WWF Survivor Series 1994 - OSW Review 93

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WWE Survivor Series '94 - OSW Review 84
CHAPTERS | TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Hogan PSA
0:12 Lex Express Anim Intro
0:49 Spider-Bret Intro
1:39 Hellooo!
2:38 PPV Start, Savage Gone
6:46 Razor's Team vs Diesel's Team
18:03 What a Pittance!
18:41 Bulldog Here! (Superstar Hotline)
19:57 Coliseum AXLCOOSIV Taker Promo
21:24 MINIS: Lawler's Team vs Doink's Team
22:51 Top 5 Hairiest Wrestlers
28:52 Bull Nakano EGG DOME bout!
29:44 ANIMATION! 10 Hour Wrestling Show
39:12 Bob Backlund Retrospective
46:58 WWF Title: Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund
59:17 ABQ What Bar Heavenly Bodies
1:02:49 Lex's Team vs Million Dollar Team
1:13:41 Casket: The Undertaker vs Yokozuna
1:24:49 RAW the next night! (Backlund loses)
1:39:44 DANKMUS B A C K L U ND music video!
1:42:18 A Winner Is You!
Massive thanks to:
Chris for video editing / scummoftheearth
V1 for the splicey-splicey / oswreview
DANKMUS for the incredible B A C K L U N D song! • - I - S A I D - F R E ...
Carl @OSWreviewToons for artwork / oswreviewtoons
Donald Kirby for the Spider-Bret and Lincoln Backlund artwork / dkirbyj
Dino for the KKB and Taker/Yoko artwork! / lilspanishdee
Ryan Castle for the AJW match and Backlund retrsopective! www.ryancastle.co/
Addam Annimay for the whopper animated segments! / mckodem
Square Eyed Jak animating the Spider-Bret and Lincoln Backlund bits! Watch his YT vid on bad wrestling games! • Bad Wrestling Games - ...
#SpiderBret #MrBacklund #SportsEducation

[@OSW]

The Amazing Spider-Bret faces his greatest foe with the rise of DUCKARSE! Your favourite Irish boys Jay, V1 & OOC return with the 1994 Survivor Series, featuring a submission match for the WWF title, champion Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund! Massive thanks to: Chris for initial video editing kzbin.info V1 for the splicey-splicey www.Twitch.tv/OSWreview DANKMUS for the B A C K L U N D song! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5Spmp-LfthmaKc Ryan Castle for the AJW match and Backlund retrsopective! www.ryancastle.co/ Donald Kirby for the Spider-Bret and Lincoln Backlund artwork twitter.com/DKirbyJ Dino for the KKB and Taker/Yoko artwork! twitter.com/lilspanishdee Carl @OSWreviewToons for artwork twitter.com/OSWreviewToons Adam Annimay for the whopper animated segments! twitter.com/mckodem Square Eyed Jak animating the Spider-Bret and Lincoln Backlund bits! Watch his YT vid on bad wrestling games! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnacaquLhbV7orc Our next review is the infamous TROLL 2! Coming to youtube in 1-2 weeks, watch Troll 2 right now on NoggerU! NoggerU.OSWreview.com

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

Psycho Bob Backlund is one of my all time favorite wrestling characters

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

The original loose cannon

[@TrueGrandImperial]

He legit scared me as a 7 year old child

[@LoveProWrestling]

He was great in TNA...hilarious and still fit as hell

[@DFloyd84]

I don't know if it fit with his original character, but I would've like to see Bob as a grizzled veteran who's laced up the boots again to see if the kids in this "New Generation" have what it takes to inherit the legacy he helped create.

[@paulearl7819]

@@DFloyd84 literally his 93 run.

[@hello11197]

That Survivor Series posted may be the most accurate poster in WWE history. "It will be a struggle to finish"

[@luapslev5826]

Tatanka should've had an Indian Casino Owner gimmick when he turned heel.

[@OSW]

This is brilliant. Then a suit would be natural! Think of the vignettes with DiBiase!

[@koitsushima7123]

@@OSW I thought the same for a while, but that would surely have caused dissension with IRS because he'd be tax exempt. IRS face turn?

[@paulk6399]

*Tatanka debuts new partner Heenan: That's Crazy horse! Vince: No he actually has a partner now Heenan: No, thats his name, Crazy Horse

[@standardofexcellence]

I've thought that myself

[@HiGlowie]

@@paulk6399 Heenan is god.

[@Captain_Pudding]

Bob Backlund "old timer back for one last shot at glory" was two years older than AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar today

[@ToruKun1]

He was the same age Edge is now and looks 10 years older just 'cuz he's so old fashioned LOL

[@Captain_Pudding]

@@ToruKun1 He's looked like an old man since the 70s lol

[@OptimumTaurus]

Popular lore has it that Backlund's heel turn was going to originally going to be revealed to have been the machinations of Papa Shango. But Backlund's heel work was surprisingly so convincing on its own the voodoo explanation wasn't necessary. Don't know how true this is but Backlund staring at his hands kind of makes me think this rumor could be true.

[@lyricsanonymous9036]

I been watching the 1993 Superstars shows and Backlunds face promos are creepy AF 😳 Early 90s WWF was great...Idgaf what anyone says 😂

[@robertpeacock894]

All I read was old

[@MrJavmastermetaloq12]

"I'VE NEVER HAVE EVER EATEN MARIJUANA" -Bob Backlund.

[@travishowell290]

cant relate anymore lol.

[@MrNegativecreep07]

Well, it's factually true.

[@retron99]

i don't believe him

[@zackschilling4376]

and smash cut to Steve Martin tying off and trying to shoot up a joint

[@franzfuchsschwanz4258]

"Madusa resolves that if she doesn't get Bull at the Survivor Series, which she won't, she WILL at Wrestlemania...which she won't." Pure fuckin gold!

[@segadream4713]

She got her in WCW .... And her crotch rocket too...

[@simonvstheworld99]

This was truly so nice to come home too. No matter how hard the day is I got the OSW boys to bring a smile.

[@benmartinez681]

Just take your phone with you ☺️

[@merces47letifer4]

True story

[@georgecoley9514]

@Bubba Sawyer (I slink away to my overnight job at a hotel front desk, where I watch multiple full eps of OSW per week)

[@osakafoojin]

Truer words have not been spoken

[@mojojojo4865]

I've literally came home from the pub with Chinese, and just see this is on. The best Sunday ever.

[@moffattman93]

Unbelievable

[@harrisonpowlesland9193]

Pub and Chinese is my normal Friday plan. Are we the same person from different universes?

[@mojojojo4865]

@@harrisonpowlesland9193 were the 2 doinks 😂

[@landeny65]

I’m so happy for you! That sounds great

[@shanestephens4728]

bombjack Maybe he likes to keep things simple? Ever thought of that? No, you didn’t. You only think of yourself, which I believe says a lot about you as a person.

[@stenzel27]

As a child who grew up in the 80's before the "don't try this at home" preface to every video, I can in fact confirm that the Cross-face Chicken-Wing hurt WAY more then the sharpshooter.

[@MrNegativecreep07]

STRECH 'EM!

[@wisewolftony]

Well I grew up in the mid 90's and I still tried that shit at home despite them telling me not to. I remember pretty much every single submission hurting like the Walls of Jericho. Just the move that seemed to hurt my brother the most out of all the moves I would force him to take. Was the Cunt version of the Pedigree where you hold their arms the entire way down making it so they have no way of protecting their face. Also probably didn't help that I hit him with it on a hard carpet floor. Just remember him instantly crying and lying on the ground for about 20min.

[@daviddrotos561]

The crossface is a legit sumission move lol, I remember in school fucking about with friends before a P.E. lesson and I got him in the hold, within seconds he was unconscious and we all shit ourselves thinking I'd killed him for 30 seconds until he came to lol. Man I miss school

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Honestly the Sharpshooter never looked that sore of a move, the chicken wing looks like it would suck balls to have put on you

[@wisewolftony]

@@TheSilverPhoenix100 I mean the Sharpshooter is really gonna hurt if someone legit puts it on you. It's just your never gonna put that move on unless someone lets you or you knock them the F out before putting it on. While with the Chicken Wing if your skilled enough in a fight you could easily get that on someone. Although in most cases your just gonna say F the Chicken Wing aspect of the move and instead just lock in a rear naked chock hold on them.

[@thisjustin8828]

Bull Nakano looks incredible. I really think she was far ahead of her time

[@Wurzelknecht]

Bull was amazing and one of the best, but not ahead of her time. It's really just the difference between US-wrestling and Japanese wrestling. Early- to mid-90s women's wrestling in Japan was incredible, because only the best survived the dojos and actually became wrestlers. Alundra Blayze was one of if not THE most prominent female US-wrestler in the 90s and she was fucking shit compared to even low-level midcarders in AJW.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

I agree. Far ahead of her time in the West. Very gifted athlete.

[@Puvwilmo00]

Absolutely. Whopper arse too 👀

[@wisewolftony]

@@JeremiahEcks777 Yea it makes me wish she was in her prime today. As imagine her in Black and Gold era of NXT she would have been amazing same if she got called up to the main roster and was used correctly. She would be a monster heel who could actually work as well as anyone on the roster. As opposed to Nia Jax who's just shit in the ring. Like imagine Bull vs Asuka, Rhea, Becky or Bianca those matches would be amazing. It also makes me feel really bad for women like Molly Holly, Ivory, Victoria and Beth Phoenix women who were great wrestlers but were around either during the attitude era where they could barely get screen time and when they did it was like 5min shit matches where they would have to put over someone like Sable or fucking Moolah or were around during the Diva era where again they struggled to get any time and were usually working with women who could barely wrestle.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

@@wisewolftony Molly, Ivory and especially Victoria / Tara are three very underrated performers. Molly is particularly underrated I think. But Bull Nakano is just a forgotten beast. Crisp in the ring, a strong character and genuinely unnerving presentation. I didn't think much at the time as she was placed alongside Alundra who herself was presented as a bland and boring white meat baby face and the women' matches weren't particularly given any focus. Now in my older years, now I've seen good women's wrestling, I can appreciate the technical work of people like Nakano, Alundra / Madusa, Aja Kong, Sensational Sherri, Leilani Kai, the Jumping Bomb Angels, Luna Vachon, Velvet McIntyre and Heidi Lee Morgan. I would watch a match with any of those amazing women. Other more modern day women like Lita, Trish, Chyna, Awesome Kong, Gail Kim or the Four Horsewomen deserve a lot of the praise they get but women like Jacqueline, Ivory, Molly, Victoria, Christy Hemme (Not for her WWE work but her willingness to improve), Jazz, Marlena (for understanding the business), Tori, Daphne, Trinity, Rosemary, and others, often get forgotten. And they don't deserve to.

[@martyvibe]

Remember watching the Bret Backlund match live as an eleven year old way back and agree with absolutely everything you guys said. It was an absolute masterclass in storytelling and everyone played their part to perfection. Old man Bob was incredible considering he was mid 40s and yesterdays news at the time but they really did make the CFC a killer move. Five cans of coke all round. Brilliant.

[@anjetto1]

I wish they hadn't burned bob to get the belt on nash. Give him a few months until the rumble where nash can get it off him

[@thepassingstatic6268]

@@anjetto1 right. Have Bob go over some midcarders for a couple months, then set it up for Diesel to take over. Maybe the people wouldve actually accepted him instead of trying to shove him down their throats

[@Pineappolis]

​@@thepassingstatic6268 It definitely would have been the smartest thing to do if Diesel _has_ to be champion but I still don't think it would have worked. Nash at this point in his career just wasn't good enough at pretty much anything required of a babyface champion, particularly one who'd had a sudden face turn, at this point. You could get away with not being a great or even good technical wrestler in the old days but, at this stage (and this is going to sound insane at first), he probably had less charisma as a babyface than Bret. Better talker? Sure, but still not great (yet) and far more comfortable as a heel. More natural in front of the camera? Absolutely but that's a low, low bar. But Bret had an earnestness that made him so believable and almost turned his weaknesses into strengths because he came across like a real sports star who can often be like that. Diesel as a babyface was so... "plastic," for want of a better description, in his promos because he didn't have the acting chops to make them seem remotely sincere that I just don't see anyone buying them. Maybe if his face turn had been less sudden? Hard to say. EDIT: Sidebar but what I was saying feels like Vince's whole problem during this era in microcosm. He thought looking the part and having the generic charisma to fake being being a jerk or a swell guy as required was enough. Wildly underestimated the importance of believability, in-ring and out, to the fans. As stupid as that sounds given an undead wizard was one of the most over guys on the roster, silly gimmicks are fine _if_ you have the theatricality in you not to break people's suspension of disbelief.

[@Capta1nAsh]

Has Bret acknowledged "Bret's Rope" yet?

[@WrestlingBios]

Brilliant work lads.

[@jorisweyen7934]

Oh? Wrestling Bios on the next ad-break questionarium?

[@Uncle1278]

As always

[@zackschilling4376]

@Gary Hall Reliving Wrestling was the 4th piece in the former Tetraforce of awesome wrestling channels, but his channel got nuked by WWE...RIP . But check out the Reliving Wrestling Re-Upload channel.

[@jerryjanik480]

I love your channel and I love their Channel

[@TheFriendlyWeirdo]

It would be hilarious if Diesel was just ranting on the phone about what Michaels did to him to a little kid that called.

[@cinema_coyote]

Owen Hart = Loki is the most spot on thing I've ever heard

[@boredbitch666]

1000000% agreed

[@SujoyChakravarthi93]

Helen : (Readies to throw in the towel) Stu : (grabs towel) NO! (to Backlund) *STRETCH 'IM!!!*

[@TroystonB]

ughhh have some ughhh dignity... ya bum.

[@jerryjanik480]

Damn straight

[@theambivalentps2bloke60]

*"Don't smoke it's a joke"* _...but copious amounts of cocaine & steroids are fine kids_ 💪😬🇺🇸

[@MrSkerpentine]

Just as long as you drink milk immediately afterwards it’s okay BROTHER hh

[@itsmark3824]

Kids got to get those vitamins Brother!

[@oelboy]

You mean prayers and vitamins

[@edwardmoses1964]

Nutritional anabolic steroids brother!

[@theambivalentps2bloke60]

@@edwardmoses1964 Male growth hormone milkshakes & performance enhancing pizzas! God bless America!!!😬🤙

[@mrowley7300]

congratulations you've gotten Bob Backlund over with me

[@georgecoley9514]

OSW really does improve my mood when I see a new ep uploaded. It can make a bad day decent. That's the best compliment I can think of...canceling out drudgery lol. Thanks boys!

[@christopherjones5446]

I wish McMahon could have ran with Backlund as champion for a length of time. Imagine a zero to crazy old generation champion running roughshod through the new generation until he was finally taken down. That would have put the new generation over big time and gave them legitimacy.

[@grahamcusick429]

I think you have a great point in that. It'd have to be a single new gen wrestler and win clean. Commentators could make a big point of going into the new gen, saying how times are changing and the new generation aren't sitting by quietly, something like that.

[@planescaped]

Could've made Backlund a WWF version of Ric Flair. His "character" could have been that of a legendary old-timer who was unbeatable. Instant top heel that would've fit right in to the new-gen. As I am sure most people then wouldn't have remembered he had come back awhile ago. Instead they kill the idea dead.

[@exe2517]

It's even sadder considering that he let Randy Savage go when the Macho Man wanted to put Shawn Michaels over so he could be more over with fans. Imagine the wonders Randy could have done with Bret, Shawn, Nash, etc.

[@thebigbop5866]

Thing with Randy as well, that guy could fit in with any era and the few moments he got to compete in the new gen he was always over and meshed well with everybody. Shame lol.

[@kevinobrien3577]

I know I'm late on this but 13 year old me would've hated this but 40 year old me thinks this is a fantastic idea. Even if they just kept it on him till the Rumble, since Bob headlining Mania may have not exactly moved the needle...although couldn't have been worse than Bam Bam (who I liked)

[@ohlord3650]

I actually interpreted Stu snatching the towel as the hardened old man that saw through his son's bullshit, not really that he cared more about Bret winning than his safety. Every facet of this match was a masterpiece.

[@mulhollandoverdrive]

I see it as a bit of column a, bit of column b. He knows that throwing in the towel would give Owen what he wants, and he's probably too proud of Bret to let him lose like this. It's definitely a catch-22 situation.

[@Partyboy22]

That's a good interpretation. He also probably knew that if Owen was sincere in his remorse, he would've gone over to his corner to throw the towel in on Backlund and allow Bret to retain.

[@jasonseipler2665]

@@Partyboy22 That's actually a brilliant observation

[@stephenlucas7657]

Stretch em.....

[@aidenhorton18]

Nothing about this PPV was a masterpiece. Truly awful time for wrestling

[@WrestlingBios]

King went to town on that tricycle...

[@CssHDmonster]

went as hard on that cycle as he went on his wife

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

Tricycle's a bit smaller than a full-grown bike. Easier to manage and control. Makes sense.

[@alexguzman9311]

Bruh i know this is late but this is like ecw guys showing up on raw that one time

[@mattdunfee3527]

He’s got a tricycle

[@Gravydog316]

they cut out the part of him sniffing the seat... thank god

[@Kronical69420]

I remember when Bob Backlund showed up. They put over the Chicken Wing so well that as a kid I kept wondering why he wasnt being arrested for maiming people. I was legit terrified for all the other wrestlers because this psycho was going around trying to kill people. And they fucking vanished afterwards like he legit hurt them. Great times. So glad you guys put him over.

[@ethanbenfield2285]

can you retroactively have a crush on someone? Because yowie wowie there is just something about Bull Nakano here

[@branavankandiah9429]

You should see her with her hair down, she looks great.

[@aS-df8zj]

Standing upright, eh?

[@dbreiden83080]

Both her and Blaze should have been big stars had Vince bothered to pay the women’s division any attention whatsoever back then. Lawler and his shit match should have been canned for the Bull/Blaze rematch.. Bull should have been properly crowned as champion at the Survivor Series..

[@kingofsting19]

Watching through 90s WCW on the Network, I got that with both Nakano and Alex Wright.

[@Chimichimichi]

I had the biggest crush on Owen and this is making me remember it.

[@kidneystonermusic]

Bull Nakano is a bit of a dish, I'm gonna say it.

[@ferriswheeler08]

naka naka naka...

[@thedrewdog]

I'm with you

[@Edowulf]

Thick thighs save lives

[@wolvezbane261]

I'd take a Tokyo Jam from Bull anyday...

[@Drew791]

👍I am absolutely with you

[@CidsaDragoon]

According to Bret, the chickenwing legit hurts like hell no matter how lightly you do it lol

[@SirStoneyOfBow]

Someone applied it to me and it is incredibly painful.

[@CidsaDragoon]

@@SirStoneyOfBow Yup, the figure four also hurts quite a bit too

[@bag101]

It's a Kimura from back control. Backlund cranks the neck to make the extra torque more apparent, but you could probably apply it tighter with a body triangle. Like all shoulder locks it'll tear your small muscle groups apart pretty quickly, and I can confirm it fucking sucks.

[@paulk6399]

@@bag101 I’ve never thought of it as a kimura from the back, brilliant I guess I should have thought of that since I always thought of it as a hammerlock hold (which in itself is a kimura)

[@thepassingstatic6268]

@@CidsaDragoon can confirm 😑

[@tylerlittleton6583]

Alundra in that promo reminds me of Uma Thurman in Kill Bill

[@ralph8677]

To answer how all 5 Teamsters got counted out, there is a rule (though not at all heavily enforced) that the non-legal man in a tag match must stay at their designated corner until they are either tagged or the match concludes. If they leave their designated corner, they have a 10-count to get back to their corner or they are counted out. It's up there with the "you can only interrupt a pin once, after that it's a DQ" rule in that it exists, but nobody ever seems to follow it.

[@stingersplash]

Or a tag only counts if you are holding the tag rope...hardly anyone even bothers with tag ropes.

[@pronkb000]

I would head-canon that in Survivor Series matches, the referee has the authority to declare somebody legal as soon as a team member is eliminated. Otherwise teams could just stand on the apron indefinitely to stall after an elimination.

[@ferriswheeler08]

''We don't need comic relief.. you're company is comic relief'' Jay you son of a gun you did it again!!

[@Haywired1]

Shawn's braided ponytail gives him a Vega from Street Fighter look, which I suppose is quite fitting given his narcissistic gimmick.

[@TheDimeDrawer]

Agreed.

[@slicknicdwyer]

"gimmick"???

[@Haywired1]

@@slicknicdwyer Haha!

[@SuperN1ntendoChalmers]

Handsome fighters never lose battles.

[@thepassingstatic6268]

That wouldve made an AWESOME WM costume. Imagine him coming down from the rafters in WM12 decked out like SF5 Vega, mask and all

[@sonicplys64]

OSW never disappoints. Another great episode. MO

[@ferriswheeler08]

Mo Mo Mo Mo...

[@OSW]

The read more click got me!

[@ferriswheeler08]

@@OSW he got.. mo.. of us with that than you know lol

[@paulk6399]

I clicked 'read more' and I read mo

[@kidneystonermusic]

This is as much a Mo story arc as Luger.

[@apocrypha5363]

Fun fact: When the WWE re-signed Charles Wright to play Kama, the Wrestling Observer printed a 'scoop' that Papa Shango was returning, and would soon be revealed as having hexed Bob Backlund, explaining his mental breakdown.

[@paulk6399]

That sounds kinda amazing

[@apocrypha5363]

@@paulk6399 yeah! It's such a shame that wasn't the actual plan.

[@meatsauce3751]

Got hit with a gigaton of nostalgia seeing that Spider-Bret intro

[@harrisonpowlesland9193]

I can hear the spider-bret parts of the song,but not the part that replaces "radioactive". I think it's something to do about with the second rope?

[@wrayday7149]

I remember watching a early Bret match where I think Mabel tossed him clear over top rope to splat on the outside.

[@threeminutesfast]

Owen during that backlund match was masterful, and he wasn’t even wrestling. Incredible.

[@dextah6019]

Thaaaaats Owen

[@JennaLeigh]

Those Hart bros are gifted. It's crystal clear why Bret fought to get Owen in that spot instead of VKM's first choice, Bruce. Bruce would have made it a flaming dumpster fire, allowing his sibling jealousy for Bret to overshadow a great story and the potential to do excellent business. Bret was right on the money to insist on Owen. Owen was far better in-ring, far more entertaining on the mic, and was obviously a far more gracious and humble performer, understanding that the back and forth between them built them BOTH. I can't help thinking that Bruce would take every chance to try to get over on Bret- even if it didn't make sense. Thanks to Bret, we got a truly fantastic arc.

[@Andrew_TS]

That Diesel promo was soooooo bad and explains a lot about why he didn't draw. I saw that and thought of babyface Roman Reigns. I swear Hulk had more edge (he'd cheat and hot dog). Lex came off as a buffoon, Diesel became so lame as a babyface. HBK was always better as a heel. Austin and Rock were so refreshing.

[@Smeeeeeghead]

Never forgot Spider-Bret's arch nemesis. ElectMo.

[@paulk6399]

Mo

[@RobertHall85]

NO

[@philipwithers340]

Mo

[@landeny65]

No.

[@brandonwalker8401]

Hoooooooooooooooooooooo

[@TheoAndHisPedals]

That Dankmus tune might best legitimately the best thing to come out of the new gen. What a BANGER.

[@blimy01maynard30]

No one mentioned Nash's "leg out of leg" moment when he said about Backlund "if you get the cross wing chicken on me". He was a deer in headlights the very first time out as champion. Who knew he would suck?

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

Think he's still well known more for the "look at the adjective, play" nonsense.

[@AnsticePalo]

Even Nash knew he was green, but what made the entire thing worse is Vince putting that fucking Santa hat on him and turning him in to the geek face. He had nobody to feud with outside of Shawn, and they took away his tweener role because Vince HAD to have a face champion because he was still out of touch on what fans wanted.

[@Dynaman21]

That Crossface Chicken Wing is actually looser than the way Backlund did it in Japan. There he would clasp the hands with a 10 finger grip to tighten it up. That looked painful as hell.

[@GMSpectre]

Best part is how at the end of this episode Bob Backlund completely won the lads over. Thanks for reminding me how good his heel run was.

[@pieV3000]

I love that Jarrett does a handstand and even crawls on his head a bit to sell the kick

[@michaelreeves3637]

In all the years 0SW has presented retrospectives, in my opinion, this addition featuring Backlund, is the BEST. I was really excited to see this because I was a fan in the early 80s and the mid 90s. Can’t find too many wrestlers whose careers had an impact in three decades.

[@williamfreemon3878]

touching tribute to Mr. Bob Backlund at the end there

[@uxbnkuribo]

I never realized as a kid, but if Owen had been legit concerned about Bret, he could have thrown Backlund's towel in and just cost Backlund the match. Him trying to convince his parents to throw in Bret's was some great foreshadowing to the fact that he didn't actually care about Bret. Seems obvious as an adult but as a 13 year old I was shocked. But then again, I was rooting for Backlund anyway.

[@Whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat]

That Bob backlund song was amazing. 10 outa fucking 10

[@Destroyer_13]

IT'S SPORTS. IT'S SPORTS. IT'S SPORTS EDUCATION!

[@WallyTony]

I get so happy seeing these in my notifications. I called that WWF Hotline so much as a kid my parents disconnected our family phone.

[@OSW]

Ha ha no way! Do u remember what they said, or the basic jist of it?

[@WallyTony]

@@OSW Yup it was a bunch of filler. They would string you out. I remember never once ever being told something cool.

[@hgonz14]

To me Jimmy Del Ray has been the MVP of this arc and has officially made it to my boys stable. This guy has been absolutely entertaining

[@DanielRodriguez-hw1cz]

he is totally a boy! its sealed with his jiggle taunt

[@ravensmythe1]

Bret Hart and Backland - genius story telling that will never be repeated! Great commentary gentlemen!!! V1 - glorious Teddy Hart reference!

[@SamoIsKing]

I was screaming at the animation of OOC reacting to the thought of a ten hour wrestling show. Excellent stuff.

[@redmangc]

This was legitimately the best animated yall have ever had, yall always make me laugh but i was pissing myself with this one

[@paulk6399]

I literally lol'd alone when OOC had that reaction to the length of the Japanese show I honestly don't know which animated segment is better, this or razor pearl harbouring Owen from the front

[@dannyheadtrauma]

“They go over your micky” im so hungover and this nearly finished me off. Can of coke to V1! 😂

[@CreamFraiche]

Backlund is just incredible. The dude goes from being this dweeby super white meat baby face to just snapping and being an absolute psychopath. Like it's a heel turn that makes sense and makes him feel like a legitimate threat. It's like in DBZ when they do an evil Goku thing and you're like "Damn, so that's what he would be like if he just let loose and stopped caring about being good."

[@the1tomlowson]

I know they had a brief partnership, but kinda reminds me of early-years Kurt Angle, dude knew he was a dweeb and a dork, but no-one could say he wasn't deadly in the ring, especially during his championship run, swearing up a storm with The Rock.

[@harbingerofsalt]

Bobku Blacklund

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

He's basically the prototype for Kurt Angle

[@justinhillenburg9286]

@@TheSilverPhoenix100 Except Kurt doesn't the "Duck Arse" Walk.

[@cjvaye99]

I realized he was almost like a prototype Kurt Angle only with the geekiness and crazy turned way up. Angle also did a similar gimmick when he came in he was the dork white dude that could snap and destroy you in the ring. I'll always remember he feud with trips in 2000 blood all over him boogers hanging out of his nose after he bashed and busted open triple h with a sledgehammer "WHOSE THE SISSY NOW TRIPLE H!!?" 😂😂😂

[@georgecoley9514]

Good Lord Bull Nakano is so beautiful to me... Also, her deadpan stare after her promo at 38:35 reminds me of Aubrey Plaza for some reason.

[@alexsamurai1230]

This show brings to an end Bret's 2 most signature title reigns, and he's still only had one PPV main event! You can sort of see why he was getting pissed!

[@DLRX]

@Bubba Sawyer It's sad really, after RR95 he has what he calls his worst Mania match ever against Backlund (the hilariously bad/sad I Quit Match which was their blowoff), has great matches with Hakushi (before he's turned into a jobber), feuds with Lawler and his dentist, feuds with a pirate for stealing his jacket, finally beats Diesel for his 3rd world title but can't celebrate the moment because he's completely beaten down by Nash post match, and closes the year by having a great match with Bulldog. Bret did the best he could with what he was given but it all just serves as another reason why 1995 WWF was the one of the worst. And Bruce Pritchard is the shady used car salesman of wrestling with a lip print permanently on Vince McMahon's ass.

[@StonewallStacks]

DLRX I like you.

[@justinhillenburg9286]

Bruce Prichard, or as Jim Cornette calls him "The Artful Dodger".

[@christophersuswal9544]

I'm confused. Bret has has many PPV main events

[@alexsamurai1230]

@@christophersuswal9544 It's not necessarily that Bret didn't amass a fair number of PPV main events over his long career, its that this event really marks the point where the window closed on him being the top guy / face of the company. During his 2 reigns, the PPVs were heavily promoted around entirely different matches, and rather than closing out the show, stood triumphant with championship in hand, Bret was left defending the title in the mid-card. My argument is that in comparison with guys like Hogan, Warrior, and Diesel, who headlined every big show as the champ, Bret was never given that same faith. He was always treated as a bit of a stopgap while Vince searched around for his next big thing.

[@MartyDickRider]

I can't believe we didn't get any duck arse in this review.

[@styxitenya7769]

Heavenly Bodies were totally a bottle of Crown Royal. Seriously, I think their attire were Crown Royal bags sewn together.

[@IrishCarney]

Wasn't that King Mabel?

[@styxitenya7769]

@@IrishCarney you are NOT wrong

[@JennaLeigh]

LMAO I live in South Alabama, USA, the birthplace of Mardi Gras, the theme colors of which are green, purple, and gold. A major aspect of Mardi Gras is that every parade is put on by a parading society, with a formal ball to follow the parade. There's a specific society that has a woman who wears a "gown" made of Crown Royal bags every single year. I could absolutely see the Gigolo as her date😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@999monsterjam3]

This whole time, I just wrote Backlund off as some comedy joke character, but this episode put him over. Major props, cans of Coke for everyone.

[@ETRygel]

Bob Backlund never ate weed. He shoved it up duckarse and shook it all about, until it desolved and he went insane. Why he always denies eating.

[@alexandersilady4751]

Phwoar the mat transitions in the Nakano/Blayze match. Bull was brutalizing Alaundra but doing it so damn smoothly.

[@throcte842]

Seeing Duckarse calling Pettengill ‘young man’ hit a little too close to home. My little brother and I went to a house show in Hershey back in like ‘00 or so. Not sure the exact year, but we saw a yet-to-debut-on-Raw Bautista, along with Big Show vs. Prince Albert, Test, Trish, and the like. I’m scrawny 16 with a peach-fuzz goatee, my brother is like 12. Anyway we have floor seats and the show hasn’t started yet, we’re just standing there and I look across the way and see Duckarse standing there! Did a double take - White shirt, red suspenders, bowtie, red hair, Duckarse in full geared glory! Well after 2 minutes or so he hasn’t really moved, just pacing around a bit and I have no clue why the crowd isn’t all over him. Now I knew for sure who he was, and call me naive at that age but I knew Bob was a screaming, raving, lunatic from days of watching this 90’s era WWF. So I get up my nerve and I tell my brother let’s go get his autograph on our programs.. Us 2 kids walk over to this 6’1” mountain of a maniac and sweetly ask for his autograph. He looks down at me and says “Young man, I’m running for Congress and I’m giving out my autograph for funds towards my campaign, would you like to donate $20?” and stares me dead in the eye for my response. FOK! My stomach sank, cold sweat appears immediately, what do I do? Say no to him, your signature isn’t worth my $20? Will he snap? Scream at me and my brother? Put my in the CROSSFACE CHICKENWING?! As he keeps staring, I mumble ‘yeah, ok’, slowly and shakily fish into my pocket for my cash and hand it over as tribute to his budding political career. HE takes the bill, not his associate or campaign liaison mind you, and puts it in his own pocket. He hands me a pre-signed picture of him (I hadn’t noticed but he was holding a stack), says thank you and then strolls off. After that the hairs that were standing up on the back of my neck went down, the smell of unbridled fear dissipated, we went to our seats to watch the show with the picture folded up in my back pocket. Where that autograph ended up I’ll never know, but I think that just the same as Virgil’s $10, Duckarse’s $20 at least gave me a good story.

[@CJ-316]

That Spider-Bret intro! Holy shit!! 😍

[@paulappliespressure1410]

Thank you for the bull segment! If it wasn't for you guys that would have been the best wrestler I would have never have known. Im in 💖 wit her.

[@puffykilled2pac]

The way Yokozuna fell into the casket for the finish at 1:20:25 was perfect. Like a BetterEveryLoop kind of thing.

[@jameswarner5878]

Person: I hate Hogan with all his backstage politics Same person: I love HBK!

[@vcom741]

Tbf, 1) HBK is a much better wrestler 2) his cuntiness besides small incidents gets going during period they are not covering

[@AnvilPro100]

Meh, I love HBK for post-Jesus. When his matches were even better and I think the only real jackass-ey things he did post-comeback was Summerslam 2005 (Which is worth it) and getting pissed at Cena over their 'Mania match

[@jameswarner5878]

@@vcom741 an entire industry was built around Hulk Hogan, without him there would be no wrestling. An entire company was dying with HBK at the helm.

[@vcom741]

@@jameswarner5878 There would've absolutely been wrestling without Hogan. It would've evolved differently, and never hit mainstream as much, but either the territory system would've still been in place or someone else would've risen up, be it a wrestler within WWF getting to mainstream or other company getting big

[@jameswarner5878]

@@vcom741 no, Vince would have found someone else to fill the role of Hogan, but that's not what happened, Hogan made wrestling. Wrestling would have died without the mind of Vince and the face of Hogan.

[@pruneface83]

Every time you guys add another video I lose my mind and spend ages talking about it to my wife. She doesn't give a shit, doesn't know anything about wrestling and only a little about the Simpsons and I don't care, that just makes the whole thing even funnier. Cheers for everything you do, you guys win at internetting.

[@bearguy7429]

God now I've got Bob Backlund yelling at me "I DONT EAT MARIJUANA!" in my head

[@voodooking9056]

I would totally buy and frame that Spider Bret comic! Incredible hearing a term turn into a household name. Great video, per usual!

[@ferriswheeler08]

screenshot it. email it to yourself to put on a flashdrive.. take it to Walmart self serve photo kiosk and print away baby!!

[@ferriswheeler08]

I have been chomping at the bit to see this all weekend.. and this did not disappoint. Absolute gold knackers!!!!!

[@PrlytheWn]

Nice research mentioning the Iguanas and Rodeo at the Freeman in my hometown of San Antonio. Can of coke to ya Jay! That said. Should’ve went down.... at the Alamo!!! Hickenbottom!!!

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Backlund used to freak me out when I was a kid, like thinking he was crazy. And now as an adult knowing he could pretty much have his way with anyone makes him even scarier!

[@viqneuman.5111]

I'm so glad you guys kept going with these in order. This is right in my young teen years. Love it. I't slike I'm growing up again.

[@CardPlayingStrategies]

Diesel should host the Mountain Dew KFC Georgia Gold Honey BBQ "cross wing chicken" Pre-Show!!!!!

[@jojobeware4873]

what if he tear his other quad?

[@jojobeware4873]

@Juan Sanchez then again he may have to stretch it (Vince voice)

[@tobycook2275]

That animated segment is the best by far! OOC'S inner turmoil was beautifully done

[@BitestheStuff]

Man, that Spider Bret piece would have been a big merch mover back in the day. It might even be a big seller now.

[@YouSuperJ]

“1st class action from the 2nd rope”. That’s when you know you are in for a whopper OSW episode! Cheers mates!

[@cybervenom2001]

If Fiend turns face, he'll be the new face Doink

[@urrsys9765]

... ... ...Foink.

[@spicenug]

OOC's reaction to the 10 hour show in Japan is hilarious!

[@indyalmighty]

The spider-bret intro music is definitely one of the best music intros in osw history. The spider-bret riff leading into an acceptable in the 80s is a masterpiece

[@clinteldorado]

The Bundy-Backlund “My Way” scene might be the best one they’ve ever done.

[@MrTopolicia]

in kayfabe the referee should have counted 10 for diesel who was the legal man, then 10 again for the next and so forth

[@thepassingstatic6268]

The rules! Dammit, the rules

[@JGPlisken]

i appreciated the red letter media next gen ref. i think you can see the ref on RLM's Star Trek Generations review. hilarious. good one guys

[@deucedeucer7410]

12 hour shift in a plastic factory, then come home to a new osw review @ 7 am, UNBELIEVABLE!

[@tyreezy87]

Good to get home from work and see Survivor Series '94 up. Patiently waiting to see you guys dive into all the PPV's from 1995.

[@mrhyde8671]

This was my first live PPV I ever watched as a kid, so it's a nostalgia trip going back to it. I remember shouting for them to throw in the towel because I legit thought Bret was going to die. What a fuckin' mark! Great show as ever lads, you got me up at 5am to watch this one.

[@thefadgamer6068]

Just back from a trip to Edinburgh, knackered and headed for an early night.. then jeezus, a wild spider Bret appears

[@RossTheBoss87]

Hey what did you do on your trip to Edinburgh?

[@cli260]

I could listen to OOC talking about Backlund for ages. He clearly found his New Gen gem, brilliant stuff, love to hear all of that.

[@Robv93]

“Bulldog hyeare. What’s the problem lil partner?!” ...probably the funniest moment of this entire arc, lads 😂😂

[@yelnaw]

Had 3 full gigs today, plus the last 2 nights, and I am utterly exhausted. Was gonna go straight to bed but you beautiful bastards have done it again. Long live OSW.

[@paulk6399]

Gig son. When you're a musician, a job is called a gig.

[@SuperDevolution]

"Doink gives Lawler a creampie." Didn't Lawler get in trouble for something similar the year before?

[@JennaLeigh]

Doing knew that Lawler was of age, so I'm guessing that's the big difference.

[@christopherjones5446]

There are people who have said that wrestling pre Monday Night Wars was silly and goofy and cartoony. And they’d be right. But in times like these, a little silly and goofy and cartoony is a good thing. Thanks for being there, OSW. As for WHAT BAAAR?!?, OSW is like a Snickers: You satisfy!

[@ravensmythe1]

That animation of Mr. OOC when he realized the event was 10 hours.. Almost pissed myself!!!

[@TheTrainFan9]

BECAUSE I FEEEEEEL LIKE GOOOOOOOOD!!!!! God Mr. Backlund was so good. You legit believed that he was unhinged.

[@KennyPowersGaming]

I can vividly remember backlund returning and going crazy heel with the chicken wing. I wasn't really into it as a kid but geez this was good. I remember my dad telling us this guy is a former world champion giving us the backstory of guys was my pops specialty. Good times.

[@btrainbraydeboisseranc7570]

Recent binger of your channel and just wanted to say thank you for all the entertainment and laughs your vids have given me!👍🏼 keep up the great work guys and best wishes to everyone in our crazy world right now

[@jasonseipler2665]

I'd like to nominate this quote for line of the year, despite the fact its not comedic. I love hearing it and its just a fun and powerful putting over of a move. Mr. OOC referring to the cross face chicken wing at around 55:24, "...once he's got it locked in, and you're on the ground, and he's got you in the leg-scissors, I don't care who you are--Hogan, Brett, Cena--you're done."

[@cancelme4200]

When I see old promos of Hulk Hogan from the late 80’s I’m amazed he’s still with us.

[@Armintamzarian111]

The whole bit about Stu and stretching Helen breaks me every single time

[@MackGeddon]

I got the VHS of SS '94 as a gift back in the day. For the longest time it was the only WWF ppv I had on tape, so I watched this a gazillion times, although even back then I knew this show was shyte. XD So much fun to listen to you guys riff on this! Cheers!!

[@solidsnakejake185]

Owen Harts “Wooo” had me rolling