12 Dec 2022: Thank you for 1 MILLION views! 🥳🎉🎊🎀🎁🍾 and esp. anyone who watched this more than once 💚 What keeps ya coming back, it's gotta be The Zodiac, yes? No?
I have watched all your videos about 3 times, i watch them all then wait a year and go through again. so funny and just amazing to watch 3 guys who love wrestling and understands why we love it.
My Uncle took me to that event, good times...It's cool to see this, my Uncle is very sick at the moment and recently discovered he has Colon Cancer, he can't have surgery due to his health so it's been rough, thankfull for the memories and the love he has for me..he wasn't even a fan of wrestling but he took me anyways.
Sorry about your uncle bro. But it’s nice that he was such a positive influence on you and that you have some happy memories together. Hope all is well ❤️
Hope your uncle recovered and also my uncle used to get me tickets for WCW events in the Buffalo area for free because he worked for the cable company and used to tape the events for me too so I hope your uncle's doing better and I hope you're doing well too brother
I tell ya man arn anderson is an absolutely tremendous talent. I never noticed how great he was until you guys put him over. He's amazing in ring, he's a very underrated talker, and he has an amazing in ring presence. he's the total packeege
Arn is one of the unsung heroes of wrestling back then. A truly great wrestler is one who could make the guy he's wrestling look great, and Arn did that in spades.
I think they would still be around had they told Hogan to F off and kept Sting as their MAN! They didn't need Hogan. WCW became my number 1 so I could get away from Hulk and his buddies.
MonstarMk3....NO!!! WCW would have gone under no matter what, you internet marks need to learn that WCW didn’t die because of bad booking decisions they died because a merger happened between AOL and Time Warner and the new owners and the new owners didn’t want anything to do with wrestling. Literally that simple
@@Musiclover19 Yes, the merger killed WCW, but "not wanting wrestling" is a massive oversimplification. WCW went from making 30 million in profits in 1998 to losing 9 million in 1999 to losing 62 million in 2000. Largely due to bad contracts and booking driving their PPV numbers from up to 700,000 at their peak to under 100,000 in 2000. While AOL/Time Warner didn't care about or like wrestling, when you look at a division of your new company that's losing a ridiculous amount of money, axing it is an easy choice regardless of what it is.
gst013. Yes, losing all that money in 99 and 2000 didn’t help WCW. But people seem to forget that there was a time, before Bischoff took over, where WCW NEVER made a profit and was losing money, but Turner kept it on the air, regardless. If the AOL Time Warner merger never happened WCW would probably still be around today, even with that huge money loss in 2000. But again the new owners wanted absolutely zero to do with wrestling.
I just discovered these videos today by pure accident. They're fucking gold. It definitely takes me back to when I watched wrestling religiously, but the real value is in the voice over commentary. Reminds me of the kinda of shit me and my friends would have talked. Brilliant, thanks for the laughs!!
The Dungeon Of Doom vignette has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen in Wrestling. The zoom-ins! I almost began crying, I was laughing so hard.
Going back through my OSW arcs once again! Lost count of how many time. Always laugh along with the boys. If ever im having a bad time I put on OSW and it lifts my mood!
Let me tell you something, brother. I'm now in the middle of going through all the reviews. I've only found this channel a few months ago. It's always entertaining and never stops me from bursting out laughing. I'm sure I'll run through this playlist again. One of my favorite pieces of entertainment on this planet. Thanks Brahs!
The best compliment I can give you guys is to say that you are simply the best at what you do. So many assholes talk about wrestling, but to do entire shows, with footage, and not only remain consistently entertaining but actually escalate as the review goes on not only shows how talented you are, but how much you enjoy it. It's so refreshing to hear from actual fans who love what they do instead of the typical RUclips dork who starts every review whining about being forced to review something. Thank you, brahs. Make more shirts.
As a CIA agent, Cobra's job would be to gather intelligence. If he were embedded into a military unit to do so, he would dress the same way they did. A spy wouldn't be all that useful if people could just point to the one asshole standing in the desert in a tuxedo and be like, "That's him!"
@@everyonelovesmajima do you mean the Canadian singer? I'm just kidding, but it's so weird to know there's two dudes who were known in different circles with that name
Between the top 10 list and all the branching storylines in the ppv and WCW writ large at the time, there's a staggering amount of amazing wrestling lore packed into this episode. All time classic.
@@OSW The Renegade and Mr Wonderfuls stories pop out in particular. Fun (and sad) seeing now what was going on behind the scenes when I was watching as a youngin.
Could you imagine if they did swap Benoit with Angle at WM19? Not that it would have been a bad match, but... "In 2003, Brock Lesnar headlined his first WM against Stevie Richards" Anyway, excellent stuff. Shiteish WCW is the best to hear you guys review :D
Because he was a beginner at the time. How do you marks not know this? oh and to correct this video. Bret was a lesser selling champion than Nash. Nash could have potentially been the best champion of his time, IF Vince didn't make him the smiling babyface the very next night after he won the title. Then Vince turned the only heel left with any chance of coming off as competent, Bam Bam Bigelow, face and had him coming out clapping to his own fucking theme. Nash became the exact opposite of what got him over, and he had no credible heels to face. If they allowed Nash to continue being the cool villain he was before, he had an entire company full of faces to feud with. If they kept Bam Bam heel, he had at least 1 opponent to work with that was relevant until some new heels could be made/brought in.
Jay's Plinkett is pretty amazing. I'm not sure why, but it's kind of awesome knowing that the guy who hosts one of my favorite shows/podcasts is a huge fan of one of my other favorite shows/podcasts.
How have I not stumbled upon this channel until now! :( This was really awesome to listen to. You guys really do a good job at elaborating on goofs in the matches, as well as some really cool background info. Good banter back and forth :) *subbed now*
"The Syracuse Incident". It's awesome to hear my hometown mentioned on OSW. Especially for being the place that Sexy Boy got his ass whooped in real life.
My moms friend worked at Gavelstones, up the street from Club 37 where HBK got his ass kicked, right by the airport... I don't remember much of it well cuz I was 4-6 yrs old (and i spent my 20s much like the late 80s- early 90s roster) but I got to meet a bunch of the boys like 3 different times... I remember Marty picking me up and swinging me around and almost dropping me, and I remember being really scared of the big heels... Taker scared the shit out of me... Earthquake had a thing for my mom, I remember us taking him to the store in her Dodge Omni (google Dodge Omni, unforgettable sight)... And i remember being terrified and hysterical when I found out the big black guy was Papa Shango... My mom tells me I met Warrior and Sid but i dont remember... I vaguely remember Boss Man... I got a big pop when I didnt recognize the Mountie without his uniform and had to be told who he was, and I pretty much acted like "fuck off"... Saw Macho and Lanny but don't really remember... I remember LOD cuz of their hair... I remeber the Bushwhackers... I remember my mom yelling at me a lot to "sit down and leave those guys the fuck alone, they're trying to eat!".... Memories
Kevin Sullivan looks so much like director Kevin Smith every time I see him. Also, it looks like even the Hulk figurine he smashes is indestructible and refuses to job to the shovel.
7:20 In Austin's 2003 book The Stone Cold Truth he said that while he was out with an injury in WCW he went to a TV taping and met Kevin Sullivan in the hallway. He said that he didn't think Sullivan liked him and that Sullivan might have had something to do with Bischoff firing him.
If you think about it, Hogan recreated his entire WWF babyface run from the 80s in just two years in WCW. He comes in, immediately wins the title, has a long reign (for the mid-90s). Vader was kind of like his King Kong Bundy, and Butcher was his Orndorff, the friend who betrays him. He gets into a feud with Andre's "son," which ends up costing him the title. Then they bring in Zeus to fight him, and at the tail end once he's turned heel, he gets a feud with Savage.
1:48:18 to 1:48:26 I remember reading PWI September1995 issue back then and there writers agreed with you boys. "Dungeon of Doom might go down as the least intimidating faction in wcw history. but they at least did a good Job Shaving Hogan's 20 year mustache"
1:38:11 The first soldiers to land on Normandy was on Utah Beach by 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division of the US Army. One of the other beaches, Juno Beach, was left to the Canadians. Although they were delayed in landing, the 3rd Canadian Infantry has the distinction of advancing farther inland than any other Allied division. Cheers, great episode!
You need to do some MNW era videos. I just found this channel and I'm loving it. Seriously guys, WCW Hog Wild. Souled out. Do itttt. Also please, I beg you do a review of WM:X8
Bulldog couldn't help shawn michaels when those soldires attacked him because he got himself stuck in the backseat of their rental car which was a 2 door coupe and x-pac was still in the bar.
It was just 1 dude that kicked the shit outta HBK (in his defense he was completely shitfaced)... The dude's mates held the car doors shut on Davey.... Both original stories are false... "10 guys jumped HBK" It was 1 guy whooping on him and 2 other guys holding the car doors closed... The other orignal story was Davey and Pac locked themselves in the car cuz they were pissed HBK got out of the car looking for shit in the first place... I can't really make myself imagine a coked-out Davey in his prime being any form of a pussy... That story got started to just hate on "fake" wrestling and show how fake it is and they're not really though blah blah blah
@@getthegoons Supposedly he was busy trying to settle up their tab when the fight happened and he didn't know about it until after he left the bar and saw shawn lying on the ground moaning in pain.
Saw Bojack Horseman for the 1st time last night. MARKED OUT like a 9-5 white sock humanoid when I saw the intro. I even hummed the "It was acceptable in the 80's" part. So worth it. You guys r the best.
I don't know why TNA didn't have shark boy get revenge for his dad John Tenta Shark against Sting and Hogan. Maybe the time line didn't add up but would have been hilarious.
@@OSWShark Boy should do a gimmick where he gets hit on the head again and starts thinking he's Bray Wyatt. Then we see a specialty match of his, similar to the Firefly Funhouse Match, called the Fishfry Funhouse Match.
Barry Windham also did a fake Sting in the early 90's . Funniest thing about doing a fake surfer sting is how did the heels know what sting was going to dress like and what paint he was going to use 😂 and how were they able to have the clothes made in time for the show ?
I was playing an Xbox game (Mahjong in fact) with OSW playing in the background. Just as I netted the achievement '40th Gold Medal', Kurt Angle's theme hit. Moments like that defy coincidence.
Fun fact; back in '95 TV's had less than 100 channels, when ordering a PPV you would turn to one of the higher scrambled channels. You couldn't watch unless you payed, but the audio was perfect, so at 14 I would listen to WCW PPV's , sadly you couldn't do the same for WWF
JFC, imagine if Pillman got his life together when all the guys in the Radicalz, Jericho, Angle, and a red hot main event Austin were all in WWF with him. 😭 Pillman vs Austin in front of a 1999 WWF crowd for the belt...
I don't really have my own boy stable, but I would have to include Alex Wright in mine. Very good, solid midcard worker, and I enjoyed the little dance he did.
The Alex Wright dance was mesmerizing! I don't know why but it just was so fun to watch him do that cheesy ass dance. It just hit right, and it's unexplainable to reason why
Anyone else spot Ric saying "Oh, right" when Arn's legs went out during that Irish whip? Like he just thought, "Oh yeah, he can't run coz I've knackered his leg, forgot about that"
Hypothesis re: military gimmicks not getting over, even in the US: Other profession-as-wrestler gimmicks can be explained as needing the money so they're moonlighting (Dusty Rhodes, sorta), or loving wrestling so much they're playing hooky from work (Matt Striker, which was not just a gimmick in his case). A soldier doing either isn't destitute or an enthusiast, they're AWOL. They're literally avoiding the whole reason you're supposed to be respectful of military vets...or they're liars and aren't actually in the military (which out of character of course is no different from any other actor playing a soldier, but in-character is stolen valor). So a guy who's doing the "I'm still in the armed forces" thing is either a coward or a liar. An actual veteran or retired servicemember making that their whole character, meanwhile, smacks of trying too hard to get over, or trying to relive glory days. It's one thing to have a few nods to past service or the commenters putting it over (as with Bobby Lashley, formerly in the Army), but even for those branches where they talk about how you're always one of them even after you leave ("There's no such thing as an ex-Marine"), to come out in full uniform to a military march is a bit like if Doink was billed as a *retired* clown who kept the costume and gags because he thought they were funny.
Sgt. Slaughter was really the only one who ever managed to get anything out of that gimmick, and a big part of it was the fact that he was so ENTIRELY that gimmick. His character was a drill sargeant, and he acted and talked like a drill sergeant. Most guys with the gimmick end up just acting and talking like regular tough guys. Any profession-as-wrestler is silly, but they do make it their CHARACTER. Recognizably, Doink acts like a clown. Recognizably, most military guys don't act like they're in the military, they just act like tough guys wearing fatigues.
1:47:41 Jay, you are too kind. Calling that a Camel Clutch? ROFL I would LOVE to see an animated x-ray showing exactly WHAT is happening that might cause Zodiac to tap out. ALSO, these reviews always highlight what I remember CLEARLY is that Hogan always did Heel stuff his whole career! He LOVED those Backrakes! BOLLOCKS! BOLLOCKS! BOLLOCKS! BOLLOCKS! BOLLOCKS!
For the record, WCW Main Event used to air every Sunday Night (sometimes Friday nights), not just on Saturdays or Sundays before PPVs. They even used to have a Kayla e $15,000 contest called Running the Gauntlet when it was part of a three-wrestling show night on Fridays on TBS. It wasn’t until after Bischoff took over and WCW Saturday Night took over for Main Event that Main Event became strictly a PPV lead in show
That theme was never used. According to an interview that some members of the group did, WWE changed their mind at the last minute, and didn't want to use that version. The members of the band clearly weren't wrestling fans, but the Kane character fascinated them, so when WWE contacted them, they did a really dark and heavy version of his theme for his '02 return. But the Fed decided to make Kane more human (this was around the time Hurri-kane became a thing), so this new theme didn't fit the direction the character was going. So instead of using Type O Negative theme, they ended up going with Finger Eleven. Which is a shame, as the unused theme was awesome. It ended up being released in one of their albums. You can read the whole interview here. www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/2yr6ux/type_o_negative_on_why_their_version_of_kanes/
HOoooooOOOGAN! I TOLD YOU LIFE WOULD NOT BE EASY! Woo! Our first foray into War Games is now on RUclips! DEETS ON THE NEXT EPISODE: oswreview.com/tag/update/ Watch our WWE Countdown review (starring Dolph Ziggler & Rusev) now! NoggerU.OSWreview.com
OSW Review HD AYOOOOO I just so happened to watch your review on WCW World War 3 must messing around on RUclips looking for something new to watch and all I'm going to say is after laughing my ass off for like the first 10 minutes straight, I paused it, subscribed, then watched the rest of the show. You guys are fucking awesome and even more hilarious! I loved the line talking about Lex Luger's entrance music: " The return of the bidder" or something like that!!😂😂😂😂
YES!!!! I can't believe it, you've come back. I kinda wish you guys would have done it under a different gimmick... then you'd only be 16 gimmicks away from tying Ed Leslie's record of come comebacks with different gimmicks. How bout Oc- The Beefer, J Hunter- The Booty, & well the other guy- the man with no name. A winner is ALL OF US
I personally don't think he could. WCW had a bad habit of giving all the older guys creative control and burying younger talent. He would've probably remained with the "Stunning Steve" gimmick and never reached his full potential.
Not sure if it's this one or Halloween Havoc review where Luger's "Biddly" music gets mentioned. WWF used it for some phone line advert during the April 1st 1996 Monday Night Raw (the one after WrestleMania 12). Not sure if it's a WWE Network dub over though...
Jimmy Hart telling Renegade "you could have been Hogan" referenced Hogan billing him as, "the man who's gonna bring Hulkamania into the 21st century." They apparently had hoped that the gimmick would make the next Hogan.
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12 Dec 2022: Thank you for 1 MILLION views! 🥳🎉🎊🎀🎁🍾 and esp. anyone who watched this more than once 💚
What keeps ya coming back, it's gotta be The Zodiac, yes? No?
The OSW loop forever plus Lex promos
That was my bday it was my gift to the boys
I have watched all your videos about 3 times, i watch them all then wait a year and go through again. so funny and just amazing to watch 3 guys who love wrestling and understands why we love it.
I love almost everything about this episode but I'm pretty sure it's the thumbnail artwork that makes me rewatch it As much as I do
Gary Spivey segment, it's just incredible.
Zodiac on his knees submitting to Hogan. I can't think of a better visual displaying their relationship....well I can but trying to keep it clean.
Nice
#HanginAndBanginBrother
@@gunnerbeckering6159 lol
*V1 fart noise*
True words, lad 😂😂
My Uncle took me to that event, good times...It's cool to see this, my Uncle is very sick at the moment and recently discovered he has Colon Cancer, he can't have surgery due to his health so it's been rough, thankfull for the memories and the love he has for me..he wasn't even a fan of wrestling but he took me anyways.
Damn man prayers for uncle 🙏
Sorry about your uncle bro. But it’s nice that he was such a positive influence on you and that you have some happy memories together. Hope all is well ❤️
Sorry to hear. I really hope everything worked out OK n your uncle is doing well now 💙
Hope your uncle recovered and also my uncle used to get me tickets for WCW events in the Buffalo area for free because he worked for the cable company and used to tape the events for me too so I hope your uncle's doing better and I hope you're doing well too brother
Wasn't a fan but took you anyway sonds like a good dude
Underrated moment:
1:17:50... Eddie (the seasoned athlete) telling Alex Wright (the fresh rookie) to watch the match and take notes.
GREAT catch! I've watched this review hundreds of times and haven't noticed
Nice
Great
V1 being able to blam out five mirror spots off the top of his head is amazing. You guys are something special
I tell ya man arn anderson is an absolutely tremendous talent. I never noticed how great he was until you guys put him over. He's amazing in ring, he's a very underrated talker, and he has an amazing in ring presence. he's the total packeege
The TOTAL PACKAGE Arn Anderson!!!!!!!No doesn't have a good ring to it
@@ManimalPatB What about the full package Arn Andersen? Lol
Chris Watson the complete packeege.
Ur 100% right he is what wrestling should be.
Arn is one of the unsung heroes of wrestling back then. A truly great wrestler is one who could make the guy he's wrestling look great, and Arn did that in spades.
these were dark times for me as a WCW fan as a kid. Sting was my guy as a kid, so seeing Hogan take over rustled my jimmies.
I think they would still be around had they told Hogan to F off and kept Sting as their MAN! They didn't need Hogan. WCW became my number 1 so I could get away from Hulk and his buddies.
MonstarMk3....NO!!! WCW would have gone under no matter what, you internet marks need to learn that WCW didn’t die because of bad booking decisions they died because a merger happened between AOL and Time Warner and the new owners and the new owners didn’t want anything to do with wrestling. Literally that simple
Quite the coincidence, as rustling Hogan's jimmies was about the only way to stay relevant in WCW during this time period.
@@Musiclover19 Yes, the merger killed WCW, but "not wanting wrestling" is a massive oversimplification. WCW went from making 30 million in profits in 1998 to losing 9 million in 1999 to losing 62 million in 2000. Largely due to bad contracts and booking driving their PPV numbers from up to 700,000 at their peak to under 100,000 in 2000. While AOL/Time Warner didn't care about or like wrestling, when you look at a division of your new company that's losing a ridiculous amount of money, axing it is an easy choice regardless of what it is.
gst013. Yes, losing all that money in 99 and 2000 didn’t help WCW. But people seem to forget that there was a time, before Bischoff took over, where WCW NEVER made a profit and was losing money, but Turner kept it on the air, regardless. If the AOL Time Warner merger never happened WCW would probably still be around today, even with that huge money loss in 2000. But again the new owners wanted absolutely zero to do with wrestling.
I just discovered these videos today by pure accident. They're fucking gold. It definitely takes me back to when I watched wrestling religiously, but the real value is in the voice over commentary. Reminds me of the kinda of shit me and my friends would have talked. Brilliant, thanks for the laughs!!
The Dungeon Of Doom vignette has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen in Wrestling. The zoom-ins! I almost began crying, I was laughing so hard.
Going back through my OSW arcs once again! Lost count of how many time. Always laugh along with the boys.
If ever im having a bad time I put on OSW and it lifts my mood!
OSW has saved me from boredom with their archives. Big Salute to the crew!
6:10
According to the New Gen Project Podcast, X-Pac actually has a legit martial arts background which makes the WAAAAAA sounds even more hilarious.
Yeah he has a bkgrnd in Wa-jutsu.
Let me tell you something, brother. I'm now in the middle of going through all the reviews. I've only found this channel a few months ago. It's always entertaining and never stops me from bursting out laughing. I'm sure I'll run through this playlist again. One of my favorite pieces of entertainment on this planet. Thanks Brahs!
The best compliment I can give you guys is to say that you are simply the best at what you do. So many assholes talk about wrestling, but to do entire shows, with footage, and not only remain consistently entertaining but actually escalate as the review goes on not only shows how talented you are, but how much you enjoy it. It's so refreshing to hear from actual fans who love what they do instead of the typical RUclips dork who starts every review whining about being forced to review something. Thank you, brahs. Make more shirts.
Renegade running looks like the pizza guy is ringing the doorbell , but his kids left toy trucks all over the living room floor.
LOL love the analogy dude!
I love that this comment is always here to crack me up. Or left Legos all over the floor. Lmao thank u for this sir.
He runs like a toddler with a poopy diaper and too much sugar.
Holy shit, dude 😂😂😂 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
Subbed, liked, commented. Off to watch the rest of the vids. Great work boys, loved every part of it.
"I was there at Normandy."
- Steve
When Steve said that I could not stop laughing I fucking cried
As a CIA agent, Cobra's job would be to gather intelligence. If he were embedded into a military unit to do so, he would dress the same way they did. A spy wouldn't be all that useful if people could just point to the one asshole standing in the desert in a tuxedo and be like, "That's him!"
He had a killer physique, he could have been a big star if properly trained
@@jailcatjones3250 he became a pretty big star in Japan for a while as fake sting
If he teamed with Brian Adams they could have been Co-Brah.
@@everyonelovesmajima do you mean the Canadian singer?
I'm just kidding, but it's so weird to know there's two dudes who were known in different circles with that name
Who killed 2Pac?
Between the top 10 list and all the branching storylines in the ppv and WCW writ large at the time, there's a staggering amount of amazing wrestling lore packed into this episode. All time classic.
Ah thanks brother! Anything in particular stand out as memorable?
@@OSW The Renegade and Mr Wonderfuls stories pop out in particular. Fun (and sad) seeing now what was going on behind the scenes when I was watching as a youngin.
Could you imagine if they did swap Benoit with Angle at WM19? Not that it would have been a bad match, but...
"In 2003, Brock Lesnar headlined his first WM against Stevie Richards"
Anyway, excellent stuff. Shiteish WCW is the best to hear you guys review :D
We already had a Brock vs Hardcore Holly match...
So Kevin Nash killed WWE Ratings while he was in WWE and killed WWE Ratings when he came to WCW
He also got to kill WCW's rating, later on.
there's a reason they call him the giant killer.
I'm watching early 1995 WWF now and it's amazing that Nash survived this. All his promos are deer in the headlights.
Because he was a beginner at the time. How do you marks not know this? oh and to correct this video. Bret was a lesser selling champion than Nash. Nash could have potentially been the best champion of his time, IF Vince didn't make him the smiling babyface the very next night after he won the title. Then Vince turned the only heel left with any chance of coming off as competent, Bam Bam Bigelow, face and had him coming out clapping to his own fucking theme. Nash became the exact opposite of what got him over, and he had no credible heels to face. If they allowed Nash to continue being the cool villain he was before, he had an entire company full of faces to feud with. If they kept Bam Bam heel, he had at least 1 opponent to work with that was relevant until some new heels could be made/brought in.
He practically killed WCW ratings when he was booking the show.
The Ed Leslie/Bojack opener was amazing!
Why do they no-sell it?
07:12 - That maniacal look of Sullivan when Jay says his name is just so hilarious, no matter how often I watch this episode! Amazing work lads!
Jay's Plinkett is pretty amazing. I'm not sure why, but it's kind of awesome knowing that the guy who hosts one of my favorite shows/podcasts is a huge fan of one of my other favorite shows/podcasts.
How have I not stumbled upon this channel until now! :( This was really awesome to listen to. You guys really do a good job at elaborating on goofs in the matches, as well as some really cool background info. Good banter back and forth :) *subbed now*
+J W thanks for the kind words dude! A winner is you!
It took me 6 years later to stumble upon it
Sherri looks hot in that dress.
I think style wise she was at her best during her Harlem Heat run
Glad I'm not the only one who be thinking that
So far my pick for the lifetime achievement award is Arn Anderson. His stuff in this and the last review was amazing.
the problem is if he gets nominated and doesn't win, he can't get nominated again haha
Anyone training to be a wrestler should watch Arn and study everything he does.
Just fuck off.
Arn was the last of the wrestlers who just looks like a guy you might see at a bar, but who you know can kick your ass.
ARN SPINEBUSTER. Had to come back to this video, to this comment. Dolph sold it like a champ.
"The Syracuse Incident". It's awesome to hear my hometown mentioned on OSW. Especially for being the place that Sexy Boy got his ass whooped in real life.
*JBL voice* CONGRATULATIONS MAGGLE!
+OSW Review HD no what bars we could have gotten some funny ones
My moms friend worked at Gavelstones, up the street from Club 37 where HBK got his ass kicked, right by the airport... I don't remember much of it well cuz I was 4-6 yrs old (and i spent my 20s much like the late 80s- early 90s roster) but I got to meet a bunch of the boys like 3 different times... I remember Marty picking me up and swinging me around and almost dropping me, and I remember being really scared of the big heels... Taker scared the shit out of me... Earthquake had a thing for my mom, I remember us taking him to the store in her Dodge Omni (google Dodge Omni, unforgettable sight)... And i remember being terrified and hysterical when I found out the big black guy was Papa Shango... My mom tells me I met Warrior and Sid but i dont remember... I vaguely remember Boss Man... I got a big pop when I didnt recognize the Mountie without his uniform and had to be told who he was, and I pretty much acted like "fuck off"... Saw Macho and Lanny but don't really remember... I remember LOD cuz of their hair... I remeber the Bushwhackers... I remember my mom yelling at me a lot to "sit down and leave those guys the fuck alone, they're trying to eat!".... Memories
"Have you seen this boy?
DON'T CALL JAY"
Yeah, if you see Crash Holly somewhere, call the fucking Ghostbusters.
I called jay, and i said "i see this boy, and is V1"
Kevin Sullivan looks so much like director Kevin Smith every time I see him.
Also, it looks like even the Hulk figurine he smashes is indestructible and refuses to job to the shovel.
The figure kept kicking out at 2.
@@Sammy4549 A young John Cena watched that segment and was inspired.
I think he looks like eugene
I
Kevin Sullivan looks like Hogan exploded, and Sullivan is one of the pieces.
Rip Kev Sullivan, I loved your work in wcw
7:20 In Austin's 2003 book The Stone Cold Truth he said that while he was out with an injury in WCW he went to a TV taping and met Kevin Sullivan in the hallway. He said that he didn't think Sullivan liked him and that Sullivan might have had something to do with Bischoff firing him.
If you think about it, Hogan recreated his entire WWF babyface run from the 80s in just two years in WCW. He comes in, immediately wins the title, has a long reign (for the mid-90s). Vader was kind of like his King Kong Bundy, and Butcher was his Orndorff, the friend who betrays him. He gets into a feud with Andre's "son," which ends up costing him the title. Then they bring in Zeus to fight him, and at the tail end once he's turned heel, he gets a feud with Savage.
Man, the NWO really couldn’t come soon enough, could they?
1:48:18 to 1:48:26 I remember reading PWI September1995 issue back then and there writers agreed with you boys. "Dungeon of Doom might go down as the least intimidating faction in wcw history. but they at least did a good Job Shaving Hogan's 20 year mustache"
1:38:11 The first soldiers to land on Normandy was on Utah Beach by 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division of the US Army. One of the other beaches, Juno Beach, was left to the Canadians. Although they were delayed in landing, the 3rd Canadian Infantry has the distinction of advancing farther inland than any other Allied division. Cheers, great episode!
Also I love the updated thumbnails, the VHS cover aesthetic is very on brand!
You need to do some MNW era videos. I just found this channel and I'm loving it. Seriously guys, WCW Hog Wild. Souled out. Do itttt. Also please, I beg you do a review of WM:X8
The Giant should've debuted here, coming thru the bottom of the ring. like st.valentines day massace.
Agreed.
OSW you guys are the best, love your reviews. Keep up with the amazing work and you have the best theme song.
BunkHouse is one of my boys. Always thrilled to see him when I was able to catch WCW back in the day. Loved his theme song too.
Bunkhouse was in a time loop. It felt like watching 70s wrestling in the mid 90s when he came on the screen
Bulldog couldn't help shawn michaels when those soldires attacked him because he got himself stuck in the backseat of their rental car which was a 2 door coupe and x-pac was still in the bar.
It was just 1 dude that kicked the shit outta HBK (in his defense he was completely shitfaced)... The dude's mates held the car doors shut on Davey.... Both original stories are false...
"10 guys jumped HBK"
It was 1 guy whooping on him and 2 other guys holding the car doors closed...
The other orignal story was Davey and Pac locked themselves in the car cuz they were pissed HBK got out of the car looking for shit in the first place... I can't really make myself imagine a coked-out Davey in his prime being any form of a pussy... That story got started to just hate on "fake" wrestling and show how fake it is and they're not really though blah blah blah
they weren't soldiers they were male cheerleaders
@@popeyedoyle6360 Shawn got whooped by the Spirit Squad?
No wonder they tried to end his career!
Somehow it wouldn't shock me X Pac would be drinking while his buddy is getting curbed.
@@getthegoons
Supposedly he was busy trying to settle up their tab when the fight happened and he didn't know about it until after he left the bar and saw shawn lying on the ground moaning in pain.
Saw Bojack Horseman for the 1st time last night.
MARKED OUT like a 9-5 white sock humanoid when I saw the intro.
I even hummed the "It was acceptable in the 80's" part.
So worth it. You guys r the best.
"The Penultimate Warrior" is a brilliant line
The difference between the Renegade and the Ultimate Warrior is that the Renegade tried to improve his wrestling skills.
When the fuck was this?
I would have said people actually paid to see the Warrior. But to each his own
And a few world titles, and millions of dollars and merchandise sold. But ya that's true too.
I don't know why TNA didn't have shark boy get revenge for his dad John Tenta Shark against Sting and Hogan. Maybe the time line didn't add up but would have been hilarious.
You should've been on the booking team! 🦈
@@OSWShark Boy should do a gimmick where he gets hit on the head again and starts thinking he's Bray Wyatt. Then we see a specialty match of his, similar to the Firefly Funhouse Match, called the Fishfry Funhouse Match.
Barry Windham also did a fake Sting in the early 90's .
Funniest thing about doing a fake surfer sting is how did the heels know what sting was going to dress like and what paint he was going to use 😂 and how were they able to have the clothes made in time for the show ?
I was playing an Xbox game (Mahjong in fact) with OSW playing in the background. Just as I netted the achievement '40th Gold Medal', Kurt Angle's theme hit.
Moments like that defy coincidence.
Fun fact; back in '95 TV's had less than 100 channels, when ordering a PPV you would turn to one of the higher scrambled channels. You couldn't watch unless you payed, but the audio was perfect, so at 14 I would listen to WCW PPV's , sadly you couldn't do the same for WWF
Could do the same thing with porn
I used to do that for WWF shows
Can’t see the reasoning to do this for porn tho lol
JFC, imagine if Pillman got his life together when all the guys in the Radicalz, Jericho, Angle, and a red hot main event Austin were all in WWF with him. 😭 Pillman vs Austin in front of a 1999 WWF crowd for the belt...
Imagine of ww stopped giving billions to Ukraine and did not have Bidan as a spy president. 🤢
If the wreck hadn't happened, Pillman may well have traded the belt back and forth with Austin.
20:55 Why can't anyone nowadays be anywhere near as good as Bobby XD LOVED this moment!
30:22 = SHE'S A STUNT GRANNY
OOC's line "Why would (Lex) WANT to be in the Dungeon of Doom? What are they gonna dress him up as?" might be my favorite OSW quote of all time.
23:16
"He abandoned Cobra in the dessert" is such a great line, and V1's response is perfect
I don't really have my own boy stable, but I would have to include Alex Wright in mine. Very good, solid midcard worker, and I enjoyed the little dance he did.
The Alex Wright dance was mesmerizing! I don't know why but it just was so fun to watch him do that cheesy ass dance. It just hit right, and it's unexplainable to reason why
Ja big bratwurst
Most impressive thing about flair for me is that he has always looked like a 65 year old man in the 80's and 90's
It really is something...
Hogan has finally grown into his aged look. Hogan looked 45 in rocky 3, even at age 28...
@@lemmymororhead1733 that’d be the anabolics.
@@kungfukitten6735 anabolics and living in the tanning bed😂
Flair now looks like he's in his 80s but he stayed 45/50 for almost 30 years.
Can we please have a best of lex selling montage?
Ah! Oof! WHOAAAAA!
no such thing, sowwy..
RUclips wouldn't allow a video that long on the website.
OOOH! WHAOH! WAAAH!
1:32:50 may be the greatest moment in wrestling history
Great review although I enjoy ALL of them especially WWF Hogan era. I completely agree with Arn who doesn't get enough credit for such epic matches
dear lord the amount of video editing here is staggering! Tremendous work boys (and maybe girl?)
1:47:58-1:48:02.; I couldn't have said it, better.
Great video, guys--as always.; I can't wait to see your next one.
Anyone else spot Ric saying "Oh, right" when Arn's legs went out during that Irish whip? Like he just thought, "Oh yeah, he can't run coz I've knackered his leg, forgot about that"
"Penultimate Warrior" Classic.
These WCW episodes are fantastic. The best arc till now
Agreed they should do more WCW😁 A Dangerous Alliance arc would be good
OSW is the BEST Wrestling channel on YT!! L&R from Pittsburgh, PA. USA
That Beefcake intro is brilliant .
That Bojack-intro is just amazing
Hypothesis re: military gimmicks not getting over, even in the US:
Other profession-as-wrestler gimmicks can be explained as needing the money so they're moonlighting (Dusty Rhodes, sorta), or loving wrestling so much they're playing hooky from work (Matt Striker, which was not just a gimmick in his case).
A soldier doing either isn't destitute or an enthusiast, they're AWOL. They're literally avoiding the whole reason you're supposed to be respectful of military vets...or they're liars and aren't actually in the military (which out of character of course is no different from any other actor playing a soldier, but in-character is stolen valor). So a guy who's doing the "I'm still in the armed forces" thing is either a coward or a liar.
An actual veteran or retired servicemember making that their whole character, meanwhile, smacks of trying too hard to get over, or trying to relive glory days. It's one thing to have a few nods to past service or the commenters putting it over (as with Bobby Lashley, formerly in the Army), but even for those branches where they talk about how you're always one of them even after you leave ("There's no such thing as an ex-Marine"), to come out in full uniform to a military march is a bit like if Doink was billed as a *retired* clown who kept the costume and gags because he thought they were funny.
Sgt. Slaughter was really the only one who ever managed to get anything out of that gimmick, and a big part of it was the fact that he was so ENTIRELY that gimmick. His character was a drill sargeant, and he acted and talked like a drill sergeant. Most guys with the gimmick end up just acting and talking like regular tough guys. Any profession-as-wrestler is silly, but they do make it their CHARACTER. Recognizably, Doink acts like a clown. Recognizably, most military guys don't act like they're in the military, they just act like tough guys wearing fatigues.
Doink as a retired clown would have been either hilarious or dark, what are you talking about?
1:07:05 the idea for the angle where Stone Cold tosses Angle’s gold medals off a bridge
Omg “will hang and bang for food” . Lol. Amazing
You just referenced my favourite movie of all time. G.I Joe the movie. Massive thank you.
The phrase "fart of a finish" is now a part of my everyday vernacular, thanks to OSW.
1:47:41 Jay, you are too kind. Calling that a Camel Clutch? ROFL I would LOVE to see an animated x-ray showing exactly WHAT is happening that might cause Zodiac to tap out.
ALSO, these reviews always highlight what I remember CLEARLY is that Hogan always did Heel stuff his whole career! He LOVED those Backrakes! BOLLOCKS! BOLLOCKS! BOLLOCKS! BOLLOCKS! BOLLOCKS!
"We own the copyrights how dare you boo!"
I miss the carnies so much...
For the record, WCW Main Event used to air every Sunday Night (sometimes Friday nights), not just on Saturdays or Sundays before PPVs. They even used to have a Kayla e $15,000 contest called Running the Gauntlet when it was part of a three-wrestling show night on Fridays on TBS. It wasn’t until after Bischoff took over and WCW Saturday Night took over for Main Event that Main Event became strictly a PPV lead in show
The cartoon intro was great. Keep it up as that was extremely original
28:18 Poor Paul Orndolff.
Type O Negative Kane theme was awesome
Type O were amazing in general to be fair.
Yeah, that band was much cooler than a lot of people knew.
My favorite band...loved that they included that little snippet
wait when was this? I only remember his original, the crappy Finger Eleven cover, and his May 19/Demon Kane song
That theme was never used. According to an interview that some members of the group did, WWE changed their mind at the last minute, and didn't want to use that version. The members of the band clearly weren't wrestling fans, but the Kane character fascinated them, so when WWE contacted them, they did a really dark and heavy version of his theme for his '02 return. But the Fed decided to make Kane more human (this was around the time Hurri-kane became a thing), so this new theme didn't fit the direction the character was going. So instead of using Type O Negative theme, they ended up going with Finger Eleven. Which is a shame, as the unused theme was awesome. It ended up being released in one of their albums.
You can read the whole interview here. www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/2yr6ux/type_o_negative_on_why_their_version_of_kanes/
RIP LANNY! ❤
1:18:32 The Greatest Cover Ever!
1:18:48 And also!
For a split second, I thought this was new.
hopes dashed again boys
still gonna rewatch it
Please do Great American Bash 89. That PPV has not only the best War games match but the Sting vs Muta match was a classic.
John Collins That War Games match doesn't even scratch the top 3
Great shout 🔥
Hearing Bryan and Vinny talk about this, and then them, pretty cool.
Also seeing the Shark beach himself is high AND larious.
HOoooooOOOGAN! I TOLD YOU LIFE WOULD NOT BE EASY! Woo! Our first foray into War Games is now on RUclips!
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There's a stone penis on the left at 1:51ish
GARY SPIVEY........WWWhhhhOOOWWWWW
mrnice115 TAKE A LOOK AT THAT!
OSW Review HD AYOOOOO I just so happened to watch your review on WCW World War 3 must messing around on RUclips looking for something new to watch and all I'm going to say is after laughing my ass off for like the first 10 minutes straight, I paused it, subscribed, then watched the rest of the show. You guys are fucking awesome and even more hilarious! I loved the line talking about Lex Luger's entrance music: " The return of the bidder" or something like that!!😂😂😂😂
I like the 92 wrestlewar footage at the end. Wrestlewar 92 was a a fun watch
YES!!!! I can't believe it, you've come back. I kinda wish you guys would have done it under a different gimmick... then you'd only be 16 gimmicks away from tying Ed Leslie's record of come comebacks with different gimmicks. How bout Oc- The Beefer, J Hunter- The Booty, & well the other guy- the man with no name.
A winner is ALL OF US
Lol, thanks brah! Neo can be the man with no face!
Cobra's theme=Morse Code for Lionel Richie's Dancin' on the Ceiling
@Nob the Knave well...I want to believe it is, Nob. If we believe together it will be true whether its true or not.
In Morse Code, Cobra's theme translates to: "THERE SHOULD BE COMMAS HERE"
It's morse code for "S H I E LD"
Everyone next to sting, when he used that mask to fool RVD, had absolutely no idea what he was doing. Ha.
The whole taskmaster promo looks like a PBG video.
A Steve Austin in ECW arc would rule
Did he do any ppvs?
Honestly, they should do a Nexus story arc
Never knew i needed this channel till today subbed fucking amazing
RIP Mr wonderful ❤️
I've watched this ep about 7 times and every time Jay imitates Colonel Parker and the ???? appear, I burst out laughing. Every. Single. Time.
1.32.08 "Can you imagine the craic they must have had filluming this," was my favourite Irish moment so far.
Could Austin really have been as big in WCW if he wasn't fired?
nope
And so it's hardly a missed opportunity for WCW. He might have never gotten that big push if Triple H wasn't being punished.
Love these video reviews
I personally don't think he could. WCW had a bad habit of giving all the older guys creative control and burying younger talent. He would've probably remained with the "Stunning Steve" gimmick and never reached his full potential.
Not with hogan,nash and hall. They didn’t want anyone getting over expect themselves.
really looking forward to seeing you boys top that intro. don't know if it can be done
It's 2024 and another brother tag team just stunk up another mania. Time is a flat circle.
you guys should review Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows some great clips in it
we should do an Imposter Kane arc. it’d be cool to see the lads react to 2005/6 RAW
Not sure if it's this one or Halloween Havoc review where Luger's "Biddly" music gets mentioned. WWF used it for some phone line advert during the April 1st 1996 Monday Night Raw (the one after WrestleMania 12). Not sure if it's a WWE Network dub over though...
Jimmy Hart telling Renegade "you could have been Hogan" referenced Hogan billing him as, "the man who's gonna bring Hulkamania into the 21st century." They apparently had hoped that the gimmick would make the next Hogan.