ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 Review | Wrestling With Wregret

[@MrDalton]

I spoke with Shane Douglas a few years back at a comic convention and talked about this match. He said he basically begged Paul to give Al the belt, but since Al was a WWF guy, Paul wouldn't.

[@PWAandWJSC]

Imagine if Douglas had just said “fuck it” and didn’t kick out of the snowplow?

[@kdizzle901]

So stupid

[@JWJIV2005]

"How did that not turn into a lawsuit?!" should have been ECDubs slogan.

[@TTOF_JB]

The sponsor section just made me realize that with Peacock, we're basically back to when the Network originally started.

[@vids2002]

Pretty much. That is why when people bitched about the network, I told people "it could be alot worst". They didn't listen..

[@SquawkMonk]

Ayup. Check out those really old TV commercials when stars would just randomly turn to the camera and start talking about cigarettes or toothpaste. Same shit different era.

[@mattberg6816]

@@SquawkMonk the best one I’ve seen was when a character had a cough so he wife offers him a dr. Recommended kool cigarette to kool his sore throat

[@SquawkMonk]

@@mattberg6816 goes down smooth

[@kshinokevin]

@@SquawkMonk kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3KlYWetoKirp9k - Camel commercial - The Cigarette Preferred by Doctors (59 sec.) - "What Cigarettes do You Smoke, Doctor ?" - by: David Preece on May 6, 2013; the era when Doctors actually/really made "House Calls."

[@stephencatchdudeknight4623]

Fun Fact; Bam Bam saved New Jack's life. look at one shoot interview from new jack and he said that because of cocane + maybe that fall, NJ was really messed up & the vet Bam Bam is, cut the match short so NJ can go off to recover. RIP Bam Bam, everyone's friend.

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

And now rip new jack

[@SquawkMonk]

Bam Bam didn't get enough recognition in his time. Totally carried LT in a WrestleMania main event, among many other achievements. Seemed like a real dude too

[@generational.heR0]

Shit, not Scott halls friend 🤣, but one of the best for sure

[@dadncaleb]

Cocaine*

[@lukeharbolt7681]

That's very interesting that's right up there with Perry Saturn beating up two guys to save her from being raped

[@MilkWasABadChoice17]

I never understood why they just didn't make the main event a triple threat with Taz, knock Shane out early so he doesn't do anything to hurt himself, then have Taz pin Al. Then Taz vs Shane could be saved for later on.

[@davidjsaul]

Wouldn't surprise me if Paul had suggested it and Douglas nixed it.

[@n2nother]

@@davidjsaulBased on what?

[@josh4307]

Bryan reviewing any ECW show is worth every minute

[@aaronhurst4379]

If you ever take a trip down to Cobb County, Georgia, You better not mention That show, Wrestlepalooza You'll serve hard times

[@rickyrosay33977]

Clever usage of Big Boss Man’s theme

[@sheepdavis]

@Juelz Daniel shut up

[@moonswan7587]

Lord have mercy on the common man

[@horncrownedproductions9675]

The original plan was for Snow to win the belt here but WWF decided to bring him back. That's why they suddenly changed Douglas to being an injured but fighting champion at the last minute. Heyman himself has even said the plan was for Snow to win and then Douglas would win the belt back once he was healed. That's also why we got that weird ending with both guys being held up. It's very clear watching the ppv that something suddenly changed.

[@sumobo7108]

Thanks for this explanation.

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ]

@@sumobo7108 Yeah but then with the J.O.B Squad rules All Snow could wrestle in ECW and he did it occasionally...

[@KingKhanate1997]

Damn bruh we could’ve had world champion Al Snow? Sucks that didn’t happen…

[@townicus5908]

''Fight against New Jack'' Me: Oh god something is going to happen..

[@maskedladyrobber]

How did that not turn into a lawsuit? Voiceover guy: "He's a stunt kid..."

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

Fun fact Shane Douglas use this match with Al Snow as an example of how tough he is in TNA at Slammiversary 2006.

[@ricardonb6375]

Wasn't it slammiversary 2009?

[@RobertoGarcia-kh3pn]

The “no vomit” line had me rolling.. awesome eps

[@enigmaskull3495]

17:41

[@MrNexor-cj8gs]

Getting a chair to the face is almost a badge of honor at an ECW show.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Or show color (Ask Dreamer).

[@awildslapnuts513]

Or Funk or Cactus

[@alexello1189]

Getting covered in chairs must be like getting knighted

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@alexello1189 Ask Terry Funk.

[@chubbycatfish4573]

I think he meant for a fan.

[@The80sWolf_]

FBI vs BWO is like a PWG/Chikara match before their time

[@CHAOTIXMaddLass]

may i just say...credible's counter from whipwreck's whippersnapper into the reverse ddt may just be one of the most clean (well executed) counters to any cutter maneuver i have ever seen...

[@gabepollock1641]

Came here to say the same. Usually cutter counters look a little forced, but Credible and Whipwreck made that sequence look so natural.

[@joshuaschmaltz4184]

This awesome reversal happens @ 5:20

[@charlottecorday8494]

Credible was awesome, so underrated it hurts.

[@monkeyman5866]

To be fair, this is the best Wrestling show ever....to end with the suffix -palooza

[@jimmylarson7856]

Wrestlepalooza 97 says you’re wrong

[@enigmaskull3495]

Between 21:30 and “He was reaching for the ropes,” ECW Shane Douglas was amazing.

[@jcace13]

Every time the name New Jack comes up I'm immediately expecting some sort of disaster.

[@darianvelazquez6996]

me too

[@frankvonfrauner]

He's the GOAT. He's the most feared wrestler of all time. Not many guys were willing to get in the ring with him, and if you disrespected him, you were putting your life on the line.

[@kshinokevin]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGXNZ5yooJJgiJY = Dr. Dre & Ice Cube - Natural Born Killaz (Instrumental) (4 mins. 15 sec.) - by: Instru-MENTAL on March 10, 2021; (Producer: Dr. Dre; Co-Producer: Sam Sneed; Year: 1995)

[@sheepdavis]

@@frankvonfrauner he was an embarrassment to wrestling.

[@mike04574]

@@frankvonfrauner hell no, a notorious and iconic wrestler but that’s it

[@TheGreatDevlin]

The disrespect of not putting Francine in the conversation of greatest women of that era... No one talks about her, yet Sunny is adored.

[@Ranuyasha]

I'd rather have Francine on my screen than Sunny any day

[@Kas58223]

@@Ranuyasha absolutely Francine was great and even added more heat to Shane Douglas saying I’ve got the heavyweight championship with the woman all you fans only dream bout getting

[@stonecold6521]

Sunny had more charisma and was better on the mic. I agree that Francine is often overlooked though. Also, I think her gimmick didn't help.

[@michaelsmith5769]

It was more about exposure, so to speak. Especially back then. Sunny was known worldwide, Francine was a local treasure.

[@kandyperez9917]

@@stonecold6521 Uhh, Sunny was good on the mic, but Francine was noticeably better. She looked way more comfortable on the mic, too.

[@speedwaynutt]

The Only time Shane Douglas actually successfully retained the ECW world heavyweight Championship on PPV

[@MetalMe55iah]

Didnt he retain at hostile city showdown?

[@speedwaynutt]

@@MetalMe55iah That would be the TV title.

[@hbryster96]

God I had no idea Shane had a reign of terror with the ecw title just like trips with the WH title and Jarret with the tna title

[@denniswilliams6519]

@@hbryster96 I'd argue even worse. Say what you want to about Jarret and Triple H but least they wrestled during their reigns. Douglas was injured 90% of the time but kept the belt anyway.

[@superrobz]

Fun fact, this was to this day the only ECW show I ever attended. So glad I had that opportunity seeing as how it’s now a distant memory.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Did you chanted for a refund too?

[@superrobz]

@@kenterminateddq5311 no because I was only 11 years old at the time 😂

[@ryanvaughan7570]

I was there too lol but I was 13

[@BabysitterSky]

God people are beating this fun fact thing into the ground.

[@CheezusChrist1776]

"To this day" doesn't really apply here but here's your I was at a place once cookie 🍪

[@the-one-bg]

Brian Zane: “I WANT THE OLD WWE NETWORK!!!”

[@KEVINZARD]

Everybody including me wants the WWE network back peacock is just awful

[@charlottestreet3301]

@@KEVINZARD what's wrong with peacock. Just asking because I don't have the wwe network

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

For the life of me I could never understand why Paul Heymann built ECW around Shane Douglas in the late 90s, instead of Taz or RVD.

[@chayden153]

Maybe he feared they'd jump ship to wcw or wwf while holding the title?

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

@@chayden153 I understand that, but everyone was scared that the 90s.

[@chayden153]

@@outlawrip-offartist4161 true

[@rjurmanovich]

Back in the territory days, your top guy was normally a heel, someone who the fans would pay to get their ass kicked, and back then Douglas was a pompous loudmouth and an asshole, he was hated by a lot of people who would have paid to see him get his ass kicked, he was the perfect dude to build a company around.

[@cazador918]

He was giving Shane a long reign so he could be dethroned by Taz, then the idea was Taz destroying everyone as World Champ until he and RVD had a champion vs champion match during the early 2000s, but Taz left and the idea was Awesome vs RVD but RVD got injured and Awesome left, then the idea was Credible vs RVD but that also didn't happen. Then it was finally going to be Rhyno vs RVD but ECW died before that happened.

[@matt_shaboy]

Brian, your impersonations are legendary. I love the Bill Alfonso voice!

[@OCs_And_Stories]

4:57 the real question is why was a 5-year -old at an ECW event?

[@michaelsinger4638]

You had little kids wearing Stone Cold Steve Austin Merch. It was the 90’s.

[@MetalMe55iah]

Because 90s

[@rogregg29445]

Lol that kid had to be like 10

[@thepassingstatic6268]

@@MetalMe55iah eeeeeeeyup

[@charlottecorday8494]

Because his parents are awesome?

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

Brian, I love you and your content. It got me back into wrestling, in 2016. I had stopped watching in 09. I was watching the channel, when the 'No Mercy' song and video came out and it still gets stuck in my brain. I recall the first video, ' where were the Parents?' I don't remember what year I subbed but it's been a enjoyable ride. Here's the thing though. Yes, the Screw Job was in 97 and people are always bringing it up. I know. I was there and I still live, (5 minutes from) 'there'. I'm sick of hearing about it too. In all the years since. In all the docs. Fan interactions, Fan Videos and random mentions. I don't think I have ever, ever heard an English speaker pronounce Montreal properly! So, I'm here to unironically help. First off, please don't feel bad. You are about to be one, of a very rare group. The word starts with Mo. Throw in another M and you have a terrible tag-team, from the 90's. But that's not important right now :) Most people will say 'MO' as it looks but that's the problem. People say it with the same sound, as the word 'More'. It's not an insult, or terrible error, to say it that way because that is the way most people say it. They are frustratingly close but the right way, is Mun. Just like the 60's t.v. show, the Munsters. There is not a huge difference. So at this point some would say I'm being pedantic and I don't blame them. It doesn't change the fact, I am in the right. I wonder if it's just a local anomoly. So, like I said before I've been around theese parts for a long time and if I pronounce a French word wrong, I ask my friends and family to correct me. So please accept my Appology, for being pedantic. This is not personal. It's hopefully seen, as constructive criticism and the reason I picked you, is because you have a way with words, phrases and even coming up with some smack talking retorts and hilarious songs. You're a Wordsmith! I hope you to read this and try to make the suttle switch. It's not a life changing moment but around 30 or 40 years ago, there was a similar situation withn Gordon Sollie and the word 'suplex' which he would pronounce, as Sue-play. It's an interesting story, if you feel like reading up on it. :) So Cheers to you Mr. Zane and even if you ignore my entire explanation. I will still Love your channel and all of the great things, it taught me and FINALLY, I have chance to be the teacher :) Salut from Montreal.

[@landismithCOJ]

I love 90s ECW.

[@slanderman3296]

Yeah, back then, FAN interactions were an honor. A way to tell your friends "yeah i got him by a chair, table, guitar, by so and so". Wouldnt fly today, but thats why it has its own charm.

[@carlosmontesinos1544]

In Mexico it lived on well into the 2010s. Tetsuya Naito slaped me in the face with a japanese flag back in 2009.

[@slanderman3296]

@@carlosmontesinos1544 i bet that was an honor :)

[@TheDarkVampire666]

I have read that ECW used to sell the mannequin heads get the fans to throw them in the ring then resell them

[@GamersHolyArmy]

Holy shit, that is genius.

[@TheFlock83]

Probably were pissed about the ones Shane ruined, couldn’t get any money for messed up ones

[@KEVINZARD]

Stonks 📈

[@drunkensailor112]

No. Ecw handed them out for free. It was an expensive endeavour for ecw

[@meirnissim5927]

Masked Superstar is the only 1 of the 4 LEGENDS who is still alive

[@TheBigali42]

It is EXACTLY like the Triple H win against Goldberg at Elimination Chamber! Excellent comparison brotha!

[@patrickhoisington5111]

Mikey Whipwreck was so underrated, I remember when he showed up in WCW - I thought he was there because he could elevate some of their talent and make them look good, I was wrong, they just made him look bad.

[@RubyRoks]

Is it bad that i rewound that clip of Credible getting thrown into a kid something like 12 times?

[@RedBuffaloBull]

I hope not, because I did that too 🤣

[@thepassingstatic6268]

4:52 what is it with Mikey Whipwreck matches and fans getting hit? I remember a ladder match he had with the Sandman where Hat Guy got hit with the ladder. It was pretty crazy to see because I never recalled seeing that as a kid

[@chrisbreezy3048]

I realize that I'm talking about two different iterations here, but between this show and December to Dismember 2006 in Augusta, ECW just couldn't put on a good PPV in the state of Georgia.

[@hvywghtheaver]

There was a great promo that the Triple Threat did when Lance was not officially in the group yet. Douglas, Francine, and Candido do the title threat hand sign. Lance goes to do the sign, stops, lifts a fist, and then just says, "Can't wait."

[@KegOfMeat]

Maybe ECW should have just done a squash match where Al wins the belt and then have Shane come back from injury and win the belt back

[@ninjacape]

This was Al’s last night with the company. He was on RAW the very next night.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Have Tazz win it then.

[@monkeyman5866]

Uh oh. Triple H isn't gonna be happy to hear about how you got around Peacock by using surfshark. I mean they are still getting paid, so can't be too mad

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

It works buddy.

[@mikeskinner7595]

yep

[@thepassingstatic6268]

11:23 New Jack around this time has to be at least 230 and Bam Bam just carried him like a mini log

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

New Jack is like 80 percent scar tissues , warrents, and weaponry soo

[@Lennywinks]

@@totallynotalpharius2283 And the other 20% is cocaine

[@sheepdavis]

You forget Bam Bam was about 360

[@JeremyForTheWin]

@@sheepdavis and like ⁶'⁵

[@arlopear7136]

The sad part about that ECW Tag Team Title match is that 3 of the 4 participants are dead now. It's not like this was 40 years ago and all 3 were even close to being senior citizens when they died either

[@bustersales6921]

....sad? How? Did you know them all personally?

[@arlopear7136]

@@bustersales6921 3 men dead before the age of 45 is sad to me regardless of how it happened. Not saying they were saints but they weren't criminals or any shit like that. So yeah I feel bad that they are no longer here. Sorry if that upsets you.

[@phychmasher]

This is peak Candido. Even though he'd previously won the NWA Heavyweight Championship, it wasn't really worth anything at the time. His time with the Triple Threat was really great, and I enjoyed this specific angle so much.

[@joe_pain9396]

man around this time of tommy dreamer, Al Snow (still one of the most underrated guys ever), taz, sandman, dudleys, RVD, Sabu, and those guys were some of my best memories of ECW New Jack, respect sir.. RIP

[@hbryster96]

That bump to the kid looked frightening ngl. Can’t imagine how that would turn out nowadays 😂

[@drumrocka]

There’d be neck braces, screaming mothers, and b i l l i o n dollar lawsuits. Fat women with green hair cawing about how reprehensible it is. 1 person on Facebook complaining about it, quickly followed by the news reporting that “ECW slammed for controversial incident”.

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

@@drumrocka 😂😂😂 it's hilarious how accurate and sad that is

[@bustersales6921]

...the special needs kid? Frightening? Uhh why?

[@hbryster96]

@@bustersales6921 where did I mention the kid having special needs??? Also it’s frightening because that kid took all of credible getting hoofed at him point blank, I’d be scared to take that and I’m a full grown adult 😂

[@redbattle5355]

4:51 as Christian Maracle would say "We brought you Heroes of Wrestling to ECW Wrestlepalooza"

[@SpencerMiller574]

I kinda don't blame Candido's animosity towards Storm. Tammy tends to have a thing for guys who do superkicks. Didn't Dolph Ziggler have a "Sunny day" after her HOF induction?

[@jeffmaesar]

The secret ? He is a stunt kid.

[@SamThomasDavies]

Underrated comment 👏

[@jeffmaesar]

@@SamThomasDavies perhaps : but when the Zane man said about how the ECW got away with a possible lawsuit. i burst in laugh thinking of the stunt granny, but i should have say ''he is the stunt granny grand son learning the ropes"

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

@@SamThomasDavies theres dozens of them

[@stephenbraswell1338]

Because of pure nostalgia, this is my favorite ECW PPV. It's the first thing that I ever saw from ECW. It's a 10/10 in my heart.

[@stephenbraswell1338]

Heatwave 98, too. 1A and 1B

[@itsmywayorthegeminimethod1095]

Me too. Changed my life.

[@sleazyfellow]

The presentation is just so different from anything the wwf or wcw were doing.

[@TheChrisHype]

I’m just a fan of the first minute of this video doing nothing but dumping on Peacock.

[@SuperNitroZ64]

5:20 Imagine 1999 Steve Austin vs. 1997 Sting, and seeing the latter counter a Stunner like Justin did

[@jjmwwe]

I heard in a New Jack interview that he punched JYD backstage because he owed Jack money that he refused to pay. JYD's original shirt was covered in blood so Heyman gave him that ECW shirt he wore to the ring.

[@jamesfabiano4577]

Yes, hence why he had the bandage on his mouth.

[@CertifiedNEETClassic]

"So your kid's gonna be in the front row at Wrestlepalooza." "And then we're gonna throw Justin Credible at him!" "Wh--"

[@jliller]

Seems like the proper booking here would be Snow beats Shane, capitalizing on Shane's injuries and Snow's popularity. Then either: A. Taz shortly thereafter mauls Snow to get the title and Shane chases him upon return from injury. (They seemingly turned Shane face so might as well turn Taz heel.) B. Bam Bam beats Snow and sends him packing for WWF. Taz feuds with Bam Bam and beats him for the title. Shane returns from injury and wants "his" belt back from Taz and Taz is eager to settle their unfinished business.

[@Ranuyasha]

I feel bad for the US wrestling fans... Peacock messed up big time

[@drunkensailor112]

What happened? I have network in europe

[@thepassingstatic6268]

The Devil went down to Georgia. He was looking for a PPV to f*ck up.......twice

[@dahliazaylinsage]

I popped when I saw JYD and Bullet Bob! Much thanks and safety to ya Brian!!

[@Mr.BeastFacts]

19:43 “What a pittance!”

[@thataurus2492]

That's when Bam Bam asked Jack did he wanna go home lol

[@Mediocre_Spidey]

this was actually my true intro into ECW. I saw the invasion on Raw but that was all I really knew of ECW. In the late 90s it was possible to go to the ppv channels to listen and sort of see what was happening. I did this for wwf and wcw but never caught ecw until the night this aired.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

I was such a huge Al Snow mark at this time; man did it just deflate me so much when he lost. Mind boggling move. It would have been like Bryan not beating Cena at SummerSlam 14

[@steve_en5903]

Especially since the WWE was knocking. He was the hottest thing at the time

[@SyndicateSuperman]

SummerSlam 13? Bryan was injured a year later

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

@@SyndicateSuperman whichever one it was

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Good morning to the Patreons who are watching this and is an ECW fan.

[@edward66703]

It's 2 in the morning here and i'm working in a mall. Thank god this popped up to keep me entertained.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@edward66703 Are you working "extremely" hard?

[@edward66703]

@@kenterminateddq5311 Yup. Just long because a lot of the shifts are long

[@DBDUndisputed]

@@kenterminateddq5311 I see what you did there. Lol

[@MrFunnyHandsInYourPants]

The reason there wasn't a lawsuit when Justin was thrown on top of a kid is because these are real fans. They are tough and it's fucking ECW!

[@rickyrosay33977]

I swear everytime I see ecw classic ppv reviews the first thing I do is find “hat guy”

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

I don't think that was straw hat guy. It was someone who copied his style.

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 thats terrifying that someone copied his "gimmick"

[@pepito2847]

Bam Bam Bigelow was a great agile big man Cool that he was able to compete in WWE WCW and ECW RIP Bam Bam

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Weird thought. Vince kinda loved Bam Bam and so did Paul Heyman. Can you imagine if he stayed healthy and lived into the Ruthless Accession SmackDown era?

[@rogregg29445]

@@TheGreatDevlin he died in 07 so he did live during the ruthless aggression era

[@bustersales6921]

@@TheGreatDevlin ruthless accession....lmfao

[@bustersales6921]

Okay....and?

[@GetBenched2010]

This was billed as Shane Douglas's last ECW show. Little did they know how fast we would burn his bridges in WCW...

[@michaelpalma5882]

Sandman flew in like an out of shape drunk ninja

[@nikguimont8546]

The last tagteam I could think of that hated each other made it work was Kane and Daniel Bryan

[@hbryster96]

Didn’t HBK and Cena essentially do this too on their build to wm 23?

[@bizzles44]

If this is is the worst ECW PPV ever says a lot. If this show happened today it would blow peoples minds. Ecw’s worst is better than most promotions best efforts

[@thepassingstatic6268]

I was kinda thinking that. I would have to watch this as a whole to get a better picture but if this was one of their worst, that speaks to their overall quality

[@wstine79]

"WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT?!"

[@michaelbandada9887]

We want Head!

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Head from my favorite escort Elsa!

[@smeqwack7337]

CHEESE

[@darrelsapp1232]

I don't remember the squeaking noise in the original PPV. This PPV was my first ECW experience. Good or bad, 18 year old me loved it.

[@TheMightyThor83]

I get that Al was a WWE guy, but they had a working relationship with each other. It would’ve been great to have given the belt to Al, since he was so over, and had him on WWE tv with it, and also on ECW tv with it. He could drop the belt to Shane Douglas or Taz in a month or two. The publicity for ECW would’ve been great and let’s face it, if you were watching ECW in 1998, you wanted Al Snow to win that belt.

[@Humorless_Wokescold]

I wonder if there was something going on behind the scenes that kept them from putting their best foot forward. If they were performing in front of a Souther crowd why wouldn't they emphasize their best workers? Y'know, show that there's more to ECW than guys like Sandman and New Jack.

[@cazador918]

Well, with the roster they had at the time there was little else they could have done to adapt to the south

[@genxtasy9914]

That kids face after getting bumped was hilarious

[@theomega311]

I have two theories on The Bushwhackers... Sure, the Philly fans can shit all over them for their WWF work, whatever....but it’s also speaks to how smart marks are still marks because at the end of the day The Bushwhackers had some blood bath matches, kind of like The Moondogs did. Hell that’s part of what helped get The Fabulous Ones over so damn good, both Steve Keirn and Stan Lane looked like the Chippendale Dancers but those brutal matches made them over in Memphis and Florida

[@phenomenalone7134]

Use the ECW restoration project to get og audio n music but in network quality

[@joshuaschmaltz4184]

I can scratch my nails on a chalkboard all day long. I can scrape a fork on a plate all day long. I dont know what other noises make people's spine shiver, but i know that if i were in that arena with all of those heads rubbing together i might have passed out. Or curled in a fetal position on the floor. Styrofoam is made by the forces of evil. I cant touch it. Just typing about it rubbing together is like a horror movie. {Shudder}

[@bustersales6921]

Thank White ppl

[@davidsarton976]

This might be New Jack's highest score on Wrestling with Wregret so far!

[@cuthulhu6708]

I think Heyman kept the belt on Douglas for so long because he didn't want to have his new top wrestler (Taz) beat his injured champion in the same way Stone Cold just beat Micheals. He was very admant about not being like the wwf and was worried fans would reject Taz if he easily beat an injured Douglas. So they put Snow in there to build Shane up as still a credible threat. Of course, the match sucked and everyone hated it but when Taz and Shane finally went at it in 1999 it was good. The show was really a disaster. Taz was injured to, so he didn't wrestle. Sabu was crazy sick. His matches with RVD in 1996 had a lot more intensity and the ones in 1999/2000 were really good but this one was a mess. Balls and Axl came off as huge chumps. My biggest problem with it. No Too Cold Scorpio. He was back in ECW for a little bit here and him vs Bigelow would've been perfect. Way better opponent for Bigelow than New Jack. The fans were chanting for Scorpio during the Dudley match so they definately wanted to see him.

[@DevilSurvivor69]

I would have asked Paul did the fans reject Austin when he beat an injured Michaels? Fuck no they didn't and I would argue they wouldn't have cared in this situation either.

[@stevenreid2571]

16:55 Spot on impersonation Z! 😂

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

ECW had a ton of real wrestling matches. why do people treat it like it's rare?

[@mitchellima4736]

It's just a saying.

[@SquawkMonk]

Candido and Storm is an incredible teamup. I have to admit, I didn't appreciate ECW in its heyday. Some really solid wrestling in there. Did you see Lance's drop kick ACROSS the entire ring? Ridiculous.

[@GetBenched2010]

Regarding the Candito/Storm tag team. This style of booking was Heyman's answer to the Dusty Finish. He utterly destroyed his own tag team division in the last 3-5 years of ECW's original run with the CONSTANT overuse of the wacky impromptu tag teams that hate each other that somehow shock the world and win the tag titles. It was cool when he put Cactus and Mikey together like this, but by 98 or so, it was so bad and so predictable that the fans even in Philly would groan when it happened.

[@Adamdidit]

Wacky tag team Balls and Chilly Willy got along famously though

[@loonanite]

Idk why but RVD and Sabu's alliance was enjoyable with Bill Alfonso blowing that whistle as if tinnitus isn't a thing.

[@JDotWill]

That Joey Styles impression was pretty funny

[@gayleschechter6367]

It's good to see a match I hadn't seen that Jon "Balls Mahoney" was in. I miss and love him so much.💜

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

I bought the VPN. I can watch WcW Nitro again. Thanks Brian for the discount!

[@alexisdesmall95]

Wait...they dont have wcw on there?!

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

@@alexisdesmall95 WcW Nitro isn’t available yet through Peacock here in the states.

[@bkjbearcat78]

Ya it’s interesting looking back. Hayman and ECW wanted Douglas to be their main event player, the face of the company so bad. But in 2021 when people think of ECW their are 9 guys fans think of before Douglas. Douglas and later Justin Credible were just as cramped down our throats as people would later say Cena and Roman Reigns were.

[@SAAMAverageman]

first thought on hearing just the head squeaking audio... Moe: "Alright, everybody tuck your pants into your socks!"

[@cameronmackay9666]

Majorly underrated comment

[@markabboud8564]

@@cameronmackay9666 Agreed.

[@mikebuglione32]

I was at this show. Grew up a WWF fan then WCW fan at the time of this show. Guy on my Bball team introduced me to ECW. This shit was wild. Lol

[@mog-myownbestfriend]

I don't trust things with "-palooza" in their name. Always brings to mind mid-european kiddie amusement parks from the seventies that warrant documentaries being made about them years after their closure that include lots of grainy, black-and-white footage and ominous music while people talk about "that day".

[@richardson2287]

21:37 wow that looks amazing!

[@nbr6116]

I just can't put into words how much I love The Blue Meanie's "Dance Moves". I'm claiming him for my Boy Stable!

[@HereticalKitsune]

That match between RVD and Sabu was hilarious, I love it! At least the first part and with their manager helping both.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

I usually don't like comedy in wrestling but i agree with Zane, the opening match with the bWo and the FBI is funny as hell. While the Whipwreck vs Credible match was good, if there is only one match to check out on this disappointing ECW PPV, it's the opener.

[@pascruel]

I know drug addiction is a serious issue. But every time I hear New Jack was "high on cocaine", I can't stop laughing.

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

9:00 That piece of tape on JYD’s lip or cheek was when New Jack punched him for owing him money for weed

[@Brando-Lee3725]

The way that was edited, it looked like Nova did a flip into being crotched on the rail if you blinked lol ! Now there's a spot haha !

[@unclelloyd]

11:09 - This is the show where New Jack OD'd on cocaine before the match and got blown up when his blood pressure spiked to the moon. He didn't knock himself out on the balcony spot. He just collapsed from exhaustion. 9:02 - Also, a bit of a fail not to mention JYD's face being gimmicked as result of a New Jack sucker punch in the locker room over some drug money. God, I miss ECW.

[@reallyretro]

To me 1998 was when ECW started to go downhill, because production costs and adding to many PPV's. I wish they could have just stayed with monthly house shows in Philadelphia.

[@bigjoeofthe707]

6:45 not just that but after the swerve that Bam Bam Bigelow had rejoined The Triple Threat in order to get Taz to give him a tv title shot Lance Storm was swerved into thinking he was a full member only to get beat down with Taz

[@citizenstrife]

21:25 He's a very grunty man is Shane Douglas. BRAGH COMEON DOH BLRAGGGGH!