see 1m subs!! Keep being yourself and you'll get there!
I do have to say its TOTALLY bogus how the WWE uses "independent contractor" to get around pay/benefits/taxes but ALSO somehow limit what wrestlers can do like tats, outside work, schedule, etc... It's totally BS. It is quite literally getting your cake and eating it too. I hope someday wrestlers smarten up and unionize to get what they deserve. To see ex-superstars begging for money online is inexcusable for a mutli-billion dollar company.
I would love for you to talk about both your fractures and the recovery time and how you felt during.. right now I'm recovering from a broken arm and i would love to hear your recovery stories and how you felt during healing. LOVE THE VIDEOS BTW AWESOME JOB 😎🙌🙌🙏👏
The closest thing to "Do wins & losses affect pay?" being true would probably be the Winner's Purse, which I believe is still 100% a real thing in pro wrestling. Sure, it's all pre-determined, but giving the winner of a match a little extra money is still a reliable way for the booker to say "I'm putting my faith in you, & I'm even putting down extra money to prove it, so prove to me that you're worth it".
That has to be the slickest sponsor transition in the entire youtube universe. Mave you a like slick rick! 👊🏼
I'm stuck in the toilet help me
Me too
Jesus is coming look busy
Were he at
RIP brother
The poop isnot stuck
Hey Maven, Chance here. From 2001-2005 I was hoping you would become the WWE champion, but in2024, I am enjoying you being on YT and bringing us this great content!
Chyna stepped into the spotlight but it certainly wasnt the hollywood spotlight lol
She hulk and a night in Chyna 😂
11:54 "Unless your name is Randy Orton" 😂
10:07 the J.O.B. Squad
Who, looking back on it we’re all really solid workers: Al Snow, Bob Holly, Scorpio and at times, Terry Funk.
@@zlinedavid Too Cold Scorpio should have been a bigger star
@@ParticleLarry Scorp was ahead of his time. If he came along 10 years later, he’d be at minimum an upper-mid card guy.
Jesse Ventura just told Chris Van Vliet that he had to ask Vince to do Predator. But when Vince wouldn't return his calls, he accepted the role and quit WWF when Vince finally called back. Vince tried to get Ventura to fire his agent and use one of theirs so that he could get a piece of the pie. Shady.
Also, I still wonder how of Dirty Dom's heat/boos is piped in. Some attendees say the boos are universal, but not as loud as it comes off on TV.
I understand some ppl want to BE Maven but don't steal his identity you fools.
Fr bro
Hey Maven, Guys here