I never had a problem with DDP's World title win. I don't care if he was friends with Bischoff. He worked his @$$ off for the prior 6 years to improve himself and earned every bit of it in my opinion.
@biohazard2236
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. What's more, is in 1997 when he was white hot it just wasn't a good time because of Sting/Hogan, so this was long overdue.
@jliller
2 жыл бұрын
The Hogan-Goldberg stranglehold on the World Title really hurt DDP. He was probably one of the Top 5 most popular guys in WCW in 1997-1998 and should have had a world title run in the latter half of 1998. By early 1999 his popularity was probably past its peak, and the heel turn was very questionable (though we did get one of Goldberg's best matches out of it).
@randolphdefreese7874
2 жыл бұрын
Who had a problem with it?
@Buckdawg
2 жыл бұрын
In retrospect it was great, few were more deserving than Page. But at the time, the fans just wanted to see Goldberg or Sting regain it, to redeem 1998's misuse of them... Very shaky ground in WCW in early 99, following the Finger poke of Doom fallout, and the company getting absolutely PANNED for pushing way past their prime stars in the main event like Hogan and Flair when WWE were offering fresh stars like Stone Cold and The Rock in theirs. Goldberg was the last jewel WCW had, but one they'd just chipped at massively with his streak being broken. He was the hottest thing about the company, and fans needed the redemption payoff. But in typical WCW fashion, it never came. Everyone loved DDP, but this title reign just came at the wrong time.
@robertpeacock894
2 жыл бұрын
Scott Hall said it best to Bischoff when Eric wouldn’t push DDP when the crowd begged for it “If that’s how you treat your friends I’d rather be your enemy.” Or something to that effect.
@sebastianbruckwilder5720
2 жыл бұрын
No matter how shitty Bret Harts Wcw run was, the Steel Plate Moment is still one of the coolest things of his whole career
@SmithCommaBenjamin
2 жыл бұрын
was it tho?
@sebastianbruckwilder5720
2 жыл бұрын
@@robertlawrence4719 It is not about the title itself. Jeff Jarrett won the WCW title 4 times. Bret didnt have a real direction, there were no significant storylines, and I don’t think, that je was that important in any part of his WCW run…
@TheRealMightyHokie
2 жыл бұрын
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@hooksncrosses3419
2 жыл бұрын
They kept flipping him from face to heel all the time which spoiled his run for me.
@trentsteel6286
2 жыл бұрын
@@robertlawrence4719 For who Bret was in wrestling his run in WCW is very much a disappointment, its pretty well established. Bret was not 99% of wrestlers.
@jcace13
2 жыл бұрын
I pop for the "shoulders back, chest out" every time.
@Demiglitch
2 жыл бұрын
At ease.
@G33kCulture
2 жыл бұрын
Blitzkrieg retired way too young. While on a tour of Japan with WCW, it all began to change for Jay Ross. After attempting a sky twisting springboard moonsault, his opponent was not positioned properly and Blitzkrieg wound up landing on his head. He would suffer a serious concussion and was out of action indefinitely. While out of action, Ross became interested in medicine and taking care of the injured, rather than being the injured one himself. After only about a year in WCW, Jay Ross made the decision to walk away from a potential lucrative pro wrestling career and start a new chapter in his life. At the age of 30, Ross enrolled in nursing school at the University of Texas at Austin. He would graduate with “flying colors” and began a career as a registered nurse. Jay Ross would raise a child of a family friend and get involved in many social causes.
@bryanhall1548
6 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved Blitzkrieg, should’ve had a run with the Cruiserweight Championship. Given the chemistry with his fellow cruiserweights, need I say, he was underrated also.
@deadeyedarwin
2 жыл бұрын
Hard not to overthink when you see Benoit do that kind of stuff.
@AuroDHikoshi
2 жыл бұрын
It's slowly adding to it, given in 2 years he'd be out for a year with a broken neck.
@jliller
2 жыл бұрын
Normally I'm okay with seeing Benoit despite what happened, but seeing him do a diving headbutt on a chair and bleed hardaway from it is definitely one of those "geez, no wonder this guy had brain damage" moments.
@biohazard2236
2 жыл бұрын
I'm with jliller, I can watch Benoit without issue, but every time he hits a headbutt or something like that it's difficult not to think of the eventual repercussions.
@JM1993951
2 жыл бұрын
I’m happy to see a few people who are willing to acknowledge the brain damage. Ultimately he’s to blame for what he did (he should’ve sought help when Eddie died), but it’s not like he was a serial killer. His brain was mush.
@AuroDHikoshi
2 жыл бұрын
@@JM1993951 Chris either didn't percieve the problems or was too proud to take it that way. He was a hard guy and probably with the locker room, being open was a sign of weakness?
@jonbourgoin182
2 жыл бұрын
Seeing Kevin Nash leapfrog was not something I expected to see.
@bradcarver8127
2 жыл бұрын
HBK said it best “You’re the biggest guy in the territory, and you’re avoiding contact?” Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
@KingKhanate1997
2 жыл бұрын
It’s so odd when you think about how he went from a college level basketball player, to one of the most infamously un-agile workers in wrestling that could still put on a passable match.
@billywhitewolf
2 жыл бұрын
quad-tearing stuff
@james_the_animator
2 жыл бұрын
Lucha Nash!
@andersonhill3484
2 жыл бұрын
You think that's Impressive? At Souled Out '98 he did a Leap Frog over The Giant aka Big Show
@WaynesWorld12
2 жыл бұрын
Vacant is STILL the greatest WCW wrestler and World Champion of all time 🤣😂
@daviddoran7705
2 жыл бұрын
Don't fuck with Vacant! He did beat Stone cold, the undertaker and Kane in one night!
@slyfox2022
2 жыл бұрын
The man they call Vacant is a absolute monster
@mcnonswagger3872
2 жыл бұрын
The 🐐
@KEVINZARD
2 жыл бұрын
Not just WCW all of the wrestling companies
@nickmontoya3001
2 жыл бұрын
HOF 2023 Inductee
@TUFprofan
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think there has ever been a rivalry like Booker T vs Scott Steiner. They went through the Tag team, TV, US, and World titles in WCW.
@jonathanturbide2232
2 жыл бұрын
Not a memorable rivalry though, they never had a standout match or storyline and both of them never mention each other when they talk about their top opponents.
@madddoggnogood1491
2 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanturbide2232 Hhh and rock From ic to world championship rivals
@ryankeefe6222
2 жыл бұрын
@@madddoggnogood1491 I was thinking the same thing Rock and Triple H also feuded at every level it seemed
@madddoggnogood1491
2 жыл бұрын
@@ryankeefe6222 they did. There really hasnt been anything like that sense.
@ryankeefe6222
2 жыл бұрын
@@madddoggnogood1491 maybe you can make the argument kofi and dolph has since
@EVGriffinJr
2 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about WCW towards the end, this was actually a good show! One of the last good shows they had between 1999 and the end of the company in 2001.
@Thomas-vd4hu
2 жыл бұрын
yes, also the last 3 PPVs in 2001 were ok too.
@dmichael1172
2 жыл бұрын
@@Thomas-vd4hu that's why if Bishoff would have bought it instead of Vince the product would still have been viable.
@billywhitewolf
2 жыл бұрын
I got this on VHS at the time and thought it was great. Very entertaining.
@deadeyedarwin
2 жыл бұрын
The workers carried the company, it was the people behind the camera and the network that killed the company.
@Demiglitch
2 жыл бұрын
One good PPV, with seven or so terrible hours of tv a week.
@BoogalooBartholomew
2 жыл бұрын
I still miss WCW. It's an understatement to say WCW wasn't without its flaws and I always knew WWF was bigger if not better (and sometimes bigger and better) but there was something magical about WCW. I wish the run could have lasted longer but I'm thankful WCW was around as long as it was, and I'm reminded of that with every classic review Brian does
@JM1993951
2 жыл бұрын
As a kid (8 in 2001) I was happy that WWF won the war. But by 2003 I was beginning to see why that was a bad thing. If nothing else, I wish Vince just kept WCW as a separate show completely apart from Raw and Smackdown.
@BoogalooBartholomew
2 жыл бұрын
I do too, I would've been happy if Vince gave WCW a six-month run. Maybe a year.
@timothyhawkins5756
2 жыл бұрын
@@BoogalooBartholomew he tried it didn’t do well
@num1Jaysta
2 жыл бұрын
@@timothyhawkins5756 No he put two matches on Raw and Smackdown in front of WWF fans to crap on it.
@timothyhawkins5756
2 жыл бұрын
@@num1Jaysta yea but the plan was to have a wcw show and the two matches were tests
@chumpandbump744
Жыл бұрын
"On an episode of Nitro, Goldberg was gonna draw his next victim from a tumbler, but Kevin Nash volunteered himself, instead. What a guy!" got a huge laugh out of me
@Kwick843
2 жыл бұрын
Raven stole Sandman's family, Hak stole Raven's family... damn, never thought of it coming full circle like that.
@Fitzpatrix1
2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, the Hollywood Blondes theme rules. If WCW offered that song to me, I'd readily accept it.
@PrinceVegita1
2 жыл бұрын
I can't get over how brilliant the Bret Hart metal plate thing was.
@jb888888888
2 жыл бұрын
I don't understand it. How does using your shoulder to spear someone with a hidden metal plate attached to their midsection cause you to be knocked unconscious? I'd understand writhing in pain. But knocked out?
@cjwhite2631
2 жыл бұрын
Because when you spear tackle someone with your shoulder, your head is hitting their midsection aswell. So the head hits the steel plate aswell. That’s the idea.
@jb888888888
2 жыл бұрын
@@cjwhite2631 I'd think you'd protect your head especially if you're not wearing a helmet, irrespective of a metal plate. Looking at the footage just now, Goldberg's head goes to his left (Bret's right) and doesn't hit anything. Goldberg's shoulder hits Bret in the midsection.
@cjwhite2631
2 жыл бұрын
It’s kayfabe. It works the same way any move works... sleight of hand
@davegoudreault148
Жыл бұрын
Meh, they were really just ripping off eastwood in "A fistful of dollars" which was then famously homaged in back to the future 2 and 3. It was pretty played out by the time bret did it in my opinion.
@johnstrickland7310
2 жыл бұрын
The fact u put in the tag saying urban dictionary, when konan calls disco a Strawberry, that's dedication to the research. Well done BZ, ur legit one of the best things in wrestling. 👏 👏 👏
@outlawrip-offartist4161
2 жыл бұрын
WCW in 1999 wasn’t great, but there’s a part of me that still loves WCW in 99 for some reason.
@slyfox2022
2 жыл бұрын
Yea you gotta explain
@DuecePiece
2 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia my guy, nostalgia
@freethinkermanny8384
2 жыл бұрын
I liked 99 WCW half of the time too
@CarterHayes77
2 жыл бұрын
@@DuecePiece its still better than anything now when i check out AEW, WWE
@andu1854
2 жыл бұрын
WWE was not that great in 99 either (Vince Russo runs wild brother)
@mikem10481
2 жыл бұрын
Watching Wrestling Bios Reliving the War series, made me realise how over DDP was. I wish he won the title earlier, somewhere in 98 when it was still 50/50 between WCW and WWF.
@grasshoppersantwitch6087
2 жыл бұрын
Wrestling Bios is amazing. Tune in every week like a kid watching cartoons every week.
@TheFlock83
2 жыл бұрын
DDP should have won at Halloween Havoc ‘98. Of course nobody but the fans in attendance would have seen it happen
@micahjohnsonboxing6409
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember everyone at school was an Austin fan or a DDP fan. I'm surprised how he's been forgotten in a way.
@BigBadJerryRogers
2 жыл бұрын
He should have been put into the title picture immediately after going round and round with Savage in 1997. You could have DDP, Goldberg, Sting and Hogan in the world title picture at that time, with DDP and Goldberg getting the biggest elevation of the 4. Keep everyone else out of that. But this is looking back and reshuffling.
@mattthomas1442
2 жыл бұрын
If WCW was planning on ending Goldberg's streak just under 2 months later anyway they should've instead had DDP beat him at HH98. The place went crazy when he hit the diamond cutter that night, since that move was the most over and protected finishing move in the company at that time(perhaps second only to the spear/jackhammer combo) that would've been the perfect thing to end the streak.
@Venemofthe888
2 жыл бұрын
Sandman had a really weird run although it was a very boring run as well. At least you have Hak v Kevin Nash in a hardcore match. Yes that happened
@mrterp04
2 жыл бұрын
WCW 99-01 was just so…weird
@juicyeboi9006
2 жыл бұрын
Even weirder is that it wasn't an utter squash, Hak/Sandman was given a lot of offense by Nash
@marin3933
2 жыл бұрын
@Venem that match sounds like it shouldnt be real lol I watched it and its still weird af to me that Nash and Sandman had match
@vciotoli2126
2 жыл бұрын
HEY YO
@Raytheman581
2 жыл бұрын
@@juicyeboi9006 Of course, nash wanted to look.
@enigmaskull3495
2 жыл бұрын
17:49 Loved that Randy Savage impression.
@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
2 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous George.... aptly named.
@bryanhall1548
6 ай бұрын
The cream of the crop and I think that the spotlight should go on top because I am the Macho Man Randy Savage. Miss you Macho, same goes for Miss Elizabeth. May y’all forever rest in peace. 🤘🏼🫶🏼
@bardunshield
2 жыл бұрын
I still have that Disco rapping over Konnan's video pop into my head from time to time. Oil of olay all day every day.
@Flintquatch
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see the classic reviews back.
@JeremiahEcks777
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, this was the first full WCW PPV event I ever saw - on VHS actually. So I have fond memories!
@Lordeightbane
Жыл бұрын
Same , my grandma bought it for me thinking it’s was wwf .
@angelus4282
2 жыл бұрын
Benoit doing the diving headbutt is not a good image in hindsight. Benoit doing the diving headbutt onto a chair is MAJOR YIKES!!!
@JNnn117
2 жыл бұрын
I mean it’s ok to say that Disco needs to get beat up all the time, he was always presented as a weak wrestler and a soft dude in and out of the ring (barring that terrible TNA main event run) so him dominating Konnan doesn’t make sense
@megsley
2 жыл бұрын
he was a comedy lower mid card guy - this was a booking mistake.
@mcirone
2 жыл бұрын
this was the first PPV my mom let me order - had to save money up mowing the lawn, etc. Great undercard. The go-home show sold me on it - Oooooooh yeaaaaaaahhhh!
@citizenstrife
2 жыл бұрын
10:18 "You don't powerbomb Kidman!"
@SaveUsDCS2003
2 жыл бұрын
The " DIAMOND CUTTER"! Shoulders back chest out! GOOD GAWD!
@ThePkFreeze
2 жыл бұрын
“Nash gets Goldberg into the corner where Nash really thrives….” lmao!! i popped
@noUGames
2 жыл бұрын
That Chris Benoit chair spot has not aged well at all.
@skippythealien9627
2 жыл бұрын
honestly, anything involving Benoit has not aged well
@FreeThinkAlways
2 жыл бұрын
If you think that's bad then I urge you to watch triple h nail him in the back of a head with a chair on raw in 2004 I think it was
@EScoglio
2 жыл бұрын
DDP winning was fine in theory, as a big fan myself, it was hugely validating to see him finally get that win, but it just came too late. His popularity had wained from its 1998 peak. Notice that Brian didn't even mention what DDP was doing in the lead to this match either. The Death of WCW also made a good point about this. By 1999, WCW was gaining a reputation as an old man's company, so going from the young, popular Goldberg to the old and tired Hogan to the 50 year old Flair, then to the 45 year old Page, who looked older, just seemed to reenforce that stigma.
@davisbowe8668
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, the time to put the title on DDP was Halloween Havoc against Goldberg where he was white hot (seriously listen to that pop when he hit Godlberg with the Diamond Cutter). After that match Page lost a lot of his momentum as it was obvious that WCW management didn't see him as a top guy. Fans saw him as the guy who couldn't win the big one and slowly began to turn on him in early '99. It was awesome getting to see him finally win the world title but I can understand that for a lot of fans it was too little, too late. Hell even when he won the world title he was mostly treated as a chump who wasn't on the level of guys like Goldberg, Sting, Hogan, and Nash.
@Unotuchable
2 жыл бұрын
Man Blitzkrieg, a real what could have been story.
@JeremiahEcks777
2 жыл бұрын
I agree! Both versions are underrated.
@NexusFantismo
2 жыл бұрын
For sure….probably would have picked a different name for him though. But what a talent
@timwright3218
2 жыл бұрын
Who in the world did BamBam never get over enough to justify a world title run in WWF or WCW? Dude was fantastic.
@jonathanturbide2232
2 жыл бұрын
Well, just because you're good in the ring doesn't mean you are World champion material. WWF had big plans for him in 87-88 but Hogan and Savage were just better and much better choices as top guys, then in the 90's he did well but you always had your Bret or Shawn far ahead of him. The only place he could have been World champion in my opinion is in ECW circa 98, but I guess even they saw him as nothing more than midcard since he only won their TV title. As good as he was for a guy his size, Bam Bam wasn't seen as being top guy material I guess.
@mrkipling2201
Жыл бұрын
Maybe he just didn't have enough hobility?? Or is it jobility??
@silasjamal1610
2 жыл бұрын
Man...Blitzkrieg is SO god damn underrated! That was my guy back in the day, dude was so athletic and imo was one of the best cruiserweights in WCW, and now he's basically forgotten, always gonna be a fan of that dude!
@NexusFantismo
2 жыл бұрын
Zane - thank you for all your work on this channel. Whenever I need a lift I come to this channel. The content is always on point. Peace
@fitness65
2 жыл бұрын
I remember renting this show countless times at Hollywood video what a good show. Ddps world title win was long overdue in my opinion it should've happened at Halloween havoc 1998 which was the best time to end the streak and pull the trigger
@kenterminateddq5311
2 жыл бұрын
5:38 Scotty Riggs is more of a derivative of "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff's WCW gimmick (where Paul would look at himself with a miniature mirror to feel good about his looks). Obviously, the hip-swivel taunt is taking from "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Speaking of Rude... On a sad note, Spring Stampede 1999 took place a week and two days before Rick Rude passed away. RIP to Paul Orndorff and Richard Rood.
@aztecwrrior1997
2 жыл бұрын
Oh man that's sad
@brianhall4182
2 жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed Rey and Kidman, they were my favorite pair of wrestlers back in WCW. I especially always enjoyed the respectful matches they had against each other even though they were friends.
@skizzit
2 жыл бұрын
Disco and Konan both wrestling in cammo cargo pants is the most 1999 thing ever.
@zionkraze9965
2 жыл бұрын
Ahh, my first WCW PPV I'd ever watched. After the "Finger Poke of Doom"TM, things weren't ALL bad in 1999.
@lucashenderson2775
10 ай бұрын
I always think of this as the real turning point, not the Fingerpoke of Doom. Everything after this was when it really went to hell.
@volourn9764
Ай бұрын
Finger Poke Of Doom was a great plot twist. Problem is there was no real follow through.
@m.a.mehalick0910
2 жыл бұрын
This was the first wrestling PPV I watched as a kid! Thanks for reviewing this one!
@StockA4
Жыл бұрын
My girlfriend and I were at this show. Whatever you think of the story lines/matches, the energy of the crowd when Goldberg hit the ramp... I thought the roof was coming off the T-Dome. Everyone was screaming his name. It was utter mayhem. I couldn't really hear anything after his entrance, and my ears rang for at least a week afterward.
@jrwizz
8 ай бұрын
Yeah i was in ga dome the night goldberg beat hogan and its by far one of the best childhood memories i have. I was 14 at the time and ill never forget it. I had my face painted like wolfpac sting that night
@StockA4
8 ай бұрын
@@jrwizz heck yes. My girlfriend and I both went as Sting that year. I was crow, she was Wolfpack. And I really wish I could have been there when Goldberg took the belt. That was a banger as far as history making shows go.
@Sparrow9612
2 жыл бұрын
You jogged my memory, thanks. For ages I recalled there being a WCW show that had water around the arena and/or ring. So it was the Nitro shortly before this Spring Stampede.
@Matthew-LAMF
2 жыл бұрын
They did it a few times for spring break. It was a cool unique look.
@medes5597
11 ай бұрын
Spring break nitro 96 - 2001 had the ring in the pool thing every year.
@dbabaganoosh
2 жыл бұрын
"Page gets back up and kicks Sting's leg out from under his leg" lol! Nice Owen reference
@factfiend1000
2 жыл бұрын
Recent follower of this channel. I love watching your vintage PPV reviews. Keep up the work.
@mikeisernie
2 жыл бұрын
I was at this PPV. Loved the show. Except the weird Scotty Riggs match. I think this might be Blitzkrieg's only PPV singles match? I remember the story about him being that everyone assumed he was a young rookie, but he was much older than anyone realized. He was legitimately shy about being seen maskless in the locker room because he was obviously a dude in his 40s.
@sataniksomethingblahblah6350
2 жыл бұрын
You’d have thought he would’ve felt right at home in the 1999 wcw locker room
@drozwalker9
2 жыл бұрын
Lets party like its 1999! This card definitely has some sweet sparks down memory lane. Thanks for this retro review Brian!
@EDH10
2 жыл бұрын
I have a DVD called ‘The 50 Greatest Finishers in WWE History’, which included matches involving wrestlers in the list, and the main event of this PPV was one of them 😂
@freakfoxvevo7915
2 жыл бұрын
What was the finisher repped for the DVD?
@EDH10
2 жыл бұрын
@@freakfoxvevo7915 I think all of them: Diamond Cutter, Diving Elbow, Leg Drop, Scorpion Deathlock (and I think the Deathdrop too) and the Figure-Four Leglock
@YouSoRusso
2 жыл бұрын
WCWs last great PPV? Maybe. I would say WCW Greed is still pretty damn good, not as good as this but they were finding their footing again just before their death.
@PrinceVegita1
2 жыл бұрын
I'd say Halloween Havoc 99 was also pretty good
@JM1993951
2 жыл бұрын
I wish they could’ve continued after Greed. The last days of WCW and the early days of TNA have a similar vibe. The main difference being TNA put way too much focus on Jarrett.
@Buckdawg
2 жыл бұрын
@@PrinceVegita1 Havoc 99 was bangin ☺️✌️
@Aalok1991
Жыл бұрын
Every time I watch one of these 90s wcw shows, it feels different than anything we get now..there's something special about the time when these promotions were going head to head, giving us some the biggest moments in pro wrestling history! A time capsule of sorts
@chrisbreezy3048
2 жыл бұрын
As a fan of the Classic PPV Review segment, it feels like I've waited forever for this one. Glad to have it back and looking forward to the Hogan run that is to come!
@RemoWilliams1227
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad there are so many episodes now, shit I watch this a couple times a day most of the time.
@williambishop1521
2 жыл бұрын
That Tenay slip up was too funny. Ive always felt like he was very underrated. Dude was so knowledgeable and as a child I learned the names of so many moves from the matches he called.
@vciotoli2126
2 жыл бұрын
I totally forgot Sandman was in WCW. But now I definitely remember this match
@PaBa1984
2 жыл бұрын
That Disco Inferno parody was the funniest thing WCW ever did. I was a WCW guy still at the time and we all HATED that Konnan video on the forums.
@nate1066pollock
2 жыл бұрын
I looked up "strawberry". Daaaaaamn, Konnan, that's harsh 😄
@TimTE01
2 жыл бұрын
Having just seen this recently, I mostly agree. For me though, that Hardcore Match is too botched throughout. You didn’t show Hak’s weird, failed Suplex attempt, for one. Knowing about CTE makes their grisly chair shots hard to watch too.
@outlawrip-offartist4161
2 жыл бұрын
WCW finally puts the world championship on the DDP who was a beloved baby face, and WCW turns DDP heal automatically after this show because why not.
@Kas58223
2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t make sense should’ve had him a baby face champ
@LoganHunter82
2 жыл бұрын
"Bro! Bro! Justh think about ith! DDP as heel! Bro! Just think about it!" "Ok... How are we gonna turn him---" "Bro! It justh works, bro" "Yeah, but how are we gonna turn hi--" "Bro! Like this! ** does a twirl** Thee! Like this, bro!" "Oh for eff's sake, Vince..." "Bro!"
@TimTE01
2 жыл бұрын
His first appearance as World Champion- getting knocked out by Scott Steiner on Nitro. Starting strong!
@freakfoxvevo7915
2 жыл бұрын
@@LoganHunter82 This was before Russo but it feels like a Russo move
@eversonleeangel4259
2 жыл бұрын
I ways thought that was weird
@BrianIngham
2 жыл бұрын
Love your classic ppv reviews, easily the best content on your channel.
@willlofland3559
6 ай бұрын
Great review. I got to be at this show and as a DDP fan, it was a huge thrill to get to see him finally win the big one. "Shoulders back, Chest out" 4 Life. And it def felt like their last great show.
@lankydosser541
2 жыл бұрын
Glad your back with these
@montrealflo3922
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Ravens nirvana theme was dope. I hate his wwe theme being dubbed over his wcw theme
@Valkian24
2 жыл бұрын
This was the first WCW PPV and I watched back in the day and I can only remember at least half of the matches that was shown here :D Great video, Zane!
@TheRustedShackleford
2 жыл бұрын
Someone should have told Benoit you're not supposed to actually headbutt the chair.
@TheGreatDevlin
2 жыл бұрын
That world championship match is what I knew WCW as when I was a kid. I was in that age group that only knew Hogan and Savage as WCW guys and didn't know Flair even had a Fed run until I was way older.
@patrickdukart3298
2 жыл бұрын
Drove up to Tacoma from Portland with 3 buddies when we were 17 to go to this show. Remember staying in a VERY speedy motel room across the street from the dome.
@Larry-dq4ig
4 ай бұрын
19:00 The funniest part I will never forget is when Hogan is getting helped to the back, a fan audibly yells "Retire Hogan....RETIRE!" haha.
About the dudes yelling “powerbomb”. Me and my brother have a running gag when we wrestle and every time he tries to powerbomb me we both yell “powerbomb!” So my theory is sometime in the future we discover a time machine and use it to go back and watch classic wrestling shows
@emanuelsosa8
2 жыл бұрын
I have always love how specific theme wcw ppvs were
@brandonwilliams18
2 жыл бұрын
Alright, main event Beefer and Mr. T in his nightcap! Lookin' forward to it, Brian!
@claymathewselevator8121
2 жыл бұрын
Leg out for under his leg quote never gets old
@JRJigsawyer
2 жыл бұрын
This is maybe my favorite series on KZitem, glad its back!
@jasonrichard981
2 жыл бұрын
Very much a show where you see a lot of the reliably enjoyable stuff that got WCW wins in the Monday Night Wars paired with omens of the things to come that would sink them.
@lucashenderson2775
10 ай бұрын
Yup. I always think of this as a bridge between the good times of WCW that we saw from 1996-98 and the dark days that we saw from May/June 1999, depending on who you ask, until the sale in 2001. To me this was the real turning point and proof the Fingerpoke of Doom wasn't what sunk WCW. It contributed no doubt, but it was just one of a number of issues.
@ken_danerdiest1
2 жыл бұрын
Great to see you back doing the classic PPV reviews and I'm having a birthday this week as a result. 🎂🎉
@orinanime
2 жыл бұрын
brain's classic reviews! + WCW = awesomely entertaining. gonna be a great video!
@criminalmindsgirl2936
2 жыл бұрын
Billy Kidman and Rey Myseterio always knew how to put on a good match.
@RudyHarlanPhantomBoom
2 жыл бұрын
Going to nerd out a bit right now, forgive me. At 11:05, Raven is wearing a Wolverine shirt from the Annual issue of Wolverine from 1997. You have no idea how much I nerded out noticing that when I was eight years old back in the day.
@1ex1uger-prank-calls
2 жыл бұрын
This was a great show indeed. The hardcore match, the tag match with Raven and Saturn, and the main event really stood out.
@AWABPW
2 жыл бұрын
Had this on VHS when I was a kid. This is just pure nostalgia
@RoyStantz
2 жыл бұрын
Since Starrcade 1994 is your next PPV review, Zane, you should mention the only champions who didn't compete on that card were the then-Tag-Team Champions Marcus Bagwell and The Patriot a.k.a. Stars and Stripes.
@wooba1207
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to this video I now know what a "Strawberry" is and I wish I didn't. Thanks, Brian!
@SofaJusticeWarriors
2 жыл бұрын
I was at this show. You can see me in the crowd at one point. Was a damn good time.
@MattSingh1
2 жыл бұрын
*The last great WCW pay-per-view, and the last great live attendance (17,690)*
@easilyeasy
2 жыл бұрын
the main event of this ppv is on the 50 greatest finishers DVD, I would watch it all the time when I was younger
@flameskull70
2 жыл бұрын
This was the PPV I missed and was mad about it. Huge DDP fan and I remember watching the go home show. Was only 9 years old so of course had school. Great review of the ppv
@Spetia
2 жыл бұрын
These are my favourite reviews of old PPVs
@blazer4328
2 жыл бұрын
"Shoulders back, Chest out!"
@MFD00MTR33
2 жыл бұрын
Man I remember that Conan video, it was stuck in my head for a while. Bow wow wow yippy yo yippy yeah
@Drollpanther
2 жыл бұрын
This thumbnail is amazing. THESE are what wrestlers look like. Today there isn’t 1 larger than life character.
@UndertakerNeverDies
2 жыл бұрын
You probably made us aware the last time you did a classic PPV review about a month ago that you would cover this PPV but I completely forgot you did because I did coincidentally watch this PPV recently because I felt in the mood for a good WCW PPV during the years I was no longer watching WCW. A lot of what you said is my similar mindset to it. Your reaction to Mikey Whipwreck Vs Scotty Riggs was more positive then mine because and it may be because it was a match with no heat behind it but for a 7 minute long match it felt like it dragged for me as if it was longer then that. Hak Vs Bigelow was good although you could easily notice obvious spot moments like Hak climbing the ladder to do something that simply ends with him front flipping to the table on the outside when Bigelow pulled the ladder down. Saturn & Raven Vs Benoit & Malenko was definitely the best match of the PPV to me too. And the main event was good too and honestly felt like it became a better match once Hogan was taken out of the match and we had a triple threat match.
@johncena2336
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this ppv, it was the first WCW ppv I ever watched and I own the vhs.
@GlenGlingo9
3 ай бұрын
"Disco is just on fire for most of this match." Like an...inferno? Additional: I remember sometime in the early 2000's someone gave me a bunch of old WCW tapes and I remember seeing the Bam-Bam/Sandman match and it bewildered me to see Sandman in WCW.
@Skorpio420
Жыл бұрын
I was at this show. I wish I could find a copy of the PPV feed as I was shown on camera during Booker T's entrance.
@jesterr7133
Жыл бұрын
People talk about DDP and his relationship backstage with Bischoff, but I don't think that takes anything away from his accomplishments. He started wrestling at nearly double the age that most people do, and still managed to have a great deal of success in a small amount of time. He may have had some booking help from Bischoff, but at the end of the day, DDP got himself over. Plenty of guys have gotten bigger pushes than DDP without managing to get themselves over. DDP deserves everything he got, because he worked really hard to get it. No one else has managed to accomplish as much as he did when starting at such a disadvantage.
@skitskat12
Жыл бұрын
Fun note: I was at this show sitting on the floor along the entrance. A fan a few seets away grabbed bam bam and there was a tussle not shown on film.
@AnEternalEnigma
7 ай бұрын
They went through that whole thing to strip Hall of the US Title and do a tournament only for them to have to immediately strip Steiner of the title because he suffered a major back injury. Instead of doing another tournament? They just gave it to David Flair LMAO
@RyanParreno
2 жыл бұрын
I think the strangest thing about this PPV is WCW seemingly should have had their act together, and they were trying in earnest, but we know ratings were way down and they didn't know what would be working. But you can see that every main eventer was given a decent program and part of the card, the midcard and openers were also decently booked. They even started using Raven again! I honestly did forget this happened after that storyline with Raven's mother, which I think many of us believed was the end for his push in this company. But more than anything else, the supercard levels of this main event should have really made it a bigger deal than it is. For those who don't remember, what WWF had on offer this same month was the 1st Backlash PPV, main event was Rock vs Austin for the World Title, and ends with Undertaker's "Where to, Stephanie?" moment For sure most fans completely missed DDP's main event breakout moment because WWF had completely taken over the mindshare of those same fans
@Iamtemjin
Күн бұрын
I have to say, I was hyped when DDP won the WCW World Championship here. In fact, he should’ve won it at Halloween Havoc ‘98. Kept wondering if he ever would’ve won it after his match with Goldberg and glad that he did. Albeit, I didn’t like his reign afterwards despite the match with Sting on Nitro weeks later was great. Also, this was my favorite time for WCW. Loved the crusierweights, the storylines, and even the tag team three way feud with the Horseman, Saturn/Raven, & Mysterio/Kidman was great.
@joshthemediocre7824
2 жыл бұрын
I love your Gillberg statue you have sitting next to your championship belt..I would have never thought to get a statue of Gillberg but i'm feeling it now. lol
@bryanhall1548
6 ай бұрын
Raven and Saturn versus the Horsemen, I could watch those four talents on repeat and find something I adore every time. Despite the ramifications with Benoit’s personal life, I can say I still love Chris Benoit the wrestler. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
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