To those that didn't know, the tattoos on Bam Bam's head he were to cover the injuries he sustained when running into a burning building to rescue two children, both of which he saved. We not only lost a great wrestler, but a great human. RIP BBB
I became a wrestling fan in 1992,i was 6 years old then. Watched it all through my childhood and through my teens. Wcw 2,until I was maybe 17.years later I'd watch it for a few weeks and get sick of it. So now I'm more interested in these shoots and interviews,to see what my favourites are like,and watching matches from when I was a kid. And looking at it from a man's perspective now, I gotta say I think bam bam is by the far the best guy of them all. Rip bam bam. Respect
In 95 they weren't, look at the Savio Vega shoot he said when he was at a bar the kliq was at he almost got into a fight with them but shawn realized that undertakers gang was with vega also so they didn't touch him.
Man...I think I would've gotten along with Bam Bam pretty good. He did his job, rarely complained and even to the guys to whom he had some animosity towards, he still pointed out the good things they contributed to the business. Guys like Bam Bam are few and far between and I miss seeing The Beast From The East and all the other fallen soldiers I idolized as a kid. RIP, big man.
I really do feel bad for all of these guys, now who's not to say that they wouldn't have acted the same if they were in the kliq but I digress. Poor Candido I really feel for the guy I mean he fell In love with Tami in high school and they stayed together through everything and you gotta know she was doing guys behind his back and I heard even blowing guys for pills, it's just really sad what happened to Candido. He's dead now and nobody seems to remember the guy, God bless him RIP
if it makes you feel any better, Candido spent the last years of his life really mentoring and training some of the younger guys in wrestling. So I think he lived with real purpose before he died
That helps, I'm glad. He was really talented. Working with him, must have been a privilege for those guys, definitely would have been if it were me getting trained by him.
The backstage Group that consisted of Shawn Michaels, Diesel/Kevin Nash, 123 Kid/X-pac, Scott Hall/Razor Ramon, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley/HHH from 95-96, they tried to bury other wrestlers outside their circle all the while manipulating the bookers and vince to push themselves and their friends. D-Generation X and the nWo were inspired by the kliq as the DX "suck it" gesture and the nWo wolf hand signal are staples of what kliq members used to do.
marie90 Don’t forget Justin Credible is the unofficial member as well. When he went by Montoya, Justin would carry Hall’s bags and party with the group. Scott Hall said back in 2016 that Justin was “kliq” threw and threw.
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I actually was able to see Bam Bam wrestle Abdullah the Butcher at an indy show about 10 years ago when I was 8 years old. The funny part was that he was thrown in there at the last second his Abdullah's original opponent wasn't able to make it (I forget who it was) he still worked as best he could . RIP Bam Bam
No, he rescued the 3 kids from the burning building in July of 2000. But I think you're right, he did have that tattoo on his head before he got burned from rescuing the kids.
Whether you like Bam Bam or not, but his interview based on the Kliq and around 98% of former managers and wrestlers testament is on target on the Kliq which I find it very easy to believe. And as far as HHH is concern, he married Vince Daughter for the money and WWE control which is obvious.....HHH is overrated. Don't get me wrong, he had some good matches with Foley, Shawn Michael s,e.t.c.... But anything legendary, hell no!!!
I heard Jim Cornette saying the same thing Bam said about the liiq. WCW was helped to ruination Nash,Hall,and Hogan and the same type of shit.How I miss the days of humans acting like chickens,birds and snakes and dogs in the ring,classic cartoon shit vince killed the biz with.How I miss WCCW and Mid-South/UWF.The toothpaste is out of the tube forever guys.
It's funny because Taker & Kane are having a major feud in the WWE while Waltman, Hall and (to a lesser extent) Nash are right now seen as virtually unemployable. It seems Bam Bam was more perceptive than most thought.
Really? The Kliq years were the worst drawing years of the WWF/WWE and make the current product look like it's enjoying a golden period by comparison. I never actually mentioned money but Scott Hall had to raise money through the internet to pay for his medical bills recently.
For some reason, I always thought he was from the South and the New Jersey accent was part of his character. He had that good ol' boy look. Turns out his accent was even stronger in real life.
BSK was Bone Street Krewe and it was Undertakers group to go up against Michaels kliq its members were Undertaker, Paul Bearer, Phineas Godwinn/Mideon, Papa Shango/Kama Mustafa/ The Godfather, Yokozuna, Rikishi, Savio Vega.
despite how bad the Kliq was HBK and HHH had great careers because they stayed! In the end the Kliq truly dominated the Wrestling world though rather it was in WCW or WWF. The best stable ever!
undertaker actually has a tattoo on his stomach, forget what it is, but it symbolizes a group of guys that banded together to avoid getting fucked by the kliq
@Gokiza I'm pretty sure he had tattoos before then. I watched WCW when he was there from the late 1990s to 2001. I think he rescued those children a few years later.
fast forward 2014 hhh is still center of attention. hhh is excutive in wwe with good spot in wwe. As great jim cornette said in 2012 hhh works with the guy who draws the money.
From all of the shoots i heard from him, i really says it like it is, fuck yeh he was rough around the edges and as you said he does seem like a really friendly and good person, all of the shoots i saw from him made me like him even more, there's this one story about japanese toilets that is funny as fuck
actualy its a known fact that a big reason the companies ratings dropped is because bret had the title for way to long and it got boring as a fan to have bret as champion all the time. Now when the kliq brought the attitude era idea to vince it started a spike in the ratings
The only issue I have with Bam Bam's read is this: If I'm in a business where my co-workers ultimately add/take away from my income with their performance and my boss values my advice, then I'm not pulling punches...and whether I like somebody or not, would be secondary to their performance. Right or wrong, that's business. It's not nice, it's not protecting others, it's the bottom line always.
@DeepSouthWrestling1 I'd say he got a decent push in ECW in 97-98 if you're gonna say a territory as what pushed him the best, it was probably philadelphia they put their belt on him...
@theenforcer1977 He also co-stared in the movie "Major Payne". He was great, even though he was only in there for a few minutes and got his tail whipped. lol
look at halls life. look at waltmans life. nash isn't a complete wreck, but is still struggling to achieve relevance. if he was so content, he would have sat the last 10 years out and just lived off that "fortune". Undertaker and Kane are seemingly good guys, and lets not forget that they were performing in front of THE EXACT SAME LARGE AUDIENCE DURING THE EXACT SAME TIME PERIOD!! Your logic is beyond flawed.
What does he want? He got to be in the main event of Wrestlemania 11. Funny how I never hear the guys of the kliq talk shit about others like that, and just never seem angry in any interview I hear from them.
bams obviously just disgusted by how other members of the business went about everyday morals and business. hes like this in most of his interviews for the fact interviewers want to know more of the bad and drama rather than the glory. not all but most. and another thing, when this man walked the earth, he didnt lie to us fans. and i think thats importaint. i learned alot by listening to interviews and visiting him at his signings.
@Derby14 The guy got third degree burns all over his body after running into a burning house and rescuing some kids. That's got to make him a "good person" to at least a certain extent.
@dpman72 Why yes because Triple H hasn't been WWE Champ recently, Scott, Sean, and Kevin are not TNA tag team champs, and Shawn didn't get an amazing goodbye when he happily retired recently.
He wasn't doing anything and figured, "Hey you know what, I'm gonna tell the truth about a few guys who are considered to be hero's to people. And if Hbk, Nash, Hall or Leveque (HHH) have any remorse for what they did they would be happy to here people speak the truth about the people who they were.
judging from what bam bam says it depends on who was where. Bam bam liked hall away from the cliq. Adam bomb hated them all but felt nash was the only one who was near decent. Davey partied with hbk and waltman.
Ok but those big crowds lasted for what, 2 years? That's basically the length of WCW's run at the top. And as far as audience goes, WWE still gets huge crowds. Look at Wrestlemania every year. Now if you meant to say ratings, then yes that's true.
It's not like Nash in unemployable (actually, he isn't at all), but the fact that he tears a quads every time he takes a step and charges stupid prices for a really boring show makes him look like an unattractive option. and Scott is probably being treated by Jake and DDP by now, so he'll probably live if he actually stays with those guys.
@VNVNation2006 actually if you knew the truth you would know i HATE russo (as he also hates me)..i use to work with the man and we have tremendous heat. hogan i definetly am not a loyalist. bischoff in reality is intelligent and i can work with but i do find it funny that wcw in its dying days was garnering 3's with thunder getting 2's and that was considered low. while now we have raw garnering 3's smackdown 2's and thats a success and impact getting a 1.0. wow how times change.
The kliq drove Bret hart out in 1997. How awesome a match Bret n Austin would have had at WM 14 as opposed to HBK vs Austin? I remember the Raw after SS 97 n it was shitty as fuck. They were pushing Shamrock n all the other overrated fucks.
@romans52345 there is something about him i don't like the way he talks or something you ever get that vibe from a person you don't know what it is but you just don't like them?
I dont mean to call you out on something you posted 2 yrs ago so I hope you've grown wiser but Taker and those guys are in major fueds infront of half the audience the Kliq performed in front of. in other words. Hall and Nash even while UNEMPLOYABLE have more money in the bank than almost anyone working today. I wouldn't really call that a last laugh.
Bigelow was talking about a group of wrestlers who were known for pulling a bunch of bullshit backstage politics during the mid 90s before the Attitude Era. The Members in the Kliq, other than Triple H were - Shawn Michaels - Kevin Nash (aka Diesel) - Scott Hall (aka Razor Ramon) - Xpac (aka Sean Waltman or 1-2-3 Kid) There's a bunch of former WWE talent who still hate their guts to this day, mainly with how they got held back or got fired because of how the Kliq was personally. When it comes to shoot interviews, the Kliq is usually one of the most talked about subjects.
To those that didn't know, the tattoos on Bam Bam's head he were to cover the injuries he sustained when running into a burning building to rescue two children, both of which he saved. We not only lost a great wrestler, but a great human. RIP BBB
RIP Bam Bam. A person with a great heart. He could wrestle circles around the kliq.
Bammer was awesome. i loved his matches. very fast high flying big man
I became a wrestling fan in 1992,i was 6 years old then. Watched it all through my childhood and through my teens. Wcw 2,until I was maybe 17.years later I'd watch it for a few weeks and get sick of it. So now I'm more interested in these shoots and interviews,to see what my favourites are like,and watching matches from when I was a kid. And looking at it from a man's perspective now, I gotta say I think bam bam is by the far the best guy of them all. Rip bam bam. Respect
CRAZY IRISH I have the same attesting . The last good wrestling was 2002-2003 maybe I didn’t watch anymore by 2004-05
In 95 they weren't, look at the Savio Vega shoot he said when he was at a bar the kliq was at he almost got into a fight with them but shawn realized that undertakers gang was with vega also so they didn't touch him.
Man...I think I would've gotten along with Bam Bam pretty good. He did his job, rarely complained and even to the guys to whom he had some animosity towards, he still pointed out the good things they contributed to the business. Guys like Bam Bam are few and far between and I miss seeing The Beast From The East and all the other fallen soldiers I idolized as a kid. RIP, big man.
I really do feel bad for all of these guys, now who's not to say that they wouldn't have acted the same if they were in the kliq but I digress. Poor Candido I really feel for the guy I mean he fell In love with Tami in high school and they stayed together through everything and you gotta know she was doing guys behind his back and I heard even blowing guys for pills, it's just really sad what happened to Candido. He's dead now and nobody seems to remember the guy, God bless him RIP
if it makes you feel any better, Candido spent the last years of his life really mentoring and training some of the younger guys in wrestling. So I think he lived with real purpose before he died
That helps, I'm glad. He was really talented. Working with him, must have been a privilege for those guys, definitely would have been if it were me getting trained by him.
I thought it was messed up in Sunny's hof speech she didn't even mention candidos name once. What a bitch.
The backstage Group that consisted of Shawn Michaels, Diesel/Kevin Nash, 123 Kid/X-pac, Scott Hall/Razor Ramon, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley/HHH from 95-96, they tried to bury other wrestlers outside their circle all the while manipulating the bookers and vince to push themselves and their friends. D-Generation X and the nWo were inspired by the kliq as the DX "suck it" gesture and the nWo wolf hand signal are staples of what kliq members used to do.
marie90 Don’t forget Justin Credible is the unofficial member as well. When he went by Montoya, Justin would carry Hall’s bags and party with the group. Scott Hall said back in 2016 that Justin was “kliq” threw and threw.
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Everything he said turned out to be true.
I actually was able to see Bam Bam wrestle Abdullah the Butcher at an indy show about 10 years ago when I was 8 years old. The funny part was that he was thrown in there at the last second his Abdullah's original opponent wasn't able to make it (I forget who it was) he still worked as best he could . RIP Bam Bam
R.I.P Bam Bam That's one dude that could have kicked the shit out of any member of the Kliq if he so wanted to back then lol
No, he rescued the 3 kids from the burning building in July of 2000. But I think you're right, he did have that tattoo on his head before he got burned from rescuing the kids.
RIP Bam Bam.
Excellent interview.
Bam Bam seems like he's kind of rough around the edges, but he seems to be a genuinely good person. It's a shame he's no longer with us.
So HHH went from kissing the Kliqs ass to get ahead, to kissing Stephanies...least he upgraded.
Whether you like Bam Bam or not, but his interview based on the Kliq and around 98% of former managers and wrestlers testament is on target on the Kliq which I find it very easy to believe. And as far as HHH is concern, he married Vince Daughter for the money and WWE control which is obvious.....HHH is overrated. Don't get me wrong, he had some good matches with Foley, Shawn Michael s,e.t.c.... But anything legendary, hell no!!!
I heard Jim Cornette saying the same thing Bam said about the liiq. WCW was helped to ruination Nash,Hall,and Hogan and the same type of shit.How I miss the days of humans acting like chickens,birds and snakes and dogs in the ring,classic cartoon shit vince killed the biz with.How I miss WCCW and Mid-South/UWF.The toothpaste is out of the tube forever guys.
+NYKgjl10 So him falling in love with Steph was like, just a devious plan?
Absolutely Jay ^^^
+Jay Porks falling in love ? more like fucked his way into a booking position
Joe Pesci 2.0
Boom^^^
It's funny because Taker & Kane are having a major feud in the WWE while Waltman, Hall and (to a lesser extent) Nash are right now seen as virtually unemployable.
It seems Bam Bam was more perceptive than most thought.
Really? The Kliq years were the worst drawing years of the WWF/WWE and make the current product look like it's enjoying a golden period by comparison.
I never actually mentioned money but Scott Hall had to raise money through the internet to pay for his medical bills recently.
Well, awesome BAM BAM, back when wrestling was really cool
For some reason, I always thought he was from the South and the New Jersey accent was part of his character. He had that good ol' boy look. Turns out his accent was even stronger in real life.
he like DDP n Kanyon were Jersey boys in fact Page and Bammer go way way back. Bigelow made it before DDP made a name for himself.
BSK was Bone Street Krewe and it was Undertakers group to go up against Michaels kliq its members were Undertaker, Paul Bearer, Phineas Godwinn/Mideon, Papa Shango/Kama Mustafa/ The Godfather, Yokozuna, Rikishi, Savio Vega.
Funny is I think that it was non-Kliq member in Yoko that gave Shane the most shit in public.
Also not so shocking that his whole 1995 survivor series team, survived; none eliminated from the match.
despite how bad the Kliq was HBK and HHH had great careers because they stayed! In the end the Kliq truly dominated the Wrestling world though rather it was in WCW or WWF. The best stable ever!
undertaker actually has a tattoo on his stomach, forget what it is, but it symbolizes a group of guys that banded together to avoid getting fucked by the kliq
BAM BAM BIGELOW FOR THE WWF/WWE HALL OF FAME !!!!!!
@Gokiza I'm pretty sure he had tattoos before then. I watched WCW when he was there from the late 1990s to 2001. I think he rescued those children a few years later.
The triple threat way cooler than the kliq
bam bam is pretty well spoken.
fast forward 2014 hhh is still center of attention. hhh is excutive in wwe with good spot in wwe. As great jim cornette said in 2012 hhh works with the guy who draws the money.
When I was a kid I thought Bam Bam was that big bald dude in Batman Returns
Nope, I'm pretty sure it's the Easter Bunny that hands out judgment.
From all of the shoots i heard from him, i really says it like it is, fuck yeh he was rough around the edges and as you said he does seem like a really friendly and good person, all of the shoots i saw from him made me like him even more, there's this one story about japanese toilets that is funny as fuck
actualy its a known fact that a big reason the companies ratings dropped is because bret had the title for way to long and it got boring as a fan to have bret as champion all the time. Now when the kliq brought the attitude era idea to vince it started a spike in the ratings
The biggest wrestlemania Nash was at had about 18,000 people. That is about the size of a weekly Raw live show and about a fifth of WM29.
bam bam sounded like such a cool guy
I WONDER IF THEY EVER TRIED FUCKING W/THE UNDERTAKER.
The only issue I have with Bam Bam's read is this: If I'm in a business where my co-workers ultimately add/take away from my income with their performance and my boss values my advice, then I'm not pulling punches...and whether I like somebody or not, would be secondary to their performance. Right or wrong, that's business. It's not nice, it's not protecting others, it's the bottom line always.
Interesting stuff from Bam Bam. I miss him.
Irony is, in a real fight Bam Bam would destroy Shawn Michaels......
ToonandBBfan yet he allowed himself and everyone else to get pushed around, speaks highly of their manhood
Derby, I agree with you 100% about Bam, RIP. He is so funny at 4:50, tell it like it is !
@DeepSouthWrestling1 I'd say he got a decent push in ECW in 97-98 if you're gonna say a territory as what pushed him the best, it was probably philadelphia they put their belt on him...
@theenforcer1977 He also co-stared in the movie "Major Payne". He was great, even though he was only in there for a few minutes and got his tail whipped. lol
look at halls life. look at waltmans life. nash isn't a complete wreck, but is still struggling to achieve relevance. if he was so content, he would have sat the last 10 years out and just lived off that "fortune". Undertaker and Kane are seemingly good guys, and lets not forget that they were performing in front of THE EXACT SAME LARGE AUDIENCE DURING THE EXACT SAME TIME PERIOD!! Your logic is beyond flawed.
Bammer telling the truth!!
What does he want? He got to be in the main event of Wrestlemania 11. Funny how I never hear the guys of the kliq talk shit about others like that, and just never seem angry in any interview I hear from them.
Cause they knew it was their fault
bams obviously just disgusted by how other members of the business went about everyday morals and business. hes like this in most of his interviews for the fact interviewers want to know more of the bad and drama rather than the glory. not all but most. and another thing, when this man walked the earth, he didnt lie to us fans. and i think thats importaint. i learned alot by listening to interviews and visiting him at his signings.
I've heard back stage crew. it was taker, paul bearer, the godwinns, yokozuna, and a few others.
@Derby14 The guy got third degree burns all over his body after running into a burning house and rescuing some kids. That's got to make him a "good person" to at least a certain extent.
@dpman72 Why yes because Triple H hasn't been WWE Champ recently, Scott, Sean, and Kevin are not TNA tag team champs, and Shawn didn't get an amazing goodbye when he happily retired recently.
B.S.K stands for Brotherhood of Solitary Knights thought i'd help you out a little there. :)
He wasn't doing anything and figured, "Hey you know what, I'm gonna tell the truth about a few guys who are considered to be hero's to people. And if Hbk, Nash, Hall or Leveque (HHH) have any remorse for what they did they would be happy to here people speak the truth about the people who they were.
judging from what bam bam says it depends on who was where. Bam bam liked hall away from the cliq. Adam bomb hated them all but felt nash was the only one who was near decent. Davey partied with hbk and waltman.
@daPlumber702
What did he do that was so bad, that he has more than a lifetime of "repentance"?
Ok but those big crowds lasted for what, 2 years? That's basically the length of WCW's run at the top. And as far as audience goes, WWE still gets huge crowds. Look at Wrestlemania every year. Now if you meant to say ratings, then yes that's true.
what is the kliq?
@xxpandamidknightxx
He's not lying? You were there? What a Smart Mark you are.
It's not like Nash in unemployable (actually, he isn't at all), but the fact that he tears a quads every time he takes a step and charges stupid prices for a really boring show makes him look like an unattractive option.
and Scott is probably being treated by Jake and DDP by now, so he'll probably live if he actually stays with those guys.
looks like triple h GOT IN the kliq
@fjccommish It really is...it seems to be way too common of a problem within the wrestling business...
they were cool with the kliq though they even have pictures together
@charismatic9904 Nope, I'm a blonde.
But I was just speaking honestly.
I didn't say anything false.
i wouldnt say the biggest, there are plenty of guys that were just like hbk.
R.I.P Chris Candido. R.I.P Bam Bam...And R.I.P Owen Hart, thank Russo for killing him.
does bsk not mean bone street krew?
@MrGrungeparker
I couldn't agree with you more!
@tlee05fish2lee What are you talking about? Shamrock was awesome.
@mechamaster11 He is exactly right.
I guess Vince got his revenge in 2002
+NEON MULLET I was thinking the same thing when he said Vince will get even I automatically thought of WWE nwo.
@VNVNation2006 actually if you knew the truth you would know i HATE russo (as he also hates me)..i use to work with the man and we have tremendous heat. hogan i definetly am not a loyalist. bischoff in reality is intelligent and i can work with but i do find it funny that wcw in its dying days was garnering 3's with thunder getting 2's and that was considered low. while now we have raw garnering 3's smackdown 2's and thats a success and impact getting a 1.0. wow how times change.
Haters .... Haters.... Haters........
@gamehound83
Shawn was horrible. He might have changed, but he has much repentance left to give up before it matters.
@romans52345 Weird, he was the coolest.
moreeeeeeeeee
Who runs the business these days? Just wondering.
hi why did wwf rlesaese bam bam biglow go
@tlee05fish2lee they didnt drive bret out...read the real story by bret hart
The kliq drove Bret hart out in 1997. How awesome a match Bret n Austin would have had at WM 14 as opposed to HBK vs Austin? I remember the Raw after SS 97 n it was shitty as fuck. They were pushing Shamrock n all the other overrated fucks.
Didn't bam bam actually die in a house fire saving a persons life?
+TheHonestjbone No, he died from diabetes
He was badly burned saving a kid's life but didn't die from that
@romans52345 there is something about him i don't like the way he talks or something you ever get that vibe from a person you don't know what it is but you just don't like them?
I dont mean to call you out on something you posted 2 yrs ago so I hope you've grown wiser but Taker and those guys are in major fueds infront of half the audience the Kliq performed in front of. in other words. Hall and Nash even while UNEMPLOYABLE have more money in the bank than almost anyone working today.
I wouldn't really call that a last laugh.
Who are these guys he's talking about? I know Triple H but that's it. RIP Bam-Bam!
Bigelow was talking about a group of wrestlers who were known for pulling a bunch of bullshit backstage politics during the mid 90s before the Attitude Era. The Members in the Kliq, other than Triple H were
- Shawn Michaels
- Kevin Nash (aka Diesel)
- Scott Hall (aka Razor Ramon)
- Xpac (aka Sean Waltman or 1-2-3 Kid)
There's a bunch of former WWE talent who still hate their guts to this day, mainly with how they got held back or got fired because of how the Kliq was personally. When it comes to shoot interviews, the Kliq is usually one of the most talked about subjects.
gotcha..THANK U
Hey, no prob. It's all good. =)
It's a 3 hour shoot video and Bam Bam is perfectly sober in this interview.
+Buzzsaw the Outsider - NXToholic4Life shut the fuck up you mark everyone knows who the kliq is
@gamehound83 People change
not HBK
Dude, Hall is broke. Nash is doing decent at best
@dpman72 not really
@Derby14 It's a shame he took cocaine and other drugs.