50 Worst WCW Moments Ever

[@Godzilla1982]

Ill never understand why Mike Awesome couldnt just.....be Mike Awesome. He was amazing. RIP.

[@leighanderson2613]

Starts well with Simon and then Andy comes sweeping in and turns it into a buzzfeed article. yikes!

[@primusvsunicron1]

SWERVE BRO

[@BAztid]

Horrible.

[@LembeckIsStaying]

Ok thank you. I thought I was being too harsh, but jeez.

[@khorneschosen7561]

I thought I was the only one who thought that😅

[@TehBuggy]

It’s too much for one person to list 50 WCW moments, glad you guys shared the burden 😂

[@denniscatanese4846]

Imagine: Raw is live and Nitro is taped. Raw announces David Arquette is gonna win the world title. Millions of fans click over to see the car crash. WCW goes on another epic ratings streak. Arquette becomes bigger than Stone Cold!😂😂

[@DarMar106]

I feel like WWE would’ve done a more fun story line. Hell that battle of the billionaires thing with Trump was entertaining than expected it to be. And we got to see Vince shaved live on tv lol

[@frayhua9716]

By the way Vince Russo helped David Arquette becomes champion.

[@worlds-in-conflict]

Way to draw us in by starting with Simon to trick us into listening to Andy...cool swerve bro!

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

@@worlds-in-conflict you do realize it's got the whole crew in this video right? There's nothing wrong with Andy's narration and it's nice to have someone other than Simon for a change.

[@worlds-in-conflict]

@@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269 I do.

[@labbaby189]

Wouldn't be a WCW thread without an unneeded swerve, bro.

[@gambitvegeta]

You forgot the #1 Worst WCW Moment EVER! HIRING VINCE RUSSO.....bro!

[@TheRipper1967]

Exactly WcW worst idea to hire the biggest idiot in the world....Vince Russo was the absolute box of rocks.

[@ShaunHopkinsAVFC]

@@TheRipper1967I can actually find a use for a box of rocks

[@13wargo]

There’s an alternate universe where russo stayed on the creative team at the fed and like… two absolutely unhinged Vinces in 2000 would have been insane! Russo helping with the katie vick storyline? Imagine…

[@brandonsorensen7216]

Anytime someone outside of Simon is the mc of this channel it becomes unwatchable, we get it your pandering to make yourself look PC ....NO ONE CARESSSSSSS

[@watcherrat]

Regarding Arquette, if you can, find the documentary David Arquette Must Die, which shows him wanting to make amends for that whole debacle, and learning to actually wrestle for real. Saw him in a few matches live, and he actually made himself into a pretty solid performer after a while!

[@Maverick7613]

I feel the same way about Logan Paul... I straight up HATE the Paul brothers and literally everything about their existence, and I hope Iron Mike punches a hole through Jake's chest like that scene in, "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist"... but after seeing the marked improvement in Logan, and him actually putting in the work while US Champ and looking to really make something serious (or, at least as serious as a Paul brother could be) out of this... I've at least softened my seething hatred towards that brother.

[@Filmation77]

Yes for his size and lack of experience, he wasn't bad for what he did in ring

[@themike314v2]

I'd really like to see something with Bron Breakker and Chucky Make it happen, USA Network

[@peterreine2917]

It happened before on nxt

[@HoosierJ219]

They're two Partners Sting had that never betrayed him, Darby Allin, and RoboCop

[@mrterp04]

Dishonorable Mentions: 51. Goldberg punches a limo and nearly loses his arm 52. Sting gets lit on fire and falls off the TurnerTron 53. Bobby Heenan gets drunk at Hog Wild 54. Roddy Piper spends 20 minutes auditioning random guys for his team 55. Elizabeth accuses Goldberg of “Aggravated Stalking”

[@benmackie6322]

That Roddy Piper segment was so fucking embarrassing, it should be in the top 15 worst WCW moments lol.

[@calennon3]

The fact that the finger poke of doom and ‘that’ll put butts in seats’ happened on the same episode is insane

[@windmaster9]

Because all wcw had was the nwo and they thought the finger poke of doom would be talked it is just not the way they thought it would be

[@stingrey1571]

What everyone forgets about the bill Goldberg heel turn at GAB, is how they promoted the event. Leading up to the ppv, the commentators would actually say “someone is turning heel at the great American bash.”

[@dannyaraya8017]

huge gigantic massive brown down for making us think this was a Simon video & forcing annoying leprechaun andy on us after 10 minutes. did vince russo plan this??

[@danielholmes-nj5nq]

I hate that late era WCW logo. It makes my head hurt.

[@davidfrederick1971]

DUMBEST thing in wrestling history: #1 NWA-WCW hires Jim Herd.

[@NowhereManTK]

A top 50 list like this and nothing from Jim Herd? Herd firing Flair? Cancelling the Midnight Express joining the Horsemen? The Ding Dongs?

[@ShaunHopkinsAVFC]

Or wanting to make Flair into a gladiator named Spartacus? 😂😂😂

[@willurbanovitch3020]

Chambers of Horrors is one of my favorite matches. Look at the crazy amount of talent in there. And Giant Gonzales

[@KB-qk1ic]

Chris Benoit winning the WCW title after already giving notice that he was leaving for WWE deserves to be on here. Dudes my favorite of all-time, but giving him the belt just to prove a point to the boys in the back was stupid.

[@thomasbecker6185]

Andy Murray sucks

[@BAztid]

Middle class Glaswegians suck by default.

[@VintageBall19]

Without watching - RoboCop vs Sting, Fingerpoke of Doom, Titleloss of Goldberg, mentioning the title win from Mankind

[@devanlaney3238]

Nahhhh Sid was hilarious does not deserve to be on this list let alone worse than robo cop and Chucky

[@Vaishino]

Clearly WCW was setting up a Chucky vs Robocop match.

[@guyank6138]

Great video Simon, how about a retro ups and downsreview for WCW Thunder

[@chikish]

WhatCulture did Andy no favors by having him deliver the least fun entries on the list with all that wokey virtue signaling energy about misogyny.

[@exunderscorejai]

Aaaah damnit, if you'd said snowflake you'd have won generic gammon bingo

[@ShaunHopkinsAVFC]

Exactly

[@conedx]

there's no world where stacy keibler and major gunns mud wrasslin' can be a "worst moment"!

[@J0nny_Ch1mp0]

Exactly 💯

[@userjoereuscher]

Thanks for all the fun an bringing back a ton of great memories. Plus the trivia an comments are the best

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Let Gareth do NXT Ups and Downs again. "I Want It." 😄👍

[@shauncampbell5288]

“Racism’s own Hulk Hogan” was brutal Andy 😂

[@kennethpogue718]

Perfect example why i was a WWF kid. Never cared for WCW. Always seemed so childish. And I was a child!!!!! 😂

[@robertstuart480]

David Flair, Daffney & Crowbar worked great together.

[@Edkkiiid]

Okay but “here comes robocop bob” is my favorite meme right now 🤣

[@positivevibetec]

Does that say 41 minutes? You might need a pot of coffee

[@tjtaylor6431]

What’s Hulk Hogan’s favorite Pink Floyd album?

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

It sure as hell isn't DARK Side of The Moon. 😆👍

[@DBoy38]

Of course it's The Wall, brother.

[@MichaelReinprecht-wu1xx]

2 Words “Arachna Man” 🤦🏼🤮🦏

[@gestaltdude]

I decide last year to start watching wrestling from the beginning. Started with the earliest Starrcade available of the WWE network, which of course has become the Monday Night Wars. Currently up to Superbrawl '97, so thanks for the warning about all the crap ahead of me. Looking forward to seeing the MWW for the first time, as the country I live in didn't get cable until the very late 90's.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

"Bro, I don't even like Wrestling Bro." - Literally Vince Russo before 🤦‍♂️

[@primusvsunicron1]

Russo flip flops on that

[@swishbenoit4489]

Wresss sah ling

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

@@swishbenoit4489 Haa! I think it almost ends with an n instead of g. 😄👍

[@davidtrainor9569]

Can you do a worst 50 moments of WWE next?

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Mike Awesome peaked as ECW Champion and then was horribly mishandled by both WCW and WWE. He could've been one of the biggest stars ever but is more remembered as a footnote in wrestling history.

[@GLJosh]

With WWE owning both film libraries maybe making them a shared universe? Potentially Robocop saves Sting in the same 'universe' as Miz getting 'attacked' by Zombies. If only The Miz knew Robocop, RC could have fought of the Zombies.

[@MrSniperfox29]

Flair only agreed to do the Black Scorpion because 1 They were going to get Barry Windham to do it, and Flair didn't want the angle to kill Windham's career and assumed (rightly) he wouldn't be hurt by that 2 To give him the title back later

[@mikeawesome9212]

Sure bud

[@timdewolfe1483]

Chucky wouldn’t have been so bad if it was with a comedy heel like Disco Inferno or Lodi

[@TheCj126]

The WWE's victory over WCW wasn't just the triumph of a better in-ring product, but also of a better business model.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! 6:18 Silly Simon, he wasn't from "Mars" he came from SPACE Mountain. 😆👍

[@dylanogg347]

#10 is especially frustrating because the Main Event was awesome!

[@SuperMutant2099]

You forget to mention 3 and 6 were on the same night. Part of the reason why people say it was start of the end. Yeah there was a lot bad after but this was Insulting to fans of WCW. Just as a whole. From the fact that Mick Foley was a loved guy who WCW let go. To the fact that they put finger poke of doom after Mankind won the belt aired. People actually turned back to Nitro to watch the overrun. They were treated one of biggest insults in wrestling history. Where they were literally laughing at the fans

[@Extinguisher10]

The obvious explanation for TV Title moving from CO to PA was that WCW provides their own trash cans and they travel with the crew.

[@libanetto]

More Simon, less Andy, please

[@ogkuailiang1025]

Agreed

[@jeremyvisser3877]

Andy is the worst, he's terrible. He must not watch any entertainment at all if he is so worried about misogyny. It's a TV show and the performers are playing a character.

[@HelixJoe]

@@jeremyvisser3877it’s a KZbin channel it’s free content they don’t owe you anything keep your mouth closed 👍🏻

[@HelixJoe]

It’s free content they don’t owe you anything. Show a bit of respect

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

💯

[@Maverick7613]

#40 - "Anyway, here's Wonderwall..."

[@stak81]

The real problem with the Shockmaster debut is what happens if he didn't fall? Would it really be any different?

[@mockingbird9646]

Id love to hear sidge and hamflett present some of these lists. I know everyone has their own opinions, but id really enjoy it. They are clearly the 2 smartest wrestling minds on the channel. Wilbourn is always a good presenter. Murray is hit and miss for me. Gareth just constantly asks me to comment. Lol. Id really enjoy hearing the michaels and their presenting style in lists such as this

[@martaviouspaul7117]

I think the worst wcw moments are Hogan laying down for Sting in 1999 and that bad hardcore match they had in the parking lot that Finaly almost lost his leg over and bam bam being counted out in a falls count anywhere match

[@jlopez0710]

Yea no explanation in Hogan laying down. Proceeding to take the title from Sting in a non title match then vacating the title all in less than 24hours

[@markmyers6756]

Does this mean ten worst wcw moments videos are retired?

[@NotAShitWillBeGiven]

How can you NOT include that horrific Barbed Wire Strel Cage First Blood match at Uncensored 1999? Ric Flair was busted open 5 minutes into the match, the ref said, “eh, who cares?”, and the match ends with Ric Flair winning . How? By PINNING Hogan with a SUBMISSION hold! What a mess…

[@rileystokosa2459]

Paying money for cor syrup bathes sounds like a gwar concert

[@finesseboyd]

I met Tommy dreamer a couple years ago. He was pretty chill but he was serious lol

[@davidfrederick1971]

In the "jail" or what ever that was at Capitol Combat 1990, which the Horsemen put Sting into and Robocop appears to save Sting by ripping door off. Earlier in the show Jim Cornette was placed in same "jail" to prevent him from interfering in midnight express match. Cornette said in his podcast he couldnt throw a fit or act up inside knowing the jail-door was rigged to be removed easily. Other wise the jail-door would fall apart on its own.

[@kefkakrist]

omg, all this time I thought Russo called Hogan a "big-balled sob".

[@goaster187]

The Mach man, Torrie slap was weak. Macho man made sure he didn't hurt her. Very mild violence. Gutta make stories seem somewhat real somehow. How can a guy being fried alive on PPV NOT be the worst match EVER!? Wow

[@jimsheppard3166]

33:20 I beg to differ. As someone who did not order Halloween Havoc, I throughly enjoyed getting to watch DDP vs Goldberg got free, the next night on Nitro.

[@MRWHY360]

Gotta do one for wwf now

[@windmaster9]

You mean wwe don't think the wall people will allow it

[@MRWHY360]

@windmaster9 nope I mean wwf

[@StevePaulMyers]

Did the five of them not speak to each other when they made this, David Arquette, Russo winning the belt, Hogan Walking Out, Goldberg turning Heel and Finger Poke of Doom were all mentioned multiple times by different presenters?!?

[@KingBrahma-xw6mt]

I think what hurt Mike Awesome was him talking once he debut if they would’ve kept him as a powerful force like he was in ECW I believe he would’ve been something

[@craigcarlock8910]

All do these moments are beyond awful the booking was horrifically terrible from late 98 to 2001 after watching this video it’s easy to see why wcw went out of business when it did

[@craigcarlock8910]

Of

[@d20Fitness]

the only thing that makes sense is that Robocop time traveled during his time fighting the Terminators to do a quick help of Sting and then went back on his way.

[@d20Fitness]

God Jay Leno in 1998 is when I knew something was TERRIBLY wrong with the booking. I probably should have known before but hey, I was young and stupid.

[@Gamamus]

I think Mark Madden in general should've made the list. Also, I didn't think the finger poke of doom was that bad. Certainly not nearly as bad as Russo or Arquette winning the title.

[@jackstraw522]

Still disappointed that Robocop didn’t come down to make a save in Stings last match

[@killingragethrowback]

Well... WWE did bring in the Muppets and that might be crazier than Robocop... but it sort of worked because the Muppets were hilarious. Sid was unintentionally hilarious when he wasn't menacing.

[@ryanwaslawski6088]

I remember in 99 and 2000 if you missed one episode of wcw when you tuned in the next week it was like you missed a year. You’d have no clue why anyone was doing what they are doing cause it’s so far removed from what they did 2 weeks ago.

[@aikhis]

Yeah miss one week and the next david Arquette is somehow world champion.... the storied history of the big gold belt

[@gregmartin114]

Where’s “spin the wheel, make the deal”

[@CeeTee-12345]

The worst was when Kevin Nash laid down for the pin to Hulk Hogan..

[@desmondway7295]

I can't believe Wesley Snipes wrestled for WCW. That's why we couldn't see anything in that junk yard match

[@btbucks]

The Black Scorpion 4 life.

[@michealhunt3156]

“racism’s own hollywood hogan” made me cry laughing 😭😭😭

[@WhoCaresAnymoreTho]

Rey mysterio unmasking

[@httr94]

Modern wrestling fans have the most delicate sensibilities I've ever seen especially the British ones. So PC.

[@byronkennedy7203]

I hope RoboCop made the list😂

[@kwetribute3838]

You missed the worst moment ever: The debut of the Ding Dongs.

[@trulypoortbreezy1829]

Nothing worse than that 2000 logo change like they just took the starcade logo

[@imjusthere750]

That 20-11 was rough to listen to.

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

An elephant would have booked WCW better.

[@SUNNYREDHCB]

" RACISMS OWN " 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@httr94]

Hogan got caught saying what a lot of your favorite wrestlers have said behind closed doors. You're too delicate.

[@weikel2000]

@@httr94 We get it, you're a racist and are butt hurt that you can no longer get away with saying similar things.

[@JamesChatting]

Who cares about racism unless it's actual racism as in someone assaults you

[@nathanmaurice747]

Go and watch WWE then some more mark, with Triple H, or is that Dr Hung Low, or is that the guy who told Booker T "people like him" do not win world titles? No racism there......

[@unsatisfiedfans7422]

Typical Vince Russo's favourite WCW match type: *_Random Bullshit On A Pole Match_*

[@paulowen2047]

Buzzkill came in late 99 not 2000

[@nathanmaurice747]

For all the woes of WCW at least they did not kill one of their wrestlers on pay per view then double down by keeping the show running.

[@christopherfoley8322]

Dustin would have been good as Uncle Fester when he was Seven

[@Vaishino]

"Hulk was ticked off about that and this would be his final WCW appearance as a result. The only good thing to come out of this mess was Booker T winning the world title." You just got through telling us it got rid of Hogan, that's two good things.

[@DBoy38]

It's a shame that Booker T's first world title victory got completly overshadowed by the whole Hogan/Russo debacle.

[@monarched]

No 44: the Stretcher Match between Sid and El Gigante was actually in 1991, not 1990(Gigante debuted in April or May 1990, also the Superbrawl PPV debuted in May 1991)

[@mikeawesome9212]

Superbrawl started in 1986.

[@JamesChatting]

They were monsters bro. Sick of midget wrestlers

[@MultiClayable]

I mean, we do know if Robocop exists in the WCW universe. We saw him save Sting! That means he exists!

[@change1ing]

"Racism's own Hulk Hogan" hahahahahahaaahahha

[@Henry-i5h]

Hogan spoke the truth about Black people😁😁😁

[@DamariJackson24]

BRUH😂.

[@httr94]

Durrrr

[@mikeawesome9212]

I thought David Flair was ok when he was runnin about with Crowbar and Daphney

[@selectivevisions]

Nah I’m calling you out on this one the black scorpion story is what got me to love wrestling it was great the time.

[@foxboy1985]

T is for booker that's good enough for me

[@neilcoatham]

Watching reliving the war tells us Buzzkill was in 1999.

[@rickhernandez9333]

Truthfully, all the narrative changes made the list much more easier to listen to considering the content.....

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Wow 28:30 Really guys? You couldn't let this clip go? He was Just on TV for them and his nephew is currently getting pushed to the moon, they've clearly tried to work through it. Why bring it up again when you don't need to? Just to be clear I still enjoyed this collaborative video. 😄👍

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

13:46 To be fair David had certain mannerisms when speaking that were similar to Ric's, especially in the eyes and mouth. It's just that the rest of him was not really that good, you could tell he hadn't thought a day about being a wrestler until he started doing it on TV with his dad. Dominic was a similar case but he's picked it up SO Much faster than David ever seemed to be able to. 😄👍

[@jeffreypridemore100]

You know what. It just dawned on me. The reason I survived late 2010’s WWE is because I was brought in and raised by this nonsensical, wonderful company.

[@swarnski8uu]

The "on a pole match" was a staple of southern wrestling in the territory days. Coal miners glove Sack of silver dollar on a pole match sombrero on a pole Vince Russo gets credit with the gimmick, i think, because of the absurdity of his gimmicks on said pole (viagra, judy bagwell)

[@nicktaylor2657]

One name David Arquette 😮