Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant! | WWE Wrestlemania 3 Review

[@callmemarc]

I like how it went from daytime to nighttime as the event went on. Kind of built the suspense for the Hogan vs Andre match.

[@vita1ogy.]

I love Manias that go from day to night. It looks really cool. Especially 31

[@Mr_Leo_DS]

@@vita1ogy. 31 and 33 surely looked amazing

[@theradgegadgie6352]

Summerslam '92 did the same thing.

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@@theradgegadgie6352 Summerseat 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@theradgegadgie6352]

@@stewartmcrae8007 I have no idea how that happened, although I usually suspect auto-correct.

[@TravisBroski]

According to Hogan, Andre also got himself plastered with wine (as it helps him with his pain), so not only is he hurting, he’s also partly drunk. And STILL, he made it through the match. Andre is a legend.

[@Millwall77]

I've heard both ten and fourteen bottles.

[@TimmyTickle]

@@Millwall77 I heard 14

[@KingKhanate1997]

Normally I’m not one to believe Hogan’s side on… Well anything to be honest, but that sounds pretty par for the course honestly. Andre was in a lot of pain by this point and could easily and casually out drink most men barring maybe Ric Flair without even feeling warm.

[@TravisBroski]

@@KingKhanate1997 I mean Andre was a famous drinker, mainly for what he could handle, but he also had a bit of an issue on it supposedly.

[@wwe52891]

Mate according to hogan he was gonna fight mike Tyson in wcw, you cannot trust a word that comes from thy bald idiots mouth.

[@JohnSmith-lp1kd]

I’m genuinely surprised hogan now says he & Andre may have sold the tickets but savage stole the show, pretty big compliment coming from him.... brother

[@SometimesCreator]

Mmmm, brother

[@lordswine7962]

Brothers!

[@jamied4486]

Considering theres reports he was pissed that they upstaged him

[@thebrospaul2312]

@@jamied4486 that's the point. It's a big compliment from such a big asshole

[@devious187]

I'm sure that was one of the reasons why Hogan and Savage never got along, that may have sounded like a compliment but you know Hulk was pissed about being shown up.

[@PapaTaurean]

This just shows the kind of worker Andre was. Slowed down and in tremendous pain, he still did the match. This is why Andre is larger than life. A true legend.

[@SoftBank47]

Did you get to watch the HBO documentary about Andre? Apparently, since Andre only cryptically committed to putting Hogan over, there were a lot of people who were worried Mr. The Giant would go into business for himself. Hogan said the match went down pretty much exactly as he had scripted.

[@Junkiescum]

I heard he was really proud of this match and I can see why. Even with all those setbacks he put on a great performance. I hate hogan and think his matches are just awful but even I know this was a sight to see. Andre put him over like a million bucks

[@rgwebb5165]

Gorilla just updated the attendance; 100k fans.

[@michaelkrolewski7406]

The fact that he was slow and methodical rather helped his heel character.

[@jroberts2nd]

Savage/Steamboat is so good, I still mark out for all the near falls despite having seen it dozens of times. Just an absolute clinic of a match.

[@ronniejdio9411]

Steamboat should have been a staple in WWF after the match but he did the worst thing you could so in Vince eyes. Ask for time off to spend w his family after becoming champion

[@clearspira]

Andre the Giant is such a tragic figure. We all know that he should have quit straight after this match instead of continuing; but wrestling was his life. He was worried that the moment he quit that he would have literally nothing left to live for and supposedly Vince McMahon realised this which is why he let the guy continue to wrestle. Probably the nicest thing the guy has ever done for one of his employees tbh.

[@tmage23]

Quitting wrestling would not and did not extend his life or improve its quality. He was always living on borrowed time once he decided not to have the operation that arrested his growth.

[@clearspira]

@@tmage23 Extend? No. Improve his quality of life physically? Of course it would have done. Its hard to argue that a sick man should be getting smashed around a wrestling ring instead of being in bed with a cup of tea. I very much doubt Andre or Vince could get away with this nowadays.

[@lutherheggs451]

Probably should stop listening to smarks on the internet constantly crying about evil Vince...The dude has done a hell of alot for a whole lot of workers over the years....What imbibes and butt hurt never was talent say isn't generally real

[@119Agent]

I think Andre loved the wrestling life and was willing to work through the pain rather than retire.

[@Colonel_RamRod]

​@@lutherheggs451 hmm I'm sure there's a balance but you don't get as rich as he is without stepping on people. I'm sure Vince has done plenty of good but I'd bet my savings the bad outweighs the good

[@roybatty2680]

Great to see Piper not kill that fan running into the ring. He could think on his feet like no other wrestler of his time.

[@marvinalexander6796]

Piper figured what the hell, I'll celebrate with the fan.

[@bicpapermate]

A funny thing about Adrian Adonis. Yes, he gained a LOT of weight. Yes, he got a humiliating gimmick, but he also had a pretty good push. He was in a highly-featured match at this Wrestlemania and he won at Wrestlemania 2. In between, he had some high-profile feuds and he was picked to host the Flower Shop when Piper was away. To Adrian's credit, he gained a lot of weight and by the time he was in the AWA, he looked to be almost 400 pounds. But even at that huge weight, he could move in the ring.

[@durden2480]

I love that match at WM 3

[@todderickson2435]

By the time he "returned" to the AWA. Some of his prime years were in the AWA with Jesse Ventura as the East-West Connection, before his weight gain started and he moved to the WWF.

[@BurgerIceburg]

My all time favorite Piper match. Piper said that Adrian carried him throughout that.

[@BirthofGirth2]

This was the year Hogan wrestled 400 times and slammed a 900 pound Andre despite both of his knees not having caps. Hell yeah brother.

[@HT97775]

Then andre died like 2 days later or whatever else it was hogan proclaimed

[@thebitgamer2425]

This comment made me crack up

[@justinmartin1831]

Hogan is a legend of BS.

[@Muddfoot3113]

After he quit Metalica too.

[@sithvsjedi9696]

@@justinmartin1831 Which great entertainers are not? 😊

[@Ariurotl]

As some time has passed, you gotta add a few pounds to Andre's weight and a few thousand people to the attendance figures, brother!

[@jameshill3403]

I LIFTED ALL 800 POUNDS OF ANDRE BROTHER

[@jeffreypridemore100]

As a local Detroiter, I have a bit of a biased pride in this show. Genuinely one of the most important shows in pro wrestling history, and we get to call it ours. Pour one out for the Pontiac Silverdome, the house that Barry built. RIP ❤️

[@idolthreatpodcast2138]

the house that barry didnt bring a championship to. lol. dont even brag about that shit. lions are the worst franchise in history of sports. its a place peopme goto just to collect a cheque. your best player was Jason Hanson.

[@charlescarter4608]

@@idolthreatpodcast2138 Bullshit. I'm a die hard Browns fan, from Cleveland, and the Lions are a terrible franchise, we know terrible franchises in Cleveland, but Barry is top 5, maybe even top 3, RBs of all time...and go ahead and talk sh1t about Cleveland sports, but the Browns are gonna win the AFC championship several years. The Browns are the next NFL dynasty

[@jeffreypridemore100]

The Lions do fucking suck. I can’t deny that. I’ll never stop loving them though. But to claim that Barry wasn’t any good is crazy.

[@jond5148]

@@charlescarter4608 Barry Sanders is top 2. If Detroit had the quality offensive line that Dallas did, Barry Sanders would easily have every RB record.

[@CodyJamez707]

I grew up in a town called Davisburg, just outside of Clarkston, and 20 minutes from Pontiac. Dude, this WAS ours!

[@bleeding4721]

Sad that Andre was so crippled and in so much pain he couldn't do much. Heart breaking

[@toptenguy1]

They hid it well. From 1988 to 1990, I still saw him as an unstoppable monster as a kid.

[@Thundarr100]

@@toptenguy1 same here tbh.

[@cazador918]

@@toptenguy1 People doesn't give enough credit to Andre for knowing how to play the mosnter role while in pain and still looks unstoppable

[@bruhmoment-wq5cy]

@@toptenguy1 When i saw him as a kid from 1989 to 1990 i saw him as like this unstoppable gigantic monster who would whip anyone's ass

[@toptenguy1]

@@bruhmoment-wq5cy One of my favorite matches as a kid was the late 1989 SNME match with him and Warrior. Ventura said it best "What a great match. Strength against strength. "

[@chrisnyhof5797]

This whole series would be great as a podcast too.

[@shavedjim]

Adrian Adonis' widow accepted an honorary indication into some shrine orchestrated by GLADD

[@jpRetroGaming]

Steamboat coming out to Sirius by the Alan Parsons Project was one of my favourite entrances in Wrestlemania history

[@DaDitka]

It's too bad that the DVDs have edited this. And there are other entrance themes that they edited as well. Really stinks.

[@MrNexor-cj8gs]

I always thought the brightly lit crowd looked great.

[@Bbknuckles]

It was great back then because of the crowd reactions. If you did that today you’d see no excitement and everyone would be looking down at their phones.

[@victormendes7139]

Wrestling shows in the daylight looks amazing, but indoors shows today are too bright for me, looks more like a festival than a sport event.

[@Bandana_Boi]

Yeah man, I thought this was a good WWF show. The way the crowd is lit with the Red or Blue lighting is way way too much. Just miss the simplistic days

[@claybaxter3202]

Iess is more. It looks like a it's to much like a concert. Bad ones. Like hon jovi.and toby Keith ones

[@119Agent]

@@victormendes7139 Me too. I loved it when they turn down the house lights. Young people complain about it today but it really adds to the atmosphere.

[@ferox965]

You can't argue 3 being one of the biggest Wrestlemania of all time. That's pretty undisputed. Saw this on closed circuit at a packed Kingston Memorial Centre. The gasp that went out when Hogan slammed Andre was something I'll never forget.

[@toptenguy1]

I only got into wrestling the following year, and saw this for the first time in 1996. Must have been incredible to see this live!

[@johnepants]

I saw it sometime after Wrestlemania 6, and even though that was another big stadium show, I was in Awe of the Silverdome and the overall atmosphere of the event

[@dustinwilliams7542]

I rented WM III from the video store like every other weekend. This one and the Crockett Cup where Magnum TA spiked Tully with the chair arm in the I quit match. 🤘🏻ahhh the 80’s lol

[@luisvilla799]

Im guessing that's some where in a commonwealth country, "centre", you guys and that fancy ass English in Texas its center lol

[@ferox965]

@@luisvilla799 Canada. Yes, it's "Centre" here.

[@justinmartin1831]

Steamboat was screwed. It wasn't described in the video but his reign wasn't long because Steamboat asked for time off because of the birth of his son. Vince didn't want Steamboat to take time off but said he would only give it to him if he dropped the belt because Vince didn't want the IC belt to lay dormant for so long. Butch Reed was supposed to win the belt but he went AWOL the day of TV taping he was supposed to beat Stramboat. In a scramble to find a new champ Hulk Hogan was with Vince and pointed to Honky Tonk Man and said "what about him?" Rumor is that Honky wasn't supposed to have the belt long and was supposed to be a transitional champ and drop it to Jake Roberts where he would then feud with Ted DiBiase but Jake was out for several months due to his neck injury. Honky ended up holding the belt for 15 months, which was all by accident and never originally planned.

[@pepito2847]

Honestly I don’t care if Andre has been slammed before Hogan slamming him here is still awesome and iconic

[@Thundarr100]

Well, nobody had ever slammed Andre when he was THAT big before (I think he was around 490 lbs when Hogan slammed him in '82, but by Wrestlemania 3 he weighed something like 530 lbs).

[@119Agent]

@@Thundarr100 Sure they did. There is a video on KZbin of Andre being slammed and some were from the mid 80's. Edit: Anonio Inoki and Otto Wanz did it one year prior but Inoki's looked like crap. Worse than Luger's slam on Yokozuna.

[@Thundarr100]

@@119Agent But one year prior to Wrestlemania 3 Andre wasn't as heavy, nor as immobile, as he was when he faced Hogan in The Silverdome. Andre had easily gained 20 or 30 pounds within that year. Also, the bodyslam is a cooperative move. The wrestler being slammed has to jump up in order for the person slamming him to be able to lift him up. I was a pro wrestler for a few years when I was younger. One of the other wrestling students was much bigger than me, outweighing me by a good 50 pounds or so, yet I was able to slam him with ease because he gave himself a good boost when I was picking him up. There was another student who was smaller than me that I outweighed by about 20 pounds, yet I could barely get him up and over because he never gave himself a strong enough boost (he quit after I bloodied his nose as a receipt for always ducking his shoulder whenever he was about to get clotheslined or chopped). When you watch Wrestlemania 3, you can clearly see Andre getting a running start towards Hogan in order to try and give himself as much of a boost as he possibly could, yet Hogan still had to muscle him up and over in order to slam him because Andre just couldn't jump anymore like he used to. Which makes Hogan's slam of Andre even more impressive.

[@119Agent]

@@Thundarr100 watch Otto Wanz’s slam.

[@VinnieGer]

It’s funny, Kamala of all people just did it effortlessly and out of nowhere during I believe a battle royal.

[@arlopear7136]

When Junkyard Dog said the only person we're suppose to bow to is the man upstairs he was referring to Vince McMahon.

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

Nope. It was Jesus

[@Unaliq]

​@@lancethefilmguy9392 Whoosh

[@oocj10]

Someone: You look very blue today @lancethefilmguy9392 : no, blue is not a possible skin pigment.

[@chrismanson9556]

The irresistible force meeting the immovable object

[@chubbycatfish4573]

KZbin vs Brian Zane?

[@craiggilbert9661]

Janes Addiction?

[@LibraSnakeLibraSnake1018]

Ah yes, I too remember when “The Irresistible Force” Nia Jax collided with Andre the Giant in the main event of WrestleMania III, a truly amazing moment when Nia slammed Andre and hit her signature leg drop to beat the giant!

[@chrismanson9556]

@@LibraSnakeLibraSnake1018 nia and Alexa > Hogan and andre

[@sheepdavis]

Cliche as fuck

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

i agree, the guitar honkytonk man used wasnt gimmicked. Gimmicked guitars have the inside trusses taken out. That impact looked brutal.

[@119Agent]

It is what Jake addicted from what I understand.

[@kellierogers1559]

I read somewhere that Adonis and Piper were very good friends in real life. Also that the leather jacket that Piper wears is from Adonis and his gimmick prior to Adorable Adrian

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Yeah, Zane you were right, Andre had to retire after this match, but he continued wrestling ,which was a big mistake

[@clearspira]

It was a mistake for his body but not for his mind. The guy was coming face to face not just with his own mortality but with an existential crisis. Think of it this way: picture the thing that you love most in the world - football, video games, travelling, sex - and then imagine being told that you can never do that thing again otherwise it would shorten your already short life. What would you do? Continue to do that harmful thing that has given you a lifetime of joy or give it up and die slightly later but depressed?

[@lewisaino]

Sometimes the love for something goes too far.

[@lukeharbolt7681]

he got to go out a face though

[@nathandorman1827]

Andre had bills too

[@Mecha82]

Yeah it would had been best for him if he has stopped wrestling when he should had.

[@timford8436]

Steamboat had said recently in Macho Mans biography that Savage was a true perfectionist and the 2 of them went over every move they were going to do and Savage wrote it all down like 230 steps in the match

[@johnepants]

Beefcake was left behind by the dream team because he almost cost them the match, while Bravo saved them. It wasn’t told clearly, but basically, Johnny V and Valentine basically told beefcake to piss off, which is why Beefer is mad

[@sithvsjedi9696]

Iconic & legendary match Hogan vs Andre. Had everything in it from build up story to the match itself. Thank you for upload! 😊

[@CeeMigoLoCo]

Man Piper handled that crazy fan like a pro. I love and respect that man so much! RIP Roddy Piper. Btw, That dude should of been fired for stealing Hogans big boot and leg drop on WRESTLEMANIA of all places!!! C'mon man! 😂😂

[@Bandana_Boi]

I saw this show, particularly Steamboat Randy and Hogan Giant, as a very young lad on VHS. I remember how different it was filmed, but mostly I remember the acoustics of that show. You've really never heard or seen a live WWE show like that, especially for the last 10 years or so. Every slam sounded like a shotgun went off. Awesome stuff

[@Bandana_Boi]

@CallOfDrewthulhu Well, it would be Hogan Giant though. So close...

[@gatorsfan4ever]

To quote Cody Rhodes “in wrestling you round up”

[@cazador918]

What does that mean?

[@gatorsfan4ever]

@@cazador918 how the attends numbers at wrestling shows are sometimes fluctuated

[@tyvillianheartthrob1856]

24:08. The fact that Slick still came out to the ring in the ripped up shirt is absolutely hilarious and perfectly demonstrates the escapism and suspended disbelief of the WWE. You would think that the Dr. Of Style would have had multiple suits for WrestleMania. Or at least a spare shirt. Or even came to the ring shirtless. 😁😄😆😅🤣😂

[@ryanorzetti3451]

I love your descriptions of Hoss matches - "Strong men being strong" - "big guys doing big guy things" - lol I love your channel brother god bless, keep up the killer content

[@ImmortalRimas]

I know this is indoors but considering how thin the roof for WMIII is you can tell it’s day/night. I love when PPV’s such as WrestleMania & SummerSlam start off during the day and transition to night time as the event goes on

[@PlumbPitiful]

The roof of the Silverdome was made of canvas. It was held up by air pressure.

[@Fixxer315]

I'd say you underrated a few of the matches, most notably Hart Foundation/Davis v. Bulldogs/Tito and Adaonis/Piper. While neither were workrate classics, they each told a great story and were very fitting for what they were trying to do. I'd say they were both worth about 3 stars. I haven't checked the tape recently, but if memory serves, Jesse going to the ring was part of a long-running schtick where he'd find a way to get an introduction to the crowd at WM, with IV and V being done with Jesse behind the commentator's desk.

[@neilsmith9066]

Always loved Bundy squashing the little guy!!

[@andyjohnD]

He squashed little Beaver

[@DocClyde1972]

They’ll have to pick you up with a spatula!

[@pandaloon6083]

Savage/Steamboat not having the big finish helps keep the match and audience grounded. Never do you forget that both men are trying to win, that winning is important to both characters. The added touch at the end? Randy didn't tell Elizabeth what the match's outcome would be. He wanted her reaction to be genuine. Randy's loss not only meant worry for his manager, but is also meant uncertainty for Randy and Elizabeth's future in the WWF. At least, that's the conflation, the double game, that's being played when we see Elizabeth's post-match reaction.

[@Pensfan5919]

Super fondly remembered Wrestlemania. Anyone else watch last year when they showed it for free on Fox Sports One?

[@alleahsasseville]

The leather jacket that Adrian wore as a biker was later given to Roddy Piper and he always wore it!!! 😃❤

[@Millwall77]

So..is that the one Ronda Rousey wore on her debut in WWE? Sure looks like it.

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

Yes it was Adrian's old jacket, but Piper had the NY logo patch removed.

[@cortwilliams7509]

I think B- is a little low. Hulk body slamming Andre was *the* signature moment of the 80s WWF/E. And Steamboat/Savage was one of the greatest in-ring performances of the decade(along with Steamboat/Flair). The rest of the show may have been only average but on the basis of those 2 matches alone the show merits at least a B+ I think.

[@raytimpson3361]

Imagine the anxiety Hulk had not knowing if Andre would do business or shoot on him 😂

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

i watched a shoot interview hogan gave on the andre match where he said when he body slammed andre he could feel his spine crack the whole way down his back. ouch!

[@KINGLADUDU]

@@ShawnCaldwell11 hulk hogan is known to bend the truth. I wouldn't pay too attention

[@jameshill3403]

@@KINGLADUDU hulk always exaggerates but there might have been a bit of truth that slam did give him a bit of a back injury

[@raytimpson3361]

@@KINGLADUDU Bend the truth... that's a diplomatic way to put it 😂😂

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

​@@raytimpson3361Don't all wrestlers

[@PV24]

It's sad how many folks have passed away since this Mania.

[@119Agent]

Kind of amazing the Ueck is still kicking.

[@johndicksonkaraoke2554]

It’s very Sad that they didn’t even try to Unionize back then when Jesse Ventura tried to encourage them to Unionize.

[@uncledrosselmeyer6480]

@@johndicksonkaraoke2554 lmao mark alert 🚨 🎯 💩 🤤

[@uncledrosselmeyer6480]

....sad? Sad how? Did you work for the company & know these people personally?

[@PV24]

@@uncledrosselmeyer6480 Keep your negative energy elsewhere.

[@sixfootben4892]

This was my introduction to pro wrestling. Actually it was savage hitting steamboat with the bell and then I was on vacation to Michigan and my mom's friend had floor seats to ww3. After this wwf was huge! I remember going to the school store in junior high and everything was wwf

[@tthomaselli2]

Wrestling With Wregret- Around 18:36-18:42, I think you pronounced larynx correctly. Maybe it's just me, but, I couldn't really tell...

[@carlosdias8142]

I remember watching WM3 at the Providence Civic Center.. now called Dunkins Center .. in the main event when Hogan attempted to slam Andre and falls back.. I could of sworn.. Joey Marella counted a 3 count.. Andre thought so.. but He raises the 2 fingers... i think it could of been some Hogan shenanigans.. I do know Hogan was scared Andre wasn’t gonna do the job to him.. lol

[@GamblerOfFate777]

My dad went to Wrestlemania 3 he said it was crazy as hell and there was so many people he also said when Hulk Hogan slammed Andre the cheers were deafening for him he witnessed Hulk Hogan Slam Andre and for me I watched the undertakers streak end at Wrestlemania 30 we both saw infamous Wrestlemania moments live

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

I was also at WrestleMania 30. You're Dad was a part of history that night

[@KizzMyAbs]

27:19 😂😂😂 that would’ve been hilarious to see Andre win instantly from falling on the huckster

[@9375-n4c]

Youre one of my favorite youtubers bro 🔥

[@tthomaselli2]

What did Brian Zane mean by all of the things he said about André The Giant, exactly around 27:36-27:40?...

[@PlumbPitiful]

He said he was "immobile" which means he had trouble moving because of his back and how much pain he was in

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

I want to see the ring cars brought back. I'd like to see someone using them for comedy on Raw.

[@48jhj]

thank you for reuploading! i miss all the taken down shows!!!!!!

[@shadowrunner4526]

Piper understood his fans, class act.

[@jonbourgoin182]

You really used to fly through these matches with your commentary, Im glad you slowed down and let it breathe a bit

[@PlumbPitiful]

It could be that he doesn't have to worry about time as much anymore. I've heard when you first start on KZbin you are limited to how long your videos can be.

[@byff2323]

When I hit play, I thought I was going to see the Charlie Brown Christmas Special!

[@dannycruz5446]

Ha!

[@tthomaselli2]

What song is this around 26:57-27:10 playing in the background?...

[@josephgabello3214]

With Bundy classic big bro little bro dynamics. Dosent matter what he did mom is gonna yell at you.

[@venomousnate7263]

It would be interesting to see ring carts come back at least for a Wrestlemania

[@MrThisucks]

Supposedly for the last couple royal rumbles before covid they brought in big guys like braun strowman in the carts off camera

[@zac9399]

oh hell yes a re-upload of this Colossic PPV Review, that's good s-word pal

[@ericmonaco4509]

21:16 This aged well...

[@johnnyb.jabroni983]

Omg! Made my night with this one BZ!! Love me a classic PPV reupload

[@tthomaselli2]

Wrestling With Wregret- I can't find your review for 'WWF WrestleMania'. I wanted to watch it, again & I can't find it on KZbin. Did it get taken down?...

[@PlumbPitiful]

WrestleMania 2 is missing too. I think KZbin took them down and he never bothered to reupload them (probably didn't have enough views)

[@dlmoore08]

I still laugh every time Zane makes that Megaman reference at 12:43 haha

[@tthomaselli2]

Anybody else notice around music playing around 26:57-27:10?...

[@AcidRayne100]

The ref selling that bump at 19:51 though 🤣

[@tthomaselli2]

Wrestling With Wregret- As far as what Brian Zane said at 20:48-21:02, I agree--to an extent. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat & Randy "The Macho Man" Savage not only put on a classic match at 'WWF WrestleMania 3' & not only put on a classic match for the WWF Intercontinental title, respectively, they went out there & changed the game of professional wrestling as we know it. As far as WWF Intercontinental title matches as a whole are concerned, on the other hand, the Randy "The Macho Man" Savage/Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat match from 'WWF WrestleMania 3' is #1, in my opinion.

[@robertskurlock]

Seeing my family friend (Andre the Giant) fighting Hulk Hogan on the network again brought tears to my eyes. Rest in peace Andre 1946-1993

[@greendeli7874]

Really? How was he?

[@rayejohn79rj11]

I love Andre The Giant

[@tiagobras]

@@greendeli7874 big

[@robertskurlock]

@@greendeli7874 I never met Andre because he died before I was born. He died in 93 I was born in 97. I really cried myself to sleep knowing that I never got to meet Andre or Roddy Piper

[@ajk]

@@robertskurlock How come you never met Roddy?

[@deadhappy620]

If you listen closely on the 27:00 minute mark; right when André rips the shirt & cross off Hogan, you can hear the song "Whatcha Say" playing in the background.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Newly-turned Babyface Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. What a unexpected and well accepted turn!

[@dannycruz5446]

Except they were leading up to the turn several weeks before

[@119Agent]

@@dannycruz5446 I agree. With any of these reviews you miss the TV and house show build ups that occur. I though Macho Man was turning face at WrestleMania III because it was clear he was extremely over and was getting cheered already.

[@nicktaylor2657]

King Kong Bundy: Get in my belly!

[@GamersHolyArmy]

Piper was such a good improv artist. Also I love how Brian says that it's not like more trash is being thrown in while in that exact clip a piece of trash is being thrown at the ring and hits Volkoff in the back, it's hysterical.

[@Ataraxia462]

Never paid much attention to that Hercules/BJH match but that press slam on Hercules was really friggin impressive!

[@philaman1972]

WM 3 was a great show. I agree that not every match was A+, but each one of them told stories and I thought the work rate was pretty high overall. Also, the crowd was pumped the entire time. Lastly, Monsoon and Ventura are among the best salesmen ever!

[@andymassingham]

Special props forever to Piper about how Fred Astaire-like he entered the ring after that sprint down the aisle. I like to re-watch that on occasion. Great video

[@fennet.7751]

My man. Gosh I love this channel. He seems like a great guy to hang with!

[@koopatroops838]

Was waiting for this one to be reuploaded

[@119Agent]

FYI Jesse was "announced" on PPV's and poses for the camera because it gave him performer payout instead of announcer payout and that was part of his contract at the time. No idea why they couldn't just pay him more as an announcer but I guess the PPV payouts were related specifically to what your role was. So I guess Jesse got paid more than Pat or Goulet did.

[@Thundarr100]

One minor correction, Z-Man. You said that The Honky Tonk Man attacking Jake "The Snake" with the guitar was what turned Jake babyface. I saw that Snake Pit interview on TV when it happened. Jake had already been a babyface for about a month by that point. He actually turned babyface on the November 1986 Saturday Night's Main Event, when he challenged "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship. The match started out heel vs heel, but about half way through the match the crowd started cheering for Jake "The Snake". By the end of the match he was a babyface. Not quite as dramatic as turning face because someone hit you from behind with a guitar, but that is how it actually happened.

[@DaDitka]

I remember that match, and it was pretty intriguing that Roberts was starting to get cheers during the match. I'm not certain why, unless Macho Man was so hated at that time that the people needed someone to cheer for.

[@Thundarr100]

@@DaDitka I think that people were less put off by Jake dumping Damien onto his opponents after beating them than they were by Macho Man's mistreatment of Liz. It's just a theory but it makes as much sense as anything else I can think of.

[@Thundarr100]

@@DaDitka early in the match Jesse “The Body” Ventura said something along the lines of: “We’re about to have two renowned rule breakers go at it. I’m curious how the fans are going to side with this match.” To which McMahon replied “I would suggest maybe The Macho Man”. I think that it might have been Vince’s intention to turn Macho Man babyface during the match, but the fans decided to go the other way and cheer Jake “The Snake” instead. So he decided to just roll with it. Actually very early in the match it kinda looked like it was the plan to turn Macho Man babyface. Jake started intimidating Elizabeth with Damien and Macho Man actually chose to be chivalrous and defend her. But then Jake turned Damien on Macho Man and he decided to hide behind Elizabeth . . . again. So yeah, if I had to guess why Jake “The Snake” became the babyface and not The Macho Man, that would be why. The fans decided their fates, not the boss.

[@LukeLeonettiYouTube]

Al Snow once said that a match quality derives from how many people pay to see it, and that Hogan vs Andre was better than Steamboat vs Savage because more people paid to see it. By that logic, does that mean that Al Snow has never had a good match in his career?

[@zmbdog]

12:53 And so begins the tradition of awkward hair-cutting as WWE utterly refuses to ever get a decent set of hair clippers.

[@frankez99]

As a kid, JYD was my favorite! THUMP always put on a slow. Sad how he died, but a territory and WWF legend.

[@bigrigjoe5130]

Bret Hart said in an interview that when Danny was thrown over the top rope he was sticking his hands out and poked Bret right in the eye on landing. Bret was blind in one eye for the rest of the match and his eye was watery and unplesant for the following month.

[@SS4519]

I do not know if I've told this story on here before. If I have, apologies in advance. The Jake Roberts vs. Honky Tonk Man match actually has a really interesting story for me. I actually won Alice Cooper tickets because I knew about that match's existence. A radio show was doing a "answer the question" thing. Question was "What Wrestlemania did Alice Cooper appear at and who did he accompany to the ring?" So yeah, always a fun memory that this show gives me.

[@ecymbura31]

Best wrestlemania of all time start to finish! It was such a good show we will never see a wrestlemania like 3 ever again

[@chrisbreezy3048]

26:57 It wasn't until revisiting this review that I realized that Imogen Heap's 'Hide and Seek' played softly underneath the moment where Andre betrayed Hogan. Talk about a total 'O.C.' moment, and I don't mean Gallows, Anderson & AJ Styles. 😂

[@lt.danicecream]

Holy crap at that intro, that brought me way back.

[@sensationaldenny]

The term for Midgets now is "People McNuggets"

[@marvinalexander6796]

I thought it was micro athletic

[@EricVonHunter]

I feel like this WrestleMania had some of the best camera work out of all of them including the more modern ones.

[@Unaliq]

3:37 Billy Jack Haynes lifting up Hercules like a little kid is still one of the most impressive feats.

[@GRAFFIXCLAN666]

You're awesome always wanted to see this episode. Thank you

[@zmbdog]

Seeing Adonis in the ring I can't shake the feeling that I'm watching a cheeseburger-fed Dino Bravo.

[@TheLedonne3]

I hold WM 3 in the same regard as I do Star Wars and Jaws. I've seen all 3 well over 100 times. Classic entertainment.

[@LoopGawdTV]

Please tell us how you did the cbs 80s theme “reupload” intro? 🙏🏽

[@FlashFirePrime]

Hell yeah! Great to finally see this since the original upload is blocked in my country :D

[@Dim4323]

Who loves that Reupload jingle

[@stans303]

thanks for the reupload , shame wwe blocks a review

[@AcidRayne100]

Trivia Fact - Irish Playwright Samuel Beckett used to drop a young Andre off to school in the 1950s.

[@kcole3937]

For some reason Jesse “The Body” took Matilda away from ringside So he did do something

[@nevermorenovelist]

I love the exchange on that from Gorilla, Bob and Mary in the booth. Gorilla: Oh! And there goes The Body with Matilda! Bob: That's what I was sayin' earlier! What did I tell ya about that guy? Mary: Now, you guys, don't go spreading rumors. Gorilla: This is not...this is not a rumor. Mary: Oh, I'm sad to hear that...

[@michaelspikes8076]

Hey Brian Zane was the name of the opening song

[@victoryusmc]

You know I'm watching your reuploads dude!

[@Isaac-cm7zg]

Rip Harley race, Andre, Roddy, Bundy, and anyone else I forget. Thanks for a great show

[@omardrabick8323]

That intro song is one of the most early 90’s, West Coast sounding songs of all time. It gives Me some real Fresh Prince vibes.