Is Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero WCW's Greatest Match? Halloween Havoc 1997 Review

It's a show that features one of the BEST matches in WCW history with Rey vs. Eddie, as well as one of the WORST matches with Hogan vs. Piper! And oh yeah, Randy Savage and DDP kick ass as well! It's Halloween Havoc 1997!
00:00 Intro
01:20 Yuji Nagata vs. Ultimo Dragon
03:04 Chris Jericho vs. Gedo
04:40 WCW Cruiserweight Championship vs. Mask: Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
08:27 Steve McMichael vs. Alex Wright
10:21 Disco Inferno vs. Jacqueline
12:21 United States Championship: Curt Hennig vs. Ric Flair
14:31 Scott Hall vs. Lex Luger
16:27 Las Vegas Sudden Death Rules: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage
18:56 Cage Match: Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper
22:42 Final Thoughts
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[@darinlyles8158]

The fact Hogan is throwing working punches on the fan that ran in instead of legitimately pummeling him, has me dying lol.

[@hunterwade9030]

It's why he is the GOAT

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

S’probably because Hogan can’t THROW a shoot punch.

[@Flamingcloud083]

Isn't a single thing real about Hogan lol

[@jd9119]

Hogan wasn't trying to throw working punches. He's just that much of a powderpuff.

[@a-nus]

​@@jd9119cope

[@senorfish2503]

Legend has it that because Randy Savage snapped into so many slim jims, his ankles were so strong they didn't snap from that ridiculous fall.

[@TimTE01]

Dig it!

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Ooh yeaaaaah!

[@Swaggernaut64]

Well thank god cause that jump could've been worse, you see how wobbly that cage is?

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

Perfecto kayfade explanation

[@ClassicKrusty]

Savage was such a perfectionist and amazing poise and free fall into landing to not hurt himself there.

[@arciks11]

Eddie in his biography said He with Rey have tried to replicate that DDT spot, but none of them quite matched this one. He also said they both entered this match with a chip on their shoulder against WCW, with full intention to steal the show. Needless to say they did steal the show.

[@JackDManheim]

Even at the time this was happening, it struck me as odd that they would put two of their most seasoned guys in that cage instead of some younger, high-flyers. Can you imagine if Eddie & Rey had had the cage to work with instead?

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

So selfish of them.

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

@@baconatorrodriguez4651 was it though? Hogans always politicing

[@Unaliq]

​@@baconatorrodriguez4651 Hogan brown noser

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

well at least that wasn't the worst thing that happened to Savage in a steel cage match, I mean at least he didn't lose to a teenage boy in his pajamas and that he worked under the name spiderman

[@Meleenator]

You mean the "Human Spider", right?

[@t.v.rockwell4504]

They got his name wrong! It's the Human Spider.

[@Dickinabox]

I got you for three minutes

[@christiankallio8586]

That was Bonesaw, totally different wrestler

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@Dickinabox 3 minutes of playtime!

[@jonathonbartos3061]

Let's say it again: Jericho doesn't botch often, but when he does it looks absolutely terrifying.

[@not_gavinnn]

Fax

[@jakemitchell1132]

I don’t know why, but every time I think of Jericho botches, I always think of that botched lionsault where Mr. Perfect literally saved his life by putting his knees up to catch Jericho.

[@kanebravo953]

@The Book Of ƬЯXPXP I didn't realize Jericho had more then one bitch. Like they say, bitches be crazy.

[@fattiger6957]

And still, Jericho has never had a major injury in his career. The only one that might count is when he broke his arm in Mexico during the early years of his career. Jericho may just be the luckiest wrestler ever.

[@WCWThunderRosa]

@@jakemitchell1132 he’s lucky Perfect was there to save him he almost ended up like Hayabusa

[@jeffjackson9679]

Bischoff: "Hey, Hulk think you can catch Savage when he jumps off the top of the cage?" Hogan: "DOESN'T WORK FOR ME, BROTHER!"

[@westnile21]

Sonny Ohno was taking selfie’s before phones had cameras let alone internet connection

[@Mecha82]

Truly man ahead of his time.

[@enigmaskull3495]

Sonny Ohno: Pioneer of the Selfie.

[@mageside]

@@enigmaskull3495 damn it Shane, you weren't supposed to win, but somehow you found a way lol that made my day

[@frankiesosa1766]

The man is legendary!!

[@antihero76]

can’t believe bz didn’t say anything

[@justdirt]

Hogan wearing the sting mask reminded me of when Sting pretended to be sting by wearing a sting mask so that people wouldn't know he was sting

[@phantomdriver2010]

Which time? He does it alot for some reason

[@booba1008]

it was in tna he was sitting front row

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

Lol yeah, good point, brother. #Trump2024 #stopthesteal #lockherup #grabthembythep

[@solsticelacer]

It's a brilliant disguise if you think about it. Why would Sting be wearing a Sting mask. If you saw someone in a Sting mask, the one person you would think for sure wasn't under that mask would be Sting.

[@alexmontgomery3656]

Stingception!

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

DDP versus Randy Savage is one of the most underrated feud of all time.

[@sifwalkerartorias1811]

Ahh, a person of class I see.

[@michaelpeacock4228]

I used to LOVE their Spring Stampede match! Randy could still bring the motivation and intensity, and DDP was coming into his own key persona!

[@rickylyon3846]

Underrated? It won PWI feud of the year back in 1997.

[@enigmaskull3495]

I could watch Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio and DDP vs Randy Savage all day.

[@mactiger1983]

Agreed!

[@everyonelovesmajima]

Fun fact: Disco was legitimately not allowed to lay a hand on Jacqueline on TV. Maybe that should have been a sign that it wasn't a fantastic idea to begin with.

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

WCW at their most WCW

[@Bananahammock681]

@@JulioHernandez-wy8nh As fun as that is to say... it' still does not even feel close to peak WCWism.

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

@@Bananahammock681 2000?

[@user-jo4bd5rh3k]

They let them have a dark match the following night on nitro where Disco beat Jacqueline.

[@randyleroy643]

0x65633 that's right. But this dark match is nowhere. I don't now why.

[@monkeyman5866]

I'm a simple man I see a Slim Jim logo, I click

[@TheTrainFan9]

To quote Leon from Curb, "Have you ever tried one of these motherfuckers? They're fucking delicious."

[@ichigome5554]

Bischoff looks like he's wearing an Eric Bischoff mask.

[@harshckuk]

Hogan savage friendship is like an abusive relationship

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

I would say it was just Hogan as the abuser and most of the time it’s true, but Savage did spend 90% of be a man taking shots at Hogan, so yeah it’s just an abusive relationship on both sides.

[@E_l_l_i_e]

OMG, that's so spot on.

[@toptenguy1]

I guess matches with big paydays can change a guy's mind here and there...

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Release the slash fics.

[@westnile21]

That Love/Hate type of relationship

[@BlueNoseParaCanoe]

Rey vs Eddie was voted match of the year by wcw fans that year

[@michaeltracy2725]

Of the year??? It’s an all time classic! I’ve watched it probably 50 times

[@ajmurtagh27]

I had the WCW magazine with those award announcements in it, with Eddie scowling like a heel holding his plaque. ❤

[@DaComebakKid]

And yet, WCW didn't want to push their Cruiserweights smh

[@JOfnT]

@@michaeltracy2725 It’s probably my personal Favorite Match Ever. Pure perfection.

[@antoniorosado9178]

It was match of the year from PWI magazine as well

[@DevilLobster82]

"Goldeberg shows up, and destroys Mongo." You were being VERY kind there. That spear was pretty shit.

[@thevoid99]

i agree.

[@lanceturley7745]

"Goldberg shows up and aggressively hugs Mongo, as the two tumble to the ground" didn't have the same ring to it.

[@DevilLobster82]

@@lanceturley7745 I don't know, I think it had a certain ring to it.

[@PierzStyx]

But was that Goldberg's fault or the fact that Mongo was terrible at wrestling and couldn't sell anything?

[@DevilLobster82]

@@PierzStyx Probably a little from column A, and a lot from column B.

[@420snacktime]

This set brings me back to WCW/NWO Revenge for the N64

[@LastTorgoInParis]

just last week in fire pro i was able to replicate this PPV ring complete with slim jim posts! its the little things in life

[@MR.__G]

Same here. Good times !

[@MrSkullHead1250]

I know what you mean. I wasn't a fan of WCW back then, cause I was on team WWF during the Monday Night Wars, so I didn't play Revenge. I did play No Mercy, and I get the same feeling.

[@drawbackrammy]

Yaaaaas dude! That was my shit back in the day man.

[@1.21JJWatts]

From rewatching a lot of WCW, I get the impression that DDP's ribs were injured worse than Bob Orton's arm.

[@everyonelovesmajima]

I heard recently that Bob Orton's arm is nearly back to 100%.

[@jeangentry6656]

Yup.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Was even his default gear in WCW NWO Revenge.

[@silasjamal1610]

Ever broke your ribs before? I did when I was 7, I'm 34 now and by May of next yr I'm told they'll be 100% healed

[@jd9119]

@@silasjamal1610 I don't know how many times I've cracked or broken ribs from youth/high school and collegiate wrestling. But I'll tell you after about a month or so, they're back to normal. It's the ligaments that end up hurting for long periods of time.

[@33apeiro]

Eddie was basically the Shawn Michaels of WCW at this point in his career. Untouchable. A pretty much flawless match!

[@Vikdeb25502]

Minus backstage politics

[@KingKhanate1997]

All the in-ring ability minus the douchey backstage behavior...

[@jf3715]

Yea nah...HBK in WWF in 97 was like 76 levels higher than Eddie in WCW in 97...but ok

[@33apeiro]

@@jf3715 you obviously misunderstood the point.

[@robbymulvany2109]

Except Eddie cant draw a dime.

[@kingragnar8023]

"it was good but not long enough" Man if I had a quarter ever time I heard that

[@tokubrony9447]

If there was a power plant that ran on ego, the amount of ego on display during the Hogan/Piper cage match could power the entire world for the next thousand years.

[@fattiger6957]

WCW was pretty much controlled by ego. If it wasn't Hogan, it was Bishoff. If it wasn't Bishoff, it was Nash. If it wasn't Nash, it was Russo. Ego is the real cause of WCW's death.

[@tokubrony9447]

@@fattiger6957 That is a perfect summary of WCW's downfall.

[@SteelyDanzig]

And then it was bought by the most egotistical of all

[@alexs7670]

@@SteelyDanzig at this point vince was either far less egotistical or could at least keep it in check. Like, he constantly put others over at his expense. Now, sure.

[@SteelyDanzig]

@@alexs7670 lol

[@da-vionjeffery3928]

Can we talk about how over quarantine Brian went from Cornette to Dutch Mantel

[@damightybenstein]

At least he doesn't look like a wet dog with that beard...

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

Maybe brian shouldn't shave and instead he should start growing his beard out like dutch's modern look

[@ryankeefe6222]

Man no wonder Eddie Rey Jericho and all those guys left wcw here they are constantly busting their ass in the undercard and the main events are more often than not overbooked clusters

[@Cobralalalala]

Rey didn't leave. He was there until the end.

[@americanbadass88]

WCW always had a killer under card but the main events always SUCKED. because it was always the same guys in the main event Hogan,Nash, Flair Goldberg, Piper rinse and repeat

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

They were still underneath in WWF, Austin and Foley needed to retire, Rock needed to go be a movie star, Taker needed to reduce his ring time and prolong his career, THEN those guys had their chance by sheer lack of anyone else and STILL everyone was underneath Triple H. People forget that Rey and Eddie were not champions backed 100 percent by the bosses which weighed on both tremendously, and that Jericho had to be a comedy heel after his debut and only became the first undisputed champ as a transitional until Triple H came back. They’re big names now, but even in the WWF/WWE it took a while to embrace those guys and even then it was only some of them.

[@MrSkullHead1250]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Make some good points there. I agree. It may have taken forever for some them to get the spot light, but I'm just glad they eventually did. Too bad guys like Dean Malenko for example, never got a main event spot, Malenko was excellent.

[@GTA40120]

I would give this pay-per-view an A+ just for the fantastic botched jump by Randy Savage, it’s amazing he didn’t break a leg.

[@Mikefantasia22]

@@j.l.3685 lmao

[@KushWilson]

What a dumb spot I always thought that when randy would jump off something high like he’d do that axe handle off the top to the outside of the ring like why??? His poor knees

[@phantomdriver2010]

@@j.l.3685 it could have been that infamous sid injury So its kinda lucky

[@markmatei9469]

That botch of Jericho was horrifying.

[@damightybenstein]

Don't get killed, maaan!

[@Braddicusfinch]

Fun fact: Jericho has stated that there was some unexplained tension between him and Gedo at the time (Jericho believes it's 'cos he thought, as a WCW full-timer, he should get the win over Gedo and went to the higher-ups to get the result changed) and Gedo sandbagged him

[@dereklee778]

Why does kind of sound like some typical Jericho shit..

[@AJTRIP20]

Note: Syxx gets hurt in the guillotine choke Zybysko does leading to Bischoff releasing him and Syxx going back to WWE to form a new D-X after Mania 14

[@k.jamescarters9557]

I did not know that. How can you apply a guillotine badly? It’s a rest hold now! Also must be the only time wrestling used var for a review!

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@k.jamescarters9557 Zybysko was both awful and a shithead, so he might have done it on purpose for some dumb reason.

[@maichea]

Dude Macho Man is the definition of madness with that cage jump.

[@kingofkombat5629]

Ah yes Age in the Cage featuring the curious tale of Macho Man committing the big death on his own legs.

[@Marveryn]

and you wonder why he was constantly in crushes when he was in NWO

[@kingofkombat5629]

​@@Marveryn Or the time in 95 he had an arm injury but Hogan said "Observe this brother" and claimed that Macho wasn't injured when he was.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

To this day, we all ask "how Randy Savage didn't pull a Ridge Holland and dislocated his ankle after that jump?"

[@Edowulf]

Bruh, to this day I'm surprised his legs did not explode

[@fattiger6957]

How did he not pull a Sid and break his leg in half?

[@enigmaskull3495]

20:45 My ankles hurt watching that.

[@Prophet-tu9tf]

@@fattiger6957 the weight fell on both legs instead of one leg. He also bent both legs so even if hogan didn’t catch him it wouldn’t have been as bad a fall. When Sid jumped he was as straight as a board. In the shape of a L. All his weight fell on one leg and he weighed more than savage . Savage was more than used to diving than Sid. Just watch when he does hid double axe handles to the flour. Maybe if Sid did a double axe he probably would have been fine but well he didn’t.

[@jonhufford6980]

I think zane did it justice when he said f u Hogan...

[@thegreatczarn]

Brian: "I give the main event negative 4 stars" [Insert "Damn!" gif from the movie "Friday"] Totally correct rating. That main event was flaming trash in a rolling dumpster fire in Hell

[@Venemofthe888]

Im seeing a trend with hogans matches in wcw. The majority are terrible and awful that id rather watch great khaki matches

[@glennwelsh9784]

A Farooq/Ron Simmons "DAMN!" gif would be more fitting.

[@johnnysizemore5797]

As a "Child of Wrestling"(i grew-up in the 80's & 90's), i saw the Rise and Fall of a great many things: WcW, EcW, Savage, Flair and Hogan. By the time Hulk Hogan got to "Where the Big Boys Play", he was tired. Sure, the "Hollywood" gimmick kept him floating for a while at the end, but it's like slapping Ducktape on the side of The Titanic; it's getting hit with an iceberg regardless...

[@WarEagle1023]

@@Venemofthe888 it's because Hogan is a shit wrestler. People put him on a pedistal like he is the king of kings, but he was absolute trash. He only won so much because he knew how to play the system. But when you have Savage, Mr. Perfect, DDP, Eddie and Rey, and Ric goddamn Flair in the same company, and Hogan gets the main ppv after ppv, it just becomes blatantly obvious who really was in charge here.

[@WarEagle1023]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 i agree and by no means am I saying that they shouldn't have used Hogan. I am just saying that Hogan screwed over the careers of many, many wrestlers because of his ego and because of his politics. Imagine how many amazing wrestlers we'd have if Hogan didn't have his big pull

[@orangeoctober.]

lmao I love that little kid in the mask walking through the crowd with Raven like he's part of the flock

[@PierzStyx]

You know that kid felt badass.

[@tafua_a]

All together now: THEY BRAWL OUTSIDE IN A CAGE MATCH

[@enigmaskull3495]

It might as well be a Hell in a Cell without the roof.

[@everyonelovesmajima]

Or a Hell in a Cell with a DQ finish. Ha, that would be too ridiculous to ever even happen twice.

[@ajmurtagh27]

Wrestlers frequently brawl outside the Hell in a Cell, including Undertaker and Shawn Michaels a couple of weeks before this show.

[@tafua_a]

@@ajmurtagh27 Hell in a Cell matches aren't usually won by escaping the cell

[@anegg1369]

Ever heard of McMahon vs Austin?

[@greenkoopa]

*SNAP INTO A BONESAW, OOOOH YEAH*

[@LuckyDT]

The opening match being Yuji Nagata vs Ultimo Dragon is one of those perfectly bizarre things that could only be brought to you by late 90s WCW.

[@Wellgee]

Blue Justice Yuji Nagata wrestled in WCW?! Edit: GEDO WRESTLED JERICHO IN WCW?!

[@Cobralalalala]

This was Nagata's excursion after his young lion run ended, so he was there about a year and a half. As far as I can remember, this feud was pretty much the pinnacle of his time in the company. But hey, at least they didn't make him Yu-Kato. With Gedo, this was his only match with WCW.

[@ajmurtagh27]

Yes.

[@LastTorgoInParis]

my only memory of Nagata from childhood was from WCW Revenge on the N64. Years later when i got into modern NJPW i thought he looked nothing like his game model. Then i see footage from this era and still think the real life person doesnt look like Nagata. Anyway Happy Halloween!

[@MyNameIsLegato]

20:55 Hogan was a real POS for that 🤣

[@thegreatczarn]

Hogan really was! "Catching Randy when he jumps off the cage? I'm not taking that bump, brother. How about just stick my head out a little so he just barely hits me?"

[@DOYLETWAT]

What was macho thinking!? Lol

[@WarEagle1023]

Hogan is a real POS period

[@gst013]

Everything about that was stupid...a legit 15 foot jump landing feet first. It's hard to see any good ending there no matter what Hogan did. And yea, he's a POS regardless 😅

[@Facelessman254]

No wonder Randy didn't get on with Hogan. That was such a high cage tho that had bad news written all over it jumping off especially in Hot and direction since I can't imagine him risking taking any bumps like that

[@enigmaskull3495]

Halloween Havoc 1997 had Guerrero vs Mysterio and Age in the Cage on the same card. Thanos: Perfectly balanced as all things should be.

[@SethKasso]

Never been this early. Getting to wake up to WWW is such a pleasure.

[@NickTaylorRickPowers]

It's 1am here in Aus and going to sleep with Bryan is just as good No homo

[@smutjunkies559]

The cleanest, best pleasure

[@samueltoscano8295]

I was in the middle of the day. Eh eh, Europe...

[@chrisbreezy3048]

20:29 Fake Stings keep showing up like mattresses being delivered to Madonna's house.

[@oneearrabbit]

"I had to deliver a mattress to Madonna. Then another one. Then ANOTHER one!"

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Don’t get the reference but love the mental image.

[@urnotjustin]

Hogan VS Piper might have been well received if Hogan god forbid caught Macho Man. Like I could totally see how you can blame Piper too but he wasn’t looking, and at least checked to see if Mach was alive lmao. Seriously though I pop at the thought of Hogan and Piper tumbling down from Macho Man diving from the cage but what we got is exactly what you said, cringe.

[@johnt.campbell316]

Yea. It's cringe because that looked SO painful. If it were anyone else they would've broken their leg.

[@tripleo4255]

I'm not one to defend Hogan but you can actually see the cage give way when Randy pushes down on it to jump (20:44), so he clearly didn't make it as far as Hogan was expecting. WCW decided to sacrifice the safety of every wrestler involved just to save a little money.. imagine if Randy would've had a career ending injury because of a flimsy cage.. would have been a lawsuit for sure

[@kingrobthegreat7446]

macho missed hogan by a lot. cant blame hulk for not catching macho

[@thehr99]

Hogan could have at least moved forward a bit during the jump and after seeing Hogan refusing to take bumps years beofre this It's totally Hogan's fault for not catching and WCW's fault for having that spot.

[@kingrobthegreat7446]

@@thehr99 Hogan didnt have to take bumps b/c that was his stichk. To be an unbeatable superhero. Hulk didnt have time to catch macho here. Its a matter of seconds. You dont know much about wrestling pscholgy if you dont know why ur mega star doesnt take a lot of bumps. Headscissors dont make you money. Hereos that the crowd can believe in will. The internet just wont get it.

[@monkeyman5866]

Wait Stevie Ray recommended this. Never knew Booker T's brother was a Patreon

[@Skyotonic]

wrong stevie ray...this stevie ray is from UWF (Herb's version)

[@Lorenzo3K]

@@Skyotonic Whooooosh 🛩🛩

[@mrkipling2201]

He had his own cookie at one point!!

[@monkeyman5866]

@@Skyotonic That's a wild thing right there.

[@Skyotonic]

@@mrkipling2201 indeed he did..I heard they tasted like a brick and stale like a stone. Edit hope someone else has a good laugh at this

[@Powerhouse1]

12:46 Curt Henning wearing Ric Flair's robe looks so badass on him. He looks like a legit champion fighter.

[@theragnarokmachine2251]

I'm not entirely sure how true this is, but legend has it that Curt Henning either lost his bag, or had it stolen, or it was lost at the airport or something, and his bag had his gear and the U.S. title. He had to borrow gear from Ric, and this explains why he had the Cruiserweight title as well.

[@Powerhouse1]

@@theragnarokmachine2251 It definitely sounds plausible, and far crazier things have happened in this business lol.

[@JustChrisTM]

RE: If you cut the show off and stop watching after DDP v Savage, then it's overall a great show. My exact thoughts on Mania 35 from kickoff tag match through Kofi v Bryan.

[@mrkipling2201]

Have to agree with you. It’s a shame DDP v Savage wasn’t the main event.

[@EddieLowenheim]

Oh yeah absolutely. Thing about Mania 35 is that everyone was very tired after watching the real main event that they no energy left for the rest of the show. You had Joe vs. Mysterio and Balor vs. Lashley for the US and IC titles which together went for 5 minutes and obviously Angle's retirement match, 6 fucking minutes long that was... Triple vs. Batista in a 25 minute borefest, Reigns vs. McIntyre which was meh and of course the botched ending of the main event. A shame really, you're totally right, it was great to see them break it up into to 2 nights this year.

[@leonzaduncan2438]

@@mrkipling2201 I loved it throughout

[@violagreene4643]

When you said "paying off Yuji", I somehow heard it as "paying off Eugene"... and now I can't stop picturing Nick Dinsmore in some sort of gimmick mash-up of Eugene and Nagata.

[@andresgc770]

Cool of Stevie Ray to nominate this show when he wasn't part of the card.

[@mrkipling2201]

Probably UWF Steve Ray!! The wild thing!!

[@chubbycatfish4573]

Rey and Eddie... "flippy floppy" wrestling done right.

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

that's what happens when they are actually taught how to wrestle, give the moves room to breathe, and actually sell.

[@johnsuperdude9912]

And they told a great story

[@willh3972]

The cruiserweight matches then even at preliminary cards were so much fun. Reys moves seemed more like he was using his agility to make up for his size and it made sense and had intensity. When they tried to make Rey a "giant killer" with wins over bam bam Bigelow kevin nash and Scott Norton it looked cheap and silly but otherwise he was a gold star match guarantee

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

@John Volken i'd rather watch billy kidman botch the seven year itch all night than waste my time on some of these guys. besides, watching kidman botch that move is pretty hilarious.

[@JustChrisTM]

Biggest difference.... Back in the day, they REGISTERED and SOLD. And they didn't have a long dramatic out of breath "I rEsPeCt YoUr TeChNiQuEs BrOtHeR" hug after the match was over.

[@MrSabachtani]

I can't believe that Stevie Ray nominated a Show he didn't even wrestle on 😅

[@venomousnate7263]

Two things I like about this show, Mysterio vs Eddie and DDP vs Macho Man

[@ChadRaush]

I remember when Brian would say he’d never give zero stars. Now we have a review with NEGATIVE 4 stars.

[@citizenstrife]

17:36 "BROTHER, HE WOBBLE LEGGED HIM! DID HE WOBBLE LEG HIM? HUH!? I Like This!" oh my god

[@Penguin619]

Eddie in his book said he was so happy with this match, loved how everything just gelled so well from the plancha head scissors and the flip ddt something they didn't rehearse.

[@NandoA130]

I swear 99% of Brian's matches with negative star ratings belong to Hulk Hogan 🤣🤣

[@bentarbuck6161]

baby emo billy kidman was exactly what i needed to see this afternoon

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

Eddie and Rey are just magic together

[@lionhearted7450]

I’m here for Brian’s amazing quote 😂😂😂 20:53.

[@SydewalkClosed]

I've been binge watching this series and, VOILA! A new episode!

[@smashysmashyeggmanmovierev1068]

at 22:34 i love the Critic reference such a great and underappreciated show.

[@BradleyBoy]

The things you do for us

[@SteelyDanzig]

The ring posts being dressed up like gigantic Slim Jims is really cute

[@standardofexcellence]

It was the sponsor brought by machos contract who they thank with a career ending injury

[@Hawkeye26]

16:30 It's a real shame that we didn't see more of something like Kimberly vs Elizabeth.

[@pygmalionxxx]

The havoc you endure every Halloween Brian, Thanks,you must really love us❤️

[@enigmaskull3495]

17:14 Dusty Rhodes on commentary just puts a big smile on my face.

[@joshuagumpert8910]

I died 😆. He wobble legged him! Did he wobble leg him? I’m lovin this! Lmao

[@mrkipling2201]

This is my favourite wrestling show, not just on KZbin, but on any platform!!! Such an original idea as well !! I’ve been watching these classic PPV reviews since episode 1. Thanks Brian!! It’s even got me watching the modern stuff thanks to your reviews of current shows.

[@N0strapapas]

That was the story of WCW at the time: amazing undercard, garbage main event.

[@princeofstrongstyle6683]

The Savage/Page 97 PPV Trilogy was fantastic. All 3 were great and not only did it launch DDP but it was by far the best thing Savage did in WCW (as far as what I've seen)

[@brandonmaddox4862]

One thing I loved about savage is that he never too egotistical to put a up and comer over if you told a good story and had a great match, he really was a complete pro

[@adammccallion8640]

You know i was thinking about Brian Zane doing a review on this ppv the other week and here we are. Thanks Brian!

[@SnakeHiggins]

At the time DDP and Savage were my two favorite wrestlers in WCW so this match means a helluva a lot to me and my childhood. And thank you Brian for pointing out Randy's attire, I remember even back then thinking how awesome it was.

[@Iron_Mikaveli]

Love these classic reviews

[@dragonrana88]

Eddie vs Rey at this event was my favorite match for so many years. I still go back and watch it occasionally.

[@timbartschwolfman]

Always enjoy these Classic PPV Reviews

[@ajmurtagh27]

This is great, Brian! This show and specifically the Rey vs. Eddie match, made me a fan at 13 years old in 1997.

[@MrBeezyb88]

I'm surprised that LA parka and the vilanos got to keep their mask since juvi, rey,and psychosis had to take theirs off

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Convinced that’s what the top guys did to keep the luchadores down. If they started getting over, welp time to unmask them and kill their image, consider it job security.

[@violagreene4643]

Well, one of the Villanos also wrestled without a mask. Same tights, though. Nobody mentioned the "similarity "

[@ThePooler43]

I was there in person with my dad and older brother was an amazing show that set in person was amazing 😍

[@kmir4597]

Oh boy, this is gonna be amazing! Always love it when you do these reviews. It's a bloody treat, mate!

[@LeGym_]

You are always on time with these.

[@Demiglitch]

Rey's mask slowly being destroyed made me more scared than most other stipulations, even though I know what he looks like.

[@foxwolf316]

Halloween Havoc 1995 was fun to watch I do think Beach Brawl 1991 UWF would be 10 times more fun to watch

[@ryanlepine3837]

Rey vs. Eddie is still an amazing match, I still watch it from time to time. Keep up the great work!!!

[@frenchtoast9926]

You know it’s a good day when a classic ppv review comes out

[@SteeleZack]

There was literally a "1997 WCW Halloween Havoc :Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio Jr." , wrestling figure bundle that WWE had made. That should tell anyone how great of match this was.

[@richardpietroski9263]

So Piper/Hogan is worse than Kiebler/Daffney having a cake fight? Way to go Hogan!

[@Fezzy976]

Rey V Eddie at this PPV is one of all time fav matches ever. Simply perfection, not a missed step, not one botch, perfect in every single way!

[@MikeFlamingo]

So glad to see you review this show. Eddie vs Rey here is my favorite match of all time.

[@MrNexor-cj8gs]

If that was a real fan, I bet he thought it was worth it to get Hogan to throw working punches at him.

[@fattiger6957]

I get the feeling Hogan doesn't know how to throw a real punch. Most of the time when wrestlers punch fans who rush the ring, they really punch them.

[@Cobralalalala]

The funny thing is that even though he trying to still play to the crowd, he wasn't making them as big as normal, and they were really connecting. That kid is still lucky Savage wasn't the one throwing them though. He would have been murdered. :)

[@BreadHart]

20:28 I loved that "The Critic" reference

[@cellgames808]

Damn I watched that Rey V Eddie 3days ago and then you post this. Too Sweet.

[@ChurchOfTUPAC]

Definately my favourite intro music to any KZbin videos :) always give it two or three listens b4 letting the video play in full.

[@ashwanidubey4066]

Was waiting for this only!!! Have to say man your videos are addictive as hell. In the past 2 months I have watched all the Classic Pay-per-view videos and now in process of watching all the others 😀

[@chriskessaris8985]

Flair vs Hennig happened at WW3 with Hennig hitting Flair with the belt while in the figure 4 to retain.

[@ericshepperd4823]

Great stuff Brian! Survivor Series 02 was the first PPV I ever watched and is so interesting bc all titles change hands. Can’t wait to see you cover kt

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

+Eric Shepperd Same here. To me, it's the best Survivor Series show.

[@NexusFantismo]

More fire from Zane after a long day at work!!!!

[@chrisstoecker7189]

I was there in the front row and Hogan v Piper was absolutely a whole lot of suck. Savage jumping off the cage had me thinking he blew out a knee at the least. Rey vs Eddie made it all worth it...best match I've ever seen in person

[@foxwolf316]

at 12:52 that was a weird cut what happen there?

[@brianhall4182]

I've been waiting for you to cover this show specifically for the Eddie vs. Rey match. It's one of my all time favorites.

[@48jhj]

excited for the next review. SS02 is one of my all time fav ppvs

[@ronaldsprowal9978]

I feel Sting was Supposed to beat up Hogan and NWO. .....But Real Sting was Held back cos The Fan got in The Ring

[@tmaguire2075]

I’m not going to lie, Mysterio vs Guerrero from this show is probably their greatest match ever. I mean, say what you want about their stuff in WWE but IMO their best work was in WCW!

[@WCWThunderRosa]

It’s the best match to show someone who knows nothing about wrestling. Simple story, cool costumes, crisp moves, and it’s a 5 star match that only goes like 12 minutes

[@tmaguire2075]

@@WCWThunderRosa Oh yes. So, you would put this match on a list of matches to show a non-fan of this into a fan. I would also put Bret vs Bulldog from Summerslam on that list. I would also put Guerrero and Malenko from ECW as well. Any matches you would like to add?

[@standardofexcellence]

@@tmaguire2075 shawn taker hiac, bret perfect kor 93

[@WCWThunderRosa]

@@standardofexcellence I wouldn’t show a non-fan matches like the 1st hell in a cell where somebody is gushing blood, some people don’t like seeing people bleed

[@WCWThunderRosa]

@@tmaguire2075 Rock vs Hogan for sure just based off the crowd. Also the Summerslam 2000 TLC match, Dude Love vs Stone Cold Over the Edge 98, Rock vs Angle vs Undertaker, Eddie vs RVD ladder match, Joe vs Daniels vs Styles Unbreakable 05, Kofi vs Bryan WM35, Rock vs HHH Backlash, & the 92 Rumble

[@toofancyjr4700]

Loved this video. I remember having to do a run in back in 97 at a house show in Durham, NC. They had a custom stage setup and all the talent had costumes/disguises on, lol. I miss Halloween themed shows from WWE. Hope AEW does something special!

[@jordancarter4884]

This is perfect. I'm doing a 1997 WCW rewatch right now.

[@richardtheconquerer]

Re: hearing the nwo theme constantly Hogan didn't even come out to the nwo theme. WWE just doesn't want to fork over the money for the Hendrix song Voodoo Child