1999's WEIRDEST WWE Raw Episode

[@FGHHJazz]

absolutely loving this series so far, jack's writing has obviously peaked with "Hustle, Loyalty, What are those"

[@DS-us8sc]

Jack didn't write it up. It was Dees. Get it right mark

[@higler.]

VKM booking himself in a faction called "The Union" is pretty fucking hilarious

[@southbeachtalent]

Jessie Ventura came back later that year to ref the main event at SummerSlam but it would've been gold if he was there earlier to feud against "The Union."

[@SsnakeBite]

I assume now that he's back he'll be forming a stable called "The Consent".

[@stoozdee]

@@SsnakeBitethe nDa

[@coleymissions]

this video was QUALITY, Jack. I watched it on the TV while I ate dinner. everything about it from top to bottom - so good. the difference between this and "2016 Jack" is insane. loved it.

[@calvin7896]

Shit at this point it's hard to remember the jack the jobber days it's crazy how different things are

[@fookiebookie4239]

Jack the jobber was just a boy, this is Jack the mid carder

[@Thechezbailey]

Nothing tops Corporate Ministry Jack

[@gakk8658]

Hyped to see more of these, this is a gold mine and of course Jack's writing and presenting is on point.

[@Brainjargaming]

I really love this series. Love the character you bring in presenting this. Hope it keeps going.

[@DrBeauHightower]

The irony of a kayfabe union when Vince is the king of union busting

[@ryankelly4260]

He's like the owner of FedEx but... insane😂

[@KansasCat3]

You can tell how excited Jack is to film these lol.

[@Sunprism]

Agree with Kane's ability to take bumps, I loved that tangle, and anytime he ends up tied up, He looks like a bear who's cub you're teasing just out of reach

[@joshsykes6231]

This is an absolutely quality series. Love it sooo much. Keep it up with the content

[@Cirrus5005]

Fantastic Jack. Really took us on a journey through Russo's RAW in 1999 there. Echoing everyone's comments here, I could listen to you humorously mock anything because your presenting style is so much fun to listen to. I need to go back and watch the other one.

[@thekinginthenorth3650]

Angry Val Venus has got me dying over here. The logic of Val being pissed off because Double J is “forcing” him to try and steal his girl might be Russo’s best work of his career.

[@wilsonchadbenitez3021]

I like this weird series. This Raw was about a year before I started watching wrestling, so I don't remember it. Plus, this video comes out right at my lunch break, which is cool

[@wnrr2696]

Think I was around 2000 aswell. Trying to pinpoint exactly when I started watching by going through old eps and clips

[@MeNoSpeakJibberish]

I started watching from Jan 1999 and id recommend if you have the network watch from at least 1997. Theres a lot of good stuff that lead up to the big boom they had from 1999-2000. The work Bret Hart was doing before he left and the rise of Stone Cold / Rock / Foley / HHH is all worth checking out

[@RecMike]

That's funny because this was about a year, maybe 2, before I stopped watching.

[@wnrr2696]

@@MeNoSpeakJibberish I feel like we had wcw and ecw on uk tv but you had to have sky to get wwf, not sure but feel like I remember that

[@MeNoSpeakJibberish]

@@wnrr2696 WCW was on ch5 but ECW was on Bravo on sky

[@rise8604]

The shout-out to Chris Kreski was great. The only other time I heard him referenced was on the Attitude Era Podcast (always a great listen)

[@MrMario-tc8sl]

12:32 is the greatest imagery I've ever seen in my life! Chef's kiss!!

[@hippaul]

I’m so glad I recently came back to Cultaholic. This show is probably the most entertained I’ve been on KZbin in ages. It’s funny though as silly and insane as this raw was I found it more entertaining than todays product by far. I suspect that’s because it was true must see TV. nowadays if you miss a weeks show it’s literally no big deal.

[@txl17]

Dude, I have not belly laughed this hard at any video on KZbin in so long. Some of these jokes legit have me howling. Hilarious. Keep up the good work, Jack.

[@joshuaandrus4332]

I saw Kane live in the 90s and he truly was an absolute monster he was taller and bigger then anyone on that roster he had muscles for days everywhere this dude was a monster

[@philiptucker7590]

Except for the big show and prime undertaker 😂

[@woobgamer5210]

and now Kane's just... some old overweight sweaty conservative guy in a Florida city where he cries about the 'snowflake youth' and is just all around... a shit person

[@DJDoubleCee]

I found it weird that there was two referees for the Stone Cold/The Undertaker match at Over The Edge.

[@B88]

Hustle, Loyalty & WHAT ARE THOSE...😂🤣😂 That's some good sh@ damn it😂🤣

[@ashley_bell]

Really enjoying this series! Well done Jack! 👍

[@aaronhurst4379]

Loving this new series so far, Jack and co!

[@HorrorsofCody]

Please do more of these breakdowns, your perspective and opinion is golden and I agree usually. Great video dude 👊🏻

[@thebigbop5866]

This is probably my favourite raw ever. Opening segment anyway.

[@matthewmaccabe4171]

If you're doing impact ones, there were definitely some odd ones during the hogan/bishoff time that should suit the series

[@ShieTar_]

Is Vince Russon getting paid royalties by Cultaholic, since he surely created the majority of content for this series?

[@anointed6386]

Loving this Jack. Keep it up man

[@fireyay]

Quality content Jack. I love this, and I loved the previous Smackdown review... Boy is this the worst timing ever to praise Glenn Jacobs without qualifiers! (Sincerely from the 28th of February 2022)

[@marybonner7432]

It was definitely recorded beforehand 😂😂

[@Joe90h]

Why is that? *Casually Googles* Oh noooo

[@marybonner7432]

@@Joe90h Hangman's response was excellent though 😂😂

[@Joe90h]

@@marybonner7432 cowboy shit versus crackpot shit. I don't fancy Glenn's chances in the next mayoral election if his fondness of Russia is highlighted. Honestly, just seems like a bad take and a bad political move.

[@michaelwoods2738]

@@Joe90h I think you read it wrong. He wasn’t supporting Russia. He was just saying that what they did was not shocking considering how they operate. The problem in what he said was everything he said was worded in the worst way possible and said at the wrong time.

[@rollingcourage6658]

I love the evolution of Jack’s presenting style.

[@jamesprumos7775]

Highest rated Raw episode of the Monday Night Wars

[@majorairsoft6115]

This series is great and the writing and presentation is hilarious keep up the great work everyone

[@sleepdafiend3983]

This was F'N amazing and funny thanks 4 the content dont stopp

[@padreblack]

I remember this episode. I have it recorded somewhere on VHS along with an episode of Soul Train and Snoop on the Donny and Marie show.

[@pjsw]

Jack is really coming out of his shell with this series absolutely fantastic video

[@Unitenotfight]

Nobody popped for “Real American” because they did this often in the Attitude Era. They used it as a comedy spot entrance several times. That, Gilberg and several other things were digs at WCW. So that’s why people were more curious as to whom was coming out, who’s going to make fun of Hulk this time? 😂

[@scottcochrane]

Ha! I went to this show in ‘99. Senior year in high school. Awesome experience. Just wished Rock got on the mic.

[@elisamaria3628]

Actually thrasher was injured which is why Chaz got repackaged

[@JagerLange]

Jack rocking the Adidas in solidarity with Slavs everywhere in this trying time.

[@quesoblanco444]

I really enjoyed this vid, Jack's delivery was spot on.

[@mattbarber97]

This is honestly one of my all-time favourite episodes of WWE television

[@jamesprumos7775]

Makes sense since it's the highest rated of the Monday Night Wars

[@pewpewbbqs]

Mine too.. it's gold

[@mattiasashenflame4684]

This series rocks, I remember both the episodes you've covered and yep both batshit crazy

[@JimmyNotes]

And to think this was the highest rated episode of Raw. I loved it when it aired.

[@PompeyGamesRoom]

Great series guys, loved this 🙂

[@StevenScodes]

Really enjoying this series so much. I love watching the weird and crap parts of wrestling and this is just perfect. Excellent work by Jack as he always does!

[@marin3933]

I didnt not expect to see Monica Seles in a wrestling video

[@Tyler-hb8yp]

This was the first raw I ever watched as a kid so I've got a soft spot for it.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Can you confirm if The Stooges entrance was a dub or not?

[@cakes3958]

Best RAW ever! The whole thing felt like such an event

[@dvsmufc81]

I love all these little Jack as ins, like the one in the crowd etc

[@NcWcN1]

15:50 and judging on how his attire was put together that haphazardly, I'm pretty sure that Mick was not told of the Cactus Jack cameo until way too late...

[@fookiebookie4239]

Jack the mid card talent has arrived

[@Persuiter]

I'm so proud of Jack - he's come leaps and bound from the What Culture days. The writing and video edits in this were brilliant 👌

[@Mxyz]

This just goes to show WWE has been using the same formula forever. The only thing that's changed is the lack of huge stars.

[@meganblanchard3351]

Penelope Pitstop...I love that cartoon!

[@manbeast_cs]

oh man i remember i was just finishing up my senior year of high school when this episode dropped. this brings back some major memories.

[@thr33xgaming32]

My new favorite series on the channel!

[@brissy139]

I love this series almost as much as Jack does 🤣🤣🤣

[@Jellycakelap]

My buddy and I were AT that Raw!! It was at the O-Rena in Orlando. I popped like a 10 year old when HBK showed up!

[@carribob1992]

Theres a DDT Digest arena report for this show, it notes that there was a Dark Match between Owen Hart and Kurt Angle as well as several fights breaking out in the crowd.

[@NcWcN1]

A man of culture!

[@Scaramanga7]

God, I loved checking DDTDigest regularly. So much fun in the reviews and recaps.

[@chrishowell6469]

"What's that sound? It's a fire engine." 😅

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

I've never felt more seen than when Shawn was described as "our collective absentee father of the Attitude Era."

[@muhuhuhuhuhu]

Yooooo jack this was pretty fun

[@NcWcN1]

I commented this on another video which had the Union-Corporate Ministry segment but it's worthy to comment here as well: this "match" between Big Show and Paul Bearer was the reason why the latter was included in both WWF Attitude and WWF WrestleMania 2000 as an unlockable (and given the 450 Splash as a gag finisher to boot)

[@craigfin3222]

Ross always threw out the rules when it came to Austin. He was Austin's biggest fan and one of his biggest supporters. However, it shows that a lot of these older guys do not really care so much as they are falling into melancholy of a time long passed.

[@irncoke]

This new series is so good. It’s like a full length jack podcast story with pictures

[@Brodysseus]

Was that a Jimmy John's bag on the cat's head? I'm literally eating Jimmy John's right now.

[@dylanogg347]

I swear, the way Jack describes Bradshaw and Faarooq's argument sounds like the rock 'em sock 'em robots from Toy Story 2.

[@philiptucker7590]

Man there was such a massive shift in wrestling from 1996 to 1997 is wrestling and the WWE….man it was almost unrecognizable tbh!!! Miss those late 90’s where even heat was MUST WATCH 😭

[@JerichotheSplendid]

Any sentence that starts with 'A Mr McMahon idea of' never ends well

[@savagecatgt]

5:14 that is probably Mike Chioda. He was a ref as well as crew, which was common in wwf at the time.

[@marknadratowski5728]

People forget there was a lot of garbage in the Attitude Era.

[@aprentissdaye]

I have the May 10, 1999 episode on RAW is WAR on a random VHS tape, and although this RAW was indeed weird as hell, storylines, and the flow of the show was indeed weird overall, very messing, I strangely, very strangely liked it, I don't know why, and to this day I still why was attracted to this episode, but perhaps because I was a kid during time too, and didn't really know any better. Vince Russo was just an odd man, but strangely captivating at the same time. I mean it was the Attitude Era after all, so much stuff back then was truly weird and not really explainable. I can't believe I actually liked this episode tho. 😔

[@codypagels1598]

WCW 2000 will be good content for this series

[@kiereanm3254]

“All these boys (and Chyna)” cracks me up so bad.

[@BrettJ2010]

I don't know why I'm just now seeing these weird episode videos. I love them

[@javiakajlyfe1217]

First time watching this and it’s the best.Keep them going!!

[@Fantropolis]

Patterson and Briscoe got the pop of the year..

[@scotthiebler2414]

And Vince Russo wonders why he can't find work in wrestling?

[@M97-u8t]

I mean, Mae gave birth to a hand during Chris´s reign so I don´t think he was that good

[@kenwaldron8548]

If triple h can wear jorts I can also

[@TJDylan]

The Katie Vick Raw has to be the weirdest Raw of 2002. Just for the fact that Triple H and Hurricane fight over THAT VHS tape

[@rmoore2nd619]

Fun fact: this is the most watched Raw of all time 27:49 Raw is Owen is the 3rd most watched of all time

[@bridgecrewdave]

As someone who started watching wrestling in the late 90s, I thought for years that "Real American" was the theme of Patterson/Brisco, only later finding out it was Hulk's first lol. Also, super weird that noted French Canadian Pat Patterson comes out to Real American for years.

[@broodbynature]

...Which really begs the question... was Jim Duggan not available to join "The Union"?

[@MillerNj41]

He was still in wcw at the time

[@willcal7753]

I love how retro reviews are the in thing rn in Wrestling YT.

[@KalmoK]

Oh yes, Billy Ass and that very nice, very obvious plant

[@KruelAidMan]

But who was plant?

[@KalmoK]

@@KruelAidMan That woman who rushed to hug him was a plant?

[@KruelAidMan]

@@KalmoK I know. I wanna know who she was.

[@KalmoK]

@@KruelAidMan Some random girl, maybe a local wrestler or just a bimbo model, I'm quite sure there are no info about her sadly

[@dalecollett3213]

I think Patterson and Brisco had used Real American before this match so the crowd knew exactly what they were in store for.

[@diabeticman2194]

There has to be a 2000's WCW show covered in this series. Unfortunately never seen any of it, but I've heard horror stories...

[@ericsacks5731]

Try any episode of WCW Thunder

[@Nerdagon]

penelope pitstop, eh? bit of a poisoned chalice, wouldn't you say?

[@mitchellholcomb1561]

Wait, did you say Vince McMahon vs Midian on the preshow?! Wot?!

[@ukwolfman6938]

Here's a challenge: do a video about the weirdest episodes of WCW Nitro and Thunder. The challenge being narrowing it down to just one episode of each show.

[@heatherjm11]

jack is just nice to watch, you know what i mean? calming voice but still so funny

[@collectibleasmr]

Caught in 4k Simpin.

[@oliverlowenherz835]

Bro its was an Tornado Tag! So everything rule confirm

[@christopherdoroba8724]

After the finger poke of doom the world was tired of hulk Hogan

[@NoisyBones]

Evening gown matches need to come back but it’s exclusively for the male wrestlers. Who doesn’t want to see Brock Lesner try to walk in heels

[@chriswatson8965]

I honestly think Billy Gunn looks better in 2022 then in 1999 and I was an adult in 1999 too.

[@johnthebomb06]

This felt like a recap of a 3 hour show. Crazy how much content they put into the TV shows back then.

[@zlinedavid]

We would have killed to have 3 hours of Raw back then.

[@stephenrobinson8244]

It's because Vince Russo said he never wanted a match to go more than like 10 mins if that. Many segments (everyone had something to do) I know he had people around him to help iron his ideas out, but it's amazing how he faild in wcw with the product he served in wwf. Although I think raw was even better when he left for wcw such an interesting time back then I swear

[@stephenrobinson8244]

Was nitro 3hours back then?

[@zlinedavid]

@@stephenrobinson8244 Yes, but probably shouldn’t have been. It forced them to stretch things out and water things down too much.

[@stephenrobinson8244]

@@zlinedavid and WWE did not learn nitros mistakes, tho at least HHH making it work better atm than vince could. I bet HHH wouldn't mind if raw went back to 2 hours.

[@nicholashurst780]

I'd say Dogg's lack of shoes is probably evidence that Kane wasn't supposed to get trapped in those ropes and they had to burn the planned script for the match

[@ignatiusjackson235]

15:17 I like to think that's how Val Venis looks these days as he mindlessly spouts his Qanon drivel on Twitter.

[@optimus2008]

You know, i used to think the Attitude Era was a reverential period of absolute greatness and brilliance in storytelling... I wasn't *entirely* right to say the least.

[@marvelsProtege]

Kane looked like he really couldn't get out

[@gustavoclarindo101]

This episode had more stipulation matches than One Night Stand 2008😂😂