You know that Chris Benoit death was posted on Wikipedia before it was officially reported. The ip address of the wiki edit came from Stamford Connecticut
Tbh the day he really dies it’s going to be one of the darkest days in wrestling, love or hate Vince McMahon, if it wasn’t for him , There would be no Hulkamania, attitude era, Stone Cold, The Rock, Undertaker, John Cena etc
2007 was a double edged sword, it had its ups and downs but there was some good stuff. I thought January to May was excellent, the next few months was kind of hit and miss especially with some big names were injured. The death of Mr McMahon storyline was typical over the top WWE style at its craziest. I'm glad that it was dropped as it was silly. I quite liked most of 2007 and it's one of my favourite years from the ruthless aggression era.
Vince isn't one to just drop an angle, gimmick or story line just because it was goofy AF. He definitely would've stretched this for a month or two. Let's be real, Chris Benoit's actual death a week later definitely squashed that storyline because it definitely would've been deemed as insensitive had he carried with his "fake" death especially just after the real death of one of his wrestlers.
@@Venemofthe888 I agree after that wwe watered down their product and changed the whole direction if the company the affects are still being felt to this day imo.
Such an awesome channel. Very professional. I think the guy should be inducted into the Hall of Fame, let’s face it less deserving people are already in. He’s certainly sending business WWEs way. I wonder how many people have signed up to the network. Just to relive the shows featured on the wrestling bios channel.
I remember this episode like it was yesterday. Years later I passed by that arena and made sure I checked around to see if there was a black spot in the ground from the fire. Genius by the WWE tbh
This was around the time I was off and on with WWE. I had pretty much lost interest in wrestling, I did catch a TNA show every once in a while and if a live WWE show came to town I would go. After 2007 I was completely done. Watching the Monday night war series here on RUclips is the most wrestling I watched in years which led me to start watching some old episodes from 98 on Peacock. Love the channel bud and thanks for bringing up some good ol memories!!!
I was pretty much off wrestling around 2003, stayed for parts of 04 and by 2007 had no clue what was happening but I heard and saw clips of this story LOL it was so stupid
The same happened to me. I was a fan since 96 and around 04 I started to loose a little interest then year by year it became more and more that I was disinterested in what the product was. By 07 I was pretty much done. I did get SvR 2007 and that was a great game but I had way more fun with that than I did with the actual WWE. With the crappy ECW, Spirit squad, the Benoit incident, a watered down kid friendly version of DX and this stupid story line I couldn’t take it anymore. 🤷🏽♂️
Haha I just went back and started WCW May 96 and then picked up WWF 97 and now I’m watching them back to back until WCW collapses and maybe even keep watching after that. Wrestling just sucks now and it peaked in the late 90’s.
I remember vividly waiting for Raw to start and seeing that image of Benoit. I was stunned and saddened. Then, as details came out, horrified at the full story. I think the crazy, over the top "Whodunit" of Vince dying could've been an all time wild story, but yeah it had to end immediately after the Benoit tragedy.
I’ll always defend 2007, nobody will change my mind that WM23 is one of the top 5 manias, great royal rumble, taker vs Batista/taker vs edge was amazing, cena michaels was so underrated, age of Orton started and so on. Yea the Benoit tragedy overshadowed everything but I honestly don’t get the hate for 2007
I remember not thinking much about the beginnings of the storyline, but I'll admit that I was hooked once I saw that limo explosion that night. It was so seamless and well done. I feel like if it had been WCW doing that the door would have closed and the limo sat for a second or two and then exploded. The seamless timing of the door close with the explosion made you "believe" that Vince was in there and not just a cut to pre-taped footage. As corny as it probably would've been in the long run, I remember being disappointed when the story was dropped. At least we still have that sweet limo explosion!
Bobby was an amazing talent in the Wrestling world as a man who could make you hate and love him at the same time. But to see such a wonderful person go down as hard as he did is just heartbreaking. If you were ever able to talk to him you could see his passion for his craft and how funny he was can catch you off guard. Much like the Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart you met a wonderful person who makes you enjoy wrestling so much more. The stories from the 70s and 80s were amazing. But Bobby the Brain Heenan is a jewel that we were so lucky to have and so unfortunate in how he was lost. But thank you Bobby for being such a wonderful part of so many of our childhood memories amd we williss you so much! Rest In Peace Bobby the Brain Heenan!
The WWE changed forever after this storyline and the beniot tragedy. Also would of been interesting to see where Kennedy went with that storyline as wwe tried pushing him big twice in 07 with money in the bank too.
It’s weird because I have no memory of those Raw and Smackdown episodes between The limo explosion and the Benoit tragedy. I remember it as the limo exploded and then the next week on Raw was the Benoit thing. Speaking of Benoit that was what ruined wrestling for me. He had been one of my favorites, and to hear what had happened killed my love for wrestling. I haven’t seriously watched it in well over a decade and I can trace that falling off point to that specific point in time.
For real. It’s like a Mandela effect. I would’ve sworn on my life that after that explosion the very next episode of Raw was when Vince came out and announced the Benoit’s deaths
Am I missing something here? I’m about to watch this vid but I categorically remember it going down exactly the way everyone on this thread is saying???
Mr McMahon is one of the greatest characters ever. Granted Vince McMahon seems to have lost his touch lately but the character it’s self has had some crazy moments throughout the years arguably one of the greatest heels in wrestling history as a kid I absolutely hated him now I love the character
It's a shame that this storyline didn't happen as planned. I'm guessing Vince would have upheld Kayfabe and in doing so he could have gotten a few months to take a break from his insane schedule.
I feel like the storyline would've been obvious. Vince McMahon killed Vince McMahon. He would fake his death with the limo blowing up, to draw out loads of sympathy from the wrestlers, have employees blame everybody, let everybody have a good old brawl between eachother for a while, show up at SummerSlam with a huge laugh
Yea I completely agree. Especially around 99-00ish would have been perfect. The angle did feel like it was about 7 years too late. Maybe it was an angle they had already thought of years prior and just didn’t go with at the time and then decided to use it in 07 but I’m probably giving them way too much credit lol.
I wasn't a wrestling fan yet in 2007, but I was at my Grandma's house and turned on the tv. It was on USA Network and the Benoit tribute was the first episode of RAW I've seen. I didn't get to see the whole thing, nor did I knew what happened until a year or two afterwards when I did become a fan.
I was there that night. Wild to be apart of wrestling history that night. Also, ECW was taped before Raw and that would be Benoit‘s last match as well vs Elijah Burke. In person, Benoit looked very off.
Wow i don't think i could ever Not like a video that Ryan makes for this channel. No matter how much i've heard about the topic or didn't care enough to learn about the topic i still find myself really enjoying whatever video pops up on Wrestling Bios. In this instance i learned more about this angle than i had previously known, it really was smart to cover "everything" involving it from the start to the cancellation. Great job as always. 😄👍
I wish we'd found out The Boogeyman had been haunting Vince the whole time, leading to Vince faking his own death just to escape Boogey. All this followed by an eventual 2008 Boogeyman World Title run.
They were gonna have Mister Kennedy... Kennedy be his illegitimate son and give him a big push to WM 24. Sadly, Mister Kennedy... Kennedy either got suspended or injured, ending those plans fully
@@jreed7125 yeah , I know ( it was mentioned in the video) and if I recall correctly, the reason why mister Kennedy was fired from wwe was because of randy orton complaining about him being unsafe to work with backstage
@@mohammadbashammakh that’s partially true, the other reason was the guy keep getting injured just as they were about to push him or have him in a major storyline. I think the Orton incident was the last straw.
Remember when Vince came out with a fedora to cover his bald head, lashley came out and took the hat off, vince hid his bald head between lilians skirt which lashley ripped off good times.
Thank you for posting! I needed something to watch while eating my lunch 😄 And by this time I was no longer watching WWE. I stopped watching in early 2002. I only returned to it in 2015 after hearing about Roddy Piper passing away. Those years I've stepped away from WWE proved to be right for me...they had definitely came up with some terrible storylines and character gimmicks.
@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 I'm not saying it won't be good but it won't be the same! AEW is great and impact aka TNA has had it moments but WWE has had Hogan, Austin, Rock, Cena, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Taker, Lesnar, Orton, Bautista. The other wrestling organizations won't have too many top dudes like that!
I remember watching the episode when it went down. I was 9 when Mr McMahon “died” and I would always watch the news but was kinda weirded out that the news didn’t cover the death but I remember thinking who could’ve killed McMahon but then when Benoit died I remember it being a whole different situation since it was on all the news and McMahon had to come out to talk about it and seeing the raw tribute show then hearing what really went down then seeing the last mention of Benoit on ECW and smackdown just going on as usual. Weird times for a 9 year old
I remember watching that episode of Monday Night Raw and when it was getting ready to go off the air and Vince McMahon got in to his limo and exploded and I'm thinking to myself oh my gosh what did he just do to himself and I thought that was real and I'll never forget that
I was there at vengeance. I remember being excited to see punk vs benoit. Then Morrison came out and I was confused. There was no announcement. I thought I missed something. Then I tuned into raw late and saw the memorial in the corner of the screen and was just in disbelief.
I remember actually thinking this was real, mind you there was no social media back then and youtube wasn't what It was today They would air WWE Bottom Line and everyone was In shock and breaking down everything that happened, showing In slow motion how his hand trembles, speculating about how he got into the limo, put his foot out like he saw something then got back In
Really you can't fault WWE for that Benoit tribute. It wasn't until a day or two later that everyone found out the truth about what happened. Also it was a shame that Paul London got punished just for smiling during the segment. But that's Vince for you.
@@kemalmighty2288 storylines were great. most of the matches were overrated. i understand why people like it, and i do too, but i think the ruthless aggression era was better.
This Storyline was the downfall of the WWE for me as a fan glad I was watching TNA impact on Spike TV in the summer of 2007 that was a welcoming change for me.
Mid to Late 2000's TNA Impact was peak Impact, right on it's ultimate prime (also before Hogan & his merry crew came along and started stinking up the joint)
The exploding limo was literally when I stopped watching wrestling. Even as a kid, I was like "he obviously isn't dead, this is stupid". Wrestling was worse and worse, and wasn't the Raw I loved as a kid. That, and the show I was going to go to with my grandfather getting cancelled after the whole Benoit situation, it killed it for me. The stories are still fun to listen to though.
Missed Opportunity to use Vinny Mac’s Aggression Album Theme. But other than that yeah…I like how you’re putting lyrics from other artists into the intros. Gives it a unique flare to it!
bruh i remember watching that vengeance ppv live at a friend's house (it was a watch party) and when Morrison (then nitro) came out, i was really confused. i was looking forward to the match with benoit and punk, they were both really good at the time. after i found out he died the following night, then watched ecw and found out WHAT happened, let's just say it was a really harsh rollercoaster of emotions i was dealing with. i will admit i was a huge benoit fan, and seeing his matches still excited me a lot at the time, but gdi it was hard to look past that at the time. now i just don't really think about him anymore outside of RtW when he's brought up, nor do i care about the man. as for what could've happened had the angle gone through? i'm not super sure how i'd have booked it, but it really feels like all fingers point to kennedy getting a major push, and tbh i don't feel like he was the right guy for it. i was never enthralled by his work, and his gimmick got old fast. i think personally ending the storyline there was the right call.
Even as an 11 year old kid in 1997, I always thought to myself that I’d make better storie lines for the wrestlers and just in general make the best out of the situations.. 25 years later and I wish I’d of just wrote a letter to vinny Mac and tell him to take a break while I boost them ratings 😂
I remember this storyline as it happened. Me and my brother was watching raw almost religiously and the whole death of Mr McMahon storyline was interesting. But then the whole double murder suicide thing with Chris Benoit just completely no pun intended kill that storyline. I was around 14 when all this happened I just turned 14 and I really didn't know how process a lot of what was happening I was just so shocked and all honesty. We lost Eddie like a year almost 2 years before Benoit I was like two of my favorite wrestlers are gone but then I found out what Benoit did I was pissed, upset just alot of emotions. Anyway I'm rambling at this point but this storyline really had potential. You definitely did your research, thanks for covering this.
Something not noted (maybe out of worry it was hearsay or guesswork) but the Limousine segment was directly meant at the time to "give fans what the Sopranos didn't" - The Sopranos had recently had their finale to which the build up would be if Tony Soprano would be killed. The final scene saw him eating onion rings in a restaurant, look up at the entrance and... an immediate cut to black. Fans were livid. It was said at the time giving the fans an explosion would help newsjack the backlash HBO was getting over the Sopranos by doing something more definitive.
Let's always pray for this man's long life coz the day he will die will be the end of an era in sports entertainment. Hate him or Love him but Vince is the goat of Wrestling entertainment and there will never be someone as smart, intelligent and as creative as him that for over 3 decades he has been the main brain behind our entertainment. It's not easy
I haven't watched a lot of WWE from this period, as I stopped after the disaster that was the Invasion angle (1996-2001; the first era) and I've never seen the durag. With that said, Michaels reaction after Vince went "Peace out, my brothers" was great. I related to that expression.
One thing I'll never understand: By the time of WrestleMania 25, Benoit had pretty much been scrubbed from existence. Yet, if you went to Axxess that same year, there was the limo, in all it's exploded glory.
It was crazy cause I remember watching this. I didn’t watch SmackDown so I totally missed the fact that the angle was continuing on that show. I just remembered the limo exploded and next week it was the Benoit memorial show.
When this happened a local paper ran an article on it, announcing the tragic death of Vince McMahon. I remember just face palming and questioning if even the article was a work.
Gotta love how this video starts with the many hats of shaven Vince, Cool Unkie Bret being Cool Unkie Bret, & the limo driver's helmet hair before plunging straight into real-world heartache & misery.
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I was at the show in Wilkes-Barre where he died. Even had a limo on fire outside of the arena as we were leaving.
Can’t imagine how people felt after that stunt was pulled
@@mohammadbashammakh i left the arena and went home and slept and woke up afterwards. I'm ok.
@@jeromesgems7852 good to know
You must be one of those.. If there's stiII smoke there must stiII be fire, types.. IoI
@@mohammadbashammakh Why tf would you care about the death of a millionaire?
When I was a kid I would try to walk like Vince McMahon thinking how cool I was being. I always had his music when playing No Mercy on N64.
I still do 👀😂
@@stuartjohnson9648 Who doesn't 🤣
Best WWF wrestling game ever
No Shirt that’s what yah got!!
If you were walking like Vince McMahon, you DID look cool haha
I want Willem Dafoe to play Vince McMahon in a movie
Dead internet theory is real
Who else is here from the new "Durag" Vince Mcmahon video?
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Hell yeah, brother.
Vince talking about that dark cloud and ominous feeling he was experiencing is a little on the nose especially what would happen a few weeks later
You know that Chris Benoit death was posted on Wikipedia before it was officially reported. The ip address of the wiki edit came from Stamford Connecticut
No one could've predicted what would happened
@@gorillawhale1046 Except for that guy who predicted what would happen and made a Wikipedia update by, apparently, completely coincidence.
@@Goldnfoxx whoa whatttt???
@@Goldnfoxx I can’t tell if this is supposed to be a joke or what cuz I’ve never heard of this until now
Tbh the day he really dies it’s going to be one of the darkest days in wrestling, love or hate Vince McMahon, if it wasn’t for him , There would be no Hulkamania, attitude era, Stone Cold, The Rock, Undertaker, John Cena etc
For what it's worth too Vince is willing to take bumps and bruises just like his wrestlers.
Absolutely right I agree when he does bite the dust wrestling will die(it already has) he made so many things possible and changed wrestlers lives
This goes with of everyone, we all gotta die so… fk it
Agreed. The man knows how emotionally provoke the fans.
He could’ve kept all of that 😏
I remember WW(E) stock tanking at this time when Vinnie kayfabe died. Wall Street had no idea of what the wild world of Sports Entertainment was.
Apparently Donald Trump sent his condolences to the WWE
2007 was a double edged sword, it had its ups and downs but there was some good stuff. I thought January to May was excellent, the next few months was kind of hit and miss especially with some big names were injured. The death of Mr McMahon storyline was typical over the top WWE style at its craziest. I'm glad that it was dropped as it was silly. I quite liked most of 2007 and it's one of my favourite years from the ruthless aggression era.
I think Chris Benoit's incident really put a huge dark cloud over the WWE and is the only thing people talk about from 2007 and many years to come.
Vince isn't one to just drop an angle, gimmick or story line just because it was goofy AF. He definitely would've stretched this for a month or two. Let's be real, Chris Benoit's actual death a week later definitely squashed that storyline because it definitely would've been deemed as insensitive had he carried with his "fake" death especially just after the real death of one of his wrestlers.
@@Venemofthe888 strongly agreed. Benoit story just clowded everything.
@@Venemofthe888 I agree after that wwe watered down their product and changed the whole direction if the company the affects are still being felt to this day imo.
Just like 1999.
Your videos have single handedly reignited my love and appreciation for wrestling which has been dead for over twenty five years!
Such an awesome channel. Very professional. I think the guy should be inducted into the Hall of Fame, let’s face it less deserving people are already in.
He’s certainly sending business WWEs way. I wonder how many people have signed up to the network. Just to relive the shows featured on the wrestling bios channel.
Dude me too! I subbed to WWE network because this channel made me want to watch the old eps again.
The opening theme to this was just as amazing as the video :P
25 years? That means you missed the Attitude Era. You've gotta watch Survivor Series 1997 until WrestleMania 17 in 2001.
In the words of JR, Vince was the best heel the WWE ever had
Especially during his feud with Austin during 97-99. The greatest rivalry ever.
I remember this episode like it was yesterday. Years later I passed by that arena and made sure I checked around to see if there was a black spot in the ground from the fire. Genius by the WWE tbh
This was around the time I was off and on with WWE. I had pretty much lost interest in wrestling, I did catch a TNA show every once in a while and if a live WWE show came to town I would go. After 2007 I was completely done. Watching the Monday night war series here on RUclips is the most wrestling I watched in years which led me to start watching some old episodes from 98 on Peacock. Love the channel bud and thanks for bringing up some good ol memories!!!
I was pretty much off wrestling around 2003, stayed for parts of 04 and by 2007 had no clue what was happening but I heard and saw clips of this story LOL it was so stupid
The same happened to me. I was a fan since 96 and around 04 I started to loose a little interest then year by year it became more and more that I was disinterested in what the product was. By 07 I was pretty much done. I did get SvR 2007 and that was a great game but I had way more fun with that than I did with the actual WWE. With the crappy ECW, Spirit squad, the Benoit incident, a watered down kid friendly version of DX and this stupid story line I couldn’t take it anymore. 🤷🏽♂️
I didn’t know tna made shoes that’s pretty epic
Haha I just went back and started WCW May 96 and then picked up WWF 97 and now I’m watching them back to back until WCW collapses and maybe even keep watching after that. Wrestling just sucks now and it peaked in the late 90’s.
I liked tna in 07
I remember vividly waiting for Raw to start and seeing that image of Benoit. I was stunned and saddened. Then, as details came out, horrified at the full story.
I think the crazy, over the top "Whodunit" of Vince dying could've been an all time wild story, but yeah it had to end immediately after the Benoit tragedy.
Benoit did not kill his wife and son. Nor did he kill himself.
Would've been cooler if they had carried on with it.
The way Vince ducks when TRIPLE H hits a SCREEN at 21:36 with the sledgehammer is underappreciated 😂
RIGHT! That was hilarious!
I’ll always defend 2007, nobody will change my mind that WM23 is one of the top 5 manias, great royal rumble, taker vs Batista/taker vs edge was amazing, cena michaels was so underrated, age of Orton started and so on. Yea the Benoit tragedy overshadowed everything but I honestly don’t get the hate for 2007
Probably the Benoit thing is the main reason for the hate
FINALLY someone’s said it. 2007 is my favorite year for wwe. i watched every week with my brother.
SvsR 2007 was the last great wrestling game as well
@@simonhillancocacola man I miss the SVR games. Childhood memories right there
@@simonhillancocacola my favorite wrestling game ever. still own it and play it.
Vince's acting is impeccable. He deserves an Emmy.
Better than some modern Hollywood actors, aye. But that comes with decades of experience in a related business.
The power struggle angle leading to Kennedy vs Triple H would've been a lot of fun to watch play out if that was the route they went
I remember not thinking much about the beginnings of the storyline, but I'll admit that I was hooked once I saw that limo explosion that night. It was so seamless and well done. I feel like if it had been WCW doing that the door would have closed and the limo sat for a second or two and then exploded. The seamless timing of the door close with the explosion made you "believe" that Vince was in there and not just a cut to pre-taped footage. As corny as it probably would've been in the long run, I remember being disappointed when the story was dropped. At least we still have that sweet limo explosion!
Seamless?! 😂 you can easily see the cut in video! 🤣
Seeing the Brain as his was clearly on his way down from his chemo just breaks the heart
Bobby was an amazing talent in the Wrestling world as a man who could make you hate and love him at the same time. But to see such a wonderful person go down as hard as he did is just heartbreaking. If you were ever able to talk to him you could see his passion for his craft and how funny he was can catch you off guard. Much like the Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart you met a wonderful person who makes you enjoy wrestling so much more. The stories from the 70s and 80s were amazing. But Bobby the Brain Heenan is a jewel that we were so lucky to have and so unfortunate in how he was lost. But thank you Bobby for being such a wonderful part of so many of our childhood memories amd we williss you so much! Rest In Peace Bobby the Brain Heenan!
This could've been one of the greatest storyline ever
The WWE changed forever after this storyline and the beniot tragedy. Also would of been interesting to see where Kennedy went with that storyline as wwe tried pushing him big twice in 07 with money in the bank too.
@Atomic Purple There is only one "mr Anderson".. everyone in the wrestling world knows him as "Double A" or "The Enforcer"
It’s weird because I have no memory of those Raw and Smackdown episodes between The limo explosion and the Benoit tragedy. I remember it as the limo exploded and then the next week on Raw was the Benoit thing. Speaking of Benoit that was what ruined wrestling for me. He had been one of my favorites, and to hear what had happened killed my love for wrestling. I haven’t seriously watched it in well over a decade and I can trace that falling off point to that specific point in time.
For real. It’s like a Mandela effect. I would’ve sworn on my life that after that explosion the very next episode of Raw was when Vince came out and announced the Benoit’s deaths
@@FocusedOnGreatness yeah wtf ?? I remember the next show starting with Vince talking about the Benoit situation ???? 🤔
I swear it was. I thought I was the only one...I specifically remember Vinces limo blowing up and then giving the speech about Benoit the next week
@@FocusedOnGreatness lmao fr. I also remember it that way. Vince fake dying, then next Raw was about the Benoit tragedy.
Am I missing something here? I’m about to watch this vid but I categorically remember it going down exactly the way everyone on this thread is saying???
Mr McMahon is one of the greatest characters ever. Granted Vince McMahon seems to have lost his touch lately but the character it’s self has had some crazy moments throughout the years arguably one of the greatest heels in wrestling history as a kid I absolutely hated him now I love the character
It's a shame that this storyline didn't happen as planned. I'm guessing Vince would have upheld Kayfabe and in doing so he could have gotten a few months to take a break from his insane schedule.
Blame one guy: Chris Benoit
I feel like the storyline would've been obvious. Vince McMahon killed Vince McMahon. He would fake his death with the limo blowing up, to draw out loads of sympathy from the wrestlers, have employees blame everybody, let everybody have a good old brawl between eachother for a while, show up at SummerSlam with a huge laugh
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One of the silliest and most self-indulgent angles by someone who just couldn’t resist being the centre of attention
This storyline could have work on the Attitude Era.
Yea I completely agree. Especially around 99-00ish would have been perfect. The angle did feel like it was about 7 years too late. Maybe it was an angle they had already thought of years prior and just didn’t go with at the time and then decided to use it in 07 but I’m probably giving them way too much credit lol.
I would have got over at the time but the whole crisp benhua tragedy happened but yup attitude era would have made it 100xs better
I wasn't a wrestling fan yet in 2007, but I was at my Grandma's house and turned on the tv. It was on USA Network and the Benoit tribute was the first episode of RAW I've seen. I didn't get to see the whole thing, nor did I knew what happened until a year or two afterwards when I did become a fan.
I was there that night. Wild to be apart of wrestling history that night. Also, ECW was taped before Raw and that would be Benoit‘s last match as well vs Elijah Burke. In person, Benoit looked very off.
Paul London is the unsung hero of this storyline.
Poor Paul London, getting fired just for smiling at Vince.
Grinning like a loon !
He knew how stupid and idiotic the angle was.
@@simonyj 🤣
IDK that last scene in this video when Vince is waking through the WWE wrestlers that Mickey James had a smile too when Vince walked by.
That smile was memorable tho
Wow
i don't think i could ever Not like a video that Ryan makes for this channel.
No matter how much i've heard about the topic or didn't care enough to learn about the topic i still find myself really enjoying whatever video pops up on Wrestling Bios. In this instance i learned more about this angle than i had previously known, it really was smart to cover "everything" involving it from the start to the cancellation. Great job as always.
😄👍
2:40 "But when else i'll get a chance to talk about Vince McMahon wearing a durag ?" it all comes full circle !
I wish we'd found out The Boogeyman had been haunting Vince the whole time, leading to Vince faking his own death just to escape Boogey. All this followed by an eventual 2008 Boogeyman World Title run.
If there's ever a movie about Mr. McMahon's life then Nick Cage needs to play Vince McMahon. He could pull off all the craziness that Vince does.
Nah.
@@gsesquire3441 Indeed
I always wondered if the story of Vince’s death would have been connected to his illegitimate son story
They were gonna have Mister Kennedy... Kennedy be his illegitimate son and give him a big push to WM 24. Sadly, Mister Kennedy... Kennedy either got suspended or injured, ending those plans fully
@@jreed7125 yeah , I know ( it was mentioned in the video) and if I recall correctly, the reason why mister Kennedy was fired from wwe was because of randy orton complaining about him being unsafe to work with backstage
@@mohammadbashammakh that’s partially true, the other reason was the guy keep getting injured just as they were about to push him or have him in a major storyline. I think the Orton incident was the last straw.
Remember when Vince came out with a fedora to cover his bald head, lashley came out and took the hat off, vince hid his bald head between lilians skirt which lashley ripped off
good times.
Thank you for posting! I needed something to watch while eating my lunch 😄 And by this time I was no longer watching WWE. I stopped watching in early 2002. I only returned to it in 2015 after hearing about Roddy Piper passing away. Those years I've stepped away from WWE proved to be right for me...they had definitely came up with some terrible storylines and character gimmicks.
I appreciate Mr. McMahon. He helped lead WWE to over 2 decades of wrestling Greatness! Wrestling won't be the same when he's gone!
Yeah it'll be good.
@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 I'm not saying it won't be good but it won't be the same! AEW is great and impact aka TNA has had it moments but WWE has had Hogan, Austin, Rock, Cena, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Taker, Lesnar, Orton, Bautista. The other wrestling organizations won't have too many top dudes like that!
I remember watching this live as a kid and my mind was blown
I remember watching the episode when it went down. I was 9 when Mr McMahon “died” and I would always watch the news but was kinda weirded out that the news didn’t cover the death but I remember thinking who could’ve killed McMahon but then when Benoit died I remember it being a whole different situation since it was on all the news and McMahon had to come out to talk about it and seeing the raw tribute show then hearing what really went down then seeing the last mention of Benoit on ECW and smackdown just going on as usual. Weird times for a 9 year old
The predictive programming is crazyy
I remember watching that episode of Monday Night Raw and when it was getting ready to go off the air and Vince McMahon got in to his limo and exploded and I'm thinking to myself oh my gosh what did he just do to himself and I thought that was real and I'll never forget that
I was there at vengeance. I remember being excited to see punk vs benoit. Then Morrison came out and I was confused. There was no announcement. I thought I missed something.
Then I tuned into raw late and saw the memorial in the corner of the screen and was just in disbelief.
I think on the original airing of vengeance they say Benoit wasn't there due to a family emergency but its be edited out completely
@@Venemofthe888 wow! Thank you! I renege trying to rewatch(years later) and not hearing them explain it.
Great job on the music mix! 🔥
7:53 If only it had been years later. We'd have seen Broken Matt interacting with crazy Vince.
your stuff keeps getting better and better brother! keep em coming! still waiting on that royal rumble 2000 video lol
This happened on the same weekend as the Chris Benoit tragedy!
wow, i didn't know about the episodes between the explosion and storyline cancellation. thanks for the info!
R.I.P. Nancy and Daniel.
I remember actually thinking this was real, mind you there was no social media back then and youtube wasn't what It was today
They would air WWE Bottom Line and everyone was In shock and breaking down everything that happened, showing In slow motion how his hand trembles, speculating about how he got into the limo, put his foot out like he saw something then got back In
If it wasn't for Benoit we would have a conversation conclusion to this
I remember that storyline, wild as Hell, and then what had happened, had happened….
The only man to have a Ten Bell Salute with the fans booing along with the bell. Good times!
Really you can't fault WWE for that Benoit tribute. It wasn't until a day or two later that everyone found out the truth about what happened. Also it was a shame that Paul London got punished just for smiling during the segment. But that's Vince for you.
ahhh 2007, the year Vince McMahon lost his mind. i loved wwe that year. the Ruthless Aggression era was and still is my favorite.
Attitude Era?
@@kemalmighty2288 storylines were great. most of the matches were overrated. i understand why people like it, and i do too, but i think the ruthless aggression era was better.
I didn't realize this was right before Benoit did what he did. That's still sad that happened
I almost thought I’d made this up. Nobody else remembers it. I’m glad you covered this story line.
This Storyline was the downfall of the WWE for me as a fan glad I was watching TNA impact on Spike TV in the summer of 2007 that was a welcoming change for me.
Mid to Late 2000's TNA Impact was peak Impact, right on it's ultimate prime (also before Hogan & his merry crew came along and started stinking up the joint)
@@TheyCallMeSledge I Absolutely Agree And when Hogan And Bischoff Debuted in TNA that was when the company went downhill in my opinion.
@@benespinosa6725 It was still pretty good between 2011-2014
@@carter3369 I Absolutely Agree 👍
Just smoked a joint , made breakfast turned on RUclips and a brand new wrestling bios vid let's goo.
Keep up the good work mate
Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet!
Wow, Chris killed 3, Daniel, Nancy and Mr Kennedy’s push
IVe watched this video 4 times now. You are so good with your research and comedy! I love reliving the war too. You're the best I love it.
I think this might've been one of your best videos yet. Love your work!
Good episode bischoff deserved better
The storyline that got Paul London fired and canceled all plans because of Benoit murder suicide
I remember being traumatized for 24 hours after seeing that limo explode.
The exploding limo was literally when I stopped watching wrestling.
Even as a kid, I was like "he obviously isn't dead, this is stupid". Wrestling was worse and worse, and wasn't the Raw I loved as a kid.
That, and the show I was going to go to with my grandfather getting cancelled after the whole Benoit situation, it killed it for me. The stories are still fun to listen to though.
@@gsesquire3441 the raw show after Benoit death was cancelled and instead they make a tributo to Benoit.
When Vince McMahon really dies this video will blow and a lot of people won't know when they start the video..
I been watching your channel since before the pandemic started and I just gotta give it to you , Your videos are pure nostalgia, thank you
Missed Opportunity to use Vinny Mac’s Aggression Album Theme.
But other than that yeah…I like how you’re putting lyrics from other artists into the intros. Gives it a unique flare to it!
Great remix . Needed a WB vid Today to lift my soul … thanks dude
Hahaha I hated this angle immediately but this retrospect you did was great. Thanks sir!
Great time to cover this since his real life is crumbling
Jesus mate, this level of content at this consistency in quality is just legendary.
He's a good lad
Bro. Your intros are godly
I always appreciate your introduction mixes WB! Great "No Chance"/"Puke" mashup
Dude that remix is sick!
You are the master of the wrestling remix....that NWO remix theme is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤙🏾🤙🏾💪🏾💪🏾
bruh i remember watching that vengeance ppv live at a friend's house (it was a watch party) and when Morrison (then nitro) came out, i was really confused. i was looking forward to the match with benoit and punk, they were both really good at the time. after i found out he died the following night, then watched ecw and found out WHAT happened, let's just say it was a really harsh rollercoaster of emotions i was dealing with. i will admit i was a huge benoit fan, and seeing his matches still excited me a lot at the time, but gdi it was hard to look past that at the time. now i just don't really think about him anymore outside of RtW when he's brought up, nor do i care about the man.
as for what could've happened had the angle gone through? i'm not super sure how i'd have booked it, but it really feels like all fingers point to kennedy getting a major push, and tbh i don't feel like he was the right guy for it. i was never enthralled by his work, and his gimmick got old fast. i think personally ending the storyline there was the right call.
Wrestling Bios with the Banger in the beginning that song is heat 🔥🔥🔥
Even as an 11 year old kid in 1997, I always thought to myself that I’d make better storie lines for the wrestlers and just in general make the best out of the situations.. 25 years later and I wish I’d of just wrote a letter to vinny Mac and tell him to take a break while I boost them ratings 😂
Only downfall is that Brett would still be world champion in 2022 😎
your comedy in the videos is getting better to this was nostalgic, informative and I was laughing the whole way through
I remember this storyline as it happened. Me and my brother was watching raw almost religiously and the whole death of Mr McMahon storyline was interesting. But then the whole double murder suicide thing with Chris Benoit just completely no pun intended kill that storyline. I was around 14 when all this happened I just turned 14 and I really didn't know how process a lot of what was happening I was just so shocked and all honesty. We lost Eddie like a year almost 2 years before Benoit I was like two of my favorite wrestlers are gone but then I found out what Benoit did I was pissed, upset just alot of emotions. Anyway I'm rambling at this point but this storyline really had potential. You definitely did your research, thanks for covering this.
Something not noted (maybe out of worry it was hearsay or guesswork) but the Limousine segment was directly meant at the time to "give fans what the Sopranos didn't" - The Sopranos had recently had their finale to which the build up would be if Tony Soprano would be killed. The final scene saw him eating onion rings in a restaurant, look up at the entrance and... an immediate cut to black. Fans were livid. It was said at the time giving the fans an explosion would help newsjack the backlash HBO was getting over the Sopranos by doing something more definitive.
Let's always pray for this man's long life coz the day he will die will be the end of an era in sports entertainment. Hate him or Love him but Vince is the goat of Wrestling entertainment and there will never be someone as smart, intelligent and as creative as him that for over 3 decades he has been the main brain behind our entertainment.
It's not easy
I haven't watched a lot of WWE from this period, as I stopped after the disaster that was the Invasion angle (1996-2001; the first era) and I've never seen the durag. With that said, Michaels reaction after Vince went "Peace out, my brothers" was great. I related to that expression.
Doo rag, not durag.
@@StageRight123 peace out, my brother!
Here from the durug Vince McMahon video 🔥🔥
Same Lmaoo 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lets be honest. It was going downhill long before 2007. I grew up watching WWE religiously watching every show and I tapped out in 2004.
You did brilliant on this bud, well done, enjoyed))))
Watch HHH's interview on this matter, he remarks Trump actually fell for it and called up concerned about Vince.
One thing I'll never understand: By the time of WrestleMania 25, Benoit had pretty much been scrubbed from existence. Yet, if you went to Axxess that same year, there was the limo, in all it's exploded glory.
The limo only murdered someone in kayfabe
The dude with the "I blew up Vince" sign 😫
Durag Vince and Backwards Baseball cap Vince was hilarious.
Doo rag, not durag.
would be interesting to see how they actually did the explosion , from live feed to recorded and such ,
If yinz guys think this is good, Wrestling Bio's has an amazing Patreon channel. It's awesome.
This is a great upload, as always sir. Love it.
It was crazy cause I remember watching this. I didn’t watch SmackDown so I totally missed the fact that the angle was continuing on that show. I just remembered the limo exploded and next week it was the Benoit memorial show.
When this happened a local paper ran an article on it, announcing the tragic death of Vince McMahon. I remember just face palming and questioning if even the article was a work.
Gotta love how this video starts with the many hats of shaven Vince, Cool Unkie Bret being Cool Unkie Bret, & the limo driver's helmet hair before plunging straight into real-world heartache & misery.
Vince McMahon is a crazy but genius man. His feud with Stone Cold and DX were the most entertaining storylines in WWE history.
This is the funniest video you've done. Thanks.