Diesel's Greatest Championship Match? WWE Survivor Series 1995 Review

[@sogcitymac7940]

Those throne bearers carrying King Mabel. They truly were Men on a Mission.

[@AJP-fb6jc]

Ithink one is Jeff Hardy... Not sure 12:12 BUT I have seen pictures before of him being the throne bearer

[@kiprandom7208]

A mission to get get that throne off their shoulders

[@vaughnrussell5772]

🤣🤣🤣

[@vipset87]

BRO LMAAAAOOOO

[@johnthesportsarchivist2600]

HEY YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@ChiGuy251]

I think ppl underestimate just how good the Harts were for WWE at this time. They had to polish a bunch of turds in the mid 90's and they made the best of what they were given on top of dealing with the clique. It's too bad Vince saw fit to shit on them more often than not.

[@poopsyko]

The clique wanted Bret Hart to be a member

[@dusteedawg2915]

When bret left i left and have never went back

[@gst013]

Bret was the guy Vince built up for years and handpicked to be the guy who became the first non-giant steroid guy champ in the modern era. More or less everyone in the company would have loved to have been in the position he was in during the 90's in the WWF. Bret was treated like gold for his pre-screwjob career.

[@jbbrolic]

Yeah I think people give Brett legend status, but Owen is great as well (personally there are large portions of their careers where I preferred Owen) and Neinhart and Davey Boy are great in their more limited roles, who knows how good they would have been without the heavy drug use.

[@greyjedi6430]

@@dusteedawg2915 wrestling died for me at mania 10 when Owen beat Bret 😭😭😭😭

[@darkashtar]

Just throwing this out there, 22 years later and Goldust still looks relatively the same.

[@therealestlebomba8959]

darkashtar staying slim and maintaining your hair will do that. Plus the paint lol

[@BungleJoogie68]

Him, Jimmy Hart and Mike Buffer haven't aged much since the mid 90's

[@edgymcedgelord5297]

Goldust: from aging well, to aging terribly, to aging amazingly well

[@119Agent]

It is amazing what healthy living will do to a person. he was looking pretty rough for a while but got back in shape and probably kicked any habits he might have had.

[@ronanthesuperginger]

His still fucking going how

[@bernadettejohnstone4529]

Also DX did the "I did not sleep with that young intern ... As a matter if fact, I was up all night!" making fun of Clinton

[@jjjjj2220]

It was one of the best promos

[@wave201988]

That bit killed me! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Bsfnelz20]

That did not happen in 95

[@johnthomas5314]

@@Bsfnelz20 yeah wouldn't November of 95' be before that all went down...?

[@KasumiRINA]

Lemme guess, they silently forgot to ever reference Stormy Daniels or the 100500 other sexual assault allegation for the pissmop pussy grabber?)))

[@toptenguy1]

It's a very small detail, but I love how Razor was hanging out with Savio, Fatu and Henry Godwinn backstage. Since those 3 didn't wanna bother their partner the Undertaker (who was about the biggest "Loner" ever gimmick wise), and Razor had to team with 3 of his enemies, Owen, Yoko and Dean Douglas. So he hung out with the other guys. (Again, yes, SMALL detail) :)

[@michaelbandada9887]

At least, there is some sort of harmony between the BSK and the kliq before absolute power corrupted the kliq

[@wisewolftony]

@@michaelbandada9887 Which is why I dislike this era backstage wise so much. Like it was basically either if your new or not a big enough star than you better kiss are ass and be are bitch or were gonna cry to Vince and get you fired. Thank god WWE looker room isn't like this anymore at all. Now you just have a bunch of guys who are all basically in it together and all friends and have each others backs. Only ones that aren't are the ones like Enzo who have a horrible attitude about the Business think they are better than people who can actually work a match and breaks the rules of what is allowed backstage.

[@speedy932key4]

Wise Wolf Tony yeah, nowadays when someone is hated backstage, it's either because they have a horrible attitude, like you mentioned with Enzo, or the higher ups don't like the person, such as the case with EC3 now

[@wisewolftony]

@@speedy932key4 Yea I just hated politics back in the day which is why I will never be a fan of Hogan because he was the worst at it always needing to look strong and put himself over. Also he was shit in the ring which is another reason I never liked him I mean I'm sure he could put on much better matches I think in Japan he actually had a 5 star match just he refused to ever actually do anything in the US besides wrestle basically the same matches with the same few spots. Only reason he matches with the Rock and Vince where any good was the story telling and characters involved.

[@matthewlane518]

Even the "small" details are still important! They build up too the "big" detail! The "big" detail would not be big without the "small" details to make them big! Right?

[@JS-lo8hr]

Bret was so aware of all the aspects of the match. He knew diesel couldn't work a techy match. Some current wrestlers can learn a lot from Bret. Its really lame his considered a grumpy old man by the current mainstream wwe fan. Nash is no slouch either. He knew his strengths and weaknesses and he knew Bret knew the way to make him look the strongest. In any case, there is no input from "creative", except for the finish.

[@therealestlebomba8959]

He's definitely a grumpy old man tho.

[@Supervillain725]

Diesel (Kevin Nash) couldn't work, period. He had three good moves, and one of those was his finisher.

[@LumpyAdams]

Supervillain725 Nash could work. He was just extremely lazy, especially in wcw.

[@JS-lo8hr]

Supervillain725 having 5 star matches and working are two different things. Getting his 4 moves over suggests he could work.

[@therealestlebomba8959]

Supervillain725 Bret is that you?

[@BBoy4040]

"I don't know why Phineas isn't in this match" Henry debuted on his own in 1995, Phineas didn't debut until 96.

[@RoyStantz]

It actually makes sense for Savio, HOG, and Rikishi to team up with Taker because they were all members of his and Bearer's backstage faction known as the Bone Street Krew, which also featured Crush, Godfather, Yokozuna, and Mr. Fuji.

[@ajbahus]

Love that trivia bit. Wasn't Rikishi wearing a BSK hat?

[@RoyStantz]

Yes. Yes he was. Also, Taker and Kane (when he was Unabomb) wrestled each other three months earlier at the SMW Super Bowl of Wrestling card in Knoxville, Tennessee.

[@FoolishFlock]

Lynchology101 i know but technically that doesn't count! because it was against whitey! or "the-great-white-hope" as 'Rikishi' said it!!... plus+! He did it for The-People!!...and He did it for 'The-Rock'!!!.. now! that's all that matters! am!? i correct?!?.. ; )

[@MrHazer94]

Deep Ghoul Did they ever acknowledge the BSK on screen? If not, then Brian's right, from a kayfabe perspective, the team, with their respective gimmicks, comes across as odd.

[@fuzzmountain7583]

Man....talk about a group of people you wouldn't want to mess with.

[@gagetolinwrites6845]

6:39 this woman hit a corkscrew moonsault and the crowd didnt even react

[@staticmetalxbl]

Bret is a legend. Still my favorite wrestler of all time. He could drag anyone to a great match (except for Skinner). The Harts overall carried this company for years. Vince will never admit or acknowledge that.

[@kdizzle901]

He’s definitely one of my favorite but so is Shawn Michaels they’re both amazing Shawn’s better though

[@staticmetalxbl]

@kdizzle901 brets the better wrestler. Shawn's the better entertainer. Can't go wrong with either though. 🤷‍♂️

[@briancrocker3377]

It's why Bret is the best there is, etc. He can carry anyone, even Diesel, to a great match.

[@endersdragon34]

Diesel wasn't that bad... but yeah he needed to be carried a bit, which is probably why he fought Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker so much, 3 guys that are great at carrying people (especially Hart).

[@enigmaskull3495]

Bret isn’t called “The Excellence of Execution” for nothing.

[@TheSBleeder]

@HicksZ34 That's probably accurate. Bret Hart had what could easily be rated a 5-star match vs. 1-2-3 Kid in 1994 on Raw. Bret of course won but Waltman looked like a billion dollars. Standing ovation after the match.

[@gst013]

Bret's obviously a wrestling god and maybe the best ever at making any opponent look like a good wrestler, (Tom Magee??) but Diesel deserves a ton of credit here too. Great facials, great selling of Bret's offense, and very believable overall. This match looked like a real fight, not a wrestling match. That's kind of what stood guys like Bret, Benoit, early WWF Austin and very, very few others apart from the rest. Their matches looked like legit fights. Guys like Michaels, Waltman, Owen etc were great performers in the ring, but it never looked like they weren't "doing pro wrestling".

[@hotrodd29]

queensberry Q are you being serious about Owen being better? Mid card Owen, who had a worse Promo than Bret , botched a piledriver on wrestling’s biggest star, Owen was smaller, had less charisma than Bret, had his best matches against Bret, and was only elevated due to Bret’s lobbying for Owen. Vince originally wanted Bruce to feud with Bret.

[@danielsarn3823]

Awesome stuff again Brian, Mr Perfect was so gifted, obviously in the ring but his colour commentary was also gold. RIP to a true great who would not have looked out of place as WWE/F champion. shame he didn't have at least one run with the belt.

[@tafua_a]

Not everybody can be the champion. If everybody is the champion, nobody is.

[@Jessica_Roth]

@@tafua_a Oh, come now. Curt was an elite talent, both in the ring and on the mic. He's not "everybody". If not for his back issues, he could easily have been in the mix with Bret and HBK throughout the decade. But when you have to retire, TWICE, you're not getting the belt. (Look how reluctant WWE has been to take Edge's "Pop Heard Around the World" momentum to the logical climax. They think Adam might have to take another break, so no gold for Edge.). And so it goes.

[@aaronneville1164]

This PPV was one of the best overall showcases of the New Generation Era...One of the 5 best PPV's ever in that era

[@explorethesky3067]

"if this was recorded in HD you could tell what religion he was" classic.. great line man.

[@dylanogg347]

Aja Kong actually held the record for most Survivor Series Eliminations until 2013.

[@sammylane21]

The '95 SERIES ppv was pretty fun to watch.

[@heisensaul5538]

the Bret-Diesel title match was a classic and Diesel's heel promo on RAW the next night is just amazing.

[@fuzzmountain7583]

I remember watching this one as a kid. Only match I remembered was Hitman vs. Diesel. I was a MASSIVE Bret Hart fan. This brought back some good memories, really big fan of your reviews. Thanks!

[@anthonycianfrano8931]

I love how Zane Wregrets some of him past reviews...

[@thebitgamer2425]

I see what you did there

[@Goldnfoxx]

Kevin Nash was always better than people give him credit for. I'm not saying he's Bret Hart or Shawn Michaels, but he's always been watchable when he was reasonably healthy. I really feel like he's got the kind of personality that makes it easy for fans to shit on him and not care about it. And I'll defend till the day I die that Nash is one of the best on the mic.

[@therealestlebomba8959]

He was champion. I always felt like if you had nominal ability, charisma and a good look and an ability to at least go twenty minutes. It's really all that matters.

[@davesmith4839]

Look at the adjective!!!

[@Goldnfoxx]

I was watching the night he said that. I cringed then. I still cringe now. But it's not like Nash was ever pushed as a particularly smart guy. It wasn't a Shockmaster-level flub (although, I've always wondered if Nash just forgot was he was supposed to say in all the hype). It's also given me a lifetime supply of ideas to make fun of one single line to my wrestling friends. Still love the guy, though.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Toph Morris I really enjoyed him in TNA in the early days. His skits with Kurt Angle were hilarious

[@adamturner749]

Toph Morris I couldn’t agree more about Kevin Nash I’ve been saying the same thing for years

[@capngeeoff]

This was Nash's best match of his career.

[@pasta1169]

very close between this and the good friends better enemies match with hbk, personally i probably think the hbk one is better but its close

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

He had a four star match at Superbrawl against Tim Parker...

[@chrisf2471]

Good Friends Better Enemies was a fantastic match with HBK. The violence in that match was just as effective as the hard hitting in the Bret match. Funny Bret and Shawn made ppl look that good in that era

[@GiFTheGreat]

That top rope powerbomb from Marty to Chris/Skip would become Chris' finisher in ECW the Blonde Bombshell

[@BrotherhoodWilliams]

GiF the Great thats what i said

[@wisewolftony]

@@MrCreepyKitty Honestly I would neither give nor take a top rope powerbomb. I would never force who ever my opponent was each night to have to take a move like that. As a Powerbomb bump alone is one of the more harder ones to take on your body and has the strong chance of whiplash and your head hitting the mat. And then when its from the top rope you're falling from and even bigger hit and to make it worse its a completely blind bump

[@joshbouman1654]

@@wisewolftony Now imagine that same bump only it's Mike Awesome just chucking you willy nilly through miscellaneous pieces of furniture. Working in ECW must have sucked.

[@wisewolftony]

@@joshbouman1654 Yea I mean Mike seemed like one of the most dangerous workers. Just because a lot of his offense seemed like it was intended to just get himself over as his moves were stiff as fuck and he seemed to care very little for his opponents safety. Like I love his battles with Tanaka but man were they hard as fuck to watch. All the chair shots to the head and crazy spots just make me cringe so hard.

[@findernightrose]

I'm 39 I grew up watching all these PPV's. IF i missed any I rented them. I don't often agree with you but you are 100% on your review on this show. I remember this one more then some of the others and I was always sold on the Hart/Nash match being a great match. I was a Hart fan but for Nash, I think I always remembered him in this match and somehow thought he was a great wrestler. I think with Hall he was able to do great matches with people like Hart, perhaps Hart pushed him or he felt like he had to put on a great match. Wish he had more like this one.

[@jambeard6201]

Fun fact , every person on the "dark side" team is a member of the famous wwe/wwf back stage faction bone street krew aka BSK . Taker has the tattoo on his stomach which supposedly the reason he always shows it off at the end of his matches was in memory of Yokuzuna who was also in the group.

[@nuduce123]

I've watched your channel sporadically here and there but have recently come back and realize how great you are. Keep up the good work. I love your reviews.

[@kicsiszol]

bret was so unbelivably awesome he pulled out a legitimate great match of nash. nobody else pulled off that miracle.

[@Ravenz91]

I honestly kinda liked the Hell In A Cell with Nash & HHH at Bad Blood 03’ (I think?)

[@mcj88]

16:30 - Do you realise what this means? There were 2 Jim Cornettes in the WWF in 1995! :O

[@youknowJP]

AHAHAHAHA YOKOZUNA NUMBA 1

[@edgymcedgelord5297]

I'm pretty sure Brian was the other one

[@PrinzPassionsfrucht]

McJohnson Dude come on, thats basic wrestling knowlege. Everybory knows this since their: "We're Jim Cornette and thats our opinion" promo from 1997.

[@kenrickkahn]

It was Russo Damn it!! It was Russo!!

[@thebitgamer2425]

**Twilight Zone Theme begins to playing **

[@KotsovosFilms]

Undertaker mask was made by Stanley Allan Sherman of Mask Arts Company in NYC. He also made Mankind mask. He's a good friend and shared with me the reason why Taker had a mask. See Taker legit injury was cracked orbital bone in one of his eyes caused by a bad close line from Mabel. So he built Taker mask out of solid neoprene sponge latex, he designed it shape around his eyes to be extra thick and padded to protect his orbital ridges. He shaped it to look like a gargoyle face to ad extra padding in the eyebrow area because underneath the mask was a wicked-looking stiched job holding his face together. The mask was so effective you could punch a person straight in the face and not feel anything.

[@neilmckay2993]

Taker's team was actually a good chunk of BSK. Just missing Yokozuna, Kama and Phineas. Also Fatu walked out to the ring with a BSK beanie on.

[@fuscinula]

Good observation!

[@johnepants]

I noticed that too. I also love how beats up his future Brother and future amazing Wrestlemania opponent. That End of an Era match was 16 years in the making.

[@gprime3702]

"Tell Goldust's religion " hilarious.

[@Ellcry007]

You missed a great Mr Perfect line. Bret had the figure 4 on and Diesel grabs the ropes and after the count Perfect says, "What's he gonna do, disqualify him?"

[@heyyou9693]

I think the most memorable part about this is the following night on Raw where Diesel semi breaks Kayfabe. It was one of those things where Diesel comes out in street clothes and says to Vince how he became a corporate puppet. Perhaps early showing of attitude era, but still on the tame side.

[@thejoojooman6538]

1 of my favorite WWF pay-per-views. Watched this event over & over again. Marty Jannetty's power-bomb (which incidentally was 1 of Chris 'Skip' Candido's moves in ECW, the wildcard match & the Diesel vs Bret main event were all brilliantly executed. Also, I loved Mr Perfect on commentary, especially his comment about Ahmed Johnson's nose as he was coming 2 the ring; Priceless! A very entertaining PPV. Gr8 stuff!

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

It’s very telling that Diesel’s best match was against Bret Hart.

[@jackburton2680]

Hakushi was so criminally under-utilized. Such an underrated, awesome wrestler with such a super cool gimmick. His zombie match vs Taker in Japan is so fucking badass. His work with Bret Hart is some of the best wrestling WWF had that entire decade, in the running for top matches overall.

[@xIllMadeKnightx]

This. Hakushi was, as Brian says, way ahead of his time. Actually, his awful booking post his Bret-feud was what destroyed kayfabe for me as a kid. There was no way I could believe someone that good could fall so far.

[@ThorMaximus]

Diesel (starting in RR 94) was Stone Cold's gimmick before Austin -- the heel who wasn't a coward but instead beat up faces. He was mean but cool, had the black vest and ring gear.... they ruined him by trying to make him a "nice guy". At least they learned the lesson when Austin pulled it off.

[@therealestlebomba8959]

bwashinski stone cold kevin nash lol

[@petedunne_2544]

Yah i never thought of it that way ..but you're right👍

[@themadrapper101]

Its not the same gimmick .. Some similarities but not the same. And Austin was more of a turn't up version of himself

[@ThorMaximus]

not sure how old you are, but it was the same gimmick. Heck, Bad News Brown (aka Bad News Allen) did it back in 1988. Austin just made it work the best.

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

Eh, a bit of a reach

[@sridharsarnobat9439]

This is fantastic. I love the combination of unrelating pace and depth of coverage. I'll be watching more of these. I hope there is a podcast RSS feed for them.

[@lilstinker1949]

The main event was Kevin Nash’s best match of his career

[@arthurprior3494]

That whole Alundra Blayze thing. They release her don't take the belt,let her negotiate with WCW,don't take the belt from her. The little bit of Eric Bischoff Vince knew what exactly did they think was going to happen?

[@robertxhacker]

I'm 33. This was my childhood. I loved 90s WWF. Still watch it today but it's not the same. Attitude era was next best

[@aeonlinear]

The sad thing about Ronda Singh and the Bertha Faye gimmick, is that her initial post-match run-in beatdown on Blayze had her in attire similar to her Monster Ripper gimmick. It went over pretty well with the crowd, it's dumbfounding they didn't make her the next monster heel after Bull Nakano's program with Blayze.

[@christiancoates609]

The fact that you criticize your own reviews makes you one of the best. #WWW

[@tomtalks23]

Removing the turnbuckle pads before even locking up in a no DQ match is brilliant. Bret always added little touches like that to really set him apart from his peers. Stuff like that is why he's one of the best workers ever.

[@SteelyBud]

Diesel/Bret was the WWF MOTY for '95. It's mind boggling that Dave Meltzer named Diesel/HBK at WM11 as the year's best. Bret's table spot makes me miss the old tables - the impact looked so much more devastating than when today when a wrestler goes through the huge multi-part tables...it just looks like a really weak bump, no matter who's taking it.

[@LuckyDT]

SO glad you went back to that SS ‘90 moment when DiBiase pinned Bret then he sat up and mouthed “FUCK” clearly, it was just one of those little memories as a kid that always stuck with me. Think I was 7 or 8 at that time.

[@purodeathcore]

Fun fact the super powerbomb is Chris candido's finishing move as the blonde bomber

[@colonelreb1014]

85 thru 95 was the golden age of wrestling

[@huntmastergutentag557]

16:25 Mr Fuji lurking in the background to hide that he is laughing progressively harder, either at Cornette or Yoko.

[@Yoshidoce2006]

Nash and Hart have both praised each-other as opponents. Nash has said Hart is his favorite all-time opponent. Nash has good matches with wrestlers who have great ring psychology, Hart just has great matches. Every match they have is excellent.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Zane made a mistake on this video. He said that Mr. Perfect is making his debut as a color analysis. That's not true because Curt was a color commentator back when he was Flair's "executive consultant/adviser".

[@edwardkay288]

Yup, but this marked Mr. Perfect's return to the WWF after a brief hiatus. I guess Zane misinterpreted the significance of his kicking off the show.

[@hopsonkim4952]

Also there were 2 different times when he was searching for a word to describe how Hennig did, and somehow neither time came up with “perfect.”

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@hopsonkim4952 Are u talkin' about Curt's performance as a color analysis? Sorry, you lost me.

[@hopsonkim4952]

@@kenterminateddq5311 no, Zane talking about Hennig as a commentator, somehow when talking about how he did, never went with “perfect.”

[@Lycan_Jedi]

Brian, please don't say "Goldust has his way with him" When referring to that point in his career, It's just really disturbing...

[@russiaandusasameshitbothje8036]

Lycan_Jedi LOL

[@Supervillain725]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

''Lenny face''.

[@youknowJP]

Would be worse if he was playing Seven with all his "spooky crap"

[@danreuter7144]

Maybe goldust should have his way with R-truth

[@smalltownfilms]

It's weird that Fatu had an Anti-Street Violence character when he's the one who hit Stone Cold with a car lol

[@daveguy583]

He did it for the rock.... lmao

[@ajbahus]

Bret vs Diesel is hands down one of the best big man vs. small man matches in WWF history. Bret ALWAYS brought out the best in Nash. It was also a very physical and brutal match for the WWF at the time.

[@jrthetravelingsalesman6357]

Watched Another classic PPV this morning again based off this review. Haven’t watched this PPV in a while and I enjoyed it a lot , great matches I thought. Another great review brother , love these damn things!

[@nerdilicious9846]

I just realized around this time every time Bret had lost the WWE Championship, it always took about a year or so for him to get it back; He lost it at Wrestlemania IX and got it back at X, he lost it at survivor series 1994 and got it back at this event, then lost it at Wrestlemania XII and didn't get it back until February of the following year. Just found it interesting how he was being built as the next top guy and had long periods of time between each of his title reigns

[@iandude1]

I like Brian wasn't watching at this time of WWF, but from what I read, he was happy to give other guys a shot at the top spot, knowing that Vince knew he could always put the belt back on Bret and have a strong champ.

[@Makainternational]

Keep this up. You are awesome. I really enjoy reminiscing the old days and you do a fine job.

[@GetBenched2010]

5:39 Lioness is wearing her heel garb from her GAEA run, (her home company in Japan.) This was explained as Lioness changing her last name outright to ASKA symbolizing her ditching her connection to her days as one half of the Crush Gals with GAEA boss Chigusa Nagayo. This was part of a heel faction led by Lioness that would take over the entire company, (with company books and files being seized by Lioness IN THE RING,) after she beat Nagayo for control of GAEA. It has no bearing to her run in WWE, or any other GAEA wrestler that did that run in 1995-96. Oddly enough Chigusa Nagayo would work a completely different name and gimmick in the WWE that same year.

[@levithompson1971]

Just realized after watching this ppv for the first time in a few years Shane/dean Douglas is the only man alive on the yokozuna owen hart razor ramon team recently with Scott hall passing early this year

[@mcleanF1]

Bulldog and Owen were such good wrestlers. Their matches always had great flow.

[@BXMarathoner26]

That Top Rope powerbomb was wild when I saw that. This was Diesel's best match. One great underrated thing about Bret is that he wins his matches by a variety of ways not just a finisher; just a realistic aspect of Wrestling psychology.

[@ryublueblanka]

I've seen Ahmed Johnson actually turn Yokozuna over in a body slam which was incredible. I love Ahmed I wish he was on the video games. I also wish Hacksaw was on them because he was really incredible

[@brackishnz]

Ironic Fatu had stop violence on his jacket when his career is beating people up

[@winsbeyond8295]

I remember being a twelve year old kid jumping for joy because I felt that Bret beating Diesel was a victory for me as well because my Dad hated Bret! Ah the memories....

[@marcustrelle4898]

I hope that this channel doesn't get removed because of piling up copyright strikes. It happened with Wrestling For Wrestling Fans and I was downloading a lot of shows from that channel. I got most of them though.

[@MrBlazemaster525]

You also forgot the DX-Oval Office promo Brian!

[@liammaxwell6114]

I use to have Survivor Series 95 on VHS and and when I was a kid I really thought that was Bill Clinton.

[@watsinsfunhouse4254]

I'm not sure if it's been touched on in the comments yet, but Bertha did debut under her Monster Ripper gimmick, attack Alundra Blayze. The gimmick was changed really fast though, I'm guessing just a sign of the times from the kayfabe era.

[@MarcGallagherMusic]

As an audio engineer, I’m glad you called it an XLR cable, Bret just called it a mic cord which irritated the hell out of me

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

+Marc Gallagher Years of experience in TV production finally paid off when I got to call it that!

[@TJSpyke]

Xlr cables are a type of mic cable, so Bret isn't wrong

[@jamesrobinson4042]

Same I've watched this review a few times but I only just noticed it viewing it this time! Thank the Lord I found someone who noticed it as well 😂

[@jameswarner5878]

The bar fight did not happen as HBK explains it. He was at the bar, he mouthed off, and a marine beat him up. There was a group of marines, but they didn't beat up Shawn, they just kept others from interfering.

[@basterdhayes2275]

I love the wild card match concept

[@k1productions87]

Superkick - MISSED - hit partner - .... shrugs "eh whatever"

[@edwardkay288]

Agreed! Survivor Series has always been an unreliable event in my opinion, but I was hoping that the WWF would use it the following year to launch a big heel/face turn. From what I have gathered from various sources with varying degrees of reliability, the concept came from Bill Watts, so they ran with it then but no one else really loved the concept.

[@lindyxmjh4589]

Bret vs. Diesel or how to do long term booking well. 3 matches in the feud but over the course of a year and a half, and the third match has a stipulation based on the still relevant outcomes of the first two. It's hard to believe the WWE ever knew how to do that.

[@Arielv15]

21:39 Carlos Cabrera (spanish announcer of the right) suffer an injury in his knee cause the table brake (you can see him quickly touching his knee). When Hart make his 2010 return, Carlos says that Bret saw him on backstage and say to him "How is your Knee?" .. Carlos was like "Damn! he still remembers"

[@jaydaville1105]

This match made Bret Hart my favorite wrestler ever. I fought bullies most of my child hood...So much when I got about 11-12 yrs old I practically hunted them. This match played a major part in my mind set.

[@StephenPike]

Hey Z Man, thanks for posting another review. I enjoy ALL of your content, but really look forward to these. Keep up the good work!

[@heisensaul5538]

My guess is to why there was so much stuff with Clinton is that not only did Vince get indicted for the steroid stuff when Bill was president, but Vince also probably just found it hilarious.

[@mrmusickhimself]

Could you imagine the heartbreak upon hearing that Harvey Wippleman would be your manager? ESPECIALLY when he's singing your THEME SONG? Rhonda Singh deserved better, may she rest in peace. And I think Fatu, Godwin, Vega, and Taker were all teamed together because they were all part of the anti-Clique known as the "Bonestreet Krew".

[@fasjab]

The Raw after actually happened in my hometown of Richmond, VA and me & my childhood best friend went with my dad. People were actually crying when HBK fell out. I was a Hart fan so my & my friend were laughing our butts off.

[@EnforcerX71]

BTW, in case anyone hasn't mentioned it, the reason Taker had those three team members is because all of them were members of Taker's own backstage clique, the Bone Street Krew, the initials of which you can see on Fatu's hat. Plus Fatu and Godwinn had previously/were currently feuding with Triple H, and Savio Vega had been Mabel's opponent in the King of the Ring final.

[@sirswearsalot1813]

Bone Street Crew. Cringe inducing name. Lmao.

[@Fixxer315]

An interesting tidbit is that during the same month, WCW featured a tag team match featuring Japanese women, including Bull Nakano and Akira Hokatu. This would be the only time WCW would have a match exclusively of Japanese women. I believe that match was partially to help set up the Japan "invasion" angle that featured Sonny Ohno, leading to the Japan v. WCW series of matchest at Starrcade 95

[@NickMichalak]

It's GREAT seeing Davey Boy moving so quickly here. It's probably his physical peak in terms of strength and agility!

[@RobJaskula]

Check out his match with the Warlord from WrestleMania VII, the work rate is fantastic, especially for how roided up they were.

[@NickMichalak]

@@RobJaskula It was with the Warlord, actually. They clashed a few times on PPV that year. The WM7 match is pretty great, but Davey is REALLY 'roided up. So, he's not nearly as agile and fast as he is from 1995-97. It's pretty telling that he Smith was just as strong when he trimmed his physique down. Watch him vertical suplex Vader at Survivor Series 1997!

[@supermetroid009]

MARTY AND CANDIDO...TWO MEN SCREWED OVER BY SHAWN MICHEALS SMH

[@mangrove]

Carlos Cabrera, the Spanish announcer on the right-hand side, legitimately hurt his knee on the table spot. You can see him grab his knee after Bret crashed through it.

[@jasonw2942]

Bret Hart could of had a match with a broomstick, and it still would of been a great match. He's that good

[@iandude1]

So Perry Saturn's friend moppy could have had a PPV match?

[@herbieIIDX]

I loved the wildcard match as a kid! I thought it was the coolest idea even then...which is ironic, considering how much I hate doing faces and heels together in the Raw vs Smackdown matches. XD

[@jasondouglas152]

Bret Hart was a true innovative genius . Not only could he make a broom stick look strong in the ring , he was always evolving his moveset and match pacing. He's such a smart worker and was one of the most safe guys to work with. I don't think he gets enough credit. If wCw had used him correctly and Goldberg didn't end his career via carelessness , I think we'd still be talking about the 20 time heavy weight champ Bret "Hitman" Hart

[@MrAce-lm8es]

12:06 - The Royals vs The Darkside, or The Bone Street Krew. In reality, "Mean Mark" got to team up with his real life friends, Solofa, Juan, and Mark Canterbury.

[@mamezukurai2238]

Hart is to the new generation as to aj styles from the new era

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Owen and Bulldog were so underrated.

[@SeigiChoujin]

It's pronounced Aska regardless, actually. It's a thing with the language, the "u" is often pronounced silent. Great Sasuke, for instance, is pronounced Saskay (like Shinsuke) rather than Sasookay. Asooka *IS* technically correct as well, but Japanese people pronounce it Aska (unless they're chanting, or a ring announcer drawing her name out..... rant over, sorry)

[@planescaped]

Generally only women pronounce a u as a sort of feminine thing, and only sometimes. That's why girls sometimes say Desu as Des-Soo instead of plain old Dess.

[@TadRaunch]

Yeah, my wife is Japanese and I found that out after I asked her why Shinsuke was pronounced like it is. We do something kind of similar in English... although still pretty different, ha. But yeah you can pronounce Japanese words phonetically without dropping sounds and people will understand you, but you might sometimes sound weird (for lack of a better word)

[@SeigiChoujin]

Correct, I completely failed to specify that it's specifically "su" that's usually like that. Also "ku" and a couple others, but yeah I misspoke. My bad.

[@SeigiChoujin]

yeah, I know, I totally misspoke.

[@Supervillain725]

Sasuke may have been "Great," but he was kind of a dick to Naruto.

[@mrkipling2201]

I presume this was the consolation prize for landover, Maryland. Seeing as they were considered at one point as a venue for summerslam 1992 before Wembley stadium was ultimately chosen.

[@therealestlebomba8959]

I wish they had survivor series on Thursday still.

[@therealestlebomba8959]

I'm not a dumbass on thanksgiving Thursday. Just to break the monotony of ppv on Sunday. It would make it feel special.

[@mruptheirons]

Love your reviews Brian, ur passion & knowledge of wrestling is up there with the greatest, I love watching all ur wrestling reviews 👌 especially all the 80 & 90's ones 👍keep up the good work

[@kiprandom7208]

Bill Clinton was always a good sport about the jokes

[@aidanumpherson]

I really enjoy these classic reviews. Thanks.

[@Ramblebar]

Goldust was not Gay He was "Bizarre"!!!

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Andrew Mills No British Bulldog was bizarre.

[@trojandarkhorse2022]

Goldust was what Vinces imagination of men was. The "Bizarre" one.

[@robbie_azure]

apparently the shot of diesel and hart gets referenced between ryu and akuma from street fighter alpha

[@cartertsai5601]

I honestly think that Mable is underrated. He shouldn’t have won KOTR, but he is still good

[@nicocarlos6628]

Gracias Señor! Love your 90s reviews esp New Gen! Darkside are odd team but BSK, Undertaker's backstage clique. Perfect about Michaels' title to Dean? 👏 I had differ view of the main event lol Diesel was my fave as kid vs Bret is mine now and the better man won 💪 can you review Summerslam 95? I gotta get my $10 for Patreon 😎

[@tehleoness5145]

"How too win at wrestling: A true story by the Kliq" The book they should write.

[@mattway18]

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[@borednow5838]

Excellent review Brian. Its always cool reviewing things when you are watching them for the first time. I agree with just about everything you said, including that Mr. Perfect was a upgrade on Piper (think he's one of the most overlooked heel play-by-lay guys). This show holds up as one of the better Survivor Series from the 90s IMO. Bret's selling in the main event is first class.