WWF Wrestlemania 11 Review | Wrestling With Wregret

[@princealigorna7468]

Let's give credit where it's due: LT did a hell of a lot better than anyone expected him to.

[@ryankeefe6222]

I mean for his first match all things considered he did pretty good

[@dougbennett8592]

I thought it was going to be a bust for LT but he did good. Not great but good.

[@jcwareham81]

Agreed, but Bam Bam deserves the most credit for that.

[@princealigorna7468]

@@jcwareham81 True. With every celebrity match, they're only as good as their partners and Bam Bam was the right partner to guide LT through that match. The only guy that doesn't need the partner to carry them through is Pat McAfee because he was training to wrestle like 2 years before he was even offered a match and could already talk from years of hosting one of the best sports podcasts around

[@jbj7599]

@@jcwareham81 bam bam was underrated i feel.but he mustve been hard to deal with back stage

[@tmage23]

I could not imagine Benoit in the WWF in 1995. Eventually Vince would have made him wear an actual wolverine suit.

[@starbreaker269]

"Wildcat" Chris Benoit

[@Dynaman21]

Ripping off comic characters was more WCW territory.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Who is this Benoit you speak of?

[@ryancorrigan4149]

It's true that it was a thought. I saw an image around the time of Benoit at a house show with Dibiase in his corner.

[@Zack_410]

That doesn't sound like a bad idea tbh

[@michaelrivera8360]

Can't wait for Bam Bam Bigelow to use his movibility,jobility and hobility

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

Long live Bam Bam Bigelow hobility.

[@NickTaylorRickPowers]

Bam bam Bigelow is a fn Saint man

[@Dark92Enigma]

He's gonna need all of the Hobility

[@kenterminateddq5311]

It's better than Sunny's hobility. It didn't involve farting in bed.

[@christerry1611]

@@kenterminateddq5311 Dude, you know you liked that. Don't lie. LMAO

[@gagetolinwrites6845]

Bam Bam carrying a celebrity to a more than serviceable match, is a testament to just how good of a worker he was. Bam Bam for HOF!

[@ryancairns139]

Bam Bam should have been main event. He had the skills to be on Kane and Undertakers level.

[@jpRetroGaming]

Always thought Bam Bam didn't get enough credit for carrying LT in this match. It may have had no right to be the main event but that was hardly Bam Bams' fault.

[@DaviniaHill]

He gave 110%, between him and Patterson they managed to get a decent match out of LT.

[@Phyrre56]

The match is about 10x better than it had any business being. If they had put LT vs. Bam Bam in the midcard instead of main event, I think it would be remembered as a great success.

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

Wasn't the first time he worked with a guy who had no experience in the ring. He had to wrestle Salman Hashimikov in New Japan back in 1988 and did pretty much the same thing in what amounted to on the job training for Hashimikov.

[@thekidfromiowa]

Shows how little faith they had in the notion of an HBK vs Diesel main event drawing. Sure the LT angle was set up back at the Royal Rumble but I guess by then Diesel's lack of drawing power was already becoming evident.

[@phreakzilla8514]

I loved that Bam Bam sold the over-the-rope clothesline a full second before LT actually hit him

[@BKNewrd]

The fact that Fishbone no-showed Wrestlemania is hilarious to me.

[@Lilbeef1]

Nothing can top it, like imagine if the mighty maccabee no showed the grand masters shows😂

[@ticalhezzy1692]

@wulpurgis we got our selves the first 🐟 🦴 fan

[@DMofPuppets]

In their defense, all of 1995 was a Sunless Saturday, I wouldn't wanna be there either.

[@smhgaming3259]

So did jay-z and fabulous

[@ryanphippen3810]

Vince heard their rendition of America the Beautiful (similar to the DX Band) and Vince went against using them.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

“At the Royal Rumble, the Roadie railroaded Razor”. Damn, such good wordplay.

[@MrTray301410]

*Alliteration*

[@ichigome5554]

7:55 "Hits the CURRENT School."

[@hakuryu8801]

7:55 the "current school" made me laugh harder than it should have. Good job Brian!

[@heisensaul5538]

I think OSW called that move school when they did a review of this show lol

[@happenstanceuk]

@@heisensaul5538 OSW went with Primary School

[@heisensaul5538]

@@happenstanceuk Hilarious either way

[@chubbycatfish4573]

Crazy Bob Backlund is underrated.

[@bastianquilaleo9620]

I agree so hard on this, the promos of crazy bob backlund were awesome

[@enigmaskull3495]

“I HAVE NEVER, HAVE EVER EATEN MARIJUANA!”

[@themedianman9712]

McMahon was so intent on "new generation" and finding a boomer to be a sacrificial lamb for it (the aforementioned golden age champs were gone), he didn't see how great of an anachronistic character Mr Backlund was.

[@Tweet_Wrestling]

if Backlund never snapped then we wouldnt have the attitude era.

[@nbr6116]

The Crossface Chickenwing was also Crazy over! So much wasted potential

[@arashi86]

Reminder: Bob Backlund has never eaten marijuana

[@christerry1611]

Do not scrutinize Bob Backlund 😂

[@enigmaskull3495]

“IT’S SPORTS EDUCATION!”

[@elneco4654]

But has recently advocated for it.

[@IHateNicolasCage]

Mind your manners you plebeian

[@heisensaul5538]

..... Maybe I should apologize.

[@cameronlapage7386]

Bret Hart thought this match was his worst ppv match, meaning that it was worse than the one where he got screwed. That's a pretty bad match.

[@SteRDLK]

Also worse than the match with Vince!

[@jp3813]

The screwjob wasn't the match as a whole, just the finish.

[@lewisaino]

@@jp3813 Yeah , saw it and it was fun while the main problem is the contenxt.

[@Chaotic_Muse]

Damn. Forgot what a good job Bob did channeling "crazy Boomer energy" before it was a thing. Truly visionary.

[@RealAlphaDrum]

Bob was 100% correct.

[@aidenhorton18]

@@RealAlphaDrum ok boomer

[@RealAlphaDrum]

@@aidenhorton18 ok

[@joker12341]

"Never mind that shit, here comes Mongo". I appreciate that Blazing Saddles reference.

[@jeremysimpson3865]

Mongo like candy.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Everytime I hear that, "HE GOT A BICYCLE" automatically plays in my head afterwards

[@addi543]

@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN MINUS FIVE STARS!

[@thehermitwizard]

@@addi543 JEEZUS

[@addi543]

@@thehermitwizard FATASSES

[@goalhorncrazy9779]

Fun Fact-This is the lowest you’ve ever ranked a WWF/E event, lower than December To Dismember and WrestleMania 9

[@Pensfan5919]

Man. This sucks much worse than I thought then. Like, even Manias 12 and 13 were... passable, but this Mania seems like irredeemable shit. Also, I see you everywhere now.

[@CapybaraMMA]

Read this comment right before the video started and oh man am I excited

[@syedbadshah12345]

This is better than D2D tho

[@christerry1611]

It is definitely worse than Mania 9

[@tinotica]

I believe it’s his second F. The other being New Blood Rising

[@kenterminateddq5311]

One of the rare PPVs where a Bret Hart match is disappointing. It's not a big deal since Summerslam 93 had a disappointing match between Perfect and Shawn Michaels. BTW, thank you to the people who requested this legendary turd of a WM at 0:39 .

[@charlescrocco7896]

It could be worse...IX was my first 'Mania!!

[@chrisbutler1668]

1, 2, 4 and 9 are all MUCH, MUCH, MUCH bigger turds than this show. And most of the best "moments" from the first ten WrestleMania's are all just the famous endings from horrendous matches. Try shining all of those Hogan turds as much as you want...

[@aidenhorton18]

@@charlescrocco7896 me too. Then I stopped watching after this Mania and stopped watching wrestling until around when the NWO started

[@charlescrocco7896]

@@chrisbutler1668 Agreed, though I can give 1 and 2 a pass because it was a relatively new thing, especially for the WWF. 9...well, I just started watching PPVs at the wrong time, and although I liked the concept behind 4, it was too ambitious, and I also disliked Hogan needing to be involved in the Finals.

[@charlescrocco7896]

@@aidenhorton18 I watched through most of the Attitude Era...then I left until Survivor Series 2011, as one of my buddies had tickets for it. If I didn't go to MSG that night, I may have never found this or any of the other wrestling content pages.

[@MrNexor-cj8gs]

I think Paul Bearer said in an old shoot that it was his idea for the urn with a light, but quickly regretted it since he had to lug the heavy thing and it's huge charger everywhere...which is why it got melted down by Kama.

[@chrisbutler1668]

It was a prank by Vince. And if Paul complained, Vince said he'd have to travel and carry it around even longer. But he never said a word.

[@paulweston8408]

Nash has said in many shoot interviews that Shawn was jealous because of Vince's love of big men. Even though they were good friends Shawn did everything he could to have the big man ran out of gas by working as fast as he could. He also famously said bagged the jack knife at the end to hurt Nash's stock in the company.

[@markant9534]

Deisel flopped as champ, Pritchard suggested Shawn as the main guy in the mid 90`s but Vince didn`t want little guys as champ, Shawn was proved right and became far more popular than Deisel could ever be.

[@ericmonaco4509]

Lol some friend he is

[@trystinlindsay5674]

It’d be so weird to imagine a WWE where they were avoiding mentioning John Cena but that’s basically what WWE had to do with Hogan at this point

[@DasKame]

9:12 "NEVERMIND THAT S%IT! HERE COMES MONGO!"

[@heisensaul5538]

That's our Mongo!!!

[@Iamjhack1212]

Me?

[@jrcarter9175]

"Well, Mongo ain't exactly a 'who'. He's more of a 'what'."

[@heisensaul5538]

@@jrcarter9175 or a huh?

[@KendallMcNeilClark]

MINUS FIVE STARS

[@ukwolfman6938]

I suspect the 123 Kid was going for a martial arts vibe with his outfit, but he just looks like he's wearing his pyjamas.

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

He looked like an Absolute Jagoff.

[@cypher515]

I actually relatively recently heard the Chris Benoit rumor RE tagging with Owen; and to think of how much that would have changed wrestling history, it broke my brain. Benoit in the WWF might mean Benoit never spends any time in WCW, there goes the Sullivan feud, and I don't even have to say any more.

[@The73MPL4R]

0:23 Ironically Bad Bunny ended up being a lot better in the ring than anybody expected

[@tafua_a]

Apparently in Scottish "blaaargh daaagaargh" means "I quit"

[@tafua_a]

@@Autisticwanderer Give me a break, my source was Roddy Piper

[@sonicheroxd5767]

It is pretty insulting how Alundra Blayze and Bull Nakano, THE WOMEN'S CHAMPION at that time, wasn't booked on this show but the fucking Harris brothers are.

[@TheTrainFan9]

For all the shit that WWE gets now for not knowing how to use the talented female wrestlers on their roster, at least they get featured on television, whereas here in '95 you would have no idea that they even had a women's champion with how little Alundra and Nakano are mentioned.

[@fc775]

who cares

[@nickm393]

@@fc775 exactly, nobody cared about Alundra Blayze and Bull Nakano at the time.

[@Mr407Derek]

@@nickm393 But people cared enough about the Harris brothers.. mediocre and under card..

[@deogthepoeg7872]

The Harris brothers kicked ass.

[@blacktytrix]

Flashbacks to the worst wrestlemanias countdown

[@tinotica]

Good god what a cluster of a show!!!

[@Ac-dz3xy]

@@tinotica “If you wanted a time capsule of everything that was wrong with the WWF in the mid-1990s, this was it!!”

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

I wonder if WWE made that HOF with the "Can you believe what we thought were good ideas?" Plaque dedicated to this show?

[@monkeyman5866]

If I've said it once, I'll say it a million times: 1995, or as we call it in wrestling, the dark times.

[@DasKame]

To be fair, 1995/96 was unbelievable Entertaining: Every Week comes a new Schmuck with a hilarious Gimmick: The Goon, Mantaur, Mankind, Who, Shinobi, Goldust, Waylon Mercy, Ahmen Johnson, TL Hopper, Rocky Mavia and above all of that: Salvatore Sincere ;)

[@Venemofthe888]

1995 was a dark time and only by about halfway maybe even the end of 1996 did things start to turn around

[@TurtleDustin]

I think things started to turn for the better after Wrestlemania that year & into 1996. Decent matches & seeing the likes of Goldust, Triple H, Steve Austin, Mankind coming in.

[@christerry1611]

@@Venemofthe888 I don''t think things got any better (at least for WWE) until summer of 97.

[@TheTrainFan9]

It was a dark period for American wrestling. Japanese wrestling was on fire in the mid 90s, especially in All Japan with guys like the Four Pillars of Heaven, Jun Akiyama, Stan Hansen. Seriously, check some of those matches out, they're stiff but they're utterly fantastic.

[@AcidRayne100]

15:58 Diesel almost performing an unintentional modified GTS. That would actually be a devastating maneuver for a bigger wrestler today.

[@rogregg29445]

Wasn’t disappointed in the Jenny McCarthy burial 🤣😂🤣

[@PierzStyx]

Well, we certainly see Bam Bam''s Job-ility in this Mania. Guy never got treated right by Vince, who has never seemed to know what to do with big guys who were way over and not jacked to the moon.

[@SteRDLK]

Funny how Vader and Bam Bam weren't pushed, and yet Mabel was main eventing SummerSlam this year

[@abadenoughdude300]

Vince loves outrageous specimens. You can't just be "big", you have to be roided out of your mind like Warrior, 20 foot tall like Khali or Gonzales or weigh 16 tons like Yoko or Mabel. No compomises and middlegrounds from this man.

[@spheremode3271]

NGL, Salt and Peppa fondling Bret lovingly is pretty amazing.

[@DarkDesperado25]

Because of OSW, all I can hear when he mentions HBK and Diesel as Tag Team Champs is, "What a pittance!"

[@DefNotAiko]

LT v Bam Bam *You think you're special, you do*

[@shantanukale1468]

*I can see it in your eyes*

[@chihollywood9379]

@wulpurgis 🤣🤣🤣☠

[@carljohnson5301]

I think Shawn pushed the second camera man out of the way because he didn’t want them interfering with Diesel’s spot

[@SSNESS]

Whalers stunk too back then

[@TheMrDwillison]

I've seen Fishbone live and the thought of them performing the national anthem at WrestleMania is hilarious

[@Phyrre56]

Yeah I don't think they no-showed, I think someone booked them without running it by Vince and he hated their rendition and sent them packing.

[@Cdubya]

Honestly I think Mania 2 is 10x worse than this. Mania 2 is a rough watch.

[@louthegiantcookie]

X-8 wasn't a good watch either. Just a joyless, lifeless show apart from one or two matches.

[@eastsidereviews727]

Yep. 2 is a worse show and was just as littered with celebrities.

[@TheSchaffmaster83]

You are right. But also WM 9 was also worse.

[@Cdubya]

@@TheSchaffmaster83 Mania 9 at least has a couple of watchable matches. Michaels vs Tatanka isn't bad, Headshrinkers vs Steiners is decent, heck even Bret vs Yoko isn't too bad. 2 has no matches of redeeming worth lol

[@buddyravage1634]

@@TheSchaffmaster83 I LOVE WM9. It's the Halloween Havoc of Wrestlemanias! I think it's my most rewatched WM ever. In my top 5 of most entertaining for sure.

[@tthomaselli2]

'WWF WrestleMania 11' took place 28 years ago, today. Holy cow... As a 6-year-old kid when 'WWF WrestleMania 11' took place, I was happy to see The Undertaker beat King Kong Bundy, upset when Bam Bam Bigelow lost to Lawrence Taylor & shocked to see Kevin Nash retain the WWF championship against Shawn Michaels. Looking back on it, this event sucked!... 'WWF WrestleMania 11' sucked, back then & it still does, today!...

[@escapingnightmares6050]

"Next time we see that urn it'll be melted down into a chain for Kama" I was waiting for the punchline but then I remembered that actually happened 😂😂😂

[@bobbybr38k3r8]

Nobody: Brian Zane: "I'll lay down for anybody for a quarter of a million".

[@heisensaul5538]

I would too. Zane aint wrong there

[@bobbybr38k3r8]

@@heisensaul5538 it's just funny, when you hear it out of content lol. I would loose a match for that money too lol

[@heisensaul5538]

@@bobbybr38k3r8 I think anyone in their right mind would lol

[@Elkott]

Is it bad that I completely forgot WrestleMania was coming up, there's just nothing about it that has my interest this year

[@Sketchfan]

Wouldn’t surprise me it’s a mix of the global bastard apathy though the indies like gcw and beyond will be more with checking out the shows they’re lining up for the mania weekend but mania itself is esp due no one giving a damn because really what have wwe done to make it worthwhile?

[@PierzStyx]

We don't really have much of a card for it yet, which is crazy to me a sit is only a month away. I am interested in the Banks/Belair match.

[@christerry1611]

It's still better than the road to Mania last year. I blame it all on The Pandemic. Stupid virus.

[@Elkott]

@@christerry1611 You can't blame the Pandemic for this years poor build up, WWE have had months to put together a great card but they haven't bothered

[@christerry1611]

@@Elkott What is soooo bad about it this year? For one, they haven't even announced the entire card yet. Chill out.

[@enigmaskull3495]

The Guest Host Era of RAW was basically Celeb-a-Mania 2.0.

[@RobertJones-si6pi]

WrestleMania 11 is a prime example of where WWF was as a company throughout the 90's.Are you sure that wasn't Marc Summers as guest referee?

[@markant9534]

Wrestlemania in 98 changed all that, and it was Pat Patterson as ref calling the spots, he co-ordinated a large majority of the WWF wrestling matches, he co-ordinated all of the warrior v Hogan spots at wrestlemania 6.

[@classicbananamilk]

The nazi twins with hair, Mongo in the fed, Billy Gunn in his cowboy gimmick... what a crazy time

[@JeffJedi]

Sid's best promo ever: "Listen to me you stupid little puke, you don't give me the night off. You give me nothing.. but respect."

[@juliancantero3519]

You know it's bad when Bret hart and Shawn Michaels can't save the show. Man this was A top 3 worst Wrestlemania

[@tinotica]

Number 1 easily

[@M1lesJames]

I think Wrestlemania 9 is the worst, with this being second worst. At least WM11 tried some different things. WM9 had the worst Undertaker match at WM, and the bollocks at the end with Hulk Hogan winning the title after a 10 second impromptu match with Yoko

[@thekidfromiowa]

It's so bush league when compared to the grandeur of Wrestlemania X.

[@thekidfromiowa]

@@M1lesJames Squash the new top heel to satisfy his ego. At least Yoko kept his credibility after that.

[@tinotica]

@@M1lesJames lol nah. At least Wrestlemania 9 felt like a Wrestlemania and Hogan’s title win popped the crowd (the original money in the bank), 11 just felt like a dark house show. I can handle a bad Wrestlemania but a boring Wrestlemania is even worse

[@The_Chocolate_One]

Say what you want about Jeff Jarrett the man could really go in the ring. Or maybe that’s just my opinion. The never ending reliance of celebrity power seems to be a thing that has continued to this day.

[@TurtleDustin]

Always loved Jarrett regardless of where he was 👍🏻

[@princealigorna7468]

JJ was always a fantastic mid-card heel that could have moved in and out of the main event at will I think. Vince didn't see him that way though. He saw him as a perennial IC contender, but never a main eventer. And we all know why: he was never the size Vince liked at the time, and Vince was still holding grudges with Jeff's dad because Memphis. Memphis was the one territory that just wouldn't go away, even when Vince poached Jeff and Lawler.

[@gandalfthegrey7135]

Well, celebrities draw people. That hasn't changed as well.

[@justinwalker2928]

Jeff Jarrett was soiled mid-card act who believed his own hype.

[@justinmartin1831]

He broke a million guitars and never drew a dime.

[@saywhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

Brian's review of LT/Bam Bam has me hankering for a list of his top 8 best celebrity matches. Book it!

[@SteRDLK]

Mayweather vs Big Show is number one definitely

[@justinholder2949]

I lol'ed when you said for taker "he hits him with the current school " lmao that was golden lol😂😂😂

[@SSNESS]

Sometimes 4 stars, sometimes 5 stars?

[@EphPhaThaINC]

8:45 - OMG Zane, great Blazing Saddles reference. That was awesome. "Never mind that shit, here comes Mongo."

[@troyelich9307]

Jim Neidhart was working a series of Indy shows in West Virginia at this time. I know this because I drove him around for those 4 or 5 days. The last show was a Sunday afternoon in Morgantown WV. As I was driving him to the Pittsburgh Airport, I asked him who Owen's mystery partner was going to be...he said he didn't know....then he said "maybe it's me." His flight was supposed to take him to Tampa. I remember wondering if he might actually be flying to Hartford? He could have made it actually. I watched Wrestlemania thinking "if Neidhart is the mystery partner I'm going to shit myself. He wasn't....and good news...I didn't shit myself.

[@RoyStantz]

Beside Anvil and Benoit, another rumored choice for Owen's mystery partner was "Dr. Death" Steve Williams.

[@Rob_Thorsman]

​​@@RoyStantzGood thing for Owen that it wasn't Dr. Death. Bart Gunn would've laid him out! Come to think of it, good for Bart Gunn too. He had a few more years before they sabotaged his career.

[@SteelyDanzig]

Lmaoooo imagine thinking Chris Benoit would've ever been Owen's surprise partner at Wrestlemania in 1995

[@PepinHayden]

"hits the current school" that was awesome, Zane, you're the man

[@townicus5908]

10:59 Michael Barton Nice WXO nod there

[@crooker23]

happy to see "Jerry the Lawler" might stick around

[@DasKame]

WM7, WM 9, WM 11, WM 13... Seems like a Star Trek Pattern 😏😨😏

[@jop2663]

Sadly, WM 2 was a thing aswell

[@christerry1611]

Yep in Star Trek all the even numbered movies were the best. Although Search For Spock was pretty decent.

[@justinmartin1831]

WM7 was okay. Not as bad as the others mentioned. WM5 was worse.

[@DasKame]

@@justinmartin1831 youre right, but i remember the Mainevent Slaughter/Hogan, thats counts a little bit (even Warrior/Macho King was very cool at the time)

[@nm499x]

As an 8 year old, with all the costumes and crazy gimmicks, Bob Backlund was the only one who scared the shit out of me.

[@impossiblescissors]

Give Backlund a lot of credit for reinventing himself as a crazy heel so late in his career!

[@omarvazquez3355]

Piper asking Hart if he quits when he's putting the submission on! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonrossi6432]

“Hits the current school” 🤣

[@EScoglio]

It's really amazing to think that the saga of Undertaker finally getting his urn back would last all of 1995. They didn't finally conclude that story until December when he'd get it back from King Mabel.

[@ajk]

It went THAT long? I didn't realize Mabel was involved, I thought it ended with Kama. That's wild.

[@EScoglio]

@@ajk Yeah. Kama made it into the chain, then around Summerslam, I think, Taker beat Kama, but then Mabel and Mo attacked Paul Bearer to take the chain and that led to Taker's feud with Mabel that ended in a casket match at the December In Your House.

[@jroberts2nd]

Bob Backlund, clearly a believer in the Tully Blanchard school of quitting in matches.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

“Pay to see Rhonda sheers massive whammos!”

[@Pensfan5919]

That's Mania 10, but can of Coke nonetheless.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

@@Pensfan5919 they were talking about the celebrity’s over wrestling at that PPV as well.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

There was more pyro in Razor Ramon entrance. Then there was in the exploding Barbwire match.

[@ChiGuy251]

Kevin Nash told Vince during the build up to mania that it wasn't a good idea for them to do that spot where Shawn super kicks him because it would make him (Shawn) look like the babyface and him look bad by comparison and judging by the crowd reaction he was right.

[@RisingJericho]

It's funny and depressing how barren/bad this Wrestlemania is. Bless Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart for carrying the company during these dark times.

[@Stumpers24]

For a celebrity, LT did pretty good! That bulldog looked and back drop looked really good

[@lewsmith9708]

I think that just goes to show how great of a worker Bigelow was.

[@converse_craig]

Thanks for the upload. Will you in time re-upload WM3 and other classic ppvs that were Flagged? Once again, thank you!

[@stinrios]

"Never mind that shit, Here comes Mongo!" god damn it, I love it so much.

[@lukeharbolt7681]

I think it was always planned for Jenny McCarthy to come out with diesel and they just switched it up because Pamela Anderson had no room for her ego and The heartbreak kid

[@SSNESS]

He’s all over the place with his star ratings too

[@lewisaino]

LOL Pam preceded the Kliq

[@DiegoSPaulino]

Even if it hasn't any right to be a main event, It was cool to see Bam Bam main eventing a WrestleMania show.

[@darrylgilpin8401]

The headphones on pettigale distract you from his glorious mullet

[@themedianman9712]

The consensus is that Piper's constant interjections were a major detraction from that match. Not saying you're wrong. In fact, I appreciates about you that this isn't just a review you'd find anywhere else. As far as the event goes, could have used a women's match (Madusa), and half the heels were vestigial parts of the main event. Surely they could have found another NFLer and had a WM2 style battle royal.

[@garylshawiii483]

hot take: Kevin Nash is underrated in ring

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

OSW and W3 are the best pro wrestling review shows ever

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

What barrrrrrrrr is Lawrence Taylor?

[@kcole3937]

Especially the old school reviews

[@kwrbt2979]

OSW reviews? Those guys suck. A bunch of cackling hyenas sharing inside jokes in the most loud obnoxious way possible. No respect for their audience.

[@jasonoliver1034]

Zane's Top 8 Worst Wrestlemanias bought me here 🏆

[@heisensaul5538]

I still think 9 was worse, but this show is pretty bad all around, definitely a top 3 worst.

[@AcidRayne100]

Always wondered if Bob Backlund proclaiming "I saw the light" would lead to some religious character development, but nothing ever came of it.

[@ziahamm1603]

I think LT got usurped with Bad Bunnys performance as best celeb wrestling performance at a Wrestlemania. And Bam Bam carried LT a fair bit whereas Bad Bunny held his own a bit more

[@kenterminateddq5311]

2:12 Did anyone get the Tatanka reference? I stratched my head but smiled at the same time. :)

[@gabepollock1641]

It’s a reference to a promo Tatanka cut as a heel in the USWA. I forget the year but it was the time where Vince was working as a heel in Jerry’s promotion. Tatanka was supposed to wrestle Lawler for their heavyweight title and he butchered The King’s name during a segment.

[@justinmartin1831]

@@gabepollock1641 it was 93 during the USWA vs WWF feud.

[@chrisbreezy3048]

As bad as that submission-based 'I Quit' Match was, I laughed every time Piper picked up the mic and yelled 'What do ya say?!' after putting it back down two seconds prior.

[@mattthomas1442]

Mania 9 always has somewhat a soft spot for me due to its atmosphere and overall Roman theme. It felt like a spectacle even if the actual show wasn't good so it gets bonus points for me.

[@thescott7539]

As someone that was actually at Mania IX, I have to agree with you. And I don't think the Mania IX card was super awful. The opener was slow but decent.The Steiners and Headshrinkers was good. Crush Vs. Doink was awesome with that ending. Sure, Taker fought a stuffed animal, and you have two very weird Hulk Hogan title matches, but that was a fun afternoon in the Caesar's Parking Lot/Tennis Courts.

[@jcace13]

I don't think I ever knew Taylor and Bam Bam was the Wrestlemania main event, I don't think WWE ever mention that whenever they bring that match up.

[@glennrugar9248]

95 was dark times for the hulkamaniacs but they said there prayers, took there vitamins, and they turned out... alright?

[@christerry1611]

Well, let me tell you something, Glenn Rugar.

[@TheNWA88]

The number of technical difficulties on this show is pretty comical -- the Network actually edits off several of them too.

[@owen800xl]

This is all from memory 26 years ago but Jenny McCarthy I'm pretty sure was going to be the guest timekeeper for the match and I thought the commentators explained there was a reshuffle of roles due to Pamela Anderson being nowhere to be found.

[@retrogaminghippie3720]

Retro gaming hippie approves! Always great production and your wrestling insights are a plus! Love the Hollywood video shoutout! I managed a few stores back in the day

[@adriandowney4394]

Glad you pointed out the Harris bros and that damn tattoo claiming ignorance not knowing what it meant was total bull on there part

[@PierzStyx]

In terms of celebrity matches, LT has done better than most who have stepped into the ring. I mean, compare this to the matches Rodman out on in WCW. Those make LT look like AJ Styles.

[@shawnyganggang6581]

Bret and Bob Backlund never had a Summer Elam match. I think Zane just confused that with just a regular match they had on Superstars where Backlund lost and turned hee.

[@Lordeightbane]

They wrestled at superstar

[@ajk]

That'd make sense. I knew Backlund wasn't part of the SummerSlam match, Bret faced Owen there of course in the cage, but thought he maybe got Owen mixed up for Bob somehow, since he was involved heavily in their feud by Survivor Series. Also...Luger curtain jerked Mania 11 obviously, not 10, Brian misspoke on that I noticed.

[@dbone3356]

So... Can we all agree that the Bam Bam/L.T match was the best celebrity match until McAfee/Cole (Bay-Bay)? Maybe it could be a future top 8 list? But I wonder how they picked Bigelow for this? Did they just have a sign up sheet on the wall in the back asking "Who wants a quarter of a mil for doing a job?" Or was it one of those sheets with the tear away numbers on the bottom?

[@hazrover]

God I loved Bam Bam. He deserved more in WWE, just in general. Big scary brute who was a gent behind the scenes.

[@danc3488]

Bam Bam was a real sport for putting L.T. over. Shows you the kind of entertainer he was. And I think L.T. did a LOT better than people thought he would.

[@matthewlane518]

Course there's a Sid chant! He's the ruler of the world! You wanna be on his good side😁

[@sockhopper]

“The Current School” cracked me up lol

[@japstoryeditor]

I think the grade of “F” was too gracious for this Wrestlemania. I would give it an “F-“.

[@kwrbt2979]

Those days were peak Pam Anderson, looking incredible and captured on film here. All downhill from there. I'm willing to bet that HBK was pissed off about the admittedly stupid idea to have media around the ring for this wrestlemania and for that reason he took it out on the media during the match. Basically him saying "get out the f'n way!" and "I told you this was stupid, Vince!"

[@slycooper04]

I seen this at the age of 9 on PPV and even recorded it on VHS. With that being said if I could pay my parents back with interest I really would.

[@Demiglitch]

Only if they had to watch it as well.

[@diezel308]

I didn't know Razor beat Jarrett for the IC title in a ladder match, but after seeing it was for only 2 days on a Canadian house show loop, that makes more sense. Between that and vacating it for a week after a weird finish against Bob Holly (of all people), I can't tell if they just didn't want Double J having a 7 month reign or give him the distinction of already being a 3-Time Champ when HBK beat him at In Your House 3.

[@Couldbedumber]

I’m just waiting for mania 22

[@RaulSHermano]

I think it should come after WM2000, how i remember in Zanes Patreon list

[@Couldbedumber]

@@attiepollard7847 had one of my favorite matches in hbk vs McMahon

[@str.77]

Big Sid didn't come "out of nowhere". He came to the rign with Michaels and has been standing next to the ring ever since.

[@brettrymas4587]

Anytime I see LT all I think is.... "don't smoke crack"

[@MrSeahawk113]

I've seen wrestlemania 1-30 on dvd also I discovered your channel today. And it's awesome I subscribed

[@shawnyganggang6581]

I'm going to play devil's advocate for the way HBK took the Jackknife. Nash always had a weird release for some reason. I think it was Jim Cornette who said that Nash did a release power bomb because he didn't want to get kicked in the face whenever he took it. Look at the way Nadh did that Jackknife on HBK - Nash looked like he was in position on releasing a tilt-a-whirl slam or a gut wrench power bomb. So, maybe maybe... just maybe HBK didn't mean to land in his heels? I don't know..?

[@NikateeN]

I agree. I’ve seen Nash hit a few Jacknife Powerbombs like this one, usually with lighter opponents. If you watch the evolution of the move he would slow them down a bit in his WCW years.

[@Roflcrabs]

Makes me wonder what the story was with the one he gave to The Giant where he drops him on his head. It looked like an accident but they worked it into an angle.

[@richardtheconquerer]

Nah, even Nash himself has pointed out in shoot interviews that Shawn almost certainly did this deliberately