Mania XV marked the first of what will be many, MANY face/heel turns for The Big Show, so maybe Bios should start keeping count of how many will wind up happening in just the remaining two years left of the Monday Night War. I imagine it'll be somewhere between 5 & 10, honestly.
Debuted as heel. Turns face at Mania. Turns heel a couple months later when he starts working with Undertaker. Turns face leading up to Survivor Series. Turns heel after being screwed at the 2000 Royal Rumble. Turns face after Wrestlemania 16. Turns heel a couple months later to join Shane McMahon again. He was too fat. Returned as a heel. Turned face due to the Invasion. Managed to go nearly a year as a face before turning heel once more to join the nWo 2002. Spent a whole two years as a heel until he 'quit' after losing to Eddie Guerrero post Wrestlemania 20 and tried to kill Torrie Wilson and Kurt Angle where upon his return became a face for going after Kurt Angle. Leading up to Survivor Series 2005 he and Kane were acting as heels for Raw against team Smackdown though it was more a matter of perspective. Turned heel for real after joining ECW in 2006 and winning the ECW Championship from RVD. Hiatus. Returned as a heel but smoothly transitioned into a face against Floyd Mayweather. Turned heel attacking The Undertaker later in 2008. Turned face midway through 2010 after turning on The Miz and joining Smackdown once more. Turned heel at over the limit 2012 by helping Big Johnny. Turned face against The Authority in mid 2013. Joined the Authority at Survivor Series 2014 with another heel turn. Then I dunno.
@@TheMGSlowStayed a heel through most of 2015 then goes face again once the Authority angle went poofed. Stayed face for like 2 years until he joined the Bar in 2018 as a heel then left tv. Came back in 2020 as a heel for the Drew match then back to a face for Randy to take out.
Two things I’m looking forward to you covering between now and the next WrestleMania: 1. What you do with Steve Muffuggin’s dance entrance music. 2. Head Cheese Great video as always!
Triple H turning heel was the right decision. Unlike the other DX members, I felt that the group was starting to get stale. Plus, after a slow start, Triple H turned into a proper main event heel.
With Rock's face turn inevitable, HHH knew the company was in need of another top heel. Austin, Rock and Foley couldn't ALL fight Undertaker every ppv. He made the right choice.
That bump Mick Foley took hanging on Big Show's back looked brutal af... Pretty lame wrestlemania all things considered, but Austin/Rock 1 was an all timer main event.
I'm not a fan of this Mania now but as a kid I loved it. It's just how things where in 99. We weren't tuning in for the matches we where tuning in for the story.
Yeah, rewatching this has me feeling the same way. I enjoy Rock/Austin and the Triple H heel turn is good, but the rest of this has too much of a Vince Russo feel to it.
But the matches mean nothing without the story. That’s why this era would still outdraw the current one. You want the best indication of how much better it was just look at how many wrestling tshirts you see while walking around town.
Stop comparing bloody T shirts to wrestling! Who bloody cares!!! These men go out every night and try to entertain ungrateful #£^^& like you but because their bouts do not have any badly written "storylines" they mean nothing to you! And even if they did you get bored with them just like Vince!! Either learn to appreciate what you have or STFU and get out!!!
I could have sworn the Bossman Undertaker match went on way sooner in the show. I remember watching it live at the time and being so underwhelmed by it. Another thing I missed was HHH getting tossed into the Mean Street Posse, and them NOT attacking him. Didn't think anything of it at the time, but watching it back through this I just realized which made for a nice little hint for later.
Good spot never really thought of that little 'easter egg' there. As for boss man v taker what an underwhelming match at the time, I do remember being shocked at the hanging afterwards at whatever time AM it was in the UK was quite dark
"A man's dangling to death in front of your very eyes, and all you can do is ask stupid questions", that last part basically sums up Michael Cole's entire career.
I don't get why they didn't sell the hanging as if it was real. Nobody rushed the ring to rescue him from the hanging and they didn't do a stretcher job or anything.
You probably had already confirmed it in the past, but great to hear that WM17 is gonna get covered on RTW. Assume it'll be the final episode, as it should.
I got into this series with the Wrestlemania 14 episode. Here we are 1 year later and it’s one something I look forward to every week. Thank you for the entertainment weekly and keep it up!
* Big Boss Man getting noosed 32:27 Michael Cole: "Is this Symbolic, King? Is it symbolic?!" Jerry Lawler: "..." Me: "You're worrying about the symbolism, over a man getting hanged 20 feet plus from the gound?" Michael Cole: "Let's recap the Wrestlemania Rage Party" 32:50 Jerry: "..." Me: "WTF Is wrong with you, Cole?! Is no one going to bring Boss Man down?!"
I really wanted Bossman to succeed during this run. He had such a presence, but not much of a push. (Main Event Talent was fierce, to be fair) But still😢
There was a time he had both the Tag and Hardcore belts (back before it was such a joke). Not exactly main event, but hey…being a double champion in this era was nothing to sneeze at.
@@zlinedavid No doubt. Its more of a personal take on my part. I felt like he brought in a huge heel feel to that era. But the packed main event card left little room for these few years
@@samuelaarredondo397 I think he got the most out of it given the time. It also goes to show what a good gimmick can do. In WCW he was really nothing as Ray Traylor and before that knock off Bossman gimmicks. (Although they should have just brought him back as Big Bubba).
Triple H turning on DX was the absolute right and best decision he made for his career. Despite what the other members think, the DX Army seemed to run out of steam post SummerSlam the previous year and were just there without a real direction. With the Rock's babyface turn ensuring that he would never be higher than maybe the 4th or 5th highest babyface on any given card, Triple H saw a window to be the villain to those more popular acts and took it.
Very similar to rock disbanding from the nation and ascending as a single stars. For both those were the best moves they could’ve possibly done.. I also can’t wait for their feud to reignite in the main event, they were absolutely amazing in 2000
The best things from this show imo. Boyz II Mens rendition of America the beautiful, the intro, seeing Gorilla monsoon which would be his final appearance, Takers entrance(because of course), and Austins title win. Kind of a stepdown from mania 14, and it's the final of the 90s.
Speaking about stepdowns, it's sad to see how far the LOD (rip to both Animal and Hawk), fell in a year's time. At Mania 14, they open the show in a #1 Contender's Battle Royal essentially built around them w/a fresh new look and manager in Sunny after being gone since December (speaking of fallen stars, yeesh lol) and win it. Fast forward to 15, and the scenario is the same, but this time they aren't even on the card proper, nor do they come anywhere near winning the match to get on it. It's a really striking difference, made even moreso, when you consider the fact that two random wrestlers paired together for the sake of it, ended up taking the spot over them. I don't even remember this return at all as an aside, which shows just how forgettable it was. It almost comes across as a throwaway just to fill a spot for the battle royal. Curious to see how many times they appeared on Raw after this, assuming they did at all. But yeah, just a really sad end, not counting their one night return in 03, for one of the best and most decorated tag teams of their era. They deserved better.
Really been looking forward to this. After getting introduced via some clips this was the first full wrestling show I watched. Can't wait to re-live the rest of the war.
I was there in attendance for all this. My most vivid memory of it was a huge sign. Like 4 bedsheets sewn together and the sign said "RIC FLAIR HAS SAGGY TITS".
@@zlinedavid I was at the ECW arena for the Dudley Boyz last match there before going to WWF. That was insane. Almost a damn riot. Attitude era was crazy for all 3 promotions.
Been absolutely binge-watching your videos over the last month or so, they're brilliant. Appreciate all the work that goes in to them dude. As for the topic at hand, I remember really not rating this PPV as a kid. I was a Rock fan and didn't like Austin much so I didn't like the main event either (funny how things change, I think Austin was the absolute bom now I'm an adult). As a match I also thought their rematch at Backlash was much better too.
Oh man, you are right about that nostalgia part. This was the 1st mania I ever watched on TV, keep that in mind that I am from Bangladesh, kind of halfway around the globe from where the actions are taking place; and we didn’t get to watch it live rather a recorded show. We had Raw is War on Thursdays and Monday nitro on a Saturday nights 😂
You mention the Howard Stern Show. Great show and he had quite a few of these wrestlers on. I highly rec his interview with Goldust. Keep up the great work.
I remember watching this with my buddies and we laughed at how many times they went over the recap of Bart Gunn being knocked the F out. Someone assumed way too much time was going to go into this match up. It was a good thing the money wasn't flowing as far as bets go.
This WrestleMania is special to me. My parents finally got satellite tv and I ran a 50ft phone cord all the way to the living room to hook it into the box and ordered PPV. My mom was pissed and blamed it on my dad. Ahhh, the memories
@@BossUpReviews Thanks boss. I invited some friends over to hang out too. Parents were none the wiser as I was watching Nitro, Raw, Thunder, Smackdown, Heat every week. They figured it was just one of my regular programs.
I stayed up to watch this live with my mate. We were 13 and sort of new attitude era fans dating back to only WM14. I was shocked and gutted when HHH turned heel. As I knew this was the end of DX. I enjoyed it as my 13 year old self. It was good to relive it again. I was a fully fledged Stone Cold fan, but The Rock had won my over to the point were I wouldn't have been bothered if he'd retained. Looking forward to the up coming episodes
Mania XV is a pretty weak WM overall, but there is one thing about this show that I will always love: the entrance setup. I love the logo design for the show, as well as it's placement at the back of the ramp, and the minimal visual clutter make it incredible in my opinion. You just see the wrestlers framed by that logo some bright lights, and it's always been a very special setup to me
Man is this really coming to an end? How time flies been watching since episode one it's been a long ride. It was a honor to be able to name the glacier tag team ice ice maybe 4 life 😂😂
My opinion which might be wrong but i feel the Austin v McMahon rivalry shouldve ended here without all the corporate ministry stuff. Over the last year McMahon was trying to keep the belt off Austin and here he finally overcomes everything
I think they wanted it that way at first, too. But it was something to fall back on when they painted themselves into a corner. I'm 100% convinced that they had no idea who the higher power was supposed to be going into the reveal, so they went with the company's top heel: Vince.
its funny how you said it fell like Monday Night Raw, this was my first ever PPV i ever got after getting into Wrestling I had no idea what to expect, but I remember loving it because I think it did remind me of a longer commercial free (mostly) episode of raw and at the time I knew where I was going to be every Monday night for the next long while
Man listen. My heart sunk when you said "make the most of it because we only have 2 left". I was thinking episodes. I hope you mean Manias. Because this is the best docuseries of the best age of rasslin by far. This is even with the content restrictions from YT and WWE. I dont remember how I came across the channel but you definitely got the Jam and i dont usually speak for others, but I feel like we need you to what you do. I think WWE should hire you but it would water down the content i think. I, for one, am tuning in everytime you drop. And i appreciate you work.
Me too!! I second! I second what this guy said! I’m just not as good at words as this guy is but yea he describes exactly why I felt kinda depressed about this one 😢. Thanks 🙏 man! You said this way better than I could have.
You can truly tell how much the quality of the product changed when Russo and Ferrara left and the company started introducing Jericho, E&C and The Hardys (post Brood), The Dudleys, Angle, The Radicalz, and Trish and Lita in their ranks.
@@PancakeProduct Russo was head writer for the WWF from spring of ‘97 until the fall of ‘99. Dunno who was head writer for WCW at this point (whoever it was was doing a terrible job w/ it at this point lmao)
I can’t believe I’m almost caught up with the channel 😭 I started 93 Raw when this channel was on 1996. Thought I’d take forever to catch up but damn what a wild ride, I can’t believe I missed out on all this when I was a kid!
I know it’s been there during all of RTW but I just wanted to say I appreciate hearing the menu music from the WWF Warzone N64 game in the background lol.
I am shocked you didnt address a couple things, most important Billy Gunn getting the crowd to go apesh*t after the table spot with the super crotch chop combo.
It's important to note that by being in Wrestle Mania, Pete Rose could be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, something he is fairly or unfairly barred from doing in MLB.
A promo from Billy in Philly, I saw what you did there lol 👏. Looking back at HHH's double turn I hadn't noticed until I rewatched WrestleMania 15 last week that not only the mean street posse not attack him but him and Chyna both wearing silver, then the promo prior to the Shane vs XPac match. Pedigreeing one of his best friends saved the turn for me. I believe Austin had lost his vest prior to the match which is why he came out in that shirt. JR with the call on Austin's 3 count on the Rock
Their reunion later that year wasn't the same. No Chyna and they had become a heel group. That run was short-lived though but they had reached main event status at that time.
@KevinPayton-fq8gd agreed. Whether we like it or not, HHH was right to leave when he did. He was meant for bigger and better. It's a shame the others didn't go much beyond the mid-card in WWE.
@@WickedFireBird69 I was devastated but watching reliving the war, it was probably the right time. If they had only brought them back for the invasion or vs the NWO
@@WickedFireBird69 I'm not disagreeing with you about HHH. It was his time and it worked out. From that point on, he became the best heel during the last couple of years of the Attitude Era and is a legend.
Should be, IMO. It's basically the perfect spot to end the series. It's a pipe dream of mine but after WM X7 I'd love it if he comes up with a new series, Reliving the Invasion, that would basically serve as the (long form) epilogue to the whole RtW saga: how the easiest slam dunk in wrestling history became a ridiculous overbooked mess and the biggest wasted chance in the industry. A sad epilogue for a once proud promotion: with a bunch of talent buried week after week and everything devolving into same old, same old WWF-centric storylines.
Loved Undertakers intro he definitely looked like final boss character in a video game but i enjoyed Wrestlemania 15 when first viewing on VHS back in 1999 but good work Wrestling Bios really enjoy your love in old school wrestling 👍
Haa! Just watched the first 2 parts of The Golden Age of WWE docu-series from Cultaholic, so far it's covered the first 3 Manias and it's crazy looking at what it became just 12 short years later. Although in current times I'd say WrestleMania is closer to what it was envisioned as all those 39+ years ago. 😄👍
We had an all day party at my house for this Mania. A few friends starting drinking at 8am and ran all day until the main event was over. Ah, to be young again haha.
My 2nd wrestlemania since watching RtW. My hop into this channel was Survivor Series 1997 but my hop in point for wrestling was the first episode of Smackdown
This was the first ever vhs I bought with my Xmas money when I was 9. You were right to include the heat episode I know this wrestlemania doesn’t get highly rated but i loved it, it felt so alive with the heel turns n betrayals etc was so surprising n my mates all wanted to watch it again n again.
Iv been waiting for this for so long I can remember watching this as a kid with my brother staying up late being so excited I fuckin love this channel your the man bro we all love you so much thank you for all your hard work brother
The only thing good about WrestleMania 15 was Stone Cold vs The Rock. Austin 6 month journey through hell and finally ended and captured the WWF championship once again.
I was still a WCW fan at this point. I just remember one pay per view all the good guys had finally won the titles and then the next all the heels won the titles back and we were back to square one so I decided to start watching WWF again. I followed a bit with The Undertaker and burned Teddy Bear. By King of the Ring 99, I was full on WWF and my first PPV since like 1996.
I love that Boss Man was just on Raw the next night and nobody said anything about it.
Typical hanging
He didn't appear the next night on Raw, his first appearance since was the following weeks Sunday Night Heat when he ripped out Droz' nose-ring
@@BigLee1901 Sunday Night Heat was taped before Raw.
Home in time for tea
@@samuelaarredondo397 "First time?"
The final time we ever see arguably, the greatest play by play man in wrestling, Gorilla Monsoon, RIP Gino
Definitely one of the all time greats, R.I.P.
Broke my heart seeing how poorly he looked.
@@mikem10481He looked like he was in good spirits, though.
@@mikem10481he got sick and went downhill in like 2 years
I think he passed relatively soon after this, didn’t he?
Mania XV marked the first of what will be many, MANY face/heel turns for The Big Show, so maybe Bios should start keeping count of how many will wind up happening in just the remaining two years left of the Monday Night War. I imagine it'll be somewhere between 5 & 10, honestly.
Doesn't he turn like 3 to 5 times just in the next 12 months
@@ryankeefe2102agrre with you guys, since he dropped the Bret shut up(unfortunately🙄) he could use some different segments❤
Debuted as heel. Turns face at Mania. Turns heel a couple months later when he starts working with Undertaker. Turns face leading up to Survivor Series. Turns heel after being screwed at the 2000 Royal Rumble. Turns face after Wrestlemania 16. Turns heel a couple months later to join Shane McMahon again. He was too fat. Returned as a heel. Turned face due to the Invasion. Managed to go nearly a year as a face before turning heel once more to join the nWo 2002.
Spent a whole two years as a heel until he 'quit' after losing to Eddie Guerrero post Wrestlemania 20 and tried to kill Torrie Wilson and Kurt Angle where upon his return became a face for going after Kurt Angle.
Leading up to Survivor Series 2005 he and Kane were acting as heels for Raw against team Smackdown though it was more a matter of perspective. Turned heel for real after joining ECW in 2006 and winning the ECW Championship from RVD.
Hiatus. Returned as a heel but smoothly transitioned into a face against Floyd Mayweather. Turned heel attacking The Undertaker later in 2008. Turned face midway through 2010 after turning on The Miz and joining Smackdown once more.
Turned heel at over the limit 2012 by helping Big Johnny. Turned face against The Authority in mid 2013. Joined the Authority at Survivor Series 2014 with another heel turn. Then I dunno.
@@TheMGSlowStayed a heel through most of 2015 then goes face again once the Authority angle went poofed. Stayed face for like 2 years until he joined the Bar in 2018 as a heel then left tv. Came back in 2020 as a heel for the Drew match then back to a face for Randy to take out.
And what makes the brawl for all more botched was Russo literally booked it so he can see John Bradshaw get beaten down
The look on Vince McMahon’s face when Stone Cold won the title. Priceless 😆😆😆
Hell of a way to spend a Sunday. Cooking dinner, and a Wrestling Bios Mania review. Thanks, Ryan.
Two things I’m looking forward to you covering between now and the next WrestleMania:
1. What you do with Steve Muffuggin’s dance entrance music.
2. Head Cheese
Great video as always!
Triple H turning heel was the right decision. Unlike the other DX members, I felt that the group was starting to get stale. Plus, after a slow start, Triple H turned into a proper main event heel.
Can't argue with the results. Hunter went on to become a perennial main eventer and long time go-to heel while the others all fizzled out.
@@xsouthsidestevexabsolutely. He was the heel the attitude era needed and I don’t think no one else could’ve played that role better
In hindsight but I was pissed at the time 😅
With Rock's face turn inevitable, HHH knew the company was in need of another top heel. Austin, Rock and Foley couldn't ALL fight Undertaker every ppv. He made the right choice.
@@LongLiveRockAnRoll definitely! Especially as a huge dx fan
All these years later, your reviews are damn near as good as watching this back in 99. You do a great job of capturing the aura of those years 🙌
That Sable match was "bowling shoe ugly" shoutout to Jim Ross😂
Sable is gross
That bump Mick Foley took hanging on Big Show's back looked brutal af...
Pretty lame wrestlemania all things considered, but Austin/Rock 1 was an all timer main event.
Yeah definitely a one match show.
Honestly WM didn’t start getting good until about 2001
The referee shenanigans in Rock vs Austin was so silly but it worked because those guys were just that damn good.
Man the WWE really mistreated Bart Gunn. The poor guy got punished and essentially fired for winning the brawl for all
Literally. Don't put on a fight tournament, then get mad because someone's a better fighter than the dude you thought was gonna win...
@@kcnichols8968
The crazy part is Vince Russo booked it just to see Bradshaw get beat up legitimately
Vince smiled at Bart as he went out. He hired butterbean to kill bart’s career. At over the edge Bobby talbert killed owen
He got punished for going against the script in an unscripted contest.
Makes me wonder. Why have a shoot fight if you had a guy you wanted to go over? A worked shoot would of worked just as well.
I'm not a fan of this Mania now but as a kid I loved it. It's just how things where in 99. We weren't tuning in for the matches we where tuning in for the story.
Yeah, rewatching this has me feeling the same way. I enjoy Rock/Austin and the Triple H heel turn is good, but the rest of this has too much of a Vince Russo feel to it.
But the matches mean nothing without the story. That’s why this era would still outdraw the current one. You want the best indication of how much better it was just look at how many wrestling tshirts you see while walking around town.
Stop comparing bloody T shirts to wrestling! Who bloody cares!!! These men go out every night and try to entertain ungrateful #£^^& like you but because their bouts do not have any badly written "storylines" they mean nothing to you! And even if they did you get bored with them just like Vince!! Either learn to appreciate what you have or STFU and get out!!!
I could have sworn the Bossman Undertaker match went on way sooner in the show. I remember watching it live at the time and being so underwhelmed by it.
Another thing I missed was HHH getting tossed into the Mean Street Posse, and them NOT attacking him. Didn't think anything of it at the time, but watching it back through this I just realized which made for a nice little hint for later.
Good spot never really thought of that little 'easter egg' there. As for boss man v taker what an underwhelming match at the time, I do remember being shocked at the hanging afterwards at whatever time AM it was in the UK was quite dark
"A man's dangling to death in front of your very eyes, and all you can do is ask stupid questions", that last part basically sums up Michael Cole's entire career.
"Is it symbolic?!!!"
Some of the worst commentary ever.
I don't get why they didn't sell the hanging as if it was real. Nobody rushed the ring to rescue him from the hanging and they didn't do a stretcher job or anything.
@joshmeads Cole has gotten better over the years. And frankly, half the stupid stuff he said was because of Vince screaming in his ear
@@joshmeads Vince was in his ear
This felt like Monday Night Raw on ppv
Yup
Brian Zane said the same. Nothing wrong with it
@@JoeChilltoni mean it cost a heck of a lot more than a raw show, lotta people spent a good chunk to see this, and that's a bit lame.
Attitude era Wrestlemanias were mostly mid except X7.
@@souvikdeb808the one important element through most these WM’s was austin leaving as champ.. that’s what the majority of the wrestling world wanted
You probably had already confirmed it in the past, but great to hear that WM17 is gonna get covered on RTW. Assume it'll be the final episode, as it should.
The line about Shane and leapfrogs was GOLD!😂😂😂
Today is my mom's 56th birthday and we are having dinner right now, so this is a great video to accompany it.
Happy Birthday Mom🎉
Happy birthday to her also make sure you spent that time with her at dinner you can watch this greatness of a show later
Im 46 today cheers to my fellow Gen-Xer ...happy birthday to your mom
@@walls2ink Happy birthday!
@@smurfitoo1585 i did and i am now starting to watch this 😁. And thank you
Watching these reviews when they come up on Sundays feels a lot like when PPV's would come up on Sundays when I was a kid. So much excitement dude.
Yea... glad im not the only one who feels like that💚
Couldn’t agree with you more man.
Rock's selling of the stunner will always be GOATed
I got into this series with the Wrestlemania 14 episode. Here we are 1 year later and it’s one something I look forward to every week. Thank you for the entertainment weekly and keep it up!
Classy Freddie Blassie opening monolog should be the opening for every Wrestlemania.
* Big Boss Man getting noosed 32:27
Michael Cole: "Is this Symbolic, King? Is it symbolic?!"
Jerry Lawler: "..."
Me: "You're worrying about the symbolism, over a man getting hanged 20 feet plus from the gound?"
Michael Cole: "Let's recap the Wrestlemania Rage Party" 32:50
Jerry: "..."
Me: "WTF Is wrong with you, Cole?! Is no one going to bring Boss Man down?!"
LoL 🤣
Thank you for all the work you do for these videos.
I really wanted Bossman to succeed during this run.
He had such a presence, but not much of a push. (Main Event Talent was fierce,
to be fair)
But still😢
There was a time he had both the Tag and Hardcore belts (back before it was such a joke). Not exactly main event, but hey…being a double champion in this era was nothing to sneeze at.
@@zlinedavid No doubt. Its more of a personal take on my part.
I felt like he brought in a huge heel feel to that era.
But the packed main event card left little room for these few years
@@samuelaarredondo397all black with the sunglasses and nightstick was such a sick look
EDIT: And he twirled the nightstick like a damn pro!
@@samuelaarredondo397 I think he got the most out of it given the time. It also goes to show what a good gimmick can do. In WCW he was really nothing as Ray Traylor and before that knock off Bossman gimmicks. (Although they should have just brought him back as Big Bubba).
He did get a wwf title shot at the end of the year facing the big show
Triple H turning on DX was the absolute right and best decision he made for his career. Despite what the other members think, the DX Army seemed to run out of steam post SummerSlam the previous year and were just there without a real direction. With the Rock's babyface turn ensuring that he would never be higher than maybe the 4th or 5th highest babyface on any given card, Triple H saw a window to be the villain to those more popular acts and took it.
Very similar to rock disbanding from the nation and ascending as a single stars. For both those were the best moves they could’ve possibly done.. I also can’t wait for their feud to reignite in the main event, they were absolutely amazing in 2000
The best things from this show imo. Boyz II Mens rendition of America the beautiful, the intro, seeing Gorilla monsoon which would be his final appearance, Takers entrance(because of course), and Austins title win. Kind of a stepdown from mania 14, and it's the final of the 90s.
Speaking about stepdowns, it's sad to see how far the LOD (rip to both Animal and Hawk), fell in a year's time. At Mania 14, they open the show in a #1 Contender's Battle Royal essentially built around them w/a fresh new look and manager in Sunny after being gone since December (speaking of fallen stars, yeesh lol) and win it. Fast forward to 15, and the scenario is the same, but this time they aren't even on the card proper, nor do they come anywhere near winning the match to get on it.
It's a really striking difference, made even moreso, when you consider the fact that two random wrestlers paired together for the sake of it, ended up taking the spot over them. I don't even remember this return at all as an aside, which shows just how forgettable it was. It almost comes across as a throwaway just to fill a spot for the battle royal. Curious to see how many times they appeared on Raw after this, assuming they did at all. But yeah, just a really sad end, not counting their one night return in 03, for one of the best and most decorated tag teams of their era. They deserved better.
Really been looking forward to this. After getting introduced via some clips this was the first full wrestling show I watched. Can't wait to re-live the rest of the war.
Best wrestling channel on RUclips. 💯
I was there in attendance for all this. My most vivid memory of it was a huge sign. Like 4 bedsheets sewn together and the sign said "RIC FLAIR HAS SAGGY TITS".
That’s the Attitude era for you!
@@zlinedavid I was at the ECW arena for the Dudley Boyz last match there before going to WWF. That was insane. Almost a damn riot. Attitude era was crazy for all 3 promotions.
@@HeavyMetalPizzaParty I know it’s not Attitude Era, but your comment made me think of “If Cena wins, we riot”. And that was 100% not a joke either.
Hahahhaah
@Bold_One Damn straight. You’d see signs with everything from “Debra’s puppies have wet noses” to “He has crabs 👉” to “I want Rock’s babies”.
Been absolutely binge-watching your videos over the last month or so, they're brilliant. Appreciate all the work that goes in to them dude.
As for the topic at hand, I remember really not rating this PPV as a kid. I was a Rock fan and didn't like Austin much so I didn't like the main event either (funny how things change, I think Austin was the absolute bom now I'm an adult). As a match I also thought their rematch at Backlash was much better too.
Oh man, you are right about that nostalgia part. This was the 1st mania I ever watched on TV, keep that in mind that I am from Bangladesh, kind of halfway around the globe from where the actions are taking place; and we didn’t get to watch it live rather a recorded show. We had Raw is War on Thursdays and Monday nitro on a Saturday nights 😂
Finally its time for the Ragin Climax! Ready for this
You mention the Howard Stern Show. Great show and he had quite a few of these wrestlers on. I highly rec his interview with Goldust. Keep up the great work.
I remember watching this with my buddies and we laughed at how many times they went over the recap of Bart Gunn being knocked the F out. Someone assumed way too much time was going to go into this match up. It was a good thing the money wasn't flowing as far as bets go.
This WrestleMania is special to me. My parents finally got satellite tv and I ran a 50ft phone cord all the way to the living room to hook it into the box and ordered PPV. My mom was pissed and blamed it on my dad. Ahhh, the memories
Legendary
@@BossUpReviews Thanks boss. I invited some friends over to hang out too. Parents were none the wiser as I was watching Nitro, Raw, Thunder, Smackdown, Heat every week. They figured it was just one of my regular programs.
I stayed up to watch this live with my mate. We were 13 and sort of new attitude era fans dating back to only WM14.
I was shocked and gutted when HHH turned heel. As I knew this was the end of DX.
I enjoyed it as my 13 year old self. It was good to relive it again.
I was a fully fledged Stone Cold fan, but The Rock had won my over to the point were I wouldn't have been bothered if he'd retained.
Looking forward to the up coming episodes
I was at this Wrestlemania and I started a Let’s Go Flyers chant when they busted out the hockey stick during the hardcore match!
The HHH turn was done so well. A story told over two matches with a hell of a twist. This was the first mania I watched live!!
I was a child but I had been a die hard fan watching wwf every week for the last two years .., I was so excited for this entire card
How petty the WWF was with Bart Gunn.
Mania XV is a pretty weak WM overall, but there is one thing about this show that I will always love: the entrance setup. I love the logo design for the show, as well as it's placement at the back of the ramp, and the minimal visual clutter make it incredible in my opinion. You just see the wrestlers framed by that logo some bright lights, and it's always been a very special setup to me
Man is this really coming to an end? How time flies been watching since episode one it's been a long ride. It was a honor to be able to name the glacier tag team ice ice maybe 4 life 😂😂
32 days.
The inaugural SmackDown is upon us
Owen Hart has 56 days to live...
My opinion which might be wrong but i feel the Austin v McMahon rivalry shouldve ended here without all the corporate ministry stuff. Over the last year McMahon was trying to keep the belt off Austin and here he finally overcomes everything
Yea but than we don’t get things like Austin’s eulogy & the CEO battle which was a lot of fun
I think they wanted it that way at first, too. But it was something to fall back on when they painted themselves into a corner. I'm 100% convinced that they had no idea who the higher power was supposed to be going into the reveal, so they went with the company's top heel: Vince.
@@Cableguy15In other words, they got lazy and decided to let Vincent's ego have the final say and drag out the Austin feud.
I heard once it was supposed to be Christopher Daniels but nothing ever came of it
@@jjkcommentaries8645 I heard that too. But nobody knew who he was so they went w/ McMahon
Pay per view Rlw sundays are my favorite... fat blunt, philly cheesesteak, and wrestling bios on the big screen = happyness❤
Dr. Death also tore his hamstring in that fight. Dear god that was a disaster of an idea.
I really needed this. Suffered one of the worst storm outbreaks ive seen in recent memory and i remembered it was sunday. Thank you.
its funny how you said it fell like Monday Night Raw, this was my first ever PPV i ever got after getting into Wrestling I had no idea what to expect, but I remember loving it because I think it did remind me of a longer commercial free (mostly) episode of raw and at the time I knew where I was going to be every Monday night for the next long while
Who else watches Wrestling Bios, more faithfully than they watch wrestling?😅
Oh Christ…I haven’t watched wrestling faithfully in 20 years. Haven’t missed an episode of RTW in 2+ years.
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Wrestling bios is essential viewing unmissable
@@zlinedavidfacts❤❤❤
i haven't watched wrestling much since Katie Vick
Man listen. My heart sunk when you said "make the most of it because we only have 2 left". I was thinking episodes. I hope you mean Manias. Because this is the best docuseries of the best age of rasslin by far. This is even with the content restrictions from YT and WWE. I dont remember how I came across the channel but you definitely got the Jam and i dont usually speak for others, but I feel like we need you to what you do. I think WWE should hire you but it would water down the content i think. I, for one, am tuning in everytime you drop. And i appreciate you work.
its definitely Manias, the wrestling war doesnt end till WCW dies.
Me too!! I second! I second what this guy said! I’m just not as good at words as this guy is but yea he describes exactly why I felt kinda depressed about this one 😢. Thanks 🙏 man! You said this way better than I could have.
@18:19 remember Kane said suuuuuuck iiiit😂 I thought he was grabbing ta Tas and getting tator 😂🎉
You can truly tell how much the quality of the product changed when Russo and Ferrara left and the company started introducing Jericho, E&C and The Hardys (post Brood), The Dudleys, Angle, The Radicalz, and Trish and Lita in their ranks.
I call the Hardys in 1999 and beyond Hardy Boyz 2.0 since before that they were jobbers
Agreed. Lower and Midcard wrestling improves drastically after Russo leaves in the fall.
Who was the head writer/booker at this time in WWE? How about WCW?
@@PancakeProduct Russo was head writer for the WWF from spring of ‘97 until the fall of ‘99. Dunno who was head writer for WCW at this point (whoever it was was doing a terrible job w/ it at this point lmao)
@@dukes1993724 Either Kevin Nash or Sullivan. (depending on who you believe online).
I can’t believe I’m almost caught up with the channel 😭 I started 93 Raw when this channel was on 1996. Thought I’d take forever to catch up but damn what a wild ride, I can’t believe I missed out on all this when I was a kid!
I've been with the series since the first episode and I remember you covering WrestleMania 12
12:15 that synchronization is brilliant 😂😂😂
I know it’s been there during all of RTW but I just wanted to say I appreciate hearing the menu music from the WWF Warzone N64 game in the background lol.
It was more than just N64. This was the music on the PlayStation version as well.
@@zlinedavidnever played it on Playststion. I only owned it on N64 🤷🏻♂️
I am shocked you didnt address a couple things, most important Billy Gunn getting the crowd to go apesh*t after the table spot with the super crotch chop combo.
A wrestling bios ppv on a Sunday just hits so right
It's important to note that by being in Wrestle Mania, Pete Rose could be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, something he is fairly or unfairly barred from doing in MLB.
A promo from Billy in Philly, I saw what you did there lol 👏. Looking back at HHH's double turn I hadn't noticed until I rewatched WrestleMania 15 last week that not only the mean street posse not attack him but him and Chyna both wearing silver, then the promo prior to the Shane vs XPac match. Pedigreeing one of his best friends saved the turn for me.
I believe Austin had lost his vest prior to the match which is why he came out in that shirt. JR with the call on Austin's 3 count on the Rock
Austin recalls arguing with his wife , being pissed off and completely forgetting the vest.
Big Show’s very first heel/face turn if we’re keeping track
Are we counting all 900 of his WCW heel/face turns? 🤔
My buddy and I were 2nd row ringside. It was definitely an unforgettable weekend! We went to the Rage Party too, and that was wild!
My Sundays always lit NFL games and relieving the war uploads this is the life
My Bengals won and a WM with Austin on top is the WB episode for the day….life is good.
Also, RIP The DX army! Wouldn't see these 5 together ever again. Their next reunion wouldn't involve Chyna...
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Their reunion later that year wasn't the same. No Chyna and they had become a heel group. That run was short-lived though but they had reached main event status at that time.
@KevinPayton-fq8gd agreed. Whether we like it or not, HHH was right to leave when he did. He was meant for bigger and better. It's a shame the others didn't go much beyond the mid-card in WWE.
@@WickedFireBird69 I was devastated but watching reliving the war, it was probably the right time. If they had only brought them back for the invasion or vs the NWO
@@WickedFireBird69 I'm not disagreeing with you about HHH. It was his time and it worked out. From that point on, he became the best heel during the last couple of years of the Attitude Era and is a legend.
I know we've only got 2 years of reliving the war left but I'm really hoping you'll continue and do the first year of the WCW invasion storyline
Let the man take a break.
Iss 3:33 in Memphis..we all in here together ryte now watching thyss 33 minute video that was dropped 33 minutes ago..
Salute
Is Wrestlemania X-7 the finale of RTW? Since WCW ends shortly before.
I think it should be. A) It’s still the greatest WM ever. B) It was only 6 days after the last Nitro.
Should be, IMO. It's basically the perfect spot to end the series.
It's a pipe dream of mine but after WM X7 I'd love it if he comes up with a new series, Reliving the Invasion, that would basically serve as the (long form) epilogue to the whole RtW saga: how the easiest slam dunk in wrestling history became a ridiculous overbooked mess and the biggest wasted chance in the industry. A sad epilogue for a once proud promotion: with a bunch of talent buried week after week and everything devolving into same old, same old WWF-centric storylines.
Loved Undertakers intro he definitely looked like final boss character in a video game but i enjoyed Wrestlemania 15 when first viewing on VHS back in 1999 but good work Wrestling Bios really enjoy your love in old school wrestling 👍
Haa!
Just watched the first 2 parts of The Golden Age of WWE docu-series from Cultaholic, so far it's covered the first 3 Manias and it's crazy looking at what it became just 12 short years later.
Although in current times I'd say WrestleMania is closer to what it was envisioned as all those 39+ years ago.
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It's going to be a sad day when the final Reliving the War airs
The opening theme of this video reminded me alot of "Clutch" and "Rage Against the Machine" lol 😹
Great Video, Can't wait for you to do the Backlash PPV Next Month.
I was there that night. And I will continue to tell you all. I was there that night.
12:19 probably no surprise that Foley got an ovation like that given that Philadelphia was his old E,C,W stomping grounds
Mick would of got that ovation no matter where it was
Baffling to me that Tori was a 10 year vet at this point
But to be fair I don't think even Rhea Ripley or Charlotte Flair could get a decent match out of Sable
We had an all day party at my house for this Mania. A few friends starting drinking at 8am and ran all day until the main event was over. Ah, to be young again haha.
Chyna and HHH wearing matching silver ish ring wear kinda ruined that turn but then the double turn on X-Pac made up for it
This was like casual Friday for wrestlemania
Michael cole gave away the main event result😮
It was a little mistake
I love this wrestlemania ive always felt it had that over the top feel like the Royal Rumble that year
My 2nd wrestlemania since watching RtW. My hop into this channel was Survivor Series 1997 but my hop in point for wrestling was the first episode of Smackdown
@19:00 touched his stomach like got YOU. 😂😂
I remember watching this live on ppv back then such good memories.
Debut of Nicole Bass as Sable's Bodyguard and Triple H turn on X-Pac
And soon she'll get the hots for Val, and make gold lol
29:53 Even Crispy M&M is terrified of The Undertaker
12 year old me was in tears when HHH betrayed X-Pac and joined the corporation 😭
18:20 at first glance looks WILD LMAOOO but it's just Chyna's right arm. Caught me off guard lol
Solid stuff again sir. 2 years to go. 😢
This was the first ever vhs I bought with my Xmas money when I was 9. You were right to include the heat episode I know this wrestlemania doesn’t get highly rated but i loved it, it felt so alive with the heel turns n betrayals etc was so surprising n my mates all wanted to watch it again n again.
Fun fact, this was the first match The Rock wrestled with no shirt after he had brest reduction surgery
There's those "fish out of water" Stunner sells we all know and love!
@6:16 billy went on a wild ride 🏇🏾🎡🎠🤠🤣
Great upload as always 💪. Catching up on the series. Been very busy lately
Iv been waiting for this for so long I can remember watching this as a kid with my brother staying up late being so excited I fuckin love this channel your the man bro we all love you so much thank you for all your hard work brother
I love the hanging, it's a great visual.
The only thing good about WrestleMania 15 was Stone Cold vs The Rock.
Austin 6 month journey through hell and finally ended and captured the WWF championship once again.
We didn’t know just how great of a time we were living in
I was still a WCW fan at this point. I just remember one pay per view all the good guys had finally won the titles and then the next all the heels won the titles back and we were back to square one so I decided to start watching WWF again. I followed a bit with The Undertaker and burned Teddy Bear. By King of the Ring 99, I was full on WWF and my first PPV since like 1996.