It became a bit more egregious, but he did that sort of stuff his whole career, especially in WCW. At Battlebowl 93, he spent the whole time hitting on Fifi.
@@MasterOfViewership I find it hilarious that there are actually ppl who say they "quit watching wrestling" after WCW folded. You're telling me that they would have continued to watch the BS that WCW was putting out in 2000/2001 forever, but they would never flip over to the USA Network to see Austin, Rock, Vince, HHH, Kurt, Jericho, Big Show, Undertaker, Edge and Christian, The Hardyz, Lita, Dudleys, and Trish??? These ppl are not human. lol
Lance Storm was a huge bright spot for me during this time in WCW. I remember my dad taking me to a Nitro in late 2000 and I got the shirt Lance Storm is wearing in this video. My dad asked why I wanted his shirt and I said because love him or hate him, he’s the best thing going on WCW. Still have that shirt!
That sad mouth trumpet at the start of the Storm/Cat match was a thing of beauty. Edit: Now losing my mind at the whole of the Funk/Crowbar recap. Between the chaos line & the return of the SHOW SNOVEL, this is an all time great segment.
God, the Terry Funk impression will always have me absolutely howling with laughter; also that Mark Madden call about the ambulance is probably his only halfway decent bit of commentary in his entire damn life.
Crowbar was one of the most entertaining parts of those last few months. That he didn't make the transition over to WWF after the closure is a real shame.
It was just the fact that WWE at the time were looking for big stars and anyone who wasn’t was required to go through NVW, or later down the line Tough Enough. Crowbar did however did do dark matches in WWE after WCW got bought out, he lost all of his dark matches. Crowbar was a very talented wrestler, he just didn’t have a powerful name in him and he didn’t know anyone in the industry that could have vouched for him except for Sabu, which at that time Sabu wasn’t very well liked.
@@Unchainedful Crowbar was released from WCW literally DAYS before the sale to WWF/WWE. Had he not been, he almost assuredly would have been one of those brought in for the Invasion. They brought back Meat. They weren't just "looking for big stars." at that point.
26:34 Never have I laughed out loud more from Tony Schiavone than that. The absolute tragedy of him being there from the beginning, and seeing it succumb to literal trash is amazing
While that's one of his greatest lines, I absolutely cackled through his Halloween Havoc mansion bit (where the group of trick-or-treaters visit the "spookiest house on the block"...and Schiavone has a bit with his son).
Souled Out Great American Bash Fall Brawl Mayhem Those are the remaining shows left you have to do for WCW in 2000 but man…once Russo left….you can tell WCW was trying to hold onto something to prevent the inevitable.
So he has to get through -Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit's last WCW Pay Per View (which Dean loses by forgetting the rules just so he can quit) - What's universally considered the worst WCW 2000 PPV -The one where Paul Orndorff nearly died -And the one that started Scott Steiner's title reign and WCW's death spiral
Oh my lanta, my guy. Your Funker impersonations are always such a highlight for me and this one absolutely killed me 😂 I needed that belly laugh tonight more than I can describe. Thank you for the dedication you put into all of your work. It's inspiring.
Especially the NB Rising PPV. The great wrestling fans in Vancouver Canada did not deserve to be subjected to that garbage & what makes it worse is that to this day it is the last PPV from a major promotion that Vancouver has hosted. Hopefully WWE or AEW or even TNA brings a PPV to Vancouver soon.
@@chrisguardiano6143Vancooo is very cosmopolitan & has actual thinking, functioning humans. White trash stuff a la rasslin doesn’t draw there. Even the resident territory promotion was the least lucrative of all the CAN promotions
This comment makes no sense. Ssssoooo, you, can’t imagine having watched it while it was airing? Watching it now…? What? Also, 2000 dubya see dubya was awesome, everyone still talks about it & the YT clips have millions upon millions of views….
Bless you Z-Man for brightening up my mid weeks! From the Funk impressions, to the chicanery of the Nashville World Order to mad Scott Steiner, a true tour-de-force! Happy holidays to you and yours!
As an 11 year old when Armageddon 2000 occurred (and free on Channel 4 in the UK), you may say the card was "poor" but as a kid it didn't matter. It was a blast and the idea and hype of a 6 man Hell in a Cell was mad. A great time.
Thanks for allowing many clips of commentary or wrestlers speak from the shows allows deeper, enjoyable reviews. more from the future Please merry Christmas towards the family.
You’re a true glutton for punishment, Mr. Zane. Nobody should have to relive this era of WCW. Knowing that you watch the TV build ahead of each PPV you review, I commend you for surviving the associated episodes of Thunder.
14:23 Tasteful line by the late, great "Mean" Gene Okerlund to Major Gunns (aka Tylene Buck). At least Gene isn't as cringe as "Dreadful Uncle" Mark Madden.
I always get so excited when you do WCW shows because there's always a chance of hearing your god tier Jimmy Hart impression and this video definitely delivered!
3:41 Gordon Sully References 8:37 Wow...my bait! 10:30 Look at that hip! 11:46 Billy Kidman Raspberry 13:57 SNOW SHOVEL! 14:24 Mean Gene's Pole 15:26 Mark Madden on commentary 18:20 Mark Madden again! 22:42 Kevin's old time tribute 24:02 comedic timing 25:26 Call of the night! 26:34 Tony ain't kidding! 30:04 Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel, I choked you an inch from life! 30:28 Goldberg is NOT a pedo! 34:12 Let's Get Ready To RUMBLE! Thanks for bringing us one more classic WCW PPV review before Christmas, Merry Xmas Zane!
We have a friend who we nicknamed Amber Lamps(my mom thought her last name actually *was* Lamps for the longest time!), so when you did that bit, I started cracking up! Hope you and your family have a good holiday!
I was pretty burned out on the WWF by late 2000 and watched a ton of the last few months of WCW, it always makes me happy to see reviews from this era! Mike Awesome, Steiner, Totally Buffed, 3 Count, Lance Storm and KroniK would always keep my TV on TNT when they were on!
I think in wrestling terms the year 2000 was crap for all 3 company's WWF /WWE made a lot of money but the product didn't feel right until the next year 2001, WCW crap creative, rubbish storylines, poor decisions, lucrative contracts ect also loosing money on a weekly basis ECW start of the money troubles heyman not paying talent on time, weird decisions some talent refused to preform without being payed which you can't blame them for, and network TV issues on TNN
That Rey h bomb was legendary. Who wouldn’t want to work with that dude with how he could make people awe inspired yet make their partner look good. Of course he became a mega star
Going through one of my WWW binge watching phases (happens at least 3 times a year) and I never picked up on the subtle sad sounding horns at 9:21. Was putting a frame up in my hallway and had to double take and rewind cause I had no idea what I heard. Had me dying laughing every time I played it back.
This Era actually got me into wrestling. My older brother already liked wrestling and we weren't allowed to watch wwf at our age but the cruiserweights made me love wrestling no matter how little anything made sense at this point
My friends and I were strictly WCW fans in the late 90s. None of that WWE Attitude low-brow nonsense for us! But boy howdy was it tough being a fan of this company. They seemed to try to push fans away with every week. And you said it: BORING was about the best way to describe the product in 2000. But we hoped for a comeback and return to the highs of 96-97.
5:00 The 'Damn sick and tired' line was great. I used to love the way they made promos, using the repetition on certain lines, or words. Rewind a cool spot, the angles and 'Video Toaster style image wipes. They did such a great Job, that most of us from that time, can still quote them verbatim. Like Oliver Stone 'joked', in 'Natural Born Killers.' 'Repetition works David' Then stone loops the exact Same footage to prove his point!! Brilliant!! I saw in the comments of one of your other vids, someone pointing it out and I think, in a negative way. I guess you either had to be there, or be into editing or mixing footage and music together but it's not just nostalgia, it's Skill. Cheers from Canada
Again, love that Vince quote he made from a previous video package when your mentioning Chavo, "sick and tired, damn, damn, sick and tired, sick and tired!" 🤣🤘🤘 awesome!
What's amazing about the main event is that it's easy to forget that Steiner and Vicious were an active part of WCW 10 years prior. They just weren't there from start to finish, like Sting was. The match DID feel empty, but in some ways, it was fitting to feature two NEAR-originals for the company in the send-off for Starrcade. Which is even more amazing if you consider how crazy the WCW roster was at the time.
Gotta love 2000 WCW. The Yung Dragons v 3 Count ladder match probably happened in some combination about 1200 times. 2000 Lex Luger is probably him at his laziest but he was so funny. And when Tony Schiavone finally realized WCW was doomed he was so great
My wish is to have Brian review a PPV in just Jimmy Hart’s voice or Terry Funk’s voice. Or my dying wish is for you to do both impressions for a review show. It just cracks me up every time.
“I’ve embraced the lawless nature of the match and I’m starting it now” The Funker was seriously bringing John Malkovich in Con Air energy with that line.
This PPV was crazy can't believe this happened 23-years ago time flies lol Brian's impersonation of jimmy hart always makes me laugh awesome Review brian.
Brian, in Two Weeks you are gonna cover the show that truly got me into Professional Wrestling….the PPV That was one of the best Christmas Gifts of 2002…and the show that made me a Fan today. And I’m looking forward to it!
I was a WCW guy. I absolutely celebrated when Bischoff brought in Hulk. Nitro. I was astonished when he brought in Hall and Nash. When the NwO was formed I was beside myself. Crow sting…. 83 weeks….. finger poke…. Russo…. New blood…. It was the ultimate bell curve. The last nitro…. I watched. I smiled when booker got the belt. I just loved sting and flair… one last time. But there were the McMahons rubbing our face in the fact that they won. AOL time Warner killed wcw. Not Eric. Ted would never have sold wcw to Vince. Sigh.
Miss Jones is not about the song Mrs Jones. She was given that name when Russo was still writing for WCW and was referencing a late 70s adult film called THE DEVIL IN MISS JONES
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"I've embraced the lawless nature of the match and I'm starting it now" is an all-time line for the channel.
Jackie Crockett: C'Mere, C'Mere, C'Mere! You Walk In the Middle Of Our Shot Again, Or You'll Never Get In This Building Again!
If Brian still does Wrestling With Wregret merch, that should legit be on a t-shirt.
I’m in fucking tears😂
His Funker is GOATed. It kills me every time.
Idk "I've changed the rules" "You're full of shit" is still up there lol
"I've embraced the lawless nature of the match and I'm starting it now." The Terry Funk impression is ALWAYS spot freakin' on.
It's so funny in the best way! 😂
Gets me every time
Yes i hope he makes that voice in every Terry Funk video going forward
Never not funny. RIP Funker!
It always makes me laugh hysterically😂
“I’ve embraced the lawless nature of the match and I’m starting it now” was one of the Funker’s more articulate outbursts.
RIP Terry Funk, please Zane, don't stop with the "I'm changing the rules" Funk impressions.
I spit out my drink at the completely unexpected Terry Funk impression/intro. Gold.
RIP Funker he pretty much created hardcore wrestling
He's done it a few times
To be fair he has done it a few times already
Yeah I know he's done it a few times, what I meant is it came out of nowhere in this video because of the way the match started
No you didn't
“He’s got a broom!!!!” My god, the enthusiasm for that line. I wish all announcers were that way!
I love how Mean Gene did not give a shit at the end of WCW. He would say anything to anybody and wouldn’t blink twice. 😂😂
Honestly, it's a toss up between who gave less of a shit out of Gene or Schiovane and I think it's fairly close either way.
@@Kaltagstar96mean gene all day, he'd get up in your face and give no fucks
It became a bit more egregious, but he did that sort of stuff his whole career, especially in WCW. At Battlebowl 93, he spent the whole time hitting on Fifi.
@@Cobralalalalayeah but by the end of WCW there were no innuendos for Gene, he would straight up tell a valet to sit on his wiener lmao
Watch some old Mean Gene WWF outtakes. He gave zero fucks his entire career. That's why he was a Legend.
What’s insane is this was genuinely one of the better PPV’s of WCW 2000
and the last "good" one for the company
😶
There are episodes of raw in 2000 that is better than this ppv
@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 episodes of Smackdown, too. However, I feel like 2000 was legit WWE's best year.
@@MasterOfViewership I find it hilarious that there are actually ppl who say they "quit watching wrestling" after WCW folded. You're telling me that they would have continued to watch the BS that WCW was putting out in 2000/2001 forever, but they would never flip over to the USA Network to see Austin, Rock, Vince, HHH, Kurt, Jericho, Big Show, Undertaker, Edge and Christian, The Hardyz, Lita, Dudleys, and Trish??? These ppl are not human. lol
Lance Storm was a huge bright spot for me during this time in WCW. I remember my dad taking me to a Nitro in late 2000 and I got the shirt Lance Storm is wearing in this video. My dad asked why I wanted his shirt and I said because love him or hate him, he’s the best thing going on WCW. Still have that shirt!
You really said that huh.... Ya....
That sad mouth trumpet at the start of the Storm/Cat match was a thing of beauty.
Edit: Now losing my mind at the whole of the Funk/Crowbar recap. Between the chaos line & the return of the SHOW SNOVEL, this is an all time great segment.
2000 WcW was just so crazy. So many cooks and the ingredients just weren't mixing.
Thanks for covering Z.
I'd love for you to cover BFG 2010. 10-10-10
It was a sign of what was happening behind the scenes and on television.
Vince Russo did a podcast on this whole thing. It's on RUclips like 3 hours long.
OOH YES.
@@makaveli4205like 2 and half hours of it is him saying bro
God, the Terry Funk impression will always have me absolutely howling with laughter; also that Mark Madden call about the ambulance is probably his only halfway decent bit of commentary in his entire damn life.
What about when Booker T pulled out the Scott Hall photo in the Sanfrancisco 49's Match with Jeff Jarrett?
Crowbar was one of the most entertaining parts of those last few months. That he didn't make the transition over to WWF after the closure is a real shame.
It was just the fact that WWE at the time were looking for big stars and anyone who wasn’t was required to go through NVW, or later down the line Tough Enough. Crowbar did however did do dark matches in WWE after WCW got bought out, he lost all of his dark matches. Crowbar was a very talented wrestler, he just didn’t have a powerful name in him and he didn’t know anyone in the industry that could have vouched for him except for Sabu, which at that time Sabu wasn’t very well liked.
@@Unchainedful Crowbar was released from WCW literally DAYS before the sale to WWF/WWE. Had he not been, he almost assuredly would have been one of those brought in for the Invasion. They brought back Meat. They weren't just "looking for big stars." at that point.
26:34 Never have I laughed out loud more from Tony Schiavone than that.
The absolute tragedy of him being there from the beginning, and seeing it succumb to literal trash is amazing
That's what Tony does. He fahgs it up
While that's one of his greatest lines, I absolutely cackled through his Halloween Havoc mansion bit (where the group of trick-or-treaters visit the "spookiest house on the block"...and Schiavone has a bit with his son).
I think if you crossed WCW's and WWF's Hardcore divisions, it would've been perfect. Imagine Norman Smiley and Terry Funk at war with Crash Holly.
Mike Awesome v Crash Holly is the match I'd have loved to see at the time
@@RobJaskula Mike Awesome booked well in WWE would've been enough for me. Biggest waste of an Invasion talent. 😭
WWE missed a lot of opportunities during the invasion angle even without the big name stars it could of still been good
@@RobJaskulathere's tape of Awesome v Spike Dudley in ECW that are basically what that match would've been
@@nicholashurst780 Mike Awesome vs Crash Holly would have been insane! Spike Dudley is a crazy man and we loved him for it..
Souled Out
Great American Bash
Fall Brawl
Mayhem
Those are the remaining shows left you have to do for WCW in 2000 but man…once Russo left….you can tell WCW was trying to hold onto something to prevent the inevitable.
And Millennium Final, technically, if Zane can find a good copy of that to watch.
So he has to get through
-Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit's last WCW Pay Per View (which Dean loses by forgetting the rules just so he can quit)
- What's universally considered the worst WCW 2000 PPV
-The one where Paul Orndorff nearly died
-And the one that started Scott Steiner's title reign and WCW's death spiral
Watching this while exercising and the pure excitement of “HE GOT BROOM” nearly made me drop a weight on my head 😂😂😂😂😂
Man defies death, forget that his got a Broom!!!
@@jamaali2358it’s so funny, it’s like discovering “He got a bicycle!” for the first time
I’ve rewatched that line several times because it was so funny.
12:09 Jesus, that might be the humor version of a jump scare (a "laugh scare"). As always, the Terry Funk impression is **so** spot on.
Every one of your reviews with a Terry Funk impression in it is 5-stars to me.
The Terry Funk impression will get an audible pop from me every time 😂 RIP to an absolute legend.
Oh my lanta, my guy. Your Funker impersonations are always such a highlight for me and this one absolutely killed me 😂 I needed that belly laugh tonight more than I can describe. Thank you for the dedication you put into all of your work. It's inspiring.
BamBam was so under utilized in the WWF, but always puts on the best shows no matter who he's working for. RIP Bam Bam.
"woah black betty, ambulance!" Shouldn't have made me laugh but it did.
Your Terry Funk impression will never not make me laugh 😂 it’s creepily good.
That Popcorn Machine for the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame!
I truly enjoy your Terry Funk impression. Always makes me laugh.
Oh man I can’t imagine watching WCW in its darkest time in 2000. You deserve so much credit going back and watching it.
I lived through it. #hardtimes
Especially the NB Rising PPV. The great wrestling fans in Vancouver Canada did not deserve to be subjected to that garbage & what makes it worse is that to this day it is the last PPV from a major promotion that Vancouver has hosted. Hopefully WWE or AEW or even TNA brings a PPV to Vancouver soon.
@@chrisguardiano6143Vancooo is very cosmopolitan & has actual thinking, functioning humans. White trash stuff a la rasslin doesn’t draw there. Even the resident territory promotion was the least lucrative of all the CAN promotions
This comment makes no sense. Ssssoooo, you, can’t imagine having watched it while it was airing? Watching it now…? What? Also, 2000 dubya see dubya was awesome, everyone still talks about it & the YT clips have millions upon millions of views….
Hey i think we found russeos burner
The "Dye-Mund Cutterrr" out of nowhere floored me
Bless you Z-Man for brightening up my mid weeks! From the Funk impressions, to the chicanery of the Nashville World Order to mad Scott Steiner, a true tour-de-force! Happy holidays to you and yours!
I could not stop yelling "BROKE HIS BACK WITH THE SHOW SNOVEL" Thanks Z-Man
Jimmy Hart and Terry Funk in the same video? Catches me off guard every time and I love it. Please never stop.
Man, seeing Daffney again affected me more than I thought.
Sadly it’s gonna be that way forever
Did it ?
Seeing Mike awesome again affected more than I thought
For real. She deserved better.
6:20 Leia Meow was formerly Kimona Wanalaya from ECW!
how many horribly racist and sexist gimmicks did this poor woman endure
@@pendafen7405 about 3?
She can fart on my egg McMuffin and I wouldn't even bat an eye
I love it when Zane tries to make sense of wrestling storylines
🎵It's the final Starrcade!🎵 **final countdown riff**
Cue Brian Danielson's entrance!
Gob Bluth
That'll be 1 million dollars for the licensing fee to post this comment.
That’s stuck in my head now, thanks😂
You can tell you’re early when this is the top comment 😅
As an 11 year old when Armageddon 2000 occurred (and free on Channel 4 in the UK), you may say the card was "poor" but as a kid it didn't matter. It was a blast and the idea and hype of a 6 man Hell in a Cell was mad. A great time.
Classic PPV reviews just made my birthday week that much better.
23:23 “really cheap Kronik”, would that make them Shake? Skunkweed?
Reg.
Thanks Brian. I feel like we take for granted free entertainment.
Forgot how much I used to love watching Three Count and the Jung Dragons, in both WCW and later in WWE (who misused them). All underrated guys.
Tony Schiavone and Mean Gean rizzing back in 2000 my lord lmao
"You're going to steal cheap shots?"
If you're not cheating, you're not trying, Zane.
That Funk impression will never not make me laugh 🤣
Thanks for allowing many clips of commentary or wrestlers speak from the shows allows deeper, enjoyable reviews. more from the future Please merry Christmas towards the family.
That had to be Schiavone's favourite broom, the pop he gave it
If only he had a bithcyle as well.
The spontaneous terry funk impression killed me 🤣
You’re a true glutton for punishment, Mr. Zane. Nobody should have to relive this era of WCW. Knowing that you watch the TV build ahead of each PPV you review, I commend you for surviving the associated episodes of Thunder.
I had insomnia as a teen around this time. WCW always knocked me out cold from how boring it was.
Please find a way to get that Terry funk impression in every classic review from here on out it’s awesome 😂
Hitmen for hire that only accepts sandwiches as payment is actually a neat idea.
Absolutely loved the Network Dub version of The Cats themes
Revisiting the dumpster fire that is early 2000s WCW is one of my favorite pastimes
Lost it on the Terry Funk impression. So good!
14:23 Tasteful line by the late, great "Mean" Gene Okerlund to Major Gunns (aka Tylene Buck).
At least Gene isn't as cringe as "Dreadful Uncle" Mark Madden.
Only because Gene had subtlety...Madden could only be subtle when it was on the script in front of him.
RIP Terry Funk
RIP Sister Marie
RIP Mike Awesome
RIP Bam Bam Bigelow
RIP Daffney
RIP Brian Adams
RIP Sid Vicious
@@vibeofthee80s_ :(
Mean Gene too. R.I.P Mean Gene
And R.I.P Sean O'Haire of the Natural Born Thrillers
I always get so excited when you do WCW shows because there's always a chance of hearing your god tier Jimmy Hart impression and this video definitely delivered!
3:41 Gordon Sully References
8:37 Wow...my bait!
10:30 Look at that hip!
11:46 Billy Kidman Raspberry
13:57 SNOW SHOVEL!
14:24 Mean Gene's Pole
15:26 Mark Madden on commentary
18:20 Mark Madden again!
22:42 Kevin's old time tribute
24:02 comedic timing
25:26 Call of the night!
26:34 Tony ain't kidding!
30:04 Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel, I choked you an inch from life!
30:28 Goldberg is NOT a pedo!
34:12 Let's Get Ready To RUMBLE!
Thanks for bringing us one more classic WCW PPV review before Christmas, Merry Xmas Zane!
Flair bringing Sid back to fight Steiner actually works well in storyline considering Sid was a former Horseman.
And then Flair turns on Sid a month or so later to form the Magnificent Seven.
@@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819he also snapped his leg on PPV that time and ever since never fully recovered
"If I move, something's gonna happen."
Beautiful.
I love and appreciate the longer reviews.
Hearing Mean Gene drop that line was like listening to your grandpa hit on your friend. 😆
OMG I'm hyped for the next review!!!! I love the 2002 Rumble so much!!! I can't wait!!!! :)
Just imagine having to listen to Mark every Monday thru Friday on the radio at work
I need a new job
Thanks for the review Brian ❤
11:36 Rey looks like an Ewok extra on lunch break during filming of Return of the Jedi.
We have a friend who we nicknamed Amber Lamps(my mom thought her last name actually *was* Lamps for the longest time!), so when you did that bit, I started cracking up!
Hope you and your family have a good holiday!
I was pretty burned out on the WWF by late 2000 and watched a ton of the last few months of WCW, it always makes me happy to see reviews from this era! Mike Awesome, Steiner, Totally Buffed, 3 Count, Lance Storm and KroniK would always keep my TV on TNT when they were on!
I think in wrestling terms the year 2000 was crap for all 3 company's WWF /WWE made a lot of money but the product didn't feel right until the next year 2001, WCW crap creative, rubbish storylines, poor decisions, lucrative contracts ect also loosing money on a weekly basis ECW start of the money troubles heyman not paying talent on time, weird decisions some talent refused to preform without being payed which you can't blame them for, and network TV issues on TNN
That Rey h bomb was legendary. Who wouldn’t want to work with that dude with how he could make people awe inspired yet make their partner look good. Of course he became a mega star
Going through one of my WWW binge watching phases (happens at least 3 times a year) and I never picked up on the subtle sad sounding horns at 9:21. Was putting a frame up in my hallway and had to double take and rewind cause I had no idea what I heard. Had me dying laughing every time I played it back.
This Era actually got me into wrestling. My older brother already liked wrestling and we weren't allowed to watch wwf at our age but the cruiserweights made me love wrestling no matter how little anything made sense at this point
Gracias , desde que empece a seguir este canal en 2017 estuve esperando este momento , brian zaine haciendo una reseña de starrcade 2000
I appreciate your sacrifice for us, your viewing public my man.
"He's got a broom!" The oft-forgotten brother to "He Gahta Bicycle!"
My friends and I were strictly WCW fans in the late 90s. None of that WWE Attitude low-brow nonsense for us!
But boy howdy was it tough being a fan of this company. They seemed to try to push fans away with every week. And you said it: BORING was about the best way to describe the product in 2000.
But we hoped for a comeback and return to the highs of 96-97.
Watching WCW in 2000 was excellent fodder my friends and I. We mainly watched it to do a wrestling version of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
5:00
The 'Damn sick and tired' line was great. I used to love the way they made promos, using the repetition on certain lines, or words. Rewind a cool spot, the angles and 'Video Toaster style image wipes.
They did such a great Job, that most of us from that time, can still quote them verbatim.
Like Oliver Stone 'joked', in 'Natural Born Killers.'
'Repetition works David'
Then stone loops the exact Same footage to prove his point!!
Brilliant!!
I saw in the comments of one of your other vids, someone pointing it out and I think, in a negative way.
I guess you either had to be there, or be into editing
or mixing footage and music together but it's not just nostalgia, it's Skill.
Cheers from Canada
Again, love that Vince quote he made from a previous video package when your mentioning Chavo, "sick and tired, damn, damn, sick and tired, sick and tired!" 🤣🤘🤘 awesome!
Yes mor Sid. Thanks Zane these videos get me thru it man
Let's See That Popcorn 🍿 Machine Again.
What's amazing about the main event is that it's easy to forget that Steiner and Vicious were an active part of WCW 10 years prior. They just weren't there from start to finish, like Sting was. The match DID feel empty, but in some ways, it was fitting to feature two NEAR-originals for the company in the send-off for Starrcade. Which is even more amazing if you consider how crazy the WCW roster was at the time.
Gotta love 2000 WCW. The Yung Dragons v 3 Count ladder match probably happened in some combination about 1200 times. 2000 Lex Luger is probably him at his laziest but he was so funny. And when Tony Schiavone finally realized WCW was doomed he was so great
Good review Brian Zane. 👍🏼👏🏼🙌🏼
That hit with the show snovel was rough!!!
My wish is to have Brian review a PPV in just Jimmy Hart’s voice or Terry Funk’s voice. Or my dying wish is for you to do both impressions for a review show. It just cracks me up every time.
Brian's impersonations of Terry Funk and Jim Cornette is priceless.
9:24 the little down notes in the background of this segment are hilarious
Your Funk impersonation kills me every time, just brilliant.
Merry Christmas Zane and Happy New Year!
To think that this was WCW’s “Wrestlemania” and that this was the last one sums up the company in the year 2000
“I’ve embraced the lawless nature of the match and I’m starting it now”
The Funker was seriously bringing John Malkovich in Con Air energy with that line.
This PPV was crazy can't believe this happened 23-years ago time flies lol Brian's impersonation of jimmy hart always makes me laugh awesome Review brian.
Really crazy!!!!!
@@cmpunk44901I Absolutely Agree where has time gone lol.
Brian, in Two Weeks you are gonna cover the show that truly got me into Professional Wrestling….the PPV That was one of the best Christmas Gifts of 2002…and the show that made me a Fan today.
And I’m looking forward to it!
I love your impressions of Funk
First time i ever saw that ladder match was on a WWE ladder match dvd back in the day. That was an interesting but fun match to watch.
Oh, in "Me and Mrs. Jones" Mr. Paul gets very detailed on the relationship status of the parties in question.
I was a WCW guy. I absolutely celebrated when Bischoff brought in Hulk. Nitro. I was astonished when he brought in Hall and Nash. When the NwO was formed I was beside myself. Crow sting…. 83 weeks….. finger poke…. Russo…. New blood…. It was the ultimate bell curve. The last nitro…. I watched. I smiled when booker got the belt. I just loved sting and flair… one last time. But there were the McMahons rubbing our face in the fact that they won. AOL time Warner killed wcw. Not Eric. Ted would never have sold wcw to Vince. Sigh.
Miss Jones is not about the song Mrs Jones. She was given that name when Russo was still writing for WCW and was referencing a late 70s adult film called THE DEVIL IN MISS JONES
Your terry funk impression always has me rolling
WCW bottled every Starrcade main event since 1995. I do not expect WCW to disappoint on this one.
"Biting (e)rection on the nose!" HAAHAAAA 😂
PS 22:52 Kevin Nash looks like Garfield grew a beard and smoked a joint.
Great show