Was WrestleMania X8 Good?

Not a bad show.
00:00-Me rambling on
01:51-Rob Van Dam vs William Regal for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
03:47-Christian vs Diamond Dallas Page for the WWF European Championship
05:13-Jonathan Coachman interviews The Rock
05:54-Maven vs Goldust for the WWF Hardcore Championship
07:16-Kurt Angle vs Kane
09:03-The Hurraperv?
09:21-The Undertaker vs Ric Flair No Disquaification
12:57-Edge vs Booker T
14:55-The Hurricane gets caught off guard
15:10-Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Scott Hall
19:30-Billy and Chuck vs The Dudley Boyz vs The Hardyz vs The APA for the WWF Tag Team Championships
21:50-It's Christian!
22:01-The Rock vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan(Icon vs Icon)
28:44-Jazz vs Lita vs Trish Stratus for the WWF Woman's Championship
30:16-Maven makes a run for it
30:26-Chris Jericho with Stephanie McMahon vs Triple H for the WWF Championship
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[@wrestlingspremier]

I honestly liked this show. It was clearly lacking another standout match to make it great but enjoyable for me. Hogan/Rock is still talked about to this day whereas Jericho/HHH is for the wrong reasons. Austin's placement on the card is odd and Ric Flair/The Undertaker is an underrated match. What did you think of WrestleMania X8?

[@imairtoliver139]

I always thought rock & hogan should’ve closed the show definitely the best match on the card

[@downsouthjuan6379]

Pretty average

[@yeslinvelez6572]

One of my favorites

[@radentstwo9793]

Underrated

[@anesseameer]

It's a good mania exclude the main event next mania should be 21

[@fighterfalcon1257]

Even if Triple H and Jericho put on a clinic, there was no way they were topping the iconic match.

[@wrestlingspremier]

It was lightning in a bottle.

[@joshuabarnes7543]

Rock and hogan should have been the main event

[@divendughati6114]

@@wrestlingspremier please make video on WrestleMania 21

[@toptenguy1]

I can vouch, being there live, me and my friend went through the entire match thinking "Just get the pedigree over with, we have a long 5 hour drive back home coming up". LOL

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

Yep. Even with my feelings on the Rock/Hogan match being alright wise when you push past the crowd and the hype, it definitely should of been the main without question.

[@contrust3697]

Wrestlemania X8 Crowd was absolutely Incredible.

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

I just now realized that William Regal was in the opening match of Wrestlemania 17 and 18! Back to back opening Mania Matches is something you can’t take away that from him!

[@chrisreid688]

And lost the Intercontinental title on both shows

[@amedeopetrella5616]

@@chrisreid688 He wasn't the champ before WM 17

[@grammysworld5449]

Regal would've had such a better career had he and the company done better

[@ghost_in_nyc]

was able to go to this wrestlemania because my brother bought my ticket, I was 13 at the time and we had floor seats. first and only time ive ever been to a wrestling event. I'll never forget Rock Vs Hogan that crowd was incredible.

[@tydance8865]

What a cool big brother

[@blackmensredpill6392]

This Mania was Basically WWF vs WCW on a Grand Stage

[@thetruej7872]

The Rock vs Hollywood Hogan! Icon vs Legend! The real Once in a Lifetime at Wrestlemania (I still like Rock vs Cena at WM 28).

[@rickytpb2164]

Rock vs Hogan was a true generational battle. Rock and Cena are nearly the same age.

[@cjvaye99]

Neither were 'once in a life time' Hogan and Rock wrestled again at no way out 2003.

[@djtrankilo231]

@@cjvaye99 at least that wasn't a Wrestlemania main event for a title

[@damaniresida6439]

@@djtrankilo231 but it still isn't a "once in a lifetime match"

[@atomicspid2129]

I think WrestleMania 18 marked the end of the Attitude Era. It just had a whole different vibe from the rest of 2002.

[@karlitosway7474]

This!

[@r.brown0294]

Yea then ruthless aggression area was brought in once John Cena came to smackdown and slapped Kurt Angle

[@StraightEdgeKnight19]

@chuckbuskeethe attitude era ended on may 6th 2002, why is this rocket science to people?

[@StraightEdgeKnight19]

@chuckbuskee yea it was different but it wasn’t the end. Fact

[@StraightEdgeKnight19]

@chuckbuskee u In denial my good sir.

[@rubenmaldonado1868]

That ref slide is so smooth he shot into the ring at full speed That's what vince wanted to do when he blew out his quads

[@23trewilliams]

Yes, this Wrestlemania was good

[@TheCamSays]

Good. And criminally underrated.

[@tehjboney4249]

This Wrestlemania could’ve been better if WWE had planned it better let’s be honest Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit rematch would’ve been better than a whole Kurt Angle vs Kane match which seems very weird and RVD vs William Regal would’ve been better but it was pretty cool if the match was a little better maybe having a ladder match for the Intercontinental Title and allowing RVD to win the title after delivering a good Five Star Frog Splash onto someone maybe having Kane participate in the match as well now having Triple H vs Jericho as the ending would’ve been better if WWE planned it out better not focusing on Stephanie but focus mostly on Triple H and Jericho and HHH wanting to take back what is rightfully his but for the Tag Division they should’ve kept Edge and Christian together instead of separating them same with The Hardy Boyz remaining together and The Dudley Boyz for another TLC match for the WWF World Tag Team Titles next having DDP and Mick Foley in a Street Fight would’ve been interesting and having The Rock vs Hollywood Hogan made perfect sense but having Stone Cold be the host for Wrestlemania 18 makes perfect sense and deliver a Stone Cold Stunner to Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon and Linda McMahon and Stephanie McMahon next having an 24/7 Hardcore Championship match would make perfect sense but the match to open up the night should’ve been for the Cruiserweight Title and have a 6 Pack Cruiserweight match

[@MikeJr9284]

Rock vs Hogan should have been the main event.

[@amedeopetrella5616]

Yup

[@Xehanort10]

A funny thing about the Triple H and Jericho feud in the storyline was that Jericho and Stephanie were originally going to be a couple but Triple H got insecure about it and pulled the same "There's no way Stephanie would leave a guy like me for him" thing he did when they were going to do the same in his feud with Angle in 2000. Was he that paranoid that he thought Stephanie acting out a romance storyline with a wrestler other than him would make her leave him for that wrestler in real life?

[@onesaucynougat7471]

@@KailumAsylum that’s just hella insecure on his part then, it’s a storyline, y2j and steph being a couple definitely would’ve added to the storyline.

[@robertotellez199]

This was my first ever payperview. I remember watching it with my brother, we were both in the process of learning english since we had just moved to the US. We had no idea what was being said but we were both just ecstatic watching the Hogan vs Rock match. I will always remember and cherish that Wrestlemania.

[@AstroKFP]

smh I still hate that they gave the tag match win to Billy and Chuck when the Hardys and Dudleys deserved a Mania win for once after their previous ladder/TLC showcases.

[@brianhooks1574]

Right

[@onesaucynougat7471]

Honestly I didn’t really mind, I was surprised that they retained but I didn’t care since they had a pretty good run up to that point.

[@nyosrevenge7332]

This Wrestlemania is the end to the Attitude Era an the beginning to the Ruthless Aggression Era

[@brianburnswildcat]

No it wasn't. WrestleMania X-Seven was the end of the attitude era. Just the Ruthless aggression era begins in 2002 that makes the attitude era didn't lasted that long. WWE forgets their past.

[@KenRising1996]

The Beginning of the Attitude Era and The Ending of the Attitude Era is debatable. Some people including myself would say the Attitude Era Kicked Off between Stone Cold Austin 3:16 promo at King of the Ring, Brian Pillman Gun angle or when Bret Hart Snapped and where it concluded I'll say when the Brand split happened was the start of the Ruthless Aggression era.

[@justinturley7071]

@@KenRising1996 the beginning of the Attitude Era began on March 30, 1998 (the night after WrestleMania 14 and coincidentally the same night that the Attitude Signature Intro started, and the same night that we got a new WWF title) and ended on March 22, 2002 or March 26, 2001 (the night that WCW was bought out). The Attitude Era had two WrestleMania’s 15, and 2000. WrestleMania 17 started the Invasion Angle.

[@batmaneatspizza]

@@justinturley7071 Attitude Era had 4 WrestleManias 14, 15, 16 and 17

[@TorontoHits]

Toronto needs another Wrestlemania 🙏🏽🥺🥺

[@wrestlingspremier]

Best Mania crowd imo.

[@divendughati6114]

@@wrestlingspremier please make video on WrestleMania 21

[@KenRising1996]

Same way as Detroit and A Wrestlemania in the United Kingdom would be nice

[@speedking7224]

@@KenRising1996 At the rate which WWE is going a mania in Saudi Arabia would be more believable then the UK lol

[@djtrankilo231]

@@speedking7224 especially since management hates smarks and the UK fans are very smarky. Then again, Vince is "done" and Triple H has the power now.

[@deandredukes95]

The Toronto crowd could make a person go deaf for how loud they were for Hogan and Rock

[@CCEkeke]

Interesting Fact: That superplex on Ric Flair dislocated Taker's hip. That's why he couldn't do the Last Ride on Flair to end the match.

[@sinister54]

Perfect AA spinebuster back when I thought I wouldn't see one again

[@itachi-kun7736]

Jericho was interviewed that he wished he didn't main event WMX-8 because he could not out-power the greatness of Hogan vs Rock match, but Triple H ego got in the way

[@speedking7224]

Oh boo HHH bad!

[@cerebralassassin2185]

Honestly Triple H vs Jericho was a pretty good match. It's only not talked about because of rock vs hogan was such a big match.

[@Xehanort10]

10:38 It was during this match that the streak was first acknowledged and made a part of The Undertaker's Wrestlemania storylines.

[@dallasarnold1803]

I rated this PPV a 9/10. Rock vs Hogan were the two of the biggest icons collided. Undertaker vs Ric Flair was underrated so as DDP vs Christian with Christian throwing a temper tantrum in a post match, The Opener was good, Kurt Angle had a decent match with Kane, Scott Hall sells Stone Cold Stunners like a boss, and HHH winning the Undisputed Championship. Y2J's main event push as Undisputed Champion was buried and Rock vs Hogan should have closed the show.

[@dylan2na652]

people don’t like this stage set up but i think it’s an all timer

[@macburninman17]

The event didn't follow up strongly from Wrestlemania 17. The card couldve been swapped around to Stone Cold vs. Triple H, Edge vs. Y2J etc. but still felt like a Wrestlemania

[@mbasandudane6334]

When I think of wrestlemania 18 I only think of one match only🥳🥳

[@thetruej7872]

Remember when Stacy Keibler gave herself a wedgie in front of Jeff Hardy? Good times. Unfortunately we'll never see something like that again.

[@damaniresida9887]

People would complain nowadays

[@nusa8498]

I just wonder who actually booked this card, how the hell could you not have Hogan vs The Rock as the Main Event? It's the same crap they did with HBK vs Ric Flair, HBK vs Taker, Batista vs Taker, etc. Did the WWE really think ANY MATCH was gonna top Hogan vs Rock? Sure HHH and Y2J had a decent match, but it's not something that you ultimately remember!

[@aboriginalson]

Conflict of interest is cerebral.

[@speedking7224]

They didn't do the same mistake with WrestleMania 28. But then punk had to bitch and moan

[@gaurav-3458]

Undertaker vs ric flair was also main event deserving match

[@michealthomas8301]

This guy is right . I would did Austin vs Flair BOD vs Nash Hall And a triple threat between Angle Jericho HHH for undisputed championship

[@jamesbounds]

I remember ordering this pay per view and watching it with my family. Good times.

[@carlosrp23]

Aside from Hogan v Rock and Scott Hall selling the stunner I barely remember anything about this show. This is kinda like Mania 25 in a way

[@Sean-ik4vk]

The first Wrestlemania I watched as a kid The Rock and Hulk Hogan was so epic 🔥🔥🔥

[@pauliewalnuts829]

The 2000's had great Wrestlemanias.

[@amedeopetrella5616]

Except 25 and 16

[@pauliewalnuts829]

@@amedeopetrella5616 So that's 8 out of 10. That's good. 👍👍

[@amedeopetrella5616]

@@pauliewalnuts829 Yup

[@pauliewalnuts829]

@SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2006 Wrestlemania 19 is when I discovered wrestling. Looking back? It's a great one. 20 was a bit clustered but still pretty good.

[@DTS_I]

@@amedeopetrella5616 I thought 25 was amazing

[@AllInGlory]

I attended Wrestlemania x8. I’d like to point out that during the rock and hogan match. The rock wasn’t being explicitly booed. It was a weird 50/50 half the arena situation. People were going crazy for both Hogan and the rock, HOWEVER, The boos were more prevalent on the camera facing side.

[@batmaneatspizza]

Damn give us more info😂

[@justinturley7071]

What was it like during Flair vs Undertaker?

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

No that was just your section

[@mistahswags]

Honestly, Jericho shoulda done something with the NWO, and Austin should’ve defended the Undisputed Title against HHH to finish their epic rivalry...

[@themississippikidd1247]

You inspire me to talk about wrestling. Thank you so much man

[@kadharefinley224]

Rock vs hogan 🔥🔥

[@pillsburidoughboi]

Would of prefer it to be Edge vs. Christain for the European Championship in Toronto, Canada Booker T vs. DDP as a last WCW match angle sort of thing Then try to do something more for Angle and Kane

[@quentinflacko24]

Wrestling premier is back with another banger🔥

[@wijinsama]

Love this channel❤

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

I liked the Show I also like the stage the hardcore championship segmebts were great sadly it was Lita’s only match and mania And The Nwo vs Stone cold and the rock at Raw happened at my birthday

[@wrestlingspremier]

That handicap match is surreal to see. The icons of WCW going up against the icons of the WWF.

[@Xehanort10]

Poor Edge and Booker T were in a real "The writers have nothing for you" position at this Wrestlemania. They fought over which of them would be in a shampoo advert of all things.

[@vjwebb6182]

Rock vs Hogan was the match of the night at Wrestlemania 18 it was originally supposed to close out Triple h thought the title match should always close out Wrestlemania and Vince went along with it.

[@joshuaalexander7100]

Just gotta say, that ref slide was smoooooooth like butter

[@lando_is_i]

I got Wrestlemania 18 on DVD at a yard sale. It even had a Rock vs Hogan poster inside the case. Rock vs Hogan & Taker vs Flair are my favorites from the show.

[@wrestlingspremier]

Worth it for the poster alone! Definitely one of my favorite covers to a PPV.

[@wrestlingspremier]

What WrestleMania you guys want me to do after 25?

[@radentstwo9793]

WrestleMania 19

[@lanceyvalentino]

19

[@uainjansun]

20

[@theartistformallyknownasle4490]

Wrestlemania 35

[@jaleng3072]

28

[@AstroNomics23]

Nice video bro!

[@newxxxr9401]

Hellyeah bro the people and all tha matches was 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽💯💯💯💯

[@DBD253]

You should do a vid on the Lita Trish rivalry. Or the state of the women's title i in the mid 00s. They had some bangers match wise. Victoria, Gail Kim, Jazz, Molly holly, Trish and Lita did their thang.

[@joseph.taylor305]

WrestleMania 18 very underrated

[@uainjansun]

Memorable for me and loved it

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Mania 17-18-19 run 😫😫😫🔥🔥🥶🥶

[@arungeorge1033]

WWE used Drowning Pool's song "Rise Up" as the theme for Smackdown during the Teddy Long era.

[@HandsomeSteveJacobson]

Rest in peace Scott Hall

[@radentstwo9793]

Highly underrated WrestleMania and I believe the only one to be out of the states

[@radentstwo9793]

@@talkingben5190 Yes, that's right

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Credit for keeping this rivalry going after WrestleMania X8. 11 months between meetings, The Rock and Hollywood Hogan would compete in Canada once again, this time at Montreal inside the Bell Centre.

[@kdxtreme7479]

Finally I'm not the only one who thinks Dave from drowning pool looks like Bray

[@Hatchbasic]

2002 was a great year for ppvs but this mania could have been better

[@usabeast0]

William regal was such an underrated wrestler great worker

[@marcoflores1279]

That WM entrance with the video game song 😂

[@quavehiphop9152]

Wrestlemania X8 is actually my favorite wrestlemania it was also the first wrestlemania I watched live

[@gaurav-3458]

You are lying

[@nathanchristman6660]

I don't watch wwe but i love the history

[@djtrankilo231]

15:22 ironic for Benoit to say that

[@KenRising1996]

The Last Wrestlemania to be under the WWF Banner name before it was changed to WWE in May of 2002

[@futureufcchampion9293]

🔥🔥🔥

[@RossWyatt]

Dave Williams was awesome, RIP. I always thought the song suited Jericho a lot and was actually meant for him, but I suppose it does fit Stephanie really good for using both Jericho and H

[@myfriendisaac]

My 1st Wrestlemania!!! I distinctly remember Hogan VS The Rock, but I swore that was the final match 😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@edwinsparda7622]

Boy did I feel sorry for Jericho. He was screwed.

[@fitness65]

This wrestlemania was meh to me it wasn't bad but it wasn't particularly good it was in the middle. I only enjoyed 3 matches on the show one was 1) hulk hogan vs the rock 2) rvd vs william regal for the ic title 3) Undertaker vs ric flair and that was it. Kane vs kurt angle was ok but it could've been better.

[@yungchugzfr3206]

Yo man I’d love to see a wm28 review🔥

[@ricardoenriquecastilloboli4127]

The sign in 6:26 😂😂

[@LiberatorGalore]

The card could have been better, Ric flair vs undertaker was solid The rock vs Hollywood hulk hogan was solid HHH vs Jericho was two year too late. Austin vs Razor 3/10 Austin should have had a better opponent. Edge vs Booker T was fine but no title in the line, a fued over a shampoo commercial. I just wish Sting would have came over and HBK returned at that mania.

[@danielrierson6683]

I think stone cold deserved the spot against hulk more. The rock and razor had more in common. I feel like Steve and hall was an alcohol based thing lol

[@austin6735]

It should have been Stone Cold vs Hogan vs The Rock in a triple Threat match at Wrestelmania 18 in the Main event.

[@batmaneatspizza]

That would have been a cluster fuck

[@BigEvil316]

6:25 dam that sign 😂

[@mshotzz2924]

I can definitely agree with W18 being W17 2.0 Lol 😂 But this Wrestlemania was atleast enjoyable

[@midsectionmark8956]

On my Kanye West ish “Aye I know RVD, Christian, And Jeff are pretty good with that version of IC title but Y2J Chris Jericho will always be the greatest to hold that IC tittle!”

[@brianburnswildcat]

HHH vs Y2J was the wrong main event but still good.

[@nyosrevenge7332]

Let’s Go

[@taylormademyself89]

This was 1st payper view I watch live thanks to my dad buying it 😎🤟

[@OhSoNasty]

Cqn you re upload a wrestlemania 22

[@tezzy.tezz0661]

Wrestlemania need to come to Cleveland 🔥🤗

[@cody4004]

You should do a video on the history of the Hardcore title

[@jcena6714]

Was great

[@toptenguy1]

I was there live (5th deck lol..) Other than Hogan/Rock, it just did NOT feel like a Wrestlemania at all. Had much more fun at a bunch of Raws/Smackdowns/B PPVs (No Way Out 2003 with the Hogan/Rock rematch). At least the 1 match was special.

[@blakeswinney2197]

He did a better review than I did on my channel

[@mattcaporuscio6956]

Pretty much from the Mania’s from 98-08 are great in my opinion.

[@batmaneatspizza]

You can add 30 and 31 there and you’re right

[@pokesprout7469]

I was there! Was so fun. Went with my dad

[@wrestlingspremier]

Damn! That's a once in a lifetime experience.

[@pokesprout7469]

@@wrestlingspremier it was! The rock and Hulk Hogan Match that feeling is unexplainable. I get goosebumps just talking about it.

[@divendughati6114]

Please make video in WrestleMania 21

[@WWE_AEW_TNA]

one of the best stunner sell by scott hall

[@kennywilson5422]

Trish in those Canada shorts 😍

[@malcolmcox18]

The women match was a cool down spot

[@jamesthompson3023]

rock vs hulk wm 18 second fav match of all time number 1 chris benoit vs hbk vs hhh (i don't care what anyone has to say about it either (i watched Chris Beniot from ecw to wcw to wwe he earned it it's awful what happen afterwords but the match speaks for it's self

[@daeleonmanuel5360]

first wrestlemania I ordered , I still feel it should have been way better than what it was . Easily should have been Edge vs Christian in Toronto , Mr Perfect vs Kurt Angle , Eddie Guerrero vs RVD since Guerrero returned 8 days later anyway. & honestly I just feel some people just cared only for Hogan vs Rock everything else didnt matter not even Flair vs Undertaker

[@amedeopetrella5616]

It was, but it could've been even better if they switched Jericho vs Trips with Icon vs Icon and made Stone vs Hall a No Holds Barred

[@toptenguy1]

So strange that it wasn't simply Austin vs Nash, with Hall on the outside if they were so worried about Hall.

[@My19812011]

Nash wasn’t cleared medically from I think an elbow injury

[@nathanchristman6660]

16:46 there are many current superstars incapable of doing what that ref did. He's been waiting for this moment his entire life.

[@Racinrasslinfan36]

Bad for the era coming off x7 and in between xix but it is a top 10 mania

[@guislarcia6423]

16:46 lmao 😂 sliding into her inbox like

[@2highshakur454]

WrestleMania X8 should've been austin vs taker triple h vs angle vs Jericho in a triple threat match for the undisputed title kane vs nash thats how i wouldve booked it and kept rock vs hogan