I met Jim Duggan last year and actually asked him about the XWF. All he said was and I quote: "They had a lot of chances...but they had Brian Knobbs in charge."
Ah, the XWF and all its stars: Jimmy Snuka Twonior, British Worm Ian Robinson, Hail Shane and Hell Shane, HORACE, Billy Fives, Christopher Daniels with hair, Evil Teddy Hart, and Hulk Hogan OR MAYBE NOT BROTHER!
Great again Jack! Love these, keep them coming! The true story of DPW could be good too. 3 guys who loved pro wrestling, who then started streaming,who then started a promotion, which has since taken off!
And, no shit. There I was. A green as hell soldier, stationed at Fort Campbell. The upstart TNA? Gave us free tickets, every week, to attend their shows at the Nashville fairgrounds. IE: "The TNA Arena." Not only were we given front row priority? But backstage access, as well. I've met SO many. From The Insane Clown Posse, to an upstart AJ Styles (after an Ultimate X Match win), to Sabu (who's broken English was fun as hell), to Raven (who's genuinely gotta be one of the funniest guys on this planet). It's little wonder, to me, that they still exist.
Jack's gotten so damn good at these historical wrestling recap videos. Like many of the other commenters here, I was aware of XWF from Deadlock's hilarious podcasts about them, but it was really cool to actually learn a lot about the promotion in a more informative video! Great job, Jack!
23:00 in 2006 when i was in WWC they still had boxes and boxes of XWF tshirts in the WWC office that they would try to sell here and there. I think they gave me a free one at one point but i forget what i did with it.
I worked with Jimmy Heart around this time and XWF was all he would talk about. He gave us a promo trailer and it looked ok but I could tell it was very expensive.
Well you know brothers, I really hope I end up right here, watching Cultaholic Wrestling dude Or maybe not brother, maybe I'll go back to watch Simon Miller, DOOD
"I KILLED BRODY!" "CUT THAT DADDY, DADDY CUT THAT!" "DADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDY" "Yeah he did. i saw it, i was there" "SHUT UP DADDY!" "AND SPEAKING MURDERERS, WE GOT JIMMY SNUKA BACK HERE DUDE!"
My dad and I went to one of their final house shows in Hobbs, New Mexico in Feb, 2002. It was awesome to see Roddy Piper and Terry Funk in person, Sable was there, and my dad struck up a conversion with Terry's wife Vicki about him being on police detail for the Amarillo territory shows. The thing I remember most though is they had a horrendous Ultimate Warrior ripoff wrestling either Vampiro or the Wall. The Warrior (I can't remember what they called him, but it was clearly a ripoff) was so bad the crowd started turning on the match. Main event was Funk against Greg Valentine.
This was a pretty fascinating time in wrestling. Back in the early 00’s, I didn’t have a computer. However, I always used to watch the TV Guide channel to see what’s on television. I remember being very intrigued by this XWF event on PPV. It wasn’t just them, there was also the WWA World Wrestling Allstars which had Jeff Jarrett, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, etc. Then NWA-TNA came into the scene with their new weekly PPV on Wednesdays. Definitely was a period which a variety of promotions tried to fill the void that WCW left. I never ordered any of these PPV’s and all I knew about them was their commercials.
No more pimadonnas, in a company fronted by Hulk Hogan lol. Sure thing brother! Thanks to Deadlock for introducing me to this company and tip of the cap for this video.
Gonna guess that the majority of the comments on this video are from the people who listen to The Deadlock Podcast.............................................Or maybe not brother.
Something that ressembled the XWF but that had a little more success was the WWA(World Wrestling All Stars). I believe it was from Australia and they paid a lot of big stars to wrestle there. Would love to know their short history as well.
Its so funny seeing all of the Deadlock references bc I just imagine people who don't listen to the pod reading all of them wondering what the hell these people are even talking about lol
"No more primadonna and no more politics" coming from the biggest primadonna and politicer in the industry will always be hilarious. Guess the company took Hogan's catchphrase to heart, since it didn't work for anyone brother.
I love this. I didnt even think of a foam board to keep fhe jersey wrinkle free. I got a signed Jordan jersey I am wanting to frame and bought a $200 frame and needed these tips. thanks
I went to the tapings at Universal Orlando. The same studio they filmed WCW Worldwide in. NOT the TNA Impact Zone however which was next to that studio and much bigger.
I went to the GB show it was at the Brown County Arena the 1500 must have been paid as the place was almost filled and it held about 3500 hundred peaple. It was a popular place back in the old AWA days. The only match I remember was Kid Cash vrs Josh Mathews it was a good high flying match. The crowd was very optimistic as the attitude was this could work.
I vaguely remember an infomercial by Kurt Hennig on TV about this upcoming wrestling federation. . I was actually fairly stoked about it. I knew that it wasn't really going to be a legit threat to WWE, but I lilied the idea of a new promotion with such star power....and, then? Nothing. Always wondered what had happened. Well, now, I guess I know.
This is all interesting and all, but WHY would Ric Flair "agree to work with Hogan again?" He wasn't sick of jobbing to him EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY WORKED already? Love Ric, top 5 for sure, but dude is just a poor decision maker.
They were scheduled to be in Toledo. They ran one infomercial for the show. Just one and it was before the soap operas started. They hyped it up for that half a hour and then nothing.
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That’s right brother, no prima donnas! That’s why I’m not signed here, or maybe I am, dude!
OR MAYBE I AM SIGNED DUDE WHO KNOWS.
why’d you say that DADDY?
@@patrickeslick-nr4jq DADDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
don't be saying that, daddy...
DAAAADDDDYYYYYYY
I instantly read that in my Hulk Hogan voice and it just sounded right. 😅
XWF is about to be the greatest of all time. OR MAYBE NOT, DUDE. I'm not even going, BROTHER
Deadlock Podcast represent!!!
@@JohnMBlue1992 SKEEEEEEWOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Deadlock bois takin over. OR MAYBE NOT BROTHER
We Dippin hogs today boys
XWF? That doesn't work for me brother!
I met Jim Duggan last year and actually asked him about the XWF. All he said was and I quote:
"They had a lot of chances...but they had Brian Knobbs in charge."
Absolute BASED Jim Duggan 😂
I’m now a big fan of Jim Duggan.
Well said, Duggan. If Brian Knobbs ran a funeral parlor, nobody would die.
@@roccoz2231actually polar opposite cause they would suffer through every Nasty Boys match. A fate worse than death
When you asked about XWF did he say " the what W huh"?
Appreciate the moment I entered the comments their are foresight hulk hogan jokes. God bless Deadlock
Hogan saying "XWF no more primadonnas"
what a hypocrite 🤣😂💀
@@originalchristianvogt or maybe not brother!
At least in his defense he went to bat for himself and didn't need a right hand and left hand like Shawn.
Ah, the XWF and all its stars: Jimmy Snuka Twonior, British Worm Ian Robinson, Hail Shane and Hell Shane, HORACE, Billy Fives, Christopher Daniels with hair, Evil Teddy Hart, and Hulk Hogan OR MAYBE NOT BROTHER!
And let's not forget; The Brother of The Paint, VamPIEro. But I call him "Vampiro", dude.
SKEEWOAH
Evil Teddy Hart is just Teddy Hart 😂
But he's evil lol@@the.ricefarmer
@@mjuzumakiThe superstar of the future according to the consensus of the hulkamaniacs, brother
Hulk Hogan's ready to be part of the XWF brother, or maybe not dude!
Everyone should listen to the Deadlock podcast reviews on the XWF taping if they haven't already.
The Omnibus of terrible wrestling booking.
OR MAYBE THEY SHOULDNT DUDE, THEY TALK A LOT OF SHIT ABOUT ME BROTHER
Great again Jack! Love these, keep them coming! The true story of DPW could be good too. 3 guys who loved pro wrestling, who then started streaming,who then started a promotion, which has since taken off!
or maybe not dude
@@doggerthedog6744 ?
FACTS.
That doesn't work for me, brother.
Or maybe it does brother, we'll have to see how this goes.
@@DZADangerous Or maybe not, dude!
That really depends brother! Maybe I'll just rip all your t-shirts dude!
😅😅😅😅😅@@TheMKZero
"I SURE HOPE I WORK HERE, DUDE."
"OR NOT. IT DEPENDS, BROTHER."
FORESIGHT HULK HOGAN STRIKES AGAIN
SKEEWOAH
I THINK IT’LL DEPEND ON THE SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY DUDE, BUT I’M NOT 100% SURE YET, BROTHER
YEAAAHH MORE NASTY BOYS
@@GabeAllz57 BUT MAYBE I AM SURE DUDE.
IM HERE FOR THE REFRENCES AND I LOVE IT DADDY!
DADDYYYY!!!
XWF content!! I'm in. It's a fascinating hotmess I've only heard snippets on the Smackdown review podcast feed.
So this is needed. Thank you ❤
Cheers guys, now I have to rewatch Deadlock XWF syncs for a 100th time. OR MAYBE NOT DUDE, I DON'T KNOW, JIMMY SHHHHHHHNUKA WHERE ARE THE BODIES
here for the Deadlock comments
Edit: Or maybe not dude I don't know but I sure hope so dude
You already know!
Carlos Colon: "I KILLED BRODY!"
@@mesousagaby740Jimmy Hart: "Uh-oh. DADDY, CUT THAT!!"
Or maybe not, brother
@@mjuzumakidaaaadddddyyy!
And, no shit. There I was. A green as hell soldier, stationed at Fort Campbell. The upstart TNA? Gave us free tickets, every week, to attend their shows at the Nashville fairgrounds. IE: "The TNA Arena."
Not only were we given front row priority? But backstage access, as well.
I've met SO many.
From The Insane Clown Posse, to an upstart AJ Styles (after an Ultimate X Match win), to Sabu (who's broken English was fun as hell), to Raven (who's genuinely gotta be one of the funniest guys on this planet). It's little wonder, to me, that they still exist.
Jack's gotten so damn good at these historical wrestling recap videos. Like many of the other commenters here, I was aware of XWF from Deadlock's hilarious podcasts about them, but it was really cool to actually learn a lot about the promotion in a more informative video! Great job, Jack!
XWF really left a mark on the history of professional wrestling....or maybe it didn't, brother
23:00 in 2006 when i was in WWC they still had boxes and boxes of XWF tshirts in the WWC office that they would try to sell here and there. I think they gave me a free one at one point but i forget what i did with it.
Your a great talent
I worked with Jimmy Heart around this time and XWF was all he would talk about. He gave us a promo trailer and it looked ok but I could tell it was very expensive.
Jimmy Snuka Twonior for HOF!
Where’s the bodies Jimmy?!
@@zachpainter3763 *insert close up of Jimmy's face*
@@SkyeArrow222 or maybe not dude!
@@zachpainter3763 I got dementia bruddah, ask Twonior
THEEEEEEEEE BOOOOOOYSSSSSSSSS ARE BACK
IN TOOOOOOOOOWN!
SKEEEEEEEEEEEWOOOOOOOAH
James Johnny and Toby I mean Tony eating corn the long way YEAHHH
Well you know brothers, I really hope I end up right here, watching Cultaholic Wrestling dude
Or maybe not brother, maybe I'll go back to watch Simon Miller, DOOD
Love “The True Story” series
Came in the comments for Deadlock references
Wasn’t disappointed 😭
Hulk Hogan probably couldn’t commit to the XWF due to his Metallica band commitments 🤔
Ironically, 2001 is around the same that Jason quit Metallica....so the band was actually in need of a bass player, brother.
Couldnt find time in his 400 days a year schedule
It was the neck injury from Undertaker's tombstone.
@@david83ryan Metallica's tours spanned 450 days/yr. Didn't work for Hulk, brother.
@@the_amazing_crappo Shame on those who say Hulk Hogan doesn’t sell. He’s being selling that injury for over 30 years brother 😂
The boys are back in town.
First in line for pastamania the ride, but not for pasta in an Italian restaurant
No Hulkaroos or side bread for you, dude.
Promotions that have X in their name are doomed to fail
DADDY!
CULTAHOLIC IS UPLOADING XWF CONTENT
DADDY!!!
*insert jimmy snuka staring gif*
"I GOT DEMENTIA BRUDDA, ASK TWONIOR" 🤨
*JIMMY SUPER FLY SNUKA*
@@mjuzumaki *DAD!*
"Murder murder murder"- OSW gang
@@mjuzumaki BRUH😂.
Great video! Would love to see more of these! Incredible work Jack and the editing crew!
Can’t believe hogan killed another promotion
Cant believe people didnt want to watch the Nasty Boys wrestle in 2002!
So does this mean Jack is a certified Hogdipper..OR MAYBE NOT DUDE!!
Wayne Arnold from the Wonder Years! 😂😂😂 3:10
Deadlock said this would be a great video , OR MAYBE IT WOULDNT BROTHER , but I SURE HOPE IM IN IT DUDE!
"I KILLED BRODY!"
"CUT THAT DADDY, DADDY CUT THAT!"
"DADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDY"
"Yeah he did. i saw it, i was there"
"SHUT UP DADDY!"
"AND SPEAKING MURDERERS, WE GOT JIMMY SNUKA BACK HERE DUDE!"
jimmy snuka twonior shouldve been the champ. wouldve saved the promotion. or maybe not dude
Came for the comments section and I was not disappointed.
Or maybe I was, brother..
My dad and I went to one of their final house shows in Hobbs, New Mexico in Feb, 2002. It was awesome to see Roddy Piper and Terry Funk in person, Sable was there, and my dad struck up a conversion with Terry's wife Vicki about him being on police detail for the Amarillo territory shows. The thing I remember most though is they had a horrendous Ultimate Warrior ripoff wrestling either Vampiro or the Wall. The Warrior (I can't remember what they called him, but it was clearly a ripoff) was so bad the crowd started turning on the match. Main event was Funk against Greg Valentine.
DADDY!!!
I came for the Xtreme and left because there wasn't enough Xcitement
Jack on XWF
This was a pretty fascinating time in wrestling. Back in the early 00’s, I didn’t have a computer. However, I always used to watch the TV Guide channel to see what’s on television. I remember being very intrigued by this XWF event on PPV. It wasn’t just them, there was also the WWA World Wrestling Allstars which had Jeff Jarrett, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, etc. Then NWA-TNA came into the scene with their new weekly PPV on Wednesdays. Definitely was a period which a variety of promotions tried to fill the void that WCW left. I never ordered any of these PPV’s and all I knew about them was their commercials.
Man, this really highlights how absolutely wild it is that TNA is still alive
Yes!!! New video love these!!! 🙌👏
No more pimadonnas, in a company fronted by Hulk Hogan lol. Sure thing brother! Thanks to Deadlock for introducing me to this company and tip of the cap for this video.
I knew Cultaholic would get it together to get the full story on this one. Great work guys
Dippin the hog to this rn
This is gonna be great, or maybe not! I’m not even signed brother
They should have known Hogan was lying when his lips started moving.
Hogan: I want two million, with 50k upfront.
XWF: That doesn't work for us, brother...
Really like these documentaries, great job again Jack 😀
Finally! I’ve been wanting you to cover this for ages :)
I not long re-watched the Deadlock boyz reviewing the XWF episodes and found the first 3 episodes of XWF on TH-cam in my library ready to watch.
Gonna guess that the majority of the comments on this video are from the people who listen to The Deadlock Podcast.............................................Or maybe not brother.
A great history of the XWF…. OR IS IT BROTHER???
XWF IN YOUR FACE!!! That's right Daddy! DADDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
Something that ressembled the XWF but that had a little more success was the WWA(World Wrestling All Stars). I believe it was from Australia and they paid a lot of big stars to wrestle there. Would love to know their short history as well.
The first comments I saw on this being DEADLOCK references did not disappoint.
OR MAYBE NOT BROTHER
Whatever $ was spent on sable would’ve been better spent on advertising for house shows
Yay a new true story video
Its so funny seeing all of the Deadlock references bc I just imagine people who don't listen to the pod reading all of them wondering what the hell these people are even talking about lol
A lot of fellow dippers in this comment section I see
XWF died so Tna could run
The independent scene in the 2000s was really strange. :)
No more pre Madonnas except for me brother or maybe not dude
"No more primadonna and no more politics" coming from the biggest primadonna and politicer in the industry will always be hilarious. Guess the company took Hogan's catchphrase to heart, since it didn't work for anyone brother.
OR MAYBE IT'S NOT THE TRUE STORY, DUDE.
I remember xwf like it was yesterday absolutely loved it
Absolutely LUFFED XWF's roster !! 👍
DADDYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Ah The Wrestling Channel! I used to be on their forums as a teen! Sadly, it wasn't on NTL at the time.
I love this. I didnt even think of a foam board to keep fhe jersey wrinkle free.
I got a signed Jordan jersey I am wanting to frame and bought a $200 frame and needed these tips. thanks
I went to the tapings at Universal Orlando. The same studio they filmed WCW Worldwide in. NOT the TNA Impact Zone however which was next to that studio and much bigger.
I never heard of XWF, Ya learn something new everyday.
I went to the GB show it was at the Brown County Arena the 1500 must have been paid as the place was almost filled and it held about 3500 hundred peaple. It was a popular place back in the old AWA days. The only match I remember was Kid Cash vrs Josh Mathews it was a good high flying match. The crowd was very optimistic as the attitude was this could work.
Jack would go to a Hogan Pasta themed ride, but he keeps refusing his laptop their date at an Italian restaurant. 😂
Great stuff!
I don't remember hearing about any of this at the time. Not a bit. Like... this feels like an alternate history video almost.
Great video. Very informative 👏
ANOTHER TRUE STORY OF FINALLY
I vaguely remember an infomercial by Kurt Hennig on TV about this upcoming wrestling federation. . I was actually fairly stoked about it. I knew that it wasn't really going to be a legit threat to WWE, but I lilied the idea of a new promotion with such star power....and, then? Nothing. Always wondered what had happened. Well, now, I guess I know.
What a strange time period in wrestling. Also thanks, now I have to go and find out what this Mat Rats was.
Bishoff and Harvey made that tv show called the devil's ride on the discory channel back in 2012
3:05 I was in Matrats
You deserve to be on tv making millions
So they were TNA b4 TNA
16:38 wow Kurt was starting to look like his dad there
The WGN thing is funny, if they considered it local, because I live in Florida and we had access to WGN as well. That channel was in multiple markets.
I remember the rumblings ..some of us were really excited.
This is all interesting and all, but WHY would Ric Flair "agree to work with Hogan again?" He wasn't sick of jobbing to him EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY WORKED already? Love Ric, top 5 for sure, but dude is just a poor decision maker.
I'm giving a like just for "Pastamania the Ride".
Shout out to Deadlock for covering this and giving us the real nitty gritty 😭😭
THAT'S RIGHT DADDY
I'm from tyler still live there and i never even heard about them coming here just thought it was crazy
This is the first time I've ever heard of this organization
They were scheduled to be in Toledo. They ran one infomercial for the show. Just one and it was before the soap operas started. They hyped it up for that half a hour and then nothing.
Hogans match against Curt Hennig in the XWF is on his DVD as a extra
I was at the milwaukee show dec 19 2002 got my Pic with gorgeous George in the ring pretty exciting for 14yr old at the time
18:41 Not to be that guy, but Amarillo is north of Lubbock.