100 Fascinating Facts About WWE In The 2000s

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[@ch33seweasel42]

Eddie had his daughter in the ring at one point during a house show, and a fan threw a beer at him, he let the crowd take care of it in the moment, and finished the work, but a few moments after he got her behind the curtains, he FLEW out from the back and made a beeline towards the guy, all the fans begged him to calm down and told him it wasn't worth it - he thanked them, said they were right, thanked god and left.

[@ZhangLiao07]

The fact that even when furious, Foley still wanted something for charity is fucking amazing

[@TheJKX86]

Rhyno was using the gore, called the gore in ecw as rhino. So Lombardi is capping hard

[@AgonyBlack]

Came here to say this. Thank you

[@miketsamasiros3960]

Jerry Lawler leaving in 2001 was a well known thing. Paul Heyman literally said, on the air during his first 10 minutes of work, flat out said Jerry quit and stated why. That was even more wild then Jerry quitting in the first place lmao

[@scottieturner6461]

Jerry also went to the xwf where hogan was going to work…. Or maybe not brother

[@SkunkApe407]

In light of recent developments, the "Vince gonna Vince" comment seems almost ominously foreboding. In most cases, I'd say wait to let ot all play out in court, but Vince has so much of a track record.

[@glenndurgan8655]

Rhyno was doing the gore in ecw b4 they went out of business

[@ianwolf316]

It's sad to know that instead of Sting vs Undertaker, we got that weird DDP angle with Undertaker and his then wife Sara.

[@isaacs.9383]

If WWE and WCW functioned as separate entities after they purchased it, WWE and Vince would have made so much more money than running that invasion angle

[@justinperry8445]

Imagine had they just waited until the time warner contracts ran out and had the real WCW stars there for it

[@BrndnNZT48]

Even after all these years you still get the evolution thing wrong. Triple H debuted the group, batista got injured so they put it on hold. He then re injured himself trying to heal too fast. WWE then pitched Jindrak but after seeing the vignettes and how he and randy were together HHH begged WWE to wait for Batista to come back and make him the 4th. Jindrak was only ever considered and was not ever the first pick. Every member of evolution has said the same thing, even Jindrak.

[@TheAniastasia]

Well, the Sable and Vince incident did not age well....

[@prodigy420]

Idk where the facts came from but Rhino was doing the gore on ECW well before he went to WWF/E

[@carbondioxide830]

facts. paul heyman shouting GORE was vintage ecw. edge was the first to do it in wwe actually.

[@richardtherichard26]

⁠you didn’t pay much attention to the entry did you? Rhino was wrestling in wwe in the mid 90’s. Before he went to ecw.

[@richardtherichard26]

@@carbondioxide830 no edge definitely wasn’t the 1st person to do a spear in wwe. You youngsters clearly need to hit up peacock and watch some pre attitude era raw. It’s terrible, but it’s worth knowing some of the fun facts that come out of it.

[@GBaker-uo1jk]

​@@richardtherichard26i only remember Goldberg doing the spear when i was younger then edge, rhyno and batista

[@MrSniperfox29]

The funniest thing about McMahon v Pandas is that the Pandas actual legal claim was "old people are stupid and may get confused and give money to the wrong group". While they won the battle of the names (which is funny given by that point they themselves weren't actually known as the WWF) it didn't gain them much as they repeatedly lost any financial claims as the judges rightfully pointed out "no, people aren't as stupid as you claim"

[@DKCG0113]

To be fair about WWF New York, nothing in Times Square turns a profit.

[@KadenHartley]

Wrong😡😡😡

[@KadenHartley]

Wrong😡😡😡

[@JennaLeigh]

​@KadenHartley the point is that rent for ANYTHING in Times Square is unbelievably astronomical, meaning ANY business trying to turn a profit there has an almost insurmountable uphill battle ahead of them. The fact that WWE, during the biggest boom period, still struggled, is indicative of a problem far greater than WWE.

[@deandredegruy3344]

I remember that RVD vs Hardy Ladder match. One of my very favorites

[@movementencouragedfitness5945]

Same

[@cerburrows9380]

Rhino was using the Gore loooong before WWF

[@AgonyBlack]

Yes!

[@ShadowCloutJutsu]

I remember the RVD vs Jeff Hardy unification ladder match tho

[@MikeD974]

2002 was my favorite year in WWE . A lot of the best ppvs came from that year

[@FlypSyde1111]

that first elimination chamber!!

[@shady3legend]

The beginning of that year was mediocre but once the summer came it was great until the end of the year

[@MikeD974]

@@shady3legend I loved it from the rumble and on thought the whole year was great

[@MR.__G]

When hbk came back !! After 4 years comes back and has the best match on an amazing summerslam card

[@MikeD974]

@MR.__G still my favorite summerslam match

[@justin_your_cousin9273]

(Pulled from google) The 2000s, also known as the noughties, was a decade in the Anno Domini and Common Era in the Gregorian calendar. It began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009. It was the first decade of the 2000s century and the 2000s millennium.

[@KadenHartley]

Wat

[@markford5059]

I got really exited when I realised I’m very much sleep deprived watching this at 3:13am on Thursday 19/10/23. In my tiredness I seem to have developed selective reading and only saw the thumbnail for this video, all I saw was, 100 OF WWE, and the internet has trashed my brain so much I did not read the word of and read OF( as in only fans)

[@chaoticoldbore]

wow watching this today and the segment on the change from WWF to WWE (16:50). The comment "Vince was taught a lesson by a panda, but unfortunately not the one from South Park" has aged really well. For those out of the loop the panda in South Park was there to teach the kids about s*xual harassment.

[@fuckouttahere327]

I mean I get the Lita one about her leaving the gifts. Some of the wrestlers get a lot of stuff from fans at each event and they need to keep their bags light enough for when they need to hit the airport to go to the next event where they'll probably receive more gifts.

[@lisamorrison214]

Ivory sounds bitter and jealous.

[@Hawkeye26]

I'd call this experimental effort an enjoyable success! I like this compilation and would love to see more of similar in future.

[@KadenHartley]

Listen here 😡😡😡

[@Dr_1212]

Firing Predator Vince would make WWE much better that's a fact

[@KadenHartley]

Stay salty 😛😛😛

[@Dr_1212]

@@KadenHartley Stay stupid predator vince backing WWE fanfool Have a nice day 😆👋

[@jizzhunt]

@@KadenHartley As you were saying?

[@saintcity277]

Man this comment aged well

[@Dr_1212]

@@KadenHartley Jail predator for decades Vince

[@mrthorn9046]

1:19:50 I Loved Charlie Haas as "Stone Cold Steve Haastin"😂😂😂

[@movementencouragedfitness5945]

China would have fit well in the terminator movie

[@goodtim3s394]

The eventual actress was better.

[@LinusKnight]

EVOLUTION (HHH) did NOT want Jindrak in the group, Vince did. They wanted Batista, and got their way. Plus jindrak and orton were like a high school locker room according to triple H on the evolution episode of wwe 24

[@ernestcruz6316]

Lou Sahadi, mentioned in the section on 2004, was the man who was originally supposed to be Mick Foley's ghostwriter on Have a Nice Day, but disagreements on the writing style of the book resulted in Sahadi being removed from the project and Mick doing the whole book himself.

[@alvinwhite94]

So they just forgot bout the year 2000? 😂

[@taylorscrews2284]

I did

[@rebal180]

Snooki at WrestleMania was by far one of the worst things to happen to Pro Wrestling. She had no business being there and there was no crossover appeal that came from her appearance.

[@m.ta.r.6443]

Drew carey.

[@Dynaraw]

This list is unnecessarily And Annoyingly long … and I Freaking Love it … Do it again Boyz 🤩

[@user-en9kg7oc9k]

The panda joke with vince m. got me chuckling.

[@justinperry8445]

Savage vs Hogan at WM20 would've been dope just on nostalgia itself

[@Hawkeye26]

Chyna as the TX would've killed the Terminator franchise stone dead lol.

[@manation1684]

“ when a volcano called * paper rustles * yeah im not attempting to read that “ 😂😂😂😂

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

WWE in 2000s were the last golden ages & days . Then it went downhill after that

[@KadenHartley]

Your mom

[@KadenHartley]

Your mom

[@KadenHartley]

Your mom

[@KadenHartley]

Your mom

[@KadenHartley]

Your mom

[@keeferbigmick7943]

This is awesome! This is awesome!

[@ThunderJuice]

I remember the elevated liver enzymes saga. The IWC with its infinite intelligence was saying it was due to steroid use.

[@shaynepowell9664]

Personal opinion: rather than using the name Lord Tensei, they couldve named him Emperor or Lord Arubāto. It not only represents his Japanese gimmick and his time in japan, it's also a nod to the fact that his old name was Albert/A-Train. Not to mention it's literally the Japanese pronunciation for Albert, (put it in google translate and you will see the Japanese Characters typed out as well)

[@lttv3612]

16:27 I've actually watched that match on KZbin like a million times growing up fr

[@BodamEscapePlan]

"It's anyone's guess whether or not the Briscoe Brothers ever make it into WWE..." This comment makes me sad. They were such an incredible tag team and honestly, "aesthetics" should have always only been considered when the in-ring work didn't match.

[@Rick-si1re]

WWE didn't lie when they said HBK's first match back was in 2002, it was his first match back since his "retirement" in 1998.............in WWE.

[@jessicaburrow2799]

I agree with JBL. He's one of the best.

[@samuelwoods164]

I feel like there are several facts that could be added since this video was released.

[@iamnaimtheartist]

Besides catching up on the attitude era and the beginning of ruthless aggression. My WWE life span is 2004-2010. I wish I watched longer I was just born earlier. But I did enter at a great spot. In the middle of the HBK vs HHH feud. And left soon after Jeff Hardy won his championship

[@076Tay]

I don't think Steve Lombardi said he told Rhyno to call his spear the gore lol

[@joho1745]

23:32 I remember that story!! Maven was in on it too

[@somewhiteguy8444]

Rhyno was using the Gore in ECW....

[@benjaminvalenti1242]

I really think think this game is going to be stacked to the roof and boy do we need it

[@RRNumber4]

Beautiful great video right here 🍿😎

[@johnchapman8131]

2.5 million to purchase wcw?!?! Think someone got the shaft

[@biglou3830]

Chyna would've made T3 sooo much better. Loved her during her prime. R.I.P. Chyna.

[@DJDoubleCee]

WWE was far more raunchy during that time. Definitely wasn’t the family friendly wrestling that it is now.

[@AstralScourge]

Miss it

[@KadenHartley]

Your mom

[@frankhoward6645]

This was incredible very well done

[@slavaukraine5245]

I love the old days too, but the 2nd narrater just sounds like a hater lol

[@justj.c6769]

Did you just call Eddie, Chavo's cousin?

[@LorcanaControl]

Rhyno was winning with the gore in ECW

[@terryindachat7296]

I wonder if the absence of Vince Russo and Stone Cold, Rock play a huge part in the huge decline after mania 21.. i can see why once Rock came back from Hollywood he got the Undisputed Championship to drop it to Brock Lesnar.

[@alvinberkowitz6461]

I always thought wwe should've kept the companies separate. WWE their fans. WCW for the southern fans and ECW for the hard-core fans. They could've covered all the bases of American pro wrestling

[@dustinsensenig9798]

I only started watching WWE in mid 2006

[@dennysescplan7622]

Me too. That 4th of July episode of WWECW was the first show I remember watching

[@anthonylarosa1155]

Charlotte resisted arrest and got tazed? shes my GOAT for a reason

[@jordanballard6953]

I do remember that Jeff hardy vs rvd ladder match.

[@Badmothafucka1222]

Everyone knows number 9 Paul heyman literally said why Jerry lawler quit on his first episode as raw announcer lol

[@teagueroellchen2634]

16:14 man Eddie was juiced 😂😂😂

[@evanandrewlofi]

Thank God it was actually "vince is gonna vince, temporarily"

[@Casevillecountryboy]

Theres a t in 3 lmao😂

[@lindamasha3552]

The ROMAN REIGNS ERA IS THE BEST ERA IN WWE HISTORY THE BROCK LESNAR ERA IS THE BEST ERA IN WWE

[@RyanDMoore]

Simple man. I hear Adam Cleary, I leave.

[@brownhag]

This didn't age well, and in just a short 3 months 😂

[@charmoniqueaustin4815]

Question? 2008 Simon is narrating. I would like to know what’s the name of that background song?

[@alvinwhite94]

Did he say cousin Eddie 😂 he meant uncle

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

1:14:54 LMAO, Johnny was a savage.

[@Extinguisher10]

Holy crap, its Adam Clearly!!!

[@arkie622]

The gore moniker was created in ECW

[@edwinvalero666]

1:29:46 hey yo wth😂😂😂😂

[@spaztnik-pz9qx]

No wonder Cena is thankful to WWE for so long, NJ may have decked him to U cant c me levels 🤣

[@cantdoublejump]

wow the whole vince part did not age well

[@Perk30-bw7pk]

Bro dropped that fact about the rock but couldnt drop the fact that stone cold beat his wife and was still allowed on tv while others are taken out for way less 😂 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@DavisJ-ln6fw]

Yeah because they are going to cover everything

[@benjaminvalenti1242]

I don't think that was right for you guys to use that picture of Chris Benoit crying like that that is a very sensitive topic and everybody knows what that picture is

[@ameliastencil6058]

Oh please 🙄 Grow up

[@nicolemerrill9167]

Shane helms was always getting in fights like cin cara

[@TheLiamFlem]

“2002 wasn’t the year Shawn Michaels returned to the ring. He returned in April 2002.” Hmm

[@chrismiles1194]

The rock in 2002 you got completely wrong but never mind

[@DecadentDeviant13]

I remember on JRs podcast he once stated they put the wrong individual in charge of their spot in NY. He basically xost them a fortune and was more or less laundering funds etc etc.

[@KadenHartley]

Nope.

[@bcmiller1100]

134:38 made me die of laugher. DOWNUHHH

[@miguelortiz8350]

Hays telling racist jokes to mark henry is a death wish. Im surprised he is still alive.

[@kingmalcolm9605]

Chyna as the terminator... different film

[@Chichimee]

Perfect I needed something to nap to 🛌

[@nickmontoya3001]

HEY DDP....TIEN FROM DBZ USED THE HAND SIGN TOO

[@fredos4323]

I remember the day they got the F out, every time JR kept saying "WWE" i thought he was making an error for some reason..

[@jjg1818]

Is Adam Cleary still with What Culture Wresting?

[@usaisgood8433]

Hogan was 90 at the time. Give ‘em a break. Jesus..Context dude. 😂

[@gradyhunt7476]

Clery is a producer for all the channels, right?

[@MisterHella]

Ummmm the Gore one seems false but. I thought I remember seeing some of the final ppvs and he was using it. Maybe I'll have to look into that one lol

[@carlsmith6704]

Attitude era will always be the best era, hands down, ruthless agression era is just the attitude era turned down from the TV-14 ratings to the TV-PG ratings.

[@MrNobody91]

1:18:20 you mean after it, right?

[@thomasmarquez8424]

LMAO the Vince “gets weird” segment didn’t age to well.. he is a terrible human being

[@nathanpritchard5114]

Oh no! JBL wasn't punished! The horror! Won't someone please think of the children?

[@Eric-mc5to]

Nothing is wrong with Eddie going after they guy lol

[@fataudra7579]

So 2000 was part of the 90s, huh?

[@elwoodbrown2431]

Ladders overused today? Do you watch modern day WWE? They rarely have anything that's not a regular match.

[@booksboyspodcast]

It's shocking thst hogan didn't draw in 02