STW #9: Wrestlemania VII

On this episode: What really happened behind the scenes at WrestleMania VII? What was the backstory on the retirement match between "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. the Ultimate Warrior? What was up with the LA Coliseum move? WWF's heel turn of Sgt. Slaughter. Oh and Donald Trump ringside??
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[@Zanatos9]

I'm amazed at Bruce's patience dealing with ol' PC Conrad for the Slaughter angle.

[@mattfebbo9912]

Conrad acts all high n mighty a lot

[@JoeyMartz]

He was right... it was in poor taste. As the change of venue showcases and emphasizes... anyways...

[@Zanatos9]

@@JoeyMartz No he wasn't, that's just some limp wristed guy in 2019 complaining about shit. Any time there was something big in the news, wrestling made a character for fans to boo and hate on. Russians, Japanese, etc. By this logic, white should only wrestle white, black vs black. Quit drinking the PC Kool aid.

[@DrSlippyFist86]

Yeah I love listening to Bruce, but Conrad gets on my nerves really bad..

[@Maestrohbill]

Easy to do when you’re full of shit. Bruce lies about half the stuff, spouting company line.

[@jodyfleming7135]

Man, Bruce and Conrad getting a little chippy with each other on this one. Hands down, best podcast duo of all time.

[@jamesbrock3859]

I've always found it funny that even though Macho lost the Warrior is the one who left WWF

[@Wadworth6XLad]

Yes; this was really Warrior’s last big PPV win. We all know what happened at SummerSlam 91, and 92 he failed to regain the strap. And by Wrestlemania XII he is yesterday’s man.

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

Rick Martel wasn't the best talker ?!? What ?!?!? I actually thought the blindfold match was pretty cool !!!

[@MRDOZEDOFF420]

I totally agree the blind fold match is so under rated. The crowd interactions takes it up a notch.

[@officespace7777]

Oh no. That match sucked I was there. The crowd was real quiet at first. Then jake would point and the kids/crowd would kinda start screaming. The video makes it seem louder then it really was.

[@andrewlivingston1590]

Jake the Snake: the GOAT!!!

[@hectorguzman17]

5:03

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

Hector Guzman God bless you, Hector for the skip ahead time...stay safe in these crazy times buddy!

[@jmc7504]

conrads new scheme is to fill up a podcast with commercials & then try getting ppl to buy the ad free version

[@borednow5838]

The Cornette snake story is brilliant! "Who the hell has an handcuff key!?" haha!

[@RazorRoman]

All makes sense now that we know about his lifestyle ;)

[@ymleggo]

That damn handcuff key story at 27:00 cracks me up every time 😂

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

That was funny! “Well goddam.” Crony’s voice as said by Bruce!

[@russcontini]

glad you love the blindfold match, I loved it when I was 11 and it still stands up for me.

[@rebeccabaskin9859]

Bruce putting conrad in his place way to go bruce!!!

[@cerealboy3763]

Slaughter should've had a custom camouflage strap on the title for his reign .

[@tacoma171]

cereal boy I was just thinking the exactly same thing

[@EGarrett01]

Holy crap, someone actually made one. Go to google images and look up "Winged Eagle camouflage belt." It's in the results.

[@robertshay9235]

He could have got one from Leatherbydan.com

[@chihuahuaman7025]

Totally agree! That blue strap made no sense. Camouflage or the classic black would have made more sense.

[@guyincognito5706]

@@chihuahuaman7025 At least the belt had a black strap the night of WrestleMania 7

[@douglasmace7703]

Quick, cancel everything that might offend someone who thinks something is in poor taste

[@CAMZAB]

You're getting called out for your comment. Next step, you'll be cancelled.

[@jmurdock8303]

The dumbest shit I heard all day .. the fat sjw fuck

[@fakegeek5462]

Not as good when Bruce told Conrad the belt is a prop and the disbelief Conrad had was priceless.

[@rustykuntz94]

What’s worse is let’s face it it’s fake outrage from Conrad. There’s NO way when he’s sitting alone with Bruce he’s that combative over this whole thing. He’s trying to score brownie points here. Yea, could the WWF at the time pivoted & made a change at some point? Yes, was it in the best taste? No, was it that big a deal in the end, No

[@Hammerhead547]

I've always thought that it was a shame that they killed earthquake's main event push at Summerslam 90. I can't help but think that they could have filled LA Memorial Coliseum if they'd gone the route of putting the title on earthquake (via chicanery) by having him beat Warrior at the rumble then have him pretty soundly defeat Hogan in a non title match on SNME and have Warrior come in to make the save (which would bring in savage as a heel) thus setting up a fatal four way match for the title at mania (fifteen years before they started doing them).

[@cretinousjester3475]

Hammerhead: I think Earthquake in a way.....threatened Hogan, Warrior and to a degree McMahon. Not like physically threatened them but threatened "the vision" that McMahon had for the WWF. In McMahon's eyes, "big" guys that don't look like Greek gods are monster heels for the face of the company to beat. Earthquake started getting over with fans. He was a monster heel like King Kong Bundy or One Man Gang but unlike them- he started getting over. Something about Earthquake just stuck with the fans and I don't think Vince liked it.

[@joemixon834]

Wwe didnt have 3 way or fatal 4 way matches until 1997 so mo way that would have went down in 1991

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

The Quake is sadly one of the most underrated monster men ever. He is spoken under the same breath as Bam Bam Bigelow, but doesn't get the same respect as Bam Bam... Plus before Taker, he is the first big man with an undefeated streak at WrestleMania... And it seems WWE will never aknowledge Quake's own WrestleMania legacy

[@butch5419]

Quake hogan and warrior macho double main event? That or perfect hogan and macho with the belt vs warrior… few different things that could have maybe drew better n extended the card

[@jasondismuke4837]

The slaughter heel turn broke my heart as a kid.

[@realhighendglassforsale5226]

he actually started as a heel, he used to have the cobra clutch challenge on saturday morning WWWWF TV. Him at pat patterson had one of the most incredible feuds ever, I saw a really bloody match between them in the boston garden that totally traumatized me as a little kid. You can probably find a video of pat doing the cobra clutch challenge here on youtube, same with some of there death matches. Slaughter also had an epic feud with bob backlund when he was the champion.

[@michaeladams6913]

Love the graphic, the preview screen before the video kicks off!! 🎨

[@seancushnie974]

I remember watching this as a kid and how amazing it seemed to me. When Hogan gets flamed at the end it left me mortified

[@JoeyMartz]

1:45:40 - Conrad's delivery and Bruce's reaction are both priceless ;)))

[@kevinbrown4073]

Woke Conrad

[@CAMZAB]

Was Sheik Tugboat going to have a camouflaged Storm Trooper helmet?

[@pisserplunker]

That would have been amazing.

[@barryborden7494]

And call him shockmaster. That would be awesome

[@billbird6494]

@@barryborden7494 Sheikmaster

[@johnliberty3647]

Yes with Glitter... and it falls off

[@shawnboogz7546]

Conrad is always so prepared…Bruce comes correct most of the time…best podcast ever!!!

[@evilsWa]

To be fair it's pretty easy to find every single Dave Meltzer article ever written…

[@tobiasj2455]

Conrad is a whiny PC sellout

[@darrickcato9499]

People are far too easily offended by stuff they shouldn't be offended by. Why would they change the match because of the war? If anything it makes the match even bigger, and better. I don't care about being sensitive to people we are at war with.

[@josephboza7448]

For what America was going through Wrestlemania 7 was a success. This was obviously the hardest mania to date if Bruce is having to argue with Conrad his points and trying to defend what happened. On the True Story of Wrestlemania DVD we were told the reason for the move was the lack of sales. I believe this is the first time that it was mention that the war had affected everything. Very spooky and crazy timing that Ultimate Warrior was losing the World Wrestling Federation Championship when the war was starting. You just dont see crazy shit like that happen.

[@aa_da_man]

Conrad Shove It

[@kirkwatanabe6012]

You guys are the best! More comment on your Bret Hart 96/97 podcast

[@sirbradley8744]

The LOD vs Power & Glory match is one minute because they were both injured, according to Roma. Paul had fluid drained from his arm and you can see a large pad on the elbow. Hercules had a groin tear and you can see him wince in pain and reach down there a couple times during the match. But the funny part was Paul telling the story of Vince McMahon pleading with them to even have a match in the first place. Give me five minutes, just five minutes. Sorry Vince, can't do it. Ok four minutes you can do four minutes. Vince, the doctor says I could lose the arm. And big man is barely mobile. Three minutes, just give me three minutes!! Vince, we can't do it. Just give me one minute. You can give me one minute!!

[@Wadworth6XLad]

I saw it as a repeat of 6 - the hottest tag team around destroying their opponents, teasing their popular title win at the next PPV. I didn’t have a problem with it being a squash. LOD were probably over more than any other wrestler other than Hulk at this point. The fans were getting what they wanted.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

1:44:08 Finally got tired of Conrad's Wokism not understanding context or time period.

[@kjhenry100]

Man, I totally understand the heat Sarge would have had but it's surprising to hear all about all the sensitivity around the war at the time. I was just a snot nose 10 year old at the time. I do remember my mom crying when the attack started and there were always a handful of protestors in Omaha's busiest intersection but overall it seemed so little. It was all about wearing a yellow ribbon and having a troop pen pal in school. Other than that it felt like an after thought and it seemed like it was over before it began. Just my ignorance showing.

[@thecedarriversnag]

We about the same age. I remember it similar; they had like trading cards and the nightly report about the war, it was almost like just part of the show to our age. We were too young to notice unless it affected you directly, otherwise we didn't know how serious it was. My friend's kids are the same with 9/11, it was just something that happened they kind of remember. They were 11 and 9 so they didn't even realize that normally didn't happen at the time.

[@sabercrosby8128]

my first memory of wwe mentioning the streak was in 2005 for the wrestlemania 21 program with Randy Orton when Taker was 12-0

[@carolynbuckley8733]

17 in Texas vs Hunter

[@daeleonmanuel5360]

WrestleMania 11 I believe was first mention he was undefeated

[@jmc7504]

@@carolynbuckley8733 that hhh vs taker in houston stole the show, far better rock vs austin

[@tomseville1057]

It was X8 in 2002 after Taker beat Flair, he stood on the apron and slowly unfurled his ten digits one by one, denoting his tenth win at Mania and the crowd popped huge despite Taker being a heel at the time. Fans knew. Organically, they knew they had something after that...

[@sabercrosby8128]

@@tomseville1057 cool info. That was defo worth waiting 2 years to hear :-)

[@jamiespencer1041]

Great from top to bottom, lots of gems in this show, sadly Conrad’s not using the WrestleMania theme yet, but one of the best arguments between the two about taste. Conrad knows his jab range and gave Bruce some hooks here 5/5

[@dkbarbados4540]

Wrestle mania 18 is when the streak became A thing..at least for me as A fan..taker beat flair that night in my personal favorite match from the streak...during his celebration taker stepped out on to the apron raised both hands up and counted 1 to 10.. One finger at A time..it made me go "oh shit..takers never lost at mania"&from that mania on,I kept count.

[@EOTA564]

It was definitely mentioned in the build up to his match with Triple H at X7. X8 might have been the first year it became the main focus of ever Taker WM match.

[@TheBlindEye90]

@@EOTA564 na it became a focal point at mania 21 with Randy mentioning the streak in their build up. And from there it took off

[@leoteasdale7484]

Same here when taker counted on his fingers at the end of his match with Flair it made me to think, hang on he ain't lost at a Mania. So yeah I 100% agree

[@davidfrederick6003]

As for the Jake Roberts/Rick Martel match. Tito Santana wanted to try a heel run but Vince decided with Martel instead.

[@MikeD974]

i noticed the blindfold thing with jake the snake when i seen it on ppv still loved it thou

[@joespitler3929]

Conrad acts like such a baby some times. I listen to the show to get Bruce's insight, not to hear Conrad's opinion on topics. Bruce was there through all this basically right next to Vince meanwhile Conrad's claim to fame is that he married the uglier Flair daughter outta the 2.

[@NumberOneGar]

Megan's got some big naturals though! Roll Tide!

[@FatLadyKiller]

Conrad must be really rich for that fat annoying fucker to marry ric flairs daughter

[@seancushnie974]

Cmon, they’re just playing it up for our entertainment. Relax

[@Womenandwine]

Charolette may have the better body ( maybe) but she is not prettier then Megan

[@anthonymedina3653]

Great episode again but Snuka did make one more Wrestlemania appearance @ 25 I know it was quick and a fill in for Micky but other than that def learned a lot here

[@taekwondotime]

Love this channel. Great stuff guys! :)

[@JRLewis-ps6lz]

The only other blindfold matches I've seen were booked by Dusty and were a far cry from the one mentioned here. Its status in history is due to Jake and Martel making it unique, because the other blindfold matches just don't carry the same water, even the gimmicky ones with more than 2 iconic wrestlers in the ring.

[@jameshoward-white2288]

The Macho face turn is similar to the face turns by wrestlers managed by Heenan, only this time Liz takes care of the manipulative heel manager.

[@kca49]

15:06 at that time, I would rather have the Rock n Roll Express. Lol.

[@brooklynmets]

That's why you dont own a wrestling business.

[@2buxaslice]

I just found this podcast and love it. One thing I remember as a kid was how ridiculous it was to have this supposedly serious story line with Slaughter walking around with a purple belt. Why didn't they give him the black one? So silly looking.

[@strathroyaaron]

Heenan wasn't dead at the time of this originally airing, but he's gone now. Lots of legends gone. Kinda sad.

[@officespace7777]

Now...time for a long story so bear with me. I was at WrestleMania 7. And it was a seating mess. Let me start at the beginning. Right after WrestleMania 6. I was super excited after watching warrior vs Hogan. The LA Coliseum was in my back yard so I bought tickets the next day. My thinking was in order to fill the Coliseum it would have to be warrior vs Hogan II. So all year I waited... I was for sure it would be Hogan vs warrior. Around January warrior losses the title. I was like wtf? So no warrior Hogan 2? What match are they going to have that will bring 100,000 people? When they announced Hogan vs slaughter I was like oh hell no. Around February I got a letter from the LA Coliseum saying that there was a venue change to the sports arena. And that I would have to go to the ticket office to exchange my ticket. Now my original seats in the Coliseum we're ok. I spent about $50 to sit on the middle across from the hard cam. But on the day of the event I was seated in the nosebleeds in the sports arena. So I went to guest service. There was a huge line of people there for the same thing. Seating transitions. People were pissed. The lady at guest service basically gave the same answer to everyone. "We tried to transition from where you would be in the Coliseum to where you are on the sports arena. We won't change seating go f yourselve" But alot of people had the same argument as me. Where I'm sitting now is the $8 section. I paid $50-$75 for my tickets. How does that translate as being the same? But the guest service lady said sorry seating is already set. We can't make any changes. So I waited a year for a Hogan warrior 2 that I didn't get. And a negative experience at my first WrestleMania. Thank you for listening to my story.

[@TheLifeisaParade]

Neat story...terrible experience though. I used to live in LA back then I was 9. I have fond memories of the opportunity sports arena though.

[@officespace7777]

LifeisaParade I will say dispite all the drama, I had a good time and it was fun to finally see a WrestleMania live. :)

[@officespace7777]

Chris Terry Well. In General I thought that the crowd was pretty laid-back. It wasn't the WrestleMania 3 type of crowd that I was expecting. Everyone was pretty quiet with isolated areas of screaming. However the loudest match that everyone was into was Hogan vs slaughter.. When Hogan came out and real American came on....it was the loudest thing I have ever heard. I can't describe it. you know how when Jesse and gorilla used to say that you can't hear yourself think or you can't hear yourself. It was true. I had never heard. Anything so loud. But the crowd was really into the match chanting USA USA. It was alot of fun. Also I rember the crowd doing the wave before the Tito Santana vs mountie match. I wish wwe would have shown the whole thing. It was really cool. But you can kinda see the fans doing it before it ended on the ppv or network. Right during introductions. Also the crowd was really loud at the beginning of WrestleMania because Howard finkle told the crowd that we are going on the air in 10 seconds and to scream really loud. You would think people would really be into warrior vs Savage. But for the most part everyone was rather quiet. With episodes of screaming. I mean people were watching and interested. But not like the Hogan match. I remember when Elizabeth got in the match. If you were not in the front row or closer you had no idea who it was. All I saw was a woman jump the railings and get involved in the match. She had chopped her hair and didn't look the same since we saw her last. So it was like.. who's that? Then at the end we knew who it was. The funny part was except for the the 4 people caught on camera that were crying in the front row. No one else was really crying.

[@alaskanh.o.g.4lyf948]

I'm calling bullshit on this "story" I was at WM7 and they did not put the tickets on sale the day after WM6 and the Colosseum never contacted anyone to tell them to "switch tickets" plus why the fuck would you expect a rematch from WM6. at that time WWF Never had repeat WM main events

[@keljjeme]

Howie yes. Slaughter v hogan?! Slaughter was a fat, out of shape middle aged man. How on earth did wwf think we would go for that lame main event. It wouldve been better macho man v hogan 2.

[@LongIslandNow]

Why does so many ppl say Martel couldn't cut a promo? The man cut the best snobbish promos. "I don't wanna be associated with that guy, he's a loser." 😂 Best promo that year at WM.

[@jayofthep]

Been listening to these in order and just subbed! Also out of context quote of the series so far 7:00 hahaha

[@ianthompson4558]

Doesn't rugged ronnie garvin vs greg the hammer valentines retirement match count as a career ending match?

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

1:14:40-There was double count out at WMV; funny enough, even at 11 yrs old, and that being my first wrestling event I watched, I thought it was so cheap to have Brutus the Barber and Million 💵 Man end in a double count out.

[@drewgamezzz8482]

@1:47:00 Like Bruce, I really think I could also get used to Conrad referring to Meltzer as *beep* lol, tho I like hearing his name be said here and there as well just to bother Bruce lmao. But I can't believe that at 1:47:18 he didn't say anything to Conrad when he said that Meltzer admitted he was wrong lol, I was expecting him to jump for joy or at the very least day something smart assed that I could enjoy before I went to sleep lol, I can always use a good Fuck Meltzer from Bruce. This is literally like my favorite podcast to listen to while I'm laying down for bed, tho sometimes it backfires cause I get too into it and lay here "tryna go to sleep" but so zoned out and into the conversation that I end up sitting up for hours, like now at almost 2 in the morning lol! Anyway, keep up the good work guys, I will say I wish maybe we could get a good in depth podcast on Stings later days with WCW, trying to get him into WWE, and why yall let him stay in TNA for so long lol.

[@acedibiase7038]

Didn't Hogan bleed in wm5 vs macho?

[@RyWilsonGaming]

yup he sure did!!

[@matthewhenry5254]

Ace Dibiase yes

[@stevenhanna1434]

Above the eye

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Yep! He was cut above the eye! I remember thinking, “wow. just like Rocky!”

[@tacoma171]

I was always expecting a Warrior/Hulk rematch for VII

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Why? Jack Tunney made it clear there would be no re-match!

[@officespace7777]

@@HereIsWisdom1318 because..... 1) It's sports entertainment. So they don't always stick to a certain ruling. It could have been over turned. There have been flip flops on decisions or rulings before. 2) The statement Jack Tunny made did not sense. "Due to the chance of serious injury there will be no rematch?" Waaa😕 what serious injury? Just didn't make sense. I figured that because they are talking about it means, that their will be a rematch. They just want to hold off to wm7 so they can fill the Colosseum. 3) Hogan and Warrior 2 was the logical match to put in the coliseum. To fill 100,000 seats. I can't think of any match at the time that would have come close to selling out. 4) From wm6 to wm7 the WWE would drop hints. All through the year. Hogan would drop hints that he wanted his belt back etc. Hogan even said at SummerSlam 90 that he wanted to beat earthquake so he could become the #1 contender.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Howie Heres why there was no re-match: I didnt hear anyone say this. This is my assumption: Hogan didnt mind doing the job for Warrior cuz he was going to go do movies and he needed a break. But i bet Warrior said he would never job to Hogan, and fearing that Warrior would just leave as champion (VKM didnt know Warrior would fail as champion), they satisfied Warrior by announcing there would be no rematch. That is the most likely reason they squashed a rematch from the very start.

[@bluejackgirlyx]

bruce and conrad good in this one...

[@mikedeck8381]

Here's how it looked to a lot of fans. Hogan, Savage and Piper were getting old and a little stale. They still had thier fans but casual interest was falling off. Warrior was a one dimensional character. Maybe they could have done something different with him but they didn't. Everyone else wasn't on the same level. Keep in mind that WWF was struggling a few years later with Bret and Shawn as champions. Slaughter had been hot 5 years earlier. He and his angle didn't draw at this time. Beyond all this the economy was bad in the early 90's, people always forget this. It was very good in the second half of the decade but the first half stunk. The main event could've been great and maybe they still can't sell it.

[@leoteasdale7484]

can you imagine if this Mania didn't change venue. 😳 Those shots of the coliseum would be all over WWE Marketing and wrestlemania hype video packages.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Conrad just ignored Bret Hart beating Perfect at Summerslam 91 as the start of Bret's push to the main event.

[@JoeyMartz]

Both of them overlook/downplay/minimize Bret Hart being the GOAT...

[@davidgi3]

In a shoot interview, Paul Roma stated the reason the match with LOD was cut so short was bc Hercules had a groin injury and Roma himself had some serious issue with his elbow….sure enough, upon review , you see Hercules noticeably limping and in pain and you see Roma with his arm wrapped up like crazy to protect it

[@Redmage1987]

Conrad really kills this with his attitude sometimes. One moment I'll be really into what they're talking about, and then he starts acting like a smart ass or has some sarcastic comment, and it just annoys me. Still watch the show for Bruce, though, and to hear him talk about wrestling.

[@ryanjames6480]

All corad does is quote meltzer he is worthless

[@JDoggNation]

I would be fine with the smart ass comments and sarcasm if he actually would press for a conversation on said specific topic. But many times he is just a smart ass and then no follow up, just switches topics or questions.

[@FatLadyKiller]

@Lord Eddard Stark yeah.. All a bunch of marks huh? Speaking of which.. So how about that Game of Thrones? What a "great" ending right?

[@toucansam3]

Dino Bravo wasn't involved with the Mob until after he left the WWF.

[@andrewmartinez9992]

I never noticed the mesh in the eyes until OSW pointed it out but still a good match

[@daddybiggs1541]

Hulk hogan did not bleed much during his run; he did however also Blair in his wrestlemania five match against the macho man. It was a supposed cut above his eye which would have impaired his vision for a while; at least as long as they mentioned it. LOL.

[@justinroark88]

Conrad "chat me up" Thompson

[@machoman3828]

Justin R God I hate when he says that “chat me up” STFU

[@Super122291]

Macho Man chat me up Bruce

[@machoman3828]

I just cringed .... what a loser that Conrad guy is, maybe grossest human on earth

[@machoman3828]

THE GOOD GUY “I love you for that” don’t even pretend you didn’t just cringe back same way Bruce does when he says that to him

[@Super122291]

Macho Man how do u deal with Conrad while listening to stw ??

[@RyWilsonGaming]

Technically, we heard Flair called the "Nature Boy" by Mean Gene right after he joined WWF the first time in 1991 and maybe twice by Heenan, but we didnt hear it again for the entire time he was there for his first run. and actually i think it was only used full time when he came back in 2001. kinda pissed me off..but whatever :P

[@ryanjames6480]

They called him natch

[@Tafsman]

I thought Rugged Ronnie Garvin and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine had a career match that Valentine won in 1989. It was a short lived angle, but yeah I could have sworn they had it.

[@WCWWorldChamp]

Yeah, you would think less then two years earlier, they would remember.

[@richboscia1]

God I wish these could just be Bruce talking with no Conrad. Everytime he says “rib” or “rumors and innuendo “ I get douche chills

[@JoeyMartz]

What about "Meltzer" ???? Haha

[@bluejackgirlyx]

who did slaughter beat coming to build upto mania tyyyy

[@brandonbirkland]

Bruce its ok bro let it put out they were good people R.I.P Warrior, Savage, Sherri, and The Best Diva Miss. ELizabeth

[@thunercattt6018]

Man Conrad is so PC brainwashed wanting to cancel Sgt Slaughter match.

[@jmurdock8303]

SJW revisionist..

[@Davidjon1946]

He tries too hard to be the white knight

[@JRLewis-ps6lz]

Yeah I was pretty surprised. I think he does it for simply the sake of getting heat tho more than defending something he profoundly believes in. He likes to get Bruce riled up and Bruce must be getting paid decent because no one would deal with this kind of verbal conflict for a few bucks.

[@tobiasj2455]

Yes he is. Rediculous.

[@mox19380]

i love the cornette impression. it's like if mickey mouse were on south park

[@Who_You]

Jesse Ventura was Mayor in 1999 - EIGHT years later Conrad. 1:44:15

[@jasonrfoss248]

Jesse Ventura became governor of Minnesota in 1999. He was elected mayor of Brooklyn Park Minnesota in 1991.

[@nonamerequired123]

Bruce must have the patience of a saint to put up with Conrad, the way he tries to bait him about the "largest pay-per-view audience" would've made Ghandi see red.

[@tacoma171]

nonamerequired123 there’s some “work” going on here

[@raysoyars2905]

or conrad always trying to goad bruce into discussing money

[@FatLadyKiller]

Conrad is as obnoxious as some of the people here posting about how he's a "Saint". He consistently asks impossible questions and acts like such a whiny bitch once the stupidest stuff.

[@Cuddyscott84]

I thought 4 sure like in the same year prior Ronny Garvin & Greg Valentine had a career match.

[@raysoyars2905]

The story I read about Dino Bravo, he was executed basically because he "retired" from wrestling, and was no longer able to smuggle cigarettes supposedly and he was apparently killed over it...he must've owed money to bad people and the cigarettes thing was prolly a way to pay it back, so when it ended, they ended him...that's not the glamorous life that it appears to be in the movies.

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

Wether people want to admit it or not: Brett and Shaun were great talents, as tags or as intercontinental level talents, as part of the show, they could have main event level matches I won’t ever deny that, however they just weren’t ever the guy that could carry the company, were not even close to what hulk was, what the rock, Brock, or stone cold became, as good as they were they just wasn’t the big larger than life monsters we need to believe could beat anyone.

[@daviddanielducker5446]

Corny is more prepared than Batman lolol

[@markmenning1804]

I liked the mountie

[@M0gM00gle]

Conrad with a lecture on profiting over war... Homie. What is Sgt Slaughter known for? GI JOE Go watch an original run GI Joe cartoon. Everyone forgets how many scrub unnamed Joes and Cobras died every episode.

[@borednow5838]

The Rockers and The Rock 'N' Roll Express were both great teams. I'd say the Rock 'N' Roll were just as over if not more than the Rockers. So I don't get the "Who would you rather have?" comment from Bruce.

[@billbird6494]

I take it he was talking about Shawn Michaels being in the team and then going onto his sigles career.

[@kurtasa3884]

Warrior - Savage should of been the main event for the title and still be a career ending match. Also LOD not being featured better. That's obvious.

[@stevepmg9202]

Huh? LOD looked brilliant. Power & Glory had looked really strong, winning a feud with The Rockers and pushing the Harts to the limit in title matches, and LOD annihilated them. Looked like stone cold killers. Perfect way to make them look a real threat to the Nasty Boys.

[@jcelldogs]

I agree there. I didn't see the point of Sgt slaughter getting the belt. It should have been the same angle at that royal rumble, but with the ref catching savage hitting warrior with the kings scepter and ended in a dq. Hogan slaughter could have still been a thing. Just make it a no dq flag match.

[@jeffreym8503]

@@jcelldogs they needed to get the belt off of warrior and back on hogan because the warrior's run on top wasn't working

[@daddybiggs1541]

Actually, at wrestlemania three, Brutus beefcake started today as a heel, Russell as a heel, sat there and waited on the next match; which was Roddy piper versus Adrian Adonis. After that Matt, he shaved Adonis his head, thereby making him the baby face, Brutus the barber beefcake.

[@jahpsu981]

What?

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

Empty seats happened now at the Saudi PPVs.

[@Bloodth3Butcher]

Im only 24, but I have seen most of Boss Man's stuff. My favorite angle that I think ppl forget is where he fought Undertaker and it ended with Boss Man getting hung at the end of the Hell In A Cell match. It was so different. I loved it when Undertaker got his hands on ppl. Haha

[@JoeyMartz]

Lols that match is universally hated by most people /fans of wrestling.

[@Bloodth3Butcher]

@@JoeyMartz Ik it was.....but go to the build up matches. The finish was shit, but the angle was fun and I had no idea about any of the stuff that went wrong until I was much older. Yes Ik he worked right after lol

[@christopherbass4521]

Al snow angle was so insane, they put out a recipe book and Bossman actually has Pepper Steak as his entry. Then there was his infamous angle with the big show riding the casket through the cemetery.

[@Bloodth3Butcher]

@@christopherbass4521 It may have been poorly executed, but the shock of each step in the story was still pretty good. Idk how Al Snow put together what he did for the matches, but they made it work the best they could. It was the shits, but still an angle that is unforgettable

[@ethanellis2896]

4:52 starting time!!

[@ianwebb8066]

To be honest have carried a handcuff key for over a decade

[@steveawesome7834]

Shiek Tugboat. That’s s license to print money.

[@NumberOneGar]

Toot Toot

[@PhilMiCoochie]

Starts at 5:05ish

[@falconesports1581]

Bruce is on the money at an hour 40 min in 💰

[@ROSTAFA]

Starts at 5:05

[@markmullins132]

9:05 Goddamn Pal, we can trademark it, he's a great big Texas Tornado

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

I wish Bossman won the IC title here!

[@jeffgentry4994]

Conrad is not old enough to understand how America was in that time. We the ppl dug it. I has a cousin over there. The boys in uniform loved it

[@sage-kq4tk]

Loved the Jake blind fold match, modern wrestling could use that kind of psychological connection.

[@JRLewis-ps6lz]

Modern wrestling could use a Jake the Snake + his level of commitment too. Tbh the only other blindfold matches I've seen were booked by Dusty and were a far cry from the one mentioned here. Its status in history is due to Jake and Martel making it unique, because the other blindfold matches just don't carry the same water, even the gimmicky ones with more than 2 iconic wrestlers in the ring.

[@toma.4808]

Sorry, but from a tagteam perspective, i wouldve preferred the rock n roll express. The rockers were a good team, hbk is a hofer, but if were talking teams rock n roll all the way

[@jmurdock8303]

Not at that time

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

The world and IC belts ARE props.

[@smashwrestlermachinexzibtt6707]

I like to see ultimate warrior vs hulk hogan at wrestlemania 7 wrestlemania 6 rematch hulk hogan get back the wwf Championship

[@deepblue8143]

Warrior, Macho and Hogan, the 3 greatest of all time!!

[@ryanjames6480]

R.I.P....Jim Neidhardt

[@jaserogers997]

Nothing wrong with Conrad here. He is pushing buttons to get answers. It's literally his job. I just want more Jerry Jarrett impersonations.

[@D00MTR33]

Huuuh, okayyy. You know.

[@seeyouinhellyeowie3865]

You know you know yeahh chicken salad you know

[@CreepyJoeMustGo]

Huuhhh?

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Well, you know!

[@TheNanoman79]

I understand what Bruce means, but the United States has not declared war since December 1941.

[@tomhallick419]

17:48 Otto-mizer? It's Atomizer.

[@JenniferPoco]

Conrad is very difficult to listen to at times...

[@SylentEcho]

Love it when he does the screaming match with Schiavone and Bischoff, though.

[@davidian2.024]

Haha yeah I find that he is very snippy to Bruce but it's funny like as if he wants to fight lol

[@NumberOneGar]

Roll Tide

[@JM-ml9xw]

“ chat me up” lol

[@markmenning1804]

If Bruce is in charge of Raw why isnt Brother Love on today?

[@DavidxBoyd]

Bruce no sells Conrad constantly....it’s painful

[@fcbayernturkishfan2032]

i find bruce is right most off time here