Can Kurt Angle Topple Stone Cold for the Championship? WWE Unforgiven 2001 Review

It's a PPV that's dampened by national tragedy ... does the fallout from the September 11 attacks impact Unforgiven? Find out here!
04:20 WWF Tag Team Championship: The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. The Big Show & Spike Dudley vs. Lance Storm & The Hurricane
07:17 Perry Saturn vs. Raven
09:32 Intercontinental Championship: Edge vs. Christian
12:08 WCW Tag Team Championship: Undertaker & Kane vs. Kronik
17:07 Hardcore Championship: Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho
19:07 WCW Championship: The Rock vs. Booker T & Shane McMahon
21:50 WCW United States Championship: Tajiri vs. Rhyno
23:27 WWF Championship: Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle
28:04 Final Thoughts
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[@tokubrony9447]

'No one gets as high as Rob Van Dam!' Oh, the double entendre.

[@nottelling8456]

wwe put that on a shirt around 2004 or so. i own it, my mom actually wears it outdoors from time to time (and yes, she knows exactly what it means).

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

@@nottelling8456 Yet they STILL punished him in 06??!

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

😉

[@captainthiccnick]

And RVD 420 says I just smoked your ass

[@eliotdriver1100]

That picture of Austin with the three heads is nightmare inducing

[@iamkonner4813]

Yes

[@TheBenwardy]

i was 6 when i watched this show, i couldn't sleep without seeing that thing

[@nuduce123]

Reminds me of a Freddy Kruger type thing.

[@SatoshiKong]

Looks like a Steve Austin Wabbajack.

[@coryfusting9294]

Reminds me of the Crowbar album "Odd Fellows Rest"

[@tacoenvy]

Raven standing there miming Moppy screaming going into the wood chipper was absolutely hilarious.

[@nbr6116]

I just love how much I hate it. Like... It's F'N Raven Lads

[@robgbaby]

Angle himself said on his podcast that he convinced Vince to give him the title short term to uplift the fans after 9/11 and Austin agreed with it.

[@tacoenvy]

Yeah him and Steve talk about it on the Broken Skull Sessions

[@srwilson3s2k14]

I think the original finish was Regal helping Austin retain but they changed it to do that finish a few weeks later with Regal helping Austin regain the title. 9/11 aftermath dictating angle winning the title at least short term was absolutely the right thing to do. If it was wwe now the heel would just win clean and the American hero left on the mat as wwe only cares about heels now.

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

Fair, but... WHY HAVE THE SAME STONE COLD THAT IS KNOWN FOR PASSING OUT IN THE SHARPSHOOTER, TAP SO QUICK AND PATHETICALLY???!

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@BlitzkriegBryce]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 you’re welcome

[@pal-of-pals]

Raven pretend screaming whilst shrugging is just comedy gold.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

That was a shrug of OH COME ON REALLY

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@joshb1137]

Tbf wtf do you even do in that situation? Reminds me of the end of haircut matches when the equipment fails 100% of the time and people are just standing around like oh shit.

[@mphernandez1]

FYI! At 8:30 when Saturn grabs Raven's legs and looks confused, there's a bit of a backstory/context here that doesn't translate well watching the PPV back years later. Saturn used to do a spot with Moppy where he had Moppy on one of the ring posts and would launch his opponents into the turnbuckle (hitting their head on the hard part of Moppy) and then Saturn would proceed to hit his finish. When Saturn has Raven here, he's confused because it's the first time that he doesn't have Moppy for this spot, so it's kinda a sad/lost realization spot that doesn't translate as well without the backstory here (and commentary must not have picked up on it). Sorry, the nerd in me had to clarify lol. Thanks for making all of these amazing retro reviews! It brings back some amazing memories.

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

That DOES explain a lot! I hadn't noticed Saturn doing that spot with Moppy pre-wood chipper, and yeah the commentary did NOT flesh that moment out at all in the match, sure would've helped! 😄

[@n8c580]

what a nerd. in a good way

[@sdfilmproductions4193]

Quote the Raven.....Nevermore will we see Moppy!🧹

[@xclusiv602]

👏🏼 well done

[@stylekiller21]

Nest nerd ever👏👏👏

[@mikethegrunty5968]

“ fuck this match. Zero stars” needs to be on a shirt

[@StrikeTeam0316]

I would definitely wear that to work casual Fridays.

[@jaycuthbert245]

MINUS. FIVE. STARS!

[@stayfaded69]

It should just fuck this. Zero stars lol makes it more inclusive to all fuckery

[@comixproviderftw_02]

All three Austin heads just say “WHAT?” all the time

[@joshjordan1152]

thanks, wont sleep tonight now.

[@labbaby189]

I can imagine that's what hell is. You have to walk around with THAT head on your shoulders.

[@Ecl1p5e-MM8BDM]

All three Austin heads telling you to wash your hands

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@wstine79]

J Biggs gets Brian to watch the Chronic match again? That's a heel move.

[@mrkipling2201]

Extremely heelish!!

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@mrkipling2201 J. Biggs & Brian Zane = The Edge & Christian of Wrestling With Wregret (except one guy has no hair).

[@justinhillenburg9286]

J Biggs asked too much of you to watch the Kane and Undertaker vs Kronik match twice.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@kenterminateddq5311 🤣🤣

[@jtsh]

"Take a muscle bound man and put his face in the sand." Taker quoting LL Cool J. Who would've thought?

[@y4j1981]

And then Taker has Taker/Snoop Dogg merch on the WWE website not too long ago so maybe Taker a rap fan

[@claymathewselevator8121]

And they both were involved with Wrestlemania 31

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@PlusUltraAdrian]

@@y4j1981 He could be an old school hip hop fan at least. Who knows lol.

[@bigbossshea9084]

The three headed Austin head is on the same level as the CGI rei head from evangelion 3.0 + 1.0

[@MayaY2J]

LMFAO

[@Peterinho]

I understood that reference:)

[@lukebale8550]

God damm that CGI Rei face 😂

[@lewisaino]

Wonder which one is more nightmare inducing

[@suggsverse]

A man of taste I see

[@PapaBear816]

News was After this match this ended Taker's and Crush's Friendship. The reason he was shouting so loudly is he was so frustrated with the 2 of them and was just trying to get them through the match. No one was as pissed as Taker after that match.

[@ziahamm1603]

That's sad if true. Taker must have regretted it when Crush passed away if they never made peace before that happened.

[@cjvaye99]

Undertaker and Kane no sold everything they did why tf was he mad at them? I blame taker and kane more for that match being awful then kronik

[@mrkipling2201]

I like the fact that you still call pre 2002 stuff the WWF. One of my pet hates is people calling it WWE when they’re talking about a show from 1994 for example.

[@111000254]

What about a show from 1998?

[@mrkipling2201]

@@111000254 yeah 1998, 1997 anything pre 2002 and post the WWWF. When did it become the WWF?? Late 70’s, early 80’s??

[@Gcool243]

I think you mean “pet peeves” lol

[@reloadpsi]

I think it's because the WWE themselves are obligated to do it, so it just kinda caught on from there.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@Gcool243 🤣🤣

[@MrScott34]

"Steven Richards has jet black hair. What, does he have a gig on Arrow coming up?" That had me rolling.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Steven Richards would’ve been great on Arrow

[@RoyStantz]

@@claymathewselevator8121 He could've also played Robbie Rotten on LazyTown.

[@paulbeenis68]

I love the visual of Earl Hebner coming out to Ultimate Warrior's theme and running to the ring to count the three lmao

[@jesterr7133]

Taz has talked about his issues in WWE several times over the years. He said that it started with his debut match. He suplexed Angle high a couple of times during the match. Angle was cool with it, but other people complained. He got heat after that and got branded as an unsafe worker. After that, WWE would never really commit to pushing him again.

[@PKdororo]

I think the bigger problem with Taz is the fact that he's too small, and in a promotion like WWE, especially for the time period, Height is HUGE. For a guy with his skillset, another half a foot would've made him one of Vince's favorites for sure. But at his size, he can't draw money. Now I'm not sure when he started to do commentary, but I think Tazz is way more valuable on commentary or as a manager, so pushing him wouldn't really accomplish anything in the long run. Maybe its true that they had plan for him and he got unlucky with heat, but I don't see him ever having a sustained push in the WWE of all promotions.

[@TheSBleeder]

They wanted Tazz to be an underdog babyface. A guy who gets beaten up for most of the match but then comes back to win. Tazz flat-out told the company that he wasn't good at selling and that he was an offensive wrestler who should be booked as a destroyer. I did like his feud with Lawlor. King was still the heel commentator, but he got to be the babyface in that feud.

[@twig8523]

@@TheSBleeder Taz wasn't the first-ever shoot fighter, more dangerous for his talent than his size. They were sabotaging his run in the company, trying to pigeonhole him in a role that's so far against type. Taz had been carving out his niche in the business since before he even joined ECW. Especially since they brought him in as Taz, without some new shit gimmick (except for: now with extra "Z"! 😆), he was justified advocating for himself & his skillset.

[@bubbleraydiddly3334]

This poster was in Shut Your Mouth. It gave me nightmares as a child, it still does years later as a 24 year old with my own child

[@population-_-420]

Liar

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@nickmontoya3001]

Y2J does an Armbar and Brian doesn't say "ARMBAAARRR!!!"

[@gameplaysolotheblade]

WrestlingBios reference? xD

[@patrickodan]

@@gameplaysolotheblade Chris Jericho's 1004 holds

[@nickmontoya3001]

@@patrickodan this guy gets it 🤘

[@gameplaysolotheblade]

@@patrickodan ahh gotcha. Been watching that channel alot and there's running gag with Davey Boy Smith's constant use of the chinlock move.

[@daseancedoesgeek2667]

Tajiri was one of those guys as a kid That I thought was cooler than a lot of stars. I loved karate and thought his finishing moves were dope

[@bdeezy1794]

I always thought his pants/attire was pretty sweet.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

The funniest part of the edge and Christian feud was that the WCW referees avoided them to fight and during that time Christian was not part of the alliance yet

[@ryankeefe6222]

He would shortly join the alliance but yeah I remember as a kid assuming after he turned on Edge he joined the alliance

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

We need a Zane and Taz covering wrestling themes as an album

[@chrisbreezy3048]

13:14 Taker referencing LL Cool J is golden, if I do say so myself.

[@theupliftchannel]

I wondered if anyone else would catch that lyric. Lol

[@joshjordan1152]

such a cold reference looking back now

[@OsmosisMiller]

It's so damn good too.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Both we’re involved with wrestlemania 31

[@shawdawg3675]

My favorite thing with Hurricane Helms was his feud with the Rock, especially learning how much the Rock was for it, and loved doing it. Also, should have teamed them together and had them come out to "Rock you like a Hurricane" from the Scorpions

[@adamlane6453]

I kind of hate how much I love your idea lol

[@jaycuthbert245]

Never heard a more cheesy team name, ever lol

[@shawdawg3675]

@@jaycuthbert245 Not really a team name, just the theme song

[@lordtrigon1733]

I remember years ago trying find those Rock Hurricane segments on KZbin to show my wife and getting nothing but that fkn song! 😂

[@bdeezy1794]

The hurrockanes. Lol

[@LeGym_]

Look forward for Wednesdays because of this series.

[@mrkipling2201]

Same here!! 👍👍

[@clarencesimmons8580]

When i was in Chicago Northside Learning Center high School in 2001, i heard what happen in New York and Washington D.C. between the World Trade Center twin towers and the Pentagon hits thousands of people are died, but we're fight of their Country.😥😥💔🟥⬜🟦

[@christiancoates609]

Your name bro 😂

[@renababe1]

Well this show and The Nostalgia Critic too for me

[@bobbywood8322]

I loved Christian's opera theme. Especially when that backstage show had APA holding sparklers for him to come out 😂

[@taffysaur]

CHRISTIAAAAN! CHRISTIAAAAN! AT LAST YOU’RE ON YOUR OWWWWN! 🎶 😇

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@blackmagefelix6548]

Raven doing Moppy's voice while pushing her into a wood chipper has been one of my favorite funny bits in wrestling since it happened.

[@tyrone5969]

That backbody drop that Jeff Hardy took was crazy.

[@kael2450]

The og version of Christian's opera theme sounded like Bohemian Rhapsody which was pretty awesome.

[@Mastabuilda212]

That was the name of his taunt in one of those gamecube WWE games

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@glenhayman8722]

Christian's theme at this time is and will always be classic

[@jry3270]

It’s annoying . Funny at first but became an ear worm

[@CHAOTIXMaddLass]

when a new episode of the classic ppv review drops...i stop whatever i'm doing...and watch THE HELL outta it!

[@ALTAIR2]

I still laugh at the fact that moppy got over even though it was a punishment for going off on a jobbers for dropping him on his head

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

2 jobbers.

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

@nemo pouncey mopy was over.. Wé will never forget.

[@lewisaino]

@@monsieurdubitatif8567 More than Head lol?

[@youtubemember1115]

Don't remember moppy getting over. Only Saturn saying "Your Welcome" was a little funny but in a dumb way. It was a really dumb burial gimmick in mid 2001 for Perry Saturn

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

@@lewisaino hum... these two should have been a tag team; the mopphead show!

[@AbsoluteAva]

21:40 censoring the feet is easily one of the funniest gags you've done in a while

[@Dr.Quarex]

Very proud that I literally did not even notice this despite watching it on a big TV.

[@lewisaino]

Dan Scheinider hates him.

[@sbz88]

When the world needed WWE, they stepped up in a big way. Vince's speech was incredible. I remember being in 1st grade when the attack happened. It was terrifying.

[@fc775]

WWF

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I was in 1st grade at the time too

[@rickyrosay33977]

I was in kindergarten

[@schizzo8959]

WWE ain't that important friendo.

[@williamstocker584]

Kinda like you

[@tobiaswilliamson00]

26:03 True story: when Austin flipped the bird at Karen Angle, she was pissed for real.

[@cumexolaf3276]

The Angle family was known for taking stuff too seriously. Remember when Kurt started and didn't ever want to lose? Then he got butthurt for real because people were not cheering him and he couldn't understand why they boo an American hero.

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

I’m telling you…you gotta do a countdown on PPV stages. But this can’t be a Top 10 or 20 there are so many great or interesting stages.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Wrestlemania XX has to be number one or at least, in the top 3.

[@TheSBleeder]

@@kenterminateddq5311 2000 Royal Rumble was another great Madison Square Garden stage. The street paint on the aisle and the taxi cab hanging over the entrance were cool. I also liked Invasion's set. They had two curtains- one for the WWF guys and one for the Alliance guys.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@TheSBleeder Yes, that's another good one. What about the Halloween Havoc sets?

[@SteRDLK]

When has Brian ever done a top 10 or 20? He does top 8's SMH

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

That promo Kurt had cut on Austin on Smackdown right before Unforgiven had made me give Kurt my respect. I fell in love with Kurt! I wasn't a fan but damn, that promo! Also, thanks Brian for covering these PPVs. As a person who suffers from depression and loves the old days (Attitude Era) of wrestling. Your videos really helps me. Especially given your knowledge and insights. And how funny you are. So thanks!

[@StrikeTeam0316]

Edge & Christian had such great chemistry together and solo. Props to Edge putting Christian over and kicking ass for years to come. And to The Peeps Champ for evolving.

[@vbadger1056]

I mean Angle was never planned to ever beat Austin for the title. I think Angle pitched that a few days before the PPV so there’s definitely a reason that they booked it the way they did to set up a rematch

[@AJTRIP20]

Correct. He pitched it to Vince saying it would be a good American story. Vince said if Austin is cool with it let's do it. Angle went to Austin and Steve said ok. They told the story on the BSS a while back. Might tell it again this Friday.

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

Austin has really only had two clean losses after wm 14 . Hhh and rock . unforgiven 2001 Dosent count since it turned out Austin feet were on rope

[@1krani]

@@AJTRIP20 Austin was never one to turn down a good idea. He was also never one to go with a bad idea, hence why he walked out on his job to Lesnar.

[@TheSBleeder]

@@HhhHhhh-nu4lm And the Triple H loss was both guys getting knocked out add HHH falling on top of Austin.

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

@@TheSBleeder that loss to HHh made him look sTrong. People trash hogan but he put over alot people then Steve .hogan Walked out WWE due to not wanting put Brock over .hogan lost clean to undertaker Brock warrior rock Luger Goldberg and angle

[@UncledadBFD]

Beefy Big Boy Battles. Never seen that mode on a game and that’s tragic.

[@dc8rdecoded]

17:45 RVD lands his right shoulder on the barricade, holds his left in pain. That always bothered me as an error.

[@mjk06]

Referred pain bro hahaha :P

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@ThatGuyChristo474]

Brian Zane knows his audience that's why he censored Stacy Keibler's feet.

[@TheSBleeder]

Is Gene Snitsky a regular viewer? (He had a foot fetish gimmick at one point. Don't feel bad if you forgot it.)

[@NashDTV]

I was like “aw come on” when I saw it lol

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Rather see something else of hers. Lol

[@jaycerrito3142]

Because KZbin thinks feet are like nude parts especially women's

[@brianadkins3880]

WHAT!?...WHAT!?...

[@StillOnFire]

Spike puts a whole lot of work in to get air. He made the big guys... well, rather all the guys... look strong. Big fan, and shows the importance of 'small' guys in wrestling.

[@REDACTED1917]

Stephanie McMahon comparing 9/11 to her father's legal troubles is just unbelievably tone deaf.

[@KingJaymo2k11]

26:03…Austin’s hatred for Jeff Jarrett transcend time😂😂😂😂

[@chrisbreezy3048]

Been waiting on this one just to hear Brian's thoughts on Taker & Kane vs. KroniK.

[@eliotdriver1100]

I'm sure it'll get..... high praise

[@MentalLiberation]

Bryan Alvarez and Brian Zane on Brian Adams and Brian Clark in Unforgiven 2001. Yup. Good month for retro reviews

[@blakejarvis5302]

kronik sucked

[@thekidfromiowa]

- zillion stars

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Kane Was There

[@jfliguy]

"Muscle Bound Man and put his face in the sand"- LL Cool J

[@TheDavidVAs]

Mildly amusing little aside about Edge's theme introduced in this PPV: My younger brother used to hear "Never gonna stop, yeeeaaah" as "Give me all the monaaaaay!"

[@dmichael1172]

@nemo pouncey Also hctp

[@illusioNery]

I feel like Raven was an underrated accidental comedian from all the shit that has happened when he was involved.

[@RyanParreno]

I feel like the subject of wrestling after 9/11 is worth making its own video for. The changes in WWE programming go beyond the partisanship of foreign heels and putting Angle over as the patriot character. WWE suddenly had to stop making edgy and controversial Attitude era storylines and change the product in ways big and small. The entertainment industry suddenly had this social obligation to keep Americans distracted from reality. This was happening while WWE was just starting to tale stock of their monopoly status in US wrestling, with several wannabes popping up like your old friends the XWF and WWA, and business also going poorly for wrestling in Mexico and Japan. That would change in a matter of months but the scope of this goes beyond WWE PPVs and I would love to hear your overall thoughts on that situation.

[@thekidfromiowa]

I memba when Steph had the audacity to compare those responsible for the steroid indictment to those responsible for 9/11!

[@lutherheggs451]

@nemo pouncey Its a constitutionally protected right....What I think is hilarious is when people cry about flag burning when they were never in the military but clutch their pearls at flag burning, especially the MAGA morons that tried over throwing the government because they couldn't handle that Dumb Corleone lost an election.

[@thekidfromiowa]

It felt like the beginning of the end but we'd be lucky to even have the current product be on par with this timeframe.

[@RyanParreno]

@nemo pouncey this is the partisan patriotic stuff right? But if you notice there's a good few months where WWE makes mostly crowd pleasing storylines, not a lot to upset or rile up people. In normal circumstances, that's the sort of thing that grabs attention to pro wrestling. But around this time, nobody wants to watch storylines where the bad guys are dominant. The zeitgeist changed immediately and WWE had to figure out how to navigate the new landscape and keep a captive audience, all over again. I do think they failed on that quite a bit as a lot of WCW and ECW fans dropped out

[@speedking7224]

@@lutherheggs451 kind of ironic isn't it? You Americans talk about burning your flag just cause it's in your "CoNSTITUion". Some kind of weird constitution this is

[@quartercommander6525]

"THE MOSS-COVERED, THREE-HANDLED FAMILY GRADUNZA!"

[@sazrulsazli]

Dear god, cant wait for the Survivor Series 2001… Here we go!!! 🤘

[@CasualVideoGamer]

"He dropped the title back to Austin two weeks later on television." My friend and I went to that event (it was a Smackdown, I believe). I think it was also the night Regal joined the Alliance. Throughout the whole match, my friend and I were the only ones in our section cheering for Austin. When he won the belt, the others started cheering for him and we were like "no you don't deserve to cheer for Austin!" We were dumb kids, but it was fun.

[@beau9956]

I'm with you on this one, those fuckers STILL don't deserve to cheer for Austin!

[@chrisatkins9195]

Actually that match took place on Raw October 8th

[@CasualVideoGamer]

@@chrisatkins9195 that sounds about right. My birthday is October 7th and I was able to go to a wrestling event with my friend for my birthday. Just couldn't remember if it was RAW or Smackdown, thank you.

[@HighestTrailsAbove]

I love Austin' s Invasion entrance Song!

[@lordtrigon1733]

Same. People shit on it because it isn’t the classic theme but I find it quite heavy and intense.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

That woodchipper segment still makes me laugh so hard

[@AndersonTenecela]

The three Austin faces reminds me of the Will Seeds coming together in Persona 5 Royal

[@limitlessandy1117]

I see you're a weeb of culture as well

[@ChipperAN]

"As the old saying goes, f**k this match, zero stars" popped me during my workout. So good!

[@PowerArmorV113]

10:27 YEEEAH, MY DURANGO, MAMBO NO.5...

[@dc8rdecoded]

At least one cool takeaway from Unforgiven 2001 is that it’s the PPV debut of the video match cards. Those were so awesome at the time.

[@MrJDuro]

Your classic ppv reviews bring up so many great childhood memories. 🤼‍♂️

[@sneekysneeks]

"and noone gets as high as rob van dam" ..........Damn - Farooq voice.

[@tthomaselli2]

"Through howling winds & pouring rain, all evil shall fear The Hurricane!...". --The Hurricane, late-2001. In fairness, I immediately thought of that line after Brian Zane made mention of 'WWF Unforgiven 2001' being the WWF Pay-Per-View debut for The Hurricane.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

From the post 9/11 Smackdown, I will always recall Lillian Garcia singing the national anthem. As I was listening along I was SO with her as she inflected 'our flag was still there!'. That was so emotional and I really feel the crowd needed that. And no, I am not American.

[@Blacknight8850]

21:45 - Look at that woman in the crowd next to the orange sign, looking just _delighted_ to be there. "Yeah. Woo, yeah. Leg shaving. Yeah."

[@fvnaticbychoice]

i recall Edge mentioning that he HATED the Rob Zombie theme, which would have his lack of enthusiasm make sense lol

[@scorpionqueen11]

Another great video! Really enjoy your reviews as you make it feel like I'm just having a pleasant (albeit one way) conversation about wrestling with an ol buddy. Lol.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@jaynol2225]

I could listen to Brian's reviews all day....unfortunately I must adult

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

Technically speaking Summerslam 2000 was my first PPV I watched. But the one PPV I consider my first is this one. Plus, as a Brooklynite…yeah this show still hits different as an adult now. Also, good review! And haven’t heard that nugget in the WCW Tag Team Title match since the WMXX Review!

[@citizensquirrel]

Seeing a new Classic PPV Review in the subscriptions always gets a pop out of me

[@alexhuff426]

As the old saying goes, fuck this match. Gold

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@Feintified]

He got the hurricane gimmick because he had a green lantern tattoo, weird reason to get a gimmick over but it worked 🤟

[@sophieschollsreinkarnation5078]

still better than CM Punk's Pepsi tattoo ...

[@Sammmmmmmm617]

Too young to remember 9/11, was a couple years old when it happened. The oldest memory for wrestling I can remember vividly is the death of Eddie and Benoit.

[@aaronhurst4379]

Same

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

I had been awake for about 20 hours straight so I was going to bed as it happened. I saw video of it and thought it was a preview for a movie.

[@JM1993951]

My dad used to take me to the Virgin Mega Store in the mall when I was a kid. They sold CDs, Movies, Games and collectibles. This was one of the tapes I picked and it’s been one of my favorite shows ever since. The Invasion sucked overall but the PPVs that came out of it were pretty good. I wish they would’ve carried the Angle/Austin feud all the way to WM18.

[@denniscatanese4846]

Great review. However, I'm kinda disappointed you mentioned Stephanie's misstep on Smackdown, but didn't mention JBL's rousing speech.

[@lordtrigon1733]

Didn’t he call for Afghanistan to be reduced to a parking lot or something?

[@matthewlandin9592]

Love the classic pay per view reviews. Keep up the great work z-man

[@tthomaselli2]

Wrestling With Wregret- In regards to what Brian Zane said around 2:33-2:58, that 3-headed "Stone Cold" Steve Austin animation is actually included in the late-2002 video game 'WWE SmackDown!: Shut Your Mouth'. Go to the 'WWF Unforgiven 2001' Pay-Per-View in Season mode & the introductory cut-scene showing all of the pyro going off will actually have that on the stage. It made me laugh when I first got this game on Christmas Day of 2002 & it still does, now... I was in the first semester of my 7th grade year of middle school when 'WWE SmackDown!: Shut Your Mouth' came out & I'm surprised I noticed that as quickly as I did.

[@pygmalionxxx]

My response to seeing the three-headed Austin -or Parents: I need you back home in 20 minutes! ‘meanwhile, me, two states over’ 12:07

[@trystinlindsay5674]

Undertakers cross arm breaker just reminds me of how Del Rio’s was kind of bad ass

[@RebellionUnderground]

I really liked KroniK as a tag team. A lot of people didn’t but they just had something about them I liked. Always hated how their stint in the WWF ended.

[@cumexolaf3276]

they were badass in late WCW. But putting them together with Richards already buried them before the match.

[@darrenhigham753]

I agree kronik where bad ass

[@MrGared22]

8:35 Wait, THAT's the "Three-Handed Gredunza"? I thought it was just something Chris Jericho invented for his "Man of 1004 Holds" list!

[@jasonreiffer11]

I was at this event. I’m so happy that you mentioned how terrifying the Austin heads were 😂

[@brandonyouth5241]

Man, on paper KroniK vs The Brothers of Destruction looks so fn promising.

[@SynthetickRS]

The Nightmare fuel thumbnail made me click Mr. Zane well done. XD I can't believe they actually used that I forgot all about it.

[@speedwaynutt]

Austin and Kurt Angle planned the finish in case there was later a need to renege on the result because Kurt was not originally scheduled to win the title.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What?

[@TheCamSays]

“And with that done, time to look at my notes to see what match is next.” *ad plays* Planned or not, Brian wishes he was watching that ad instead of the next match.

[@rubberchix]

greedy Brian

[@Jx2sick]

Tajiri is vastly under appreciated

[@scotthardie5141]

YES. He was so unique and Vince just let him be himself which is crazy

[@smcauley600]

the living triburnal of steve austin

[@forrestredd2706]

The Perry Saturn, Moppy thing, legit, still stands out to me as one of my favorite and most memorable gimmicks/stories in wrestling when I was a kid. I still quote some of the stuff Saturn would say, when I'm trying to act stupid.

[@ryanjohansson8950]

John Cena on his worst day has got nothing on Undertaker’s spot calling in this match.

[@wHw_Syxx]

26:33 If you want to see something terrifying, take a look at the three headed Austin on the titantron lol.

[@EggEarl]

I stole the DVD for this PPV from my mom's friend and watched it like 100 times as a kid glad to see a video on it!

[@M613M]

The We Won't Forget (WWF) sign on Smackdown was pretty cool. I love how they've still shown it on modern replays despite using the company's old abbreviation.

[@G33kCulture]

I loved Kronik, I get there were a little...stiff, but look at the Road Warriors. Also, Brian Clark is a really good dude in real life. He's all over a few wrestling groups I'm in.

[@Vandalia1998]

I think this was the highlight of Kurt’s face turn since he turned heel again soon after this

[@haroonshah9335]

Alriiiiight les goo beard zayn with another classic ppv review

[@riotd.r.8363]

Something was seriously wrong with Brian Adams. Clark was just a bit off, but he seemed to be trying his best

[@spacegodfight]

Kane was the best in that match and that's probably just because he basically didn't do anything. WTF was up with Taker?

[@georgeh4171]

I always thought that to get a “rope-break” you had to actually grab the ropes and not just have your hand under them! Well, I guess you learn something everyday!

[@AshesUndying]

One of the most frightening posters ever made :O

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Nightmare Fuel

[@cumexolaf3276]

As a kid I was confused by the appearance of Mrs. Jarrett. I was like "Wait, didn't Kurt try to steal Stephanie a year ago ... and now he is already married?!"

[@DepressedHyena]

18:09, such great commentary there Brian lmao, made me laugh!

[@sixfaced]

8:03 technically, no. The Flock had long since disbanded by the time Raven and Saturn won the Tag Team Championships. Raven had been revealed to be 'actually from a privileged upper class background' (...), and Saturn was in his post-dress-wearing goth/BDSM phase. The pair were mixed up in a feud with Benoit & Malenko and Kidman & Mysterio Jr. over the titles at the time.

[@Jason-uw9ex]

The three way tag match at Slamboree 99 was damn great

[@lordtrigon1733]

Benoit & Malenko vs Raven & Saturn at Spring Stampede 99 is awesome!