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[@TheNinjaStory]

Damn, a 3 count and Survival Series in the same day!

[@shaneg75]

It is a good day

[@galbert117]

Yes it is!

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

But this means more waiting for cool content

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

A trilogy for you: Ivan Koloff- First Transitional Champ Stan Stasiak- Second Transitional Champ Iron Shiek- Third Transitional Champ

[@Jerry_Freestyle]

Iron Sheik- Best transitional champion :)

[@edgecrusher018]

Just a note: HBK was offered a title run multiple times in his second stint and turned them down because he didn’t want to be on the road that much.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I questioned this a lot as a kid. But looking back, him with the spinner belt wouldn't been cursed. 🤮

[@speedy932key4]

I think that's also why he was on Raw for the majority of his final run. Working Smackdown would conflict with his church schedule,at least that's what I remember hearing

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

It's just incredible how my opinion of Shawn Michaels and Jim Cornette have basically entirely inverted over the last 5-10 years.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Roman hasn't been on the road much and has been champ four years.

[@iamlegend8103]

The Pedro Morales pic is actually a picture of Don Morraco, come on guys. The only Puerto Rican World Champion 🥺

[@ziggysteve]

Don’t you mean Chavo Guerrero?

[@iamlegend8103]

​@@ziggysteveno, that's actually Don "The Rock" Marraco. Look up his pic

[@martezberry3164]

Shameful... Yeah thats don, not Pedro

[@ramirorodriguez857]

To be fair. When JBL got his push. The Rock left, stone cold had left, Kurt left. Within a few months, Eddie died, and CB died. WWE was struggling for main eventers

[@stevenashley27]

Benoit had died a few years after JBL was a main eventer. Unless you mentioned Benoit dying separately from Eddie dying a few months after JBL was a main eventer

[@hollowayquotes]

Not only that, but Triple H didn't want to work Tuesdays.

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

For that matter, JBL's main event push was over by the time of Eddie's passing... Batista finished his feud with JBL for the World title and moved on to Eddie...

[@jbryant5253]

I always thought JBL was good but I want alive during the time so maybe it was different live

[@jlw7496]

Kurt Angle was there for almost 2 years after the JBL push

[@bluejayblaze6887]

Luke... Luke... here we are again with yet another heel turn. You're the Big Show of Wrestletalk!

[@ronanlangford2747]

You put in a photo of Don Muraco as ic champion instead of Pedro Morales

[@ernestsmith6328]

THE PIC OF PEDRO WAS ACTUALLY DON MURACCO

[@shaunmahle9516]

I might be wrong but the picture of Pedro Morales looks like Don Muraco

[@Stan_68]

You are right, that was Muraco

[@thewileysideoflife8826]

that is Don Muraco with the IC title😛

[@majtechtings]

Thank you Luke!! Mark Henry’s title run is sooooooo much better than folks remember…really good stuff…always surprised me that he didn’t get another run with big gold.

[@iamrandom4826]

I started watching wrestling during that time and saw him as such a beast. My favorite run with the belt.

[@wingedparagon4448]

Completely agree. It was a short time, due to the injuries, but man did it make people look at him differently. Man got the respect he deserved and continued to receive ever since.

[@majtechtings]

@@wingedparagon4448 precisely. He came out in that salmon colored suit and I went “oh here we go” and then he snapped and showed Vince and co what they’d been missing out on for a decade.

[@ShaunooYT]

WrestleTalk really feeding us good today, wrote a 3hr Gr12 history paper with 2 essays and WrestleTalk rewards my hardwork with a 3 count and survival series THANK YOU!!

[@ElGatoPolloLoco]

7:57...That's a picture of The Rock Don Muraco, not Pedro Morales.

[@WarEagle1023]

Superstar Billy Graham (Rest in Peace) wasn't the one to bring up unionization. Jesse Ventura was the one to do that.

[@arsenalfan9892]

That's not Pedro Morales, that's Don Muraco

[@Jhakri_]

I remember when Smackdown came to do TV in my city when I was a kid. I was leaving school and saw Edge & Vickie stopped in a convertible by the cross guard. I don't think I've ever marked out harder.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Do you remember what episode of SD it was?

[@Jhakri_]

@@freakfoxvevo7915 Actually I remember it was the Championship Chase Tournament, that's what it was, because Edge came back at the end to win the battle royale

[@jacobbruce3502]

Hall of Pain Mark Henry was my childhood. And I’m happy to see that run getting the praise it deserves

[@SqueepsTheGod]

JBL's push was essential to John Cena's career.

[@SqueepsTheGod]

@@LYE333 he needed a convincing win over a champion that never lost. No other scenario would've solidified his push

[@gspells]

can’t agree more about with the mark henry take, I absolutely loved the hall of pain run

[@Boy123Jim]

I cared about Jericho & KO's story so much, that I forgot that KO was the Universal Champion & I didn't know that everyone saw KO & Jericho feuding for the Universal Title at Mania 33.😅

[@shreyashmishra16]

Actually it was for us championship, universal was between Brock and Goldberg

[@Boy123Jim]

@@shreyashmishra16 I know that. It was originally set for Universal Title between Jericho & Owens, but Vince changed it. Which led for Jericho to leave WWE in May 2017 & then go to NJPW In 2018, then go onto AEW in 2019.

[@shreyashmishra16]

@@Boy123Jim ah gotcha..

[@sams-hx7hm]

@@jansmitowiczauthor78 greatest royal rumble happened in april, which was his last match in WWE

[@nickjohnson6006]

Batista “My World Champion” when I was 8 years old flipping through the channels I saw badass Batista come out to I walk alone hitting that pyro with the big gold belt and that’s when I fell in love with wrestling so I’ll always say the world heavyweight title will always be my favorite championship and Batista was my favorite wrestler

[@advictoriam3106]

I know it doesn't count toward describing his title run but I saw Psycho Sid and immediately went "is it Sid"

[@Seth_-lq1rr]

Other then del rio, 2011 was the best year for the World Heavyweight Championship. Big Dave’s longer reign is up there.

[@diabeticman2194]

Looking back on it, 2011 and maybe 2012 was a good time for the world heavyweight championship; so many good runs and storylines in that time period

[@inaciovairoubar4745]

That wasn't Pedro Morales. It was Don Muraco holding the Intercontinental Title.

[@dwightyboy5324]

The fact they put that in...

[@shoryuken9735]

kind of pissed me off being puerto rican i was looking forward to seeing Pedro and I get Don one of his rivals 😢

[@dwightyboy5324]

@@shoryuken9735 how they mixed them up is beyond me. Just shows how little these guys know...

[@michaelmeis2953]

Vince's favorite wrestler when he was young was Dr Jerry Graham, kayfabe brother of Superstar Billy Graham, who was Hogan's favorite wrestler

[@diabeticman2194]

For Seth’s Universal run I’d say banging Brock match; that SummerSlam match was awesome!

[@Phoenixbrand95]

That isnt Pedro Morales!! Thats Don Muraco!!

[@dantorkel7561]

Wait… Pedro Morales’ pic is DON MURACO

[@TheRonZombie]

Um that was Don Muraco not Pedro Morales

[@nohandle227]

@7:59 ...Are you sure that is Pedro Morales???...It looks like Don Muraco to me.

[@DemandLucha]

haha Bro... that is NOT Pedros Morales haha. You put up a Pic of Don Muroco with the IC belt. Come on, guys... This isn't Cultaholic... i expect better from WT!! (Although Muroco did win that red IC belt from Morales) And OLI!!... Dr. Jerry Graham was Vinces fav wrestler... not Billy Graham, Bloody Hell Boys!!

[@johngoss5098]

When did Pedro turn into The Magnificent Muraco?

[@un_known5895]

big show's WWE title reign: "forgotten second run"

[@markthomas4382]

Your photo of pedro morales was actually Don Muraco. How could you get it so wrong?

[@apocrypha5363]

19:33 Oli: "You really pushed the limits of English to get that in three words." Me: "For the previous entry he said: "Held Belt Upside Down."

[@TheKJC_04]

Guys, when you got to Pedro Morales, you didn't show a picture of Pedro, That's Don Muraco.....

[@robertwalker7979]

What's funny is the guys saying Bob Backlund was the longest transitional champion. Super funny because I never thought of it like that. 😆😅😂🤣😭

[@whattheheckification]

Honestly, Luke’s got some dumb opinions about the world heavyweight championship

[@Godfatherpone213]

That was not Pedro Morales that was Don muraco with the intercontinental 😂😂😂

[@billyjohnson91]

I thought I was the only one who saw that😂

[@brucecambosos816]

Why did they have a pic of Don Muraco for when they were talking about Pedro Morales????

[@ljmickey4167]

Here's everything you need to know about Stan Stasiak title run: After Brunos first title run, Pedro Morales became the new ultimate babyface champion. Stasiak won the title as a heel from Pedro. 9 days later Stasiak loses the belt to Bruno Sammartino. 3 words or less: transitional champion 😁

[@irrsinnrainer]

3-Count and Survival Series on the same day. That's what I call a good friday!

[@_.El._]

Luke, “way too biased” Seriously, he shitted on so many guys who “tried their best in the past” but used that excuse for his indie faves 😂

[@sebastianwagner8385]

Luke please go watch khali’s 61 days as world heavyweight champ and say again he wasn’t the worst of all time😂

[@benreed1407]

Where does the "enjoys good catering" bit come from?

[@ufcfan5733]

Looking back, i actually enjoyed JBL as the wwe champion. Was a decent heel and set it up perfectly for cena to take at wrestlemania. Was it as good as brock vs angle for the previous year or brovks fueds with badass taker, no. Jbl still did good though, in my opinion.

[@chrisgomes609]

Watching this, I realized how much I disagree with Luke

[@suprasanna1]

I hate this as I have to watch the video...i like listing to your videos more

[@jasonslayer1717]

The fact that there's a pic of Don Muraco instead of Pedro Morales tells me that Pete sourced the graphics. 🤣

[@FalcoPolaris]

What about going back further with the World Heavyweight Championship and doing it in the NWA/WCW days in 3 words or less?

[@pulsarstargrave256]

7:59. Picture of DON MURACO not PEDRO MORALES!

[@YTJRBC2]

For the next one Luke: Championship felt Big. "Made feel big" made me chuckle tho.

[@CEJRAID]

Big show was a two time champion. You can’t say he just won it because Austin was injured. He also beat Brock for the belt in 2002.

[@VXGaming]

The only run I remember for Undertaker was his American Bad Ass run where he tried to murdered Jeff Hardy.

[@cerburrows9380]

I'm sorry does Luke really think Henry is the best world champ ever? I'm out. I'm done.

[@charskull]

Who's run was better than his hall of pain run with that belt?

[@uproar17]

You have a picture of Don Muraco in Pedro Morales spot. Fire the editors!

[@peacegzz6197]

Mark Henry’s run was probably the best WHC. But I think Christian “1 more match” run was very good as well

[@PlayfulTraining]

Randy Savage: Hogan Hindered Push JBL: Original Jinder Run (I hated him so much for ending Eddie's reign!)

[@coreyRuffin-r3z]

That’s Picture wasn’t Pedro Morales it was Don Muraco with the IC Title

[@Kkato808]

You guys put don muracos pic instead of pedro

[@bspsdad]

Ted DiBiase was not wwe champion

[@samdath3439]

I didn't enjoy Jinder's reign.

[@brentsmith9134]

Welcome to the club brother 😂

[@delaneymcdonell5774]

Did anyone besides Vince?

[@Bman32x]

I thought it was funny how transparent they were of it clearly being a business motivated decision instead of creatively just trying something new. Had they done the same thing with anyone else OR followed How Adam would book I would have enjoyed it

[@Mboone1994]

Hot take there

[@jkq2006]

Five words

[@NTN.MattyB.Forsurez]

Just a note: i grew up to jbl being champion. I hated how he always won. He played his heel gimmick perfectly. He came to my city where wwe hadny come for 19 years, jbl was the absolute man. Met mysterio, rvd cena, guererro, dvon and jbl. Jbl and guererro were my favorites to meet!

[@trosinesss]

Luke is getting more and more grumpy?

[@MrGurubill]

Man, you guys make some of the best content on YT. Keep up the good work, you legends are the GOATs of Wrestling YT!

[@btf_flotsam478]

19:05 In Khali's defense, so did Diamond Dallas Page. 19:17 "Gave it prestige"

[@lloydrusbatch5382]

That's Don Muraco not Pedro Morales 😂

[@fodspeed]

Personally my favorite money in the bank cashin, is Batista in the bank on John Cena after elimination chamber. Nothing beat that, that's forever be #1

[@alwaysbelieve8396]

JBL is just Chuck Taylor with a cowboy hat

[@jameszimmerman1069]

0:47 not even a min into the video brings up punk. Good god get over it man.

[@am2382]

The greatest champions of all time: Stone Cold The Rock Batista

[@yootoobe1790]

technically, Drew MacIntyre was the lowest-drawing champion. Granted, it was during the pandemic, but still.

[@InYourWalls101]

3 count, Survival series, a big smackdown episode, all on a Friday? Can’t get any better than that

[@KingdomCloudStrife]

Cena shouldn't be that hated - a cena fan lol

[@spidermonkey28]

Benoit literally gave everything to the wrestling business including for the fans taking multiple shots to his head that cost him his mental faculties. I don't condone what he did to his family, but I will never overlook what he did in the ring.

[@Phoenixbrand95]

Screw you. I bet you love Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson as well. Nazi Scientists also had some great discoveries for the medical world. I guess we should just respect them too right? Screw Benoit and his Worshippers

[@joshjohnson6891]

Man Sid should have gotten the ball and belt in 1992, beat Hogan, Flair or Macho Man for the belt instead of the 97 run. All those big names in 92 he could have steamrolled through to show him as a dominant champ.

[@viccraven4053]

For Triple H they should’ve said- STEPHANIE CARRIED CAREER

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Lies

[@HAWKAMANIA311]

The Acclaimed scissor Oli and Luke sword fight 😂

[@LeechyPlatinum]

No way is the Rey big gold run worse than the Khali run. The latter actually made me stop watching wrestling for several years!

[@JoeyHuman]

"A bad idea"" for Slaughter popped me

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

You missed the boat with Cena... I'd've said 'Woooooo Can't See', for tying the Flair record... Or 'Can't Avoid Me' or 'Cena wins LOL' for the Super Cena era...

[@christopherwiessner555]

The world heavyweight belt is my favorite belt because it genuinely looks like a WORLD CHAMPION. It just looks distinguished and respectable.

[@AdamGaffney96]

I know this is off topic, but I've been watching this channel for a long time now and somehow only just realised the logo I see people wearing on merch is the Wrestletalk logo and not the Etnies logo, do you guys know how similar they are?

[@SupportEachOther4ever]

11:31 should've been is it sid?

[@maxxpower3d6]

Rob Van Dam - Up In Smoke Jinder Mahal - Awesome Ring Entrance Bray Wyatt - Booked Into Corner Triple H - 2000 Best Run Mark Henry - Ultimate Late Bloomer Vince McMahon - Better Than Arquette

[@cody1390]

07:40 *Tony Schiavone..under Bischoff's orders.. Woah..pulled the trigger a little too soon lol..not deleting..this comment and subsequent edit is me taking a golden spike for my sins(WCW/OSW) reference lol

[@Ilthalimir]

I believe you missed Goldberg for World Heavyweight Championship, back in ‘03. = “Transition for Trips”

[@dannydanggang1675]

Bradshaw's career was saved by JBL I will die on the hill of him having an underrated WWE title run.

[@HerKnightable]

Still rates as one of my greatest heel wrestlers of all time. People are down on him sure, I remember the long run, but for the people who hate it most they are just annoyed at Triple H's reign of terror. It launched Cena (even if we soured on him), but the only thing I wanted from his faction to launch a break out star like Evolution did.

[@itsOasus]

No Oli, JBL is the most overrated WWE Champion of all time. The only reason he even had it was because, in Paul Heyman's words, Triple H didn't wanna work Tuesdays.

[@bazza656]

ummm what the with the CM Punk World Heavyweight Title reaction from Luke….. at the time the holders around Punk were Taker, Edge, Jeff Hardy, Cena and Jericho… yeah definite mid carders….

[@11nytram11]

Vince's favourite wrestler was Dr Jerry Graham, who was Superstar Billy's kayfabe brother.

[@craigmcgowan2738]

10:36 Stone Cold was actually active in WWF/WWE from 1995-2003. Meant to be wrestling fans.

[@joseconcepcion6949]

Macho man made it possible for little fast guys can be champs and keep WWE going while hulk Hogan was making movies ........

[@Puerto_Rican_Lover_4_Uuuuu]

AJ Styles: Champ Runs Camp The Phenomenal One Best Smackdown Champ Beat Cena Thrice

[@charapresscott7750]

10:54 No its Doctor Jerry Graham that's Vince's favourite. Billy is actually a gimmick Graham brother.

[@jalenlindsey7418]

They are overrating the 2011 runs as champion to mark out for Daniel Bryan while underrating the 2007 runs as champion

[@Speedyreedy1218]

I was expecting Sugar Shane, Shannon Moore, and Evan Karrigas when I heard 3 count.

[@BlackExplosion13]

I didn’t see 2023 wwe world heavyweight champion 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@clout977]

Longest transitional champ ROMAN REIGNS

[@KingNisch13]

The JBL reign dragged on WAY too long, and honestly, JBL was the worst part of it. The Cabinet was the only thing that saved that reign, because they were hilarious!

[@workintoashoot7375]

I’m not scrolling thru all the comments, but that is 100% Don Muraco and NOT Pedro Morales pictured