WCW Spring Stampede 1997 Review | Wrestling With Wregret

[@tmage23]

My favorite part of that promo is Sherri's reaction "Oh honey. You fucked up but it's gonna be okay."

[@krebyrocks77]

Sherri was and will always be a Queen. She was awesome.

[@rajamicitrenti1374]

I think I remember hearing an interview with Booker where he seriously thought he would never be allowed on any televised wrestling show ever again after that.

[@tmage23]

@@rajamicitrenti1374 I'm sure the fact that it was a PPV and not subject to network or sponsorship sanctions played a big part in him keeping his job.

[@adribbs]

My description of the thumbnail: Booker T: "I can't believe I said that." Sherri: "Wait, did he really say that?" Mean Gene: "Welp, I guess he said it." Stevie Ray: "Damn, I look good in these shades."

[@HWJASURY]

Supposedly, Stevie Ray didn't react to Booker dropping the N-bomb because he was just in the zone prepared for his part of the promo. So he didn't exactly realize what Booker had said in the moment.

[@sertorrhenclegane]

Shouldn't it have been "Tell me I did not just say that!"

[@dickmarx1298]

@@sertorrhenclegane yes!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@toptenguy1]

I loved Sherri after Booker's slip up. She was like a comforting mother figure, letting him know that things would be ok

[@KegOfMeat]

And Stevie just manages to keep going without missing a beat.

[@matthewlane518]

You could tell Sherri thought it was just as funny as the rest of us lol

[@mfdixon1985]

@@KegOfMeat That actually makes sense. It probably wasn't that big of a shock to Stevie, who I'm sure heard Booker talk like that a lot.

[@kevindouglas5333]

That's ok,Baby..Sherri was great

[@matthewlane518]

@@kevindouglas5333 yes! She could be a beautiful manager or a bad ass woman who could take bumps with the best of the guys

[@davidhunter1555]

Sherri's face and how she pats Booker T on the chin after the bomb is so pro.

[@wozthescott2804]

Fr

[@aaronlishus897]

Lmfao Right. She made that moment so much better.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

"Opening match is Ultimo Dragon vs. Rey Mysterio Jr." And THAT is why I loved WCW in 1997.

[@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022]

From 96 to late 97 wcw and wwf were almost opposites. WCW had a great undercard but a stale main event scene, while WWF had a good main event scene but a bad undercard. It wasn't really until 2000 when the radicals jumped ship that WWF's midcard improved.

[@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022]

@Awesome Sauce They were really on a hot streak and if wasn't for bad decisions and backstage politics, eric bischoff would be the one inducting vince into the wcw HOF.

[@michaelsinger4638]

And now, in 2021, Rey is still going. And he’s still good.

[@aaronlishus897]

Right I'm like "Tuning in now"

[@Jason_Altea]

@Awesome Sauce The fact that they would sacrifice any real progression or booking storytelling for the sake of crazy moments isn't a good thing. Moments stick out at the time, but they don't last forever. Especially if you keep repeating and remaking those moments over and over. One huge crazy brawl to hype up the animosity? That's good and effective, the crowds would love it. But when you keep doing it without waiting for the effect of the last to fade? It gets diminishing returns, as goes with any story device or big spot.

[@karl9x]

Hulk Hogan: "Don't worry brother, I say it all the time brother."

[@suggsverse]

Lmfao I needed that laugh

[@dustinmichel7608]

Hahahaha! Is funny because its true.

[@bargaintuesday812]

"I don't want you dating brothers, brother!" -Ho Kogan to his daughter (paraphrased)

[@harveymcelroy4371]

Lol no question about it

[@alexs7670]

It's funny, because booker has said he called hogan afterward to talk about it. Hogan told him he was used to being called the n word, but that he was a good one. Interesting I guess.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

In 1997, Dean Malenko simultaneously looked 20 years old and 50 years old.

[@SpiralPoli]

He looked more 30 and 40 at the same time But you can't deny he was the greatest technician of all time

[@stevef6870]

He never EVER looked 20...I'll say 35 and 47

[@kingragnar8023]

And has always sounded like a 167 yr old smoker

[@Bmoney88x]

He went from 25 to 46

[@StarInbound]

Yeah that guy doesn't seem to age very fast.

[@Dim4323]

Booker T: hulk hogan were comming for you N. Danhausen: no swaring no swearing

[@riotd.r.8363]

Honestly, my favorite Booker T quote: BATISTA IS DOWN!

[@erickmazur807]

Booker face palming but everybody else laughing is what makes that hilarious.

[@enigmaskull3495]

12:31 Instant Regret

[@DrDoomBloom]

A KZbin clip that lived in infamy for years and I’m so glad this day has come 😂

[@samclark379]

Kinda cringy considering Hogan's comments a few years later.

[@MikeM-np4od]

Sister Sherri comforting Booker after makes the whole thing better too.

[@erickmazur807]

@@MikeM-np4od lol she knew he was gonna be infamous!

[@whyphy2213]

Steve Ray standing still during the interview was unintentionally hilarious

[@SyndicateSuperman]

He just needs some UWF oatmeal cookies to help him stay regular. I still want to try those Herb Abrams cocaine cookies.

[@jeangentry6656]

Sherri's face always makes me lol. :-) She's mean muggin' one minute and then trying to console Book the next. :-)

[@limozeen61]

DDP has said that Arn asked Savage what he'd like the finish to be in their match. And without hesitation Savage replied, "Well, I think I want to take the Diamond Cutter tonight."

[@christopherwall2121]

Macho Man was an absolute hero in WCW, like the one WWF guy who used his creative control to make WCW look good.

[@kenrickkahn]

@@christopherwall2121 Cause he gave a damn.. He worked with Talent who was coming up and didn't bury them to hold them back.. A Vet that someone can trust with their career in hand..

[@negaducksays9368]

Poor Medusa got so royally screwed by WCW. They made huge promises, had her leave WWE during a title run and forced her to drag said title (literally) on tv. They burned the hell out of that bridge and she was pretty much blackballed for almost 20 years.

[@mattthomas1442]

@@attiepollard7847 Yeah plus there just weren't that many woman's wrestlers period in the US at that time. There were some in Japan but they either A were committed to their respective promotions over there, B were expensive to fly in on a regular basis or C just didn't want to wrestle full time in the US. For those reasons is why WWE nor WCW really had much of a women's division at this time. There was basically only a half dozen capable of performers that were around.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

@@mattthomas1442 LPWA proved there were plenty of women who wanted to learn. They just weren't taken seriously or given the chance. And it didn't help that women like Luna had to job to women like Sable.

[@megamanxhunter]

Well, the thing is Medusa left WWE because they were shutting the women's division down at the time. The Women's title didn't come back before the end of 1998.

[@KEPA000]

@@attiepollard7847 no the women were over just no company pushed it right and why not give the girls an adequate amount of wrestling when you paying them this could of brought in a lot of women fans

[@heckhound48]

They had actually disbanded the womens division at the time so the belt was meaningless

[@kenterminateddq5311]

11:58 Ladies and gentlemen, the BEST & WORST Booker T promo that you either have heard about or have ever seen. Like Brian Zane said (at 13:06 ), it's really not a bad promo. I think the only person who rightfully hated this promo is Booker himself lol.

[@MrBlazemaster525]

I mean I don't blame Booker for thinking he might have gotten both himself and his brother fired

[@toptenguy1]

@@MrBlazemaster525 Yep, Hogan was quite chill and cool about it, thank goodness!

[@MrBlazemaster525]

@@toptenguy1 I mean sure Hogan woulda been cool but Booker was probably worried about Turner's Standards & Practices department

[@toptenguy1]

@@MrBlazemaster525 I wouldn't be surprised if Hogan had more stroke than Ted Turner at this point (Obviously exagerating but you know what I mean, lol)

[@MrBlazemaster525]

@@toptenguy1 lol wouldn't have 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Rey mysterio dating Jennifer Aniston, that would have been a good episode of friends, just imagine Rey kickin Ross ass

[@alastair852]

Masked wrestlers should show up on sitcoms wearing their masks but not playing themselves. Just playing a normal character like any other guest star, and never acknowledge that they have a mask on.

[@kickflipdemon]

@@alastair852 lmfao thats actually awesome

[@th3gr81]

Rey Mysterio is a joke of a pro wrestler.

[@xl9583]

@@th3gr81 how?

[@Mecha82]

@@th3gr81 Your opinion is joke and doesn't matter.

[@jeffking4102]

My favorite parts of the promo: 1) Mean Gene keeping his composure 100% 2) Sherri getting Booker back on track 3) Booker repeatedly saying "knucklehead" to get the pre-KZbin audience to think they misheard.

[@cameronlapage7386]

I love it when you can tell what the promo/botch is just from the thumbnail.

[@Ariurotl]

I *LOVE* Sister Sherri's reaction to what Booker said. Part corpsing, part no-selling.

[@funkyweapon1981]

Send for The Man!

[@wstine79]

Booker T: "Big Hoss McGraw, we're coming for you n..." R Truth: "I don't think that's PG."

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

Once again, Sherri proves that she was made for the wrestling business. As a fan, her body language and the way she touches his face/chin after he says it is what we'd come to expect from her over the years; but, to Booker, that was probably a moment where he felt comforted in spite of his slip up. She was able to do both in the heat of the moment, and without deviating from who she was on screen. I've said it once, I'll say it a million times: The best of wrestling didn't deserve Sherri, and she didn't deserve the worst of wrestling.

[@AtomicCody]

I dare say, I think that Booker T promo is remembered more so than anything else that happened on the card. The concept of the promo wasn't bad, but one slip-up can turn an alright promo into some legendary.

[@Aragorn7884]

What ruined nWo was freakin' everyone was in it! How is it "special" if no one is NOT in it?!

[@undertakernumberone1]

@Joey Torrieri however, Unlike DX, Horsemen, Evolution etc. the nWo couldn't have stuck at 3 to 5 members. It was booked as an invading company, hence stuff like "WCW/nWo" branding. It needed to be larger... But the execution after the intial period was lackluster. Just some rough fantasy booking, not accounting for backstage politicking or personal demons: Sting beats Hogan clean at Starrcade (maybe with some WCW guys warding off a NWO interference). This causes Hogan to start loosing it. Becoming more and more erratic, blaming (parts of) the NWO for letting him down, mainly the Outsiders and Syxx, and MAYBE whoever else you want to put into the Wolfpack. After a few weeks this causes the formation of the Wolfpack, maybe with Hogan either having the NWO turn on the guys or Hogan wanting to "fire" them from the NWO just for Hall and Nash to tell him "You wanna fire us? Good Joke! Because what we wanted to tell YOU: We're out!" Or something like that. Hogan also gets more and more driven to regain the World Heavyweight Championship... and anytime he fails, his mood gets worse. More and omre cracks int he NWO, members defect etc. Meanwhile other members try to make "the best" off it by kissing up to Hogan even more (basically like Micah Bell in RDRII with Dutch), Horace Hogan for example. But then it happens... with some help, Hogan dethrones the current Champion (in case Sting lost it to Flair or somebody else for example), and, for example, Norton and Bugwwell win the WCW Tag Team Titles. Maybe also a TV or US Title win. It Looks like the NWO will run wild again. Hogan feels more powerful than ever, his hybris running wild and even offers the Wolfpack, or at least Nash, Hall and Syxx, to come back... if they grovel enough and are content with playing third fiddle after Hogan, Norton, Bagwell etc. Needless to say, they laugh it off. NWO numbers swell again, when people who never "officially" left the NWO hurry to return etc. And then it all. comes. crashing. down. On the same show, be it TV or PPV, Goldberg curbstomps Hogan for the Big Gold Belt, the Tag Team Champions are beaten (maybe by the Wolfpack? If so, they show up in the ME and beat off an NWO interference attempt), US/TV champion is dethroned. And the NWO is as good as done. However, Hogan doesn't quite throw the towel just yet. Diminished to just the amount of members as the wolfpack has, Hogan blames EVERYTHING of the, and every setback of the NWO on Hall and Nash. One last match. The remnants of hte NWO VS Wolfpack in an Elimination Tag Team match at a PPV. NWO Looses and is done for. Maybe with a "Looser Leaves Town" rule or whatever to get them out for a whil.e Sting's Starrcade victory would've started the demise of the NWO, and WCW's Next Big Thing Goldberg shatters the stable... and the Wolfpack puts the final nail into the coffin. The(NWO) Wolfpack could continue on for a while.

[@Aragorn7884]

@@undertakernumberone1 screw Hogan...he only has 5 moves anyways 🥱

[@michaelsinger4638]

Also they were never truly defeated. And after awhile, they dominated too much of the show.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

That's what made DDP go from nobody mid-carder to world champion - he never joined the nWo.

[@steveomac385]

They needed tons of members. It was a war. It should have lead to the Wolf Pac and a Hogan face turn after getting beat out of the nWo after losing at Starcade 97.

[@fredos4323]

That extra star for Nick Patrick makes this review legendary....

[@stingrey1571]

sherri consoling and lifting up booker is the best part of the promo.

[@HammerBolt]

I'm dying laughing over that smooth sexy jazz overtop of Giants promo!

[@ajk]

Me too, that was awesome lol.

[@HammerBolt]

@@ajk it's the little things such as this that @Wrestling With Wregret does that make me such a fan. I have been Influenced!!!!

[@evilpez]

That was easily my favorite part.

[@enigmaskull3495]

19:08

[@whyphy2213]

Booker T: Hulk Hogan we’re coming for your N word. Kenny from Storage Wars: watch your profanity

[@michaelsmith5769]

What's the N word?

[@metalvocals]

Nitwit

[@jagenigma]

Steve Rogers, "Language"

[@VanillaMidgetSSBM]

@@michaelsmith5769 A 6 letter word that means "Someone that disrupts or annoys you."

[@viktorriquelme3735]

@@michaelsmith5769 nigg* which for the afro american people that's an offensive word that only they can use

[@thebigbear4696]

Booker's reaction to his mistake shows a lot but I've always been in love with how Sherrie reacts. That forced yet still genuine (in terms of how she meant it to comfort Booker) smile and the subtle ways she tried to non verbally tell Booker "it will be okay baby." Shows how much she cared for them and the business.

[@tanmaybhadauria5423]

From Booker dropping n-bomb on Hogan to Hogan dropping one himself, it all comes Full Circle

[@DaBoff858]

... Sensational Sherri... Boi that woman was Fiyah! R.I.P Beautiful

[@Kallabronn]

Big Hoss McGraw is starting to be my favorite character. Pure gold every appearance.

[@patrickearles471]

I saw someone comment on a previous video that there needs to be a Dark Side of the Ring spoof with him and I didn't know how badly I needed that til they said that

[@Kallabronn]

@@patrickearles471 oh man! I'd totally go for that. A completely kayfabe video of Darker Side of the Ring?! Featuring all of Brian's gimmicks? I'd up my patreon pledge for that.

[@nbr6116]

@@Kallabronn Oh my God, YES! TAKE ALL OF MY MONEYS

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

@@patrickearles471 JERICHO: But just as things in his personal life and career seemed better than ever, it would all come crashing down. (Cut to Pierre) PIERRE: ZUT ALORS! I AM MODEL! Edit: I forgot that character’s name is Claude. Leaving it as is though, so we have evidence that I am indeed a dumbass

[@actionjackson4982]

We will finally find out the true story of what happened to The Maw and that game of chicken with Bill Watts.

[@mikeisernie]

Sherrie's "oh, sweetie" sympathy look is my favorite.

[@mesousagaby740]

10:14 A WILD SLAPNUTS APPEARS "Double J, Jeff Jarrett!"

[@glennbartram7884]

Are we not going to talk about the fact that Big Hoss McGraw's "phone" is a cd-rom drive?

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

It’s all the pilly gimmicks. They do things to the brain

[@actionjackson4982]

@@LordTeaboBaggins also The Maw stole his 15%

[@arlopear7136]

Some: A picture doesn't make a sound This thumbnail: Oh really Some: Nevermind

[@redmangc]

8:36 A young Samoa Joe takes notes

[@jamesmason7979]

It took years for me to get comfortable watching Chris Benoit again. But seeing him with Nancy had me like 😱.

[@kenrickkahn]

Ain't gone lie.. Seeing him by himself doesn't bother me but seeing him with Nancy does something to my soul..

[@TheLilmanbambam]

@Jackson Five weird ass

[@chayden153]

@@kenrickkahn right, it gives me chills.

[@lordblueeyesfrankieg204]

I believe Sullivan did it and set it all up. But who really knows.

[@Cloud121D]

Watched this PPV a couple years ago and I still love the whole DiBiase and Nick Patrick showing remorse for Rick Steiner and just thinking "I didn't sign up for this shit!" I felt like it was a very good story, and sewed the seeds for DiBiase eventually joining the Steiners.

[@jonathanmays9778]

The funniest part about of that Booker T promo will always be Stevie Ray to me. According to Stevie he had no reaction to what Booker was saying because he wasn't listening to his brother and was thinking about what he was going to say. 😂😂😂😂

[@MatthewSaliba]

I never realized how much "Hangman" Adam Page resembles Chris Benoit, especially after seeing Benoit in that cowboy get-up.

[@michaelsmith5769]

Benoit stole the gimmick 10 years later.

[@emmanuelspears9786]

I realized that yesterday watching Dynamite 💯. Very late in the game, I know.

[@tylerdaviau4069]

Mysterio and Ultimo are literally some of the best cruiserweights to ever lace em up. I wouldn't expect anything less from these two

[@Armando_Brown32]

Can’t be a coincidence that Booker was there for the other two N-word incidents in wrestling (Vince saying it to Cena, and being on commentary when LaMelo Ball said it on the mic when his dad + Miz were face to face).

[@chrisbreezy3048]

21:33 Unfortunately, Luger only held the WCW World Heavyweight Title for five days. He won it on Nitro that Monday, but lost it back to Hogan at Road Wild the following Saturday, thanks in part to nWo interference and Dennis Rodman dressed as Sting.

[@chrisbreezy3048]

There's no denying the fact that DDP and Macho Man had great in-ring chemistry together. The thing that bugged me about the main event of this show was the fact that even though it was No-DQ, referee Mark Curtis kept taking chairs away from Savage or sliding them out of the ring after they were brought in to be used as weapons. Why? It's No-DQ, it shouldn't matter.

[@toptenguy1]

Booker's reaction with the edit looked like "Damn, I messed up my lines, I meant to say N-word!" LOL

[@OtakuD50]

"I called him sucka twice in two lines, I really need to get a thesaurus because that's unprofessional."

[@stephentrout7879]

Regal just walking away from an Iaukea dive and smirking is just glorious.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Madusa: why did I throw the wwf women’s title into the trash, WCW is not giving me a reign, maybe later , Time after this PPV, Hokuto left the ountry, Devil masamune was champion and the title was deactivated in 98 Madusa: god dammit

[@riotd.r.8363]

I mean... she got a Cruiserweight title reign so... yay?

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

@@riotd.r.8363 And then feuded, and lost to, Ed Ferrara as Oklahoma. Who... was too fat and definitely not a wrestler.

[@redbigun]

Oh. That's where that came from. Also, that was the most seamless and perfect Network edit ever done.

[@preschoolguy2010]

Booker: Hulk Hogan, we coming for you.... Hogan: stop brother, that's my word😂

[@dbone3356]

"There's a *New* Mexico?" - Homer J. Simpson

[@themedianman9712]

After seeing these events unfold again, kind of weird how Nash and Savage were the face faction of the NWO.

[@mcj88]

19:02 - shout out to Wrestling Bios (and probably others, to be fair) giving this tag team the most obvious-yet-somehow-missed tag team name ever: "Giant Package".

[@LouerTube]

Regal was heavily concussed after he was in a car wreck with Chris and Nancy Benoit earlier in the day, he has no memory of this match and came to a day and half later. Crazy that they're both on this card

[@missastrology]

Was coming to post the exact same thing. It was so serious Regal at first though Chris and Nancy had died in it and he had to drag them from the car. Crazy they wrestled that night.

[@explodingburritosexperienc9111]

I did not think the Booker T promo was in '97. I always thought it was pre-NWO with the vibe of the promo

[@Hilversumborn]

I heard that promo in my head as soon as I saw the thumbnail

[@jeremyfincham1422]

The "🎶" being played over the Big Show promo is a chef's kiss.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

That powerbomb into a stun gun by ultimo was absolutely genius

[@systematic11]

1997 was definitely my favorite WCW year. Bash at the Beach 97 is still one of my favorite WCW ppv’s. I go back and revisit that one often.

[@cwm6203]

12:00 How did they manage to edit that so seamlessly and well?

[@mfdixon1985]

WCW's handling of Luger's redemption story was one of its biggest triumphs of this era. And in true WCW fashion, it became one of their biggest mistakes. Luger was the one who questioned Sting and caused WCW to lose him for months. He then quit at the end of War Games. He was the loser. He became WCW's top guy, the guy who'd fight the nWo all on his own. And even though he'd usually lose those fights, he regained his respect.Then he beats Hogan for the title, fights off the nWo in the process and loses it 6 days later. The ultimate story was Sting vs. Hogan so Luger couldn't have a long title run. But Luger could have won the title earlier and held it for a month or 2. Or, he could have just won it at Road Wild, held it for a month and had Hogan win it back at Fall Brawl. Fall Brawl was the same PPV where the nWo destroyed the horsemen. So they could have done that and had Hogan cheat to beat Lex, regain the title and had the nWo take him out after. At that point, Sting would have even more of a reason to be motivated to beat Hogan, seeing the horsemen and Luger destroyed. Would have created even more heat heading into Starrcade...which WCW still would have screwed up.

[@KingLex87]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭 They gave Booker the BET Movie edit

[@LawrenceW78]

Anytime you do a WCW PPV during the mid to late 90s, Page/Savage is always going to be in the plus section in my book. Those matches were so good back then

[@bigpasty1582]

I totally forgot Prince Iakea existed! Gotta say, these classic reviews bring me back!

[@dustinmichel7608]

Sherri is such a beautiful woman. I love her smile.

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Wow, Macho piledriving Hildemuffin! I had totally forgotten that happened. Brian, Randy, Sherri, Nancy, Elizabeth - all gone way too soon. And all for the wrong reasons.

[@frank7785]

Booker Ts infamous promo. 😎

[@RendMaim]

"IMGONNAMOITERTHABUM" -macho man 1997

[@ScottMachesky]

It’s interesting that this was the highest DDP and Booker were on the card at this point, because they were the two biggest stars of WCW during the invasion

[@SirPunzalot]

Yeah, because neither of them went on to win the WCW title multiple times between '99 and '01. Do you even know what you're talking about?

[@ScottMachesky]

@@SirPunzalot do you?

[@SirPunzalot]

@@ScottMachesky Learn some wrestling history before flapping your jowls, kid.

[@ScottMachesky]

@@SirPunzalot you win

[@ClassicWrestlingReview]

When I covered this on my blog, I tweeted Dave Penzer about this show. He said Savage was a complete professional when he slapped him. But no one warned Buffer about the spot. Buffer was apparently pissed no one gave him a heads up.

[@EmmettXIV]

12:38 what really makes the promo great is Sherri and her reaction to Booker. Booker looks at her like I just messed up bad and Sherri's smiling and comforting him. Booker got in the Heat of the moment.

[@MrPie]

Definitely wasn't one and a half or two weeks later when Luger dropped the belt back to Hogan. It was five days later at Road Wild!

[@Mastabuilda212]

On Hogan's birthday. That probably was the reason

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Booker: Oh man, i've done goofed.

[@SimonWarren28977]

Sherri’s a hero in that moment too - no indication of shock or surprise, just the smile which could be both ‘you silly git’ and in kayfabe supporting the intention to challenge.

[@monkeyman5866]

Brian Zane, we coming for you, wregreters!

[@jonathanstempleton7864]

Not a bad Regal match considering he and Chris & Nancy Benoit had been in a serious car accident earlier that day and he had bad concussion

[@Deathstroke4200]

17:32 My God that is Kenny Powers even dominating wrestling! Knew he could do it all LOL

[@Dopesickgypsy]

Definitely should review the ppv after this Slamboree 97. The promos leading up to that are awesome. Nash cuts the best promo of his career leading up to that show on Flair and Piper. The real heat with Syxx and Flair was there. Plus at the end of the ppv Tony says when those guys wear up someone should tell them tradition does not bite.

[@EmmettXIV]

8:29 Regal pulled a Samoa Joe before Samoa Joe

[@MrM-u3h]

They should have Harlem Heat vs Steiners and change it to a #1 Contenders match and have a triple threat with Luger, Giant and add Nash.

[@Ariurotl]

Benoit and Malenko wrestling each other is one of the brightest WCW memories I have. "Fight Forever" is about right.

[@grammysworld5449]

Crazy thing is, the Kliq members eventually used the freebird rules (dubbed Wolfpac rules long before the faction) with Syxx

[@evilpez]

19:14 "Sir, we've got a ton of women calling the WCW Hotline and they're all requesting The Giant."

[@jeremyfincham1422]

I'm surprised that Hulk Hogan didn't respond to THAT promo with "that's my word, BROTHER"

[@blacktytrix]

I didn't know the event but just seeing the thumbnail let me know what I was in store for: the best clip I've seen in wrestling history

[@Turp28]

Booker was immediately Wrestling with....Wregret? Imma go.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Sherri always had the best facial expressions.

[@universe-ie2mk]

the sleeper of the booker t blunder is sensational sherri tapping his face and smiling. man she was good😂😂

[@citizenstrife]

8:37 "Regal just nopes him!"

[@jonathanrife-rs7sf]

WCW wasn't as bad as it would get in 2000- 2001 there was alot of good and bad in WCW in 1997.

[@nate1066pollock]

My main thought about the Benoit/Malenko match is it just shows how much WWE dropped the ball with Malenko. Those two should have feuded over the IC title after WM 2000.

[@LanternSpawn]

Also, an Angle/Malenko feud is a huge missed opportunity.

[@nate1066pollock]

@@LanternSpawn absolutely.

[@dibslin2.081]

Malenko was boring

[@KyleKnoblauch]

OMFG! Patrick is a dead ringer for Powers 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@huh8662]

"I can't wait for the campfire" Bobby was so great.

[@thabisompisane6600]

After that Booker T promo I can see why WWE script promo's

[@jpRetroGaming]

The Kayfabe Commentaries "Most Botched Moments" video regarding Bookers' Freudian slip is an absolute classic. DDP and New Jacks' reactions get me every time. Do yourself a favour and watch that video after finishing Brians' review.

[@SuperCMeekins]

is it weird that Big Hass is the funniest and best part about these videos a very well done sponsorship

[@bryantrichardson7913]

Thanks Booker.......Hogan never knew that word till you said it

[@wordlifeecw]

The funny thing here is that the Benoit/Malenko "he wasn't supposed to be here" thing and Nash/Steiner are my lasting memories of this show. I didn't even realize this was the show with THAT promo until I saw the thumbnail lol

[@Havoc800]

What I always found a bit hypocritical, was when it came out Hogan had said the word, nearly 10 years prior, Booker T and so many others simply forgot or glossed over this incident. I mean it is what it is, but don't act like anyone is perfect.

[@DoctorProfessorPablo]

I share the same sentiments. I can't watch Benoit and Nancy on screen together without feeling a type of way. Also any shot to Benoit's head gives me the same feeling like at 15:30

[@citizensquirrel]

Big Hoss McGraw could get me to watch an ad for ANYTHING