Alex Wright Shoots on Vince Russo Killing WCW + Sabu, Bobby Eaton, Vampiro & MORE! | FIRING LINE

[@ushireborn]

Alex is a really nice guy. he constantly searches for good things to say about everyone

[@Blacattacsquadron]

He's just trying to relate back what he actually knows. Alex was an excellent mid-carder and kept the crowd going, so no one has anything negative to say about him.

[@ozzymorrison8628]

Classy dude

[@pandavelli8176]

I tried being nice, but it’s human nature for people to see you be nice and think you are a stepping stone for them to exploit to get what they want. Being nice ended up making me an extremely cynical bastard lol.

[@ozzymorrison8628]

@@Blacattacsquadron that shouldn't matter, a nice guy is a nice guy no matter how high or low in the card he is .and yes the assholes and butt kissers are usually high on the card

[@ozzymorrison8628]

@@pandavelli8176 i can actually relate 🤣

[@FuneralFog666]

I was at the Vampiro/Berlyn Match in Hamburg - WCW Millennium Tour. It really was like Alex said. By far the best Match of the Night. Berlyn won but the Crowd was cheering Vampiro and booing Alex. It was really strange considering that the German Wrestler who made it in the USA was beeing booed in his Homeland. After the Match Vampiro bowed down to the Crowd, because he was really overwhelmed how much "over" he was. Great Night, great Memories.

[@kidwaryodproduction]

I always think that on that time, Without face paint, Vampiro actually a handsome guy. While Alex was a handsome guy, His Berlyn haircut totally ruined him (I understand that he started to loss his hair but Berlyn haircut is too funny than intimidated)

[@joefosh]

After I started watching 'reliving the war' I definitely have a respect for the work Das Wunderkind put in during the Monday night wars. Definitely one of WCWs unsung workhorses and seems such a likeable man

[@speakingmoistly9912]

Respect the bratwurst

[@g7721]

Well said dude. Very good worker and very versatile

[@markske2156]

He's the best...wrestling bios says some hilarious shit...lol

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

so true.

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

@@speakingmoistly9912 lol, tell us a joke about alex's bratwurst... bah, nevermind: its gonna be too long! lol

[@__RYN__]

So sad! rewatching those nitros. Alex Wright was so good. I'm 100% positive he'd be one of the great in todays modern "wrestling". But back then was politics, talent, don't blame him being sour

[@Marveryn]

when he came in he had a rocket but paul roma who was suppose to make him look good decide to go into business for himself and pretty much buried him as a babyface. Roma was fire afterward.

[@creoleDJ]

1:35 “(Sid Vicious is) very passionate about the sport.” Spot on! He REALLY loves his softball! 😂😂

[@filthiestfish]

He looks fantastic for 47. He has aged very well.

[@kevinwright5106]

This is the first shoot interview I've seen with him. Totally didn't expect that he was like this. Seems humble and kind.

[@jacksmith1983]

Seems a legitimately nice guy

[@jeffjackson9679]

It's always funny how many wrestlers always are the opposite of the character they play in front of the camera (like Alex), while many others are the same (like Jake Roberts).

[@N1120A]

Alex seems like a super down to earth guy.

[@jacksmith1983]

What a thoroughly nice and genuine guy. Not hung up on his own "fame" and kind and positive about everyone. Hope to see far more of Alex's recollections on this channel.

[@chadk890]

Good to see Alex again . His father was Steven Wright who worked in Stampede Wrestling

[@rudyrusso711]

Always enjoyed watching Alex Wright...had some good heat several times during his WCW stint...👍👍👍

[@oceanpacific3841]

Alex had the best entrance music for the time ,trance was everything back then lol

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

ouh ou ou ou ouh, ouh ou ou ou ouh...

[@dannyellaboatboat]

Thanks to Wrestling Bios, all I can think of is “Oh, big bratwurst” 😂 That aside, Alex was one of the things I enjoyed the most about mid to late 90’s WCW 🙂👍

[@pussydestroyer87]

Same.

[@dejuannaff3203]

Same 😂

[@mafiaz187]

He’s a jam up guy!

[@dannyellaboatboat]

@@mafiaz187 Yes he is!

[@MrShoTyme]

Saturday Wright Fever is always a guilty pleasure 😂

[@jesterr7133]

Man, it's great to see Alex Wright. He was a guilty pleasure of mine back in the day. I always liked him, but I haven't heard anything from him or about him in years. It's nice tosee that he is doing well. I wish he had gotten a chance in WWE. I think they could have done something with him.

[@patrickfennell6372]

He doesn't seem to have aged a minute. Well spoken.

[@nubreed4627]

Alex Wright was damn good wrestler who should've won more championships.I believe he could've been Intercontinental championship in WWE.I don't think World champ but all the other titles yes.

[@creoleDJ]

Would’ve been perfect for him. Or, bring back the European Title…

[@jacksmith1983]

Not sure if you listen to Bruce Pritchard's podcast? He actually said in an older Q&A episode that WWF tried to sign Alex Wright multiple times and rated him very highly. But the impression was he got into a comfort zone as a midcarder in WCW. He was actually very unfortunate in WCW. When he first debuted management were very high on him. Plus Ric Flair was a big advocate. They actually had a few excellent television matches together in 1995 (a few are on KZbin). Unfortunately, when the NWO angle begun, management's focus shifted and he got lost in the shuffle. Such a shame as he had huge potential.

[@jacksmith1983]

His PPV matches in 1995 with Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman were very good too. Some will say he was "carried" but watch them again and he more than held up his end.

[@slow71971]

@@creoleDJ Especially with him doing a slow heel turn after winning afterwards.And just let'em do it his way.Big money here!

[@creoleDJ]

Then again, here’s Alex’s answer here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3KrgYuVqp2nqJY

[@sethputnamsghost]

Alex Wright was a WCW favorite for sure!!

[@roninmarketing4048]

Really good interview. Grown more respect for him over the years that I wish I had been watching his matches live. Also lol on Virgil

[@topdollar5336]

nice to see a dude just humble, aint just spewing crap for some bucks. he was over in his time, and he has more respect from me now as well.

[@stormydavis8546]

I always love washing interviews with Alex because he always takes so much time to try to think of nice things to say about people rather than actually saying things that I guess you he’ll leave to other people. 🤣

[@gregelliott2537]

Good interview,, Alex was one of my favorites,, loved it when he played the heal. Thanks for the all the hard work and the great entertainment Alex.

[@markula_4040]

Bobby Heenan always referred to (babyface) Alex as 'Das Wunderpunk'. Cracked me up every time.

[@justme-ti1rh]

Alex seem nice and humble.

[@slimpyman]

love this dude, he probably takes the cake for aged best looking dude from the nitro era, and disco is second.

[@jeffnettleton3858]

The mention of the CWA (Catch Wrestling Association) makes me want to hear more about wrestling in Germany and, especially, Alex's father, British wrestler Steve Wright. I've seen a bit of footage of him and he was a tremendous wrestler. Typical British technical skill, good physique, very agile. Could have done well in the US, though I think he lacked Alex's height (hard to judge in a wrestling ring, without something to give sense of scale.

[@petegallows5494]

Great to see these Alex clips, I liked him as a kid back in ‘94, he was very skilled. An entertaining heel later on. Seems like a very nice and genuine guy. The only thing that upsets me - he’s almost 10 years older than me, but somehow looks 10 years younger than me..haha

[@mrbransformer4184]

Yes, love Alex wright! He was so great when I was a kid. Wish he had gone to wwe.

[@zackvanhalen]

I think five main things killed WCW: 1. AOL/Time Warner Merger 2. NWO got old/convoluted 3. World Title was devalued by Russo and other guys on the booking committee 4. WWF's popularity was too much to overcome by 1999 5. Booking/Storylines too often made no sense before, during, and after Russo/Ferrara

[@juggernaut44]

bischoff and russo mismanagement of salaries everybody making hundreds of thousands back in the early 2000s

[@shooter7734]

I agree and would ad in a 6th element 6. Time Warner/AOL/Turner conglomeration made getting things done really time consuming HR, advertising, merchandising, ppv preparation etc was just handled by so many different divisions of that giant corporation it was insane That time they ran a $100k ad in (I think) USA today for a ppv that had already happened the previous Sunday is a great example The ppv were the advertising branch didn't give the ppv partner company the actual match listing for the event to advertise and sell ppv buys is another example Just wasting millions on non wrestling shit Buying airline tickets for every single one of the 160 wrestlers under contract for every Nitro/Thunder even though no more than 30 were going to be used on the broadcast The kiss demon, concerts, monster trucks, Master P and his crew, ICP Letting ppv run over the time limit so they had refund everyone's money who bought the ppv Just blowing money on stupid shit and letting ATM Eric spend it with very little oversight They really killed themselves for the most part

[@MrDust1981]

Russo's downfall was becoming onscreen character. The "new york bad guy" schtick was obsolete even back then. Russo in the back writing storylines never seen or heard wouldn't have been that bad. Hence his success in WWF

[@zackvanhalen]

@@MrDust1981 I don't think it was his on screen persona. He was actually a really good talker. I just think many of the storylines and creative decisions were convoluted. There were too many references to scripts and planned finishes. It's like they threw it in your face that this is all scripted and pre-planned, yet they wanted people to believe it was real. I've been re-watching WCW 2000 for the first time in 22 years, and I actually think much of it was entertaining, but they went way too far breaking the 4th wall and over-the-top stupid storylines (dancing Tank Abbott with 3 Count, Judy Bagwell, David Arquette, etc).

[@MrDust1981]

@@zackvanhalen No doubt he had many duds, but remember there was no work ethic or structure in WCW. A bunch of unmotivated talent with guaranteed checks who went to work with a shitty mentality. There was a hunger in WWF performers to prove they could surpass the Ted Turner money machine and sure enough with Russo and McMahon they became a huge success. I think Russo is best suited for a wrestling-themed movie or wrestling drama series, because he wouldn't need to endure the political b.s. that comes with regular wrestling

[@SuperMutant2099]

I’m glad Alex seems to be doing good. Been long time since I seen him. One of the guys who dropped off the face of business after wcw I use to blame Russo but going back and looking at. Realize wcw was sinking ship before he came on. He just caused the boat to go down. There were other factors like bad contracts, non wrestling guys in charge at turner. Then the aol merger

[@thelionsshare6668]

Russo claims ( and this can be checked) the ratings were slowly going back up while he was there, but the powers-that-be put the kabosh on a lot of what he was doing, at the behest of the old boys network.

[@FerretJohn]

Pretty much that, I pretty much share Cornette's view on Russo, but there was so much shit going on before he got hired, he just added the last few nails to a coffin that was already built.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Berlin ❤️

[@peterp2153]

Wright’s been working as a trainer, running a wrestling school for years. What’s crazy is he’s only 2 years older than Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles.

[@smeagolbeagle2316]

I can never share someone's view on another person when that first person REFUSES to bury the hatchet, let bygones be bygones and FORGIVE. Cornette is a petty goof whose mindset is like a spoiled kid.

[@sw8467]

Das wunderkid looking good, good to hear off the guy, great worker man makes me miss them days

[@darylhall2198]

I thought alex was a little too chill for these shoots but now im really warming up to his style. Hes definitely not a mark like most of the guys and i love that.

[@jvharbin8337]

Ultimo Dragon was also my man as a kid.

[@WSI]

Wasn’t just me then

[@jvharbin8337]

I liked that not only was he a high flyer he was also a submission wrestler. Bret Hart gave me a soft spot for submissionist.

[@BaiLong45]

Rey was my guy in WCW, but Ultimo Dragon was right after. Loved that he could grapple for hours and then do huracanranas and Asai moonsaults. Plus loved his kicking combinations.

[@tobyclark6534]

Nice interview. Alex comes off as such a positive person.

[@AntiLifeEquation1]

Alex Wright was one of my favorites back in the day...always thought if the NWO never happened Alex would have been a much bigger star.

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

problem is, he should have been a heel from the start: the dance was an heelish thing, not babyface moves. also, would have been nice to give him a valet, a hot girl, who would have swoon about him.

[@bonecollector8086]

Alex looks so young for his age.

[@russclark5150]

I'm going to say this and I think that he probably wouldn't do it but I would love to see a manot aew ppv where things are getting kind of hectic and then the lights go out and here he comes. He would work so well with the style that use these days. And he still is an exceptional shape and could probably go in the ring

[@dougferguson6876]

Very underrated

[@queefersutherland8495]

Wcw is goat of wrestling organizations. Loved it when Alexs das wunderkind gimmick and disco feud

[@karmaisreal261]

Best firing line yet. Great , thoughtful, and positive answers!

[@michaelschmitt180]

Endlich ein Interview mit dem Wunderkind! Wunderbar!!!

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Alex Wright didn't say anything about Lex's personality and more focused on his physique. I heard Lawrence was a jerk to everyone (unless he accepts you as a friend).

[@ushireborn]

Yeah many people have said that about Lex. he thought he was better than nearly everyone

[@derkzo2034]

It’s not a surprise to heard about the critics of Lex Luger because of his ego about money, fame and titles. He never put over the younger guys of the roster of WCW. He’s always take the main event spotlight.

[@speakingmoistly9912]

They probably didn’t interact much

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@derkzo2034 Your description sounds familar. All Lex is missing is make up on the face and a promo about flying an airplane to a nosedive.

[@fayezfawzi3255]

apparently everyone and their mother is a "nice guy" to Alex Wright lol.

[@davidslayer]

i was facebook friends with Alex some years ago. :d

[@ozzymorrison8628]

Still looks super young ..Das Wunderkid

[@dad7275]

Hardly has any negativity about anyone. Looks at the positive in people. I like that.

[@OIFIIIOIF-VET]

Wrestling Bios Das Wunderkind!!!!!!!

[@fitz5487]

What a nice guy he is. Used to really enjoy Alex Wright as he was a European and WCW was easier for me to watch in the 90s. Glad he appears to be doing well.

[@charliem1098]

Disco carried a duck because during the disco era, a movie that wanted to capitalize on the disco craze, came out called Disco Duck

[@slabathonfury3879]

Hell of a wictory

[@memorydrain7806]

Das Wunderkind was awesome, and clearly, he was the nice man. That's why the wrestlers co-workers were nice to him too.

[@JGD185]

Alex really should have gone to WWF before WCW was bought. Vince McMahon seemed to love taking lower card/midcard WCW guys and making them big stars. Nash, Hall Taker, Foley, Austin, Jericho etc they all came from WCW. He could have done a lot with Alex.

[@D4NK1]

What someone says about others they say about themselves. Alex is clearly a nice guy when he compliments everyone , including people we know are creeps

[@guardianofchaosBD]

Hmmm, matches vs “Pretty Paul” Roma? Real Tough guy & very cool The Roman💪

[@jlstarr1984]

Seriously, I was just wondering last week where Das Wunderkind was now

[@darealgodzilla]

11:36 Das "Wunderkind" about to throw up/laugh out loud at the same time-upcoming.

[@mio1443]

Great video!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@froass]

Super interview

[@Steven-rp8zo]

I thought Berlyn was a great heel character. Way under utilized!!! His collaborations with Disco were some of the most entertaining vignettes ever in pro wrestling.

[@DonDiesel85]

Nice Guys Brother

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

Woah we waited so long for alex

[@rmyancey]

Proudly rockin' my Saturday Wright Fever shirt these days

[@murraysaucedo897]

Whoever shut down Disco’s idea for Bill Ding The Evil Architect is a pure bum. That has to be wrestling’s biggest missed opportunity. They could’ve gotten Mike Rotunda he would’ve been able to pull that gimmick off.

[@mthom0861]

um no

[@kryten6569]

Saturday wright fever

[@anarchy4133]

His match w Chris Benoit on Nitro with Pillman on the outside was a great match.

[@lionhearted7450]

Thank you Alex!!! This was a great interview

[@charlescoleman5509]

Such a likable guy, despite the douchebag type heel he played.

[@billgober2]

I like that he doesn't bury anyone just enjoys the memories

[@deadeyedarwin]

Well, if you're not going to bury Vampiro then you won't bury anyone.

[@ben31uk]

Russo didn’t kill wCw. Ted Turner just didn’t want wrestling on his network anymore

[@juggernaut44]

aol time warner

[@Splattermelt]

Wasn't Ted. AOL-Time Warner board essentially pulled a hostile takeover on Ted and he was unable to do anything at that point.

[@mc3v804]

Great videos. Have you ever thought about interviewing anyone from the Spanish announce team? Hugo Savinovich, Cabrera, Ricardo Rodriguez, etc? They do speak English btw and they seem to be largely ignored despite their relevance

[@E_l_l_i_e]

love this idea.

[@citizenbeeswax7985]

Wow, great idea, they might be better than the English announce team.

[@WSI]

Yes I actually have. Their names are written down on an admittedly enormous list, but I’d certainly be up for it if they were.

[@jeffrichards1537]

Beautiful Bobby Eaton was a legend. Midnight express is my second favorite tag team. Right behind Hawk and Animal. And in front of Steiner Brothers.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Dean Malenko was the best Cruiserweight .

[@ZBR_ProXP]

Awesome get!

[@michaelspikes8076]

I really missed the wcw power plant

[@CWBCharlie]

When will the full shoot be up?

[@NipunCDG]

Two Guys who lost most coz of WcW buyout were him and Lance Strom.. These two young guys were having great future but Everything ended with last Nitro.

[@RobertReg1]

Good stuff

[@JayceeGenocide]

Alex Wright needed a Moonsault.

[@jeffsisco1837]

I could have swore it was his finisher

[@chadhoganlive]

Das Wunderkid!!!

[@mikeywhispers1588]

It is an absolute sin that Alex the 🐐 wright isn't in the WWE HOF

[@GRANDMA-i6v]

Um he's not HOF Material Lol... Someone Like Giant Gonzalez or Virgil is HOF Worthy Mikey Boy 👦

[@mikeywhispers1588]

@@GRANDMA-i6v this man immigrated here from German and became one of the top wrestlers in WCW he had a win streak much like Goldbergs and he could dance. I would've inducted him in the same class as the undertaker

[@GRANDMA-i6v]

@@mikeywhispers1588 There are people way more Deserving in the HOF than Alex Wright Here are some names - Luna, Miss Elizabeth, Typhoon, Earthquake, Rick Martel, One Man Gang, Bam Bam Bigelow, Sid Justice, Kamala. Slick, Harvey Whippleman, Viscera, Crash Holly Doink the Clown( Matt Borne) Dino Bravo ! ! They Deserve the HOF ! !

[@prize5ighter]

​@@GRANDMA-i6vthat's a good list. But, as WWE's running out of stars now, Wright should also occupy one of the places in the HoF. He wasn't that bad or less deserving to not have a place in HoF.

[@prize5ighter]

​@@GRANDMA-i6vand I think guys like Umaga, John Morrison, Ultimo Dragon, Tajiri, Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, D'Lo Brown, Dean Malenko, William Regal, Finlay should get in the HoF in the coming years.

[@AnTunZee]

Das Wunderkind!

[@creoleDJ]

11:58 What Alex said here pretty much sums up my view on how WCW died off. Russo wasn’t THE reason why WCW died off but he surely contributed to it. Most old school WCW/NWA fans didn’t like the gimmicky WWF style to begin with, and when Russo brought that style to WCW it drove off a lot of the loyal holdover fans…

[@JayceeGenocide]

The Time Warner Merger Caused WCW's Demise.

[@mikeg2491]

@@JayceeGenocide time warner didn’t want wrestling but if wcw hadn’t lost $100m or whatever godly amount it was a year before they might have reconsidered or at least delayed axing it

[@creoleDJ]

@@JayceeGenocide you’re right. Bischoff stated numerous times that the AOL/Time-Warner/Turner merger was the spark to that powdered keg, but as far as Russo goes I feel like the bad storylines and pseudo-Attitude Era stuff he put out made the die-hard fans who tried to stick it out decide to leave.

[@creoleDJ]

@@mikeg2491 Bischoff had stated that Turner execs were purposely “cooking the books” to make it look like WCW was losing more than it really was.

[@jacksmith1983]

WCW actually did a wide consumer survey shortly before Russo was bought in. The overwhelming sentiment that emerged was that fans wanted a completely different, more serious and competitive product to the WWF in 1999. Russo and Ferrara completely disregarded this

[@diggadirt393]

(Insert any name) "good guy" -Alex Wright

[@tommypearson9260]

It's Das Wunderkind!

[@da90sReAlvloc]

He should have asked about meng

[@mattsalmon8420]

Cool dude. Ive always been a fan.

[@BryanThompson99]

Alex is a great guy. The only guy he couldn't say something good about is Russo and that's understandable

[@pjbraunsdeadlizard3889]

Ask him about the time Scotty Steiner elbowed him after lex won the world title in 1996.

[@michaelspikes8076]

Wcw legend

[@theBlueShred]

Well, judging by how well the booking committee was doing before Russo, I'd say that what they doing wasn't working for WCW. There's a reason Russo was brought in.

[@kevinlee9929]

People love ignoring this point

[@johnfalcetta5431]

Hey James your notifications aren't coming through you might want to check with KZbin

[@harshckuk]

Russo got exposed as there was nobody to filter his ideas.

[@KoolKumasi]

Same could be said for Corny as well.

[@mringram]

Well yeah

[@justint8635]

@@KoolKumasi what are you talking about? Irrelevant. Cornette had nothing to do with WCW at this time.

[@KoolKumasi]

@@justint8635 Did I say anything about WcW???

@@KoolKumasi SMW was greater than anything sh*tstain ever did.

[@canedewey756]

The man didn't even have a bad thing to say about Lex Luger, he's the complete opposite of Mike Graham

[@patricksullivan2261]

Not surprisingly Alex Wright is... well... a really nice guy who hates to say something bad about other people. He was a legit pro. You could have dropped him in Memphis in the 70s and he would have done just fine. Just a really solid worker.

[@kageakuma3009]

I forgot how long ago it was when I watched Alex Wright, happy to see he's doing well, but damn he looks old lol. He is a great guy though. He was quite entertaining in WCW had many matches with great legends .He just seems like a genuinely great guy, happy to hear from him.

[@markske2156]

I think it's the bald head !!! 😆 🤣 😂

[@childsnifferbiden9596]

Come on man! He looks great for his age!

[@kageakuma3009]

​@@childsnifferbiden9596 considering based off your SN you're a Trump lover. And while I'm not a Biden fan, in fact I think he was the worst democratic candidate but he's still better than Trump who attempted a coup because he got his feelings hurt after he lost and couldn't accept it, I'll take your opinion with a grain of salt. Also, I never said he looked bad for his age, my statement was sheer shock of not having seen him since the late 90's until now and it was just jarring as you tend to hold onto the last image you have of someone over time and seeing them a couple decades later is shocking.

[@kageakuma3009]

@@childsnifferbiden9596 he does, it's just jarring when you see someone after so long lol

[@VallhallaViking]

Are we going to get the full interview or just clips

[@nubreaks2]

The absolute best explanation that I have heard about how Russo destroyed WCW. What many don't get is there's a reason people watch other promotions and not WWE. If they want WWE style programming, they have many opportunities to watch it.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Looks like his dad now .

[@markusvonboltenstern1337]

Oh snap! I thought it was Bill Burr for a second

[@mikelee8569]

Are we gonna get the Full Interview or just clips?