--- description: The Tonight Show host gets taken title: Watch Jimmy Fallon Challenge Liam Neeson to an Arm-Wrestling Match image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51233c2369d45107/698778ce06f2c186c4333463/jimmy-fallon-liam-neeson-arm-wrestle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Jimmy Fallon Challenge Liam Neeson to an Arm-Wrestling Match by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 8, 2015 3:58 PM CUT  Host Jimmy Fallon and actor Liam Neeson arm wrestle on January 7, 2015 Host Jimmy Fallon and actor Liam Neeson arm wrestle on January 7, 2015NBC/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 8, 2015 3:58 PM CUT Liam Neeson may have started out in Hollywood in sensitive art films like _Ethan Frome_ and _Husbands and Wives_, but as the star of the _Taken_ franchise, he is a bona fide action hero ready to take all comers at the drop of a hat or one cross word. So when Jimmy Fallon dares to insinuate that he could topple him in an arm-wrestling contest, Neeson has no choice but to pop a toothpick in his mouth and take him down. While Neeson has a special set of skills that he can draw upon to take down his enemies and Fallon is, well, an affable talk show host, they do have one thing in common: In the throes of battle, they both like to recite what they will do when they win. For example, Fallon can’t wait to take Neeson down so he can get the Papa John’s slogan tattooed on his back, while Neeson wants to find 100 Jimmy Fallon lookalikes and throw Fallon the creepiest surprise party ever. Those weren’t threats, though, they were promises and they were just the beginning. Watch the full challenge below: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3659389/jimmy-fallon-liam-neeson-arm-wrestling/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3659389/jimmy-fallon-liam-neeson-arm-wrestling/"},"headline":"Watch Jimmy Fallon Challenge Liam Neeson to an Arm-Wrestling Match","datePublished":"2015-01-08T15:58:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:47.989Z","description":"The Tonight Show host gets taken","url":"https://time.com/3659389/jimmy-fallon-liam-neeson-arm-wrestling/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","jimmy fallon","The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon","liam neeson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51233c2369d45107/698778ce06f2c186c4333463/jimmy-fallon-liam-neeson-arm-wrestle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51233c2369d45107/698778ce06f2c186c4333463/jimmy-fallon-liam-neeson-arm-wrestle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 2","caption":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 2","creditText":"NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3659389/jimmy-fallon-liam-neeson-arm-wrestling/","name":"Watch Jimmy Fallon Challenge Liam Neeson to an Arm-Wrestling Match"}}]}] ```