I think I’d disagree with Austin vs Michaels. I found the match pretty good for what it was. Though yeah it is incredibly noticeable watching how much pain Michaels was in physically and mentally.
I agree, people always put this on their worst matches list. I think it was perfectly fine. Of course, it wasn’t as good as it should have been. But I liked it. The entrances,Mike Tyson, Austin getting his first title. I don’t think it belongs on this list at all
I'm just recovering from surgery to fix 3 ruptured discs, I've no idea how Michaels managed to even walk to the ring let alone pull off what he did in the match against Austin. It's insane.
@@Speedyreedy1218 Absolutely, but people believe he exaggerated the injury to continue to get payments. Funny how he came out of retirement when his contract was coming due in 2002 😂
The saddest part was when Marufuji tried to raise Kota's arm after the match, Kota couldn't even do that without collapsing on the mat, and Marufuji was trying really hard not to break down openly
World War 3: Favorite memory is one I didn't learn of until listening to an interview with Regal. The 1995 WW3 Battle Royal. Pre-"Squire" Dave Taylor is in the match. Hogan grabs him, and Dave kicks Hogan with a perfect kick to the gut, then NAILS The Hulkster with a European Uppercut so good you see it knock some cobwebs loose in Hogan's head... like he hadn't been hit that stiff in North America since joining Vince Jr. Hogan staggers away, and it's.... it's just beautiful.
Austin/Michaels at WrestleMania 14 was never going to be what it could have been as Shawn had a broken back that was making his drug addiction even worse and Austin had a broken neck. Both men said they tore it up on the house show loop in 1996 and they had a great match at KOTR in 1997 as well, had both men been healthy in 1998 then their WrestleMania 14 match would have been a classic.
While Rock and had Cena some phenomenal back-and-forth verbal exchanges with each other from 2011 to 2013 but once they decided to have a rematch at ‘Mania 29, it ultimately killed my interest for the rivalry. It makes it worse that WWE blatantly lied to our faces with a whole “once in a lifetime” marketing nonsense from the previous year. Plus, The Rock made it clear on an interview a few years after that the whole plan was to extend his feud with Cena from ‘Mania 27-29 all along. To make matters worse, CM Punk was also robbed of his WrestleMania main event. People can say what they want about Punk but one thing nobody can deny is that he definitely deserved to main event ‘Mania 29.
Perfectly said. And Venom is right too. Cena Punk could have been something amazing. Mic and in ring. This is part of the reason I hate Dwayne so much. I think he's up Vince's azz more than HHH.
They are trying to recreate the Bret vs Owen story but the problem is the Harts were just amazing at not only fighting but telling a story. The other brother vs brother matches will never live up to that match.
As a kid I loved Jeff, but as I grew up I started liking Matt more. Matt always could talk and had more of a creative mind instead of thinking “oooh I can fly off of this high ladder and get a POP” was all he needed to do.
I'm glad Kofi/Brock was included on this list because that is not how Kofimania should have ended. A fun bit of trivia: Every time Kofi has been in a title match on a new show or on a new network, the title changed hands! (Smackdown debut on Fox vs Lesnar, and he became IC champ against the Miz on the Main Event relaunch in 2012) Get Kofi a title shot when they move to Netflix!
I agree with the assessment that it really isn't a good match at all. Fortunately they had some much better bouts on RAW a few months later in the lead-up to Wrestlemania (the one where Bret lost the belt and then the cage match).
Punk should've stayed WWE Champion a little longer in 2013 so he'd get the main event spot at WrestleMania 29. Doing Rock vs. Cena for a second year in a row was a mistake.
That´s cause Rock got the win in 2012, and rumors have it that Cena was supposed to win but Rock had his way in the end, thus, Cena and him agreed for a rematch so Cena could get his win against Dwayne. Basically, HBK vs Hogan but if Hogan accepted to be defeated by Shawn at least once. These might be rumors, but in the world of wrestling, politics are always a mess.
"WWE flat out lied about 'Once in a Lifetime'" Given who was running the company at the time, who flat out admitted that he lies and is known for hypocrisy, it shouldn't really surprise anyone. Plus, that person is also hot trash as a human being.
And all for the other guy in that shitty MMA match to get quietly released a few months later. There was no reason to treat Kofi like that when Lesnar had had good to great matches with Styles, Bryan, Balor and Rollins in the previous two years.
On top of that, THEY DIDN'T NEED THE BELT for that match. What's its hype? MMA fighters!!!! In WWE!!! Who cares if they're fighting for a gimmick belt or not? SOMEONE MIGHT DIE IN THE RING!!!! Buy our show! That's what you're selling. Brock never needs a belt, HE is the attraction. Just like the rock in today's wwe, walking around with his made up "People's belt" or whatever it's called. It's a gimmick that he doesn't need, that makes him look like he's trying to be something he's not (ie an ACTUAL champion), and to be honest, it's something he has to carry around/chance it gets lost/stolen/whatever. It's just dumb. (Wouldn't surprise me if Dwayne slept with that fugly belt though, tbh Dwayne's a bigger mark than tony.)
@@Speedyreedy1218 Hey bud. Other than the most recent stuff with Heyman, I wasn't a Brock fan either. In either sport, so I get ya. Here though, I'm speaking more in wrestling terms. The business stuff. Brock sold tickets. He sold 'em without the belt. Vince always liked his main event to be for the WORLD belt. Meh. Brock doesn't need it to be a draw. Kofi, hey, it helped him. Shoulda left it on Kofi, because Brock was fine without it. Let me give you an example, and I hope this makes sense... Let's say you and I are gonna wrestle on PPV. Who cares about that? But now, say the winner becomes WWE champion! Well now 2 guys no one knows anything about suddenly become kind of important. Our match would need the belt to sell tickets. Brock just showing up sells tickets. See what I mean? I hope I'm being clear, I understand it but sometimes have a hard time explaining it. 👍
@@SlimSlashie I never went to a show to see Brock. He's one of the reasons I didn't watch Smackdown during the 02-04 brand split. He didn't sell a ticket for me at all. Neither did most of the "hyped stars."
This is one of the reasons why I am ok with Undertaker vs. Sting never happening. It's one of those matches where the mystery of what would happen is better than it actually happening and being severely disappointed by it not living up to the expectations for the match.
I disagree, if only because I think 2002 Sting and Undertaker could have had a worthwhile feud and match. Of course this means Sting heading to WWF/E and not TNA and that wasn't happening but if it had, it would have been worth it and 2002 (besides just them both being in better condition) was much closer to WCW having existed, that'd also make it mean more to than WCW having been gone for well over a decade and the whole thing was two broken down men, trading on nostalgia alone.
9:08 As the story goes Muta’s WCW run in 2000 happened while he was away from NJPW recovering from a knee injury, between that and Vince Russo’s bias against Japanese wrestlers Muta was just there for the payday.
Didn't The Rock get a torn muscle in his leg in the early part of the match with Cena. He was gonna get beaten down on Raw the next night by Lesnar, but Rock went and got surgery instead that night. It took him out of the worldwide press tour for 'Fast & Furious 6'.
@@DMRedd08 Thanks for the technical clarification. That is very true with 'Hercules'. Excluding his ''match'' with Erick Rowan in 2016, it's one of the reason The Rock took this long to get back in the ring with the insurance's.
I'm excited to hear about a 99 Randy Savage deep dive. I really hope you talk about the problems Macho was having on the mental side as well as the physical. I don't see videos talking about how he was having trouble dealing with getting older, how he wasn't in the right state of mind (even for the Macho Man) the drinking /drugs and partying he was doing with women half his age, the politics that led to his abrupt title loss and his inevitable blow up with Russo, that led to his run in WCW coming to an end.
I fundamentally very strongly disagree with the very first match. Michaels' back issue became a vital part of the story of that match. Shawn's performance that night all things considered was nothing short of miraculous. Overly harsh from the community there, in my view.
Goldust Vs Stardust was so personally deflating to me. Goldust is my #2 favorite wrestler of all time and I thought this would revive his career. It was godawful. They should have fleshed it out and saved it for Mania like Dustin wanted. AEW proved how good they could be together.
I think it would have worked better for Victory Road 2011 if Sting came out after the Mr.Anderson v RVD match and had the triple threat match then and there since the singles match ended in a draw anyways
Craziest part about the Marufuji/Ibushi match is that as early as a week before, Ibushi was openly discussing in interviews how badly he was hurt and videos of him limping into the venue were shared around. How NOAH didnt call an audible and at least have the world title main event over this or even cut the match from 35 minutes to 15 or 10, I have no idea. The match sent alot of unfair criticism towards Marufuji too (one of the most infulential and innovative wrestlers of the 21st century) but at least Marufuji has drowned that out with great match after great match and including the match with Styles.
It still gripes me a little bit that people were disappointed with the Uso vs Uso match at Mania 40. People should have known leading into that match it would have disappointed. They're matches like the Young Bucks as a tag team have been/are repetitive to watch. Once you've seen one match, you've seen them all
15:26 Matt's wife Reby put on twitter that Matt suffered a closed head injury on that bump and it caused permanent brain damage! (I don't know what kind of brain damage isn't permanent...) but that's the legit story. I don't know who tony is talking to, probably the same guy that never paid for Punk's shoulder surgery or trans in London...
Uso v. Uso was not a good match, but I think Jimmy was injured and unable to go at a high level. That theory feels more solid with him being removed from TV for 6 months as of the following Raw.
DX vs Brothers of Destruction from Crown Jewel was the first thing I thought of. Absolutely embarrassing for all four men and the definition of a clusterfuck. As a huge fan of Taker, HHH and HBK, I still haven’t watched it and won’t ever unless I’m watching someone react to it.
*Does anyone remember back during the “Attitude Era”, there was a guy who was always sitting in the front row (Not just at WWF, he would be at ECW and WCW shows occasionally too.)?* *He looked like he was always trying to win a Howard Stern lookalike contest.Does anyone know who he was and have you ever thought about doing an episode on just him? The material is out there.* *Me and my friends were always looking for him and whether he was in the audience or not was actually a factor in the drinking games we would play while we watched.* *Unless you actually experienced being in your late teens/early 20s during those years…you’ll just never understand how great things were in those days*
Here’s the thing about Bret Hart that gets overlooked: he often very obviously didn’t try when he didn’t like the booking. The IYH Sid match, IYH cage match with Diesel, and Royal Rumble match with Taker are all clear examples of Hart phoning it in like it was a house show match. When he tried, he was the best overall worker of all time, but in contrast to Shawn Michaels who (despite his problems with dropping titles and general asshole attitude) was obsessed with having a great match no matter what, Bret didn’t always show up.
I love Kota Ibushi, but he’d been putting off getting surgery which he really needed for a long time. That match with Marufuj really showed his body was barely being held together. It’s horrible to see, no one was even mad, just worried because Kota is and has been one of the best in the world but he’s pushed himself way beyond his limits as a human. I don’t want him to retire but if he has to, I understand.
The Jeff Hardy/ Sting situation could have been handled WAY better. Have Jeff get "jumped" by someone backstage & now he's too hurt to wrestle. Whoever did the jumping is the new opponent for sting. It's not rocket science.
20:45 Agreed and I thought the same thing as you in that I hoped they would learn from their mistakes. But we all know now how badly things were done there. I say if they had made it just 10 guys in each ring and just stuck to 1 commentary team it would have been manageable.
I can remember getting the first WWA ppv on a ripped DVD. I remember I was just hoping for an alternative that was actually worth watching, one that brought me back to staying up WAYYYYY past my bedtime at my cousin's house to watch the original ECW on MSG network and being blown away. Having grown up a Golden Era kid I never saw anything like it. I think the biggest issue with WWA is that none of the roster, especially the main guys, seemed fully committed to success of the company. Everyone seemed to have something going on in the background. You can't tell me Jarrett wasn't in the planning stages of TNA or that Steiner wasn't always gonna follow the money. The idea of 70 shows a year sounds fun on paper but in reality wrestling is a gone and your forgotten type of business (unless you make a big impact). I think a lot of cards would have had to have fallen in the right spots in order for it to be a success. Instead it feels like a handful of midcard reunion shows with no real direction or attempt for the future
You mean their Royal Rumble 1996 one? I would say it is a bit too long but generally pretty solid, especially given the types of matches Undertaker was having up until that point. It's also a rare occasion where Bret looks like he is going to lose completely clean since he took a tombstone, before the screwy finish.
I get what you mean, it was just basically a squash because of Jeff's condition but technically a bell did ring to begin and end. It technically counts as a match
Yea i honestly really like Austin/HBK from 14. This was Austin's first long singles match on PPV since his Summerslam injury and obviously you have Shawn and his back. Despite that, the match is really damn good. I dont know why people think it isnt good because they have a great crowd, they work a strong pace, Shawn still takes some brutal bumps and i thought both guys delivered a match that was as great as it was going to be. I think people rank it low because they were expecting a 10/10 classic and all we got was about an 8 or 8.5/10.......i mean thats still really damn good honestly.
Honestly any of the undertaker V Steve Austin matches could’ve gone here. I feel like every time they went against each other it was always boring and never lived up to the hype, it didn’t matter whether it was in 1998, 1999 or 2001.
All of the matches chosen are spot on HORRIBLE, except for Michaels vs Austin. Agreeing with Austin's sentiment, Tyson's ridiculous fast count ruined his coronation, but the match itself was great. One of HBK'S best entrances- the look of defiance & indignation in his face as he stood a top the ropes with his fists raised- epic. Despite his back injury, physically, he looked in better aesthetic shape than in his iron man match with Bret. Brock looked like a shell of himself in 2019.
As Bret Hart is my favourite, I will stick to him. His submission match with Bob Backlund was terrible. His 'match' with Vince was even worse - but that should have never even happened. But to me the Ironman match is also on the list. They should have never announced that the guys would go for an hour. It should have been a straight up match going the distance. And then go into overtime. Instead we got plodding 'action' by two of the very best, obviously pacing themselves.
If TNA had actually done a clear winner in the Number One contenders match earlier in the card, they could have easily sent the winner out to do an impromptu match
I think I’d disagree with Austin vs Michaels. I found the match pretty good for what it was. Though yeah it is incredibly noticeable watching how much pain Michaels was in physically and mentally.
I agree, people always put this on their worst matches list. I think it was perfectly fine. Of course, it wasn’t as good as it should have been. But I liked it. The entrances,Mike Tyson, Austin getting his first title. I don’t think it belongs on this list at all
@@ProfessorChaos09it was passable, certainly not terrible, but also not nearly what it could have been if they had both been fully healthy.
It definitely wasn't Shawn's best match, but I liked their maina match.
Mike tyson fast count spoils the match for me
@@Maz-p4t yeah but I mean the match itself
I'm just recovering from surgery to fix 3 ruptured discs, I've no idea how Michaels managed to even walk to the ring let alone pull off what he did in the match against Austin. It's insane.
Rich people painkillers
He wasn't actually injured
@@z216ghost LOL yeah, the injury was a work (He worked Vince basically, Shawn kept getting paid!), but being on the pills was not.
@@z216ghost He has the surgery scar with the rods in his back. There's a picture in the Unscripted book released in 2003.
@@Speedyreedy1218 Absolutely, but people believe he exaggerated the injury to continue to get payments. Funny how he came out of retirement when his contract was coming due in 2002 😂
Nothing can sum up World War III quite like William Regal's comment on it: "If you haven't seen that match... It's wrong."
The saddest part was when Marufuji tried to raise Kota's arm after the match, Kota couldn't even do that without collapsing on the mat, and Marufuji was trying really hard not to break down openly
Love the d-lo brown music. I met him at cheetahs once. Scott steiner and hhh program comes to mind as far as worst matches
The funny thing is that Nash vs Hall match wasn't even the worst match on Halloween Havoc 98 that belongs to Hogan vs Warrior.
@0:17 Hey, my comment made the video! Hell yeah
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Well done, sir
World War 3:
Favorite memory is one I didn't learn of until listening to an interview with Regal. The 1995 WW3 Battle Royal. Pre-"Squire" Dave Taylor is in the match. Hogan grabs him, and Dave kicks Hogan with a perfect kick to the gut, then NAILS The Hulkster with a European Uppercut so good you see it knock some cobwebs loose in Hogan's head... like he hadn't been hit that stiff in North America since joining Vince Jr. Hogan staggers away, and it's.... it's just beautiful.
Austin/Michaels at WrestleMania 14 was never going to be what it could have been as Shawn had a broken back that was making his drug addiction even worse and Austin had a broken neck.
Both men said they tore it up on the house show loop in 1996 and they had a great match at KOTR in 1997 as well, had both men been healthy in 1998 then their WrestleMania 14 match would have been a classic.
Jeff Hardy vs Sting could've been one of the most iconic matches of all time. Such a shame that a match & anticipation like that was gone to waste.
They had two other matches in 2010 and 2011. Neither them were very good either but at least the one in 2011 (not victory road) was decent enough
Jeff’s 2012 and 2013 were full of some of his best singles matches too. Such a shame.
In 2001 sure. But in 2011? Eh..?
"i agree"
Definitely a "what if" Hardy in his right mind couldve bumped all over the place and Sting could still go when he really focused.
While Rock and had Cena some phenomenal back-and-forth verbal exchanges with each other from 2011 to 2013 but once they decided to have a rematch at ‘Mania 29, it ultimately killed my interest for the rivalry. It makes it worse that WWE blatantly lied to our faces with a whole “once in a lifetime” marketing nonsense from the previous year. Plus, The Rock made it clear on an interview a few years after that the whole plan was to extend his feud with Cena from ‘Mania 27-29 all along. To make matters worse, CM Punk was also robbed of his WrestleMania main event. People can say what they want about Punk but one thing nobody can deny is that he definitely deserved to main event ‘Mania 29.
Cena v Punk could and should have been a main event at WM at some point cause they could have absolutely delivered
Perfectly said. And Venom is right too. Cena Punk could have been something amazing. Mic and in ring. This is part of the reason I hate Dwayne so much. I think he's up Vince's azz more than HHH.
I absolutely disagree
Punk is not main event material
@@jamaali2358 Vince McMahon, is that you?
Good man yourself. Cooking beef Bolognese. Perfect timing my man.
All Kevin Nash vs Sid matches
If Matt Hardy wasn't diagnosed with a concussion after that bump it's cuz they didn't check him for one
They are trying to recreate the Bret vs Owen story but the problem is the Harts were just amazing at not only fighting but telling a story. The other brother vs brother matches will never live up to that match.
I dont get the austin vs michaels one given the limitations of Michael's at the time, given the moment no way was that match a let down
I have to disagree with Austin versus Michaels. Michaels did his best considering the circumstances. Austin going over was the main thing.
For first time in my 22 years of being a wrestling fan have I heard someone say they like Matt Hardy more than Jeff Hardy...
Many have said this
As a kid I loved Jeff, but as I grew up I started liking Matt more. Matt always could talk and had more of a creative mind instead of thinking “oooh I can fly off of this high ladder and get a POP” was all he needed to do.
Back in the day while I enjoyed Jeff more I took Matt more seriously.
you should watch OSW
"Matt didn't wrestle for 2 months, which should tell you all you need to know."
Many people in AEW don't wrestle for 2 months.
Do great matches with terrible wrestlers next
Now this is an interesting idea!
RIP SID 🌎🧠🥎
Hogan Vs Warrior 2 in WCW.
I'm glad Kofi/Brock was included on this list because that is not how Kofimania should have ended. A fun bit of trivia: Every time Kofi has been in a title match on a new show or on a new network, the title changed hands! (Smackdown debut on Fox vs Lesnar, and he became IC champ against the Miz on the Main Event relaunch in 2012)
Get Kofi a title shot when they move to Netflix!
Rick vs Scott steiner and Hart vs Sting. Both from Halloween Havoc 1998 deserved spots on this list
And both had the potential to be all time classics. But they got WCW’ed.
Halloween Havoc 98 could fill up half of the video big letdown
RIP sid eudy u are missed
Interesting take on the Bret Sid 96 match, I recall it being okay at the time with a decent finish, will definitely need to go back and rewatch
I agree with the assessment that it really isn't a good match at all. Fortunately they had some much better bouts on RAW a few months later in the lead-up to Wrestlemania (the one where Bret lost the belt and then the cage match).
Punk should've stayed WWE Champion a little longer in 2013 so he'd get the main event spot at WrestleMania 29. Doing Rock vs. Cena for a second year in a row was a mistake.
That Punk-Cena match from Raw before Mania should've been the Mania main event. Punk-Taker was great, but it would've been worth sacrificing for that.
That´s cause Rock got the win in 2012, and rumors have it that Cena was supposed to win but Rock had his way in the end, thus, Cena and him agreed for a rematch so Cena could get his win against Dwayne. Basically, HBK vs Hogan but if Hogan accepted to be defeated by Shawn at least once. These might be rumors, but in the world of wrestling, politics are always a mess.
@@ninjor1034 The original plan for HBK vs Hogan was them having three matches and Hogan winning twice
Nope. It was ALWAYS going to be 3 encounters.
Hahaha the ratings were bleeding at thst point. Rock was a god send
At the same time I am glad my comment and pick made the video, but it's disapointing that Uso vs Uso wasnt great. Needed more chinlock.
*more superkicks
"WHADDA SAY?!"
"AHHHHHHHH!!!"
**ding ding ding**
That match was full of stuff that causes non-wrestling fans to make fun of wrestling with Ol’Bobs primal gurgle being the cherry on top
Austin/Michaels was better then it had any right to be considering everything going on.
Shouldn’t have included matches where someone was injured.
"WWE flat out lied about 'Once in a Lifetime'" Given who was running the company at the time, who flat out admitted that he lies and is known for hypocrisy, it shouldn't really surprise anyone. Plus, that person is also hot trash as a human being.
It was once in a lifetime as far as the moment.
I'll never forget the look on Mark Henry's face after Brock defeated Kofi...
That Brock/Kofi match still makes me shake my head all for a shitty MMA match on a Saudi show.
And all for the other guy in that shitty MMA match to get quietly released a few months later. There was no reason to treat Kofi like that when Lesnar had had good to great matches with Styles, Bryan, Balor and Rollins in the previous two years.
On top of that, THEY DIDN'T NEED THE BELT for that match. What's its hype? MMA fighters!!!! In WWE!!! Who cares if they're fighting for a gimmick belt or not? SOMEONE MIGHT DIE IN THE RING!!!! Buy our show! That's what you're selling.
Brock never needs a belt, HE is the attraction. Just like the rock in today's wwe, walking around with his made up "People's belt" or whatever it's called. It's a gimmick that he doesn't need, that makes him look like he's trying to be something he's not (ie an ACTUAL champion), and to be honest, it's something he has to carry around/chance it gets lost/stolen/whatever. It's just dumb. (Wouldn't surprise me if Dwayne slept with that fugly belt though, tbh Dwayne's a bigger mark than tony.)
@@SlimSlashie Brock didn't attract me. Not in 02, or what he's done since his 2012 comeback.
@@Speedyreedy1218 Hey bud. Other than the most recent stuff with Heyman, I wasn't a Brock fan either. In either sport, so I get ya. Here though, I'm speaking more in wrestling terms. The business stuff. Brock sold tickets. He sold 'em without the belt. Vince always liked his main event to be for the WORLD belt. Meh. Brock doesn't need it to be a draw. Kofi, hey, it helped him. Shoulda left it on Kofi, because Brock was fine without it.
Let me give you an example, and I hope this makes sense... Let's say you and I are gonna wrestle on PPV. Who cares about that? But now, say the winner becomes WWE champion! Well now 2 guys no one knows anything about suddenly become kind of important. Our match would need the belt to sell tickets. Brock just showing up sells tickets. See what I mean? I hope I'm being clear, I understand it but sometimes have a hard time explaining it.
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@@SlimSlashie I never went to a show to see Brock. He's one of the reasons I didn't watch Smackdown during the 02-04 brand split. He didn't sell a ticket for me at all. Neither did most of the "hyped stars."
Definitely Lesnar vs Goldberg WM 20….i got so hyped for that match and was severely disappointed
The dumb crowd ruined it
Neither of them were great wrestlers
@@jonathanstempleton7864 Wrong, young Lesnar was awesome.
This is one of the reasons why I am ok with Undertaker vs. Sting never happening. It's one of those matches where the mystery of what would happen is better than it actually happening and being severely disappointed by it not living up to the expectations for the match.
Wrong
I disagree, if only because I think 2002 Sting and Undertaker could have had a worthwhile feud and match.
Of course this means Sting heading to WWF/E and not TNA and that wasn't happening but if it had, it would have been worth it and 2002 (besides just them both being in better condition) was much closer to WCW having existed, that'd also make it mean more to than WCW having been gone for well over a decade and the whole thing was two broken down men, trading on nostalgia alone.
imagine if sting ended taker's streak
9:08 As the story goes Muta’s WCW run in 2000 happened while he was away from NJPW recovering from a knee injury, between that and Vince Russo’s bias against Japanese wrestlers Muta was just there for the payday.
Didn't The Rock get a torn muscle in his leg in the early part of the match with Cena. He was gonna get beaten down on Raw the next night by Lesnar, but Rock went and got surgery instead that night. It took him out of the worldwide press tour for 'Fast & Furious 6'.
Tore a muscle in his hip technically which affected the shooting of Hercules
@@DMRedd08 Thanks for the technical clarification. That is very true with 'Hercules'. Excluding his ''match'' with Erick Rowan in 2016, it's one of the reason The Rock took this long to get back in the ring with the insurance's.
More importantly, delayed filming of Hercules.
I'm excited to hear about a 99 Randy Savage deep dive. I really hope you talk about the problems Macho was having on the mental side as well as the physical. I don't see videos talking about how he was having trouble dealing with getting older, how he wasn't in the right state of mind (even for the Macho Man) the drinking /drugs and partying he was doing with women half his age, the politics that led to his abrupt title loss and his inevitable blow up with Russo, that led to his run in WCW coming to an end.
Another great video, Brother.
I fundamentally very strongly disagree with the very first match. Michaels' back issue became a vital part of the story of that match. Shawn's performance that night all things considered was nothing short of miraculous. Overly harsh from the community there, in my view.
Goldust Vs Stardust was so personally deflating to me. Goldust is my #2 favorite wrestler of all time and I thought this would revive his career. It was godawful. They should have fleshed it out and saved it for Mania like Dustin wanted. AEW proved how good they could be together.
I think it would have worked better for Victory Road 2011 if Sting came out after the Mr.Anderson v RVD match and had the triple threat match then and there since the singles match ended in a draw anyways
Horseman business on a Thanksgiving sunday
Yes for Canada
Its October this is Halloween season
Craziest part about the Marufuji/Ibushi match is that as early as a week before, Ibushi was openly discussing in interviews how badly he was hurt and videos of him limping into the venue were shared around. How NOAH didnt call an audible and at least have the world title main event over this or even cut the match from 35 minutes to 15 or 10, I have no idea. The match sent alot of unfair criticism towards Marufuji too (one of the most infulential and innovative wrestlers of the 21st century) but at least Marufuji has drowned that out with great match after great match and including the match with Styles.
The idea for Bob vs Bret could have worked had they done more of a Fujinami style mat intensive match rather than doing WWF style holds.
Shawn Michaels is still WWF/E Champion, Tyson wasn’t a ref, that 3 count is null and void lol
I will never understand how Jeff Hardy ever got a job in the industry again after Victory Road. That was absolutely embarrassing.
It still gripes me a little bit that people were disappointed with the Uso vs Uso match at Mania 40. People should have known leading into that match it would have disappointed. They're matches like the Young Bucks as a tag team have been/are repetitive to watch. Once you've seen one match, you've seen them all
15:26 Matt's wife Reby put on twitter that Matt suffered a closed head injury on that bump and it caused permanent brain damage! (I don't know what kind of brain damage isn't permanent...) but that's the legit story. I don't know who tony is talking to, probably the same guy that never paid for Punk's shoulder surgery or trans in London...
'This whole match is a testament to Michaels intestinal fortitude.' ~ JR.
Uso v. Uso was not a good match, but I think Jimmy was injured and unable to go at a high level. That theory feels more solid with him being removed from TV for 6 months as of the following Raw.
The other thing I hate about Matt Hardy vs Sammy was getting speared off a scissor lift through a table WASN'T THE FINISH
HBK with a broken back is still better than most today
Before even watching the video bret v sting Halloween havoc 98 needs to be on this list
Yeah Rock vs Cena in Wrestlemania 28 was so much better than their second match
Almost every Bret Hart vs HBK match was mid and passionless. They were Jealous of each other IMO.
DX vs Brothers of Destruction from Crown Jewel was the first thing I thought of. Absolutely embarrassing for all four men and the definition of a clusterfuck. As a huge fan of Taker, HHH and HBK, I still haven’t watched it and won’t ever unless I’m watching someone react to it.
Agreed. It was terrible, but WB already did a great in-depth video on it.
Relying on the opinions of others to form your own is never a great idea...
You don't have to remind me to like your vids, I always hit that button 1 second in
Matt over Jeff for sure! I've always felt this way!!!
The usos match from this year was ATROCIOUS. It also ruined a card that was close to a classic.
They missed the ball not having Rikishi as special guest ref either.
Their pull-a-part brawl during the main event was better than their actual match
Are we talking about the same dull Wrestlemania?
I've never heard anyone I know say the wm14 main event was terrible.
Icp's commentary is pure gold!
*Does anyone remember back during the “Attitude Era”, there was a guy who was always sitting in the front row (Not just at WWF, he would be at ECW and WCW shows occasionally too.)?*
*He looked like he was always trying to win a Howard Stern lookalike contest.Does anyone know who he was and have you ever thought about doing an episode on just him? The material is out there.*
*Me and my friends were always looking for him and whether he was in the audience or not was actually a factor in the drinking games we would play while we watched.*
*Unless you actually experienced being in your late teens/early 20s during those years…you’ll just never understand how great things were in those days*
HHH v Undertaker. KOTR 2002.
HHH v Scott Steiner. RR 2003.
@@wwewrestlingandgaming4136 He already showed images of that in this video and covered it in its own video.
I love the NOAH mention, didn’t think I’d see it
Man, I just don't get what people/WWE see in Lesnar. Never understood why he was pushed so damn hard...
Waking up to WB ,Nothings Better...well a couple things, but pretty damn good.
A bacon butty and a wank?
Just saw Jericho vs Batista at Cyber Sunday, it's very middle of the road where nothing special really happens, and becomes very overbooked
Intriguing that Omega v Moxley was not in here
That face on Jeff Hardy.. everybody here has been so pissed or high that this was the sexiest look they were capable of. Looks like Sid from Ice Age.
I really enjoyed Shawn vs Austin at mania 14. In my opinion it's very underrated.
Here’s the thing about Bret Hart that gets overlooked: he often very obviously didn’t try when he didn’t like the booking. The IYH Sid match, IYH cage match with Diesel, and Royal Rumble match with Taker are all clear examples of Hart phoning it in like it was a house show match. When he tried, he was the best overall worker of all time, but in contrast to Shawn Michaels who (despite his problems with dropping titles and general asshole attitude) was obsessed with having a great match no matter what, Bret didn’t always show up.
18:08 "while the latter had ladders"
This is a great subject because unfortunately I've seen many Lol
I love Kota Ibushi, but he’d been putting off getting surgery which he really needed for a long time. That match with Marufuj really showed his body was barely being held together. It’s horrible to see, no one was even mad, just worried because Kota is and has been one of the best in the world but he’s pushed himself way beyond his limits as a human. I don’t want him to retire but if he has to, I understand.
The Jeff Hardy/ Sting situation could have been handled WAY better. Have Jeff get "jumped" by someone backstage & now he's too hurt to wrestle. Whoever did the jumping is the new opponent for sting. It's not rocket science.
That’s exactly what bully ray proposed that night to Eric Bischoff, but unsurprisingly, Eric said nah.
I loved the World War 3 Battle Royals. Battle Royals are my favorite match type lol.
20:45 Agreed and I thought the same thing as you in that I hoped they would learn from their mistakes. But we all know now how badly things were done there.
I say if they had made it just 10 guys in each ring and just stuck to 1 commentary team it would have been manageable.
I can remember getting the first WWA ppv on a ripped DVD. I remember I was just hoping for an alternative that was actually worth watching, one that brought me back to staying up WAYYYYY past my bedtime at my cousin's house to watch the original ECW on MSG network and being blown away. Having grown up a Golden Era kid I never saw anything like it. I think the biggest issue with WWA is that none of the roster, especially the main guys, seemed fully committed to success of the company. Everyone seemed to have something going on in the background. You can't tell me Jarrett wasn't in the planning stages of TNA or that Steiner wasn't always gonna follow the money. The idea of 70 shows a year sounds fun on paper but in reality wrestling is a gone and your forgotten type of business (unless you make a big impact). I think a lot of cards would have had to have fallen in the right spots in order for it to be a success. Instead it feels like a handful of midcard reunion shows with no real direction or attempt for the future
I disagree with your opinion of the Bret Hart versus Undertaker Match the atmosphere was crazy
You mean their Royal Rumble 1996 one? I would say it is a bit too long but generally pretty solid, especially given the types of matches Undertaker was having up until that point. It's also a rare occasion where Bret looks like he is going to lose completely clean since he took a tombstone, before the screwy finish.
@@luckywallace also the crowd couldn't decide if they wanted to cheer Bret Hart or boo Bret Hart or cheer The Undertaker or boo The Undertaker
It was slow, plodding, and the crowd only really came alive at a few spots. "Crazy atmosphere" is just not accurate.
@@SteelyBud well I have no problem with slow or plotting because I have an actual attention span
Sting vs Hardy wasn't even a match, shouldn't be counted
I get what you mean, it was just basically a squash because of Jeff's condition but technically a bell did ring to begin and end. It technically counts as a match
I loved the Kingston match.
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Surprised Hogan vs HBK at summerslam wasn’t on this
HBK'S shenanigans makes it a great watch though 😂
I hated the Cena era. Really highlighted how complacent WWE had got with having no real competition.
19:45 Every wrestler's first day at training
beniot vs gurrero at one night stand
I think the fact that Shawn agreed to lose fair and square in the middle of the ring has to bump the rating of the match up a tad.
Haystacks vs Big Daddy at Wembley is the biggest pile of stank I've seen that was hyped up so much.
Love seeing the Robert De Niro of wrestling
Yea i honestly really like Austin/HBK from 14. This was Austin's first long singles match on PPV since his Summerslam injury and obviously you have Shawn and his back.
Despite that, the match is really damn good. I dont know why people think it isnt good because they have a great crowd, they work a strong pace, Shawn still takes some brutal bumps and i thought both guys delivered a match that was as great as it was going to be.
I think people rank it low because they were expecting a 10/10 classic and all we got was about an 8 or 8.5/10.......i mean thats still really damn good honestly.
Honestly any of the undertaker V Steve Austin matches could’ve gone here. I feel like every time they went against each other it was always boring and never lived up to the hype, it didn’t matter whether it was in 1998, 1999 or 2001.
I know one time Austin was concussed almost right away…
I honestly didn’t mind USO vs USO as much as everyone else, but I guess I’m superkicked pilled
Rock vs Cena at Wrestlemania 29 had no business being the main event. Punk vs Taker was much better, that should have ended the show.
And Punk should have won. As compensation for dropping a belt after 400+ days to a part-timer.
@@SteelyBud no, the streak should have not been broken, that's just stupid
All of the matches chosen are spot on HORRIBLE, except for Michaels vs Austin. Agreeing with Austin's sentiment, Tyson's ridiculous fast count ruined his coronation, but the match itself was great. One of HBK'S best entrances- the look of defiance & indignation in his face as he stood a top the ropes with his fists raised- epic. Despite his back injury, physically, he looked in better aesthetic shape than in his iron man match with Bret. Brock looked like a shell of himself in 2019.
Besides the things you mentioned bout Savage in 1999, he was also doing drugs in '99 so that didn't help his in-ring work either.
As Bret Hart is my favourite, I will stick to him. His submission match with Bob Backlund was terrible. His 'match' with Vince was even worse - but that should have never even happened.
But to me the Ironman match is also on the list. They should have never announced that the guys would go for an hour. It should have been a straight up match going the distance. And then go into overtime.
Instead we got plodding 'action' by two of the very best, obviously pacing themselves.
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If TNA had actually done a clear winner in the Number One contenders match earlier in the card, they could have easily sent the winner out to do an impromptu match