Two of the most famous streamers have been avoiding each other for a while. Now Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm, the Twitch streamer, and Tyler “Ninja” Blevins have met again. They played Fortnite together. And Ninja received a jab that dates back to the old PUBG days.
What’s going on between the two? There’s a sort of natural rivalry between the two streamers. Because Ninja supplanted DrDisrespect in 2018 as the “face of Twitch”:
- DrDisrespect was the big number on Twitch in 2017, back then “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” and his “macho” personality brought him right to the top
- The rise of Tyler “Ninja” Blevins began in 2018 with the triumph of “Fortnite.” Since many children and teenagers watch him, the previously known “flamer” Ninja has significantly toned it down and now pays attention to his language
The interesting thing is that Ninja and the Doc have played together more often before Ninja became such a star. Back then, the Doc was actually the bigger streamer of the two.
But when Ninja exploded with Fortnite, he stopped playing with the Doc. The two only commented on each other from afar:
The Doc liked to poke fun at Ninja – but Ninja always showed sympathy towards the Doc. He just didn’t play with him anymore.
You were pissed and then you had a new Doc
That was now the stream: Meanwhile, Ninja switched from Twitch to Mixer and since then, a lot has changed.
On August 13, DrDisrespect and Ninja played Fortnite together. They were joined by TimTheTatman and Symfuhny.
In the stream, Ninja asks: “Doc, do you actually know how long it has been since we both played together?
The Doc immediately replies: “Yes, in Battlegrounds. And then you died and were pissed and never played with me again.”
While the other players chuckle a bit, the Doc adds: “And then you found another Doctor.” He probably means DrLupo, who has been a regular part of Ninja’s crew for a long time.
In the Twitch chat, people are having a great time over this remark, and the clip has since garnered over 120,000 views.
Doc alluded to Ninja’s old rage quit
What’s behind this? Ninja is known for not always keeping his composure and reacting a bit thin-skinned during a long stream, when things don’t go as he expects.
The Doc is referencing a scene from a few years ago. Back then, Ninja and the Doc played PUBG together. At the end of the match, there were only a few opponents left, a “top 5 situation.”
Ninja called the Doc for help, he would die soon. Ninja shouted: “Right beneath you, right beneath you” – but the Doc didn’t respond, and Ninja died in the situation.
DrDisrespect later said: “I can’t hear you when you’re screaming like that – let me do my thing.” After that, Ninja resignedly muttered something, shook his head, took off the headset, and said: “I’m tilted – what should I do?”
A classic rage quit. With his remark, DrDisrespect was probably alluding to this scene. It seems as if Ninja lost the desire to play with the Doc after that scene in PUBG.
But eventually, that grudge faded, which DrDisrespect probably remembered more vividly than Ninja.
Ninja walked into the open knife with the question: “When did we actually play together last?”
