WWF Wrestlemania 2000 Review | Wrestling With Wregret

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Wrestlemania 2000 ... the most 2000 of all the Wrestlemanias! Featuring a mostly forgettable card full of tag team matches and multi-mans, AND Ice-T! Nominate a classic show on Patreon! / wrestlingwithwregret
03:57 The Godfather & D'Lo Brown vs. The Big Boss Man & Bull Buchanan
06:31 Hardcore Battle Royal for the Hardcore Championship
11:06 Steve Blackman & Al Snow vs. T&A
13:37 Triangle Ladder Match for the Tag Team Championship: Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Edge & Christian
16:40 Catfight: The Kat vs. Terri
18:57 The Radicalz vs. Too Cool & Chyna
21:28 Two Out of Three Falls Match for the Intercontinental & European Championships: Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho
24:30 X-Pac & Road Dogg vs. Kane & Rikishi
27:01 Elimination Match for the WWF Championship: Triple H vs. The Rock vs. Big Show vs. Mick Foley
32:12 Final Thoughts
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[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

Calling Michael Cole a shit head is Hardcore Holly best ever promo.

[@the1tomlowson]

Personal favourite is him doing some promo with Gangrel of all people. Remember that they never said Gangrel was a vampire. It was always "a gothic lifestyle" or "the red viscous liquid." Hardcore clearly didn't get the memo, saying: "Get y'fatass up there Dracula."

[@DreamsOfGaruda]

@@the1tomlowson Lol

[@Gabagool]

It's either that or "don't think I've forgotten about you, BIG SHOOOWWWW" with the spooky fingers

[@sheepdavis]

@@Gabagool Remember me, Big Show? I'm the BIG SHOT!

[@tyrone5969]

Hardcore Holly did promos?

[@unheardsirensincorporated2036]

Steph's shirt when she won the title says "SMH", which matches everyone's reaction to her being Women's champ.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

At least it's not as bad as Russo being the WCW champion or Vince McMahon as the ECW world champion.

[@clarencesimmons8580]

Stephanie wearing a black bicycle shorts and some sneakers she's Hot as Hell!!!🥰

[@ShoggothsAway]

lol

[@snarferyasmr3739]

@@clarencesimmons8580 when I look at her shirt I don't normally read lol

[@LMLR187]

Its crazy that her initials also became perfect for chat lingo

[@tokubrony9447]

You did not mention the Rock delivering an awesome line after No Way Out. The Rock: If the main event of WrestleMania is gonna be Triple H vs. The Big Show, then WrestleMania's gonna ABSOLUTELY SUCK!!

[@RoyStantz]

@TheLegendkiller HHH vs. the Son of Andre would happen at New Year's Revolution 2006.

[@williamerazo3921]

😂

[@killershadow7752]

@@RoyStantz didn't ask but ok

[@SpaceGhost92]

@@RoyStantz That was the feud where big show had the giant arm cast right?

[@RoyStantz]

@@SpaceGhost92 Oh yes, and Hunter said "I don't need any backup against you, fat boy!"

[@forrestredd2706]

Everyone in the Hardcore match going through the APA's door is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in wrestling.

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

It's just basic etiquette.

[@Mr_Leo_DS]

Except for Taz

[@MattMcMuscles]

My heart skipped a beat, cuz I thought this was the N64 game for a sec.

[@jeffreyg3375]

That would gimmick infringement against you ha.

[@jerelminter]

No this is the real WWF WrestleMania 2000 pay per view event that the video game is named after.

[@tbirddddd]

The game was way better than the PPV

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

I'm still waiting for you guys to collab on something (my original request, if you remember, was Battleground, but I doubt anybody remembers or cares about it anymore)

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

@@jeffreyg3375 Matt after he gets Brian's channel shut down: WHA HAPPUN - Wrestling With Wregret

[@Alex_DC413]

True story, this was the first PPV I successfully begged my mom to buy. We chose... poorly

[@tbirddddd]

Oof. Yeah this was the first WWF PPV me and my friends chipped in to order.

[@sodaandcookies1]

Mine too! Lol My aunt got it for my cousin and I , I was a sad 12 year old at the end of the show

[@harveymcelroy4371]

Lol

[@AnArchyRulzz]

My first was Wrestlemania X7, so I chose well lol

[@jerelminter]

At least you got to see a WrestleMania pay per view that night.

[@Nickp725]

Big Hoss being Q’d up is the most logical character turn of 2021

[@heisensaul5538]

Big Hoss becoming a Q follower is the biggest heel turn of 2021, possibly ever....

[@toptenguy1]

I hope that most Democrats realize that this QAnon bull is only an extremely small fringe of the 75 million Republicans who voted for "Orange man bad". So sick of being labeled as a "LOL QANON CONSPIRACY THEORIST LULZ". That's basically like saying "All muslims are terrorists" or "All Democrats are Antifa rioters". It gets annoying after a while.

[@heisensaul5538]

@@toptenguy1 Yeah the problem was that when Trump was president they got into the spot light so it seemed like they were biggest than they probably actually were. I have only ever met Q idiot in my life.

[@toptenguy1]

@@heisensaul5538 my ONLY experience wiht it was when a facebook friend shared me a pic from Q, saying that a Biden associate was arrested for voter fraud... Turns out the pic was Cuba Gooding Jr being arrested from a few months earlier.. So yep, never paid attention to Qanon EVER AGAIN. lol

[@ericthomas917]

@@toptenguy1 I can't disagree with everything you said. It's mostly KHives that think any criticism of Democrats is Q.

[@TreasureTrain]

Pick up the win, chase off the hos. My life motto since I was 5

[@ginobds2344]

😂

[@kujo62]

I never even got the W 😭

[@DevilSurvivor69]

Words to live by, hive five bro!

[@chrisiverson5648]

homies over hoes👍🏾😂

[@btipton6899]

You chased off hos at 5?! 😂🤣

[@coffeefan]

I was at this event. We had horrible nose bleed seats that were way overpriced. We could barely see anything and the lack of a big screen at the arena made it a challenge to follow the action. Ladder match was epic.

[@wakkasoblitzed7970]

As Brian initially mentioned, the set for this WM was pretty awful so I can imagine how disappointed it must’ve been for you to watch live with no screen to see the action.

[@puckingrufus56]

The pond in 2000 was a relatively new arena but lacking screens. They just had that one small scoreboard in the center. The nose bleeds there are brutal. Real steep. Staples Center is a much better venue for WWE

[@_peachbeach]

still cool you were there tho!! I bet the atmosphere was insane!

[@spiceupyourlife7755]

If your seats was nosebleed seats then how you can see the ladder match?

[@coffeefan]

@@spiceupyourlife7755 I think I have photos printed in a box I'll see if I can find. I couldn't see the details of the match but you could tell who was who by their outfit and it was easy enough to see someone flying off a ladder.

[@nbr6116]

Bless Mae Young, she was a treasure

[@enigmaskull3495]

She was a trooper.

[@radentstwo9793]

Unlike Not So Fabulous Moolah

[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

Her bronco buster to Moolah was glorious.

[@carter3369]

Remember when she got powerebombed by The Dudleyz through a table lol

[@TheFlock83]

I think it was Bubba Ray Dudley that said she was the toughest person that he’d ever been in the ring with

[@keithmclean6280]

R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan

[@marmcd2003]

Yeah I can't believe he missed that.

[@TheWinstonSlip]

@@marmcd2003 because in his heart MCD is still alive

[@uncledrosselmeyer6480]

Who

[@TheWinstonSlip]

@@uncledrosselmeyer6480 it’s called IMDB look him up. Famous actor, passed away too soon.

[@uncledrosselmeyer6480]

@@TheWinstonSlip LMFAO. Are you special needs??

[@Simeautomatic100]

*Damn. So many deceased people. Mae young, Fabulous Moolah, Crash, Grandmaster Sexay, Chyna, Chris Benoit, Eddie, Howard Finkle, Test, Viscera & Big Boss Man. Then add Micheal Clarke Duncan & Screech*

[@vict4451]

Forget Bearer.

[@RaulSHermano]

Who are the last 2 you’ve mentioned?

[@JA-ev7om]

@@RaulSHermano *Actors & wrestling fans.*

[@Phan211]

At least Mae and Moolah got to live full lives.

[@djm5687]

@@Phan211 Mae & Moolah lived full lives because they never wrestled "hardcore" matches. Many wrestlers' lives have been shortened for the sake of "entertainment". 🤼‍♂️⚰

[@morti8845]

The wrestlemania without Taker :’(

[@fattiger6957]

He came back either the next month or the one after with the biker gimmick.

[@morti8845]

@@fattiger6957 yep I know

[@bryantrichardson7913]

Or Stone Cold

[@jimmysdadgoingcrazy]

Then he appeared in 17-34

[@morti8845]

@@attiepollard7847 i know? Still sad he wasnt there

[@townicus5908]

To quote an old OSW review Boss Man and Bull were going around as Shield 0.1

[@Eviltwin531]

Just yesterday I was feeling a little blue about how my career path has kind of taken a downturn, and now today I'm reminded that baseball legend and should-be Hall of Famer Pete Rose at one point ended up flossing a 400-pound Samoan's ass with his face, and I suddenly don't feel so bad anymore.

[@Vaishino]

To be fair to the Bossman, his most memorable arcs came from him just wanting to fuck with someone for no discernable reason

[@enigmaskull3495]

5:37

[@SocraticMind89]

Never forget the smack down interruption of big show’s “father’s funeral” by the boss man lol

[@bobbywood8322]

King in that triple threat match sounds like a wwe smackdown PS2 commentator

[@dunkirklexington6802]

so better than normal?

[@hulkhogan4203]

His THE ROCK BOTTOM is great

[@luissalazar2884]

THE ROCK is actually a nice person.

[@magnusyarbrough5527]

Dean Malenko.............I DONT GET IT!

[@hulkhogan4203]

This SINGLES MATCH will be an important match

[@Bulbz124]

At least this mania was the inspiration for one of the best wrestling games Edit: based off of not the inspiration

[@Kas58223]

And then the follow up of the awesome WWF No Mercy

[@jonathanmagee2831]

Wrestlemania 2000 came out in 99 before the actual show.

[@Kas58223]

@@jonathanmagee2831 still loved both I saved money to just get a N64 for those games and then WCW/NWO Revenge still to me best WCW game ever

[@TacitusKilgore165]

THQ shoulda been allowed to just making all the wrestling games forever

[@Stumpers24]

Very underrated game. I think it was better then no mercy

[@jjenk911]

For someone as big as Bull Buchanan, it amazes me at how athletic and agile he is

[@jonathonbartos5420]

That leg drop was spectacular!

[@aztecwrrior1997]

Where his son Brooks Jensen is slower than molasses

[@Roflcrabs]

Crazy ability, zero charisma.

[@lysergicpillamyd483]

​@@Roflcrabshe was like Benoit but with less technical ability.

[@thepassingstatic6268]

29:23 in regards to this fall: Mick said in a DVD special that he had bruised his sternum pretty bad. But he persevered because he was determined to go to Disneyland either the next day or the day after. Because hes Mick Foley, amd hes a hardcore legend. His words, not mine

[@EmmettXIV]

That's the Mick Foley DVD Have a nice day, He was so out of shape at this point because he really didn't think he would be on this show and retired after No way out.

[@thepassingstatic6268]

@@EmmettXIV yep. I used to have that on repeat. They showed him when he was Mankind a couple years ago when he did the same spot and hit the table. He tore his meniscus on the landing, but he hit the table

[@Romchikthelemon]

Well, you'll definitely bruise a sternum if you out of shape and out of your mind.

[@edh286]

It's surprising that such an underwhelming WrestleMania took place in one of WWE's best years in history

[@devmo03]

I’d argue that one of the most underwhelming WrestleManias ever taking place during one of their best years ever is very on-brand for WWE

[@mrlaidback83]

I'd say 2 underwhelming Wrestlemanias took place during WWE's greatest era as I personally think WM 15 wasn't good either. Apart from Austin vs Rock and Shane vs Xpac, the show trash imho.

[@AnArchyRulzz]

Basically all the Attitude Era wrestlemanias sucked, except X7 which was the swansong for Attitude Era.

[@tinotica]

The attitude era and the Ruthless Aggression era are polar opposites when it comes to the 2 biggest ppvs. AE- Great Summerslams and inconsistent Wrestlemanias RAE- terrible summerslams and all incredible Wrestlemanias

[@tinotica]

@@AnArchyRulzz and even Wrestlemania X-7 ended shoddy with basically Vince screwing the Rock just like at Wrestlemania 2000 and Austin turning heel similar to what he’d end up doing at Invasion 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@MrAce-lm8es]

First time for D'Lo Brown and the Godfather back together in 2 years, since they were in "the Nation".

[@clarencesimmons8580]

Did he sayin' dress up as Rick James Look?

[@MBM1117727]

No they had been teaming since November

[@kingblue2646]

I don't know if there's a list somewhere of "Mediocre Wrestlers Who Do One Move Better Than Most" but Bull's legdrop has to be up there with Maven's dropkick.

[@JCOdrjones]

Alicia Fox's northern lights suplex

[@MBM1117727]

His scissor kick too, while maybe not as good as Bookers, was great.

[@aaronsass9265]

The way I used to pick him sometimes in SD 2: NYR just because of that Diving Leg Drop xD

[@dannyiontton3669]

Mavens dropkick was a thing of absolute beauty

[@Roflcrabs]

Scotty Riggs has a nice dropkick too. Same with Bob Holly.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

This was the ONLY time at a WrestleMania that we got to see The Rock vs Triple H in a One on One capacity.

[@ThisIsMeAD]

Should've been the main event, quantity does not make quality here 🤮

[@nicholasscratch9781]

Thanks that's good to know OP.

[@mathewbarrie9149]

But it wasn't in "a one on one capacity" it was a 4 way.

[@tylerpascua6818]

Such a shame

[@yeslinvelez6572]

Didnt the rock face triple h at backlash 2000 with stone cold returning

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Fun Fact about WrestleMania XVI: Vince McMahon tried to get 2 Pac's "California Love" to use as its official theme. Of course, it would be replaced with simply "California". If you ever wanted to make a tribute video for WM 2000, use "California Love".

[@samcalderas870]

Or WM 21.

[@darienpittman34]

Crash Holly defending the Hardcore title at Funtime USA will always hold a special place in my heart

[@SBK05]

Fun fact: The main event was originally supposed to include Jericho instead of Foley but they didn’t think he was a big enough name/star yet. There’s a rare promo graphic of the match online.

[@joegreenhalgh6902]

Erm yeah, look at the border in the video!

[@RoyStantz]

@@attiepollard7847 X-Pac foolishly chose to keep his feud with Kane going after their awesome cage match at Armageddon 1999.

[@PierzStyx]

Paul Bearer doing the SUCK IT! crotch chop is hilarious. Automatic 3 stars. Plus the 1 it already earns, means that is a 4 star match.

[@NikateeN]

The very peak of N64 gaming for me.

[@joeyz5577]

Same here, best wrestling game by far

[@ezio_Winchester]

I put hours into that and no mercy

[@timbartschwolfman]

Hello there NikateeN

[@DasKame]

And Wrestling Games most entirely

[@mrcold8966]

No mercy killed any replay value wrestlemania 2000 might have had.

[@markoutwithmark]

This show was the McMahon's finally saying, "screw it, WE are the stars of this company." And it's been downhill ever since.

[@CharlesJohnson-tp7qq]

"A McMahon in every corner" If this Wrestlemania happened on TNA Impact they would have to add Hornswoggle and Hunter Hearst Helmsley-McMahon to the match

[@clarencesimmons8580]

Disrespectful Stephanie slap her brother and her Mother how can do to Them?

[@CharlesJohnson-tp7qq]

@@clarencesimmons8580 Linda McMahon is in Bully Ray's corner, because she's in Aces and 8's. Her motorcycle entrance is her Titantron video in perpetuity

[@chrisbreezy3048]

And let's not forget that two weeks before this PPV, The Rock hosted SNL for the first time, which also featured the three other competitors in the main event.

[@ShawnSandiego]

NICOTREL!! 😂😂 Still an amazing skit!

[@davebryan9864]

This maybe the only channel that i don't skip the in video adds big hoss is hilarious

[@patrickjohnson1649]

“Someone from Boss Man’s Past in Georgia, and has a Checkered Past...” Is Bull Buchanan Nailz?

[@oceanshrugs9235]

That would've worked. Bull goes undercover as an ally but he's actually working with Nailz or is Nailz.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Too Cool must've been sponsors for Marc Ecko Unlimited because they were rocking the Rhino all the way thru.

[@geraldmeyers4639]

this is so great. I've got almost zero interest in going back and watching these events from the beginning, but seeing it in this condensed format AND hearing the more ridiculous elements being criticized is very enjoyable.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

All making their WrestleMania debuts, Y2J Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, and the World Wrestling Federation Euro-Continental Champion, Kurt Angle.

[@lazybacon7520]

"Sexay wants to go for the hip hop drop, but Saturn shoves him off the top." I hope that was intentional

[@thepassingstatic6268]

The best rhymes are the unintentional ones

[@jessetorres9502]

The two most memorable things about this mania for me are the TLC match, and when a fan threw a soda square on Vince's back right at the end

[@TFitz1]

Pete Rose coming for revenge on Kane with a baseball bat is one of the funniest things ever 😂

[@jonbourgoin182]

Backlash 2000’s main event is what WrestleMania 2000 should have been but Austin wasn’t quite ready yet. When Austin shows up at Backlash he actually uses the edge of the chair to help himself stand back up. The only thing that couldve made that crowd pop even louder would be if Austin was able to dish out stunners to everyone.

[@TheSBleeder]

@@attiepollard7847 Austin was still recovering from neck surgery.

[@jp3813]

Austin not being ready doesn't mean that you have to book a Fatal 4-Way. It should've been Rock vs HHH at WM2000 even if the heel has to win.

[@funnybone6149]

When Vince dies, and when that will be is beyond our human understanding, I can only imagine what the tribute show would look like, and how many McMahons will be in the main event

[@vastexpanse2376]

That will be a sad day for a lot of people and fans

[@J0r-El]

I would be devastated. Vince McMahon just about represented my whole life in pop culture/pro wrestling.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Vince wouldn't want a tribute show.

[@pokehybridtrainer]

Oof.

[@elijahloveell8809]

Yeah about that…

[@mr.unknown1235]

This has one of the most disappointing WrestleMania main events I've seen. The Rock should have won the WWF championship, looking back and knowing that Rock never won his world title matches at Mania kinda sucks.

[@ChiGuy251]

crazier when you consider he never won a WM main event until he beat Cena at 28

[@mr.unknown1235]

@@attiepollard7847 sure, same as Triple H needed his moment at WrestleMania 18,19 and 25 🙄

[@mr.unknown1235]

@@attiepollard7847 you're a Triple H fan, that's good for you. I prefer Rock and think he should've won the WWF championship at WrestleMania 2000, you disagree. I think that's the end of the conversation.

[@Dinobot2]

@@ChiGuy251 I mean let's be honest, Rock-Hogan was basically the main even at WM18. It just happened to not go on last.

[@jackwei22]

@@ChiGuy251 For the belt no as that is what it is all about and he dropped the belt to Cena the following year

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Chyna's 2nd HEEL TURN April 3, 2000 - April 1, 2001 Wouldn't last long. Eddie Guerrero was just too popular to ignore and having Chyna made him look better. "Mamacita" 🌹

[@planetbrooklynsupreme]

RIP Michael Clarke Duncan, too! I get that Screech (Dustin Diamond) is more recent...but, jeez lol

[@lutherheggs451]

you don't have to RIP everyone thats ever died.....I don't see a show about Nixion and say RIP Dick Its been like a decade

[@planetbrooklynsupreme]

@@lutherheggs451 If you don't want people to remember you...then that's cool. But, I'll make a note of it every time.

[@Slick5150]

The best way to describe Wrestlemania 2000 is an Overcrowded card, an Overbooked & Overblown main event & an all around Underwhelming Show

[@Br0nze]

"WHADDAYAASAAAAY?!"

[@PcPFilmsDayton]

I remember loving Foley's initial retirement match with H... then he came back to do this, and it never sat right with me.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

I mean, for him with hindsight it didn't sit well with Mick either. If he had to be here at all - and he shouldn't, it should have been Jericho - he should have won it to finally close off his story. One final gasp. Otherwise this makes no sense at all.

[@mikebadaoa8525]

@@JeremiahEcks777 most wrestlers come back and do one or more matches after retirement foley,Bret, Austin, hbk, and rude

[@JeremiahEcks777]

@@mikebadaoa8525 Yeah but not one month after retiring! And out of those guys, Bret didn't willingly retire. Nor did Rude. Their 'last matches' weren't planned as such. Besides, Foley was quite outspoken and critical of other legends like Flair, that he wanted NWO 2000 to be his last last match. So coming back so quickly, with no fan demand, not even as a retro appeal, made him look quite hypocritical in many ways. He said it himself, that's why he felt so bad about it. Because Mick is great! It's a bit off topic, but he also came fully out of retirement. Twice. The other guys you mentioned all stayed retired with an odd match of two here and there. Nobody wanted to see Foley in TNA as Champ.

[@mikebadaoa8525]

@@JeremiahEcks777 foley was semi retired on 2004 . He made sporadic appearances here there on wwe but not full-time. He did wrestler decent amount in tna even won world belt

[@michaelbandada9887]

@@JeremiahEcks777 Stone Cold wrestled this year at WrestleMania against Kevin Owens

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

Vince and Shane fighting in the main event seemed like it went on forever. Plus they drove me crazy that after doing significant damage to each other, the McMahons ended up aligning like it was nothing.

[@vikingsallday005]

I always felt that this PPV suffered in part due to not having 2 key Attitude Era figures available for it as both Taker and Austin were out with injuries.

[@GorditoCrunch343]

Yeah, that was what everyone thought back then. Taker and Austin were missed a lot in late 99/early 2000, it wasn't until Backlash and Judgment Day that we got to see them.

[@KingKhanate1997]

Even then, it was just so overbooked and underwhelming.

[@thorodinson1933]

Would’ve been better if rock had won the title, the ladder match was great, IC was great, if rock had won then it immediately fixes imo the main issue with WM16

[@aidanator8008]

The Attitude Era in general just didn't have that many good Manias outside of 17. Sure, there are isolated cool moments like Austin winning the title at WM 14 or the first Austin vs. Rock match at WM 15, but none of the cards as a whole were ever really good.

[@Roflcrabs]

​@@thorodinson1933Triple H could have won and he could have cheated but the Vince swerve was weak and dumb.

[@robertxhacker]

I was at this event. I'm the guy before the main event, during The Rock's promo. Holding a huge sign that said, The Rock is inVINCEble. Got my 15 seconds of fame lol =)

[@renafan3333]

I HATED when they broke Kane and Tory up. Tory needed to be in DX like AJ Styles needs to go to The Performance Center for "seasoning" It was a swerve just to have a swerve.

[@eastsidereviews727]

This was the very first WrestleMania I was able to watch, my mom ordered it and me, a couple of cousins, and my sister watched it and of course recorded it on VHS. Funny thing is, I barely remember a lot of the card cause I fell asleep during the show, I remember everything up to the Angle/Benoit/Jericho match then nothing until the main event.

[@BBoy4040]

6:28 The moment Stephanie McMahon revolutionized women's wrestling

[@CooroSnowFox]

She is Eve...

[@kujo62]

It didn't exist before her

[@jcace13]

Ah yes when she became the first Women's Champion in wrestling history.

[@sirdwest]

R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan as well

[@Ranuyasha]

Yup.

[@Darule514]

Note : Paul Bearer looked slimmer compare to the previous year when he was in the faction The Ministry of Darkness.

[@justinhillenburg9286]

I think Bearer didn't get his gastric bypass surgery until a few years after this.

[@clarencesimmons8580]

When Paul left the Company as a Manger, he been the manger of the undertaker and Kane for 9 Years in WWF. Kane lost to Boss man and Buchanan thanks to Test and Albert at Backlash. X-Pac and Road Dogg they say "Bye, little fat Ass!"😥😥

[@ajk]

@@justinhillenburg9286 From what I recall, he got it around this time actually.....I think it was a pre-requisite to getting back on TV.

[@SlashClawGaming]

Bearer had lost weight previously w/o the gastric bypass. It was in an article in a WWF magazine back in the day. The gastric bypass occured a few years later.

[@ajk]

@@SlashClawGaming That actually makes sense, considering he was HUGE in TNA a few years after this. And as I think on it, the bypass was connected to his Mania XX return which came just a year after that stint, rather than this too.

[@wstine79]

This was my first Wrestlemania. Saw this at a WWF party at my dad's fire station.

[@Kas58223]

Saw other wrestlemanias on VHS at local rental stores but Wrestlemania 17 I saw live and it disappoint from the start to finish

[@J0r-El]

That is awesome. It was my first Wrestlemania as well.

[@wozthescott2804]

AKA McMahon Mania

[@mickeymojito]

4:35 "Cops vs Pimps, that classic rivalry." I laughed so hard at that .

[@ob_gynkenobi4014]

That ax kick by Bull Buchanan was legit!

[@juliooquendo220]

2000 was an awesome year for wrestling and tv shows and sports. Lakers won the NBA finals with kobe and shaq era. New york Yankees won their third world series as well.

[@boscotheman82]

Yankees won their 26th World Series in 2000

[@juliooquendo220]

@@boscotheman82 yes which was thier third world series they won in 1998 1999 and 2000

[@bradcarver8127]

Yeah and my little league team came in last place what’s your point.

[@GamersHolyArmy]

I love the concept of "last fall within the time limit wins" and I wish promotions did it more often.

[@TheCamSays]

I lowkey like this main event just for how stupidly chaotic is is. It’s a whole ass video game match.

[@jp3813]

Technically, Yokozuna retained against Lex Luger in WM10 and also won as a heel the year before. Though largely due to competing in two matches.

[@aro3275]

Yokozuna lost the title at 9 and 10.

[@jp3813]

@@aro3275 After retaining the title in those same events.

[@aro3275]

@@jp3813 if you don’t leave an event with the title you didn’t retain.

[@jp3813]

@@aro3275 Matches determine whether the title was retained. Otherwise, an event could end w/ someone stealing the title belt and you'd have to say that the champion didn't retain.

[@aro3275]

@@jp3813 wrestling is scripted. If hogan and hart werent going to win the title from yokozuna at the end of the show he probably wouldnt have “retained” to begin with.

[@AquilaSky21]

Never could get enough of the Classic PPV review theme 🥰

[@arashi86]

It's got some GTA vibes to it

[@logd27]

@@arashi86 I only hear bad 90’s porn music

[@AquilaSky21]

@@arashi86 I hear it!

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

1. *Skip to **1:52* 2. Hard to believe it's been 21 years since this event happened. 3. I've watched the show a lot growing up. In my opinion, it's an okay Mania. 4. Why the main event wasn't Rock vs HHH, and why Rock didn't win here in the end is something I'll never understand. 5. (13:38-16:24; 21:30-24:08; 27:08-32:13) *What we've ALL been waiting for*

[@Kas58223]

I call bullshit on Rock not going over like why do that when the next month at Backlash he get the championship

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@Kas58223 Ikr

[@tthomaselli2]

I was 11 when 'WWF WrestleMania 16' took place & I couldn't wait for the 15-minute WWF Hardcore title match to happen--just because I wanted to see who ultimately ends up winning the WWF Hardcore title, how many submissions & pin-falls take place, how many weapons we see being used & to sum everything up into one main reason, here it is: Absolute chaos!... I loved seeing Hardcore matches in WCW & the WWE/WWF when I was a kid & still find myself looking up Hardcore matches on KZbin, or, playing them in the WWF/WWE & WCW video games, to this day.

[@coryshannon3815]

I know it was a trend to name things in the year 2000, "2000", but what will WWE do when they actually get to the real Wrestlemania 2000?...

[@btipton6899]

3984?

[@yomamma359]

"The Him Bottom" 😂😂😂

[@robchuk4136]

I was trying to figure out what he was saying

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Jericho-Benoit-Angle set the tone for my wrestling fandom. High work rate, lovely mid-card, respect for the secondary and tertiary belts. I wish we could do the two-fall thing in the games.

[@fattiger6957]

Best match on the card, IMO. Jericho-Benoit the next month at Backlash was also amazing.

[@ajk]

@@fattiger6957 Kinda set the stage for the Angle-Benoit Feud the next year too, which was amazing as well.

[@lukasskywalker6514]

“Eddie, who by the way has been beating up chyna a lot in these last couple weeks is making these subtle passes at her while saying oh you can’t resist my Latino heat” Brian “some seed planting for the future here” Me: Eddies trying to plant HIS seed. 😱😱😱

[@JorgeRodriguez-ih8ub]

This show is the definition of "underwhelming" buy hey, the "aesthetic" of WM 2000 with the black and green looks cool, not everything was a lost cause

[@MBM1117727]

The all black ropes being used for a ppv for the first time gave it a big time feel too (even if they'd already been used for Heat)

[@143jetblack]

I was about to suggest this video FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THIS IS PUBLISHED. Literally a win.

[@Conspiracy515]

I loved Boss Man at this time. RIP

[@thegame7134]

Honestly the APA having a door with no walls and still making people use it is one of my favourite things in the history of wrestling. Always makes me laugh.

[@Mr.V-hey13]

Blackman kicking the SH!T out of the cheese had me rolling!!! Thanks for that Brian!

[@BostonsF1nest]

Damn I wish you showed that Jeff Hardy spot off the ladder. Iconic.

[@mongomongo7664]

This was the first WrestleMania i ever watched it's not the best but i appreciate it as it was my first one ever

[@clarencesimmons8580]

RIP To Michael Clarke Duncan and Dustin Diamond 😢😢

[@mbk907]

Man I forgot how stacked the tagteam division was during this time

[@ChiGuy251]

I remember The Rock just getting beaten up for weeks by the McMahon-Hemsley faction and only felt the tide turn in his favor when Vince came back but when he screws The Rock in end AFTER all that, it was a bit deflating. Even though they finally gave The Rock the belt at Backlash I always thought "They could've just done it at mania".

[@Whogrl16]

Gotta have that misery booking pal

[@thomasferraro479]

Listened to you on the desert island graps podcast, great interview. You've come so far, I'm really proud of you man.

[@GATguy98]

Where can I hear this?

[@thomasferraro479]

@@GATguy98 it's from Cultaholic, hosted by Tom, but it's not on their KZbin. If you Google it it'll pop up on podcast websites. It's called Desert Island Graps.

[@trosinesss]

04:19 I could’ve sworn that the lyrics where “Pimpin Pimpin ain’t easy man”

[@heyzeushoards1405]

Might be on the album but for the show, it's how Brian said it.

[@leonzaduncan2438]

It's mane btw

[@hugoalynstephens9166]

@@heyzeushoards1405 I'd say without hesitation it is the same way Brian quotes in the review as Ice-T' delivers it on the album. 'Pimpin' Ain't, Pimpin' Ain''t Easy, Man' and repeat until verse.

[@GamingSaturnMoonManBoy]

I remember they had the full rap on the network with Ice-T but I guess they recently cut it out

[@bonez0014]

Damn, I miss Chyna. RIP to an all time great😞

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Triple H and Kurt Angle both lost titles without being involved in the decision. What a year for the World Wrestling Federation in 2000.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Tripple H didn't lose the belt at this Mania...

[@rumble4114]

What an all-time ad promo, Big Hoss. His range deserves a push.

[@hollywoodhiggins1576]

This guy puts so much effort into his videos! Wrestling fans are blessed to have him!

[@BigJoe504]

Wrestlemania 2000 felt like an episode of Raw from that year

[@manniking233]

Because they couldn't book anything other than Monday Night Raw... Though Vince was gone, his formula lived on. By Vince, I mean Russo, BTW.

[@manniking233]

Not that I was bothered, though. It was cool. WrestleMania was not super special during the Attitude Era and it wasn't supposed to be. RAW was always the main focus and that's how WWE won the Monday Night Wars.

[@wave201988]

The Triangle Ladder Match was the show stealer!

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

If I’m being honest I hate this wrestlemania.

[@TyMarshall007]

it is one of the worst WM ever

[@thepassingstatic6268]

I doubt you're alone in that feeling

[@justinhillenburg9286]

You're not alone.

[@olschoolTonyCarter]

I actually liked it. 😂

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

@@olschoolTonyCarter Agree to disagree then.

[@CrAsHeD69]

As a Calgarian, I can attest “Edmonton...it’s’ where he lives....ughhh” is accurate.

[@jeremyhegg2911]

Funny looking back now, but I heard rumors that Vince didn't trust Rock and Triple H to draw on their own at the time, hence all the McMahon involvement, bringing back Austin at Backlash, Michaels and Undertaker at Judgment Day etc.

[@mrterp04]

Love the Pizza Inn phone!

[@Eternally_Sardonic]

Oh wow. I didn't even notice that until I read your comment. Retro coolness.

[@michaeleddy2415]

17:16 She’s a stunt granny. Sorry had to do it

[@Eternally_Sardonic]

I've said it before, but it bears repeating: I love when these sponsors let you creators put your own spin on the ads instead of just reading a script. Such good shit, pal!

[@AdamS-argonwow]

This is the only channel I watch that I don't skip through the paid ads on, most people only talk about whatever thing they're trying to sell and it's so irritating and tedious. Thank you, Brian, for making paid ads actually entertaining.

[@speedwaynutt]

Did you know that Kane and X pac was going to be a singles match in a Steel cage but Kane hurt his hand weeks before Wrestlemania so it was Changed to a Tag match.

[@andrewsarkis4516]

Even though they fought in a cage at Armageddon a few months ago

[@speedwaynutt]

@@andrewsarkis4516 If I remember right was going to be a Barbed Wire Steel Cage or something special.

[@addi543]

There was also a rumor of them doing an exploding ring match (even had talks with Onita on how to pull it off)

[@andrewsarkis4516]

@@addi543 I knew of that rumor too

[@ICantSplel]

@@andrewsarkis4516 That match is underrated. Or I never hear anyone mention it until you just did. Great story, I liked how Kane had to pin him but Xpac could climb out, and the clothesline from the top of the cage from a big guy like Kane is severely underrated.

[@CHAOTIXMaddLass]

the one awkward moment where a catfight is the only 1v1 match at wrestlemania XD

[@mrflash9154]

"So it's cops vs pimps, that classic rivalry." LOL, I hadn't even noticed that until you pointed it out.

[@grantwileyesq.5962]

It makes my day when I see the classic PPV segments. Great work buddy!