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''Cultaholic'' is a British YouTube channel providing video content relating to professional wrestling, including top lists, documentaries, podcasts and interviews. It was founded by in 2017 by former-''WhatCulture'' personalities, including Adam Blampied, Adam Pacitti, Ross Tweddell, Jack King, and Sam Driver. On 16th October 2017, ''Cultaholic'' '''uploaded its first video promoting the channel, featuring them burning items relating to their ''WhatCulture'' personas'''. However, the video and the channel's launch on 1st November were compromised when Blampied was found to have solicited sexual photos from female fans.
''Cultaholic'' is a British YouTube channel providing video content relating to professional wrestling, including top lists, documentaries, podcasts and interviews. It was founded by in 2017 by former-''WhatCulture'' personalities, including Adam Blampied, Adam Pacitti, Ross Tweddell, Jack King, and Sam Driver. On 16th October 2017, ''Cultaholic'' '''uploaded its first video promoting the channel, featuring them burning items relating to their ''WhatCulture'' personas'''. However, the video and the channel's launch on 1st November were compromised when Blampied was found to have solicited sexual photos from female fans.
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However, while the channel's launch was successful, with it still remaining popular as of the present day,<ref>[https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCjcPJbFDwVZZELGG38q2cLQ ''Social Blade'' providing YouTube statistics regarding ''Cultholic''.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> initially the channel faced negative PR almost immediately. This was because on 25th October, Blampied was found to have been soliciting sexual photos from female fans online.<ref name="adam">[https://twitter.com/adamtheblampied/status/923278045506605056?lang=en-GB Adam Blampied apologising for his actions.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref><ref name="bbc">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41764308 ''BBC News'' reporting on the Blampied situation, also containing an accusation from one of the women.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> Despite him claiming to these women that he was in an open relationship, he later admitted this was not the case.<ref name="adam"/> Additionally, some women claimed Blampied had pressurised them to send content to him.<ref name="bbc"/> As a result of the accusations, Blampied apologised for his actions on multiple occasions, claiming he would seek professional help and would retire from YouTube.<ref name="adam"/><ref name="bbc"/> ''Cultaholic'' announced it had terminated Blampied's contract in light of the news and postponed their launch.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Cultaholic/status/923279403370647555 ''Cultaholic'' announcing it had delayed its YouTube launch following the Blampied situation] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Cultaholic/status/923929669858136065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw ''Cultaholic'' announcing it had terminated Blampied's contract.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref><ref>[https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2017/10/27/breaking-adam-blampied-released-cultaholic/ ''Last Word on Sports'' reporting on the Blampied situation.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> Blampied has since not returned to ''Cultaholic'' but has become active within the professional wrestling community on YouTube, as part of ''WresteTalk''.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/ezalu2/adam_blampied_is_now_part_of_the_wrestletalk_team/ Reddit post reporting on Blampied joining ''WrestleTalk''.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref>
However, while the channel's launch was successful, with it still remaining popular as of the present day,<ref>[https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCjcPJbFDwVZZELGG38q2cLQ ''Social Blade'' providing YouTube statistics regarding ''Cultholic''.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> initially the channel faced negative PR almost immediately. This was because on 25th October, Blampied was found to have been soliciting sexual photos from female fans online.<ref name="adam">[https://twitter.com/adamtheblampied/status/923278045506605056?lang=en-GB Adam Blampied apologising for his actions.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref><ref name="bbc">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41764308 ''BBC News'' reporting on the Blampied situation, also containing an accusation from one of the women.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> Despite him claiming to these women that he was in an open relationship, he later admitted this was not the case.<ref name="adam"/> Additionally, some women claimed Blampied had pressurised them to send content to him.<ref name="bbc"/> As a result of the accusations, Blampied apologised for his actions on multiple occasions, claiming he would seek professional help and would retire from YouTube.<ref name="adam"/><ref name="bbc"/> ''Cultaholic'' announced it had terminated Blampied's contract in light of the news and postponed their launch.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Cultaholic/status/923279403370647555 ''Cultaholic'' announcing it had delayed its YouTube launch following the Blampied situation] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Cultaholic/status/923929669858136065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw ''Cultaholic'' announcing it had terminated Blampied's contract.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref><ref>[https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2017/10/27/breaking-adam-blampied-released-cultaholic/ ''Last Word on Sports'' reporting on the Blampied situation.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> Blampied has since not returned to ''Cultaholic'' but has become active within the professional wrestling community on YouTube, as part of ''WresteTalk''.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/ezalu2/adam_blampied_is_now_part_of_the_wrestletalk_team/ Reddit post reporting on Blampied joining ''WrestleTalk''.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref>


==Availability==
==Recovery==
''Cultaholic'''s launch video has since been made private, most likely as a result of the fallout from the Blampied situation.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEHM9i8bgyg Link to the now-private video.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> At least one user on Reddit has claimed the video was still on the channel as late as January 2019 before it was made private by the channel.<ref name="lost"/> No re-uploads of the video are known to exist, and with all parties involved having moved on from the incident, it is unlikely that an official re-upload will ever occur. Nevertheless, given that the video proved popular prior to the Blampied situation, the chances someone had downloaded the video and may re-upload it in the future remain somewhat promising. A few screenshots also remain accessible.<ref>[https://aminoapps.com/c/wrestling/page/blog/former-whatculture-members-make-new-channel/JbHd_urYKQY6ZWKlW8j4PxB0grn7DY ''Amino'' reporting on the video and providing a screenshot of it.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref>
''Cultaholic'''s launch video has since been made private, most likely as a result of the fallout from the Blampied situation.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEHM9i8bgyg Link to the now-private video.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> At least one user on Reddit has claimed the video was still on the channel as late as January 2019 before it was made private by the channel.<ref name="lost"/> Prior to January 2022, a few screenshots of the video were the only accessible media.<ref>[https://aminoapps.com/c/wrestling/page/blog/former-whatculture-members-make-new-channel/JbHd_urYKQY6ZWKlW8j4PxB0grn7DY ''Amino'' reporting on the video and providing a screenshot of it.] Retrieved 13 Jan '22</ref> But on 17th January 2021, Lost Media Wiki user Chiizo uploaded the full video onto the Internet Archive, having discovered the clip thanks to the YouTube clip being archived by the Wayback Machine.


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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[AJ Styles vs Kenny Omega (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2006)]]
*[[Alberto Del Rio vs CM Punk vs Dolph Ziggler vs Jack Swagger vs John Cena (partially found master tape footage of untelevised Hell in a Cell match; 2011)]]
*[[Awesome Kong vs Melissa Anderson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2009)]]
*[[Bill Longson vs Whipper Billy Watson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1947)]]
*[[Bill Longson vs Whipper Billy Watson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1947)]]
*[[Blood Circus (partially found Santo Gold film; 1985)]]
*[[Braden Walker's "Knock Knock" promo (lost original pre-tapes of WWE backstage segment; 2008)]]
*[[Braden Walker's "Knock Knock" promo (lost original pre-tapes of WWE backstage segment; 2008)]]
*[[Bradshaw vs Christian (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2001)]]
*[[Bradshaw vs Christian (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2001)]]
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*[[The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)]]
*[[The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)]]
*[[GFW Amped (partially found unaired professional wrestling show; 2015)]]
*[[GFW Amped (partially found unaired professional wrestling show; 2015)]]
*[[The Giant's moonsault (lost footage of professional wrestling move; existence unconfirmed; 1990s)]]
*[[Girls Gone Wild: Live from Spring Break (found WWE/Girls Gone Wild crossover special; 2003)]]
*[[Girls Gone Wild: Live from Spring Break (found WWE/Girls Gone Wild crossover special; 2003)]]
*[[GLOW (lost unfinished final season of Netflix comedy-drama series; 2019-2020)]]
*[[GLOW (lost unfinished final season of Netflix comedy-drama series; 2019-2020)]]
*[[Goldberg's pre-television debut matches (lost footage of professional wrestling dark matches; 1997)]]
*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1908)]]
*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1908)]]
*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911)]]
*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911)]]
*[[Jake "The Snake" Roberts DDTs Hulk Hogan (lost Snake Pit segment; 1986)]]
*[[Jake "The Snake" Roberts DDTs Hulk Hogan (lost Snake Pit segment; 1986)]]
*[[Johnny Gargano vs Velveteen Dream (lost footage of alternate finish to professional wrestling match; 2019)]]
*[[Kurt Angle vs Owen Hart (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1999)]]
*[[The Last Battle of Atlanta (found untelevised professional wrestling steel cage match; 1983)]]
*[[The Last Battle of Atlanta (found untelevised professional wrestling steel cage match; 1983)]]
*[[Lita (partially found training videos of professional wrestler; late 1990s-2000)]]
*[[Lita's training matches (partially found training videos of professional wrestler; late 1990s-2000)]]
*[[Low Ki & Mercury vs Ric Blade & TCK (partially lost footage of hardcore wrestling tag team match; 2000)]]
*[[Mark Jindrak in Evolution (partially found unaired vignettes of professional wrestling stable; 2003)]]
*[[Pat Tanaka vs Rocco Rock (lost footage of "Body Count" professional wrestling match; 1993)]]
*[["Plane Ride From Hell" (lost photographs of drunk wrestler incidents; 2002)]]
*[["Plane Ride From Hell" (lost photographs of drunk wrestler incidents; 2002)]]
*[[Radio WWF (lost professional wrestling radio show; 1993-1994; late 1990s-2000)]]
*[[Radio WWF (lost professional wrestling radio show; 1993-1994; late 1990s-2000)]]
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*[[Strange Kentucky People (lost recording of Chris Jericho "tribute"; 1994)]]
*[[Strange Kentucky People (lost recording of Chris Jericho "tribute"; 1994)]]
*[[TNA Impact! 2 (lost build of unfinished professional wrestling game; 2009)]]
*[[TNA Impact! 2 (lost build of unfinished professional wrestling game; 2009)]]
*[[TNA International and TNA Wrestling Collection (completely lost pro-wrestling TV shows; 2006)]]
*[[TNA Xplosion (partially found TV series; 2002-2016)]]
*[[WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)]]
*[[WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)]]
*[[WCW All Nighter (partially lost professional wrestling compilation show; 1994-1995)]]
*[[WCW All Nighter (partially lost professional wrestling compilation show; 1994-1995)]]
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*[[WWE 24x7 (lost professional wrestling compilation show; 2007)]]
*[[WWE 24x7 (lost professional wrestling compilation show; 2007)]]
*[[WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)]]
*[[WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)]]
*[[WWE Crush Hour (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of vehicular combat game; 2002)]]
*[[WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)]]
*[[WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)]]
*[[WWE Wrestlemania 36 (lost footage of alternate finishes to professional wrestling matches; 2020)]]
*[[WWF Attitude (lost professional wrestling recap show; 2001-2002)]]
*[[WWF Attitude (lost professional wrestling recap show; 2001-2002)]]
*[[WWF Backlash (non-existent unfinished Nintendo 64 professional wrestling game; 2001)]]
*[[WWF Backlash (non-existent unfinished Nintendo 64 professional wrestling game; 2001)]]
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 22 February 2024

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Cultaholic1.jpg

The original Cultaholic logo.

Status: Found

Date found: 17 Jan 2022

Found by: Chiizo

Cultaholic is a British YouTube channel providing video content relating to professional wrestling, including top lists, documentaries, podcasts and interviews. It was founded by in 2017 by former-WhatCulture personalities, including Adam Blampied, Adam Pacitti, Ross Tweddell, Jack King, and Sam Driver. On 16th October 2017, Cultaholic uploaded its first video promoting the channel, featuring them burning items relating to their WhatCulture personas. However, the video and the channel's launch on 1st November were compromised when Blampied was found to have solicited sexual photos from female fans.

Background

Cultaholic's origins can be traced back to the personalities' time involved on WhatCulture channels, including WhatCulture Wrestling, with Blampied, Pacitti, King Ross, and Jack the Jobber being fan favourites for their videos and professional wrestling-esque personas.[1] On 19th September 2017, it was reported that the four, alongside editor Driver, were to leave WhatCulture to pursue other projects.[2][1] Not long after their departure, on 14th October, they announced the launch of Cultaholic,[3] which would cover professional wrestling.

To promote the channel, a video featuring the personalities was uploaded two days later. It consisted of them situated near a bonfire, before proceeding to throw items relating to their WhatCulture personas into it.[4] Blampied would go one step further by taking off his trousers and pants and throwing them onto the bonfire, before the video ended with text stating that the channel would officially launch on 1st November.[4][5][6]

However, while the channel's launch was successful, with it still remaining popular as of the present day,[7] initially the channel faced negative PR almost immediately. This was because on 25th October, Blampied was found to have been soliciting sexual photos from female fans online.[8][9] Despite him claiming to these women that he was in an open relationship, he later admitted this was not the case.[8] Additionally, some women claimed Blampied had pressurised them to send content to him.[9] As a result of the accusations, Blampied apologised for his actions on multiple occasions, claiming he would seek professional help and would retire from YouTube.[8][9] Cultaholic announced it had terminated Blampied's contract in light of the news and postponed their launch.[10][11][12] Blampied has since not returned to Cultaholic but has become active within the professional wrestling community on YouTube, as part of WresteTalk.[13]

Recovery

Cultaholic's launch video has since been made private, most likely as a result of the fallout from the Blampied situation.[14] At least one user on Reddit has claimed the video was still on the channel as late as January 2019 before it was made private by the channel.[5] Prior to January 2022, a few screenshots of the video were the only accessible media.[15] But on 17th January 2021, Lost Media Wiki user Chiizo uploaded the full video onto the Internet Archive, having discovered the clip thanks to the YouTube clip being archived by the Wayback Machine.

Gallery

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Videos

Video documenting Adam Blampied.

YouTube - On The Rise providing a screenshot of the video.

JOIN US

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