You expect NFL linemen to dominate everything on a pure physical scale. They’re freakishly tall, ridiculously wide, and built like 250-pound Vikings come to life in the modern age. So, when they line up for a basic beer stein holding contest—a game of pure upper body endurance—you figure it’s a foregone conclusion. That is, until a shirtless comedian walks in with a dad bod, a mischievous grin, and a history laced with beer-soaked bar bets.
On The Joe Rogan Experience, episode #2320, the UFC commentator couldn’t believe what he saw: Bert Kreischer, the notorious party animal, had just humiliated the NFL’s biggest names. Tom Segura talked about the now-viral clip as if it were plucked from an underdog sports movie. “Some of the Bucks players came out—the offensive linemen. These are absolute beasts. 6’5″, 6’6″, 330. Like, just giants,” he said. “And we’re doing all this silly competition stuff… then they’re like, ‘Oh, we need one more thing.’ So we have a beer stein holding contest.”
Joe Rogan jumped in, “Oh, Bert won that,” still in disbelief. Segura confirmed, “Yeah, he beat all pros.” The laughter in the room was contagious, as was the wonder when they saw the clip again. The UFC commentator couldn’t get his head around it. He said, “He’s been holding up drinks for so long, also like toasting crowds for so long. Look at this. He beat everybody.”
In the viral showdown, Kreischer faced off against three Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive linemen—Jon Feliciano, Cody Mauch, and All-Pro Tristan Wirfs—as well as Segura. The aim was straightforward: keep a full stein of beer straight in front of you for as long as possible. Segura collapsed first at 1:55. Then, one by one, the NFL’s biggest names tapped out: Wirfs at 2:20, Feliciano shortly after, and Mauch at 3 minutes.
Kreischer, smiling despite the pain as if it were just another Tuesday night in Tallahassee, raised the stein higher before spilling the contents on his own head in victory. He did not just win; he owned them. It turned out that this was not Kreischer’s first rodeo. “I used to do this in bars after shows and stand up to win money,” he said before the contest.
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That decades-old muscle memory, perfected during his tenure as the “top partyer at the Number One Party School” (as dubbed by Rolling Stone), propelled him past men who train every day to push away defensive monsters. The secret wasn’t physical power, but stamina, familiarity, and possibly a deep, intimate relationship with drinking alcohol in celebration.
It’s the kind of specialized skill set that seems ludicrous until you win a competition against men paid to dominate others. But not all party tricks are fun, as one of them disgusted Joe Rogan to the core. But what was it? Well, it was something that took place at UFC 314, as Tai Tuivasa did a ‘shoey.’
Joe Rogan was disgusted by Tai Tuivasa’s UFC 314 celebration
Joe Rogan had been taken aback by the party trick before. As in the past, he had to witness celebration rituals that tested his gag reflex. After years of calling fights that left men bloodied and shattered, it’s not the violence that bothers him—it’s the strange stuff that happens after the bell.
However, few things have ever made Rogan recoil harder than Tai Tuivasa’s famed “shoey,” a stunt from UFC 314 that remains rent-free in Rogan’s memory. Consider celebrating victory by drinking beer out of your own soiled sneaker. That was the moment the UFC commentator realized not all party tricks are the same. He was not simply grossed out; he was offended. As cameras focused on Tuivasa in the crowd, the Australian didn’t miss a beat.
He removed his shoe as if it were a wine goblet, filled it with beer, and simply chugged it. The crowd let up a yell. Daniel Cormier chuckled. Rogan dry-heaved in his soul. It wasn’t just the bacteria or the foot perspiration; it was the sheer celebration of filth, turned into a ritual. “He’s so nasty,” Rogan mumbled, as if describing a horror movie villain whose sole weapon is his comfort with being gross.
For Bert Kreischer, this would have been a standing ovation. But the JRE host draws the line. There is a distinction between ludicrous stamina and deliberate infection. One is a testament to excess, while the other resembles bioterrorism with a beer chaser. And, while Tuivasa’s kick was technically outside the Octagon, it had more impact than most knockouts. But what do you think? Are you a fan of the shoey? Let us know in the comments.
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