BANZAI DROP | The Yokozuna Story (Full Career Documentary)

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BANZAI DROP | The Yokozuna Story (Full Career Documentary)
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WWE has always been a babyface promotion when it comes to its top stars. While WCW might have found success having the likes of Ric Flair and Hollywood Hogan go through long runs as a heel champion, Vince McMahon’s company has traditionally chosen to push big heroic stars like Steve Austin and John Cena as their top guys instead. That’s why Yokozuna represents something of an anomaly then because he was the first real unbeatable heel that the boss decided to portray as his top dog, going through all his big stars and even killing Hulkamania in the process. But how did he get to this point? Well join us today as we take a deep dive into his entire career journey in Banzai Drop: The Yokozuna Story.
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@WRESTLEWITHANDY 3 жыл бұрын

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@jonathanmora8900 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, now we need a Terry Funk's story video!

@wamspray7397 3 жыл бұрын

Do Umaga

@alexgeorge501 3 жыл бұрын

No Chance In Hell: Vince McMahon, I Really Love This: Eric Bischoff, or Living Dangerously: Paul Heyman

@tajunoor1311 3 жыл бұрын

Let me talk to ya (LA Knight) The ELI Drake story

@tajunoor1311 3 жыл бұрын

Survive if I let the Tazz story

@buddy3635 3 жыл бұрын

One suggestion I have is Samoan Bulldozer: The Umaga Story RIP Yokozuna, he was such an amazing talent

@joshiles 3 жыл бұрын

To paraphrase JR a bit I miss both of those big bastards, gone way too soon.

@buddy3635 3 жыл бұрын

@@joshiles JR spoke the truth

@17thN.O 11 ай бұрын

@@joshilesI agree. 2 of my favorites.

@Luniz-5-On-it Ай бұрын

If it wasn't for all that weight, Nobody would even know who he was.. He was not talented..

@luedanger561 3 жыл бұрын

I love hearing stories of Yoko. Taker and Kish speak so highly of him. The way they speak of him you can tell he was an awesome person to be around

@tercial 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I gained respect for him seeing how undertaker abd other wrestlers spoke highly of him

@adrianreece214 2 жыл бұрын

Same and stories from his family about how special his wrestlemania win really was to them.

@vuthearithkeary4704 Жыл бұрын

He’s my inspiration and I have his name on my arm.

@christophergarza9118 2 ай бұрын

According to Mark Henry, Yokozuna can hoop! 🏀

@luedanger561 2 ай бұрын

@@christophergarza9118 I recently saw that. I think it was a CVV clip

@TonyVerrazano Жыл бұрын

Finding out Yokuzuna wasn't Japanese made me feel like my childhood was a lie. However, I love the story of the Anoa'i family so finding out he is a part of that is awesome. He was larger than life. RIP Yokozuna.

@17thN.O 11 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorites.

@NateTheGnat Жыл бұрын

In 2000, Yoko dropped his weight down from 802 pounds to 580 pounds. His healthy weight was around 400 pounds. That means he would need to lose another 200 pounds if he wanted to wrestle again. If he had lived and came back during the Attitude or Ruthless Aggression Era, I would have like to see him team up with Undertaker again and fight Kane. Yoko and Undertaker were best friends in real life but sadly we never saw much of that in the ring, although they did team up once in 1996.

@BasedMigz 2 ай бұрын

And instead of Akebono, we would’ve had Yoko vs Big Show at Wrestlemania 21. Imagine if Yoko was also involved in that 2007 match full of giants (Kane, Big Daddy V, Khali, and Mark Henry)

@NateTheGnat 2 жыл бұрын

Yoko vs Vader was amazing to me growing up. It was like watching a Godzilla movie come to life on the small screen. When they squared off at the start and threw punches it was so loud that to this day I haven't heard such powerful strikes. And seeing Yoko give Vader a samoan drop and a belly-to-belly was just glorious! I was so upset when Vader "broke" Yoko's leg. But later Yoko fought Vader again and smashed Vader's leg!

@yash.0192 3 жыл бұрын

I think if his weight was reduced a bit his career could have been better , I won't say that he was bad in the ring (considering his weight) ,or not championship material but it could've helped.

@paulperdomo2528 3 жыл бұрын

Snake Bitten or Trust Me: The Jake Roberts Story Ravishing: The Rick Rude Story

@Kid-Pink_88. 3 жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid, hearing his music, knowing when you hear that it's about to get real! RIP Yoko. Banzai!

@17thN.O 11 ай бұрын

I know! My favorite one was when he sent Hogan outta the WWF.

@bobbygould1960 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P amazing legend, Yokozuna. U will never be forgotten. Charismatic hero.

@Bullboy_Adventures 2 жыл бұрын

I never thought I'd agree with a trump cult member.

@hhtptai 3 жыл бұрын

The Anoa'i family is so big, they gotta have their family reunions in MSG or Barclays Center or something. 😂

@tercial 2 жыл бұрын

Facts 😂

@mikesharon2177 3 жыл бұрын

From the mouths of wrestlers "yokozuna was one of the nicest big men of all time and is truly missed"😥😥

@rchopra535 3 жыл бұрын

Yokozuna vs undertaker was my first time watching professional wrestling. He will always have a special place for him. RIP

@bealgates8594 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact Yoko is the only wrestler ever to have two matches in one night let alone championship matches at back to back Wrestlemania’s for their first Wrestlemania’s ever

@InkWarrior 3 жыл бұрын

Macho Man won the title in Mania 4 from Ted DiBiase and lost it at Mania 5 to Hulk 'Doesn't Work For Me Brother' Hogan.

@TheAnarkiwi 3 жыл бұрын

Hulk Hogan WM 2 and 3, 6 and 7. Cena.. Austin..

@TheAnarkiwi 3 жыл бұрын

Hogan, 5, 6, 7.

@chrisreid688 3 жыл бұрын

And it was Bret Hart and Hogan doesn't get much better then thatv

@InkWarrior 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisreid688 actually, Bret vs anyone but Hogan. I would have LOVED to see Bret vs. Macho Man at Mania 9. But no, we got what we got instead. At the time as a kid we were ecstatic. As an adult, no thanks.

@TheKennelArenaShowcase 2 жыл бұрын

According to Rikishi in an interview YOKO was suppose to be one half of the headshrinkers with SAMU but because he got injured at the time RIKISHI took his place and when he healed he became YOKOZUNA

@motorheadforlife9431 3 жыл бұрын

I remember Rodney (Yokozuna) coming back once to the WWF/WWE during a main event a few months before he passed away. I just forgot what event that was. He was way overweight by then and was slower. Rest in peace, Big Man. 🙏🏼

@superrobz 3 жыл бұрын

Such a shame he couldn’t drop the weight he gained in later years, I remember seeing him here in England after he left the wwe and he looked so much different. It would have been nice to see him have a second run like so many others but alas it wasn’t to be.

@leroylawrence2773 3 жыл бұрын

Hogan’s Leg Drop (of doom) is, in my opinion, the sorriest finishing move in history!!!!!!!

@erikglennrosenquist9010 3 жыл бұрын

There are far more superior finishers than the Leg Drop.

@KawaiiMiri 3 жыл бұрын

He went to the ropes and then ran jumped high as he fell his hairs raised. It honestly was a cool finish. It was the people's elbow of the time.

@worldgoesround9 3 жыл бұрын

I disagree was a great finisher, but to his own back 😁

@leroylawrence2773 3 жыл бұрын

The people’s elbow & that leg drop were just moves used to please the fans!

@worldgoesround9 3 жыл бұрын

@@leroylawrence2773 at least the people's elbow had theatrics, like sure it was just an elbow drop but The Rock tried to make it look like something. Look at the rainmaker, that just a lariat but it feels special and I think Rocky managed that with the elbow, Hogan on the other hand just bounced off the rope and dropped a leg. It was lame then and its lamer now

@rockykong4110 3 жыл бұрын

Yokuzuna is a good friend for undertaker in real life ,RIP

@GustavoRodriguez-cv5qw 3 жыл бұрын

Wow real? We didn't know

@rockykong4110 3 жыл бұрын

@@GustavoRodriguez-cv5qw According to the undertaker documentary “last ride”

@Hawks2tuff 3 жыл бұрын

So sad that he died so young R.I.P

@KHaskins23 3 жыл бұрын

Yokozuna was the first & most terrifying heel I personally enjoyed seeing the ring. I miss Yoko wish I could've seen him live in the ring.

@ryanmclark82 2 жыл бұрын

This era of wrestling is unbeatable. So many huge (no pun intended) stars, matches, and story lines!

@forevercod.younggun6352 3 жыл бұрын

In my mind yokozuna died giving us some of the greatest wrestlers this generation had to offer ... such as rikishi' Rosey' the Usos' Roman reigns' Nia Jax The Rock' and many more. Yes it is sad that yokozuna died at a young age because of his weight but we still got some of the best wrestlers today because of his death... The old saying is without death there would be no new people born....

@chrisyanover1777 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Yoko was pretty great heel but by the end he wasn't really able to move at all. He was super slow and couldn't really do anything. From what everyone says he was super soft in the ring

@KadariusGreen 3 жыл бұрын

I wish he was still with us. Dude was an inspiration.

@thewilcoxfamily3612 Жыл бұрын

The amount of times Joke Hogan came back to take the run of future stars away. It's really a joke how much he could never put someone over, or wanted to stop their run even once retired.

@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827 3 жыл бұрын

How about Jerry Lynn because I feel like he needs to get the recognition he deserves

@erebus5780 3 жыл бұрын

Greatest non japanese sumo wrestler

@christophergarza9118 2 ай бұрын

I think John Tenta, a.k.a. earthquake has something to say about that

@forevercod.younggun6352 3 жыл бұрын

No one will ever be able to beat yokozuna as far as a legend status .. for his weight and height nobody will come close to that in my mind.. he is an icon a legend... he offered us new generation of superstars like the rock Roman reigns rikishi the Usos.... you have guys like the Big show Big Daddy v but they are still not as good as what yokozuna had to offer... Yokozuna had so much to offer if he lost the weight... I think he could have been at least a 5_6 time champion.

@enriquemajick4614 3 жыл бұрын

What a Legendary video for a Legendary person! Definitely helped paved the way for the rest of his family. And he still had more to show, sadly cut short :( Gone but never forgotten!!!! RIP Yokozuna

@TimmyTickle 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprise there hasn't been more stories about Yoko's eating feats (other than the "turkey ass" one)

@jeremyfincham1422 3 жыл бұрын

I know that the 1 thing that can NEVER be taken away from Yokozuna is that he was in the very first ever match of Monday night Raw.

@kwkouki 2 жыл бұрын

“A goofy but memorable moment” I’m 41 and this STILL randomly runs through my head

@sean_bradley1236 3 жыл бұрын

ITS TIME ITS TIME | THE VADER STORY.

@ethangoldstein8063 3 жыл бұрын

even though he did one of the scariest finishers, his competitors always said he was one of the safest

@BmanTheChamp 3 жыл бұрын

I forget exactly who said it but someone compared getting hit by Yoko's legdrop to being hit with a pillow.

@mattwebb5276 3 жыл бұрын

@@BmanTheChamp Bret Hart

@ihsikir 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for the big names. Have you seen the damage he did to some of the jobbers with his purposefully botched banzai drops? He was ruthless for no reason and has seriously hurt most of them

@lexkanyima2195 3 жыл бұрын

@@ihsikir Yoko is not stiff

@mider-spanman5577 3 жыл бұрын

Rodney Anoa'i is one of the greatest and will never be forgotten in the Professional Wrestling mythos. He's on the Mount Rushmore as far as I'm concerned! First Samoan World Champion and he ended Hulkamania! The man was catapulted to the top and did a fantastic job while at the top! He was very agile for a 500+ pounder and very impressive and dominant in that ring!

@chunky9791 Жыл бұрын

Yoko & Vader made me actually believe big men were unbeatable.

@thecommentator7017 3 жыл бұрын

His gimmick was very cool

@zenfrog17 Жыл бұрын

Yoko was the biggest heel of my childhood. He killed people with the Bonzai Drop. It was real. The “Andre” of the 90’s. Immovable. Respect.

@RicyRicky 3 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for him, as soon as he started turning his life around he died, from 700+ to 500 👏👏👏

@cococravensblitzball8346 3 жыл бұрын

You should do the the mastodon vader story

@Tuan2Fresh 3 жыл бұрын

I miss this dude man! He done destroyed legends and captured wwe title plenty times, R.I.P Yokozuna!

@ju99yfresh 3 жыл бұрын

Yoko crushed Hulkamania!!!

@erikbunty2016 5 ай бұрын

The Banzai drop felt around the world.

@ju99yfresh 4 ай бұрын

@erikbunty2016 that was in my hometown. I didn't watch it that day, but there's recorded tremors throughout the area.

@johnnytyrrell7060 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid and I seen him for the first time I was saying O,M,G how can anybody stop him and they must be hurt bad after he lands on top of them. Me as a kid back then thinking it was all reel

@jerrylittle2905 3 жыл бұрын

Another epic career breakdown with excellent insight. Your documentary series has become a must watch for any wrestling fan. Please keep them coming (Wrestling with Andy)!!

@Mysterybabylon696 Жыл бұрын

I never understood why vince liked to change peoples nationalities. He could've still been called yokozuna as that's just a title they give the best sumo wrestler.

@KadariusGreen 3 жыл бұрын

Yokozuna had such an awesome run as WWE champion. My favorite match of his is him vs Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 10.

@WRESTLEWITHANDY 3 жыл бұрын

One of my faves of the new generation era

@bastih.5264 3 жыл бұрын

I personally prefer their match at Wrestlemania IX because it was a quite good match by Hart who showed that he could really wrestle the unstoppable Yokozuna. If it just wasn't for THAT finish...

@ohkay2360 3 жыл бұрын

No he didn't

@Baddawg_313 3 жыл бұрын

He is so underrated.

@-th1rty3- 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky for the main stars that got a lighter banzai drops, jobbers on the other hand...

@J.K.OLovex 3 жыл бұрын

Elite hunter | the frankie kazarian story

@nwo_fan1069 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite 2K14 superstars to play as. RIP Yokozuna

@shonmoody1706 2 жыл бұрын

He was one of mine too. So cool they're bringing him back in 2k22's first DLC pack, along with Umaga.

@nwo_fan1069 2 жыл бұрын

@@shonmoody1706 yeah I'm really excited for that!!

@johngore3364 Жыл бұрын

April 4th, 1993. I was only 9 years old seeing that match. I still remember the excitement and awe with this match. Oh childhood was great.

@erebus5780 3 жыл бұрын

When undertaker did that I was like oh my gosh

@MrDEdits Жыл бұрын

The stories about Yokozuna in his last years alive are just depressing. While he was a very friendly and great guy, he clearly didn't give a shit about how obese he was and just wanted to stay fat forever, and these poor decisions cost him his life at a very young age. If he had taken the advice he was given, he probably would have still been alive today or at least lived a while longer and had a greater run in the WWE and possibly other organizations.

@matthewlane518 3 жыл бұрын

Crushed under the power of his mighty butt you mean! RIP Yoko

@MetalMadness_00 Жыл бұрын

Yokozuna would’ve been one of the 4 pillars of the attitude era had he lost weight

@joebarracuda6038 2 жыл бұрын

As a Kid i believed he really was Japanese.. He was a great Heel!

@GeekShhh Жыл бұрын

8:13 I was a kid back then and wrestling was EVERYTHING, i remember the Lex Lugar and Yoko wars. I remember watching the body slam live. I believe it was on a saturday morning on channel usa. It came on before that show gladiators. Man i miss those days

@joshuabrooks4907 Жыл бұрын

Yokozuna scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. However, nowadays, when i look back at him, and hear stories about all the hell he went through over his weight issues, I respect him. I have these last 22 years of rest have been peaceful for him.

@S.T.A.N.D_inspirational 3 жыл бұрын

It was WrestleMania 9 not 8

@ajtheva6694 3 жыл бұрын

That awkward moment when you find out now that he's Samoan instead of Japanese... well I feel stupid and embarrassed...

@rynomclaughlin1595 3 жыл бұрын

Leave it to Vince smh...

@sickboy6663 3 жыл бұрын

Now im gonna blow your mind...so was Mr. Fuji....

@ajtheva6694 3 жыл бұрын

@@sickboy6663 at this point I'm not surprised any more...

@deaditalianguy7353 3 жыл бұрын

same!

@matthewbrooks254 2 жыл бұрын

@@sickboy6663 Mr Fuji is actually from Hawaii and he's of Japanese descent

@neilsmith9066 3 жыл бұрын

Bonzai Drop Scariest Move of Alltime

@CHOLORABBIT26 2 жыл бұрын

That royal rumble finish with Macho Man was so dumb haha

@marlonthomas8042 2 жыл бұрын

Watching these makes me know pretty much exactly when I stopped watching wrestling as a kid and just how much WWF was a part of my childhood and no other promotion got a look in

@OctoberOmicron 2 жыл бұрын

16:42 I have to say I'm one of the few that did see Yokuzuna in that period. It was at some point in 1998 in Las Vegas, promoter Buffalo Jim had his BWF (like the shirt Yoko is wearing) promotion/wrestling school going on and a friend and I went to a show. He was clearly past his prime and far too big, but I remember marvelling at the speed and skill with which he threw punches and sold them. I wish I could've seen him in his better days but still, I'll always carry that memory with me.

@mindlink1811 Жыл бұрын

I was good friends with Rodney and his brother Josh back in the 1990s. I made him a shirt saying, "Size really does matter." He did an appearance for BWF, a local wrestling show in Vegas, before he died in 2000.

@tonyslicer7399 3 жыл бұрын

How big Yokozuna was he was 100% more safe than wrestlers today ..now let that sink in

@TimmyTickle 3 жыл бұрын

He'd be extremely disappointed at how unsafe his cousin Nia Jax is in the ring

@thecheshirecat299 3 жыл бұрын

Can u please try and do “the great Kabuki” I loved hearing the announcer scream .. “the mist .. that damn green mist”

@legarrick8340 3 жыл бұрын

Tomasso ciampa or Sami zayn next please

@ISJR2000 3 жыл бұрын

The Rabid Wolverine The Chris Benoit story or the rainmaker the kazuchika okada story

@jasongriffin1517 3 жыл бұрын

You HAVE to do Roddy Piper and Ricky Steamboat stories. LEGENDS.

@AndrewsOpinion15 3 жыл бұрын

DEAR GOD GIVE US BACK RODNEY ANOAI AKA YOKOZUNA AND WILL GIVE U DAIKI INABA !!!!

@cookieknife37 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy you did this video

@john9908 Жыл бұрын

As a huge yoko fan. Bret vs yoko st mania will always be one of my favorites because he won the belt. And i really enjoyed the match. I remember learning about yokos death the day it happened and being so sad. I wish we got him during attitude era. I can only imagine how great the stories would have been. Sucks. Rip yoko

@mouprangayan4522 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking through your content but can't find the Rock anywhere man. I wish he was there.

@arochelle9074 3 жыл бұрын

Bring Back Mr Fuji

@macattack14778 3 жыл бұрын

Loved Yokuzuna. Thanks for posting.

@noxidgaming1114 3 жыл бұрын

YYYYYEEEEESSSSS THANK YOU!!!!!

@dante666jt 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how ric and the hulkster played around with the various promotions irrespective who it was. Vince, Eric, dixie, that smashing pumpkins guy. Lol

@andrewcrouch2362 3 жыл бұрын

Very good documentary that was about yokozuna really enjoyed watching it very interesting to thanks again 👍

@jerrywilliams3335 3 жыл бұрын

I made a artpiece tribute memory of the mighty Yokozuna in my art studio make-studio and we're always miss him for BANZAI by heart. So long and goodbye The Mighty Yokozuna thank you and we're miss you always miss you. BANZAI 4-LIFE!!!

@ScotsGal Жыл бұрын

I loved the team of yoko and Owen hart ..I thought they gelled really well together...Owen was the technician and yoko the big man powerhouse but could also wrestle

@VKM33 3 жыл бұрын

As a young Samoan kid, even I thought he was Japanese

@theophrastusbombastus1359 3 жыл бұрын

"First unbeatable heel to have a title run?" We're just going to forget Undertaker are we?

@TechSupport900 2 жыл бұрын

Superstar Billy graham

@theophrastusbombastus1359 2 жыл бұрын

@@TechSupport900 He wasn't really billed as "unbeatable" but, yeah, he and others serve equally good as examples

@worldgoesround9 3 жыл бұрын

Is The Gold Standard: The Shelton Benjamin story on its way?

@nathanpinelo80 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andy, I love your videos SO much. So in your next video, Can you Please Do my favourite wrestler Drew McIntyre? I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT

@onielnunes8267 3 жыл бұрын

Ain’t no stopping me the Shelton Benjamin story

@johnsowa999 3 жыл бұрын

To bad he couldn't get his weight under control was an amazing athlete for his size and he probably would still be alive

@ItsShaz1 3 жыл бұрын

RAINMAKER THE KAZUCHIKA OKADA STORY

@terryp2214 3 жыл бұрын

Sergeant Slaughter was the first heel to defend the title at Wrestlemania

@joser421.1 3 жыл бұрын

He was so agile for his size. I only wish he could have not seen his size as his selling point. RIP Rodney!

@mariet150 2 жыл бұрын

Man, watching this video reminds me yet again that there was a lotta good talent back then who actually had good gimmicks & personality. Today, not so much.....

@BSmokeyGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Yokozuna inspire E. Honda from Street Fighter and Taka Arashi from Virtua Fighter.

@KawaiiMiri 3 жыл бұрын

No, Honda was created b4 Yoko showed up. If anything Honda inspired the virtua fighter one. What Yoko did tho was create a nice Japanese fan base.

@theophrastusbombastus1359 3 жыл бұрын

Need to check your facts before you go spouting random stuff. SF2 was released almost 2 years before Rodney came to WWF with that gimmick

@erikbunty2016 5 ай бұрын

E. Honda looked like Yoko.

@Michael-fc4ch 11 ай бұрын

Literally hacksaw would mob the floor with almost anyone at one point in time.

@statnyland 3 жыл бұрын

The story on wwe way better

@philkennedy5758 3 жыл бұрын

We now know why Vinnie mac loves booman laims

@geoffgraham1600 2 жыл бұрын

Miss yoko 😢😢

@NormanNorthman Жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace to my favorite wrestler of all time! ✌️ ❤ If he had dropped the weight, I would’ve loved to see him and Rikishi form a tag team. “The Body Smashers” they could’ve been called.

@arochelle9074 3 жыл бұрын

Bring back Bret the greaseball hart

@anasantiago3581 3 жыл бұрын

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