The Story of WWF One Night Only - HBK vs Bulldog

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  • @robbiesilverwolf
    @robbiesilverwolf 4 роки тому +227

    I agree no one would remember this event if they didn’t make that decision. I just wish they told Dave sooner

    • @jacobjones3916
      @jacobjones3916 4 роки тому +32

      That may be, but if Bulldog wins this match, WWF could have set up more European-based pay-per-views.

    • @anthonywatson1438
      @anthonywatson1438 4 роки тому +3

      @jacob jones like the guy said though if the numbers weren’t good maybe they don’t do more pay per views there

    • @broderickmosley8763
      @broderickmosley8763 4 роки тому +7

      Shawn winning put heat on D-X.

    • @jacobjones3916
      @jacobjones3916 4 роки тому +14

      @@broderickmosley8763 yes but the purpose of heat is to build to a baby face winning in the payoff. Shawn's heat benefited him

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 4 роки тому +7

      It did not benefit Davey as he never won the belt back.

  • @jreed7125
    @jreed7125 4 роки тому +218

    Sighhhhhhh One Night Only 1997... What HBK did was extremely dodgy man. He should have let Bulldog win that night for his sister

    • @Kas58223
      @Kas58223 4 роки тому +29

      Scumbag hated him definitely should have let Bulldog have his glory on his home soil

    • @attiepollard7847
      @attiepollard7847 4 роки тому +33

      No. This is 1997 WWF we were in a different time during. No one wanted to see the good guys anymore. So what a better way to piss off the fans then screw over their favorite lmao

    • @jreed7125
      @jreed7125 4 роки тому +51

      @@attiepollard7847 Dude, the British crowd wanted the Bulldog to win 100%. HBK winning royally pissed them off

    • @camerondalton1495
      @camerondalton1495 4 роки тому +20

      @@jreed7125 I think it worked in the long run as it made Shawn a huge heel.

    • @attiepollard7847
      @attiepollard7847 4 роки тому +4

      @@jreed7125 hmmmm interesting I did not know the crown took it seriously. Was there a knighthood in it for davy if he won,?

  • @brianmcghee3597
    @brianmcghee3597 4 роки тому +196

    I love how accurate The Hitman is. Remember dates and locations. Hart and Cornette are true jewels to the sport.

    • @Mellbergfan
      @Mellbergfan 4 роки тому +15

      Yes I read somewhere that Bret kept notes of shows and events. It's a good idea, wish more had done that.

    • @dafttassia1960
      @dafttassia1960 3 роки тому

      @ً exactly

    • @brianmcghee3597
      @brianmcghee3597 3 роки тому +1

      @Chris McCoy Good one! So true. Hitman’s only weakness. Had the look, skill, etc.

    • @paranormedic
      @paranormedic 2 роки тому +3

      EXACTLY! HART and CORNETTE are bada$$ guys for remembering things accurate. People hate them alot cause they tell the truth.

    • @scamp838
      @scamp838 2 роки тому +1

      ​@@Black-Circle yeah he did... Think he actually says that in his book at some point as well.

  • @captainn2094
    @captainn2094 4 роки тому +138

    This was obviously a foreshadowing of the Montreal Screwjob!

    • @ForEternia
      @ForEternia 4 роки тому +13

      That's interesting 🤔. In some ways, yes.

    • @1cooper526
      @1cooper526 3 роки тому +9

      I was thinking the same thing rewatching this recently

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 3 роки тому +6

      Out of nowhere

    • @romacechina
      @romacechina 2 роки тому +8

      Definitely feels quite foreboding of the events two months later in hindsight. Course none of us ever expected Vince to do to Bret what he did. I remember so vividly all the trash we threw at Shawn, how furious we were at him going over Dave etc. The revelations he wanted the Euro title simply to be the first grand slam champion and his now well known ahole antics backstage make it another scenario of the whole HBK vs Bret feud of 97.

  • @brynellsidney3983
    @brynellsidney3983 4 роки тому +80

    RIP Davey Boy Smith.

  • @MaxB1080
    @MaxB1080 4 роки тому +272

    A British bulldog vs William Regal European title fued would of been good

  • @WarhawkBeyond2040
    @WarhawkBeyond2040 4 роки тому +49

    I watched this match a few months ago and I remember it was a red hot main event, I still remember when DX helped Shawn Michaels to win the european title from Davey and screwing him in his own hometown, the reaction was unbelievable and absolutely epic when fans threw rubbish in the ring over the finish.
    HBK came out of that show with unbelievable heat on a nuclear level.
    You will never see anything like that today, these were the good old days when heels were treated like true villains who you absolutely hated.

    • @theenlightenedone1283
      @theenlightenedone1283 2 роки тому +8

      Exactly... that's why he is the show stopper ... no one can match his energy, personality and impact
      He was Hollywood material
      But now wwe characters r anime 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @AzulQueso
      @AzulQueso 2 роки тому

      Showstopper of being an absolute ass. That is hbk hasbeen kid bald kid the first to smooch Vince McMahon rear end in reality

    • @AzulQueso
      @AzulQueso 2 роки тому

      @@theenlightenedone1283 only one Hollywood

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 Рік тому +3

      ​@The Enlightened One Anime is cool dude. And Shawn is an overrated hypocrite

  • @wrestlefigsuk
    @wrestlefigsuk 4 роки тому +34

    I was actually ringside for this and STILL have the shirt Triple H was wearing when he came down to help Michaels at the end.

    • @BEEyonced
      @BEEyonced 2 роки тому

      Big up man holding it down!

  • @urabusxrw04
    @urabusxrw04 4 роки тому +69

    Although this was the craziest heat I’ve seen, it really puts mcmahon and shawn’s pettiness on a pedestal.

    • @kennywarren8150
      @kennywarren8150 4 роки тому +3

      You want crazier heat look up Muhammad Hassan final promo

    • @urabusxrw04
      @urabusxrw04 4 роки тому +9

      @@kennywarren8150 thats the gross kind of heat dude. the "AH HATE AYRABS" kind

    • @kennywarren8150
      @kennywarren8150 4 роки тому +15

      @@urabusxrw04 everything Hassan said in his promos were right. He was the face and crowd were heels. He’d say his ancestors fought for freedom so all people could get a fair shake and they would boo. He would say the US is supposed to treat all men equal but y’all are racist and hate Arabs and they would boo. They legit showed their bigotry on his character. What culture made a top 10 list of wrestlers who were too good and lost their spot and somehow Hassan wasn’t on that list

    • @spaceghost8886
      @spaceghost8886 3 роки тому +8

      @@kennywarren8150 >tell crowd they are racist and bigoted
      >they boo because they don’t feel that statement is true
      >this somehow proves your original point
      I liked Hassan too bro but he is blatantly working heel.

    • @speedking7224
      @speedking7224 2 роки тому +1

      @@spaceghost8886 he made sense but the way he attacked undertaker rnade him a hypocritical heel

  • @TheAutistWhisperer
    @TheAutistWhisperer 4 роки тому +88

    The heat must've been nuclear.

    • @robattewell6087
      @robattewell6087 4 роки тому +5

      I thought there would be riots when Michaels was celebrating like crazy

    • @mikemarek6243
      @mikemarek6243 4 роки тому +6

      Did you not see the bottle of water explode when it hit shawn in the face as hhh had him in the air lol

    • @superrobz
      @superrobz 4 роки тому +5

      @@robattewell6087 there nearly was, I was there

    • @thatleeburton
      @thatleeburton 4 роки тому +8

      I was there. The atmosphere was fevered.

    • @superrobz
      @superrobz 4 роки тому +2

      @@thatleeburton same here

  • @criminalmindsgirl2936
    @criminalmindsgirl2936 4 роки тому +41

    You also gotta remember before his own death in 2002 and his brother in law, Owen Hart's death in 1999. Davey Boy went through alot. Especially with his own health and drug addiction. Both his mom and sister died of cancer in 1999 within 3 months of each other. Very sad. #RIPDaveyBoySmith congratulations on your 2020 WWE Hall Of Fame induction. Although, I think he deserves to be in more wrestling HOFs.

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 3 роки тому

      A huge domino effect

    • @songkongphooey
      @songkongphooey 2 роки тому +1

      Davey was a legend. Not appreciated enough for his contributions to the business.

    • @dominiquejones3805
      @dominiquejones3805 3 місяці тому

      The back body drop on Ultimate Warrior ring door

  • @brethurt7135
    @brethurt7135 4 роки тому +98

    It was a good move but the “dedicating the match to his sister” is what makes it wrong to change, or maybe he just shouldn’t of said that knowing it can be changed anytime.

    • @pauldixon6118
      @pauldixon6118 4 роки тому +45

      Or, HBK could have stopped crying like a little bitch, and do the job.. Thats best for business

    • @johnepants
      @johnepants 4 роки тому +3

      @@pauldixon6118 something tells me Davey leaving for WCW a month later with the European Title wouldn’t have been what’s best for business. I know they had no idea that would happen at this point, but in the end, with how things worked out, it was a really smart move to get the belt of Davey Boy. At best, they could have had a rematch the following year in the UK, at worst, which is what happened, Davey Boy leaves the company without a title around his waste

    • @mitchellima4736
      @mitchellima4736 4 роки тому +4

      Exactly. Take that out and it's fine. If he wanted to do that and the company agreed he should have won. If we wanted shawn to win, which I think was the right decision, it shouldn't have been dedicated to his sister

    • @ajsgaming83
      @ajsgaming83 4 роки тому +5

      @@pauldixon6118 Shawn Winning was what was best for business

    • @KB-hh8rt
      @KB-hh8rt 4 роки тому +7

      @@ajsgaming83 Shawn is a prick and should have did the job but he whined and cried to Vince.

  • @MrJuggalo909
    @MrJuggalo909 4 роки тому +58

    Bulldog losing after that dedication almost had me breaking my phone today.

    • @pwx13
      @pwx13 2 роки тому +6

      The bulldog shouldn't have made that promise, that's wrestling

    • @TherealRNOwwfpooh
      @TherealRNOwwfpooh 2 роки тому +19

      @@pwx13 He was booked to win right up to an hour before match time. DX "screwed the pooch" & got away with doing so, because they were buddy-buddy with the powers that be.

    • @dominiquejones3805
      @dominiquejones3805 3 місяці тому +1

      And his sister passed not long after

  • @CrazyBeardy
    @CrazyBeardy 4 роки тому +15

    I was there that night. A pretty good show and the ending was brilliant. This was pretty much the start of D-X or it hadn't been going long and the heat at the end was brilliant. I must have been the only person giving him a standing ovation as they walked up the ramp. Thanks for covering this match guys, well done!

  • @NookTommy
    @NookTommy 4 роки тому +15

    i love how HBK said that bret never does what is right for business while he have been forfeiting titles or dropping it to his buddies only prior to this event. what a hypocrite.

    • @vm2900
      @vm2900 Рік тому +4

      dont forget he didnt want to lose to stone at WM 14 initially

  • @andrewmelville4570
    @andrewmelville4570 4 роки тому +23

    Was there on the night, have to agree was bigger than anything else here in the UK. Was a HBK fan at the time but can now see his politics at play here. RIP Bulldog

  • @CBright7831
    @CBright7831 4 роки тому +32

    I always wondered why the Hart Foundation stayed in the back until the match was over despite the blatant interference by DX going on through out the match.

    • @dylanhutchins7110
      @dylanhutchins7110 3 роки тому +17

      I heard they had already left for the night and were still under the assumption Bulldog would win as originally promised/booked. Which would make sense because no way The Hart Foundation - even for the purposes of a storyline - would have sat in the back and let Davey get screwed like that

    • @dominiquejones3805
      @dominiquejones3805 3 місяці тому

      Right they were made 2 look goofy

  • @michaelbusciacco9965
    @michaelbusciacco9965 4 роки тому +78

    I actually lost a lot of respect for Shawn when I heard the stories behind this match, I mean Bulldog put Shawn over numerous times but Shawn played his whining here and Bulldog never avenged it

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 3 роки тому +1

      How? Heat from fans. There are things more important than heat

    • @pwx13
      @pwx13 2 роки тому

      @@zemox2534 he needed to go over as a nuclear heel. This was necessary

    • @TherealRNOwwfpooh
      @TherealRNOwwfpooh 2 роки тому

      @@zemox2534 Point is, when somebody is booked to win & dedicates the match to their terminally ill sister battling Stage 4 Cancer siting at ringside, you don't whine like a bitch/pechulant child to get the match outcome changed and screw the rightful winner out of his feel-good ending victory celebration just to get nuclear heat (especially when both DX & the Hart Foundation were heels stateside anyway)!

    • @justincase813
      @justincase813 Рік тому +1

      You had respect for Shawn Michaels?

  • @michaelcallan5992
    @michaelcallan5992 4 роки тому +110

    I think its funny that whenever Shawn Michaels gets in a real fight backstage, he always loses, no matter who he's fighting

    • @illkid86
      @illkid86 4 роки тому +34

      All that controversy and no balls

    • @tome2648
      @tome2648 4 роки тому +26

      Reckon Gillberg could take him tbh

    • @ForEternia
      @ForEternia 4 роки тому +9

      @@tome2648 😆🤣 I would definitely watch that

    • @kylebushnell4461
      @kylebushnell4461 4 роки тому +7

      @@tome2648 & hornswoggle

    • @ActiveRehabMobility
      @ActiveRehabMobility 4 роки тому +8

      It’s not humanly possible to be that pretty and a fighter

  • @carolinadoughboy
    @carolinadoughboy 4 роки тому +31

    Man I still don't think people remember this honestly.. Shawn didn't have to win.

  • @InLohmansTerms
    @InLohmansTerms 4 роки тому +5

    This is a rare story I actually have never heard of. So glad I got to hear it from you first, brother. Thank you.
    Great job.

  • @guacamole9199
    @guacamole9199 4 роки тому +13

    "I don't think I need to talk about Shawn Michaels in 1997 too much here" ohh Thank God you sir are a saint!!! Less HBK in this time period the better that era has been talked about and analyzed too death!!

  • @bradcarver8127
    @bradcarver8127 4 роки тому +39

    Shawn couldn’t you have put your ego aside for One Night Only and let Davey go over.

    • @underpressure07140
      @underpressure07140 4 роки тому +10

      "That doesn't work for me brother!"

    • @ajsgaming83
      @ajsgaming83 4 роки тому +6

      it was not about getting over it was about getting haat on Shawn and setting up a rematch for the nxt uk ppv where Bulldog would get his revenge but it never happend coz Bulldog walked out with Bret b4 it could happen

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 3 роки тому +2

      @@ajsgaming83 it's a pre-Screwjob

  • @McSorleyFan33
    @McSorleyFan33 3 роки тому +19

    Shawn winning and pissing off the entire British crowd made for great tv. There’s a reason this Ppv is still remembered. This is a killer ppv and the Shawn bulldog match was awesome

  • @stevencarter4338
    @stevencarter4338 4 роки тому +7

    I was there that night . Bottles were being thrown everywhere. The crowd were really pissed off. Shawn loved it .

  • @miguelbayonrivera2467
    @miguelbayonrivera2467 4 роки тому +12

    I don't think I would watch this match ever out of fear that I might cry at the end for Bulldog's sister.

  • @Kanefan701
    @Kanefan701 2 роки тому +5

    no matter what as a face or heel HBK's in ring performance was just amazing and something we couldn't dislike. he is after all among the greatest in ring match performers ever let alone very hard to be out performed.

  • @taylormademyself89
    @taylormademyself89 4 роки тому +19

    Need more UK ppv shows as a American i always love seeing wrestling fans from around the world is awesome and shows no matter where ya from we are not so different and makes ya feel not so alone thats why I love wrestling 😎🤟🙏

    • @residentelect
      @residentelect 4 роки тому +1

      Dude, when Progress starts up again after the pandemic, if you can afford it and fancy a great vacation, come over here to the UK and hit some of their shows!
      They ain't the biggest dog in the game, but it is an amazing experience.
      I was lucky enough to see Pete Dunne, Trent Seven, Walter and Timothy Thatcher, among other future greats who have now moved onto NXT and AEW.

  • @SteelyBud
    @SteelyBud 3 роки тому +14

    After this match, the European title was an afterthought, and became a joke for a long time. HBK never acted like he cared about it, and the way he dropped it in a mock-match to HHH in December showed that the European belt no longer meant anything.

    • @lwfwrestling1249
      @lwfwrestling1249 3 роки тому +3

      I agree. Shaun absolutely destroyed that Championship

    • @night6724
      @night6724 Рік тому +2

      Let’s be real the European title was made just so Bulldog could have a title to help draw in Europe

  • @kelvin19888
    @kelvin19888 4 роки тому +84

    UK Fans booed the hell out of Shawn Michaels when he won The European Championship

    • @robattewell6087
      @robattewell6087 4 роки тому +5

      I know, I bought the PPV, it was a great reaction, I thought there would be riots!

    • @michaeljackson7732
      @michaeljackson7732 4 роки тому

      Yep they sure did boy hbk had some heat

    • @johnepants
      @johnepants 4 роки тому +4

      @Alex Kanyima I think it became a bigger deal after the screw job. This was an awesome event and a great match to l build Shawn up as the biggest heel in the company, with an eventual win for Davey Boy the next time they went back. Unfortunately, he left for wcw

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 4 роки тому +4

      Almost started a riot. They had to sneak Shawn out of the building.

    • @jkdeclaro
      @jkdeclaro 4 роки тому +2

      @Alex Kanyima This was around the time that HBK and HHH started to form DX. And HBK was already starting to transform into the biggest heel at the time. And since it was in the UK, with Davey Boy in there, UK fans were understandably upset with that screwy finish

  • @PhiLLy84
    @PhiLLy84 2 роки тому +5

    A clinic on how to get heat by HBK. From the pre match interview, to the entrance and through the match it was great to watch! Bell to bell Shawn was untouchable at this time, a reason most of his peers say he's the greatest.

  • @MrDrokkul
    @MrDrokkul 4 роки тому +9

    I don't think it mattered so much that Bulldog was thought of as a midcard at this time because honestly the European title was a midcard title. It was never really considered the stepping stone to the Heavyweight Championship as the Intercontinental title was. I think Shawn going over and the ensuing beatdown caused a lot of heat and controversy (which are good for wrestling), but at the same time given the dedications that were made, the build up for the event, and that Bulldog was the "hometown hero" in a place that was rarely visited at the time I think he should have gone over. The beauty of wrestling is there's always a way to do something to "kinda" give fans on both sides what they want. They just didn't try hard enough and unfortunately today it seems like they barely try at all sometimes.

  • @calamaty9963
    @calamaty9963 4 роки тому +9

    If Bulldog would’ve won, he and his sister would’ve treasured that moment. As well as the people who saw it. This only made the Hart Foundation weak by dividing themselves from Bulldog. I forgot about this match until this uploaded.

    • @Rob_Thorsman
      @Rob_Thorsman 4 роки тому +3

      The WWF could have really capitalized on this. British Bulldog gets angry at the Hart Foundation for not having his back, and quits, eventually returns to get the title back from now-champion HHH, then feuds with former teammate Owen Hart. What could have been.

  • @owenpeterson
    @owenpeterson 3 роки тому +11

    Although I understand your point on this, that does not mean that this didn't cause irreparable damage to Bulldog's career. If you ask me they should NOT have had Shawn Michaels as Bulldog's opponent for One Night Only. Why couldn't Vince just say no to Shawn Michaels this one night?

  • @robattewell6087
    @robattewell6087 4 роки тому +73

    Here's a fact for you, The Bulldog never beat Shawn Michaels in any televised matches! As soon the match was made I said to my dad Shawn will win, unfortunately I was right

    • @theradgegadgie6352
      @theradgegadgie6352 4 роки тому +6

      Not by pin, no. He did by DQ in 1992.

    • @robattewell6087
      @robattewell6087 4 роки тому +1

      @@theradgegadgie6352 Was the match televised? If so where can I find it?

    • @theradgegadgie6352
      @theradgegadgie6352 4 роки тому +3

      @@robattewell6087 I saw it on a British Bulldog VHS that came out in 1992, I think. My step-cousin owned it. Shawn got DQd when Davey was beating him around the ring and Sherry tried to strangle Davey from the outside. He yanked her over the top rope like a rag doll and the ref disqualified Shawn for outside interference.
      On the same video Davey also beat Quake and IRS.

    • @ajsgaming83
      @ajsgaming83 4 роки тому

      @@theradgegadgie6352 yes it was on vhs but not on tv

    • @Lorenzo3K
      @Lorenzo3K 4 роки тому +2

      Bulldog never got his win back either. Smh🤨🤨

  • @blesstv8994
    @blesstv8994 4 роки тому +38

    The Kliq buries another one.

    • @L1TTLEH0RN666
      @L1TTLEH0RN666 4 роки тому +3

      What burial? Learn how to use that word before using it.

    • @ajsgaming83
      @ajsgaming83 4 роки тому

      how did they bury him?? he was gunna win it bk at the nxt uk ppv but he walk out after SS 97 with Hart and went to WCW

    • @danielbryan8206
      @danielbryan8206 4 роки тому +6

      @@L1TTLEH0RN666 yes tell us your wrestling experience lol

    • @johnb5082
      @johnb5082 4 роки тому

      @@ajsgaming83 perhaps. Perhaps not.

    • @Baastilein31
      @Baastilein31 3 роки тому

      Getting beaten by literally 4 People is no burial.

  • @TheLandofObscusion
    @TheLandofObscusion 4 роки тому +24

    Watching this, I think they definitely should have just gone with a DQ finish. Have Davey win by DQ due to DX interference, but follow it up with DX just absolutely destroying Davey afterwards, much like they did in the show itself. The crowd still has super heat on Shawn, because their hometown hero just got utterly decimated by DX, & Davey's dedicated win, though still technically kept intact, is now tarnished by the DQ finish. Then have Davey want a rematch with Shawn not long later on Raw & just do what happened in real life at ONS. That way, Shawn still becomes Grand Slam champion & still "ruins" the end of ONS for the British crowd, but Davey still gets a "win", to some extent. Regardless, this was just a great example of Shawn's myopic business sense during 1997, and getting things his way at the last possible second. I can only hope he's since visited Davey's grave in the years since & apologized for ONS, because there's no way he looked good coming out of it, both as a professional & as a person.

    • @baitbait65
      @baitbait65 4 роки тому

      The Hogan effect

    • @johnepants
      @johnepants 4 роки тому +2

      It’s a great idea but if he lost the title in America, the fans would have popped hard for HBK, and Shawn was positioned as the big heel that would drop the belt to Austin, Vince wasn’t gonna let that happen. Remember, the Hart Foundation had nuclear heat in the US throughout 97 and always seemed to come out on top, so Bulldog losing here would not have had the desired effect to turn Shawn into a major prick.

    • @TheLandofObscusion
      @TheLandofObscusion 4 роки тому +4

      @@johnepants Fair enough. It was a really good idea that simply wasn't thought of in advance, and instead was changed to at the worst possible time.

    • @johnepants
      @johnepants 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheLandofObscusion I will give you that, they should have told Bulldog earlier. Or at least told him not to promise victory on his promotional tours

  • @neilasif8572
    @neilasif8572 4 роки тому +69

    Even to this day what Shawn did to the bulldog was a disgrace.

    • @jakedurnin566
      @jakedurnin566 Рік тому

      Shawn made bulldog....davey dropped the ball

  • @superrobz
    @superrobz 4 роки тому +12

    I was there, my parents lived 40 minutes from the venue. The place went ridiculous after Davey boy lost...he really should have won this

  • @JohnDoe-ym5ly
    @JohnDoe-ym5ly 4 роки тому +1

    Dude the way you sync up the audio or the narrative w images and video now is incredible -- like your opening video packages are better than a lot in the actual business

  • @only1icon1801
    @only1icon1801 4 роки тому +13

    (Previous comment revoked for foul language so will try again, like anyone cares anyway)
    Have never watched the event again ever since it aired
    Totally the wrong call to do as HBK gained nothing from it bar heat from his own fans in the UK and proving to be a cancer in the locker room
    Davey Boy brought really prestige to a title that HBK didn't even care for and diminished it entirely during his reign.
    The Bulldog deserved better than that and as Bret said it took something out of him. What did Shawn gain really
    The event was half decent anyway with Bret vs Taker rematch and Owen vs Vader.
    The fact that they knew what his sister was going through and he dedicated the match to her is really immoral. Some things are more important than "business"
    But each to their own
    Great upload as always WB

  • @maichea
    @maichea 4 роки тому +9

    I sometimes imagine if Shawn Micheals hadn't gone into early retirement just how much damage he would have caused alongside Triple H I mean Austin was a guaranteed star but Shawn still held that position of power he most likely would have tried to politic his way and bury guys like The Rock, Mankind.

    • @RoyStantz
      @RoyStantz 4 роки тому +7

      Shawn would've also buried Jericho, Angle, and the Radicalz once they came in.

    • @cyrus2546
      @cyrus2546 2 роки тому +3

      That’s why Shawn getting severely injured & missing the whole Attitude Era was the best thing to happen. Honestly both Bret and Shawn needed to be gone so guys like Foley and Rock could get into the main event.

    • @theitfactorjameswheezer2852
      @theitfactorjameswheezer2852 10 місяців тому

      Shawn Michaels actually tried to bury the rock. Bret stood up for Rocky, and later on The Rock beat Shawn’s ass backstage lol.

  • @Dayvid24
    @Dayvid24 4 роки тому +9

    These wrestling bios are awesome. Keep up the great work.
    And people say Hulk Hogan was a backstage politician, lol.

    • @Lonewolf_665
      @Lonewolf_665 2 роки тому

      He was. Much much worse than HBK

    • @Dayvid24
      @Dayvid24 2 роки тому +1

      @@Lonewolf_665 Hulk Hogan didn't get people fired!

  • @adzbeck7681
    @adzbeck7681 4 роки тому +31

    I had a ticket for this when I was 11 years old but got meningitis and nearly died, the same week my brother was crushed by a rock, was in the Nottingham post, he survived and he taped the wrestling for me, it was heartbreaking watching it in the hospital knowing I should of been there to see Bret v undertaker and hbk v bulldog 😭😢😭😢

    • @only1icon1801
      @only1icon1801 4 роки тому +5

      Well at least you and your brother are still here mate

    • @brethurt7135
      @brethurt7135 4 роки тому +3

      So your brother got a rock bottom by the rock?

    • @adzbeck7681
      @adzbeck7681 4 роки тому +3

      @@brethurt7135 🤣😂 I’m sure he would of chosen a rock bottom over getting crushed my a rock.. he was in a cave ( don’t ask ) 🤣 he was kicking at the walls and it collapsed he was lucky 3 men were near him to get him out otherwise he’d of been dead within minutes.

    • @adzbeck7681
      @adzbeck7681 4 роки тому +3

      @@only1icon1801 cheers man 👍🏻 still gutted I missed it ☹️

    • @Giumelz
      @Giumelz 4 роки тому +2

      Recently lost a friend to meningitis, horrible thing, glad you are your brother ended up making a full recovery

  • @GlobalWarmingSkeptic
    @GlobalWarmingSkeptic 4 роки тому +7

    "Hey I got this great idea for the main event. See I win the match in my opponent's home country and completely bury him and deprive him of everything. By the way we're the Kliq and we're not marks and we so don't care about losing."
    As far as the idea of getting heat, typically what you do is you let Bulldog win, give the fans maybe a few seconds just to take it in, and then have him get multi teamed in the middle of the ring. Shawn can have the last laugh and take heat for the assault because the fans got what they wanted, and Bulldog still goes over for winning. The way that happened just made Bulldog look like a loser, someone easily toyed with by members of the Kliq.

  • @nickysilks
    @nickysilks 4 роки тому +1

    I was there, u can c me at 9.42 on the left with my 'we want ECW on Sky' sign that I printed in school. Best heel performance I've ever seen in the flesh. The heat at the end was unreal and I got hit with a few bottles that were intended for DX and I can tell you they stung like hell! On the other hand, pretty shitty thing for Shawn to do bearing in mind the Bulldogs dedication to his sister, but I've seen many WWF shows over the years and this event and particularly this match, sticks in the memory the most. Great video.

  • @z216ghost
    @z216ghost 4 роки тому +83

    Michael's may be a bigger piece of trash than Hogan. It's shocking how Vince let them run things. Especially Shawn and HHH ruining people's careers for their precious little egos. The business would be so different and better if those 3 weren't allowed to call all the shots.

    • @poindextersheelturn436
      @poindextersheelturn436 4 роки тому

      If they had better ideas than the "perfects" then ofcourse Michael's and the rest would get favoritism.

    • @kennywarren8150
      @kennywarren8150 4 роки тому +14

      I met Chris Chavis aka Tatanka when he came into my bank I worked at. We talked for almost 30 minutes. He said HBK and the cliq were the reasons he didn’t win the strap at mania 9 even though he was undefeated for a year

    • @z216ghost
      @z216ghost 4 роки тому +1

      @@kennywarren8150 How cool for you! But how lame of Shawn.

    • @justinwalker2928
      @justinwalker2928 4 роки тому +6

      Hogan is the bigger piece of trash. At least Shawn has own up to all the Politicking he did back then unlike Hogan.

    • @kennywarren8150
      @kennywarren8150 4 роки тому +2

      @@z216ghost he said they ran to Vince and made up a story about how tatanka had the big head and other lies. That’s why the mania 9 match ended so weirdly

  • @gamerfourlife64
    @gamerfourlife64 4 роки тому +8

    This was such an iconic moment the people in the UK snapped they are lucky Shawn even got out of there that night tho wwe needs more UK ppvs imo

  • @That_Random_Bloke
    @That_Random_Bloke 3 роки тому +2

    This is an excellent and well researched video. Great work on a bizarre story.

  • @tempestcallah2668
    @tempestcallah2668 4 роки тому +36

    7:40 while kissing girls of a questionable age 🤣😂 @wrestlingbios is a savage 🤣😂

    • @ForEternia
      @ForEternia 4 роки тому +1

      It wasn't on the lips. They were harmless IMO. In many countries kissing is a form of greeting like a handshake or a hug.

    • @ShubhamMishrabro
      @ShubhamMishrabro 4 роки тому +8

      @@ForEternia yes they kissed on lips too. See full clip

  • @dismothafuka405
    @dismothafuka405 4 роки тому +15

    "In wrestling, never make a promise you can't keep". Isn't that what's wrestlings all about promising to win every match.

    • @Marvellous132
      @Marvellous132 2 роки тому +2

      The funny thing is, Bret EXACTLY the same thing at a Survivor Series match in the early 90s. He dedicated the match to his brother Dean (whom he admired in real life, but sadly died), then jobbed for Ted DiBiase at the end to make the Million Dollar man, the soul survivor.

  • @ArmorKing1889
    @ArmorKing1889 4 роки тому +52

    Poor Davey Boy caught in the crosshairs of Shawn's ego. HBK going over was the best decision imo, but if everyone loved it so much, why didn't they make that decision sooner instead of making Davey(and the Hart Foundation) look like chumps.

    • @KB-hh8rt
      @KB-hh8rt 4 роки тому +7

      But it wasn't the best decision at all. It was Shawn making a power move and getting one over on Bret and taking it out on the Davey.

    • @ArmorKing1889
      @ArmorKing1889 4 роки тому +1

      @@KB-hh8rt You heard and saw the heat at the end, right? It clearly worked, but yes he did go into mid-90s Shawn mode and, as stated previously, should've brought this "great" idea up the moment the match was booked and not 10 mins before.
      Maybe option B where Davey wins and DX beats him down while the Hart Foundatiin is nowhere to be seen for some reason? Hart Foundation still looks terrible here too.
      If you could get Shawn's ear and he listens, what would you have proposed as the ending?

    • @cax1175
      @cax1175 4 роки тому

      Because doing it in the UK would get the most heat. Same reason that Bret didn't drop the title before Survivor Series.

  • @timaustin2000
    @timaustin2000 3 роки тому +9

    As much as I agree that the ending was, in a business sense, probably the right one, to change it last minute to suit Shawn's ego was an truly asshole move.
    Without this ending, Davey might have stayed with Owen after Montreal. Had he done so, the trapdoor injury would never have happened and, likely, Owen would never have been booked as the Blue Blazer.
    I would rather have a dull, forgotten PPV and two living people than an infamous event with two fathers and husband's gone too soon.

    • @mikeroagreschen5350
      @mikeroagreschen5350 2 роки тому +2

      Those are some massive logical jumps.

    • @TherealRNOwwfpooh
      @TherealRNOwwfpooh 2 роки тому

      @@mikeroagreschen5350 No, they aren't. This glorified house show PPV was the catalyst for everything going wrong for the Hart Foundation & WWE are legally responsible for all of it (including Owen's death, which they caused, by the way, according to widow Martha Hart's winning Wrongful Death & Character Defamation lawsuit settlement, which WWE settled out of court for 18 million dollars, yet Martha refuses to let the company who killed her husband profit off his legacy and rightfully so, which is why Owen will be in the upcoming AEW console game, AEW: Fight Forever, because it's not a WWE company & it has created a tournament to crown both male & female winners of an Owen Hart Cup Trophy, essentially serving as AEW's answer to both WWE's Andre the Giant Battle Royal and the Warrior Award).

    • @justincase813
      @justincase813 Рік тому +1

      I’m not so sure it was even the right business move, it didn’t generate as much heat as people think. Remember this show wasn’t shown in the USA so the large majority of wwes fans didn’t see it. All they saw was a few stills showing that Shawn won the title and since bulldog was a heel in the us it created very little heat here and I’m sure really damaged the English market. Also to go out of your way to change the finish knowing that you are devastating a person with very little time left to live, to me is gross business not good business.

    • @theitfactorjameswheezer2852
      @theitfactorjameswheezer2852 10 місяців тому +1

      @@TherealRNOwwfpoohAEW using his name and legacy for a tournament despite him having nothing to do with him is kinda bush league especially when it’s filled with ex wwe people constantly.

  • @threat2015
    @threat2015 4 роки тому +3

    I said the same comment on your last video that featured Michaels, I'm glad Hulk Hogan pinned him and didn't return the favour!

  • @d_ruggs
    @d_ruggs 2 роки тому +4

    just so sad about his sister. Barely got to live her life before cancer came after her

  • @adrian29459
    @adrian29459 4 роки тому

    Thanks for putting this together, I started watching in 2000s and knew nothing of this PPV. Watching on network now

  • @dougwalker9286
    @dougwalker9286 4 роки тому +5

    That amount of heat could be considered X-PAC heat.

  • @tjkong4381
    @tjkong4381 3 роки тому +3

    Instead of the European championship, the winner should have gotten the exclusive rights to Sunny days

    • @Michael-dd6hl
      @Michael-dd6hl 9 місяців тому

      Seeing what she looks like today..believe me nobody wants the rights to her..yuck.

  • @GermanWehrmacht
    @GermanWehrmacht 4 роки тому +6

    I agree with the sentiment that Shawn going over was the best thing, however changing the outcome the day of the event was wrong. The UK event getting that much attention, I would say is what increased interest of going to the UK when they did. Being unpredictable is always good for business when it makes sense.

  • @Wrestlefacts123
    @Wrestlefacts123 4 роки тому +5

    I disagree, Knowing what we know now
    (Michaels laid down for HHH) that was the beginning of the end for the European TiTle.
    Michaels already had heat after SummerSlam and forming DX anyways.
    It did nothing for Davey’s Career who could have been put in contender-ship for a world title spot (after they had planned for Bret to lose at Survivor Series)

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 3 роки тому +1

      But the booking was pure Kliq influence

    • @songkongphooey
      @songkongphooey 2 роки тому

      Huh? When was Davey boy ever considered for the world title?

  • @azapro911
    @azapro911 3 роки тому +4

    Arguably the best WWF/E show ever put on in this country, Bret Hart admits his title match with the Undertaker was his last truly great one in the company.

  • @htafcentertainment1435
    @htafcentertainment1435 4 роки тому +4

    That intro was amazing! I rate it

  • @mrowley7300
    @mrowley7300 4 роки тому +3

    Had this on VHS!!!! My god I loved the this event

  • @Danimal1177
    @Danimal1177 2 роки тому +4

    Shawn always got the upper hand on Davey Boy. Shawn beat him for the Intercontinental championship, the tag team championship, and the European Championship. He eliminated Davey Boy to win the 1995 Royal Rumble and beat him twice at In Your House events shortly after winning his first wwf championship.

    • @Bull1908
      @Bull1908 2 роки тому

      Before his death in 2002, there were plans to try and bring Davey Boy back again. I always believed that HBK would have made up for what he did at this event by giving him a program that allows Davey to FINALLY go over. Its a shame that never happened cause real wrestling fans would have embraced the program, JR and WWE would have made great storytelling about their past with a huge hype video and maybe Davey would have won one of the world titles.

  • @michaeljackson7732
    @michaeljackson7732 4 роки тому +30

    They did Davy boy Smith wrong in this PPV

    • @Marc_Masters
      @Marc_Masters 4 роки тому +7

      Facts

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 3 роки тому

      10:48 Was out of nowhere and 12:36 was a accident, but it was a botch and Shawn didn't help him to escape the leg out of the guardrails.

  • @john-paulchesworth6117
    @john-paulchesworth6117 4 роки тому

    Class . Love the channel and this was a good trip down memory Lane for me . Hbk was discussing back then foe his backstage work and antics . But correct I’m saying this did a lot for getting the uk 🇬🇧 and sky many more ppv. Keep up the good work .

  • @jphasson
    @jphasson 4 роки тому +1

    Another excellent upload. You truly are the king of UA-cam. Also, I was watching the Patreon names scroll; Glamour Smashed Face is one of the best handles I've ever heard. Yo, Glamour, if you see this please comment and let me know the origin (and yes, I know it's a play off of the Cannibal Corpse song).

  • @blockboi3816
    @blockboi3816 4 роки тому +29

    Love Shawn, and you can't deny his talent. But he also ruined a lot of wrestling with his ego.
    And I definitely disagree that this was "the best move". Especially since Shawn could care less about the European chip!

    • @corya1584
      @corya1584 3 роки тому +1

      it was absolutely the best move you absolute mark

    • @TherealRNOwwfpooh
      @TherealRNOwwfpooh 2 роки тому +4

      @@corya1584 It was not. HBK didn't give a rat's ass about the European Championship. He only won it to became the first-ever Grand Slam Winner & to spite the Hart Foundation, as well as incite rage in the pro-Bulldog Birmingham crowd, who showed up to get their justified happy ending as was customary!

    • @nzelver559
      @nzelver559 Рік тому

      ​@@TherealRNOwwfpooh Fair enough, sounds like Shawn was all business and a pretty sharp guy. I didnt like how he stepped on long time deserving guys and killed their push
      Reborn or not - I think he didnt deserve to come back for a second run, too much damage

    • @theitfactorjameswheezer2852
      @theitfactorjameswheezer2852 10 місяців тому +1

      @@nzelver559lol no one has done more damage than the previous owner, come on.

    • @nzelver559
      @nzelver559 10 місяців тому

      @@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Are you talking about Vince McMahon? What are you saying?

  • @oliverkloshophdndrecords50
    @oliverkloshophdndrecords50 4 роки тому

    Once again, that music mix was spectacular. Restarting video to hear it again.

  • @vincenzosanzaproulx4665
    @vincenzosanzaproulx4665 4 роки тому +1

    Love this channel ! Keep up the great work!!

  • @danh27
    @danh27 4 роки тому +4

    When I see the product today, how Vince runs his ship and how dirty he runs it at times, I wonder if I still consider myself a fan.

  • @McSorleyFan33
    @McSorleyFan33 3 роки тому +1

    One of my top 5 ppvs. Say what u will bout the ending but that was some serious heel heat and it’s the reason people still remember this ppv unlike most other uk exclusive ppvs

  • @TheDimeDrawer
    @TheDimeDrawer 4 роки тому +27

    Shawn winning made sense but I do feel for Davey's little sister really badly 😢

    • @KB-hh8rt
      @KB-hh8rt 4 роки тому

      Nah, he didn't need to win.

    • @TheDimeDrawer
      @TheDimeDrawer 4 роки тому +6

      @@KB-hh8rt He did to build heat going into Survivor Series 1997.

    • @901stinababy
      @901stinababy 3 роки тому +3

      Yea DX was super disrespectful back then lol

  • @SylentEcho
    @SylentEcho 3 роки тому +5

    16:20 this is why I loathe Michaels. I'm not even British, but ****ing hell, the ending of this PPV hurt like a bitch, especially after Davey dedicated the match to his sister.

  • @lordcolinb
    @lordcolinb 4 роки тому +16

    I always hate Shawn. This back story proves why

  • @ForburyLion
    @ForburyLion 3 роки тому +3

    Never dedicate a match to someone until you've won.

  • @rayzaramon6598
    @rayzaramon6598 4 роки тому

    Another story that you've smartened me up to that i didn't know about. Excellent video.👍

  • @AJ_savage16
    @AJ_savage16 4 роки тому +2

    British Bulldog Davey boy smith should of gotten a world title run he was a great wrestler and underrated WWE did him dirty R.I.P bulldog

  • @theenlightenedone1283
    @theenlightenedone1283 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome intro and music was sweet 👌🏼

  • @beezy22
    @beezy22 4 роки тому +6

    Yes indeed this was the beginning of the DX/Hart Foundation feud from one night only and ended at survivor series 1997 plus a foreshadow of survivor series 1997..RIP Bulldog Rick Rude Chyna Owen And Anvil....

  • @yelnaw
    @yelnaw 4 роки тому +5

    Awesome this.
    I was at Rebellion 99 at the NEC. Shoutout to the 2 blonde lads that ran past us through the crowd.

  • @johnrath5049
    @johnrath5049 4 роки тому

    Seems like Bulldog episodes always get tons of views. Great show again wrestling bios.

  • @Jay-Kaizo
    @Jay-Kaizo 4 роки тому +2

    I don't know if no one would have remembered it. If they put on a good enough match they would. I absolutely remember Davy and Bret's match.

  • @risboturbide9396
    @risboturbide9396 4 роки тому

    As always... Thank your for your great work.

  • @EdgeOfEntropy17
    @EdgeOfEntropy17 4 роки тому +5

    Man this makes me hate Shawn Michaels even more. How hard was it for him to just lose the match as planned? He was so arrogant back then, costing the WWF a lot. Davey Boy Smith could have went over, keeping his promise to his family, and then DX could have got involved after the match and get the same level of heat. But for Shawn, he had to win a pretend wrestling match because he was petty. LOL.

  • @michaeljackson7732
    @michaeljackson7732 4 роки тому +8

    Stone Cold Steve Austin wasn't on this show , Bret Hart and Owen Hart got huge pops

    • @ForEternia
      @ForEternia 4 роки тому +6

      Nice name 👌. Stone Cold was rehabbing from his neck injury if I'm not mistaken

  • @terrymeyer773
    @terrymeyer773 4 роки тому +10

    I hate Shawn Michael's, he is all about him. He didn't ever want to loose to anyone, he forfeited most of his titles...now he wants everyone to think he is a Christian.... GTFOH, he is a pure punk

  • @hermanthetosser4219
    @hermanthetosser4219 Рік тому +1

    Watching through this ppv again... I forgot the vader and owen match, they done a great job between them...

  • @tonydreads622
    @tonydreads622 4 роки тому

    I remember watching this, this was great, thank you

  • @hellionsentinel
    @hellionsentinel 4 роки тому +10

    Well of course, any booking decision suggested by Mr “I lost my smile” is good for business right? 🙄

    • @attiepollard7847
      @attiepollard7847 4 роки тому +3

      Again why are you not blaming Vince McMahon for the change in the finish?

    • @attiepollard7847
      @attiepollard7847 4 роки тому +3

      @Strigorvious Dregorous people have to understand Vince McMahon will hear both sides of the story and then he will make his final decision. bulldog should have went to his office and explained why he does not want to finish changed. Close mouth do not get fed in this business

    • @attiepollard7847
      @attiepollard7847 4 роки тому +3

      @Strigorvious Dregorous and again if the dedication to his family member was that important he should have went to Vince.

    • @ajsgaming83
      @ajsgaming83 4 роки тому

      actually it was it got him good heat and set up a rematch in england at the nxt uk ppv, thats called long term booking. but it never happend due to bulldog leaving the company with hart.

    • @attiepollard7847
      @attiepollard7847 4 роки тому +1

      @Strigorvious Dregorous how is it sucking up if you're explaining to Vince that you don't want the finish changed because you want to dedicate that to your sister?

  • @thethirtythree482
    @thethirtythree482 4 роки тому

    Very good editing of your videos

  • @leoconchola3163
    @leoconchola3163 4 роки тому +3

    It basically show the powers Shawn & HHH had back then

  • @adzbeck7681
    @adzbeck7681 4 роки тому +10

    Why didn’t Owen and Bret help the bulldog they was both in the area ! Always bothered me how no one helped him

    • @only1icon1801
      @only1icon1801 4 роки тому +10

      HBK and HHH were on the booking committee, basically running roughshod over them and making them look weak

    • @TimmyTickle
      @TimmyTickle 4 роки тому +1

      @@only1icon1801 Correction: HBK and HHH were the booking committee

    • @angusthecat1689
      @angusthecat1689 4 роки тому +1

      @@only1icon1801 i would guess vince has the final say on all title changes

    • @ForEternia
      @ForEternia 4 роки тому

      @@angusthecat1689 ya think?

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 3 роки тому

      @@angusthecat1689 that's a legit screwjob

  • @undertakerlargestfan
    @undertakerlargestfan 4 роки тому +1

    I’m sorry but the fact that hbk lobbied to win even after bulldog mentioned that he dedicated that match to his DYING SISTER just makes me like Shawn even less now

    • @attiepollard7847
      @attiepollard7847 4 роки тому

      Why are you mad at HBK you should be mad at Vince for changing the finish. Plus why didn't bulldog protest the change? if he did not protest the change that tells me that he did not have the stomach for a conflict.

    • @undertakerlargestfan
      @undertakerlargestfan 4 роки тому +1

      @@attiepollard7847 because if hbk didn’t open his mouth and suggest it then it WOULD NOT have happened. Davey boy was never the political type to begin with and I’m sure he was aware that arguing with hbk and vince’s decisions would be pointless and risky especially since his half brother was having major beef with both of them at the time(more so Shawn than Vince)

  • @julianswarzkoff771
    @julianswarzkoff771 4 роки тому +2

    We could see why bret was on about not dropping the belt to hbk in montreal

  • @E_l_l_i_e
    @E_l_l_i_e 4 роки тому

    Whoever's doing the musical arrangement for WB deserves a raise.

  • @XxCleanUpBoyxX
    @XxCleanUpBoyxX 4 роки тому

    I was there and saw Davey vs Owen in Berlin back in '97 it was really awesome! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @gido0471
    @gido0471 3 роки тому +1

    I have to admit as HBK's my favorite wrestlers of all time he was also one of the greatest heels of all time, based in real life and in the ring 😆

  • @petrolhead0387
    @petrolhead0387 4 роки тому +5

    Dude please..... at least activate the auto-captions, I'm not trying be an arsehole, but I love your vids and I'm hearing impaired.

    • @petrolhead0387
      @petrolhead0387 4 роки тому +3

      @Serpens Albas its a creator activation, do you think i dont know how to turn captions on? I've been turning captions on for over 30 years. But these videos don't have them, try it yourself.

    • @ShubhamMishrabro
      @ShubhamMishrabro 4 роки тому +1

      @@petrolhead0387 he said do it yourself 😂😂🤣🤣

  • @abeezysportsxentertainment
    @abeezysportsxentertainment 4 роки тому +1

    I miss these one off PPVs.