Cam Newton wasted no time taking shots at influencer Ashton Hall. It all started when Hall, known for his massive physique and unrealistic productivity vlogs, issued a challenge to fellow influencer IShowSpeed. To everyone’s surprise, the unassuming streamer left Hall in his dust, outpacing the muscle-bound influencer in their first head-to-head.
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Undeterred, Hall offered a rematch—and again, Speed sprinted to victory. A third race produced the same result: Hall trailing well behind. Unfortunately, in a show of speed, there’s no hiding, and Newton called Hall out for being all shine and no substance.
“We are living in a day and age, where you gon have to put up or shut up. Now granted, let’s acknowledge that there’s an obvious weight difference here. … But if you’re claiming that you’re fast-fast, they don’t got no weight limit in track. … And if you ain’t first, you’re last. So, Ashton, my guy, Ima put you in the category with our distinguished gentleman, Peggy. A world-ass athlete.”
It’s not every day you see a 6’9”, 300‑plus‑pound fitness guru outrun by a gaming streamer, and Newton’s jab perfectly captured the absurdity of the moment. In the end, it wasn’t Hall’s biceps that won the day, but Speed’s unexpected quickness and confidence under pressure.
The former Carolina Panthers QB continued to lambast Hall, who has become famous for his ridiculous videos about his daily routines, for not even being gracious in his loss (he called IShowSpeed a punk).
“This is what made it worse. Bro, take your L, bro, because now, I don’t know if anybody caught this. But Speed, IShowSpeed was talking greezy to that guy: ‘Your image is tarnished, you ain’t nothin, you’re slow.’ … When you start having to perform, we don’t care how many burpees you can do. We don’t care how you look. You’re what we call a show pony.”
Newton did go on to show some love to Hall for his content, which might have been the most surprising part of the video. Hall has been gaming the social media system to the benefit of his brand partners, such as Saratoga Water.
Speed, meanwhile, continues to be on one of the most fun social media runs we’ve ever seen. His trip to China was nearly a major geopolitical event, he’s been on WWE, nearly beat Tyreek Hill in a race, and he’s been at the Champions League Final. A few races against an influencer were never going to be a problem for him.
