FORGOTTEN GENERATION | The WWF New Generation's Greatest Midcarders

[@WRESTLEWITHANDY]

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[@tajunoor1311]

Let me talk to ya the Eli Drake story

[@tajunoor1311]

No Gimmicks needed the Chris Candido story

[@tajunoor1311]

The History of the Midnight Express

[@DaisuSaikoro]

Diminutive high fliers in the vein of Lilo Rush. And no worries, errors happen. Still great wrestling content.

[@master-of-mind5881]

Chris Benoit, roddy piper.

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

2 cool Scorpio always goes down as probably one of the most underrated wrestlers in history because he was doing things that were crazy and he wasn't really exactly a Cruiserweight he was a big guy doing these types of moves.

[@timsadk]

2 cold scorpio is the man. underrated comment for sure.

[@lunisic]

U mean too cold scorpio?

[@raidernation7427]

I remember kinda wanting to see him & Savio team together. I thought their styles would mesh well.

[@DanielMartinez-iw7pl]

Definitely an underrated wrestler!

[@philm2217]

Truth. 2 cold 95-96 is unreal

[@matthewharris5232]

Even though it's more of a transitional era between the hulkamania and attitude eras, I have always loved the new generation era. Watching all these guys come up in the business during this era is was awesome. I really liked the hunter Hearst Helmsley gimmick. Owen Hart was awesome to and I was so sad when he passed.

[@gameplayer1980]

That's the era where I grew up and started loving wrestling. I never thought too much about how goofy the gimmicks were since I was so young.

[@jokerswank6082]

It was better than the crap you'd see now but looking back I feel that it could've been better

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

Not to be "that guy" but Triple H getting squashed by Warrior wasn't a punishment for the curtain call as it happened a few months before. It was just Warrior not wanting to do a longer match with someone he saw as lower than him.

[@noxidgaming1114]

Ironic

[@ryanmccarthy7381]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Scott Hall say he left WWF over creative frustrations. The only reason I’ve heard from him is that WCW was offering way more money for less dates, and Vince wouldn’t allow him to take some time to go to Japan and make some cash on the side in WWF. From what Hall said in shoots, he was happy and secure in being the gatekeeper to the main event.

[@TheJaguar1983]

It took me until recently to get the joke of the names Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn.

[@FBA_God_Emperor_Doom]

I'm just now getting it as I read your comment

[@jimbo_1312]

I remember Sean Waltman having that match against razor. I was a massive fan from that day forward and I still see him as one of the most underrated ever.

[@ultimatestoryteller]

Back in 1993, when Raw had just started a few weeks earlier. I'm glad someone else remembers that too.

[@jimbo_1312]

@@ultimatestoryteller hooray, I'm not the only person showing my age 😂

[@ultimatestoryteller]

@@jimbo_1312 goodness gracious, we guys are what 37-38 now .. how long it has been since we started watching wrestling 😆

[@ponokanaka]

Right that match blew mine and all my cousin's minds lol. He was a quick athletic high flier and just needed that push

[@jp3813]

@@ultimatestoryteller Yet you likely missed a lot of 80s wrestling.

[@gassachamsou5172]

The thing with the New Generation era is that the mid-card talents were either a main event calibre or a jobbing calibre

[@saxonjf]

Scott Hall talked a lot that he went back to WCW because he wanted the guaranteed money. He was happy with his place in the WWF, but he wanted to know what his pay would be, ans WCW offered A LOT!

[@hhh9651]

Razor used to brag about how cool it was that he had "The Tito" spot.

[@Carlos-ms1yx]

Yeah Scott Hall left because he wanted more money not because he was unhappy with his role

[@jokerswank6082]

And this is an example of Vince failing to keep talent

[@DavidxBoyd]

The wrestlemania 12 squash match where Ultimate Warrior beat HHH was in March 1996, two months before the kayfabe break at the Madison Square Garden incident, so that could not have been part of HHH’s punishment.

[@robertclark2253]

Neither was the Hog Pen match because that was in 1995 .

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

Adam Bomb should have been Massive,especially during his later run. Hed have been a good I-C guy and they should have pushed Razor up.

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

He had a cool intro music as well.

[@charliequirk7046]

This was my peak as a fan in the UK, between age 8-12 , and I loved the midcarders , Hakushi, 123-kid , Owen Hart , khona Crush ,Savio Vega, Razor, Austin ,HHH , Bulldog , Tatanka ,Adam Bomb and I even had a massive soft spot for Aldo Montoya 😂 superb childhood memories

[@risboturbide9396]

A video about the WWF Los Super Astros tv shows would be great! There's some great matches on these shows.

[@jlopez0710]

Wrestlemania 1996 happened way before the curtain call. Triple H wasnt punished for that.

[@Gargoyle_75]

True. Wrestlemania : March 1996 Curtain Call : May 1996 King of the Ring: June 1996

[@raidernation7427]

I'm not sure Razor qualifies as a Midcarder. He had feuds with Macho Man, Mr. Perfect, HBK, & Bret Hart. His 1st big angle was teaming with Ric Flair.

[@1882Stu]

Exactly.

[@FunkSwaggMusiK]

Lol bro said he lft cause Razor was frustrated with being a midcarder lmfao no he was offered a shit ton more money.

[@horrorwhore7946]

Right. He just wrestled in the middle of the card in WWF.

[@1882Stu]

@@horrorwhore7946 main evented survivor series and royal rumble in his first 2 ppvs then was an upper card babyface

[@LibraJohnny]

Ahmed Johnson coulda been a top star without his injuries and his heel turn.

[@christiancage6626]

Man when I think of this generation all I think about is Owen Hart...he was just absolutely amazing... awesome video man👌🏻👌🏻

[@jp3813]

Can't think of Owen w/o thinking of Bret.

[@BlondeMcGuinn]

Ahmed Johnson could’ve been a Main Event-type guy but he just let himself go. The dude was at least 80 lbs overweight towards the end. #eatright

[@gerryaime9472]

The match between Ahmed Johnson and Goldust is hilarious. It's on KZbin. It's a must watch!

[@DirtiestDMusic]

The bit with the Hardys at 12:48 is tremendous. Good physical comedy.

[@Tbisrat123]

@wrestlewithandy you do not get enough recognition and priase for doing your content. I really appreciate these well put together videos. Please keep up the great work!!

[@ultimatestoryteller]

It's sad that Blueblood guy Hearnst Hunter Helmsley disappeared after 1996. The guy was quite cerebral in his game and could have easily started a reign of terror of his own, if he would have stayed within the authority. It's shame the degenerate writers let him go and didn't gave him a chance to go through an evolution.

[@bulldog2035]

Yea I agree lol

[@thegreatunknown8574]

Clever

[@gameplayer1980]

Well done.

[@jokerswank6082]

Yeah it could've worked. DX imho wasn't as solid as NWO

[@sojarvoglarcrt4602]

As much as I appreciate these videos there are two big botches here: Steve Austin won KOTR in 1996, not in 1997. And for Triple H, the Wrestlemania 12 squash was 100000% not the punishment for the Curtain Call which happened two months after Wrestlemania (unless Vince mcMahon was a visionary). Otherwise, keep up good work, thanks!

[@FunkSwaggMusiK]

These channels are notorious for getting things wrong. They usually just read a few aricles or Wikipedia pages then make a video about it. I. Still trying to figure out who Andy is cause the guy making the videos name isnt Andy. I think its Wrestlemania but just under a different name.

[@S.T.A.N.D_inspirational]

I beat you to saying it about 96

[@fnyourmom3064]

@@FunkSwaggMusiK go and listen to Wrestlelamia, he’s clearly got an accent this guy is clearly American

[@SirAsdf]

Also Razor Ramon and 123 Kid never won the tag titles.

[@microsoftspam]

Steve Austin also didnt immediately become a fan favourite or rise up the card after his "Austin 3:16" speech. His first match with Bret Hart at wrestlemania 97 was probably when people started cheering for him, but not yet as a super baby face

[@jaybee5315]

Funny enough, Johnny Polo would go way over than Adam Bomb ever was when Polo eventually turned to hardcore legend Raven

[@TheBlackScatPack]

I’m a huge Steve Austin fan and I remember hearing Steve giving his praises to Savio Vega.

[@BoereViking]

If I remember correctly Savio gave Steve Austin and Rocky their first losses...

[@pantherhd1]

Owen Hart play the jealous brother really it was soo believable in 1994

[@ponokanaka]

Oh yeah this is another storyline that shocked us as kids.

[@darthlaker277]

Love your videos but you've already given full breakdowns for XPac & Razor. I would love if you started making content using people from 01-06

[@chuckdagreat4]

Good question to ask why we the fans never got to see the 2 most iconic factions fued with each other The Clique vs B.S.K that woulda been awesome to see

[@dibslin2.081]

Adam Bomb was not an inherently doomed character. He could have worked in the Attitude Era with a Kane-like presentation. The cartoon presentation of the mid-90s is what ruined it for him

[@mfwicbasterd477]

He was one of my faves as a child. Looked like a monster. I think his manager/manager's ruined the presentation.

[@dibslin2.081]

@@mfwicbasterd477 Agreed. Wippleman wasn't even bad, just a bad fit for Bomb

[@ruff1draft]

2 cold Scorpio was an excellent high flyer and technically sound wrestler. Is he still wrestling

[@stevegallo8483]

Nice to see that I'm not the only one who remembers Sean Waltman going by the name "Lightning Kid" when he beat Razor Ramon.

[@sojarvoglarcrt4602]

He was then billed just as "The Kid".

[@stevegallo8483]

@@sojarvoglarcrt4602 No, he wasn't. He had multiple billings at the time and one was the Lightning Kid. Notice the tights he wore for that match. They had lightning bolts on them and said "L Kid" with the L being for Lightning. He also went by the Kamikaze Kid as well as just the Kid.

[@k-lee481]

Undercard wrestlers need at least a main event run. They're probably one of the best performers 👍🏻

[@joe9739]

This video is FULL OF ERRORS. For one, WM 12 was obviously before The Curtain Call in May.

[@dangelomarshall9884]

Even though the video was blocked on your channel, can you please reupload Celtic Warrior The Sheamus story?

[@NateTheGnat]

Other midcarders of this era were Yokozuna in 1995-1996, Fatu (Make a difference), Jake Roberts, Hakushi, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Barry Horowitz (after beating Skip). And Jean Pierre Lafitte was another great heel in this era.

[@zacharythomason7359]

Great video can't wait for you to do more as always 😎😎😎💎💎💎

[@matthewpage8313]

He gets a lot of (not...entirely undeserved) heat today, but I will till my dying day be a X-Pac mark. His initial run as the giant killer, the "little guy" who not only stood toe to toe with but could indeed topple the bigger boys with fast moves and technical skill, was quite a breath of fresh air in the transition era. And his match with Bret Hart will always be one of my favorites. He may never have been quite a main event guy (even I'll admit his mic skills aren't great and seems to be at his best when part of a team or stable), but he did have a lot of in ring talent and I'd argue paved the way for the likes of Edge, the Hardy Boyz, and Chris Jericho in the WWE.

[@michaelscriver5395]

Another great one buck

[@WRESTLEWITHANDY]

Appreciate the support man 💪🏻

[@MachtPlays]

The only wrestler that reminds me of Scott Hall today is All Ego, Ethan Page. Hes really starting to come into his own now.

[@theswordoftheevening9865]

That's sad when the best Wrestler in your Crew in Waltman... Threedom- Shirai, Hojo(Sane), and Mayu.... there's OP. The best Wrestler Io, solid and sweet Hojo and Iwatani the best Seller.

[@chriswebb8137]

Now do the same for the Golden Era!

[@dustinplum1849]

I remember seeing Adam Bomb and Smoky Mountain wrestling right before he went to the WWF he use the name The Night Stalker when he was at Smoky Mountain wrestling

[@AMP3083official]

Savio Vega had the best spinning heel kick in the biz, imo.

[@Dusty_VH]

Best era of mid carders HHH Austin HBK ...

[@animal_watcher775]

Xpac,crush,NOD

[@nmcintosh8769]

How have you not talked about Jeff Jarrett? Aint he great?

[@joeshar.]

I was expecting Adam Bomb to get IC belt in the future

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

Me too. He was a amazing specimen.

[@mw1online219]

Wrath aka Adam Bomb, is very good

[@nickk7425]

Anybody remember Essai Rios?

[@MaxB1080]

Lita's original boyfriend

[@meirnissim5927]

123 Kid & Razor Ramon were NEVER World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions

[@joe9739]

Ya it was Kid and Holly.. And Kid& Marty Jannetty I think

[@heelspawn8023]

2 Cold Scorpio deserves a documentary 🔥 ✊🏾🔥

[@heelspawn8023]

X Pac with no facial hair looks like Butt-Head, without the braces lol

[@OmarGonzalez-km9vs]

We need part 2

[@BoereViking]

Dude you are the man!!

[@fahadbeats]

Thanks to God I didn't miss wwf era god damnit

[@Cobane823]

@wrestlewithandy Was Razor really a mid carder though? 🤔 I’m not sure if midcarders main event ppvs lol and are in featured spots at wrestlemania I’m being very sarcastic ... little insulting my guy and I don’t think midcarders win the king of the ring or the intercontinental title 🤣🤣😂lmao I’m not sure if you know what the term midcarder actually means guys like bob holly and duke the dumpster are true midcarders

[@ponokanaka]

Yeah he came in and was already popular

[@Thestray187]

I went to that raw in new Haven Connecticut when Ramon won the i.c. belt he and Rick Martel won a battle royal and then later on he had beat Martel to be the new i.c. champ me and my dad. (r.i.p. Dad).

[@koreanelvis]

RIP 🪦 Scott Hall. I wanted to be: “The Bad Guy” too after watching his character on TV weekly!!!

[@AnupamMukherjee316]

Ramon should have been the world champion at least once.. Dude had everything going..

[@MachtPlays]

Holy shit. Young Raven as Johnny Polo looks almost exactly like Theo Von.

[@Ijustdontknow]

Keep up the work andy

[@weswashburn4321]

Really bro? U had to put the pic of Xpac after he got his eyebrows shaved in the thumbnail?? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@brandonjacobs7011]

The Golden Era Mid-carders should be next

[@jokerswank6082]

The New Generation wasn't bad but it could've been a lot better if a select amount of those from the golden era where there up to the end of it. In fact some of them would've been great for the attitude era (Jake the Snake, Sensational Sherri....)

[@S.T.A.N.D_inspirational]

I can't believe you screwed up saying Steve won the 97 King of the Ring when it was 96

[@slanderman3296]

Flash funk, always mystery surrounded him to me as a kid. Back then, no internet, so unless you paid huge attention, you didnt know what guys switch companies. Mind you, finding a tape then for a 8-13, year old(my 94-99 years) was like finding a full blood moon on Friday the 13, on the 13th hour..it was hard back then, I mean hard. Back in Alaska then, cable wasn't main until 97. Anwyas, I always wondered about 2cold, bc I knew how athletic he was, just didnt know Alot about him, so hes always stuck in my mind.

[@robchuk4136]

Best Era. Period.

[@tyreepowell8367]

RIP Scott Hall/Razor Ramon

[@robertmaxwell1016]

You left out Austin's wcw tag team with Brian pillman called the Hollywood blondes lol

[@sspaay]

Ahem...Nobody died at Three Mile Island. Nobody was even hurt.

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Wow

[@DaisuSaikoro]

There seems to be a bit of an editing problem at the very beginning of the video.

[@CaptainTae]

Let’s F’in GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[@MachtPlays]

3:42 lol with the pixelization.. it looks like that dude is completely naked.

[@theevn7]

Good video

[@SuperTwisted28]

Steve Austin won the KOTR in 96, not 97.

[@nathanlamont9920]

Planning on Year in WWF 2000 sometime soon?

[@WRESTLEWITHANDY]

Working on it now man, should be ready for next weekend 🤘🏻💪🏻

[@Artrekz1]

The HHH time line is off. Curtain call was in May 96. Mania 12 was in March 96. He wasn't punished at Mania for the curtain call because it hadn't happened yet.

[@ameliastencil6058]

I actually enjoyed "The Ringmaster "

[@chrischar9428]

Congrats you're the one

[@blackrain2792]

I love the 123 kid I was a fan xpac should get more respect.

[@JesusSaves80]

love your videos

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Oh yeah, baby. THIS is what I’m talking about.

[@ronitlama9480]

Make a video about The chris benoit story pleaseee we want that

[@user-jx6nn8xt4i]

Nobody is brave enough to do that

[@zemox2534]

​@@user-jx6nn8xt4i Why because of Backlash from non wrestling fan snowflakes? I mean I understand but you can separate art from artist

[@Pduarte79]

So basically the Gen Xer era. 🤭 Since the majority, tends to forget about them, except themselves.

[@maigrotjean-francois3046]

souvenir d'adolescence, merci

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

While I do agree Razor Ramon could have been a world champion the problem was they were guys like Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, diesel, The Undertaker, and if you look in WCW they had guys like DDP, Hollywood Hogan, sting, and Goldberg so it would have been hard for him to become a world champion because there were a lot of big names.

[@chrischar9428]

He could've had diesels run. Nash always sucked ass

[@kylestoddart]

Sean Waltman was never the measuring stick. Unless shit was the standard.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

The only reason Scott Hall never became main star, despite having all it takes to become one, is very simple - Scott Hall. Any chance he had of making it big was destroyed by his disastrous private life and personal problems which haunted him until the end of his life.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

And lets be perfectly honest... Even in WCW, he never made it to the top. Instead, he was always second fiddle to Hogan and Nash. It was simply impossible for him to make it big. In WCW, he never made it past US Title, which was WCW's equivalent of IC Title.

[@SuperTwisted28]

Sorry but 123 kid and Razor never won the tag team titles.

[@denisesiddon7241]

Savio vega should have gone further in the wwf . Very underrated. Had a huge crush on him in mid 90s.

[@nickmontoya3001]

Ramon n kid were tag champs? When?

[@iLikeMyOwnPosts]

That's why I kicked your leg outta your leg!"

[@pantherhd1]

Bob Holly was below mid-carder has sparkie plug and that racing gimmicks.And even at best run Hardcore Holly he was vanilla not great

[@tyreepowell8367]

Wrestle With Andy Is The Greatest

[@chowder1272]

The S in Levesque is silent

[@JaminWarrenPMS]

Why do you associate the IC title with midcard? During the period in wrestling you are discussing the IC title was more coveted than the heavy weight title.

[@dcarson89]

I agree, it was a very big deal to get that belt. Generally ment you were on route to the hw belt.

[@leifnielson6849]

You should do rankings and count downs rather then just state the names

[@Gargoyle_75]

I like the transitions and how organised he is.

[@Gargoyle_75]

Rankings are done to death. This way, he is telling a whole story which is better.

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

Razor and the kid never won wwf tag titles!!!

[@pantherhd1]

Caution:The Pigs in this video ended up on your Plate has Bacon

[@itstheyok]

no mention of Crush?

[@LibraJohnny]

Razor Ramon & 123 Kid were never champions. The Kid had two brief runs with Marty Jannetty and Bob Holly.