Overview

The Death of Coach Tyler Wall refers to the passing of 38-year-old trainer and fitness influencer Tyler Wall in February 2025. Wall was a prominent figure in a June 2025 MrBeast YouTube video called "Lose 100 LBs, Win $250,000!" which focused on a guy named Majd, who aimed to lose weight and win the cash prize with the help of Coach Wall. In the video, it was revealed that Coach Wall had passed away unexpectedly, culminating in a moment when Majd learned about Coach Wall's death. According to the MrBeast video, Coach Wall died in his apartment. In Coach Wall's obituary, the cause of death was not listed. The MrBeast video sparked an outpouring of support for Coach Tyler Wall and his family on social media, expressed in viral posts on Twitter / X, TikTok and Reddit, among other platforms. The MrBeast video also received backlash because some internet users were upset with MrBeast and his crew for including Majd's reaction to Coach Wall's death in the video.

Background

On June 21st, 2025, MrBeast uploaded a YouTube^[1] video called "Lose 100 LBs, Win $250,000!" that focused on a guy named Majd, who aimed to lose 100 pounds in one year to win the cash prize. Majd was given a home with a personal gym and access to "unlimited healthy food" to complete his goal. If he stepped on or outside of the red line surrounding the building, he would lose the challenge. Over two days, the video amassed roughly 76.3 million views and 3.4 million likes (shown below).

In the video, Majd was given a personal trainer named Tyler Wall, referred to as Coach Wall, to complete his goal.^[1] Wall was a fitness coach who worked for Supra Human, a fitness coaching company.^[2][3] He posted content to his Instagram^[5] account @tylerjameswall.

Tyler Wall passed away on February 18th, 2025, at the age of 38, according to his obituary on Ever Loved.^[4] The obituary did not list a cause of death but said that he "died unexpectedly."

On February 24th, Supra Human posted about Wall's passing on Instagram,^[6] receiving over 1,500 likes in four months (shown below).

In the June 2025 MrBeast video, Majd learns of Coach Wall's death on Day 85 of the challenge. The moment is shown at the video's 13:43-minute mark (shown below).

MrBeast says in the narration, "And because their bond was so powerful, what came next was the worst thing that's ever happened in one of my videos." He then explained that he was out of the country and his head of production had to tell Majd that Coach Wall had passed away in his apartment.

The video was dedicated "In Loving Memory of Coach Tyler Wall" in the YouTube video's description. Further, the description read:

It is with profound sadness that we share the unexpected passing of Coach Tyler Wall. Coach Wall was a remarkable individual whose kindness and genuine spirit touched all who knew him. His loss has left our hearts heavy with grief.

Following this tragic news, we reached out to Coach Wall’s family to determine whether this video should be shared. With grace and wisdom, they expressed that Tyler would have wanted his message of hope and positivity to continue reaching others, even in his absence.

We humbly ask that you honor Coach Wall’s memory and respect his family’s need for privacy during this difficult time.

Coach Tyler Wall’s legacy of compassion and encouragement will live on in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know him.

Online Reactions

On June 21st, 2025, internet users reacted to the Death of Coach Wall after watching the MrBeast video. For instance, on June 21st, MrBeast tweeted^[7] about the video, writing, "I thought this was going to be a normal video but it ended up being one of the most emotional and powerful pieces … I've ever filmed," gaining over 158,000 likes in two days (shown below).

That same day, Redditor Flashy-Ad-6982 shared a meme to the /r/youtube^[8] subreddit, using the Do Men Even Have Feelings? format. Over two days, the post gained over 760 upvotes (shown below).

A discussion post about Coach Wall's death was also shared on the /r/youtube^[9] subreddit by Redditor Toksapro on June 21st, 2025, gaining over 1,500 upvotes in two days.

On June 22nd, TikToker^[10] @dxrthhhh posted a "Rest in peace Coach Wall" edit, gaining over 2.2 million likes in a day (shown below).

Controversy

On June 21st, 2025, X^[11] user @TheWr13r tweeted the YouTube thumbnail of the "Lose 100 LBs, Win $250,000!" video, writing, "Fuck the AI thumbnail thing but this video is absolutely fucking terrible / Fuck Mr Beast seriously." The tweet received over 3,600 likes in two days.

Later on June 21st, X^[12] user @TheWr13r quote-tweeted her own post. The quote-tweet has since been deleted, but quote-tweets and replies to it are still viewable on X.^[13] X^[14] user @TGreedy2311 posted a screenshot of the deleted tweet in a thread asking for context (shown below).

In the quote-tweet, @TheWr13r wrote, "Someone actually died during the making of the video and instead of like a 'in memoriam' he just showed the guy existing and made you love him and then decided to reveal there and then that the guy died." The tweet received over 5.9 million views and 105,000 likes per the screenshot.

Also on June 21st, 2025, X^[15] user @pad0starcrossed replied to @thewr13r, attaching the clip from the MrBeast video for context, gaining over 6.4 million views and 7,400 likes in two days.

That same day, X^[16] user @DewEnjoyer quote-tweeted @pad0starcrossed, writing, "MrBeast adding sad piano music to the guy's reaction to hearing his friend was found dead in his apartment is fucking disgusting." Further, they said that it was "almost as bad" as Logan Paul's Suicide Forest Video. The post gained over 114,000 likes in two days (shown below).

On June 22nd, 2025, X^[17] user @WGB05112004 replied to @pad0starcrossed, writing, "The family wanted MrBeast to post the footage and the reaction of the guy hearing the news … People are overreacting to farm clout," receiving over 288 likes in a day (shown below).

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