@@AlanNadeauIII for the others, Justin Hicks, Hayley Gauley along with Justin Sipes were let go during the Covid Pandemic. JP Ruggerio retired due to scheduling conflicts with his stuntman career. Matt Buyten retired due to the contract with Metal Mulisha ending, and Dalton Millican unfortunately passed away from a motorcycle crash in his rookie season.
Monster Mutt is basically the revolving door of Monster Jam. I honestly don't think it's ever had the same full-time driver two years in a row. The only degree of consistency it's ever had with regards to who was behind the wheel was at the World Finals from 2006-2014 with Charlie Pauken.
@@furioussherman7265 yeah that's true. It's such a crowd favorite that I don't understand why they don't keep a consistent driver in it whether it's a feld or independent driver. It's just so weird because every year it's someone new
Although an official reason isn't known for her departure, Bryce Kenny mentioned on his podcast that Colette was a nightmare to deal with behind the scenes. So she was probably either fired or FELD opted to not renew her contract.
Here are some other forgotten Monster jam drivers Anna Mercedes Morris (A one off driver who drove Monster mutt Dalmatian at Statford Springs 2013) Josh Hintz ( Another one off driver who drove El toro loco at Indianapolis 2014) Deric Evans (Drove Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles in 2007 and El toro loco at Hidalgo 2009) Joe Miller (Drove monster mutt from 2011-2013) Cliff Thomas (Was one off the drivers for WCW nitro machine, Briefly returned to drive Saigon shaker for one show in 2018) Also Cole Venard could have ended up on this list if he didn’t return to drive The black pearl
Also I think Joey Parnell would have made for a great addition to this list (He worked for FELD from 2010-2014 and drove El toro loco, TMNT, Superman and Man of steel
I’d say Jill Canuso. Only drove in 2001 and her only (to my knowledge) televised event was WF 2. After she trashed Wrenchhead, she retired. I think the crash messed her up a bit, but I don’t think that’s why she retired.
@@notserp1836 That’s a bit funny to me. I remember in 2012, I thought of Brian as the main driver and Todd as simply the secondary driver. At World Finals, I met Todd and was disappointed it wasn’t Brian. Then he became a champion and I’ve come to respect him as a driver, even from before his championship. Since then, some have forgotten Brian drove at all. Funny how that works.
I feel like Haley Gauley is an obscure one. She ran Scooby-Doo at the start of 2018, but MJ gave her the boot almost a month into the season because she kept crashing into walls and dumpsters, which is why Steven Sims was brought in for the rest of first quarter. She came back in 2019 to run Wonder Woman in Cardiff. I believe she might've ran some other international shows that year too but I might be wrong.
I remember watching her debut in like 2017 (collete). I watched her Vlog series a good bit then. I do believe Colette retired due to scheduling conflicts with other motor sport she was part of. It just didn’t work out for her to do all those things. She really had to sacrifice one by that point.
I feel like Nicole Johnson was another driver people forgot about as well I remember that she drove Tasmanian Devil and Scooby-Doo then disappeared after 2016
Couple things #1 I didn't know laskey ran that early #2 I feel like Jason Childress shouldn't be as forgotten as he is #3 didn't know Brandon Harrington ran that long #4 collete Davis what a name Also I forgot Ronnie coachram was the driver of radical rescue
I'm surprised you made no mention of Deric Evans. The son of Destroyer creator and driver Dan Evans, Deric briefly drove in 2006 and 2007 in a few different rides, most notably the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
Some forgotten/underappreciated drivers I can think of: Paul Cohen (TMNT, AF Afterburner, Pastrana 199) Ryan Huffaker (Blacksmith, TMNT) Norm Miller (Batman, NEA) Scott Liddycoat (Dragon's Breath, Dragon) Joey Parnell (Superman/Man of Steel, TMNT) Rob Knell (nWo, Bulldozer, Hot Wheels)
i’d say Justin Hicks he was a decent driver but he only drove for 2 years before he was laid off and has never returned to Monster Jam since 2020 and Tj Tripp
Here’s another: Rickey Ownley. He drove Grave Digger in 2003 as a fill in for Dennis Anderson and then moved to Monster Trucks Unlimited driving Mopar Magic (Sims) for three years (2008-2010). Eleven years later in 2021 He returned driving Saigon Shaker/Shaker in Newark 2021 and then again driving said truck in Detroit 2022 (Show 2).
When he did that front flip in New Orleans he was pretty talked about. I don’t know if I would say he’s forgotten because everyone really knows how good he was
Scott Buetow drove for 9 years and earned his title "King of the Backflip" and was even Team Ice captain at the 2019 Monster Jam All-Star Challenge. Alex Blackwell drove from 2005-19 and was famous for his MJWF X racing crash. Linsey Weenk drove for 20 years and went to every World Finals from 2006-19. How are they forgotten?
@@CaptainJack64 Right but just because they're retired doesn't mean they're forgotten. Look at Pablo Huffaker or Neil Elliot. They called it a career in recent years but fans still remember them.
@@AtlanticCoastJoey he was part of team KCM. He only filled in for monster jam for select times he was not full-time. I believe monster Mutt was ran on independent chassis when he drove it
Here are six other forgotten drivers I can name:
1. Justin Hicks - Pirate's Curse (2019-20)
2. Haley Gauley - Scooby-Doo!, Wonder Woman (2018-19)
3. JP Ruggierro - El Diablo (2013-16)
4. Matt Buyten - Metal Mulisha (2017)
5. Justin "Pooh" Sipes - Megalodon (2017-20)
6. Dalton Millican - Blue Thunder (2015, RIP)
What the hell happened to Sipes?
@@AlanNadeauIIIfurloughed by FELD during 2020
@@eaterocofchildren OOOOOOOOOOOOOF
@@AlanNadeauIII for the others, Justin Hicks, Hayley Gauley along with Justin Sipes were let go during the Covid Pandemic. JP Ruggerio retired due to scheduling conflicts with his stuntman career. Matt Buyten retired due to the contract with Metal Mulisha ending, and Dalton Millican unfortunately passed away from a motorcycle crash in his rookie season.
@@dawhiteman1451 Yea
Something very common with a lot of these drivers is that most were part of the Monster Mutt team in some way
I noticed that when I was editing lol
Monster Mutt is basically the revolving door of Monster Jam. I honestly don't think it's ever had the same full-time driver two years in a row. The only degree of consistency it's ever had with regards to who was behind the wheel was at the World Finals from 2006-2014 with Charlie Pauken.
@@furioussherman7265 yeah that's true. It's such a crowd favorite that I don't understand why they don't keep a consistent driver in it whether it's a feld or independent driver. It's just so weird because every year it's someone new
@@furioussherman7265early on bobby zee was a fairly consistent driver
@@joyoustye2326 For only three years at the most. Aside from him, my point still stands.
I have always been wondering if the retired monster truck drivers get new normal jobs
Although an official reason isn't known for her departure, Bryce Kenny mentioned on his podcast that Colette was a nightmare to deal with behind the scenes. So she was probably either fired or FELD opted to not renew her contract.
I'm curious as to why exactly she was a nightmare to deal with. I forgot about her until now so I can't really say I have any ideas as to why
Link to the video? I wanna see that
Here are some other forgotten Monster jam drivers
Anna Mercedes Morris (A one off driver who drove Monster mutt Dalmatian at Statford Springs 2013)
Josh Hintz ( Another one off driver who drove El toro loco at Indianapolis 2014)
Deric Evans (Drove Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles in 2007 and El toro loco at Hidalgo 2009)
Joe Miller (Drove monster mutt from 2011-2013)
Cliff Thomas (Was one off the drivers for WCW nitro machine, Briefly returned to drive Saigon shaker for one show in 2018)
Also Cole Venard could have ended up on this list if he didn’t return to drive The black pearl
Just about all of them are independents one way or another. I only counted FELD drivers
@@ericfording3556 oh
@@dylanbalsamo7275 I appreciate suggestions though, heck I encouraged that.
@@ericfording3556 thanks
Also I think Joey Parnell would have made for a great addition to this list (He worked for FELD from 2010-2014 and drove El toro loco, TMNT, Superman and Man of steel
Bobby zee will never be forgotten. His iconic spin crash in monster mutt was awesome.
I’d say Jill Canuso. Only drove in 2001 and her only (to my knowledge) televised event was WF 2. After she trashed Wrenchhead, she retired. I think the crash messed her up a bit, but I don’t think that’s why she retired.
She drove the og wrenchead in the 2001 season. She debuted at the fall show Hampton 2000 with a then unnamed truck
I’d say Brian Deegan of Metal Mulisha.
I did see him at Phoenix 2012.
@@notserp1836 That’s a bit funny to me. I remember in 2012, I thought of Brian as the main driver and Todd as simply the secondary driver. At World Finals, I met Todd and was disappointed it wasn’t Brian. Then he became a champion and I’ve come to respect him as a driver, even from before his championship. Since then, some have forgotten Brian drove at all. Funny how that works.
Also, no real fan would have forgotten about Bobby Z or Bryan Winston with as many wild moments as those two had
I feel like Haley Gauley is an obscure one. She ran Scooby-Doo at the start of 2018, but MJ gave her the boot almost a month into the season because she kept crashing into walls and dumpsters, which is why Steven Sims was brought in for the rest of first quarter. She came back in 2019 to run Wonder Woman in Cardiff. I believe she might've ran some other international shows that year too but I might be wrong.
No she just drove like shit.
Courtney Jolly, Candice jolly's sister, had an injury and retired, and her sister went on going
I remember watching her debut in like 2017 (collete). I watched her Vlog series a good bit then. I do believe Colette retired due to scheduling conflicts with other motor sport she was part of. It just didn’t work out for her to do all those things. She really had to sacrifice one by that point.
I mean, Todd Frolik and Jason Childress each have televised (ok, I’m including Around the USHRA) wins
Ami Houde actually made an appearance in 2022 driving Train Wreck in Montreal! Tried to do a backflip but crashed.
I feel like Nicole Johnson was another driver people forgot about as well I remember that she drove Tasmanian Devil and Scooby-Doo then disappeared after 2016
Couple things
#1 I didn't know laskey ran that early
#2 I feel like Jason Childress shouldn't be as forgotten as he is
#3 didn't know Brandon Harrington ran that long
#4 collete Davis what a name
Also I forgot Ronnie coachram was the driver of radical rescue
Yep. I was at taryns final show
Troy Dubois and Harrell Reynolds are 2 drivers that I think of when talking about forgotten drivers.
I'm surprised you made no mention of Deric Evans. The son of Destroyer creator and driver Dan Evans, Deric briefly drove in 2006 and 2007 in a few different rides, most notably the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
Also got TMNT its first stadium freestyle win
I saw whit tarlton drive Spider-Man in Milwaukee
Collete Davis came to drifting on an amateur level and has had no success.
Ryan huffaker, actually drove a good amount but I never hear anyone talk about him
6:52 Hard question… because I wouldn’t be able to tell if I forgotten a driver 💀
Drivers where you need a reminder that they existed.
Jeremy Slifko is very obscure IMO, I've heard nobody remembered his first birth to the World Finals...
but he was independent.
love the top 10 videos like this bro
Some forgotten/underappreciated drivers I can think of:
Paul Cohen (TMNT, AF Afterburner, Pastrana 199)
Ryan Huffaker (Blacksmith, TMNT)
Norm Miller (Batman, NEA)
Scott Liddycoat (Dragon's Breath, Dragon)
Joey Parnell (Superman/Man of Steel, TMNT)
Rob Knell (nWo, Bulldozer, Hot Wheels)
Underappreciated yes, forgotten nah
I loved Bobby par..
I had the honor of being at Taryns final show in Philadelphia with el toro.
Surprised Joe Payne, Grave Digger, wasn't mentioned
What about eldon depew? He’s also a forgotten driver.
Went to 2 World Finals. Not forgotten.
After that and world finals 3 he just disappeared out of nowhere
@@lennymarroquin Ehh, they didn't re-sign him. It happens. But definitely not forgotten,.especially when you throw in the Taurus history.
Another forgotten driver is Kevin Lewis who drove bulldozer at it’s last show in Glendale.
I think it’s bad that I recognized every driver here 😂
i’d say Justin Hicks he was a decent driver but he only drove for 2 years before he was laid off and has never returned to Monster Jam since 2020 and Tj Tripp
I want to know what Chad Reed was like for a reason.....
He was a crew member for Tony Farrell when he first started off.
I know someone who loves drifting cars and considers Collete Davis to be her idol, but she had no idea Collete ever drove Monster Trucks 😂
For Courtney it’s actually 2006-2008
Just want I wanted
I say Scott as Scott (ponch-ra-brand)
What about Linsey Weenk or Chad Fortune? I like the pic at 1:05. That was Dayton, Ohio 2008. I was there. Classic Thunder Nationals Monster Jam.
If you can name them off the top of your head, they're not forgotten
Bobby Z.... Honestly I can never forget him, not to mention I just loved the name "Bobby Z".
Idk who I forgot
Lyle Hancock was a forgotten Monster Jam truck driver ???? - 2003
The driver you mention was inches away from being the first world freestyle champion, and nearly a racing champion the following year.
Even though it’s recent and there’s still a possibility he goes full time one day, Brenden Rassel would be good for this list.
Also here’s an idea for a list. Most obscure fill ins. Like Jim Koehler in Grave Digger
There were a few during the late 2010s. Justin Hicks, Justin Sipes, Joe Urie, Ami Houde, Hayley Gauley, Macey Nitcher, etc.
Now you should do the top 10 most forgotten monster trucks.
there are about a thousand
@@ericfording3556update ur theme playlist
@@eaterocofchildren no
@@ericfording3556 fair enough
Here’s another: Rickey Ownley. He drove Grave Digger in 2003 as a fill in for Dennis Anderson and then moved to Monster Trucks Unlimited driving Mopar Magic (Sims) for three years (2008-2010). Eleven years later in 2021 He returned driving Saigon Shaker/Shaker in Newark 2021 and then again driving said truck in Detroit 2022 (Show 2).
When he did that front flip in New Orleans he was pretty talked about. I don’t know if I would say he’s forgotten because everyone really knows how good he was
Almost went to the Newark show for him
Ownley was independent.
He was incredible in molar magic
Mopar*
I know 5 drivers they were forgotten:
5. Scott Liddycoat
4. Scott Bewtow
3. Alex Blackwell
2. Linsey Weenk
1. Justin Sipes
Scott Buetow drove for 9 years and earned his title "King of the Backflip" and was even Team Ice captain at the 2019 Monster Jam All-Star Challenge. Alex Blackwell drove from 2005-19 and was famous for his MJWF X racing crash. Linsey Weenk drove for 20 years and went to every World Finals from 2006-19. How are they forgotten?
@@doublebaconchaseburger they didn't Competed unto this day
@@CaptainJack64 Right but just because they're retired doesn't mean they're forgotten. Look at Pablo Huffaker or Neil Elliot. They called it a career in recent years but fans still remember them.
I’m pretty sure that Scott Buetow, Alex Blackwell, and Linsey Weenk are well remembered.
How about this forgotten driver, Kasey Christensen.
NO INDEPENDENTS
@@ericfording3556 Wiki is screwed up then, It said Kasey was with Monster Jam throughout his entire career
@@AtlanticCoastJoey he was part of team KCM. He only filled in for monster jam for select times he was not full-time. I believe monster Mutt was ran on independent chassis when he drove it