Benoit's death hit me really hard. He had been a favorite of mine for years. Then when the news of what happened came out I was in shock for a good week. I haven't felt such a wide range of emotions in such a short period ever since
+Don Rhemy I'm pretty sure that was the initial idea. I remember reading about talks of including the "WWE Network" as part od sports packages for different cable companies and stuff like that. But with the increase of streaming services they ended up going their current route and I, for one, love it.
Sting was really the only other person doing that entrance. He stopped doing it for a year then after talking to Bret (who discussed it with the rest of the family) he bought it back. Although Sting always wore a very hefty harness under his coat while Owen was wearing a hidden harness with a quick release (it was the release that failed) if you go back and watch after Sting lands the camera normally cuts to a reaction shot (a lot of the time an overreaction from Hogan) while Sting gets rid of his harness. Sting stopped doing the drop in TNA because there was less space to land safely and WWE have banned most all high work.
i just cant with the pg era. i hate it, its because of that era that i havent seen it in years. my heros are either retired, semi, dead, or very old. i miss the good old days of wwf-wwe
Truth B. Told I loved pre PG WWE(yes I didn't understand the sexual moments of it, I was like 5, 6 maybe seven years old when I got into wrestling) but it was so much better! It feels like it's dumbed down for the younger generation of wrestling fans and I really hate the corporate pandering from USA's parent company during Raw and Smackdown, like we get it: You're owned by NBC Universal
Still a few things I would've like to have seen in this list: - Owen Hart's death (May 23rd, 1999) - 'Taker's Streak (April 6th, 2014) - The whole CM Punk breaking the 4th Wall speech (June something 2011) - Taker vs Mick Foley's HIAC match (June 28th 1998)
I don’t know how much the Undertaker Mankind HIAC match change things. But it was probably the greatest wrestling match I’ve ever seen. Right up there with Flair/Steamboat’s marathon
Andrews Diaz-WWE attendance and ratings are down. The company thrives because of lucrative television deals. The product is garbage now. Until they change several issues they’ll continue to fall. What they need is a true competitor with enough financial backing to force them to improve like WCW did.
January 4, 1999. For 2 reasons. #1: WCW used to enjoy giving away Raw results on Nitro. Raw was taped and Nitro was live. On that day, Mankind has won his 1st WWF title. WCW decided to leak that result while trying to make it sound like the worst thing ever. But it caused half a million WCW viewers to change the channel to WWF. And WCW has never beat WWF since then. #2: Because WCW knew of The Rock vs Mankind title match, they decided to do a title match of their own to counteract It. Not only that, it was booked to appear as a HUGE you-don't-want-to-miss match. It was Kevin Nash as champ vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan. And what was the result of this HUGE you-don't-want-to-miss match? The Fingerpoke of Doom. Fans felt extremely slated. And WCW would never top WWF in ratings again.
When Eddie died I was both shocked and heartbroken!! When Chris Benoit killed his family then himself it totally devastated me knowing that these two tragic events would change WWE FOREVER!!! Eddie (Latino Heat) lives on in WWE Sasha Banks pays tribute to Eddie every chance she gets!!!! THANK YOU SASHA BANKS FOR KEEPING EDDIE'S SPIRIT ALIVE IN WWE!!!!!!! They need to bring back Attitude Era all this PG CRAP is getting old!! Like if you AGREE!!!!!!!
@@darrenbarnes8669 the "guy" that Eddie was fighting was JBL and they were good friends backstage. When Eddie collapsed, JBL obviously knew smth was wrong because that wasn't in the script, so he pinned him quickly to end the match and for the paramedics rush in and do their job.
Yo Adam, thanks for the sympathetic take on Chris Benoit. A lot of people can't get past the "what" he did to see the "why". I'm by no means excusing it, but it's important that people remember the circumstances surrounding the whole incident, and it's a whole lot easier to just bury the man than it is to ask questions. Good on ya.
I don’t excuse what he did- but I can’t forget how much I loved his matches. His royal rumble matches against Jericho and angle are among my favourites
beau jacobs I like to think it wasn’t *Benoit* doing the murdering, but instead it was the effects of those concussions and drugs who murdered the family. Benoit himself, if his brain was 100%, he wouldn’t do that. I hope.
Bats RULE I personally don’t even think he remembered doing it. Brain damage plus xanax plus steroids. Watch the video on Paul Kariya one of the best hockey players in my time. Scored the game winner in game 6 of the stanley cup finals. Biggest goal in his career and he never remembered it. To this day he doesn’t.
It's a good list. And man, did it surprisingly hit me hard. Benoit and Guerrero were my favorites as a teen, and as an adult. Heroes to me. I'm shocked by how hard my emotions are manly leaking from my face right now, just from thinking about both losses of my heroes. I can't even adequately describe why I'm writing a comment on a many months old list video now. But I felt compelled to. Thank you for the content you provide, WhatCulture Wrestling. And thanks to my heroes. No matter how it ended, you guys changed the industry I love in two of the best ways. RIP.
@@ryanredmond87 Benoit wasnt a hero, he was a slefish peace of shit who took the lives of his 7 year old son and wife. One of the best wrestlers ever, and one of the worst human beings ever.
no one fucking cares about you whining about WWE not being the way u want it also eddies dead benoit killed himself and his family WWE wii never be TV-14 again.
Celt04 - WWE & UFC Gaming and More that whole situation was sketchy. Alot of the "evidence" didn't line up. Alot of questions unanswered b4 they closed the case. Also he had severe CTE it wasn't roid rage like alot of people thought
Funky Rooster yeah i was watching more about Benoit’s death and him killing his family I felt Beniot was innocent, and according to everybody on most of the Beniot matches i watch they all say he’s innocent So I apologize for that reply
I still remember the story when Benoit died. Vince had "blown up in his limo" on raw beforehand, then Chris, and Vince came out and was like "you're probably wondering why I'm here since I blew up last week." Benoit's death hits me more than Eddie's.
And he beat out WCW in the end when all was said and done. I hate his approach to a lot of things nowadays but love him or hate him he's earned respect.
+Arthur Brown well look at how things have changed in just over 10 years, at WrestleMania 20, a full MSG chanted "Thank you Vince" people had signs with love for Vince. Now people hate things just because it was something Vince put out there (and yes some of it is asinine ridiculous bullshit).
I hate to say it but Owens death resulted in damn near nothing for WWE. The rooftop entrances like his were banned but that's a tiny change and affected no one.
MickyAvStickyHands yeah a business super genius? Need I remind you of the XFL, and the WBF? The only reason he beat out Ted Turner is because Ted sold TBS to Time-Warner. And they didn’t want to be in the wrestling business.
UPDATES: April 3, 2023 - WWE was sold to Endeavor, which was completed on September 12, 2023, making WrestleMania 39 as the last event which was owned and controlled by the McMahon Family January 26, 2024 - Vince McMahon resigns from TKO after allegations of sexual misconduct, taking away authority of WWE from the McMahon Family. January 25, 2025 - WWE Network will shut down all its operations, and WWE content will be transferred to Netflix
+Bryan Merrill II - Same here man, you never hear what good things Benoit did, unfortunately just the horrific incident. Dude obviously had some issues.
It was Fall of 1989 when they went in front of the Maryland athletic commission and said its all fake. They are Sports Entertainment. Thus do not need a doctor at ringside, so they can save money.
no, Vince's inability to evolve with recent times although he could do that in the 80s and 90s killed WWE wresting is fine though, we have NXT, ROH and NJPW
Nick Lawrence Please, Everyone, always treat Everyone and Everything with kindness, love and respect. Please always remember, Jesus is always there for you no matter what. Please open your hearts to love and please find Jesus!!!!!!!
me8657 Please, Everyone, always treat Everyone and Everything with kindness, love and respect. Please always remember, Jesus is always there for you no matter what. Please open your hearts to love and please find Jesus!!!!!!!
Owen Hart was really tough for me to come to terms with. I was young, I was a fan, I didn’t know what to believe, and it truly just made me sad. The first time reality hit me like a train as a wrestling fan.
Considering Raw still hasn't had a 3.0 Nielson rating since last year after Wrestlemania, it looks like WWE may be in trouble with the USA Network soon.
+live2rock13 actually No... they're still Top 10 Cable on Mondays, USA's Number One each week regularly...and it is USA not WWE that keeps Raw at 3 hours (adding SD! is also a vote of confidence)... if USA was upset with them, they certainly wouldn't give them that much air time...
IMO.... you forgot a few pivotal dates in wwe history..... 10/17/83 - Snuka jumps off the Cage on Muraco - MSG, NY 1/23/84 - the birth of Hulkamania - MSG, NY 5/19/96 - The Kliq Incident - MSG, NY 5/23/99 - Death Of Owen Hart - Kemper Arena, MO
applepitz All right, except Owen's death. Yes, it was a tragedy, and a really shocking one. But absolutely nothing changed for WWE. The Curtain Call did, it turned a Triple H King of the Ring victory into a Steve Austin one, and with his victory, the legendary Austin 3:16 promo. Snuka diving off the Cage was also important (and overlooked). And Hulkamania explains itself. But Owen's death changed nothing for WWE...
what about the night mankind won the title? it's the same night that the fingerpoke of doom happened, the infamous "butts in the seats comment, and it was the last time wcw beat raw in ratings. wwe had won.
Adam Bartlett Please, Everyone, always treat Everyone and Everything with kindness, love and respect. Please always remember, Jesus is always there for you no matter what. Please open your hearts to love and please find Jesus!!!!!!!
One has to appreciate WWE's ability to withstand so many blows, from so many different directions, and still keeps going. Not exactly soaring the high heavens as they used to, but they march on nonetheless.
Owen Hart's death changed wrestling as well. Since then WWE has had no entrances involving a cable as far as I know, and Sting would refuse to do it on WCW until Bret Hart told him to do it.
I don't actually have an issue with PG like a lot of people do. I agree with what was said in the Pipebomb video about it. It's not the rating that's the problem, it's the booking
Some people ask"Oh,why are chair shots to the head banned and why are they censored in videos that include them(on WWE 's main channel)"well #3 that's why RIP Chris Benoit
The one thing that will always forever bug me (And I'm not the only one that will always be bugged by this) is why didn't WWE have a drug and concussion testing program in the first place since day one? I mean, think about it: the Benoit Family would still be alive to this day and Eddie Guerrero would still be alive to this day. Thumbs up if you agree.
You gotta think of it this way; WWE, like any company that involves physical contact like the MLB or the NFL has had to adapt based on situation. Whenever the MLB began getting mass steroid scandals in the 80's drug testing became more mandatory. Just like WWE. In the past 10-20 years the NFL has started doing more research/ taken steps to prevent concussions due to the amount of deaths and suicides from it. Just like WWE.
Wasn't one of the reasons Eddie got fired from WWE in his early run with them for refusing to go to rehab after finding about his drug use? I could be wrong... Can't remember?
I really wish they would just abandon the steel chair entirely. Without the head shot it is a pretty pointless and silly looking weapon. Especially considering they are allowed to do other "headshots" with many different weapons.
The steel chair is one of wrestling's biggest icons, you cant think about wrestling without thinking about chairs. There's no way they are going to retire such iconic weapon.
+Zskillit Well in all honesty it didn't really change the WWE like these moments did. Surely it was one of, if not the most shocking and saddening moment in WWE but it didn't bring change like the wellness policy with Eddie's death and the increased medical restrictions with Benoit's death.
watch cm punk's documentary...... the writers had a plan for him that he could have an open mic and speak his mind before his contract was over...... and it gave cm punk the biggest push of his life.............
we still have one of the greatest triple h i have a little respect for john cena i think chris jericho still wresltles but other then that everything is shitty
+MOI it isn't because it's PG, if that was the case then NXT, ROH, NJPW, Lucha Underground, Dragon Gate etc. would all suck since they are PG. WWE's booking may be awful but that's not cause it's PG, it's because it's bad regardless. Some things in the Attitude Era, if they happened today everybody would be saying fuck PG that was so stupid... It's just the booking itself that is bad sometimes... Personally I'd rather have what we have now with NXT than revert back to TV-14. It's just safer for the performers and it's a lot more of a serious product IMO
+Cronic Fuze He will be back sooner or later..I don't think anyone cares to see him fight in the UFC anymore. He will be one and done more than likely.
Unless you're Chris Benoit or Hulk Hogan (etc) then WWE sporodically featuring their past wrestlers means nothing. They owned them during that time and have the rights to distribute those images. They don't do it too much because what's the point of showcasing talent you no longer have? CM Punk is still prepping for UFC.
The day Hulk Hogan debuted, The day Hulk Hogan won his first world championship, Bad Blood 1997, Wrestlemania 14, Survivor Series 2001, Wrestlemania 20 also changed WWE in my opinion
#11 Owen Hart fucking dying. Didn't change the business, but that's some serious shit right there. You can be sure it affected Vince. #12 The entire year of 2000. Legendary performances from The Rock, Mankind, Triple H, Rikishi and Scottie and Grandmaster.
ND Cross no one entered the ring from the rafters anymore after that night Even Sting who did it for years in the WCW only did it once after that night.
Vince didn't really step up in the death of Chris Benoit. He totally danced around the brain scans on Chris in an interview about it. He even flat out said they were wrong.
Yeah but his reign lasted more than 25 hours, therefore you could have taken you 24 hours and 59 seconds to click on his video which is quite slow contradicting your point...
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I'll never forget the day Eddie died. I cried like a baby
chronikoflife I was 7 when it happened, was absolutely devastated
me to
Never forget the Three Doors Down montage they had :(
I went to school with his youngest daughter when I lived in EL Paso
chronikoflife Right
11years on and the WWE and the world miss Eddie Gurerro so much.
Benoit too
+LeafyIs Beefy fuck Benoit that murderous scumbag
+Vita Letum people think that it was eddies death that caused that bc he had a diary that said he soon will meet Eddie again
speak for your self
awww...are you a bit offended little kid? now go to bed, you have school in the morning!
Benoit's death hit me really hard. He had been a favorite of mine for years. Then when the news of what happened came out I was in shock for a good week. I haven't felt such a wide range of emotions in such a short period ever since
Pls do a part 2
same.
When I had first heard WWE was launching WWE Network four years ago, I thought it was going to be TV network.
same
+michael hall (Rwanime442) I was thinking that too
+Don Rhemy I'm pretty sure that was the initial idea. I remember reading about talks of including the "WWE Network" as part od sports packages for different cable companies and stuff like that. But with the increase of streaming services they ended up going their current route and I, for one, love it.
+michael hall (Rwanime442) That what I thought! Then I saw the 9.99 sign and I got mad.
Abby smith I would subscribe right away if I had a credit card, but I don't. :(
Adam says "354 times" Video shows "345 times"
Caught that too!!
Probably the bigger number was best for buisness
Same
When you're about to comment and then you find your future comment as top comment ☹️
Botchamania dere or whatever
you forgot the death of owen hart
That was shocking but it didn't change much, not like the deaths of Eddie or Benoit did.
It did change something noone does that entrance anymore
Sting was really the only other person doing that entrance. He stopped doing it for a year then after talking to Bret (who discussed it with the rest of the family) he bought it back. Although Sting always wore a very hefty harness under his coat while Owen was wearing a hidden harness with a quick release (it was the release that failed) if you go back and watch after Sting lands the camera normally cuts to a reaction shot (a lot of the time an overreaction from Hogan) while Sting gets rid of his harness. Sting stopped doing the drop in TNA because there was less space to land safely and WWE have banned most all high work.
the only thing that really changed from that is they won't go to kemper arena anymore.
Yeah but sting was wcw not wwf
i just cant with the pg era. i hate it, its because of that era that i havent seen it in years. my heros are either retired, semi, dead, or very old. i miss the good old days of wwf-wwe
PG has nothing to do with those people being dead or gone. People get old, it happens. You can make new favorites 😀
PedroPickleMan7 PG is the problem
lol, I read it as "semi dead"
PedroPickleMan7 The PG era is the reason you can't get new favorites. They. Ruin. EVERYBODY.
Truth B. Told I loved pre PG WWE(yes I didn't understand the sexual moments of it, I was like 5, 6 maybe seven years old when I got into wrestling) but it was so much better! It feels like it's dumbed down for the younger generation of wrestling fans and I really hate the corporate pandering from USA's parent company during Raw and Smackdown, like we get it: You're owned by NBC Universal
Still a few things I would've like to have seen in this list:
- Owen Hart's death (May 23rd, 1999)
- 'Taker's Streak (April 6th, 2014)
- The whole CM Punk breaking the 4th Wall speech (June something 2011)
- Taker vs Mick Foley's HIAC match (June 28th 1998)
CM Punk broke kayfabe and that was much later then 2011
@@krazypotatofiend6933 CM Punk's pipe bomb happened in June 2011.
I don’t know how much the Undertaker Mankind HIAC match change things. But it was probably the greatest wrestling match I’ve ever seen. Right up there with Flair/Steamboat’s marathon
None of that changed wrestling you fucking moron.
Pipe bomb? (Cm punk)
November 12, 2003... the day John Cena turned face and the WWE never looked back.
To be honest, John Cena was always face. His old thug persona was more of a joke than a heel run
More like the day the WWE officially died.
then how are we still here?
Though it was 2005??
Andrews Diaz-WWE attendance and ratings are down. The company thrives because of lucrative television deals. The product is garbage now. Until they change several issues they’ll continue to fall. What they need is a true competitor with enough financial backing to force them to improve like WCW did.
January 4, 1999.
For 2 reasons.
#1: WCW used to enjoy giving away Raw results on Nitro. Raw was taped and Nitro was live. On that day, Mankind has won his 1st WWF title. WCW decided to leak that result while trying to make it sound like the worst thing ever. But it caused half a million WCW viewers to change the channel to WWF. And WCW has never beat WWF since then.
#2: Because WCW knew of The Rock vs Mankind title match, they decided to do a title match of their own to counteract It. Not only that, it was booked to appear as a HUGE you-don't-want-to-miss match. It was Kevin Nash as champ vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan. And what was the result of this HUGE you-don't-want-to-miss match? The Fingerpoke of Doom. Fans felt extremely slated. And WCW would never top WWF in ratings again.
To be honest, the fingerpoke of doom had an entire backstory behind it. It wasn't planned. It was half shoot.
I still miss Eddie Guerrero :' (
When Eddie died I was both shocked and heartbroken!! When Chris Benoit killed his family then himself it totally devastated me knowing that these two tragic events would change WWE FOREVER!!! Eddie (Latino Heat) lives on in WWE Sasha Banks pays tribute to Eddie every chance she gets!!!! THANK YOU SASHA BANKS FOR KEEPING EDDIE'S SPIRIT ALIVE IN WWE!!!!!!! They need to bring back Attitude Era all this PG CRAP is getting old!! Like if you AGREE!!!!!!!
Lori Johnson well, linda mcmahon (vince’s wife) is now senator, so before she’s dead or quits office WWE will continue to be PG
Ozo Gaming Yeah I know it.....but you gotta admit the Attitude Era was pretty Damn good!!😁😁😊😊
Lori Johnson why would the guy eddie was fighting pin him while he was dying? it wasnt part of the script and he still did it anyways
@@darrenbarnes8669 the "guy" that Eddie was fighting was JBL and they were good friends backstage. When Eddie collapsed, JBL obviously knew smth was wrong because that wasn't in the script, so he pinned him quickly to end the match and for the paramedics rush in and do their job.
Christie Monteiro ohh so he isnt that bad after all
That moment you realize you're older than Wrestlemania and you've seen almost every single one 😬😂
you are one lucky lady 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I’m as old as WrestleMania as I was born in 85
That's my dad!
I can't help but feel like feeling old for that reason is a blessing. :)
u 35 or up XD
Yo Adam, thanks for the sympathetic take on Chris Benoit. A lot of people can't get past the "what" he did to see the "why". I'm by no means excusing it, but it's important that people remember the circumstances surrounding the whole incident, and it's a whole lot easier to just bury the man than it is to ask questions. Good on ya.
I don’t excuse what he did- but I can’t forget how much I loved his matches.
His royal rumble matches against Jericho and angle are among my favourites
beau jacobs I like to think it wasn’t *Benoit* doing the murdering, but instead it was the effects of those concussions and drugs who murdered the family. Benoit himself, if his brain was 100%, he wouldn’t do that. I hope.
Bats RULE never thought of that. You’re probably right about the grief, but only Benoit knows, sadly.
Bats RULE I personally don’t even think he remembered doing it. Brain damage plus xanax plus steroids. Watch the video on Paul Kariya one of the best hockey players in my time. Scored the game winner in game 6 of the stanley cup finals. Biggest goal in his career and he never remembered it. To this day he doesn’t.
@@joshuagoddard6848 more BS about Chris Benoit. More bloody excuses let's not do this anymore and put the blame squarely on his shoulders. SMH
before I watch this, I bet Eddie is in here! So RIP
I WAS RIGHT
Factory Dash dude we know from the thumbnail
Factory Dash same thing R.I.P 1967-2005
It's a good list. And man, did it surprisingly hit me hard. Benoit and Guerrero were my favorites as a teen, and as an adult. Heroes to me. I'm shocked by how hard my emotions are manly leaking from my face right now, just from thinking about both losses of my heroes. I can't even adequately describe why I'm writing a comment on a many months old list video now. But I felt compelled to. Thank you for the content you provide, WhatCulture Wrestling.
And thanks to my heroes. No matter how it ended, you guys changed the industry I love in two of the best ways. RIP.
Justin Jessel I remember when Chris, Eddie, Perry Saturn, and Dean Malinko all made their appearance together in WWF.
Justin Jessel You must been crying all day
Justin Jessel
benoit don't get no respect. he killed his family. @@@#@$ that moran
Michael Prince K fucking prick.benoit was a hero with a brain injury your absolute selfish horrible nasty moron
@@ryanredmond87 Benoit wasnt a hero, he was a slefish peace of shit who took the lives of his 7 year old son and wife. One of the best wrestlers ever, and one of the worst human beings ever.
There's 1 that they completely left out Over The Edge 1999 on May 23rd when Owen Hart fell to his death
I miss Eddie and Benoit and when wwe was tv-14
Trane Crowley 11 days , when undertaker retired
no one fucking cares about you whining about WWE not being the way u want it also
eddies dead
benoit killed himself and his family
WWE wii never be TV-14 again.
WhyTF do u want Benoit back? He killed his family!
Celt04 - WWE & UFC Gaming and More that whole situation was sketchy. Alot of the "evidence" didn't line up. Alot of questions unanswered b4 they closed the case. Also he had severe CTE it wasn't roid rage like alot of people thought
Funky Rooster yeah i was watching more about Benoit’s death and him killing his family
I felt Beniot was innocent, and according to everybody on most of the Beniot matches i watch they all say he’s innocent
So I apologize for that reply
The moment the Undertaker was introduced to wrestling is a changing moment for sure.
6:06 that's when I stopped watching WWE
same
same...
than why you here?
@@wagone3840 cause i like Whatculture!
@Dominic He doesn't.
I still remember the story when Benoit died. Vince had "blown up in his limo" on raw beforehand, then Chris, and Vince came out and was like "you're probably wondering why I'm here since I blew up last week."
Benoit's death hits me more than Eddie's.
You guys can say what u want about Vince's decisions in wwe rn but he's kept the company afloat for a long time 💯
"Rn"?
And he beat out WCW in the end when all was said and done. I hate his approach to a lot of things nowadays but love him or hate him he's earned respect.
+Harley Hippo vince is just too old now
+Arthur Brown something tells me if things continue as is though it wont be around much longer
+Arthur Brown well look at how things have changed in just over 10 years, at WrestleMania 20, a full MSG chanted "Thank you Vince" people had signs with love for Vince. Now people hate things just because it was something Vince put out there (and yes some of it is asinine ridiculous bullshit).
How could you forget the day WWE went from a private to a public company? That changed *EVERYTHING*.
Matt B how so?
You forgot the death of Owen Hart that also forever change the WWE
+ecwdown No shit... the launch of WWE network, but not the death of Owen Hart? OK, then.
The reason he didn't put that in cuz it didn't change much!
It didn't result in any major changes to how WWE branded itself, though.
I hate to say it but Owens death resulted in damn near nothing for WWE. The rooftop entrances like his were banned but that's a tiny change and affected no one.
The heart family would have bankrupt Vince if he had not settled out of court
So, basically, Vince McMahon is a business super genius.
No!!!,he's not!!!,he's a genius like Micky said!!!
Yeah but he doesn’t get credit
MickyAvStickyHands yeah a business super genius? Need I remind you of the XFL, and the WBF? The only reason he beat out Ted Turner is because Ted sold TBS to Time-Warner. And they didn’t want to be in the wrestling business.
@@barryfields2964 I bet you could create your own multi-million dollar company , show us how it's done genius
Wrestling business super genius.
354 times shows 345
Botchwhatcultureamania
+Elya Smarter You could have just gone with "botchculture"
+Alex Tuplin I didn't know WhatCulture hired Sin Cara as their editor.
probably just overblew it like wwe attendance records
+Alex Tuplin when was this, i didnt here lol
UPDATES:
April 3, 2023 - WWE was sold to Endeavor, which was completed on September 12, 2023, making WrestleMania 39 as the last event which was owned and controlled by the McMahon Family
January 26, 2024 - Vince McMahon resigns from TKO after allegations of sexual misconduct, taking away authority of WWE from the McMahon Family.
January 25, 2025 - WWE Network will shut down all its operations, and WWE content will be transferred to Netflix
I'm surprised 9/11 wasn't on herer
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+Jeremy Bates It didn't change all of WWE....
Hi
+Miguel Parra does wwe not originate in USA
+CoMBaT GaMr yeah it did.
you forgot about Owen Hart's death at the 1999 Over The Edge pay-per view
god...the statement "the passing of benoit and guerero changed the wrestling world forever" got me teary eyed..
I like the spin you took on the Benoit incident. Citing how it helped WWE realize the danger of concussions and repeated bumps to the head.
+Bryan Merrill II - Same here man, you never hear what good things Benoit did, unfortunately just the horrific incident. Dude obviously had some issues.
+Clxmj he was a good wrestler
0:25 no lie, I thought that was Adam for a moment
+SheltonGaming Holy shite it looks exactly like him xD
Same lmao
haha me too
October of 1999 when the WWE went public! Or 1989 when WWE broke the CODE OF SILENCE! Or broke KAYFBE!
Tom Bradley wwe broke Kayfabe in 1998. They revealed their secret in movies.
It was Fall of 1989 when they went in front of the Maryland athletic commission and said its all fake. They are Sports Entertainment. Thus do not need a doctor at ringside, so they can save money.
Lol... pretty sure people have known wrestling has always been fake.
Chris Hardy no dumbass. They knew it since 1998.
kayfAbe
Pg killed wrestling
no, Vince's inability to evolve with recent times although he could do that in the 80s and 90s killed WWE
wresting is fine though, we have NXT, ROH and NJPW
Nick Lawrence I couldn’t agree more
but saved lives
Nick Lawrence Please, Everyone, always treat Everyone and Everything with kindness, love and respect. Please always remember, Jesus is always there for you no matter what. Please open your hearts to love and please find Jesus!!!!!!!
Well no, the biggest mania was in 2016.
Owen Hart's accidental death wasn't on here!
me8657 Please, Everyone, always treat Everyone and Everything with kindness, love and respect. Please always remember, Jesus is always there for you no matter what. Please open your hearts to love and please find Jesus!!!!!!!
+J_Dog 247 Hail Satan.
Arman Simonian THANK YOU!
The Illuminati oh hell naw naw naw naw nawwwwww
Maybe cause that would unmatch the title of the video
Owen Hart was really tough for me to come to terms with. I was young, I was a fan, I didn’t know what to believe, and it truly just made me sad. The first time reality hit me like a train as a wrestling fan.
Adam, you guys have to do a video tribute to Sign Guy. Hardcore fans know who he is.
6:28 bring back tv14
WWE: Nope :)
lol
True
+travisk08 It's almost like we watched the same video.
Considering Raw still hasn't had a 3.0 Nielson rating since last year after Wrestlemania, it looks like WWE may be in trouble with the USA Network soon.
+live2rock13 actually No... they're still Top 10 Cable on Mondays, USA's Number One each week regularly...and it is USA not WWE that keeps Raw at 3 hours (adding SD! is also a vote of confidence)... if USA was upset with them, they certainly wouldn't give them that much air time...
+travisk08 They really need to get out of this shitty PG bulshit
The day CM Punk left. The day WWE became a show for 6 year olds.
Ah yes, all credibility left with a guy named CM Punk. Gillberg had more lasting impression.
Bungie's Busted Bugs I swear bro CM Punk fans give him so much credit. Like I like him as a wrestler but he didn’t affect a whole goddam company.
@@hasanmahmd you're wrong. CM was a chance to make wrestling great again. But Paul buried him.
I remember the Benoit murders. I was only seven years old and I couldn't fathom how this had happened. Such a terrible tragedy
#PushBingley
lol
#GiveBingleyaChance
+Peter Tanner #ripbingley
Pete the Hardcore God Who's that diva next to Bingley?
Christ Benoit was the reason I watch wrestling. After he died, I didn't even bother looking up on the PPV.
IMO.... you forgot a few pivotal dates in wwe history.....
10/17/83 - Snuka jumps off the Cage on Muraco - MSG, NY
1/23/84 - the birth of Hulkamania - MSG, NY
5/19/96 - The Kliq Incident - MSG, NY
5/23/99 - Death Of Owen Hart - Kemper Arena, MO
applepitz All right, except Owen's death. Yes, it was a tragedy, and a really shocking one. But absolutely nothing changed for WWE. The Curtain Call did, it turned a Triple H King of the Ring victory into a Steve Austin one, and with his victory, the legendary Austin 3:16 promo. Snuka diving off the Cage was also important (and overlooked). And Hulkamania explains itself. But Owen's death changed nothing for WWE...
applepitz none of these changed the WWE...
Ending Undertaker's streak should've been up there.
Nice video though.
You Forgot The Undertaker's Streak Ending
what about the night mankind won the title? it's the same night that the fingerpoke of doom happened, the infamous "butts in the seats comment, and it was the last time wcw beat raw in ratings. wwe had won.
+Smallafro Games I was JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT!....
+Smallafro Games Raw actually beat them in the ratings that night(when Foley won)
+Smallafro Games Important, but not more imp. than any of these on the list. Before that WWF was already winning the war.
+Smallafro Games Should have beat that Network crap.
you have the best videos on this channel, but please stop saying you'll see me soon you creeper
what
This is the least funny joke I've ever read. This is face Jerry Lawler-levels of bad.
Adam Bartlett Please, Everyone, always treat Everyone and Everything with kindness, love and respect. Please always remember, Jesus is always there for you no matter what. Please open your hearts to love and please find Jesus!!!!!!!
Adam Bartlett d. D
J_Dog 247+ Hail Satan.
I really hope the WWE Network doesn't ever fail. I love it and I'd be so depressed if all that wrestling left and I'd have to buy DVDs.
And here we are!
One has to appreciate WWE's ability to withstand so many blows, from so many different directions, and still keeps going. Not exactly soaring the high heavens as they used to, but they march on nonetheless.
Amen to that
Rest In Peace Chris and Eddie. We love you
Eddie's death changed the WWE not a lot, but it was the ending of blading.
Chris' death changed the WWE to the point to what it is today.
He forgot September 13, 2001...The 1st live televised broadcast after 9/11.
+David McMeans it didn't really change wrestling though
+David McMeans
And why was that important? How did it affect WWE long-term? Exactly, not at all.
It didn't change anything in wrestling tho.
+Cheng McGoldstein Didn't even let him answer before you gave him the "exactly, not at all"
You are so mean! ;o
+Cheng McGoldstein Which is why the goddamn company does NOT listen to a "fan" like you.
This year marks 10 years of Benoit... Chris, Nancy and Daniel will live forever. R.I.P 'Rabbid Wolverine' and his family
Owen Hart's death changed wrestling as well. Since then WWE has had no entrances involving a cable as far as I know, and Sting would refuse to do it on WCW until Bret Hart told him to do it.
SimplyJoshing Yeah, shocked it's not here!
I don't actually have an issue with PG like a lot of people do. I agree with what was said in the Pipebomb video about it. It's not the rating that's the problem, it's the booking
+Steff Bills
Hit the nail on the head
Thank goodness I grew up watching wrestling when it was the best era ..1998-2002-3 ..
You forgot the (horrible) day when Vince made XFL. lol
You missed the day John Cena finally lost clean
+Meth Ballinz yea his debut
when did that happen?
+Alan Cotter Thats his debut
+Alan Cotter His last ppv match?
He lost clean on his debut no?
Some people ask"Oh,why are chair shots to the head banned and why are they censored in videos that include them(on WWE 's main channel)"well #3 that's why RIP Chris Benoit
The one thing that will always forever bug me (And I'm not the only one that will always be bugged by this) is why didn't WWE have a drug and concussion testing program in the first place since day one? I mean, think about it: the Benoit Family would still be alive to this day and Eddie Guerrero would still be alive to this day. Thumbs up if you agree.
+Dustin Nunn because vince is all about the $$$ .
If only... Eddie and the Benoit family were great people. R.I.P
You gotta think of it this way; WWE, like any company that involves physical contact like the MLB or the NFL has had to adapt based on situation. Whenever the MLB began getting mass steroid scandals in the 80's drug testing became more mandatory. Just like WWE. In the past 10-20 years the NFL has started doing more research/ taken steps to prevent concussions due to the amount of deaths and suicides from it. Just like WWE.
Wasn't one of the reasons Eddie got fired from WWE in his early run with them for refusing to go to rehab after finding about his drug use? I could be wrong... Can't remember?
Anytime I see Bingley, videos get better.
I agree
The Death of Owen Hart? A wrestler dying in a wwe ring? Due to a reckless and failed stunt?
With success comes consequences
Vince McMahon had the rope loosened to purposely kill Owen hart.
I miss Chris and Eddie. Both will always be my favorites.
And I also miss Adam in this channel
I really wish they would just abandon the steel chair entirely. Without the head shot it is a pretty pointless and silly looking weapon. Especially considering they are allowed to do other "headshots" with many different weapons.
The steel chair is one of wrestling's biggest icons, you cant think about wrestling without thinking about chairs. There's no way they are going to retire such iconic weapon.
Rest In Peace to those that passed away.
what about the night Owen Hart died???? that shook the company.
how?
Hardly
you missed out the day CM PUNK left WWE has never been the same since and never will
Who?
It was still low with him. It was still PG, so...
That day wwe just got worse. Especially when Daniel Bryan was force to retire.
Litty Voisie are you living under a rock? If so then I’m telling you that Bryan wrestles in WWE again
I cried when Eddie and Chris died. I would never forget those days.
....I guess Owen Hart dying wasn't one of the 10 biggest days in WWE history.
+Zskillit Well in all honesty it didn't really change the WWE like these moments did. Surely it was one of, if not the most shocking and saddening moment in WWE but it didn't bring change like the wellness policy with Eddie's death and the increased medical restrictions with Benoit's death.
+Zskillit It was a tragedy, but it didn't affect the company's policies like Benoit and Guerrero's deaths did.
TAFARockWarrior97 Fair point.
0:22 the mistake that changed WhatCultureWrestling forever.
Owen Hart, fingerpoke of doom, and the Kliq at MSG... how do you possibly miss these three???
The Benoit stuff changed everything.
CM Punk's Pipebomb.
+Jojo Green I'm confused was it scripted or not
lol damn
watch cm punk's documentary...... the writers had a plan for him that he could have an open mic and speak his mind before his contract was over...... and it gave cm punk the biggest push of his life.............
sooooooooooo he wasn't supposed to drop the pipe bomb
+navrin he could go and give an outlet to all his grudges on the live TV....... that was the plan
Eddie Guerrero‘s death single-handedly caused a railroad of bad shit to happen not to mention Benoit but his death had a ripple effect on the WWE
July 22nd, 2008. The day wrestling officially died.
we still have one of the greatest triple h i have a little respect for john cena i think chris jericho still wresltles but other then that everything is shitty
+DREAM CHASER some of the best wrestlers are still around but the show is absolute garbage since then.
+MOI it isn't because it's PG, if that was the case then NXT, ROH, NJPW, Lucha Underground, Dragon Gate etc. would all suck since they are PG. WWE's booking may be awful but that's not cause it's PG, it's because it's bad regardless. Some things in the Attitude Era, if they happened today everybody would be saying fuck PG that was so stupid... It's just the booking itself that is bad sometimes... Personally I'd rather have what we have now with NXT than revert back to TV-14. It's just safer for the performers and it's a lot more of a serious product IMO
That's y I stop watching wwe in 2008 and I'm only 15 turning 16 in a couple of days wow
+xxKILLAwaRRioRxxx XD why are you here then?
I miss the old whatculture
Can't remember the exact day but the one in May 1987 when Hacksaw Jim Duggan and The Iron Sheik were arrested together for possession.
07:06 GODDAMIT BINGLEY
Undertaker's streak ends
These are 10 real life event oriented days, not scripted ones.
+Ryan Guerra oh yeah
Yes.
Chris and eddie are wrestling heroes and im so upset/angry that benoit will never get hall of fame status
Make a vid about the wrestling territories
I forgot to say how the wwe blacklisted Benoit for that shit. A legendary down the drain because the wwe didn’t care about there well being
The day they went PG, was the day the noose was put on. That noose has been tightening ever since. I miss the attitude era.
Vince McMahon: "F" YOU'RE FIRREEEDDD!!!!!!!
CM Punk was recently featured on an Instagram video by WWE. Does that mean anything?
No
+Cronic Fuze There was an Ad for a Beyond the Ring with CM Punk apparently airing later this month
It means WWE featured him on an Instagram post. Duh.
+Cronic Fuze He will be back sooner or later..I don't think anyone cares to see him fight in the UFC anymore. He will be one and done more than likely.
Unless you're Chris Benoit or Hulk Hogan (etc) then WWE sporodically featuring their past wrestlers means nothing. They owned them during that time and have the rights to distribute those images. They don't do it too much because what's the point of showcasing talent you no longer have?
CM Punk is still prepping for UFC.
The day Hulk Hogan debuted, The day Hulk Hogan won his first world championship, Bad Blood 1997, Wrestlemania 14, Survivor Series 2001, Wrestlemania 20 also changed WWE in my opinion
You put 345 instead of 354!!? LOL
No credible threat to wwe
2019: AEW VS WWE Wednesday night ward have begun
The WWE Network has been a monumental success.
No Owen Hart??
#11 Owen Hart fucking dying. Didn't change the business, but that's some serious shit right there. You can be sure it affected Vince.
#12 The entire year of 2000. Legendary performances from The Rock, Mankind, Triple H, Rikishi and Scottie and Grandmaster.
It changed the business very slightly. It's the reason zip cord entrances are now banned.
Melissa Lloyd
Of course. I'm talking emotional impact that resonates for decades.
so good to hear adam in a whatculture video, I miss this days
May 23rd 1999 Owen Hart's death
What did it change
+ND Cross nothing at all
ND Cross no one entered the ring from the rafters anymore after that night Even Sting who did it for years in the WCW only did it once after that night.
the number at the beginning was 345 not 354😂😂
I am so happy I found this channel.So many good videos.
Hey u missed Owen Harts death... wouldnt u say that changed wwe
“Lie, cheat, steal”
Vince didn't really step up in the death of Chris Benoit. He totally danced around the brain scans on Chris in an interview about it. He even flat out said they were wrong.
I clicked on this video faster than Ryder's IC Championship reign
+BossyIbz copy paste...
Did you copy and paste it that fast to?
hmm forgot the and
Yeah but his reign lasted more than 25 hours, therefore you could have taken you 24 hours and 59 seconds to click on his video which is quite slow contradicting your point...
Creed stfu
"Is the PG era nearly over"
Not likely now that Linda McMahon has a cabinet position in Trumps administration.
WWE will never be the same. AEW is where it's at now
@@brandanmccormick3770 AEW is crap.
@@kopner5672 True