Ready To Rumble - The WCW Feature Film

[@rogermorris9696]

The saddest thing about this movie is the fact the booking was miles better than WCW at the time,

[@michaelaburns734]

Sad but true. The cage looked amazing. Then Slamboree did it and... let's just say it was disappointing.

[@danielrierson6683]

People need to understand that David Arquette winning the title was a joke because of this movie. He speared Eric bischoff to win it lol.

[@michaelaburns734]

@@danielrierson6683 Well The Monday Night Wars was in its final chapters and WCW wanted something to garner attention but it was Game Over for WCW after 1998-99.

[@aS-df8zj]

"Oooohhh, the humanityyyyyy!!!!"

[@rockitup2041]

I would rather watch this movie for two hours than a 3 hour RAW

[@morthaine7389]

I unironically enjoy this movie. It is OK to just have fun and not take things seriously, and I appreciate that things like this exist.

[@colechung7806]

Exactly man the goofiness in this film is 10/10

[@charleshuse4585]

I will always love this movie.

[@dereksather5921]

I love the 90s Batman & Robin movie for the same reason. Lol

[@dcrggreensheep]

Same

[@raiderbro8663]

same 😅 the kings rapping tho😮

[@stateofmind19379]

The number of times my buddy and I randomly yell "WRESTLING'S NOT FAAAAKE!" at each other and random inanimate objects throughout the week is usually in the hundreds. This movie is a staple for so many of us and we are so thankful it exists.

[@michaelaburns734]

Yep injuries can happen at points. Not fake at all.

[@thomasglavin5029]

I'm sorry

[@jimink3047]

I still say “cus it do” to this day

[@commissarjb]

DDP legitimately had a good performance in this film. He was great as the heel. I don’t think most of the roster in either company could do that role justice.

[@ChrisHominski]

the role was originally written for Nash, I think he would have pulled it off but I agree that DDP was great

[@commissarjb]

@@ChrisHominski I didn't know that, but that casting would make a lot of sense. I'm a big Nash fan so I wouldn't mind seeing how he did in the role either.

[@MR.__G]

I can definitely see hhh doing this role justice

[@RemoWilliams1227]

​@@commissarjb totally, both great talkers!

[@trejohnson1141]

Hunter hurst helmsly

[@Venemofthe888]

Honestly big up to Chris Kanyon who helped on this film being the stunt double for Oliver Platt as well as Shane Helms being Arquette's stunt double. Also funny thing Platt actually hit Savage for real in the dream sequence i wonder if Savage snapped into him like a slim jim

[@cvz14]

Facts 💯💯 . RIP Kanyon

[@SP-qo3pd]

Chris was a big reason I loved WCW. He did stuff in the ring I never saw before. The business really screwed him over.. funny how guys like Pat Patterson were able to exist, while guys like Chris was targeted in WWE.

[@tyrone5969]

@@SP-qo3pd it helps that Pat Patterson was willing to accept unacceptable homophobia. By that I mean it helped his career and his standing with Vince McMahon. If you’re willing to tolerate bigotry against your people you can find “acceptance”. I, unfortunately, found this “acceptance” in the past. Thankfully I moved beyond that.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

You could see the instant fear on his face after he did it. 😅

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

So in movies Savage gets legit punched and also dropped on his head in Spiderman. Clearly he should have stayed in a completely safe job, such as wrestling

[@Darthloozer]

Diamond Dallas Page was the best part of this movie! Even Roger Ebert praised DDP’s performance. He should have been the star of the movie!

[@SpongeBob_SchwachKopf]

Noooooo! We gotta bury himaaaaahhhh against the Undertakeraaaaahhhh!!

[@wellingtonsears818]

A diamond upside down is a P"$$y 😂 a

[@namikstudios]

Yep DDP was really good as the lead heel.

[@iamdevilboy5976]

Damn Roger Ebert praised DDP

[@Darthloozer]

@@iamdevilboy5976 yep! Here’s an excerpt from his review: The problem with "Ready to Rumble" is that its hero is not a wrestler but an actor, Oliver Platt. Platt is a good comic actor and I have liked him in a lot of movies, but here he is not well-used and occupies a role that would have been better filled by a real wrestler. That is demonstrated every time Diamond Dallas Page is on the screen, playing himself with such ferocity that Platt seems to be playing "Jimmy the King" in a key heard only by himself.

[@MMAOnPoint]

Honestly... this movie is super underrated. P.S. Happy Endeavor week!

[@nicolemerrill9167]

I have always liked mma and wrestling so nothing new lol

[@Dr._P._Enis]

I've the whole movie on my cellphone and The film is so shitty that it's good again... 😁

[@peakathletics3868]

This movie is criminally underrated

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

According to WWE's own website, the WCW/NWA world title can trace its lineage all the way back to 1904 with George Hackenschmidt. Over the years it was held by such legends as Lou Thesz, Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair. Truly the highlight of that belt's prestigious history was putting it on David Arquette to tie in with this cinematic masterpiece.

[@shenanitims4006]

Ehh, I’m sure there’s been champs before that weren’t great athletes but got put over. Oh wait, Warrior. He couldn’t wrestle either, but unlike Arquette, couldn’t work a script either. If you look at the stills of the actors’ faces doing comedic bits here, they don’t look that far off from how Warrior looked running in circles shaking the ropes.

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

@ShenaniTims True but that was 80s WWF where you could get by on image. The old NWA was supposed to be the more believable style.

[@shenanitims4006]

@@LongLiveRockAnRoll It started off realistic, but eventually the wheels fell off. The movie came out well after Hogan had a talk with Warrior though a mirror. So the “realistic” angle had already been discarded.

[@SteRDLK]

@@shenanitims4006 When did Warrior win the NWA title?

[@shenanitims4006]

@@SteRDLK I don’t believe I said he did. He did win the WWF’s belt back in the day, and he couldn’t wrestle in his prime either.

[@dualshock3462]

The man feels a bit run down covering Raws, Nitros and PPVs and therefore he chills by giving us another great video. What a legend.

[@namikstudios]

Fun fact: Ready to Rumble was not included in the sale of WCW to WWE, meaning that Warner still owns the rights to the movie. That's the main reason why it's not on the WWE Network.

[@bevholdren9360]

My favorite part is when DDP says that works for me bro then looks right at the camera 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamesdjl4359]

I'm not going to lie, I absolutely loved this movie when I was younger. I remember watching it with my brother and uncle, we died laughing. Especially the part where he drinks the blue slurpee and sticks his finger in his rear-end, then takes it to the clerk and says "I think somethings wrong with my drink, I think I need a new drink". Granted I was only 10 when this came out. But, I went back and watched it recently and I still had quite a few good laughs. It's a nice ride on the Nostalgia train, taking me over 20 years back in time.

[@taylormademyself89]

I loved this movie growing up and still do 😅

[@MrLewisTan]

Same. It's just a fun campy movie.

[@christophernicholson20]

Me too. It was a pretty good movie wished they would have made a sequel

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Same

[@edwardarcherwrestling6295]

Been waiting forever for you to cover this movie. DDP actually hosted a showing of Ready to Rumble in Atlanta a couple weeks ago. It was incredible to finally see this movie in a mostly packed theater. Even opening weekend in 2000, it was just my dad, my friend, and myself in an evening showing

[@jonhildahl9982]

Smart move using Sting as the graphic cover, had I seen any of these guys I never would have clicked on it. In a weird way I did enjoy the video recap. The Wrestling Bios guy does a good job on all his videos.

[@TheDorkKnight5419]

When Bawitaba starts and it shows Goldberg at the ramp...chills everytime

[@yenkocamaro6965]

I just watched it last night, and while I think the movie mostly sucks, that climax with the roster coming out to make the save was amazing

[@haroldsorto6997]

I really liked this movie when it came out and actually wanted more. Given, I was a kid but this and Beyond The Mat were just amazing. Also, I can see why you would prefer this film over The Wrestler, since the Wrestle seemed more like a character study piece that used wrestling as a vehicle to tell its story more so than a celebration of it. Ready To Rumble just felt like a celebration of pro wrestling and how fun and wild the storylines can be.

[@hotdogwater8122]

I cannot overstate how sick your intro is with the heavy bass and the glass shattering. I love it and your content.

[@polsdofer]

The reliving the war one is really really good too

[@panoramatint]

Joey Pants is also Cypher in the Matrix

[@TravelingTavern9533]

What really got me was when he said "you had to be high to watch this movie", I was rolling my 2nd blunt 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂no fuccin way 😂😂😂Much Love ❤ @Wrestlingbios. Honestly Loving all your content ❤

[@ConsCope]

This is a classic. Love watching at least once a year when I need that nostalgia boost!

[@KRHikaru]

My monitor almost wore my drink with that G Gundam Reference. Bravo my good man.

[@lafluerpeter9]

The wife is aunt Hilda from Sabrina the teenage witch.

[@ogMrtakinoff]

This is awesome! Being born in 91 seeing this blew me away when it released! Thank you for taking time out to review this

[@MADMAN401]

fun fact: john cena is actually in this movie. he is a background character so he doesn't have any lines. he is in the gym scene when they go talk to goldberg. you see cena behind them get on the machine. the camera changes pretty quick so it's easy to miss

[@ctwwtc8761]

You can't see him

[@omegashinra7672]

I unironically adore this film and have done since it released. I watched it the year it came out, and wasn't even a WCW guy, I grew up in a WWF house but this movie kicked ass to me. This and Scream made me a lifelong Arquette fan, still am to this day. SAL BANDINI, WANNA WRESTLE?!

[@InkWarrior]

The Longest Yard is the best non-wrestling movie starring wrestlers.

[@plasticdiverguy1723]

My favourite part of the video was your “Upcoming video” list. I hope VH1 lets you use their footage for 2CS. Your little touches do not go unnoticed.

[@abidiqbal3585]

The Greatest WCW Champion of all time David Arquette!!! 😂❤

[@jimbo_1312]

Ruaso: Bro, he's the second best champ, bro. Bro, I'm the best one, bro.

[@eveningstar4543]

🐐🐐🐐

[@MackTatum]

What are you smok'in on?

[@Adam-vs2in]

Nope. Jimmy King.

[@timrobinson6573]

That's not even funny. Vince Russo was, is and always will be the greatest WCW Champion of all time.

[@theeverlastingmeable]

I remember when this movie came out. My cousin and I were the only people in the theater, and I'll admit, it's a very guilty pleasure. 🤣

[@jdelrio6492]

as a 10 year old wrestling fan. this was the greatest movie of the generation

[@bodenlosedosenhose1590]

Changing the steel cage match right before it takes place and adding a title to grab makes total sense to me. It's WCW in the year 2000, after all.

[@liontone]

“Wakey Wakey, Hands Off Snakey!” My fav line

[@christiananddanyell]

It was so weird seeing DDP as an antagonist in this movie.

[@Dr._P._Enis]

Why? He was one of the top wcw stars at this time...

[@awesomeatronik]

​@@Dr._P._Enis because he was a baby face during the height of WCWs popularity.

[@namikstudios]

@@awesomeatronik he was a heel too as the leader of the Jersey Triad (with Bam Bam and Kanyon). At least one of his three runs as WCW World Champ was while he was a heel. Might be two of three but not sure. His first was as a face and his last as a heel but can't remember about the second.

[@namikstudios]

Just checked, Page was a face when he won the World Title for the first time but turned heel while he was champion. His second run came just 2 hours after his first when he lost and regained the title in the same night. His third run was actually as a face shortly after Ready to Rumble when Arquette came to WCW - David was the next champ after Page.

[@DebitAdams]

I remember rushing to the theater to watch this as a kid 😆

[@TheJaguar1983]

Honestly, "foreign objects" is probably the funniest thing in this movie.

[@AllieRX]

R.I.P. Diamond Dallas Page. He died in the cage match in this movie.

[@Dr._P._Enis]

Hahahahaaa sure. That's why he was in WWE after the movie and that's why he's the founder and owner of DDP Yoga today.....🤣🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@michaelaburns734]

Defeated the way Hogan Slammed Andre the Giant as well at Wrestlemania III. 😂 Thank goodness Shane Helms was the stunt double.

[@BubbafromSapperton]

Correction: Page SHOULD have died because he's killing us all with his Yoga for drunks and those stupid arm bands... 😖

[@marlowstanfield6815]

And the movie itself died at the box office lol

[@thekoolbreezeeffect]

That fall was epic as hell...I enjoyed the movie

[@stewartfennell8926]

I had the soundtrack to this movie, it was amazing. It has my favourite version of Sting's WCW theme.

[@scottturner3831]

Total guilty pleasure movie for me. Love it.

[@philminkeesickquayash8988]

I know its totally out of left field, but it would've been cool to see Ernest P. Worrell make a Wrestling Movie... Good Job Wrestling Bios, I always enjoy your Videos...

[@AllieRX]

Fun fact: The "New York Arena" (13:31) in this movie is actually the Javits Center, where New York Comic Con and Anime NYC are held every year.

[@brianchapman8531]

A guilty pleasure of mine. 😄 "Sal Bandini. Wanna wrestle?"

[@strombada]

"The Wrestler" was a well made film that was intended to be an incredibly artistic and insightful film look into what happens to a wrestler after their glory days. With the bonus of Marisa Tomei ❤ This movie was always intended to be slapstick and entertaining and will always get top billing over "The Wrestler" on my watch list.

[@atticusshadowmore3263]

The triple cage match is a genuinely great idea. Combine a cage and ladder match. Yes please

[@marcespinoza6068]

I like that Jimmy King is clearly presented as a top tier wrestler on the cover of magazines and has his very own wrestling game which no other wrestler has ever had yet he lives in a freaking camper, what was his contract?

[@awesomeatronik]

I always got the impression he spent it all on partying and women.

[@ryankeefe2102]

@@awesomeatronik yeah that's the vibe I was getting too

[@marcespinoza6068]

@@awesomeatronik thats a lot of partying and women, he must have done like 3x what Flair did then because even he never lived in a camper.

[@themagnificentmasterx4452]

Jimmy King vs. The Ram. Now that's a dream match!

[@g-man80]

A Wrestlemania main event for sure.

[@subelildirty491]

You Mufuggin!!! How in God's name did you make this video so damn entertaining. 👍👍 I may never watch the movie, but I will come back to this again. 💯

[@Marcelo83uk]

Nice to see you reading the last ronin too!

[@dangalangman7379]

Idk about everyone else but I have been waiting for this moment since about 100 episodes into reliving the war 🖤🥺 I love this movie.

[@ErnestJustice]

One of my favorite guilty pleasure movies of all time next to deep blue sea and battlefield earth lol

[@jreed7125]

Shout-out to Jimmy the King's stunt-double, Who Betta Than? Kanyon. Really dope seeing The King bust out the Kanyon Swinging Neckbreaker against Dallas Page in the 1st match

[@MrNobody91]

This has quickly become my favorite wrestling channel and just one of my favorite channels of all time. And this is some of the best wrestling videos by far than maybe basically any of wrestling with Wregret’s channel and watching the old How Adam would book on "WhatCulture" and the new channel he’s on they do QuizzleMania a wrestling quiz show on the channel PartsFunKnown and it’s pretty entertaining.

[@ryankeefe2102]

I remember around the time wwf bought wcw this movie was on constantly on HBO also you can't tell me jimmy king's character wasn't based on Lawler

[@donypaddy6859]

And based on Ric Flair

[@ryankeefe2102]

@donypaddy6859 yea him too I was thinking Lawler more so with the strained relationship with the son and believing the king gimmick

[@skipmiller1980]

1st time I've ever commented on one of your videos, there all great by the way, but I have to say I totally agree with you, this is my number 1 wrestling film to date, also as a side note I had a mate who was super into wrestling as well as we imagined that Steve blackman went the same way as the King, in a motor home, in a wig just waiting to be brought back one day, ahh good times. Thanks for the uploads, really appreciated after every watch.

[@kvsimagination7299]

That intro!!!

[@curtismaul2552]

Ready To Rumble took place in an alternate universe were WWF/E dosn't exist.

[@DeadManXXR]

Nailed it. This movie was a perfect product of it's time, and was never meant to be taken any other way. Fits right in perfectly between Half Baked, Friday, Super Troopers, Mallrats, Dirty Work, and How High. (Plus I can't speak highly enough about how you incorporate Revenge music into your WCW videos; such a nice subliminal touch that makes me want to dust off my N64)

[@MrM-u3h]

Except all those movies you listed are funny.

[@Daniel-od4kw]

I quote this movie on a weekly basis more so than Austin powers. It's ur typical buddy duo turn of the milliumium movie like American pie and dude where's my car .

[@kennethj1190]

This is a Classic, I use to watch this all the time and remember damn near every movie line. Jimmy King 👑

[@markl5998]

Behold! The King!

[@AAVVVAAADDAAAKAAADAVRAAA]

Watching it high or drunk makes it so much better

[@tootzy-the-roll]

To be fair, Ready to Rumble is pretty much just an average 2000 WCW storyline.. 😂😂

[@Gothlova]

Lmao I watched your work for so long now, this is hillarious listening to you say whats happening for the movie

[@georgemetcalf8763]

Thank you, the insert of the bottle had me laughing out loud. Thank you so much for your work.

[@adrianpadilla1825]

Thank you wrestling Bios for covering this movie with your sense of humor 😂😅 I like it

[@1ButtonDash]

I worked at a movie theater when this came out, I used to see every movie. I remember seeing this, I enjoyed it. Was just a fun watch.

[@Alex-pm6je]

HELLYEAH!

[@ImmortalRimas]

I have to admit this Film has always been my favourite guilty pleasure ever since first seeing it on the old UK Sky Movies Max channel 22 years ago!🤣

[@jokersgiddygrin]

Loved Ready to Rumble. When it came out I was hyped to see a movie in the cinema about WRESTLING! Repeat viewing a few years ago, I still enjoyed it accepting the dated jokes; little bits like Dallas saying "you know that stuff doesn't actually work right?" to the salt in the eyes.

[@LuisHGarcia]

Both The Chaperone and Inside Out bow down and kiss the very ground Ready to Rumble walks on. Pretty sure we can all agree on that.

[@Thor-Orion]

In Gordy’s defense, I’ve had dreams of the Nitro Girls as well.

[@tonescars]

I still love this movie. The sliding head scissors is a finisher just waiting to be stolen!

[@masterthomas7872]

I recalled The Death of WCW criticizing the film on how Wrestling Fans are portrayed. However, I am starting to believe they got the Marks spot on though. It aged pretty well from my perspective. I will say the film is a guilty pleasure of mine. Loved seeing the wrestlers there and Sting's stoicness made it perfect. I wanted to be entertained and I did.

[@spider-ham7140]

Thank you for all your brilliant videos Wrestling Bios we all really appreciate and love the work you do!

[@johnevors5617]

You know the best part of this movie is No Hogan

[@joerazz91]

No guilty pleasure for me. This is one of my all time favorite comedies and movies in general. Yeah it was probably because I was 9 year old die hard wrestling fan in 2000 but 23 years later I still can’t get enough of this movie lol.

[@kristen8701]

So a nitro girl takes a ladder to the face and everything carries on but the demon gets hit and we need a doctor.

[@YouTubenostalgia914]

Looking forward to the: "We need to talk..." and "36 Chambers of the diamond cutter" videos the most.

[@fellaontheroad]

I’ve been waiting for this moment!!! I was a huge fan at the time and was so excited to see another wrestling star studded movie and this one had me as a smaller dude.

[@MarvelousIggy]

I remember randomly watching this movie on TNT one day and I couldn't stop laughing at it. Thanks for the fun walk down memory lane again.

[@plumbutton4843]

I didn't even know this movie existed, but after watching this video it went straight to the top of my watch list. It looks like alot of fun, and based on the clips I saw in this video, it seems like they did a good job capturing the goofy fun and silliness of pro wrestling without resorting to mockery. I think this is a rare example of a movie that was actually better off being produced by a wrestling promotion.

[@kocainekobe]

My ALL TIME favorite wrestling movie!😂I needed this today man thank you!

[@CAPT.IHOOstoner]

Been waiting on this video. My cousin and I wore this vhs tape out. Best movie of 2000. let's get "READY TO RUMBLE". Gonna be a favorite video for sho

[@gumdeo]

The greatest WCW-themed movie of all time.

[@Dr._P._Enis]

It's the only WCW movie....

[@justinperry8445]

@@Dr._P._Enis what about the mini movies they had in the early 90s

[@nathanmorgan5543]

14yr old me loved it. 37 now and I bet I still do

[@hitomisalazar4073]

I'm definitely one of those "Guilty Pleasure" people for the movie. I know it's not some great work or anything. But I have fun with it. And I always loved Sal's bit in Training where he calls out, "Remember, always attack your opponent's strengths!" "Don't you mean attack his weaknesses?" "NO! Everyone expects to be attacked in their weakness, no one expects their strength!" Just one of those funny bits that worked for me and I'll fall into from time to time.

[@MR.__G]

It’s a fun movie for us wrestling fans. Especially those who lived through the Monday night wars

[@kelvin19888]

"This Isnt Even A Pay Per View"!

[@xandersthoughts]

Was not expecting the G Gundam clip drop. Now that’s someone who’s got the jam.

[@vincek6613]

RTR is like career mode in a video game

[@ryankeefe2102]

That is strangely spot on

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

It isn't, but that's exactly what it should have been like. Shouldn't have been about two loser wrestling fans and the hero should have actually looked like a wrestler rather than a beardy fat guy

[@slickduecemanattorneyatlaw2558]

Me and my brother used to watch this taped on a VHS over an episode of "Boy meets world" when I was in elementary school... I remember it vividly because as soon as the triple cage match started, it would cut to Eric Mathews doing the Mr. Feeny call... fafafafeenyyyy😂 I loved this movie as a kid but hindsight surely doesn't make a good historian... This move as an adult may suck pond water bt the memories live on! R.i.p Scotty, I miss you brother more than you can imagine. Thanks wrestling bios, another banger video like always! 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@gazeunderthesunmusic]

Perry Saturn left wcw for the wwf when the movie came out

[@michaelcairns8778]

I love the start of the video when our awesome host wanted to do something different, we see ready to rumble and we hear For Fu then Booze time. Though to be honest our host should have drank straight from the bottle itself.😂

[@bradleydolphin1049]

Making DDP a heel for the movie is hilarious

[@sullygroot924]

I am so happy to see I'm not the only one who loves this movie. I have a lot of fond memories of this movie. My uncle and I use to watch it on a monthly basis, and a month before he passed we watched it for the last time. We use to quote this movie constantly. Such good movies.

[@PerpetualAlfa]

Let’s be honest the writing is better in this film than anything in the WWE for the past 20 years

[@martynodonnell]

Another awesome upload from the wrestling channel with the most jam on the planet! My all time favourite wrestling movie! Such a guilty pleasure.

[@charlesorlando794]

If I remember correctly this movie missed out big time because they didn’t cast Mongo in any roles.

[@Cyklopz007]

Heck yes! I love this movie!!!!! I think I love it even more now after a WrestlingBios retrospective. WrestlingBios is the BestlingBios, better than the RestlingBios!

[@dannys1392]

I remember John Cena is in the background in one of the scenes lol

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Lol

[@Lingerer_]

This was a favorite when I was a kid and that's the only reason I still love it today. Glad you reviewed it!

[@eweaving]

I agree, just a fun little movie to watch if you don't take it seriously.