Monster Jam: The Greatest Rivalry In Motorsports
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- čas přidán 29. 10. 2022
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I've always wanted to make this video analysising the rivalry of Tom Meents and Dennis Anderson.
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Tom Meents and Dennis Anderson are the literal bread and butter of Monster Jam, there will never, ever be a rivalry like these two. Godspeed to both of them.
Yea they keep the company together 😂❤
@@bigfanofmonsterjam2 Dennis broke his back carrying the whole sport.
Tom destroyed half his fleet actually entertaining the fans. These guys are the saviors of Monster Jam.
💯 % facts right here
There is another rivalry
RII and drivers
Dennis has literally been there for all of it. He was one of the pioneers in the beginning of the sport. He was there for the small boom in the 90s. He was there when Monster Jam became an official household name. He was there for the transition from crush cars to multiramp pure dirt courses. He literally drove the newest tech when it came out, and would trash it if it meant he could put on the best show of his career every week.
Tom was the ultimate competitor. He wanted nothing more than to win and put on the best show of the night. He kept improving his truck to be tougher and tougher so it could withstand his driving style, and would tear the truck down just to go back and build it even tougher.
These two are the epitome of go big or go home, two pillars of the sport, and they have been fan favorites for a damn good reason.
I remember I used to hate Meents as a kid. This was because I was (and still am) a huge Dennis Anderson fan. But now I appreciate him way more due to the things he can do in a truck and how great he is with the fans.
Same man. I was always a Digger boy growing up and wasn't really the biggest fan of Meents. But overtime my respect and appreciation for Meents has gone way up over the years.
Tom Meents is from my area super nice guy
Between Dennis Anderson and Tom Meents I am somewhere in the middle
I'm in the exact same boat lol. But these days I love watching meents in maxd compete
You are right, Dennis and Tom are the GOATs of monster jam, these two has always been my childhood. One of my favorite rivalries of all time, with James Stewart vs Chad Reed comes to a close second.
Dennis vs Tom was and is still my favorite rivalry, and I was always team Meents. Just watching this video brought me back to my childhood and reliving memories I’ll forever cherish, and I’m forever grateful for being able to grow up in the 2000s as this rivalry got better and better
I remember as a kid, I despised Tom Meents (I was a Dennis/Adam Anderson fan in 2008-2011), but now I look back fondly on Meents then as well as today.
tbh you missed the height of the rivalry which was back in the early 2000's mainly 1999-2003 is when the rivalry was more prominent because other than Dennis no one really held a candle to beating Tom in racing but as for freestyle that was highly rigged back then given either one of them would win just by hitting one jump and wrecking out lol
after 2003 it died down quite a bit and they hardly ever raced each other at normal venues and as far as memory serves me they only ever faced each other twice in the World Finals and only one time was that in the final round
@@theunhingedgamer3762 It’s sad that the rivalry died down just as other trucks were starting to become competitive.
I've met Tom twice
1st time was in Indy in the parking lot after the show
2nd time was a retirement party for a local deputy Sherriff
same bro lmao
I couldn't agree more this rivaly will never die between Dennis Anderson and Tom Meents
Only original Monster Jam fans will remember when Dennis Anderson was in Monster Jam and fight Tom Meents. I became a monster jam fan in 2011 that I was 5 back then. So I will remember when Dennis Anderson was in Monster Jam and would fight against Tom Meents. And I'm a original Monster Jam fan.
So blessed to have seen both these guys live as a kid
Something else epic, both Dennis Anderson and Tom Meents were on an episode of Destroy Build Destroy. The guys who competed built battering rams to destroy car windows, while both Dennis and Tom drove Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction in the competition.
"Anderson believed Meents was cocky and arrogant." To be fair, Meents WAS cocky and arrogant back then. He also was an incredibly sore loser. I remember Meents driving up the front of Reptoid's truck after losing to him as an example. I absolutely hated him back in the day because of how he acted. Over time he chilled out to be the likable guy he is today but damn was he so easy to hate back then.
I 100% agree that the rivalry isn't the same. I think what made this rivalry so strong is the fact that absolutely no one could regularly compete with dennis or tom. The question was not which of the trucks in the field would win, it was will it be tom or dennis? With a lot of truck teams falling out with field, there was absolutely no competition. Tom was already a rising star, this left the gate wide open with dennis being the gate keeper. Now a days every truck can possibly win and while I think that's better for a general show, it's also kept VERY friendly. It feels like drivers aren't really allowed to show their true personality for better or worse. Which, fair enough, imagine the fall out if some drivers from the south said their political takes. Part of me wants to know but most of me really doesn't want that part of my childhood ruined but we also don't get people like early tom meents acting like a general jerk out of pride any more.
Actually Tom still drove his original (2000) chassis all throughout the 2000s, he says that the original beast won him 8 championships
And actually their last race one on one (I think) was in Rotterdam in 2016 - Tom won the race.
This rivalry was pretty similar to a rivalry I've actually known existed which was Dale Earnhardt vs. Jeff Gordon, Earnhardt, and Gordon were rivals on track, friends off track. This rivalry between Tom Meents, and Dennis Anderson was a very cool rivalry back then in Monster Jam. And that Monster Jam rivalry was similar to a NASCAR rivalry imo.
Anderson VS Meents rivalry is definitely the greatest and I am proud that I grew up watching Monster Jam it's because of this rivalry
Grave Digger had a rivalry with Bigfoot as well. Well before Monster Jam existed.
very true. I thought he was going to bring that up
Yep that's the rivalry that made digger popular and later legendary.......
Digger vs foot.
Bigfoot>Digger.
@@chrismurphyracing94 Big foot was trash
Correction: Dennis Anderson was not born in August 14, 1960, he was born on October 24, 1960 and was born and raised in Chesapeake, VA. Awesome video and awesome topic, Jackson. God bless you, brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude, monster jam was an elite series back in the day… glad to see it’s still going strong
I grew up watching all sorts of Motorsports and the rivalry these two had was on par with the best of em. Earnhardt/Waltrip, Schumacher/Field, Force/Pedrigon, etc.
I grew up with two rivalries: Tom Meents vs Dennis Anderson, and Ricky Charmichael Vs James Stewart (and Chad Reed to a degree.)
Don’t forget Ryan Villopoto
I didn't know world finals 17 was the last time they ever raced against each other....I'm glad to say I was able to witness that in person
Definitely a one of a kind rivalry and there’s none like it
This has got to be your best post yet! 👍🏁
Freestyle world finals 2001 is a bona fide core memory.
When i was growing up I had a Maximum Destruction vs Grave Digger poster on my wall
Dennis Anderson said in 2010 or 11 that 2017 was going to be his last year in his international monster truck hall of fame induction speech its on CZcams ill have to find it
The good ole days of Monster Jam I still have the biggest soft spot for the sport granted I don't really like what the sport has become today. However, that soft spot is still there I'm an old school fan & WOW! Do I miss the glory days of Monster Jam. Dennis Anderson vs Tom Meents NEVER EVER disappointed (Well maybe if you wanted one or the other to win & they ended up crashing etc...) either you liked one or the other OR maybe even you liked both. Dennis Anderson & Tom Meents will forever be the greatest Monster Jam drivers of all time. 🔥
I’ve been lucky to have watched both these gentlemen live. Both are amazing. Those that have never been to a live points completion, you are missing out. Amazing shows.
Last year I finally got to see Tom perform at Indy unfortunately nobody was doing backflips so I still need to see the famous max d backflip but I did see his famous maximum moonwalk
I still never understood the competitiveness of Monster Jam or how the scoring worked and I thought Nascar was hard to understand. I always thought of Monster Jam more as an entertainment show to watch big trucks make jumps and crush stuff and Nascar as a competitive race. Regardless I still enjoy watching both from time to time. Great little documentary on two of Monster Jams biggest drivers.
I could never pick who was my favorite between these two absolute madmen. I felt like Meents was always in full send mode, but Anderson was calculated on the track. Love these guys.
This is one of the greatest rivalries ever. The mutual respect and friendliness these 2 have really sets it apart from other ones that are actually heated.
Thanks for bringing back some memories! I always remember seein these 2 trucks go at it and as a kid was never worried about who the 2 drivers were driving them
These two made my childhood. Max D was my favorite in freestyle while GD was my racing favorite (I know it’s kinda backwards). Great video!
Great video as always.
Actually greatest rivalry in monster trucks is Bigfoot vs gravedigger
Gotta love both these guys
Fun fact I was born in Norfolk Virginia as well
I appreciate that 07 Monster Jam OST 🔥 great video
Always will be a grave digger fan from sweden, man they drove those trucks like absolutely crazy during my youth when I watched, pure entertainment
I always knew that those two are world class for making wild freestyle runs, they both often lose the truck's body and then perform the most jaw dropping stunt everyone has seen 😅
Bad ass video man love it
Legends!! Two great guy's. Real gentleman
These two legends defined my childhood growing up in the early 2000s. There will never be another two who can tear up the dirt like they can
Childhood me died a little inside when I realized Bigfoot was not making an appearance in this video.
This brought back so many memories from my childhood
And now it looks like Meents is retired too. Glad to see the trucks live on, this is probably the second greatest truck rivalry, maybe even better than the original, Grave Digger vs Big foot.
True faxs you said right there
Will always be the Rivalry of all time Dennis Anderson Vs Tom Meents but I miss it so much wish Dennis was still driving so he can beat Tom again but overall still great guys
In the SPEED days, whenever Digger and Max-D were on the same show, I had my eyes glued to the screen and wasn’t leaving the couch, period. Dennis and Tom made Monster Jam on SPEED can’t miss TV
It was always fun watching Dennis and Tom going up against each other. They always pushed each other to go that extra step, to go that extra mile. Whenever both Dennis and Tom were competing in my home state of MN, everyone knew it was going to be a fun show. I do agree that I miss seeing a good rivalry between talented drivers and that it's not the same like it was before. (Still fun and thrilling but not like it use to be.) I don't think there will be another great rivalry like Dennis and Tom, the great titans of Monster Jam.
The two 🐐
I've been watching Monster Jam from 2005 to 2017. I even went to a show in 2015, where I met Tom Meents in Person.
Still love monster jam
I'm not gonna lie, growing up I was, and still very much am, a fan of both (come at me all you want, it may be sacrilege but I don't care lol). It sucks that Dennis didn't go out on his own terms and that it was because of injury. Whenever Tom Meents announces he's retiring from competing to focus more on teaching the future drivers of Monster Jam and also hopefully be involved with running Monster Jam as a whole, my hope is that Dennis announces he's coming back for one final run, one last season of competing in Monster Jam, alongside his family, and his biggest rival and friend. Come the World Finals, they both unveil an extremely special scheme for their trucks, and you hype up the World Finals as being the last for Tom & Dennis (hopefully holding the World Finals in Vegas at Allegiant Stadium. It may not be Sam Boyd, but it is still Vegas)
Granted, if Dennis is content remaining retired, that's completely okay.
But, hey, a man can dream
These 2 faced up in Destroy Build Destroy. Gave Digger won.
Holy crap someone remembers that show
Finally
@@Zander_Hyrus people chose to forget about it because of how bad it was lol
@@theunhingedgamer3762 that's what made it entertaining
@@Zander_Hyrus and that would make 3 of us remembering
I will say, as a young kid the moment between Anderson and Meents at the end of World Finals II was incredibly impactful. I was a full on Grave Digger fan until Goldberg came onto the scene. Kind of “stole” me away, haha. But seeing them come together, hug, and shake hands after smashing each others trucks got it through my 5 year old head that you could compete against someone and still be friends with them. It made me happy that “they were friends now” and I could go back to liking both of them (even though I still rooted for Meents whenever they came head to head, haha).
My childhood... I liked Dennis Anderson and my dad liked Tom Meents. It was always fun keeping up with them and their rivalry
I never knew tom had a 2nd Goldberg! I was literally in shock when tom pulled out a 2nd Goldberg at world finals 2! I was like dang, Tom went as far as to build another truck for this moment! the only time we here anything about Tom having another truck was right before he debuted and Destroyed his new truck at Cowboys Stadium. we hear I think it was Mike Hogwood says this truck as in access of 100 shows on it of course now there are 3 because Colten is driving a rear engine one
The Earnhardt vs Gordon rivalry of Monster Jam
This is the best rivalry ever and I watched the other ones also the whole time I was growing up
Being born in 91, when i hear bad to the bone start playing. I only picture those red eyes start glowing in a stadium tunnel.
I miss old monster jam. Back when there was more trucks, Scot Douglas was still with monster jam, and the world finals still used Vegas style racing. I remember back then when I was excited to get on the tv and watch it, but new monster jam ruined it for me. :(
I'm gonna have to disagree that the Dennis and Tom rivalry is the main reason for the issues with monster jam because honestly the track changes and lack of crush cars is 100% what made the shows boring tbh
sure the "rivalry" boosted ratings but Feld is killing everything about monster jam with it's current direction and unless they go back to the days of the early to mid 2000's it will end up fading into irrelevance
true. now just now every truck just hitting Dirt ramps over and over again is hard to make yourself stand out in freestyle. I feel bad for the drivers because a lot of them are literally just driving around. sure their jumping off of ramps but that's it.witch I can MOSTELY agree with the fan judges. you literally got to drive your butt off to make it a good run which is why I LOVE Ryan Anderson! he goes all out at everything he hits. Adam kinda falls under the same category as the other drivers now who just kinda drives around.. I literally walked up to Ryan at a show and said, you drive way better than your brother and just like your dad.
crush cars favored the early freestylers. once the crush cars were crushed, later drivers were left with flattened obstacles. while the dirt jumps hold up better, the whole gimmicky direction ala the 'mandatory ' backflip is getting boring. drivers arent really pushing boundaries anymore, their following a formula
Sad I saw grave digger in Orlando last Saturday and he kept tipping over but no matter what he is a legend
My favourite rivalry was one that was short lived in the sport but built up for ages lauda vs hunt I wasn’t alive but the lengths they pushed each other to was insanity wish I was alive to see it
I remember watching The Vegas Finals on PPV. Yes!! PPV monster trucks thats how popular and great the finals were back then i remember watching Dennis Bring out the 3 trucks after his poor freestyle run and Destroying them all while Tom Followed by bringing out a truck of his own and it was just the best Of Monster Jam the most entertaining For the Fans needless to say they Gave the PPV buyers their moneys worth!!!
From the get-go I always loved both Dennis and Tom, but during my childhood I was more of a Digger fan, now I'm more of a Meents fan, they're both amazing drivers though
I miss the old monster jam😢
This is one rivalry where I’m a fan of both drivers. I literally grew up watching and rooting for both Grave Digger & Max-D.
Without of doubt Dennis Anderson and Tom Meents are the greatest of all times. I do respect both drivers and teams. All though, I like Grave Digger better than Max- D. There'll probably won't be another one of those long rivalries like that ever again.
the only other rivalry close to this would be Bigfoot vs Bearfoot but lack of TV exposure is why the Tom vs Dennis thing is so high in popularity
however that's little known because Bob Chandler never liked Pace back in the day and I don't think he likes Feld either given Feld loves trying to copyright independently owned teams which is why I believe Mike Vaters stopped running Black Stallion in the big arena shows and chose to stick to the outdoors ones that are run locally
Tom and Dennis are both one of the most competitive people in monster jam. As of 7:10 AM CST, i am going to st louis for the 2nd event. I did somehow in T Mobile Center which is in Kansas City (not to confuse you with T mobile ARENA) get to meet the icon. Dennis Anderson. It was when we were leaving our seats to leave. Until I saw with my own eyes, him. I did get a photo with him and told him that i will be meeting his rival , Tom meents. Now, here I am. Meeting Tom Meents will be surprising for me because he has been my hero. Sure I like MAX-D better than grave digger (since its loved by the fans a lot) but it’s a good sport to watch. Seeing Dennis and Tom in just 2 weeks is very amazing. Not only do I go far from home to see his final event in St. Louis, but I also see him have some fun in The Dome at America’s Center, 1. Last. Time
Thank you Tom and Dennis 🥹
(*Another thing to point out in the video, Tom said the N word in the video. Not digger. SO IT WAS WEIRD*)
Bigfoot vs USA-1
this was our Larry Bird/Magic Johnson rivalry
I remembered when I brought the World Finals 11 DVD, I rooted for Max-D and Meents to win and my sister rooted for Grave Digger... She's been away from MJ longer than it thought...
Monster jam the greatest rivalry in motorsports. Dennis Anderson, the 7-time world finals champion, 2 freestyle championships in 2000 and in 2007, 5 racing championships in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and in 2010. Happy 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, and 40th anniversary to grave digger. And on the other side is the now 14 time world finals champion Tom Meents. 6 in racing in, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2011, and 2012, 6 in freestyle, in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2013, and 2022, and 2 in the great clips 2 wheels skills challenge, in 2019, and 2022. Happy 10th, 15th, and 20th anniversary to max d
This rivalry is what made monster jam.
Grave Digger vs Maximum Destruction is an iconic rivalry
Monster Jam competition is a real as WWE
17:50 holy shit Tom went flying
#1. BIGFOOT #2. Grave Digger #3. Goldberg/Max D #4. BEARFOOT #5. King Krunch Carolina Crusher was good but my fav truck was USA1
“It was my childhood our childhood”man you gonna make me sad
For nascar it was Dale Earnhardt vs Everyone else
And yet these two guys would probably take a bullet for each other. They probably have more fun getting at each other than anything
I remember one episode where they literally took most of their trucks(backups and mains) out trying to outdo eachother i think i could be wrong its been far to long
This is literally the only good natured rivalry ever
I feel like something is missing now ever since Dennis left
True and Bigfoot isn't in Monster Jam. There just the same ole trucks. I mean its ok to watch but nothing exciting.
Naw... I'd say Bigfoot and Gravedigger.
Bigfoot vs Grave Digger
Did anyone know that Tom Meents drove Grave Digger twice? Both times in 1999 and 2001 in Englishtown.
I Remmeber there Wf 11 racing face off and there Wf 17 one too crazy. Rivalry 👍to both ledgends
The peoples champ and the undisputed champion
How bout Bear foot n Bigfoot? Or Gravedigger and Carolina Crusher? Or Taurus and Bearfoot. Or Bigfoot and Gravedigger. Or Bigfoot and Snake Bite?? Don't forget those.
For me Dennis Anderson quitting competing was similar to when dale Earnhardt died, Dennis Anderson is arguably the king of monster truck drivers.
Digger forever!!!!
Really the greatest rivalry in motorsports
Although an actual competition in it's grass roots beginning,monster jam is a motorsports entertainment show the outcome is determined long before the doors even open
And for any driver not following the script grounds for immediate and permanent dismissal from the big truck circus
Calling anything monster jam related the greatest rivalry in motorsports is like saying hulk hogan and Andrew the giant is the greatest rivalry in combat sports
That is why Bigfoot will always be the best, won't play Monster Jams games
When did grave digger start using its iconic aong that we all know?
Max D kinda looks like a Urus
❤grave digger and maxd
3:44 October 24th, actually.
I’d say another rivalry is Charlie pauken and Jim khoeler
Rip dale ernhert
Dennis was born October 24th not 14th
1:10 why their 2 Grave Diggers?
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like, what are they doing their? king of the hill?
(speaking of King of the Hill.... does anyone remember the N64 monster truck game??? KotH was fun AF in that game)