IIRC, George Steele was dealing with just getting diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, so he couldn't really bump or do any wrestling at the time, and "retired" from full time matches. The WWE wanted him to get a WM payday, but didn't want him to get into the ring and risk getting hurt, so he stayed on the outside.
As someone who will freely admit that all those times Sherri lost her skirt and was left in her underwear snd stockings felt tingly in his happy place, even I don't know how to feel about this
Savage finally gets his big moment, his 10+ year career culminating in his first ever world title win, with the crowd going absolutely nuts. Who's the first person that touches the belt? Hogan. He always needs to be in the center of attention, doesn't he?
@@dennisbowen452 But Dennis! There's no time to let S̶a̶v̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶r̶i̶o̶r̶ ̶F̶l̶a̶i̶r̶ ̶S̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶H̶B̶K̶ ̶O̶r̶t̶o̶n̶ anyone get their shine! HOGAN. MUST. POSE.
Yeah but since the early matches the early matches for so short it definitely would have tarnished their original battle. Plus, if they tore the roof down again the WWF would have had to do a Savage/Steamboat angle. No way the fans let Savage have a peaceful run without facing Steamboat if they had another 5 star match at Wrestlemania. Plus they just turned Savage into a babyface. No way they risk him in an angle against the cleanest babyface in the company.
Steamboat and savage could have had a great baby face program where they trade the belt and it could have led to his eventual heel turn so Hogan could have got his belt back it would have made savages reign better instead of mostly working tag matches with Hogan you still could have had that team but like summer slam and what not he should have defended his belt
That was just plain mean on Hogan's part. Hogan the stooge who Rat 🐁🐀anybody out including Jesse "The Body" Ventura. About a Wrestling Union which never would have worked anyways. Nowadays there's only one federation and that's the World Wrestling Federation of entertainment.
Especially Jeff Hardy and his illustrious career drugs helped Jeff. I still think Scott Hall had his best match in 2011 when he was on drugs that was a great match. To this day I want that and laugh even on my worst days still makes me laugh thanks Scott Hall. The Bad Guy. 😆👍
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Sensational Sherry was a hell of a woman! She's made so much contribution to the industry and came in clutch time and time again for so many wrestlers.
She was a class act. Behind the ring she was the most kind valet I ever met. She took time with her fans. Just not signing autographs and leave. She talks with them.
There needs to be an entire series with Jo Graham reading ridiculous wrestling promos. Hell, just do the best Ultimate Warrior promos and I'll be happy
B_side 86 She is one of the hosts of the How2Wrestling Podcast. Alongside Kefin Mahon, of the Attitude Eta Podcast, (as a new fan) learns about the biggest superstars & storylines in wrestling. It’s very informative and interesting, it really gives good insight into who some of these stars are, where the came from, what some of their best/worst work is, and how they come off to someone who is more or less outside of the fandom bubble.
macho man is da goat...? whaaat thaaaa fooook are u talking about ...if anything some of the best should be yokozuna brethart undertaker the rock stonecold and etc not no macho man
@@mexighosthunter8635 To each his own, but Yokozuna sucked. Taker is the greatest gimmick of all time, but Mark Calaway was always kind of eh in the ring when he was expected to be the general. Stone Cold was nothing but a brawler by the time he got to WWE and his neck injury made it worse. And, I watched an interview where Ric Flair, himself, put Macho Man in his Top 5.
What a great addition with Jo reading the Hulk promo. I thought it was over after the first part of the text but then it just goes on with an even more hysterical looking Hulk in the background. Great fun!
If stories are to be believed, the reason why The New Day broke Demolitions Tag Team Championship record was due to Demolition being apart of the concussion lawsuit against WWE a few years. So this was the company's way of getting back at them.
@Bryan Ogg That's what you got out of that? It was just a bit about how ridiculous the promo was. But if you're looking to be offended I guess I can't stop you.
As a kid growing up this was one of my favorite Mania shows. Nowadays I realize it was pretty rough, but when I was renting wrestling VHS tapes as a kid this was one of my tops. I admit it might also be because it was a double VHS which was rare.
Okay so 2 things: 1- the lady reading that promo has a lovely voice, and she could make anything sound interesting with it 2- that promo is utterly, gloriously insane
That image of Andre falling back down while trying to stand over a prone Hogan was legit. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even stand. I hope it wasn't an issue of Vince forcing him to compete.
I don’t think so. He continued to wrestle occasionally in tag team matches outside the WWF after WMVI when Vince didn’t want him to work anymore. That was Andre’s choice.
whenever anyone brings up Andre's mobility, they NEVER NEVER NEVER want to correlate that to the insane amounts of alcohol he was consuming. Was most of his mobility and dexterity issues caused by medical conditions? probably, but not all. You can't suck down beer by the case and then go out there and be 100% Infuriates me how the marks give Andre a pass for his rampant alcoholism.
Boom this right here. The Spider aka Moolah. It's even known as The Original Screwjob. It would be shown on MSG network in New York and on Prime Time Wrestling nationwide.
I think Vince made a big mistake there since Wendi was not only gorgeous but she could work and the rock connection was never that strong again. He just did not have a vision for women in wrestling back then. Wendi seems like a real normal down to earth person.
@@toptenguy1 I doubt it was even them trying to protect Duggan and more that 2/3's of matches then ended in DQ or Countout's and someone consistently employeed was bound to end up in a streak of never getting pinned or submitting.
Ah yes, the "Duggan Special". Seems like he just didn't wanna job, like, ever. Perhaps he knew he was never gonna get a main event push or he was just happy being a midcarder. You'd think he might've had a better run if he was a team player and put someone over clean once in a while. He was very over and could've had an IC run.
This was when everyone loved and wanted to be Trump. Every race. Before he decided to run for president and the media told you not to like him anymore.
@@charlescarter4608 Yes, THAT is why people don't like Trump - Because the media tell them not to. Nothing at all to do with his words and actions, NOPE! 🤣
Strike Force was a great tag team Chico Santana and Rick the model Martel. Only one the Tag Team Championship once. They never had a tag team finishing move like the doomsday device The rocker dropper which messed up a wrestler jobber named Steve Austin in 1990. Or also the heart attack. Why were the WWF tag team championships decommissioned just like the WWF European championship does anybody know?
side note, anyone get a look at Pat Sajak's daughter during his sick leave from wheel of fortune? She looks EXACTLY like Vanna White.....I think Pat and Vanna have some explaining to do 🤔
WWF used to have write in campaigns like this where they would use it to basically update their mailing list. Apparently a lot of people would write in, but I couldn't say whether it was a million or two.
Boardwalk Hall is a neat venue. I went to a Monday Night Raw there back in 1998(it was the go home show for Summerslam with Austin vs. Taker) and with it's vintage look(built in the 1920's I believe), it's a neat environment. Plus, you walk out the doors and the Atlantic Ocean and beach are right there. I think the AC Mania's 4 & 5 were the only time ever where the same venue was used back to back.
Definitely right Brian, you can see that everything Andre is doing is laboured due to the pain he’s in. Just shows how great he was, that he would go through pain like that just to entertain the fans.
This was the height of my fandom when I was like 10 or 11. I absolutely loved this Wrestlemania, the storyline leading up to it and all the new options it opened in its wake. And having the baby faces finally get fed up and cheat to win was brilliant. Yes, Savage spent his career in Hulk's shadow. So did EVERYONE else. He was Hulk Hogan. It was his Saturday morning cartoon. It was Hogan that was almost as famous as Michael Jackson worldwide. When he left, WWF fell off a cliff for years which is what allowed WCW to become a legitimate competitor with him even as he aged. I'm sure the matches don't hold up well and they had to have them quick for obvious reasons, but it was the drama that was great with this one. And having Andre and Hulk eliminate each other to open up the field was the best thing ever. For the first time you didn't just know Hogan was leaving Wrestlemania as champ.
10:42 I respect that you mention something and then show it rather than hitting us with a "go watch and listen for it" little details like that is why I binge watch/listen to this channel
As it pertains to what Brian Zane said at 10:37-11:01, is that one bit of crowd noise from 10:49-11:01 being dubbed in from the WWE Network version of this event?... If not, was it an edit that was made for either the DVD, or, the VHS copy?...
Brian you should have funny readings of ridiculous lines for future PPVs. Could you imagine the hilarity of a coherent translation of anything by Sheiky Baby or Ultimate Warrior?
@@thebandit0256 Atlantic City, New Jersey. Both Manias 4 and 5 took place at Boardwalk Hall, although the arena was billed as Trump Plaza and Casino, because Donald Trump bought the naming rights for both shows.
@@thebandit0256 You would think with how much WWE canonizes guys who wrestled in the 80s, the fact that the hometown of King Kong Bundy, a legit main event player during the boom period, is not available is pathetic.
The WWF recognized Peggy Sue and Sensational Sherri as the same person. During House Show interviews and syndicated promos, broadcasters would comment that they heard that Peggy Sue was Sherri Martel.
The tournament was VERY well planned out. Features many of the early former IC Champions, such as Steamboat vs Hammer (both former champs), Savage, Muraco, Rick Rude, etc. Great booking on this one!
Great video. I was live at this show, first row of the balcony, just around the way from Gorilla and Jesse. The highlight for me: watching my all time favorite wrestle four times and win the title! Thanks for also mentioning how Dibiase had the belt on the house shows after Andre gave him the title. The next night in Philly, Ted came down with the belt. So surreal for those days. Keep up the good work on these!
Every time I watch this review... This is may be my 2nd or 3rd time coming across it.... I cannot stop laughing at your impression of that screaming referee. Lol. Love your channel. Thank you!
You gotta understand that Hogan was still huge at the time. Hogan was still a massive crossover star. They kept Hogan in there to boost the crowd. I watched it at the time.
Basically he's saying don't take his ratings for the tournament matches too seriously because he knows they're mostly throw away time fillers so he's not doing really an in-depth analysis on them
I always loved this show. I watched WWF before this but this is when I got serious about it. I love the story of Savage it tells. I would have liked to see Savage vs Steamboat 2. I suppose they didn’t want to risk Savage getting booed since he was the heel the last Wrestlemania.
I wish that Ted DiBiase had gotten to win the tournament like he apparently was originally supposed to. Million Dollar Man as heel WWF Champion would have been epic.
It probably wasn't a serious consideration...the huge Mega Powers angle seems planned out a whole year in advance leading to Mania 5...and I can't see a heel winning the WM main event in the 80's.
This was one of my favorite tapes to watch as a kid. While none of the matches were amazing, there were a lot of them, and Savage's story was great, so that was enough for me. :)
That wasn't a half bad Andre impression. Wow. That was a really tight crowd noise loop. You'd think they'd stretch it out. Hell, the SvR games had a longer loop than that.
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IIRC, George Steele was dealing with just getting diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, so he couldn't really bump or do any wrestling at the time, and "retired" from full time matches. The WWE wanted him to get a WM payday, but didn't want him to get into the ring and risk getting hurt, so he stayed on the outside.
that's sad. See you in the attitude era mate
That's sad to hear. Glad they at least got him a payday though.
I always thought it worked well for his "animal" gimmick. He just doesn't understand what's happening so he doesn't get in the ring
Man, who knew that eating turnbuckle covers caused Crohn's?
Jokes aside, at least they were nice enough to give him a WM payday.
Isn't Crohns Disease just like chronic diarrhea?
If Cedric Alexander can be a masked janitor, than Sherri Martel can be Peggy Sue.
Gary the Janitor 4 Life!
*then
The sight of Sherri in that blond wig is...it's taking me places I'm not really comfortable with, but at the same time I don't want to stop.
As someone who will freely admit that all those times Sherri lost her skirt and was left in her underwear snd stockings felt tingly in his happy place, even I don't know how to feel about this
Wrestlemania 8, No more needs to be said.
Just like with anything else, Sherri pulls it off, and looks gorgeous doing it!
I had the biggest crush on Sherri! That babe was STACKED!!!
Savage finally gets his big moment, his 10+ year career culminating in his first ever world title win, with the crowd going absolutely nuts.
Who's the first person that touches the belt? Hogan.
He always needs to be in the center of attention, doesn't he?
Yeah. Hogan was the worst.
So what was he supposed to do?
@@lancethefilmguy9392 give him thefucking spotlight?
@@lancethefilmguy9392 dude never could put anyone over longer than 5 minutes.
@@dennisbowen452 But Dennis! There's no time to let S̶a̶v̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶r̶i̶o̶r̶ ̶F̶l̶a̶i̶r̶ ̶S̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶H̶B̶K̶ ̶O̶r̶t̶o̶n̶ anyone get their shine!
HOGAN. MUST. POSE.
That Hogan promo is proof that, yes, cocaine IS a hell of a drug.
LOL That rivals anyone of Warriors batsh*t crazy promos.
Watch the *"Wrestlers on Coke"* video.. Some of the most hilarious sh_t to date..
*Warrior has entered the chat*
😤😤coke
Well then somebody these guys today some 8-ball because the promos todays are zzzzzz
11:42 "Can't complain about this one"
Yes you can. If Steamboat had won, he would have had a rematch with Savage in round 2.
Yeah but since the early matches the early matches for so short it definitely would have tarnished their original battle. Plus, if they tore the roof down again the WWF would have had to do a Savage/Steamboat angle. No way the fans let Savage have a peaceful run without facing Steamboat if they had another 5 star match at Wrestlemania. Plus they just turned Savage into a babyface. No way they risk him in an angle against the cleanest babyface in the company.
Steamboat and savage could have had a great baby face program where they trade the belt and it could have led to his eventual heel turn so Hogan could have got his belt back it would have made savages reign better instead of mostly working tag matches with Hogan you still could have had that team but like summer slam and what not he should have defended his belt
Very true!! It would've been too short, though. They were only a 10 minute time limit I think. Or possibly 20.
I've never heard someone describe the warrior as a water heater and be so accurate
"I'm not taking that bump brother" hahha
Doesn't work for me brother!
Brian's Hogan impression in general is great.
That was just plain mean on Hogan's part. Hogan the stooge who Rat 🐁🐀anybody out including Jesse "The Body" Ventura. About a Wrestling Union which never would have worked anyways. Nowadays there's only one federation and that's the World Wrestling Federation of entertainment.
This tournament got the hardy boys into wrestling. It was responsible for so much.
That is so I remember Matt Hardy saying that he picked Randy Savage to win the damn thing which he did thank god
Especially Jeff Hardy and his illustrious career drugs helped Jeff. I still think Scott Hall had his best match in 2011 when he was on drugs that was a great match. To this day I want that and laugh even on my worst days still makes me laugh thanks Scott Hall. The Bad Guy. 😆👍
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I was stupid lost the account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me
@Yousef Johan Instablaster :)
"I'm not taking that bump, brother!" with Hogan dropping Virgil in the aisle way LOL!
I liked Macho Mans first title win, the crowd went nuts when savage won. This is also the ppv where Bret Harts run as a babyface began.
That Andre voice tho
LOOK AT THAT PACKAGE
That scream on repeat
4 5 6
That reading
STONE COLD MATILDA
Hogan's face lmao
Lmfaoooo I deadass died when he did the screaming count of the referee. So hilarious :D
My favorite parts as well!
I can watch this show all day just to listen to Gorilla, and Jesse.
I thought it was funny when Jesse was posing, Gorilla said just a few more steps. Hilarious.
I miss Bobby he died a horrible awful pain
Sensational Sherry was a hell of a woman! She's made so much contribution to the industry and came in clutch time and time again for so many wrestlers.
She was a class act. Behind the ring she was the most kind valet I ever met. She took time with her fans. Just not signing autographs and leave. She talks with them.
Top 5 all-time women wrestler. She can do it all.
SHERRI with an I. Sherry is fortified wine from Jerez in Spain.
And DAMN was she FINE.😊
i’d hit
There needs to be an entire series with Jo Graham reading ridiculous wrestling promos. Hell, just do the best Ultimate Warrior promos and I'll be happy
She's done a few on episodes of How2Wrestling for episodes on certain wrestlers, like Scott Steiner's "Numbers" promo on his episode.
Kirkhammer is my Waifu does she have her own channel ? Or is she just one how2wrestling ?
I see nothing! NOTHING BUT RAAAAGE!
B_side 86 She is one of the hosts of the How2Wrestling Podcast. Alongside Kefin Mahon, of the Attitude Eta Podcast, (as a new fan) learns about the biggest superstars & storylines in wrestling. It’s very informative and interesting, it really gives good insight into who some of these stars are, where the came from, what some of their best/worst work is, and how they come off to someone who is more or less outside of the fandom bubble.
That Hogan promo she reads here is more ridiculous than anything Warrior ever said.
21:45 I’m not taking that bump brother lmao
Lol
Doesn't work for me brother!
Randy "Macho Man" Savage is the GOAT for me.
Pretty boring event overall, but he proved he was top tier that night.
I know one Orange Goblin who didn't feel that.
"Cunt Hogan" 🤔 You marks repeating Meltzer's comments 🤫 NWO 4 Life!
macho man is da goat...? whaaat thaaaa fooook are u talking about ...if anything some of the best should be yokozuna brethart undertaker the rock stonecold and etc not no macho man
@@DaviniaHill Haha!! What do you mean, brother?
@@mexighosthunter8635 To each his own, but Yokozuna sucked. Taker is the greatest gimmick of all time, but Mark Calaway was always kind of eh in the ring when he was expected to be the general. Stone Cold was nothing but a brawler by the time he got to WWE and his neck injury made it worse. And, I watched an interview where Ric Flair, himself, put Macho Man in his Top 5.
What a great addition with Jo reading the Hulk promo. I thought it was over after the first part of the text but then it just goes on with an even more hysterical looking Hulk in the background. Great fun!
If stories are to be believed, the reason why The New Day broke Demolitions Tag Team Championship record was due to Demolition being apart of the concussion lawsuit against WWE a few years.
So this was the company's way of getting back at them.
That might be part of it but I also recall demolition sueing wwe for the rights of the demolition gimmick
New Day deserved to break the record too, they were completely untouchable during that run.
That's true
@Reyes R Tellez someone pissed in your coffee? xD
That's exactly why New Day "broke" the record, even though they held completely different tag titles by then 🤷♂️
No matter the amount of bad moments Ueker had.... his best moment overshadow. He and Andre still... 30 year later... makes me laugh.
27:49 Timeless
Hey, you wanna get your foot off my shoulder?
He's the best part of the major league movies
25:33 "Can you imagine Becky Lynch, or Bayley or Rhea Ripley put on a wig and try to pass them on as a different character?" WWE 2K20 anyone?
La Luchadora anyone?
That Hulk Hogan promo is the best ever read by her, especially that last part about backstroke, couldn't stop laughing LOL
was this the donald trump promo? and swimming?
@Bryan Ogg That's what you got out of that? It was just a bit about how ridiculous the promo was. But if you're looking to be offended I guess I can't stop you.
@Bryan Ogg ur a bitch ass
He's been doing videos 7 years and got a commentary gig with ROH. What do you consider failure?
@Bryan Ogg
*ok*
1. *Skip to **0:17*
2. (4:41-7:23; 20:27-22:39; 32:20-34:48)
*What we've ALL been waiting for*
3. (15:17-16:34; 27:48-27:50; 33:05-33:07)
*LOL* / #Iconic
4. (29:55-29:57)
*Another rare f bomb by Brian Zane*
As a kid growing up this was one of my favorite Mania shows. Nowadays I realize it was pretty rough, but when I was renting wrestling VHS tapes as a kid this was one of my tops. I admit it might also be because it was a double VHS which was rare.
Okay so 2 things:
1- the lady reading that promo has a lovely voice, and she could make anything sound interesting with it
2- that promo is utterly, gloriously insane
If the Hulkamaniacs hang onto Hogan's back and he backstrokes, wouldn't they all drown?
@@paulgibbon5991 Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good promo, even if it is an insane Hulk Hogan promo
That image of Andre falling back down while trying to stand over a prone Hogan was legit. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even stand. I hope it wasn't an issue of Vince forcing him to compete.
I don’t think so. He continued to wrestle occasionally in tag team matches outside the WWF after WMVI when Vince didn’t want him to work anymore. That was Andre’s choice.
How would Vince “force” Andre to do anything? Andre kept wrestling up until his death and long after WWE stopped using him.
@@PhillyBagel Barkely and Shaq were talking about this last week. Athletes reach a day thier bodies don't listen.
whenever anyone brings up Andre's mobility, they NEVER NEVER NEVER want to correlate that to the insane amounts of alcohol he was consuming. Was most of his mobility and dexterity issues caused by medical conditions? probably, but not all. You can't suck down beer by the case and then go out there and be 100% Infuriates me how the marks give Andre a pass for his rampant alcoholism.
@@arostwocents oh look, a moron. *click*
The original screwjob was when Vince and Moolah screwed Wendi Richter
Boom this right here. The Spider aka Moolah. It's even known as The Original Screwjob. It would be shown on MSG network in New York and on Prime Time Wrestling nationwide.
Yep
Idk about “original”. There have been screwjobs for as long as wrestling’s been a work.
I think Vince made a big mistake there since Wendi was not only gorgeous but she could work and the rock connection was never that strong again. He just did not have a vision for women in wrestling back then. Wendi seems like a real normal down to earth person.
@@kev_whatev yeah, the Strangler lewis biting incident being the first big one....
I love these classic pay per view reviews i learn so much wrestling history from them
Me too is my favorite series😀
The next time Duggan ever gets pinned on PPV won't be until King of the Ring 1993.
Please keep that in mind when you review it, Z-Man.
Yep, for all the talk about burials these days, there is such a thing as a midcard wrestler being TOO protected.
Well, in the five years between these two PPV's, Duggan just kept losing by either DQ's, count-outs, or brawls to the back.
Brawl to the back double countout
@@toptenguy1 I doubt it was even them trying to protect Duggan and more that 2/3's of matches then ended in DQ or Countout's and someone consistently employeed was bound to end up in a streak of never getting pinned or submitting.
Ah yes, the "Duggan Special". Seems like he just didn't wanna job, like, ever. Perhaps he knew he was never gonna get a main event push or he was just happy being a midcarder. You'd think he might've had a better run if he was a team player and put someone over clean once in a while. He was very over and could've had an IC run.
"he'll know enough to let go of his materialistic possessions, hang on to the wife and kids"
Hogan had never interacted with Trump had he?
I literally lol'd when I heard that line
U think he had his wife by the....
Hand?
This was 1988 - he had to put over Trump here - and how would ever had thought, that Trump one day will become president of the USA.
This was when everyone loved and wanted to be Trump. Every race. Before he decided to run for president and the media told you not to like him anymore.
@@charlescarter4608 Yes, THAT is why people don't like Trump - Because the media tell them not to. Nothing at all to do with his words and actions, NOPE! 🤣
Back when wrestlemania was under the legal drinking age.
Wrestlemania is practically a crippling alcoholic these days
WrestleMania now has a virus and is an addict
and yet. more substance abuse in those days ^^
Strike Force was a great tag team Chico Santana and Rick the model Martel. Only one the Tag Team Championship once. They never had a tag team finishing move like the doomsday device The rocker dropper which messed up a wrestler jobber named Steve Austin in 1990. Or also the heart attack. Why were the WWF tag team championships decommissioned just like the WWF European championship does anybody know?
The screaming reff looks like a Scooby Doo villain.
WTF?
The Screaming Ref reminds me of Peter Lorre.
Robert Stuart ... I always thought that! LMAO
That flying forearm by Santana looked so damn good.
I feel that Randy Orton studied that Rick Rude/Roberts match intently his entire youth.
He vowed that HE would become the master of the chinlock.
You're forgetting about the British Bulldog. He was addicted to chinlocks as much as he was to crack.
@@chrisbutler1668I think I've found a fellow Wrestling Bios Reliving the War fan!
@@Rob_Thorsman A winner is you! 🥇
JYD's head bump move still looks pretty cool
side note, anyone get a look at Pat Sajak's daughter during his sick leave from wheel of fortune? She looks EXACTLY like Vanna White.....I think Pat and Vanna have some explaining to do 🤔
Yikes. That's a hot take
Do you think there's some confusion over who her mother is?
@@TravJam317 lot of thumbs up for OP even though it doesn't make the least bit of sense lol
Savage winning was the complete FRONT PAGE of the Toronto Sun the next day! I remember laughing when I walked by the box selling it.
WM4 is one of my favorites just for the sake of nostalgia. This show had basically every wrestler that I loved when I was a kid.
Is he Bob Saget’s son?
Ted is still a champion in my book.
Excellent review
Also the referee is Sam Kinison. Lol
Wieselhuntin sounds like the name of a high school rock cover band.
More like a German town name
Sounds like the opening band for Rauchenstein
You were not there in the 80's Zane. Matilda could outdraw the current roster back then it was a diffrent world.
I think Frankie was over as well
WWF used to have write in campaigns like this where they would use it to basically update their mailing list. Apparently a lot of people would write in, but I couldn't say whether it was a million or two.
LMFAO Hogan was doing heavy amounts of coke back then
All the guys were..That's why the promos were so awesome and intense
Bruh, dude was on that good stuff for that promo.
You should see the youtube poop version of this promo😂😂😂
How can u doggy paddle doing the backstroke
15:18 Man promos back in the 80s were amazing.
Virgil is still undefeated at WrestleMania.
So is Sable and RVD (if you don’t count Pre-Shows).
me too.. i'm undefeated in all wwe ppvs. :)
So is Michael Cole.
Yes, but those three people aren’t relevant to this WrestleMania. That’s why I didn’t mention Snookie or Floyd Mayweather.
GOAT
You created more hype in me with that “WRESTLEMANIA XXVII” than WWE in the last years. (NXT Excluded)
Screaming Referee.
I've seen this PPV a lot of times, but going forward, I'll never unsee the Screaming Ref!
He must be related to Ken Shamrock, because that Screaming Referee was *in the zone.*
I dont recall them ever using that ref again, am I wrong?
@@jasonyoung1542 I forget the guy's name, but he was very active as a ref in 1987 and 1988bif I remember correctly.
35:32 Ted has said in shoot interviews that the million dollar belt made him more money than a WWF title reign ever could have.
The ref knew not to scream at Liz because Randy would of killed him XD
28:39 As a Chinese person, I take offense to Ventura's comments. We are much better looking than The Brain.
Are you Chinese or Chinese-American? Sorry just curious
@@namefake1797 Malaysian Chinese, actually.
Watching because of the passing of Reggie Parks, the man who made the winged eagle WWF title. Man, talk about iconic RIP.
Whenever I hear this intro, I can't help but think of GTA San Andreas.
Ah shit here we go again. Lol
Or Any old skool Dr. Dre Beat
Or a slight remix of rikishi's entrance music.
Old school rockin' wrestling!
Boardwalk Hall is a neat venue. I went to a Monday Night Raw there back in 1998(it was the go home show for Summerslam with Austin vs. Taker) and with it's vintage look(built in the 1920's I believe), it's a neat environment. Plus, you walk out the doors and the Atlantic Ocean and beach are right there. I think the AC Mania's 4 & 5 were the only time ever where the same venue was used back to back.
Definitely right Brian, you can see that everything Andre is doing is laboured due to the pain he’s in. Just shows how great he was, that he would go through pain like that just to entertain the fans.
I'm hope you review Wrestlemania 11 since you said it's the absolute worst Mania
+Christian Kallio
*OH YEAH*
Worse than IX?
WM9 is worse than 11 imo. 2 good matches at 9 the rest is rubbish.
I'd like to see him review WrestleMania 22 or 25
Number of Main Events at WrestleMania
Lawrence Taylor - 1
CM Punk - 0
This was the height of my fandom when I was like 10 or 11. I absolutely loved this Wrestlemania, the storyline leading up to it and all the new options it opened in its wake. And having the baby faces finally get fed up and cheat to win was brilliant. Yes, Savage spent his career in Hulk's shadow. So did EVERYONE else. He was Hulk Hogan. It was his Saturday morning cartoon. It was Hogan that was almost as famous as Michael Jackson worldwide. When he left, WWF fell off a cliff for years which is what allowed WCW to become a legitimate competitor with him even as he aged. I'm sure the matches don't hold up well and they had to have them quick for obvious reasons, but it was the drama that was great with this one. And having Andre and Hulk eliminate each other to open up the field was the best thing ever. For the first time you didn't just know Hogan was leaving Wrestlemania as champ.
10:42 I respect that you mention something and then show it rather than hitting us with a "go watch and listen for it" little details like that is why I binge watch/listen to this channel
Is the Screaming Referee related to Ken Shamrock?
As it pertains to what Brian Zane said at 10:37-11:01, is that one bit of crowd noise from 10:49-11:01 being dubbed in from the WWE Network version of this event?...
If not, was it an edit that was made for either the DVD, or, the VHS copy?...
Brian you should have funny readings of ridiculous lines for future PPVs.
Could you imagine the hilarity of a coherent translation of anything by Sheiky Baby or Ultimate Warrior?
I wish he would have had her sooner. Can you imagine her reading Vince Russo's Bash at the Beach 2000 promo?
My hometown still isn’t a choice for where I’m billed from in WWE games, and we held two Manias! A travesty
What City?
TheBandit025 Atlantic City
@@thebandit0256 Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Both Manias 4 and 5 took place at Boardwalk Hall, although the arena was billed as Trump Plaza and Casino, because Donald Trump bought the naming rights for both shows.
@@TheTrainFan9 that's just Disgraceful the city isn't a choice and yet East Rutherford is in the game
@@thebandit0256 You would think with how much WWE canonizes guys who wrestled in the 80s, the fact that the hometown of King Kong Bundy, a legit main event player during the boom period, is not available is pathetic.
Two Wrestlemania Battle Royales in a row (WM 2 & 4) Bret is the last one eliminated.
The WWF recognized Peggy Sue and Sensational Sherri as the same person. During House Show interviews and syndicated promos, broadcasters would comment that they heard that Peggy Sue was Sherri Martel.
"I'm not taking that bump brother" 😂 I could imagine him actually saying that as he dropped Virgil
The tournament was VERY well planned out. Features many of the early former IC Champions, such as Steamboat vs Hammer (both former champs), Savage, Muraco, Rick Rude, etc. Great booking on this one!
Popped for the Crossfire reference
Your impressions in this video are hilarious
Nice video
Thank you for using the most goofy still of Hulk Hogan ever seen.
Great video. I was live at this show, first row of the balcony, just around the way from Gorilla and Jesse. The highlight for me: watching my all time favorite wrestle four times and win the title! Thanks for also mentioning how Dibiase had the belt on the house shows after Andre gave him the title. The next night in Philly, Ted came down with the belt. So surreal for those days. Keep up the good work on these!
“Into the top rope throat first” aka the Hot Shot, popularized by the late “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert
Didn't a young Steve Austin call that the "Stun Gun"?
Bam Bam lost because he didn't have ho-bility that night. Also: destrucity!
Macho Man Randy Savage in my own opinion has more talent, skills and move set then Hulk Hogan would ever have.
I mean, yeah, that's pretty obvious.
You need to do more of the old school shows like this one. Good job. Thanks.
When Bryan said "oh god" I immediately thought "is he gonna review Wrestlemania 27?" lol
Ole Anderson also used to have the nickname "The Rock".
Macho Man was finally the MAN
This channel deserves to have a mill subscribers
As a kid in the ‘80’s, yes we loved Matilda.
Love the intro for Retro PPV reviews! Been locked away the last six months and I've missed so much...
I'm not taking that bump brother. LMAO I died when he said that.
Your Jessie Ventura impression is spot on. I love how casually you transition into it so effortlessly.
Abraxas forever!
Wasn’t the “original championship screwjob” the Wendi Richter/Spider Lady (Moolah) one?
Bit late for the reloy but I belive it is
Every time I watch this review... This is may be my 2nd or 3rd time coming across it.... I cannot stop laughing at your impression of that screaming referee. Lol. Love your channel. Thank you!
You gotta understand that Hogan was still huge at the time. Hogan was still a massive crossover star. They kept Hogan in there to boost the crowd. I watched it at the time.
Exactly. Smarks need to calm down with the Conspiracy Theories about Hogan
@@lancethefilmguy9392 They forget how huge Hogan actually was...
@@ferox965 Preach brother Preach
@@ferox965 wrestlers were actually over back then....legit over, not "over" with the internet.
What did Brian Zane mean by "Consider it a margin of error by about half a star." at 30:52-30:57?...
Basically he's saying don't take his ratings for the tournament matches too seriously because he knows they're mostly throw away time fillers so he's not doing really an in-depth analysis on them
Ooooh yeah! Macho Man! On balance, off balance, don't matter I'm better than you. Yeah!
21:42 Brian that was the best lol add-in for Hogan I've seen you do. SO funny
would love a wrestlemania 22 review
13:58
30:16
Screamin' ref references. I love Zane's imitations.
I always loved this show. I watched WWF before this but this is when I got serious about it. I love the story of Savage it tells. I would have liked to see Savage vs Steamboat 2. I suppose they didn’t want to risk Savage getting booed since he was the heel the last Wrestlemania.
I think Steamboat would have gotten booed he was not more popular than Macho especially during this time
the How2Wrestling Jo promo read is one of the best crossovers
I wish that Ted DiBiase had gotten to win the tournament like he apparently was originally supposed to. Million Dollar Man as heel WWF Champion would have been epic.
It probably wasn't a serious consideration...the huge Mega Powers angle seems planned out a whole year in advance leading to Mania 5...and I can't see a heel winning the WM main event in the 80's.
They would have went out of business with him as champ
These Classic PPV Reviews are always fun to enjoy
This was one of my favorite tapes to watch as a kid. While none of the matches were amazing, there were a lot of them, and Savage's story was great, so that was enough for me. :)
I love the visual of the wrestlers walking down the ramp under that HUGE WrestleMania banner.
I was at this show, it blows getting old.
"I ain't taking that bump, Brother!" Greatness.
I could have Jo read promo's to me for the rest of my life
Man you can really tell how much fun Zane had making this review
(I think) Bob Uecker still calls baseball games for the Brewers
@moon dawg He is now 86, which means back then he was 54
That wasn't a half bad Andre impression.
Wow. That was a really tight crowd noise loop. You'd think they'd stretch it out. Hell, the SvR games had a longer loop than that.