WWE Simulcast RAW! (March 26, 2001) - OSW Review #52

[@jacobwilliams1223]

Can't imagine how this would feel as a WCW fan. Knowing the very last Nitro was used to promote a McMahon feud, just like spitting on the grave at that point.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

WCW never did anything to the WWF that they hadn't already done to the territories in the 80s. I always hated how Vince and stooges like Bruce Prichard tried to act like the WWF was some mom & pop store up against Walmart with WCW in all their propaganda documentaries from the 2000s.

[@billcutler9425]

That was the point.

[@jacobwilliams1223]

@@billcutler9425 And who does it benefit in the long run? You insult a new viewer base and give them less reason to tune into the WWF if nothing else out of spite. The talent feels like they are second class citizens which is a problem cause a few of those guys do come to work for the WWF. Nobody comes out looking good because of this.

[@billcutler9425]

@@jacobwilliams1223 I agree. I'm saying pissing on it was the point regardless.

[@-nWo]

It was like seeing Your sports team lose at home to your most hated rival, then the manager/coach take a dump middle of the pitch then go bust... Gutted 5 years later real hope with Tna 2010 TNA over 2019 AEW new hope? 2022 AEW Goonne!!

[@VI_V2]

When are we gonna get that OSW Wrestler's Themes Accapella Album? Give the people what they want.

[@MrJacobs]

Social Injustice Warrior OMG YES !!!

[@SatoshiKong]

I agree with the words that came out of your mouth hole.

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

GIVE ME WHAT I WANT!!!!! GIVE ME... WHAT I WANT!!!!!

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

Well were sorry KZbin ..... SORRY WE DIDNT UPLOAD THIS EARLIER !!!!!

[@OSW]

+Marcus Sewell (Colossuskiddx) *Jarrett Harmonica* chukka chukka donn dinn dunnn!

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

+OSW Review HD ITS HIM, JEFF JARRETT THE CHOSEN ONE

[@hustedr5]

+Marcus Sewell (Colossuskiddx) Long live Slap Nuts!

[@elseworldmedia9482]

Can of coke

[@Carlitonsp1]

"I like the Bumming" was robbed for quote of the year.

[@felipe5ampaio]

Carlitonsp1 i like "put me in the main event... With Linda

[@matturner6890]

"Spooge McDuck" a close second

[@falloutghoul1]

How could you beat "Are you ready to enter hell?"

[@stoneosborne9247]

Growing up in rural Arizona, we only had a few channels, none of which had WWF. We had WCW. This was the night I stopped watching wrestling. I rememeber being so pissed that I couldn't find out what happened until after it was all sud'n'dun. By the time we got USA, I didn't care anymore.

[@PennyLaneYouTube]

I'm in Saskatchewan, Canada, so I grew up with Stampede, WWF, AWA & WCW on TBS when i was in Arizona on vacation visiting my cousins, all there was was WCW!

[@juliusaftermath4646]

God, that Fred Durst version of the intro. Amazing. The time that must be put into these videos is crazy. You deserve way more views...

[@OSW]

Yo! WWE are slowly allowing our episodes back on KZbin! Originally released on OSWreview.com 18th August 2015, this is part 4 of our 5 part X7 story arc (the 5th and final part is WrestleMania X7 itself!) Got a bumper month of OSW coming up, here's the scoop: oswreview.com/category/news/

[@primusvsunicron1]

Are you guys going to do a video on Daniel Bryan's retirement?

[@mafiaboykiller1855]

yes yes yes yes yes

[@chadrandall5151]

you guys should review two girls one cup

[@bonvct]

the Hardy boyz game boy theme sounds like the David Brent tune he was doing at the Christmas party while he was dancing

[@SpaceWalkerReal]

V B v

[@RALF0691]

I remember the night this RAW aired. I missed the first hour of this RAW episode because when Vince said at the beginning of the show that Nitro is having it's last episode I immediately was shocked and turned the channel to TNT to watch the last hour of Nitro. Watching Nitro over RAW is something I NEVER did but since it was the last Nitro I had to watch.

[@Anxomaxo]

Zombie Linda is going to win the Lifetime Achievement Nogger Award. As Heyman would say "It's not a prediction, but a spoiler".

[@jyatsko89]

Jesus Christ...the way he fired Jarrett, LOL. And on live TV to boot, got damn.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

it's no secret Jarrett and McMahon hate each other

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Well he's in the HOF now...

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Petty and ridiculous. Jarrett was owed a ton of money at the time his contract was up and he "held up" Vince for money.

[@wertyunez5210]

ga goony

[@Xehanort10]

In the Invasion storyline they should have brought Bischoff back as WCW's owner and had Heyman as ECW's owner. Shane and Stephanie had nothing whatsoever to do with either company so making them kayfabe owners of WCW and ECW just because they were Vince's son and daughter was nothing but nepotism. It should have been all 3 companies against each other too not WCW and ECW vs WWF like it was. Vince also should have bought out the Time Warner contracts of the bigger WCW stars like Sting, Goldberg, Hogan, Hall, Nash and so on and brought them in instead of being a cheapskate and only bringing them all in years after The Invasion ended. Hell the NWO could have been brought in as lone wolves who were against WWF, WCW and ECW.

[@MS-it9vv]

It is probably the single biggest missed opportunity in the history of wrestling. We could have had a new Monday night war, and WWE could have laughed all the way to the bank, winning on both sides. But, as with everything he touches, WWE instead chose to make it all about McMahons. It was obvious what the fans wanted, but it was also obvious that McMahon and creative didn't care what we all wanted.

[@MINERVAtheDREAMEATER]

I agree but i definitely think the invasion would have gone a little better if stephanie kayfabe owned WCW and shane owned ECW since he was always jumping off of shit. Probably would have gotten messed up either way but would have made slightly more sense.

[@wolf99000]

There best bet would have been waiting to do it till most of the bigger WCW guys big money deals with Turner had finished so they could bring them the main issue was there was no one in WCW who was on par with Rock Austin and the like if they had got WCW back on tv like the original idea and build them up then do it you might have a working angle

[@glennwelsh9784]

Honestly digging the faux Limp Bizkit cover of "It Was Acceptable In The 80's" because of how fitting it is to the reviews in this era of wrestling.

[@Gravydog316]

it's so good omfg

[@RickyMacHatton]

Who does it?

[@Dave_ja_vu]

@@RickyMacHatton Kenny and Harley Wooten? I have no idea how close that is but they said it at the start of the Royal rumble 01 review, watching these all now so only heard it the other night

[@slapshot6ful]

The drum sound, the vocal effects and layering... it's so fucking good. It sounds like limp bizkit did it.

[@cjallday1130plays]

mind you, that Chef Boyardee Commercial with the Hardys is how Reby met Matt

[@nigelfrrrunkis7106]

When Rock gave the can of beer to Austin the camera zooms in and you can read "Non Alcoholic".... My life is shattered!

[@rayvenkman2087]

True heel turn for Stone Cold.

[@guyincognito5706]

Nigel Frrrunkis I’m not sure about its status in 2001, but there are a lot of dry counties in Ohio, where this Raw took place (Cleveland, OH). They have early cutoff hours for sales and some counties are completely dry. It could be that Cleveland, or the county it’s located in, prohibited alcohol sales and all they could get, or use, was non-alcoholic beer.

[@VersaceJesus]

@@guyincognito5706 Vince is also a cheapskate carny, and might have just wanted to save a few bucks on a prop that is mostly going to be spilled

[@othertalk3313]

Timestamp for this is around 56:36 It's 720p and the blast processing can only do so much, but yep... kayfabe is dead with that non-alcoholic beer. And the event didn't take place in a dry town/county as suggested by another comment. There's no getting around it... Stone Cold is a BIG PHONY who doesn't wanna get sh-tfaced on REAL BEER like a REAL MAN! Unless... Rock secretly (and dastardly) called for a non-alcoholic beer just to taunt (the non-phony real man) Steve Austin while he was unable to spit that pansy water back in Rock's face. 😤

[@PennyLaneYouTube]

actually, i don't think you're allowed to drink real alcohol on TV? it's an FCC rule or something because of kids something like that

[@ross9735]

The lads' rendition of Mick Foley's theme is an underrated OSW moment.

[@OSW]

There's a "standing bend-at-the-knees dance" that you can't see when we do it 😃

[@ross9735]

@@OSW Hahaha fantastic! That combined with the "weeeeee!" timed just as Mankind crashes into the announce table; mywah the whole thing is just magic. Thank you :-)

[@wsmc14]

Thank you for bringing up with the Undertaker's change of gimmick resulted in the loss of his powers of the undead. I really disliked the cycle Taker. He went from "Lord of Darkness" to "Lord of Beechnut"

[@Xehanort10]

I liked the gimmick but it made no sense storyline or character wise. There was no explanation for how he went from a supernatural undead revenant to a normal human biker. And if he acknowledged that the Deadman gimmick was just a character he was playing during the biker gimmick shouldn't he have also acknowledged that Kane wasn't really his brother.

[@shorewall]

@@Xehanort10 He wasn't a normal human biker. He was a supernatural undead revenant, cosplaying as a normal human biker. :D

[@xGregadetHx]

"Lord of bike week" lol

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@Xehanort10 He literally acknowledged it was a gimmick in a promo from 2000 not long after he returned at Judgement Day as the American Badass. He says _"Although I may not dress like the undead anymore, I'm still down with the devil, and will go medieval on yo ass"_

[@birdfanboi]

It was acceptable in the two thousands. it it was acceptable

[@frankfurter5159]

This was the beginning of the end of the WWE for me.

[@Gravydog316]

dang really

[@jimmyvega3735]

Eddie had devent stuff in his midcard lie cheat and steal days a couole years later... After that it was That's all Folks.

[@raoulk35]

Just stumbled onto your videos.I haven't laughed this hard in ages. Keep up the great work guys.

[@TheGhostOfJohnWicksBeagle]

4.7 rating, jesus! how times of changed.

[@SuperDevolution]

chris topher Honestly, it was probably an average or slightly below average rating for RAW at the time. At one point they were frequently pulling 5+

[@leonsilver9111]

@@SuperDevolution They pulled a 8.3 rating the year before when the Radicals jumped.

[@matturner6890]

@@leonsilver9111 and 8.4 when Mankind won the title, too.

[@sooooober]

This OSW has about a 5 minute section that contains an ungoldy amount of pure gold that doesn't get nearly enough attention: "None of the responsibilities and all of the smack" -> "There's himself" (ooc ver) -> OOC's Vince impersonation -> "Wigberg"

[@jarrettpennington4579]

I just watched one of your videos last week and now Ive not only subscribed but Ive been bingewatching ever since. I get to rewatch some of my old favorites and some Ive never seen with hilarious and insightful commentary. Keep it up guys! Subscriber 4-LIFE!

[@Decetop]

Holy cow, Test looked absolutely ridiculous. He was massive.

[@Gravydog316]

so did eddie :(

[@garyhall7867]

....and they're both dead

[@MS-it9vv]

His last name was O’Sterone.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@garyhall7867 You don't say....

[@WrestlingSmarks]

The angle with Debra was Vince put her in Rock's corner. It's what sparked most of the feud as Austin put her safety on Rock and would vow to hurt him if anything happened to her.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

It was so stupid. They didn't need a storyline motive like that. Just that "I have to beat you Rock" locker room promo was all you needed. This was simply the 2 very best of this generation going 1 on 1.

[@nick56677]

@@Bubba__Sawyer Yeah, Debra wasn't needed at all in that match.

[@josmoe674]

Jean Jacket over Leather Jacket (Triple H) lmaoooo

[@Deo_Volente]

Hadn't noticed how OSW only had 47K subscribers...that is way too low for the quality of the videos they produce

[@OSW]

+KhazDamit Cheers! Reviewing 15+ year old wrestling shows for 90 minutes isn't a popular format! But it's what we love doing. Thanks for being with us brah :)

[@OSW]

Otis Blacksack Thanks brother brah! Can of coke to you sir :)

[@BRockin25]

Yeah these videos are super high quality

[@Gravydog316]

101k now :o

[@michaelwilliams2231]

KhazDamit 3 years on just over 128k strong

[@henryhigginsiii6427]

Rock intimated to the guy backstage not to start giving his name because he is a face and didn't want to hurt the kid's feelings by doing the "It doesn't matter..." spiel. He was staying a face AND in character.

[@Gravydog316]

right.... lol

[@josmoe674]

I'm loving this channel! Keep the attitude era dialogue going!

[@zionkraze9965]

They also took the WCW US Championship title belt and kept it.

[@DeAngeloStevens]

The end of the Monday Night Wars, also the stop to Cleveland on Raw Before WrestleMania 17 in Houston, Texas.

[@CoOzEbOy1]

I always thought that the Big Show's song, went "its the Big Show. Its the big FAT show...."

[@Gravydog316]

wait...it's Show?? i always thought his name was Big Toe !! oh my bad!

[@trentonmcclintock7836]

@@Gravydog316 What? It's big!?!? Swear to God, for like 20 years I've been singing along and saying "pig toe". Really, his name is not "pig toe" it's "big show"? That doesn't even make sense

[@breakinganarchy702]

watched this twice already, now its on youtube => gotta watch it again, no choice.

[@antonp2759]

Same here

[@super_genius]

no amount of osw is too much osw

[@wantonladyful]

+TripleM True

[@SolidMike84]

+TripleM The only thing you cannot overdose on.

[@jesseslack2089]

When you guys was talking about The Undertaker losing his powers I about lost it!! Love this series!

[@lankey6969]

Cold ravioli out in the snow? Worst bump of the event for sure.

[@Lenoh]

So Vince wants Jeff Jarrett to be Goonnee?

[@coryhale972]

😂

[@marquan1976]

It would have been Jeff's new gimmick GOONNEE

[@ShaunInce123]

And now, it's been 20 years since this took place.

[@equalcharlie158]

Can't wait to hear you lads thought on the XFL coming back.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

all im still wondering is when are we going to get a full album of the gibberish covers, they're amazing XD

[@Lariat_V]

Hopefully soon

[@Jzupp10]

The pose Big Show strikes at 49:34 is wild

[@jerryjanik480]

I remember hearing about WWF. Bought WCW it was the Monday the last Nitro and me and my friends were talking about it on the bus insane

[@benzo9059]

Calling Foley the worst Commissioner while also showing a clip earlier of his awesome chemistry with E&C confused me 🤣 Personally found him amazing as Commissioner. Regal was too in his own way but never had a moment as great as Foley's first night as Commish when he cut The Rock off with a "It doesn't matter how it feels" before running around the ring celebrating while chanting his own name.

[@gtpliquid1290]

Foley one of the best face authority figures, which is really hard to be, in a sea of overdone heels.

[@Steven-uk2fz]

The worst commissioner for me was Shawn Michaels, because there was no way someone of his character of the time would ever be hired for such a job

[@kieron20069]

Lita took some serious bumps back in the day. Who can forget the beating she got from Stone cold?

[@AdamHauger]

I didn't know the hate between Vince and Jeff was so deep. Wonder how much time he had left on his WCW contract at this point

[@cornchipz]

Snatcher is one of my favorite games. Love the Snatcher music

[@Timestopper117]

How the Hell did you guys not like Across the Nation!? I always thought that was the best opening they've ever done...

[@thisisaformality]

I couldnt agree more. Thorn in your eye sucks, people just praise it because it was the attitude era

[@matturner6890]

NAH GET DAH GUUUUDS, DA DRUUUUCKS

[@joelpocalips]

@@thisisaformality subjective. Get a dictionary so you can understand the meaning of the word. And the history of wwf/e ratings will show when the best eras were, luckily thorn in your eye just happened be be used during the best era.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@thisisaformality Or maybe things like music preferences are entirely subjective...

[@optimusidol]

this was chock a block with great trivia! thanks guys!

[@SenorKristobbalVLog]

Is there a full version of that acceptable in the 80s limp bizkit style cover?

[@tonythepenguin8752]

"I believe I'm the best." This should be the reason AJ Styles and Nakamura start feuding.

[@matturner6890]

I always heard the lyrics "Look outside the door: It's your arm!" in the original RAW song

[@paultownsley5521]

I like bumming best Osw quote ever

[@NathanDinickle]

Believe it or not, I was at this event and this was the very first Monday Night RAW I ever went to.

[@Gravydog316]

I don't believe it.

[@explodingburritosexperienc9111]

I believe it

[@Gravydog316]

@@explodingburritosexperienc9111 I'm sure you do.

[@Vanguardstomp]

Jeff Jarret never drew a dime

[@SuperDevolution]

He really thought in his little Tennessee brain that he was bigger and better and would draw more money than Hulk Hogan.

[@shg45]

Shakes head like Stevie Wonder *never drew a dime...*

[@Benwah]

I never noticed it before and may never again, but I will definitely keep an eye out for it. Those beers Austin had in the ring were non-alcoholic; Busch NA's. It's easy to assume he wouldn't want to down beers like crazy while working, but it kinda takes a bit of luster out of the gimmick. I wonder how often, if not always, they were non-alcoholic beers.

[@EvanSchatz]

if it makes you feel better be was probably fucked up on pills too

[@jayb-clay2724]

Man by this time I was so sick of X-Pac i wanted him to get abducted by aliens or somethin and just disappear 🤣🤣

[@KurtsToys]

This is awesome, love the commentary.

[@goldskarr]

"Did you take any of the gimmick matches?" Funny you say that, since a few months back they did NXT War Games and while it was heavily modified, it was similar enough. Plus the authors of pain threw guys from ring to ring and it was great.

[@marti5420]

Pause the video! Ive finished my snacks. In other words my snacks are 'Goonnee' .....What are you talking about vince.

[@ChrisJProductionz]

This was the end of Wrestling, the end of the attitude era, and finally the end of the Monday night wars

[@adamkratos9323]

Wigberg? YAAAAAAAAY

[@mattjoseph3545]

51:40 "I dont eat beans" says the irishman flatly. I don't believe it. 🇨🇦

[@wftbanks5737]

i would love to see you guys do a comp of the thousands of times Austin and Rock tag teamed together

[@othertalk3313]

50:55 - The boys talking about Chef BOYardee Overstuffed Ravioli is such a tasty bit of bollocks. "Why would you buy pasta in a can? And why would they overstuff it?!?" "It has negative connotations... like it's TOO much." "Yeah, it should just be stuffed."

[@SquawkMonk]

9:40 "He's moved on. I haven't." This channel in a nutshell.

[@TheJokazwild]

Chef Boyardee I knew you'd come.

[@ChrisT0PTwo]

WWE took Great American Bash

[@philiptucker7590]

This night had all 3 things; Paul Heyman from ECW, Vince from WWE, and the WCW Simulcast 😂

[@bridgetjohnson6293]

i may sound like a walking stereo type but that chicken look good af

[@johnnybrix5308]

People dont understand how awesome this was. It felt unreal...WCW vs WWF, even if it wasnt the full WcW, the whole atmosphere gave goosebumps.

[@joshuaelder8983]

Nitro had like 2 mullion viewers a week at the point of its death. Vince shitting on them and basically telling them not to watch was bad business.

[@OSW]

Yeah, very gloaty and unbusinesslike. As in when WCW died, their fanbase just stopped watching. WWF didn't inherit their viewership! I get Vince was playing a character but one that hurts business is very stupid. Costly mistake, the next few years were very lean 😂

[@wftbanks5737]

i believe Foley has a new book coming out. I hope you guys do a bit on it sometime in a future episode

[@Lenoh]

Holy crap. Jeff Jarrett just signed with WWE. The intro to this...wow. If they only knew.

[@jamiewiesner8482]

March 26 2001 was Vince McMahon day as far as wrestling goes.

[@DYLANJJK94]

Vince did try to get WCW nd ECW on tv in 2001 but no one would go for it

[@mikecotroneo4770]

So many spinning heel kicks cause he's got THOSE EDUCATED FEET

[@glennwelsh9784]

Also, WWE should absolutely bring back Halloween Havoc, and make the event all gimmick matches. Steel Cage, TLC, Falls Count Anywhere, etc. They could even bring back the Casket Match, and it would be the only time that it wouldn't be completely specific to Undertaker.

[@666tickets]

When OSW appeared on KZbin!

[@ericvanramshorst8868]

I never noticed when I was younger that the beers were Busch non alcoholic

[@Gravydog316]

yeah; WWF had a deal with Busch, & sometimes they used Bud; & in Canada Austin had our Canadian Molson Canadian which is the best of the 3

[@yl6442]

I was honestly sad at this time. My fav wrestler has always been sting Ali immediately thought of him. Can’t deny it was badass by Vince tho. He literally won. Hadn’t even realized the Jeff Jarrett thing cause it seemed sus but oh I soon realized week after week that it was real.

[@sliceofgabaghoul]

42:21

[@planescaped]

33:20 I see Jay's been playing the long game on trying to get Moe over.

[@sporadicjams5619]

@24:26 can’t believe you didn’t comment on the guy in the yellow T-shirt casually holding a wet floor sign 😂

[@erisi236]

the way Vince specifically name drops Jeff Jarrett kills me every time, GONE, ha

[@zopilote7]

ahem. Ggoonnee.

[@EvanSchatz]

"guhgooney?"

[@matturner6890]

Some people are here for the old school wrestling. Some people are here for the charming accents. I'm just here for the bumming.

[@GetOnTheFloor82]

14.07 you guys made me cry laughing with Tazz' intro 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@stanleymcclain7700]

Wrestlemania 17 buildup was awesome i remember it all....The year 2001 was awesome

[@ChurchOfTUPAC]

11:32 E&C's shirts are Nongshim Shin Ramyun Noodles (which, if you like hot food, are GORGEOUS and can get them from Tesco and stuff as well as Amazon in the UK)

[@fernandosalgado3589]

That was funny when edge and Christian use to let the crowd take pictures of the 15 seconds of fame

[@DezterAandryl-fh1ez]

Hindsight, and the revelation of McMahon as the true villain that he is, is quite powerful. He and Trump are quite a pair.

[@TheRealRollerCodster]

I love these videos, just wish there wasn't 6 thousand ads on them 😢 but thats KZbin now sadly.

[@OSW]

Dude lemme look into this. But you have my blessing to ad-block us! UBlock Origin is where it's at 🤘🙂

[@leovizcaya3190]

17 years ago today

[@lammy227]

Speaking of wrestling bios-I can't remember if you talked about this on an episode but what did you guys think of Bret's book? I thought it was kinda depressing but overall good!

[@Sethrod8]

This could’ve been a new area in wrestling... what a missed opportunity with the merger

[@dmbjunky]

So many of those fan art pics I want as shirts. Doink, Ed Leslie, Arn Andersen, Quarter past ten.

[@inlimboed91]

33:18 - 'I like the Mo better'. Jay's always been a Mo mark.

[@guyincognito5706]

54:45 Prichard said Debra being involved was Vince’s idea, in an attempt to allude to the Mega Powers Explode storyline

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

It's a pity Prichard and some of the other stooges don't do more to talk Vince out of ideas like that.

[@timmyj7092]

Hump Handle Slam.

[@TheCamSays]

24:27 Jay: “Did you pick up any of the gimmick matches?” “The closest he had was the Elimination Chamber.” It took them 16 years but they finally put out the actual WarGames match even if it was for NXT. Even with the cage not having the roof on it, it was still the WG match with the two rings and the double cage. PPVs: The Great American Bash, Clash Of Champions (would that count even if it’s just a renaming of the Night Of Champions PPV?) and the (then) recent Starrcade house show. That’s about it (from thinking and the recent stuff at least.) And I do wish that they could use the Halloween Havoc name. (2021/22 Update: NXT is using Great American Bash and Halloween Havoc for some of their special TV episodes/major shows and WarGames was used for Survivor Series in 2022.)

[@Wildberryjamband]

21:30 if you wanna good laugh ! that was great ! and, funnily enough, I'm watching this right after TLC 2019 with all the KFC table spots, etc..

[@freeparking301]

Austin doesn’t really drink the beer because if you ever look at the close ups of the cans they are non alcoholic piss water unless it’s a PPV

[@colebacca1369]

That song that plays during the video package of rock and stone cold at the beginning of the video, is that just a remix of my way or somethin??