Will RVD Break Away from Stone Cold? WWE No Mercy 2001 Review

[@superrobz]

I’ll still stand by this opinion, but 2001 was the perfect time to put the wwf title on Rob Van Dam. He was absolutely insanely over

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

Yeah, now that I think about it. It felt like the perfect set up to make him a World Champion as a make good for his TV Title reign in ECW to REALLY set him up as the future of the company at that time. Brilliant! 👏 👏 👏

[@Ranuyasha]

Robbie V killed it in 2001. I think so too

[@ryanrichardson76]

He was arguably at his most popular, and no doubt entertaining as he'll, but it was still way too early imo. It could have created some really interesting storylines in heighsight though. Imagine RVD involuntary taking Austins place as the Alliance leader and Austins reaction. First he begrudgingly embraces him, but then goes even more schizo.

[@dadumbfuck420]

RVD should be a 5+ time federation champion.

[@MazeDaGr8]

As Great & Over as RVD was, being surrounded by guys like Austin, Rock Angle and Triple H. it wasn't gonna happen

[@MrGared22]

"Edge just stabs [Christian] in the taint with the chair. Good God, poor Christian's croch!" Damn, RIP Christian's taint AND my sides!

[@enigmaskull3495]

Fun fact: With this win against Booker T, this would be the last time Undertaker won a match at No Mercy. He would lose to Brock Lesnar in 2002 and 2003, JBL in 2004, Randy and Bob Orton in 2005, Mr. Kennedy in 2006, and The Big Show in 2008.

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

Damn, 1-6 at No Mercy. It’s crazy though. How much is his record if we count Hell in a Cell in the October PPV Chronology?

[@williamerazo3921]

Loser streak

[@tyqwanmills03]

@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 1-2

[@Facelessman254]

Meh good, can't stand him anyway

[@roryslaine7896]

Christ, I stopped watching wrestling around 2004/2005. 'Taker actually put Mr Kennedy over at a PPV? Shows what a goddamn good guy he was and how little of a diva he was also.

[@spiderchico14]

Brian Zane syncing his commentary with Kurt Angle is gold please don't ever stop

[@olschoolTonyCarter]

I remember being soooo mad when Angle lost the belt back to Austin

[@30thcenturyhomer]

6:46 we coming now

[@30thcenturyhomer]

18:40 RVD goes jump

[@30thcenturyhomer]

18:58

[@clarencesimmons8580]

WWF Armageddon Classic PPV (Review) On December12, 1999 at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On Wrestling With Wregret. my favorite main event of the match was, Triple H Vs. Mr. McMahon in No holds Barred Match would you Please, Brian???

[@dylanodland4820]

Fun fact. I believe Edge legitimately knocked Christian out with that chair shot. He mentioned it on his podcast

[@bennwardhaugh3013]

Also mentioned on STW by Bruce

[@aidengraves7737]

Brotherly love?

[@ZakynthosDiamandis]

Doesn't sound fun 😅 WWE won't clear Christian to wrestle for them anymore due to multiple concussions he suffered over the years, no?

[@EzraDair]

I don’t buy it. The way christian fell was so safe to look like he was dropped unconscious

[@AzureRoxe]

@@EzraDair Look at his arm after the chair shot, how it immediately seems to tense up. Also look at his head and the fact that it seems to have connected for real.

[@LCMaestro15]

5:56 i have to say that Test really is criminally underrated here. The dude was a great worker. Probably one of my favourite Test matches ever. Both him and Kane during that time were really good in the athleticism department. Btw RIP Test, you will be missed.

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

Facts, had he still be here. I think he would have been World or WWE Champion.

[@mjk06]

Test always had a great move set as well.

[@williamerazo3921]

Wait. Test passed

[@Facelessman254]

His big boot was the best I've ever seen, always looked brutal and convincing

[@chrishowell6469]

I'll always remember Test vs Brock at KOTR 02. Two big badasses beating the piss out of each other. Test was very underrated.

[@rockthered8141]

Test Vs. Kane is indeed a hidden gem of a match. Highly underrated. It'd be awesome to one day see a video of most underrated matches ever.

[@princealigorna7468]

Both were two of the better big men of their era, but no one ever gives Test credit. It still impresses me how good his flying elbow was for a man his size, and of course he had one of the best big boots in the business. Plus, both had two of the best theme songs ever!

[@Sanguivore]

Seconding this request!

[@AdamRSuvlu]

If only Test were still around to see how much love he gets

[@ryanleikness3414]

I know. He was such a big missed opportunity. If it wasn't for Triple H he'd probably have a world title reign. Even I could book him into winning it at the right time

[@danieldrayet2364]

I agree 1 of those rare times where the big man vs big man match works great Hard hitting and fun to watch

[@kenterminateddq5311]

9:27 Zane makes a good point about Christian joining the Alliance being unnecessary. I would like to see Edge & Christian being forced to team up against a tag team from Team Alliance. Very similar to the dissension angle between Jericho and Rock while both being on Team WWF.

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

It’s a shame that Basically Rock and Jericho took that role instead. But still good nonetheless.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 Don't act surprised. Those two are arguably the two top stars on Team WWF. While The Hardyz and the Dudz was a good rivalry, Edge & Christian being forced to team up against them for the tag titles and winning it would be intriguing. I don't know if Zane agrees with me but that's just me being an imaginary booker.

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

@@kenterminateddq5311 Yeah, in an alternate timeline Edge and Christian Vs. The Dudley Boyz in the Tag Title Unification Steel Cage Match sounds like a good idea.

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

... were there ANY WWF vs. WWF feuds at this time? It seemed like in order to be a bad guy, you HAD to be on the Alliance. And, credit to Christian, who proved time and time again that he could play the rat fink bastard well, especially in TNA, but this further diluted the poor souls who came in from WCW who already were firmly established as front line cannon fodder. Just a few months ago, DDP was presented as a huge threat, and now he's nothing but a punk ass bitch, and Booker T was reduced to "Great Value Rock" (to be fair, Vince Russo made him Great Value Rock because Vince Russo has no creativity in terms of stuff that actually makes money, but this is just them taking the piss).

[@wstine79]

Christian didn't need to join the Alliance, but his heel moves towards Edge was good for his character.

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

Thinking about it. They could have pulled a 2005 Shawn Michaels with Christian here. Be a Heel and beat Edge at Unforgiven, then either have either one win the Ladder Match and Edge or Christian be in Edge’s spot at Survivor Series the Next Month as US Champion.

[@kevinhenry4047]

@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 A bit off topic but 2005 was when they really should’ve pushed Christian. That when he was hot and primed for a main event run.

[@grammysworld5449]

Doesn't make sense to me...Wasn't Edge the one that had matches in WCW?

[@cobras35]

I am in the front row of this show. When Jericho beat Rock we lost our minds.

[@Facelessman254]

Even as a kid back then I cheered so much when Jericho won that match 🙏 The rock although was popular wasn't stone cold popular with all the die hard adult male fans

[@Romeowilson2323]

I was there live too. Everyone went ape shit when Jericho won.

[@christopherbenoit5585]

SPOILERS

[@marcohavokkhaos]

Good thing you weren't at Vengeance

[@roryslaine7896]

Damn fair play to Lita! That hurricanrana she delivered while Storm had the Maple-Leaf locked in was beautiful. Absolutely flawless.

[@Ghostface2point0]

Her moonsaults and hurricanranas were always dope as fuck in my book

[@phuckyu6579]

7:59 almost made me snort my water through my nose after hearing that

[@chickentank]

That last line got a hearty chuckle out of me.

[@DLRX]

7:38-8:03 Spot on, Brian. Like your (not) father, the great Jim Cornette once said when talking about why he doesn't need to see beautiful women wrestle badly, "I like ice cream and ketchup too but not together."

[@061romell]

They could have done both, I do agree making all the female wrestlers set kittens wasted their in ring talent, but divas had their place too.

[@OGSilverfox8]

High 5 🖐🏻 To Channel 4 for showing these PPVs in the UK 🇬🇧 for free. The hype was real waiting all day and evening for the show to start just hoping you could stay awake for the main event. Good times.

[@maverickninjaentertainment6670]

Man I remember that and begging my parents to let me stay up for them if I had gotten some sleep earlier in the day 😂 those were the days!

[@kitschychris8910]

RVD jumping to the WWF side would have made total sense--his whole gimmick in ECW was that he was going to leave the indies/ECW for New York/WWF. He was called Mr. Monday Night for a reason!

[@navnavnav2255]

14:13 I never get tired of Brian calling The Last Ride this way hahaha

[@lordliam9840]

I literally just watched this PPV last night. Couldn’t have clicked on a vid fast enough aha.

[@VicariJohn]

“Jim Ross and Paul Heyman on commentary.” (Heyman on screen having a mid life crisis)

[@pablocastillo6248]

13:00 it never gets old hearing Brian Zane-inator saying “fuckery”. Love your content Zane man

[@jeffreymatos9464]

When Jericho used the stroke/skull-crushing finale as his finisher he called it 'The Break-down'.

[@sunshineholmes3487]

I have to admit if I ever have the opportunity to take a move in the ring, a chair up the gooch is at the very bottom of the list. Christian is a gem.

[@benespinosa6725]

Stacy Keibler vs Torrie Wilson gets 5 stars from me they both looked 🔥 in lingerie and Christian's theme during this time period was awesome and very Catchy great review Brian.

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

Man guys like angle benoit jericho eddie improved wwe's workrate infinitely better post-2000. It's crazy difference between 1997-99 and 2000-01. Just look at how better the Rock's in ring work was here compared to 98-99.

[@DLRX]

Agreed. As much as people romanticize the Attitude Era, it really was just a crash TV punch/kick style of programming before the world traveled wrestlers started coming over and helping to improve the in ring style. Guys like Angle, Edge, and Christian also helped tremendously.

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

@@DLRX Fully Agreed.

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

@Sharmat Yep. Should've said infinitely. Oh well.

[@huray4random]

The first PPV I ever owned on VHS, I've been hoping you'd review this for years now, thank you Brian ^_^

[@Gh0stbumbles]

I remember Kane's boots around that time coming undone frequently

[@DLRX]

Always noticed that too, the same would happen to Edge on occasion in 2002.

[@AndersonTenecela]

One thing I will say about the PPV is that the theme song is still one of my all time favorite PPV themes. It’s amazing how Saliva provided many of their songs for WWE until 2010

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

Facts, you can tell from Wrestlemania X-Seven (Well even before than with Summerslam 1998 & Armageddon 2000) with licensed music and moving match cards. You can tell…the product was changing before our very eyes…some say for better and/or for worse.

[@KEWLV1C]

WWE put Josie Scott’s kids through college.

[@violentbryan21]

Jesus that Christian and Edge Ladder match was amazing

[@JadenArchibald]

Best ppv of the InVasion Angle and one of my favourites from 2001. Thanks for reviewing it Zane.

[@jesterr7133]

I never had a problem with the McMahon family saga back in the day. They were all great in their roles. I've been watching some old clips lately, and Stephanie was fantastic. She played her role to perfection.

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

Me neither, but around the time the invasion started flopping everyone just started weighing into all the problems in the company, and now aew exists from it.

[@aaronsass9265]

Torrie and Stacy's Promo Package for this No Mercy Match was awesome! I swear, it made it seem like it was an important match lol.

[@zachstoiko1484]

I have such fond memories of this show as a kid. For some reason this was like the only wrestling video tape available at my public library in the early 2000s so I was always renting it and watching it lol

[@juegofuego6715]

Yesssss. Please never stop announcing the last ride the way Cole did in just bring it lol

[@_TheShowStopper]

They def should of pulled the trigger on RVD way before they did & should of gad a wayyyy better run as Champ! Great to see you in/on ROH TV! Keep up the great work My Brother Zane!!!

[@eastsidereviews727]

He would've had a better run, but then he got high.

[@_TheShowStopper]

@@eastsidereviews727 😆🤣 Word Up, You already know Rob & Sabu where Burning it down every chance they got! Especially with the Head Ache that WWEs Backstage/Locker Room politics & Straight Bull Shit had to cause! 🤣 RVD def was The Whole F'N Show! I couldn't get enough of him when I 1st saw him!

[@061romell]

I disagree Rvd was ECW, why join wwf? He was one of the reasons to actually like the alliance along with booker t.

[@Hilversumborn]

Kane vs Test deserves 4 stars just for that dropkick with the chair

[@blacktytrix]

Nothing will stop Zane and his love of no mercy PPVs. Speaking of which, I was the guy who tagged you on the no mercy 2008 post on Instagram recently. As I saw it, I thought of your review and how you were there with your wife. Hope it brought those good times back to you and I hope you two are doing well right now.

[@CamPopplestone]

Test was legit a fun wrestler to watch up through this point. Big enough to be full hoss, but mobile enough to not be slow.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Regal: I’m gonna betray the wwf, there is no way they’re firing as commissioner Linda McMahon: I don’t think so

[@111000254]

I feel like Jericho's slow turn with The Rock is the most underrated heel turn. It's my personal favorite.

[@scudman51]

7:40 was almost like a promo! I laughed my ass off!

[@num1Jaysta]

Reminds me of that Andy Kauffman promo

[@tafua_a]

I'd also like to add, personally, that nothing kills my boner harder than the people who are supposed to arouse me being shit at what they're doing.

[@aS-df8zj]

7:47 Brian, you are the man!! Top notch comment 👊

[@thecoolkids2443]

That Titantron was one of my childhood favorites. Looked so grand for a B level ppv. But that was just how WWE rolled during these times.

[@choke9270]

Austin really was the biggest star ever in the business. Just had everything and got it. Anything he was in seemed important. The Rock Is a megastar as we all know. He is dwarfed by Austin in a wrestling ring. That speaks volumes. Sad his career was cut so short.

[@hollywoodtre6098]

I watched this PPV on VHS as a kid. Loved it then even as a kid. Lot of great matches. Now with understanding wrestling more I could watch it again like such a underrated ppv. That edge o matic off the laddder looks like it killed his back. Underrated ladder match because it took place in the invasion angle

[@Noobsaibot21]

Zane, I hope you'll mention the ending segment of the go home Smackdown before Survivor Series 2001. It was awesome.

[@MarianoVelazquez]

"the laaaaast ride"... "... The last ride" Always gets me.

[@enigmaskull3495]

“Undertaker…won the match.”

[@RCB112]

Hurry! Hurry!

[@cjmoss51]

What wrestling meme am I missing with this one? lol

[@SaveUsDCS2003]

Did booker escape the undertaker?

[@TimmyTickle]

@@cjmoss51 I think it has something to do with one of the old THQ or 2K WWE games

[@sebastiancintron29]

10:57 that chair shot sound was gnarly, but Christians sell afterwards was aces. The way he slumps down the ladder was perfection.

[@LooneyTunesBackInActionWasGood]

It looked so good because it wasn't a sell. It just happened. That chair shot hit him so hard it knocked him out cold.

[@sebastiancintron29]

​@@LooneyTunesBackInActionWasGood I know I'm late, but I legit never saw my notifications for this comment and on that note... No shit? he actually got knocked the f out?

[@KakashiRinObito14]

Brian's "THE LAST RIDE! THE LAST RIDE!" caught me off guard this time, nearly choked while eating. Hope he never stops this bit ever.

[@davidcarpenter2101]

Suggestion for your next review: Summerslam 2008. It was the first "PG Era" PPV, but it had a few great matches. Batista vs. Cena, CM Punk vs. JBL, Edge vs. Undertaker in Hell in a Cell. Plus you also get that great Jericho and HBK segment. I think it's a really underrated PPV. It also happens to be the first PPV I ever attended live, but that's beside the point.

[@mrterp04]

“Rion Fyrehart” would be a great NXT wrestler name

[@AzureRoxe]

Write it as "Ryon" for extra Ys.

[@Ecl1p5e-MM8BDM]

@@AzureRoxe Rryyoonn Ffyrrehhaarrtt debuting for NXT 2.0

[@mrnaughtycat]

I’m pretty sure Ivory was the women’s champ way before right to censor was in the picture

[@RoyStantz]

And she feuded with Tori, Luna, and Moolah over it.

[@mattypaul87]

I get that Angle needed to be in the match per his rematch clause, but I think this could've worked better if it was just Austin vs. RVD. It would've been a parallel to the Rock/Jericho match.

[@KDOGLP]

I’m pretty sure The Rock put over Jericho 3 times: No Mercy 01, Vengeance 01, and Royal Rumble 02

[@GorditoCrunch343]

Austin also put him over 3 times in that stretch: Vengeance 01, the rematch in a steel cage the night after Vengeance, and No Way Out 2002.

[@KDOGLP]

@@GorditoCrunch343 I’d be curious to know how many times Triple H put him over

[@TSY5800]

@@KDOGLP almost never 😂😂😂

[@GorditoCrunch343]

@@KDOGLP Other than the false finish where Jericho beat him for the title in April 2000 and the infamous tag match where HHH tore his quad, Jericho never again got put over by him, not even with a screwy finish.

[@chandlersbryant4047]

@@GorditoCrunch343I’m 2 years late on this but HHH did put him over on a episode of Smackdown 2002 in a number 1 contenders match for the Undisputed championship

[@RolfWrenWalsh]

That Stunner to RVD is one of my favorites ever. Looked so brutal and RVD sold it beautifully.

[@SteRDLK]

RVD's RKO sell at One Night Stand 2007 is, for me, even better.

[@VicariJohn]

7:54 “While I’m watching a wrestling show” from Zane, was vintage Cornette.

[@phantasmthelos1635]

This was my first ever pay-per-view I was at live! I was 4 rows away from ring side and I got to keep the chair. I have it on DVD. I still have the ticket and a t shirt from the event as well!

[@theblocksays]

I feel like there was a miss opportunity to edit in a Tim Allen "confused grunt" sound when Angle reacted to his belt disappearing in that PPV intro. LOL

[@Crowbar11115]

I don't care what anyone says, Molly Holly was way hotter and way more talented than WWE ever lead on.

[@adamlucas2203]

I was always a Stone Cold mark, but right after him was Edge and Christian. They were always a highlight of my night. I love how the two work, especially against each other.

[@tyrone5969]

Wouldn't have ever guessed I'd say this about a card with this talent and level of superstars. But the match between Kane and Test actually looks like the most interesting and entertaining.

[@CHAOTIXMaddLass]

I mean if you wanna turn christian heel that's fine...but why have him join wcw/ecw? Why not just have him be a lone wolf solely targeting edge?

[@bennwardhaugh3013]

I certainly get where you're coming from but I think it just made it easier booking for "Good = WWE, Bad + Alliance". I know this is going to be a great comparison but when the terrible GFW invasion happened in Impact, it had no traction because the heels didn't give a shit about it so there was only about 4-5 people trying to battle another company 😂

[@patrickjohnson1649]

I lost it at “Stabs him in the Taint”

[@javantgarde]

Kane v Test has always been one of my favorite big man matches. Underrated gem for sure

[@DenOfVipers]

I'd be really interested in all of the 5-star matches on Zane's classic PPV reviews. I can name...4 off the top of my head, but there have to be more.

[@GamblerOfFate777]

RVD was so over in 2001 and 2002 he should’ve won the WWE Championship around this time

[@MrBeardsley]

Ivory’s said in various shoot interviews that she fell into the “creative has nothing for you” black hole after Right To Censor split up because she didn’t want to do stuff like pose for Playboy or take part in the the sex-fueled angles women were usually stuck with during the Attitude Era. From like mid-2002 on she started appearing on TV less and less (at least as a wrestler, she was one of the coaches on Tough Enough) and spending more time on the house show circuit, then during her last year and a half with the company she was limited solely to non-wrestling roles like training in OVW and cohosting the short-lived recap show WWE Experience.

[@toptenguy1]

Ok I respect her choices and her integrity, but.. She was so damn FIT.. it's a shame! (Yes I am a sleazy pervert LOL)

[@steveharvey2102]

I was at the go-home Smackdown, (it was in Montreal). If I remember correctly it was the first televised WWF show in our town since the 97 Survivor series! There was a bunch of speculation, wondering if Vince would show up or not, So when that limo pulled up and Vince came out the crowd went crazy with the "you screwed Brett" chant. That was so much fun. Also, as many people have mentioned, RVD was super over and we were pulling for him to win the title on Sunday! I think they missed a good opportunity with him. If I remember correctly, he stood tall at the end of Smackdown, so that should have been my first hint he was going to loose. Lol

[@SteakSauceOTG]

That’s not just a Full Nelson Slam, it’s The Breakdown, Junior.

[@mikecabral2420]

It's not even a Full Nelson Slam, it's a Full Nelson Facecrusher. A Full Nelson Slam is a chokeslam from a Full Nelson hold; a Full Nelson Facecrusher is the Breakdown or a Skull Crushing Finale.

[@Blurrygil]

Brian putting the mouthbreathers in their place at 7:35 is *chef's kiss*...

[@dorkhour]

My biggest gripe with the Invasion at the time was that they didnt bring over the ECW titles. The Undisputed Championship shouldnt have been a tournament like it was I always said it shouldve been a Triple Threat winner takes all three titles WWF, WCW, ECW. If i was fantasy booking this the match on this card Jericho wouldve won by DQ from Steph (since they literally always feuded up to this point) or Countout and no title changes hands. Build him up a bit and let it linger a bit. In storyline you let the Rock thing cool off and Jericho becomes obsessed with being a world champion so he goes after the ECW title to get even with Steph who was the kayfabe ECW owner. He succeeds at that. There by eventually qualifying him for the Triple Threat Unification bout. If you still wanted the "he has to do two matches at Vengeance" have Steph invoke her last ECW ownership power right before Survivor Series to book a future ECW title match. Vengeance finally comes along the Triple Threat is a go, no one even remembers Stephs little threat until the paperwork is discovered to have gone through during the merger. Jericho defends in the first match a grueling match on the Vengeance card and then at the end of the night wins (as a face no help, maybe even he overcomes an interference) in the Rock and Stone Cold triple threat. Jericho now gets a massive face push and makes a truly WWF and Alliance Undisputed Title. The match could be booked in a way that the Rock and Stone Cold are more interested in beating each other than Jericho thinking him to be a non-threat to let him rest a bit on the production side of things.

[@Obscusion2]

It's mainly because WWF/E didn't fully own ECW until 2002, I believe. ECW was stuck in legal hell after it folded, and when WWF started referring to ECW at the start of the Invasion, they were quickly told to stop, as they were still in the middle of the bankruptcy negotiations; this is also why WCW/ECW wound up just being called "The Alliance". As we can see with the name cards, WWF was eventually allowed to show the ECW logo, but that was really it, as they still couldn't use the any of ECW's championships for legal reasons. Also, the ECW TV Title itself literally went missing about a month or two before ECW folded, so WWF wouldn't have been able to use that one, anyway.

[@dorkhour]

@@Obscusion2 I did not know this part. Still I liked my fantasy booking.

[@ReveiwKing999]

Booker would still need to interfere against Austin during the Triple Threat, otherwise we'll never get that legendary supermarket brawl between the two of them a few weeks after.

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

They had the hardcore belt though, and it had been established for a couple of years at this time. It wouldn't have made any sense, unless when rvd won it the first time they binned it and brought in the ecw title. That would have given the storyline a bit of bite even I think.

[@Jiren261]

Great review, As bad as the invasion angle was it gave us some cracking matches. When you get to Survivor Series 01 I hope you talk about the absolutely bizarre RAW the next night, Acting as though the invasion never happened.

[@KMmouse20]

I gigglesnorted at the lingerie match post-review minirant, thanks for that, dood XD

[@aotphixion]

you cutting to austin yelling "shit!" made me lol

[@NeekoLionheartMMA]

Okay, so this has always been something I've wondered throughout time. Since Austin got the cover on RVD to win the match, shouldn't that have also made Austin the new hardcore champion as well? Wasn't the 24/7 rule always in effect up to the point of RVD retiring the belt later on?

[@gabepollock1641]

There were assorted periods where the 24/7 aspect of the Hardcore Championship was ignored or suspended, and the Invasion was one of them. During the storyline there were only 2 times that the rule was used. Raw August 13th of 2001 (Jeff Hardy running in to pin RVD which set up their match at Summerslam), and Raw September 10th of 2001 (Kurt Angle won a match, Stone Cold threw him off the entrance ramp, and then he threw RVD off the ramp onto Angle, letting RVD win the belt back).

[@genocidekhaos9775]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this PPV (WWF No Mercy 2001) was the debut of "Never Gonna Stop" by Rob Zombie for Edge as his new theme.

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

Actually debuted on TV a week or two before Unforgiven!

[@genocidekhaos9775]

@@WrestlingWithWregret Ah! Even better. Thank you for the correction, Mr. Zane.

[@williamcarswell3012]

Edge and Christian feel like the greatest forgotten ladder match of all time thank you for giving it the credit it deserves

[@KingLex87]

Brian just for consideration one day would you do a video on Edge’s first WWE Championship run compared to Christian’s first Impact..TNA..uhhh NWA Championship run as they both were around the same time

[@samsmith9349]

This is a fantastic idea, could be a multiple part series comparing the parallels after the team split. - They both continued on as singles mid-carders in WWE - They both had tag team title runs in WWE with other partners around the ruthless aggression era - They both won world titles in separate company’s at a similar time - They we’re reunited in the 2021 Royal Rumble - They both wrestle full time again for major companies. Could be a really interesting series of videos.

[@KingLex87]

@@samsmith9349 Thanks Sam 👍🏿 Hopefully Z-Man takes it into consideration

[@marcohavokkhaos]

I love when you do the, Super! Like when Tony Chimel announces Super Crazy and Rated R Superstar

[@BBoy4040]

10:58 That is literally the perfect sell, Christian just lifelessly falling off the ladder.

[@hawk494edward]

Gary Coleman's sell of a guitar shot from Jeff Jarrett at WCW Fall Brawl 2000 is pretty good.

[@KDOGLP]

Omg when Brian did that “Is Brian gay or something” I howled

[@reddragon0624]

I’m shocked that people don’t talk more about the Edge-Christian Ladder match.

[@princealigorna7468]

Torrie and Stacy would both become better performers than this, but it's hilarious how much they hyped up that match

[@princealigorna7468]

Also...full-nelson slam? That was a Stroke! Did you forget that there was a very short period where Jericho was using the Stroke as a finisher?! (I don't blame you if you did. It was only for a few months)

[@craigskevis2657]

Look forward to these every 2 weeks you are the goat mr Zane

[@samirabdel-aziz498]

Check out Kane vs the Rock around summer 2000, it was on RAW. It was a pretty entertaining match that saw Rock do everything he could to keep Kane down.

[@cleonidas2166]

Back when I first got into wrestling (beginning of '05) I wanted to watch any wrestling that I could and for some reason my local video store only had this to rent 😆 So I've seen this ppv many, many times 😆

[@respect_the_curv]

Random, but I LOVE and miss when all the cameras used to go off in the audience when a special move or finisher happened. Sign of the times but I just remember being young and seeing all the flashing lights it added to the special moves

[@JMC1396]

Always remembered edge vs christian and rock vs Jericho being great, but I went and watched kane vs Test again and thanks for the recommendation because you're right, what a great little underrated match!

[@michaelbandada9887]

Is this the PPV where Saliva got to have one of their songs used by the WWE for the first time? And also… click click boom!💣💥

[@lfovah1287]

I can watch the edge vs Christian ladder match over and over and never get tired of it, it's just that damn good of a ladder match

[@jonathanmagee2831]

Jesus that ladder match looked insane. I've never seen the match but I absolutely will now.

[@Mattyman1987]

Even if Brian were gay, why does it matter? I swear some wrestling fans are toxic af.

[@teal5989]

Maybe you are?

[@avilslare]

Thx for reminding me of that Rock/Jericho promo. That was a fun one to revisit.

[@zachenglish309]

2001/2002 Kane was on a different level Albert TLC 4 triple H Steve Austin triple threat hardcore match Kane was on fire

[@MrTeeWix]

I'm so glad you said what you said about the womens matches at the time, I loved it when I was growing up watching it on tv but now I just want to watch the wrestling.

[@sbcj9]

Summerslam, this show and Survivor Series i use to watch all the time as a kid. These were the first PPVs I ever got to see new. Not years later or anything. These were the awesome to me as a kid.

[@jcace13]

I hadn't really started watching wrestling yet but I saw that clip of Jericho doing the just bring it taunt to Rock's face and knew it was a big deal.

[@eternal5140]

The Invasion was just so mismanaged when it could of been one of the greatest storylines of all time.

[@youngche8226]

I remember watching this live on PPV much like I did every PPV from this era. Even was at WM X8 in the stands!

[@ZekeThePlumber86]

I had quit watching wrestling a little bit before this time. I didn't realize just how big of a push RVD got in WWE. I guess he was the most successful ECW guy of all time?

[@Venemofthe888]

Honestly he really was since out of everyone in ECW he was the only one who held the wwe title. Rhyno you could say was a close second since he won the NWA title while in TNA

[@ZekeThePlumber86]

@Sharmat I don't mean like that. I mean as far as the mainstays went. Like Raven, Dreamer,vetc..

[@toptenguy1]

My first ever major live show was the Go Home Smackdown before this show in Montreal. (First televised show there since "MONTREAL", if you know what I mean.) 15 minutes before the dark matches started, the crowd was ALREADY going crazy with RVD chants. The guy was WHITE HOT!

[@monkeydlogan]

My man said “props to you for flexxin you can pop a missile during the Stacey match” you got me dyin dude, too funny!