Is Dr Disrespect joining Kick? Banned Twitch streamer fuels rumors of moving to rival from YouTube YouTube: Dr DisrespectSpeculation has started spreading that Dr Disrespect, who was banned from Twitch in mysterious circumstances and moved to YouTube, could be moving to join Kick. Dr Disrespect moved to YouTube after his exit from Twitch, but unlike many of his contemporaries, he wasn\u2019t lured away by a big contract. Twitch had inexplicably banned the Doc, and even years on, the exact reason for his ban is shrouded in mystery. He has remained on YouTube ever since, although his relationship with the platform hasn\u2019t been totally smooth either, having called them out on numerous occasions, usually for what he believes is a lack of support. Couple this with Kick\u2019s new-found popularity, and confirmation they have signed a \u201csuperstar,\u201d there is now speculation that said superstar is Dr Disrespect. Dr Disrespect moving to Kick? Speculation first started on March 27, when Adin Ross, who has been a very vocal advocate for Kick, said another \u201csuperstar\u201d was joining. It was assumed that it was someone from Twitch, as he added \u201crest in piss Twitch,\u201d \u2013 but what if it wasn\u2019t a Twitch streamer at all? On his stream the same day, Dr Disrespect said that a \u201cbig announcement\u201d \u2013 that he was \u201cbuilding a brand-new arena.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s big. It\u2019s big-time. We\u2019re building it out. I just got the schematics in. I think we\u2019re going to be moving forward.\u201d Topic starts at 16:40 \u201cWe\u2019re going bigger. More state-of-the-art, more futuristic,\u201d the Doc continued. \u201cBut we\u2019ve had a lot of good memories right here.\u201d Clearly, he was trying not to give too much away, but Dr Disrespect\u2019s \u2018arena\u2019 refers to his streaming domain, and has had a number of iterations over the years. However, xQc was announced as Kick\u2019s newest star in June, and so perhaps this was what Adin was referring to after all. Dr Disrespect names his price to join Kick After this xQc deal, speculation ramped up again. Other streamers have also signed deals, such as Destiny, a fellow YouTube streamer just like Doc. On June 22, Dr Disresepect named his price to move to Kick, simply stating \u201c50 million is my number.\u201d xQc\u2019s deal was worth $70 million, although achievable incentives are believed to take that figure up to as much as $100 million. That means Doc is making himself a considerably cheaper option for Kick, who appear to be handing out a lot of cash to encourage the biggest names to join them. Kick CEO confirms discussions with Dr Disrespect After this public message from Doc, Kick\u2019s CEO Eddie Craven spoke candidly about discussions going on behind the scene with the streamer\u2019s team. \u201cDr Disrespect I\u2019ve personally been a fan of for a long time, just as I\u2019ve been a massive fan of a lot of streamers,\u201d he said. \u201cHaving the chance to work alongside these guys is so f**king cool. And Doc is one of them. \u201cDoc is someone that we would love to work with. We are talking with his team. We\u2019re talking with everyone! Well, not everyone, but most people have open communication lines with us. We want to work with everyone. We want to make things happen, we want to bring people over.\u201d For now, there is nothing concrete to suggest Dr Disrespect is leaving YouTube, but clearly, it\u2019s certainly a possibility both he and Kick are considering. Whether YouTube fights to keep his services, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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