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105-401: Each episode features three young athletes competing against each other in four extreme versions of athletic events culminating in a fifth and final round which set the three competitors on a race up an artificial mountain to decide the victor. The series was filmed at Sound Stage 21 at Universal Studios Florida on a set dubbed the "Extreme Arena". This arena consists of a turf playing field,

210-458: A compound fracture of Theismann's right leg. After the sack, a distraught Taylor screamed for paramedics to attend to Theismann. Although this sack ended Theismann's career, Theismann has never blamed Taylor for the injury. Taylor says he has never seen video of the play and never wants to. During the first round of the playoffs, the Giants defeated the defending champion 49ers 17–3, but lost to

315-513: A "love-hate relationship" with Bill Parcells , the Giants’ defensive coordinator when he was drafted and later their head coach. Parcells often rode players in the hopes of driving them to better performance. Taylor did not appreciate this approach, and early on told Parcells, "I've had enough. You either cut me or trade me but get the fuck off my back." Parcells kept on Taylor, but privately told some veterans, "I like that LT. That motherfucker's got

420-408: A $ 1,000 college scholarship, second place received a $ 1,500 college scholarship and the winner received a $ 2,500 college scholarship. In 1994, Sony Wonder released a VHS based on the special, which featured special guest commentaries by Super Bowl Champion Lawrence Taylor . For the show's final season, Nickelodeon turned Guts into Global Guts , featuring competitors from various countries, namely

525-555: A 13–12 win, and Parcells later called Taylor's performance "[t]he greatest game I ever saw." However, the Giants narrowly missed the playoffs in 1988 at 10–6 by losing tie-breakers with the Eagles in their division and the Rams for the Wild card. In 1989, Taylor recorded 15 sacks. He was forced to play the latter portion of the season with a fractured tibia , suffered in a 34–24 loss to

630-500: A college scholarship and a special GUTS All-Star trophy. The one-hour special featured seven events plus the Aggro Crag. This special also debuted five new events, which were later introduced in the second season, and an extended version of Basic Training, appearing only in this special. In the award ceremony, each contestant received a Nickelodeon GUTS All-Stars plate along with prize money for college scholarship. Third place received

735-460: A conclusion, television cameras drew in close on Taylor who was crying. He announced his retirement at the post-game press conference saying, "I think it's time for me to retire. I've done everything I can do. I've been to Super Bowls. I've been to playoffs. I've done things that other people haven't been able to do in this game before. After 13 years, it's time for me to go." Taylor ended his career with 1,089 tackles, 132.5 sacks (plus 9.5 tallied as

840-425: A contestant was 1,925 points and was attained several times throughout the show's run. On August 21, 1993, at the start of the show's second season, Nickelodeon aired a one-hour special known as Nickelodeon GUTS All-Stars , where three best contestants from the previous season, Mike "Superman" Schmidt, Jana "The Warrior" Waring, and Kelli "The Maniac" Marchewka, who achieved 1,925 points, competed against each other for

945-495: A crack house. And he once attended a team meeting still handcuffed from the night before by some "ladies that were trying out some new equipment", but "just didn't happen to have the key", he would recall. In 1987, he finally tested positive for cocaine, and admitted to using it. The next year, 1988, he failed a second drug test, whereupon the NFL suspended him for 30 days. With that, he abstained from drugs until his 1993 retirement, as

1050-550: A football analyst for the now defunct TNT Sunday Night Football . In a one-off show, Taylor also appeared as a wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation , defeating Bam Bam Bigelow in the main event of WrestleMania XI . He also worked as a color commentator on an amateur fighting program entitled Toughman on the FX channel. On September 4, 1995, the Giants retired Phil Simms ' jersey during halftime of

1155-496: A game against the Cowboys (Taylor had his number retired the year before). Simms celebrated the moment by throwing an impromptu ceremonial pass to Taylor. Simms recalled, "[a]ll of a sudden it kind of hit me, I've put Lawrence in a really tough spot; national TV, he's got dress shoes and a sports jacket on, and he's had a few beers and he's going to run down the field and I'm going to throw him a pass." Simms motioned for Taylor to run

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1260-669: A key touchdown preventing tackle on a goal line play in the first half, stopping Broncos quarterback John Elway as he sprinted out on a rollout. With the Super Bowl win, Taylor capped off an unprecedented start to his career. After six years, he had been named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award (1981), NFL Defensive Player of the Year a record three times (1981, 1982, 1986), First-team All-Pro six times, become

1365-399: A long pattern and after 30–40 yards threw him the pass. Taylor later said the situation made him more nervous than any play of his career, "I'm saying to myself (as the pass is being thrown), 'If I drop this pass, I got to run my black ass all the way back to Upper Saddle River because there ain't no way I'm going to be able to stay in that stadium'." Taylor caught the pass, however, and

1470-546: A low-risk, level-one sex offender . On October 26, 2012, a court rejected the victim's claims that Taylor assaulted her. As of 2016, Taylor resides in Pembroke Pines, Florida . On June 9, 2016, Taylor's wife was arrested for domestic violence in Florida after she threw "an unknown object" and struck Taylor in the back of the head. By 2021, Taylor was once again divorced. In May 2017, Taylor put up for auction

1575-541: A mean streak." Taylor made his NFL regular season debut on September 6, 1981, in a 24–10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles . Aside from incurring a penalty for a late hit on Eagles running back Perry Harrington , Taylor played a nondescript game. In a game versus the St. Louis Cardinals later in the season, Taylor rushed and sacked the passer when he was supposed to drop into coverage. When told by Parcells that

1680-465: A new six-year, $ 6.2 million contract. The Giants' record rebounded to 9–7 in 1984, and Taylor had his fourth All-Pro season. He got off to a quick start, recording four sacks in a September game. In the playoffs the Giants defeated the Los Angeles Rams 16–13, but lost 21–10 to the eventual champion 49ers. In contrast to the previous season the Giants headed into the 1985 season with

1785-487: A person than he really should have." In 2004 Taylor released an autobiography , LT: Over the Edge . Taylor often spoke of his NFL years, which he played with reckless abandon, and the drug-abusing stages of his life as the "L.T." periods of his life. He described "L.T." as an adrenaline junkie who lived life on a thrill ride. Taylor said in 2003 that "L. T. died a long time ago, and I don't miss him at all ... all that's left

1890-447: A pool, a racing track, an obstacle course and the Aggro Crag. Season 1 began taping on August 12, 1992. Reruns were shown on Nickelodeon from December 11, 1995, until February 28, 1999, before moving to Nick GAS from March 1, 1999, until the station ceased broadcasting on December 31, 2007 (April 23, 2009, on Dish Network ). It has occasionally been seen in reruns on TeenNick since January 1, 2008. Since 2011, those reruns aired on

1995-546: A resurgent season in 1993. They finished 11–5, and competed for the top NFC playoff seed. Taylor finished with 6 sacks, and the Giants defense led the NFL in fewest points allowed. They defeated the Minnesota Vikings 17–10 in the opening round of the playoffs. The next week on January 15, 1994, in what would be Taylor's final game, the Giants were beaten 44–3 by the San Francisco 49ers. As the game came to

2100-408: A rookie before the stat was officially recognized), nine interceptions, 134 return yards, two touchdowns, 33 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries, and 34 fumble return yards. Lawrence Taylor, defensively, has had as big an impact as any player I've ever seen. He changed the way defense is played, the way pass-rushing is played, the way linebackers play and the way offenses block linebackers. Taylor

2205-461: A sense of optimism after their successful 1984 campaign and a 5–0 pre-season record. The Giants went 10–6, and Taylor spearheaded a defense that led the NFL in sacks with 68. Taylor had 13. One of the more memorable plays of his career occurred during this season. On a Monday Night Football game against the Redskins, Taylor's sack of Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann inadvertently resulted in

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2310-525: A sex offender. After turning himself in, Taylor would be released with no bail after spending several hours in the main Broward County jail. For this second offense, Taylor would be criminally charged. Taylor's attorney has stated that Taylor would plead not guilty, describing the incident as a "misunderstanding" rather than a criminal offense. * Unofficial statistic (sacks did not become an official statistic until 1982); however, this number

2415-456: A third failed drug test would end his career. Yet he would later recall that in retiring, "I saw blow as the only bright spot in my future." During 1995, he went through drug rehab twice. But over the next three years, he was arrested twice, via undercover police officers, for attempts to buy cocaine. Meanwhile, he associated mainly with drug users, and his home usually had white sheets over its windows. "I had gotten really bad. I mean my place

2520-445: A tie, the players involved each receive the higher placing and points, however, if two or more players are disqualified, fail to finish, or fail to score, they each receive third place points. The player with the most points after all five events won the game and received a gold GUTS medal and a faux glowing piece of the Aggro Crag. Second place received a silver medal and third received a bronze medal. The contestants are introduced in

2625-568: A tie. The sound design for the action on the Aggro Crag was created by Nickelodeon Senior Sound Designer Mark Schultz, who converted the voltages supplied by the infrared actuator "eyes" to triggers read by a MIDI-based sampler. The total height of the Aggro Crag was 28 feet (8.5 m). For the Mega Crag, as well as the Super Aggro Crag on Global GUTS , the total height was 30 feet (9.1 m) tall. The highest possible score for

2730-604: Is Lawrence Taylor." Taylor re-emerged into the public eye in July 2006, after appearing on the cover of a Sports Illustrated issue dedicated to former athletes and sport figures. In the magazine, Taylor credited his hobby of golf with helping him get over his previous hard-partying ways and drug filled lifestyle. He co-founded eXfuze, a network marketing company based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Along with former NFL players, such as Eric Dickerson and Seth Joyner , he

2835-466: Is a real relationship between wild, reckless abandon off the field and being that way on the field. Taylor began using illicit drugs during his professional rookie season, 1981–1982. He would pass the NFL's drug tests, however, by routinely obtaining his teammates' urine to submit as his own urine samples. As his drug habit escalated, he would spend up to thousands of dollars a day on "coke and women." His first wife, Linda, once had to pick him up from

2940-639: Is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New York Giants . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive players of all time. After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Taylor was selected by the Giants second overall in the 1981 NFL draft . Although controversy surrounded

3045-500: Is considered one of the best players to ever play in the NFL, and has been ranked as the top defensive player in league history by some news outlets, media members, former players and coaches. He has also been described as one of the most "feared" and "intimidating" players in NFL history. Taylor's explosive speed and power is credited with changing the outside linebacker position from one of "read and react" to aggression and attack. Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs developed

3150-428: Is the chase to get to the top. Every day the excitement builds and builds and builds, and then when you're finally there and the game is over ... And then, nothing. The Giants appeared to have a bright future coming off their 1986 championship season as they were one of the younger teams in the league. They struggled the next season however, falling to 6–9 in the strike-shortened 1987 season . Taylor caused strife in

3255-525: The 1981 NFL draft , Taylor was selected by the New York Giants in the first round as the 2nd pick overall. In a poll of NFL general managers (GMs) taken before the draft 26 of the league's 28 GMs said if they had the first selection they would select Taylor. One of the two GMs who said they would not take Taylor was Bum Phillips , who had just been hired as coach and general manager by the New Orleans Saints . As fate would have it for Taylor,

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3360-595: The Mega Crag (season 3), or the Super Aggro Crag (Global GUTS). The object of the Crag was for all three players to race to the peak of the mountain, while hitting a series of actuators (buttons that illuminated a light beacon when pressed) along the way to the peak. If a player misses any of the actuators along the way, a spotter at the top (referred to as the "Crag Troll") prevented that player from completing

3465-628: The Vince Lombardi mini statue he had won for the Super Bowl XXV win. The next month, he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol following a September 2, 2016, crash into a stopped police car in Palm Beach County, Florida . The two breathalyzer tests taken five hours after the crash measured Taylor's blood-alcohol level at .082 and .084, above the Florida legal limit of .080. In December 2021, Taylor

3570-593: The penny stock firm Hanover Sterling & Company, who had short sold the company's stock, making it worthless. The Securities and Exchange Commission ruled that two traders had manipulated the price of the stock, which skyrocketed while the company was losing over $ 900,000. In 1997 Taylor pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return in 1990, and in 2000 he was "sentenced to three months of house arrest, five years of probation, and 500 hours of community service for tax evasion." After his career ended, Taylor worked in several regular television jobs. He first worked as

3675-454: The professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), who taped their weekly television series Impact! at the complex for much of its first two decades of existence. Universal Studios Florida's soundstages have been used to produce professional wrestling since the 1990s, when World Championship Wrestling (WCW) used Soundstage 21 to tape their syndicated wrestling shows between 1996 and 1998. The most prolific use of

3780-463: The video game , Grand Theft Auto: Vice City . The character poked fun at his fearsome, drug-fueled public image. He also added his voice to the video game Blitz: The League and its sequel , which were partially based on his life in the NFL. He also acted in the 2000 Christian film Mercy Streets with Eric Roberts and Stacy Keach , and the 2003 prison movie In Hell with Jean-Claude Van Damme . In 1999, when Taylor became eligible for

3885-450: The 49ers in week 12, which caused him to sit out the second half of several games. Despite his off-the-field problems, Taylor remained popular among his teammates and was voted defensive co-captain along with Carl Banks. The two filled the defensive captain's spot vacated by the retired Harry Carson. The retirement of the nine-time Pro Bowler Carson, broke up the Giants linebacker corps of Carson, Reasons, Banks, and Taylor, which spearheaded

3990-476: The 49ers offensive backfield to be in position to recover a key fumble by Roger Craig forced by nose tackle Erik Howard late in the game to set up Matt Bahr 's game-winning field goal. In Super Bowl XXV , they played the Buffalo Bills and won one of the more entertaining Super Bowls in history, 20-19, after Buffalo's Scott Norwood missed a potential game-winning field goal in the closing seconds of

4095-577: The Afternoon . Medal presentations were also accompanied by the raising of flags and the playing of the national anthem of the winning country, and a victory lap by all three contestants, draped in the flags of their home countries. A medal count was also tabulated at the beginning of each episode, similar to the Olympics . In addition to airing on Nickelodeon in the United States, the program

4200-863: The April 2018 tapings, Impact would resume touring. Bleachers used in the Impact Zone went onto sale on eBay in August. On August 27, 2021, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced that their weekly web series, AEW Dark , would be taped at its own set within Universal Studios at Soundstage 19. For the first half of 2023, AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor also taped its weekly show at Soundstage 19. 28°28′29″N 81°28′8″W  /  28.47472°N 81.46889°W  / 28.47472; -81.46889 Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed " L.T. ",

4305-429: The Giants defense, while still respectable, was no longer one of the top units in the league. Taylor rebounded in the early stages of what many thought would be his final season in 1992. Through close to nine games, Taylor was on pace for 10 sacks and the Giants were 5–4. However, a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in a game on November 8, 1992, against Green Bay sidelined him for the final seven games, during which

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4410-418: The Giants linebacking corps a reputation as one of the best in the NFL, along with the nickname " Crunch Bunch ". Taylor has lived a controversial lifestyle, during and after his playing career. He was known for his on-game persona and at one point inadvertently caused a compound fracture of the right leg of quarterback Joe Theismann . He admitted to using drugs such as cocaine as early as his second year in

4515-463: The Giants' 23–7 win over the Chicago Bears . Before the season word spread around the league about Taylor. Years after facing him in an exhibition game, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw recalled, "[h]e dang-near killed me, I just kept saying, 'Who is this guy?' He kept coming from my blind side and just ripped my ribs to pieces." Taylor developed what has been described as

4620-437: The NFL, and was suspended for 30 days in 1988 by the league for failing drug tests . His drug abuse escalated after his retirement, and he was jailed three times for attempted drug possession. From 1998 to 2009, Taylor claims to have lived a sober, drug-free life. He worked as a color commentator on sporting events after his retirement, and pursued a career as an actor. His personal life came under public scrutiny in 2010 when he

4725-426: The NFL. Taylor produced double-digit sacks each season from 1984 through 1990, including a career-high of 20.5 in 1986. He also won a record three AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards (since tied by J. J. Watt and Aaron Donald ), and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his performance during the 1986 season. He and Alan Page (1971) are the only defensive players in league history to earn

4830-692: The Pro Football Hall of Fame, there were some concerns his hard-partying lifestyle and drug abuse would hurt his candidacy. These concerns proved to be ill-founded, however, as he was voted in on the first ballot. His son Lawrence Taylor Jr. gave his introduction speech at the induction ceremony. Taylor's ex-wife, his three children, and his parents were in attendance and during his induction speech Taylor acknowledged them saying, "thank you for putting up with me for all those years." He also credited former Giants owner Wellington Mara for being supportive of him saying, "[h]e probably cared more about me as

4935-585: The Saints instead selected Heisman Trophy -winning halfback George Rogers with the first pick, leaving the Giants with the decision of whether to select Taylor. To the raucous approval of the crowd in attendance at the draft (which was held in New York City), the Giants selected him. Privately, Taylor was hesitant about playing for New York as he had hoped to be drafted by the Dallas Cowboys , and

5040-462: The Saints were also the team who had the first pick in the draft. Giants GM George Young predicted before the draft that he would be better than NFL legends such as Dick Butkus : "Taylor is the best college linebacker I've ever seen. Sure, I saw Dick Butkus play. There's no doubt in my mind about Taylor. He's bigger and stronger than Butkus was. On the blitz , he's devastating." On draft day, Phillips made good on his promise not to draft Taylor and

5145-464: The US broadcast. The format remained identical to the original version, but the Mega Crag was upgraded to the Super Aggro Crag . In the "Spill Your GUTS" segments, non-English-speaking contestants spoke in their own language, with an interpreter speaking over their lines. Taping of Global GUTS took place from July 12, 1995, to August 15, 1995, and episodes began airing September 5, 1995, as part of Nick in

5250-618: The United States, Mexico, Great Britain, Israel, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (referred to simply as "C.I.S." on air, consisting of Georgia , Kazakhstan , Russia , and Ukraine ). Although each country had multiple contestants, no country was ever represented twice in a single episode, except for the Special Olympic episode, which featured two U.S. contestants. Each country had its own team of broadcasters; e.g. O'Malley retained this role for

5355-594: The Year for the third time. The Giants finished the season 14–2 and outscored San Francisco and Washington by a combined score of 66–3 in the NFC playoffs. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated alone the week leading up to Super Bowl XXI with a warning from the magazine to the Denver Broncos regarding Taylor. The Giants overcame a slow start in Super Bowl XXI to defeat Denver 39–20. Taylor made

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5460-490: The award. Taylor was named First-team All-Pro in eight of his first ten seasons, and Second-team All-Pro in the other two. Taylor was a key member of the Giants' defense, nicknamed the " Big Blue Wrecking Crew ", that led New York to victories in Super Bowls XXI and XXV . During the 1980s Taylor, Carl Banks , Gary Reasons , Brad Van Pelt , Brian Kelley , Pepper Johnson , and Hall of Famer Harry Carson earned

5565-416: The breaks between events in a segment dubbed "Spill Your GUTS". The segment was done as an interview with one of the hosts in the first two seasons (O'Malley in season 1 and Quirk in season 2), and was subsequently a prerecorded segment. In seasons 3 and 4, the contestants introduced themselves. During Global Guts, a flag of the player's country was shown, followed by the contestant introducing themselves. Then,

5670-537: The capacity crowd in attendance cheered in approval. Taylor pursued a career in acting, appearing in the Oliver Stone movie Any Given Sunday where he played a character much like himself. He appeared as himself in the HBO series The Sopranos and the film The Waterboy . He also had a role in the 2000 version of Shaft . Taylor voiced the steroid-riddled, possibly insane former football player B.J. Smith in

5775-417: The changes in offensive schemes Taylor influenced, he also introduced new defensive techniques to the game, such as chopping the ball out of a quarterback's hands (to potentially force a more valuable turnover) rather than simply tackling him for a loss. This exemplified a team-first strategy that dampened Taylor’s sack totals while increasing the prospects of Giants success. For me, crazy as it seems, there

5880-691: The channel's NickSplat block on an occasional basis. Pluto TV 's Nick Games channel showed reruns of 4 episodes in 2019, but Pluto TV removed the channel in 2020 after a major overhaul of the channel lineup. As of 2022, the show now airs as part of a Nick Games block on Pluto TV channel 1016, "No Parents Allowed". In 2008, Nickelodeon produced two seasons of a revival of the program, My Family's Got GUTS . On each half-hour episode, three participants (blue, red, and purple) compete against each other in four events that are based on "extreme" versions of skills in popular sports, such as basketball, baseball, football, and soccer. While most of these events include

5985-414: The climb until they returned and activated whatever targets they missed. Each player had a separate, but identical side of the mountain to climb, and was not permitted to cross into their opponents' paths or disrupt their progress. The climb is made more difficult by strobe lights simulating "lightning", foam rock "avalanches", flying "snow" in the form of glitter and confetti, and "nuclear flying crystals" in

6090-531: The coming years this change proved crucial to the Giants and Taylor. Leading up to the 1983 season , Taylor engaged in a training camp holdout that lasted three weeks and ended when he came back to the team under his old contract with three games left in the preseason. Although Taylor recorded nine sacks and made the All-Pro team for the third consecutive season in 1983, the Giants struggled. The team went 3–12–1, and Parcells received heavy criticism from fans and

6195-533: The events that debuted in the TV show, including the Aggro Crag. The game is based on the actual footage of the show and contains filmed contestants. Nintendo Power praised the game's graphics, but criticized the poor control. Impact Wrestling Zone The Impact Zone is the nickname for any one of three sound stages at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando ; they received this nickname due to their use by

6300-484: The eventual champion Chicago Bears in the second round 21–0. In 1986, Taylor had one of the most successful seasons by a defensive player in the history of the NFL. He recorded a league-leading 20.5 sacks and became one of just two defensive players to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award and the only defensive player to be the unanimous selection for MVP. He also was named Defensive Player of

6405-412: The final event allows players overcome a deficit of as much as 300 points to win, despite earlier mistakes. The point structure for the Crag eliminates the possibility of a tie except in the unlikely event that two players who are already tied are each disqualified during the Crag and therefore both receive third-place points. While dual-disqualifications did occur during the show's run, it never resulted in

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6510-446: The first defensive player in NFL history unanimously voted the league's MVP (1986), and led his team to a championship (1986). After the win, however, Taylor felt let down rather than elated. Taylor said: When the Super Bowl was over ... Everyone was so excited, but by then I felt deflated. I'd won every award, had my best season, finally won the Super Bowl. I was on top of the world right? So what could be next? Nothing. The thrill

6615-460: The following year ( eleventh grade ), and was not heavily recruited coming out of high school. After graduating from Lafayette High School in 1977, Taylor attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a team captain, and wore No. 98. Originally recruited as a defensive lineman , Taylor switched to linebacker before the 1979 season. He had 16 sacks in his final year there (1980), and set numerous defensive records. He

6720-465: The form of balls that are each triggered either at random or when the players stepped on specific switchbacks on the crag. The first player to successfully activate all of their actuators, including the final one at the peak, earns 725 points. The second and third-place earn 550 and 375 points, respectively. A number of violations/errors on the Crag resulted in a player automatically receiving third place points, including: The increased point structure in

6825-521: The game . Following the 1990 season, Parcells, with whom Taylor had become very close, retired, and the team was taken over by Ray Handley . 1991 marked a steep decline in Taylor's production. It became the first season in his career in which he failed to make the Pro Bowl squad, after setting a then record by making it in his first ten years in the league. Taylor finished with 7 sacks in 14 games and

6930-560: The late '70s and early '80s, a blitzing linebacker was picked up by a running back. However, these players were no match for Taylor. The tactic employed by San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh in the 1982 playoffs, using an offensive guard to block Taylor, was copied around the league. However, this left a hole in pass protection that a blitzing middle linebacker could exploit. Later, Walsh and other coaches began using offensive tackles to block Taylor. Later it became common for offensive linemen to pick up blitzing linebackers. In addition to

7035-473: The location where the contestant is from was shown on a map, followed by them giving more information about what they do. Non-English speaking contestants introduced themselves in their native language, with an English-language voiceover dubbed over their voices. The fifth and final event of each episode pits the three contestants in a race to climb a fabricated mountain called the Aggro Crag (seasons 1–2),

7140-420: The locker room when he broke the picket line after early struggles by the team. He explained his decision by saying "The Giants are losing. And I'm losing $ 60,000 a week." He finished the season as the team leader in sacks with 12 in 12 games played, but missed a game due to a hamstring injury, ending his consecutive games played streak at 106. The Giants looked to rebound to their championship ways in 1988 but

7245-580: The media. Taylor was forced to play inside linebacker for part of the season, a position which allowed him fewer pass rushing opportunities, when Carson was injured. Despite this change, Taylor made the 1983 All-Pro Team at both outside linebacker and inside linebacker, becoming the first first-team All-Pro in NFL History selected for two positions in the same year. Frustrated by the losing, Taylor began acting out by arriving late for meetings, and not participating in conditioning drills in practice. After

7350-496: The more memorable moments of Taylor's career. In a crucial late-season game with playoff implications against the New Orleans Saints, Taylor played through a torn pectoral muscle to record seven tackles, three sacks, and two forced fumbles. Taylor's presence in the lineup was important as the Giants' offense was having trouble mounting drives, and was dominated in time of possession. Television cameras repeatedly cut to

7455-509: The referee. Unlike the original, it followed a bracket tournament format featuring two families competing as teams per episode, with points earned being used to provide a head start for the winning team during the Aggro Crag rather than determine the winners of the episode. In November 1994, a video game based on the series was developed and published by Viacom New Media exclusively for the Super NES . One or two players may compete in many of

7560-426: The season 9–7, up five games from the previous season, and advanced to the NFL divisional playoffs, where they lost 38–24 to the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers . The San Francisco win was due partly to a new tactic 49ers coach Bill Walsh used to slow Taylor. Walsh assigned guard John Ayers , the team's best blocker, to block Taylor and, although Taylor still recorded a sack and three tackles, he

7665-583: The season approached Taylor received fines at the rate of $ 2,500 a day. He signed a three-year $ 5 million contract (making him the highest paid defensive player in the league ) just four days before the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Despite sitting out training camp and the preseason, Taylor recorded three sacks and a forced fumble against the Eagles. He finished with 10.5 sacks and earned his 10th Pro Bowl in as many years, although

7770-530: The season marked the first time in Taylor's career that he was not selected First-team All-Pro. The Giants started out 10–0 and finished with a 13–3 record . In the playoffs, the Giants defeated the Bears 31–3, and faced the rival 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. The Giants won 15–13, after Taylor beat two successive blocks by 49ers tight end Brent Jones and fullback Tom Rathman to get into

7875-619: The season, Taylor was involved in a fight for his services between the Giants and the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League . Taylor was given a $ 1 million interest-free, 25-year loan by Generals owner Donald Trump on December 14, 1983, with the provision that he begin playing in the USFL in 1988. Taylor regretted the decision, and less than a month later attempted to renege. His agent

7980-654: The selection due to Taylor's contract demands, the two sides quickly resolved the issue. Taylor was named both the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1981 and the only NFL player to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in his rookie season. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Taylor was a disruptive force at outside linebacker , and is credited with changing defensive game plans, defensive pass rushing schemes, offensive line blocking schemes, and offensive formations used in

8085-422: The sidelines to show him in extreme physical pain as he was being attended to by the Giants staff. Taylor had already developed a reputation for playing through pain; in a 1983 game against the Eagles the team's training staff had to hide his helmet to prevent the injured Taylor from returning to the field. Taylor's shoulder was so injured that he had to wear a harness to keep it in its place. The Giants held on for

8190-409: The sidelines. Taylor ran in front of the intended receiver, intercepted the pass, and returned it 97 yards for a touchdown. This play was indicative of Taylor's unusual combination, even for a linebacker, of power with speed. He was again named Defensive Player of the Year. After the 1982 season, Perkins became head coach of the University of Alabama and the Giants hired Parcells to replace him. In

8295-543: The soundstages were between 2004 and 2018, where TNA used Soundstage 21 to tape Impact! and many of their pay-per-view events, before moving to the smaller Soundstage 19 after its 2013 tour; Impact! is now taped in various venues around North America. In 2021, the site served as the main studio for tapings of the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) online series Dark . In 2023, AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) also began taping its weekly program at

8400-445: The start of the season was marred by controversy surrounding Taylor. He tested positive for cocaine and was suspended by the league for thirty days, as it was his second violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. The first result in 1987 had been kept private and was not known to the public at the time. He was kept away from the press during this period and checked himself into rehab in early September. Taylor's over-the-edge lifestyle

8505-470: The team went 1–6. Before the injury Taylor had missed only four games due to injury in his 12-year career. Throughout the 1992 season, and the ensuing offseason, Taylor was noncommittal about his future, alternately saying he might retire, then later hinting he wanted a longer-term contract. Taylor returned for the 1993 season enticed by the chance to play with a new coach ( Dan Reeves ), and determined not to end his career due to an injury. The Giants had

8610-512: The team's defense nicknamed the "Big Blue Wrecking Crew" in the 1980s. The Giants went 12–4, and advanced to the playoffs . In an exciting, down-to-the-wire game, the Rams eliminated the Giants 19–13 in the first round, despite Taylor's two sacks and one forced fumble. Taylor held out of training camp before the 1990 season , demanding a new contract with a salary of $ 2 million per year. Talks dragged into September with neither side budging, and as

8715-607: The theme park. Accordingly, TNA leased Soundstage 21 for the purposes of putting on wrestling events for an indefinite period of time. On January 31, 2013, TNA announced that they would be taping Impact Wrestling from different venues around the United States, with the first live show on March 14, 2013, from the Sears Centre Arena near Chicago . The final episodes from the Impact Zone were filmed on February 28, 2013, and March 7, 2013. TNA returned to Universal Studios on November 21, 2013, now using Soundstage 19. After

8820-409: The two tight end offense and the position of H-back to prevent Taylor from blitzing into the backfield unhindered. "We had to try in some way have a special game plan just for Lawrence Taylor. Now you didn't do that very often in this league but I think he's one person that we learned the lesson the hard way. We lost ball games." His skills changed the way offensive coaches blocked linebackers. In

8925-444: The use of an elastic harness, others make use of a wave pool , and sometimes a racing track is used. During the show's run, more creative and ambitious events were developed, even including a fabricated ski slope. The competitors are awarded points based on their comparative performance in each event. First place in each event is worth 300 points. Second place receives 200 points, and third place earns 100 points. In general, in case of

9030-471: The venue. Following the 2023 launch of AEW's second live show, Collision , Dark was cancelled and Ring of Honor tapings were paired with Collision dates across North America. In 1996, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) began taping their syndicated wrestling shows, WCW Pro and WCW Worldwide , from Soundstage 21, which they called the "WCW Arena". WCW continued to tape the shows and occasional episodes of WCW Saturday Night until 1998, when Pro

9135-425: Was 19, which Taylor corroborated. The pimp, 36-year old Rasheed Davis, was charged with federal child sex trafficking. The girl was represented by celebrity attorney Gloria Allred when Taylor pleaded guilty on March 22, 2011. Taylor was sentenced to six years probation as part of a plea agreement, in which he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanors of sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute. He also registered as

9240-416: Was a mischievous youth. His mother said that "[h]e was a challenging child. Where the other two boys would ask for permission to do stuff, Lonnie ... would just do it, and when you found out about it, he would give you a big story." Taylor concentrated on baseball as a youth, playing catcher , and only began playing football at the advanced age of fifteen. He did not play organized high school football until

9345-558: Was a spokesman for Seven+, the flagship multi-botanical drink produced by the company. His son Brandon signed a national letter to play with the Purdue Boilermakers . Taylor was a contestant on the 8th season of Dancing with the Stars , partnered with Edyta Śliwińska . He was eliminated in the seventh week on the April 21, 2009, show. In 2009, Taylor started having troubles in his personal life again. On November 8, he

9450-417: Was able to negotiate by meeting with Trump personally and then the Giants which resulted in allowing Taylor to go with the Giants. Taylor got a 6-year, $ 6.55 million package that also included a $ 1 million interest-free loan. The main results of these negotiations were threefold: 1) Taylor returned the $ 1 million to Trump, 2) the Giants paid Trump $ 750,000 over the next five seasons, and 3) the Giants gave Taylor

9555-525: Was almost like a crack house ," Taylor would later explain. In Taylor's final year in the NFL, he started a company called All-Pro Products. The company went public at $ 5 a share, and tripled in value during its first month. The stock price reached $ 16.50 a share, at which point Taylor's stake had an estimated value of over $ 10 million. The company ceased production shortly thereafter however, and Taylor, who never sold his stock, lost several hundred thousand dollars. He had been defrauded by several members of

9660-450: Was arrested after again to failing to report his new address, which required due to his status as a registered sex offender. He would be released shortly afterwards after posting a $ 500 bail. Taylor blamed his recent divorce for not updating authorities about the 2021 address change. In July 2024, Taylor was arrested in Florida after once again failing to report a new residency, which again resulted in Taylor avoiding to properly register as

9765-491: Was arrested for statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl, at a Holiday Inn located in Montebello, New York . He was charged with felony third-degree statutory rape, for allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with someone under 17. He was also charged with third-degree patronization for allegedly paying the underage girl $ 300 to have sex with him. The girl told investigators that her pimp commanded her to tell Taylor that she

9870-560: Was arrested for the statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl. After he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute, Taylor was registered as a low-risk sex offender . Taylor was the first of three sons born to Clarence and Iris Taylor in Williamsburg, Virginia . His father worked as a dispatcher at the Newport News shipyards , while his mother was a schoolteacher. Referred to as Lonnie by his family, Taylor

9975-525: Was arrested in Miami-Dade County, Florida for leaving the scene of an accident after striking another vehicle with his Cadillac Escalade . He had already committed the same offense in 1996 when he totaled his Lexus in a one-car accident and left the scene, saying he did not think the law required the reporting of a single driver incident. He was released on a $ 500 bond, and the other driver later sued him, seeking $ 15,000. In May 2010, Taylor

10080-420: Was becoming an increasing concern for fans and team officials. This was especially true given the eventual career paths of talented players like Hollywood Henderson and others whose drug problems derailed their careers. The Giants went 2–2 in the games Taylor missed. When Taylor returned he was his usual dominant self as he led the team in sacks again, with 15.5 in 12 games played. The season also contained some of

10185-506: Was canceled and matches for Worldwide were taped before WCW Thunder . On November 12 and 13, 2001, the Xcitement Wrestling Federation (XWF) would tape several matches from Soundstage 21. In May 2004, TNA announced that they would be starting their first nationally broadcast television show, TNA Impact on Fox Sports Net which would be taped at Universal Studios as part of an agreement reached with

10290-470: Was his solid reputation. "He was the cleanest player in the draft. By that I mean there was no rap on him", said head coach Ray Perkins . "Great potential as a linebacker, a fine young man, free of injuries." Taylor chose to wear number 56 because he was a fan of Cowboys linebacker Thomas Henderson . As it would turn out, Taylor would have a longer and more successful career than Rogers, who had several 1,000-yard rushing seasons and made two Pro Bowl teams but

10395-602: Was injury-prone and forced to retire after just seven seasons in 1987. Taylor's talent was evident from the start of training camp . Reports came out of the Giants training compound of the exploits of the new phenom . Taylor's teammates took to calling him Superman and joked that his locker should be replaced with a phone booth. Phil Simms , the team's quarterback , said, "on the pass rush, he's an animal. He's either going to run around you or over you. With his quickness, he's full speed after two steps." Taylor made his NFL exhibition debut on August 8, 1981, recording 2 sacks in

10500-411: Was not as effective as normal. In contrast to his on-field success Taylor was already developing a reputation for recklessness off the field; after nearly getting killed during the season when his speeding resulted in a car crash, Young told the team's trainer he would be surprised if the linebacker lived past the age of 30, and the Giants insured Taylor's life for $ 2 million. The 1982 NFL season, which

10605-498: Was not what he was assigned to do on that play, and that what he did was not in the playbook, Taylor responded "Well, we better put it in on Monday, because that play's a dandy." He recorded 9.5 sacks in 1981, and his rookie season is considered one of the best in NFL history. He was named 1981's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Taylor's arrival helped the Giants defense reduce their points allowed from 425 points in 1980 to 257 in 1981. They finished

10710-540: Was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1980. The coaching staff marveled at his intense, reckless style of play. "As a freshman playing on special teams, he'd jump a good six or seven feet in the air to block a punt, then land on the back of his neck", said North Carolina assistant coach Bobby Cale. "He was reckless, just reckless." UNC later retired Taylor's jersey. In

10815-521: Was shortened to nine regular season games by a players strike , included one of the more memorable plays of Taylor's career. In the nationally televised Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions , the teams were tied 6–6 early in the fourth quarter, when the Lions drove deep into New York territory. Lions quarterback Gary Danielson dropped back to pass and threw the ball out to his left toward

10920-436: Was shown in represented countries on the following networks: In addition to countries not actually represented in the games: A revival of the show, My Family's Got Guts , debuted on September 15, 2008, filmed at Universal Studios Florida as was the original (but due to it already being occupied, not on the same sound stage as the original). This version was hosted by Ben Lyons , along with Australian celebrity Asha Kuerten as

11025-437: Was unimpressed with a tour of Giants Stadium he was taken on, after the draft. Publicly, however, he expressed excitement about the opportunity to play in the city. Taylor changed his stance after he was drafted as Harry Carson made a point to reach out to him, and Taylor said he "talked to some players and coaches" and "got things straightened out." One of the factors that the Giants said they considered in selecting Taylor

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