WWF In Your House: Canadian Stampede Review | Wrestling With Wregret

Take a trip to "Bizarro World" and watch one of the most revered PPVs of 1997 ... CANADIAN STAMPEDE!
00:00 Intro
02:41 Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
05:18 Taka Michinoku vs. The Great Sasuke
09:30 WWF Championship: Undertaker vs. Vader
12:05 Steve Austin, Goldust, Ken Shamrock & Legion of Doom vs. The Hart Foundation
18:00 Final Thoughts
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[@JeffLandryComedy]

Two interesting things that Bret Hart mentioned about this show in his autobiography: 1. Supposedly Bruce Hart was supposed to join the Hart Foundation to be their guy to compete in the light heavyweight division. But he stiffed our old pal, Stone Cold during a their scuffle and that put the kaibosh on that. 2. Bret Hart noticed some random kid came into the ring during the post match celebration. When Bret asked him what he was doing there, the kid just said "I told security that I was a Hart and they let me through". To which Bret advised the kid to soak up the adulation the crowd was showing to everyone in the ring.

[@rmcastillo83]

JeffLandryComedy I think that was Tyson Kidd

[@BlutoNeee]

that kid is a bloody legend for doing that

[@planescaped]

Looks like it could be the kid in the oversized shit with the black hat. He seems to just be wandering around.

[@daydreamer8662]

If that's true - super awesome of both

[@mayayamato7351]

that kid is an honorary Hart for pulling that off. And if he was Tyson Kidd like someone else suggested well... he became a Hart by marriage later anyway.

[@FewerMiles]

You may be over, but you'll NEVER be Bret Hart in Calgary over.

[@ferox965]

not just Calgary, but all of Canada.

[@speedy932key4]

Daniel Bryan in 2014 came close with some of the yes chants, especially the one when he attacked bray Wyatt

[@bgfarm857]

CM Punk in Chicago is on par with it but thats it.

[@Mikefantasia22]

Montreal was always the craziest Canadian crowd

[@jakegraham3758]

bgfarm85 crazy thing is that it’s another city where every time they go they’ll get cm punk chants and it’s the same way in Canada

[@mike1975a]

I was there. The PPV doesn't even come close to capturing how LOUD that crowd was. We screamed ourselves hoarse that afternoon. Amazing show.

[@michaelrivera8360]

Michael Doughty I watched and man the monster pop the hart foundation got

[@sonicplys64]

I can only imagine because when Bret came out, you guys sounded loud as fuck.

[@napalmblaziken]

Did anyone you know lose their voice?

[@cmpalmer]

I was in the dome that day as well. Where were your seats?

[@mike1975a]

First row balcony on the hard camera side, perfect seats. The reason the camera was shaking is because people were stomping their feet on the moveable aluminum flooring. It was deafening!

[@JDotWill]

Went to watch this show after Tyson Kidd talked about it on Jericho's podcast. It's sad that the post main event celebration was the last time the whole family was together & happy

[@michaelrivera8360]

J. Will yeah man it was great matches and I remember canadians booing austin and austin didn't care and worked as heel and the hart foundation getting a monster pop.

[@anthonywilliams6002]

Uncle Jericho Wants YOU!!! Look at all the legends gone Owen Hawk Pillman Bulldog Stu and Helen R.I.P

[@Tikitackfouls]

which one is Helen

[@krlm2280]

Tikitackfouls bret and owen mom

[@OikPoinFive]

Uncle Jericho Wants YOU!!! Y2gay jobbir

[@dieletztestunde]

"A normal-looking or something close to it, Paul Bearer." What a great line!

[@crucifixmegabuster95]

Stone cold was so badass he went after a entire family lol.

[@walterendres4829]

... with the four stooges ...

[@kristopherruiz7644]

He really tried to kill Owen Heart during that angle, then Owen accidentally almost killed him IRL. Lol tough break.

[@m00rtin4]

taka mitchinoku was so good in the ring. to me he is one of the few "small guys" that deserves more recognition in north american wrestling history.

[@bobhollywood6292]

Aggbala taka was my boy back in the day.

[@jimbo-fk4dq]

INDEED! Sorry to do that, but yes, Taka deserves more recognition.

[@luckykoopa9892]

And Taka is still going today, which is awesome.

[@whaduzitmatr]

kinda shame he ended his WWF career as a comedic low card heel. Although KaiEnTai were funny

[@CoryTheRaven]

Taka is still awesome. Best eye poke in the business. "Come... Ovah... Heah!"

[@marcosdiaz8391]

As a grown Man that has suffered a lot of loss myself, not many things can make me tear up. This ending definitely did.. It's a shame that Vince didn't see how important this family was to the wrestling business...

[@rdfox76]

Trivia note: The guy with the smarky-ass signs (including "This is Workrate") was actually Scott Keith's roommate at the time, and since Scott couldn't go to the show, the two of them spent all week before the show coming up with what they considered the "ultimate smark signs" to try and get on TV.

[@saucers79]

He later acknowledged how lame and cringy it was.

[@disciple2742]

Super cringy

[@walterendres4829]

Back in Germany, Bret Hart was considered the first wrestler who "was heel in the USA and face anywhere else." The German commentators called him like a face and called Austin like a heel ...

[@alanguages]

Bret was a face worldwide, except the U.S.A., even though Austin did not change and continued to do heel tactics. The commentators like Vince and co. implied that the entire world was wrong and only America was right. Kurt Angle was booed in the U.S.A. when he first came in and was a guy that followed the rules and promoted a positive lifestyle.

[@theonofswords3764]

It was strange to see how fans in the USA slowly stopped cheering Bret. Perhaps it was because he performed there most of the time and was overexposed. In Europe and Canada was probably the most beloved and respected champion the wwe ever had. You can see in wrestling with shadows that the real Bret didn’t like being booed in america. It clearly hurt him on a personal level

[@jp3813]

@@theonofswords3764 It was deliberate. They built up his heel turn at WM13. If you watch Royal Rumble '97, which has recently been uploaded by WWE's channel, he was still getting cheered even in Austin's home state.

[@princepuma7913]

For a second I thought that Lawler was actually dusty😂😂😂

[@randyortonsdickbulge]

prince puma eeduts

[@GorillaPressApparel]

I remember watching this back when PPVs were scrambled on tv, my mom couldnt afford to order it so I watched the scrambled version, the sound was clear as day and every couple of minutes I'd get a black and white picture to watch for a minute or so, then back to scramble. Ahh the good old days....

[@standardofexcellence]

William Thompson wm 9 was mine, lol

[@grungyperry7530]

William Thompson Lmao I remember watching scrambled porn when I was a kid. Good times

[@GorillaPressApparel]

I’d say high five on the scramble porn, but now that I know where yours hands have been I’m good haha

[@kurtbrowning9765]

I agree with and support everything in this thread lol

[@templetonpeck8870]

So Real!!!! This is what I mean BZ stories like this. I started having parties and charged $5 for entry and pizza as my boy “pizza joe” owned a pizzeria and never had to watch scrambled shows again but until then I can not truly express how amazing the 15 seconds of black and white moments were in between snow on the tv Mad props to this thread

[@makaveli4205]

One of the best wwf shows ever. Not a single bad match.

[@darkashtar]

All Bearer would have needed to stop Taker was a cucumber lol

[@marcosdiaz8391]

Underrated comment for sure lol

[@darkashtar]

@Alex funny enough I tried it with our cat, she just looked at me like, are you serious? lol

[@Sammy_316]

When I was a tiny human my dad used to take me to Stampede Wrestling shows at the Shrine Auditorium when they would tour Montana and the PNW. I don't remember much about it, but Bret Hart was always my dad's favorite.

[@marcosdiaz8391]

😂😂 I love how you said tiny human lol

[@natev6306]

RIP Anvil RIP Owen RIP Brian RIP Bulldog RIP Stu RIP Hawk

[@ferox965]

RIP Vader.

[@ferox965]

@Uncle Jericho Wants YOU!!! terrible.

[@drewstacey28]

They all should be alive

[@robdedominic8758]

Almost all to drugs, tough life those days.

[@aaronscott4984]

RIP Martha Hart too Bret's mom

[@NickPoeschek]

I really wish people would still use the figure 4 around the ring post, I always loved that.

[@MichaelGonzalez-hd7kk]

15:34 In order for the move to be set up, the person who is taking the move HAS to grab the leg so that the person applying the move can safely lower themselves to the floor. I get heat every time I bring this up but in the infamous match with Goldberg, he failed to hold Hart's leg and Bret slammed his head on the floor causing his concussion (as opposed to the kick). So even though it doesn't quite seem like it on the surface, it is actually a fairly dangerous move.

[@BungleJoogie68]

Junior Sanchez the padding is meant to absorb some of the pain, but even still taking a blow to the head under any level of padding can still cause the brain to rattle to some degree, and the real danger of concussion injuries isn't just actual concussions but subconcussive blows that add up. The only possible way to essentially prevent a concussion is a helmet around the brain inside of the skull.

[@THEandrewMillet]

Michael Gonzalez probably both the kick and the floor, and Goldberg's general stiffness didn't help..

[@dmitriymiretskiy717]

Technically gail Kim before she retired did it

[@wolfcaliburRX]

If it's any consolation, I always use it on the 2k games as my signature

[@Hilversumborn]

Seeing Owen breaks my heart

[@AJARyan-yn2uv]

Pun intended?

[@Hilversumborn]

No.

[@gst013]

The whole Hart team...Bret is the only one alive. Mind-boggling.

[@Mikefantasia22]

@@gst013 wow

[@JennaLeigh]

This is my all-time favorite PPV, so I'm stoked that you reviewed it! I remember watching it live and coming out of my seat cheering when Owen got the pinfall.

[@standardofexcellence]

Jenna Leigh's Beauty Slam you must be canadian, i could kinda tell and most canadian chicks are hot. Must be the insurance

[@JennaLeigh]

robert shelton first of all, thank you so much for the sweet compliment! I'm still cheesin'! And actually no, I'm not Canadian... I'm an American, born and raised in Alabama! My comment should have been worded more clearly. Lastly, the "must be the insurance" made me giggle. Excellent comment! 10/10, would read again! 💖🖤

[@matthewpunk2012]

robert shelton smooth...

[@alanguages]

I was there and after the event outside, there were about eight guys wearing Austin 3: 16 shirts, that blocked a vehicle from getting out. My brother and I heard a voice tell the guys to get lost with two expletive words. My brother used the binoculars and saw it was Hawk. The eight guys moved, but apparently they were just being jerks, and must have really wanted the attention.

[@sharona1981]

Taka looks almost exactly the same now as he did 20 years ago...obviously kicking Father Time's ass. Still a great performer too-he's a valuable if underrated asset to Suzuki-Gun.

[@CoryTheRaven]

Eden Mayhew underrated? He's easily third after Suzuki and Sabre. Best eye poke in the business!

[@sharona1981]

@Alex Um...I was referring to Taka Michinoku?

[@SirPunzalot]

The UnderTaka

[@CaptainEggcellent]

One of the main reasons I’m subbed is for the retro PPV reviews.

[@daedaethomas47]

Y@$$$$$$$

[@420jamamaw]

Really love, and hope brian does more old school wcw reviews. Like 94-99

[@ricstormwolf]

The truly sad part of the Hart stable is that with all the legendary talent they had, there's only one guy left.

[@jason25k]

RIP Owen

[@thetreblerebel]

Mick was a bumping machine. Crazy bumps. But he sold it and wrestled psychological. Best ever..one of em

[@jabroni_z2686]

This was the ppv that got SCSA over with me, and really made me hate Canada lol. Austin was already getting a push but it at the time kinda seemed a little forced to me. This moment got him sympathy that really made you wanna get behind him. You could tell he was on the verge of becoming a huge star. Unlike today where they try to get sympathy for RR and it doesn’t work.

[@SNESertainment]

jabroni_z personally I never cheered once for SCSA during the Canada vs USA feud and very very few times in the attitude era

[@jabroni_z2686]

Soulifix good point

[@gst013]

Vince giving Roman cancer has worked out pretty well in the sympathetic babyface angle.

[@theonofswords3764]

I see your point. The crowd reaction for Austin at this event and his actions electrified this match. Bret was what made wwe so good in 1997. The fallen idol. Austin was the perfect foil for him though. Bret was so loved in Calgary but Austin was the fearless anti hero. The last time he came to the ring and attacked anvil was hilarious and almost inspiring in how fearless he was. Anyone who hated Bret loved Austin and vice versa. Wonderful story telling. You just don’t get this kind of quality today

[@SirPunzalot]

The last line aged like milk on a hot and humid day #TribalChief #AcknowledgeHim

[@toptenguy1]

Funny thing, I watched this PPV live with my friends (Had just gotten the internet so I was still a 99% mark at the time). We thought it was one of the WORST PPV's we had ever seen. Basically nothing got advanced (We didn't care about star ratings at all). All we saw was: 1 - HHH/Mankind was a double count out, just a setup for SummerSlam. nothing was settled 2- The Japanese guy that they hyped huge beat the Japanese guy they barely mentioned at all. SHOCKING!! 3- Taker OF COURSE beats Vader rather easily. (We were more intrigued in Ahmed/Taker, but he sadly got injured). 4- While the crowd was crazy, this rather meaningless 10 man tag ended with a DISTRACTION ROLL UP... when Austin lost not to Bret, but to OWEN. Just looked like a total fluke that settled NOTHING. Funny how we thought back then. :)

[@UnforgivenRonin]

Well you are not wrong, at the time, it didn't seem like anything happened, but it advance certain characters, it was subtle about it

[@RoyStantz]

+toptenguy1 Obviously, you must've seen the Free for All match between the New Blackjacks and the Godwinns, right?

[@abcsin6526]

No wonder you were idiot back then

[@MrSkullHead1250]

I've seen this ppv a couple times, and it's one you just need to see. The crowd really steals the show here, I mean they are worth seeing by themselves. I love when a crowd is going bonkers over a show, it really heightens the excitement.

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

This was a great PPV. I think 1996-1999 was my personal favourite time in WWF/E history. It's a shame that they can't do anything close to this good these days. I really hope that one day they can do something amazing again, but I honestly don't see it happening any time soon.

[@counterculturewrestling]

Those were good times but I feel like 2000 was the peak

[@slowburnraloh2763]

@@counterculturewrestling and that's crazy to say considering Stone Cold basically missed the whole year.

[@dantegood2195]

1996 and 1999 years sucked ass. You’re just a prisoner of nostalgia.

[@musicaficionado3805]

I was a kid and it was the first wrestling event I ever saw on PPV. I loved every second of it.

[@ferox965]

I'm Canadian. The Harts are like royalty here. I grew up on Stampede Wrestling too...I got a little emotional watching that part of this video...Ed Whalen at the announcing desk was just as important as Gorilla Monsoon with Jesse/Brain/McMahon on the mics. "In the meantime and in between time...that's it for another edition of Calgary Stampede wrestling..."

[@andu1854]

Steve Austin says he loved working heel so the huge smile he has when getting booed, probably made him excited to be a heel for one night...

[@DasNordlicht91]

To put into perspective into how beloved this particular PPV is, especially during that time of In Your House shows mixed in with the "Big Four" events, voters unanimously gave this event a 100% thumbs up out of 151 people polled, as revealed in the 7/14/97 Wrestling Observer. This show also ended up winning "Best Major Show" for the 1997 Observer year-end awards.

[@johnnybyrd300]

It’s crazy. Bret Hart is the only surviving member of the Hart Foundation.

[@cjgrinchy1698]

I went to watch this before the review and it was a amazing show. :) Hit me in the feels to when I seen Owen holding his daughter :'( Nearly teared up from watching it in this

[@starrsmith3810]

2 things I kinda wanted to just say: 1. I love that the Harts have their own individual entrances yet they wait on the ramp for the other to come out. 2. Seeing Davey Boy holding up Harry is adorable and sad but Owen with his kids kinda hits harder because just 2 years later, they lost him.

[@KayFabeChronicles]

I'm not a fan of the in the your houses (did a review of em a while back) but this one, Mind Games and great white north all hold a special place in my heart ( was in the crowd for great night north and got to see Goldusts debut). Fully agree with the matches all were amazing. Us Canadian fans are a special breed, we take a lot of pride in our sports teams and local celebs. With that I'm beyond proud to be a Winnipegger today in regards to last nights NJPW show. Getting to see Kenny Omega grow as a local wrestler to where he is now and even watching Jericho wrestle when I was a child here made it even more sweet. Great review as always, huge fan of your work. You inspire me to keep doing KZbin videos

[@ryanellis1708]

Thank you, B Man. I'm so glad to see a video about this show again. The escalating pop as each Hart came out in their entrance was enormous. I just wish you'd put a brief clip of that in your video because I can't get the WWE Network up here in Canada. Maybe there's a stand-alone video of that on KZbin, but I've tried to find it before and came up empty. Anyway, good review and....well, I'm going to have to go cry now thinking about Owen Hart. God, I miss that guy and wish he could've had 50 more years with his family.

[@edcap8029]

this is partly why the Screwjob was so distasteful. When Bret asked to drop the belt the next day, he was saying that because the Canadian fans were completely in love with him at the time. When the Screwjob happened, it was also a kick in the nuts for all the people that loved Bret. Whenever I hear talking heads in a WWE documentary saying "I can't believe Bret is so selfish not to drop it" or "just drop it, it's just another work day" it's honestly WWE history revisionism trying to ignore the fact that the Screwjob made Bret look stupid infront of people that revered him. Vince knew that, and he made sure that point stuck. And it did, that's why a lot of Bret supporters jumped ship and the sting is still felt to this day.

[@charleshiggins2084]

Let's not forget the fact that the WWE rubs in their face all the time. I remember Beniot getting a Screwjob in front of a canadian crowd. Vince just needs to let it go. Sometimes, I think Vince hated the fact that the Hart family is considered the first family in wrestling... and not the McMahons

[@CoryTheRaven]

Calgary native here, and you better believe I jumped ship after the Screwjob. I was already watching and getting into WCW through 1997, and I turned off WWE once Bret appeared there. I actually missed most of the Attitude Era.

[@silvershinyv7466]

Put yourself in Vince's shoes. WCW is winning you in an overwhelming way. Alundra Blayze, a wrestler who you confided to be the face of your female division betrays you and literally throws the title in the trash during a WCW show. Now, the contract of your world champion is about to end and he still has the title, the WWF Championship would not recover from a humiliation like that if it goes through a similar situation. Vince wanted the best for his company reputation, Bret did not listen and things ended worse for both sides.

[@marcosdiaz8391]

I honestly believe it was a work. I was about 9 years old at the time though, and was already a huge NWO mark. Bret and Shawn were my favorite wrestlers, and not long after Bret left, Shawn retired after losing the strap to Austin. I became a huge WCW mark after that...

[@deathmetal11111]

Let's put it into context though. Bret's home town is Calgary, not Montreal. If you're going to say Montreal is his hometown you might as well say New York is Shawn Michael's hometown too. Your hometown can't be a whole freaking country. If we go by that method, no baby face will ever lose their championship, ever. It's not like Bret was gone, gone. He could have laid down and came back to Montreal showing his fistfulls of WCW cash six months later to make everyone feel better if that's what it took.

[@skyebynes612]

HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THIS ALREADY?!?! SO GOOD!! (Good grading)

[@johnasbury3856]

If it was in the Tokyo Dome it would have been 6 stars. I like it. Any dig on Meltzer is a good one.

[@Drew791]

5:21 The Anvil proves it's possible to have abs on a beer gut! Lol!

[@tibbs3165]

A great example of how fun wrestling can be.

[@brziperiod]

3:49 IYH: Canadian Stampede “that was the most painful bump...” KOTR ‘98 :Hold my beer.

[@posterboylegacy6214]

LOL, That bodyslam from Chyna on Mankind was EPIC! Made me laugh so hard!! hahahahaha

[@Dynaman21]

Sign guy should have quit while he was ahead.

[@PhillyWatts]

Agree 100% thanks for reliving this amazing ppv. I'll never forget how loud that crowd was.

[@johnthesportsarchivist2600]

Taka Michinoku is a phenomenal worker. Probably one of the ten or five best workers in the business ever.

[@420jamamaw]

Taka is so under rated. The guy could just downright go. You could always count on him to have a good, clean match

[@jakeheerwagen8007]

Kind of show that makes me happy to be Canadian. Very well done Bryan. Keep up the good work.

[@BlutoNeee]

damn seeing that ending of all the family together and happy riding high is like the starks from game of thrones in the first episodes that is a bummer man

[@carlosdcf8268]

Fuck the hart family

[@marcosdiaz8391]

That is an absolutely spot on comparison...

[@nortonsegahippie4574]

This is probably my favorite KZbin wrestling reviewer just cause of reminding me of my older friends who knows random wrestling facts

[@darkashtar]

I'm all for any mention of Liger, he's been one of my favorites since the WCW days.

[@allamericananti-christ666]

I really like these old school reviews. U should just do em all.

[@SnowDog0]

Classic pay per view bitter sweet 😥. Definitely an A + show. Miss you Owen.

[@lukasskywalker6514]

You know when your 1 con is “referee abuse” you know it was a really, really, really good event.

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

I can't believe they screwed up that stuff with the heart on Mankind's chest ...

[@Mikefantasia22]

How do not consider that?

[@sbz88]

The Hart Foundation entrance gave me chills

[@phoericnix]

Great PPV nomination, great review. Need nice things to help me smile. 😊 thank you 🙏

[@christopherpennetta8973]

Love the classic reviews Brian Zane!!

[@therealjksavage6138]

It's sad knowing Jim and Bret are the only living members of the Hart foundation rip Owen,bulldog , and pillman

[@futuregohan4837]

And Undertaker Is Still Living Which Surprises Me

[@AJARyan-yn2uv]

Undertaker living surprises you but not Mick Foley?

[@greysonsygarza687]

Just Bret now

[@willcampbell8997]

Even sadder now knowing Bret is the only Hart Foundation member left, and who knows how long he has left after all the complications from being kicked in the head by Goldberg at Starrcade 1999.

[@madamefeast4824]

@@futuregohan4837 it surprises you that the wrestler everyone constantly mentions as stable and the most even keeled wrestler ever is alive? This is the most bizarre comment I've seen in a wrestling thread... Why Undertaker? Is he your favorite? Lol wtf

[@Elkott]

This is the PPV that got me into wrestling, I got the tape second hand at a car boot sale for about £5 and was hooked, watched my first RAW that week which was the one where Stone Cold filled McMahon's Corvette with cement and I'm still hooked to this day.

[@SapinskiMath]

I'm on a binge with all of your reviews, even though I've seen them all before. This one is actually the first A+ classic PPV on your record. (Closest you had before this was the A for WM X-7.) Admittedly surprised that the first would be here, but still cool.

[@JohnSmith-ro2sc]

I went and watched the Taka Michinoku / Great Sasuke match after the recommendation. I was amazed. Everytime I'd seen Taka in WWF/E, he was always treated as a joke. I didn't think anything more of him than that. Even growing up, I'd been partial to the in-ring work over the promos and antics. WWE/F during that era generally wasn't about the in-ring matches barring a few notable exceptions. WCW became my preference due to the cruiserweights and guys like DDP who worked to put on a good match. And due to a mild annoyance with the Attitude Eras matches, I rarely go out and watch the old ones (except for things like the St. Valentines Day Massacre's Last Man Standing match or a few other key matches). This was great even by todays standards. It looked good, it looked fluid while still looking like a struggle (a talent lost for a lot of performers nowadays). It was really good to see him get acknowledged seriously. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@RobJaskula]

Take a look at TAKA v HHH for the championship on an episode of Raw. Great match!

[@SirPunzalot]

Another smark ughh

[@thejoojooman6538]

1 of my favourite pay-per-views of all time. I remember staying up 2 watch this live. Perfect. The Bret/Austin fued was 1 of the things that got me back watching the WWF full time, as I had been heavily in2 WCW since 1990. So sad what happened 2 the Hart family. The very essence of what made them was the very same thing that broke them.

[@philrobinson3292]

Can't wait to see the Unbreakable review! Also, you really have to review Wrestling with Shadows sometime, so infamous

[@JackGeezy85]

I miss In Your House, nostalgic

[@EmmaBonn96]

It really was the best way to do b-shows Mostly focused on the main event or the city it was in. Some progression in storylines, but it was short and sweet

[@willcampbell8997]

Well NXT is reviving it. It will be held in June. This show is honoring the 25th anniversary of the very first In Your House PPV that was held in May of 1995.

[@_Ghostyface]

10:06-10:07 Good Paul Bearer impression Brian 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Jerry and that hat... Gotta be a twenty gallon hat! LOL!

[@markbarlow3275]

"A group where everyone is a loser." Lol

[@akiraslayer7934]

oooo Unbreakable was one of my favorite of all time for TNA I can't wait til its up! Thank you as always brain an awesome review as always. I remember loving this show when was young as well. Hated those damn harts so much haha.

[@FvdedGrey]

I was there when I was 14 years old. loved every second of it

[@abas43091]

Wow didn't realize you picked mine and pronounced my last name right! Thanks Z-Man!

[@vtmiller63]

So weird! I literally watched this PPV for the first time ever on the Network this week bc I heard how good it was. I’ve been trying to mini-review the career of Brian Pillman in my spare time.

[@TheYurpman]

Normal looking Paul Bearer looks like an overweight Roger Goodell.

[@Thechezbailey]

I was just wondering when I'd see Zane give an A+, and boom! He gives it to my hometown! Yahoo!

[@roachbong420]

This is my favorite ppv review. I was there. It was insane.

[@sbyamibakura]

Taka doesn't age. Like damn.

[@cmpalmer]

I was in the 4th row behind the announce table. This was a fun show.

[@Kaltagstar96]

Hearing Brian talk so positively about In Your House was awesome. Makes me wonder if 2 hour PPV's should come back?.

[@maldini883]

1997 is one of if not my favourite year in the WWE. They started bringing in more reality based things into the product like going into Mankinds back story and the stuff they were doing with Goldust and even Paul Bearer became more realistic. but at the same time they still kept larger than life characters which I think is part of the best thing in wrestling entertainment. They started introducing this aspect in 1996 with things like the Jerry Lawler vs Jack the snake alcoholism story line. This was something good Russo did for the show if he indeed had that input.

[@Denji2006]

Man, I remember being 17 and this being the first PPV I paid for with my own money. The odd time I would watch PPVs at a family member's house, but usually I would be listening to the scramble at home. Good times.

[@NandoA130]

I think I'm gonna watch this tonight on the network. Thanks Brian

[@ninjaworshipper]

i love those mid 90s PPV opening videos. so much more dramatic and they made sense to the storylines instead of being generic af

[@lb2.0.45]

I actually watched this ppv last year cause just like you Brian I had never seen it before and I'm glad I did really good show and I now consider it one of my favorite ppvs of 1997.

[@JoelBurger]

Thanks for reminding me about Jushin Liger in NXT, back when it seemed like Tyler Breeze might actually do something in the company.

[@119Agent]

Nice! I have this on VHS. Recorded it off the Pay Per View.

[@leemcmillan5467]

Bruce Hart was a substitute teacher in Calgary and taught me a couple of times. He always wore his wrestling boots to class... lol

[@slanderman3296]

My stepdad was soo awesome growing up. Even tho he had a pool for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, eyes are tearing up. He still would let us watch RAW and switch to the commercials from about 96' to 00'. But its sweet bc during the early days of cable, we only had 1 tv with the box. Just a great memory and im just realizing it now watching this episode.

[@jamiebullard5877]

This truly is the best WWF ppv of the Bret/Shawn IN YOUR HOUSE ERA! Can you please do a WWF FULLY LOADED 2000 Review?

[@jackwei22]

This is the thing that WWF did much better than WCW even in 1997 when they were losing to its rival is that they had much better PPVs.

[@sethspace5207]

The Lawler hat on the sides cracked me up

[@WilliamMacDonald84]

Hey Brian. You mentioned how you love the hard can shaking from the crowd. You should check out Capital Carnage '98. The hard cam is shaking in nearly every match.

[@TheJrockfreak]

just watched the ppv before this review and it was really good and it helped that the crowd was hot for everything

[@orinanime]

The Great Sasuske's theme ("Integral Hard") is friggin awesome!!!

[@DrGonzoOBoogie]

this is crazy, I just watched this PPV on the network a few days ago!!

[@buck342443]

Hey Brian, great review dude but I was wondering you've reviewed WWE, WCW, ECW, and TNA ppvs but what about reviewing ROH ppv? ALL IN is coming up which would be the perfect time to do it.

[@jeremyhegg9367]

I don't think you'll find a better show with only 4 matches on the card. I know most of their talent was in the 10-man tag or injured or otherwise unavailable, and they didn't have too much roster depth to begin with in 1997, but they really made the most of what they had here. A+ show all the way.

[@mrkipling2201]

Always remember Jerry lawler calling taka michinoku ‘ michinoclue’!!

[@whovianhistorybuff]

One example of the one off wrestlers as an example of the taka and sasuke match was the 1997 royal rumble the roster was so thin they needed to hire one off wrestlers to pad the rumble out and one of them was the legendary man of 1000 masks mil mascaras.

[@delanoarts3703]

Thank you for this video I really enjoy your take on these times I hope you take me up on the rise and fall of beer hart honestly no one has did one I looked its not on you tube really you should IM sure it would get views at least from us Canadians lol

[@romansochacki7678]

I still remember this. It was one of the first PPV I had seen. I loved Bret Hart, I totally marked for him.