Top 10 Best Celebrity Bottle Cap Challenges

We all know Jason Statham as a badass action star, whose choreographed fight skills, impeccable timing and swift kicks are the stuff of legend. But, while he normally uses those swift kicks to take down bad guys, in this case he's using them to... get to his drink faster? Who knows? He was an early entrant into the celebrity bottle cap war of 2019, so while his does seem a bit tame compared to other more theatrical videos, it is no less impressive. In fact, as Twitter user @Truly_Defective aptly put it: “This is exactly how I imagine a remake of Cocktail starring Jason Statham would play out.”

Lizzo is an exciting up and coming hip hop artist whose third studio album, Cuz I Love You, was released in April 2019. She’s set to gain even more fans after this hilarious and touching bottle cap challenge. Unlike a lot of the more serious videos, Lizzo’s is personable and charming, as it takes place in what looks like a dressing room and features the singer/rapper hilariously whiffing her first attempt. Luckily, she manages to connect the second time, spraying water all over the mirror. Both the innocent sense of fun and Lizzo’s upbeat attitude are infectious, making this one of the most enjoyable bottle cap challenges to watch.

John Mayer is used to making the ladies swoon, but with this video, he also proves that he probably could take your head off with one swift kick. John rears up and performs a fluid backwards kick directly to the cap, causing it to twist off and fly off camera. It is incredibly satisfying to see his foot make contact with the cap and watching it spin off. We could watch that all day. To signify his place in bottle cap challenge history, he glances at the camera as if to say, “Yeah, I just did that.” Remind us never to mess with John Mayer…

Not ones to miss out on a fad, the Biebers have also gotten in on the bottle cap action. (xref) Justin’s attempt is pretty neat, as he sends a cap flying with a well-placed spinning kick. However, we have to give the Bieber family crown to Hailey. Her video is far more creative, as it features music, slow motion, and, oh yeah, the use of a freaking ATV! We’ve seen our fair share of the same ol’ kicks, but we can’t say that we’ve seen someone utilizing an all-terrain vehicle. It’s a great detail that elevates the video and helps it stand out from the pack.

Leave it to Marlon Wayans to make a mockery out of the challenge - but in an entertaining way, at least! You can tell that he’s not taking it seriously from the very beginning, as he makes cliché karate noises and just screams at the bottle for about five seconds. Like Lizzo, Marlon misses his first attempt but connects on the second, sending the entire bottle flying and clattering to the ground. His rather blunt message at the end just proves that his heart was never really in it. Even amidst the whole “subvert expectations by not actually doing it” genre (which we’ll see more of in a bit), Marlon Wayans’ video is still particularly funny!

We expected Conor McGregor to do something cool, and we were not disappointed. While the kick itself is rather traditional, it’s the extra little touches in the video that make it so unique and memorable. For one thing, Conor bows to the bottle in a show of respect, which is something most celebrities do not do! He also performs the kick while holding a bottle of whiskey, and he toasts the viewer after the job is done. However, he very clearly refrains from actually drinking the whiskey, and that was a little distracting. Come on, Conor. Commit to the bit!

If there’s anyone we expect an amazing kick from, it’s a professional martial artist and action choreographer. Donnie Yen is one of the biggest Asian action stars in the world, having appeared in numerous Asian films as well as American blockbusters like “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” and “Rogue One.” And yes, Donnie’s kick was every bit as amazing as we thought it would be. For one thing, he’s wearing a Toronto Raptors shirt (Canada represent!). He also blindfolds himself before delivering a lightning-fast kick that ends with the cap spinning on the floor. Yep, that’s a professional martial artist at work, right there.

And if there’s one person we DIDN’T expect an amazing kick from, it’s country music legend Blake Shelton. Shelton imbues his video with his trademark country vibe, with insects buzzing in the rural background. He also uses a bottle of Smithworks Vodka for the challenge, which is actually his own brand of vodka and which is famous for its American heartland charm. Like Marlon Wayans, Blake didn’t take the challenge seriously, as he kicked the bottle, cradled it in his arms, and ran away while fake crying. It looks a bit like an advertisement for Smithworks, but we can get over that. It’s still a hilarious video with personality, and that alone makes it better than most other everyday challenge videos.

It’s not a fad until Ryan Reynolds gets involved! The world-famous movie star decided to take the challenge in a new direction, and the results were simply spectacular. We watch in peaceful tranquility as a bottle of gin is carried around to various beautiful locations before making its way to Ryan Reynolds’ trailer. It’s there that Ryan gives it a fitting send-off by sending it flying into a wall, where it shatters into pieces. Oh well, it lived a good life. The production design alone elevates this bottle cap challenge above the others, and the gut-busting (and glass-shattering) ending is a thing of pure beauty. The greatest short film of 2019 has arrived.





Before we check out the coolest bottle cap challenge, here are a few honorable mentions.



Ellie Goulding



Diplo



Guy Ritchie





Jon Jones



David Spade

Well, we think everyone can pack it in now, because nobody will ever top Mariah Carey. She squares up with the bottle as if she’s preparing for a traditional roundhouse kick, but then she quickly pulls the rug out from under us by literally singing the cap off instead! Yep, in this video it seems like Mariah’s insanely high vocal register was enough to send the loose cap flying off the bottle. She doesn’t even nominate anyone else; she just smugly walks off camera with the full knowledge that she has just won the bottle cap challenge. We know it’s not a competition, but let’s be serious, she blew everyone else out of the water with this one.