Vince Russo's Magnum Opus - WCW Bash at the Beach 2000 Review

[@ShogunKilledChuck]

Just in case anyone was wondering, Russo actually went back and rewatched this PPV for the first time since it occurred to review it for his podcast. He thought it was great. That’s all you need to know.

[@everybodywantstoruletherad279]

I agree. His story has never changed. Biscoff changes and says he doesn’t remember. Dude. Your the E. Producer. U know everything. Hogan is such a bitch. That’s basically all u need to know

[@charliefromstarkvillemissi1852]

I hate him unequivocally. He just keeps staying alive for some reason.

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

That makes sense. Russo went back and watched Brawl For All recently and said "he was entertained " lol

[@StrikeTeam0316]

@@melainebullock Not going to say it was a good show but at least Russo owns his opinions, unlike Bischoff.

[@sillygoose635]

@@melainebullock no it's not, don't kid yourself

[@hulk6785]

The epitome of WCW in the year 2000: The ring crew is too dumb to properly clean cake off of the ring mats.

[@ethanedwards7557]

Should have just flipped them over.

[@hulk6785]

@@ethanedwards7557 That's what they did. Later in the show, someone pulls up the mat for the exposed concrete spot; and you can see frosting on the bottom side.

[@boba2172]

Use a plastic dropcloth

[@aztecwrrior1997]

AEW could probably do worse

[@AuroDHikoshi]

"Tony Shiavoni has stopped giving a shit" it's interesting just to see the stages of Tony just lose the will to live over a few hours

[@edgymcedgelord5297]

100% it was this that turned Tony to Guy Fieri in tna for a month, then lose all his will to do anything until 2020

[@brandonmaddox4862]

He looked so broken, he knew the company was circling the drain

[@robdebank3666]

He is like that now in aew

[@brandonmaddox4862]

@@robdebank3666 most of the commentary team is like that, it’s like they’ve given up

[@NorthStarBlue1]

@@brandonmaddox4862 Most of AEW's talent seems like they've given up too, so that's appropriate. Everyone over there just feels like they're riding out their contracts until they can go ask for a spot at WWE now that Vince McMahon isn't in charge anymore.

[@Kylersinjin]

The mat cleaning segment is like a metaphor for 2000 WCW

[@ariansmovies]

Hell, it could be a metaphor for the year 2020.

[@skippythealien9627]

@@ariansmovies 2021 too lol. 2021 sucked balls

[@michaelbreen7865]

2022 didn't start out too good either, but then Vince McMahon retired amid scandal.

[@MasterOfViewership]

We made a huge mess, but we can't afford the proper remedy -WCW 2000

[@allendebono3460]

Exactly

[@stillvisionsmusic]

This entire PPV has a “I made a bot watch 1000 hours of professional wrestling, here’s what it wrote” energy…

[@misterzalupister]

Very underrated comment

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

Russo?

[@okagron]

Looks like one of those AI programs where you feed it a bunch of text and then it comes up with stuff based on the text.

[@grantkistel3411]

You forgot they imputed endless hours of reality TV in the algorithm for the Russo bot 2000

[@BeardedBruh]

Man, if you hadn't said it in public first, you coulda sold that idea to Russo for a small fortune! Missed opportunities, bro.

[@dragondeathcab9481]

Zane in 2018: “I don’t want to go to minus stars!” Van Hammer: “Imma change this man’s whole life”

[@elbalisong5672]

Wait till he reviews Victory Road '11

[@VindexSolis]

@@elbalisong5672 He already did review it

[@elbalisong5672]

@@VindexSolis So he did

[@elbalisong5672]

My bad

[@martingamer5591]

Hogan basically sued Russo for calling him bald.

[@King_Goat_JJ]

Martin Gamer: In storyline earlier in the year of 2000; Hogan tried to sue Kidman for calling him names before the Hummer ran over him

[@AuroDHikoshi]

The match was a work but the Russo firing at Hogan wasn't part of the deal (Attitude Era)

[@Thaolax]

@ creative control is a hell of contract clause. It's smart hogan sued, free money at that point.

[@TerminatedAccount.]

Hogan worked himself into a shoot that gave him millions of dollars at Ted Turner's expense

[@fujifilm5127]

Hogan looks like fucking King Neptune

[@foamactionnetwork2743]

Sting wearing a Sting mask is a perfect metaphor for all the unnecessary shit in WCW during this time

[@actionjackson4982]

Lmao word up

[@pieluvr7362]

Marketing bro

[@zeepykee]

As Jim Cornette would say, a hat on a hat

[@blueprint7]

@@zeepykee jim cornette is dumb

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

It happened in Impact too

[@jordanflores5687]

Mop bucket: that doesn't work for me brother

[@Crushbra]

The original was the most popular review with over 670,000 views. Let's make this review hit that

[@e93sports80]

it now has over 250,000 views

[@Crushbra]

@@e93sports80 long way to go. Wrestlemania 20 is the most popular review. This is less popular than some of his tna reviews

[@Clay3613]

Well, we did it.

[@TigerT242]

Let's go?!!!!!!

[@Crushbra]

@@Clay3613 congratulations

[@adamlucas2203]

I actually won the "Be Goldberg's Manager" thing. All I did was walk out with him. I was offered a $750,000 contract and full creative control and three title shots. I didn't take the WWEs offer to go over and just let Ted pay my contract

[@aztecwrrior1997]

You lucky son of a gun

[@CheezusChrist1776]

Glad you weren't a mark for yourself, and you just took the money. Trillionaire Ted had it coming brother

[@munchmahquchi4050]

You had me in the first half 😂

[@laurenmarco6162]

Seriously?! Did they give you some momento?

[@ghostfac3182]

Did the pyro hurt

[@sharpbleydz500]

Brian Zane (July 2018): I don’t want to go way below zero stars... Halloween Havoc 1991: Are you sure?

[@brandonm949]

Thank you, I was wondering what could possibly be rated worse than that evening gown match. I'll go check it out.

[@GeoffDaCow]

Don’t care that it’s a reupload, if it’s Brian Zane then it’s getting watched

[@dan7845]

Sure. And I enjoy his videos. Only thing is that I do not understand the reason why he would need to do a reupload.

[@RONTHEGOAT]

Kenn Jay the originals sometimes get copyrighted and taken down but he would still like for us to see them so he re uploads!

[@Ravenz91]

RON THE GOAT a great dude for that!

[@dan7845]

@@RONTHEGOAT Ah, right. That makes sense. Did not really think of that as I expect that what Brian Zane does in these videos fall under "fair use".

[@Hardworlder]

I've actually noticed at least one small addition from the original post (A new caption on his wedding gown match score), so as far as I'm concerned this is a brand new video.

[@EdgeVStriker]

Just realized this was a fulfilling of something Booker T infamously said. “Hulk Hogan! We comin for you n***a!” Didn’t think the “we” he was referring to was himself, Jarrett and Russo.

[@doublevision7644]

Brian, what you didn't know is that the cake had a creative control clause in its contract with WCW .. . Getting cleaned up? NO WAY!! Doesn't work for me brother! and this was the finish Russo came up with. 5 stars

[@mcj88]

Clearly they just wanted to protect people's eyes from the horrors of that match ;P

[@brokencortes7320]

Ha. I don't blame them.

[@djpegao]

Of course, ¿did you saw how much of that cake was wasted??? That's one of the most horrifying things to be shown on KZbin!!!

[@Maverick512000]

Fact it took them that long to think of just flipping them really tells you of the collective brain power in WCW at this time.

[@jeremyfincham1422]

Vince Russo wearing a Barry Bonds jersey was enough of a heel move

[@VACATETHE48]

I mean this was still before Bonds beefed up on the roids bigtime yet. The 4 years he broke baseball were still in the future, he was just quietly considered to be the best outfielder of the 90s by the time of this ppv.

[@Chuck_EL]

@@VACATETHE48 right he was trying to get over because this was in San Francisco if I remember

[@rubenarriaga3029]

@@Chuck_EL he’s a Giants fan

[@colocho545]

Brian reviewing 2000 WCW is such a perfect match

[@anthonythanghe4755]

2000 WCW is the worst sitcom ever written.

[@michaelbreen7865]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 I barely found anything funny about what WCW was in the year 2000. (The last for words I did in an Al Gore voice. 😁)

[@niXity9000]

Because they both absolutely suck

[@timothydudley1177]

I can tell you first hand I was there. My dad took me on our summer trip. The crowd gave up after Hogan left. Everyone was stunned. I was happy seeing Sting but that was it. Booker winning was a good thing but the crowd was just out of it. I knew then WCW was dying. Side note I met several of the guys at the Adams Mark hotel now the Hilton across from the Ocean Center. Many of them were telling me they knew the end was near but just trying to get the name out there.

[@adrianlemus8014]

Very cool, bro. I wish I could have gone to a PPV before WcW closed.

[@moonswan7587]

I live here in Daytona, I went to every Bash at the Beach but missed this one thank God, my dad would have been furious he wasted his time and money on this p.o.s lol.. on a side note the Adam's Mark hotel was a really nice hotel

[@RandoChrisYT]

Really says something that someone actually wants to claim ownership of that Evening Gown Match.

[@GranthamStreet]

Maybe it was the baker of that cake.

[@robertjames7657]

"That makes no sense." "That was overbooked." "Too many non-finishes." "Illogical booking." One word: Russo.

[@AuroDHikoshi]

I think Hogan has his mitts over this as well..

[@robertjames7657]

@@AuroDHikoshi That doesn't work for me, brother.

[@richardclark7224]

Right

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

The key adjective is play!

[@Skorpio420]

​@@robertjames7657"Bro, that's right, bro. You don't, bro, work for me, bro!"

[@antoniodias2883]

This is such a glorious PPV. It's "The Room" of Wrestling PPV's. I get together with friends and watch this from time to time. It's amazingly horrible.

[@Immortalangel14]

Your tearing me apart, Russo!

[@williamsmith666]

...oh, hi Hulk.

[@haraldrauppraupp1761]

"Do You Understand Wrestling Hogan? Do You? "

[@sdfilmproductions4193]

FUN FACT: The original finish for the world title was for Daphne to win by dropkicking Hogan off the ring apron into the cake but Hogan and the cake had a falling out before the show became the cake got the bigger dressing room. The cake then had a brawl backstage with Hogan and the cake hit a cake cutter (shoulders back chest out) on Hogan.

[@plcthelegacy4131]

"I don't want to go into negative stars" ...Well thanks Van Hammer

[@elbalisong5672]

I forget how young babyfaced Brian looked. Not a knock on the guy, but the beard adds about 3 years on him and +10 XP and wisdom.

[@buhbuhjaychampagne1706]

The ninjas attacking The Cat was a spoof of The Pink Panther. Their “job” was to surprise him as part of his “training”

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

So...outdated

[@thomasgallipoli8376]

I said the same thing. Way to be topical, Russo!

[@quiznights]

WCW’s inability to clean up the mess (cake) was symbolic of how the company was being ran at the time.

[@michaelbreen7865]

Yeah, they were so short on money that bottled water was all they could use with the mops.

[@NorthStarBlue1]

@@michaelbreen7865 They were still living off Uncle Ted's fortune in 2000, so that was hardly the problem. By this point is was just straight up incompetence and disinterest by everyone involved.

[@zennyspent]

To hell with zero stars, the smile on Daphne's face at the end, with Tony saying "bless her heart" was worth the whole mess. Rest in power, Daphne. Bless your heart, indeed!

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

I don't know about then but now, sure. Why not?

[@SyndicateSuperman]

RIP Daffney. You were a beautiful person and an even more beautiful soul.

[@brownieelf6171]

I don’t think she’ll ever read this.

[@JohnnyKChop]

@@brownieelf6171 Don’t be shitty.

[@SyndicateSuperman]

@@brownieelf6171 no way dude, really?

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

@@brownieelf6171 Socka

[@above.average.gaming.natio3026]

yup@@SyndicateSuperman

[@MasamuneStreams]

Great review sir! I remember tearing up when Booker T won the World Championship. That was truly a special moment.

[@jamesmason7979]

I'm glad Brian switched to the five star rating system.

[@abcsin6526]

Thank God,somebody said it

[@TheThingNG]

Still waiting for Bryan to take inspiration from another Bryan and give a match MINUS FIVE STARS

[@agent7796]

Agreed, 😎👍👍

[@Jame5man]

TheThingNG he has on another video

[@dannyphantom47]

James Sylvestre that’s what he’s saying. He wants Bryan to do it again.

[@MilkWasABadChoice17]

This is probably my favorite classic review from this channel. I am weirdly obsessed with this show and how bad it is, I would totally welcome a revisit with fresh eyes and updated scores.

[@diabeticman2194]

The cake was the MVP of this ppv, chuckled loads when you pointed out how the cleaners couldn’t clean it up

[@Shellshock39]

The true heel in this PPV was the cake.

[@VideojugadorIrritado]

Hulk Hogan sued Russo because he want a piece of that cake.

[@DGS2605]

The Mat Cleaners were truly an underrated stable. Shouldve lasted much longer imo

[@Thebossstage1]

Could WCW in 2000 go 5 minutes without interference in a match?

[@kinect8968]

3 minutes. Take it or leave it

[@PrinceVegita1]

Yeah that shit got old fast. On TV I get it as you wanna have things going on but interferences on PPVs should really be kept on a minimum.

[@jokeywild9869]

Vince Russo. Because God forbid wrestling and in ring storytelling does the trick. Maybe wcw would still be around. I know I lost all interest once it became this stupid crap.

[@williamcronshaw5262]

@@jokeywild9869 To be fair, it was a WCW trope long before Vince Russo. But he did take it to a new level.

[@callum6486]

No way bro. Ratings bro. Not my fault bro. Bro.

[@VinnieGer]

Thumbnail looks like an old fashioned game over screen designed to make the player feel bad.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

I want it as a game over in a wrestling game now lmao

[@Synnamon27]

Jesus LMFAO

[@KingJaymo2k11]

Silver Surfer on NES

[@VibrationPsy]

When you press continue he wakes up

[@venomousnate7263]

The thumbnail just say everything about WCW in the year 2000.

[@The_Hero74_]

R.I.P Daffney I always loved your work❤️

[@vibeofthee80s_]

RIP 🙏

[@charlottecorday8494]

I lose it every time that guy starts dumping a water bottle on the cake

[@martyswild]

Isn’t it fitting that Bash ‘96 was the start of WCW dominance and Bash ‘00 was when the company was. Essentially over.

[@mrdude88]

And TNA eventually hire all 3 men (Bischoff, Hogan, Russo) at the same time.

[@NMV-eq5jt]

I wasn't born when WCW folded only a few months later so I guess 2011-13 TNA was my replacement 1999-2001 WCW 💀

[@reloadpsi]

@@NMV-eq5jt I never watched it, but I heard awful things.

[@NMV-eq5jt]

@@reloadpsi it was basically WCW 2000 2.0 nothing made any sense, even as a kid, Brooke Hogan was there, they didnt know what to do with AJ Styles, Hogan was involved in most storylines. It was pretty ass especially compared to what we were getting before

[@JoeSmith-hv7oe]

TNA and Jay Lethal gave us that Ric Flair promo, tho. So…call it even?

[@backup368]

High School: The Pay Per View

[@harveytyler4869]

I was a security officer at a hospital in Maryland, that’s all I can say, and the popo would send Van Hammer to the hospital for help with his issues, I developed a friendship with him, I found a very good guy who had some of the best stories of WCW, if what he said was true there was a lot of bad things going on there. I haven’t seen him in years but I heard he’s doing well, I wish him the best because he was screwed over there big time. Also he was so dam tall his legs would go over the gurney by like 2 feet it was hilarious, thanks for the great work on these, it’s very entertaining

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

Would love to know the things he told you

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

We hear so many stories about wrestlers being terrible people it's always nice to hear that that are at least a few good guys in the business.

[@GetBenched2010]

The thing about the whole Russo/Hogan/Jarrett debacle is the worst moment in wrestling history. Regardless of who's side you're on, Hogan or Meltzer, (who Russo parroted talking points from constantly,) it was wrong and was the true killer of the entire company. The biggest reason was because it now ceased to be a wrestling show. You never saw Ross and Rachel break character to bitch about their salaries in the middle of an episode of Friends. If they did, it would have killed THAT show as well. The fact that it was on PAY PER VIEW made it even worse because you had to PAY money to see them do this. Add this to the fact that Jarrett NEVER drew and was NEVER OVER anywhere but in Memphis and you had a situation where there were no winners and Hogan looked sympathetic. He was a Horseman, never got over, joined the NWO, didn't get over, got a bigger push by Russo than even his own father gave him in Memphis, didn't get over. Meanwhile, Booker was collateral damage unfortunately.

[@arvindshastry6434]

Jarrett also blackmailed Vince McMahon into giving him a huge some of money. I think he used some of that money to start TNA.

[@tthomaselli2]

Pros?: "Cake!". To this day, that part at the end of the review when Brian Zane gives the cons, the pros & the final grade for 'WCW Bash At The Beach 2000' still makes me smile...

[@At0micPunk90]

They really did Mike Awesome dirty. Saddled him with these awful comedy gimmicks. A far cry from who he was in ECW.

[@savagecatgt]

I wonder if Mike Awesome ever wrestled Mike Modest? Modest vs Awesome.

[@jeffamell3501]

No one put a gun to his head he wanted money he got money

[@jeremyfincham1422]

Given how many of us feel about Goldberg now, Goldberg as a heel kinda makes sense now.

[@gabrielguzman6018]

I thought I was the only. It made sense for him to become heel

[@adampruitt9211]

@moon dawg C'mon!! Jack!! you loved you some GOLDBERG!!!! GOLDBERG!!!! GOLDBERG!!!! Oh wait no you liked GILLBERG!!! GILLBERG!!! GILLBERG!!! From WWE LOL

[@williamcronshaw5262]

I feel like his promo skills were never good enough, but I guess he could fulfil the monster heel role but that gets old quick.

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

​@@williamcronshaw5262 Gillberg > Goldturd

[@blacknapalm2131]

*The fact that Russo actually got emotional about Jeff fucking Jarrett deserving the title shows how truly demented and out of touch he really was*

[@actionjackson4982]

Broke 1000 guitars. Never drew a dime.

[@willdallas53]

He turned it into a ten year payday with tna so I’d say it was pretty smart.

[@actionjackson4982]

@@willdallas53 can't argue with that

[@blueprint7]

he was a main eventer in TNA you mark

[@JCOdrjones]

@@blueprint7 Because he originally started up the company and had strong creative control. No shit he'd be a main eventer, only because he could make himself one

[@rowdycmoore]

Just got around to finding this, and extra props for referencing the old CBS Special title card alone.

[@BaneClandestine]

I’m so glad someone does these retrospectives, no one would believe this actually happened, a whole PPV in melt down, if it wasn’t actually filmed. It’s amazing WcW existed, it was so bad, with such good talent.

[@actionjackson4982]

1996-2000 were some of the wildest years in wrestling. I remember watching this PPV and thinking "Hogan turned heel 4 years ago. What the hell am I watching?" 😂😂

[@SteveReaves]

One thing that really contributes to making the booking not make sense in this era of WCW... Kanyon is basically a mid-carder that they are trying to move up in the company. He beats Booker T earlier in the night. The decision to put the belt on Hogan is reversed later in the night after Jarrett LITERALLY lays down for him. And so, two guys that lost their matches earlier in the night wrestle in the main event for the World Title at the end of the SAME NIGHT... and we're supposed to buy it, and NOT see the Championship as being devalued? You mean to tell me that at this point (and NOT to take anything from Kanyon) that Kanyon has a snowball's chance in Hell of winning the WCW World Title at really ANY point in WCW's history? Why not get Cat's limo driver to put his trunks back on, and make Ice Train the new Television Champion while you're at it? Let's have nWo Sting's former tag team partner, Thunder, win the US Championship by beating Kanyon's former tag team partner, Mark Starr later in the night... with no explanation.

[@napalmblaziken]

"I don't wanna go into minus stars." Get ready Brian. Van Hammer is just around the corner. Repost for a reupload.

[@kozykoz05]

the best/worst part of the filthy animals is that major stash was supposed to be private stash, which is a far superior pun, however van hammer wanted a higher fictional title in this fictional group and therefore was major stash which kind of breaks all the fun out of the whole nickname

[@jblanch3]

I know what you were getting at, but I believe you'd intended to say "MIA" rather than "Filthy Animals." Other than that, that's a funny story.

[@XxrandomexexX]

I was about to say I watched this before then I see the reupload intro thing

[@Kaydenhanks3]

Same

[@raydn23]

Think it’s a good idea because I’ve only found his show a month ago. KZbin algorithm is so trash

[@THC420Dogg]

Stupid title. Should have been clearer. 😁

[@XxrandomexexX]

Damn sorry to be that guy but I've never gotten more than like 2 likes I think so thanks

[@RONTHEGOAT]

Christopher Pelton how? it’s pretty clear

[@illusioNery]

Jeff Jarrett broke 6000 guitars and never drew a dime and it shows

[@martyklestadt6766]

You're quoting that promoter from Florida on one of the DVDs about WCW or the Four Horsemen or something. The statement is true, though.

[@DylanBelievesInTheNet]

The fact that he's a Hall of Famer is appalling. Absolute slimeball of a wrestler.

[@illusioNery]

@@DylanBelievesInTheNet I always knew that the WWE HoF was a shitshow and I'm glad the likes of Owen Hart will never be in there because it would actually tarnish his legacy but it became apparent of how much of a joke it really is when they inducted Jeff "Man of 6000 broken guitars and no dimes being drawn" Jarrett.

[@xavierwatson7252]

New jack

[@Farzad117]

Jeff Jarrett is Busted!

[@anthonythanghe4755]

Oh my god. Bichoff’s pitch is the inspiration for CM Punk leaving the WWE with the title after MiTB.

[@ElChaseReturns]

And he still came back like a week later smh

[@reloadpsi]

@@ElChaseReturns In an era where everybody is aware of the scripted nature of wrestling, there's no point dragging those things out.

[@geraintthatcher3076]

Brian without his lockdown beard seems so strange 🧔

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

A worthwhile reupload......never thought I'd say that about Bash at the Beach 2000 lmao

[@djdrastic1]

Hahahahaha

[@modernpoet3997]

The Demon and Vampiro doing cinematic matches before they were cool.

[@dilbert719]

I was listening to that Nash promo while looking at another window, and it sounded like a recording of Nash from Smackdown vs. Raw 2002's storyline mode.

[@Ravenz91]

Shut Your Mouth?

[@Slick5150]

Bash at The Beach 2000 is one of Vince Russo's finest hours..... of pure Nonsense that is

[@kenterminateddq5311]

It's one of Brian Zane's finest hours.

[@PrinceVegita1]

I for one enjoyed the PPV. If you dislike Russo try watching 1999/2000 WCW episodes that weren't written by Russo. Unwatchable. With Russo you at least had stuff going on.

[@RONTHEGOAT]

PrinceVegita1 russo sucks

[@PrinceVegita1]

@@RONTHEGOAT He brought us the attitude era

[@RONTHEGOAT]

PrinceVegita1 oh wow he brought us an era where people can curse so innovative

[@THC420Dogg]

Love the retro style of the reupload graphic, brought me back to a time when there were only three channels. 👍

[@alexhobbs1208]

One of my favorites. Glad to see it back Zman

[@nnaproductions]

When you have an entire Dark Side of the Ring episode centered around ONE PPV, you know it has to be legendarely bad...

[@whereabouts1]

Can't be having that lewd evening gown footage....

[@XxrandomexexX]

Is that what it was taken down for?

[@King_Goat_JJ]

Joseph R: needed more cake cleaning

[@mythicgamer6291]

@@XxrandomexexX yeah cause apparently the snowflakes get over triggered bout everything like literally

[@XxrandomexexX]

@@mythicgamer6291 yep they want adds not viewers

[@matt8258]

MYthic Gamer “the snowflakes” way to delegitimize your whole point

[@juliejaeger2443]

One of my favorite videos. I tend to rewatch this one the most

[@zagreus101]

"I don't want to go to minus stars" BY GOD THAT'S NEWJACK'S MUSIC

[@enigmaskull3495]

29:12 Poor Tony became broken at that moment.

[@scottgaultney]

That is the face of a man who really wishes he could go to the nearest bar and drink until all of this is a distant, booze-soaked memory.

[@paulgibbon5991]

"Hello darkness my old friend...."

[@Chuck_EL]

@@scottgaultney the best thing about this ppv was Booker T winning the world title

[@ShootItALBY]

Can't wait to see how well Darkside of The Ring tells this story this week

[@NMV-eq5jt]

Stacey Keibler dancing and taking off her wedding gown the only good thing that happened on this show, and even that wasnt spectacular she was just hot asf

[@andrejg4136]

I do enjoy watching very attractive women do things, but at a certain point, your attractiveness can only carry a segment so far.

[@zachih3800]

@@andrejg4136 I agree but Stacy is the exception to that rule.

[@johngetbent]

Quality re-uploaded content from our semi-wresting hero, Mr. Brian Zane of the ring

[@paulgibbon5991]

I find it weirdly amusing that you set up a catfight match where the appeal is Daffney and Stacy getting their clothes ripped off....and then the first half is guys losing their pants.

[@TheLarryburns84]

oof. kinda sad to read this now since Daff passed the way she did and it wasn't long ago

[@actionjackson4982]

Swerve, bro! 😂

[@actionjackson4982]

@@TheLarryburns84 RIP Daffney

[@Dreigonix]

I appreciate the spirit. Equality! XD

[@Sonofgoku1]

RIP intermission joke. I loved that

[@aztecwrrior1997]

Wait the joke is gone NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@augustuswayne9676]

White cake frosting is made of pure lard and sugar . Trying to clean it with just water will just smear it around .

[@Alsebra]

I'd also assume that it was specifically-made to last under the lights for a while, which would lead to something more difficult to clean up.

[@williamhild1793]

The rot had set in so bad on WCW by this time that all of this "swervy" Vince Russo stuff didn't really do any MORE damage, since WCW was so beyond repair. But what it did was to ensure that WCW was now incapable of ever being taken seriously as a threat to WWF. From Bash at the Beach 2000 onward for the next few months, it was just the corpse decomposing right before our eyes.

[@mezykin]

the moment i saw Adam had titled this with the words "Magnum Opus", i knew this would be good

[@Mst3kfanatic1]

Hearing Brian talk about how Russo wanted Booker T to be champion put me firmly in Russo's corner over this whole debacle, it also showed Russo was the one person that couldn't be pushed around by Hogan. It's a shame Savage and Piper didn't have the same balls in WCW.

[@blackhabits6408]

This is the first comment I've seen defending Russo from a different perspective, and I find it really compelling. Even if he was ultimately "in the wrong" for what was planned to happen, he chose an ending which is less dumb than what "should have happened" even if it may not be a great ending.

[@Mst3kfanatic1]

@@blackhabits6408 you know if Eric's idea had happened Hogan would have forced his way to win the champion vs. Champion match and Booker T would have never become a main eventer

[@southbeachtalent]

I usually find myself agreeing with Russo's take on things, even though Cornette's always wildly entertaining

[@regularstan6212]

Complete BS jeff Jarrett spoke about this and puts into perspective how DISORGANIZED vince was. Littlery NO one knew the end of the match. Let alone what will happen next week

[@regularstan6212]

​@southbeachtalent jeff Jarrett spoke about and puts into perspective on Vince russo mind set and complete lack of vision for the actual show.

[@ShinRyojin]

Thanks for reuploading this because I tried to find it a couple days ago and was bummed that it was taken down.

[@TCGView]

Rest in Peace, Daphne. We miss you.

[@Insomniaaron]

7:30 'I changed the rules of the match I'm being attacked now'.

[@Nick94956]

"Kevin Nash cuts a promo sounding really sedated and like he doesn't want to be there." So basically any Kevin Nash promo after 1998

[@nowherecity2991]

Who Blocked the original video? Bro...

[@justinrichards7194]

Lol nice

[@anthonythanghe4755]

“It wasn’t me bro.” “It was unnamed sources bro.”

[@bobs7418]

It was....the powers that be

[@adamlucas2203]

Ask anyone bro....it wasn't me bro......I'm the creator of the attitude era bro....

[@anthonythanghe4755]

Adam Lucas I even created the word “bro”.

[@februarystars1976]

The thumb nail pretty much gives away the rating of this show

[@JW666]

Anyone else returning to watch this video after watching the Darkside of The Ring episode?

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Thanks for the Re-uploas Brian one of the most controversial PPVS ever

[@AmericanWrathchild]

Brian reviewing 2000 WCW is such good shit pal.

[@journeytotheotherside]

At least they got to go to the beach without it being shut down :(

[@adampruitt9211]

@ I think he meant back when Beaches were closed cause Covid- 19 in 2020 back in March and April alot of Beaches did not open back up till May back in 2000 he was saying beaches were allwys open they was no Kung Fu Virus back in 2000

[@toast666lol]

I will happily rewatch this episode. It’s one of my favorites.

[@stevenmcd4741]

Marc Mero's TKO = Brock Lesnar's F5. Brock apparently stole a lot from Marc...

[@BigTiger_99]

The finisher, The gear, AND The Girl!

[@lewisaino]

@@BigTiger_99 Now we just need his Booty Gimmick

[@StrikeTeam0316]

Thank you Brian for doing such a great job with this episode. It has such rewatchability for good laughs.

[@pendafen7405]

32:25 the weirdest part about all that pipebomb drama was that the PPV just carried on afterward with no-one else on the roster reacting. You would think Nash at the least would have some kind of spontaneous reaction to Hogan's sudden (shoot?) firing, but apparently everyone else was just there to follow their specific cues and not pay attention to the WCW universe as a whole.

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

I'm curious to see how Dark Side of the Ring handles this

[@Bfratman]

So Darkside of the ring gonna have an episode of this.

[@brandonizaguirre2963]

Beat me to it

[@the1flym459]

There's a joke in there somewhere about Hugh Morris wearing a Bill Clinton mask

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

Heugh E. Reaction..... **sudden realization crowd boos** ....Captain Rection for Short **Serious face**

[@juliooquendo220]

20 years ago next month (August) will be for that moment that WCW was messed up for good

[@MrLawrenceflowers]

That tittle and thumbnail gets the video a like on its own from me lmao 😂😂😂 so true!!

[@eddiecarter5366]

Favourite comment: "Oh how naive I was back then..."

[@SlvrStryker]

I was waiting to see if he was going to throw a call-forward to it, and I'm *real* glad to see he did that. XD

[@aztn19]

I wonder what the new rating should be for the 1st zero stars match since he now uses negative stars. Oh, none I see; original rating stands.

[@therealgamer619]

My fav was bray wyatt taking notes😂

[@henrikschmidt3964]

Whenever I see Big Vito, I always think of the hilarious story that Lance Storm told on a shoot. He had gone up to a fellow worker in catering - Chavo I believe - talking about it being 'the last supper' - before he was losing the belt. Everyone just thought he was a mark.