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[@TheNinjaStory]

Damn, a 3 count and Survival Series in the same day!

[@shaneg75]

It is a good day

[@galbert117]

Yes it is!

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

But this means more waiting for cool content

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

A trilogy for you: Ivan Koloff- First Transitional Champ Stan Stasiak- Second Transitional Champ Iron Shiek- Third Transitional Champ

[@Jerry_Freestyle]

Iron Sheik- Best transitional champion :)

[@edgecrusher018]

Just a note: HBK was offered a title run multiple times in his second stint and turned them down because he didn’t want to be on the road that much.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I questioned this a lot as a kid. But looking back, him with the spinner belt wouldn't been cursed. 🤮

[@speedy932key4]

I think that's also why he was on Raw for the majority of his final run. Working Smackdown would conflict with his church schedule,at least that's what I remember hearing

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

It's just incredible how my opinion of Shawn Michaels and Jim Cornette have basically entirely inverted over the last 5-10 years.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Roman hasn't been on the road much and has been champ four years.

[@ramirorodriguez857]

To be fair. When JBL got his push. The Rock left, stone cold had left, Kurt left. Within a few months, Eddie died, and CB died. WWE was struggling for main eventers

[@stevenashley27]

Benoit had died a few years after JBL was a main eventer. Unless you mentioned Benoit dying separately from Eddie dying a few months after JBL was a main eventer

[@hollowayquotes]

Not only that, but Triple H didn't want to work Tuesdays.

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

For that matter, JBL's main event push was over by the time of Eddie's passing... Batista finished his feud with JBL for the World title and moved on to Eddie...

[@jbryant5253]

I always thought JBL was good but I want alive during the time so maybe it was different live

[@jlw7496]

Kurt Angle was there for almost 2 years after the JBL push

[@iamlegend8103]

The Pedro Morales pic is actually a picture of Don Morraco, come on guys. The only Puerto Rican World Champion 🥺

[@ziggyfuckinsteve1997]

Don’t you mean Chavo Guerrero?

[@iamlegend8103]

​@@ziggyfuckinsteve1997no, that's actually Don "The Rock" Marraco. Look up his pic

[@martezberry3164]

Shameful... Yeah thats don, not Pedro

[@bluejayblaze6887]

Luke... Luke... here we are again with yet another heel turn. You're the Big Show of Wrestletalk!

[@ernestsmith6328]

THE PIC OF PEDRO WAS ACTUALLY DON MURACCO

[@majtechtings]

Thank you Luke!! Mark Henry’s title run is sooooooo much better than folks remember…really good stuff…always surprised me that he didn’t get another run with big gold.

[@iamrandom4826]

I started watching wrestling during that time and saw him as such a beast. My favorite run with the belt.

[@wingedparagon4448]

Completely agree. It was a short time, due to the injuries, but man did it make people look at him differently. Man got the respect he deserved and continued to receive ever since.

[@majtechtings]

@@wingedparagon4448 precisely. He came out in that salmon colored suit and I went “oh here we go” and then he snapped and showed Vince and co what they’d been missing out on for a decade.

[@WarEagle1023]

Superstar Billy Graham (Rest in Peace) wasn't the one to bring up unionization. Jesse Ventura was the one to do that.

[@Jhakri_]

I remember when Smackdown came to do TV in my city when I was a kid. I was leaving school and saw Edge & Vickie stopped in a convertible by the cross guard. I don't think I've ever marked out harder.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Do you remember what episode of SD it was?

[@Jhakri_]

@@freakfoxvevo7915 Actually I remember it was the Championship Chase Tournament, that's what it was, because Edge came back at the end to win the battle royale

[@ShaunooYT]

WrestleTalk really feeding us good today, wrote a 3hr Gr12 history paper with 2 essays and WrestleTalk rewards my hardwork with a 3 count and survival series THANK YOU!!

[@ronanlangford2747]

You put in a photo of Don Muraco as ic champion instead of Pedro Morales

[@SqueepsTheGod]

JBL's push was essential to John Cena's career.

[@SqueepsTheGod]

@@LYE333 he needed a convincing win over a champion that never lost. No other scenario would've solidified his push

[@jacobbruce3502]

Hall of Pain Mark Henry was my childhood. And I’m happy to see that run getting the praise it deserves

[@gspells]

can’t agree more about with the mark henry take, I absolutely loved the hall of pain run

[@shaunmahle9516]

I might be wrong but the picture of Pedro Morales looks like Don Muraco

[@Stan_68]

You are right, that was Muraco

[@thewileysideoflife8826]

that is Don Muraco with the IC title😛

[@arsenalfan9892]

That's not Pedro Morales, that's Don Muraco

[@ElGatoPolloLoco]

7:57...That's a picture of The Rock Don Muraco, not Pedro Morales.

[@nickjohnson6006]

Batista “My World Champion” when I was 8 years old flipping through the channels I saw badass Batista come out to I walk alone hitting that pyro with the big gold belt and that’s when I fell in love with wrestling so I’ll always say the world heavyweight title will always be my favorite championship and Batista was my favorite wrestler

[@michaelmeis2953]

Vince's favorite wrestler when he was young was Dr Jerry Graham, kayfabe brother of Superstar Billy Graham, who was Hogan's favorite wrestler

[@apocrypha5363]

19:33 Oli: "You really pushed the limits of English to get that in three words." Me: "For the previous entry he said: "Held Belt Upside Down."

[@inaciovairoubar4745]

That wasn't Pedro Morales. It was Don Muraco holding the Intercontinental Title.

[@dwightyboy5324]

The fact they put that in...

[@shoryuken9735]

kind of pissed me off being puerto rican i was looking forward to seeing Pedro and I get Don one of his rivals 😢

[@dwightyboy5324]

@@shoryuken9735 how they mixed them up is beyond me. Just shows how little these guys know...

[@un_known5895]

big show's WWE title reign: "forgotten second run"

[@Seth_-lq1rr]

Other then del rio, 2011 was the best year for the World Heavyweight Championship. Big Dave’s longer reign is up there.

[@diabeticman2194]

Looking back on it, 2011 and maybe 2012 was a good time for the world heavyweight championship; so many good runs and storylines in that time period

[@advictoriam3106]

I know it doesn't count toward describing his title run but I saw Psycho Sid and immediately went "is it Sid"

[@diabeticman2194]

For Seth’s Universal run I’d say banging Brock match; that SummerSlam match was awesome!

[@Boy123Jim]

I cared about Jericho & KO's story so much, that I forgot that KO was the Universal Champion & I didn't know that everyone saw KO & Jericho feuding for the Universal Title at Mania 33.😅

[@shreyashmishra16]

Actually it was for us championship, universal was between Brock and Goldberg

[@Boy123Jim]

@@shreyashmishra16 I know that. It was originally set for Universal Title between Jericho & Owens, but Vince changed it. Which led for Jericho to leave WWE in May 2017 & then go to NJPW In 2018, then go onto AEW in 2019.

[@shreyashmishra16]

@@Boy123Jim ah gotcha..

[@sams-hx7hm]

@@jansmitowiczauthor78 greatest royal rumble happened in april, which was his last match in WWE

[@ljmickey4167]

Here's everything you need to know about Stan Stasiak title run: After Brunos first title run, Pedro Morales became the new ultimate babyface champion. Stasiak won the title as a heel from Pedro. 9 days later Stasiak loses the belt to Bruno Sammartino. 3 words or less: transitional champion 😁

[@jasonslayer1717]

The fact that there's a pic of Don Muraco instead of Pedro Morales tells me that Pete sourced the graphics. 🤣

[@Phoenixbrand95]

That isnt Pedro Morales!! Thats Don Muraco!!

[@robertwalker7979]

What's funny is the guys saying Bob Backlund was the longest transitional champion. Super funny because I never thought of it like that. 😆😅😂🤣😭

[@harryperraultiii704]

That was not Pedro Morales that was Don muraco with the intercontinental 😂😂😂

[@billyjohnson91]

I thought I was the only one who saw that😂

[@PlayfulTraining]

Randy Savage: Hogan Hindered Push JBL: Original Jinder Run (I hated him so much for ending Eddie's reign!)

[@dantorkel7561]

Wait… Pedro Morales’ pic is DON MURACO

[@irrsinnrainer]

3-Count and Survival Series on the same day. That's what I call a good friday!

[@TheKJC_04]

Guys, when you got to Pedro Morales, you didn't show a picture of Pedro, That's Don Muraco.....

[@InYourWalls101]

3 count, Survival series, a big smackdown episode, all on a Friday? Can’t get any better than that

[@TheRonZombie]

Um that was Don Muraco not Pedro Morales

[@andymcdougall9385]

Rey Mysterio winning the world heavyweight championship at wrestlemania 22 is genuinely one of my fondness childhood memories. I stopped watching WWE for a long time after that, didn’t even watch until he dropped the belt but I think even 13 year old me knew the initial win was as good as it was going to get, to me the story ended there

[@CEJRAID]

Big show was a two time champion. You can’t say he just won it because Austin was injured. He also beat Brock for the belt in 2002.

[@peacegzz6197]

Mark Henry’s run was probably the best WHC. But I think Christian “1 more match” run was very good as well

[@nohandle227]

@7:59 ...Are you sure that is Pedro Morales???...It looks like Don Muraco to me.

[@NTN.MattyB.Forsurez]

Just a note: i grew up to jbl being champion. I hated how he always won. He played his heel gimmick perfectly. He came to my city where wwe hadny come for 19 years, jbl was the absolute man. Met mysterio, rvd cena, guererro, dvon and jbl. Jbl and guererro were my favorites to meet!

[@johngoss5098]

When did Pedro turn into The Magnificent Muraco?

[@btf_flotsam478]

19:05 In Khali's defense, so did Diamond Dallas Page. 19:17 "Gave it prestige"

[@benreed1407]

Where does the "enjoys good catering" bit come from?

[@markthomas4382]

Your photo of pedro morales was actually Don Muraco. How could you get it so wrong?

[@brucecambosos816]

Why did they have a pic of Don Muraco for when they were talking about Pedro Morales????

[@FalcoPolaris]

What about going back further with the World Heavyweight Championship and doing it in the NWA/WCW days in 3 words or less?

[@TottiMessiTorres]

The JBL era was an odd one. The matches during the course of his run were mostly poor, but his character work was excellent. Genuinely carried himself with the presence of a main event heel, and he was extremely easy to hate (from a kayfabe POV).

[@JoeyHuman]

"A bad idea"" for Slaughter popped me

[@alwaysbelieve8396]

JBL is just Chuck Taylor with a cowboy hat

[@user-tv1xz5dz1f]

That’s Picture wasn’t Pedro Morales it was Don Muraco with the IC Title

[@VXGaming]

The only run I remember for Undertaker was his American Bad Ass run where he tried to murdered Jeff Hardy.

[@ufcfan5733]

Looking back, i actually enjoyed JBL as the wwe champion. Was a decent heel and set it up perfectly for cena to take at wrestlemania. Was it as good as brock vs angle for the previous year or brovks fueds with badass taker, no. Jbl still did good though, in my opinion.

[@uproar17]

You have a picture of Don Muraco in Pedro Morales spot. Fire the editors!

[@YTJRBC2]

For the next one Luke: Championship felt Big. "Made feel big" made me chuckle tho.

[@JouvaMoufette]

Huge missed opportunity to say "butts in seats" for Foley

[@HAWKAMANIA311]

The Acclaimed scissor Oli and Luke sword fight 😂

[@fodspeed]

Personally my favorite money in the bank cashin, is Batista in the bank on John Cena after elimination chamber. Nothing beat that, that's forever be #1

[@dannydanggang1675]

Bradshaw's career was saved by JBL I will die on the hill of him having an underrated WWE title run.

[@HerKnightable]

Still rates as one of my greatest heel wrestlers of all time. People are down on him sure, I remember the long run, but for the people who hate it most they are just annoyed at Triple H's reign of terror. It launched Cena (even if we soured on him), but the only thing I wanted from his faction to launch a break out star like Evolution did.

[@MAtowndown]

It's surreal to say that I was actually there in Worcester, MA when Foley won the title. That I MAY have been been part of the biggest pop in WWE history is why I'm still a fan today and currently LIVE in Worcester MA

[@maxxpower3d6]

Rob Van Dam - Up In Smoke Jinder Mahal - Awesome Ring Entrance Bray Wyatt - Booked Into Corner Triple H - 2000 Best Run Mark Henry - Ultimate Late Bloomer Vince McMahon - Better Than Arquette

[@MrGurubill]

Man, you guys make some of the best content on YT. Keep up the good work, you legends are the GOATs of Wrestling YT!

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

You missed the boat with Cena... I'd've said 'Woooooo Can't See', for tying the Flair record... Or 'Can't Avoid Me' or 'Cena wins LOL' for the Super Cena era...

[@pulsarstargrave256]

7:59. Picture of DON MURACO not PEDRO MORALES!

[@aerialaddison]

11:55 “It’s… an exciting moment.” I died. ❤

[@joshjohnson6891]

Man Sid should have gotten the ball and belt in 1992, beat Hogan, Flair or Macho Man for the belt instead of the 97 run. All those big names in 92 he could have steamrolled through to show him as a dominant champ.

[@rickweniger8157]

I love these In 3 words! I never learn soo much and laugh soo much in the same videos 😂

[@lloydrusbatch5382]

That's Don Muraco not Pedro Morales 😂

[@Jermaine2099]

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if Oli named his kid Phil or Punk 😂

[@_.El._]

Luke, “way too biased” Seriously, he shitted on so many guys who “tried their best in the past” but used that excuse for his indie faves 😂

[@themann0001]

The Undertaker had a very Memorable run in mid 2002 as wwe undisputed champion and again in 2007.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Character wise in 02, not reign. Judgement Day v Hogan...fought injured HHH at KOTR. Only Vengeance was his good ppv match in 02. In 07, he was WHC, not wwe champ.

[@BlueCollar1212]

You two absolutely make my day

[@11nytram11]

Vince's favourite wrestler was Dr Jerry Graham, who was Superstar Billy's kayfabe brother.

[@smith2james]

Honestly y'all have a series on your hands tag titles, mid card titles women titles. Not to mention u could do other companies. This is very entertaining

[@imalwaysrightsportspodcast]

I love how you guys put a pic of Don Muraco when talking about Pedro Morales 😅😅😅

[@KingJoJo_4L]

JBL is not overrated , one of the best heels of all the time. Ruthless Aggression was all about him on Smackdown as a heel💯

[@TyMarshall007]

JBL title run was super underrated no one talks about today

[@aidanwatson3499]

Big show: my first champion. Of all the times to watch wrestling for the first time it happened during the 5 minutes when Big Show was champion.

[@christopherwiessner555]

The world heavyweight belt is my favorite belt because it genuinely looks like a WORLD CHAMPION. It just looks distinguished and respectable.

[@craigmcgowan2738]

10:36 Stone Cold was actually active in WWF/WWE from 1995-2003. Meant to be wrestling fans.

[@spidermonkey28]

Benoit literally gave everything to the wrestling business including for the fans taking multiple shots to his head that cost him his mental faculties. I don't condone what he did to his family, but I will never overlook what he did in the ring.

[@Phoenixbrand95]

Screw you. I bet you love Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson as well. Nazi Scientists also had some great discoveries for the medical world. I guess we should just respect them too right? Screw Benoit and his Worshippers

[@TheDanielenos]

Glad Luke mentioned the Hall of Pain run. That period of time Mark was an actual menace that I still remember till this day.

[@matthewrogers2521]

In regards to your 3 words on Billy graham, Dr Jerry Graham is actually Vince Jrs favourite wrestler but he did like Billy Graham and wanted to turn him face. Vince Sr on the other hand did not like Billy Graham as a face and only put the belt on him because Vince Jr suggested it as a way to transition to Backlund.

[@Kennect4Ever]

Going off of your "Jericho needed title" thought on Owens as Universal Champion, "Just Beat Goldberg" for Brock as Universal Champion. Brock finally getting his win back against Goldberg at Mania was climactic enough that it didn't need a championship involved.

[@garibaldilebeau]

MITB cash-ins…how can you forget Punk’s cash-in on Edge, when he charged down after Edge was blasted in the ring during the opening promo despite not actually BEING on RAW yet Of course, Edge’s original is 100% the greatest Oh, and LOVE the Clerks/Kevin Smith reference

[@viccraven4053]

For Triple H they should’ve said- STEPHANIE CARRIED CAREER

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Lies

[@dvasqo]

This is a nice review and future way to understand the actual state of championships in WWE. You have 2 big stars in each brand, they both can or will begin a new narrative championship-wise. So, brand split is not really a thing, but it is, and what makes different every championship/brand, the newest belt if for what, this new undisputed is then the most coveted? WWE can have an actual gold mine in narrative terms to build awesome stories for a while.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Only after 2002

[@jalenlindsey7418]

They are overrating the 2011 runs as champion to mark out for Daniel Bryan while underrating the 2007 runs as champion

[@jamiekoh6113]

15:03 Punk and Hardy main-evented Summerslam over Cena and Orton so I do think they saw them as legit main-eventers. Although they have only given that spot to them because Taker was coming back and it was a TLC match.

[@Boswollocks123]

Jbls title run was really good, nobody could draw heat like him

[@SupportEachOther4ever]

11:31 should've been is it sid?

[@pinealdreams1064]

I actually think Bray had one of the better Universal runs. The Cell wasn't part of his run, and the reaction at Crown Jewell suggested he was fine. (Only internet fans seemed to crap on it, live crowds loved The Fiend.) Then his Daniel Bryan feud was awesome.

[@leonzaduncan2438]

Thank you!!

[@theChrisJJ]

Sid has so many stories... But His Leg 😱

[@matthewrock4725]

Olli was close! Vince's favorite wrestler was Dr Jerry Graham.

[@NickW855]

@5:14 "First Bank Cash In" is four words, Oli.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

I was expecting Sugar Shane, Shannon Moore, and Evan Karrigas when I heard 3 count.

[@RollerCodsterWFEW]

JBL did a damn good job for being called up on the fly. Finn Balor should be champ again at some point. Should have happened already in my opinion.

[@Metis1337]

Just on the point of "short reigns", long regins aren't always good, imo nearly all the attitude era reigns are way more fun than the longer reigns we see.

[@Barfbagdontsag]

Would love to see this for WCW.