It’s so weird, I loved the Marine 1, The Condemned, See No Evil, and even the freaking Chaperone of all movies back then. I was an idiot kid, alright.

if you look at it 2004-05 smackdown storylines like eddie vs rey and booker vs angle would be better wwe movies than the ACTUAL wwe movies themselves 😭

Am I crazy or didn't WWE incorporate See No Evil into a onscreen storyline? Kane was obsessing over the date May 19th to the point of going nuts. I think it was the release date of the movie.

The craziest thing about 12 Rounds and Marine 1... They're nearly the same plot, and both include John Cena. "Wife gets kidnapped by thugs and husband has to save her."

The marine, 12 rounds and see no evil are actually good

The Fiend could’ve had a amazing horror film. Actually all of Bray Wyatts gimmicks could’ve been good horror movies

Vince is so ashamed of being a wrestling promoter. He's always spending the money he makes on wrestling to open outside ventures and they always fail miserably. WBF, XFL, WWE Studios, those bodybuilding supplements in the 90s, all failures. I think that's why he hated Ted Turner so much back in the day. Vince wanted to be Ted Turner. Vince dreamed of being a multimedia business mogul, and was filled with resentment that he was suck with wrestling.

you should make a list of your favorite movies that feature wwe wrestlers (ex: The Suicide Squad, The Longest Yard, Santa’s Slay)

You forgot to mention, WWE's most critically accliamed film: Fighting with my Family which is a great film and brought its main actress, Florence Pugh into the mainstream.

The Marine (2006), The Call (2013), and Fighting With My Family (2019) are WWE Studios' most commercially successful films, and to be honest all are really good.

They should have did movies based on their characters own history. Like I would have loved to seen a movie that would be about the Kane, Undertaker, Paul Bearer story. Showing what happened to their mother and other things. I think a lot of wrestling fans would have digged that. A crazy funny story about the Dudley Boyz coming up in Dudleyville with their family and friends. Mick Foleys story would have some crazy twists too. The Rocks Smackdown Hotel being another idea. Based on the Rocks commercials, and that one about Kurt Angle checking in to play WWF Smackdown 2. I think it could have been amazing to turn into a movie. There's plenty of possibilities.. But instead WWE just made things that any other studio was already doing better. The only ones that I thought was ok was the first Marine, The Chaperone, and See No Evil.

So that's why Cena went through that camo phase! I didn't know what was with the sudden change in character at the time

When Pav drops a video I DROP whatever I'm doing and watch it

I remember being super excited for those early WWE movies back in 06, like I can still remember all the hype behind The Marine. 10 year old me was stoked, all that promo had me in the theater on release day staying all the way through to the credits

1) They were cheap with their wallets and casting, 2) They hired wrestlers as actors instead of actual actors. These two things were the major reason why this studio flopped.

My girlfriend loves cheesy movies and I forgot these even existed so you just made my weekend. Gotta dig the 12 rounds and see no evil dvds out.

I really loved Legendary back in the day! I was only 12 when I watched it but I felt like it was groundbreaking Probably watched it over 50+ times 😂

As horrible as all of WWE’s movies were, We’ve gotta admit it was fun as kids seeing Kane kill people, John Cena blowing shit up and Stone Cold be Stone Cold Steve Austin in a movie LMAO😂

13:14 one can say the same thing about their roster. WWE knows how to build a star if they want to, they just don't, they just choose to waste talent and time, but they CAN do something good, that's currently more or less a point of contention after the waves of mass firings, so many people who could've actually made an impact but simply didn't because WWE chose not to do their magic

I was blown away at how good Fighting with my Family was, it proved that they are capable of making good movies if they actually try.

Off topic: This is one of the problems with WWE in general today everyone wants to wrestle long enough to springboard that success into Hollywood since The Rock successfully did that and John Cena finally got over the hump and is starting to see moderate Hollywood success. Just because one or two standout wrestlers made in Hollywood starting from wrestling doesn't mean everyone can do that.

12 rounds, the marine, and See no Evil were pretty good to me , everything else after that 😬😬😬

12 Rounds was directed by Renny Harlin who made Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger so it’s no wonder it ended up being more polished than the 2006-2007 trinity.

I genuinely loved The Condemned was a shame that it didn't do too great in the box office though as it is possibly the best WWE branded movie they put out

Blew my mind when you said Oculus was a WWE film since that is one of the best horror films in recent memory. But then I saw they just invested in it and didn't really "make" it. More realistic

Kane’s performance as Jacob goodnight is what definitely saved the movie him killing people was awesome

i loved marine 1, see no evil, and especially the condemned. i didnt even know they were rated so bad. i still think they are some really nice action flicks. the triple h one isnt terrible either

ngl i thought the first marine movie was the shit but now i realized that my delusional younger self just wanted to see cena do the same thing he did every monday night: beat ppl up and be invincible but in movies

One Of the biggest mistakes of my life was watching the call Not because the movie is bad but because I was a kid back then and it did change my view on the world because of how dark the movie was

See No evil wasn't that bad. When I think about WWE Studio I immediately think of Kane. Also Kane really surprised me in how good of an actor he was.

I have seen parts of The Condemned but Walking Tall is awesome and it really showcased The Rock's first foray into playing the character he hasn't stopped playing ever since: calm cool badass with a heart of gold who does something in a forest.

"Kevin Dunn always wanted to win an Emmy, " - Jim Cornette For all the dynamics behind the culture of board members of Turner that hated wrestling and felt that WCW was a waste of prime time for other movies; gotta say Vince and Kevin Dunn may share that attitude. "Performers", "superstars", "sports entertainment", these are all self conscious efforts to distance themselves from what wresting represented in the 80's. The obsession of wanting to win a tv credit or film in a way, is more significant to them than improving WWE. That's why AEW is growing in viewership.

The dark side of Tubi...

Whenever I watch your videos I feel like I'm going back in time to my childhood 😅 Keep up the good work

The fact that Dave Bautista, John Cena and Dwayne Johnson have all been in good to decent movies giving great performances shows that problem isn’t the actors/wrestlers; it’s that Vince is bad at producing and managing movies.

The Marine movies are equivalent to the Sharknado movies 😭

There's a film called "Dead Man Down" that WWE produced. Some legit actors like Colin Farrell, Dominic Cooper, Terrence Howard and Noomi Rapace came out. Pretty solid action film.

fun fact: robert patrick is now peacemaker's father on tv series

Your so underrated the way you talk with that tone makes the video entertaining it keeps it going i hope good things come ur way 🙏🏻

See No Evil was a pretty good movie. I think the movie would of worked if it was made in the 80's with the other slasher type movie.

It’s a good day when pav uploads

If Eddie wouldn’t have passed away I think he would have gone into movies . He was so naturally funny and charismatic. He could have easily saved WWE Films

Honestly while they might not be Hollywood Blockbuster movies I really enjoyed The Marine,12 Rounds,See No Evil and The Condemned

Also, The Rundown (AKA Welcome To The Jungle in international markets like the UK where I'm from) is my favourite Rock movie. Second is Scorpion King.

Seeing people's admiration for Vince Mcmahon is eye-opening.

Imagine if WWE decided to reboot a classic: Ready to Rumble in 2022 😂😂😂 just saying

I honestly believe that the real factor that set McMahon off into trying to be a movie mogul was the surprise success of Roddy Piper in John Carpenter's "They Live". Of all members of the old WWF roster, Piper's role had people calling him an up and coming star and Vince was astonished that the middle aged heel could be SO DAMN popular, and nobody paid Hogan a bit of notice. A year later: Hogan was in the official first WWF movie, "No Holds Barred". And the public agreed with the Hulkster about the smell of that amazing picture. "Dookey!"

I just had to listen cause I know WWE Studios is still around and deals with Netflix, GSN and other networks, so technically its not a failure since it's still in the positive.

I always wanted to watch See No Evil as a kid Kane had like the perfect role in that movie and that trailer looked insane as a kid

I still hold See no evil 2 in high regard. It’s a neat slasher in the likes of Hatchet. A tribute to the yesteryears of Horror… done properly unlike the first film. The characters and actors are fun, Kane as Jacob is awesome, the kills are brutal, and the final two kills are severely unexpected along with the ending. They did a good job on that one

I always love the music you put in the background of your videos

See No Evil was awesome! I just loved getting to see Kane as a sadistic killer! Also The Condemned and Fighting With My Family we're both awesome

Fighting with my Family counts right? I’m surprised he didn’t bring it up in here, thought it was really good despite it not being 100% accurate to Paige’s career🤷‍♂️

The later Marine movies were decent, though. I also could say that I saw 12 Rounds in theaters.

I haven’t seen it in forever but I remember loving “Legendary” with Cena and Danny Glover.

you listing off the nine Marine movies made me want to binge watch them lmfaoo...

I’d say the two best movies I’ve seen from WWE Studios were The Condemned and Oculus. Haven’t ever got around to watching 12 Rounds but I think I might one day just for the hell of it

The only WWE movie that I actually liked was The Marine 1. Everything else has no right to exist.

No One Lives (2012) is my favourite WWE film and one of my favourite horror films period. It stars Luke Evans as the lovechild of Jigsaw and Patrick Bateman and it's glorious and gory. Oh and also Brodus Clay was in it for a few minutes.

When Pav drops a video I drop my responsibilities 😂

Could WWE Studios score an Academy Award nomination? In the words of Vince McMahon… NO CHANCE IN HELL!

The Rundown and Oculus are genuinely great films. They have a bunch of duds, but I’m grateful for those 2 great films.

I haven't watched wrestling in like 4-5 years now but this came up in my feed. I remembered going out my way when I was very obsessed at age 12 to watch 12 Rounds, because it was showing on TV one night. Dolph Ziggler being there was really surprising, I really wanted to watch a wrestler act in a film lmao 😭 AND OH MY GOD SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER TOO. Remembering that film existing gave me strange flashbacks that made my head actually ache for a bit

Fascinating to learn how poorly Condemned did in theaters, my friend and I saw it when we were younger and enjoyed it but I haven't seen it since.

I didn’t mind SEE NO EVIL, I enjoyed it honestly.

I thought the Chaperone, Legendary, and Knucklehead were in theaters but they were only there for 2 weeks, then were on Netflix and DVD right after

I’ve been waiting for something like this amazing!

I still love Marine 1, 12 rounds, Rundown, Walking Tall, and Scorpion King. They're good to me dam it

The only WWE movie I fully watched was The Condemned and I loved it, it was "The Hunger Games starring Stone Cold Steve Austin", what wasn't there to love? I also remember the "May 19th storyline" for See No Evil and how much it scared me.

The condemned is one of my all time favourites, love the movie from start to finish

I kinda of feel like the world needs a studio like the WWE, its gives everyone in the movie making business a chance and experiences to start their careers. We cant all go from college to making a hit blockbuster like Avenger's End game, there always needs to be stepping stones.

That beat at the start of the video brung back some memories

My favs from WWE are the original Marine, 12 Rounds, Legendary and The Reunion. Plus, you didn't mention Fighting with My Family, which they also produced and I actually really enjoyed.

I agree about the movies but the cartoons ain't that bad. A little cheesy but very well written and original compared do the real life action ones. Loved the Scooby Doo and Flinstones spin-off

Great video as always PAV.

It’s nice that at 11 minutes in you finally acknowledge that movies make money through other means, although you don’t seem to really grasp how large of a market rentals were. Oculus is also notable for being a Mile Flanagan film, who has gone on to make some truly great products for Netflix.

The Call is my favorite. I love See No Evil just because I love horror but it’s really not that bad. I didn’t even know Oculus was a WWE produced film

I actually enjoyed The Condemned a lot, surprised that it bombed at the box office

I remember watching the marine as a kid. Well I mean I didn’t remember really I forgot about it but you reminded me.

The three og movie I remember were the marine , see no evil and the condemned! The first wwe I ever saw was See No Evil which is great 8/10 and it’s scary .

Here in Belgium there's a television network that does this 'Hollywood Night' thing every thursday in which they're showing the 'coolest' blockbusters. And every thursday it's one of the wwe movies like The Marine 4 or that police movie with Edge and Lana. I swear Vince has a contract with a random a§s belgian channel and if it's not WWE it's some Steven seagal movie

Actually, The Marine was a success at the box office (despite mixed reviews). The only 3 movies WWE Films flopped in theaters were See No Evil, The Condemned, and 12 Rounds. At least both Cena films were very underrated, See No Evil just didn't aged well because it's still not a good horror movie.

Your instrumentals in the back are LEGENDARY. When you played Threat By Jay-Z, I was hype

When I first saw the intro for John CenA The Marine, I hadn’t cringed so bad in my life.

i never got around to seeing "see no evil" but i saw "see no evil 2" only because it was directed by the Soska Sisters, who had done great work previously. and had Danielle Harris and Katherine Isabelle in the cast. but man it was boring, cheap looking, felt like they cut corners at every opportunity. maybe the budget was cut at the last minute or maybe they had to shoot the whole movie in like 12 days but holy shit it was bad.

The Condemned was criminally underrated. I've always felt Austin n Dean Ambrose had tremendous potential to make it big, Austin especially is a far better entertainer, can be great with both serious as well as comical roles, just like the Rock. He should've at least gone much further than Cena n Batista.

The one I would have wanted a sequal to is No One Lives, I loved that movie. when the main killer hid inside bodus clays body was funny as shit.

Yo that’s crazy I had no idea Robert Patrick was in the marine movie, 16 years later they’re together again in the peacemaker series, that’s great

WWE films= mid 2000s tubi

See no evil is low key one of the best horror movies

We can all agree The Condemned is a great action movie. Brutal as fuck and Steve does a solid job in his performance.

I think I've determined my favorite Wrestlingifs quote. "What a time to be alive" just makes everything from around then seem top tier which compared to now it is

It's amazing to see how early John Xina's career as a tool began.

The Marine 4, 5 and 6 were pretty good to me. Miz was pretty dope.

Love your reviews keep it up

When I watched Con Air on tv back in like 2001-ish, I pretended that John Malkovich was Steve Austin and Nicolas Cage was Jericho!

Can confirm, when you're 12, a lot of movies are better than you remember.... lol

14minutes of bliss🔥

I remember watching The Condemned and The Chaperone as a kid and liking them so much for some reason

Loved The Marine & 12 Rounds WWE movies weren't perfect but they gave us our favorite stars in some cool roles