The Leg Drop Heard 'Round the World - WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 Review

It's the night that changed wrestling forever! Hulk Hogan turns his back on WCW and forms the NEW WORLD ORDER with the Outsiders! But it's time to see what ELSE happened on this historic show!
00:00 Intro
02:11 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Psicosis
04:32 Carson City Silver Dollar Match: Big Bubba vs. John Tenta
07:55 Taped Fist Match: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Jim Duggan
10:52 Tag Team Dog Collar Match: Public Enemy vs. Nasty Boys
13:12 Cruiserweight Championship: Dean Malenko vs. Disco Inferno
15:25 Steve McMichael vs. Joe Gomez
17:03 United States Championship: Konnan vs. Ric Flair
19:35 Arn Anderson & Chris Benoit vs. The Giant & Kevin Sullivan
21:49 The Outsiders vs. Sting, Lex Luger & Randy Savage
28:46 Final Thoughts
BIG HOSS MCGRAW, "GAAAAAHHHHH", D*CK KICK CITY & MORE!
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[@jaycee613]

All of Mongos matches seemed like his 3rd professional match.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

Jay Cee mongo is the WORST of all time

[@NateMac434]

Fucking horrible worker

[@dynamicjaethought7788]

TheNaturalPatHarris To be fair though. The man was BARELY trained, and wasn't given a chance to get better OFF tv. Someone, thought he was enough of a Football name draw to get by on popularity...it certainly wasn't talent.

[@enigmaskull3495]

Never mind that shit. Here comes Mongo.

[@antionecharles2134]

lol

[@DenOfVipers]

That stutter-zoom when Mean Gene goes "P-p-p-private party?" was seriously underrated.

[@mrkipling2201]

Mean Gene was so good. He was the best in the business, as an interviewer/announcer. Nobody better in my opinion.

[@thecarolinabull01]

​@@mrkipling2201 Right on.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@thecarolinabull01 👍👍

[@genecide6869]

I was always conflicted when it came to Ric Flair and his entourage supposedly hated them, but he would brag about partying with them lol

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

It's hilarious

[@jcace13]

"Here comes Mongo." "Minus five stars."

[@Forcefield23]

YAPPAPI

[@21macca21]

hes got a bicycle

[@mikedbz8530]

FACK!

[@mikedbz8530]

FOREVER!

[@mikedbz8530]

Look at The adjective.

[@bashcrash9148]

This time period was so strange with Kevin Sullivan’s “comic book” booking and Eric Bischoff’s “reality based” booking literally taking place at the same time.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Meanwhile, Bischoff pushed a bootleg Sub Zero

[@Thor-Orion]

Kevin did that all for Hogan. He was the one booking for the nWo too i believe.

[@maxdecphoenix]

@@Thor-Orion he stayed on for years to come, yea. But yep, Kevin has said that when Hogan signed, he was told that his only job at WCW was to ensure Hogan got over.

[@Thor-Orion]

maxdecphoenix there was no force on heaven or earth that could get Hulkamania Hogan over in 95. Hogan is the worst thing to happen to WCW. Hogan’s contract and ego are what sunk wcw.

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

Christopher nolan booking

[@doomy_mcdoomerson]

I remember watching that PPV. Our mom ordered it for me and brother as a birthday present. She wasn't a wrestling fan (told us every week it was fake), but she knew enough about wrestling due to it being a big thing as she grew up. When Hogan turned heel, my bro and I just stared at the screen, dumbstruck. My mom looked just as shocked and said "Holy shit, really?"

[@gamergonegaming6811]

she didn't buy it, she had the card fixed 😂

[@troywright359]

Your mum said that to you?

[@frankez1975]

I love stories like that 😂❤

[@hahahajackmyswag]

Wut did u say little boy?​@@troywright359

[@mjj6682]

For the part about Heenan, he didn't even know it was going to happen. None of the announcers were told beforehand in order to get authentic reactions. So the "who's side is he on" comment was within his kayfabe character, and in this case, a well timed coincidence.

[@dorkhour]

It still always annoyed the shit out of me that he said that. Like he gave it away by accident.

[@gst013]

I totally agree, and as well in the match, we were expecting a third man on the heel team, and here comes another guy. In the context of the match and kayfabe, of course Heenan would say that. Really, something like "He must be the third man!" would make a lot more sense as a natural reaction for all of the announcers, so I think any criticism of Heenan here is ridiculous.

[@IsoEsa66]

I think the "spoiling the surprise" comments are something people say in hindsight with perfect knowledge when watching the PPV now. I doubt it spoiled the turn for anyone back at the time.

[@TheKZOShow]

100% He was the only one that figured it out and because he hated Hogan in character the only one who could ever think anything bad of him. To me it just shows how brilliant Heenan was. If this is a spoil to anyone, they didn't see it live.

[@duffman18]

I didn't watch WCW, but I've heard that the third man was hinted to be Hogan for months beforehand, like he was already going heelish. Is that true? Like it wasn't completely out of nowhere. I know he started wearing black a bit over the year previous to this PPV

[@logansheffield8641]

"La Parka is Mike Tenay" 🤣🤣🤣

[@fifthdimensionguru]

Lmao

[@jayraj21hbk]

16:01 “I said he was intense, I didn’t say he was good” - made me chuckle

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Sounds like Warrior.

[@MrBeardsley]

It’s a great summation of Mongo’s “ring skills.”

[@speedy932key4]

Mike Keller he also didn't say homophobic

[@racewiththefalcons1]

WCW 90's cruiserweight division was totally legendary. You'll never see that kind of collection of talent in one place at one time ever again.

[@roodboy606]

They were great but ECW had similar talent if not better, NJPW 2014-2017 also great.

[@chrisbutler1668]

@@roodboy606 ECW had the same talent, not just similar. Having their former talent putting on the best matches week in and week out on WCW television was actually what put ECW on the map in 1994/95.

[@welcometothemovies9157]

Unfortunately the commentary didn't care cause they were too busy talking about what Hogan or someone else was doing instead of watching the cruiserweight match

[@namikstudios]

@@welcometothemovies9157 sometimes that was true but other times the commentators talked a lot about the cruiserweights, especially when they would bring in Mike Tenay specifically for their matches before he joined the team full time. A great example is Rey vs Eddie at Halloween Havoc 97, which is a true classic of a match which the commentators do a great job of calling. They knew what they were seeing was special and put it over really well.

[@johnthesportsarchivist2600]

I KNO WUT DUTHAY WUTH THAYING BAYBAY! I can speak fluent Dusty. Blivvit - Pivot Balehwok - Barely Walk

[@ArchangelSteve]

Honestly Dusty should be taught alongside French and Spanish at high schools.

[@johnthesportsarchivist2600]

​@@ArchangelSteve DSL (Dusty as a Second Language) along with Steiner Math. And everyone would have 141 and 2/3 chance of passing.

[@ramrod924]

You win comment of the day Johnny TheGiant1

[@LMLR187]

@@johnthesportsarchivist2600 and I guess Dean Douglass will be the headmaster of the school.

[@asc6911]

@@LMLR187 Kevin Nash as an English Language teacher. Look at the adjective there, teacher.

[@clarktipton9210]

I feel like Psychosis never gets/got enough credit.

[@robsop]

Psicosis was great and it is nuts that in his youth, he was the one, along with Misterio, who was the great hope for Mexican wrestling. Their careers were so intertwined in their early days, that it is amazing to see how they grew so differently. Nicho still had a great career but had injuries and partying not played such a part, it would be very interesting to see how different it could have been.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

@Bhumi Rushing ...And La Parka. [CHAIR DANCING INTENSIFIES]

[@duffaudacious3545]

Hell yeah Psychosis was awesome!

[@nestorgonzalez8021]

Man those matches with Rey in ECW were epic and to see them get national coverage was amazing

[@DenOfVipers]

I'ts so good

[@richardtheconquerer]

"the big man and the slightly less big man I guess" Brian, I know you weren't watching at this point in time so I'll quote Scott Hall here: "the big mang, and the medium sized mang"

[@whoknew2226]

P

[@Thor-Orion]

I always thought it should have been “the big mang and the bad mang.”

[@OptimumTaurus]

Only in pro wrestling would Scott Hall be considered a "medium sized man" 🤣🤣

[@tmage23]

I can't believe they let Mongo do a tombstone in his 3rd match. That just seems irresponsible.

[@dn22pkkdd476]

Never Mind That Shit...

[@thomasjenkins7506]

better a tombstone than a real piledriver.

[@tmage23]

@@thomasjenkins7506 Tell that to Steve Austin

[@thomasjenkins7506]

@@tmage23 he'd agree. he wanted owen to do a tombstone, but own did a regular one instead and broke steve's neck.

[@tmage23]

@@thomasjenkins7506 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGLYZ6tpnpmhfKs That is a tombstone (well, a botched tombstone. The finish is wrong which is what led to the injury)

[@TheJulior1983]

Nitro the night after was insane. Hogan was our hero for like the last 12 yrs and bam the world gets turned upside down

[@bahgawd8158]

I remember picking up a copy of PWI shortly after he turned. And it said HOGAN: THE FANS MADE ME DO IT

[@thomasdean392]

Legends football league

[@Nazzlover38]

I was such a Hogan fan, still am, but i found it hard to boo this guy, no matter what he did!

[@barrystewart5946]

The thread of reality is how the fans turned on Hulkamania. Hence Hogan’s promo. Man’s got a point.

[@bentleytoal2581]

Stings promo on Hogan the following night was terrific.

[@jakelovespielikebrad]

Top 8 "on a pole matches" do it brooooooooooowwwww!

[@carybeweary7209]

I second that👍

[@TheJustinHowardShow]

Number One: Judy Bagwell on a Pole (Forklift)

[@larsongramckow7495]

@@TheJustinHowardShow that would be the swerve bro... Cause you gotta have a swerve...

[@21macca21]

oy so wer to gu od brohhhhhhh

[@PBoyB2010]

Bro. A "Top Eight on a pole matches list" on a pole match. Book it bro.

[@PabloEscobar-vs9vb]

The 90s was such a badass time to be a wrestling fan, with the Monday Night Wars.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

#FACTS

[@elmagnificodep]

That return button on the remote was wore down in a lot of households flipping back and forth between Raw and Nitro.

[@RestingBeachFace721]

My gosh....the memories.

[@jamieallen2126]

Damn right it was, I looked more forward to Monday night wrestling, then I did partying on a Saturday night.

[@juliooquendo220]

@@jamieallen2126 getting that Saturday night action i must say LOL

[@6oclocknewsat8]

"I'm not a Shark, I'm not a fish. I'm not an Avalanche. I'm a man." Love that promo!

[@SegaDream131]

Reminds me of Half Baked when hes in prison yelling im not a fish!! I walk on two legs!!!.... Homoerectus...... did i say homo?!..... I DIDN'T MEAN IT!!!!.......

[@williamhowe1]

"I AM A MAN!" (Punch!)

[@aztn19]

@williamhowe1 I understood that reference lol

[@enigmaskull3495]

At least he wasn’t a rubber shark.

[@bigpoppajersh]

Well can he be a baby shark now?

[@mrkipling2201]

You little twerp!!- smile by Jimmy Hart and doesn’t register it at all.

[@doctorjones300]

Mean Gene always had a way with words and articulation.

[@mrkipling2201]

doctorjones300 I remember summerslam 1989 and the sign falling down!! It was the 89 show I think??

[@speedy932key4]

Mr Kipling was that the one where mene gene dropped an f-bomb?

[@mrkipling2201]

RetroAlchemist18 2000 that’s the one!!

[@juliooquendo220]

Wcw bash at the beach 1996...Where Hulk Hogan finally became the greatest heel Character...and also a fan got into the ring and got his assed kick by Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.

[@Cursed_Mark]

"got his assed kick" And his head stomped.

[@NateMac434]

Nathan Zimmerman lol yup .. Hall is ruthless 😂

[@andrewthorne3570]

Well, if you're not trained, don't get in the ring. Just ask Mass Transit

[@backup368]

Scott Hall.

[@mrkipling2201]

Julio Oquendo 87 and mean gene got hit on the nose by a flying beer can !! ( it’s on the mean gene documentary on the network)

[@randomnerdery6511]

My brother and I watched this live, we were 16 & 15, respectively, had been massive hulkamaniacs in the late 80s & early 90s, and had just started watching wrestling again with WM12 after stopping after WM9. I knew Hogan was in WCW, but was oblivious to his entire run prior to this. But when Hogan dropped that leg on Savage, we EXPLODED in disbelief, we had been trying to predict who the 3rd man would be, but never in a million years suspected it'd be Hogan. Within two minutes, one of my friends called, breathless, screaming, "Are you watching this?!?!?!?" We couldn't believe it. I logged onto AOL, and the WWF chat rooms were all flipping out about this angle. It truly is one of those "time in a bottle" moments. Still the greatest heel turn of all time, despite the NWO eventually over staying itself by several years.

[@radientproductions9799]

thats how good it was , even when Hulk was walking up, not a person on the planet had the feeling it was him

[@Jack_Hyde]

‘Sullivan...I’m going to leave you for dead.’ - Chris Benoit. Man, I agree, Brian. Definitely very chilling to hear that! 😢

[@NLasting]

Possibly the longest cross-promotion angle in history?

[@XxrandomexexX]

Yah even more with the rumors that Sullivan killed beniot and his family

[@handsolo1209]

"Ratings......I'm going to leave you for dead' - would have been one of the world's first "shoots".

[@guess6635]

@@XxrandomexexX a bunch of rumors made by Beniot fanboys who just can't except what happened for whatever reason

[@XxrandomexexX]

@@guess6635 I'm not saying I believe that I'm just saying it makes it creepier

[@spookerredmenace3950]

no wonder Reys knee's are just done.. he hit them on the rails hard and often!

[@Cursed_Mark]

"Good lucha things" Kallisto approves.

[@princesstamika]

@Zach S. i'll always remember brian saying it was "his soul trying to escape his body" when he ran off saying, Goddamnit, woo!

[@citizenstrife]

18:06 "And Flair makes a terrific noise on the way down." "WAUGH!"

[@chrisbreezy3048]

Ernest P. Worrell would be proud of the sound that Flair made. 😂😂😂

[@gst013]

Even Lex's crazy "WUAW" "HURGHHH" "AHWWW" selling sounds seem tame by comparison.

[@allamericananti-christ666]

"Waugh"? He's not Howard the Duck! 😆

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

Decent waluigi impression Ric.

[@dannyhipolito817]

gatchy watchy entertainment bieber brothers Why wasn’t Nature Boy Waluigi’s voice actor? Lol

[@chadhowell7745]

I was there it was my first time seeing Hogan. I was a 9 year old kid and it was still real to me dammit. I was very heartbroken. Now I appreciate it a lot more.

[@aidenhorton18]

I was 11 and never a fan of Hogan until he did this. Probably the first heel I cheered for

[@Its2D4Life]

Prime Rey is one of the greatest things to watch as a wrestling fan.

[@thepassingstatic6268]

Before his knees went to hell. Psicosis and Juvi as well

[@actionjackson4982]

I'm glad that I was able to watch him as a teenager.

[@chrisbutler1668]

@@thepassingstatic6268 Juvi was WAY overrated. He only started to stick out from the crowd when he ripped off The Rock. When Vince McMahon jokes in front of the entire roster that he "could even make Juvi the world champion" and Juvi took it seriously, that should tell you something about what everyone else in the room, except apparently Juvi, knew. That being said, Rey and Psicosis were magic together in ECW and WCW, and apart, which showed their true potential.

[@spider_hoss]

All those dudes were great.

[@christopherr3676]

I've never seen brian bad mouth disco inferno matches .. fair play to him as he was massively under rated

[@DecapPorter]

Disco was having good matches in WCW. It’s kinda too bad that magic didn’t translate to Glenn Gilbertti in TNA In 2003. The shtick really made his matches more entertaining and gave all the opening for his opponents to beat him. Without it he just looked stupid and ineffective.

[@TheForeverRanger]

Disco might be a loud mouthed prick now but the dude could work.

[@christopherr3676]

Plus we've all danced like that at weddings lol

[@christopherr3676]

@JASON CUTSHAW disco enforcer

[@num1Jaysta]

@@christopherr3676 DISCO FEVAH

[@westnile21]

When Austin used to say “those little beady eyes” I will now picture Lex Lugers eyes with that face paint😂

[@user-sp4sp2qd6p]

Lmao

[@Aebischer1984]

😂😂😂

[@salvadorscovers8351]

The figure of Lex Luger's figure with this attire isn't is probably even more frightening

[@TheScout91]

I respect the fact that you really did pull off the Bobby Heenan outfit for Halloween.

[@TheJulior1983]

Psycosis vs Rey was one my personal all time favorite WCW feuds, for me it’s up there with ddp vs savage and Benoit vs Booker T

[@toptenguy1]

Did Rey go approxmately 100-0 in this feud? In all seriousness I don't EVER recall Psychosis ever winning a match in WCW, period, lol.

[@joxidearmageddonator882]

@@toptenguy1 he was cruiserweight champion so he won at least once

[@carybeweary7209]

@@joxidearmageddonator882 i thought psychosis won that in 1999 from Lenny Lane because GLAAD hated The West Hollywood Blondes

[@edhern619]

toptenguy1 psychosis lost his mask because he forgot to put it on 😂

[@dxrebel]

Dude Benoit vs Booker in that Best of 7 series was the shit, that was awesome stuff and really showed that WCW was more than just nWo

[@dreadpirate.roberts]

This PPV is an interesting study in how one of (if not the greatest) character turn in wrestling ended up being the kiss of death for an organization. It worked so well that WCW tripled and quadrupled down on the angle and it lead to stagnant creativity and the complete alienization of its fan base. Just amazing to see.

[@namikstudios]

Yeah that's not what happened at all. The nWo was about the furthest thing from a "kiss of death" as you could possibly get for WCW and had nothing to do with their eventual sale. The kiss of death for WCW was AOL Time Warner's incompetency and under appreciation for wrestling in general, not anything that happened in-ring, in kayfabe, or even in WCW itself.

[@wolfman210]

@@namikstudios Well WCW being on a years long ratings and buyrate decline certainly didn't help.

[@namikstudios]

@@wolfman210 sure, WCW wasn't at it's best or revolutionizing the industry as it was from 96-99, but even at the end Nitro was getting higher ratings on TNT than what Raw and Dynamite do today, while Thunder was the highest rating show on TBS at the time WCW was cancelled.

[@wolfman210]

@@namikstudios In fairness cable was a lot bigger 20 years ago then it is now. I was just saying WCW being in a years long decline didn't help it when the new management already wasn't keen on pro-wrestling. Irony is that WWF was in a similar position with the USA Network during its slump in the mid 90s but had someone on the network board who was a wrestling fan and fought to keep them on the air until they reinvented themselves.

[@malignantjewmor8436]

The end of that Beniot-Sullivan angle was crazy. Never seen someone turn heel on themselves quite like Beniot did. A 10 year build to a terrible payoff

[@namikstudios]

Oh yeah, rewatching that feud these days is really unnerving, especially when Benoit and Woman/Nancy are together on screen. Pretty much all of it has been removed on the WWE Network versions, with good reason too.

[@evilubuntu9001]

"Sullivan, I'm gonna leave you for dead" - Chris Benoit 1996 😧😧😧😧

[@speedy932key4]

Mike Keller wait, there are conspiracy theories about the Benoit tragedy?

[@evilubuntu9001]

@@speedy932key4 Who is this "Krisp Benwah" you speak of? 😯

[@speedy932key4]

@@evilubuntu9001 sorry, I meant Ben waffles

[@speedy932key4]

@@evilubuntu9001 but seriously, I never knew about these conspiracy theories

[@evilubuntu9001]

@@speedy932key4 I don't know any of them. What are they?

[@jacoblikesnxt]

This show took place in the building where I graduated high school and college!

[@monkeyman5866]

Honestly just realized how much WCW loved their summer theme ppvs with the word bash in it, between The Great American Bash and Bash At The Beach.

[@weworldwide1348]

Can't forget Beach BLAST!

[@fergalstackstreams]

@@weworldwide1348 I was waiting for it to come full circle one day and we would get the PPV Blast at the Beach Bash.

[@TheCamSays]

12:13 Dusty.exe has stopped working.

[@kvsimagination7299]

As a windows IT guy who uses Macs at home and a 90's WCW guy, this comment has me cracking up!

[@themexicankitchen]

I am the Table!

[@TheEnygma177]

Watched Bobby "The Brain" Heenan growing up and the "Whose side is he on" line fit his character perfectly as a heel commentator. For me, when he said it, it reinforced that Hogan (the penultimate good guy who was never my favorite but was still supposedly a "Face") was of course going to help out WCW.

[@michaelsolano5297]

I remember that guy who always used to get 29 in the Royal Rumble. The Penultimate Warrior.

[@mrkipling2201]

I would watch WWF Primetime Wrestling just to see Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon and the interaction between the two of them. It was absolutely hilarious and one of the best things they ever did.

[@Pillmanized]

He wasn't a heel commentator when it came to the nWo.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

27:16-27:45 I agree 1000%, Brian. The Hulk Hogan heel turn/formation of the New World Order is one of the greatest things to ever happen to wrestling. Granted, I started watching wrestling 2 or 3 years after this moment, and was exclusively to WWF/E. But, I can't deny how important and iconic this moment was. Also, the heel promo Hogan cut amidst the heat he was generating and the trash being thrown in was, and still is 23 years later, glorious. I know Terry Bolea gets a lot of justified hate for what he's done behind the scenes and in real life. However, you cannot deny how important Hulk Hogan is to wrestling, good or bad. Without him, we not only would have wrestling as we know it today. But, we also wouldn't have two kick-starts to iconic eras in professional wrestling.

[@johnreid1552]

Exactly. Even the most ardent WWF/E supporter must recognize the impact Hogan's turn had on the industry. In the early stages of the internet we didn't have spoilers so it made it that much more shocking to watch.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@johnreid1552 #FACTS

[@michaelbandada9887]

I guess Hulk Hogan is sick and tired of being Mr Nice Guy and so, he decides to turn his back on his fans and become the biggest heel in pro wrestling

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@michaelbandada9887 #FACT

[@tmage23]

re: Tenta's hair. Bubba had previously shaved off half of Tenta's hair and his beard as part of his eviction from the Dungeon of Doom.

[@jasonrollins1385]

The more you know. Thanks 😊

[@DevDoesDigimon]

That said, I'm still wondering why didn't Tenta shave the rest off so it didn't look as odd.

[@TheTrueBatBrain]

@@DevDoesDigimon So he could get vengeance I think was the reason. Poetic justice sort of stuff

[@JoeyMartz]

I'm surprised Brian didn't know the background info/story.

[@Djarra]

@@DevDoesDigimon He cut a promo saying he would keep it to get himself mad until he had got his revenge on Bubba. IIRC the following Nitro he got a new haircut and full salon treatment from some of the Nitro girls.

[@ChrisEvans66]

Gene: Jimmy Heart, you little twerp. Jimmy Heart: *Sighs*

[@TFitz1]

“Luger and his weird eyes are knocked out of the match early on” 😂😂😂

[@JLWide]

12:00 in: Botchamania “I am the table!”

[@SoftBank47]

"Save..." THE TABLE "Save..." THE TABLE "Save..." THE TABLE "Save..." THE TABLE "Save..." THE TABLE

[@Musiclover19]

John Tenta’s hair was like that because Bossman cut off half his hair. Tenta decided not to shave the rest of it off so every time he looked at the mirror, he’s reminded of what happened. Kinda bums me out that you seemly didn’t know that, Zane. Nah, I actually enjoy your videos

[@HygorBH]

Benoit: "Sullivan! I'm gonna leave you for dead!" What makes it even more of a sad irony is that Nancy was previously Sullivan's wife...

[@speedy932key4]

hygor bohm Hubner that was legit the first thing that came to my mind when I heard Benoit say that.

[@heyyou9693]

Jimmy Hart managed lIke half the card for this ppv. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@thepassingstatic6268]

He was collecting all the checks

[@Steadysphere]

"Jimmy Hart, you little twerp!" xD

[@ninja_tony]

@@Steadysphere lol I never saw this PPV when I was younger, so hearing Gene say that for the first time was the greatest.

[@joehonest7074]

I always watch your videos when I’m trying to relax and get ready for bed

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

Same

[@EmoEmu]

18:03 Flair going "Wauw!" having never seen anyone counter his turnbuckle flip this badly. He and Konnan had zero chemistry.

[@TheMistahWooseNetwork]

Thanks for the shout-out, Zane! This event took place on my birthday in 1996!

[@arlopear7136]

With the moment of Bobby Heenan asking who's side is Hogan on, I've read some reports that the announcers weren't in on who the 3rd man was going to be with Hall & Nash. They were also told that Team WCW would lose men as the match progressed so they saw Hogan coming to the ring as the savior for Team WCW but Bobby Heenan stayed in character as someone who despised Hulk Hogan for about a decade & a half. At one point in the show Heenan insinuated that even Dusty Rhodes could be the 3rd man so the mood of don't trust anybody was still there with Heenan. I don't know if there's any truth to the announcers being left in the dark but Heenan questioning Hogan's intentions was completely in character & fit perfectly in the story.

[@edalder2000]

YAAAAS!!!! Bobby Heman’s reaction to Hulk’s turn is classic.

[@GATguy98]

edalder2000 Ah yes, Bobby Herman. Who can forget his legendary commentary partnership in the WUF alongside Marella Typhoon

[@RestingBeachFace721]

Herman is the best

[@dn22pkkdd476]

Heenan was right.

[@chrisbreezy3048]

Throw in Dusty telling Hogan that he sold his soul to the Devil and Schiavone saying that Hogan can go to Hell and you got some classic reactions.

[@Cursed_Mark]

WHOSE SIDE IS HE ON?

[@jayb-clay2724]

My first thought when Heenan said about whose side is Hogan on i understood immediately that Heenan never backed Hogan so why would he there lol and from what i understand Heenan didn't even know Hogan was the 3rd man so he just reacted like his character always would clear back to when Heenan was with Nick Bockwinkel in the AWA and Hogan challenged Bockwinkel for the belt a bunch before he left and set the WWF on fire.

[@bczasak]

Brian, the new hair is on point, the wregretters approve!

[@LuckyDT]

Rocking the hell out of the “Gump”!

[@cartmann94]

The birth of the New World Order of wrestling, brother!

[@DaviniaHill]

Terry messed up the promo though.

[@enigmaskull3495]

Kevin Nash: Cue the porno music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKbUnmxqqLqJlac

[@michaelbandada9887]

The nWo is born and it could have never happened if it wasn’t for Hulk Hogan ditching the red and yellow and the Hulkamaniacs

[@GerritG84]

I´m quite impressed by Disco Inferno. I didn´t realize as a kid, how good of a worker he is. Saw some of his PPV matches and they were all good. Disco fool, wrestling cool :D

[@PorchMusick]

old skool wrestling ppv reviews is the best thing on youtube

[@illusioNery]

“Look at the adjective: play. We didn’t come here to play!” Greatest line ever lol

[@andrewmann4067]

Play is a verb though

[@TimTE01]

@@andrewmann4067 Yeah, we all know. Sadly, they cut it EVERY TIME on PPV.

[@TimTE01]

@@andrewmann4067 Yeah, we all know. Sadly, they cut it EVERY TIME on PPV.

[@Markworth]

6:53 = Anyone else just pause to appreciate this moment and how amazing it was? Like, how do you make a hit with a loaded sock look like a finish? Beautiful.

[@Hellwyck]

The "Lord Of the Ring Fist Match" sounds a lot different on paper.

[@michaelbandada9887]

Maybe we should have the One Ring on a Pole match with Frodo, Sauron and Gollum trying to beat each other up and get the Ring

[@samoanfun11]

@@michaelbandada9887 That's one match I'd see.

[@michaelbandada9887]

@@samoanfun11 The whole match is gonna end in a chaotic brawl with the Orcs, Nazgul and the Free Peoples of Middle Earth as well as the Fellowship interfere in the match. Gollum gets the Ring, then he loses it during his dancing and Frodo snatches it and he pulls a heel turn, hitting low blows on Sam and Gandalf then he disappears when he put on the Ring

[@samoanfun11]

@@michaelbandada9887 I don't care, at least I got my money's worth.

[@bradcarver8127]

So is Sauron a heel or tweener

[@donkeygat93]

Brian, I just want to say that right now I’m going through a very unique time in my life and every week when I see you’re ppv reviews it allows me to just escape , slow my mind down, and enjoy a little bit of peace, quiet , and accurate agreeable wrestling commentary. So Mr. Zane my Name is Joe , and if you ever read this, thank you. You’re videos mean a lot more than you think.

[@syedbadshah12345]

THE GREATEST HEEL TURN EVER

[@MrGlasspider]

Goddammit! How I love those little moments between Gene and Woman in 96-97. Miss them both so much. :(

[@backup368]

"The big mang and the medium sized mang"

[@Nickster63]

Love your DDP impression at 9:05 and 9:21 😂

[@vaadaenmacchi]

This was the beginning of about 2-3 yrs of amazing back and forth great matches and promos in the wwf and wcw

[@hecksters423]

11:57 I AM the Table 12:01 *I AM THE TABLE*

[@nathandrakekylegreene2578]

DDP: We're going to my favorite move on the planet, The Diamond Cutter!

[@tonymatrisin4328]

You need a Mr.Rodgers intro getting into your jacket get up for shows. Sean Jean approved

[@davidjacobus186]

Ill argue that Hulk Hogan turning heel saved professional wrestling/sports entertainment

[@enigmaskull3495]

It’s hard to imagine what wrestling would be like today without the NWO forming.

[@DasKame]

Hulk Hogan... the Solution AND Cause of all Wrestling Problems

[@markmenning1804]

I agree

[@Njbear7453]

I think the curtain call created modern day professional wrestling imo; it killed kayfabe and everything changed

[@Njbear7453]

jbfarley well that’s just like your opinion man

[@BRockin25]

The main event is 4 stars. Took respective decades out of each participant's career to build to that moment (Luger as a tweener, Savage's and Heenan's past history with Hogan, etc.). By contrast Sting-Hogan at Starrcade 1997 is negative 4 stars

[@pwn3dname]

20:37 "and that's where I'm gonna leave that story off" God, yes, please. I guess this is why it's so hard to talk about Chris Benoit.

[@mardaeva2485]

dusty was just trying to say “barely walk” his accent cracks me up😂

[@MetalHead4Life94]

That take on Heenan spoiling the heel turn in revisionist history Heenen didn't know the finish, none of the annoncers knew. It took absolutely nothing away from the moment it fit with heenens character and the chaoticness of it all amd not knowing who the 3rd man was. People act like its as bad as Michel Cole saying we're getting a new WWF Champion at Wrestlmaina 15

[@wstine79]

We now have reviews of the best and worst Bash at the Beach pay per views.

[@Alabamaredneck]

Disco has always been a gem. One of my favorite matches was NWATNA in 03 I think. Glenn Gilberti VS Double J for the NWA title.

[@vampirascoffin870]

Disco sucked! His music was more over than him

[@everyonelovesmajima]

I understand why people might take the Heenan thing the wrong way but freaking Randy Anderson holds up three fingers with a shocked look on his face as soon as Hogan steps in the ring. I don't know if people don't notice it or what but it's absolutely egregious. Heenan does get in a great "what have I been saying all these years?"

[@EScoglio]

There's a few Benoit things that just feel chilling now. Another one that comes to mind was from the Nitro tapings shortly after this show when Sullivan says during a promo that he "looked into Benoit's eyes and saw the eyes of a maniac."

[@darkashtar]

Mysterious and Psichosis are always fun to watch. They know each other so well, being rivals for so long just are always a treat. Bubba and Tenta two great big hosses that we've lost.

[@JA-ev7om]

The New World Organization of wrestling, brother.

[@butchvito]

Remember back in the day with old cable systems, you could watch/listen to scrambled PPVs. That's where I watched this one.

[@rawbserver]

Flair's terrific noise is terrific.

[@elreyyakko]

Loved Bobby the brain,proven right after all that time! VINDICATIOOONNN!!!

[@michaelbandada9887]

The one thing that Bobby Heenan has done right and that is to expose Hulk Hogan as a major douchebag

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Dusty knew Rey was destined for greatness.

[@Jrue61]

Hilarious twist to have Jimmy climb the poll and I can't believe he made it all the way up. That thing was high! Kudos to him.

[@SweetLu666]

Another thing with Heenan's comment of who's side is he on was that he did not know Hogan was the third man. He just went with what he would normally do and say as he was kept in the dark.

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

The Hostile Takeover Match is one of the matches I rewatch on the OMG Top 50 incidents in WCW history of all time DVD. Very interesting match...

[@dn22pkkdd476]

I know it's an old meme at this point. But when I was reminded that Jimmy Hart was in a John -"the Shark"- Tenta match, all I could hum in my head was: "Jimmy Hart! DooDooDoooDooDooDoo! Jimmy Hart! DooDooDoooDooDooDoo! Jimmy Hart DooDooDoooDooDooDoo! Jimmy Hart! DooDooDoooDooDooDoo!"

[@sleep2dream_]

"Jimmy Hart, you little twirp." I laughed way too hard at that

[@milojakob1454]

Surprised this wasn’t done earlier! Great video as always 👍

[@venomousnate7263]

I love these Classic PPV Reviews. I’ve been binge watching them the past week or so. Always love them

[@omega1583]

Another awesome review man, I stumbled on your show by accident and became an instant fan. You say really specific things about the matches that I can clearly remember. Like Hogan saying the New World Organization line 😂😂😂 awesome stuff man

[@stevengarrtt9697]

I honestly haven’t kept up with wrestling since like 03, yet I get excited every time you upload a video.

[@joshparnell7755]

I have been waiting for you to review this one since you first started classic PPV reviews. Thank you, Brian.

[@gremlinclr]

Please Brian, do that Jimmy Hart impression every chance you get, I'm crying over here!

[@EnforcerX71]

Duggan really doesn't get enough criticism for being one of the most selfish wrestlers in WCW around this time, IMO I would have fired him for no selling the Diamond Cutter.

[@benjaminquan3247]

this is one of your better reviews, I chuckled all the way through

[@dennett316]

I think Heenan saying "Who's side is he on?" does fit his established character, as you said, but I think it'd have been better if even he was relieved that Hogan was coming out to stop Hall and Nash's invasion. He could've said something like "I hate Hogan, but the enemy of my enemy is my friend, I hope he kicks their butts". If even someone like Heenan was taken in by him and then backstabbed, it'd have added a bit more to it all. As for Hogan, anyone downplaying his contributions to wrestling is really an absolute idiot. In the 80's and 90's he made HUGE impacts in the business. He's a politicker, not the best worker, bit of a shit in real life...but he was heavily involved in two HUGE boom periods for the industry, and played his part to perfection.

[@heisensaul5538]

Anything in 1996 after this ppv would be interesting to look at I would really like to see you cover Hog Wild. I feel like that is a low key historical ppv, but it isn't as treated as significant as Bash 1996.

[@Slick5150]

The night Hogan changed the world

[@michaelbandada9887]

One legdrop later, Hulk Hogan has betrayed his fans and made his new world order become a thing

[@timbartschwolfman]

I always enjoy these Classic PPV Reviews

[@_Ghostyface]

Thanks for another great video Brian! I love your videos man