Super cool story about Dusty helping Tyrus build up his dance confidence and Funkadactyls coming in clutch. Glad to hear this guy isn’t sour about his time as the Funkasaurus.
Oh snap...He was talking about Dusty Rhodes? I just made a ignorant comment then. I didn't know Tyrus went that far back. I didn't know but I know Dusty Rhodes 💯.
@@Jadensdivine22 When I was a kid I was so unimpressed with that lump of chicken fat lookin dude. I guess he was a big deal back stage, but he was totally unappealing and uninteresting. Dusty just didn't seem like a star next to any of the other guys. But Cody seems interesting. He seems like a good star that resonates with people.
I remember that debut. WWE had *still* been running the heel promos for his old gimmick right up to his first match, and when the Funkasaurus came out instead, you could hear a pin drop in the arena, even over the TV. Total stunned silence. And fan silence is the kiss of death for a wrestler. If he hadn't started jawing with the fans during the match to get them back involved--and stumbled on "My bad!" to get himself over--that probably would have been his last night in the company. Credit to Tyrus. Vince set him up to fail, and he succeeded in spite of him.
That gimmick was Juggernaut!! I thought the gimmick would have went well if they didn't mess with him!! He could have been a massive heel and main evented under the Juggernaut gimmick
Ever since DDP's stalker angle, I've lost the account of how many times Vince McMahon has given certain pro wrestlers terrible gimmicks/characters to sabotage their careers.
@@tj2nasty4ya83 You may be correct, but Vince signs off on everything. They could have made a lot of money with Page, had they had they had the will to look past their shortsightedness.
Because Vince is completely overated. He is a wrestling genius they say but wrestling has never been more unpopular than it is now. And because he has had no real competition since 1998 he is thrust upon this pedestal of greatness by some. Of course he has been number 1 for over two decades look at the competition. TNA and AEW were and are run by marks with rich parents.
The Funkasaurus debut is legit one of my fave moments from that time period. From the presentation, to Brodus’ mannerisms, to the commentary, and even Curt Hawkins did a good job of putting the whole thing over with his reactions. It made for something special to me. Was hoping Brodus would become a monster babyface since something like that felt fresher than a monster heel (especially since Mark Henry was still doing his best work with the Hall of Pain). But I think the wind got sucked out of the sails when Brodus kept getting punked out by the recently turned heel Big Show and he just became another stepping stone after that, unfortunately. Much respect to Dusty for being able to put such a positive spin on it. You gotta love hearing these kinds of stories between him and the wrestlers who were under his charge. The man went above and beyond to find Brodus his comfort zone. A true legend.
That’s hilarious cause the second I saw him I never watched another episode lmfao the ultimate wrestling is for toddlers now moment that’ll I’ll never forget
@@christo9120compared to Vince vision of having "funky hoes" and "brody bitches" Think the group made it much more respectful than Vince's intended view of the girls. Made it more manager/cheerlead support even gave the duo time to creditable treats for the woman titles .
To be honest, if I hadn't watched this interview, I would've never guessed that he didn't like to dance, or that he wasn't happy with it. He nailed it. I actually loved to watch his entrance cuz it was fun and full of energy.
@@chrisbdk4008 It's sucked for a lot longer than that. I can't even remember what was going on in 2017 but I'm sure it wasn't good then either. I still like to pop and edible and watch the PPVs. Every now and then they surprise you.
@@elbob17 i been stopped watching but u know how the wwe is legends come back sometimes and my childhood is my childhood so id occasionally pop back in to it but after 2016 2017 i stopped completely again
Funny enough my mom (who doesn’t really watch wrestling) loved Brodus clay as the funkasauras. We went to wm 29 live and she was devastated when his match got scrapped lol. She was upset when he was released but was happy to see him on the news lol
@Tie Shoe Yes, no one remembers him what he did after getting his release. He never shined with a monster heel gimmick. Vince literally gave him a character hich is memorable.
It’s crazy my mom liked his too. Clearly Vince does not know how to cater to any demographic above the age of 10 because he’s mentally still a child himself
well for all people wanna say vince doesnt want to make people seem more true to themselves this is vince vetoing a decision to make brodus work. sometimes you need the older head to be able to tell you what will work and what wont and for someone that got into wwe in 2013 as a kid tons of funk was one of the coolest gimmicks to me and i couldnt tell that he wasnt like that irl cuz it looked so much fun. and ive seen his work as tyrus in tna. its aite ig
Sometimes you gotta make the best out of a bad situation, and that was a stepping stone to make Naomi the megastar she is today. It got her on TV, it got her noticed and now she’s a multi time champion As for Brodus and Ariane, it also got them on TV and made them very popular with a younger audience and the kids. Would’ve liked to see how he fared compared to the likes of Mark Henry or Big Show in that time as they were winning gold quite a bit and challenging for titles
I remember in his first match on the main roster, a fan yelled “you suck Broadus” and he said “my bad” 😂😂 th-cam.com/video/ZISp3t5u79I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=VUHpR-ivCHMgV4eq
I’m really glad he asked Naomi to help him out. If he wasn’t saddled with that terrible gimmick we would have never known how amazing Naomi truly is. (no pun intended).
we still would've gotten Naomi just probably not the way we did as quickly as we did cause remember she was on that nxt season and was a fan favorite then. I think they probably would've had Naomi be on the reinvented nxt at that time like where they had summer, page, Emma and them. we definitely would've had greater matches for Naomi cause Naomi is very good. also I think it would've helped Cameron out to get more better in the ring as well if they sent her to nxt first.
Long Tong-Sun, Naomi is not amazing. She is a tag along with the real star Sasha. Naomi is a nitwit, she proposed the idea of her being part of "The Bloodline." Just think about that for a second, "The Bloodline" united by blood (not marriage) and she proposed this to everyone. lol, she's a fool!
@@81rbutler you are loud, wrong, a not smart at all. no one in there right mind can watch Naomi and say she's not amazing. back in the diva era she was literally one of the only divas doing innovative moves and trying to show that the women can do risky moves and carry a good match. Naomi can go with the best of them. Naomi is literally one of the only women to trend every few months every year on a consistent basis. she's a fan favorite for a reason. you sound like a hater. Naomi is star just as much as Sasha. wwe just won't give Naomi a good solid storyline and every time they do, they drop it like they do all of the good storylines. and soo what if she propose being apart of the bloodline? she's married to the family and been apart of the family for years. they not gonna add Tamina, nia is gone, so the only female option to add is Naomi if they want to add a female. it's a reason why her theme says "I'm amazing" cause well..look at the in work material. I will admit, they made her limit her move set's because most of the girls can't keep up with her. if Naomi isn't amazing then foxy,nattie, Sasha, Bayley, Paige, auska, ember, and a few more women that was in the company aren't amazing, you sound wild dumb
@@ItsThatJaylaShow Are you able to construct a sentence? For calling someone dumb you sure should look at capitalizing the beginning of sentences and not rambling. She's not blood dude, she's married. That, in itself, proves my point. She sucks in the ring. She's a pretty, athletic, black female, yes, and that's where it stops. She has not grown her skills in years and is an airhead. Get over your boy crush already.
@@81rbutler if you are married to someone you are considered family so it could work, yea she's not blood blood but she's been in the family for about a decade now. and she does not suck in the ring you sound like a hater. she knows how to sell and be fluent in the ring. some of the top girls always botching and etc.
The funka-saurus debut had my jaw drop in a "is this really happening?" kind of way. If I remember correctly after the dance and pyro goes off Brodus yells, "you weren't expecting that!" And he was right! 😂
It’s crazy because what was said by a different wrestler on a different podcast, Brodus wanted to give the gimmick to Xavier woods, because Wood’s was a better dancer, but they ran with Brodus
I was already a grown man when the Funkasaurus gimmick debuted and I thought it was just a fun gimmick that stood out. I feel as though it got over with the fans very quickly.
@@EXPLISITemceehardcore wrestling fans didn't like it. Credit where credit is due, he was the most sold merchandise,toy and over act as it was a throw back to goofy era of pro wrestling . He wasn't the worst in the ring , had charisma with the one liners and crowd interaction. just got stale over time
As soon as Tyrus said "Dusty" I knew Dusty was going to hit him with the polka dots story. Lets face it, The Funkasaurus gimmick was fantastic. They should have given him a US or Intercontinental title run during that time.
You know I get the feeling Vince’s actions weren’t really aimed at Tyrus and was more aimed at HHH. I just get the feeling that Vince had a bit of jealousy towards HHH and he just waited for an excuse to yank the rug from under HHH’s new star protege. Sorta the same way when HHH. Got pulled off NXT and Vince was just waiting to undo all HHH did and inject his own ideas. In the perfect world HHH would be running WWE with Vince sipping margaritas in Florida
The way he tells the story gives 0 indication to what you have said. You’ve created a whole thesis out of nothing. According to Brodus Clay, Vince saw he was funny so wanted to give him a funny gimmick (more true to his real life self). In no way does this seem like a punishment. It may not exactly have been what the guy wanted but he got it over and it worked. You rambling about jealousy conspiracy theories from this just makes me wonder whether you need to spend less time reading wrestling rumours and such online
@A. Carey ran off millions of viewers from what? NXT has never had a million viewers even in its glory days. If the main roster was losing viewers then that’s the result of bad booking/creative from the guys in charge of that.
I remember seeing the Brodus Clay vignettes and was super excited for what was to come and when I seen him debut as the Funkasaurus I was so confused and disappointed
I remember the promos with this guy in 2011. He was supposed to come back as this unstoppable monster juggernaut. The promos were terrifying. I don't remember why they decided to make him into a dancing fool. His movement in the ring was unmatched at the time for a man of his size!
Ironic thing is that he actually got that gimmick over. It’s his mini feud with Big Show that took out his momentum. They pretty much fed him to someone that doesn’t even need a boost. Your perception of his Funkasauras, funny but strong gimmick won’t be the same after watching him get destroyed fairly easily by Big Show without able to put up much of a fight. He went downhill from there.
I remember seeing all the vignettes of him displaying the carnage created by his hands and the one who 'ended' Edge's career. Then suddenly the night of Raw I hear Ernest Miller's old theme and this guy comes out dancing. The confused reaction Ive shown that night was staggering. Lol
The same with me, I was PISSED lol I remember calling a friend of mine as soon as I saw him on the titantron up till this day I speak to him about it 😅
Same that was towards the end of when I stopped watching WWE for a while. It made zero sense how they do all the vignettes and then still have THAT gimmick be what comes out. Made ZERO sense.
I remember the build up for Brodus debut and him being promoted as a monster then out of nowhere he debuts as some big Flash Funk type character and I was like wtf
I liked Brodus clay wrestling he was to fun to watch I seem him in impact he has some decent matches in impact but the funksarus was just that team back then
I met Tyrus at an Axxess session in Miami the year that debuted, and I told him how much I loved that gimmick. In retrospect hearing this, I think that was probably an insult at the time, but he presented himself so well. The character was amazing, and it worked. So punishment or not, than you for enduring, Tyrus. Truly you are amazing!
Tyrus is that guy who could turn chicken s**t into chicken salad. Rib or not, that says a lot about Tyrus and about him being that good. I loved both gimmicks when he did his WWE run. He is believable in everything he does.
He actually gets it over. Especially with the Funkadactyls. But the thing is if you got over with a punishment gimmick, Vince won't like it. The gimmick started to get stale when he added Tensai as a partner and made Brodus Clay a heel. The gimmick has promise.
@@Captain_AAhab Well dude wasnt wrestling back in the day so why would we think about the old wwe/wwf? And even back then they had some stupid ass ginmicks. Especially in the 80s my gawd 💀💀💀
@@DeathlyBioShock lol wether Funkasaurus happened or not WWE would always go into the comedy kids show route they have done. Look at the people behind the creative for christ sake You're second point is correct tho..Naomi is THICCC
I look at it this way. Vince got Clay to expand his skill set. Made him do something he'd never have done normally. Vince pushed him to make lemonade out of lemons 🍋
Funkasaurus is one of the few things I look at with fondness from that era. Seriously, it was pretty damn hard to not at least crack a smile when you heard “SOMEBODY CALL MY MAMA” blasting in those arenas.
Even though this particular story did get a bit boring, i will say I really love how this interviewer just asks a question and then let’s the person talk without ever interrupting their answer. 👍
Funkasauras if successful could of been the most loved and profitable character in WWE history, the problem was if it was the 1990s it would of worked.
The Funkasaurus . is the only reason we remember Brodus Clay. It is still today the best entrance of any Super star to this date. Well done it was, well played, well acted, and well received from the fans. One of my best memories of the WWE. A fan for life.
At the end he has a good point there about a part of the business that went away. Even though WWE is PG it seemed like for a while they had nothing specifically for the kids. Like all their gimmicks were just light, PG versions of themselves. I'm 34 and I still enjoy wrestling, but they need to try and get kids and families watching again. That's the future. The future isn't in 34 year old smarks like me who listen to a thousand podcasts and post on message boards and for a while that's all you saw in the audience.
@@ianrocco8453 Idk what that has to do with my post but if he said this recently then, I agree. Idk what you're coming at me for. I don't think there's anything radical or insulting about my comment.
I still remember the Funkasaurus debut like it was yesterday... I remember WWE were airing vignettes leading to Brodus' Return and the vignettes made it seem for sure that Brodus was finally gonna have a serious character and was gonna be a monster heel challenging for the World Championship and when the day came for his return and the Funkasaurus "somebody call my momma" music hit and Brodus came out dancing with Naomi and Cameron, my jaw literally dropped to the floor I couldnt believe what I was watching. I wasnt angry or sad just shocked and surprised
It was definitely hit or miss but Brodus' development going to Dusty and such is commendable. i feel like the guy with Albert should have been tag champions at that point as a pair.
Funny, I had quit watching wrestling before Tyrus was in it, so I know him from the Greg Gutfield show (weeknights on Fox News - aBSOLUTELY not the “standard“ fox show if you’ve never seen it, definitely check it out), so for me, it’s cool to finally hear some wrestling stories from him
I used to watch Red Eye with Greg, and I actually watched new wrestling for a short time and caught him doing the Funkasaurus gimmick, it’s still surreal seeing them together 😂
Truth is ...it embarrasses WWE more than the wresters....we all know who is in charge and we all understand who is at fault when things like they especially often do with WWE get lame and oftenly unbearable to watch
Too be fair, it sounds more like it was Vince being Vince than a punishment (when Vince gets an idea in his head he can't give it up, just look at Triple H's polka dots; Taker's constant returns; pushing Roman Reigns as a face for years even as the fans hated it; giving Asaka her dumb green mist stick she now has to wrestle with)
It’s interesting to know how this gimmick came about, I was surprised when it happened cuz as he said he was portrayed as a monster heel. But it all worked out I suppose it got Naomi on the main roster:) plus it was entertaining while it lasted
Anytime anyone talks about Dusty, they always mention the passion, creativity, and spark, plus being able to see a wrestlers potential and work them towards it. Truly amazing person.
“Ya dam right the polka dots were cool, because I MADE THEM COOL!”
Damn right Dusty! You owned that shit
Super cool story about Dusty helping Tyrus build up his dance confidence and Funkadactyls coming in clutch. Glad to hear this guy isn’t sour about his time as the Funkasaurus.
@nemo pouncey Naomi*
Cameron never needed to debut anywhere
@@matthewrock4725 Naomi sucks.
i thought road dogg helped him out too.
Why not Cameron and only Naomi @@matthewrock4725
These last few generations are gonna miss having people like Dusty Rhodes available to help them see the light. What a nice story.
Oh snap...He was talking about Dusty Rhodes? I just made a ignorant comment then. I didn't know Tyrus went that far back. I didn't know but I know Dusty Rhodes 💯.
Dusty Rhodes was ass like Cody
It's a less grim environment
@@Jadensdivine22 When I was a kid I was so unimpressed with that lump of chicken fat lookin dude. I guess he was a big deal back stage, but he was totally unappealing and uninteresting.
Dusty just didn't seem like a star next to any of the other guys. But Cody seems interesting. He seems like a good star that resonates with people.
@@Jadensdivine22dumb comment
I remember that debut. WWE had *still* been running the heel promos for his old gimmick right up to his first match, and when the Funkasaurus came out instead, you could hear a pin drop in the arena, even over the TV. Total stunned silence. And fan silence is the kiss of death for a wrestler. If he hadn't started jawing with the fans during the match to get them back involved--and stumbled on "My bad!" to get himself over--that probably would have been his last night in the company.
Credit to Tyrus. Vince set him up to fail, and he succeeded in spite of him.
@Lee idk about more. Funkasorus was pretty over but that’s also a decent optionn
@Lee here we go...another vince asslicker
No one said he came up with it piece by piece but he damn sure approved it and gave it the go
@Lee that requires a lot of talking and they use scripts for mid card wrestlers
He went from going to be a massive heel to that shit gimmick. I enjoy his current Nwa character.
That gimmick was Juggernaut!! I thought the gimmick would have went well if they didn't mess with him!! He could have been a massive heel and main evented under the Juggernaut gimmick
Ever since DDP's stalker angle, I've lost the account of how many times Vince McMahon has given certain pro wrestlers terrible gimmicks/characters to sabotage their careers.
Wasn't a Vince thing.. That was a Bruce thing he said it was his idea..
@@tj2nasty4ya83 You may be correct, but Vince signs off on everything.
They could have made a lot of money with Page, had they had they had the will to look past their shortsightedness.
That's the most money this guy has ever made now he gropes women for a living
Because Vince is completely overated. He is a wrestling genius they say but wrestling has never been more unpopular than it is now. And because he has had no real competition since 1998 he is thrust upon this pedestal of greatness by some. Of course he has been number 1 for over two decades look at the competition. TNA and AEW were and are run by marks with rich parents.
Ever heard of the "Red Rooster"?
The Funkasaurus debut is legit one of my fave moments from that time period. From the presentation, to Brodus’ mannerisms, to the commentary, and even Curt Hawkins did a good job of putting the whole thing over with his reactions. It made for something special to me. Was hoping Brodus would become a monster babyface since something like that felt fresher than a monster heel (especially since Mark Henry was still doing his best work with the Hall of Pain). But I think the wind got sucked out of the sails when Brodus kept getting punked out by the recently turned heel Big Show and he just became another stepping stone after that, unfortunately. Much respect to Dusty for being able to put such a positive spin on it. You gotta love hearing these kinds of stories between him and the wrestlers who were under his charge. The man went above and beyond to find Brodus his comfort zone. A true legend.
I think if he debuted as the funkasaurus in today's wwe he would get pushed to the moon
vince or wwe all ways stops ther stars momentum to soon dumb shit
Somebody call my momma
Dancing gimmick is the kiss of death in wrestling
That’s hilarious cause the second I saw him I never watched another episode lmfao the ultimate wrestling is for toddlers now moment that’ll I’ll never forget
Yoshitatsu with "all-white dress-up" Pimp Gimmick would have been hilarious
You knew Vince would have made them a team
Props to Naomi for helping him get over too, and to him for standing up and making sure the girls were respectable.
Lmao "respectable" 😂
@@christo9120compared to Vince vision of having "funky hoes" and "brody bitches"
Think the group made it much more respectful than Vince's intended view of the girls.
Made it more manager/cheerlead support even gave the duo time to creditable treats for the woman titles .
Punishment or not, it’s a credit to him that he got the gimmick over
he didn't get it over lol
@@ianraguse6455 🤣💯
@@ianraguse6455 He kinda did. If not, he wouldn’t have a little moment in WM28.
Yes and he was rewarded handsomely with a solid mid card run, Booked as someone legit and oh oh he was pushed as a top star too 😂
@@elijahhill6602 I was at that Mania
To be honest, if I hadn't watched this interview, I would've never guessed that he didn't like to dance, or that he wasn't happy with it.
He nailed it.
I actually loved to watch his entrance cuz it was fun and full of energy.
I was young but I loved funkasaurus. Me and my sister were dancing with him every time he came out
It's pretty sad Dusty telling his time he got humiliated by Vince to someone who is abt to be humiliated too also by Vince
Dusty's point was to take Vince Lemons and make Lemonade. Dusty did it and wanted and it worked.
@David Chavez who? Tyrus?
Clearly Clay just wanted money and never had those Piper balls to stand up to a boss.
I’ll down to get humiliated like that and make money
@@357-swagnumultramagax9 You want some money or main event money? This guy had the genetics and look to someday make major money but blew it..
I really loved that gimmick. Kudos to him for getting it over but sadly WWE doesn't have the insight to know when the gimmick fizzles.
The gimmick when downhill when big show turned heel back in may 2012 and when he formed a tag team with tensai.
But AEW firmly has their finger on the pulse on what the fans want in 2022 with Luchasaurus right? lol
@@elbob17 lmao… why are you still watching wrestling thats yo first mistake shit died after 2017
@@chrisbdk4008 It's sucked for a lot longer than that. I can't even remember what was going on in 2017 but I'm sure it wasn't good then either. I still like to pop and edible and watch the PPVs. Every now and then they surprise you.
@@elbob17 i been stopped watching but u know how the wwe is legends come back sometimes and my childhood is my childhood so id occasionally pop back in to it but after 2016 2017 i stopped completely again
Funny enough my mom (who doesn’t really watch wrestling) loved Brodus clay as the funkasauras. We went to wm 29 live and she was devastated when his match got scrapped lol. She was upset when he was released but was happy to see him on the news lol
LOL, that's nice. At least he has a new job on TV now.
Vince always make memorable characters.
@Tie Shoe Yes, no one remembers him what he did after getting his release. He never shined with a monster heel gimmick.
Vince literally gave him a character hich is memorable.
@@mansinghsoren5321 And no one remembers him as G-rilla in another wrestling 🤼♀️ show! I first knew him as that.
It’s crazy my mom liked his too. Clearly Vince does not know how to cater to any demographic above the age of 10 because he’s mentally still a child himself
If there was ever a perfect clip to show how weird the world of wrestling can be, it’s this one
Literally from Vince changing up because he heard Clay tell jokes to Dusty and Taker’s weird mindfuck advice
or an actual wrestling clip
damn, that’s unfortunate WWE mishandles people like that. especially when you know their head isn’t going to be all in for that gimmick.
well for all people wanna say vince doesnt want to make people seem more true to themselves this is vince vetoing a decision to make brodus work. sometimes you need the older head to be able to tell you what will work and what wont and for someone that got into wwe in 2013 as a kid tons of funk was one of the coolest gimmicks to me and i couldnt tell that he wasnt like that irl cuz it looked so much fun. and ive seen his work as tyrus in tna. its aite ig
Sometimes you gotta make the best out of a bad situation, and that was a stepping stone to make Naomi the megastar she is today. It got her on TV, it got her noticed and now she’s a multi time champion
As for Brodus and Ariane, it also got them on TV and made them very popular with a younger audience and the kids. Would’ve liked to see how he fared compared to the likes of Mark Henry or Big Show in that time as they were winning gold quite a bit and challenging for titles
A true star can make ANYTHING work.
Fuck him fire him if he can't do the job we hired him for.
@@Cruzr1872 Naomi is NOT a Megastar
I actually enjoyed the gimmick with Naomi and Cameron (Ariane), it just really worked. And he's right. It came off as them being a team.
They killed that sh*t. Totally ran with it and made it successful
how? it didn't draw money.
@@ianraguse6455 how do you know this though?
@@ianraguse6455 i personally hated it but I can imagine if you were 6 years old you were begging for his t shirt
“Successful” is a relative term here…
I remember in his first match on the main roster, a fan yelled “you suck Broadus” and he said “my bad” 😂😂 th-cam.com/video/ZISp3t5u79I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=VUHpR-ivCHMgV4eq
Lol where’s this video
@@King_Shuni type in “Brodus clay debut”, it’s against Curt Hawkins, around the 3:00 mark and the announcers lose it lol
Lmaooo😂🤣🤣
the talking in the ring was my favorite part of the gimmick. "should i get him?!?"
@@100shaunnor I just saw it 😂😂😂😂 so funny 😂😂😂
Dusty is such a legend ❤️
❤️
Agreed.
Cant wait until his son finally becomes a credible WORLD Champ.
@@EXPLISITemcee He’s the champ! Do you feel him sir?
I wanted to see the funkasaurs to evolve and even become a heel.
He had potential to be a great monster heel after turning.
Im pretty sure he did turn heel but they kept pairing him with Tensai
I thought him turning on Sweet T was his heel turn? Unfortunately, I believe he got released not too long after that.
Vince: A big guy being serious... ABSURD
Dusty and Tyrus dancing together put a smile on my face. The one guy you didn't go to for sympathy about a horrible gimmick is Dusty
Saturday Morning Slam hits different when this guy is on the TV.
I’m really glad he asked Naomi to help him out. If he wasn’t saddled with that terrible gimmick we would have never known how amazing Naomi truly is. (no pun intended).
we still would've gotten Naomi just probably not the way we did as quickly as we did cause remember she was on that nxt season and was a fan favorite then. I think they probably would've had Naomi be on the reinvented nxt at that time like where they had summer, page, Emma and them. we definitely would've had greater matches for Naomi cause Naomi is very good. also I think it would've helped Cameron out to get more better in the ring as well if they sent her to nxt first.
Long Tong-Sun, Naomi is not amazing. She is a tag along with the real star Sasha. Naomi is a nitwit, she proposed the idea of her being part of "The Bloodline." Just think about that for a second, "The Bloodline" united by blood (not marriage) and she proposed this to everyone. lol, she's a fool!
@@81rbutler you are loud, wrong, a not smart at all. no one in there right mind can watch Naomi and say she's not amazing. back in the diva era she was literally one of the only divas doing innovative moves and trying to show that the women can do risky moves and carry a good match. Naomi can go with the best of them. Naomi is literally one of the only women to trend every few months every year on a consistent basis. she's a fan favorite for a reason. you sound like a hater. Naomi is star just as much as Sasha. wwe just won't give Naomi a good solid storyline and every time they do, they drop it like they do all of the good storylines. and soo what if she propose being apart of the bloodline? she's married to the family and been apart of the family for years. they not gonna add Tamina, nia is gone, so the only female option to add is Naomi if they want to add a female. it's a reason why her theme says "I'm amazing" cause well..look at the in work material. I will admit, they made her limit her move set's because most of the girls can't keep up with her. if Naomi isn't amazing then foxy,nattie, Sasha, Bayley, Paige, auska, ember, and a few more women that was in the company aren't amazing, you sound wild dumb
@@ItsThatJaylaShow Are you able to construct a sentence? For calling someone dumb you sure should look at capitalizing the beginning of sentences and not rambling. She's not blood dude, she's married. That, in itself, proves my point. She sucks in the ring. She's a pretty, athletic, black female, yes, and that's where it stops. She has not grown her skills in years and is an airhead. Get over your boy crush already.
@@81rbutler if you are married to someone you are considered family so it could work, yea she's not blood blood but she's been in the family for about a decade now. and she does not suck in the ring you sound like a hater. she knows how to sell and be fluent in the ring. some of the top girls always botching and etc.
He could of been a typical monster heel, thank God he did something different.
Michael Cole's reaction when Clay debut. "What the...?" 😂😂😂😂😂
Was never a huge fan of Tyrus, but that was a fun clip.
What a great storyteller.
You should check out NWA Powerrrr, he's their TV champ, plays the heel really well, and has recently being doing commentary. He's great on commentary.
@@kermita12 And sexually harrasses women
The fact that his name for holding a title is on a list with Flair, Harley and Dusty couldn't be more of a joke 😂
i remember as a kid i loved the funkasauras gimmick
Oh my. As a kid? Oh lord
🥵
wasnt that long ago damn...
The funka-saurus debut had my jaw drop in a "is this really happening?" kind of way. If I remember correctly after the dance and pyro goes off Brodus yells, "you weren't expecting that!" And he was right! 😂
At the moment some of the Goofy stuff Sucks. But when looking back, it's actually entertaining and fun.
It’s crazy because what was said by a different wrestler on a different podcast, Brodus wanted to give the gimmick to Xavier woods, because Wood’s was a better dancer, but they ran with Brodus
Credit to him for getting this punishment over! Loved the character.
I was already a grown man when the Funkasaurus gimmick debuted and I thought it was just a fun gimmick that stood out. I feel as though it got over with the fans very quickly.
Some liked it...but pro wrestling fans did not.
I’m 19 now and was a kid when he was around ngl me and other kids loved it
@@EXPLISITemceehardcore wrestling fans didn't like it. Credit where credit is due, he was the most sold merchandise,toy and over act as it was a throw back to goofy era of pro wrestling .
He wasn't the worst in the ring , had charisma with the one liners and crowd interaction. just got stale over time
Straight up, his talking in the ring during the match always had me rolling "Should I get him?" "Suplex baby, sheeewah" 🤣
Very underrated performer.
As soon as Tyrus said "Dusty" I knew Dusty was going to hit him with the polka dots story. Lets face it, The Funkasaurus gimmick was fantastic. They should have given him a US or Intercontinental title run during that time.
It actually was a çool gimmick. I agree The Funkasaurus should've had a title in his hands.
He would have done much better as the Juggernaut gimmick they originally had for him
He pitched the House Of Pain idea which they gave to Mark Henry and renamed it The Hall Of Pain
The dusty story was great hahaha
You know I get the feeling Vince’s actions weren’t really aimed at Tyrus and was more aimed at HHH. I just get the feeling that Vince had a bit of jealousy towards HHH and he just waited for an excuse to yank the rug from under HHH’s new star protege. Sorta the same way when HHH. Got pulled off NXT and Vince was just waiting to undo all HHH did and inject his own ideas. In the perfect world HHH would be running WWE with Vince sipping margaritas in Florida
The way he tells the story gives 0 indication to what you have said. You’ve created a whole thesis out of nothing. According to Brodus Clay, Vince saw he was funny so wanted to give him a funny gimmick (more true to his real life self). In no way does this seem like a punishment. It may not exactly have been what the guy wanted but he got it over and it worked. You rambling about jealousy conspiracy theories from this just makes me wonder whether you need to spend less time reading wrestling rumours and such online
You do understand shortly after this Vince rebranded FCW and took it away from Dusty and gave HHHH full reign of NXT, RIGHT?
@A. Carey ran off millions of viewers from what? NXT has never had a million viewers even in its glory days. If the main roster was losing viewers then that’s the result of bad booking/creative from the guys in charge of that.
The stark confusion I had when when he debuted as Funkasaurus after seeing his Monster vignettes was a freaking 180
I remember seeing the Brodus Clay vignettes and was super excited for what was to come and when I seen him debut as the Funkasaurus I was so confused and disappointed
Remember being scared of his promos then confused AF when he came out
Had major potential. Prolly could passed Umaga
specifically how?
You mean tensei?
It wouldn’t be what I would say I want on a wrestling show, but the catchy entrance music, the ladies, the in ring work, all of it got over.
Hats off.
It never got over
@@kalebrunton527 Hm, you don’t think so?
Funkasaurus was awesome!! That whole gimmick was great during that era. Entertaining as hell!!
Vince was tryin to make him be like Rikishi before he ran over Stone Cold 😂
To be honest without the fankasaurus gimmick he’ll probably wouldn’t even be remembered
I remember the promos with this guy in 2011. He was supposed to come back as this unstoppable monster juggernaut. The promos were terrifying. I don't remember why they decided to make him into a dancing fool. His movement in the ring was unmatched at the time for a man of his size!
Ironic thing is that he actually got that gimmick over.
It’s his mini feud with Big Show that took out his momentum. They pretty much fed him to someone that doesn’t even need a boost. Your perception of his Funkasauras, funny but strong gimmick won’t be the same after watching him get destroyed fairly easily by Big Show without able to put up much of a fight. He went downhill from there.
Over? That gimmick crashed like Kobe’s helicopter
@@Captain_AAhab dude
I will never forget the debut of the Funkasaurus, it was awesome.
I only say Funk is on a roll when i watch Terry matches...pro wrestling stuff...
This is without a doubt is the best story of the year so far. Love it. Much luv to all
Tyrus is a great talent, a great talker and very very smart. Every time he talks he truly has my attention!
He’s a dumbass. That’s why he’s on Fox News with that host gutter licker.
I remember seeing all the vignettes of him displaying the carnage created by his hands and the one who 'ended' Edge's career. Then suddenly the night of Raw I hear Ernest Miller's old theme and this guy comes out dancing. The confused reaction Ive shown that night was staggering. Lol
The same with me, I was PISSED lol I remember calling a friend of mine as soon as I saw him on the titantron up till this day I speak to him about it 😅
Same that was towards the end of when I stopped watching WWE for a while. It made zero sense how they do all the vignettes and then still have THAT gimmick be what comes out. Made ZERO sense.
I was like wtf! Lol 🤣
I remember the build up for Brodus debut and him being promoted as a monster then out of nowhere he debuts as some big Flash Funk type character and I was like wtf
I liked Brodus clay wrestling he was to fun to watch I seem him in impact he has some decent matches in impact but the funksarus was just that team back then
decent aka good jobber at best
I met Tyrus at an Axxess session in Miami the year that debuted, and I told him how much I loved that gimmick. In retrospect hearing this, I think that was probably an insult at the time, but he presented himself so well. The character was amazing, and it worked. So punishment or not, than you for enduring, Tyrus. Truly you are amazing!
Tyrus is that guy who could turn chicken s**t into chicken salad. Rib or not, that says a lot about Tyrus and about him being that good. I loved both gimmicks when he did his WWE run. He is believable in everything he does.
And now he's an ass on Fox news.
Broadus clay is amazing man
He was so much better in Impact when he was EC3’s bodyguard then turned to Big Money Matt Hardy’s.
I love your Brock Lesnar TUF reference 🤣
@@elijahhill6602 Need to check that out!
I'm 100 % with you on hating to dance. Great to listen to you, enjoy Gutfeld, especially when it comes to your turn.
I really miss him.. face or heal loved to see him wrestle.
Checkout NWA wrestling on TH-cam. He's also great on commentary, very knowledgeable and puts over even the babyfaces.
@@kermita12 Thanks I will.
He actually gets it over. Especially with the Funkadactyls. But the thing is if you got over with a punishment gimmick, Vince won't like it. The gimmick started to get stale when he added Tensai as a partner and made Brodus Clay a heel. The gimmick has promise.
this gimmick had promise? lol....
Tell me you’re a fan of current WWE without telling me you’re a fan of current WWE lmao
it contributed to the comedy kids show that wwe is today. it was NEVER over. Only thing good about it was naomi fine ass
@@Captain_AAhab Well dude wasnt wrestling back in the day so why would we think about the old wwe/wwf? And even back then they had some stupid ass ginmicks. Especially in the 80s my gawd 💀💀💀
@@DeathlyBioShock lol wether Funkasaurus happened or not
WWE would always go into the comedy kids show route they have done. Look at the people behind the creative for christ sake
You're second point is correct tho..Naomi is THICCC
Not gonna lie, he made it work.
if your mission is to get to the next segment, sure.
That’s an incredible Dusty Rhodes story 😂
I loved the gimmick. That was one of the bright spots of raw at the time
The funkasuasrus was punishment but to me it was a childhood dance floor
We're the only ones who got punished. We had to watch him dance, wrestle poorly, then dance again.
I look at it this way. Vince got Clay to expand his skill set. Made him do something he'd never have done normally.
Vince pushed him to make lemonade out of lemons 🍋
Tyrus being nwa champion was punishment for the fans.
My kid still has his funkasaurus wrestling buddy
I wonder why no one ever asks why he stole Ernest Miller's entrance music.
The Cat?
@@napalmwedding yup
Because these kids are not true wrestling fans just a bunch of marks
The Cat had a Dance Off with James Brown in WCW; I think that it was on a Pay-Per-View.
Yeah can someone explain why they use the same song?
Funkasaurus is one of the few things I look at with fondness from that era. Seriously, it was pretty damn hard to not at least crack a smile when you heard “SOMEBODY CALL MY MAMA” blasting in those arenas.
The way he really put thought into the Funkadactals is awesome to hear.
I'm going to save this and show it for motivation purposes. Holy cow what a testimony. Your the best sir!
I’m glad he Mentioned Yoshi Tatsu I really miss that guy! 😥 & Brodus, man WWE was so different back than
Dusty Rhodes what a legend!!
Even though this particular story did get a bit boring, i will say I really love how this interviewer just asks a question and then let’s the person talk without ever interrupting their answer. 👍
Great content as usual CVV!
Thanks man!
Funkasauras if successful could of been the most loved and profitable character in WWE history, the problem was if it was the 1990s it would of worked.
What an interesting interview! Such a well spoken guy!
The Funkasaurus . is the only reason we remember Brodus Clay. It is still today the best entrance of any Super star to this date. Well done it was, well played, well acted, and well received from the fans. One of my best memories of the WWE. A fan for life.
0:38 “it’s still cena till it’s not” THANK YOU, someone FINALLY understands that. wwe from 2006/7 - Till the END, is “John Cena & the WWE”.
At the end he has a good point there about a part of the business that went away. Even though WWE is PG it seemed like for a while they had nothing specifically for the kids. Like all their gimmicks were just light, PG versions of themselves. I'm 34 and I still enjoy wrestling, but they need to try and get kids and families watching again. That's the future. The future isn't in 34 year old smarks like me who listen to a thousand podcasts and post on message boards and for a while that's all you saw in the audience.
Jim Cornette fan I see.
@@ianrocco8453 Idk what that has to do with my post but if he said this recently then, I agree. Idk what you're coming at me for. I don't think there's anything radical or insulting about my comment.
@@Coffee-Stain-Music I wasn't coming at you just agreeing with your comment.
@@ianrocco8453 Sorry, my bad. I'm used to comments with "Cornette" in them being a burial these days.
@@Coffee-Stain-Music No worries friend and enjoy the wrestling. 🏆
I still remember the Funkasaurus debut like it was yesterday... I remember WWE were airing vignettes leading to Brodus' Return and the vignettes made it seem for sure that Brodus was finally gonna have a serious character and was gonna be a monster heel challenging for the World Championship and when the day came for his return and the Funkasaurus "somebody call my momma" music hit and Brodus came out dancing with Naomi and Cameron, my jaw literally dropped to the floor I couldnt believe what I was watching. I wasnt angry or sad just shocked and surprised
Same thing happened to Kurrgan when Vince saw him dancing after a show. Enter, The Oddities!
Dusty Rhodes is my favorite wrestlers and talkers of all time loved to her him talk about flare .loved flare to .them together is awsome
It was definitely hit or miss but Brodus' development going to Dusty and such is commendable.
i feel like the guy with Albert should have been tag champions at that point as a pair.
Man... I could listen to stories about Dusty All Day Long by Tyrus! Dude almost had me in tears.
Funny, I had quit watching wrestling before Tyrus was in it, so I know him from the Greg Gutfield show (weeknights on Fox News - aBSOLUTELY not the “standard“ fox show if you’ve never seen it, definitely check it out), so for me, it’s cool to finally hear some wrestling stories from him
I used to watch Red Eye with Greg, and I actually watched new wrestling for a short time and caught him doing the Funkasaurus gimmick, it’s still surreal seeing them together 😂
Honestly Brodus Clay was always one of my favorites, I wish he was back in WWE, maybe his gimmick would be more popular now a days
It was a fun character. It seemed like he was going to do the original idea a couple of years later, until he was released.
Truth is ...it embarrasses WWE more than the wresters....we all know who is in charge and we all understand who is at fault when things like they especially often do with WWE get lame and oftenly unbearable to watch
That was probably the peak of his career. He had creative freedom and nwa control and was a disappointment!
Well at least he did a great job with the punishment cause I thought the Funkasaurus was all him😭
Like New Jack said, "every time the WWE has a black star that's over, they're always dancing shuckin' and jivin'".
My dad loves Tyrus, not from his work in the ring, but from seeing him on Fox news 🤣👍🇺🇸
“We got enough fake tough guys..” Amen, Funkasaurus!
Will never understand how he made me a fan during that gimmick but he did 🤷🏾
Tyrus was a punishment on us.
Doesn't sound like punishment to me. Vince thought he was funny. His toy became the number one seller. Vince saw something and it worked.
The Funkasaurus is legendary (as were the Funkadactyls). The only down side is that they recycled the theme song. That was disrespectful.
You new? That’s not the first time
Agreed. They should not have used Ernest "The Cat" Miller's theme.
Too be fair, it sounds more like it was Vince being Vince than a punishment (when Vince gets an idea in his head he can't give it up, just look at Triple H's polka dots; Taker's constant returns; pushing Roman Reigns as a face for years even as the fans hated it; giving Asaka her dumb green mist stick she now has to wrestle with)
It’s interesting to know how this gimmick came about, I was surprised when it happened cuz as he said he was portrayed as a monster heel. But it all worked out I suppose it got Naomi on the main roster:) plus it was entertaining while it lasted
So cool that Naomi and Ariane played a part. And Dusty man… such an amazing person
He got it over, just like Dusty
Anytime anyone talks about Dusty, they always mention the passion, creativity, and spark, plus being able to see a wrestlers potential and work them towards it. Truly amazing person.