WCW Blunder - Russo's New York Rules (Episode 1)

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WCW Blunder is a new mini series on the Wrestling Bios channel. The series will take a look at some of the more questionable moments, matches and shows that WCW put on during it's time in business.
Episode 1 takes a look at the May 3rd 2000 episode of WCW Thunder, a night when every match was contested under "New York Rules" as per Vince Russo's orders. The New Blood vs The Millionaire's Club rivalry was in full swing when this episode of Thunder took place, and the superstars who competed inside the ring would have their matches contested under New York Rules; No referee and no rules. Diamond Dallas Page took on Vampiro, Mike Awesome had a match against Sting, Jeff Jarrett vs Kanyon opened up the show while a big 41 man battle royal closed it. What fans end up getting is one of the most chaotic and messy episodes of Thunder in WCW history. The show gets topped off with David Arquette unintentionally falling through the stage and providing WCW fans with a great botch just before his title defense at WCW Slamboree 2000.
00:00 - Introduction to the WCW Blunder Series
05:06 - New York Rules
06:29 - The Millionaire's Club strike first
08:38 - Jarrett vs Kanyon / Luger vs The Wall
12:12 - Ric Flair vs Kidman
14:08 - DDP vs Vampiro / Sting vs Mike Awesome
16:23 - Hulk Hogan vs Scott Steiner
18:18 - The Battle Royal
22:27 - Final thoughts / Credits
#WCW #Wrestling

[@baronvonsvengoonie1767]

I love how Macho Man doesn't even swing his arms for his axe handle he just holds them up and everyone runs into it

[@OSW]

Yes, YES! This is my type of bollocks! Great stuff/commiserations 😃

[@WrestlingBios]

I still haven't recovered....

[@BabaBangz]

OSW in da house!

[@LebanonJames420]

You guys should review eachothers reviews

[@LebanonJames420]

The forbidden door of youtube is open

[@SpaceQuack]

Scott Hall puked on Nitro, did he "CHUNDER on BLUNDER" as well? 🤢🤮😂

[@SoSickRick]

I laughed out loud when David Arquette fell through the floor 🤣

[@ssww3]

Me too I woke up my cat

[@bisselbock]

I woke up my wife 🤣

[@muccmaster]

God damn that was funny.

[@drunkensailor112]

Coughing up blood from laughter here. 😂😂😂

[@leonardhpls6]

Is there a way to laugh that isn't out loud?

[@brandonleague3641]

"Too many generals who have never been in a wrestling match." - Bobby Heenan

[@harshckuk]

WCW 2000 was screwball comedy

[@timbartschwolfman]

This Thunder basically was the format for what would become WCW Backstage Assault

[@drunkensailor112]

Which was an assault on our intelligence

[@mikelegat6959]

That David Arquette spot was magnificent, why have I never seen or heard of this before? That was Shockmaster levels of funniness 😂🤣😂🤣

[@GamingVids1984]

It was funnier than Shockmaster IMO.

[@richfan10]

Absolutely! That was so funny what a great start to a Monday morning

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I think it may be because Arquette failing through the floor was initially more confusing than funny. WCW in 2000 was so nonsensical that for all we knew that was supposed to happen.

[@idlehands1864]

@@BiggieTrismegistus Sad but true

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

There's a doc called you can't kill David Arquette that goes into the fully. It's either on Hulu or Amazon prime I can't remember. It's good though

[@Vabryn]

Love it. The twist ending of Arquette falling through the stage and being completely ignored had me completely rolling.

[@davidv2004]

When you said “f*** no it’s in Memphis” was hilarious, had me dying love ya WB!

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

WB is swearing a lot more in this video. I think watching 2000 WCW does that to a man.

[@zlinedavid]

4:37 The look on Tony and Brain’s faces say it all. They have the enthusiasm of kidnapping victims.

[@chemonro]

Lmao this killed me

[@chemonro]

Schiovane looks so pissed

[@PhenomsServant4]

Honestly the look on Schivone’s face tells you everything you need to know about WCW at that time.

[@MuhibAli110]

Like his look on Dynamite yesterday

[@LobsterPuncher]

Rest assured, Russo left you with enough material to make as many episodes as you want.

[@At0micPunk90]

The fact that they're holding a "New York Rules" show and it's not *in* New York, sets the tone pretty well. This was doomed from the start.

[@I-am-Josh]

I was dying at Arquette falling through the stage

[@durt9872]

We need a “that’s not gonna work for me, brother” shirt

[@jeste4187]

Usually I don’t wear wrestling tshirts but I would wear that if it was tasteful

[@trevorw8917]

Doing the J O B don't work for me, brother

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

It's got to be a yellow shirt with the red Hulkamania font and then we're talking business

[@ii9714]

It's been copyrighted

[@durt9872]

@@ii9714 fr, honestly wouldn’t be surprised, but damn

[@zefrogi]

I started laughing at the Arquette bit so hard that my wife had to shout through and ask if I was alright haha

[@michaelkeller5927]

"I'm sure someone there had a hat" **immediately cut to Russo standing in front of Bagwell who is wearing a red had** 😂😂😂😂😂

[@phreakzilla8514]

I’d never seen this before. I rewound that David Arquette part 4 times and I have tears in my eyes. Best thing I’ve seen all week.

[@DrBachur]

Arquette showing up for the climactic show-ending spot, falling through the goddamn floor and everyone just moving on like nothing happened might be the funniest thing I've ever seen in pro wrestling

[@ssww3]

David falling throw the stage killed me lol

[@sylvainhaube5063]

Damn that David Arquette falling through the floor ending. Priceless 😂

[@Illgaia]

If late '90s WCW could be summed up in one thing, it would be Arquette falling through the floor.

[@chrisricketts8059]

“A dead horse that I could flog over and over again” love that 😂

[@peterb.1393]

This actually made me sad, awareness of how WCW from being the best wrestling company in the world turned into... this, I don't even have enough and proper offensive word to describe that.

[@Hedgehobbit]

It amazes me just how fast it all fell apart.

[@woobgamer5210]

@@Hedgehobbit It fell apart cause Eric is stupid, Russo is stupid, too many old geezers with creative control.

[@Smokyjohnson1983]

Thanks for sharing that David Arquette botch. For 20 odd years I thought I had hallucinated that 😂😂😂

[@-Trauma.]

😂😂😂😂

[@ctwwtc8761]

I thought I hallucinated all of WCW 2000

[@DougDimmadome420]

“Seeing as Flair is having a break in the corner.” I don’t know why but that along with the image of Flair sitting in the corner made me laugh so hard 😂

[@HeadmasterAutobot]

I knew latter-day WCW was a total clusterfuck, but... this was something else. Looking forward to more of these.

[@chrisjuckett2728]

That look on Tony Schiavone's face really says it all. I remember watching this years ago. All that damn good talent. So much more then they would even need to put on a good show, but WWE was white hot at this point. They were trying to fight fire with fire, when they should have been reestablishing their product.

[@jameshill3403]

I believe Tony said he was making his resume at this point if you watch the WCW 2000 shows you can definitely see that Tony has completely given up and rightfully so

[@sp0nge1337]

If there's ever a WWE version of this we need to see Vince McMahon's Golden Egg.

[@rudyrobles8294]

Ryan from Wrestling Bios belongs in the WWE Hall of Fame for curating an archive of wrestling history.

[@martynodonnell8467]

To be fair there are far less deserving entries already inducted. Ryan with this channel is reigniting a lot of fans interest with his content and no doubt generating more customers for the WWE network in the process.

[@sebastiannock942]

You made my Sunday with this. I was laughing throughout but that Arquette blunder almost had me pissing myself. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@richfan10]

The Vince Russo scream did it for me 🤣

[@kaiserrino8774]

Thank you for suffering for our entertainment. I laughed so hard at Arquette falling through the hole on the stage.

[@discoquiggy]

Pissing myself laughing at David Arquette falling thru the floor hahahaha

[@RetroDrew]

That David Arquette botch is god tier. Had me dying of laughter

[@TheFriendlyWeirdo]

One episode in, and this whole “it not being weekly” thing is already a benefit for WrestlingBios.

[@kylehill3016]

10:07 Did not see that coming, LMAO😆DDP hugging Kimberly and then smashing her head with the guitar is underrated comedy

[@ThaClancyFam2]

That botched gimmick floor spot has me literally in tears 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marcespinoza6068]

The fact that "fans" had the audacity to be mad/complain about the title being put on Arquette during this period is still beyond me. It's like having a yard covered with trash and then flipping out when someone throws a gum wrapper on the pile.

[@legitheatwrestlingshow1789]

Just recently discovered you, after this video I'm gonna binge watch your videos instead of watch the pro bowl, great content.

[@LordHeath1972]

Damn..... you have a loooooooong catch-up ahead of you then, plus some brilliant Reliving The War episodes to get through!!

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I'm so happy KZbin dropped Wrestling Bios into my recommended videos one day

[@legitheatwrestlingshow1789]

@@LordHeath1972 These Reliving the War episodes are epic. Seeing moments I remember seeing as a kid live brings back the nostalgia vibes.

[@StageRight123]

@@legitheatwrestlingshow1789 Make sure you start Reliving the War from the beginning though.

[@danwallace1298]

David A falling through the floor had me pissing myself 😂

[@WaggerFiggot15]

I used to love thunder when I was a kid . So much potential, visually spectacular presentation at the time , I even recreated the entrance way with cardboard , paint , and construction paper for my wrestling toys ... man if only the wrestling was good on this wrestling show lol

[@drunkensailor112]

That's cute

[@ianjay4596]

I could watch every thunder in peace. Nitro was a different story

[@stevelowe2647]

That was a waste of your 30s then lol.

[@WaggerFiggot15]

@@stevelowe2647 youre supposed to learn how to craft with construction paper in your 30s ? ......... oh . Lol

[@stevelowe2647]

@@WaggerFiggot15 its called a joke. I always forget that everyone on KZbin is autistic & wouldn't recognise a joke if it jumped up & slapped them.

[@PeterHowe228]

I would have thought a New York Rules match by Vince Russo would have a referee but they would count pinfalls like: 1 BRO! 2 BRO! 3 BRO!

[@LilJiggy317]

you keep blessing us with the Jam. Thank you Brother

[@cultofpersonality123]

13:43 I'm here to defend this. The good thing about this show is that over 20 years later we get to listen to your hilarious reactions. That alone makes it all worth it.

[@AlwaysStayGeeky]

This actually seems like a great episode of Thunder 😂

[@ReinEngel]

New show? Yes, please.

[@effarrjay]

I recommended this episode! A pure car crash piece of television from start to finish.

[@raymondharris3788]

Lmao bro Arquette falling through the "fuckin floor" got me DYING bruh. DYING

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

@2:52: "For the hell I'm about to put myself through today." 🤣🤣🤣

[@Thatguy-zf7hf]

"That doesn't work for me brother" lmao I wonder who would've said that one

[@Sly_404]

Genius idea! A lot know about stuff like the fingerpoke of doom or the Warrior - Hogan match. However there are so many insane ideas and spots throughout late WCW, that you will highlight a lot of stuff people have forgotten. Like Arquette falling through the floor. Haven't seen it before. It's hilarious!

[@thawrath9306]

This is genius! You never disappoint. Great memories for all of us over 40.

[@TheSwolness]

Another Wrestling Bios gem. Thank you for all your dedicated work!

[@chrisgrudge6964]

Mike awesome making a run in as a heel when he’s clearly disadvantaged and gets mauled is so good

[@Maradala]

Always love wrestling bios. This is a great idea. Cant wait to see what else comes from wcw blunder. The name alone makes me laugh. Keep it up brother

[@dianneEdangerously]

Thank you thank you thank you for blowing the dust off this time in wcw, I’m so grateful for you not only putting yourself through this but explaining it… 😍

[@whidoineedthis]

I like your picture 👍

[@VMpastore]

I feel like we need a “That Doesn’t Work for Me Brother” t shirt hahaha. I loved this review and look forward to more episodes of Blunder. Haha

[@jimmylarson7856]

This reminds me of the short lived WWE youtube series Are You Serious? Great stuff. Arquette falling through the stage may be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in WCW

[@martynodonnell8467]

Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet! An awesome idea and this way we get to,ironically, get to see Thunder being covered by its highlights. Which paradoxically are also it’s low lights.

[@underpressure07140]

Ok i totally didn't expect the ending, still laughing at that falling through the floor part 🤣

[@bluezilla2547]

A resounding success, man I was laughing multiple times. Definitely another highlight to look forward to from your channel! 😃

[@mrmoose6619]

This is the kind of show I didn't know that I needed... but now I do. Schedule whenever you can. No worries...

[@briansolo]

I never watched WCW, so thank you for this. I spit out my whisky, I was laughing so hard, when Arquette blew the gimmick

[@Only-If-Yunt-2]

Didn’t Russo normally blunder most story lines he worked on?!?! 😂😆😝🎤⬇️💯

[@peterf08]

You mean the guy who wrote the highest ratings in wrestling history

[@pmfg11]

Yeah he blundered himself from the 2s in the WWF to consistent 5's and 6's even reaching 8's. Numbers that weren't seen before and really quickly disappeared after he left

[@richfan10]

I loved WCW back around 97-99 when it was on TNT but stopped watching it around this time but I’d check in from to time and *this* was exactly the type of schlock that I’d see - I’d never have a clue what I was looking at 😂

[@DudleyLuckie]

Thank you for all the great content WB!

[@anakinskyguy8411]

I loved this Thunder episode when it came out, that was freaking entertaining! I had never noticed David Arquete coming out, that was funny!

[@derekstewart777]

I freaking love this! I think this is going to be an awesome series!

[@richardsimpson2439]

It genuinely pains me to see how they buried Mike Awesome in WCW.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

For real. Mike Awesome was huge and could absolutely go in the ring. But instead of having him put on great matches Russo made him the "Fat Chick Thriller" and "That 70s Guy"

[@richardsimpson2439]

@@BiggieTrismegistus The matches he had with Masato Tanaka are legit some of the best I've ever seen.

[@dimensiongamer534]

"you don't need to tag your opponent in" I like hearing little mistakes like this sometimes :) great video dude!

[@pauljolly9432]

This was brilliant, please do more Everything on this channel is gold

[@tsm1871]

This channel just gets better and better. Appreciate your work man!

[@LymetimeProductions]

I died when Arquette fell through the floor, Almost choked on my mountain dew I was laughing so hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@Waleisch]

it still eludes me to this day why WCW went out of business...

[@Wisconsin_Local_139_Crane_Guy]

Awesome new side project! Your keeping your channel progressing forward with new ideas and stories to tell. And I love it.

[@johnneadow4858]

This series is hilarious and a great idea. Love this channel. You're the man dude. Keep up the great work.

[@derrickshelton7987]

I've never seen someone on KZbin besides the people who were there go into so much detail thank you man from all the true fans

[@TCWS43]

This was a great episode one for this series. I appreciate all of your hard work it is amazing!

[@leveluphomeservices]

Brother, I can’t thank you enough for all your content. By far the best in the genre!

[@merkcityboy834]

That’s what she said..

[@martywillianson9220]

haven't watched this yet. even if i end up not liking it i have mad love for the hustle. you do what you gotta to keep the page relevant and it's awesome.

[@jamminmusicman]

Awesome video buddy 💯 I remember watching this episode of Thunder seeing the Macho Man make an appearance and David Arquette falling through the ramp way everything was classic WCW 2000 😁

[@GamerBoy-bh5tc]

This was great, great idea wrestling bios. We need more of these. WCW Blunder it a great addition to ur channel.

[@EdgeVStriker]

Oh my….wow! This was just the FIRST episode! That David Arquette spot was utterly hilarious!

[@ApexPerformanceFitness]

Love this new wcw series, this is the best wrestling channel out there right now!

[@mitchwooten5150]

Wrestling Bios the best channel on KZbin for me and my Weekly go to!!!! Keep up the excellent work Ryan!!

[@Thor-Orion]

The examples you used for “terrible wrestling ideas” I was laughing out loud reminiscing about all of them.

[@frod79]

hilarious i was just watching that kevin nash shoot re: booking Thunder last night randomly, and then you go and upload this. Well played! and Thanks for all the great content!

[@0therun1t21]

I'm grateful for your sacrifice and I love your sense of humor, it's just what I needed to hear today.

[@emmanueleferrarotto2986]

The moment a SOTT STEINER promo becomes the highlight of a wrestling show you know it's WCW 2000^^ However great review and a great idea for a series.

[@justinb690]

Thank you for the GREAT content! Keeps up the great work

[@joehayward4113]

What a mess. Excellent job on this!

[@markjones5647]

U are wrestling bios legends what a great episode thanks and keeps all of us old wrestling fans happy we bow down to u awesome

[@MadmanXXVII]

Bischoff summed up Russo's booking as "Crash TV." NOTHING more evident than this episode. The fact that Russo actually has SUPPORTERS is absolutely BEYOND ME. What a chump.

[@scienceman2024]

That was great. I was thoroughly sports entertained. Great job!

[@Stooboot]

the concept of wrestlers counting their own pins is beyond mind-blowing. the fact that someone even had this idea let alone green lit it for tv, tells u all u need to know about the end of WCW

[@OlieBricks]

That was exhausting. Great work!

[@marcell8247]

Loved this first episode would love to see you cover Russo's world title win and the week that he held it. That is honestly for me the biggest blunder WCW made

[@brucewayne2574]

Can't wait to see more of this type of content mate. Best channel on KZbin keep it up.

[@JeffSayYes]

Just started this series. so much content to be had. THANK YOU

[@Phyerbyrd13AZ]

just recently found your channel and this episode popped up in suggestions. LOVE IT! this was 1 of the 3 episodes of Thunder I ever watched as a kid/teen 😂 (the 1st being the one u actually mentioned being the WORST Thunder show ever) being a wrestling fan in Jr high and not having cable but watching recorded episodes thanks to my best frnd every tues of RAW N NITRO had me pretty well up to date BUT as I mentioned only ever saw Thunder 3 times and what my luck they were the worst ones ever😂 so I nvr cared to watch em and for obviously good reason and this vindicated my decision is just ironic yet absolutely hilarious ! thank u for this and plan to binge ur channel (as I'll be home starting today for the rest of the week due to an NON WRESTLING injury ) can't stop watching arquette fallin thru 😂😂😂😂