WWF Royal Rumble 1997 - The "Reliving The War" PPV Review

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @GutturalReef
    @GutturalReef 3 года назад +423

    That smile on Michaels face (before and after the match), there's no way that's disappearing any time in the near future.....

    • @thisisnotachannel
      @thisisnotachannel 3 года назад +42

      He never actually lost his smile.
      He just didn't realise he was wearing his face backwards...

    • @wendigo1619
      @wendigo1619 3 года назад +32

      I'd love to have seen Vader slap it off his face

    • @pjludda4323
      @pjludda4323 3 года назад

      NO. WAY. EVER. (...tm)

    • @awesomecool3280
      @awesomecool3280 3 года назад

      @Body Science 😂

    • @sithari518
      @sithari518 3 года назад +10

      Nah that's just when the pills kicked in

  • @edwardarcherwrestling6295
    @edwardarcherwrestling6295 3 года назад +199

    WrestlingBios never misses. Let give a round of applause for them going through every Raw/Nitro and PPV for hours so that we don't have to. Brilliant stuff as always

    • @pizzahighfive2612
      @pizzahighfive2612 3 года назад +6

      Oh but you should definitely check out the years he's talking about yourself. To get the full experience and emotion. For example, I can talk to you about Dragonball Z, but you should definitely watch it for yourself completely to get the full feel.

    • @dizzy1369
      @dizzy1369 3 года назад +1

      I did though, and thoroughly enjoyed every week. That's why I'm loving this series and, well, reliving it.

    • @Flowerz__
      @Flowerz__ 3 года назад +4

      You say “them” but I’m pretty sure it’s just “him” which is even more deserving if that’s correct.

    • @ZASurvivor
      @ZASurvivor 3 года назад

      Sometimes. His final thoughts are regularly shitty cynical opinions. The worst kind of wrestling fan.

  • @alastairwood1745
    @alastairwood1745 3 года назад +169

    "Because I'm BIZZZZAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEE" RIP Davey, you absolute legend

    • @RC99_Productions
      @RC99_Productions 3 года назад +17

      How Bizarre...... (Spanish guitar plays)

    • @heisensaul5538
      @heisensaul5538 3 года назад +10

      I have to say this: Davey was sporting his finest Canadian tuxedo there.

    • @silasjamal1610
      @silasjamal1610 3 года назад +5

      That's gimmick infringement...

    • @JackQSmith
      @JackQSmith 3 года назад +3

      @@RC99_Productions That song was popular around this time. Could that have been what inspired him to call himself that? 🤔

    • @heisensaul5538
      @heisensaul5538 3 года назад +2

      @@joedavidson6556 I agree. It's something that could have only been popular in the 90s lol

  • @GutturalReef
    @GutturalReef 3 года назад +239

    Austin's reaction sitting on the turnbuckle and then Bret's music hits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @michaeljackson7732
      @michaeljackson7732 3 года назад +7

      Ikr yes indeed

    • @MrNegativecreep07
      @MrNegativecreep07 3 года назад +22

      Surprised this moment doesn't get talked about more, it's a perfect way of putting someone over with just a single expression.

    • @damonodell9125
      @damonodell9125 3 года назад +18

      I never liked it, especially in retrospect. Badass Stone Cold wasn't supposed to fear anyone, even as a heel.

    • @bradcarter3201
      @bradcarter3201 3 года назад +2

      It always seemed campy to me

    • @Misterg757
      @Misterg757 3 года назад +4

      This! This was my favorite part

  • @SteelyDanzig
    @SteelyDanzig 3 года назад +105

    I was at this show live. Six years old. The pop of Michaels' win was the loudest thing I've ever heard in my life to this day

    • @GnarlzBarkley
      @GnarlzBarkley 3 года назад +11

      I was there too but I was 8. It was awesome!

    • @thebigsleepy2168
      @thebigsleepy2168 3 года назад +9

      I was there too, 10yo. Michaels pop was incredible

    • @michael2244
      @michael2244 3 года назад

      OMG Spoiler Alert!!!!

    • @xancypillosi9497
      @xancypillosi9497 3 года назад

      @@michael2244 spoiler alert. Swallow some buckshot

    • @imabeast2334
      @imabeast2334 2 года назад

      No body's has been louder than Austin's pop ever not here but sometime after this

  • @ChiseledAdonis
    @ChiseledAdonis 3 года назад +73

    The 2x4 that Ahmed Johnson came to the ring with makes me laugh til this day... Who just left lumber hanging around for this man to come to the ring with it? Gets me everytime

  • @mikem10481
    @mikem10481 3 года назад +202

    Austin slowly got over with me when he was throwing all the shitty gimmicks out of the Rumble.
    Also look at the final 8. Hart, Austin, Funk, Foley, Rock, Vader, Taker and Kane. Legends.

    • @Zander2021
      @Zander2021 3 года назад +2

      Yessir

    • @allenmynatt9571
      @allenmynatt9571 3 года назад +4

      I didn't see Kane and also you forgot Diesel

    • @Zander2021
      @Zander2021 3 года назад +6

      @@allenmynatt9571 the fake diesel was kane

    • @TheSBleeder
      @TheSBleeder 3 года назад +8

      @@allenmynatt9571 That's gotta be Kane.

    • @jwavada
      @jwavada 3 года назад

      5, of whom, are Hall Of Famers

  • @SlimSlashie
    @SlimSlashie 3 года назад +67

    34:12 Look how Sid protects Shawn on the powerbomb on the floor. I know Sid isn't known as the best worker, but the dude knew what he was doing. That ONE move says a LOT about the man's character. He's taking care of his opponent. Excellent stuff. (Love your channel buddy!)

    • @alexcorrea4828
      @alexcorrea4828 2 года назад +2

      I mean that's their job on this level

    • @SlimSlashie
      @SlimSlashie 2 года назад +5

      @@alexcorrea4828 Yeah, I know, but how often do you see recklessness, especially these days? I don't watch AEW 'cause I don't want to see someone DIE live on TV. (Which is a very real possibility over there...)

  • @the_derb_wanderer170
    @the_derb_wanderer170 3 года назад +57

    1997 is gonna be awesome in reliving the war

    • @the_derb_wanderer170
      @the_derb_wanderer170 3 года назад +2

      @@tun-tunninc.6492 and 2001 should be fun (I was actually born the day of the final nitro)

    • @the_derb_wanderer170
      @the_derb_wanderer170 3 года назад +1

      @@tun-tunninc.6492 yea, and I've been a fan of wrestling my whole life, so there ya go, random fun fact from a fellow wrestling fan

    • @Ykwhat75
      @Ykwhat75 2 года назад +1

      Soooo pretty much every year

    • @saucers79
      @saucers79 2 года назад +2

      That's the great thing about this series. He hasn't even gotten to the good stuff.

  • @nachiketdaithankar4405
    @nachiketdaithankar4405 3 года назад +86

    At this point, I'd watch anything to do with Reliving The War all week long 😎😎

  • @therealDJG
    @therealDJG 3 года назад +54

    Rock, Austin, Glenn Jacobs and Foley. All in the Rumble at the same time at one point.. all future WWF Champions within the next two years. Awesome. Always liked this Rumble match for the foreshadowing of things to come.

    • @martynodonnell8467
      @martynodonnell8467 3 года назад +4

      4 corner stones of the attitude era.

    • @chrisjamesr77
      @chrisjamesr77 3 года назад +3

      Not really foreshadowing, but there was Terry Funk in there along with them too. That's a pretty impressive group of former/current/future stars

    • @JackQSmith
      @JackQSmith 3 года назад +2

      Not to mention established legends Bret Hart and The Undertaker, both of whom were former and future WWF champions.

    • @oldironsides4107
      @oldironsides4107 2 года назад

      So may champions and Scumbags. I love it.
      Not really unique though. Many trash bags and champions.
      Awesome and some all time favorite wrestlers and scumbags. M

  • @rnhtube
    @rnhtube 3 года назад +45

    I love Ron Simmon's spinebusters. This one wasn't pretty but looked chaotic and devastating

    • @gst013
      @gst013 3 года назад +2

      Surprisingly, Ahmed's was probably better here. That said, Arn and Ron's were probably the best two ever. Looked so real.

    • @fmgmack
      @fmgmack 2 года назад

      @@gst013 not a fan but I gotta say HHH little spinning spinebuster has to be the best of all time

  • @Hyde_Hill
    @Hyde_Hill 3 года назад +55

    Props for giving Ahmed a fair shake here. The dude was over and for the type of matches he did they where decent.

    • @GoddesseyCreations
      @GoddesseyCreations 3 года назад

      @Black Boy King TV what do you mean he was an idiot? I don't know much about Johnson (besides all the stories) so I genuinely want to know what you mean

    • @GoddesseyCreations
      @GoddesseyCreations 3 года назад +2

      @Black Boy King TV Oh damn. I heard alot of those kinds of stories. They should've took the time to train him, help him learn the business, but as we know, Vince gets a hard-on anytime he sees a guy with a nice body. He would've been unstoppable if they had just been patient with Ahmed. Smh

    • @wulver810
      @wulver810 3 года назад +3

      He could have been Goldberg, before Goldberg.

    • @pizzahighfive2612
      @pizzahighfive2612 3 года назад +5

      Don't you love this internet generation society? They all act like they know everything just cause of the internet and "shoot videos" When none of them have actually known Ahmed, or actually have worked with him, have actually spoke to him, hung out with him... They just listen to wrestlers, which is no different than listening to actors. You never know when they're not getting paid to say stuff about someone or act a certain way. Most wrestlers will say anything about anyone for some extra cash, just like actors.

  • @azapro911
    @azapro911 3 года назад +103

    "We had a show that needed a stadium rather than a stadium that needed a show." - Jim Cornette

    • @ricotheofficial
      @ricotheofficial 3 года назад

      Wow… I still never understood why they went there for a Rumble during that time period. I understand it was for Shawn but wow… seems like wasted money.

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 3 года назад +3

      @@ricotheofficial They had to please their golden boy. This isn't exactly the first time WWE wasted money because of poor decisions

    • @ricotheofficial
      @ricotheofficial 3 года назад +2

      @@zemox2534 smh… no wonder their PPV quality looked so poor after this Rumble until SummerSlam that year.

    • @justinshockley5252
      @justinshockley5252 3 года назад +6

      @@ricotheofficial That, and I feel like Vince wanted to do it just to prove that he could. By hook or by crook it worked. Remember, Vince would much rather lose money doing something his way than make money another way.

    • @ricotheofficial
      @ricotheofficial 3 года назад +1

      @@justinshockley5252 true, but but the spotlight on your biggest event of the year. Waste money on that instead of throwing money on a Rumble. Feel like that’s what they’re doing these days during the Rumble in baseball stadiums.

  • @GSHElectrical
    @GSHElectrical 3 года назад +6

    I love this channel 🦾💕🦾 fantastic as always

  • @renegadeloco9797
    @renegadeloco9797 3 года назад +21

    Oh yeah, the "crossover" rumble! Also, I'm surprised at how much footage I recognized that ended up in the WWF Warzone intro.

    • @wrestlingfan31100
      @wrestlingfan31100 3 года назад +6

      Not to mention the Warzone theme playing during the first part of the Goldust/Triple H review

    • @dominiquejones3805
      @dominiquejones3805 3 года назад

      CLASSIC

  • @brooksdurham5285
    @brooksdurham5285 2 года назад +7

    My uncle took me to this PPV when I was a little kid. I will never forget it. I took home a program from the show but sadly I lost it. What a great event it was..

  • @jamesbounds
    @jamesbounds 3 года назад +9

    I have this Royal Rumble in the anthology collection. It's fun watching the old rumble events.

  • @CHAOTIXMaddLass
    @CHAOTIXMaddLass 3 года назад +13

    i'm loving this reliving the war ppv review side series thus far :)

  • @joshuaberthiaume6950
    @joshuaberthiaume6950 3 года назад +12

    I absolutely loved Shawn MIchaels when i was a kid. When his music hit I would go absolutely crazy with excitement. I hated when he stopped being pushed after his Iron Man match with Brett Hart. That was hard to take for me, but he then reinvented himself with DX and was really popular again so that made me happy. But when i was a kid so many people hated Shawn MIchaels and I NEVER understood why. He was just so fking awesome and fun to root for. He was always the best for me and still all these years later his segments and matches are still better than anyone elses. HBK was the golden generation of wrestling and we will never see another thing like it. It was an amazing time to be a WWF fan. Thank you Shawn MIchaels for your amazing work, you are the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. I hated Brett Hart when i was a kid but now that im older and loooking back and after watching wrestling with shadows I have a deep love for the guy. Him and Shawn were the best the WWE ever produced in my eyes. Even better than Stone Cold, Undertaker, and The Rock. Brett and SHawn are my kinda guys.

    • @johnboi6916
      @johnboi6916 Год назад +1

      His antics in the ring...like the dancing...prancing ECT had a lot of heterosexual homophobic guys HATED his schtick irregardless of his in ring genius and that's the best reason I heard plus the white meat presentation was already getting played out...

  • @JM1993951
    @JM1993951 3 года назад +48

    Vader’s WWF run is a clear example of why booking matters. You can be an international star, but it means nothing if the booking isn’t right.

    • @doombringer3221
      @doombringer3221 2 года назад +1

      Everyone in roster was against a push for him

    • @wolf99000
      @wolf99000 2 года назад +1

      if he came a few years later during the attitude era his booking would have been so much better

    • @R0ckmans
      @R0ckmans Год назад

      It also was a painfully obvious case of "Vince hates successful WCW guys" in full swing.

    • @david-468
      @david-468 Год назад +1

      @@R0ckmansVader wasn’t really that successful/known for being wcw, he was more popular in Japan and nwa

  • @g-dub5272
    @g-dub5272 3 года назад +18

    I heard and saw some of Hulk Hogan back in the early 90s but didn’t have cable at the time. Finally got cable late 96, was flipping channels on a Monday night in 97, saw WWF, became hooked ever since

  • @LissaBroyles
    @LissaBroyles 3 года назад +6

    The moment where Kane, Bret. Austin, Funk, Rock & Foley were all in there is awesome when viewed through the lens of modern knowledge.

  • @bodenlosedosenhose1590
    @bodenlosedosenhose1590 3 года назад +7

    Yes! Another Wrestling Bios video. Perfect for a nice evening.

  • @at3479
    @at3479 3 года назад +52

    The last time we'd see the fake Razor Ramon & the fake Diesel....oh, the memories.....

  • @thejoojooman6538
    @thejoojooman6538 3 года назад +21

    Solid Rumble match, with well told stories.

  • @billssportsandwrestlingchan
    @billssportsandwrestlingchan 3 года назад +8

    Collin Raye was quite popular at the time among Country artists. And Owen Hart was a big fan of his, and he played Owen's funeral.

  • @silentreaperryan
    @silentreaperryan 3 года назад +26

    26:25 Literally the top few stars of the Attitude Era in a single ring, if only Bret would have been in the WWF during 1998 and onwards. Good stuff, good year.

    • @The_Knight_Rider1980
      @The_Knight_Rider1980 3 года назад +3

      Blame Vince McMahon for letting him go.

    • @s.marshian8455
      @s.marshian8455 2 года назад +4

      @@The_Knight_Rider1980 Vince should’ve learned by letting Hall go in the first place. Lol he actually got lucky Stone Cold and Rock absolutely blew up and WCW had no idea what to do with all the talent they had. Having Bret around as a heel would’ve been great.

  • @jeremybrown9273
    @jeremybrown9273 3 года назад +6

    Austins face when hears Brets music is one of my all time favorite RR moments

  • @HumanParaquat
    @HumanParaquat 3 года назад +8

    1:17 Oh man, how I absolutely loved that font they used for "it's Vader Time"! I miss it, bring it back!

  • @meazyme
    @meazyme 3 года назад +7

    Watching all of these old shows, the fans were rocking with Ahmed Johnson pretty tough. And it's interesting to see just how much WCW influenced WWF's transition into the Attitude era.

  • @WarhawkBeyond2040
    @WarhawkBeyond2040 3 года назад +4

    If you're looking to relive an iconic moment or delve into some history to learn about some stuff that you might not be aware of or didn't know at the time then Wrestling Bios is the perfect place for you. There's no RUclips channel where you'll find more in depth content quite like this, it's the best one out there. Keep up the good work my friend 👊😎

  • @nathanwagner9895
    @nathanwagner9895 3 года назад +2

    as a kid i had a friend record this PPV on their VCR.... i mustve watched that VHS a thousand times as a kid. this was one of my alltime favorite PPV's ever, even still to this day.

  • @BlackburnBigdragon
    @BlackburnBigdragon 3 года назад +6

    Vince was so damn behind the times with the cruiserweights. With a few exceptions, he was really still in that mindset of the old-school promoters with the only promoting the big, giant, slabs of meat, guys. For the most part, if you were a smaller, more agile worker, Vince and his writing team didn't give you the time of day, or anything really meaningful to do, other than job out for the big guys. He RARELY allowed these guys to showcase what they could do. This Royal Rumble was a prime example. He brought in all these great AAA guys, but didn't even give them enough respect to INTRODUCE THEM to the WWF audiences. No debut matched for them to show what they could do. They just appeared out of nowhere for the Rumble, with the Audiences not knowing who the hell they were, and they pretty much all jobbed out to the WWF guys. This was beyond "behind the curve", and was a definite sign that Vince was very behind the times as to where certain areas of wrestling were going at the time. Cruiserweigts were what MADE WCW. You rarely SAW a cruiserweight on a WWF show.

  • @only1icon1801
    @only1icon1801 3 года назад +27

    This was where it all started to change and thank God they did. Bret really came into his own and Austin was on the rise
    Brilliant times

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 3 года назад +3

      The attitude era start right there

    • @pizzahighfive2612
      @pizzahighfive2612 3 года назад +1

      Hell yes, right when Vince Russo became head writer, WWE turned badass.

    • @CREOLEHEAT
      @CREOLEHEAT Год назад

      ​@eddyval6882Goldust vs Razor Ramon feud. Hell, Goldust character, period.

  • @thenofilterchannel8247
    @thenofilterchannel8247 3 года назад +7

    Thanks wrestling bios,,, I'm saving up for a shirt your the best thing on RUclips 😊😊

    • @edwells4769
      @edwells4769 8 дней назад

      It's been 3 years, have you saved up enough money to buy a t-shirt?

  • @andrewcrouch2362
    @andrewcrouch2362 3 года назад +3

    Great video upload cheers wrestling bios your amazing at telling your storys about wwf wrestling documentarys and putting it all together enjoy them all thanks again 👍

  • @martynodonnell8467
    @martynodonnell8467 3 года назад +3

    Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the net. I look forward to each and everyone of your videos, great work.
    97 really was the true dawning of the Attitude Era. If you look at who was on the card, during this event, the main players of the Attitude Era are there. Things are turning round and looking much different for the WWF, compared to what they did a few months before. The 97 Royal Rumble is a great event and the first PPV in the greatest year for professional wrestling.

  • @marquan1976
    @marquan1976 3 года назад +8

    24:29 when your side chick tells you she's pregnant and it's yours LMAO

  • @MrJerimia123
    @MrJerimia123 3 года назад +2

    Dude thank you so much for encapsulating this beautiful Era of wrestling, it’s alot of hard work that’s much appreciated. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @iamdb1990
    @iamdb1990 Год назад +3

    that Pearl River Plunge through the table is simply beautiful in every way

  • @joeduff8761
    @joeduff8761 3 года назад +6

    That was one hell of a pearl river plunge through the table

  • @The_Knight_Rider1980
    @The_Knight_Rider1980 3 года назад +12

    I love how jerry lawler had enough time to finish his sentence "It takes a king.....(gets eliminated)....to know a king" lol

    • @Treklosopher
      @Treklosopher 3 года назад +1

      ...a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

  • @chperezjr
    @chperezjr 3 года назад +20

    Back in the day Sid was a beast, WWE never booked either Ron Simmons or Vader properly.

    • @chperezjr
      @chperezjr 3 года назад

      @Black Boy King TV I know, Red Rooster, Dusty Rhodes polka dots dancing gimmick it goes way back and it hasn't stopped happening

    • @doombringer3221
      @doombringer3221 2 года назад

      @Black Boy King TV the entire roster was against a push for vader as they said he is very stiff and could cause injuries.

  • @mikesharon2177
    @mikesharon2177 3 года назад +10

    Let's relive it up all over again!! I'll take this on a weekly basis than watching anything the WWE produces these days👍🏻🙏
    Edit- at the 8:47 mark looks like Farooq's Nation Member is holding up Ahmeds leg 🤣😂 also during that match as a kid I was sold on it being real heat it was done so well especially the ending. I'm pretty sure when he gave the pearl river plunge to Farooqs lackey Ahmed cut his hand open pretty good. Also the Saltan was played by Rikishi:)

  • @JHC2812
    @JHC2812 3 года назад +2

    Honestly this Royal Rumble review was great !!!!! Couldn’t have imagined it any better

  • @rkives2030
    @rkives2030 2 года назад +2

    I was there and was an awesome experience. My older brother and I had our own tickets and the “dads” around that section took care of us because our dad gave them some beer money, we where in the floor and he was with my sister in the second rise. Great work Wrestling Bios love your stuff.

  • @pjludda4323
    @pjludda4323 3 года назад +7

    Yep, this was the start of the turning point of the WWE taking the fight back to WCW....This was when things started getting SPICY. :D

  • @sarthakrocks95
    @sarthakrocks95 3 года назад +4

    Aaaaannnnd We are Baaack with another episode from Wrestling Bios!!!!

  • @danielfrongillo773
    @danielfrongillo773 3 года назад +33

    Not gonna lie i was having a garbage day. Thanks for brightening it up man. 1997 is gonna be awesome on reliving the war!

    • @ashley4372
      @ashley4372 3 года назад +5

      Glad you chose not to lie 🌟better days are on their wayyyyyyyy

  • @Sipie89
    @Sipie89 3 года назад +3

    YES!!! Been so looking forward to this!!

  • @alazmatfilms
    @alazmatfilms 3 года назад +2

    26:11 "Diesel just stands there"
    It's amazing how accurate Glenn Jacobs channeled Kevin Nash.

  • @AJ_savage16
    @AJ_savage16 3 года назад +2

    Great review 1997 was huge step forward for the WWF a lot of changes and stables and debuts happend that year.

  • @nestornieto8342
    @nestornieto8342 3 года назад +2

    Ooooh yeah perfect, thank you Wrestling Bios

  • @mintoo2cool
    @mintoo2cool 9 месяцев назад +1

    rumble 1997 is a classic. excellent storytelling and pacing.

  • @KastleKrossface
    @KastleKrossface 3 года назад +2

    Amigo, you have and provide top-notch videos. I truly appreciate and enjoy your videos. Thank you for your time and work! Stay Kool 😎

  • @michaelboyer7253
    @michaelboyer7253 3 года назад +2

    This was the first pay per view I ever saw. Will always be my favourite royal rumble because of that.

  • @scott9628
    @scott9628 3 года назад +5

    It's amazing how much better the WWF would do business wise by the end of the year.

  • @TonySkittleAlive184
    @TonySkittleAlive184 3 года назад +1

    Awesome content, as always Wrestling Bios! ! 😎 👍 👍! !

  • @saintdeuce
    @saintdeuce 3 года назад +2

    The seeds were planted here for everything that was to come in 97; such an incredible year for the WWE.

  • @bitesthedust
    @bitesthedust 3 года назад +5

    The rumble match itself was as good as I remembered, and had the key element to make the match work - the marathon man (Austin) who eliminates loads of wrestlers to elevate himself. Plenty of big hitters coming in towards the end, Bret, Foley, Vader, Taker as number 30 - and a unique finish for the time which helped keep Austin heel but also sow the seeds of Bret's turn.
    I agree that the Survivor Series match between Shawn and Sid was better than the Rumble. I'm sure Shawn will have a big grin on his face leading into Wrestlemania 13.

  • @goat351
    @goat351 3 года назад +3

    I like how Sids version of calming down is just one wild kick at Pat Patterson 😂 that kick from Sid made me lol

  • @bjg8638
    @bjg8638 3 года назад +2

    The Royal Rumble match, Vader vs. The undertaker and Sycho Sid vs. HBK are all on youtube for free.
    Love your channel. Please keep the videos coming.

  • @jamminmusicman
    @jamminmusicman 3 года назад +1

    Awesome review buddy 💯 ... I loved this Royal Rumble it's fun to look back at where the WWF was in 1997

  • @KaijuLover85
    @KaijuLover85 3 года назад +2

    Keep these videos up! I love them!

  • @Panama_Red
    @Panama_Red 3 года назад +1

    Great analysis, loved the video.

  • @AussieArmWrestler
    @AussieArmWrestler 3 года назад +2

    Keep up the great work mate

  • @hollywoodtre6098
    @hollywoodtre6098 3 года назад

    I really enjoy these videos reviewing the pay per views for reliving the war. Gets me more sucked in to the war. I hope u can do this every time it’s a pay per view in place of the one of the other two videos u do during the week for that week.

  • @superrobz
    @superrobz 3 года назад +29

    I can’t believe Mill Mascaras eliminated himself in this rumble 😂

  • @CardozaCreativeMinds
    @CardozaCreativeMinds 3 года назад +5

    I was there! With my family! It was so much fun

  • @49baybridge
    @49baybridge 3 года назад +3

    This rumble started something great. 97 was a great yr for wwf

  • @teapulp
    @teapulp 3 года назад +1

    Only at the intro now, but kudos for using the (superior imo) original version of Austin's theme as the sample.

  • @TheHerbinLegend
    @TheHerbinLegend 3 года назад +10

    Thats 10,000 more in attendance than this years summerslam.

    • @LordDeBahs
      @LordDeBahs 3 года назад +1

      vince deicide to play covid game . his loss

  • @johnbrett-smith2069
    @johnbrett-smith2069 3 года назад +4

    Did I just see a 6ft 2, 300lb Ahmed Johnson run in and dive from the floor, over the top rope and land a clothesline!! 🤯🤯

  • @byronsmith3052
    @byronsmith3052 3 года назад +2

    love how you tell a whole 3 hour episode in 30 mins

  • @the_derb_wanderer170
    @the_derb_wanderer170 3 года назад +17

    "You gotta kick or be kicking!"
    -Sycho Sid

  • @humbledragger6411
    @humbledragger6411 Год назад

    I think I’ve watched every single video on this page lol I NEED MOREEEEE

  • @randybeans1984
    @randybeans1984 3 года назад +1

    Hell yeah I love your royal rumble videos the most! Best wrestling content on RUclips brother! Can you please do a video on royal rumble 2000, where too cool busted a dance in the middle of MSQ! Anyways! Quality stuff again

  • @robchuk4136
    @robchuk4136 3 года назад +9

    As someone who gets frustrated about Royal Rumble rules, and as a Bret fan, and as someone with no love for Stone Cold, I could not have been more *FURIOUS* about the way Austin won this Rumble, lol.
    Ah the memories

  • @brandonperkins176
    @brandonperkins176 3 года назад +8

    The rise of Steve Austin going to the top

  • @D0RYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
    @D0RYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 3 года назад +5

    my parents ordered this for me as a kid. good times

  • @ShockerTopper
    @ShockerTopper 3 года назад +9

    You say that Glen Jacobs "Diesel" is a waste of a spot in the Royal Rumble...but to be fair all the AAA guys are waste of spots on the Royal Rumble as well.

    • @arciks11
      @arciks11 3 года назад +4

      Wasn't company's roster at the time so very thin that their choice was either do a 20 man rumble or pad it out?

    • @juststatedtheobvious9633
      @juststatedtheobvious9633 3 года назад +4

      Mil got a legends pop, and Latin Lover showed some personality.
      I wouldn't call either of them a waste.

  • @PhenomsServant4
    @PhenomsServant4 3 года назад +3

    I always felt the 97 Rumble match to be the most underrated Rumble of all time.

  • @haynkilla8537
    @haynkilla8537 3 года назад

    Never missed a episode. U da man wrestling bios

  • @TreFKennedy
    @TreFKennedy 3 года назад +4

    Love the HBK outro 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @johnmichael7067
    @johnmichael7067 3 года назад +1

    I was 12 years old when I went to this show with my family. So many memories.
    The crowd was hot and Stone Cold won a bunch of us over with his Rumble performance. I being a huge Bret Hart fan was angry when he eliminated him!

  • @diywrites8703
    @diywrites8703 3 года назад +2

    This was one of my favorite rumbles . . . but after watching this I realize I liked moments in it that made me pop, and the whole thing wasn't as good as some of the later rumbles had become.

  • @SteelyDanzig
    @SteelyDanzig 3 года назад +12

    It's pretty crazy that the WWF's roster was so thin at this time that they needed to have everyone from the first three matches pull double duty AND include 4 AAA guys AND pull Jerry Lawler off the commentary desk to get up to 30 participants. Meanwhile WCW had a 60-man battle royal two months earlier

    • @Hyde_Hill
      @Hyde_Hill 3 года назад

      There where more wrestlers left out, hover they where mainly jobbers. Like Tracy Smothers and the Dirty White Boy etc. Despite that it is true the roster was thin.

    • @edwardellis3038
      @edwardellis3038 3 года назад +3

      They had Aldo Montoya, Barry Windham, Bradshaw, Bob Holly, Leif Cassidy, Alex Porteau, Salvatore Sincere etc they didn’t need the Lucha Libre wrestlers.

    • @Hyde_Hill
      @Hyde_Hill 3 года назад +2

      @@edwardellis3038 And the lucha libre wrestlers where there in the hope it would draw the Mexican American audience as they where not really drawing much themselves at the time. Roster was still on the thin side though.

    • @SteelyDanzig
      @SteelyDanzig 3 года назад +2

      @@edwardellis3038 I mean if you have to choose between Mil Mascaras and Alex Porteau to be in your Rumble....

  • @LessThan-wr1nr
    @LessThan-wr1nr 3 года назад +1

    One of my favorite PPVs ever

  • @milk_bath
    @milk_bath 3 года назад +12

    Dustin/Golddust’s fire in the feud and match was great. As a Golddust fan from day 1, I loved this match. It really added a lot to the character.

    • @FreneticZetetic
      @FreneticZetetic 3 года назад

      Goldust more or less revived the roster in 96 lol

  • @kingofkings69ner
    @kingofkings69ner 3 года назад

    I remember renting this RR on VHS whenever I was in 2nd grade in which I watch this event multiple of times in just two days and then rent it again the next weekend as well as the 98 RR which is my favorite RR event

  • @jameswilder7649
    @jameswilder7649 3 года назад +2

    I miss classic WWE/F. . .I don't know what the future holds but The Attitude Era and The Ruthless Aggression Era were the best days in WWE history.

  • @Uploadedimages
    @Uploadedimages 3 года назад +10

    1997 is The offical Dawning of The Attitude Era .. ♡

    • @timbartschwolfman
      @timbartschwolfman 3 года назад +3

      Montreal Screwjob and Vince McMahon Attitude Era declaration

    • @lutherheggs451
      @lutherheggs451 3 года назад +2

      @@timbartschwolfman The Attitude era didn't start till Austin won the title at Mania 14

    • @Uploadedimages
      @Uploadedimages 3 года назад

      @@lutherheggs451 Mmm. I'd have to disagree.. but i see where ur. Coming from

    • @Uploadedimages
      @Uploadedimages 3 года назад +1

      @@timbartschwolfman you're right tim

  • @alexteasdale4599
    @alexteasdale4599 3 года назад

    Can we have a moment of silence, for the work rate of Wrestling Bios...!! Second to none.!!!

  • @phreakzilla8514
    @phreakzilla8514 3 года назад +3

    So at one point in this Rumble, we have:
    Bret Hart
    Steve Austin
    Undertaker
    Kane
    Terry Funk
    Mick Foley
    Vader
    Some guy named Dwayne

  • @karolmar2083
    @karolmar2083 3 года назад

    I rlly wana see wrestling bios face.... its so hard imagining what this stud of a man looks like 😅😅😅 LOVE YOU wrestling bios!!!!!❤️❤️

  • @michaels.8309
    @michaels.8309 3 года назад +3

    It would have been great to have HBK and Austin as the main event this early in Austin's rise, but if I recall correctly the plan was to have Bret and Shawn have a rematch... which leads me to wonder what the WWF originally had in store for Austin at mania.

    • @johnboi6916
      @johnboi6916 Год назад +1

      I wondered that too... Bret bitches to this day that Shawn didn't return the favor (even tho in the early 90s HBK put over Bret over and over to help get his first championship reign to a good start) but he was a major factor in the match that changed the industry and he should be proud of it but if things did go as planned where would have Austin been at Mania 13... against Taker??? I think they could of pulled out something similar...

  • @chriscosby89
    @chriscosby89 3 года назад +12

    Crazy how austin was in the beginning phase of getting over huge.

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 3 года назад +1

      He was on a roll

    • @anjetto1
      @anjetto1 3 года назад +3

      I wish Brett had stayed. They could've done great work

    • @chriscosby89
      @chriscosby89 3 года назад

      @@anjetto1 Well you have to blame michaels for that in 97.

  • @michaeljackson7732
    @michaeljackson7732 3 года назад +3

    Yes I've been waiting you to do an episode on the 1997 royal rumble

  • @MikeDeeJackson
    @MikeDeeJackson 3 года назад +9

    Wow, even back in the day... Triple H was putting on long matches that fans can't get into... he's consistent!