Taser manufacturer Axon launches ‘Hot Ones’ rip-off series on YouTube

In a rip-off of the popular YouTube series “Hot Ones,” police tech equipment supplier Axon appears to be making a chicken-wing-fueled attempt to humanize its execs.  

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Hosted by Sean Evans, “Hot Ones” is an interview-style show where celebrities answer a variety of questions, often with little relevance to their careers, while attempting to eat wings doused with increasingly spicy hot sauce. Axon’s show, dubbed “Wingin’ It,” appears to follow the same gimmick, just without the A-list appearances Evans pulls. 

“Wingin’ It” instead features Axon’s own. The series kicked off with deputy general counsel Bobby Driscoll interviewing Chief Legal Officer Isaiah Fields. The pair talked about Driscoll’s upbringing, including his long jump talent in middle school that eventually helped him win a friendly competition with a co-worker.

For a company that makes Tasers and body cameras, “Wingin’ It” is an unexpected turn from its day-to-day as a law enforcement supplier. But should Evans be worried about fierce competition, or stealing a potential star from his lineup? Probably not.

For a company that reported $2.8 billion in revenue in 2025, up 33% from the year prior, Axon hardly needs YouTube monetization to bring in cash. And it’s not likely it will — its debut video only has around 1,000 views and 23 likes, and its second is hovering at around 600 views and 20 likes.

In 2020, the company signed a $13 million contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide 3,800 officers with body-worn cameras. Earlier this year, the federal government opened a$220 million bidto give immigration officers 17,800 new Tasers, which could most likely go to Axon given the company’s stronghold on the conductive energy weapon market,according to NOTUS.

In November, the company made a bid to the Securities and Exchange Commission to, which its shareholders eventuallyfiled suitfor in February. According toOpen Secrets, the company spent nearly $2.5 million to lobby the federal government in 2025, almost doubling its spending on political influence in the previous year. In March, the company agreed to disclose its political spending information, bringing the lawsuit to an end.

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The first episode’s discussion wasn’t especially spicy either. In a response to a question about solving hard problems, Driscoll discussed the company’s recent spat with the Federal Trade Commission over its acquisition of failed competitor VieVu, a body-worn camera manufacturer. 

Axon sued the FTC in 2020 over its enforcement powers, and the case eventually went to the Supreme Court, where the justices unanimously ruled in favor of Axon in 2023. The FTC withdrew its original antitrust complaint against the company shortly after.

The second episode featured a pair from Axon’s marketing division, where a marketing copywriter interviewed senior vice president for marketing Isabella Giannini. The conversation focused on her leadership values, but took a turn on her take on which C-suite execs would prevail if they were in a “Survivor”-esque competition. 

Though the videos don’t have a dedicated host so far, the final cut finishes the same, with the Axon employees breaking a sweat and desperately trying to cool down their tongues following the final bite: a wing doused in sauce rated as spicy as police pepper spray.

Axon and Sean Evans did not respond to requests for comment.

This news story has been updated.