WWE Great American Bash 2004 Review | Wrestling With Wregret

[@JesusMangasJMG2797KingofKings]

Brian´s face with Torrie Wilson´s body... You are the biggest heel of all time.

[@martynkerslake8118]

Jesus Mangas look again at those boobs 100% not torries body

[@JesusMangasJMG2797KingofKings]

martyn kerslake Yeah that's true but now everytime I see Torrie Brian's face will be there watching me.

[@Dementiumfan1990]

Jesus Mangas You're welcome for that visual

[@guyincognito9831]

It was difficult to fap to. I said difficult. Not impossible.

[@rkaplinger427]

Jesus Mangas 9mkk

[@WCWThunderRosa]

Sable sued the WWF in 1999 for an insane amount of money over sexual harassment, and then came back four years later to play Vince McMahon's mistress. Only in wrestling.

[@Hertfordshire247]

I would be more inclined to think Mcmahon was "in debt for life" for sexual favours. I would go further and say this is probably another reason Brock gets what he wants via proxy through Sable as it is know he had a fixation with certain females in WWE going by Cornette. Stuff Mcmahon would not want getting out. If you think Mcmahon wouldn't hold a debt for life, have a look at Kevin Dunn. There is probably a lot of reasons WWE is in the shit state it is in today when you stop and think about the timeline and history of Mcmahon and his devious behaviour from his younger years/mid-life crisis which he is now having to pay back debt for. Buying their silence, helping his wife and avoiding scandal here, company reputation in terms of stock and avoiding scandal there. Put it another way, if a "Ring-Boy Scandal" broke today, the repercussions would be far devastating than it did back in 1992, not to mention, Mcmahon's handling of it back then.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@Hertfordshire247 Vince McMahon is extremely similar to his friend Donald Trump. At this point, him paying women off for keeping silent about affairs and/or harassment is more likely than not, after trump paying off a pornstar was proven. Lesnar gets INSANE contract money for appearing very little in super short matches. It _does_ look like a laundering/paying-off scheme. Paying millions to Brock via legit contract instead of siphoning money to Rena same way tRump did to Stormy Daniels. At this point anything can be the truth, but Vince DID cover up for Moolah after all...

[@stephonwilliams5232]

@@Hertfordshire247 you think people were more shiesty back then or now

[@Hertfordshire247]

@@stephonwilliams5232 Deffo now.

[@BuddhaBless328]

@@stephonwilliams5232 I’d say about the same amount, but it’s easier to expose predators now than it was before

[@sowhazupguy]

*I'VE HAD 5 SURGERIES IN MY LEFT KNEEEE*

[@DivineZenkai]

sowhazupguy INJURIES CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

it's a real serious thing but how they do Rey's voice, lmao that never gets old. love how Brian and Plumpy said it the same way, sounded just like Rey when they said it hehe

[@mramirez200]

I know I shouldn't laugh, but that impersonation lol

[@awesomeianmarco]

how many?!

[@geddyleesowlnose]

KNEEEEEEEEEE

[@jongon0848]

Fun fact: JBL had to get a police escort out of El Paso because of the heat he got from the heart attack spot he did with Eddie's mom.

[@goof_yo]

Crazy

[@taffysaur]

But surely nobody in 2004 still thought it was for real..?

[@jongon0848]

@@taffysaur I was 10 at the time so I didn't know any better. My dad kept trying to explain to me it was all staged. But I'm sure there was a few clueless people who didn't know what a work was.

[@drew_on_drums]

@Rey Mysterio nice

[@chayden153]

@@taffysaur I didn't realize wrestling was fake until 2007, yeah I was a stupid third grader.

[@Macho_Fantastico]

JBL was such a damn good heel.

[@trevonburtch4014]

His feud with Eddie was amazing, but he bored me to tears after that.

[@DevilSurvivor69]

Trevon Burtch Yeah, they keep the belt on him way to long, but that feud Eddie was great.

[@christianhafer9819]

His HBK stuff was excellent too.

[@jimbradley1657]

JBL as a heel was playing his real life self.

[@The80sWolf_]

Overrated. JBL, just another Vince bootlicker

[@urboy412]

Remember kids. The only reason JBL won the WWE championship is because HHH didn't want to work Tuesdays.

[@ukwolfman6938]

JBL was at least over when he was Bradshaw in the APA; he wasn't some Jobber who was suddenly pushed into the main event like Mahal.

[@rickyortiz4211]

Bradshaw was a jobber too. At least jinder looked the parr. Jbl was fat and out of shape.

[@speedy932key4]

Ricky Ortiz Bradshaw was not a jobber, at the time he was already a multi time tag champion. Before jinder became wwe champion, he had lost 84% of his matches, and he was pushed with literally no build.

[@goldberg9730]

@@speedy932key4 bradshaw was a jobber does anyone even remember he was a tag team champion lol

[@speedy932key4]

@@goldberg9730 Bradshaw was far from a jobber, he was a midcard multi time tag team champion who then became a main event heel. A lot of people remember the acolytes/APA. Jinder was a jobber 100%, when he was a member of 3MB, he lost almost all of his matches, and he beat Randy Orton with practically no build up. And even though JBL only has this title run because other top stars were hurt, Jinder never should have been made champion

[@hardyparty9627]

@@speedy932key4 booker t or the undertaker would have been a better champion lmao. JBL should have never been a champion either. Stop no one remembers the APA now you're just reaching.

[@ndwells]

Reason for Paul Bearer return in 2004 was because WWE offer to pay for his gastric bypass surgery. He was "killed" off because he was going to have the surgery.

[@SlashClawGaming]

ndwells He was killed off because he needed to get a second surgery to remove gall bladder stones... a common effect of gastric bypass surgery.

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

ndwells Yes, but they could have done it a better way. Like The Undertaker use his dark powers to hide Paul Bearer from Paul Heyman & the Dudleys & start a feud that way.

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

yeah i heard that too.

[@zacharybell9782]

Say Paul didn't pass they could still bring him back whenever they wanted even though he died in the cement. I mean he manages the Undertaker, the guy is undead and shoots lighting out of his hands so him bringing his manager back from the dead isn't the most far-fetched thing ever

[@kingjaz7708]

He was killed off for real 10 or 9 years later

[@hersheybarber1424]

It's wild how drastic of a change WWE went through from 2003 to 2004.

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

Not really. There was bigger differences between: 02 to 03, or 05 to 06, or 08 to 09.

[@KingKhanate1997]

A shrinking roster and poor creative will do that.

[@kingmanmillenia]

I've always loved that Kurt would put his cast on over the pant leg and noone really noticed for a while lol.

[@tyleroravec4127]

i just started watching Raw & SmackDown from 2004 every week rather than watching current episodes and I completely didn’t notice that

[@RamaNTharisenaR]

Paul Heyman had a pony tail it feels like 44 million years ago

[@heisensaul5538]

It feels that long ago he had hair in general lol

[@CavinLee]

Raman's WrestlingTV btw your custom character looks like shit should have never been made

[@mason2166]

Cavin Lee just like you shouldn't have been made

[@RamaNTharisenaR]

Cavin Lee it's just a CAW WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU

[@thatoneguyproductions5107]

Cavin Lee irrelevant comment

[@MrFallingcats]

"Booker T, RVD and Rene Dupree, fiddle dee dee" You are my hero, Brian.

[@joshuabarnesenchantedmisery]

I sold my Xbox to go to that show . It was fifth row seats . First live event. Hearing from security that the concrete was made with oatmeal. But to see Eddie live was incredible.

[@Dr170]

As good a reason as anything to turn away from the Dark Side

[@sumobo7108]

What a story

[@EvanSchatz]

Sable somehow looked hotter and younger in her second run, I could never figure it out Torrie, though, a goddess as always

[@krisjustice2681]

That's what I've always thought! Maybe it was the 90s hair that made her look older.

[@FASHIONandLUST]

They both sucked! Neither could act, Certainly could not wrestler and were just their for their boobies. I can't believe i'm saying but in hindsight Miss Jackie was better than both.

[@EvanSchatz]

outside of, say, Molly Holly, Ivory and Jazz who were actually decent to good, every woman in WWE at this time was there because of their boobs. even Trish was just OK as a wrestler, she was popular because tits. Jackie was fucking awful and not particularly attractive either...

[@BangYouDied]

FASHIONandLUST "They both sucked". I feel like that was an unfinished sentence ;)

[@SeasideDetective2]

I've always loved Torrie, but don't you think WWE pushed her way too much? She won at WrestleMania TWICE, which I think has got to be a record for a Diva who never won a title (please correct me if I'm wrong); she also had something like 10 pay-per-view singles matches, when so many other Divas were lucky if they got one or two. I think she was the start of a trend in WWE of them taking a Diva you kind of liked and then hyping her until you got absolutely sick of her - not thinking she wasn't hot anymore, mind you, but resenting that she was stealing the spotlight from other Divas. Candice Michelle and Kelly Kelly were definitely her successors. I damn near had a heart attack when Candice was booked to win the Women's Championship after being a competent wrestler for only a few months. I thought, doesn't WWE care about credibility AT ALL?

[@lalamari9210]

I forgot how angry I was when Eddie lost his match, but man what a good match!

[@t.v.rockwell4504]

Wow, Undertaker not only murder a man in this PPV in 2004, but did it again in 2005.

[@MasterOfViewership]

You know both of those were just stunts, right?

[@MasterOfViewership]

@@jordanwillett8456 Don't forget about Mankind in '97

[@futuregohan4837]

Undertaker Needs To Be Locked Up JBL: Are You Implying That He Should Be Locked Up

[@TheR.E.A.L7DeadlyChins]

@@MasterOfViewership you know we know it's fake right?

[@sheepdavis]

@@TheR.E.A.L7DeadlyChins you know that person was trolling

[@brandonwhite1021]

Highlights of this video: -me not being the only person who remembers "I had surgery 5 times in my left knee!" -motherfuckin Mordecai

[@walcodebruyn2135]

Awesome review well done. Oh boy I miss some of these wrestlers

[@Cyber_PunkBJJ]

i remember listening to the interview with Colt Cabana. Mordecai was actually suppose to be feuding with Undertaker at some point but due to the bar fight, they dropped it.

[@freddynunez1325]

This Channel is the best

[@armin38822]

JBL was an amazing heel and more people should give him credit. I get that he's a bully and all that but during that time he knew how to play that character to perfection.

[@F1rsttimer]

John Cena used to be a BAD BAD MAN.

[@bigphilly5666]

F1rsttime_online Well played.

[@queenv3175]

I bought that album 🙊

[@BmanTheChamp]

But RIGHT NOW, he's supposedly a good guy.

[@zootman7692]

Now he's just terrible.

[@Dim4323]

F1rsttime_online jbl reign of terror

[@Nickersons-Theme]

and Cena STILL has Jean shorts and sweatbands on

[@skinhead-ej8ff]

Nickersons Theme 13 years since

[@Kingseye7]

Nickersons Theme Jorts, sweatbands, DOOO DOOOO DOOOO DOOOO

[@uainjansun]

@@skinhead-ej8ff *14

[@JohnAnthony538]

Great job with the review AND all the video clips added. Video clips make every review or spoken documentary way way better!!

[@joshkaid]

So Vince just loves naming big guys named Reigns.

[@rustynail2783]

At least he wasn't still called Horshu.

[@HiGlowie]

Vince just loves big guys***

[@brziperiod]

@@HiGlowie cue king ross (Ross twedell)‘s “Vince McMahon loves big sweaty men” song

[@wynbarrett2989]

Why that thumbnail Brian?

[@fsmfsm9941]

Clickbait so all the thirsty viewers can finally fulfill their Brian Zane fantasies.

[@dooganchode9447]

yeah i was hoping for some zman tits but fuckin clickbait...

[@zachlawson5238]

For the fanfiction

[@blairmeek1928]

Great video Brian, JBL was definitely the heel of my childhood....we didn't have cable

[@Boy123Jim]

I thought after Eddie & JBL the show was done but no we have one of the worst main events in Taker Vs Dudleys in a handicap match lol bruh😧

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

No clue why they'd make THAT the fucking main event.

[@dylanogg347]

It's not a bad match, but the story surrounding it, and the conclusion REALLY put this show on a downer at the end.

[@Musiclover19]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 When you factor them wanting to add the whole Taker murdering Paul Bearer ending, it wouldn’t make sense to have it before Eddie and JBL, as it honestly would take some of the sail from it. Obviously Eddie vs JBL for the title was a better match and sounds more like a main event, but if they had Taker kill Bearer than proceed on with Eddie vs JBL, people would still just have the Bearer murder on their mind. Could even stir up controversy, as the WWF did famously continue the show after the REAL life death of Owen Hart that was so grossly the fault of the WWE due to their negligence, it might as well be considered a murder. So yeah obviously the best decision would have been to just drop the whole murder angle, but since Vince McMahon obviously thought it was a good idea, than yeah, save it for the end. Makes for a bummer ending to a show, but I guess some have to have bummer endings.

[@michaelduck5208]

Charlie Haas’ sell on that neckbreaker...

[@holkhoogin8519]

Can I get a time stamp lol? I watched the vid but can’t find it

[@562Wolfie]

You look like Joseph Gordon Levitt meets George Costanza...

[@sirswearsalot1813]

562Wolfie Can't stand ya!!!

[@SlipperyGoulet]

562Wolfie Vandelay Industries!!! You're in latex...

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Surprisingly spot on.

[@bag2k1]

I agree with you regarding Dupree. The guy should have had at least one U.S. Title reign under his belt. That would have garnered massive heat.

[@MARKOUTTV]

that thumbnail is a no from me dawg Edit: And this is from the grand poobah of cringe thimbnails

[@tonywilliams12]

MARKOUT TV ruined a great tiddy pick

[@kmadoom]

MARKOUT TV I'd still smash

[@CavinLee]

Kevin Vivaldo me too

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

Bad dawg! Bad dawg! Bad dawg! Bad dawg!

[@AllHailKingKurt]

MARKOUT TV it's the best thumb nail ever, I never knew Brian Zane had such a great rack

[@Alejo_Alexis]

Hey Brian, what about a video of the one and only ill-fated push of Hardcore Holly?

[@potterstrike]

Which one lol

[@MiguelGonzalez-sf4ps]

The way Brian moves his neck at 21:24 was just hilarious for some reason 🤣

[@treviaunmidgett6888]

I didn't know Paul had a stunt double

[@MasterOfViewership]

Neither did I. I thought the cement was just clay

[@reallyretro]

Dawn Marie was at her hottest here in the WWE.

[@zachlawson5238]

Boooooooo

[@smittywerbinjaegermanjense9554]

Glad you mentioned Mortecai. I always liked his gimmick, and would have loved to see him used properly against Undertaker. I think it could have made for a great rivalry

[@2mad4ya]

True, Mordecai gimmick was good (and so was Kevin Thorn gimmick). But it was never really booked properly.

[@BeauxxBombshell]

Torrie Wilson with an ICONIC WWE DIVA look ❤️🤩👏🏻

[@TheCheat420]

"I've had 5 surgeries on my left kñee!"

[@TheReviewSpace]

Part of the reason why so many smarks hated JBL was because he didn't have a lot of good matches and he just kept winning. Jinder does remind me a lot of Bradshaw's title run but the main difference is that JBL delivered better promos.

[@TheMGSlow]

I like how Big Show turned face after trying to kill Torrie Wilson/Kurt Angle. Attempted murder everyone!

[@Xehanort10]

I remember that. Wasn't Show gonna chokeslam Torrie off the production truck for laughing at him then when Kurt tried to stop him he got thrown off instead?

[@masterofbloopers]

If I actually watched WWE as a kid, I would have loved Mordecai. He fits nicely into the Taker & Kane mythos, two wrestlers I adored when I finally got around to WWE.

[@BrandonRaske]

an OK ppv

[@sirjacob2204]

Hey Brian, another great video. I have fond memories of this time in wrestling. I was around 13 or 14 years old when this aired and I was watching every week at the time. Absolutely loved Chavo and Eddie back in the day. If i'm not mistaken, it was shortly after this, Chavo Sr. started managing Chavo.

[@Danfrombackhome]

"I HAD PEAS BEFORE!"-Luther Reigns

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

I loved how Angle was written off with that crazy chokeslam. It made the story so much better. 2004 had some fun, wild stuff, happening.

[@miscellaneousshadow7452]

This was the first pro wrestling match I ever watched. I was a kid like 9. And, it was the coolest thing ever back then. It legitimately scared with Paul Bearer being barred.

[@danielbridger7113]

cyber sunday 2008

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

Daniel Bridger More Like Taboo Tuesday 2005

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Nobody: Mysterio: I've had five surgeries in my left knee

[@potterstrike]

Kneeeeee!

[@understandthat9817]

In the SmackDown! Vs RAW video game they made a big part of the storyline on SmackDown around the four US Title contenders. Would have loved to see the storyline of Eddie Guerrero stealing The Undertakers urn though so he can control Taker. That would have been so interesting TV.

[@nickarchuleta8001]

Just remember, there was a Reigns waaaay worse than Roman.

[@joshbouman1654]

At least Luther Reigns didn't win the 05 Rumble

[@orlandodanielperez5131]

Roman isn’t bad tho

[@RoyStantz]

On the pre-show, Spike Dudley defeated Jamie Noble.

[@potterstrike]

2 very underrated workers, love em both.

[@carlosdcf8268]

Dark match*

[@TheObvious1890]

Funny thumbnail, dude. I remember watching this back in '04 and it was just depressing. Wrestling had declined badly in the last year. JBL became the biggest heel on Smackdown but not much else was accomplished on this show.

[@akiraslayer7934]

Love these old school reviews Brain Thanks for the great content.

[@willguglielmo4307]

Someone please make a compilation/dubstep remix of Brian saying "WWE" the way he says it so fast

[@heretical_habits9512]

Dubdubie

[@henrydelsol7440]

Ahhh Brian u silly goose..... So Sable had the same drawing power as Austin or The Rock huh????? I guess I missed all that with the rest of the world. Must have been the same time Russo created the Attitude Era all by himself. Still love the channel bro!

[@Drummerboy_marc]

Thumbnail is clickbait...... i wanted to see sexy Brian jk

[@sowhazupguy]

Wicked Ben stupid sexy Brian

[@Drummerboy_marc]

sowhazupguy ...

[@byrongabriel488]

Wicked Ben I'd settle for Torrie Wilson with shoulder hair.

[@nickarchuleta8001]

It's like he's wearing... nothing at all!

[@lurk781]

You ruined the joke with the "jk"

[@AND-od5jt]

7:42 Oh noes -- how he kicked out his leg under his leg!

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

June 27th, 2004 is a day that lives in infamy for me. The day before my grandmother was sent to the hospital, then the actual day itself the NASCAR race at Sears Point (Infineon) ended up being a disaster (Thanks Jeff Gordon), then there a tape delayed NHRA event came on the same time as The Great American Bash, so I mainly watched the Bash. During said Bash, my Dad called me to his room to let me know that one of my favorite NHRA Top Fuel racers, Darrell Russell, had a crash after his 2nd round loss to Scott Kalitta. The crash itself reminded me of a crash another favorite of mine, Gary Scelzi, had 4 years prior, so I assumed Darrell was ok & resumed to the PPV. The event itself was badly ugh, but the last 2 matches took the cake in ugh-ness. Eddie Guerrero, who'd become one of my favorites down the road, was screwed in his match. The rules of a bullrope match clearly state if your hand touches the rope you win. Bradshaw's back touched the last turn buckle, *NOT* his hand, therefore Eddie should have won (One of the major reason I was hesitant about Kurt Angle becoming RAW GM earlier this year). Then the "Live Free or Die" match featuring my all-time favorite wrestler, The Undertaker, in a horrendously bad storyline with (Of course) Paul Heyman. Undertaker won the match but then he himself proceeds to bury Paul Bearer in concrete... This was the only time I have EVER gotten mad at The Undertaker. So the worst WWE Pay-Per-View of all time was only about 2 to 2 1/2 hours away from where I live, my favorite wrestler gets me mad at him, & my soon-to-be second favorite gets screwed by a yahoo who I can't stand since... ... & then right after the PPV, I find out the NHRA racer I like who had that crash actually died... Top top that off, June 27th is my favorite NASCAR drivers birthday! Obviously Johnny Benson's 41st birthday is a day I rather forget!...

[@saviorscurse]

That's my birthday like the straight on day I was born

[@je7055]

@Ronit Banerjea Dude, why are you so triggered by a 2 year old comment? He's allowed to have different opinions than you. That doesn't make him stupid. Don't you feel kinda silly writing comments that malicious for no reason? Surely to some level it makes you think to yourself "damn, idk why I said that, that's not who I am."

[@thelinedrive]

9:54 Hold up! Did WWE recycle Corbin’s caravan from Kenzo Suzuki’s in the warehouse? 😂

[@hueyhugo9937]

Is that Nick Patrick reffing Billy Gunn vs Hirohito, I mean Suzuki?

[@BigLee1901]

Rene being one half of Smackdown Tag Team Champions while Sylvain Grenier and Rob Conway were Raw Tag Team Champions, The only faction that can say they were all WWE Tag Team Champions without doing The Freebird Rule

[@wowblipz]

At the time i tought kurt angle actually was thrown off of that platform. I was naive. But gosh that hit me at the time

[@aaronlishus897]

Omg I was at this show! The memories of screaming when Torrie's music played, when Eddie came out, and Booker T came out! Omg the nostalgia from this show.

[@F1rsttimer]

I guess Reigns of all shapes, sizes, and time period suck.

[@NeroPiroman]

F1rsttime_online inded

[@dylanogg347]

Who? You can't mean Finn Balor.

[@dylanogg347]

I'm not much of a Roman Reigns fan, but he is well above Luther Reigns in just about every way.

[@JMAC____]

Roman is way better casual fan

[@dylanogg347]

Alright mate, no need to go nuts. If you don't like him, then you don't like him.

[@KnightOwlX7]

that Mysterio impression was spot on 😂

[@AdamSmith-sp5cf]

These classic PPV reviews are great! Keep up the awesome work Brian!

[@candoentertainment9118]

Basically the bullrope match reused the finish from Sting v Nikita Koloff Chain Match from Bash '91. The photo finish leap in the corner spot.

[@caxzrockz]

I always hated JBL annoyed me with his year long push, with stupid match ls like the barbwire cage

[@seand7042]

c122 h122 yeah but it was SOO SATISFYING when he lost it!

[@caxzrockz]

sean Hawk it was I loved the I quit match with John Cena

[@kevinedwards7670]

LOVE these reviews! Great choice!

[@TheSejanoz]

"Cruiserweight time..." Hey, wait a minute, where's the purple-oh yeah, this is a 2004 event. Nevermind!

[@charlescontinued5760]

This was literally the first WWE pay per view I had ever heard of. I was a little mexican kid who could only watch Smackdown and wanted to see this show so bad. 13 years seems like fucking yesterday.

[@bottledwater134]

No Mercy 2002 or Backlash 2004 PLEASE

[@Hidden-Secrets]

JBL was an amazing heel. i hated him so much when i was a kid. now i just respect his work.

[@Headbanger142]

Eddie lost the Championship all because of Kurt Angle. And he sadly never got it back. :(

[@meiteiluwang4550]

That Thumbnail is scary now I will see your face every time i look at Torrie Wilson. Thank you

[@StefanWB]

I watched this show live. It was bad - really, REALLY bad. The Taker-Dudleyz feud was totally pointless and a waste of Taker, Eddie-JBL was a decent match but worse than their Judgement Day match and the start of JBL's horrible title reign, and Mysterio was totally wasted having random feuds over the cruiserweight title when he was one of the hottest acts on the show. And I was one of the few people who actually thought the Mordecai gimmick was cool and had potential, but they couldn't escape the fact that the guy sucked in the ring and couldn't squash geeks forever. This was a time when the brand split was really hurting both shows, as it meant PPV time was given to talentless hacks like Kenzo Suzuki and Luther Reigns, but they were also somehow wasting the real talent they had, with Booker T and RVD languishing in the mid-card, jerking the curtain on shows like GAB. In hindsight, 2004 was a really weird year. John Cena wasn't the biggest thing in the world, and people actually liked him. Randy Orton and Batista were just getting off the ground, Edge was still a mid-carder, and Jericho was also stuck in the mid-card. Eddie was great, but slipped back to the mid-card too soon after his title win. HHH was insufferable as a character but having great matches, HBK was awesome, Benoit was awesome, Mysterio was great, Angle was awesome but was out injured for the first half of the year, and Taker was involved in big feuds but wasn't having great matches.

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

Stefan Witkowski-Baker 2003-2005 were all weird; 2006 is when things went to hell IMO.

[@StefanWB]

L-Kyidar Yah'Nun See, I remember 2005 being pretty awesome. You had fresh acts at the top of the card with established talent still all over the roster, WM21 was great and had one of my favourite WWE matches ever in Angle vs. HBK, Batista actually had some really good matches with HHH, especially their HIAC match, Cena had good matches with JBL at Judgement Day and then with Jericho and Angle. The draft was seriously dramatic, ECW One Night Stand was great, you had the realness of Edge's feud with Matt Hardy and the dawn of Edge as a mega-heel, and Taker's feud with Orton was way better than anything he was doing in '04. There was still plenty of crap, like the weirdness of the Summerslam main event of Hogan-HBK, another horrible Diva Search, the death of Eddie, and so on, but overall it was one of the better years I can remember from WWE. I agree that 2006 was where things took a turn for the worse, with the ECW revival, the birth of Super Cena, losing Angle to TNA, too much Bobby Lashley and Big Show, and so on. I wasn't really watching in 2003, but I think the general consensus is that it was mostly terrible but there was some great wrestling on SD!.

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

Stefan Witkowski-Baker Yes, that's why I said the times were WEIRD instead of BAD lol. Smackdown was *far* better than RAW from late 02' to mid 04' when the injury slut fucked Smackdown's top stars & spread. In 2005, WWE was just weird to me.

[@MauFerrer2000]

I think Lesnar leaving the company somehow was the main problem in 2004, because Triple H, Benoit, Michaels and a couple of guys were the only main eventers, but at the same time they started to push new guys on the midcard. In 2005 those guys (Batista, Cena, Orton, Edge, etc) started to become main eventers.

[@PJErvin]

3:22 Booker T did that a lot in WCW, especially in Harlem Heat days. I think it was a tribute to 2 Cold Scorpio.

[@HelloMaster50]

Review wcw greed 2001. Wcw's last ppv

[@robertanderson2898]

I'd still take Torrie Wilson NOW over Sable here, even mid/late 90s Sable (no offense, Rena). Who disagrees with me? Brock Lesnar is one lucky ass dude though.

[@MoSc110]

yeah i was waiting for this. Please do Armageddon 2006 and Unforgiven 2008

[@mcj88]

I'm kinda stunned in hindsight that they brought Paul Bearer back again - Wikipedia tells me he signed a 3-year contract - only to kill him off after 3 months. Why even bother?

[@huntermeaney5354]

brian zane likes hot chicks on the thumbnail

[@starhunter9085]

Hunter Meaney Who doesn't? 😅

[@zyadashraf6075]

My Freaking Hero I was just thinking I wanted to watch Great American Bash 1991 to hear the Flair chants then I hear you want to review it. What a coincidence

[@jonhufford6980]

Jbl did excellent heel work.

[@Josh_J91]

BEST CHANNEL EVER

[@huntermeaney5354]

royal rumble 2011 please!!

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

Billy Gunn should've been in the US Title picture after he returned in 2003, but instead, they'd rather keep him in a lower card feud with Jamie Noble and then work Velocity majority of time until his release.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Definitely agree!

[@heisensaul5538]

I've been enjoying this series. When I get a little extra money I want to become a patreon backer and have you watch either NWO Souled out or In your House: Good Friends better enemies.

[@Just.Kidding]

Cena absolutely was despised during this time. He wasn't shoved down our throats much, but he was still an astoundingly bad wrestler, even more so for how hard he was pushed. You'd never think it just watching Smackdown because they edit out the boos/add crowd noises in post.

[@javondrake3660]

really cena was getting booed in 04?

[@kokotheclown2588]

Cena in 04 was okay in the ring but when he got put with Veterans he look totally exposed

[@duhgmeat9431]

Can you do a video on ECW One Night Stand 2005?

[@PapaSmurf11182nd]

One of the best PPVs of all time (imo)

[@chrisanderson9252]

I'd love to see you review bash at the beach 96. purely because of how pivotal that night was to professional wrestling

[@mattberg5315]

Hey Brian, Matt here, you're next classic PPV should be the 20th anniversary of Wrestlemania! Wrestlemania XX!

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

matt berg *19th anniversary

[@jcam.hart8]

Matej Terzić The 20th anniversary would be Wrestlemania 21 which was 20 years after the first Wrestlemania making it the 20th anniversary.

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

Matej Terzić no it's the 19 anniversary your marriage is not the first anniversary of your marriage also 1985+20 equals 2005 not 2004

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

jbfarley thank you that's what I was saying

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

jbfarley and thankfully 25 is only the 24th anniversary of mania. mania 26 is worthy of being the 25 anniversary of mania

[@ericanate3155]

I thought on camera the image is flipped so the color is opposite

[@nathanlyons7865]

wwe in 2004 was still fun to watch one of the last good years

[@orlandodanielperez5131]

Wwe in 2004 was bad what are you talking about

[@thaiboypsp3000]

Nathan Lyons no it wasn’t lol. It was hella weak year.

[@atifqavi2054]

@@orlandodanielperez5131 I recommend watching RAW 2004. It was a great year and the in ring action picked up when Benoit showed up. Smackdown on the other hand was absolutely terrible to watch. Worst year in Smackdown history.

[@bentbarrelfishing]

I had this on DVD back in the day. I'm honestly surprised with the concrete crypt trick photography I honestly never knew that during the match it wasn't actually Paul Bear but a damn stunt double. I always thought it was Paul. I'm honestly surprised.

[@JDWanko]

I was one of those anti-JBL guys. Still am. Layfield's fast-rise didn't bother me in regards to his in-ring character or his speed-booked ME push as much as his relative lack of talent compared to other recent champs and the goose stepping in German only months before, making one wonder if putting the title on someone with such poor judgement was a good idea. Looking at all the bullying allegations and social Darwinist comments later, it seems more and more like a good thing happening to a bad person.

[@mattdunfee3527]

JDWanko well Paul Heyman said it best. The only reason why he held the WWE Title for a year is because Triple H didn't want to work Tuesdays

[@lockdown2341]

Oh please. Heels in the old days did things just as bad or worse. JBL was and always will be awesome.

[@captshamm9272]

This was my first live WWE PPV. As a kid in Virginia, it seemed a lot cooler than it actually may have been.

[@mrimpossible4353]

Holy shit. Brian pronounced muay Thai correctly

[@DarranKern]

randy marsh eh, too much emphasis on the U

[@AngelusDlion]

That thumbnail will give me nightmares, thanks.