# When Wrestling Was Real with Matt Lyda: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-28, When Wrestling Was Real with Matt Lyda has 744,000 subscribers, 291,603,162 total views, and 549 videos. It ranks #101,248 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [When Wrestling Was Real with Matt Lyda](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for When Wrestling Was Real with Matt Lyda is “The Worst Four Horsemen Lineup Ever? 🤔”, a Short published May 24, 2026.
- These are When Wrestling Was Real with Matt Lyda’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Apr 7, 2026 and May 24, 2026 (12 long-form videos and 36 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 14,310. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Undertaker Said THIS Ends Your Career” (177,998 views, May 15, 2026). Least viewed: “The Night WWE Had No Villain (WrestleMania 6)” (1,650 views, Apr 10, 2026).
- Median length: 14:36 for 12 long-form videos; 0:56 for 36 Shorts.
- In this sample, When Wrestling Was Real with Matt Lyda’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 9 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Worst Four Horsemen Lineup Ever? 🤔](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/uy-J_87B6_A/) | 2026-05-24 | Short | 25,613 | 1:08 | 1.06x |
| [Why Barry Windham Was The PERFECT Horseman](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/bB0hWxN60Xc/) | 2026-05-23 | Short | 16,801 | 0:55 | - |
| [Ole Anderson Told Undertaker He’d NEVER Draw A Dime](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/HoLaV7cGIxs/) | 2026-05-22 | Short | 26,764 | 0:59 | 1.22x |
| [This Guy Was NEVER A Real Horseman](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/1KGqfIO0Jjw/) | 2026-05-22 | Long-form | 4,670 | 9:44 | - |
| [Arn Anderson Was TERRIFYING On The Mic](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/eqWUufSTKL4/) | 2026-05-21 | Short | 23,317 | 0:55 | 1.11x |
| [The BEST WCW Horsemen Lineup?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/40XDBIxqG3M/) | 2026-05-20 | Short | 34,309 | 0:51 | 1.63x |
| [Ric Flair Needed The Four Horsemen More Than You Think](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/5ZDLd3J8R54/) | 2026-05-19 | Short | 21,714 | 0:49 | 1.32x |
| [The BEST & WORST Four Horsemen Members Ever](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/G1YNDcGB00Q/) | 2026-05-19 | Long-form | 6,679 | 33:32 | 1.51x |
| [Will Ospreay Is The Best Wrestler Alive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/k7Pew_9dfAY/) | 2026-05-18 | Short | 11,428 | 0:39 | - |
| [Rhea Ripley Might Be WWE’s Next Megastar](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/qo7Filtc2II/) | 2026-05-17 | Short | 20,492 | 1:02 | 1.24x |
| [MJF & Rhea Ripley Are The Future Of Wrestling](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/k6ZzMpai370/) | 2026-05-16 | Long-form | 2,363 | 8:18 | - |
| [Undertaker Said THIS Ends Your Career](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/7f3kNIU4A8c/) | 2026-05-15 | Short | 177,998 | 0:24 | 12.76x |
| [MJF Is the Future of Professional Wrestling](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/Zlo8H-pB6Ew/) | 2026-05-14 | Short | 12,525 | 0:57 | - |
| [Without Ted Turner There Is No Attitude Era](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/ZWCPIv58_lM/) | 2026-05-13 | Short | 9,697 | 1:18 | - |
| [Why Cody Rhodes Is the Face of Wrestling](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/MpS50r8uq8s/) | 2026-05-12 | Short | 20,287 | 1:03 | 1.2x |
| [The Search for Wrestling’s Next Megastar](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/szQySenlMVI/) | 2026-05-12 | Long-form | 3,480 | 33:58 | - |
| [Chris Benoit Should NEVER Be In The WWE Hall Of Fame](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/v_B0bC_6tz4/) | 2026-05-11 | Short | 12,637 | 1:21 | - |
| [Maven & Chris Van Vliet Talk About Matt Lyda And Six Feet Under](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/fPupeGZlvUE/) | 2026-05-10 | Short | 78,603 | 1:12 | 4.68x |
| [Maven Tells Chris Van Vliet What Six Feet Under With Undertaker Is REALLY Like](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/yYCA3cIMjcA/) | 2026-05-09 | Long-form | 23,018 | 3:52 | 6.45x |
| [Nobody Wrestled Like Chris Benoit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/tJZ_aqP8Sdg/) | 2026-05-08 | Short | 9,131 | 1:02 | - |
| [The Hart Dungeon Created Chris Benoit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/n31V5pZQGwI/) | 2026-05-07 | Short | 25,287 | 0:34 | 1.5x |
| [Chris Benoit’s Legacy Is Ruined Forever](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/f0ydf1KHEG4/) | 2026-05-06 | Short | 12,408 | 0:56 | - |
| [Chris Benoit Was THAT Good… But Does It Matter](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/0nuDuVuqjHI/) | 2026-05-05 | Short | 15,276 | 1:11 | - |
| [Chris Benoit Hall of Fame Debate: Case Closed](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/S-WqDIEMYEY/) | 2026-05-05 | Long-form | 8,209 | 15:47 | 2.29x |
| [Only 34% Wrestling?! WrestleMania Has a Problem](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/5fYNbC7BS4k/) | 2026-05-03 | Short | 16,470 | 1:18 | 1.1x |
| [Even The Ring Is An Ad Now…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/ZVTY-UmN89k/) | 2026-05-02 | Short | 21,229 | 1:05 | 1.46x |
| [WWE Is Making a HUGE Mistake…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/t6-BMS-uRhg/) | 2026-05-01 | Short | 17,100 | 0:51 | 1.29x |
| [WWE Is Pushing Fans Too Far…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/lHUt9DeezuA/) | 2026-05-01 | Long-form | 5,234 | 9:48 | 1.47x |
| [WrestleMania Had As Many Ads As Wrestling](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/Kom73kqG68E/) | 2026-04-30 | Short | 24,352 | 0:56 | 1.85x |
| [WrestleMania Felt… Soulless](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/4f_nWUsjb6k/) | 2026-04-29 | Short | 13,075 | 1:00 | 1.05x |
| [Vince McMahon cared. TKO doesn’t.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/W5zUIQhEJJ8/) | 2026-04-28 | Short | 22,863 | 0:58 | 1.81x |
| [TKO Is Killing WrestleMania](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/-TIMxWPacaU/) | 2026-04-28 | Long-form | 5,350 | 26:37 | 1.68x |
| [AI Predicts Dominik Mysterio Beats Finn Bálor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/bX35hLaE6SI/) | 2026-04-19 | Short | 13,343 | 0:34 | 1.06x |
| [Celebrities Should NOT Be Wrestling at WrestleMania](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/OrtPAhQFaQ8/) | 2026-04-18 | Short | 11,835 | 0:43 | - |
| [AI Predicts Liv Morgan Wins WrestleMania 👀](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/xWswRZHf0ec/) | 2026-04-17 | Short | 9,672 | 0:37 | - |
| [Why Roman Reigns Beats CM Punk at WrestleMania](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/1ZG72L6Qi6g/) | 2026-04-17 | Long-form | 3,442 | 9:50 | 1.14x |
| [The Problem With Drew McIntyre vs Jacob Fatu](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/JH0j_oiqkhM/) | 2026-04-16 | Short | 11,359 | 0:45 | - |
| [CM Punk Doesn’t Need the Title… Roman Does](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/Rv4oRaam2xA/) | 2026-04-15 | Short | 15,821 | 1:11 | - |
| [This Is Why Gunther MUST Win](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/cV5XL8bbc6E/) | 2026-04-14 | Short | 11,893 | 0:42 | - |
| [AI Just Booked WrestleMania… Some of These Are INSANE](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/z9TVjEw_3YU/) | 2026-04-14 | Long-form | 2,824 | 23:57 | 1.03x |
| [This Test of Strength Changed the Entire Match](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/L3DUc1AEvT8/) | 2026-04-12 | Short | 16,138 | 0:32 | - |
| [Jake Roberts vs Ted DiBiase – WrestleMania VI Hidden Gem](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/nUGHckEFwtE/) | 2026-04-11 | Short | 11,280 | 0:53 | - |
| [Hogan vs Warrior Made No Sense… But It Was Genius](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/Q-IN0YPiXhw/) | 2026-04-10 | Short | 22,529 | 1:36 | 1.18x |
| [The Night WWE Had No Villain (WrestleMania 6)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/Y8adIfKqFtk/) | 2026-04-10 | Long-form | 1,650 | 13:26 | - |
| [Mr. Perfect Might Be Top 5 Ever](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/Wh-OsQ15Hpk/) | 2026-04-09 | Short | 27,727 | 0:35 | 1.44x |
| [Macho Man & Dusty Rhodes in an UNDERRATED Classic](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/mZ0HiHLGy2U/) | 2026-04-08 | Short | 21,720 | 0:43 | 1.3x |
| [Hulk Hogan Was NEVER Replaced… Until Stone Cold](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/q40K_867PwE/) | 2026-04-07 | Short | 16,665 | 1:15 | - |
| [Hogan vs Warrior Was Bigger Than You Remember](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@whenwrestlingwasrealmattlyda/videos/6ueuaE2lPL0/) | 2026-04-07 | Long-form | 2,891 | 27:20 | - |

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