WWF WrestleMania XI (1995) - OSW Review 97

MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FOOKIN' ANIMALS YA! Your favourite mince-pie chompin', knee-bumpin', egg-noggin' irish boys Jay, V1 and OOC return for the FINAL STOP of our New Generation arc, in a 2 hour 20minute spootacular!
Massive thanks:
• YOU, ya beautiful bastard!
• Purowave (BLAYZEWAVE music video!) Listen to NAKAMURA wave! • ＫＩＮＧ ♢Ｆ ＳＴＲ♢ＮＧ ＳＴＹＬΞ ...
• Music: False Hope by Jacob Kondrath / jkondrath (tweet him u loved his track!)
• V1 (sourcing the splicey-splicey) Tune into the Xmas stream Sunday! / oswreview
• Chris of Reload Last Save • Game Grave: Five Forgo... (Game Grave: Five Forgotten Fearsome Fighting Games)
• Zach of TapOutCorner • Top 10 Shortest WWE Ma... (Top 10 Shortest WWE Matches of 2020)
• Addam Animay (Lex Coach animation) / mckodem
• Donald Kirby (WM XI comic artwork) / dkirbyj
• LEE (WMXI intro animation) / leemounseysmith
• Scott D. Farris (A Winner Is You gif) / dynamitescott
• Greg Tepper shouting us out on FOX SPORTS!!! / 1341849235499704331
• Connorjack86 for the Fire Pro bits! / connorjack86
What's coming up in the new year:
Golden Noggers 2021
Film review (OOC's choice)
New Arc!
We'll put up posts when Golden Nogger voting begins - we'll be making the categories when we return from the holidays! Hope ye have a relaxing time over the break my dudes, let's come out swinging in 2021 and knock that fkker on the head!
Merry Christmas! Love Jay, V1 and OOC / 1342409892276154369
CHAPTERS | TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro & Fox Sports Shoutout!
7:50 PPV Intro & Civic Centre Retrospective
17:42 Lex & Bulldog vs Blu Brothers
23:41 IC: Jeff Jarrett (c) vs Razor Ramon
32:29 Undertaker vs King Kong Bundy
48:31 Tag: Smoking Gunns (c) vs Owen & Yokozuna
1:01:27 Ad Break Questionarium!
1:03:47 I QUIT: Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund
1:19:32 World: Shawn Michaels vs Diesel (c)
1:33:54 LT Lawrence Taylor vs Bam Bam Bigelow
1:49:40 Aftermath
1:52:44 RAW the night after
2:07:56 New Gen Arc Wrap Up
2:15:33 Purowave's BLAYZEWAVE & Outro
2:22:19 MICK FOLEY Cameo!
#WhattaManWhattaSlam #FromBamBam #Purowave

[@OSW]

🏈🏆 FEB 2024 UPDATE: Steve McMichael in the Pro-Football Hall of Fame!! Well deserved! Mongo suffers from ALS (he needs 24hour care) there are two fundraisers on for him THIS SUPERBOWL SUNDAY (in St. Charles & Des Plaines! Watch the Superbowl, it's free in & money raised via silent auctions & raffles, or donate here www.arcadalive.com/event/mongo-bowl-a-fundraiser-for-steve-mongo-mcmichael-with-special-guest-misty-mcmichael-580/

[@dannyrichardson8019]

They called America "America the Beautiful" Then it was "America the Presentable" Then finally "Kid America"

[@makesyouaweapon]

1895: America, The Beautiful 2018: This Is America

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Classic Simpsons

[@planescaped]

@@makesyouaweapon 2020: Error America Not Found Have you tried turning it off and on again?

[@judyhopps9380]

@Nasty Clutchness and finally 'Kid A-moe-rica'

[@MovieEnvy]

I don’t think this was as clever as you think it was. Maybe try again.

[@tylermckenna2465]

The My Way jobber gimmick is so good

[@slapshot6ful]

You think you're special...

[@Mrryn]

@@slapshot6ful You do...

[@mediaultra3178]

Anyone have the time code?

[@slapshot6ful]

@@mediaultra3178 just watch it all, they deserve it.

[@Bale4Bond]

They absolutely ran it into the ground within this episode, though…

[@philipglover3295]

Jay : Johnathan Taylor Thomas is 13 aren’t there child labour laws Vince: Who told you about those laws

[@cjvaye99]

The "you think you're special.." when discussing two clowns feuding is already over with me I hope you keep doing it 😂😂😂

[@rpprt3]

Completely agree.

[@romero329]

43:35 We get the tease for the Mongo / Bundy feud!

[@mattbell3638]

Please do one on the Stephanie vs Vince feud lol

[@tz4637]

Is there a clip out there anywhere? I wanna share with my mates.

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

"They've tagged together since birth." Ah yes, the handicap match against the obstetrician was a sight to behold.

[@alm5266]

"WWF MIDWIFE MAYHEM!!"

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

@@alm5266 "These two knocked the doctor out when he slapped them!"

[@TimTE01]

Day One Ish!

[@paulk6399]

Smack em Whack em Push em

[@MichaelSmith-lo9hl]

Hey it's me

[@TheCheat420]

Sid standing on the crushed car screaming "GOLDBERG!!" is the height of cinema.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

WHY MEEEEEEE?!?!?!?!?!?!?! WHYYYYYYYYYY MEEEEEEE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@TVindustries5000]

Id watch Syd do that on raw every week atleast he has energy and its hilarious lol

[@andrewdunn5568]

@@alexkrycek3359 The Room starring Sid would make a great movie even better

[@That_Guy-]

@@andrewdunn5568 "I have half the brain that you do,oh hi marks"

[@rasmusdegn9690]

Someone splicey that over the Final Fight "Oh my car!"

[@tmcroissant7]

Owen is like a sneaky foreigner, because he literally is a foreigner.

[@planescaped]

Needs to be wearing a giant maple leaf, mountie hat, and saying "eh" for it to apply.

[@EclecticBuddha]

Being from western Canada, they'd prob say "hey" instead of "eh" He could obnoxiously correct people who get it wrong.

[@Segwo]

@@EclecticBuddha what?! I’m from Alberta, lots of my family is in BC, we say “eh”... Well I’ve really put in an effort to stop using it in conversation.

[@EclecticBuddha]

@@Segwo Well curling teams from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba tend to say Hey more, so Im going from that.

[@MrJ-rw2hb]

@@EclecticBuddha from Eastern Canada, and while I visited Alberta I noticed this too.

[@anachronologist2017]

"It's very rare that you'd see Vince perving over someone" Yeah, we'll go with that

[@PwnageofNoobs]

Remember when Sable came back as his mistress? After she tried to sue the WWE for sexual harassment? Man wrestling is wacky.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Attitude and Ruthless Agression Era Vince was constantly perving over women young enough to be his daughter.

[@shorewall]

@@michaelsinger4638 That's not as bad as Vince literally perving over his daughter. :D

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

@@shorewall "dammit, Kurt, kiss her like you mean it! Let me show you how it's done!"

[@DrJReefer]

1 year later...

[@Phantom034]

Sad this will be the last time we get to hear about and see Bull Nakano. She was a whole dish, tbh.

[@iAmCyberwaste]

Church of Joshi watched a couple of Bull matches from Japan, I can heartily recommend it.

[@cowboydan8021]

Very much so.. she's still very much a foxy lady in 2020, but in this match she really was thiccer than a bowl of oatmeal. She is so obscenely hot. And what's funny too is her ring attire and makeup was all deliberately supposed to play down her good looks, but she looks so fine that it doesn't even matter, lmao.. a whole dish indeed..

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

She was a coke fiend... I fucking love her even more

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@JulioHernandez-wy8nh Coke is a great way to network. Don’t have to do it yourself but having a high-functioning coke fiend for a friend is a great way to make connections. Have to do a lot of speed to keep up with them though, which is the expectation of starting such a night. If you can’t hang, it’s really a nonstarter on the whole enterprise.

[@MrKennyWilliams]

@BLT Not In 80s-90s wrestling it ain't. If you didn't do coke at the time you were a joke.

[@PowerArmorV113]

End of a three-year build. I kinda needed this, because raisins.

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

Our irish boys went full Sting vs NWO 1996-1998

[@michaelkeller5927]

For no apparent raisin!

[@BlueSpiceSpace]

It is a bit of a shame we must end right before the greatness that is King Mabel, but as they say, it's always better to leave them wanting Mo

[@rickytr3y]

😂 good 1

[@andrewmartinez9992]

😂😂

[@YokozunaNumber1]

Can of Coke to you, sir.

[@Pineappolis]

I always love when every reply to a comment is (and rightly so) about how damn good the, in this case, wordplay was.

[@mr.x9566]

Kevin Nash in a shoot interview once said, when Shawn took to the lectern at the WM XI press conference, he took note of Shawn's speech and knew that Shawn would try to professionally upstage him, outshine him and make him look bad. It was all in a bid to elevate himself. It's quite evident within their match: "look at how good I am, compared to the #1 guy". Kevin said that he didn't blame Shawn as he said that he'd have done the same thing himself. Looking back, you can see it on Kev's face. I wrote this comment before it was acknowledged in the review and im stcicking with it, damn it.

[@rpprt3]

For such a tough looking guy, Nash sounds really soft here. Nothing wrong with a competitive edge in business but considering these guys were/are lifelong friends, I’m amazed he’s ok with Shawn making him look like an incompetent idiot that can’t hang with him. The likes of a Daniel Bryan or a Bret Hart wouldn’t pull that in my opinion - they would take the lesser wrestler and try to make them look better.

[@djflatline86]

That's how it was unfortunately in 95/96 Shawn has his claws in Vince and was running the show. Kinda like Hogan all those years.

[@BodieB]

@@djflatline86 well Pat P had his claws into Shawn

[@GeneralUile]

@@rpprt3 Counterpoint: Nash managed to do just enough in WWF to get big fucking bucks at WCW. He gave just enough of a fuck to be set, financially speaking. Can't hate the hustle, even if he could have done much more in the ring post 1997.

[@lampini]

On the one hand I can empathize with Shawn because he probably felt like he wasn’t being rewarded for his efforts. It took Shawn longer than it should have to make him world champion so maybe he felt like he had to really lay it on thick how valuable he was for Vince to understand.

[@OSW]

Thank you for supporting us my dudes! Please thumbs up the vid, it'd really help us out! Love Jay 👍

[@justin43098]

Amazing as always guys!!!

[@SegaDream131]

Lucky for you I was born with two!...👍👍

[@napoleonwilson3976]

You guys are the real Christmas miracle!

[@mitchbuchannon6637]

Thanks guys, appreciate the work

[@Fezzy976]

I have an idea for you guys, not sure if you have done it before. I want you each to book your own PPV event..... the stipulation? You can only use people from your respective boy stables! You can use any title belts you want and have any match stipulations you want. But ALL participants must be a boy! Will you inadvertently create a lost classic, or will it be a dumpster fire of a PPV? Maybe get a guest star to pick the winner.

[@alexloyola4695]

If the live chat is any indication, Mo is a shoe in for the OSW Hall of Fame this year.

[@hollywoodknights9343]

Id bet MOney on it

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

Mo

[@ehmwhy]

♏️🅾️

[@robmarinaro4437]

Never underestimate Bruce Hart

[@alexloyola4695]

@@robmarinaro4437 Gahhhh! How could I forget about Bruce?! This is truly a case of the immovable irresistible force meeting the immovable object.

[@rjgoodman4056]

Apparently when Bam Bam Bigalow applied for disability, my mom was the agent that handled his case. Not exactly an exciting fact but its probably the closest I've ever been associated to a professional wrestler

[@musicandmagic909]

People say he was excitable, can you confirm?

[@rjgoodman4056]

@@musicandmagic909 sorry, I never actually met him and even my mom probably only spoke with him over email

[@twsstar]

Your story gets worse and worse

[@rjgoodman4056]

@@twsstar like I said, it wasn't exactly an exciting story

[@cybercop0083]

your acc-name should be rjcocktease4056! What a bait-and-switch that story was😩😩😩

[@SteamyLinguini]

This arc started with Bret in the spotlight, Lex interjected for about two episodes, then Bob Backlund was there for a cup of coffee, and finally we get to the real heroes of this arc, King Kong Bundy and Mo.

[@paulk6399]

Mo

[@phayes84]

Mo

[@wanabee]

Mo

[@jwalton117]

Mo

[@DMAN99]

Mo

[@OSW]

Ho ho helloooooooo! Jay, V1 and OOC visit the New Generation for the final time in our arc, in a whopping 140-minute OSW Spootacular! Coming next year: the Golden Noggers, some movie reviews, and then a fresh new arc! Latest updates: updates.oswreview.com/

[@SegaDream131]

It's begining to look a lot like MO.... Everywhere you go....

[@garyhall7867]

Man, this was a great review. My nephew and I watched it while I was cooking dinner, then while eating dinner. Thanks for this whole year, brahs, we needed this to get through. Doing God's work, fellas

[@ETRygel]

Since the Lex Express bus ended in 🔥. What vehicle will transport us?

[@garyhall7867]

@@ETRygelVinnie's private jet, open bar

[@ETRygel]

@@garyhall7867 Then RSVP for me. I not sitting next to LEXs pillow on the plane.

[@troam1324]

Diesel said later that Shawn could have taken a better Jack Knife withhout anybody giving it to him

[@JC-zj7nv]

Glad Bam Bam got his moment in the spotlight, he's someone who's always super underrated to me.

[@weezersthebluealbum9479]

A really underrated celebrity match was Christopher Daniels VS. Stephen Amell, doesn’t get enough love.

[@DerekLFoster]

Whooooo

[@comixproviderftw_02]

@@DerekLFoster Green Arrow

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

John Morrison, Snooki & Trist Stratus Vs Michelle McCool, Dolph Ziggler and I think Vicky Guerrero at WM 27 also dosen't get enough love. ok maybe not...

[@thefloridaman41]

“There was no one for the female fans to look at” The match is Heartbreak kid vs Big Sexy, I think they’ll manage.

[@shorewall]

"Big Sexy" in air quotes, and Michaels is Wrestling sexy. :D

[@anjetto1]

I think Kevin nash at this point was a good looking guy.

[@fergalstackstreams]

@@anjetto1 Salt 'n Pepa sure seemed to like him.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Whatta pittance.

[@hisbassness]

OOC, Jonathan Taylor Thomas was so big in '95 here in the states! Besides Home Improvement, he was also the voice of young Simba in the Lion King (along with several other attempts at the big screen that weren't as successful). At this exact moment in history, I would honestly estimate him to be the second biggest celebrity in this lineup behind Pamela Anderson.

[@shorewall]

I agree. I remember him getting the heartthrob treatment for the school girls.

[@glennwelsh9784]

@@shorewall Yeah, I remember there were magazines like Tiger Beat, which were just for school girls to squee over teen heartthrobs, and he was on the covers of them for years.

[@michaelkeller5927]

But he wasn't over with people who would watch mania. Getting JTT is the mania equivalent of getting lady gaga at the Superbowl. Trying to pull in an audience that normally wouldn't tune in at the risk of alienating your actual fans

[@paulk6399]

...and when I beat Shawn Michaels, please celebrate in the ring with me Kimba....DUH-I mean Simba...

[@merlotpapi4930]

@@michaelkeller5927 That's a stupid excuse. Wrestlemania has never been for only hardcore fans. Did you forget you're watching a New Generation PPV? Did you forget you're watching Wrestlemania XI with Lawrence Taylor in a main event match?

[@NathanDewey11]

Never mind that shit, here comes the The Mongo Arc. Seriously though, congrats on completing the Lex Express / New Gen Storyline, always a pleasure to watch!

[@MartyDickRider]

I'm so attracted to Bull Nakano and I have no idea why

[@Antonicane]

Might have something to do with the fact that she's one of the best wrestlers, male or female, in history, and was quite frankly always gorgeous. Might also be because the thiccness, face paint and multi-colored Bride of Frankenstein getup just made her a freakier flavor of hot.

[@garyhall7867]

Thighs

[@planescaped]

Sid screams "Oh my gawd! What happened to my car!?" at 31:41 in such a matter-of-fact way that is hilarious. XD

[@tehZoni]

GOLDBERG! GOLDBERG! GOLDBERRRRRGGGG~~

[@comixproviderftw_02]

TWENTY TWO?! OH MAN!

[@LessThan-wr1nr]

His under sell of it at the beginning made the screaming at the end really pay off even more

[@fartylard8612]

“Oh my car!”

[@glennwelsh9784]

Acting!

[@chrispmorg]

It wouldn't be Christmas without OSW Review, I've just had it confirmed that I have the 'rona, so I won't be able to see my family Christmas day, it's things like this that keep a brother going! Cheers lads!

[@OSW]

Sorry to hear it mate, proud of u making sure your family, friends and your countrymen are safe! Hope u kick this thing's ass and get healthy again as soon as possible 💚

[@chrispmorg]

@@OSW cheers lads, it's going to be emotional!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

[@ColinKSU]

Get healthy soon and thanks for doing your part to keep everyone else safe! Happy holidays!

[@larryjester]

Sorry to read that get well soon.

[@stevef6870]

U good fam??

[@AdamS-argonwow]

"Whose nudes does King Kong Bundy have to get a Wrestlemania payday?" His own. I'd sure as hell give him whatever he wanted not to have to see them.

[@Pineappolis]

Oh, man, I laughed _way_ harder at this than I probably should have.

[@manuelruiz4230]

The way things are coming to light in 2024…probably Vince’s stash.

[@jameswarner5878]

The cheat code for Skitchin' is B A Down A Start Start... or B A D A S S

[@nathanwagner9895]

diesel handing the kid back the money, virgil is in the next booth like, ''hey kid, ill take that if he doesnt want it...'' the kids like ''okay well can i have your autograph also and virgil is like ''sure kid for another 10 bux.'' hahahaha

[@deadpool2509]

Kinda perfect that when it starts one of the first people you see is Pat Patterson, RIP Pat 😢

[@shorewall]

I love the idea of Psycho Sid being the Peanuts school teacher, just yelling at the kids. :D

[@monsieurmagic]

That Alundra / Bull segment is pure gold, my dudes.

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

I remember I met LT back in 2015 at my job, he was getting hammered at the bar and was really nice

[@BigFellaThx]

The Purowave tribute to Bull and Alundra gave a thousand times more credence to their feud than WWF ever did. Which is sad because they could very easily have torn the house down if they had been allowed to. Bull is fucking awesome. With this arc, I was promised the Lex Luger new gen arc, and I got it and it was great, but more importantly we got the Bull Nakano/Mo/Backlund arc, which was somehow even better. Cheers to everybody at OSW that worked so hard to bring us such amazing entertainment, making this shit storm of a year quite a bit more bearable. 💖💖💖💖💖 and needless to say(I had the last laugh), I can't wait for...... Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo OSW content whenever youse fookin animals are ready to produce it. So in summation, I'd just like to say:.......... What a pittance

[@shorewall]

I am so happy I got to see the Backlund arc. It's a tragedy that they didn't use him better than they did. He was OVER.

[@WrecklessEating]

Amazing episode boys.

[@OSW]

Cheers Matt! Always blown away (BLEWN EWEYYYY) by how hard you work to provide so much on YT, that's not even counting your twitch!! 🤯 Hope ye were able to relax and enjoy the holidays duder, congrats on another year smashing it! Yo, get WE over 10K on twitch! www.twitch.tv/wrecklesseating 🤘🙂

[@WrecklessEating]

@@OSW Thank you. Always appreciated you all.

[@ryanmccarthy7381]

@@WrecklessEating get a room, you two!

[@BigBoss-eu8ow]

@@WrecklessEating where do u get there merch?

[@eliananderson6756]

You prolly dont care but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I was stupid lost the password. I would love any help you can offer me

[@SaintSerra]

I'm surprised there was no Allied Powers vs the Nazis joke snuck in there

[@redwolfe7049]

It's a Coliseum exclusive.

[@CCLonYT]

You did the impossible, lads: you made Wrestlemania 11 tolerable. Cheers and have the merriest of Christmases!

[@handleunavailable]

I mean, is that surprising? They made Mania 9 tolerable lol

[@MovieEnvy]

I’ve always enjoyed this ppv.

[@JoseTwitterFan]

Can't wait for KOTR '95.

[@xxxaragon]

I think it was never THAT bad to begin with due to it's length (but I'm not unbiased since I also have a lot of nostalgia for this timeframe).

[@FreneticZetetic]

This was my first PPV as a kid and it’s terrible in retrospect lol only OSW can salvage any gold here

[@rossomac21]

I can explain why there was a Sid chant. It's because Sid is fucking awesome. Thank you for the content over the years (more so this year, given the circumstances).

[@shorewall]

Yeah, watching these videos, I mentally know Sid is a terrible wrestler, but he looks awesome. It makes me happy that I've gotten to watch Brock for his whole career, who looks awesome and is an amazing wrestler! (And sticks it to Vince... :D)

[@rossomac21]

@@shorewall he is terrible by every smart fan metric... but he is amazing if you enjoy watching someone who "looks" like a wrestler and talks like an '80s wrestler.

[@xxxaragon]

@@shorewall considering he got great reactions in several promotions at several points in time, it's safe to say that it wasn't a mere fluke and that Sid has that mysterious and often-referenced "it" factor. (while he might not be that much better than many awful big men that have been in wrestling over the years, he still drew attention to himself in a way a lot of them didn't)

[@rossomac21]

@@xxxaragon the guy pulled out a knife during Wrestlemania in the New Generation and people are surprised that he is deemed awesome.

[@xxxaragon]

also, I feel "smart fans" have ruined wrestling. and it's fortunate that I feel to an extent it has turned around again (with people realizing that "workrate" in itself isn't that interesting. and usually even less interesting than good characters in (technically) worse matches).

[@Hi-kq1vi]

This was the year the Celebrities went totally overkill-there was no need for NYPD guy, Home Improvements kid & Salt N' Pepa.

[@bubsssbunny]

Is no one gonna acknowledge that Shawn's ring gear in this era was the best? It always stood out to me when I was younger

[@Aritro77]

I'll acknowledge the shit out of that

[@jamesthornton3539]

Absolutely, prime HBK

[@bubsssbunny]

Can of coke to you two dudes with attitude. The most happenin’ cats in all of the OSW comment section.

[@ElectricMessiah1]

I have a nephew that is half Mexican half Irish. That poor liver never stood a chance.

[@thatindiandude4602]

Canelo Alvarez is half irish as well. Prove me wrong :D

[@martinconway5084]

Very ironic that The Allied Powers fought the Blu Brothers who are actual Nazis 😂😂😂

[@ekmad]

Good spot that!

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Are they really Nazis though?

[@RockNRollHorrorshow]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 Considering they both have swastika tattoos and that Don Harris unironically wore a shirt with the SS design on it... Yes....yes they are

[@merces47letifer4]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 no. It takes 30 seconds of searching to dispel that.

[@Dave_ja_vu]

@@merces47letifer4 🤦‍♂️

[@dan5609]

The most biddle per capita: man mountain rock

[@sarahgaffney2183]

Found OSW reviews the day before yesterday. I have been working every day at a stressful fucking job and besides seeing my lovely wife, watching these has become a source of happiness. I have watched 7 of these since finding them. Absolutely love you guys.

[@OSW]

Ah that's so lovely mate. Great to have ya on board!

[@claybaxter3202]

JTT was over then because of Lion King and the Toolman. I remember all the girls in out school had his picture in there lockers.

[@coleredmond8459]

Same. He was a heartthrob all through his teen years. To me it made sense to use him. Tim Allen would have been a good choice but JTT was the next best.

[@TheBloobster]

the "it" kid no cap

[@gregp103]

our their

[@coleredmond8459]

@@gregp103 we all knew what he meant, stop being a grammarbitch.

[@paulk6399]

Greg P fuck Off

[@PrinzPassionsfrucht]

The name Allied Powers makes sense in this situation, because its the USA and the UK teaming up against Nazis.

[@TheRennes1997]

Then against Japan and Canada. US and Canada did do some friendly fire in the Aleutians since they couldn't see each other because of the fog, and Japan had left.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Are they Nazis?

[@jessecardozo5891]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 no there not one of them has is married to a African women and has kids does charity work in Ghana there just idiots who thought it was good heel work

[@travistucker1033]

@@jessecardozo5891 it would have probably got them nuclear heat if it were the 50's, kind of like the Von Erichs.

[@Swoll826]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 I think he is making reference to the Harris Brothers having "SS" tattoos

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

The Bull vs Blayze was the absolute cherry on top of this amazing episode.

[@kevinericsnell4092]

Sting can't keep his face-paint from melting off, but Hakushi finishes a match with perfectly stenciled kanji untouched.

[@DrJReefer]

My partner is a professional body artist. She tells me they're adhesive decals as opposed to paint.

[@andyproductionsltd]

Merry Christmas boys! She's fair decent.

[@NicholasHume]

$5 for this? WHAT A PITTANCE!

[@paulcoy9060]

(Virgil quietly picks up a discarded fiver)

[@jbc00per]

Purowave at the end was a wonderful surprise to finish off the arc.

[@Nuh1Uh1No1Way]

27:20 Look at the energy of 123 Kid, He jumps so high for the lariat that it misses Jeff with the first leg but manages to catch him clean with the second leg. Looked amazing, Waltman definitely tried to make the most of his few spots in this match.

[@LaNoLaCola]

As shite 2020 was, at least OSW was there to brighten up the year. Massive thanks to Allison and Phelan for introducing me to you lads, and hope to continue viewing your content into the new year. And remember, a winner is you!

[@Dave_ja_vu]

That Baywatch episode was hilarious, welcome aboard friend. Now I demand to know your boy stable

[@LaNoLaCola]

@@Dave_ja_vu I'm a more recent wrestling mark, so a lot of my knowledge of wrestlers is really limited. I have seen some of OSW videos on modern wwe and watched some AEW. To start, I'll claim man mountain rock. I grew up listening to various genres of rock, and I dig MMR's shredding. I'll also claim Hakushi since the tattoo gimmick was pretty cool and made him standout in the new gen. And I'll add Little Bitch 1-2-3 Kid. The meek demeanor is hilarious, and hearing OSW dump on him during the new gen arc is even more hilarious. For some more modern wrestlers, I'll claim Marko stunt. He's a bit divisive when he joined Jungle Express, but I dig that he's a really small worker and helped put over Lance Archer. I'll also add Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss. Some of janela's previous booking and angles were questionable, and some people may not like Sonny's gimmick, but i like them as a tag team. From the fed, i want to consider Xavier Woods or Big E, but i feel they're too over to be boys. But they haven't won any world titles yet, so I'll consider them boys.

[@Dave_ja_vu]

@@LaNoLaCola aww mate thank you for putting that much effort into your reply, and your boy stable. That's fucking amazing! Can of coke for you sir

[@LaNoLaCola]

@@Dave_ja_vu right back at ya, mate

[@TalkernateHistory]

2:14 - " Who are we? The Cardinals! And who are we gonna beat? The Cardinals!

[@TMMQuicksilver]

You know, the more they say "I don't want to come back to this era, ever" the more I desperately want to see the review of the next event in this series

[@bobbypowles]

The shoot reason Pamela didn't walk HBK to the ring was due to HBK hitting on her which annoyed her then boyfriend/husband Tommy Lee who nearly battered HBK, so to defuse the situation Vince had jenna walk HBK to the ring and because they had Pamela so heavily advertised she walked Desiel instead.

[@hello11197]

That is an urban legend, dismissed by both HBK & Diesel.

[@Lokidooki]

HBK was a bitch by wrestling standards, but he wrecks Tommy Lee every day of the week.

[@kartik1396]

@@hello11197 those 2 would be the last one to listen to about situation like these...

[@justinobuscape7031]

@@kartik1396 " Kevin Nash is as believable as a Chinese Rolex" - Sting.

[@mojojojo4865]

There's a interview with Pamela who dismissed this

[@CardPlayingStrategies]

New Arc idea: Hogan's NWO heel turn at BATB to the Finger Poke of Doom.

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

They'd have to abridge an arc that long. WCW did monthly ppvs, so that's like 30 ppvs or so

[@handleunavailable]

That's wayyyy too many shows

[@jmn327]

@@MichaelSmith-fq6hz Yeah, I think they might be able to do nWo formation to Starrcade '97, but even that would be a ton of shows.

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

WCW New Blood Rising up to Greed 2001

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

@Jack Dobbins Fuck It Fatal 4 Way 2010

[@hello11197]

When Mabel came back to the WWF in 1998 Eminem was on the verge of blowing up. They should have brought Mo back and teamed them up as “M&M”, it works with the rap gimmick too! Could have been a great shit gimmick.

[@carybeweary7209]

YES!

[@fergalstackstreams]

Sure, if you want to get sued by Mars.

[@billhicks6449]

@@fergalstackstreams I don't think so, I believe copyrights stay within a genre. For instance you couldn't make a food product called "M&M's", but you can write a song called "M&M's". If nothing else call one Emmit, the other Emilio and make it "Em&Em". 😋

[@hello11197]

@@fergalstackstreams I highly doubt a planet has a legal team. At least not in the 90s.

[@carybeweary7209]

There was a tag team called MNM in 2005 FWIW Joey Mercury,Johnny Nitro and Melina

[@WinterMadness]

How could you not mention [insert obscure indie wrestling company here], who used an I quit match before all of these.

[@OSW]

this gave me a laugh! UMMM AKTUALLY 😆

[@daniellatkowsky6284]

@@OSW Getting endlessly corrected by smelly marks about meaningless details must be the worst. Wrestling fans LOVE to drop a “umm well ackshually...”

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

@@OSW "uhh fuck off"

[@OSW]

2:15:33 Massive thanks to PUROWAVE for the music video! He's incredible - check out NAKAMURA-WAVE kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4m8hIx4j92Yf6s

[@trashooze]

I'm sill so shocked yall got PUROWAVE! I have been watching Alundra & Nakano matches this year because of both of your channels & it's even helped me go back and look into more 90's Japanese wrestling so thanks M8

[@Antonicane]

That video was class. PUROWAVE did a great job. It's a real testament to how great Bull Nakano and Alundra Blayze/Madusa were that those women and their feud are so well-remembered for the legends they were a quarter of a century later. Probably two of the most unsung influential figures in the history of women's wrestling, and a major forerunner of its success today.

[@shinigami518]

I remember watching this live. The feed went out where I live halfway through the Bret/Backlund match, only coming back when the match was ending as Backlund says "yeaaaghh" or whatever. My family and I were lucky.

[@coleredmond8459]

In his book, Brett completely shit on this match. He had the same complaints that everyone else had.

[@DeanNJN]

I still have live PPV recording on VHS. It was a mess. My feed went out during the match too.

[@alexanthony7235]

The creators of “Married with children” stated the family was given the name Bundy after King Kong Bundy...

[@reggiefields6551]

there neighbors were steve and marcy rhodes, as a reference to dusty

[@michaelkeller5927]

They could have been the Bigalow's

[@BurgerSliderMan]

I think Stephanie Wiand is attractive but tbf, I also think Mileena is, so yall know where I stand on this.

[@shorewall]

Ah, the rare teeth man.

[@DastardlyDavid69]

You said I think one is attractive but I also think the other one is. So no, we do not know where you stand on this.

[@Musiclover19]

I dig big mouths, so I find Stephanie attractive.

[@JC-zj7nv]

Big mouth.. 🤔

[@rpprt3]

I’m with you, think the lads were a bit harsh with her.

[@RobertHall85]

One last time let's hear it for MO.... MO MO MO

[@flipzzilla4556]

57:30 - 57:42 Perfect Jay says "Evidence" with the clip of Jimmy Del Ray Fondling himself

[@OSW]

🎈🎉🎂 Nov 14, 2023: Thank you for ONE MILLION views! I don't know why this New Gen WrestleMania is doing so well 😂 Any guesses? Gotta be Bundy?

[@JusBlazeDR]

It seems to always be in my recommended . So I watch.

[@Julford]

It's one of best episodes you've ever made, so I'm glad to keep rewatching it! Right up there with Survivor Series 94 for my favorite episode.

[@mikeprezzato333]

Gotta be cuz of Purowave for the intro vid! Oh yeah, you guys are great on this too I guess..

[@JackgarPrime]

The thumbnail is especially strong for this one.

[@anjetto1]

I'm glad bam bam is getting his due. Hes a good wrestler and a good worker and, apparently a good guy. Was never gonna be the top guy but hes good.

[@hustlinhitch]

In the summer of 2000, Bam Bam Bigelow saved the lives of three children from a house fire in Florida. “I had to run through a wall in the house, two-by-fours and everything. It was the best move I made."

[@GiltiatheDarkNight]

This was the first PPV I ever saw, which is why I was a huge WCW mark 😂

[@LaMortesAbyss]

"There's Stan Lane. On the phone!" LOL!

[@ETRygel]

But where's SKINNER

[@michaelkeller5927]

What a pittance!

[@MartyDickRider]

Bull Nakano and Alundra are like the female version of Tiger Mask vs Dynamite Kid

[@Antonicane]

Indeed. You'll never find a bad match between 'em.

[@dravalanche1997]

The other member of salt n Pepa was DJ Spinderella.

[@TheFlamingRedExtreme]

The Backlund Gambit - Moving both your bishops onto squares of matching colours.

[@hopsonkim4952]

You know what? This is what’s wrong with America today. Youngsters disrespecting chess brilliance.

[@takolink3350]

As a bam bam mark, you boys made me rekindle my love for the man. Making a grown man cry. Love you guys.

[@tyronebiggums3892]

Its still real to you dammit!

[@wrayday7149]

I rewatched WWE on the Network..... Bam Bam was my biggest let down. The dude could go in the ring... give him a mic and he just couldn't talk. He rivaled Nash for promo's.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Suggestions for the next story arc to follow: - Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWF - The Hostile Takeover and nWo in WCW - AJPW King's Road

[@Hi-kq1vi]

Jenny McCarthy was the definite highlight of this show-hotter than Pammy, very charismatic & she was very into being there-unlike Anderson.

[@shorewall]

I agree with...most of that. :D I agree on McCarthy, she was looking whopper and her smiling and playing along was great. I slightly disagree on Pam. Her aloof bitchy attitude is just what I hate to see from a celebrity appearing on wrestling, except I guess for a blonde babe with huge tits. :D If she'll wear that dress, I'll overlook murder. But having both of them there was an embarrassment of riches. They are both SO gorgeous, and their dresses did a great job of revealing and concealing. :D

[@DrZuluGaming]

Too bad she's an anti-vaxxer.

[@no.1cattorney]

My Boy Stable: Ernest "The Cat" Miller, Rick Martel, Screamin Norman Smiley, Perry Saturn, The Red Rooster Terry Taylor, and Johnathan Taylor Thomas.

[@s.hi.1076]

Norman Smiley is the best.

[@viraleffectz]

Big Wiggle Boy!!!!

[@OfficialFingazMC]

If Martel isn't on your boy list, there's something wrong with you!

[@no.1cattorney]

Martel is definitely the ultimate boy.

[@Thumper17]

Whopper list.

[@MrJavmastermetaloq12]

A fitting Christmas gift for a fitting year: Wrestlemania XI. I'll really gonna miss Lex and MO jokes.

[@codyguindon2090]

Thats what repeated viewings are for!

[@pablojuanesco-martinez1043]

Moe.....moe....moe.......moe

[@KittenRaptor]

Had to put off watching this so my friends and I could enjoy it together. And boy do we need it today. Rest in Peace Jon, thanks for everything. Thank you OSW for keeping us laughing.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

That Roddy Piper truly is... crumbelievable. And never apologize for a long episode! This is a damn Christmas miracle.

[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

Unbelievable, it cannot be believe who would believe

[@Lenoh]

Remember: There is a good chance Kofi Kingston drank Pee at some point. #Ghana

[@shorewall]

I was thinking, "Wtf is this guy saying?" but then I remembered the Pee Cola. :D

[@Lenoh]

Also, as an addendum: Jonathan Taylor Thomas was the “teen heartthrob” avec Disney representative at the show, which is why the “older kid” (Zachary Ty Brian) wasn’t really even asked. And the dude JTT had to compete with for magazine coverage? None other than Elijah Wood. Yes, the very same guy that later went on to portray Frodo Baggins.

[@marcuslee1927]

Plus, he wasn’t too far removed from The Lion King

[@ryandoubleu.]

Man. JTT and Elijah Wood were plastered inside every girls locker in middle school. They would just cut out the pictures from those pre-teen/teen magazines and put them everywhere. Talk about a blast from the past.

[@TheBC313]

He was a fan that's why they asked him he went to a house show in California a few months earlier.

[@travistucker1033]

@Lynchology101 I immediately think Deep Impact

[@LoveProWrestling]

@@travistucker1033 You should think Armageddon instead. That's the real Brucie bonus this christmas

[@mattkevin8998]

My grandfather was from Bally Walter County Down in Ireland hed fkn love you guys... cheers from Canada. Ive been a wrestling fan since 93 love these vids. 🤘🤘

[@OSW]

Ah that's wonderful to hear mate. Slainté!

[@porcupineinapettingzoo]

Discovered you lot at the start of covid lockdown, bummed that I've burnt through the back catalogue and now need to wait like a mark but thank you so much for getting me through the worst 2020 had to offer!

[@murderinc.hunting7686]

I love Bull Nakano!

[@1873cb]

Merry Xmas lads, you've made a shit year more bearable through your content. I'm delighted it gets such widespread recognition.

[@glennwelsh9784]

V1: "It's very rare to see Vince perving over someone." He perved over plenty of women during the Attitude Era. But in the New Gen Era? "Hey big boy..." 😄

[@marcanton6853]

You remember the time, when "bar" meant "bar"? Time flies by so quickly.. :D

[@justin43098]

Don't worry Mr. OOC. I like an ice cold can of creme soda from time to time. It's perfectly normal.

[@segadream4713]

Better yet in a glass with a scoop or two of ice cream...

[@roadrunneruntd]

As a South African (Sahd Efriken according to the boys) I am devastated by V1's slander of creme soda.

[@Dave_ja_vu]

To be fair, the ones we get in Ireland are mostly wank.

[@no.1cattorney]

Red Cream Soda is perfectly acceptable.

[@justin43098]

In canada we have red or white. They taste pretty much the same though.

[@alexisdominguez3133]

Merry Christmas🎅, and remember A winner is you👍

[@BigBoss-eu8ow]

Jay u have made this channel into a phenomenal channel, u da man n all of yous r really funny and quick witted...!!! 👍👌 Keep up the good works lads, I've watched hours of ur stuff, just can't get enough.! OSDub...!!! 🤘

[@manuelruiz4230]

Literally while you’re talking about Mongo, I was browsing google in a separate tab, and saw that Mongo was just inducted into the Pro football hall of fame! Good for him.

[@manband20]

After two and a half years, we finally draw the curtain on quite possibly the worst time to be a wrestling fan in the history of the business. I cannot wait for the next series, whenever it is because of the lockdown, and hope it is even more gimmicky than anything before. Thank you boys so much for what you're doing, especially with everything going on now. You've brought so many smiles to my dumb Yankee face since I found you ~3 years ago. Again, thank you.

[@xxxaragon]

"on quite possibly the worst time to be a wrestling fan in the history of the business." Ironically, the new gen arc is probably OSW's masterpiece. (I feel the initial Hogan "arc" wasn't really an "arc". But everything since then obviously has been. And I honestly can't see them going with such a crazy extensive arc in the near future, if not ever, again)

[@georgecoley9514]

OSW is the best Christmas gift one can receive in these dark, uncertain times. Cheers, brahs

[@DickBurnsTFM]

Their helmets are definitely Wilson from Cast Away.

[@MikeLaundry]

100%

[@RobertHall85]

WIIIILLLLSSSOONNNNN

[@danielchambers2188]

I love OSW, because I can relive classic PPVs without having to subscribe to the network!

[@DLRX]

Ready to take a shot every time LT uses a forearm, pray I survive LOL.

[@aS-df8zj]

Dude, good luck..........see you on the other side!

[@exe2517]

Your liver: Please, have mercy.

[@NakedWelshman]

You've made my evening! Let's get wrapping to the sounds of my favourite knackers! Have a good Christmas, fellas. Stay safe x

[@OfficialFingazMC]

That Shawn promo at the "press conference" is gold and 1 of many reasons he's the best of all time!

[@viqneuman.5111]

Duck Man!! He pointed excitedly.

[@tyronebiggums3892]

Show was great 😄