The Infamous "Judy Bagwell on a Forklift" Match! - WCW New Blood Rising Review

[@kevaninthe4135]

Younger Brian: I won't do negative star ratings. Current Brian: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@ワラッセまけんし]

hahah the man just want to pass on the sufering.

[@foof811]

don't forget "4 star reviews" "No Zero star reviews" "No Negative star reviews"

[@luisalbertoarenasaraya4579]

Adapt to the situation.

[@phantomdriver2010]

It's good to see WCW still causing people to innovate

[@venomousnate7263]

Scott Ferrell yea you’re not entirely wrong. WCW was getting bad and in 1991 it was bad

[@7PMNewz]

Man, Chris Kanyon is one of the only guys who could make a match like ‘Judy on a forklift’ passable, bless that man.

[@comettamer]

A true professional and a heck of a showman.

[@charlottecorday8494]

He truly was one of a kind. Could you even imagine him in his prime in today's scene? He would have been the one beating Reigns.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Judy Bagwell She is a stunt granny.

[@Billeyjd]

And her son is a juggalo.

[@samcortez420]

@@Billeyjd whoop whoop

[@gouravchakraborty9801]

@@Billeyjd ICP fan?

[@Billeyjd]

Gourav Chakraborty whoops. I meant gigolo.

[@mrnaughtycat]

Billey JD before that he was in a soft porn movie

[@Tim_Webb]

You’re going from Corny’s son to Russo’s in the span of one beard. It’s great for ratings bro I swear to God.

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

Zane switched sides after Cornette disrespected him.

[@Popskull_666]

@@philipdefibaugh5683 WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

@@Popskull_666 a while back when Cornette blocked on social media.

[@jpRetroGaming]

I remember attending a WWA event in Glasgow which Buff was wrestling at. Our group wouldn’t stop chanting “We Want Judy” until he eventually turned round and told us to f*ck off. Good times

[@LuckyDT]

Was that the show where Luger thought he was in England?

[@jpRetroGaming]

That’s the one. It also had Sabu messing up a springboard leg drop, what are the odds.

[@bobcalamardo3722]

Johny Porter have you seen Brian’s review of wwa

[@jpRetroGaming]

Bob Calamardo I have. It brought back so many underwhelming memories

[@owenkorando9595]

@@bobcalamardo3722 i haven't

[@korywilliamsO.G.1]

To answer your question about Muta, he was there for the same reason a lot of Japanese stars came to the states, to nurse an injury. Everyone knows that the work rate here in the states is A LOT lighter than in Japan. Also, just so you know, it was Johnny Ace that brought Muta in, not Russo.

[@Venemofthe888]

Kanyon was so underrated. Its sad that he never really got the recognition that he deserved

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

Everytime i get a wrestling game, I want to make a Kanyon CAW, but I also don't want to keep editing the moveset to match his differing offense from match to match lol

[@Ariurotl]

Definitely. Kanyon was underrated as a pure worker and Bagwell was (perhaps controversially) also underrated as an entertainer.

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

@@Ariurotl Bagwell was one of those natural heels that they kept using for dumb plotlines. Not their whipping boy perse, but definitely their "He'll do what we ask" guy. If he had a better attitude in his early years, I think he could have gotten into serious upper midcard status at the very least. Fantastic mic work and charisma, and he always looked like he was getting into what was going on, even if it was objectively stupid and bad.

[@richborn6700]

@@awzthemusicalreviews his whole male gigilo gimmick didn't help. His bad goatee and that lame hat really killed his look

[@stingrey1571]

the innovator of offense.

[@jamesharris8110]

I was part of that "event", if you saw the police escort of the Limo arrival of the Canadian champ, I was playing a cop in the front police car. Had a blast back stage watching the wrestlers just hanging out being themselves.

[@andrewmelville4570]

When I was younger I always thought Tank Abbott and Jim Neidhart was the same person

[@Venemofthe888]

I can definitely see it they look very similar xD

[@Hiphop4life7083]

Can see the resemblance. Wish they would have done something with both. Lol. Not serious but it would be funny to have seen.

[@brian9670]

Im surprised Russo didn’t push a gay incest angle on them. “Bros it will be so funny bros, you guys bangnin’”

[@enigmaskull3495]

Knowing WCW 2000, they probably would had a gimmick where Tank Abbott is a distant relative of The Anvil.

[@Filmation77]

If Jim niedhart had a massive hangover or was homeless

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

Brian's beard is extremely charismatic and over with the fans.

[@TheFishingNomad]

Totally marking out for that.

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

@@TheFishingNomad 1000%, my brother. Beardamania is runnin' wild, brother!

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

@ LMAO.

[@snatchadams69]

Overrated

[@Mr407Derek]

Just got my beard merch in the mail. I hope he doesnt turn heel. And stays face. Beard is coming for the gold.

[@marcuspuckett6843]

Maybe Goldberg got hurt in the bike wreck in sturgis because no one told him they changed the road wild show to new blood rising in Vancouver. WCW!!!

[@primusvsunicron1]

LOL

[@brandonyouth5241]

Lol that sounds logical

[@enigmaskull3495]

Wouldn’t surprised me since it was WCW in the year 2000.

[@InsaneFoxx]

I think the saddest thing is that I don't know if you're joking with that, or if that is actually the case

[@thekidfromiowa]

That's the most plausible explanation.

[@mattthomas1442]

As bad as the announcing was Madden did have an all time great line. Schiavone: "What a relief for Buff, What a relief for Judy, what a relief for the whole Bagwell family" Madden: *as Judy's fat ass is getting lowered* "What a relief for the forklift" About spit my drink out when he said that.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

@Alexander Steiner Madden was bootleg Lawler

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 Dollar Store Bobby Heenan

[@erikgonzalez1306]

@@ReflectionOfPerfection Mark the Medulla

[@lennylyons777]

More of a wish version of Jesse Ventura I’d say

[@Pensfan5919]

The ONLY time Madden's usual behavior has ever been funny.

[@JoeSelf1982]

After years of speculating how Brian would rate the Judy Bagwell on a Pole match, how many predicted THAT?!

[@faizdanyal]

JOE SELF Well there goes my prediction out of the forklift! ;)

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

+JOE SELF I didn't.

[@aztecwrrior1997]

I woulda thought he woulda ranked it at -2 or -3 stars

[@at3479]

I'm in tears laughing

[@enigmaskull3495]

I’m surprised Otis and Dolph Ziggler didn’t wrestle in a *Mandy Rose in a Forklift Match* at WrestleMania this year.

[@ztm999]

Brian, being a longtime newLEGACYinc fan, I have to correct you on the 3 Count lyrics. It’s “We LIKE The Backstreet Boys, *n-sync too, Britney Spears is kinda cute!” That song is legendary for any nL fan

[@ztm999]

(thank you for the heart, I didn’t mean to sound condescending)

[@genxtasy9914]

I like how he went from never giving a 0 star to negative stars

[@gabrielventura2510]

After watching some WCW shows going to negative stars was inevitable

[@shawnbelcher7135]

He was so young and pure when he said that. But the dark ages of wrestling broke him lol

[@steveharvey2102]

I cheered audibly when he said minus 2. I didn't see that coming. Maybe Brian went into business for himself!?! Wait a minute! I guess he already was in business for himself, bro! Cheers from Canada

[@Stopcommentingthesamecomments]

@@steveharvey2102 lol Steve Harvey u lost ur mind just like the family feud one What are u talking about

[@RealGateGuardian]

Van Hammer would like to talk to you.

[@LawrenceW78]

Jim Cornette's hatred for Vince Russo seems more and more validated by the day

[@ChrisWolff2013]

Cornette can be a total asshole, but when it comes to Russo he's absolutely right.

[@georgedillman4195]

Cornette is awesome he’s a nice guy too. I met him in a bar in Georgia we talked about wrestling then he took me in the bathroom and face fucked me like a wild animal. Huge pecker too but overall nice guy

[@TheBull14597]

@@georgedillman4195 wtf

[@brettt141]

he is right. No japanese wrestler will ever get over in the US. I know smarks want to bring up nakamura but he literally did nothing on the main roster and most people forget he is there. Russo was right

[@ChrisWolff2013]

@@brettt141 Smarks? That's funny because I remember people going nuts at All in and G-1 Supercard for Okada.

[@AfroCharlieable]

Vampiro on this show would need a gallon of coffee, a good night’s sleep and a full English breakfast to sober up to Jeff Hardy at Victory Road 2011

[@heisenberg9240]

Vampiro at least won his match

[@enigmaskull3495]

Vampiro must have thought “well the company is going to the gutter, might as well get wasted.”

[@rickchandler6855]

God damn just to sober up to that point

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Demon Dale must have partied with him

[@dwlc4288]

Mark Madden has to be THE worst commenter in wrestling history.

[@thevoid99]

he probably is. michael cole from 2008-present is up there as well as corey graves, david otunga, and josh matthews. they're atrocious. what mark madden is to wcw, corey graves is to wwe.

[@enigmaskull3495]

I’ve never seen anyone try so hard to be Jerry Lawler.

[@liquiterge]

He was the last straw for me. WCW started to suck big time before, but I couldn’t take it any more with him on commentary.

[@HundredJono]

@@thevoid99 Corey Graves is a good commentator tho?

[@jbFromNYC]

He also coined the word "Spinaroonie".

[@samalungwyllt]

It wasn't a network dub. That monstrosity was Muta's theme.

[@planetschlock]

I could have sworn Muta used "Take It" by ICP during this run but I think my brain is suppressing my memory of death's door WCW

[@thekingdomofcoffbizz5638]

@@planetschlock you're right...they dubbed over it with one of Muta's old themes...

[@tonyjackson4078]

I think it was his theme when he was using the nickname Pearl of the Orient.

[@targetthyself]

@@tonyjackson4078 Idunno, it sounds like every other theme they used for anyone Japanese. Bull Nakano had this, Yuji Nagata had this at some point. It's just generic racist's understanding of oriental music.

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

28:20 Thanks Brian, for being a good sport and seeing the match for what it was. Good for WCW as well. If we flip the coin. In 97. The WWF held half a dozen PPV's and Raws in Canada. Yes the Brett storyline had a lot to do with it but even Ottawa got 'Breakdown, in your House 98'. As far as PPV'S, in Canada. After September 98, the Next One, in the entire country, was Wrestlemania Toronto, with Hogan Vs. The Rock. I drove 5 hours to be there. As far as the high volume of shows in Canada, while WCW ruled. I've read, in more than one book, that the reason for so many Canadian shows, was because the Canadian revenue numbers, stayed much higher in Canada, as opposed to the U.S. during the lean years for WWF. In other words, we did watch WCW but Vince used to run 1 or 2 shows a month, in Montreal and Toronto during the later 80's and 90's. The funny thing is. After the Montreal Screw Job, Vince did not book a televised event in Montreal, for 5 years!!! I don't know if it was the crowd, the new arena owners or the bad memories of being Punched out by Brett? All we can do is speculate but Toronto, Ottawa Vancouver. Essentially all the big markets got a Raw, Smackdown or PPV. Montreal still got house shows and we had fun chanting and screamed and we yelled, 'You Screwed Brett' at Earl Hebner and HHH. The only one who never showed up, while I was there, (7 times in 5 years) was Vinnie Mac himself!! Maybe he had prior arrangements. I don't know but they missed a lot of chances, for crazy shows and the company we has stood behind, for decades...dropped us like a bad habit, as soon as the U.S. numbers were back up. In Montreal, we had no televised shows from November of 97 until the night after Wrestlemania in Toronto. That was the only time the two cities 'worked together' and it was to help resurect HULKAMANIA Okay, maybe not the only time But definately the most important time.

[@someguy13]

“The rare seventh move” 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@alc-d4163]

Viagra on a pole match is a phrase I never thought I'd come across. Then again, Vince Russo bro!

[@ZION73082]

YOU WIN THE INTERNET FOR TODAY LOL

[@metalpunk7945]

Tony Schiavone had enough of Mark Madden on commentary during the 1st match. Why am I not surprised.... Mark Madden should never be on TV.

[@zacharyrodriguez4348]

How bad was mark Madden?

[@metalpunk7945]

@@zacharyrodriguez4348 He was horrible. If your TV could mute itself Everytime he spoke it would save your ears.

[@thevoid99]

is mark madden dead yet?

[@metalpunk7945]

@@thevoid99 unfortunately not yet

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

@@zacharyrodriguez4348 Madden tried to be Bobby Heenan but failed miserably. Guys like Jerry Lawler, Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura made great heel commentators because of their ring days but Madden was basically acting like a dick for no reason. Imagine if Rob Bartlett was heel in 93, that was Mark Madden in 2000.

[@reloadpsi]

"So whatcha got for me Russo?" "Your mom on a forklift." "...what?"

[@IIMoreGoreII]

Sean O'hare was so good. Dude was Brock Lesnar big and moved like a cruiserweight. Idk how he wasn't pushed to the moon

[@fredzetina6671]

Neither do I.. Dude has had so much talent!

[@Unotuchable]

Off his face on drugs in WWE

[@TheWinstonSlip]

Demons haunt talented wrestlers

[@fuscinula]

"That doesn't work for me, brother"

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

He couldn't talk. Jim Cornette explained the Devil's Advocate promos had to be rehearsed with multiple takes because he couldn't ad-lib. He's one of the guys that was hurt the most by the extinction of managers. A Bobby Heenan, Paul Heyman or Paul Bearer type of mouthpiece could have done him wonders. The drugs eventually caught up with him but as for why he wasn't pushed, that's why.

[@TheRaven_200]

Glad to see you were able to release this video again. But it’s such a travesty we had to cut out 3 Counts theme song lyrics. 😂

[@redbigun]

NO!!! NO!!! NOT THE STUNT GRANNY!!! SHE HAS A FAMILY, DAMN IT!!!

[@chaospoet]

"She's turning heel!" I laughed. I have no words to explain how much shame I feel. *Hands back Wrestling fan card*

[@RoyStantz]

After hearing Madden waffle on and on, Schiavone was clearly thinking, "Man, I miss working with Jesse and Bobby..."

[@richardtheconquerer]

I put on the show really quick just to see Bret Hart's moment and holy hell. I remember not liking Madden, but it was insufferable listening to the 2-3 minutes that I watched here. He's beyond bad.

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@richardtheconquerer He's also an annoying loudmouth radio broadcaster in Pittsburgh. All he ever goes on about is how no football team could ever hold the jocks of the '75 Steelers, and how the Penguins are this and that, I don't know how any sane person in Western Pennsylvania could willingly tune into him. He's someone who thinks he's always the smartest guy in the room, he's repulsive.

[@richardtheconquerer]

@@TheTrainFan9 what's strange is even if you agree with him, his voice is just awful to listen to

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@richardtheconquerer People always talk about how much WWE's commentary sucks nowadays and how it used to be better before Vince started shouting in everyone's ears. But in all my years of watching pro wrestling on TV, I will take Michael Cole at his most over produced any day over Mark Madden, because Cole doesn't make me feel greasy and uncomfortable whenever he opens his mouth.

[@EricBTXC]

I still have to deal with Mark Madden, I'm a Pittsburgh fan and I have to read his idiotic comments

[@RobertGreenwald]

It's sad when you realize how many wrestlers from this show are dead now: Kanyon, Brian Adams, Sean O'Haire, Mike Awesome... three of them from suicides.

[@Puvwilmo00]

@Gene Bone you must be fun at parties...

[@Izanagi520]

@Gene Bone Mike Awesome, Sean O' Haire and Kanyon killed themselves far past their wrestling careers ending and all three were related to depression not drugs.

[@Izanagi520]

@Gene Bone you're acting like the business and drugs caused their deaths when it didn't.

[@SeanStrife]

@@Izanagi520 He's just trying to be an edgy shitgibbon. Pay him no mind.

[@RE-sc9bz]

This reminds me of a common saying nowadays... "where have all the good men gone?" They killed themselves when you threatened divorce.

[@potterstrike]

Ernest Millers finisher was called the “Feliner”. The Cat was pretty cool imo.

[@duffman18]

He was good in The Wrestler

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

He shouldn't beat Muta

[@ryutsubohachi5615]

You right man The Great Muta too good for WCW in the 2000

[@ricstormwolf]

Ernest Miller was a douche imo. And Muta was way too good for Vince Russo era WCW.

[@planetschlock]

I always liked him. He wasn't that great in the ring but he was funny as fuck. I even liked him as a WWE commentator and I wish he had a longer run in the WWE than he did.

[@kokotheclown2588]

I’m glad u re-uploaded this my favorite review ever

[@Alex_DC413]

I was a little surprised at some of the artifacts of this show: David Arquette was still with the company? Sting still came down from the rafters? After the infamous Owen Hart incident?

[@Pensfan5919]

About Sting coming out of the rafters, Sting asked Bret for his blessing after Owen's fall in order to do so. It's not a one-off claim, either, I've heard at least three different people from this time claim that Sting was given Bret's blessing before coming down from the rafters again.

[@josterio2.071]

Russo did had grief with Owen’s death, he regrets the stunt but I don’t believe Russo didn’t care about Owen, he loved Owen. Russo is many things but he would never kill someone on purpose, what happened to Owen was an accident and Russo is not at fault. Also, he would have took the stunt out is Owen didn’t want to do it.

[@williamsmith1604]

This was David Arquette's final appearance with WCW. Before this, his last appearance with the company was on the May 8, 2000 edition of Nitro. New Blood Rising was in Vancouver, and Arquette may have been in town to shoot a movie around this time.

[@TankHardcheese]

I'm hoping WCW at least took better safety precautions than WWF did. Because fun fact: the harness that Owen used for his fatal stunt wasn't even made for humans. It was a shitty make-shift harness with a nautical clip made expressly for the quick release of a sailboat mast.

[@enigmaskull3495]

I never knew David Arquette was in WCW after Slamboree.

[@enigmaskull3495]

31:22 Surprised Kevin Nash didn’t eat shit there.

[@kurtbrowning9765]

Surprised you still find that joke funny

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

"Am going over Steiner Tonight" Nevin Kash, 20XX, Somewhere in the pacific northwest

[@ziahamm1603]

I thought that crappy elbow drop from Midajah may have done it but apparently not.

[@paulhicks6488]

If you listen really carefully when madden screams "she's turning heel" , you can actually hear Russo backstage achieving orgasm at the level of cringeworthy forth wall breaking achieving

[@bigdaddykyler]

"Never mentioned again" Except the nitro when Stacy returned with Shawn stasiak and a baby carriage...full of stasiak 8x10s

[@rogueprince1341]

That Canadian flag with the weed leaf instead of the maple leaf was well placed during Storm's promo.

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

26:45 I do still have my copy of the Canadian Wrestling Rulebook and it does explain the slippery ropes. Rule 24ch says: All ropes are to be coated in Authentic Maple Syrup. You're Welcome, for my expertise ;)

[@thegreatczarn]

Me at 1:47: "Why did someone put Steiner's face on the Canadian flag as a sign?" The first of many confused questions by me.

[@primusvsunicron1]

Bark Bentley Steiner hates Canada

[@chrisortiz8072]

He obviously beat the whole Canadian army and had a short run as supreme leader

[@rbswords2353]

Because,assuming it's Scott, they couldn't put it on a horse's butt which would be both cruel to the horse and true about him.

[@DrZuluGaming]

Because Canada, even back there, was Contrary Land in wrestling. The faces were booed and the heels were cheered.

[@glennb6020]

TheGreatCzarN it’s one of the countries he wrestled

[@ryanleikness3414]

"Judy Bagwell in wcw. That right there deserves it's own review..... nevermind I dont hate myself that much." I guess that time has come Brian....

[@drewlytle2281]

I just want to say as someone who drove a Forklift (before this pandemic happened), what they did with Judy was insanely unsafe. I know WCW isn't the only one to use one, Big Show used the forks of one to pin in Boss Man & Bull Buchanan in a car as well as Broke using one to win his stretcher match with Big Show. But trust me, those things are multi-ton crusher's & impalers if someone makes a mistake, someone could easily die or suffer a truly terrible injury. So to see them so casually use one as a prop just kind of makes me nervous to watch.

[@christopherpope961]

Yep, i drove one for about 8 years and i couldn't agree more.

[@luisalbertoarenasaraya4579]

So it was a Hard Core Match?

[@cumexolaf3276]

Yes, I learned that from the short movie "Forklift Driver Klaus" that you always need some kind of lifting platform for forklifts with a guardrail on it if you wanna lift a person with it.

[@jamesdixon6332]

Truth

[@retrorockerross]

Mankind pinned Rock with one in their Sunday Night Heat match back in 99.

[@NotVance]

I LOVE the Canadian Rules match, my favorite comedy match in WCW's history. It's such a goddamn blast to watch.

[@wstine79]

"___ on a pole match" was the Suprise Roll-up of the early 2000s.

[@armink9686]

At least the surprise roll-up only lasts three seconds.

[@XBl00dlin3X]

So THIS was the infamous "Goldberg refuses to follow the script" moment.

[@ZION73082]

I wouldn't follow Russo's SCRIPT if he asked me to decorate a Christmas tree for TOYS 4 TOTS

[@Ariurotl]

Also, can we all appreciate Arn Anderson's reactions during the Flair-Keibler wedding (even if it wasn't on this show)? I swear it's the best acting he's ever done.

[@MichaelPuterbaugh]

Can we all appreciate his giant aviator glasses

[@jb888888888]

"Don't look at me!" IDK if it's Arn Anderson the character reacting or Arn Anderson the person telling David to stick to the script.

[@miketate3445]

It is comforting to know that the Canadian rulebook has a specific provision for Jacques Rougeau coming in to referee.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

I would have loved to see Lance Storm and Bret Hart as a heel tag team.

[@RandroidPrime]

I'm not ashamed to admit that I snorted at that "she's turning heel" remark.

[@aztn19]

That pun was lame enough to get a chuckle out of me too lol!! 🤷🏾‍♂️😅

[@ChattGM]

Lmao yeah it was good. Tbh whenever Brian brought up how bad Madden was I laughed. Can feel the irritation through my screen XD

[@jeruhenderson3950]

The trailer for the ppv after this one is hilarious. "Goldberg refused to follow the script" but now let watch him wrestle in a script fight

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Up until Rhonda Rousey did that "work shoot" promo on Becky Lynch last year, I thought Russo's WCW incompetence would never be matched.

[@jonnybhoode]

Thank you Brian, for keeping the true spirit of the Professional Wrestling Fan alive. Keep safe.

[@ShinRyojin]

After that gaffe about Lance winning the TV, Now I really wish that they still kept The TV title active so Lance can win it and rename it the CBC title.

[@therealnickynurotic8930]

Canadian broadcast championship ?

[@ShinRyojin]

The Real Nicky Nurotic Exactly. It would fit in line perfectly with how Lance’s gimmick was to Canadianize everything.

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@ShinRyojin I still have no idea why WCW deactivated the TV Title after Russo and Bischoff stripped all the belts. After Duggan was stripped of the belt, it just went away. It was always a good lower mid card belt that gave people who weren't doing much something to fight for, similar to the European title in the Federation at the same time. Slightly unrelated, but I loved the final design of the TV Title belt, it was like a mini version of the big gold belt. I know there were several hundred other problems with WCW in 2000 that were bigger than the TV Title disappearing, but it always annoyed me. It just went away with no explanation.

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

@@TheTrainFan9 Because, as usual, Russo had no idea how to book wrestling. The TV title was basically the workhorse wrestling title from the 80's to the late 90's and since Russo has no idea how to book wrestling, he had no use for it. I agree with the OP that Storm should have won it and renamed the CBC title to go along with the others if they had no plans for the belt. The TV title should have been feuded over by guys like Palumbo, O'Haire, Jindrak, etc to get them some exposure and promoted as new stars.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

I want that to be a thing with another foreign wrestler in WWE or AEW

[@mcj88]

0:50 - one incredibly minor nitpick: that arena, near as I can tell at least, has _always_ been named the Pacific Coliseum, it's just located on the Pacific National Exhibition fairgrounds in Vancouver, as well as owned by a non-profit of the same name. Not a big deal, I just thought I'd mention it -because I'm a huge arena nerd-

[@lfrostyrabbitl1178]

Ah, 2000-era WCW. My favorite time period for Brian to rag on. :)

[@joseibsaborrerobenavides126]

Sean O'Haire is one of the biggest missed opportunities in modern wrestling. It baffles me that he wasn't pushed to the moon. R.I.P. big guy.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

RIP to Chris Kanyon and Mike Awesome too

[@allencollins5666]

Eric Bischoff Was Going To Push Him After He Buy WCW During Or After The Magnificent Seven Storyline Which All The Top Babyfaces Scott Steiner Hurt Returning-Sting, DDP, Kevin Nash & Goldberg And Hulk Hogan Who Vince Russo Fired To Feud With The Magnificent Seven And At Fall Brawl War Games 2001 It Was Going To Be Kevin Nash, Sting, Goldberg, DDP, Booker T & Kronk. . And The WWE Don't Pysh Another Company's Wrestlers To The Top Unless It Will Kill Them If They Don't(Sid Vicious In 1996 And Goldberg In 2003), If Their In-Ring Work Wasn't The Best(Steve Austin & Triple H) And If They Are Vanilla Midgets And Small Fat/Nonbuilt-Nonmuscular Heavyweights In Cruiserweights Bodies). They Probably Should've Pushed Sean O'Haire & Batista At The Same Time Instead Of Pushing Randy Orton And John Cena.

[@ivanburden4658]

I use to own this on VHS. "Do the 3 Count" is a timeless track.

[@SavoxYT]

Ivan Burden NewLegacyinc made it a classic.

[@Unotuchable]

There's a reason why New Legacy Inc keeps on using it for milestones.

[@michaelbreen7865]

No accounting for taste.

[@christopherwall2121]

"The rare _seventh move_ !" I was about to object when I remembered that Nash's moveset included the hair flip.

[@fernando.3692]

judy bagwell on a forklift , seriously how high was vince russo on that ppv

[@jonmel]

Fernando L brawl for all high

[@juliooquendo220]

Snoop dogg high bro

[@fayezfawzi3255]

Higher than Judy, that is for sure.

[@kmversion1]

Just wait till you see the Reverse Battle Royal

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

She's a Stunt Granny.

[@chrisbreezy3048]

I'm glad that this review finally resurfaced some time ago, even if cuts were necessary to get it unblocked. Personally, I miss the 'She's turning heel!' reaction from Mark Madden, but you gotta do what you gotta do to keep the good content on here, unfortunately.

[@Falbak_]

WCW 2000 Review... This will be good

[@MrGared22]

Que sorpresa verte aquí, tío Falbak!

[@CamPopplestone]

Lance Storm was so good in WCW at this time, one of the absolute best things about late WCW

[@phenomenalone7134]

Its "We Like The Backstreet Boyz" , Zane

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

Who gives a shit? Lol

[@smeqwack7337]

he went against the script

[@NikateeN]

If they would have actually said “hate” I would have liked them more.

[@phenomenalone7134]

@@NikateeN oh shit u here too?

[@TapathyWR]

@@NikateeN Oh hey, it's Nikateen.

[@donnieshangoutadventures9455]

Vince Russo impersonation is spot on and hilarious 🤣

[@badbooking3221]

Guess what? That theme for Muta WAS HIS LEGIT THEME AT THE TIME! I think he had it for several years before this as well.

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

EEEEWWWWW

[@Lorenzo3K]

They also used that theme for all the Japanese wrestlers. Yugi Nagata, Bull Nakano and Ultimo Dragon at one point

[@markstultz383]

It was used since at least 1991

[@cBearTV-]

WCW the only wrestling promotion where referee's took more bumps than the wrestlers! 🤣🙄

[@ZION73082]

they were running outta refs lol

[@6oclocknewsat8]

Clearly you have not watched WOW Unleashed 😂

[@CraneStyleNJ]

Vince McMahon to Vince Russo: Mission Accomplished

[@coltonhollis4414]

Went through and watched all your classic PPV reviews, this one was missing so I'm glad that I can now go back and watch it to finish the Playlist.

[@stingrey1571]

this is prime, grade A russo right here. a ____ on a pole match, women are inconsequential sex objects, constant breaking of the 4th wall/script, and logic defying booking.

[@ishoottheyscore8970]

It needs more people getting legit injuries for no good reason to be peak Russo!

[@jcace13]

Don't forget Russo himself having to be part of the show.

[@smarkskilledwrestlingig4583]

IShoot TheyScore mmm that’s not Russo. Getting injured is this indy strong style stuff. At least Russo knows its supposed to be a work. 😂

[@glennb6020]

NightRanger71379 Russo is someone who you need to reign in. If you let him have full control you are mad. He isn’t a wrestling fan, he doesn’t care.

[@j.3o21]

SWERVE BRO

[@steveharvey2102]

I usually hate the Canadian Vs. U.S. dollars joke but Brian, you just got a iol from me! Awesome job!

[@samueltwigg5550]

People: Why did WCW die? There was some good wrestling Me: 9:57

[@michaelrivera8360]

Entire 2000

[@samueltwigg5550]

@@michaelrivera8360 any moment that came after the Tony Schiavone "That'll put butts in the seat" line

[@drunkscotsman5338]

Rest in peace WCW

[@johnb5082]

@@samueltwigg5550 the moments in the ring around that time as well as that said line

[@Benjatron-jw2rg]

WCW 99-01>WWE 07-present.

[@anthonymcarthur3956]

17:47 Hearing the sudden cutoff of "HANGS HIM--" is so funny to me, and I couldn't tell you why.

[@SethColby69]

judy bagwell on a forklift match seriously what creative writer saw vince russo write this match and thought "brilliant!"

[@Disneymagic24]

They probably didn’t question him or maybe russo had an attitude

[@enigmaskull3495]

Or what creative writer saw Russo write “then Goldberg goes against the script” and thought “brilliant!”

[@jeremyfincham1422]

I love how you emphasized the acronym of the Saskatchewan Hardcore Invitational Title 😆😂🤣 ( S.H.I.T.)

[@ZackBlackwood97]

The one pro to the cluster F that was the tag title match: it proved that the tag team division had depth. Kronic, MIA, Dark Carnival, Perfect Event, O'Haire/Jindrak, Filthy Animals. That's a good division when all are not literally used at once

[@horrorfan4-life689]

Do you say a toilet has depth if it has alot of turds in it?

[@j.3o21]

I actually paid for this PPV in 2000. Jokes on me. 1 of 85000.

[@joeydiamonds]

Takes a Stroke onto a chair = kickout at two Pedigree and 30 second wait = Brain imploded and can't kickout

[@Smokyjohnson1983]

@28:06 THAT was brilliant Mr Zane. Just blew chips across the room with that one 🤣🤣🤣

[@seanclark1037]

For clarification, the PNE is the name of the grounds that Pacific Coliseum is located at. PNE stands for Pacific National Exhibition, which is a historic amusement and fair grounds just east of downtown Vancouver. The arena has always been known as Pacific Coliseum since first opening back in the 60s.

[@alannaramone3821]

You a vanity local like me? I was reading the comments to find this very correction or I was gonna say same thing more or less.

[@markboon2024]

That was Muta's 1992 WCW theme. I used to have the VHS release of Starrcade 92 and he used it on that show. Pretty sure it's dubbed on at NBR.

[@DrknssRules1]

My favorite part of this PPV is Lance Storm telling the story of that match. How he felt the only reason Bret came down to give him support was because the concept of the match was fucking bizarre and that with Bret's endorsement, no one would boo him. "I think that's why you're here Bret". That and after the match Lance was the one who had to get them to pose for the hard cam. "I shouldn't be the one in here that knows this!" Lmao, I love that story.

[@EmmaBonn96]

The fans already loved it Bret was just the maple syrup on the pancakes

[@jacksonjacob7791]

Bret coming out was definitely a nice surprise.

[@rickp343]

Damn i love zane's Russo impression. Had me rolling 🤣

[@jreed7125]

Oh boooooy Brian, you have finally dared to go where no reviewer has gone. Review all of Dubya C Dubya New Blood Rising 2000. Good luck

[@richborn6700]

Steve and Larsons Going in Raw covered this show like three years ago already

[@jreed7125]

@@richborn6700 I was just hyperbolizing to make it sound more impressive and grueling

[@Benjatron-jw2rg]

I appreciate the proper spelling of Dubya C Dubya.

[@TheFriendlyWeirdo]

J Reed I actually made a journal on DeviantArt reviewing this show a while back. It’s just as bad as Brian said.

[@israelmartinez7521]

The whole Stacy Keibler “pregnant” Angle is another example of Vince Russo hating women and doing all the possible things to humiliate them

[@mr.b9613]

Based

[@RE-sc9bz]

As he should, the way they act these days lol.

[@danielhess1082]

Exploitive I think describes it better

[@evanferris5035]

Ya it's not like every other promoter does the same thing.

[@jmsmys13ify]

​@@RE-sc9bz Feels like you should be someone who's put six feet under.

[@philipsmith6561]

That 4 way tag literally becomes half a Royal Rumble

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

That's what it should have been.

[@markgeorge1980]

@21:32 Freakin GOLDEN! OMG! The best VR impression EVER! 😂

[@djpegao]

I think the only person who suffered more than Bryan during this PPV was Tony Schiavone. You can see his soul leaving his body with every "comment" from Mark Marsden.

[@rayelgatubelo]

Unlike Brian Zane, Schiavone had to put butts in seats. It's so heartwarming to see him enjoying matches in AEW again.

[@steveharvey2102]

27:00 That's the pop that we rarely see from Vince or WWE, with home country, or town wins. I've got to give it to WCW They knew how to create moments! And some were even good ;) It's cool to see it here. Glad that Brian is Smark enough to go along with it. Like I had any doubts :) We have a lot of Smarks in Canada. I just saw one in my bathroom mirror!! Oh wait, that was just the Warrior, again! Get out of my mirror, ghost of Mr. Helwig!! Cheers from Canada

[@RC99_Productions]

Unfortunately, that was Muta's ACTUAL theme at the time. No dubbing.

[@acealexandermccloud2024]

RC99 Productions I was thinking the same thing!

[@DannyGambit]

I think they used this song for other Japanese wrestlers in WCW back in 95 although I can't remember who specifically.

[@Sweat404]

Danny Gambit all of them 😂

[@RC99_Productions]

@@Sweat404 Actually nah. I wanna say probably Liger or Ultimo Dragon had it. Maybe Kurasawa or Yuji Nagata, but certainly not EVERY Japanese wrestler in WCW.... then again. This is WCW. A company that Sonny Onoo filed a racism lawsuit against, so.....

[@aztecwrrior1997]

No way youre kidding

[@ShinRyojin]

The US Title match looked like it happened in Mike Awesome’s nightmares with all those stipulations and the crowd completely on Lance’s side.

[@nabinkhadka788]

The good thing about wcw 2000 was they were giving younger talents some spotlight

[@michaelrivera8360]

True but I agree what Meltzer and Joey Styles:" I applaud WCW for trying to built new guys up but you can't just all of sudden after months or years of bad booking be like these guys are main eventers now without any build up whatsoever"

[@chrisdryer]

Russo’s way of getting a gathering of loyal followers

[@PhilipTheBigOne]

The thing about Vince Russo is that he's good as a starting-point advisor, where he can suggest a few things to be done, but you keep him as far away from creative as possible. I liked him trying to showcase more of the midcard talent, I liked the idea of using more tournaments in wrestling, but the execution was absolutely horrid!!

[@michaelrivera8360]

@@PhilipTheBigOne true the mindset was there but they just did horribly.

[@ihateflatbunz]

they were pushing young guys when they should of years ago with jericho and eddie and rey

[@SpanishFly120]

I'm just gonna say that as a Canadian, Lance Storm's whole WCW bit (and really some of his WWE bit even) was amazing, lol.

[@kellierogers1559]

Right after the review I youtubed the Lance Storm match.... I had to check it out. Oh wow was Storm over. I'm surprised there were not "If I could be serious... Storm for PM" signs!

[@skookumtrooper8086]

I was at this event, third row center camera side. Primarily I was a UFC supporter and I came out to see Tank Abbott. I was even wearing a Team Tank UFC shirt that he spotted and pointed at me. A couple of things you might not get from watching this video. This was the first and only WCW event in Vancouver Canada. By the end of the night the audience was very upset in what they saw and started chanting WWF. Booker T got smashed in the head with a full drink of cola. He looked furious, but to his credit he was able to shake it off and break a smile. Another popular chant going on was “BC Bud” every time Kronik came out. I remember Brian Adams cracking a smile when that happened. And if you thought that driving a forklift down to the ring and lifting an old woman up 20 feet on the forks was dangerous, remember this event was sanctioned by the now defunct Vancouver Athletic Commission.

[@orangejuice1813]

Fan (Trying to suspend disbelief) WCW- I'm about to end this mans whole career

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

"Am going *O V E R* Steiner tonight" Vinnie "OZ" Vegas, 2000

[@gameshock2916]

17:54 A wild Slap Nuts appears. Double J! Jeff Jarrett.

[@lennylyons777]

Gotta love good ole slap nuts

[@gameshock2916]

@@lennylyons777 MarkyD reference

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

1. To quote Doctor Doom from the 2005 Fantastic Four movie: *This is gonna be fun.* 2. (3:15-3:36; 21:32-21:43; 22:53-22:54; 27:59-28:03; 30:35-30:40) *LOL* 3. (8:00-8:02; 11:38-11:40; 12:09-12:12; 16:34-16:37; 31:34-31:36; 36:21-36:23; 38:03-38:06; 38:15-38:18) *Another rare f bomb by Brian Zane*

[@heisenberg9240]

38:16!!

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

It's clobbering time.

[@imaratspal]

Just a correction on the venue, Brian. It was always known as the Pacific Coliseum but it's also known as "The Pacific Coliseum at the PNE" or colloquially as "PNE Coliseum" when it became associated with the Pacific National Exhibition which is the fair that runs in Vancouver in August and September.

[@KidCthulhu82]

Lance Storm is so underrated.

[@gabrielventura2510]

Is he really? Almost everybody knows how good of a In-Ring wrestler he was, he just wasn't that great on the other things, but he is a great In-Ring wrestler.

[@splitter7376]

A lot of people say this but part of the wrestling buisness is character and charisma something the top stars have in spades. While Storm is a great worker he has about as much charisma as a wet tea bag.

[@Puvwilmo00]

Eh, I'm pretty sure anyone who knows their stuff already knows that Lance Storm was a great worker. Unfortunately, that's kind of all he really had going for him (and I'm saying that as a fan of the guy.)

[@TheWinstonSlip]

Storm was one of the only reasons to watch WCW in 2000/01. He was a great heel because he was sooo serious. The crowds hated him. But he was so good in the ring that you had to respect him.

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

​@@splitter7376 He had charisma but it was a dry charisma. He was more like Bret Hart in which he had charisma but it had to be in the right situation. Having Steve Austin come out and proclaim him boring was WWE trying to cash in on Lance's dry sense of humor but as usual, they botched it

[@carlosalbertofernandezvele7574]

Who else thought that when giving "Canadian Stars" maple leaves would display?

[@lewisaino]

Or Y2J faces lol

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

So in this event We got the proto 3mb The Kiss demon in a "main Event" but its not near the main event Ernest Miller defeating the Great Muta Judy Bagwell in a "pole Match" What a great Pay Per View

[@michaelrivera8360]

And don't forget Goldberg"didn't follow the script"

[@Ariurotl]

also Vampiro and Muta winning the tag team titles for one day (Vampiro's ONLY gold in WCW despite his occasional bouts with main event players like Sting and Luger)

[@abas43091]

Fun fact. Caught the insider references early in the show watching it months ago and turned it into a drinking game. By the main event I saw 3 booker T's throwing axe kicks