Summary
Dr Disrespect may be leavingYouTubefor Rumble, according to some newly emerged evidence. And while the content creator himself recently hinted at this possibility, the specifics of his potential pivot away fromYouTubeare currently unclear.
Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV, better known as his online persona Dr Disrespect, has been active on YouTube since 2010. After Twitch permanently banned him in 2020, YouTube became the primary focus of his content creation efforts. Since returning to YouTube in early September 2024 after a ten-week hiatus, the 42-year-old has been streaming several times a week. The break itself was prompted by an admission that the 2020Twitch ban was due to DrDisrespect sending inappropriate messages to a minor.
ButDr Disrespect’s YouTube returncould end up being short-lived, as some new evidence suggests he’s now eyeing a move to Rumble. Notably, the YouTube star’s November 22 stream had anabrupt endingmimicking a “no input signal” message from old CRT TVs, which then transitions to a more modern “connection redirected” prompt. At the same time, Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski has been teasing a high-profile arrival since late October 2024, when he tweeted that “the biggest gaming streamer on the internet” will be on the platform starting in 2025.
Dr Disrespect’s Potential YouTube Exit Would Not Be Out of the Blue
While all of those signs seem to point toward Dr Disrespect jumping to Rumble, the specifics of this purported move remain unclear. E.g., while Rumble has historically pursued exclusive deals with content creators like VivaFrei and DJ Akademiks, many of its popular streamers operate without exclusivity. And although Dr Disrespect may seem like too big of a name to sign an exclusive deal with any single platform, his current situation makes such a scenario more likely than usual. Namely,Dr Disrespect is currently demonetized on YouTube, which removed his channel from its Partner Program after he admitted to the circumstances surrounding his 2020 Twitch ban.
Dr Disrespect’s first attempt to re-monetize his YouTube channel failed, with the Google-owned service rejecting his application in late October 2024. Back when the streamer confirmed this development, he teased that he had “something much, much bigger” in the works. This was around the time that Pavlovski started hinting at Dr Disrespect’s move to Rumble via Twitter.
Just before Dr Disrespect dropped the first big hint that he’s moving away from YouTube, Pavlovski tweeted “Make Gaming Great Again” on November 19. Coincidentally, this spin on the well-known Trump campaign slogan is also the theme of Dr Disrespect’s latest merch collection launched via his Champion’s Club website.
