"The Sickness" on HBO Real Sports in 2004

[TeslaDRay]

90 percent of the wrestlers were in the states. rarely do japanese wrestlers die use of drugs, alchohal or prescription pills. all you really see are a few heart attacks or old age in japan. bi difference.

[manuntd2009]

fuck roddy rowdy piper asshole blaming other people...and how he goes through the drugs like hes a pro and proud of it...fuck him.

[Teeheehee093]

Yeh blame car accidents on wrestling companies

[TheIrishEnigma]

Guess I better give up on my dream of becoming a wrestler, don't want to die in a car accident now do I?

[xXBr4ndonDXx]

lol that interviewer is a cunt.

[SeymourSays123]

Vince McMahon is The GrandFather of Wrestling.. too bad he got old and couldnt control situation anymore.. wwe wrestling with its wrestlers and storylines sucks soo bad ! but i cant help but watch it anyway.. i also watch TNA.. Thats a Real Drug !

[Hperman09]

Vince McMahon had to go through a lot of tough choices when he started and received the crap he had from the fans including politics. WWE is not responsible for what the wrestlers do on the outside and stuff. Yes I don't like McMahon and the way he screwed business but to blame solely on wrestling businesses for wrestlers death is ignorant.

Example: In the 1990s, Shawn Michael got drunk and ended up fighting U.S. Marines after a wrestling show in Buffalo, New York. Who's fault is that?

[86Stooy]

Vince makes sense. Look at the amount of wrestlers who have been in the business for years,Austin,Rock,Y2J,Taker,Ka­ne,Booker,Goldberg,Nash,Sting the list goes on and none of them have been hooked on drugs. They might have done roids but hell MLB players have failed drugs tests. It comes down to the person and if they have an addictive personality.

[a89dc]

@86Stooy Look at the names you just mentioned, all top guys who have made plenty of money because they were fortunate enough to become popular and had the opportunity to take lengthy periods of time off or semi retire or completely retire. They never got to the stage where they had to carry on and on and on just to keep money in their pockets, which other wrestlers had to back in the day and many still do in the independants. those are the people who have to live hard and can die as a result

[jacree98]

HBO ARE CUNTS

[officialvangcreative]

oh man, why'd you have to bring junkyard dogg into it?

[nc4ril]

Vince created Hulk Hogan, we as kids wouldn't have had that hero if not for him. Idiots. Who cares? Wrestling has gone to the septic tank, I can't watch it nowadays for one second.

[Iainkp]

Vince aswell as a lot of other people in the industryy deserve to rot in hell

[sarkissamuel]

Roddy Piper is awesome in this interview...so honest, emotional. Gotta respect this guy so much for all he's put himself through for the wrestling business.

[chris69xxx]

vince legend simple as

[chris69xxx]

lets all blame vinny mac as he is the easy target

[jaydham1]

Vince is a piece of shit

[Cmpunkxuscom]

lol Harry got in trouble in wwe for roids -_- or drugs. Either way.

[TheIceman515069]

Ill go on the record and say that Vince Mcmahon does make a VERY good point...if you have to rely on pills and drugs to make it in this business, youre gonna self destruct! everyone blames him for most of these deaths, but if someone thinks that they have to be on drugs and steroids just to impress Vince and thats the ONLY way to make it in this business, then THEY are the ones who are fucked in the head!

[ManMuffin94]

7:47 won't accept responsibilities for the wrestlers deaths? Not even Owen Hart?

[TheMichaelsierra]

@ManMuffin94 vince russo is responsible more then anyone

[cfcdaviddcfc]

@ManMuffin94 owens death is a different issue you ignorant fool , they are talking aboot the deaths of thoses who died through a matter of lifestyle not a freak accident that took place during a wrestling show , go educate yourself before making stupid comments you tool.

[cerebus2099]

An industry that needs labor protections, this is what happens when employers regulate themselves.

[pazea8]

teddy who???

[TheIceman515069]

@pazea8 i believe you are referring to Teddy Hart, or his real name, Teddy Annis. he is BJ Annis's son, and BJ is married to Georgia Hart, so Teddy is a member of the Hart family. ive known him for many years and i used to train at his dads gym, so ive been around that scene for many years. to put it bluntly, Teddy fucked his wrestling career and fucked up his entire life, all because of his egotistical attitude! if he was smarter than that, he would be one of the biggest wrestlers in WWE today!

[bumfighter28]

I hate the way because Vince McMahon owns the largest wrestling organization in the world he is now perceived as some mass drug supporter. Vince McMahon can't be held accountable for his employees actions and to be honest, the majority of them started drugs before they even arrived at WWE, shooting up in indie shows.

[timongarretson]

I don't know if anyone remembers the 80's but cocaine was the sexy drug of choice, and it wasn't limited to wrestlers. Actors and musicians lived off of it. Wall St bankers thrived on it. I really don't care for Vince McMahon but they seem to infer that he was shooting the shit up his wrestlers' noses, and that's just plain dishonest. It's poor journalism and in poor taste. If I may borrow some 80's terms; the 80's were radical with a totally radical culture.

[r0mney]

louie spicolli was a "baby face" literally.

[RyanPelley1]

@1:05, are they trying to blame wrestlers dying in car accidents on Vince McMahon?

[Musicvidsetc]

Gumbel is such a pompous piece of shit.

[01artist]

Vince is an ass

[DariushUFC1985]

100 a day???? isn't that like...impossible?

[TheShepherd1987]

@DariushUFC1985 Negative

[DariushUFC1985]

@TheShepherd1987 lol why do u talk like the terminator

[TheShepherd1987]

@DariushUFC1985 Because I am the Terminator. Lol. Really though...It's not impossible. Heavy pill junkies make that amount seem like nothing. It's all about aquiered tolorance.

[MEGADETHTHRETH]

@TheShepherd1987 Who is your Daddy, and what does he do?

[TheShepherd1987]

@MEGADETHTHRETH My dad hasn't done anything since the crash...

[James1toney]

Vince McMahon encouraged the steroids , it's not show friends it's show business.

Cold hearted.

[truediva18]

That interviewer pissed Vince off on purpose. He needed a villain for his story. I can't believe Vince played into it. First of all, these are grown men and women that go into professional wrestling. They know the risks before they step into that ring. You can't blame people for other people's mistakes. Maybe there is some underlying issue with the wrestlers that decide to take drugs. Everyone is so eager to pass the blame onto someone else instead of taking responsibility for their own actions

[Airsoftcleaner]

@truediva18 You know, I can kind of understand why Vince McMahon got a little pissed off,Because that interview seemed more like he was being Cross Examined in a Murder Trial but he over reacted.

[truediva18]

@Airsoftcleaner Thank you. You totally understood me.

[UltimateSenshi]

Vince only needs to look as far as his son in law!

[HybridD91]

Ted Hart is an idiot. The fans will like a good wrestler and entertainer regardless of looks. Cena has a nice build and a lot of fans are sick of him. Look at Punk, the guy has no muscular physique yet fans love him.

[SovereignStatesman]

I'm surprised that Pimp McMahon doesn't have dead-pools on his wrestlers while they're still alive.

[sebbsebbsebbsebb1]

vince, no need to hit that paper, that paper is real, your not!

[Konni1969]

Typical, Vince Mc Mahon is such an asshole!! Taking no responsibillity for his boys??? He rides him till they can't ride no more and then he spits them out.

[sheamus316]

FUCK! vince is the new terminator after arnie sweatyknickers.sarah connor we comin for you nigga!

[hitmancoolio]

I think Vince is a pig for what he said at 6:25

[NewWaveFan1]

Hey Vince what about Owen Hart and Vince Russo? You bitch.

[SeanMBryans]

The interviewer should have reached over and slugged him. Vince may not be responsible for their deaths but his company attributed to the problem.

[vtown187yahoocom]

people who are on the outside of the wrestling world do not understand and they will never.

[CherryYen2810]

Vince seems like a bully at 8:27

[AMGRULEZ]

Damn lol vince is tough.

[nakata2112]

Vince goes in character 8:10

[number1HBKFAN]

@nakata2112 lmao thats no character thats how he is when you piss him off

[SovereignStatesman]

@nakata2112

He goes in and out of character like a schizophrenic.

[y2joct7]

@nakata2112 i can see vince's point..i liked his little character stunt but lets be honest back then he can voice what he likes in a wrestler but ultimately they make the choice to take drugs, alcohol and so on

[hiphopfan3051]

@y2joct7 that wasnt a character vince hates when people undermine him he was angry that on television he was accusing him of being responsible for these deaths

[officialvangcreative]

@nakata2112 not in character, but he shows his bad conscience

[AnirtakShenwoi]

Hahahaha...Vince @8:23

[ESFAndy011]

@AnirtakShenwoi Somebody should turn that into a gif.

[NewYorkKidd]

I hate how vince catches all the flack for it...when half the people that died all jumped ship to the WCW who was known to let people perform high, take steroids with little to no reprecussions.

[vtown187yahoocom]

@NewYorkKidd i know man i feel the same way, so when i see vince stand up forhimeslf i love him for it