Darren Watkins Jr. much famous by the name of IShowSpeed started his YouTube journey by uploading gaming videos and other creative content on his YouTube channel. The YouTuber is always surrounded with controversies and adding to the list is his latest WWE appearance where he got into a fight with Randy Orton in WWE WrestleMania 40.
Who is IShowSpeed?
IShowSpeed came into the world on 21st January 2005, in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. He has refrained to share his family life details in the social media. He had a keen interest in gaming and started his YouTube career by publishing his NBA 2018 clip in 2018 as his 1st YouTube video. He did not receive the fame immediately but continued his hard work and with his extraordinary efforts in the field of online game streaming, he gained over 9 million followers on his YouTube channel.
He showed his hatred for schooling phase in his videos and considered it as a mere waste of time. He opted to focus on his YouTube career over his studies. Darren Watkins Jr. received loads of love for his videos on several social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat, and others.
| True Identity | Daren Watkins Jr. |
| Famous As | IShowSpeed |
| Born on | 21st January 2005 |
| Age | 19 years |
| Birth Place | Ohio |
| Career | YouTuber |
| Nationality | American |
| Net Worth | $12 million |
YouTuber IShowSpeed WWE WrestleMania 40 Appearance
Darren Watkins Jr. aka IShowSpeed came into the limelight after he made his debut on WWE WrestleMania 40 on 7th April, 2024. He accompanied the WWE star Logan Paul in the arena as a PRIME bottle mascot. He intervened into the match when he realized that Randy Orton was about to win the match defeating his mate Logan Paul.
It was a moment of shock for the audience as the controversial YouTuber revealed his identity despite being a hidden collaboration with PRIME beverages and IshowSpeed. The WWE wrestler Randy Orton was amazed by the move of revealing his identity and yelling at the professional superstar. Darren attained success in distracting Randy Orton who would have easily turned down Paul after defeating Owens in the arena. But the intervention of the YouTuber saved Paul Logan and he retained his WWE US Title.
Randy Orton was not at all pleased with the distraction of the sensational YouTuber IshowSpeed who continuously barked at the superstar. Irritated by his actions, Randy got down of the arena and headed towards the YouTuber. Watkins still instigated Randy who then took him near the announcers table. The YouTuber was apologetic and pleaded to let him go but Randy was in no mood to forgive the intentional attempt of IShowSpped and gave him a deadly RKO move.
IShowSpeed is always into the headlines with his controversies. Previously he was the talk of the town for accidentally flashing during a live stream and received tons of backlash for his inappropriate behavior during a live YouTube stream. IShowSpeed meat accident faced a lot of trolling and his video was re-shared on multiple social media platforms. He was not banned by YouTube considering it as an accidental act, but most of the people believe it as a planned act by IShowSpeed to gain heavy attention on social media. The sensational YouTuber has always amassed his followers with his videos, but it is also a fact that he has always been into the controversies with his unbefitting acts.
