Dreamer once said that working with Jerry Lawler was one of his favorite moments of his career. He said he has never seen another wrestler get so much heat from the fans that Lawler did when he went to ECW. It made him proud to be part of it.
Lawler is a master. Look at how many careers he helped launch. Rick Rude, randy savage, Jimmy Hart, Kamala, Koko Ware, undertaker, I could go on for pages.
@@Itsgamermushy_YT85364 unfortunately as time goes on we all grow up eventually. I’m turning 34 this year with a kid on the way... I’m not a kid anymore 🥺
As someone who grew up with both DMX & White Zombie I couldn’t agree more that this mashup is a great tribute. Wonder if they have the mashup on here on TH-cam
The issue between Heyman and Lawler was not just because Heyman refused to take a bump. He had been asked if he would do it weeks beforehand, and assured Lawler that it was no problem. Then when it came time to take the bump off the scaffold, he chickened out. When they got backstage, Lawler punched him in the face and broke his jaw.
I'll always remember the promo the King and Paul Heyman had against each other during the invasion. That was great and another great masterpiece by Wrestling Bios paying homage to DMX
Craziest thing about this is my mom and bros and sisters lived in Worcester Massachusetts where they had the debate. And I attended the Manhattan Center "invasion" as I lived in NYC. I went to a bunch of Elks Lodge Ecw shows too back then. They were one of a kind and fresh every single time they came. Even Vlad the Superfan went to the Elks every now and then
I'm born in 2005 and missed legendary era of wrestling, Thanks to wrestling bio I can live the legendary era , Thank you Wrestling Bio and keep up the good work
I was born on 1989. My big brothers used to religiously watch ECW, WWF and WCW weekly so naturally I watched it too. Little did I know they were going to be the best years of wrestling. Wish I appreciated more what us fans had in the 90s, it was a magical time.
RIP dmx i love that wrestling bios paying to DMX i like DMX DMX is one of my favorite rappers all time thank you wrestling bios DMX is in heaven in the end
Lawler being the WWF company guy, and sparking a feud with ECW is weird from a kayfabe standpoint. Just three years prior he was fighting off a WWF invasion over in USWA.
Raven Would've Laughed His Ass Off "Vince Johnny Polo Was The Guy That Undertaker Chokeslammed In 1993" And Then The Camera Pans To Undertaker With The Face That Reads "I Did It Once And I'll Do It Again Nigga"
Its baffling how long it took for rvd to actually sign with the wwf for real. The guy was the real deal even in 97 Edit: nvm, losing to the road dogg would put anyone off
@@josephtaylor934 I doubt it, he literally put Jericho on the show and have him and Austin tell you who the stars are there right as he put next on Tuesday’s making aew the only show on to watch on Wednesday
I grew up on the WWF. I knew what ECW was but never had access to watch it. First time I saw RVD was in the second Invasion story angle in like 2000/2001. He instantly became my favourite wrestler. He maybe didn't have the same charisma as other superstars on the mic, but in-ring he never disappointed.
You omitted the part during the debate where Heyman said something to the effect of “how’s the action on the swing sets, Jerry?” making reference to Lawler’s rape allegations a couple of years prior. I remember hearing that and I was like “wow, is this a shoot?”
Anyone remember if the real ECW wrestlers music was used on RAW in that Feb 1997 show? I vividly remember that original invasion, but forgot if they played Enter Sandman and such. Since Vince was anti royalties and such.
glad u did this one , its my fav wrestling THING ever to have happened even when i was younger i knew it was cool cuz i had discovered ecw late 95 at 2am on bcat lol so when i saw them on raw in 97 i was excited i thought they would get a tv deal out of the invasion mix that way i wouldnt have to stay up so late to watch ecw for an hour !
I think the WWF definitely got a huge boost from the ECW partnership, especially since their biggest star in the world really found his Stone Cold identity in the land of extreme and WWF catapulted him into Legend status
It was more like The ECW Invitation Of The WWF . . . Vince knew that his company was getting BORING, STALE, and USELESS . . . So WWF employed ECW to help be more likable and worth watching
I remember at the time when all the buzz was going on about ECW, trying to find out when to watch it. My local cable company didn't carry the network that it was on. When there finally was a network that carried it, the show that they carried was this toned down, half hour recap show that was all highlights of matches, and promos. And they would have one match per episode. It wasn't a very entertaining show. On top of that issue, the show was always on at different times, or getting cancelled to put something else in. You would watch it one week, and the next couple of weeks, it would be gone, and then it would be on again, but at a different time. There was just no way to watch it properly with the cable service that we had. I'm assuming that the people who ran our cable service had an issue with the content. When the ECW invasion happened, I had no clue who any of these people were, and Lawler's involvement kind of turned it into one of those clown shows that annoyed more than entertained. There were some great ECW guys and matches, but Vince wasn't at all willing to really let them go all out and do the things they were doing in ECW. On top of that, Vince had this thing of, every time a guy showed up from another organization, no matter what, they would always be portrayed as C-listers compared to the WWF guys. If he let Sabu go all out against someone like Matt Hardy, it would have just been amazing. But Vince was VERY protective of the portrayal of the WWF guys compared to everyone else.
No sir, what an inspiration. Any rasp in my recording vocals on my album came from his early influence when I was just a kid. Rest in Peace to the Dawg ✊😔
I don't care what anyone says, Vince and the WWF were always miles ahead of the WCW. Just the fact that Vince had the foresight to partner up with ECW right when ECW started to get some buzz just showed that Vince and the WWF were playing 3D chess when WCW was barely playing checkers...
Vince is a smart businessman. He knew that WWE needed to get a bit edgy and so brought in ECW and incorporated some of its elements in such a way that mainstream audiences accepted it. Ecw was never going to be accepted by mainstream audiences. So the attention they got from this deal did not give them any benefit.
True but I'd say Heyman was smarter when WWE brought ECW they payed the debts after becoming bankrupt and Heyman getting a job with WWE as well as the money given to ECW during the invasion
ECW was on Vince's payroll purely because they were a developmental territory for the WWF, cherry picking talent, nicking ideas and sending guys down there to polish up or get a fresh paint of coat (as Bruce Prichard would say), which made total sense, especially as the ECW guys were used to getting paid peanuts and happy to get a chance to jump to a bigger company where the cheques wouldn't bounce. Also of course ECW were happy for national prime time exposure, so everybody wins
AEW and Tony Khan needs to careful of WWE potentially opening the door to them, as a way to poach talent like they did with ECW. Vince is already planting the seeds with the Austin/Jericho podcast
You forgot to mention Heyman calling into Livewire in 1996. I forgot the alias he used, but Vince out two and two together pretty quickly. It was great.
I remember being in school I the early 90s when people started talking about a wrestling organization called ECW that wasn’t anything like the WWF or WCW. My classmates were talking about how violent, bloody, and real it was compared to the other two. But it came on early in the morning like at 1 or 2 am or something like that at the time. When I was able to finally watch it, it was more than I could have imagined. ECW was a much different animal than I was use to from what I watched in the 80s of the WWF, WCW (Jim Crockett Promotions), and stuff from the NWA.
Hi great job.Could you make an Hart Foundation baby face run from 1988 to 1991 when they separated.They where the best baby faces at that time for technical matches and efficiency in the ring.
@@shayh.3556 Even in ECW, his physical attributes just didn't match the persona. He was a good worker & everything but the tough-guy persona doesn't work with guys who are 5'9". I almost felt embarrassed for him.
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Dreamer once said that working with Jerry Lawler was one of his favorite moments of his career. He said he has never seen another wrestler get so much heat from the fans that Lawler did when he went to ECW. It made him proud to be part of it.
Oh yeah i actually just heard that on the Jerry Lawler episode on this channel! I just watched it this morning actually lol
Im hay
lawler invading ecw was incredible, its on youtube if anyone hasnt seen it, he got tons of heat laughing at rob van dam and sabu beating everyone up
He made Bubba Ray proud the way he was talking to that crowd
Lawler is a master. Look at how many careers he helped launch. Rick Rude, randy savage, Jimmy Hart, Kamala, Koko Ware, undertaker, I could go on for pages.
Big up to WrestlingBios for paying tribute to DMX by using one of his songs in a remix! BTW.....ECW ECW ECW ECW!!
ECW! ECW! ECW!
EC FUCKIN' W!
Big respect
The chant is “EC Dub” not “ECW” just so you know
@@fuzzyfox3114 It doesn't matter how you say it as long as you put respect on the name when you chant it!!
You know you’re old when you remember this and it was actually much better first time around than the second time in 2001..
So good this was and Jerry the King Lawler showing up in ECW was nuclear heat
Shi I went to Lawler in ft lauderdale hahah
Don't say old because I remember this vividly.
@@Itsgamermushy_YT85364 unfortunately as time goes on we all grow up eventually. I’m turning 34 this year with a kid on the way... I’m not a kid anymore 🥺
@@superrobz congrats if it makes you feel any better
I appreciate you for that DMX Tribute at the start of the video top notch and first class content keep up the good work
Another fantastic piece by WB! I appreciate the DMX tribute too!
its a nod to white zombie as well, thunder kiss 65
People are strange, when your a stranger
@@josephm1727 Faces look ugly, when you're alone.
@@DUFFYISBACK marky channel got deleted 😐😭😭😢
It's not like DMX will sue him, now that he's... underground.
The DMX tribute hit home man.. put a big smile on my Face..thank you
RIP DARK MAN X
Love it myself.
Yo, BIG shout out to you brother for the DMX intro. Much Respect 👊
Mashing DMX's "Party Up" with Rob Zombie's "Thunderkiss '65"...... I love that. Nice tribute to X.
Super Dope. I dig the tribute also
Yeah rip to my nigga xxxtentacion
As someone who grew up with both DMX & White Zombie I couldn’t agree more that this mashup is a great tribute. Wonder if they have the mashup on here on TH-cam
@@Dragon_W0LF It's a mashup specifically made by Wrestling Bios. He might post it on the channel or you can ask him directly for the mashup.
@@Dragon_W0LF Lol hell yeah! The early to mid 90's were the best years of my life, so i would have to agree with ya 100% on that one!!
The issue between Heyman and Lawler was not just because Heyman refused to take a bump. He had been asked if he would do it weeks beforehand, and assured Lawler that it was no problem. Then when it came time to take the bump off the scaffold, he chickened out. When they got backstage, Lawler punched him in the face and broke his jaw.
I'll always remember the promo the King and Paul Heyman had against each other during the invasion. That was great and another great masterpiece by Wrestling Bios paying homage to DMX
Craziest thing about this is my mom and bros and sisters lived in Worcester Massachusetts where they had the debate. And I attended the Manhattan Center "invasion" as I lived in NYC. I went to a bunch of Elks Lodge Ecw shows too back then. They were one of a kind and fresh every single time they came. Even Vlad the Superfan went to the Elks every now and then
That intro... RIP DMX.
Instablaster
What?!
Greaseball groomer
I'm born in 2005 and missed legendary era of wrestling, Thanks to wrestling bio I can live the legendary era , Thank you Wrestling Bio and keep up the good work
Bro these videos r wonderful and everything but the feel of watching this when it came out will never be compared .
Im Also Born In 2004 And These Videos Help Me To Get In Touch With The Golden Days 👍🏻
@@mikeya3143 yep
I was born on 1989. My big brothers used to religiously watch ECW, WWF and WCW weekly so naturally I watched it too.
Little did I know they were going to be the best years of wrestling. Wish I appreciated more what us fans had in the 90s, it was a magical time.
It was different seeing it back then tho
RIP dmx i love that wrestling bios paying to DMX i like DMX DMX is one of my favorite rappers all time thank you wrestling bios DMX is in heaven in the end
0:04-0:30; 25:19-26:01
#RIPDMX #ThankYouDMX
#PartyUpInHeaven
Did he die
@@stewartmeetball3417
Over the weekend.
@@stewartmeetball3417 I'm sorry you had to find out in a TH-cam comment section
One of the best to ever do it still the only rapper to have 2 platinum albums in one year.
Seeing ECW on Raw blew my 20 year old mind. Damm I'm old.
Hard to imagine a 21 year old having there mind blown today without DMT
now 2021 AEW vs WWE coming on Raw or Smackdown will set up a great storyline.
Just to make you feel older...
I was 10 in 96
@@thegamefree1 i don’t think that’ll ever happen
"The Human Suplex Machine looked bigger on a Luck Charms box".
Lol good one Jerry.
I remember this, Sabu fell off the big RAW letters into Team Taz
The original invasion was got me into ECW. A 13 year old's dream
Lawler being the WWF company guy, and sparking a feud with ECW is weird from a kayfabe standpoint.
Just three years prior he was fighting off a WWF invasion over in USWA.
And everyone thinks heel vince started with Austin 🤷🏻♂️
Ah DMX tribute in the beginning nice! R.I.P. Was he used in ECW?
I dont know if anyone ever came out to his music but the person was nwver in ecw
No he's just paying respects
Yes this is finally getting covered
It’s always a great day when WB drops content
Nobody can touch u when it comes to wrestling bio vids no one! Amazing little nod to DMX 🙅🏽
Finally. The day has come. It’s time for the Invasion.
Rip DMX
If someone had taken this out of context this would be a weird comment haha but in all seriousness it's sad he's gone
@@malikevans2615 yeah, definitely poorly worded on my part
@@daniel-san-augh definitely needs to be edited, I don't appreciate it or understand what you're trying to say.
I wonder why Vince didn’t ask why Johnny Pollo was in the entrance when Raven appeared with the ECW title 😏
Lol he kinda paused like he was going to say that😁
"who rehired johnny polo God dam it"
Raven Would've Laughed His Ass Off "Vince Johnny Polo Was The Guy That Undertaker Chokeslammed In 1993" And Then The Camera Pans To Undertaker With The Face That Reads "I Did It Once And I'll Do It Again Nigga"
Bret vs Rvd in 96 to 99 would of been a classic!
Opening was a banger
Edit: was that just a mash with your base theme or was it Thunder Kiss? Very appropriate for ECW
It was thunder kiss 65 by white zombie
Nice touch on the intro music!
Its baffling how long it took for rvd to actually sign with the wwf for real.
The guy was the real deal even in 97
Edit: nvm, losing to the road dogg would put anyone off
Not road dogg but Jesse james
RIP to DMX!! 🙏🏾
YOU MADE MONDAY AN EXTENSION OF THE WEEKEND....NICE😉💪🏾🍷
Amazing to see so many ECW wrestlers become massive stars in both WWE and WCW.
Was that last part about WWE crossovers cause of the Jericho-Austin podcast AEW relationship? Because like it'd be cool to see more of that.
The WWE aew relationship will never happen because Vince would do everything in his power to bury everyone in aew
@@josephtaylor934 I doubt it, he literally put Jericho on the show and have him and Austin tell you who the stars are there right as he put next on Tuesday’s making aew the only show on to watch on Wednesday
Awesome Wrestling Bios 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I grew up on the WWF. I knew what ECW was but never had access to watch it. First time I saw RVD was in the second Invasion story angle in like 2000/2001. He instantly became my favourite wrestler. He maybe didn't have the same charisma as other superstars on the mic, but in-ring he never disappointed.
RVD was one of the best things to come out of the 2001 Alliance
You omitted the part during the debate where Heyman said something to the effect of “how’s the action on the swing sets, Jerry?” making reference to Lawler’s rape allegations a couple of years prior. I remember hearing that and I was like “wow, is this a shoot?”
Glad you did this one it would be nice to see a video about Shane Douglas,s ECW run or his faction the “Triple Threat”
Also R.I.P to X
Them notifications kicking in! I know the DMX news but all I hear is White Zombie.
Anyone remember if the real ECW wrestlers music was used on RAW in that Feb 1997 show? I vividly remember that original invasion, but forgot if they played Enter Sandman and such. Since Vince was anti royalties and such.
I LOVE THE INTRO. YOU A CHAMPION SIR. R.I.P. DMX🕊. We Love You ❤
The dmx tribute/intro track...can we keep that for special episodes in the future?? #Xgonnagiveittoya. Savage vid as always sir \m/
Yea!. A good way to keep the Legacy going.
No!
The DMX intro tribute was awesome.
I was so into WCW I had no idea this happened, except for the Sandman beer incident in 96.
glad u did this one , its my fav wrestling THING ever to have happened even when i was younger i knew it was cool cuz i had discovered ecw late 95 at 2am on bcat lol
so when i saw them on raw in 97 i was excited i thought they would get a tv deal out of the invasion mix that way i wouldnt have to stay up so late to watch ecw for an hour !
I didn't even know this was one i needed to see. You're pumping out such awesome stuff on your channel, please never quit
Great content Bios.
RIP DMX
Love the DMX intro. RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻
The punches Lawler gives Heyman at 21:00 are hilarious
I'm loving the DMX tribute in the intro 💯
FINALLY AFTER 2 YEARS OF SUBSCRIPTION I WAS ABLE TO SEE A SHORT ECW DOCUMENTARY THANK U AMAZING WORK BRO
I think the WWF definitely got a huge boost from the ECW partnership, especially since their biggest star in the world really found his Stone Cold identity in the land of extreme and WWF catapulted him into Legend status
It was more like The ECW Invitation Of The WWF . . .
Vince knew that his company was getting BORING, STALE, and USELESS . . . So WWF employed ECW to help be more likable and worth watching
All respect for the DMX tribute and damn was that X/Zombie mash stright🔥🔥. Great videos and much more respect to you sir
#RIPDMX
#UpInHereUpInHere
I remember at the time when all the buzz was going on about ECW, trying to find out when to watch it. My local cable company didn't carry the network that it was on. When there finally was a network that carried it, the show that they carried was this toned down, half hour recap show that was all highlights of matches, and promos. And they would have one match per episode. It wasn't a very entertaining show. On top of that issue, the show was always on at different times, or getting cancelled to put something else in. You would watch it one week, and the next couple of weeks, it would be gone, and then it would be on again, but at a different time. There was just no way to watch it properly with the cable service that we had. I'm assuming that the people who ran our cable service had an issue with the content. When the ECW invasion happened, I had no clue who any of these people were, and Lawler's involvement kind of turned it into one of those clown shows that annoyed more than entertained. There were some great ECW guys and matches, but Vince wasn't at all willing to really let them go all out and do the things they were doing in ECW. On top of that, Vince had this thing of, every time a guy showed up from another organization, no matter what, they would always be portrayed as C-listers compared to the WWF guys. If he let Sabu go all out against someone like Matt Hardy, it would have just been amazing. But Vince was VERY protective of the portrayal of the WWF guys compared to everyone else.
That intro was fire. RIP DMX.
Vince copied a lot of ideas from ECW
Your videos are so thorough and thought out. I look forward to them weekly. Spot on
That DMX Intro tho 🔥🔥🔥 RIP X
Good remix
DMX R.I.P BIG DAWG
I am the only one who is still mourning for the loss of DMX
No sir, what an inspiration. Any rasp in my recording vocals on my album came from his early influence when I was just a kid.
Rest in Peace to the Dawg ✊😔
You are. DMX sucked.
*he was ok
@@luisgomez8635 I liked Brother Joe singing "Up in here" as James Taylor.
Yes you are, I miss dmx lol ok tool
Amazing video once again. Sat at my desk listing to WBs while writing notes for medical school... honestly thank you for helping me get through it!
I don't care what anyone says, Vince and the WWF were always miles ahead of the WCW. Just the fact that Vince had the foresight to partner up with ECW right when ECW started to get some buzz just showed that Vince and the WWF were playing 3D chess when WCW was barely playing checkers...
Glad I subscribed to this page. Great wrestling content
🙏🏾☮️💗💯🕊️ DMX Rest In Peace ✊🏾🗽
Bout 2 pull out my Death Of ECW dvd. Salute Wrestlinbios. Rvd was legit tight
ECW just love invading other promotions don't they?
That was a good intro. Great use of DMX with White Zombie. Another great presentation, great editing.
That's what was great about wrestling in the 90's you could see your favorite wrestler pop up in WCW WWF or ECW before becoming a huge star.
Love the intro. RIP Dark Man X
Vince is a smart businessman. He knew that WWE needed to get a bit edgy and so brought in ECW and incorporated some of its elements in such a way that mainstream audiences accepted it. Ecw was never going to be accepted by mainstream audiences. So the attention they got from this deal did not give them any benefit.
True but I'd say Heyman was smarter when WWE brought ECW they payed the debts after becoming bankrupt and Heyman getting a job with WWE as well as the money given to ECW during the invasion
ECW was on Vince's payroll purely because they were a developmental territory for the WWF, cherry picking talent, nicking ideas and sending guys down there to polish up or get a fresh paint of coat (as Bruce Prichard would say), which made total sense, especially as the ECW guys were used to getting paid peanuts and happy to get a chance to jump to a bigger company where the cheques wouldn't bounce. Also of course ECW were happy for national prime time exposure, so everybody wins
Thank you for the DMX Intro!!!!!!! R.I.P. Dark Man X!
it is so interesting how much WWE worked with ecw. I find that so crazy. Also shows ECW kind of ushered in the attitude era
RIP DMX and ECW
Dark Man X, RIP.
Shine on WrestlingBios.
Ok Wrestling Bios with the DMX intro my guy!!!
Love the DMX intro to this! We lost a real rap legend!
As always thank u for your videos!!!!! Always awesome detail in your videos!
RIP DMX, Big up Wrestling Bios!!! 🙅🏾♂️🙅🏾♂️🙅🏾♂️🕊🕊🕊
Imagine how much bigger RVD could’ve been had they put him with Bret, Owen or HBK upon Shawn’s return.
It will be a outstanding match
lawler ruptured Tommys poor little dreamers with a Singapore cane the night Cornette showed up
AEW and Tony Khan needs to careful of WWE potentially opening the door to them, as a way to poach talent like they did with ECW. Vince is already planting the seeds with the Austin/Jericho podcast
You forgot to mention Heyman calling into Livewire in 1996. I forgot the alias he used, but Vince out two and two together pretty quickly. It was great.
When u gonna seriously gonna make a JIM CORNETTE VIDEO
“Up in here, Up in here!”
Thanks for the DMX intro WB loved it.
Much respect for the DMX music. RIP
Damn. This video just shot me back to high school days when I wore an ECW denim jacket all the time. Thanks for the nostalgia.
I remember being in school I the early 90s when people started talking about a wrestling organization called ECW that wasn’t anything like the WWF or WCW. My classmates were talking about how violent, bloody, and real it was compared to the other two. But it came on early in the morning like at 1 or 2 am or something like that at the time. When I was able to finally watch it, it was more than I could have imagined. ECW was a much different animal than I was use to from what I watched in the 80s of the WWF, WCW (Jim Crockett Promotions), and stuff from the NWA.
Now this how you do an invasion. Not the tripe we got in 2001.
Hi great job.Could you make an Hart Foundation baby face run from 1988 to 1991 when they separated.They where the best baby faces at that time for technical matches and efficiency in the ring.
19 Seconds in and Liked already for the DMX Tribute!
cant believe i havent seen this, rectifying now.
Most comments are on the song at the beginning. But the video itself was great as well.
"WWF had a problem creating legitimate buzz because they always played it safe"
History repeats itself.
Ahh dude, the DMX tribute though. RIP legend.
Tazz comes off more adorable than intimidating. How did anyone ever take him seriously?
Lol well in ECW he was serious but once coming to WWF it was gone for some reason
@@shayh.3556 Even in ECW, his physical attributes just didn't match the persona. He was a good worker & everything but the tough-guy persona doesn't work with guys who are 5'9". I almost felt embarrassed for him.
@@donhill1825 lol what does being tall have to be with being tough?
@@shayh.3556 its just that oldhead mentality that you have to be at least 6 foot to be considered a tough guy.
@@shayh.3556 Obviously you don't have to be tall to be tough. I'm talking in the context of his character in an entertainment product. This isn't MMA
Awesome dmx intro youre the best
Nice Nod To DMX Bro May He Rest In Peace
That DMX intro was a very Nice touch my brother! ✌💯
Love the DMX tribute! You guys know what's up!