ECW Heatwave '98 - OSW Review #37

[@OSW]

AUGUST 1st 2020 UPDATE: HEATWAVE 98 IS AVAILABLE AGAIN! This video was blocked (thanks Sony), so there's a few edits: 3:46 shortened the Highway to Hell intro 39:00 cut a few seconds of Duel of the Fates 1:48:19 trimmed the end of the Wrestling is Awesome segment Just thought you should know! I figure this is preferable to the video being blocked or reuploading the entire thing! All the best lads, love Jay 💚 p.s. happy TNA August 1 Warning!

[@thetyser]

was literally just going to message you, trying to fill in all the missed episodes and this one seems essential. thank you!

[@fezzabluenose]

I thought that wrestling is awesome segment had Batista’s death before! Thanks for the update dude

[@Nothing2CHere4U]

Taz could totally play Puck from Alpha Flight if they made a series.

[@essasault]

*crosses arms on chest to utter silence*

[@dreamersdisease2481]

Goddamn music

[@patrickfitzpatrick1458]

I gotta say, the "never drew a dime" clip playing whenever there's a guitar shot is a great gimmick.

[@funkyweapon1981]

Mike Graham!

[@djrobriggs]

how do you draw a dime!? i cant make that perfect circle... :x

[@SegaDream131]

+djrobriggs dimes are not perfect circles

[@DYLANJJK94]

I can't see it, Was it an emoji ?

[@SamA-cw3be]

That’s drawn more than the actual guitar shots!

[@clinteldorado]

“Well, well, well. Dayton, Ohio. Amazing where people can live these days.” Brilliant stuff.

[@drew081886]

Directly before the shot of Shane Douglas tossing the monitor, there's a brief shot of an electronic sign in the arena that says anyone caught throwing objects will be immediately ejected. THE RULES!

[@BuiltbyF]

'I DON'T NEED YOUR STINKIN RU-ELS'

[@enigmaskull3495]

“HE WAS REACHING FOR THE ROPES!”

[@justinorel6592]

"FUCK THE RULES, HIT HIS FUCKING MUSIC! FUCK RIC FLAIR!"

[@cerealboy3763]

Shane Douglas went from looking like a young man in WWF to a middle aged man in ECW within a few years

[@gorkskoal9315]

@Jabroni Destroyer Probably drugs and "gasp" having to actually work.

[@paulk6399]

Legend has it that Douglas aged an extra 30 minutes for every expletive in his promos

[@joshkaid]

Sabu, a man who puts himself through tables and barbed wire and fire. Ends a spot because he gets a splinter.

[@marti5420]

splinters are no laughing matter

[@Musiclover19]

I’d rather go though one or those paper thin tables than get a splinter, any day.

[@cwatson42785]

I think that was a spot.

[@Gravydog316]

modern-day answer: this was in the script.

[@Gravydog316]

@@brandonp3455 well, the last 10 years, it's been real awful lol

[@bootsthecat6718]

"Jay, who's the sexiest man on TV?". Lads, I come from the future and I'm pretty sure the answer you are looking for is Jimmy del Rey

[@DanielRodriguez-hw1cz]

he's the ultimate boy

[@TheLastAngel28]

Great line! I'm a huge Del Rey mark!!!

[@damonodell9125]

My sides went into orbit during the Randy orton basket segment. "You're right on that one Lance" I'm crying. You guys are just incredible. Thanks for getting me thru a depressing year x.

[@OSW]

Cheers bruddah! A winner is you 🍻

[@OSW]

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[@xammas1245]

A couple of things. Tazz was nursing a sore neck that ended up being career ender, if not life threatening. At least the kept Tazz on TV longer than any of the ECW faithful. Also, you know Eddie Graham killed himself right?

[@DeluxeFTW]

Thomas Cory They talked about Tazz neck issues in the first ECW review.

[@scantrontheimmortal]

seems like most Mike Awesome vs Tanaka matches should be renamed as "the tanaka bump variety time show"

[@OSW]

TheRichardD123 Thanks Richard! Same program, but the Snake Charming segment used the talents of artist Steve Yurko and animated by +ReloadLastSave! They've both done work for us before, you can check out their stuff at steveyurko.tumblr.com and reloadlastsave.com :)

[@Carlitonsp1]

One of the most underrated openings T-SHART!?

[@sammiller4689]

Pissing myself laughing at the "Never drew a dime" vid that pops up for every guitar shot

[@codybromley9466]

"The Dudleys and other fat men beat up New Jack" Jesus I laughed so hard at that

[@funkyweapon1981]

My views on Tommy Dreamer. Everything that happens to him is all his character's fault if you think about it. Sandman caning him? His fault. His feud with Raven? His fault too. Beulah getting a 3D? Guess who's fault? His. That was his whole character.

[@ecwfaithful]

Sean Ashmead He was a regular fuck up who made mistakes and missteps, just like everyone watching.

[@EvanSchatz]

Also he cries a lot

[@arenaldo87]

ecwfaithful he was an Everyman in a sense then.

[@Xehanort10]

Didn't he blind Sandman in one storyline?

[@jwm1444]

@@Xehanort10 Sandman faked being blinded to fuck with Dreamer.

[@phillysportsfan99]

The more OSW I watch, the more I am convinced that I stumbled upon the best KZbin channel!

[@DYLANJJK94]

Best wrestling channel of guys who should get into radio or sports broadcasting yes. lol

[@lordlumberjack8343]

Agree

[@Gonzotwotimes]

That Two Best Friends ad break made me laugh and then it made me sad 😞

[@TheTojo989]

Me too

[@Gravydog316]

honestly, i never saw why everyone loved them so

[@Gonzotwotimes]

@@Gravydog316 I'll overlook the hurtful comment and say that they were genuinely very funny and cared a lot about videogames and other forms of entertainment. They got me into a lot shows/games that i never would've heard of. The podcast that they did was great too.

[@richieowens98]

They did a heavy rain playthrough that is still one of my favorite let's play series ever. It was the first let's play I ever watched and I still go back to watch some of their videos. I also loved that if they started a game they were going to finish it.

[@WeHeardHimSay]

Taz is the Original Mayor of Suplex City

[@JimRaynorRaider]

pat: ah fuck. fuck! fuck it! matt: he's going to leave this in. pat: shit

[@dasstu]

I’m here because OOC won’t shut up about this episode.

[@stilettoswinger7404]

Same!

[@dicloniusgames]

Just think what would've happened if Joel Gertner and Jerry Lawler were on commentary in the late 90s.

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

I imagine it'd last one night. Then the skies would open and a loud "WILL YOU STOP IT?" would be heard from a rather annoyed Gorilla Monsoon.

[@hellyeahdude]

TOTAL SEXISM

[@gorkskoal9315]

@@Mateus_Carvalho lol It'd last one night. And they wouldn't stand each other. You'd call it One Night Stand.

[@gorkskoal9315]

lol. I think it'd be a matter of days before one of the two wanted to legit stab the other. Lawler is a infamous prick. Gartner and Styles don't care. And didn't they try with one of the collaberations? It went as well as you'd think. At least if Styles side is to go by.

[@microfrog4855]

The Randy Orton snake bit killed it. XD

[@BigFellaThx]

Probably my favorite ppv of any promotion ever. First ppv I ever bought with my own money. 13 year old me mowed both my neighbor's lawns to get the money and I remember dialing the number to order the ppv myself. Recorded it on vhs and I might still have the tape somewhere around my house. I flipped out for the Awesome-Tanaka power bomb thru the table outside the ring spot and remember rewinding it multiple times to watch it again later that night. So good

[@Gravydog316]

you're a good man.

[@ADF86123]

"JEFF... LOOK FAMILIAR?" I lost it there, can't the image of OOC's face squeezed between the bars out of my head now.

[@oldpantsnewjersey]

Orton coming out of the snake basket was brilliant. As always, excellent work dudes.

[@NevermindHDx]

Chyna > Nicole

[@viraleffectz]

NevermindHDx gotta get dat snu snu!!!

[@jyatsko89]

viraleffectz Rofl

[@bdot187um]

NevermindHDx indeed

[@SuperDevolution]

Chyna= Nicole

[@aramanon]

Two years, no down votes for Nicole Bass over Chyna

[@BrendanSlob]

I always called Justin Credible "Master Splinter" when I watched the ECW PPV's with my buddies. He was a hybrid Human/Rat created in some crazy lab experiment along with Nicole Bass. Oh and BTW Nicole Bass claimed in Shoot interviews that Chyna would steal all of her gimmicks in WWE and wanted to get her fired as security for her "Spot". It kinda does make sense when you think about her very short tenure in WWE. I would've popped pretty hard for a Chyna-Bass feud back in those good ol' days.

[@hgonz14]

KevinLove3030 lol, yeah he for sure is a rat faced knacker

[@SFlegend89]

The JBL impression and "total elimination" had me in tears. Great video lads

[@XxRTxX]

There is no conceivable way I'd ever smash Nicole bass. That's the kind of shit that gives you nightmares. Chyna looks like she has a sturdy chin she can have a go

[@williamepperson3443]

I REALLY did not get what v1 was on about... Chyna is WAY hotter... By comparison of course

[@Shadowofdeath1995]

The heartland of America!

[@johnrotuno1077]

Ha! I just watched that episode last night.

[@Gravydog316]

@@johnrotuno1077 You silly Dayton marks....

[@Hellwyck]

"Told him to sketch some coins, he never drew a dime!"

[@rayvenkman2087]

I asked him to collect the coins in Mario Kart 7, he never drew a dime.

[@hamoud8608]

Oh man when they talked about the TNA show with Jeff, with the "Jeff Look Familiar" behind the metal barricades had me dying that was too good

[@PKSandman]

Four years later- the Hara Arena has been permanently shuttered, last holding any event in 2016. It's decaying inside, and if a sufficient buyer is found, will be demolished. As for the other wrestling based arena in the Dayton area... you'll be seeing that in the next OSW Review as of now (KotR '93).

[@ShawnPhoenix]

Fun fact, Hakushi's body paint ACTUALLY tells a story about a warrior and such.

[@Gravydog316]

it was a stencil, btw... during house shows, he didn't have any 'tats'

[@TheArchersTungsten]

Lol

[@paulk6399]

I had a friend translate once... ‘I am Haru, of the Takagura dojo...’

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

@@paulk6399 "Gobei..." "He's an idiot."

[@paulk6399]

@@Mateus_Carvalho your edit quote is better than the original lol

[@lammy227]

Nichole Bass looks like she should be in Twisted Sister.

[@gorkskoal9315]

LOL

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

I actually really like how Nicole Bass looked, she had a much more memorable image than Chyna. It's a shame she wasn't bigger.

[@SirKlobuerste]

I think that Mike Awesome could've been a major star in Japan, especially at the time. He's got that huge dangerous Gajin look like Stan Hansen or Dr Death.

[@DrJoeyMagnum]

He was

[@jimmianimates918]

Kostja Livádi he was a huge star in Japan, he went by the name the gladiator

[@paulsletten8985]

@@DrJoeyMagnum facts!

[@moviebuff3000]

Oh Yeah this is the one with Mat and Pat...I'm sad now.

[@HenTyler316]

Same

[@robotface74]

ugh me too

[@rob7216]

whats the back story?

[@finestjellybeansrawlol9486]

Just like Omikron this pain never ends

[@mustangjude]

@@rob7216 let's play group that broke up, search the switcher on youtube

[@justinorel6592]

I be lovin OOC lovin some old ECW.

[@TheTopTurnchuckle]

“Hey, Jeff! Look familiar?” Lmao!

[@MacDuck1997]

That bit fucking killed me 😂😂

[@BobbyOxygen]

Another great episode, lads. These ECW PPV reviews are some of your best work.

[@KingToll]

Lad, this is... I just came back from the hospital today, only to find this in my inbox. You guy are just amazing! Thanks from my heart!

[@antonycarter9971]

Holy shit, Orton in the basket is officially the funniest thing I've ever seen. Top stuff lads.

[@thadanzwiggler]

Always thought Saturn was VERY underutilized.

[@swkki9461]

>Gets to Ad Break Questionarium >Green Greens Play Why are we here? Just to suffer?

[@PwnageofNoobs]

You feel it too, don't you?

[@paulsletten8985]

In my arm and my leg

[@hughjass5156]

The dudleys and other fat men. I literally lol'd

[@Romanplaystation]

When OOC tells me to go watch Heatwave 98 again, I go watch Heatwave 98 again.

[@roban1012]

“Bring a gun, that’ll end the match” 😂

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Kilroy, Now that is a NICHE Bottom reference!

[@crisdes7260]

35:13 a pittance, you say

[@jacobjoachim2138]

The thing that we should realize about the chair shots is that the average casual wrestling fan assumes the chairs are fake. The hardcore fans know that they're real and dangerous but the the casual fan assumes they wouldn't be doing it if it wasn't somehow safe, whether they think they can figure it out or not.

[@MC-rf8sx]

Wrestling in 98 being in highschool was amazing I was given out rock bottoms and stunners every other day

[@liquidgeorge]

That Goldeneye 007 intro is EPIC

[@LemanRusk]

As a recently reborn wrestling fan I credit OSWReview with re-igniting alot of my passion. Never stop guys.

[@jakejutras5420]

Is your passion still aflame?

[@malkomalkavian]

For OSW, aye

[@kevinramsey417]

Humpty's Omelettes: You won't get screwed by the eggcellence of eggsecution Also guys, I think Big Dick Dudley's failure to draw interest from WWE has a lot to do with the fact that he's dead.

[@Xprentas]

What, at the time? He was very clearly alive.

[@judahsoremy9857]

What a stupid reason

[@meatsauce3751]

Kevin Ramsey ridiculous reasoning

[@djrobriggs]

He was actually a lousy worker, horrible talker, and had substance issues, he constantly asked for a pay raise or to be pushed as a solo guy but..... that woulda been bad idea for sure. Just go look at his XPW run from 2001-2002???

[@ChaosTheory9]

But still...surprised WWF or WCW never looked to sign Big Dick back in the Attitude Era. He was a MONSTER

[@TommyVinMI]

Chyna, post facial reconstruction, was 9 trillion times better than Nicole Bass.... Mania 17 Chyna was actually do-able

[@CapitalExpression]

Chyna at her worst I think still had an endearing look to her. Nicole Bass just looks frightening

[@petertr2000]

Only up to the point XPac had a shot on her though, obvs.

[@dadumbfuck420]

Mania 17 chyna was 😍

[@ChaosTheory9]

Everyone downloaded Chynas Playboy pictures back in the AOL days let’s not lie

[@OldSlyEyes]

DJ Tommy C. Colosi nah...

[@rrhd0]

rewatching this in 2020 and Masato Tanaka is stil putting on high quality matches. Earlier this yr he was DDT champion and had a awesome reign.

[@celcona]

10 years later from this episode and Masato Tanaka is STILL going!

[@etherealtide]

I swear this episode came out 2 years ago, time flies

[@MrBoboliciousness]

The 'Main Event' James Bond sound clip is Hype as fuck. Good ole Nostalgia feels.

[@humberto20time]

So happy to have stumbled upon these reviews. I laugh so hard while simultaneously feeling that nostalgia of wrestling that I loved back in the 90's. I am one of those awful Ecw marks, and this period was my height of fandom. Ecw, the real Ecw (not the wwecw), was my shit. And this event was the best overall show I remember. They had turd ppv's, but like you guys said, when Justin Credible's involved in a great match, there's something good going on. TY osw.

[@humberto20time]

(And you guys are wrong. While Douglas sucked as a wrestler, he was great on the mic 😎)

[@callmemarc]

You guys are hilarious! Thank you for making these great videos!

[@MondoMB83]

As it regards the Bam Bam/ Taz match, it was said that they engaged in "short cut bullshit" and that they should have instead started with a " good, solid, heated wrestling match." While I'd have enjoyed that as well, it was a heated feud and billed as a DEATH MATCH. If they had a heated wrestling match, it would defeat the purpose to having a death match blow off to the feud. Just my opinion.

[@StNowhere]

Lance Storm can't be a heel, because that implies Lance Storm has a personality.

[@iLikeMyOwnPosts]

Could you be serious for a moment?

[@sirswearsalot1813]

@@iLikeMyOwnPosts WILL YOU STOP?

[@borednow5838]

Met Jerry Lynn at a indie show in England and got his autograph. He was a cool guy. Great wrestler in his prime too.

[@PatrickBarnes86]

So Bruce Prichard and JR have both said recently that the reason why Taz was "dead" after his debut was that during his match with Kurt, Vince watched the whole thing. There was the one suplex that Kurt "jumped" to help Taz (Taz doesn't like to have help, he just muscles guys up, it lets him be more in control), Kurt landed right on his head and neck. After that Vince said "You need to tell him to change his move set, he can't do that stuff anymore". So Taz being Taz....ruined Taz. Sucks as he had so much potential, plus JR said he had no idea who Taz was when his real name came across his desk lol

[@RobMcDougall]

Taz has talked about this on his podcast as well - he says it was a miscommunication between him and Angle (Angle jumps but Taz isn't set yet) and rather than just throwing him and risking it he put Angle back down and reset before doing the suplex to be safe; as you say this apparently made the people in charge nervous (even though it was him focusing on safety that made it noticeable). You can't have the Human Suplex Machine not do suplexes, so he basically had to go a different direction and we ended up with the "Thug Life" character :/

[@richardtherichard26]

Tbf it’s 2023 and I still don’t know tazz’ real name…

[@yellinginmyear]

OS DUB! OS DUB! OS DUB!

[@DYLANJJK94]

EC Dub !

[@malcolmrichards7754]

Spike Dudley is a real nice dude. He was at an wrestlemania x8 promotion event. Gave an 8 year old kid an amazing memory for life! 🤘

[@TheJC0203]

Love the Matt and Pat ad break!!!!!

[@BitestheStuff]

I prefer Chyna myself, but I think they're both cute in their own bodybuilder way.

[@bloodrunsclear]

‘Justin Competent’ That’s pretty good!

[@OfficialFingazMC]

How Fonze kept a job in multiple companies for so long is beyond me, wrong type of heat in promos and just in general, must have been a proper stooge or something.

[@Tennings]

Oh jesus, guys I already have a pain in my side from Steve trying to sell the t-shirt!

[@TheMuldoonFella]

Fucking Tennings

[@mikemiken1963]

Tennings Come back. Youre capable of becoming a huuuuge KZbinr.

[@homeyiommi1921]

t-shart

[@FoolishFlock]

Um!! it's! pronounced! T-SHART!!!... Duh!!!.. just! joking! Lolz!!... ; )

[@miserybones]

ORDER NOW!

[@DoggyDisk]

The ad break hurts me now.

[@Gravydog316]

BUT WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?!

[@gerzie]

I like the ad break with the Matt and Pat. It was unexpected and enjoyable.

[@WhiskeyPieSometimes]

One of those episodes you immediately pop for when doing a rewatch. So many classic moments and quotes...

[@OSW]

Oh nice! That's v kind. Haven't seen this one in years. anything in particular stand out?

[@kimbob5]

@@OSWTanaka being invincible because he’s Japanese 😂

[@freedomwv]

Thanks for doing these vids. Not easy to see ECW vids these days. The commentary is funny and extra stuff yall add is great!

[@RedMage138]

The not being able to tell who was the heel thing was one of the biggest problems with ECW. Everybody was a heel.

[@oishere7262]

1:17:10 for the Whale Wail (Tommy) 1:17:20 for the Whale Wail (OSW) Love it lads, all these years later & you are still Awesome Balls. Thank you you lovely bunch of lads

[@OSW]

This is such a silly joke! Glad it gave u a chuckle man. thanks for still being with us!

[@MrFLCL713]

Man gonna be honest, hearing that Two Best Friends Ad break bit made me a little sad, i really do miss when these guys were friends and made incredible content :/

[@shawnconway6009]

Jesus watching all these guys take chair shots and then realizing how many of these guys are dead now is just horrifying.

[@petertr2000]

Jerry Lynn in the early das of TNA was about the best I've ever seen in the ring. Amazing.

[@irishONgaming]

“Special Police Delta Red Ranger” Jay combined the PR name and the Sentai name? If that was unintentional it works well. makes a nice little Easter egg to people who watched SPD and Dekaranger. Also Sexual Harassment Brawler was golden nogger worthy!

[@KCHunter]

eh, cup of coffee ... Great Muta invented interest in Japanese wrestling in America. I think it's probably a thing that you guys over in Ireland didn't see 1989 WCW ... Muta was THE MAN and left an impression and it's amazing to realize he was only there a year.

[@HistoryNerd8765]

That TBFP cameo caught me off guard. I was a huge fan of theirs back in the day.

[@finestjellybeansrawlol9486]

Same. I still miss them :(

[@HistoryNerd8765]

​@@finestjellybeansrawlol9486 one was nice, and the other one was less nice, oh who didn't love Matt and Pat?

[@LilDashOTS]

I can't stop replaying the intro. ORDER NOW

[@scottimusmaximus2032]

Was not ready for that 2 best friends in 2019.. rip

[@TheTojo989]

Me too

[@PhilanthropyGaming]

oh man, mad props to whomever helped you guys with animating 30:52, that was amazing. Pity it wasn't around in the Summerslam 89 days, with the idea of Randy Orton over a cauldron

[@murderinc.hunting7686]

Awesome v. Tanaka 2 is pretty gnarly too. Tanaka takes like 6 chair shots to the head and no sells them. And at least 2 awesome bombs to the tables outside the ring. Oh and wins the match in between.

[@PennypackerHE]

Hey guys I only stumbled across your videos a few days ago and I absolutely LOVE them. I've watched quite a few now and they keep getting better and better each time I watch them, I love your knowledge of pro wrestling and your hilarious attitudes towards it too. So happy to see guys actually having a laugh and some fun when it comes to wrestling because ultimately it's the reason we watch it. Thanks for the awesome show guys keep it up

[@lookatmeimthepilotnow]

ECW was the bomb, loved it.

[@NewWorldCT]

Bubba would sell so fucking hard I love it The bulldog that he jumped at the end for to make it look way more aggressive is the fucking best dude So underrated

[@commentrylessgames5389]

I just found out that Hayabusa was injured and paralyzed in 2001 whilst doing a springboard moonsault and has only recently (2012-14) started walking again with the help of crutches

[@cowboydan8021]

Awesome vs Tanaka @ Heatwave98 is my favorite ECW match ever.. absolutely disgusting but incredible. I grew up in Detroit, which is about 600 miles from Philadelphia. Late at night on different public access / regional network channels we'd occasionally see this dark, shoddy 30-60 minute ECW paid programming.. As a 10 year old kid at the time who only knew WWF / WCW, it looked like the coolest thing ever. Felt like I was seeing something I wasn't supposed to. The internet was nothing like it is now, as badly as I wanted to know more about ECW it felt like it was impossibly far away at the time. I got older and my interest in wrestling waned. Then I randomly started watching again around 2013/2014, got WWE Network and immersed myself in all the ECW I missed out on. I'm so glad I finally got to check it out but it would have been amazing to actually see it and live it in real time.

[@shadowprophet88]

More animation please.... I lost my shit at Randy coming out of the basket!

[@cjallday1130plays]

Peter Larson it reminds me of HISHE, the animation

[@michaelkeller5927]

You have gotten your wish!

[@GoldStandardPunk66]

This is officially the most hype wrestling video on the internet.

[@thepunisherabv]

Came here bacause of the Best friends, stayed for the awsome reviewers.

[@Doormau5719]

Quite nothing beats that intro, even after all these years

[@randombencounter263]

This was the first ECW pay per view I saw, still one of my favorites. Just very solid all throughout.

[@Luke-cz9tm]

9:54 bottom reference. Legends!

[@Gravydog316]

9:50 Justin looks likes he wet himself LOL

[@FOREVERCraigYT]

Another awesome OSW show guys and love the 2 best friends cameo as well.

[@ComradeConnor1]

Another great show guys, funny as always and I did not expect matt & pat from tbfp to be in it either. Keep up the good work :)

[@NickyBbags]

Its finally here!!!! Thanks Jay, you guys are fantastic!