WWF King of the Ring 1995 Review | Wrestling With Wregret

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KING OF THE RING 1995 ... one of the worst shows in one of the worst years in WWF history! Kiss My Foot! Savio Vega! KING MABEL!!! To nominate classic shows to review, become a backer on Patreon! / wrestlingwithwregret
00:00 Retromania Wrestling
02:22 Intro - Our Story So Far
04:47 King of the Ring Qualifier: Savio Vega vs. IRS
08:34 King of the Ring Quarterfinal: Yokozuna vs. Savio Vega
10:36 King of the Ring Quarterfinal: The Roadie vs. Bob Holly
12:47 King of the Ring Quarterfinal: Shawn Michaels vs. Kama
15:18 King of the Ring Quarterfinal: Undertaker vs. Mabel
18:15: King of the Ring Semifinal: Savio Vega vs. The Roadie
19:28 Kiss My Foot Match: Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler
22:05 King of the Ring Final: Mabel vs. Savio Vega
28:18 Diesel & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Sycho Sid & Tatanka
31:35 Final Thoughts
BIG HOSS MCGRAW, "GAAAAAHHHHH", D*CK KICK CITY & MORE!
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[@treadman28]

As for why Bill Murray inducted George The Animal Steele, the two had acted together in Tim Burton's biographical comedy Ed Wood the year before. They wound up becoming friends. Murray couldn't attend the ceremony in person because he was filming the comedy Larger Than Life, in which his character inherits an elephant from his dead father.

[@Hi-kq1vi]

HOF was really different back in those days-they used to hire a really cheap venue, made no effort with the room they were in or production values & after the next year's event they didn't even bother doing it again for six or seven years.

[@RaccoonRevolution]

I forgot George Steele was in that movie. Nice.

[@kappie29]

I was about to write the same comment down and saw yours. Loved the Ed Wood movie. Not appreciated enough.

[@darkashtar]

@@kappie29 I have a special fondness for all of Tim Burton's movies I was surprised to learn he was autistic, just like I am.

[@rokaanalzeer]

darkashtar I like burton when he doesn’t remake something with Johnny depp and his wife. He’s one of the most creative directors and I liked Batman, beetlejuice and big fish movies

[@themightyavenger1023]

I love how whenever Brian ‘99 is on screen, the aspect ratio changes to that of an old tv, great touch

[@wstine79]

Good eye for detail.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Am I the only one who has mixed feelings about the upcoming Retromania game? The gameplay and graphics looks awesome but I have a feeling that the roster is gonna be underwhelming.

[@KingBenny]

WOW!!! DIDN'T EVEN PEEP THAT

[@therealnickynurotic8930]

@@kenterminateddq5311 word , we need way more guys , and weapons, barbed wire ropes , thumbtacks . Really increase replayability

[@Remle4]

I actually remember when tv's looked like that. yeah it was nice.

[@abdullahaldakhilallah3421]

Actually you pronounced my name perfectly

[@sleepalaska]

may the gods bless your beautiful soul

[@christopherpennetta8973]

You my kind Sir, and hearing Brian pronounce your name, has got me now wanting to become a Patreon Backer just to possibly hear my name announced one day!!

[@abdullahaldakhilallah3421]

Christopher Pennetta I really wasn’t expecting an attempt

[@abdullahaldakhilallah3421]

yyrgx hernandez and yours

[@sleepalaska]

@@abdullahaldakhilallah3421 thanks brother. real glad to be a part of this awesome community with you all!

[@TravisBroski]

Fun Fact: In Shawn’s entrance, at the start of it, which is cut from the Network version, he went over to the throne and tried on the crown, revealing that it was too big on him. Thus, spoiling that he wasn’t going to win, Mabel was.

[@RendMaim]

Sounds believable

[@TravisBroski]

@@RendMaim 90’s HBK, man. A whole different being.

[@mihaivrabies2977]

I applaude you for noticing this.

[@Idontlikeanyoneanywhere]

Found the video haha Dammit shawn. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZCtd56hoMSeh5o

[@mox19380]

i was there and remember him doing that. i remember the crown sliding to the side of his head. but at 12 i was too young to make the connection that it was a sign he wasn't going to win

[@monkeyman5866]

Oh 1995. The year when the only good wrestling promotion was ECW by a country mile

[@StefanWB]

In the United States, that's true. But AAA and CMLL in Mexico were hitting new heights, and both All Japan and New Japan were doing monster business.

[@matthewpace4474]

Very arguable, 1996 was ECW's best ever year creatively and show quality wise I can't comment on Japan

[@monkeyman5866]

Stefan Witkowski-Baker haven’t checked out much from Mexico or Japan in the 90s. Any matches/show you would recommend?

[@monkeyman5866]

Jonathan Bustamante okay. I’ll check it out and get back to you.

[@KHayes666]

Sad but true.

[@DimJongUn]

This PPV actually holds a special place in my heart. I was 10 and a huge WWF fan but my parents wouldn't spend money on a ppv. I saved up my allowance for months, had my dad drive me to the cable company to rent a cable box for 1 day, and bought this PPV. Everything in this show was perfect to me through my rose colored glasses.

[@classicbananamilk]

Shout out to Savio for pulling quadruple duty though

[@seanjahns3238]

BigMonkeyOnAStick he also had a match on Raw the next night against Jeff Jarrett. So sad that I know that

[@firemarshal2629]

Sean Jahns What? That’s awesome you know that. I’m sure Savio would appreciate it at least.

[@enigmaskull3495]

At least Savio earned his paycheck in this awful show.

[@kenrickeason]

The dude was a work horse! He knew how to carry a load when ask too..

[@robertanderson2898]

Just like Savage at 'Mania 4. Don't know which 4 were worse, the matches all really weren't that good IMO. Thumbs up for Savage tho, Savio's matches were ugh blahhhhhhh.

[@KidTonyGaming]

WWE in 95 passed up on Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker for Savio Vega vs Mabel 😂😂 God

[@enigmaskull3495]

Savio Vega vs Mabel = $$$$$

[@aaronneville1164]

Shawn had just turned babyface. It would have been the wrong move to put him in the ring with the Undertaker in June of 1995. The idea after WM 11 was to gain sympathy for Shawn.....so once he returns from injury fans would full on cheer him and accept him as a true baby face. You would risk Shawn getting booed TOO EARLY into his baby face run (as fans are still getting used to cheering him). In 95, heel/babyface distinction was still relevant. Shawn's popularity was rising, so putting him in the ring with Undertaker (at that specific point in time) I believe would have caused half the crowd or maybe MORE (besides women) to boo Shawn just as he's starting to gain traction as a bonafide baby face.. Nobody was going to boo Undertaker. Smart move to keep those 2 apart at the time imo.

[@WCWThunderRosa]

Although to be fair, it made their match in 1997 at Ground Zero really special because they had legitimately never wrestled before.

[@aaronneville1164]

@@WCWThunderRosa Just my opinion, but Shawn/Undertaker 1st time 1on1 at Ground Zero 97 didn't have a special feel to it.........for me partly because of the small venue and the fact that I felt their first time ever meeting could have been done at one of the (BIG 4) events........King of the Ring at least.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@aaronneville1164 Still a classic match, no matter the buy rate.

[@christianbehne8269]

The paid promotion was very fun. Brian is underrated in his creativity and under appreciated with his effort, love all the reviews and lists, maybe consider posting the PPV reviews on to an audio platform, you discribe in enough detail that the video is optional

[@popmonika]

In a parallel universe this paperview is appreciated for pushing new stars like savio Vega, Mabel over more established superstars such as the undertaker, Yokozuna and Shawn michaels. In the other universes it's known as king of the ring 1995- the worst wwe paperview of all time!!

[@IHateNicolasCage]

....... Paperview

[@gregash7775]

Pay per view*

[@ADF86123]

What's telling for me through watching the New Gen reviews is that without Bret Hart, Shawn and Undertaker WWF would have been under by 1997. The amount of shows those guys carried was amazing.

[@jameslightsey1761]

You can argue that Mankind carried the company partially in 1997 too. Because there was really nobody that could be on Takers level in terms of psychological warfare. Plus Makind had really good matches in 1997. Would you agree? @Adam Novice

[@jameslightsey1761]

@Se Se That's true as well

[@jbizz80]

I'd add Owen to that list as well, especially in 1994.

[@aaronneville1164]

New Generation's 5 biggest stars: Bret, Shawn, Diesel, Taker and Razor. That Austin 3:16 t-shirt definitely helped keep business a float in 97 as well

[@cyrus2546]

Absolutely. I would add Steve Austin, Sid, Vader and Mankind to that as well. They came around the midpoint of the New Generation,

[@speedwaynutt]

i love how the advertisement is actually interesting on this channel.

[@CactusJack]

I was just about to say this. Also I genuinely am curious about the game

[@Mental_Health_Matters]

What? You don't like advertisements for Nord VPN?

[@unnamedfirestorm5595]

No PS4 release no Retro Game booooooo

[@duffman18]

I hope it's good. It'd be nice to have an actual good wrestling game for the switch. Though the pc version is probably the way to go for uploading everyone's custom characters and music and trons. I was worried when he was describing the game it'd turn out to be a mobile game so it's a pleasant surprise that it's not

[@RestingBeachFace721]

Not

[@mattr2129]

"Hey!! I got an idea. How about i win the King of The Ring?" -Bob Holly

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

Fucking bitter arsehole Bob plug

[@badbooking3221]

DOOT DOOT DOOT

[@yenkocamaro6965]

That would've been a better result than Mabel

[@markdubovec5172]

I read this in Eric Idle's voice. It made me think of Sir Robin suggesting Sir Launcelot go first across the Bridge of Death.

[@coolchat18]

Watching the Bret Hart vs Jerry Lawler match makes me hear the distant moan of Mr. OOC complaining that Jerry can't wrestle

[@TheBuddha337]

Love the classic ppv reviews, Zane. Keep it up man!

[@thegunslinger8806]

King Mabel was a disaster, I wish they would have had savio vs taker because Taker actually has a history of having really good matches with him, especially in the days when savio was basically his old TNT ninja gimmick but with a mask. After leaving WWF savio would go on to form IWA in his native Puerto Rico and discover talent like Judas Messiah aka Mil Muertes and other lesser known but still iconic to the island such has Shane the Glamour boy,Andy Anderson, Mikael Judas, he gave guys like Chet Jablonsky and Flash Flanagan a home and Yes! We were the first place Daniel Bryan went to when he got kicked out of the wwe for chocking a guy with his own tie.

[@chrisiverson5648]

Man that's awesome, I didn't know any of that...

[@KingKhanate1997]

Makes sense that Taker would have good matches with Savio, they were BSK together and Taker always went out of his way to pull out all the stops for his buddies, everyone from Rikishi to Kane and Yokozuna.

[@lostinthegrave7462]

Was unfamiliar with Vega's work in Puerto Rico until I did a search and saw him wrestling against the infamous Mr. Pogo. Wild stuff, Puerto Rican wrestling is criminally overlooked.

[@darkman060]

Actually, the two Taker fans at ringside did play a part a little later in the whole build to the casket match with Kama at Summerslam. During a match, the guy laid a funeral wreath at ringside for Kama and Kama ripped it up. The dude went to pick up the pieces and Kama then went and beat the hell outta the dude while his lady watched in stunned horror. So in addition to getting what was left of the urn back from Kama, that attack added extra fuel to the fire for the Deadman

[@djpee25]

Undertaker’s short lived pale fans at ringside were called the “Creatures of the night” if i remember right...

[@dylanogg347]

So did Jeff Hardy inherit them after their match on RAW in 2002?

[@heisensaul5538]

yeah I think the creatures were gone a few months after this.

[@deadman23px]

One of them is Doug Basham, not sure who the woman is though.

[@GregMcNeish]

If memory serves, I believe that Stephanie McMahon made her television debut as one of the Creatures of the Night during this period.

[@justinhillenburg9286]

King of the Ring 1995, what a total shitshow!!

[@enigmaskull3495]

The whole year was a shitshow and a cheese fest.

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@enigmaskull3495 yep....95 was a dark year for wrestling.

[@mrtonywilliams6312]

@@isitoveryet9525 until Nitro

[@enigmaskull3495]

Mr Tony Williams in 2000

[@lukasgestrine]

"Mobility, hobility and jobility" makes me cry with laughter every time.

[@chocolateface4885]

Same here

[@javis88h]

No one from the Kliq wanted to fight Mable.. That's why Shawn was timed out and Razor had "An Injury" lol

[@JDjade1]

Interesting conspiracy theory. It’s believable.

[@scottaznavourian5791]

As hbk and hhh would anti kayfabe in 1997, who booked this crap?

[@javis88h]

The only thing is.. Nash did face Mable later that year and copped that giant sit, even after he told Mable not to. Just imagine the other guys saying "We told ya man.."

[@StefanWB]

Was this before or after Mabel legitimately broke Undertaker's orbital bone? I wouldn't blame the Kliq for not wanting to work with that lump.

[@spikeannoyed]

Doubt it - no work no $$$$$

[@JDjade1]

Actually, Bam Bam Bigelow was fired by Corporation on an episode of Raw after he lost a title match against Diesel. Corporation attacks Bam Bam, Diesel assists Bam Bam and here comes face turn.

[@enigmaskull3495]

Wished Mabel was called Big Daddy V back than. So he would be called *King Daddy V.*

[@migbarr3806]

Id pay top dollar back then if that was the case.

[@kyleharrelson8125]

Or big daddy king v

[@mrfluffywuffy6847]

What about king daddy, king daddy II, king daddy III and king daddy IV?

[@AndreNDP]

Karl Smee Mabel ate them.

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

Karl Smee they’re in the same purgatory as EC1 & EC2, but at least they aren’t -buried- booked in hell like EC3 :P

[@TheCarpetbagger]

Koko B. Ware had “WWF” on the back of his tights at one point

[@jbizz80]

Good call. He wore those tights at WrestleMania IV.

[@hustlinhitch]

@@jbizz80 And at the 1988 Survivor Series.

[@KenRising1996]

Gotta represent the Brand You're wrestling for 🤷‍♂️

[@wstine79]

Poor Mabel. He was more charismatic as Vissera and Big Daddy V.

[@timmylong833]

wstine79 all of those names are the same wrestlers dumb fuck

[@michaelmearney5721]

No he wasn't. He was the same you just liked the looks better. Mable sucked and hurt people

[@olschoolTonyCarter]

@@michaelmearney5721 Both were the shit. (Heal) Mable looked more menacing.

[@StefanWB]

Big Daddy V was almost a good gimmick, but he was so utterly horrendous and dangerous as a worker by that point that he was beyond salvageable as a talent.

[@jasondouglas152]

He sucked shit and was a dangerous worker. That's why his push died off

[@prodbyANT]

One of my first memories of pro wrestling was the build up of the kiss my foot match. I remember hating Jerry Lawler so much.

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

Thats the most wholesome thing I ever heard about 1995 WWF

[@katiemcweeny8196]

Wow Savio Vega worked 4 times? Thats wild

[@allamericananti-christ666]

In the early UFC, it was a tournament & guys legit fought either 3 or 4 times a night. & I myself watched Chris Jericho wrestle 3 matches in one night.

[@ManiaxOnYTZeus]

Randy Savage worked 4 times at WrestleMania IV

[@michaelbreen7865]

@@ManiaxOnYTZeus And the Rock worked for times at Survivor Series '98.

[@elijahgalvan2794]

Brian you forgot miz wears the company logo too just upside down

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

Upside down is still diferent ; )

[@KingOfMischiefs]

@@technounionrepresentative4274 nooo... The company uses the Miz's logo turned upside down ;)

[@JMFabiano]

Koko B. Ware had the initials "WWF" on the back of his tights sometimes.

[@frozendilemma]

Hmm

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

@@KingOfMischiefs mind blown :O

[@JackSledgeIV]

Wow what's worse Bret kicking out of 3 piledrivers or Ultimate Warrior kicking out of 5 Macho Man elbows?

[@mitchcolburn1216]

Bret, since the piledriver is a legitimately dangerous move.

[@superstarreviews9937]

Savage has legitimately collapsed people's lungs (i.e. wcw referee) with the flying elbow! Its a dangerous move!

[@mitchcolburn1216]

@@superstarreviews9937 The ref was not a trained wrestler and didn't know how to take the elbow properly. Not Savage's fault.

[@superstarreviews9937]

Mitch Colburn what a stupid fuckin thing to say! First.. referees ARE trained,how to take bumps and moves, especially at the wcw level! And even if they weren't...trained to do WHAT exactly?! Lay on the mat and wait for the move?! He wasn't taking a hurricarana! He was just supposed to lay there! Savage fucked it up! And even aknowleged it and apologized!

[@davidlewis5312]

Bret. The Warrior has the character of a superhuman thing that takes a lot of punishment. Bret's a skilled grappler who knows what he is doing but is still joe smoo physically. he shouldn't be kicking out of getting dropped on his head three times by the King of the Piledriver.

[@krelakuma]

Whenever I hear Owen Harts name i always think of what a great wrestler he was and the matches he would have put on if he hadn't suffered that terrible accident. RIP Owen

[@heisensaul5538]

I think Koko B Ware did the gimmick of the logo on his tights too

[@DLRX]

He did indeed because his tights were blurred for many years lol.

[@heisensaul5538]

@@DLRX haha I didn't realize they were blurred thats kind of funny actually

[@heisensaul5538]

@C.Z. Duck well they were allowed to use the old logo in archival footage. so I would say they kicked out.

[@kenrickeason]

@@heisensaul5538 it was hilarious! Blurring out a logo! LMAO 😂 😂😂 😂😂 😂😂 😂😂 😂😂 😂 Don't let the logo been on the ass part of the crouch area... That sh_t would of had me laughing my ass off...

[@kenrickeason]

@@heisensaul5538 nice comeback!

[@QuicklimeTime]

Oh boy! The birth of Austin 3:16.... ...that's next year's one, isn't it? Which one is this? Oh, right. King Mabel and the Kiss My Foot match. (sigh)

[@thatguy3718]

And yet fans love to shit on Diesel as the "worst drawing champ" but the company has shows like this, no wonder people weren't watching at the time

[@kenrickeason]

@Chris Terry Bam Bam wasn't a bad wrestler though..

[@Kaltagstar96]

@Chris Terry Honestly, all of the PPV was a case of 'Good Workers, But Booked Horribly', not that people like Savio Vega were going to have 5 star matches, but people like him and Godfather/Kama were at least good in the ring.

[@KHayes666]

@@thatguy3718 I was....thats why I defend the Attitude Era against younger geeks. "Meh, AE was overrated and it sucks" Kids, watch this video, THIS is what proceeded the AE.

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

A little fact about HBK at this event, he put the crown on his head which was way too big, making it clear as day that Mabel was going to win.

[@duffman18]

Damn Shawn, it's almost as bad as the dooblie-doo Jake the Snake did before his blindfold match. Though at least that ended up producing one of the funniest moments in any OSW videos

[@speedy932key4]

duffman18 what did make Roberts do before blindfold match?

[@duffman18]

@@speedy932key4 well they both wore big black bags over their heads, and Jake put his hand underneath the bag to touch his face and it revealed the viewing slot in the bag because you could see his hand through it. It was like a black mesh, so without the reveal he did it just looked like the whole bag was solid cloth

[@speedy932key4]

@@duffman18 oh, I see.

[@thatguy3718]

@@duffman18 ah I see you're a man of culture aswell

[@kevinconleysage2659]

This was my first ppv I had ever watched live, the reason being because there was a big thunderstorm in Pueblo, Colorado on the day and somehow made the ppv viewable on the usually scrambled ppv channel. I watched it for free and still wanted my money back.

[@EmmaBonn96]

I love how visible ECW’s hat guy was in the entire show

[@KHayes666]

They chanted ECW during the show

[@Shlumbus69]

I feel bad for mable. He may have been wreckless but they gave him such an outdated gimmick how could anyone like that. That's not what a rapper looked like in 95 lol.

[@MeanMrMustrd]

Missy Elliot wasn't till later, he was ahead if his time

[@volksfestchecker838]

Of course, they did. Look at M.C. Hammer...

[@KHayes666]

Thats why i couldn't take heel MoM seriously. The Gangstas in ECW and SMW got it right, Vince didnt

[@evergreenrider]

@@volksfestchecker838 by 95 Hammer was onto his gangster phase

[@steveharvey2102]

Didn't know Hammer had a gansta phase. I do know he had a broke phase though.

[@kau6912]

Michael Hayes doing commentary......man, that was bad

[@stephengorney5613]

Not nearly enough doots, doots or even doots.

[@DLRX]

He was insufferable, another of many reasons this PPV sucked.

[@enigmaskull3495]

It’s going to be a bbaaadddd evening.

[@acidmack1041]

I hated Doc Hendrix back then

[@therealnickynurotic8930]

I loved when the macho Man , was like If you told me that yokozuna weighed a thousand pounds I'd be likely to believe you , it was so cheesy , I loved it

[@marcelrobinson]

Doesn't young Brian knowing about the Xbox one messes with the space-time continuum?

[@therealnickynurotic8930]

Good

[@dexenationgracey1979]

@Rich Affinito someone took the joke seriously.

[@oswaldjackson7015]

Undertaker's first pinfall loss since Tuesday in Texas (1991)

[@RoyStantz]

Well, the only loss between Tuesday in Texas and this was to Yoko in a casket match at the 1994 Royal Rumble.

[@AwkwardLoser]

Young HBK really was a handsome fella once he scrapped the mullet.

[@joshbouman1654]

It was a glorious mullet though.

[@jknight1984]

Josh Bouman should see BPJ on MLW

[@IronShaman81]

The fact that actual crickets are chirping outside my window, made their reaction to the beatboxer joke even better, lol. Love the channel, keep up the great reviews bud!

[@jacoblikesnxt]

Brian Zane reviewing one of the worst pay-per-views the WWE has ever produced. I'm hyped!

[@KingBenny]

19:27 for those who didn't get it... Number 15 Burger King foot lettuce

[@spookerredmenace3950]

would be awesome to have Bret Hart , Owen Hart, Mr. Perfect, Andre the Giant in that retro game,

[@spookerredmenace3950]

@@noahgrey3815 fair enough... someone awesome then lol

[@allamericananti-christ666]

What are you talking about? Austin Idol? Blue World Order? Some Zack kid? Now THAT'S a goddamned line-up!!

[@Hi-kq1vi]

Could never work out why Stephanie Wiand was hired-she knew nothing about wrestling, wasn't attractive, wasn't good at interviewing people & her mouth was abnormally huge-actually that might be the reason she was hired. But this was the era they were doing some really strange hires-Charlie Minn, that guy who was shilling merch for them all year, the useless ring announcer they tried to replace Finkel with.

[@KHayes666]

Lol ironically Steph would be the last normal looking woman Vince would ever hire. It was all divas after that

[@IHateNicolasCage]

Dare I remind anyone of Nicole Bass?

[@KHayes666]

@@IHateNicolasCage I remember him

[@pal-of-pals]

Can we take a moment to appreciate that teen Zane was in 480p in the Retromania commercial? That's some good attention to detail right there.

[@BigJasonMc]

Mostly as a counter point to 8:00 As a life long wrestling fan, I have to give credit to the kid-friendly characters of the early 90's. I was born in 1984 and my family watched a lot of wrestling. In the early 90's, I was a kid and my Dad gave me our old 13in tv to put in my room. I only had a few channels, because I had to get them through an antenna. One of the channels showed wrestling and I always seemed to catch the days when WWF was on. I saw Doink, and Duke the Dumpster, Adam Bomb, and Jeff Jarret. I loved the characters, their styles, the flashy way everything was presented. I also loved Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Razor Roman, and Diesel. You had a great blend of cheesy characters and guys who could work their butts off. Long story short, I don't think the character side of the early 90's get enough credit, it was aimed at 9 year old children like me, (at the time) and made them life long wrestling fans. I got to age with wrestling, because if you remember, not long after this, the Attitude Era started right around the time a lot of our angsty teenage years did. Anyway, rant over. Hope you are well, and I feckin love the channel! Check out my hobby shop, I wont link it because I think me saying this is pandering enough.

[@jeremybooth6720]

Dude, I was 14 when this went on. Imagine this being the only thing to look forward to other than WCW Saturday night in 1995, while there's no internet and extremely limited wrestling media options. It was skin to playing Madden today, because its the only option. THANK GOD for Shawn vs Bret, and for the nWo...

[@LouSassoleSledgecock]

Lol I was two but in my soul I was already a fan

[@mrkipling2201]

Cup of tea, cake and classic PPV review. Great afternoon!! I don’t even mind watching 1995 WWF when it’s on WWW!!

[@MACsDaddyNotYours]

Did Anyone else think @ 12:10 think Road Dogg was about to hit a Canadian Destroyer?

[@firemarshal2629]

Lol yes! Glad I’m not the only one that caught that.

[@alishastephenson1437]

Roady giving the Canadian destroyer, that would be something. Lol.

[@MACsDaddyNotYours]

It's a habit to see that move everywhere now

[@wwemagazine]

I love this channel. Even the commercials are engaging and entertaining...

[@edh286]

ALL HAIL KING MABEL

[@BigHonchoNick]

It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times.

[@speedy932key4]

I just now realized, Nia jax is the modern day king Mabel. I can't believe I never noticed this before

[@ComicSams48]

Explain?

[@speedy932key4]

@@ComicSams48 they were both large superstars who were pushed to the top and were known for injuring people. Mabel had injured the undertaker and Kevin Nash, and Nia Jax injured Alexa bliss and Becky Lynch

[@ComicSams48]

@@speedy932key4 ah, makes sense

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

RetroAlchemist18 2000 You know what my favourite part about Nia Jax. She learnt from her mentor Eva Marie.

[@speedy932key4]

@Outlaw Rip-off artist pretty much, who would you say is worse though?

[@timbartschwolfman]

I love enjoying watching these Classic PPV Reviews

[@lawrencein]

I love the small detail that young Brian Zane is in 4:3 aspect ratio.

[@TyMarshall007]

please do WWF No Mercy 1999 better known as No Mercy UK

[@thekidfromiowa]

The two No Mercys were just five months apart! Confusing much?

[@TyMarshall007]

@Bryan Mack people always forgot the First No Mercy

[@StefanWB]

I had No Mercy UK on VHS as a kid. It might even have been the first PPV I ever saw. Will never forget it. I think I watched it a few years ago and in hindsight, Triple H vs. Taker vs. Steve Austin was not as good of a main event as it should have been, and the undercard was mostly terrible. But whatever, it had Kane and I thought Kane was the best. Also Shane McMahon, EUROPEAN CHAMPION.

[@luisalbertoarenasaraya4579]

@@thekidfromiowa AAA did 3 TripleManias for 1-5 . That is mind blowing

[@TyMarshall007]

@@jbfarley I know but people always forget No Mercy UK is the First No Mercy

[@RyanPelley1]

1995 had it's moments but it was such a mess of bad decisions. Sure, it's easy to say that now, but this tournament was a great example of how shit it was.

[@KHayes666]

The New Generation...ugh

[@LION0410]

My Boy Tío Savio Vega! Dude could always work a good match and Was very athletic for his frame , Very Humble man too :) Also Hugo Savinovich with Carlos Cabrera on spanish commentary Are always great

[@freeparking301]

I love that at this point they were so done with the Lex Express that he couldn’t even qualify for a quarterfinal match in this tournament. Holy shit what a burial from 1993 to 1995

[@freeparking301]

And Brian straight lumps him in as one of the shittiest gimmicks of the time hahaha

[@bajor818]

The best thing about this show is Matt and jeff

[@enigmaskull3495]

Spit your fucking gum out Jeff!

[@evilubuntu9001]

They almost fucked up the opening of the doors too, NOT A GREAT CAREER

[@bajor818]

@@evilubuntu9001 I think they did pretty well for themselves especially jeff lol

[@evilubuntu9001]

@@bajor818 No, I am talking about their career as door openers, they didn't get invited back for KOTR 96. Thank god they didn't mess that one up. Imagine if it went "Austin 3:16 says I just tripped over one of them clumsy door opening sumbitches..."

[@bajor818]

@@evilubuntu9001 oh my bad lol

[@SaskRider2]

Brian, there was one other guy who used the company's name on their attire. Koko B. Ware had the WWF initials on the back of his tights during WrestleMania IV.

[@shawdawg3675]

Honestly had no idea Retromania Wrestling was coming out till this commercial. Cant wait for it now.

[@MrBeardsley]

Dok Hendrix called a few episodes of Raw around this time too, he was possibly the second-worst regular commentator WWE ever had (the number one spot goes to Rob Bartlett).

[@matthewpace4474]

Todd pettengill should go in the hall of fame, wasn't in the company long but probably the best shill guy they ever had

[@silveredgrunion7196]

Agreed!

[@mikeskinner7595]

fuck yeah fuckers !!!!!

[@Perkustin]

He was actually pretty good on commentary as well, he and JR were a great pair on Action Zone (i think).

[@KHayes666]

Agreed. He was the voice of the New Generation from 93-96, especially after Sean Mooney, Bobby Heenan and Mean Gene left

[@danielsarn3823]

Big Hoss is back! and announcer/tuxedo guy! Great stuff as always Brian, love your content and especially these classic PPV reviews.

[@smarkymarky1866]

Great skit at the start! & Great review 👌- subscribed!!!

[@JoeBat95]

I know it's not the company logo, but Funaki wore the SmackDown logo on his trunks.

[@DJVm4GOD1]

If Gable wins, it could help give him the push he needs. But if Baron wins. He'll prob just be like any other heel winner lately. Just end up going no where then the gimmick is dropped.

[@StefanWB]

In the subject of WM21, in hindsight, the most important aspect of the PPV was the crowning of Cena and Batista. At the time, though, what really mattered at least to me was Angle vs. HBK, one of the all-time great WM matches. And it also had the first MITB ladder match, and the start of a really good feud between Randy Orton and The Undertaker.

[@thefuturist8864]

1995 in wrestling: “I’m the worst period in wrestling history 2017-2018: hold my beer

[@adamrasmussen9939]

Backlund was one of my favourite wrestlers from this time. When I was 10 or so, seeing him ragdoll other guys, no costume gimmick, just a madman. Staring at his shaking hands reveling in the aftermath always sent real chills through me. Look, I was 10, all I knew about wrestling was a plush Hogan doll that me and my brothers used to pound on all the time before turning on each other. I was into all the bottom of the barrel guys. Duke the Dumpster? yup. IRS? Loved to hate him. Atom(Adam?) Bomb? I thought he could beat Taker. Doink? Down with it. Crush, Tatanka, BamBam and Luna, loved all of it Lucky for me, and all of us, Attitude was just around the corner.....

[@BENNY_MAC]

Lmao I know this comment is a couple years old but I was literally the same age and loved the same aspects you did! I used to have a toy briefcase where I put tape on it and wrote "IRS" on it lol. We grew up in the best time IMO. Just a side note I loved the Backlund/Bret Hart rivalry back in the day.

[@theinvincible316]

Does Man Mountain Rock count? He didn't quite wear the WWF logo as part of his gimmick, but that logo guitar kinda ruled.

[@JMFabiano]

Do you know? Yeah, dude, me neither.

[@theluckiesteh9058]

The Burger King of the Onion Rings.

[@JerseyJeff84]

Thanks for reviewing this Brian; I was there in the nose bleeds, as a young 11 year old fan. Even then, I knew the quality and overall PPV was bad, lol.

[@KHayes666]

I was 9 and was ready to vomit at the end

[@187mrsmith]

No mercy is the best n64 wrestling game ever probably the best wrestling game ever the story mode is legendary

[@scottaznavourian5791]

When doad diog vs bob holly is match of the night your in trouble

[@rickyrosay33977]

Or when a kiss my foot match is better

[@RichBigJohnson]

16:00 What if they did a match with a whole section or arena of dead silent, pale undertaker fans like those two. I feel like just two is not enough.

[@MrSabachtani]

I LOVE your commercials, man! Even I don't skip those!

[@openingsandreviews]

Got the notification and that's the only reason I'm awake!

[@Alex_DC413]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the cut-from-the-Network classic moment of Shawn Michaels's hubris: He was ticked that he wasn't going all the way so he tried on the crown to demonstrate it couldn't possibly fit him

[@WRESTLEWITHANDY]

The best worst PPV in WWF history

[@wstine79]

I'll take this PPV over December to Dismember.

[@Disneymagic24]

@@wstine79 wwf not wwe. different eras

[@wstine79]

@@Disneymagic24 that's true.

[@carlhanopoldelosreyes4404]

*Ahem* Crown Jewel 2018 was the worst PPV in WWE history when it comes to Brock Lesnar's undeserving Universal Title victory, the WWE World Cup & old-timers wrestle their asses off until they fucked everything up. Hoping that the sequel won't go from bad to worse.

[@chrisbreezy3048]

As far as worst shows are concerned, I think WrestleMania's IX and XI are in a neck and neck race, but that's just my opinion.

[@jjenk911]

I like Vince McMahon on commentary. He knows moves and he was charismatic.

[@RubyRoks]

Love the retromania ad. Please tell me you'll be in the game as a manager

[@rossomac21]

Vega over Yokozuna should have carried more gravitas than it did. Within kayfabe, he beat a former (2-time) WWF Champion. Though this show ingrains Vega's theme in to the memory.

[@migbarr3806]

Does The Miz count of having the WWE logo even though its upside down?

[@Rocket1377]

Yes. He does the same thing with the WWE microphones whenever he cuts a promo, literally turning the logo on them upside down.

[@everyonelovesmajima]

If it's upside down it's not the same logo.

[@marcohavokkhaos]

The old reviews were so much fun

[@mrbooth7]

Greetings from Christmas 2020...... Still waiting for RetroMania Wrestling to be released!

[@brziperiod]

Well it’s out! (Pc)

[@TheMuldoonFella]

Also just to say that Bill Gunn was the worst King of the ring cause at least people remember Mabel winning it

[@StefanWB]

Which is worse: remembering something because it was so terrible, or forgetting something because it was so meaningless? I think a lot of people in wrestling would agree with you and say the latter is worse, but I'm more inclined to go the other way and say Mabel was the worst KOTR.

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

Also gunn was past the peak of his career and didint realy go anywhere after winning

[@jrcarter9175]

Only reason anyone really remembers that Gunn was KOTR is because of the Rock's "Oh Dear God" promo.

[@Cursed_Mark]

@@jrcarter9175 Well that and Edge's "I promise not to Billy Gunn this title" promo

[@TheMuldoonFella]

@@jrcarter9175 and Nathan Zimmerman exactly he's remembered for people cutting promos on it than him actually winning it

[@DasKame]

27:50 Ted Dibiases Cheeks are his own Entity!

[@RobbieStrike]

I never watched this PPV but back in 1995 Cable PPV was analog so I would listen to the audio. And I was glad I did not pay for it. I was listing to is wile I played with my LJN wwf Action figures

[@CatsClaw44]

Carl Ouellet (Pierre) and Mo both confirmed that the title change WAS NOT an accident, it was supposed to happen.

[@DUARTE99]

What a terrible PPV but great review. All these years and such a huge ECW fan but I never noticed that straw hat guy was there in the front row. Probably because I never wanted to revisit this so thanks for taking one for the team Bri!

[@stephengorney5613]

Hey Brian...you have to remember that 1995 was the Dawn age of the UFC. Those early events featured tournaments where big guys fought small guys. Bookings for this KOTR had to reflect this.

[@Dynaman21]

17:00 - I’m surprised it got two. I remember reading an old review of the PPV where the reviewer got straight up indignant that Mabel pinned Taker. At that point he just gave up.

[@VorpalBender]

Real talk, I got a chance to play Retro Mania Wrestling at Too Many Games in Philly a few months back and it’s a lot of fun. I’m really excited to play it!

[@spookerredmenace3950]

that Dok Hendrix looks strangely like Michael Ps Hayes... perhaps a cousin ;) :P

[@christophernicholson20]

That's because that is Michael PS hayes. It's the same guy

[@KHayes666]

@@christophernicholson20 right over your head

[@hulkhogan4203]

I'd rather take a Mabel assplant to the face than watch a Mabel match

[@maosama3695]

he did got better during his viscera days.

[@whenry369]

French announce team: "We should bring Euro Disney to the States!" "That's a good idea" hahahaha

[@dantheories7276]

In retrospect, they should have switched Savio and Shawn Micheals in the tournament. They could have had Razor and Shawn have a segment together, which would have helped add even more build to their Summerslam match.