WWF WrestleMania XV - The "Reliving The War" PPV Review

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    WrestleMania XV took place on March 28th 1999 in Philadelpha, PA. The show was headlined with The Rock defending his WWF Championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin while the semi-main event featured The Undertaker vs Big Boss Man inside Hell in a Cell. WrestleMania 15 also features a significant change in direction for WWF Superstar Triple H when he gets involved in the X-Pac vs Shane McMahon European Championship match.
    This video (part of the Reliving The War series) looks at the entire WrestleMania XV pay per view along with the episode of Sunday Night Heat that aired before Mania went on the air. Sunday Night Heat features a tag team battle royal along with promos from Vince McMahon, Paul Wight and The Rock.
    00:00 - Intro
    01:18 - Sunday Night Heat
    05:02 - Bob Holly vs Al Snow vs Billy Gunn
    08:01 - Test & D'lo Brown vs Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett
    09:48 - Bart Gunn vs Butterbean
    11:48 - Paul Wight vs Mankind
    15:15 - Road Dogg vs Val Venis vs Shamrock vs Goldust
    18:03 - Kane vs Triple H
    21:23 - Sable vs Tori
    24:38 - Shane McMahon vs X-Pac
    28:39 - Undertaker vs Big Boss Man
    32:58 - The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
    40:22 - Final Thoughs / Credits
    #WWF #Wrestlemania #WWE
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  • @dhosea101
    @dhosea101 6 місяців тому +425

    The final time we ever see arguably, the greatest play by play man in wrestling, Gorilla Monsoon, RIP Gino

    • @gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090
      @gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090 6 місяців тому +24

      Definitely one of the all time greats, R.I.P.

    • @mikem10481
      @mikem10481 6 місяців тому +25

      Broke my heart seeing how poorly he looked.

    • @gfpbaneable
      @gfpbaneable 6 місяців тому +18

      ​@@mikem10481He looked like he was in good spirits, though.

    • @ItsJustCastro
      @ItsJustCastro 6 місяців тому +8

      @@mikem10481he got sick and went downhill in like 2 years

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому +6

      I think he passed relatively soon after this, didn’t he?

  • @everyonelovesmajima
    @everyonelovesmajima 6 місяців тому +173

    I love that Boss Man was just on Raw the next night and nobody said anything about it.

    • @samuelaarredondo397
      @samuelaarredondo397 6 місяців тому +28

      Typical hanging

    • @BigLee1901
      @BigLee1901 6 місяців тому +14

      He didn't appear the next night on Raw, his first appearance since was the following weeks Sunday Night Heat when he ripped out Droz' nose-ring

    • @everyonelovesmajima
      @everyonelovesmajima 6 місяців тому +11

      @@BigLee1901 Sunday Night Heat was taped before Raw.

    • @cahillp3
      @cahillp3 6 місяців тому +6

      Home in time for tea

    • @mysteriousbob
      @mysteriousbob 6 місяців тому +3

      @@samuelaarredondo397 "First time?"

  • @DJDoubleCee
    @DJDoubleCee 6 місяців тому +80

    The look on Vince McMahon’s face when Stone Cold won the title. Priceless 😆😆😆

  • @Obscusion2
    @Obscusion2 6 місяців тому +98

    Mania XV marked the first of what will be many, MANY face/heel turns for The Big Show, so maybe Bios should start keeping count of how many will wind up happening in just the remaining two years left of the Monday Night War. I imagine it'll be somewhere between 5 & 10, honestly.

    • @ryankeefe2102
      @ryankeefe2102 6 місяців тому +20

      Doesn't he turn like 3 to 5 times just in the next 12 months

    • @idcwhatuthink4985
      @idcwhatuthink4985 6 місяців тому +8

      ​@@ryankeefe2102agrre with you guys, since he dropped the Bret shut up(unfortunately🙄) he could use some different segments❤

    • @TheMGSlow
      @TheMGSlow 6 місяців тому +19

      Debuted as heel. Turns face at Mania. Turns heel a couple months later when he starts working with Undertaker. Turns face leading up to Survivor Series. Turns heel after being screwed at the 2000 Royal Rumble. Turns face after Wrestlemania 16. Turns heel a couple months later to join Shane McMahon again. He was too fat. Returned as a heel. Turned face due to the Invasion. Managed to go nearly a year as a face before turning heel once more to join the nWo 2002.
      Spent a whole two years as a heel until he 'quit' after losing to Eddie Guerrero post Wrestlemania 20 and tried to kill Torrie Wilson and Kurt Angle where upon his return became a face for going after Kurt Angle.
      Leading up to Survivor Series 2005 he and Kane were acting as heels for Raw against team Smackdown though it was more a matter of perspective. Turned heel for real after joining ECW in 2006 and winning the ECW Championship from RVD.
      Hiatus. Returned as a heel but smoothly transitioned into a face against Floyd Mayweather. Turned heel attacking The Undertaker later in 2008. Turned face midway through 2010 after turning on The Miz and joining Smackdown once more.
      Turned heel at over the limit 2012 by helping Big Johnny. Turned face against The Authority in mid 2013. Joined the Authority at Survivor Series 2014 with another heel turn. Then I dunno.

    • @SonBlackHeart22
      @SonBlackHeart22 6 місяців тому +9

      ​@@TheMGSlowStayed a heel through most of 2015 then goes face again once the Authority angle went poofed. Stayed face for like 2 years until he joined the Bar in 2018 as a heel then left tv. Came back in 2020 as a heel for the Drew match then back to a face for Randy to take out.

    • @thepubknight6144
      @thepubknight6144 6 місяців тому +3

      And what makes the brawl for all more botched was Russo literally booked it so he can see John Bradshaw get beaten down

  • @LwandaMandla-eo3io
    @LwandaMandla-eo3io 6 місяців тому +22

    That Sable match was "bowling shoe ugly" shoutout to Jim Ross😂

  • @AW-kr9fl
    @AW-kr9fl 6 місяців тому +78

    Man the WWE really mistreated Bart Gunn. The poor guy got punished and essentially fired for winning the brawl for all

    • @kcnichols8968
      @kcnichols8968 6 місяців тому +24

      Literally. Don't put on a fight tournament, then get mad because someone's a better fighter than the dude you thought was gonna win...

    • @thepubknight6144
      @thepubknight6144 6 місяців тому +19

      ​@@kcnichols8968
      The crazy part is Vince Russo booked it just to see Bradshaw get beat up legitimately

    • @brettmajors69karaoke
      @brettmajors69karaoke 6 місяців тому +4

      Vince smiled at Bart as he went out. He hired butterbean to kill bart’s career. At over the edge Bobby talbert killed owen

    • @michaelreich4827
      @michaelreich4827 6 місяців тому +8

      He got punished for going against the script in an unscripted contest.

    • @cardboardempire
      @cardboardempire 6 місяців тому +1

      Makes me wonder. Why have a shoot fight if you had a guy you wanted to go over? A worked shoot would of worked just as well.

  • @buckyhate7695
    @buckyhate7695 6 місяців тому +80

    Hell of a way to spend a Sunday. Cooking dinner, and a Wrestling Bios Mania review. Thanks, Ryan.

  • @Wandering_Nowhere
    @Wandering_Nowhere 6 місяців тому +110

    "A man's dangling to death in front of your very eyes, and all you can do is ask stupid questions", that last part basically sums up Michael Cole's entire career.

    • @TheMaestroMizerous
      @TheMaestroMizerous 6 місяців тому +18

      "Is it symbolic?!!!"

    • @joshmeads
      @joshmeads 6 місяців тому +8

      Some of the worst commentary ever.

    • @rdrouynriv
      @rdrouynriv 6 місяців тому +12

      I don't get why they didn't sell the hanging as if it was real. Nobody rushed the ring to rescue him from the hanging and they didn't do a stretcher job or anything.

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 6 місяців тому +12

      ​@joshmeads Cole has gotten better over the years. And frankly, half the stupid stuff he said was because of Vince screaming in his ear

    • @EssexAggiegrad2011
      @EssexAggiegrad2011 6 місяців тому +2

      @@joshmeads Vince was in his ear

  • @mikem10481
    @mikem10481 6 місяців тому +88

    Triple H turning heel was the right decision. Unlike the other DX members, I felt that the group was starting to get stale. Plus, after a slow start, Triple H turned into a proper main event heel.

    • @xsouthsidestevex
      @xsouthsidestevex 6 місяців тому +11

      Can't argue with the results. Hunter went on to become a perennial main eventer and long time go-to heel while the others all fizzled out.

    • @MR.__G
      @MR.__G 6 місяців тому +10

      @@xsouthsidestevexabsolutely. He was the heel the attitude era needed and I don’t think no one else could’ve played that role better

    • @LongLiveRockAnRoll
      @LongLiveRockAnRoll 6 місяців тому +1

      In hindsight but I was pissed at the time 😅

    • @ThePete1081
      @ThePete1081 6 місяців тому +7

      With Rock's face turn inevitable, HHH knew the company was in need of another top heel. Austin, Rock and Foley couldn't ALL fight Undertaker every ppv. He made the right choice.

    • @MR.__G
      @MR.__G 6 місяців тому

      @@LongLiveRockAnRoll definitely! Especially as a huge dx fan

  • @nbarealtalker
    @nbarealtalker 6 місяців тому +43

    All these years later, your reviews are damn near as good as watching this back in 99. You do a great job of capturing the aura of those years 🙌

  • @deandredukes95
    @deandredukes95 6 місяців тому +76

    This felt like Monday Night Raw on ppv

    • @theitfactorjameswheezer2852
      @theitfactorjameswheezer2852 6 місяців тому +2

      Yup

    • @Joecbg100
      @Joecbg100 6 місяців тому +4

      Brian Zane said the same. Nothing wrong with it

    • @kamenanew9867
      @kamenanew9867 6 місяців тому +15

      ​@@Joecbg100i mean it cost a heck of a lot more than a raw show, lotta people spent a good chunk to see this, and that's a bit lame.

    • @souvikdeb808
      @souvikdeb808 6 місяців тому +8

      Attitude era Wrestlemanias were mostly mid except X7.

    • @MR.__G
      @MR.__G 6 місяців тому +3

      @@souvikdeb808the one important element through most these WM’s was austin leaving as champ.. that’s what the majority of the wrestling world wanted

  • @camilocuba6927
    @camilocuba6927 6 місяців тому +26

    Two things I’m looking forward to you covering between now and the next WrestleMania:
    1. What you do with Steve Muffuggin’s dance entrance music.
    2. Head Cheese
    Great video as always!

  • @mushroomsamba82
    @mushroomsamba82 6 місяців тому +16

    The referee shenanigans in Rock vs Austin was so silly but it worked because those guys were just that damn good.

  • @bjg8638
    @bjg8638 6 місяців тому +70

    That bump Mick Foley took hanging on Big Show's back looked brutal af...
    Pretty lame wrestlemania all things considered, but Austin/Rock 1 was an all timer main event.

    • @heisensaul5538
      @heisensaul5538 6 місяців тому

      Yeah definitely a one match show.

    • @reeseangle9621
      @reeseangle9621 6 місяців тому

      Honestly WM didn’t start getting good until about 2001

  • @OverHaze
    @OverHaze 6 місяців тому +46

    I'm not a fan of this Mania now but as a kid I loved it. It's just how things where in 99. We weren't tuning in for the matches we where tuning in for the story.

    • @TheKentuckyShark
      @TheKentuckyShark 6 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, rewatching this has me feeling the same way. I enjoy Rock/Austin and the Triple H heel turn is good, but the rest of this has too much of a Vince Russo feel to it.

    • @danielh5583
      @danielh5583 6 місяців тому +2

      But the matches mean nothing without the story. That’s why this era would still outdraw the current one. You want the best indication of how much better it was just look at how many wrestling tshirts you see while walking around town.

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 6 місяців тому

      Stop comparing bloody T shirts to wrestling! Who bloody cares!!! These men go out every night and try to entertain ungrateful #£^^& like you but because their bouts do not have any badly written "storylines" they mean nothing to you! And even if they did you get bored with them just like Vince!! Either learn to appreciate what you have or STFU and get out!!!

  • @HarmonySword
    @HarmonySword 6 місяців тому +21

    Today is my mom's 56th birthday and we are having dinner right now, so this is a great video to accompany it.

    • @joshslaton8604
      @joshslaton8604 6 місяців тому +6

      Happy Birthday Mom🎉

    • @smurfitoo1585
      @smurfitoo1585 6 місяців тому +7

      Happy birthday to her also make sure you spent that time with her at dinner you can watch this greatness of a show later

    • @walls2ink
      @walls2ink 6 місяців тому +4

      Im 46 today cheers to my fellow Gen-Xer ...happy birthday to your mom

    • @HarmonySword
      @HarmonySword 6 місяців тому +2

      @@walls2ink Happy birthday!

    • @HarmonySword
      @HarmonySword 6 місяців тому +1

      @@smurfitoo1585 i did and i am now starting to watch this 😁. And thank you

  • @johnbrennan9617
    @johnbrennan9617 6 місяців тому +34

    I could have sworn the Bossman Undertaker match went on way sooner in the show. I remember watching it live at the time and being so underwhelmed by it.
    Another thing I missed was HHH getting tossed into the Mean Street Posse, and them NOT attacking him. Didn't think anything of it at the time, but watching it back through this I just realized which made for a nice little hint for later.

    • @BrandNew777
      @BrandNew777 6 місяців тому

      Good spot never really thought of that little 'easter egg' there. As for boss man v taker what an underwhelming match at the time, I do remember being shocked at the hanging afterwards at whatever time AM it was in the UK was quite dark

  • @srmadden1979
    @srmadden1979 6 місяців тому +16

    You probably had already confirmed it in the past, but great to hear that WM17 is gonna get covered on RTW. Assume it'll be the final episode, as it should.

  • @andrewc5750
    @andrewc5750 6 місяців тому +17

    Classy Freddie Blassie opening monolog should be the opening for every Wrestlemania.

  • @zachwhitaker4167
    @zachwhitaker4167 6 місяців тому +36

    Watching these reviews when they come up on Sundays feels a lot like when PPV's would come up on Sundays when I was a kid. So much excitement dude.

    • @idcwhatuthink4985
      @idcwhatuthink4985 6 місяців тому +2

      Yea... glad im not the only one who feels like that💚

    • @firewalker1372
      @firewalker1372 6 місяців тому +2

      Couldn’t agree with you more man.

  • @denniswilliams6519
    @denniswilliams6519 6 місяців тому +9

    Triple H turning on DX was the absolute right and best decision he made for his career. Despite what the other members think, the DX Army seemed to run out of steam post SummerSlam the previous year and were just there without a real direction. With the Rock's babyface turn ensuring that he would never be higher than maybe the 4th or 5th highest babyface on any given card, Triple H saw a window to be the villain to those more popular acts and took it.

    • @MR.__G
      @MR.__G 6 місяців тому +2

      Very similar to rock disbanding from the nation and ascending as a single stars. For both those were the best moves they could’ve possibly done.. I also can’t wait for their feud to reignite in the main event, they were absolutely amazing in 2000

  • @joekelleycomedy
    @joekelleycomedy 6 місяців тому +10

    The line about Shane and leapfrogs was GOLD!😂😂😂

  • @MrBlx4life
    @MrBlx4life 6 місяців тому +57

    Who else watches Wrestling Bios, more faithfully than they watch wrestling?😅

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому +15

      Oh Christ…I haven’t watched wrestling faithfully in 20 years. Haven’t missed an episode of RTW in 2+ years.

    • @TheBlackScatPack
      @TheBlackScatPack 6 місяців тому +5

      🙋🏾‍♂️

    • @brianshields7485
      @brianshields7485 6 місяців тому +5

      Wrestling bios is essential viewing unmissable

    • @idcwhatuthink4985
      @idcwhatuthink4985 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@zlinedavidfacts❤❤❤

    • @MikeG82
      @MikeG82 6 місяців тому +1

      i haven't watched wrestling much since Katie Vick

  • @cardboardempire
    @cardboardempire 6 місяців тому +22

    This WrestleMania is special to me. My parents finally got satellite tv and I ran a 50ft phone cord all the way to the living room to hook it into the box and ordered PPV. My mom was pissed and blamed it on my dad. Ahhh, the memories

    • @BossUpReviews
      @BossUpReviews 6 місяців тому +2

      Legendary

    • @cardboardempire
      @cardboardempire 6 місяців тому

      @@BossUpReviews Thanks boss. I invited some friends over to hang out too. Parents were none the wiser as I was watching Nitro, Raw, Thunder, Smackdown, Heat every week. They figured it was just one of my regular programs.

  • @HeavyMetalPizzaParty
    @HeavyMetalPizzaParty 6 місяців тому +11

    I was there in attendance for all this. My most vivid memory of it was a huge sign. Like 4 bedsheets sewn together and the sign said "RIC FLAIR HAS SAGGY TITS".

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому +3

      That’s the Attitude era for you!

    • @HeavyMetalPizzaParty
      @HeavyMetalPizzaParty 6 місяців тому +2

      @@zlinedavid I was at the ECW arena for the Dudley Boyz last match there before going to WWF. That was insane. Almost a damn riot. Attitude era was crazy for all 3 promotions.

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому +2

      @@HeavyMetalPizzaParty I know it’s not Attitude Era, but your comment made me think of “If Cena wins, we riot”. And that was 100% not a joke either.

    • @SA-rf8zk
      @SA-rf8zk 6 місяців тому +1

      Hahahhaah

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому

      @Bold_One Damn straight. You’d see signs with everything from “Debra’s puppies have wet noses” to “He has crabs 👉” to “I want Rock’s babies”.

  • @JGrath029
    @JGrath029 6 місяців тому +6

    I got into this series with the Wrestlemania 14 episode. Here we are 1 year later and it’s one something I look forward to every week. Thank you for the entertainment weekly and keep it up!

  • @samuelaarredondo397
    @samuelaarredondo397 6 місяців тому +69

    I really wanted Bossman to succeed during this run.
    He had such a presence, but not much of a push. (Main Event Talent was fierce,
    to be fair)
    But still😢

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому +20

      There was a time he had both the Tag and Hardcore belts (back before it was such a joke). Not exactly main event, but hey…being a double champion in this era was nothing to sneeze at.

    • @samuelaarredondo397
      @samuelaarredondo397 6 місяців тому +7

      @@zlinedavid No doubt. Its more of a personal take on my part.
      I felt like he brought in a huge heel feel to that era.
      But the packed main event card left little room for these few years

    • @DanXJ19
      @DanXJ19 6 місяців тому +14

      @@samuelaarredondo397all black with the sunglasses and nightstick was such a sick look
      EDIT: And he twirled the nightstick like a damn pro!

    • @Hyde_Hill
      @Hyde_Hill 6 місяців тому +5

      @@samuelaarredondo397 I think he got the most out of it given the time. It also goes to show what a good gimmick can do. In WCW he was really nothing as Ray Traylor and before that knock off Bossman gimmicks. (Although they should have just brought him back as Big Bubba).

    • @dwaynejpeterkin
      @dwaynejpeterkin 6 місяців тому +3

      He did get a wwf title shot at the end of the year facing the big show

  • @leonarddillon256
    @leonarddillon256 6 місяців тому +5

    * Big Boss Man getting noosed 32:27
    Michael Cole: "Is this Symbolic, King? Is it symbolic?!"
    Jerry Lawler: "..."
    Me: "You're worrying about the symbolism, over a man getting hanged 20 feet plus from the gound?"
    Michael Cole: "Let's recap the Wrestlemania Rage Party" 32:50
    Jerry: "..."
    Me: "WTF Is wrong with you, Cole?! Is no one going to bring Boss Man down?!"

  • @onetruegamer
    @onetruegamer 6 місяців тому +7

    Rock's selling of the stunner will always be GOATed

  • @hhtptai
    @hhtptai 6 місяців тому +54

    You can truly tell how much the quality of the product changed when Russo and Ferrara left and the company started introducing Jericho, E&C and The Hardys (post Brood), The Dudleys, Angle, The Radicalz, and Trish and Lita in their ranks.

    • @vinnyv9974
      @vinnyv9974 6 місяців тому +11

      I call the Hardys in 1999 and beyond Hardy Boyz 2.0 since before that they were jobbers

    • @dukes1993724
      @dukes1993724 6 місяців тому +11

      Agreed. Lower and Midcard wrestling improves drastically after Russo leaves in the fall.

    • @PancakeProduct
      @PancakeProduct 6 місяців тому +1

      Who was the head writer/booker at this time in WWE? How about WCW?

    • @dukes1993724
      @dukes1993724 6 місяців тому +8

      @@PancakeProduct Russo was head writer for the WWF from spring of ‘97 until the fall of ‘99. Dunno who was head writer for WCW at this point (whoever it was was doing a terrible job w/ it at this point lmao)

    • @rdrouynriv
      @rdrouynriv 6 місяців тому

      @@dukes1993724 Either Kevin Nash or Sullivan. (depending on who you believe online).

  • @PhilBertran
    @PhilBertran 6 місяців тому +9

    Really been looking forward to this. After getting introduced via some clips this was the first full wrestling show I watched. Can't wait to re-live the rest of the war.

  • @woobgamer5210
    @woobgamer5210 6 місяців тому +5

    32 days.
    The inaugural SmackDown is upon us

  • @gumdeo
    @gumdeo 6 місяців тому +6

    How petty the WWF was with Bart Gunn.

  • @bonescinemas8847
    @bonescinemas8847 6 місяців тому +29

    The best things from this show imo. Boyz II Mens rendition of America the beautiful, the intro, seeing Gorilla monsoon which would be his final appearance, Takers entrance(because of course), and Austins title win. Kind of a stepdown from mania 14, and it's the final of the 90s.

    • @ajk
      @ajk 6 місяців тому +3

      Speaking about stepdowns, it's sad to see how far the LOD (rip to both Animal and Hawk), fell in a year's time. At Mania 14, they open the show in a #1 Contender's Battle Royal essentially built around them w/a fresh new look and manager in Sunny after being gone since December (speaking of fallen stars, yeesh lol) and win it. Fast forward to 15, and the scenario is the same, but this time they aren't even on the card proper, nor do they come anywhere near winning the match to get on it.
      It's a really striking difference, made even moreso, when you consider the fact that two random wrestlers paired together for the sake of it, ended up taking the spot over them. I don't even remember this return at all as an aside, which shows just how forgettable it was. It almost comes across as a throwaway just to fill a spot for the battle royal. Curious to see how many times they appeared on Raw after this, assuming they did at all. But yeah, just a really sad end, not counting their one night return in 03, for one of the best and most decorated tag teams of their era. They deserved better.

  • @leomehmud1913
    @leomehmud1913 6 місяців тому +5

    Oh man, you are right about that nostalgia part. This was the 1st mania I ever watched on TV, keep that in mind that I am from Bangladesh, kind of halfway around the globe from where the actions are taking place; and we didn’t get to watch it live rather a recorded show. We had Raw is War on Thursdays and Monday nitro on a Saturday nights 😂

  • @Hughjundies69
    @Hughjundies69 6 місяців тому +18

    Got to admit, it's pretty cool seeing Rock main eventing WrestleMania as the world champion, especially when you consider the negative fan reactions he was getting two year ago. You've got to give Vince credit for believing in him when others gave up on him.

    • @mariobros68
      @mariobros68 6 місяців тому

      That's cause the creative team did the right thing with the Rock; turn him heel, made him join a powerfull stable, give him a mic and a great promo to actknowledge the fans chants and he'll become the Most Electrify Man in Sports Entertainment.

  • @michaelchild7871
    @michaelchild7871 6 місяців тому +15

    Thank you for all the work you do for these videos.

  • @joel9507
    @joel9507 6 місяців тому +9

    Been absolutely binge-watching your videos over the last month or so, they're brilliant. Appreciate all the work that goes in to them dude.
    As for the topic at hand, I remember really not rating this PPV as a kid. I was a Rock fan and didn't like Austin much so I didn't like the main event either (funny how things change, I think Austin was the absolute bom now I'm an adult). As a match I also thought their rematch at Backlash was much better too.

  • @ryankeefe2102
    @ryankeefe2102 6 місяців тому +21

    My opinion which might be wrong but i feel the Austin v McMahon rivalry shouldve ended here without all the corporate ministry stuff. Over the last year McMahon was trying to keep the belt off Austin and here he finally overcomes everything

    • @dukes1993724
      @dukes1993724 6 місяців тому +4

      Yea but than we don’t get things like Austin’s eulogy & the CEO battle which was a lot of fun

    • @Cableguy15
      @Cableguy15 6 місяців тому +7

      I think they wanted it that way at first, too. But it was something to fall back on when they painted themselves into a corner. I'm 100% convinced that they had no idea who the higher power was supposed to be going into the reveal, so they went with the company's top heel: Vince.

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 6 місяців тому

      ​@@Cableguy15In other words, they got lazy and decided to let Vincent's ego have the final say and drag out the Austin feud.

    • @jjkcommentaries8645
      @jjkcommentaries8645 6 місяців тому +1

      I heard once it was supposed to be Christopher Daniels but nothing ever came of it

    • @dukes1993724
      @dukes1993724 6 місяців тому

      @@jjkcommentaries8645 I heard that too. But nobody knew who he was so they went w/ McMahon

  • @cerburrows9380
    @cerburrows9380 6 місяців тому +7

    Baffling to me that Tori was a 10 year vet at this point

    • @Jiren261
      @Jiren261 6 місяців тому +4

      But to be fair I don't think even Rhea Ripley or Charlotte Flair could get a decent match out of Sable

  • @MatthewEaton
    @MatthewEaton 6 місяців тому +6

    I remember watching this with my buddies and we laughed at how many times they went over the recap of Bart Gunn being knocked the F out. Someone assumed way too much time was going to go into this match up. It was a good thing the money wasn't flowing as far as bets go.

  • @sof5858
    @sof5858 6 місяців тому +4

    I stayed up to watch this live with my mate. We were 13 and sort of new attitude era fans dating back to only WM14.
    I was shocked and gutted when HHH turned heel. As I knew this was the end of DX.
    I enjoyed it as my 13 year old self. It was good to relive it again.
    I was a fully fledged Stone Cold fan, but The Rock had won my over to the point were I wouldn't have been bothered if he'd retained.
    Looking forward to the up coming episodes

  • @bobbygermain9635
    @bobbygermain9635 6 місяців тому +8

    Best wrestling channel on UA-cam. 💯

  • @johnmcnamara8741
    @johnmcnamara8741 6 місяців тому +4

    The HHH turn was done so well. A story told over two matches with a hell of a twist. This was the first mania I watched live!!

  • @PaidProgramming-th6tp
    @PaidProgramming-th6tp 6 місяців тому +3

    You mention the Howard Stern Show. Great show and he had quite a few of these wrestlers on. I highly rec his interview with Goldust. Keep up the great work.

  • @111000254
    @111000254 6 місяців тому +4

    Big Show’s very first heel/face turn if we’re keeping track

  • @kylehuckins213
    @kylehuckins213 6 місяців тому +4

    Dr. Death also tore his hamstring in that fight. Dear god that was a disaster of an idea.

  • @BlackstreetBoys2Men
    @BlackstreetBoys2Men 6 місяців тому +4

    I was a child but I had been a die hard fan watching wwf every week for the last two years .., I was so excited for this entire card

  • @ManiaxOnYTZeus
    @ManiaxOnYTZeus 6 місяців тому +8

    Finally its time for the Ragin Climax! Ready for this

  • @dragonfurry69
    @dragonfurry69 6 місяців тому +4

    It's important to note that by being in Wrestle Mania, Pete Rose could be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, something he is fairly or unfairly barred from doing in MLB.

  • @dmahoney661
    @dmahoney661 6 місяців тому +3

    I was at this Wrestlemania and I started a Let’s Go Flyers chant when they busted out the hockey stick during the hardcore match!

  • @Julford
    @Julford 6 місяців тому +5

    Mania XV is a pretty weak WM overall, but there is one thing about this show that I will always love: the entrance setup. I love the logo design for the show, as well as it's placement at the back of the ramp, and the minimal visual clutter make it incredible in my opinion. You just see the wrestlers framed by that logo some bright lights, and it's always been a very special setup to me

  • @CaptianBastard7
    @CaptianBastard7 6 місяців тому +6

    Seriously hyped for the upcoming backlash episode....it was the first one i bought with my own $ back in the VHS days. I had just read Foleys first book so seeing him on the jacket, i had to have it....its the show that made me the fan i am today

  • @WickedFireBird69
    @WickedFireBird69 6 місяців тому +6

    Also, RIP The DX army! Wouldn't see these 5 together ever again. Their next reunion wouldn't involve Chyna...

    • @daa589
      @daa589 6 місяців тому +1

      😢

    • @KevinPayton-fq8gd
      @KevinPayton-fq8gd 6 місяців тому +1

      Their reunion later that year wasn't the same. No Chyna and they had become a heel group. That run was short-lived though but they had reached main event status at that time.

    • @WickedFireBird69
      @WickedFireBird69 6 місяців тому +1

      @KevinPayton-fq8gd agreed. Whether we like it or not, HHH was right to leave when he did. He was meant for bigger and better. It's a shame the others didn't go much beyond the mid-card in WWE.

    • @daa589
      @daa589 6 місяців тому

      @@WickedFireBird69 I was devastated but watching reliving the war, it was probably the right time. If they had only brought them back for the invasion or vs the NWO

    • @KevinPayton-fq8gd
      @KevinPayton-fq8gd 6 місяців тому

      @@WickedFireBird69 I'm not disagreeing with you about HHH. It was his time and it worked out. From that point on, he became the best heel during the last couple of years of the Attitude Era and is a legend.

  • @davidgorman994
    @davidgorman994 6 місяців тому +6

    Chyna and HHH wearing matching silver ish ring wear kinda ruined that turn but then the double turn on X-Pac made up for it

  • @sethkaplan
    @sethkaplan 6 місяців тому +7

    Michael cole gave away the main event result😮

  • @robertwinkle2023
    @robertwinkle2023 6 місяців тому +3

    Man is this really coming to an end? How time flies been watching since episode one it's been a long ride. It was a honor to be able to name the glacier tag team ice ice maybe 4 life 😂😂

  • @cobracyxx8808
    @cobracyxx8808 6 місяців тому +1

    Man listen. My heart sunk when you said "make the most of it because we only have 2 left". I was thinking episodes. I hope you mean Manias. Because this is the best docuseries of the best age of rasslin by far. This is even with the content restrictions from YT and WWE. I dont remember how I came across the channel but you definitely got the Jam and i dont usually speak for others, but I feel like we need you to what you do. I think WWE should hire you but it would water down the content i think. I, for one, am tuning in everytime you drop. And i appreciate you work.

    • @woobgamer5210
      @woobgamer5210 6 місяців тому

      its definitely Manias, the wrestling war doesnt end till WCW dies.

    • @Wilcat1033
      @Wilcat1033 6 місяців тому +1

      Me too!! I second! I second what this guy said! I’m just not as good at words as this guy is but yea he describes exactly why I felt kinda depressed about this one 😢. Thanks 🙏 man! You said this way better than I could have.

  • @deconstruction.
    @deconstruction. 6 місяців тому +2

    I really needed this. Suffered one of the worst storm outbreaks ive seen in recent memory and i remembered it was sunday. Thank you.

  • @idcwhatuthink4985
    @idcwhatuthink4985 6 місяців тому +3

    Pay per view Rlw sundays are my favorite... fat blunt, philly cheesesteak, and wrestling bios on the big screen = happyness❤

  • @cobraalaniz149
    @cobraalaniz149 6 місяців тому +4

    I was there that night. And I will continue to tell you all. I was there that night.

  • @kelvin19888
    @kelvin19888 6 місяців тому +3

    Debut of Nicole Bass as Sable's Bodyguard and Triple H turn on X-Pac

    • @Zhortac
      @Zhortac 6 місяців тому +1

      And soon she'll get the hots for Val, and make gold lol

  • @frankcarty
    @frankcarty 6 місяців тому +3

    Fun fact, this was the first match The Rock wrestled with no shirt after he had brest reduction surgery

  • @TheDorkKnight5419
    @TheDorkKnight5419 6 місяців тому +5

    I know we've only got 2 years of reliving the war left but I'm really hoping you'll continue and do the first year of the WCW invasion storyline

    • @gongboy83
      @gongboy83 6 місяців тому +1

      Let the man take a break.

  • @901RonnieLo
    @901RonnieLo 6 місяців тому +1

    Iss 3:33 in Memphis..we all in here together ryte now watching thyss 33 minute video that was dropped 33 minutes ago..
    Salute

  • @JustJulyo
    @JustJulyo 6 місяців тому +3

    A wrestling bios ppv on a Sunday just hits so right

  • @whovianhistorybuff
    @whovianhistorybuff 6 місяців тому +3

    12:19 probably no surprise that Foley got an ovation like that given that Philadelphia was his old E,C,W stomping grounds

    • @reddhead2948
      @reddhead2948 6 місяців тому +1

      Mick would of got that ovation no matter where it was

  • @deathsnitemaresinfullust2269
    @deathsnitemaresinfullust2269 6 місяців тому +4

    Haa!
    Just watched the first 2 parts of The Golden Age of WWE docu-series from Cultaholic, so far it's covered the first 3 Manias and it's crazy looking at what it became just 12 short years later.
    Although in current times I'd say WrestleMania is closer to what it was envisioned as all those 39+ years ago.
    😄👍

  • @jmendoza2003
    @jmendoza2003 6 місяців тому +5

    The only thing good about WrestleMania 15 was Stone Cold vs The Rock.
    Austin 6 month journey through hell and finally ended and captured the WWF championship once again.

  • @MattyPrograms
    @MattyPrograms 6 місяців тому +8

    Is Wrestlemania X-7 the finale of RTW? Since WCW ends shortly before.

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому +4

      I think it should be. A) It’s still the greatest WM ever. B) It was only 6 days after the last Nitro.

    • @crojasa06
      @crojasa06 6 місяців тому +1

      Should be, IMO. It's basically the perfect spot to end the series.
      It's a pipe dream of mine but after WM X7 I'd love it if he comes up with a new series, Reliving the Invasion, that would basically serve as the (long form) epilogue to the whole RtW saga: how the easiest slam dunk in wrestling history became a ridiculous overbooked mess and the biggest wasted chance in the industry. A sad epilogue for a once proud promotion: with a bunch of talent buried week after week and everything devolving into same old, same old WWF-centric storylines.

  • @EAESPN
    @EAESPN 6 місяців тому +4

    its funny how you said it fell like Monday Night Raw, this was my first ever PPV i ever got after getting into Wrestling I had no idea what to expect, but I remember loving it because I think it did remind me of a longer commercial free (mostly) episode of raw and at the time I knew where I was going to be every Monday night for the next long while

  • @natedoggcata
    @natedoggcata 6 місяців тому +3

    12 year old me was in tears when HHH betrayed X-Pac and joined the corporation 😭

  • @AmazingGuy13
    @AmazingGuy13 6 місяців тому +1

    I've been with the series since the first episode and I remember you covering WrestleMania 12

  • @Pulloutkingquis2
    @Pulloutkingquis2 6 місяців тому +2

    My Sundays always lit NFL games and relieving the war uploads this is the life

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому +1

      My Bengals won and a WM with Austin on top is the WB episode for the day….life is good.

  • @zacharythomason7359
    @zacharythomason7359 6 місяців тому +1

    Great Video, Can't wait for you to do the Backlash PPV Next Month.

  • @alexloyola6762
    @alexloyola6762 6 місяців тому +8

    No one will ever be able to convince me that JR didn’t have a hand in what happened to Bart Gunn. The guy gets so defensive any time it’s brought up.

  • @crapsmalloy7273
    @crapsmalloy7273 6 місяців тому +3

    Bring back Crispy M&M's!

  • @tashrif46
    @tashrif46 6 місяців тому +1

    12:15 that synchronization is brilliant 😂😂😂

  • @acedibiase7038
    @acedibiase7038 4 місяці тому

    Great upload as always 💪. Catching up on the series. Been very busy lately

  • @zachsmith1634
    @zachsmith1634 6 місяців тому +1

    I know it’s been there during all of RTW but I just wanted to say I appreciate hearing the menu music from the WWF Warzone N64 game in the background lol.

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому +1

      It was more than just N64. This was the music on the PlayStation version as well.

    • @zachsmith1634
      @zachsmith1634 6 місяців тому

      @@zlinedavidnever played it on Playststion. I only owned it on N64 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @tashrif46
    @tashrif46 6 місяців тому +6

    30:00 "Accept the Lord of Darkness as your savior. Allow the purity of evil to guide you." One of the best themes and attires of the Undertaker. Jerry Lawler sells it so well during commentary about how the Undertaker looks like Satan or Beelzebub

    • @mariobros68
      @mariobros68 6 місяців тому

      It made Taker look like the Final Boss for Wrestlemania, with a 99 Overall.

  • @jrpacman78
    @jrpacman78 6 місяців тому +1

    My buddy and I were 2nd row ringside. It was definitely an unforgettable weekend! We went to the Rage Party too, and that was wild!

  • @Not_Brandino
    @Not_Brandino 6 місяців тому +1

    My 2nd wrestlemania since watching RtW. My hop into this channel was Survivor Series 1997 but my hop in point for wrestling was the first episode of Smackdown

  • @AllieRX
    @AllieRX 6 місяців тому +3

    I loved this WrestleMania, even though it was far from one of the best. It could've been so much better, but it was fun. Rock vs. Austin in this one was a classic.

    • @jjkcommentaries8645
      @jjkcommentaries8645 6 місяців тому

      If there is demand he can probably go through the invasion.

  • @idcwhatuthink4985
    @idcwhatuthink4985 6 місяців тому +2

    18:35 you "kinda enjoy" pete rose tryna get revenge? It became tradition early attitue era, only 3 years but i expected it to be 4 lol... i loved it being into baseball growing up❤

  • @hardeepbasran9006
    @hardeepbasran9006 6 місяців тому

    Loved Undertakers intro he definitely looked like final boss character in a video game but i enjoyed Wrestlemania 15 when first viewing on VHS back in 1999 but good work Wrestling Bios really enjoy your love in old school wrestling 👍

  • @petegorman9547
    @petegorman9547 6 місяців тому +2

    WRESTLING BIOS IS KING 👑

  • @louisvelez40
    @louisvelez40 6 місяців тому +3

    A promo from Billy in Philly, I saw what you did there lol 👏. Looking back at HHH's double turn I hadn't noticed until I rewatched WrestleMania 15 last week that not only the mean street posse not attack him but him and Chyna both wearing silver, then the promo prior to the Shane vs XPac match. Pedigreeing one of his best friends saved the turn for me.
    I believe Austin had lost his vest prior to the match which is why he came out in that shirt. JR with the call on Austin's 3 count on the Rock

    • @jjkcommentaries8645
      @jjkcommentaries8645 6 місяців тому

      Austin recalls arguing with his wife , being pissed off and completely forgetting the vest.

  • @melasn9836
    @melasn9836 6 місяців тому +5

    Aw man... the opening by Gorilla Monsoon, the old "F U Center" name, Boyz 2 Men singing... this is a parade of local nostalgia for my late teens as much as for show itself. It really is so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
    Also, re: the Sand Diego Chicken - since Philly has always been known for its beloved weird sports mascots, there was always a bit of resentment towards the Chicken, so this was either to get some local pop for that or cuz someone knew that having the Phanatic get KO'd would result in a riot.

  • @robbyrobot3303
    @robbyrobot3303 6 місяців тому +1

    Undertaker looks like the villain from record of the lodoss war in that entrance

  • @mayomonkey-gen1
    @mayomonkey-gen1 6 місяців тому +2

    I am shocked you didnt address a couple things, most important Billy Gunn getting the crowd to go apesh*t after the table spot with the super crotch chop combo.

  • @AndreIsrael43
    @AndreIsrael43 6 місяців тому +1

    18:20 at first glance looks WILD LMAOOO but it's just Chyna's right arm. Caught me off guard lol

  • @21Maxwell
    @21Maxwell 6 місяців тому +1

    Solid stuff again sir. 2 years to go. 😢

  • @heisensaul5538
    @heisensaul5538 6 місяців тому +3

    Looking at the whole Bart Gunn thing, I find it hard to believe that the company as whole was out to punish Bart. I'm willing to bet JR was the one who was out to punish Bart. I find it hard to believe that if The Godfather or Bradshaw would have won the BFAT they would have done the same exact thing. They might not have gotten the title run against Steve Austin, but they wouldn't have been embarrassed like that. Call me crazy, but I feel like this is JR's doing much more than the WWE's.

  • @SunshineStateCoasters
    @SunshineStateCoasters 6 місяців тому +2

    26:53 “Shane’s not the best wrestler in the world by a long shot” 2019 Shane McMahon says otherwise!

    • @roccojamison89gooker51
      @roccojamison89gooker51 6 місяців тому +1

      Let's see if Shane-O-Mac is in in the 2024 Royal Rumble and gets CM Punk eliminated and dare I say goes over Punk at Wrestlemania 40

    • @SunshineStateCoasters
      @SunshineStateCoasters 6 місяців тому +1

      @@roccojamison89gooker51 so Punk is beating Seth before Mania?

  • @GryHen-pg9iy
    @GryHen-pg9iy 6 місяців тому +4

    Damn......Owens last WrestleMania, I'm getting more sad week by week, as this disaster approach's, ladies.......imma need a hug!

    • @olivierroy5540
      @olivierroy5540 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, I’m not looking forward to that episode

  • @frankyturrizo4240
    @frankyturrizo4240 6 місяців тому +4

    I'd like to see you do a limited series on the Thursday night war. .. maybe like the best 10 episodes

    • @idcwhatuthink4985
      @idcwhatuthink4985 6 місяців тому +2

      Wcw blunder side series... hope he sees this!

  • @mitchwooten5150
    @mitchwooten5150 6 місяців тому +10

    I love this wrestlemania ive always felt it had that over the top feel like the Royal Rumble that year

  • @PoeticProphetic
    @PoeticProphetic 6 місяців тому +4

    If only Bart Gunn was able to get butterbean with that left hook…. 🥊

    • @cumexolaf3276
      @cumexolaf3276 6 місяців тому

      yeah, he would have been DONE! I mean he was just some fat guy with a professional boxing record with 42-1-1 in 5 years ... easy peasy.

    • @roccojamison89gooker51
      @roccojamison89gooker51 6 місяців тому +1

      Butterbean was able to get a rule of no takedowns in place for this.

    • @ryankeefe2102
      @ryankeefe2102 6 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking IMAGINE if Bart somehow knocked out Butterbean what would the wwf have done

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 6 місяців тому

      @@ryankeefe2102 Shat themselves.

  • @randomcrap1184
    @randomcrap1184 6 місяців тому +1

    You know, the Triple H Heel Turn makes sense here. DX hadn't felt like a faction for a while... It felt more like an alliance with the Outlaws on one side and H, Pac, and Chyna on the other where they would occasionally have a backstage segment when the writers would remember these guys were supposed to be a group. You rarely saw either half of the faction run out to help or support each other. How often did you Chyna at ringside with the Outlaws? It got even worse when the Outlaws stopped tag-teaming, and both guys almost felt like solo acts barely associated with the faction. DX was just not the omnipresent force of the Attitude Era that I remember... They were a handful of memorable skits and moments, but who were mostly off doing their own thing. It was probably time to move on.