@@Seldomseen77 so anything gothic / dark / Halloween-ish is automatically a rip off of the Undertaker?? It's hardly like his character invented such concepts, is it? !
@@Seldomseen77 ok yeah there's some truth to that I agree. Unlike Paul Bearer I didn't feel he was at all integral to the act though. It would've been best if they continued as they were minus the manager.
Disco Inferno is my favorite wrestler of all time. I'm glad to see him on this video. It's a shame you didn't mention he was the leader for a short time of a stable in TNA called Sports Entertainment Extreme and actually earned a World Title shot against Jeff Jarrett in 2004.
@@DrMurdercock There's no way that's accurate. You could make the thing out of sterling silver and it still wouldn't cost that much. Maybe (and its a BIG maybe) $3500 if it was done by someone with enough of a reputation to command a ridiculous premium and could get away with overpricing things but there's no way it cost more than a new car. Not even WCW was that stupid.
I never remember him doing anything to impress me. I'm all for great wrestlers to win titles. But I remember ways thinking that he sucked and looked stiff in the ring.
Alex Wright is actually not decent at all. Signs guys to his school to train, charges insane rates and barely runs classes. Also doesn't allow anyone appearing for new to appear for any other promotion, yet doesn't run regular shows.
I also liked Wrath. But I liked him as the powerhouse that wasn't using a Mortal Kombat gimmick. Mainly because he did some cool moves that were different for the time. He was an awesome throwback to alot of 80's wrestlers imo.
Norman Smiley was one of the most entertaining guys ever!!! I loved the whole reluctant Hardcore champion gimmick. He would genuinely try to lose only to end up winning.
I remember those wrestlers they're part of my childhood, glacier entrance always kinda cool, alex wright could become something bigger then,but unfortunately wcw didnt know how to capitalize him,he got the looks and all,probably push to upper mid card.
I was a fan of all these guys! I always wondered why Alex Wright wasn't picked up by WWF, after the buyout. Wow, I never knew that Glacier Co-owned his own promotion, at one time. Hey, you forgot some guys. What about Sgt. Craig Pittman, Ice Train, Scott Norton, Hugh Morrus, V.K./Micheal Wallstreet, Prince Iaukea, etc.???
Lot of memories back from when I used to watch wrasslin'. Any one of those guys could have gone over the top with the right push and gimmick. I originally thought the Disco Inferno was a pure cheese gimmick that wouldn't last, lol, but the dude was good, had the skill and while probably relegated to jobbing much of the time, he'd help put other guys over pretty well. He had some good charisma too. All that is probably what led to the longevity of the character. And regardless, it's these mid-card guys who often really make a promotion good and they certainly don't always get the credit that they should for making a night's broadcast more entertaining and fun to watch.
Lamia, as much grief as I give your channel sometimes I always enjoy these videos and until today I thought Brian Clark was dead along with Bryan Adams so thank you for teaching me something today
oh man, some of my favorite childhood wrestlers... La Parka, Screamin' Norman Smiley, Disco Inferno... nice to see them once more. Just missing the great Jushin Thunder Liger.
I really enjoyed the video I have always been a big fan of Wcw. I was wondering if it would be possible to do more of those videos? I have been wondering what happened to some of the wrestlers after WCW closed down
The problem with Alex Wright was after they had changed his gimmick and he became Berlyn, fans in Germany thought this was supposed to be a Nazi-gimmick (which it wasn't) and stopped supporting him.
we never thought that berlyn was a nazi gimmick.he was just a german dude in a gothic outfit that hates usa. the reason why he didn´t get the support is the fact he wasn´t showed often in the german television version of monday nitro or thunder. mostly the directors cutting his matches out of the tape.
Most of these were great. I'm going to rank them: 1. Alex Wright (WWE made him offers, and they promised him main event pushes...but Alex turned them down. He still holds a victory over HHH from a Starcade PPV) 2. La Parka (Like Wright he had the talent & charisma to be a main eventer, but made too much money in Mexico) 3. Disco Inferno (Man, he was over! But his backstage personality was very Enzo'ish) 4. Norman Smiley (Man he was over, and could wrestle. Not sure why WWE was hesitant in signing him) 5. Ernest Miller (Fantastic personality, but his in ring skills took a hit when he went to WWE) 6. Glacier (I liked the gimmick as a kid, but there is only so far you can go with that. When he redubuted the characters as a parody of a Superhero...it worked. Basically he was "The Hurricane" before Helms adopted the gimmick...its a shame they stopped the angle after just a few weeks) 7. Buff Bagwell (When Buff was on, he was on...but most of the time he was "off") 8. Wrath (Meh, he wasn't that great in the ring, but he wasn't the worst either. His WWE run was pathetic tho) 9. Lash Leroux (He was basically the DDP of teh cruiserweight division. He had no real athletic talent, he just worked really hard. But it took its toll, and he lost his passion for the industry) 10. Scotty Riggs (Never had that "it" factor)
Brian Adams,Chris Candido,Chris Benoit,Curt Hennig,Rick Rude,Randy Savage,The Wall,The Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, Louie Spicolli,Brain Pillman,British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart,Boss Man,Earthquake, all players from the mid to late 90s in WCW rip
Glacier was my favorite wrestler when I was a kid. I cried and threw a wicked tantrum when Wrath interfered and Mortis beat him, ending his winstreak on PPV.
Alex Wright got a lot of backstage heat from his comments on the Louie Therioux doc, he basically broke kayfabe backstage to Louie and was accused by Jim Duggan and other old timers of exposing the business.
Dude wwf/attitude era had some awesome gimmick wrestlers like al snow, the godfather, the broods, gold dust, dude love and I could go on and on but those where some if my favs at that time.
If you're going to inject ads during your video, you should a) plan for them so they don't come on mid-sentence, and b) normalize your audio so that the ads don't come on at twice the volume of your video. Otherwise great content as always.
I always wondered why wcw had anime and mortal kombat themed wrestlers. I feel like that’s what held them back most. Yes I recognize some of the ridiculous wwe characters also
Norman Smiley and Disco Inferno were stars to me back then. Smiley had a great body slam that was unique and showed off his strength. They never really named it but I called it the "Smiley Slam". He should have never worked for the WWE after they wouldn't hire him as a wrestler but a job is a job I guess. Disco had a great gimmick. He wasn't exactly popular but people knew who he was. He was over for many years.
I remember the hype for Glacier.. They hyped him up for months with sneak peeks of him Kung Fu'ing in the snowy mountains and shit.. Every week we got a 30 second look at his Ice Kung Fu in WCW but no actual wrestling matches.. To this day Ive never seen Glacier wrestle...
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Norman Smiley is so underrated.
Even back in 95 I used to always root for him on TV.
GG Allin norman was that dude he reminds me of mydad when hed cut the fck up with the big wiggle haha classic
Baffles me how WWF didnt take him in..he was loved
Yes he was
NORRRR MONNNN SMILEY ROCKED
Stormin Norman
When I was a kid I thought Glacier belonged to the the MK universe and therefore thought he was the fucking coolest wrestler ever
Same here
I'd have to agree here!
I was a teen then and the MK universe had taken over.
The promos for him had every kid hyped!
This is how I know how young I actually was because I thought Glacier was the sh*t back then....lol
Monkey Bite I loved Glacier back in the day
Same
I thought he was sub zero lol
Glacier was awesome!
Same I was always wanting him to throw the cryonic kick outta nowhere. I liked Mortis and Wrath too.
La Parka: The “Chairman of WCW”
I really liked the Mortis Character
If only they had better more indepth storylines for those characters, it could have been a great angle....some literal MORTAL Kombat!
I thought it was a throw off of the Undertaker!!
@@Seldomseen77 so anything gothic / dark / Halloween-ish is automatically a rip off of the Undertaker?? It's hardly like his character invented such concepts, is it? !
@@TheDistorted no!! But James Vandenberg was acting like Paul Bearer in a way.. .
@@Seldomseen77 ok yeah there's some truth to that I agree.
Unlike Paul Bearer I didn't feel he was at all integral to the act though. It would've been best if they continued as they were minus the manager.
I loved La Parka!
He should've been cruiserweight champ at least once! It would've been dope!
The chairman
Or hardcore champ even!
The True Chairman of WCW.
"It's raining. Don't forget your La Parka!!!"
He used his finisher once... The flying body attack... WCW NWO Revenge got it right tho!
When I think back to wcw its easier to rember who wasn't in the nwo then to remember who was in it
Jacob Cleveland lol foreal remember lwo
Can't remember who Alex Wright was fighting but I remember he got hit with a chair while doing that dance 😂
Sabu I think, him or probably La Parka lol
Disco Inferno is my favorite wrestler of all time. I'm glad to see him on this video. It's a shame you didn't mention he was the leader for a short time of a stable in TNA called Sports Entertainment Extreme and actually earned a World Title shot against Jeff Jarrett in 2004.
It was funny watching him tried to make wieght is cursive weight division and watching him have that match with Jackie
How sad that that’s your favorite lol
@@gregoryfuller9736 that darn cursive weight division!
@@LouSassoleSledgecock_III How sad you feel the need to shame ppl for their personal preferences. :P
$35K for Glacier's costume???? I think I saw the same thing at Party America for about $100
My thoughts exactly. No fucking way. Stupid...its true...its damn true.
Lol
Saw him in Clayton NC last Fall. Still performing.
@@DrMurdercock There's no way that's accurate. You could make the thing out of sterling silver and it still wouldn't cost that much. Maybe (and its a BIG maybe) $3500 if it was done by someone with enough of a reputation to command a ridiculous premium and could get away with overpricing things but there's no way it cost more than a new car. Not even WCW was that stupid.
The mask looked like it cost $5!
the Smiley one makes me happy. it's awesome to see the guys getting older being able to continue what they love by passing on their knowledge.
Lash LeRux aka Corporal Cajun was Awesome I liked him
I know right! I loved Lash. I always really enjoyed watching him wrestle, then he was gone.
Same. I always remembered seeing him on WCW's Saturday show they did in the afternoons
If wwe were smart they would of let WCW continue and just get 2 paychecks, wrestling was much much better when it was the Monday night wars
Who are you to doubt El Dandy?😂😂
Discos gimmick was wack but he had skillz
Can’t believe that gimmick won best gimmick.
Meh
Disco owned his gimmick. Not a lot of guys could play in as confidently as disco did, hence the following he had. He def enjoyed himself out there.
7:24 "The Chairman of WCW" would have been a great tag team partner with "Buff Daddy"
Glacier was actually REALLY good as a wrestler.
James Brooks you're high right? Glacier was good as shit, kinda overdid the gimmick a bit but in ring he was awesome.
James Brooks butt hurt? Really? Jesus Christ, guess you're tryin to be "trendy" by still using shit ass words from 3 years ago.
James Brooks you're just wrong. He was a great technical wrestler.
He was crap.
I never remember him doing anything to impress me. I'm all for great wrestlers to win titles. But I remember ways thinking that he sucked and looked stiff in the ring.
Alex Wright sounds like a decent guy
Glacier is too. Really humble and down to earth guy.
Aaron Hurst das wunderkind
Alex Wright is actually not decent at all. Signs guys to his school to train, charges insane rates and barely runs classes. Also doesn't allow anyone appearing for new to appear for any other promotion, yet doesn't run regular shows.
Anyone wonder what wouldve happened if Nitro just ran on a different night?
ismokkekkush420 which sounded better
Tuesday Night Niro?
Friday Night Nitro?
Legitamately would love to know your opinion
They wouldn't have been as big . To be the best you have to beat the best . The war is what made them.
I also liked Wrath. But I liked him as the powerhouse that wasn't using a Mortal Kombat gimmick. Mainly because he did some cool moves that were different for the time. He was an awesome throwback to alot of 80's wrestlers imo.
Norman Smiley was one of the most entertaining guys ever!!! I loved the whole reluctant Hardcore champion gimmick. He would genuinely try to lose only to end up winning.
I remember those wrestlers they're part of my childhood, glacier entrance always kinda cool, alex wright could become something bigger then,but unfortunately wcw didnt know how to capitalize him,he got the looks and all,probably push to upper mid card.
There is a video glitch at 9:15. Sorry about that!
That's all Ernest Miller was worth anyhow lol
Wrestlelamia do mid card wwe divas where are they now
@Wrestlelamia, Glacier actually works (or at least did when I was there a few years ago) at Full Sail University.
You mean you forgot to edit that bit? Don't insult your viewers calling it a glitch.
Wrestlelamia accidents happen. Your vids are excellent!
What happened to Glacier?
Global warming
unemployment happened
He was in the battle royal at aew double or nothing
WWE never Mentioned. The Shock Master
I was a fan of all these guys! I always wondered why Alex Wright wasn't picked up by WWF, after the buyout. Wow, I never knew that Glacier Co-owned his own promotion, at one time. Hey, you forgot some guys. What about Sgt. Craig Pittman, Ice Train, Scott Norton, Hugh Morrus, V.K./Micheal Wallstreet, Prince Iaukea, etc.???
Lot of memories back from when I used to watch wrasslin'. Any one of those guys could have gone over the top with the right push and gimmick. I originally thought the Disco Inferno was a pure cheese gimmick that wouldn't last, lol, but the dude was good, had the skill and while probably relegated to jobbing much of the time, he'd help put other guys over pretty well. He had some good charisma too. All that is probably what led to the longevity of the character. And regardless, it's these mid-card guys who often really make a promotion good and they certainly don't always get the credit that they should for making a night's broadcast more entertaining and fun to watch.
Disco straight up owned his gimmick. He had fun with it, and it def carried over to the fans.
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Lamia, as much grief as I give your channel sometimes I always enjoy these videos and until today I thought Brian Clark was dead along with Bryan Adams so thank you for teaching me something today
Disco Inferno, the original Fandango? lol
Nosrep Suomynona you forgot rick the model martell lol
tragedythewarbeast oh yeah! haha
im starting to love this channel!
I was hoping Alex Wright was in here. That dance was so hilarious
Another great video
Norman Smiley was class, his matches were always funny and entertaining.. should have been used more
La Parka is awesome, La Parka is the man, someone make La Parka wold champion right now, Im drunk
La Parka was and is still the Man!
Name not Found + LA parka is the chairman
Legend has it *NameNotFound* is still drunk.
How about Van Hammer? He was awesome.
I miss all the wcw superstars
I lliked Norman smiley
james77 Very underrated. He was really good in FL with the Malenko bros.
james1977 the big wiggle!! Screaming Norman smiley was my fav
He was great.
I was just about to say the same thing
I liked Disco inferno
La Parka isn’t a Mexican Superstar. He is the Chairman of WCW
EXACTLY.
I second that motion!!!
Actually la parka is Mexican.
@@angeldelgado2039 * facepalm *
@@angeldelgado2039 * *Faceass* *
oh man, some of my favorite childhood wrestlers... La Parka, Screamin' Norman Smiley, Disco Inferno... nice to see them once more. Just missing the great Jushin Thunder Liger.
Raymond Lloyd will also be seen in AEW's first PVP.
I really enjoyed the video I have always been a big fan of Wcw.
I was wondering if it would be possible to do more of those videos?
I have been wondering what happened to some of the wrestlers after WCW closed down
Ernest Miller was great for what he needed to be.
Alex Wright was dynamite!
I was a huge Alex Wright fan! I used to do that infamous dance of his, everytime he appeared on TV, lol.
Great job as always! Fav RUclips channel.
I don't remember seeing Disco Inferno in TNA during the 2016 year.
The problem with Alex Wright was after they had changed his gimmick and he became Berlyn, fans in Germany thought this was supposed to be a Nazi-gimmick (which it wasn't) and stopped supporting him.
we never thought that berlyn was a nazi gimmick.he was just a german dude in a gothic outfit that hates usa. the reason why he didn´t get the support is the fact he wasn´t showed often in the german television version of monday nitro or thunder. mostly the directors cutting his matches out of the tape.
Na des is schmarrrrrrrrn
Excellent!. Nice to Keep up with old News Become New NEWS!
Most of these were great. I'm going to rank them:
1. Alex Wright (WWE made him offers, and they promised him main event pushes...but Alex turned them down. He still holds a victory over HHH from a Starcade PPV)
2. La Parka (Like Wright he had the talent & charisma to be a main eventer, but made too much money in Mexico)
3. Disco Inferno (Man, he was over! But his backstage personality was very Enzo'ish)
4. Norman Smiley (Man he was over, and could wrestle. Not sure why WWE was hesitant in signing him)
5. Ernest Miller (Fantastic personality, but his in ring skills took a hit when he went to WWE)
6. Glacier (I liked the gimmick as a kid, but there is only so far you can go with that. When he redubuted the characters as a parody of a Superhero...it worked. Basically he was "The Hurricane" before Helms adopted the gimmick...its a shame they stopped the angle after just a few weeks)
7. Buff Bagwell (When Buff was on, he was on...but most of the time he was "off")
8. Wrath (Meh, he wasn't that great in the ring, but he wasn't the worst either. His WWE run was pathetic tho)
9. Lash Leroux (He was basically the DDP of teh cruiserweight division. He had no real athletic talent, he just worked really hard. But it took its toll, and he lost his passion for the industry)
10. Scotty Riggs (Never had that "it" factor)
Thank you for sharing brother
I still remember watching wcw as a kid
After Glacier retired from wrestling he was a coach at a middle school
La Parka is the goat
imo
Smiley was the class ring worker of this group.
The man was very, very good.
imo
Charlie Newman agreed.
I think we're members of a very small group, The JMC.
He seems pretty much forgotten these days.
loved Norman smiley in the early tna days.
I forgot all about Alex Wright. He had major potential.
God you channel is growing fast! How many subs did you have a few months ago? Wasn't it like 40, 50k? Congrats wrestlelamia.
I miss WCW
Glacier was one of my favorite wrestlers as a kid. In unrelated news, Mortal Kombat 2 was one of my favorite video games as a kid.
The screaming wiggler was awesome
Brian Adams,Chris Candido,Chris Benoit,Curt Hennig,Rick Rude,Randy Savage,The Wall,The Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, Louie Spicolli,Brain Pillman,British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart,Boss Man,Earthquake, all players from the mid to late 90s in WCW rip
There's no way all this good green earth glaciers costume cost 10 grand
I could buy that shit from Walmart!
It said the suit was $35 thousand. The technician who did the fake snow cost $10k a time
Ahh Lord sweet memories.
9pm after Cartoon Network and just before TNT Classic movies
I feel like crying
Excellent video
La Parka haha, i all the time chosed him in the wcw games on N64
Glacier was my favorite wrestler when I was a kid. I cried and threw a wicked tantrum when Wrath interfered and Mortis beat him, ending his winstreak on PPV.
wonder how much the mortis costume cost? it was way cooler than the glacier suit
the RUSH COUNTY picker nothing was cooler than glacier...or sub zero
I bet it was even more expensive for that costume. His entrance was turned down a bit to save money, but the Mortis costume had to be expensive.
Disco Inferno and Norman Smiley were always great to watch.
Alex Wright got a lot of backstage heat from his comments on the Louie Therioux doc, he basically broke kayfabe backstage to Louie and was accused by Jim Duggan and other old timers of exposing the business.
The Big Wiggle wasn't about riding a horse. It was a sexual reference.
He actually just said looked like riding a horse, don't think he said was about riding a horse
Dude wwf/attitude era had some awesome gimmick wrestlers like al snow, the godfather, the broods, gold dust, dude love and I could go on and on but those where some if my favs at that time.
Wright turned down WWE offers all the way up to 2010...he knew HHH just wanted his win back.
I loved Norman Smiley.
The El Dandy comment was super funny.
If you're going to inject ads during your video, you should a) plan for them so they don't come on mid-sentence, and b) normalize your audio so that the ads don't come on at twice the volume of your video. Otherwise great content as always.
I always wondered why wcw had anime and mortal kombat themed wrestlers. I feel like that’s what held them back most.
Yes I recognize some of the ridiculous wwe characters also
Norman Smiley and Disco Inferno were stars to me back then. Smiley had a great body slam that was unique and showed off his strength. They never really named it but I called it the "Smiley Slam". He should have never worked for the WWE after they wouldn't hire him as a wrestler but a job is a job I guess. Disco had a great gimmick. He wasn't exactly popular but people knew who he was. He was over for many years.
Disco Inferno real name Glenn Gilberty just signed a contract with Impact Wrestling... TNA name was dropped over a year qgo.
Smiley was a gem for sure.
Glacier's outfit looked like some cheap halloween bs...how tf did it cost 35,000?
Anybody else get the Cultaholic "What happened to that wrestler?" song stuck in their head watching this?
I always enjoyed Alex Wright's matches. Sucks that he didn't get a bigger push
Still a badass when he showed up at the AEW Double or Nothing Casino Battle Royale for the contender of the first AEW Heavyweight Championship title.
It's GLAY-SHER, dammit!😡😂
12:17 - The funniest shit i ever LMAO!!!! Stone Cold rib shots finished me off.
Oh my God, I remember all these guys, watching them and mostly laughing, especially the booker T/ disco feud, like what the hell lol
Norman Smiley!! Ayyye lol. The big wiggle lol
Surprised Kanyon/Mortis was not on the list. Mike Awesome too...but mostly Kanyon.
Mortis was
@@ericdawson1088, Mortis was only breifly talked about. He didn't have an entry like everyone else.
Norman Smiley!!!!!!!🙌🏽🙌🏽
So that's why Cody gave Glacier a job in AEW
When I was a kid La Parka was dope and Disco Inferno was hilarious to me 😂😂😂
Norman Smiley would make such a good heel manager.
I was a teen when Glacier debut and let me tell you....ppl were hyped!
Ended up a dud tho 🥶
BLOOD RUN COLD
GLACIER should have gotten oldbergs push
Wrath and Mortis ruled.
I remember the hype for Glacier.. They hyped him up for months with sneak peeks of him Kung Fu'ing in the snowy mountains and shit.. Every week we got a 30 second look at his Ice Kung Fu in WCW but no actual wrestling matches..
To this day Ive never seen Glacier wrestle...
Kronic was one of my favorite tag teams..
Damn I miss Alex Wright..
15 wcw mid-carders disliked the video
Some of "The Berlin" promos are dope.. were too real for everyone but yeah inspite all that he was a midcard wrestler for sure.
Norman Smiley - totally forgot about him. But I actually liked this guy.