WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Flyin' Brian vs Johnny B Badd

From: Clash of the Champions XVII, November 19, 1991

[@gregoryleggett9773]

Marc Mero did a great job with the Johnny B. Badd character.

[@StoragePursuit]

Wow such a unique take

[@DarkScorpionPete98]

Yes indeed.

[@TheZerokool187]

That’s the reason why Vince McMahon brought him to WWF but then he realize that WCW still on the rights and that’s why he couldn’t use it

[@nogrecords]

Right?? As soon as I saw his face in the thumbnail, I was like "Oh my God! Johnny B. Badd! I remember that dude!!"

[@TheFlamingPike]

Mero is one of those highly underrated wrestlers who never became world champions. I'd totally put that guy in the list along with Curt Hennig, Scott Hall and other legends. He had it all; physique, athletism, charisma. His one weakness was that he was just too nice of a guy and he let others, including Sable, walk over him.

[@BThack]

Pillman had it all. He was a great baby face and his heel turn practically made me cry when I was 6. RIP to one of the most underrated.

[@OrbitalTrails]

Just say no

[@DarkScorpionPete98]

@@OrbitalTrailsPillman died in his sleep due to a genetic heart condition (I think). He may or may not have taken drugs that night, but these were not the primary cause of his death.

[@TheFlamingPike]

Pre-Nitro WCW was pretty solid in terms of content. This great match was actually the norm back then. Lots of very talented performers were working for the company! I think it's an unsung era nowadays.

[@JimHawkwind03411]

“Johnny don’t B. Badd, Johnny B. GAY!” - Brian “The Yellow Dog” Pillman After that comment, Jim Ross apologized on behalf of WCW, saying that Pillman’s comments are not reflective of WCW.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

These two had good chemistry, about 4 years later they stole the show at Fall Brawl 95..

[@antoniomartinez2099]

Damn 220-235lbs was light heavyweight at the time. Those are heavyweight numbers now.

[@brixtonmystery]

235 pound light heavyweight limit? lol

[@C-Lyfe85]

Hearing Jr and Tony Shivani on commentary together, it's crazy. It's like listening to raw and Nitro at the same time. During their peaks, of the Monday night wars.

[@spiffy8576]

Pillman was a great babyface, the crowd loved him. WCW could have pushed him more as a top guy.

[@All-purpose]

This is wrestling....so much better back then. Not catered to the casual fans

[@michaelbreen7865]

Teddy Long selling that left hook, though.

[@johnowens2539]

Wow miss theses day

[@chrisnapolion9568]

Rip my friend Brian Pillman

[@OdaVenom]

1. It's almost like SEGA took an inspiration from this appearance of B Badd for Ash in SoRIII. 2. Dancing Teddy Long is just unsettling.

[@christhornycroft3686]

This is really funny, given that we know all about Marc Mero’s real life religious proclivities.

[@PortsmouthPunisher]

The beginning of Johnny B Badd's face turn...

[@Steven-mk4gg]

I always liked Mero's finisher as Badd. The Tutti Frutti was a classic. Good ole left hook from a boxer.

[@alburry]

they didn't call him pillman for nothing. he was really popping pills. i never knew johnny b badd had broke up this bad with teddy long

[@davisbowe8668]

It's weird to even think how Mero would be considered a light-heavyweight even back in those days. I assume they were just reaching for smaller guys since just about every wrestler was a giant back then.

[@shiheewalker3836]

1991

[@ravellocke3524]

Johnny b badd was doing the little Richard gimmick

[@jakeh6980]

No S*^% captain obvious

[@CaliforniaDreamin.]

Why is Marc Mero in Drag? Lol

[@krlm2280]

It's a little Richard gimmick

[@stevenmitchell669]

Battle line wwe and aew should make a yearly event

[@robinsymonds5353]

Little Richard on steroids 😂😂😂

[@MichaelMartinez-vi7ue]

what year is this?

[@jamelaelexaaran7479]

read the decription

[@glenncabacungan9269]

Something tells me Brian Pullman was a Bengals fan.

[@thisisprowrestling326]

He did play for them for a short time.

[@DefLeppardVanHalen]

@@thisisprowrestling326 Jersey number 97, nosetackle position.

[@beanbean1653]

Marc Mero gets pissed

[@troylowe814]

Uh...Marc wasn't a light heavyweight.

[@EnforcerX71]

Bullshit Marc Mero was a "light heavyweight", the guy looks about 240 lbs here.

[@Rodshark75]

Like all the weight class nonsense after he made weight be dehydrating himself he put the weight back on lol

[@mateoortiz361]

I mean....

[@angrybm]

This is when I noticed WCW starting to fall Brian pillman wrestling somebody 15 lb heavier for the lightweight championship 😟

[@rgonzales1082]

I wonder if anyone really believed Johnny was black back then?

[@thisisprowrestling326]

I just saw a clip recently where Mick Foley told a story about talking to someone he went to college with who knew Marc Mero from boxing. The guy was confused about Mero being Johnny B Badd because he told Mick, "But Marc Mero is a white guy." So some did believe he was black.

[@ntcw]

8 year old me did back in 1991.

[@sylentknight]

I think he's suppose to be a reflection of Little Richard.

[@Yutbr800]

@@thisisprowrestling326I always wondered why he was so dark but is a straight up white boy

[@VeritasAbsoluta]

@@sylentknight All the top guys got new entrance music a year or two after this, and Johnny B Badd's new music did make reference to him looking like Little Richard.