I like that you guys said that the Macho and Lizz plot was storytelling at its best. That's the same thing you said about the Mega Powers storyline. Just goes to show one of the many reasons why Savage is one of the greatest ever. He gets wrestling.
the 10 1/2 year old me loved Wrestlemania 7, it was the first time I remember cheering for an heel wanting Macho Man to win, watching the show now, A lot of matches were not very good but we were so invested as pre-teen kids it used to blow our minds.
@@donkraemer50 Not really. A lot of eras have midcard matches that overtake the main event, especially in WWE during the New Generation Era & post-Attitude Era.
Slaughter was actually very good in the 70's and 80's. By his title run it was basically a "Thank You" for a great career. Slaughter was closing down on his career, he retired two years later. Slaughter just wasn't the wrestler at this event that he was 10 years earlier.
Yoshidoce2006 I dunno about how much of a "thank you" it was. Yes, he got to hold the belt for a while and Main Event a Wrestlemania, but damn. Guy got turned into a pariah. He was living in fear because he was literally getting death threats.
Thats what WWE says was happening, I think it was much more they were trying to cover up the fact the storyline flopped and they had to actually move to a different venue as the ticket sales were almost 1/10 what they were hoping for
I remember as a kid that was the first time I questioned the authenticity of wrestling seeing that. I kept saying to myself why would slaughter lift his own leg during a pin! Throw in the botched Blindfolded JTS match and it had me all fucked up as a young boy lol.
@@greatomeister675 Nah, if it wasn't him it'd have just been somebody else. You seem to forget the main reason Hogan was at the top of the card was because he played politics to keep anyone that threatened his spot away from the top. Just look at Macho Man, there's a reason he shoot hated Hogan. Or you could just look at the fall of WCW / TNA and notice the common thread is him and the other old timers running a company into the ground so that they could stay at the top.
re: Slaughter as a legend - TBF that reputation is really built on his pre-Hogan days and the first year of Hulkamania. He was one of the first big men who could bump like a cruiserweight, and he had fantastic matches & a money gimmick (the Cobra Clutch Challenge, the basis for Chris Masters and all the other knockoffs over the years) in the Backlund era. He also had an all-time classic tag match in Crockett (the "Final Conflict" w/ Don Kernodle vs. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood) and Dave Meltzer's only 5-star WWE match for a looooooooong time (the Boot Camp Match vs. Sheiky Baby). He got rather lazy once he landed the GI Joe deal & treated wrestling as a side gig. You're actually seeing better effort from him in this run than he put forth in the AWA most of the time!
@@darionblack4434 hes right. i could go on like this about Dino Bravo, who had an outstanding career as an athletic type of wresler before being a hoss late in his career.
1:20:37 I remember watching that match. It was stated as the Million Dollar Man's first televised loss. I was in a hotel in Florida on a family vacation. Memories...
That match was modern wrestling in a nutshell. Many finishers creates booking problems where characters become too powerful to lose clean, unless it's too even more finishers.
@@richard5X5 thought exactly this after Lesnar was going through his monster push after breaking the streak and squashing Cena, swear he took about 6 finishers, a bunch of weapon shots and got put through a barricade and a table and still won clean in the triple threat with Cena and Rollins, they made him look virtually unbeatable, which made his eventual losses after look really odd, even if they were all spammed finisher losses too. The Warrior one is just jarring to look back on though, kicking out of five finishers and winning clean in 1991 just looks so weird 🤣 especially when he'd just lost to a muppet like Slaughter at the Rumble.
Well, to be fair, Hennig began to struggle with injuries just around the time he ought to have been receiving a main event push. Imagine Perfect winning the ‘93 Rumble and facing Hart at WM IX!
@@rokkvi1 yes of course any main event wouldve been better than this. In their defence, he had already battered everyone from the 80s and 90s. They were going for a fresh(ish) face. It was terrible stuff. Maybe get Vader in or something. The America thing usually worked but not this time. Even if they had tugboat or hacksaw turn on him, it might've really sucked but it was doing the Iraq shit that made them look classless. It killed the event.
Paul Roma was so badly injured that his doctor told him that if his elbow (which is bandaged as you can see here) took one more hit, his arm would likely have to be amputated. Roma asked Vince to cancel the match with LoD (Hercules was also injured) but the boss refused and promised he would look after Roma's family if his career was cut short. In the end what was supposed to be a 20 minute match was cut down to just under a minute and it killed Power and Glory's push. According to Roma, after the match "the doctors drained 33cc’s of fluid from the elbow, to which he replied that he hadn’t even taken that much out of a knee before."
It was pointless to job them out like that when lod should of just taken on demolition anyway. They never resolved that feud anyway. Then they could of built power and glory a bit more to have them lose to lod when they were champs. Apart from disasters and money inc they had no one to go against anyway.
Alex was an international treasure. His charisma, likability and refreshingly approachable attitude despite being one of the most famous and recognizable people on the planet was inspiring. The whole world is a darker place without Mr. Trebek in it 😔
Andre can't move through space, so he has to use his warp drive to cause space to fold in front of him, giving the illusion that he's leaning down to the ring.
Being a bit cruel to Sgt Slaughter, his career before he came back for this nonsense is what makes him a legend, but Vince can't take credit for that so this is the crap they have to talk about.
The guy is a legend. Vince told him he could come back if he turned heel. I think Vince only made him do that to punish him for doing the GI Joe thing and going to WCW. But we all still loved Sarge anyway. We were glad when he got this over and was able to go back to being USA. Though, it was never the same. Vince broke Kayfabe pretty bad with this.
Yeah they did the same thing to Andre who was barely able to walk much less perform in the late 80's and early 90's hell he died 3 years after his last match which just shows the shape he was in
WrestleMania VII was in many ways, the beginning of the WWF's slide, as the exploited Gulf War angle set up a lousy Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter main event. However, the show stealer was the retirement match between Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage, which was one of the best booked matches in WWF history.
Think that proves that even the worst Manias will have at least one gem that makes the show worth seeing. Think that may have been Warriors best ever match. Just ahead of the Rude Slam 89 match.
I got a chance to see Sherri at house shows in Los Angeles Sports Arena. During Hogan vs Savage feud, Hogan would lift her up for an atomic drop, exposing her thong as her dress fell open with legs kicking in the air. As a teen, never forgot that!
@@mightydesign I also saw her at house shows in Richmond Va in the early 90s. Man she was awesome! As an 11 or 12 yr old boy, she was so sexy in a scary odd way. Ahhhhhh I miss that lol
There was a promo for wrestlemania 7 in LA during wrestlemania 6. And they still couldn't sell out. A lot of people were expecting a warrior hogan rematch to sell out such a big venue. Anyway. Great vids brah!
There IS something a wrestler can do in a blindfold match that I haven't seen yet: They can SMELL their opponent. The opponent can either be a smelly slob like Bastion Booger or one can drench the other in some other odor. I'm astounded Martel didn't spray Jake with Arrogance at some point. I mean: The idea was right there in the feud, wasn't it?
Ultimate Warrior Randy Savage Mr Perfect Big Bossman Davey Boy Smith Animal Hawk Earthquake Dino Bravo Kerry Von Erich Andre The Giant Crush Jimmy Snuka Roddy Piper Hercules Jim Neidhart Sensational Sherri Miss Elizabeth Lord Alfred Hayes Gorilla Monsoon Joey Marella Paul Bearer Mr Fuji Bobby Heenan Howard Finkel Mean Gene Orkerlund Virgil All are gone Rest In Peace 😥...
I have to admit I disagree with you lads on the five elbow drops point. Overkill? Yeah, but I saw it as part of the story Savage was telling, that the Macho King was completely broken and thus had to be put down via career-ending match. It's why he lost to just the simple shoulder tackle and not the Gorilla press/splash. If you want the villain resoundingly defeated, to the point where he's driven away from the ring, then it was an effective way of doing it, I felt.
@Reyes R Tellez Woah, comment blast from the past. Honestly, I don't think a kickout was needed there. First off, it was '91, and finisher kickouts were not a major feature of US wrestling yet. Secondly, it'd still contradict the story Savage wanted to tell: that in his King persona he had utterly fallen apart, a complete ball of delusions and paranoia, and it was destroying him from the inside. The Macho King had to be destroyed, broken, and humiliated, so that the Macho *Man* could be brought back by Elizabeth.
Rick the model Martel and his totally over the top arrogance spray used to crack me up as a kid. And his comical star jumps and funny facial expressions. I literally laughed every time I saw him. He was funny as hell and it rolled off him effortlessly. They should have given him more exposure and maybe even a title. Lmao.
One of the best most consistent wrestlers to not hold a singles title in the WWF/WWE. And whenever I see him interviewed comes across as one of the nicest. Loved The Model gimmick
People have mentioned Greg Valentine coming vack in 93/94 following the mention of this being his last pov appearance... but he actually wrestled at the following SummerSlam ‘91 ppv vs IRS.
Steve said that WWE have spun Slaughter into a legend, well he is, just not for the 1991 feud where he was 42 years old and way past his prime, actually, Slaughter was a huge draw for the WWF during his 1984 feud with the Iron Sheik, and a pretty big draw in other companies as well.
Slaughter IS a legend, the guy had nuclear heat in his first WWF run in the early 80s as a heel, was a hugely over babyface in 1984, 2nd only to Hogan, and had also had good runs in the likes of Mid-Atlantic and the AWA. Don't judge Slaughter on this run when he was in his early 40s.
You're right. When I think of Sergeant Slaughter, I think of his AWA days and those wild matches with Wahoo McDaniel. His 90s run in the WWF showed that he still had it, but it certainly wasn't the best of his career.
Slaughter was a legend. He and Pat Patterson also had one of the most brutal pre-hardcore hardcore alley fight matches off all time. It was brilliant and told an amazing story. Also Slaughter was a member of G.I. Joe, he was one of the most well known wrestler outside of wrestling, even people who didn’t follow wrestling. He was over.
I got into WWF as a kid from wrestlemania 8 onwards and was a hitman fan. So it's good to get to see what came before. And the piss taking and clowning around of the guys making the video cracks me up. I'm totally addicted to these osw reviews now. Awesome work guys. I remember being disappointed with wrestlemania 9 but watching on these reviews made it hilarious. Great channel guys consider me subbed and definitely a fan.
Great review! There were actually some gems on this card. Agree the Blindfold match was very enjoyable, and the Warlord-Bulldog was a nice piece of booking. I enjoyed the tag title match personally and don't mind the Nasty Boys too much. Its just a shame the retirement match wasn't the Main Event!
I remember my dad showing me this on vhs tape and he said he was there as a kid he met British bulldog months after and few months ago I met bulldogs son
Yeah it's one of those most ridiculous stories ever. Bruce Pricard still swears that was the reason the show was moved. As security there would be easier to handle and cheaper then a stadium show. But then why is there empty seats at this show still? You cant sell out a small venue, but you would of sold out the largest sports stadium in the US at the time?
That’s not what Bruce said. He understood that the angle bombed and didn’t think it was tasteful at the time, but it was Vince’s call. He also said that whether or not the Coliseum sold out, the company wouldn’t have been able to justify paying that much for the security at the original show. The Super Bowl had taken place in Tampa two months prior and the proposed costs for increased security detail in and around the stadium was astronomical - the US government ended up agreeing to foot the security bill for the NFL, but (obviously) wouldn’t do it for the WWF.
53:08 - He just really loved the jacket So surprised you didn't "splicey splicey" Mr.Burns saying "I really like the vest" after his masive musical about his jackets made of animals
As a kid, I hated Slaughter. As an adult looking back, I find his work to be really exciting. How do you not enjoy the way he takes an Irish whip into the turnbuckle?
He was past his prime here but watching his older WWWF/AWA stuff the way he bumped and bled like a maniac was fantastic. His stuff with Sheik, Patterson, Backlund etc is great
@@lexorcism Not when it involves an actual war (First Gulf War) where people legitimately died, as opposed to the kayfabe "U.S. VS Canada" rivalry of 1997.
I'm mystified as to why vince thought it would be a good idea to hold Wrestlemania at the LA Coliseum in the first place because the weather in LA in late march/early april is generally either cold, wet or cold and wet and you can bet that if they had managed to get 100.000 people into the coliseum the show would have been a disaster because it was raining and cold that night and 100.000 cold wet uncomfortable people could easily become unruly. I could see them doing a Summerslam there but not a Wrestlemania.
😂😂😂😂 la “cold & wet” you little Californians are so cute in how little you know about the world around you 🤣🤣🤣 never mind they’ve literally done outdoor manias in seattle… New Jersey… no LA gets too cold and wet in March. That’s so embarrassing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡
It’s especially sad when you think of what happened to Elizabeth (heck, wait until the 1st of May next year - that’ll be the 20th anniversary of her death). To think of what she’d have looked like by now (I can’t help but think about what fans were like when she was gone from the WWF, by September 1992, one month after that year’s SummerSlam, when her and Macho Man Randy Savage even divorced - in the storyline and even in real life). I don’t even know why the two divorced, post-SummerSlam 1992.
He would've if it weren't for the fans cheering DDT, DDT after he gave Hulk the DDT on the Snake Pit. That was supposed to be the beginning of a Hulk/Jake the Snake feud, in which Jake might've became Champion, but of course the fans were supposed to cheer Hogan's name so McMahon quickly and quietly dropped the idea.
Hulk2k6 - Big Bossman’s size change confuse me. Not so much from 88-89 to this event & pure weight loss change, but more from the beginning to the end. Big Bubba Rogers/WWF debut Bossman seemed Huge in height and overall size. His last few years ( when he was in black instead of the CO uniform ) he seemed just like a slightly over average sized guy. In the beginning he seemed 6’6 and later 6’2 I suppose maybe the guys around him got bigger or something else, but it was always a startling visual difference to me.
@@zenoftupac9096 it’s similar to test. At the beginning he seemed like a really tall guy but when he cut his hair and wore the trunks it looked like he lost about 4 inches
William Freemon Yea & I mentioned that. It was the original (1988) Rumble that happened at. When he first came in (late 86) the WWF he had a minor beef with the Rougeau bros who were at the time the Canadian baby faces and he was the Canadian heel but nothing major happened with that storyline.
At 1:17:06 you Said that this was the last PPV from “Greg the Hammer Valentine” this is not true.... the Hammer was also in 1994 Royal Rumble in the battle royal... Royal Rumble 94 was his last PPV👍👍🏽👍🏻
Boot Kind. What give it away for you? Wikipedia? (Jk) yea, I noticed that back in 1993 it was so obvious, the way he came out of the small package pin, in the harts Vs knights match. He was rolled up and ends up on his knees sterling the 3. Just like SummerSlam 91.
Not really. It took place 30 years ago. That’s what happens when 30 years pass. People die. What did you expect? Liz would be 61 now. Randy? He would be 69. It’s unfortunate but eventually it’s gonna happen
@@richardtherichard26 These other users mean they died when still too young, and still had years to live their lives. Really sad that Elizabeth didn’t make it to what would have been her 60th (and no she did not take drugs merely of her own accord - Vince McMahon made her take them, aware that they’d kill her) [she always had sense]. He only pretended to think she was beautiful, when, really, he hated her, and, really, was glad she died (when, likewise / similarly, he only pretended to feel sorry about her death).
Ahh, I missed you guys. You all are like the George RR Martin of RUclips. We fucking love your stuff but greatness is something we have to wait (what feels like) eternity for!
I find it amazing how less than a year before WrestleMania VII, Sgt. Slaughter was still in Verne Gagne's dying AWA. His last appearance was on the June 1, 1990 ESPN TV taping in Rochester, Minnesota.
That’s misleading, while yes he was BACK in awa in 1990, he had already had 2 stints in wwf prior to that final run in vernes awa. Being managed both times by the much maligned and often forgotten “grand wizard”. And having lengthy feuds with then champion bob backlund. You have to remember in the late 80’s awa was very similar to wcw in the late 90’s with guys jumping back and forth to Stamford seemingly on a weekly basis. So while yes just 9 months prior to this slaughter was wrestling in awa the wwf fans were fairly familiar with him despite his last long term stint in wwe coming all the back in 85
@@richardtherichard26 I know he was in the WWF before. I'm just saying it was amazing that in less than a year, he went from being in a dying company to main eventing WrestleMania.
@@Mistertbones He was popular, largely became a spokesperson for American propaganda machine _G.I. Joe_ (ex: resulting in him appearing on the show itself, getting an action figure from Hasbro, and being more of a household name outside of the niche world of pro wrestling).
WrestleMania VII in L.A. was probably indeed the last TRUE event of that era…Hogan not only looked the same, but there were virtually no scattered “boo’s” yet for him from the crowd. Heenan still managed, the Hart Foundation, Rockers (without tease of split), and (kind of)-Demolition were still together. Warrior and Von Erich were there before their drama. Undertaker was still a newcomer in a squash match. Shirtless Macho (King) Man with Liz before “retirement.” Tito (not El Matador) Santana, Greg Valentine. The WWF logo-light above the entrance curtain…this was pretty much it as the very last event to still feel 100% totally from the original 80’s era
You can see the hoods are transparent in the blindfold match RIGHT away at 31:06 haha, he puts his hand in to adjust it and you can see its sheer and transparent like a screen door, can see his hand right through the hood, im so glad you pointed jt out
Great jobs lads. I had a lot of fun watching this. I really think they missed the mark by not having LOD vs Hart Foundation at this Wrestlemania. Instead we got a couple of really weak tag matches that belonged on Wrestling Challenge
Macho King v. Future Hobo is a top ten all-time great WM match, and it is without question the best match Warrior ever had. Just phenomenal story telling.
Hearing the names on the "Death Toll" is super depressing. Especially since this review, Warrior, Piper, Heenan, and Neidhart have passed away as well.
Out of curiosity, I've looked into who participated in this mania. There is almost double the amount of deaths than what OSW mentioned on this show. 29 wrestlers/personalities are no longer with us. Andre, Heenan, Tornado, Bravo, Bulldog, Neidhart, Bearer, Snuka, Warrior, Savage, Sherri, Elizabeth, Kitao, Crush, Fuji, Bossman, Perfect, Earthquake, Hawk, Animal, Hercules, Piper, Monsoon, Lord Alfred Hayes, "Mean" Gene, Finkel, Joey Marella, and then both celebrities that were involved in the main event: Regis Phillbin and Alex Trebek
Sarge use to get bigger pops in the 80s than Hogan or anyone else. When Hulkamania started Sgt. slaughter was a bigger Babyface than Hogan. In the 80s Sarge was a "real" wrestler. People thought he was totally legit.
Problem is by this point he was fully past his prime, and them trying to capitalize on him being in the cultural zeitgeist failed miserably. Like the dumbasses who made Angry Birds or Slenderman movies over a decade past them being popular. >__>
I would say Snuka was still getting main eventer pops at that time (83/84) even after Hulk was champ. Actually Vince did all he could to downplay Snuka and push him down or even shelve Superfly latter half 84/early 85 before he was gone altogether from the company. Snuka should of tagged w Hulk in Mania 1 but Vince didn’t want him with Hulk for the pop factor and he needed Mr T to help sell tickets.
In case you were wondering what Mr. Perfect's "56 free swipes" reference... Heenan was giving the LAPD shit over the 1992 LA riots, and Perfect's line referenced what started it; Rodney King was struck 56 times by LAPD officers caught on video in 1991. I thought it was a pretty good heel move by those two
Should have been Slaughter's second reign. He should have destroyed Backlund and then lost it back. Would have made Bob look stronger and made the Sarge even a little more hated, back in the day ( although he was slightly more hated than the Magnificent One, which was quite an accomplishment).
the bit about gorilla saying "it takes greg valentine 15 minutes to get warmed up" is an insider reference to his dad johnny valentine. johnny valentine used to work super slow at the beginning of matches to intentionally kill the crowd to get heat. he was one of the few guys who would use rest holds to get heat.
i loved rick martel when i was a kid. there was a time in the 80s and you started listing the best wrestlers in the world, rick martel was a name that had to appear at some point. i don't blast on vince (EEEEEWWWWWEEEE) much for not giving guys break, but rick was one who could have made a good run at the top. not saying he should have won the wwf title but in the picture at least. vince never saw him as more than an awa guy, a verne creation.
tim mutohfan belts just didn’t change hands that much back then. And there was only two singles ones. If everyone that deserved one, got one, the belt would have changed hands every month
In my alternate universe, Davey Boy beat the Warlord's full nelson challenge before Wrestlemania, and in a heartwarming display, the Warlord showed how impressed he was, shook the Bulldog's hand, and turned face. Over the next couple of weeks they would save each other from unfair heel beatdowns, until finally becoming the awesome, beefy tag team, "The Dogs of War." They would later go on to beat the Nasty Boys for the championship, and hold onto them before an amazing clash with the Legion of Doom.
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"There is no 'Bull' in this British Bulldog."
"I'll be Doggone!"
I fucking love you, Mean Gene.
The comedic chemistry between the OSW crew is spot on. Its so much more effective than all these other review channels trying to be funny.
ah you're very kind mate. A winner is you!
They're pretty funny for a bunch of Frenchman.
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@@michaelkeller5927 No stupid their little Mexicans!
@@michaelkeller5927 I thought they were German?
I was there with my dad when I was 12. I was so disappointed it wasn't at the Coliseum. By the way, the blindfold match was fun watching it live.
Is it me or has Hulk Hogan always looked like he’s 42-50 years old like forever lol
lol when he was 25, he looked 40, but now he's 60 & he still looks the same basically, it's good & bad, i guess...
I was surprised to find out he's only 66. Could've sworn he was 66 when I 1st started watching wrestling
Yea, it worked both for and against him
Willie Nelson had same issue looked 85 forever
@@Sarah_Gravydog316 to me this Wrestle Mania wasn't bad
I like that you guys said that the Macho and Lizz plot was storytelling at its best. That's the same thing you said about the Mega Powers storyline. Just goes to show one of the many reasons why Savage is one of the greatest ever. He gets wrestling.
Kind of the same story.
the 10 1/2 year old me loved Wrestlemania 7, it was the first time I remember cheering for an heel wanting Macho Man to win, watching the show now, A lot of matches were not very good but we were so invested as pre-teen kids it used to blow our minds.
Probably the only wrestler to have a mid card match that was as remembered or more than the main event
@@donkraemer50 Not really. A lot of eras have midcard matches that overtake the main event, especially in WWE during the New Generation Era & post-Attitude Era.
Slaughter was actually very good in the 70's and 80's. By his title run it was basically a "Thank You" for a great career. Slaughter was closing down on his career, he retired two years later. Slaughter just wasn't the wrestler at this event that he was 10 years earlier.
Yoshidoce2006 I dunno about how much of a "thank you" it was. Yes, he got to hold the belt for a while and Main Event a Wrestlemania, but damn. Guy got turned into a pariah. He was living in fear because he was literally getting death threats.
Yoshidoce2006 This program with Hogan was the highlight of Slaughters career. He has Hogan to thank for everything he has and his HOF status.
Thats what WWE says was happening, I think it was much more they were trying to cover up the fact the storyline flopped and they had to actually move to a different venue as the ticket sales were almost 1/10 what they were hoping for
David Butler This was certainly not the highlight of his career. This is farewell if anything.
David Butler I don’t know man. He would have gotten in based on his 80s work and his GI JOE gimmick alone. This was a great end to his career tho
Notice the pin in Hogan v Slaughter. Sarge lifts his left leg so that Hogan can hook it but Hulk doesn't even bother.
Hotdogging and grandstanding AS always
further proving hogans the worst
I remember as a kid that was the first time I questioned the authenticity of wrestling seeing that. I kept saying to myself why would slaughter lift his own leg during a pin! Throw in the botched Blindfolded JTS match and it had me all fucked up as a young boy lol.
Hogan put pro wrestling on the map, show respect you marks.
@@greatomeister675 Nah, if it wasn't him it'd have just been somebody else.
You seem to forget the main reason Hogan was at the top of the card was because he played politics to keep anyone that threatened his spot away from the top. Just look at Macho Man, there's a reason he shoot hated Hogan.
Or you could just look at the fall of WCW / TNA and notice the common thread is him and the other old timers running a company into the ground so that they could stay at the top.
re: Slaughter as a legend - TBF that reputation is really built on his pre-Hogan days and the first year of Hulkamania. He was one of the first big men who could bump like a cruiserweight, and he had fantastic matches & a money gimmick (the Cobra Clutch Challenge, the basis for Chris Masters and all the other knockoffs over the years) in the Backlund era. He also had an all-time classic tag match in Crockett (the "Final Conflict" w/ Don Kernodle vs. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood) and Dave Meltzer's only 5-star WWE match for a looooooooong time (the Boot Camp Match vs. Sheiky Baby).
He got rather lazy once he landed the GI Joe deal & treated wrestling as a side gig. You're actually seeing better effort from him in this run than he put forth in the AWA most of the time!
For sure. Slaughter was in two PWI matches of the year in the early 80's. He could definitely work and was over.
The problem is that his best days are before the PPV era, so you really have to hunt to find his great matches, if they were even taped to begin with.
@@henrygvidonas9573 They need an education for sure.
@@henrygvidonas9573 territory days André was insanely athletic.
@@darionblack4434 hes right. i could go on like this about Dino Bravo, who had an outstanding career as an athletic type of wresler before being a hoss late in his career.
1:20:37 I remember watching that match. It was stated as the Million Dollar Man's first televised loss. I was in a hotel in Florida on a family vacation. Memories...
Loved the Savage vs Warrior match but wished Savage had only done two flying elbows. 5 was a little silly.
I actually wish he did 7
Chris Watson should have been 10
I think the rule of 3 would suffice.
That match was modern wrestling in a nutshell. Many finishers creates booking problems where characters become too powerful to lose clean, unless it's too even more finishers.
@@richard5X5 thought exactly this after Lesnar was going through his monster push after breaking the streak and squashing Cena, swear he took about 6 finishers, a bunch of weapon shots and got put through a barricade and a table and still won clean in the triple threat with Cena and Rollins, they made him look virtually unbeatable, which made his eventual losses after look really odd, even if they were all spammed finisher losses too. The Warrior one is just jarring to look back on though, kicking out of five finishers and winning clean in 1991 just looks so weird 🤣 especially when he'd just lost to a muppet like Slaughter at the Rumble.
And to think that St Slaughter was a WWF World Champion and Mr. Perfect only won the Intercontinental Title
Well, to be fair, Hennig began to struggle with injuries just around the time he ought to have been receiving a main event push. Imagine Perfect winning the ‘93 Rumble and facing Hart at WM IX!
Because the IC title was the worker title that was given to superior wrestlers.
That really makes no sense. Slaughter is a legend, don't get me wrong but he's no Kurt Hennig
Rick Rude, Earthquake, Million Dollar Man or even The Big Boss Man would also have made more sense than Slaughter.
@@rokkvi1 yes of course any main event wouldve been better than this. In their defence, he had already battered everyone from the 80s and 90s. They were going for a fresh(ish) face. It was terrible stuff. Maybe get Vader in or something. The America thing usually worked but not this time. Even if they had tugboat or hacksaw turn on him, it might've really sucked but it was doing the Iraq shit that made them look classless. It killed the event.
Macho Man loses retirement match. Than next year he wins the world championship at WrestleMania.
Typical wrestling storyline. Surprised he didn't come back in mask!
(no, no. Macho King retired, not Macho Man. They are 2 different people. duh.)
Gravydog316 get that man a can of Coke !
He got back bcoz roster was thin and they need a strong baby face ,so they asked Savage and he agreed for 1 time
SPOILERS BRAH!
Paul Roma was so badly injured that his doctor told him that if his elbow (which is bandaged as you can see here) took one more hit, his arm would likely have to be amputated. Roma asked Vince to cancel the match with LoD (Hercules was also injured) but the boss refused and promised he would look after Roma's family if his career was cut short. In the end what was supposed to be a 20 minute match was cut down to just under a minute and it killed Power and Glory's push. According to Roma, after the match "the doctors drained 33cc’s of fluid from the elbow, to which he replied that he hadn’t even taken that much out of a knee before."
@kmiller9959 lol exactly I guarantee there will be a random shoot in 2019 and it will become 75ccs and a 12 hour operation to save his arm.
Nice! Wondered why they got jobbed out so bad in this PPV
It was pointless to job them out like that when lod should of just taken on demolition anyway. They never resolved that feud anyway. Then they could of built power and glory a bit more to have them lose to lod when they were champs. Apart from disasters and money inc they had no one to go against anyway.
Elizabeth, Macho Man, Sherri, Warrior- 4 people from 1match all gone, that's crazy!!!
Drugs and hard living, mate
Plus Heenan and Monsoon...
Watching this again reminds how talented Alex Drebek is and just how much we'll miss him after almost 40 years of being on TV every night.
Alex was an international treasure. His charisma, likability and refreshingly approachable attitude despite being one of the most famous and recognizable people on the planet was inspiring. The whole world is a darker place without Mr. Trebek in it 😔
1:29:13 "You again" might just be my favourite OSW line... That and "Are you ready to enter hell" to patients.
Andre can't move through space, so he has to use his warp drive to cause space to fold in front of him, giving the illusion that he's leaning down to the ring.
oh please, its not leaning, its "counter balancing"
Kim kardasian was at WrestleMania too invite all the whores and porn stars but chyna can’t get a solo induction in HOF SMH
All the interviewers are dead. Crazy
Being a bit cruel to Sgt Slaughter, his career before he came back for this nonsense is what makes him a legend, but Vince can't take credit for that so this is the crap they have to talk about.
Without doubt brother. Sarge was one of the biggest stars of the 80s.
A little cruel? Slaughter busted his rear during this run and breathed back life into Hogan, who had gone stale. He really did a great job.
The guy is a legend. Vince told him he could come back if he turned heel. I think Vince only made him do that to punish him for doing the GI Joe thing and going to WCW. But we all still loved Sarge anyway. We were glad when he got this over and was able to go back to being USA. Though, it was never the same. Vince broke Kayfabe pretty bad with this.
Yeah they did the same thing to Andre who was barely able to walk much less perform in the late 80's and early 90's hell he died 3 years after his last match which just shows the shape he was in
Slaughter is still a great worker here, this is arguably the best WrestleMania main event up to this point.
Hogans face in the intro when him and sarge look at the camera together is hilarious lol
Legendary lol.
38:18 "It's the Dead Man...versus the Undertaker."
Most beautiful burn ever.
WrestleMania VII was in many ways, the beginning of the WWF's slide, as the exploited Gulf War angle set up a lousy Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter main event. However, the show stealer was the retirement match between Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage, which was one of the best booked matches in WWF history.
This definitely started the downward slide in quality and overuse of Hogan and formulas.
Think that proves that even the worst Manias will have at least one gem that makes the show worth seeing. Think that may have been Warriors best ever match. Just ahead of the Rude Slam 89 match.
Bored Now this one has 3 gems. Rockers match, blindfold match, and loser leaves town match
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It was a retirement match, not loser leaves town.
I loved the rockers
"It's the Deadman versus the Undertaker!" PMSL.
1:15:00 I believe Andre said "Heyyy-ow I wasn't reach that for sure and I-ah got enough"
Jimmy hart’s celebration of the tag title win was priceless
Insane to not put LOD against Demolition, when the two matches they went with instead were awful matchups.
Right! Still could’ve been a squash as the Demolition were breaking up anyways.
Sherri looked awesome.
Whopper arse, great promo, knew and loved the business and protected it.
Sherri was magnificent.
Sensational. But Scary.
I got a chance to see Sherri at house shows in Los Angeles Sports Arena. During Hogan vs Savage feud, Hogan would lift her up for an atomic drop, exposing her thong as her dress fell open with legs kicking in the air. As a teen, never forgot that!
@@mightydesign Nicely nicely lad!
@@mightydesign I also saw her at house shows in Richmond Va in the early 90s. Man she was awesome! As an 11 or 12 yr old boy, she was so sexy in a scary odd way. Ahhhhhh I miss that lol
The 56 swipes was a reference to the Rodney King beating at the hands of police
Always been curious about that! Thanks mate
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3 years later, 69 likes. Nice.
There was a promo for wrestlemania 7 in LA during wrestlemania 6. And they still couldn't sell out. A lot of people were expecting a warrior hogan rematch to sell out such a big venue. Anyway. Great vids brah!
Were you there at the Skydome April 1st 1990?.. I too remember seeing the promo spot for wrestlemania 7 on the Jumbotron
Slaughter was a legit main eventer... five years before this, give or take. By the time of the title reign, though? God no.
He was just a guy to get the title from Warrior to Hogan
There IS something a wrestler can do in a blindfold match that I haven't seen yet: They can SMELL their opponent. The opponent can either be a smelly slob like Bastion Booger or one can drench the other in some other odor. I'm astounded Martel didn't spray Jake with Arrogance at some point. I mean: The idea was right there in the feud, wasn't it?
Great idea! A ‘Won By A Nose’ Match 😉😁
Book it Dan-o!
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Brilliant idea.
It's the Deadman versus the Undertaker 😂 Absolute Classic
WWE deleted 27 of our vids so we're rebuilding! Heatwave 98 coming at the end of the month. Daily awesomeness/updates at OSWreview.com
Piece of shit WWE
keep up the good work you guys are awseome
As an american kid at that time. Hogan was as big as any star ever. I had all the lunch boxes etc. It was great.
This commentary is the best on RUclips please keep new videos coming thanks 🙏🏼
Ultimate Warrior
Randy Savage
Mr Perfect
Big Bossman
Davey Boy Smith
Animal
Hawk
Earthquake
Dino Bravo
Kerry Von Erich
Andre The Giant
Crush
Jimmy Snuka
Roddy Piper
Hercules
Jim Neidhart
Sensational Sherri
Miss Elizabeth
Lord Alfred Hayes
Gorilla Monsoon
Joey Marella
Paul Bearer
Mr Fuji
Bobby Heenan
Howard Finkel
Mean Gene Orkerlund
Virgil
All are gone Rest In Peace 😥...
You missed Hercules who sadly passed in 2004
jon orr R.I.P Herc. He's getting his PPV payday in heaven
Add Snuka to that list
Mr Fuji too
All listed have passed away except; Dino Bravo, who was murdered actually! Little bit of a difference there though.
I have to admit I disagree with you lads on the five elbow drops point. Overkill? Yeah, but I saw it as part of the story Savage was telling, that the Macho King was completely broken and thus had to be put down via career-ending match. It's why he lost to just the simple shoulder tackle and not the Gorilla press/splash. If you want the villain resoundingly defeated, to the point where he's driven away from the ring, then it was an effective way of doing it, I felt.
Joe N 4 years late, but this comment deserves acknowledgement
I disagree
@Reyes R Tellez Woah, comment blast from the past. Honestly, I don't think a kickout was needed there. First off, it was '91, and finisher kickouts were not a major feature of US wrestling yet. Secondly, it'd still contradict the story Savage wanted to tell: that in his King persona he had utterly fallen apart, a complete ball of delusions and paranoia, and it was destroying him from the inside. The Macho King had to be destroyed, broken, and humiliated, so that the Macho *Man* could be brought back by Elizabeth.
@@jmn327 yeah. He's given everything he has. Nothing is left. And when it's all gone, warrior still has more. Beautiful
Rick the model Martel and his totally over the top arrogance spray used to crack me up as a kid. And his comical star jumps and funny facial expressions. I literally laughed every time I saw him. He was funny as hell and it rolled off him effortlessly. They should have given him more exposure and maybe even a title. Lmao.
One of the best most consistent wrestlers to not hold a singles title in the WWF/WWE. And whenever I see him interviewed comes across as one of the nicest. Loved The Model gimmick
48:00 the guy in the front row is applauding Shari's ass 😅
Jason Gamino haha excellent spot
I saw dat 2
3rd Ward For shizzle!
Am I saying that right? Shizzle?
Macho Man was so entertaining to watch thanks for the memories R.I.P Randy Savage
gerryryan I always loved randy savages intense promos goes to show u he had passion for the wrestling business.
He was the best
People have mentioned Greg Valentine coming vack in 93/94 following the mention of this being his last pov appearance... but he actually wrestled at the following SummerSlam ‘91 ppv vs IRS.
Steve said that WWE have spun Slaughter into a legend, well he is, just not for the 1991 feud where he was 42 years old and way past his prime, actually, Slaughter was a huge draw for the WWF during his 1984 feud with the Iron Sheik, and a pretty big draw in other companies as well.
I know I'm almost three years late, but this. Slaugher is a low-end all time great and his '91 heel run is probably the worst part of his career.
Slaughter IS a legend, the guy had nuclear heat in his first WWF run in the early 80s as a heel, was a hugely over babyface in 1984, 2nd only to Hogan, and had also had good runs in the likes of Mid-Atlantic and the AWA.
Don't judge Slaughter on this run when he was in his early 40s.
Slaughter was in G.I. Joe....nuff said! Lol
You're right. When I think of Sergeant Slaughter, I think of his AWA days and those wild matches with Wahoo McDaniel. His 90s run in the WWF showed that he still had it, but it certainly wasn't the best of his career.
Slaughter was a legend. He and Pat Patterson also had one of the most brutal pre-hardcore hardcore alley fight matches off all time. It was brilliant and told an amazing story. Also Slaughter was a member of G.I. Joe, he was one of the most well known wrestler outside of wrestling, even people who didn’t follow wrestling. He was over.
I still think the picture with Sarge and Saddam is some damn good photoshopping. Damn good.
It was a real picture trust you been blind to da world for years
It’s hilarious
I got into WWF as a kid from wrestlemania 8 onwards and was a hitman fan. So it's good to get to see what came before. And the piss taking and clowning around of the guys making the video cracks me up. I'm totally addicted to these osw reviews now. Awesome work guys. I remember being disappointed with wrestlemania 9 but watching on these reviews made it hilarious. Great channel guys consider me subbed and definitely a fan.
Great review! There were actually some gems on this card. Agree the Blindfold match was very enjoyable, and the Warlord-Bulldog was a nice piece of booking. I enjoyed the tag title match personally and don't mind the Nasty Boys too much. Its just a shame the retirement match wasn't the Main Event!
I remember my dad showing me this on vhs tape and he said he was there as a kid he met British bulldog months after and few months ago I met bulldogs son
Yeah it's one of those most ridiculous stories ever. Bruce Pricard still swears that was the reason the show was moved. As security there would be easier to handle and cheaper then a stadium show. But then why is there empty seats at this show still? You cant sell out a small venue, but you would of sold out the largest sports stadium in the US at the time?
Than *** not then
Bruce Prichard can be funny at times, but he's so far up Vince's ass that he knows what Vince had for breakfast.
That’s not what Bruce said. He understood that the angle bombed and didn’t think it was tasteful at the time, but it was Vince’s call.
He also said that whether or not the Coliseum sold out, the company wouldn’t have been able to justify paying that much for the security at the original show. The Super Bowl had taken place in Tampa two months prior and the proposed costs for increased security detail in and around the stadium was astronomical - the US government ended up agreeing to foot the security bill for the NFL, but (obviously) wouldn’t do it for the WWF.
53:08 - He just really loved the jacket
So surprised you didn't "splicey splicey" Mr.Burns saying "I really like the vest" after his masive musical about his jackets made of animals
That's more of Maffew's thing. There was a BM ending of Vince McMahon featuring See My Vest.
As a kid, I hated Slaughter. As an adult looking back, I find his work to be really exciting. How do you not enjoy the way he takes an Irish whip into the turnbuckle?
He was past his prime here but watching his older WWWF/AWA stuff the way he bumped and bled like a maniac was fantastic. His stuff with Sheik, Patterson, Backlund etc is great
Yeah I was immensely impressed with his work watching this match all these years later. He takes the bumps and sells like a boss
I loved watching his interviews later talking about it all. He put in the work and it's easy to see why they've always had a spot for him.
American hero turned Iraqi sympathizer is actually a really interesting idea for a character.
@@lexorcism Not when it involves an actual war (First Gulf War) where people legitimately died, as opposed to the kayfabe "U.S. VS Canada" rivalry of 1997.
Great intro man!!!
Best I've seen ever!
Love the C64! :-)
I'm mystified as to why vince thought it would be a good idea to hold Wrestlemania at the LA Coliseum in the first place because the weather in LA in late march/early april is generally either cold, wet or cold and wet and you can bet that if they had managed to get 100.000 people into the coliseum the show would have been a disaster because it was raining and cold that night and 100.000 cold wet uncomfortable people could easily become unruly.
I could see them doing a Summerslam there but not a Wrestlemania.
😂😂😂😂 la “cold & wet” you little Californians are so cute in how little you know about the world around you 🤣🤣🤣 never mind they’ve literally done outdoor manias in seattle… New Jersey… no LA gets too cold and wet in March. That’s so embarrassing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡
First time I watched your podcast. AWESOME. Funny, love the Keith Apicary music at the end, the visuals. Great job boys!
the savage/liz moment still gets me teary eyed everytime i see this
That is no joke, I am a man that gets emotional watching that. Macho and Liz... it just doesn't get any better
It’s especially sad when you think of what happened to Elizabeth (heck, wait until the 1st of May next year - that’ll be the 20th anniversary of her death). To think of what she’d have looked like by now (I can’t help but think about what fans were like when she was gone from the WWF, by September 1992, one month after that year’s SummerSlam, when her and Macho Man Randy Savage even divorced - in the storyline and even in real life). I don’t even know why the two divorced, post-SummerSlam 1992.
The Nasty Boys's celebration at the end of their match was brilliant!
11:55 Regis PHILBIN, host of a HUGE morning chat show in the 80s-90s and the original host of the American Who Wants To Be a Millionaire
I.A. The OSW lads are from Ireland, not everyone is hip on American culture
HOW DARE YOU NOT KNOW ABOUT THE KARDASHIANS?!
@@rustykuntz94 No shit, Sherlock, that's the purpose of mentioning it.
Loove you guys always mention Vladimir -the super fan lol I've always noticed him since I was a kid and your the first ones to mention him! Cheers:-)
I was there for Wrestlemania 25 main event. Crowd was dead after Taker Shawn. Greatest crowd reaction I've ever heard in any event.
Jake the Snake is so so good with his promo's , a shame he never got a world title run . great character .
He was an unreliable high functioning drug addict.
He didn't need a title, his character was over enough.
He would've if it weren't for the fans cheering DDT, DDT after he gave Hulk the DDT on the Snake Pit. That was supposed to be the beginning of a Hulk/Jake the Snake feud, in which Jake might've became Champion, but of course the fans were supposed to cheer Hogan's name so McMahon quickly and quietly dropped the idea.
Didn't need the strap. Too good for it.
Jake was due a run against Hogan in 89 I think but Hogan fucked off to film no holds barred
They SERIOUSLY ought to try that "blindfold match" idea in UFC!
😂
I wish I could effectively express how awesome this idea is. ❤️
Regarding Bossman, He's not nearly as massive here as he was in 1988-89.
Hulk2k6 - Big Bossman’s size change confuse me. Not so much from 88-89 to this event & pure weight loss change, but more from the beginning to the end.
Big Bubba Rogers/WWF debut Bossman seemed Huge in height and overall size. His last few years ( when he was in black instead of the CO uniform ) he seemed just like a slightly over average sized guy.
In the beginning he seemed 6’6 and later 6’2
I suppose maybe the guys around him got bigger or something else, but it was always a startling visual difference to me.
@@zenoftupac9096 He just looked 10yrs older than he really was
@@zenoftupac9096 it’s similar to test. At the beginning he seemed like a really tall guy but when he cut his hair and wore the trunks it looked like he lost about 4 inches
41.15 mark....the boys telling it like it IS..." jimmy " the murderer " snuka
I loved the Macho Man/Elizabeth reunion as a kid and now as an adult, it’s beyond bittersweet knowing they’re both gone.
Dino Bravo was on every PPV from W3 till here, a 4 year run. Other than the 88 Rumble he never had a Angle.
Rusty Kuntz he had an angle where he was the worlds strongest man and did some bench press contest with the Body
William Freemon Yea & I mentioned that. It was the original (1988) Rumble that happened at. When he first came in (late 86) the WWF he had a minor beef with the Rougeau bros who were at the time the Canadian baby faces and he was the Canadian heel but nothing major happened with that storyline.
At 1:17:06 you Said that this was the last PPV from “Greg the Hammer Valentine” this is not true.... the Hammer was also in 1994 Royal Rumble in the battle royal... Royal Rumble 94 was his last PPV👍👍🏽👍🏻
I assume that was a one off appearance. They usually mean he's gone for the foreseeable future.
Greg the Gas Tank.
He lasted over 40 minutes to I believe
He also entered the 1992 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by Repo Man.
Lmao at the pink and stink comment and how did they get away with that??? Lmao!
My favorite intro so far. I guess I'm just a huge GTA guy.
The most heel American statement. 'Too much freedom, thats whats wrong with this country'
"too much freedom" is such a hilarious villain line!
And quite topical
Said joe biden 2021
And yet it’s the Democrats campaign slogan
@@richardtherichard26 "No Mom, i HAVE to be political in the comments of this wrestling review show!"
Greg Valentine wrestled at the 1993 Survivor Series and at the 1994 Royal Rumble. Smart Mark here.
Boot Kind. What give it away for you? Wikipedia? (Jk) yea, I noticed that back in 1993 it was so obvious, the way he came out of the small package pin, in the harts Vs knights match. He was rolled up and ends up on his knees sterling the 3. Just like SummerSlam 91.
I'd like to think it's Winston because he's such a big Ghostbusters fan.
Sad thinking everyone involved in the real main event has passed away, savage liz sherri and warrior
Rip
Damn 😕
Not really. It took place 30 years ago. That’s what happens when 30 years pass. People die. What did you expect? Liz would be 61 now. Randy? He would be 69. It’s unfortunate but eventually it’s gonna happen
@@richardtherichard26 They died 20-30 earlier than the average life expectancy of the population though
@@richardtherichard26 Hogan's still kicking and warrior was younger than him
@@richardtherichard26 These other users mean they died when still too young, and still had years to live their lives. Really sad that Elizabeth didn’t make it to what would have been her 60th (and no she did not take drugs merely of her own accord - Vince McMahon made her take them, aware that they’d kill her) [she always had sense]. He only pretended to think she was beautiful, when, really, he hated her, and, really, was glad she died (when, likewise / similarly, he only pretended to feel sorry about her death).
Ahh, I missed you guys. You all are like the George RR Martin of RUclips. We fucking love your stuff but greatness is something we have to wait (what feels like) eternity for!
also, someone dies quite often
I find it amazing how less than a year before WrestleMania VII, Sgt. Slaughter was still in Verne Gagne's dying AWA. His last appearance was on the June 1, 1990 ESPN TV taping in Rochester, Minnesota.
That’s misleading, while yes he was BACK in awa in 1990, he had already had 2 stints in wwf prior to that final run in vernes awa. Being managed both times by the much maligned and often forgotten “grand wizard”. And having lengthy feuds with then champion bob backlund. You have to remember in the late 80’s awa was very similar to wcw in the late 90’s with guys jumping back and forth to Stamford seemingly on a weekly basis. So while yes just 9 months prior to this slaughter was wrestling in awa the wwf fans were fairly familiar with him despite his last long term stint in wwe coming all the back in 85
@@richardtherichard26 I know he was in the WWF before. I'm just saying it was amazing that in less than a year, he went from being in a dying company to main eventing WrestleMania.
@@Mistertboneshe was already one of the most popular wrestlers in the world so bringing him back was fairly easy.
@@Mistertbones He was popular, largely became a spokesperson for American propaganda machine _G.I. Joe_ (ex: resulting in him appearing on the show itself, getting an action figure from Hasbro, and being more of a household name outside of the niche world of pro wrestling).
Seriously, you guys need to invest in a 1541 disk drive...it'll load so much faster than the tape drive will.
Loving these videos guys, keep them coming.
WrestleMania VII in L.A. was probably indeed the last TRUE event of that era…Hogan not only looked the same, but there were virtually no scattered “boo’s” yet for him from the crowd. Heenan still managed, the Hart Foundation, Rockers (without tease of split), and (kind of)-Demolition were still together. Warrior and Von Erich were there before their drama. Undertaker was still a newcomer in a squash match. Shirtless Macho (King) Man with Liz before “retirement.” Tito (not El Matador) Santana, Greg Valentine. The WWF logo-light above the entrance curtain…this was pretty much it as the very last event to still feel 100% totally from the original 80’s era
The guy clapping at Sherri's rear 😂
Greg T time stamp ? Nvm. Found it
47:58
27:42 the reaction from that glasses guy in the crowd is amazing.
Warlord had the power slam but when the Bulldog came back, he had the power slam. So Warlord had to change to the full nelson.
You can see the hoods are transparent in the blindfold match RIGHT away at 31:06 haha, he puts his hand in to adjust it and you can see its sheer and transparent like a screen door, can see his hand right through the hood, im so glad you pointed jt out
Great jobs lads. I had a lot of fun watching this. I really think they missed the mark by not having LOD vs Hart Foundation at this Wrestlemania. Instead we got a couple of really weak tag matches that belonged on Wrestling Challenge
Great job guys! Love the show, always good for a laugh. By far the best wrestling Video Podcast.
Thanks brah! A winner is you 😃
Fucking loved this Vice City opening.
3:30 the background was also used at WrestleMania V
Macho King v. Future Hobo is a top ten all-time great WM match, and it is without question the best match Warrior ever had. Just phenomenal story telling.
Randy Savage is a legend for performances like this!
Love the Vice City intro!
Hearing the names on the "Death Toll" is super depressing. Especially since this review, Warrior, Piper, Heenan, and Neidhart have passed away as well.
Animal died in 2020.
Heenan died? He had lost a lot of weight and didn't look well at all. It doesn't surprise me.
Out of curiosity, I've looked into who participated in this mania. There is almost double the amount of deaths than what OSW mentioned on this show. 29 wrestlers/personalities are no longer with us.
Andre, Heenan, Tornado, Bravo, Bulldog, Neidhart, Bearer, Snuka, Warrior, Savage, Sherri, Elizabeth, Kitao, Crush, Fuji, Bossman, Perfect, Earthquake, Hawk, Animal, Hercules, Piper, Monsoon, Lord Alfred Hayes, "Mean" Gene, Finkel, Joey Marella, and then both celebrities that were involved in the main event: Regis Phillbin and Alex Trebek
Sarge use to get bigger pops in the 80s than Hogan or anyone else. When Hulkamania started Sgt. slaughter was a bigger Babyface than Hogan. In the 80s Sarge was a "real" wrestler. People thought he was totally legit.
Problem is by this point he was fully past his prime, and them trying to capitalize on him being in the cultural zeitgeist failed miserably.
Like the dumbasses who made Angry Birds or Slenderman movies over a decade past them being popular. >__>
I would say Snuka was still getting main eventer pops at that time (83/84) even after Hulk was champ. Actually Vince did all he could to downplay Snuka and push him down or even shelve Superfly latter half 84/early 85 before he was gone altogether from the company. Snuka should of tagged w Hulk in Mania 1 but Vince didn’t want him with Hulk for the pop factor and he needed Mr T to help sell tickets.
@@rustykuntz94 snuka was over like rover when I was a kid
1:08:46
I’m pretty sure that was a Rodney King reference, who had just had the crap beaten out of him by the LA Police.
In case you were wondering what Mr. Perfect's "56 free swipes" reference... Heenan was giving the LAPD shit over the 1992 LA riots, and Perfect's line referenced what started it; Rodney King was struck 56 times by LAPD officers caught on video in 1991.
I thought it was a pretty good heel move by those two
When you phrase it like that, it's pretty funny; protesting police brutality, truly the heelest of heel moves.
1:38:16 V1 basically describes what WWE is currently doing in 2024.
Bang on.
Should have been Slaughter's second reign. He should have destroyed Backlund and then lost it back. Would have made Bob look stronger and made the Sarge even a little more hated, back in the day ( although he was slightly more hated than the Magnificent One, which was quite an accomplishment).
46:50 is that Manager Jim Cornett sitting with Miss Elizabeth ?
He would have been in WCW at the time. It does look a bit like him though
@@neilcameron4235 perhaps he had the day off
Looking at the future TNA appearance of the Nasties, Knobs has just ballooned in weight, but Sags still looks the same.
the bit about gorilla saying "it takes greg valentine 15 minutes to get warmed up" is an insider reference to his dad johnny valentine. johnny valentine used to work super slow at the beginning of matches to intentionally kill the crowd to get heat.
he was one of the few guys who would use rest holds to get heat.
My favorite match on this WrestleMania is Ultimate Warrior vs Macho Man Randy Savage this great match
Mine too!
It's one of the all-time greatest matches.
New subscriber!! Please keep these awesome videos coming! !! Thanks guys!!!
i loved rick martel when i was a kid. there was a time in the 80s and you started listing the best wrestlers in the world, rick martel was a name that had to appear at some point. i don't blast on vince (EEEEEWWWWWEEEE) much for not giving guys break, but rick was one who could have made a good run at the top. not saying he should have won the wwf title but in the picture at least. vince never saw him as more than an awa guy, a verne creation.
Martel is now a millionaire property developer in montreal.
He should have at least gotten the IC strap
tim mutohfan belts just didn’t change hands that much back then. And there was only two singles ones. If everyone that deserved one, got one, the belt would have changed hands every month
In my alternate universe, Davey Boy beat the Warlord's full nelson challenge before Wrestlemania, and in a heartwarming display, the Warlord showed how impressed he was, shook the Bulldog's hand, and turned face.
Over the next couple of weeks they would save each other from unfair heel beatdowns, until finally becoming the awesome, beefy tag team, "The Dogs of War." They would later go on to beat the Nasty Boys for the championship, and hold onto them before an amazing clash with the Legion of Doom.
46:17 This is the only time V1 says that blood feuds beginning with a lockup don’t bother him 😂