Resurfaced Video of Tony Hawk Bullying Shaun White Goes Viral

Published 07/06/2022, 9:15 AM EDT

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When Shaun White appeared with Kevin Hart on the hit show “Cold as Balls,” he revealed his mentor in the sport. As usual, Tony Hawk came into his mind. The legendary skateboarder influenced a whole generation of skateboarders in his career. Putting skateboarding on the map, he is and continues to create skate parks to motivate kids. However, in one resurfaced video, Hawk bullies White’s attempt to learn the sport. 

 

A young Shaun puts on his sneakers, ready to learn the art of skateboarding. Often regarded as the greatest snowboarder of all time, he picked up his trade in the beginning with a skateboard. Thus, with Hawk by his side, the duo joined hands with another icon, Bucky Lasek, creating a hilarious video! The video is viral now as fans saw yesteryears of the three superstars. 

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Tony Hawk bullies Shaun White hilariously!

The start of the video sees White adjusting his knee pads and trying his shoes up. As Hawk and Lasek arrive on the scene, he jumps gleefully to meet them. After a quick handshake with Lasek, he meets Tony while Lasek lies down to trip him. White banging his head on the floor is the first real glimpse of what’s in store. Then, it is just an incredible visual of Hawk constantly bullying the Flying Tomato. 

In the first sequence of his skating scenes, Lasek hilariously catches his skateboard while White skates on the vertical ramp. He fell to the ground, and Lasek dropped the skateboard into the ramp. Afterward, Hawk and White stayed at the edge of the ramp as Hawk prepared to go down; but he did not. What followed was how White fell from the edge of the ramp. 

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Miffed by the pranks, Hawk humiliates White even more by holding the skateboard high above the ground. Standing at 1.91 meters, he lofted the skateboard high in a way that White tried to get it off him. After that, Hawk stops White from rolling over the edge of the ramp. He shakes his head, watching Shaun trip inside the ramp. It was an incredible video of two superstars in their prime, jokingly having fun. 

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Legends of extreme sports

It was a lovely video between the mentor and a snowboarding prodigy, who had a fascinating relationship. During the episode with Kevin Hart, White revealed how Tony assisted in his personal development and supported him to become an extraordinary snowboarder and a skateboarder. “I would say, Tony Hawk,” mentioned White, as both lived in the same neighborhood. White recalled how Tony asked him to come for skateboarding demos with him and enjoyed a great relationship with the legend. 

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Thus, this video is just the creative side of both Hawk and White. Fun and games until the end, it is a refreshing video that takes us back to the 90s, enjoying their rise to the top. The duo are inseparable and put extreme sports on the map. Kudos to whoever edited this video!

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Jacob Gijy is a US Sports and NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Gijy finished his Post Graduation in Psychology and worked in a hospital for 2 years before his passion for sports compelled him to find his way to sports journalism. A fan of the great Tim Duncan, he is always ready to pick up a debate with anyone who does not offer the power forward, the respect he deserves.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa