The TRUTH Behind Wrestlemania | Behind The Titantron | Episode 7

[@impactvoice12]

I'm hooked on behind the Titantron

[@proudpennsylvaniaman7996]

Same an I'm not even a wrestling fan

[@shaq98nl]

2 years later and I'm in the same cycle

[@gee2661]

This is crack for wrestling fans

[@dwaynesisto6211]

I'm addicted

[@alexw2k315]

Dwayne Sisto same here

[@MrKenichi22]

I really like behind the titantron

[@OikPoinFive]

ronnie jacobson oooooh!?? Ohhhhhh!? Aaahhhhhh!

[@pipebombhs1412]

@K true Hollywood story very scary background music

[@NGMonocrom]

Hey, Wrestle Mania needed Mr.T because it needed a big name, tough guy celeb to pack the seats and bring in much needed publicity. Vince understood that, but the wrestlers did not. Sounds like Piper was genuinely upset and behaved unprofessionally. All Mr. T did was react understandably to the disrespect. Don't try to paint him as some sort of premadonna.

[@daleholbert3111]

The hate Mr T and Piper had was real

[@Darkside-sk3nj]

@Danni Biz 😂😂

[@trinityj1]

Mr T was actually a pretty infamous prima-donna at the time. He pulled a lot of ego antics on the set of the A-Team, had a huge entourage, and many 'rules' about interacting with him. He later mellowed, but he was a bit of nightmare to work with for a while.

[@josemontano7767]

WWE is the Walmart of wrestling putting the small companies out of business

[@brutallyhonest123]

Wal-Mart has cheaper prices than anybody and they pay better than minimum wage. You wanna live in the 1970s find a time machine and stop complaining.

[@ronaldshank7589]

If the WWE keeps putting poor product out, they'll put themselves out of business! Kinda serves them right, though...Dont'cha think? Vince and crew went after groups like WCW, effectively putting them out of business. Mark my words: the WWE'S time is coming to an end, unless something game-changing happens!

[@stephenasmith8926]

+Ronald Shank Don't be silly, the WWE will be the top wrestling company for many many many years

[@slow71971]

You're blinder than stevie wonder...LMAO!

[@DonJulio510]

brutallyhonest123 most stupid response

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Hey man, i work in TV production and your videos are super-professional.. Keep up the good work, my friend!

[@greeneyedbaldy]

I think they should make a movie about Vince Mcmahon, call it "The Promoter."

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

Andy Warhol wasn't a "celeb guest" as such - he was a genuine old time Capitol/WWWF fan who had been a regular at the Garden shows. Being kind of royalty in New York, he was allowed everywhere, even the locker-rooms. His travels took him to stumble across Gene Okerlund's interview area where a quick thinking Mean Gene hauled Warhol in for an interview.

[@Saber0003]

Wth, the guy eggs him on saying its fake, and then when he got a dose of a real choke hold he cries foul and sues??? Don't open your mouth if you can't handle the fall out.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

Everyone asked that question in the 80s and it is fake!!!! The outcomes at least are, though I look up and admire their athleticism. HULK HOGAN is a scumbag

[@Jinzulen]

​@@andrewhoyle1521 "It's fake, at least the outcomes are" - That's why we call it scripted, not fake. If you and I agreed to me punching you, kicking you, throwing you into tables and flinging you off ladders, you're still getting punched, kicked, thrown into tables and flung off ladders for real, the fact that we agreed to it beforehand doesn't render any of that fake.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

@@Jinzulen its theater.

[@Jinzulen]

@@andrewhoyle1521 Yes, it's scripted dramatic performances, no one's arguing that, what's your point?

[@andrewhoyle1521]

@@Jinzulen i was simply saying it wasn't universally known to be scripted.

[@ryanw2032]

This channel us criminally underappreciated.

[@GrappleVision]

You are getting better and better, these are my favorites of yours, but even the lists are better than the typical fair. You touched all the bases here, but just for an honorable mention, Dr. D Claimed that Wrestlemania was his idea and that it was the reason he was "set up" to hit stossel. I don't necessarily buy it, but it's a fun thing to know.

[@jakenapier6925]

GrappleVision Yo G.V.! #GVArmy

[@sgtlegacy7]

WRESTLELAMIA cant wait for the next part of this! Awesome content.

[@benrosier9078]

GrappleVisio

[@williamreeves4448]

GrappleVision w2 WWE

[@philipdefibaugh7127]

@@sgtlegacy7 yes, where is it? This is one of the best Behind the Titan tron! The story isn't done yet!

[@andyhughes56]

the one dislike is from Vince McMahon

[@egpmh2891]

21 dislikes now, must be him and his cronies

[@bmbnews1168]

andy hughes 32 now

[@chrisc3561]

90*

[@weedtopia4.20]

@@chrisc3561 92

[@koh-lantaman523]

@@weedtopia4.20 111

[@joshuaalexander6358]

I'm one of those wrestling fans that grew up watching WCW and WWF during the golden era the 90's and early 00's. I seriously haven't payed attention to wrestling over the past 6-8 years. Thanks to your Channel for bringing that excitement back to the wrestling we all fell in love with!!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Yeah...it's all been said and done so many times before, that even I, a wrestling fan of nearly 39 years, am sick of all the rehashed stuff that's been done over the years. If you read an exciting book, but read it over and over, sooner or later, you're not gonna read that book anymore. You'll know every bit of it, word for word. The same principle applies here:the same old junk makes one sick of it after awhile!

[@VancouverTVGuy]

At 3:09, the wrestling territories map mistakenly shows Manitoba as part of Stampede Wrestling's territory, when Manitoba was actually part of the AWA territory. Stampede only promoted a couple of shows in the Winnipeg area in the late-'80s in conjunction with Winnipeg promoter Tony Condello, some time after the AWA gave up Winnipeg to the then-WWF.

[@isitoveryet9525]

This channel is​definitely a hidden gem....just found it a couple days ago and can't stop watching. Thanks for the great content!!!! Very much appreciated 👍👏

[@secrets.295]

What a genius mr mcmahon is. And he looks handsome too when he was youmg.

[@preferablysolo3592]

man the intro music gives me chills

[@subzero8679]

That little clip that says wrestler found dead in locker room is false. Brody didn't die until he got to the hospital. He was alive while Tony Atlas was carrying him to the ambulance.

[@marcus813]

I didn't know that Vince McMahon rented so many theaters. A last-minute walk-up save his bacon and when the tape of the event came out, he effectively printed money for a few years.

[@Anime_Lover_PHX_SAC_ABQ]

Could you do a Behind The Titantron video on the Droz incident?

[@juanrolon3351]

Matt Brady, you damn right

[@justafan5330]

Only reason I wouldn't want that is that D-Lo is still fucked up by it. Not to mention Droz.

[@TaliaIGhul]

If this PPV was a flop, WWE's and Hulk Hogan's futures would have been very different.

[@reggiedeniro406]

now I want to see the real story behind wrestlelamia

[@jmart1233]

all I can say is awesome!!!!! this is one of your best to date this is by far my favorite series you put out. I'm one of your biggest fans I hope everybody smashes that button. keep up the great work and everybody support your boy.

[@AwoL205]

these wwe shorts are very entertaining. thanks

[@shawnrosado]

Awesome video. Everyone should read Sex, Lies, and Headlocks. The opening talking about Owen Hart really hooks you in.

[@nicoledickson6099]

Absolutely hooked on this, please request for this to be on a streaming service! Netflix, amazon etc!

[@stephenfarrelly1602]

Love these videos very high quality you deserve more subscribers

[@04ohgolly1]

I love this channel, keep the videos coming... Do one on R.V.D

[@selfiekroos1777]

Too bad Snuka killed his girlfriend. He would have been the Rock of the 80s and there would have been waaaaaayyy less Hogan.

[@stevea6192]

selfie kroos Snuka was already in his early 40s by the time Hogan came around. He wasn’t going to be the big star

[@lt.danicecream]

He was a hell of a wrestler, one of my favorites, but he just didn't have that cross promotional appeal like Hogan had in the 80's

[@subzero8679]

Snuka would have never been the top face of the company!! No fucking way!! lol. You are out of your damn mind.

[@charlieward5476]

I really enjoy these stories! Do you or have you thought about doing a podcast and discuss these stories with others that really enjoy this wrestling investigative journalism?

[@loraleiful]

nummm bagels with smoked salmon......c cheeseofcourse..... cuddled up..THIS IS FASCINATING!!!

[@youngmexx3]

This show deserves to be on cable. On HBO, or Showtime

[@kovulion7777]

go for the celebrity, stay for the action

[@thataurus2492]

this gets better and better i can't wait till tomorrow

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

great vid although there was nothing accidental about Hogan's headlock. He knew exactly what he was doing

[@adamash8994]

Reb Brown Hogan choked his ass out BAD. My boy hulk practicing that standing guillotine choke.

[@IAmPez]

Was a front chinlock, but equally effective. Putting him to sleep was absolutely intentional there, I really don't think he meant to drop him that stiff though. And let's face it, if it wasn't for the $$$'s calling Belzer's name there would be no big deal here really.

[@oxykilldone5113]

The guy deserved what he got, considering that he was being a pompous, condescending prick. After the interview he gave after the lawsuit, if I was Hogan I would've found him and choked him out again.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Pat Tanackered Bullshit! This is kayfabe, these condescending pukes all needed to be slapped and knocked out! You'd probably side with John Stossel against Dr. D. too. Open hand slap!

[@arthriticpenguin1128]

If anyone here plays the Total Extreme Wrestling series, there is a series of mods called iDomination where Wrestlemania failed, and the NWA still reigns. There's basically several WWE'S. Dusty owns WCCW, Lawler's Memphis is huge, ECW is still going strong, Flair never recovered from his plane crash and bought out JCP, and McMahon came back as part of the NWA under Titan Wrestling Entertainment. This goes for Canada and Mexico, as well. There are mods for 1990, 2008, and 2010, with an unofficial 2015 mod. I'd suggest checking it out.

[@steveharvey2102]

Sounds interesting. Is it a P.C. game?

[@arthriticpenguin1128]

Steve Harvey Yes. There's a free version (2005), but the version that I'm thinking of is for the 2010 version. The unofficial mod is for 2013, and the most current version of TEW is 2016. It's text based, and you can grab a demo of previous versions and they all come with a conversion tool after 2005.

[@steveharvey2102]

I'll definitely check it out. Thanks for the info. Cheers.

[@arthriticpenguin1128]

I forgot to mention that you play the role of booker and/or owner of a wrestling company. The newer the version, the more complicated and detailed it is.

[@brandonpage7087]

If only all this could've happened in real life, then wrestling would have a chance, & wouldn't be on it's deathbed, like it is now.

[@ijdgaf323]

This series is anything but lame. Love it! Keep up the great work WRESTLELAMIA!

[@calamaty9963]

Didn't JimCrockett end up paying for Wrestlemania? I mean they did pay McMahon to get out of that deal w/ WWF on Georgia Championship TV.

[@dwaynesisto6211]

if I remember it was one million dollars. so the answer is Yes Yes Yes Yes

[@toddbarts2120]

Yes they paid for Wrestlemania and no one wants to admit it because that would make Vince's "gamble" look like not a big deal

[@shadowman2192]

The intro to this show is so creepy. Its a great show, please make more!

[@barrystewart9118]

7:05 Ahh yes MTV decides to recreate this fiasco on September 13, 2009 with a drunk Kanye West. Bravo shock TV very classy.

[@RETRO_BELL]

@WRESTLELAMIA- keep up the GREAT WORK.....Love the "Behind The Titantron " series

[@savannah8243]

My dyslexic ass read this as the story behind WrestleLamia and I was excited as hell 😂

[@marvj8255]

Youre fucking stupid as a bowl of piss

[@Dirkified14]

If you run out of ideas, maybe the Psycho Sid Arn Anderson scissor fight overseas would be a good one.

[@chrisallen942]

I concur. So well researched and so highly entertaining. Could you do WCW (launch or '92 when they almost got the plugged pull on them by Turner?)

[@drg7057]

I really enjoy your videos. Been a casual wrestling fan since the 80's. Keep up the good work. Would like to see a video about the Stephenie McMahon Randy Savage supposed affair

[@AndyinMTL]

That intro theme gives me the crepes i love it! Lol

[@josephsanchez8465]

can you please make more of this ? I'm addicted watching your videos

[@dunnzig]

Love these pieces you put out, keep up the great work!

[@sammylane21]

I't have been great if you used the classic WM theme from WM X

[@brandonhyden6484]

Lol facts , the reports are well thought out and well explained and the information seems well researched and presented with a way to easly consume in 10 to 20 minute incraments

[@bigtitus4417]

Cyndi lauper was beautiful back then still worth a go now

[@mikesharon2177]

You should do these in depth looks for every wrestlemania and Summer slam and Survivor series and Royal Rumbles:)

[@MartianManHunter2258]

When are gonna do the Jimmy Snuka incident?

[@mrnaji]

MartianManHunter2258 I can't believe I shook that Murderer's hand at the Atlanta Airport at WM30 weekend

[@jamesmartin3756]

They did.

[@fahidhussain2780]

There have been wrestling supercards way before Wrestlemania. Starcade 83, Superbowl of Wrestling 72 & 78 and Showdown at Shea come to mind. With the Rock n' Wrestling Connection being a success, the Brawl to End it All and the War to Settle the Score both shows on MTV being big successes, Wrestlemania 1 seemed highly likely to succeed.

[@robbierupac9442]

Fahid Hussain Great point. I also am very intrigued on how much of a high risk was it that WM1 would not go on to succeed would the Federation be in such debt?

[@pac7345]

The Formation of the NWO. The Ric Flair / Eric Bischoff feud.

[@sridharr2025]

"Leave a like or dislike", that's gold.

[@birdfanboi]

enjoyable as always but I don't understand why the tone was dark since the subject is rather light hearted. I understand the other "behind the Titantron" episodes to have this tone since the subject of the lost of life and murder fit the mood.

[@Dank_Dank]

The dark theme makes this video seem cooler

[@nixaikobruh]

His signature bgm of sorts

[@brianintn]

according to one of the owners of WCW at the time, they were the ones who financed WM when Ted Turner ended their business deal that allowed McMahon to show matches on saturday mornings on TBS. the payoff to end the business deal? $1 million, which is the same amount used to finance WM. i got this info off the "Rise and Fall of WCW" DVD.

[@DannyBoyle-tp5vg]

doesn't seem like a lot of money for what they got out of it

[@lifaz6423]

Roddy Piper in his infamous surprise return to WCW to confront long time arch-nemesis Hulk Hogan with the roles reversed as Hot Rod was the uber face and Hollywood Hogan being the mega heel, cut a classic worked-shoot promo the likes of which only Hot Rod could pull off. Long time wrestling fans like me got high and excited just off the nostalgia fumes of seeing these 2 wrestlers on wrestling's version of Mt. Rushmore in the ring together again. Then Roddy said the one line that brought legitimacy into a business that needed an adrenalin shot of realness injected into it. Hot Rod laid it out very plain and simple as I'll paraphrase his infamous line; Hot Rod-"If I hadn't made the fans want to see me dead and hate me like they did, do you (Hulk Hogan) really believe that the fans would've loved you as much as they did?!" Roddy drew legit heat at the time for allowing Hogan to beat him every which way possible EXCEPT by clean pinfall, which allowed Piper to cash-in all those years later when in the same great promo, Roddy told Hulk that he was the ONLY man that Hulk Hogan never beat, i.e. could never get a clean win over. That led to the match while not being a great technical masterpiece, told a great story inside the ring with the shock of Piper being one of a handful of men to cleanly beat Hulk with Roddy's sleeper-hold finisher, and the fans went crazy because Hollywood was unbeatable at the time. Hell, Lex Luger submitting Hulk to win The Big Gold Belt was treated as being a miracle. No doubt that the impact and contributions which Hulk Hogan made to the business took wrestling to main stream heights not seen since the days of Gorgeous George, and many would say (myself included) beyond that era. However without Piper's hard worked for nuclear heat (which legit put his life constantly in danger) in the first ever WrestleMania, not Mr. T's or Muhammad Ali's mainstream star appeal, along with the popularity of Jimmy Snuka, and not even the iconic Hulk Hogan himself, would have been enough to save the first WrestleMania from being a bust which Vince couldn't afford literally putting all he had into the event without the nuclear heat Piper gained and spread by proxy thru to Mr. Wonderful and a mundane star like Cowboy Bob Orton. Indeed, if the fans didn't hate Hot Rod so much, would they have loved Hulk Hogan enough to invest in tickets and closed-circuit television in the hopes that Hulk will finally put Piper down & out for good? We'll never know, but when Hulk couldn't shut Piper up and beat him, fans showed with their money that they hadn't much hopes Mr. T could do the job Hulk couldn't by watching Hot Rod verbally destroy Mr. T with every one of Piper's promos with absolutely no repercussions given by the "toughman bouncer" Mr. T. If WM2 was the card for the original WrestleMania, then we wouldn't have had the epic WM3 and the great, (along with the terrible), WrestleMania's that followed the original which Piper was the undisputed unsung star of!

[@tckingslayer5388]

Great job dude. Excellent vid

[@lastlaff2777]

Who's the guy highlighted at 00:20?

[@mallymalatl]

You do a good job buddy keep it up.

[@johnnyblazenofuture4u]

I love your videos bro. You do a wonderfully professional job with everything. I don't care for sports entertainment these days, but I do quite enjoy getting nostalgic for the golden era I grew up on. Keep them coming. BTW what is your accent? New Zealand?

[@partsunknown1679]

I'm totes obsessed w these vids

[@davidbermudez9178]

one of my fave channels

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

Interesting video 🙂✌️.

[@t.l.c.t.6250]

Awesome video bro

[@jasonleslie8594]

I loved piper, he was crazy and that's why we loved him

[@mikeyp2277]

Great job with these videos.

[@calvinpfab5276]

Hell ya Danny Devito at Mania

[@realretrorelapse]

You called him "Rowdy Rowdy Piper" BAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAH 😅😆😆

[@TheFoodieCutie]

This was a good video, thank you. Reminds me of osw

[@greggreattricksnarke5916]

I like watching the wrestling back in the 80's

[@linewalker4148]

Amazing work

[@mrhuppifluppi2095]

very good and respecful to the buisness! keep up the good work!

[@ishanfication]

man , your videos are one of the finest I have ever seen . Hats off to you . i am your latest subscriber

[@wtfsamusidk7574]

pure fire these vids

[@Ryusuta]

10:48 - Where is the "tomorrow's video" that you mentioned? The next Behind the Titantron was about the Mass Transit Incident.

[@TheHashSlingingSlashers]

Do jimmy snuka next

[@philipdefibaugh7127]

Where is part 2? This video is 2 years old! Finish this story PLEASE!

[@charlieburnside5586]

The best thing about HOGAN'S HEADLOCK is that I put more effort into a yawn than he put into that headlock!!!! HULK HOGAN IS THE MAN!!!

[@ThePatcore]

You have all these links in the description, but not one of them is for the video you mention at the end of this one: "How Wrestlemania could have failed". You should put that link 1st in the description plz.

[@oliverqueen1812]

He may be considered by many to be one of the most intelligent businessman or and underhanded double timer but there needs to be a TV series about his rise

[@deadleague3618]

is there a sequel to this somewhere?

[@thedarkknight9966]

i fucking love these videos. keep up the good work.

[@Floatillyboats]

Great video but those ads!!

[@michaelrickard2225]

Mr. T seems like a madman.

[@barrystewart9118]

6:50 hmmm let's invite a drunk Kanye West to the VMA'S. Yeah we did something similar to draw ratings.

[@ramblingrob14]

Great vid keep it up

[@seantheman1886]

The eery music always creeps me out.

[@johncollins1884]

I believe I have seen all (11) current stories on the "Behind the Titantron" series. It is very well produced. (I'm sure I am not the first person to ever think of or say this) However, I think the series could and should be edited and packaged as a standalone DVD for sale as well. The "internet and disclaimer aspects, (Examples: references to click like, share, leave comments and, subscribe - Last week we, Join us next week when we, we will, and, Join us for more...") - could be edited from the main program, instead they could appear as a "buffer" and as advertising for the internet site/side respectfully. These could be placed at the beginning and of the program. The "Montreal Screw Job" episode should be presented as one continuous story for DVD purposes, not in three separate parts. -with the other stories being different, separate "Chapters" on the same DVD! If the DVD series was packaged and sold in a collectable storage case w/cover art - I know I would perches in a heartbeat, for a fair price. (from $10 - 20 U.S. dollars) I'm not the only one that would buy it, I'm sure! Thanks, again.

[@dylanwicklund5129]

What wrestler in the crowd was that. That he showed in the freeze frame at like 20 seconds in

[@undefeated7314]

Dylan Wicklund edge

[@TorontoGuy]

I heard it was supposed to be Hogan and Jimmy Snuka vs Piper & Orndorff but Snuka was pulled after he killed his wife.

[@tanyawillems8060]

When are you doing part two of this one you said you continue in your next video but your next video is about the plane ride from hell. I would love to see more of this Wrestlemania one. I love all your others video those they are awesome really got me addicted. just felt like I was cliff hangered with this one please finish it thank you.

[@AndriaBieberDesigns]

poor roddy piper :( was a nice guy from Portland, OR

[@arbolmaldonado877]

Richard beltzer Is a comedian in México i see him like detective in law & order suv

[@maffer3164]

Thank you. Very interesting

[@intelligentfool09]

head trauma lawsuit next please???

[@ryaneglinton8970]

These are fantastic

[@fahadbeats]

Fantastic

[@thecellardoor54543]

i wish they would release the whole war to settle the score with the pre match stuff on blu or the network... i had it on beta when i was little but them tapes are shot