How I Lost All My Money
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Once I became a WWE wrestler, I made more money than I had ever seen. However, some bad choices led to me losing a fortune. In this video, I explain how it happened.
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Petition for HHH to bring this man to the commentary team
I'm sure there are already talks inside WWE regarding bringing Maven on
I'd love to see Maven become the Jerry Lawler for the current generation!
I dont know if that place is a good place to work anymore.
@@jimmccormick6091 I don't think we'll truly be able to evaluate how good or bad the current WWE administration is for a few years... It's pretty rare for there to be a problem, and that problems be called out in anything but hindsight.
@@jimmccormick6091why do you think it isn’t?
Maven just casually no selling those bugs like a true veteran
🤣
Meanwhile them bitches was goin for the jugular
Underrated comment
You gotta protect your character. Maven aint no jobber to insects.
Perfect.
Respect Maven for keeping Test's name out there. It's clear Test had a meaningful impact in Maven's life and he really cherishes those moments.
Test was one of my favorite big guys. Seemed like a genuinely nice guy and was a hell of a worker. Damn shame we lost him so soon.
This guy is so upfront, real, honest, and takes responsibility for his actions. Gotta appreciate it.
When money is rolling in, it never feels like it’s going to stop.
Havent happened to me:((( The money rolling part that is.
What mostly people do not realise, for most of us, just one letter (by your company terminating your contract) will most likely change your life very soon and very quick.
@@nobots27 If it's rolling away, then it's happened to me.
That happened to me I made $600k one year and never made a cent again
That executive producer on a movie has GOT to be a video in-itself! Just, how you found this person, how they sold you on the project (or didn't have to sell you?), what was it, and what happened to them?
That's gotta be a great story!
Maven looks like he's on the verge of discovering something that will change the world
does he?
🤨
He kind of does
Lmao
he's a natural born salesman
The fact that this channel has under 500k subs blows my mind. Should be in the millions. Maven is one of the best dudes in the wrestling bubble, and this show is just so easy to watch.
He uploaded his first vid around this time last year. 450k subscribers in a year is really good. His channel is growing steadily but rapidly.
He'll get there in due time.
@@alexs.818that’s actually insanely fast. Most people are lucky to even get 1k in a year let alone 450k 😭. I think outside of Booker T his channel may be the biggest individual wrestler channel
It was like 380 a month ago
Maven looking like he's the first man to discover the American frontier every time he films outside
😂😂 HORIZON!
@@MavenKHuffman
Tell me that was prop money
or at least lie to me & say it was
@@DadTalksLive my anxiety went through the roof every time he put money on the fire pit
@@DadTalksLiveit VERY CLEARLY said Copy and Not A Legal Tender. I'd give your optometrist a call...
@MainPrism most of us aren't holding the phone up to our faces bud lol and some people don't know how real fake money looks😂😂😂
Here comes the Mav! I, myself had gone through some stupid lifestyle in my 20s and 30s. It’s only in this couple of years when I’ve finally come good in my life and got my finances stabilised. So I share your loss in a sense Maven. But hey, here we are doing good and getting our lives back on track. Better late than never as they say.
Haha…. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER could be my trademark! Glad to know I’m not alone in growing up! Thank you so much for the support. Believe me…. I’m not taking this $ and runnin out to a strip club with it…… well, maybe not? Lol😂 TAKE CARE
Maven getting sponsored left and right. And the other thing I like about maven is that he gets straight to the point about wrestling. He gives all the tips tricks and secrets.
Better help is not a sponsor I'd accept personally especially given its history
Is there a better alternative you could suggest? @@Venemofthe888
@@ReplyIfUrR374rd3d as a sponsor or a therapy thing
@@Venemofthe888 both
@@ReplyIfUrR374rd3d for a sponsor there's many options but also to do research into each offer because not all of them are very clean as they appear. Research Betterhelp and see how shady they have been in the past and there's no process to stop anyone being on there.
For therapy I'd suggest looking in your local areas and seeing which one works best for you. Any Research you do yourself will probably help more than a sponsor you see on TH-cam
Openness and honesty 10/10
Well-articulated points devoid of sugarcoating the truth 10/10
Video production quality 10/10
Keep 'em coming, Maven!
Watching Maven has become my new weekly therapy
You didn’t even watch his video and commented as soon as it was uploaded just to get some likes lol
Same!!! 😂😂😂
@@TheGreatVivek7😂😂
Trust me, getting all this off my chest is my therapy too! It has helped me move forward simply taking ownership my my life
Good man, onwards and upwards 👍🏻
There’s no better, but harsher lesson than experience.
That fly buzzing around maven at 5:20 is the ultimate heel! Had me thinking it flew by my ear!
He (and all the mosquitoes) were such assholes!
Hhahaahhaah...just heard it...read the comment just before the timestamp...
@@aliazhex9894had me looking around 😂
Maven: "Here's how I lost my money."
Fly: "Fuck your story."
@@MavenKHuffmanthose mosquitoes wanted to know if you were really tough enough 😆
I'm glad you are talking about this kind of thing, hopefully some young people are watching and learning from this as well
That’s what we are hoping! Better to learn from others mistakes!
@@MavenKHuffmanthank you man I’m 19 and I always think about spending on unnecessary things with the healthy amount of money I make then I think about the long run will it be worth it and will I still have the item
You’re an Ad read dream. Most TH-cam guys take forever to get comfortable reading ads, you’re a natural!!
True, but he had experience from doing reads and live advertisements while working at HSN all those years ago.
Bro got 100k views in 17 hours. Congrats on this immense success Maven, you deserve it. Got to track you enough and it just made me respect you that much more. Hope you and Josh still get to talk
Maven vibes like an elder brother who being a 15year old talks through his life experiences to his 7year old sibling.
For serious, mate... And not just any big bro, but one that just learned a hard lesson and is putting in the effort to share it with his little brothers.
Exactly 😂 I just left a comment that every time Maven releases a video, it’s like a friend talking to me directly. That’s not a skill you can teach! So glad Maven created a TH-cam wrestling niche we didn’t know we needed
@@Nathan_Talisien true that.
We all need someone in life just like Mav, to talk us through the good and bad times, give advice, teach valuable lessons of life.
I have got so much respect for Maven and I wish him well for the future.
And he's not trying to sell us a self help book/programme either. Just laying it out plain
I would have burnt through all of that money as a young man, too. Much respect for you honesty, Maven.
Gotta love how humble Maven is
as he burns thousands of dollars on camera
@@joxidearmageddonator882 fake money fool
@@joxidearmageddonator882 You probably already know, but it says "copy" on those notes which means Maven used "prop money" 👍
That final shot with the money burning and the somber music was very powerful! Visual representation of the saying, "This fortune is lost forever, but today is a new day!" Thank you, Maven!!
Hey Maven guys here!
So mf cringe
@@Quan1993 100%
Hey guys, Scott here
Maven Stephen??
Hey here, Maven guys!
Respect 4 your open words Maven. Really helps to understand
Money comes and goes. Most people who run into some money blow thru it. I spent a lot of my money helping out others. But once the funds ran out they were no where to be found
Sadly, a lot of people are like that. They're happy to accept your money, but once it's gone, they are too. Id say look at it as a good thing, you got to see the real version of them, it sucked the way you had to find out (trust me, I know) but at least you now know who they really were
Let me hold 30 grand, playboy. I'll pay you back as soon as I can and be your friend for life
Fair-weather friends are, sadly, all too common. I'm sorry you had to learn it that way, mate... But good on you for not stinting when it comes to taking care of those you care about, regardless of the returns. It shows a big heart. 👍
Well were they people you could theoretically find lol? Were they family or strangers? And why did you blow through your money helping strangers? Did you ever actually ask them for help if/when you needed it? Or just expecting them to step in and know you needed help?
That is exactly why I don’t help people. It’s hard to not help people, but that’s the world we live in today.
Hey Maven, love the channel and your delivery of stories is so therapeutic. Much love from Cambridge England mate
Hey Maven i always wondered what happened to you after WWE and then i found your channel and have been binge watching everything salute
Maven should consider a career as a narrator for Discovery Channel & Animal Planet, I could listen to this guy describing wall paint getting dry.
8:56 Maven: it's a new day
My thought: Yes. It is
Uh-uh.
"...It's a new generation..."
right? xD
missed opportunity haha
@@oldtalking619i miss Legacy
same here LOLL
To be honest, Maven i dont remeber you much. I was just a kid and i have a very hazy memory of you in WWE. But man, I'm so glad thag i got to know you better through this channel. I found you a week ago and i have watched all the videos. You have such a positive and friendly personality, and you are doing so much for the wrestling community through this channel.
Thank you.
lol Maven is not reading these comments. You can clearly see hes never responded to a single comment yet people still act like they are talking to him lol.
Maven immediately reaching down to get the money back is hilarious
Why burn more money?
@@jpnoyit’s fake money
He's gonna return the prop money for a refund
@@_______________2001 What if it wasnt lol
I love how maven tells his stories,so humble I feel like he talks like one of those friends you haven't seen since highschool .makes me feel like I wished I would have never quit wrestling but also reminds me ,im glad i quit ,wouldve missed out on family life
I absolutely love these videos, among my favourite uploads each week. Haven’t missed one of them.
Thanks, Mave!
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@MavenKHuffman💪🏿
The aesthetic of sitting around the campfire, bugs flying around, talking about wrestling stories is awesome. (Maybe not so awesome to record fighting the bugs lol) but i could see this as a podcast for sure. The crickets and background noise feels comfy and the stories are always great.
I’d love to hear stories about your teaching days man!
agreed
What you would like to hear? Teaching is basic af :D nothing special.
He isnt reading these comments
I appreciate your transparency and honesty and how you spent your money. One of the things I think we often overlook is making those big purchases like houses and cars and truly assessing how much we really need.
Great monetary lesson learnt, makes me reconsider my money management.. the ending part where all the money got burnt really shook me, makes me think how scary it will be with having almost nothing in your pocket.
Something I love about your channel and content.....it's different than anything out there. People always say in wrestling, "Be different", "Stand out", "Do something no one else is doing", etc. and your content is delivered in a way that's very unique, like I've never seen anywhere else. It's been really well done! And I appreciate your honesty too.
00:02 you know he messed that intro up a good 15 times 😂
my nephews are huge wrestling fans and their getting to the age where their slowly realizing what the wrestling business really is and i cant wait to share all your videos with them to educate them on the behind the scenes stuff you make videos about is so refreshing and educational on more levels than just wrestling! I know coming up with video ideas can be hard, even more so with how many youve made but i hope you continue to make more and keep up the success you have on youtube!
Now Mavens new money train is TH-cam and it's his best venue yet.
Guy pulled up at work with that exact escalade still had the early 2000s spinner combo 😂😂
Good ol 2000s , spinner rims and von dutch trucker caps hahah
That was the most genuine perspective of the lifestyle I ever heard. He talks about being surrounded by positive people now. I wish i could be surrounded by Maven. His depth of explanation from young till now sounds like my journey of my career and burning money, and now coming back at 41. I can relate also in my 20s through the early 2000s was definitely about clubs music money cars being in the gym drinking. It was a time of having fun and living fast.
Maven’s storytelling is phenomenal. He should start a podcast. I wouldn’t mind listening to his stories and experiences while working out or driving
Same
Maven makes more money with TH-cam from ad revenue. Podcasts sometimes are just audio time in order to sell products or services.
Excellent video Maven, it's definitely something that's happened to many wrestlers in the business. Excessive spending it's to see someone touch on this topic.
One of the only times I seen a better help sponsor in a video where the comments section isn’t flooded with people saying to get rid of it
Maven, I havent watched wrestling in years but I find your stories fascinating. Your a great storyteller, im glad your finding a new voice. Thanks for sharing your experience in these videos!
Well done! The effort and passion are evident.
I absolutely love this channel.
Maven is such a humble guy.
Articulate, confident and full of optimism.
Great delivery in all your videos.
Keep up the great work and thank you for opening up on your time in the wrestling business.
9:26 this better be fake money
He hasn't learned lol😅
It is prop cash lol
Real dollar burns blue
Didn't read the close ups? It's noted on them, that these bills are no legal tender!
Your vulnerability is unreal, thanks for being a man, show other people how to be better from your mistakes! Love the channel and you seem like a genuine good dude! Thanks keep It up please!!!
“Hey guys Maven here” is top 3 catchphrases rn
Not even sure what exactly it is, but Maven just makes me feel comfortable and I always look forward to a new video. It's not that I'm into wrestling, it's more like I'm learning for life.
So Maven, thank you for just being you and being there for us☺
My income went from $20k a year to $200k a year basically overnight when I was 28. I feel the pain of just burning through it like woah for the first chunk, I'd grown up poor, had zero concept of money management, and just ... frankly wanted to have something nice for the first time in my life.
Thankfully my career is such that I'm still making that money now that I have better sense, but it always hits me that if I'd been in a short earning window career, I'd be broke now.
Who cares? Why do you need to brag on TH-cam about how much money you earn? I make $300K a year. So what? Be humble, you mark.
@moesen-kalle he is saying that because he can relate to Maven who went from teacher money, which was maybe $30k a year at the time, to $50k his first contract. He's not bragging, you fuckin clown. He has a similar life experience.
I make 500k a year
@@moesen-kallehe was relating to what was in the video. It was relevant. You are the one that pretty much took the opportunity to flex your income in a way that had nothing to do with the video
I'm making 2 billions every minute and I'm 12
I haven’t gotten round to watching this video yet so I have no idea how you lost your money, however life is too short not to lose your money in my opinion. As long as you had fun losing your money and you have grown from the experience that’s all that matters! Thanks for your amazing content and coming across as a truly humble and genuine human being.
I lost all my money supporting Maven's sponsors
Well, if you used the discount code, you might still have a little left!
Maven, I literally love all your videos and you have such a great voice for TH-cam. You are the Man. Thank you for making a channel like This for wrestling Nerds like Me!
So now we need Maven watching and reviewing the movie he produced. I'm curious to know what it is.
The movie come out in 2013 it's an horror movie called The man behind the curtain
@@petewrxy2578 thank you.
Maven is the best at putting sponsors in his TH-cam videos. I’m convinced to buy every time💯 he’s well spoken and super charismatic. The type of person you learn something from everytime he speaks💯
While 50 cent was flaunting his 2003 Suburban, Maven was in a fully loaded Cadillac Escalade 😎😎
Read it right at the part it shows the picture too
That suburban was bulletproof, which just on a marketing standpoint alone made it more valuable than any escalade. It printed more money in itself and had a much greater allure because it played into 50 cent's dumb character
That looks like a Ford Explorer
I don't usually listen to podcasts to improve my English. Anyway, I enjoy listening to or watching these videos and having a good time with your charming and carefree personality. You should open a podcast channel!
Maven that Escalade was epic
Never watched you wrestle really but I appreciate your candid and honest videos.
I love how after you talk about wasting the money you put more money in the fire pit
Thought the same
It's not real money,
@kaylabradshaw5972 All 5 of your braincells were firing to put this comment together
You are correct it wasn't real money but don't call it fake..... It's predetermined money it knew before the show it was taking the fall.
I’m sure it’s fake money. He knows it’s a crime to burn money…
Maven is just like the dad we don’t deserve at this point. A honest man just telling his ups and downs like it was and is, and hopefully people watch and wanna learn a thing of two of how not to burn through money…. Great and honest content buddy
@9:03 "This is NOT legal tender...". I had to go back and pause the video and read that message on the cash just to be sure hahaha
Also the "In prop we trust"
Money burns to a different color
@@mr6oodstuff79 This is real life, not Rush Hour 2; money burns the same color
@@mr6oodstuff79 I wouldn't know, I've never been able to afford to literally burn money so I've never done it LOL
Money and fake money will not burn to the same color. Not identically anyway. Fake money is printed on paper. Actual US currency is printed on cotton fiber.
This is crazy!!! Maven I met you in a small town called Grottoes Virginia at a small convenience store. You were driving that Escalade then. I think it was maroon or some shade of red. You had I think 2 big dogs with you and you signed an autograph for me. I still have it too. God bless you brother keep doing what you're doing ❤
You're a natural on camera, keep shining!
Have to love Fridays and another Maven video. One thing everyone needs to remember is that money is always going to come and go. Don't be stupid with your money but live your life,make memories, have fun. For when we leave this planet none of those come with us but the memories of things done live on in others.
I love imagining this as a "Millionaire Maven" gimmick. A heel that genuinely believes he is a babyface.
He should be Baron Corbin’s heel manager helping him to get his life back on track.
Part Brother Love, part Million Dollar Man
Thanks for the content fam , growing up I missed about 95% of the WWE when I could've been watching all of it, all my friends from schools was alll they talked about, so I sort of got the idea of it but actually all the storylines through growing up I missed . You help me enjoy it again by the good memories to talk to us about . I LOVE WWE - BLESSINGS
Me when I place another 18 leg parlay
Hahaha… that would be amazing odds (+20,000 I would imagine) GOOD 💩!!!
Rookie numbers! Get it to 20 legs 😂
@@MavenKHuffmanMore like me with 0DTE options 😂
Man 25yrs In The Game You've Accomplished So Much Don't Listen To Anyone Uncle Mave You're Still A Goat In Our Books And PS You Are Not A Failure Your A Goat Keep Going And Never Disappoint To Entertain Us And I Was Only One Years Old When You Were Released Sad & Not The Ending Im Still Crying 😢
Maven is so badass that when the boogeyman goes to sleep at night, he checks his closet for Maven!
Wow, so original.
Otherwise Maven will give him that glorious dropkick
Maven! You are still an educator, and you are teaching the world about the wrestling world. Thank you for your videos.
Hey Maven, guys here!
NOW, from 2001-2005, i was a WWE wrestler.
Here guys, Maven hey!
Maven I hope you are doing well.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
I know what it’s like to barely get by, and have worked multiple jobs to do so.
You lived the dream and had a good time.
You came out wiser, and you learn from your mistakes.
Much respect
They need to bring back the hardcore belt
It would not have as much meaning today. Hardcore matches were for a different generation. Pro wrestling is tamer in the 2020s because 2000s era hardcore matches also meant higher rates of more severe injury.
Gotta say a lot of people don’t mention the editing on these videos, it definitely deserves more credit.
The videos and the graphics are amazing.
Maven No Selling Burning $5k (or more) is my favorite moment from this channel, so far
It’s fake money. Read the bills. Not legal tender. For the motion picture industry.
Quickly became one of my favourite youtubers. Great personality. Would love to see a comeback to WWE in some form outside the ring. (Commentary, presenter, etc.)
Surely there had to be sponsors other than BetterHelp you could have accepted
Stop bitching about better help. U don't have to sign up.
@@golden90s57shut up
I have a lot of respect for you for talking so open about these things!
$300 a month? I can easily live off of that a month and have money left over. I grew up poor and learned how to budget, and still do.
True, but just remember, this is b4 groceries/food.
@@beyondquestion Still, I'd have money left over maybe not $150,$100 but more like $75 to $50. I clip coupons for the food i'm buying, and that is 95% of the store brand. After doing this for a few months/years, you'll have plenty of the leftover money to play with if needed.
@@DeweyTwo-ey I mean, don't get it wrong, I did/lived the same as ur describing, however, I never had anything left over, was always a struggle, but I always managed to pull thru, sumhow, and without coupons. I hated them from being embarrassed as a kid on food stamps and the government thing (i forget the name).^^
@@beyondquestion I understand. Different states and their stores varies in prices. My Kroger could be much less expensive than yours or vice versa. I've grown now to not give 2 shits of what people think of me. I'm not there to impress/please them. I do understand the embarrassment, been there as a kid too.
@@DeweyTwo-ey I remember on Teusdays we'd wait in line for government food, beans, cheese, macaroni and my favorite canned pork, I LOOOVED that stuff. Peanut bzutter, all had white labels with black writing. And of course those food stamps lol, but AAAYE, I NEVE went hungry!! Much love to my Grandma Nell!
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I’m glad I found your channel. I really enjoyed watching you when you were with WWE and I enjoy listening to you talk.
I hope they were gimmick bills 😅
Talks a lot of sense could listen to him all day.
Another great video
I really enjoy watching Maven's channel, I didn't follow wrestling by the time Maven got in, I was a 90s guy, but Maven is really likeable, between him and stevie richards, they are the best channels. Keep up the good work and keep well.
I appreciate your transparency!
Maven, your segues into your sponsors are some of the smoothest in the business.
I'm loving your channel. I'm pretty much the same age as you and was trying to break into the business back in the day, so I followed your WWE career very closely, starting with Tough Enough. I can't say I rooted for you from the start because I'd watch the show with my girlfriend at the time, who found you so cute lol.
But you won me over eventually and I've been a fan since. Glad to see a former WWE guy happy and healthy in their mid life who is kind enough to share candid stories with us here on YT.
Maven, I am seriously a massive fan of your videos. I hope to meet you soon in the UK, hopefully at one of the yearly wrestling conventions that take place here
Love the honesty Maven
Love your content and your honesty, Maven. So buzzed to see you killing it here on TH-cam!
Makes me feel normal. I’ve never made good money. But I’ve always spent it like it’s never gonna stop coming. Huge learning lesson.
Like how honest you are and always have a interesting video. Thanks for all.
Always excited to catch a new video. You offer more than simply wrestling stories, this is what makes it so valuable.
Maven, love your channel. Not sure how many more topics you can cover, but I have enjoyed the many videos of yours that I have seen.
Love listening to your stories and hearing more about the business💪🏾 you should start a podcast interviewing retired Wrestlers
I love every time i see a notification pop up from Maven. His videos are so interesting and cool and he seems very genuine and comes across as a good dude. Love your videos Mave!
love Maven's videos they always feel so authentic :)