Here it is! Back on TH-cam for the first time in two years. Enjoy. :) if you're interested in seeing the new lil' bit with Michael Henry's recollections of the show, it's at 1:25:40.
Thanks for adding Michael Henry's insight - it really makes the whole thing sadder, since it's clear that the people involved behind the scenes were really trying. Also, pour one out for the poor hungry souls who showed up after the Wild Samoans hit the buffet.
I was the referee for 2 Cold/Julio, Stan/Tully, and Orton/Snuka. Yes, it was as crazy and disorganized backstage as it was in front of the crowd. The stories I have from that night....
That main event...it's actually insane to think that Jake is the only one of the four still alive after that. He looked closer to death than Yoko did here.
It's even more insane that every wrestler bar 2 on this PPV lived until their mid 60s at least. That's a better survival rate than most Attitude Era WWF PPVs.
"Wanna play 21? I got 22. Wanna play Blackjack? I got two of those, too." is probably the greatest thing ever said in a wrestling promo. Even spouting nonsense, Jake is able to say the coolest sounding shit ever.
Everyone gets it wrong that this is a botched promo. It's actually a reference to the other guy having 21 and Jake, being the cowboy, has a .22 caliber six-shooter that says he wins in the end.
It's honestly the drunken delivery that lets him down. He's basically saying "you're risking it all against an armed, dangerous man," which should be a fool-proof threat.
I had the pleasure of meeting Jake the Snake Roberts at Central City Comic Con one year, and we talked quite a bit because my cousin ran a local promotion before Covid. This was in 2017, I think? Maybe 2018? He talked about owing his life to Diamond Dallas Page a lot. And talked about how a lot of other workers owed their lives to him, too. DDP really did save his life, and he was grateful for it. Nice dude, posed for a picture with me and didn't charge for it, pissing off his assistant in the process.
My name is Dave Dwinell and I was the ref in the main event on the PPV video Heroes of Wrestling . I was really taken aback by your comments concerning myself. It is a common adage in old school wrestling that a good ref can save a bad match and a bad ref can kill a good match. I do not know of any ref that could have saved the three matches I worked that evening. In the Steele match the people were falling asleep so I decided to try and give the face some heat to possibly arouse the crowd. Did not work. Also, the use of a foreign object or chair in front of the ref by a wrestler should never happen, but since DQ was not the intended finish my hands were tied. During my 32 year career as a ref working well over a thousand matches, including such wrestlers as Bruno Sammartino, Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race, Superstar Graham, Bob Backlund, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Dusty Rhodes, Ultimate Warrior and Triple H first match in Madison Square Garden I never entered the ring without a finish until that evening. At one point in the match, I asked my friend Bundy to throw me out of the ring, and I would pretend to be hurt and let some other ref deal with it. That is when Bundy pushed over Jake and told me to count to three. I recently published a book called Ringman my 32 years in the surreal world of pro wrestling. It received a glowing review from Slam wrestling in Canada. When not being tossed from the ring evenings and weekends, during the day I collected the taxes of good friends Freddie Blassie, Arnie Skaaland, and the parent's of Paul Heyman. Not bad for "the worst ref ever.? Just as an aside, have you seen every ref.?
This is Michael Henry and I'm here to backup Dave's comments here trust me there was no way Dave could have saved that mess and Trainwreck I was supposed to stall and try to come up with something different and change things around it was a mess in the back when Dave was down there he had no clue and there was no way like I said he could have saved it none of us could there were so many issues and complicated problems that was going on that I just said screw it I will go out and take the bump because nobody else wanted to and I recommend Dave's book very highly not a better guy to be around and no in the wrestling business and I respect his friendship
@@mikehenry2425 if you're not the same person with a different account I'd be shocked ...if your an actual person other than one of the worst wrestling referees ever then you should know the truth and stop making excuses.
@@mikescott8903 nobody is making excuses it was the worst pay-per-view of all time you being a mark and all and not knowing the ins-and-outs of the wrestling business let me educate you a little bit number one we were hired to put on a show by a company that didn't know anything about the wrestling business and had certain things that they wanted which we provided number to we were handed a shitshow of an announcer who we had to try to educate in one day number number three in the main event the finished kept changing two or three times during the day and then when neihardt especially didn't want to do the job and Bundy was promised that he was going to get something later on down the line if there was going to be another show he wasn't going to do the job I lost count now as far as Dave dwindle goes the referee none of this was his fault whatsoever he was given a finish that changed in the rain when Jake was fucked up and they wanted to end the show with either a DDT or Samoan drop which neither neidhardt Noor Bundy was willing to take so I had to go out and take it regardless of it being a horrible show none of it was Dave's fault and the last thing I'd like to say there's cooperation between wrestlers in the wrestling business to go over and do jobs if you are refusing to do a job and causing the issue of huge ego or saying you're going back to WWF and everything else like that if you're not willing to do the honors then there is no way you should be involved Bill Stone was naive to the wrestling business I don't hold him responsible for anything to be honest he just didn't know anything it's just the way it is he was trying to capitalize and something was hot at the time and trying to make money off of it we pulled it off the best we could with what he and his production staff wanted
@@mikescott8903 I'm the same person with the same account I have no reason to lie or hide from it Mike Johnson Dave Meltzer in all of them ripped me in the newsletters and at the time but it doesn't matter I wasn't embarrassed I got a nice payday I work with a lot of my best friends and learned a lot from the experience of what not to do later on down the line even though I'm not involved in the wrestling business anymore I'm on the periphery yeah it was a hard and difficult I'm reading and seeing that at the time but life goes on and so should everybody else complaining about it
I still find the bit where Lane tries to shove him into the trunk of the car pretty funny but goddamn, man. Tully's promo is probably the only thing in the entire show that fits the definition of "must watch".
@@Mateus_Carvalho here it is in potato quality, with the promo, too th-cam.com/video/Ea2MLyFtrpY/w-d-xo.html ETA: this way everyone can have the only part of the show worth watching
Brilliant documentary. So sad to see Yoko in this state, and Michael Henry did well to take that Samoan Drop, his pacing off the ropes made it work fine. Tully and Jake have done some great work in AEW. As much as I love wrestling I don't imagine I could put a card together, it really is an art. So much respect to Dutch for trying to carry the show as well as he did.
Yes that Flair match should never have happened. I hope he does not do anymore wrestling matches Ricky Morton needs to stop in ring wrestling as well. It is pitiful to watch him
Agreed about the match itself but at least the rest of the card was good, from what ive heard anyways lol didnt actually buy it cause i didnt feel like watching rick die in the ring, or at least come close a couple times.
The only problem with Ric Flair's Last Match was Ric Flair lol the undercard was solid for modern indy wrestling and Lethal/Jarrett carried their end of the bargain as the heel team
I know it's not cool to speak ill of the dead, but the fact that Anvil was was the less professional one of the two when standing across from plastered Jake Roberts, doesn't reflect very well on him.
@@starrsmith3810 Anvil refused to job to Jake last minute, forcing a last minute change of plans. Jake even completely plastered agreed to job to Anvil for the sake of the show.
Everything seemed like a smart idea with Heroes of Wrestling, it made sense as a concept and wasn't even overly ambitious. It's a fascinating study of how even good ideas can go so SO wrong. Excellent video, glad it popped up for me.
"Fantastico is to wrestling what Michael Jordan is to basketball". I felt like doing a Godzilla Facepalm after hearing that line. My god. Did he think Fantastico was Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart rolled into one or something?! Damn... XD
Out of everyone who's reviewed this PPV your the best🥇 I've been fascinated with it for years but you're wrestling documentaries are the best on TH-cam and I'm glad this one is back.your analogy comparing "manos" and this was brilliant and you're beginning mentioning the time where wrestling was on top of the world (I'm old enough to remember thankfully) really helped set the scene where other documentary's just begun with the PPV itself.well I'm going to enjoy this for the first time in years, Happy new year Kim we're off to a good start 🥳
I love how Dutch gave the lad shit over comparing Julio to Jordan but he's fine with saying Greg Valentine is the most beautiful technical wrestler of all time. I'm so glad this PPV exists, and this review is 10/10, cheers
I am glad I downloaded this before it had to be re-uploaded. I got USB's with some of my fav YT videos, for emergencies. I got a generator for power outages, but kept it anyways. I got some movies from YT prior to 2017 that have since been removed.
So let me get this straight. Jim don't want to lose to Jake, which fair enough. But the reason Jim didn't want to lose. Because Jim was supposed to go back to WWF. But also wants to be booked on the next Heroes of Wrestling show. What the hack.
He was trying to cover all his bases the best way those old vets thought to do. Then again, most of those old vets were on drugs a lot of the time so logical thinking shouldn't apply when it comes to it.
I have been subscribed to you for many years because of your love for video games and professional wrestling and it's so nice to see that you have branched out and started a channel devoted just to wrestling.
When I watched this originally a few years ago it was my favourite upload of yours, not laughed so much in ages. I’ll watch this tonight, thanks for the upload
Yo Kim, I want you to know that i think your incredible. My family is super pro Trump and my whole life I was raised within that ideology. Being anti homosexual and anti Trans were outlooks that I was supposed to spout and even more importantly believe. My family is close minded, borderline racist and set in their ways. So two plus years ago, when I first saw this video, I was mesmerized with its quality. So naturally I wanted to find out more about the creator. I wasn't sure with your channel name being Kim justice, if your were a male or female. Your voice narration didnt help that either. So unsure, I continued to watch your other content. It was top shelf stuff. I was blown away. It was at that moment that I realized it doesnt matter what or who you are. Regardless you are a top level creator. I wish you all the success in the world
Just pointing out that supposedly this rant is a compliment to the creator even though you use the word "I" 12 different times. So it's obvious that the narcissism is strong.
Lou said "he's got the brain of a dehydrated b.b. and if you put it in a pigeon or parrot he'd fly backwards"... i've heard him say it a couple times before
That Jake Roberts somehow ended up being the longest surviving member of the main event, and has also managed to remain clean and sober to this day is nothing short of a happy ending.
Seeing the grotesque mishandling of that poor animal, I hope something positive happened for it's future. Great documentary mind you, Kim has a real talent for this, I've not watched wrestling since the late 80's, still thoroughly engaging.
You may want to update some of the information in it, as Nikolai Volkoff, King Kong Bundy, and Jim Neidhart have passed away since this was originally released.
I find it staggering that all these so called Legends had that much respect for the business that they went out in that state and had matches like that.
@@AnthonyAnalog That interview where Rowdy Piper explained why he still took bookings even though he was not only far removed from his prime, but far removed from his 1996 shape is truly sobering. And then when you count how many of those guys got to the age of 65 (spoilers, it's not that many) it gets even sadder.
Love the shift to Wrasslin’ content on a separate channel, Kim! Your insights on the main channel are still things I rewatch every now and again, so cheers! 🎉
I must've re-watched this documentary ten times by now (usually whenever it got re-uploaded due to copyright shenanigans ;p) and it's still a story I get all-too wrapped in whenever I do. The events in 1999 are all the proof anyone should need that wrestling might be theatre, the situations might be contrived, but it isn't fake!
Stan Lane is the only person Ric Flair trained to be a wrestler. And is also allegedly the father of far right figure head Lauren Boebert. Heck of a resume.
fAr rIgHt 🤦… the fact that boring, common sense beliefs on small government and basic biology are considered far right in 2023 is absolutely astounding.
@@JarodJoseph"Common sense" "Small government" unless you're a woman or LGBT I guess. Our rights don't count in your "Small government" I guess. PS: biologists, scientists, doctors aka people who know what they're talking about acknowledge that trans people exist. Have always existed. Will always exist. Cope and deal with it snowflake and tell me how taking away healthcare from trans adults or wanting to ban sodomy again is "Small government." Go on and explain that to me as a queer women with trans friends. Go on mate. I'll wait.
The tornado they used in the video was the 1986 tornado in my home town of Brooklyn Park MN, that caused a lot of damage in B.P. alone and crossed the Mississippi into Fridley and disappeared about 15 minutes later.
The Blanchard promo is one of the best promos EVER. It would have been a classic on Jim Crocket, and it got me pumped for a match from HEROES OF WRESTLING.
I know this is way off topic but I'm too poor to be on your patreon the channels really great I stumbled on the Vader video and been hooked. Have you thought about doing one on the Great muta in Japan or the NWO Japan? There's so little information muta or the NWO
The problem is that it gets shut down by TV Asahi, the Japanese channel responsible for broadcasting NJPW content. They even copyright strike GIFs on twitter, they're that extreme.
29:52 I do speak a little Captain Lou and he said “he doesn’t seem bad, he’s looks like he’s got the brain of a dehydrated BB if they put it in a pigeon or parakeet they’d fly backwards but he’s not a bad guy.” So he means BB like a BB gun.
Pleasant surprise for me to find your Wrestling channel. Hope to see some coverage of some British wrestling. Johnny Saint is someone i'd like to see a deep dive into
I should point out that Sam Fatu was also Tama in the WWF as part of the Islanders tag team with Haku, and later after leaving the WWF, became the Samoan Savage as part of the Samoan SWAT Team in WCW and many independent promotions.
Randy looks like he has the brain of a dehydrated baby, and if you put it in a pigeon it would fly backwards, but hes not a bad guy. Captain Lou classic.
Excellent upload of one of the Worst PPVs of all, time! ) I remember reading about it on Meltzers Observer.... now I finally got to see it🙂 Yes ,I said ONE of the worst , as since I was born and raised in Southern California, I had the pleasure 9f seeing Herb Abrams UWF programs. ( the first 4 tapings if my memory is correct) . Yeah, Herb had Cactus Jack, Steve Williams , Terry Gordy and Paul Orndorff to name a few... yet also had Billy Jack Haynes, Sunny Beach , Johnny Ace and Sid Vicious( WHY?) The Blackjack Brawl was absolutely horrific and I still think it remains on top as the worst. Maybe watching this again will clear my mind..
At least those guys could move. At least nobody inside the ring was intoxicated. At least they could do moves (yes, even Sid, he can do like three moves including shouting "WHO'S THE MAN", but that's, like, three more than Sheiky could in 1999)
Hahaha that was such a sneaky move with Rikishi's twin. As much as I've heard about this show over the past 20+ years and all the times I've attempted (and failed) to watch the entire thing, I'd forgotten about that little nugget.
@thewrestlingroad do you have an older of different channel? I watched everything here today an loved it an would really enjoy seeing more of your content. Thanking you.
@@antster1983 yeah I love that Dutch didn't correct him on that one....Rosenbloom was pure gold, but in the end I give him some degree of credit for basically knowing next to nothing about wrestling.
Those "Joke" Bushwhackers made the most money in their careers with WWE and gained worldwide popularity. There they were taken to the heights of popularity!
If Jake had been safe and sober for the show, the DDT spot for Henry would have never been an issue. As Bruce Prichard said from taking it, "If you listened to Jake and took the move as he told you to do it, taking the DDT from Jake was a night off."
Also, saying Yoko was as mobile as the Sheik was not true actually. For 700+ pounds he was quite nimble, still threw quick jabs and did that Samoan Drop effortlessly…..and was on his feet within seconds. He really was an athletic freak but never gets the credit because of his weight.
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Here it is! Back on TH-cam for the first time in two years. Enjoy. :) if you're interested in seeing the new lil' bit with Michael Henry's recollections of the show, it's at 1:25:40.
Happy New Year, Kim! :D
Glad to see this video back on TH-cam. Love the insight from Mini Bundy
"He looks like he's got the brain of a dehydrated BB. If they put it in a pigeon or a parakeet it would fly backwards."
Thanks for adding Michael Henry's insight - it really makes the whole thing sadder, since it's clear that the people involved behind the scenes were really trying. Also, pour one out for the poor hungry souls who showed up after the Wild Samoans hit the buffet.
P
That Tully Blanchard promo was probably the best part of the entire show.
God that promo was way too good for how that whole show and the end of Tully's match was haha
That was the only time I was invested in this show.
The match was going good until the finish, they partied like it was 1975.
By far
WAY too good for this show
I was the referee for 2 Cold/Julio, Stan/Tully, and Orton/Snuka. Yes, it was as crazy and disorganized backstage as it was in front of the crowd. The stories I have from that night....
Please share!
I would LOVE to hear them
I too, would love to hear the stories.
Fake news
2:00 my man can kill with impunity
No really
That main event...it's actually insane to think that Jake is the only one of the four still alive after that. He looked closer to death than Yoko did here.
That's the thing about cockroaches...
It's even more insane that every wrestler bar 2 on this PPV lived until their mid 60s at least. That's a better survival rate than most Attitude Era WWF PPVs.
For all you talk about Randy's botched calls, I have to admit, "The Iron Curtain" would have been a great team name for Sheiky and Volkoff.
"Wanna play 21? I got 22. Wanna play Blackjack? I got two of those, too." is probably the greatest thing ever said in a wrestling promo. Even spouting nonsense, Jake is able to say the coolest sounding shit ever.
yeah honestly i think that promo's actually kinda good
Everyone gets it wrong that this is a botched promo.
It's actually a reference to the other guy having 21 and Jake, being the cowboy, has a .22 caliber six-shooter that says he wins in the end.
Right! Even though he doesn’t make any sense he makes it sound badass. Jake was one of the best ever!
It's honestly the drunken delivery that lets him down. He's basically saying "you're risking it all against an armed, dangerous man," which should be a fool-proof threat.
precisely my thought. He is so good on the mic that even the most stupid things sound good coming from him.
I had the pleasure of meeting Jake the Snake Roberts at Central City Comic Con one year, and we talked quite a bit because my cousin ran a local promotion before Covid. This was in 2017, I think? Maybe 2018?
He talked about owing his life to Diamond Dallas Page a lot. And talked about how a lot of other workers owed their lives to him, too. DDP really did save his life, and he was grateful for it. Nice dude, posed for a picture with me and didn't charge for it, pissing off his assistant in the process.
I bought this PPV.... it was strange to say the least, but none of us realized we were watching history...
You and the other 50 people that ordered it
How much
@@seanlamar29 I want to say it was $19.99.. I could be wrong, but I swear it was like 20 bucks and each of my friends chipped in like 5$ each
IIRC, it was $20. I bought this absolutely amazing shit show too…😆
As big as Bundy was, you could see he still protected his opponents. True professional.
My name is Dave Dwinell and I was the ref in the main event on the PPV video Heroes of Wrestling . I was really taken aback by your comments concerning myself. It is a common adage in old school wrestling that a good ref can save a bad match and a bad ref can kill a good match. I do not know of any ref that could have saved the three matches I worked that evening. In the Steele match the people were falling asleep so I decided to try and give the face some heat to possibly arouse the crowd. Did not work. Also, the use of a foreign object or chair in front of the ref by a wrestler should never happen, but since DQ was not the intended finish my hands were tied. During my 32 year career as a ref working well over a thousand matches, including such wrestlers as Bruno Sammartino, Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race, Superstar Graham, Bob Backlund, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Dusty Rhodes, Ultimate Warrior and Triple H first match in Madison Square Garden I never entered the ring without a finish until that evening. At one point in the match, I asked my friend Bundy to throw me out of the ring, and I would pretend to be hurt and let some other ref deal with it. That is when Bundy pushed over Jake and told me to count to three. I recently published a book called Ringman my 32 years in the surreal world of pro wrestling. It received a glowing review from Slam wrestling in Canada. When not being tossed from the ring evenings and weekends, during the day I collected the taxes of good friends Freddie Blassie, Arnie Skaaland, and the parent's of Paul Heyman. Not bad for "the worst ref ever.? Just as an aside, have you seen every ref.?
This is Michael Henry and I'm here to backup Dave's comments here trust me there was no way Dave could have saved that mess and Trainwreck I was supposed to stall and try to come up with something different and change things around it was a mess in the back when Dave was down there he had no clue and there was no way like I said he could have saved it none of us could there were so many issues and complicated problems that was going on that I just said screw it I will go out and take the bump because nobody else wanted to and I recommend Dave's book very highly not a better guy to be around and no in the wrestling business and I respect his friendship
You can dress a pig up in a ball gown but it's still a pig. You were bad at your job during this show. Eat it.
@@mikehenry2425 if you're not the same person with a different account I'd be shocked ...if your an actual person other than one of the worst wrestling referees ever then you should know the truth and stop making excuses.
@@mikescott8903 nobody is making excuses it was the worst pay-per-view of all time you being a mark and all and not knowing the ins-and-outs of the wrestling business let me educate you a little bit number one we were hired to put on a show by a company that didn't know anything about the wrestling business and had certain things that they wanted which we provided number to we were handed a shitshow of an announcer who we had to try to educate in one day number number three in the main event the finished kept changing two or three times during the day and then when neihardt especially didn't want to do the job and Bundy was promised that he was going to get something later on down the line if there was going to be another show he wasn't going to do the job I lost count now as far as Dave dwindle goes the referee none of this was his fault whatsoever he was given a finish that changed in the rain when Jake was fucked up and they wanted to end the show with either a DDT or Samoan drop which neither neidhardt Noor Bundy was willing to take so I had to go out and take it regardless of it being a horrible show none of it was Dave's fault and the last thing I'd like to say there's cooperation between wrestlers in the wrestling business to go over and do jobs if you are refusing to do a job and causing the issue of huge ego or saying you're going back to WWF and everything else like that if you're not willing to do the honors then there is no way you should be involved Bill Stone was naive to the wrestling business I don't hold him responsible for anything to be honest he just didn't know anything it's just the way it is he was trying to capitalize and something was hot at the time and trying to make money off of it we pulled it off the best we could with what he and his production staff wanted
@@mikescott8903 I'm the same person with the same account I have no reason to lie or hide from it Mike Johnson Dave Meltzer in all of them ripped me in the newsletters and at the time but it doesn't matter I wasn't embarrassed I got a nice payday I work with a lot of my best friends and learned a lot from the experience of what not to do later on down the line even though I'm not involved in the wrestling business anymore I'm on the periphery yeah it was a hard and difficult I'm reading and seeing that at the time but life goes on and so should everybody else complaining about it
To be fair to The Anvil, I wouldn't take a DDT from Jake while he was in that condition either.
Nobody should blame Kanville for that
That Tully promo always gives me goosebumps, it's way too good for this show
I still find the bit where Lane tries to shove him into the trunk of the car pretty funny but goddamn, man. Tully's promo is probably the only thing in the entire show that fits the definition of "must watch".
@@Mateus_Carvalho here it is in potato quality, with the promo, too
th-cam.com/video/Ea2MLyFtrpY/w-d-xo.html
ETA: this way everyone can have the only part of the show worth watching
@@DeaDGoD_XIV Thanks, man. Appreciate it!
I'd hate to see know what you find bad if you found that good.
@@mikescott8903 can't believe I found myself here
Brilliant documentary. So sad to see Yoko in this state, and Michael Henry did well to take that Samoan Drop, his pacing off the ropes made it work fine. Tully and Jake have done some great work in AEW. As much as I love wrestling I don't imagine I could put a card together, it really is an art. So much respect to Dutch for trying to carry the show as well as he did.
This was brilliant. I would love to see a similar breakdown of the recent debacle that was Ric Flair's Last Match.
Yes that Flair match should never have happened. I hope he does not do anymore wrestling matches
Ricky Morton needs to stop in ring wrestling as well. It is pitiful to watch him
Agreed about the match itself but at least the rest of the card was good, from what ive heard anyways lol didnt actually buy it cause i didnt feel like watching rick die in the ring, or at least come close a couple times.
The only problem with Ric Flair's Last Match was Ric Flair lol the undercard was solid for modern indy wrestling and Lethal/Jarrett carried their end of the bargain as the heel team
The crowd chanting "USA" in a match where nobody involved is from there tells you all you need to know about the Mississippi education system...
As a resident of Mississippi, that’s harsh but true.
I know it's not cool to speak ill of the dead, but the fact that Anvil was was the less professional one of the two when standing across from plastered Jake Roberts, doesn't reflect very well on him.
Dude he wasn’t even the worst part of this entire shitshow. Besides what does this even have to do with his death?
@@starrsmith3810 Anvil refused to job to Jake last minute, forcing a last minute change of plans. Jake even completely plastered agreed to job to Anvil for the sake of the show.
Everything seemed like a smart idea with Heroes of Wrestling, it made sense as a concept and wasn't even overly ambitious. It's a fascinating study of how even good ideas can go so SO wrong. Excellent video, glad it popped up for me.
"Fantastico is to wrestling what Michael Jordan is to basketball".
I felt like doing a Godzilla Facepalm after hearing that line. My god. Did he think Fantastico was Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart rolled into one or something?! Damn... XD
"Fantastico is to wrestling what Michael Jordan is to basketball"
Godzilla had a stroke hearing that and fucking died
Glad to see this one back, before it was removed (and now) it was one of my favorite videos. I'm looking forward seeing whats different/edited.
The chants aimed at Bob Orton have been partially muted.
Out of everyone who's reviewed this PPV your the best🥇 I've been fascinated with it for years but you're wrestling documentaries are the best on TH-cam and I'm glad this one is back.your analogy comparing "manos" and this was brilliant and you're beginning mentioning the time where wrestling was on top of the world (I'm old enough to remember thankfully) really helped set the scene where other documentary's just begun with the PPV itself.well I'm going to enjoy this for the first time in years, Happy new year Kim we're off to a good start 🥳
Happy New Year Kim, thanks for all the great videogame and wrestling documentaries.
"No way out?"
"THERE IS NO EASY WAY OOOOOOOOOO-"
There's no shortcut hooooome
It's so good this video is back. I was concerned this was blocked forever
I love how Dutch gave the lad shit over comparing Julio to Jordan but he's fine with saying Greg Valentine is the most beautiful technical wrestler of all time. I'm so glad this PPV exists, and this review is 10/10, cheers
This video was gone for nearly 2 years! Thank you Kim Justice!!! I got 22!
Goddamn, that Tully Blanchard promo was straight fire. That it’s buried in the middle of the worst show ever is a crying shame.
I am glad I downloaded this before it had to be re-uploaded. I got USB's with some of my fav YT videos, for emergencies. I got a generator for power outages, but kept it anyways. I got some movies from YT prior to 2017 that have since been removed.
So let me get this straight. Jim don't want to lose to Jake, which fair enough. But the reason Jim didn't want to lose. Because Jim was supposed to go back to WWF. But also wants to be booked on the next Heroes of Wrestling show. What the hack.
He was trying to cover all his bases the best way those old vets thought to do.
Then again, most of those old vets were on drugs a lot of the time so logical thinking shouldn't apply when it comes to it.
@@seantaft3853 It was all carefully calculated. Sadly, the Anvil was shit at math.
I have been subscribed to you for many years because of your love for video games and professional wrestling and it's so nice to see that you have branched out and started a channel devoted just to wrestling.
this video still bangs in 2023 Kim. Keep em coming, new and old.
I really enjoyed this wrestling documentary. Thanks for this posting "Kim Justice Wrestling" Good work done here on this video.
When I watched this originally a few years ago it was my favourite upload of yours, not laughed so much in ages. I’ll watch this tonight, thanks for the upload
Yo Kim, I want you to know that i think your incredible. My family is super pro Trump and my whole life I was raised within that ideology. Being anti homosexual and anti Trans were outlooks that I was supposed to spout and even more importantly believe. My family is close minded, borderline racist and set in their ways. So two plus years ago, when I first saw this video, I was mesmerized with its quality. So naturally I wanted to find out more about the creator. I wasn't sure with your channel name being Kim justice, if your were a male or female. Your voice narration didnt help that either. So unsure, I continued to watch your other content. It was top shelf stuff. I was blown away. It was at that moment that I realized it doesnt matter what or who you are. Regardless you are a top level creator. I wish you all the success in the world
Just pointing out that supposedly this rant is a compliment to the creator even though you use the word "I" 12 different times. So it's obvious that the narcissism is strong.
Lou said "he's got the brain of a dehydrated b.b. and if you put it in a pigeon or parrot he'd fly backwards"... i've heard him say it a couple times before
How can a ball bearing be dehydrated though? 🤷
I think I heard Jim Cornette say that as well. I have no idea what this is even supposed to mean as it makes no sense
It's supposed to be "dehydrated pea".....
Kim Justice wrestling content back on TH-cam! It's a good day.
Love ya Kim thank you for reuploading this after all the copyright crap you went through.
wow.. thats some sad sh**...
"A man of his word, Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Back to ringside."
How anyone could possibly say that with a straight face is beyond me.
I've always felt like maybe it was a dig at Jake, because Jake had been saying he was clean.
That Jake Roberts somehow ended up being the longest surviving member of the main event, and has also managed to remain clean and sober to this day is nothing short of a happy ending.
That added section with Michael Henry really adds to what a cluster fuck this show was, superb video haha
Seeing the grotesque mishandling of that poor animal, I hope something positive happened for it's future. Great documentary mind you, Kim has a real talent for this, I've not watched wrestling since the late 80's, still thoroughly engaging.
You may want to update some of the information in it, as Nikolai Volkoff, King Kong Bundy, and Jim Neidhart have passed away since this was originally released.
Add the Iron Sheik.
I'm a sucker for watching reviews of this. Well done.
I find it staggering that all these so called Legends had that much respect for the business that they went out in that state and had matches like that.
"Respect for the business" is usually code word for 'we like money', unless it's Cornette 😭
@@AnthonyAnalog Definetley!
@@AnthonyAnalog Or was it more like "paying the bills"?
The "respect for the business" doesn't pay the bills sadly.
@@AnthonyAnalog That interview where Rowdy Piper explained why he still took bookings even though he was not only far removed from his prime, but far removed from his 1996 shape is truly sobering. And then when you count how many of those guys got to the age of 65 (spoilers, it's not that many) it gets even sadder.
That Tully Blanchard promo was 🔥🔥🔥.
Paul Adams was a promoter. I worked for him 2002-2003. Passed away a few years ago
Yoko looks like a walking rotisserie chicken.
Love the shift to Wrasslin’ content on a separate channel, Kim!
Your insights on the main channel are still things I rewatch every now and again, so cheers! 🎉
I must've re-watched this documentary ten times by now (usually whenever it got re-uploaded due to copyright shenanigans ;p) and it's still a story I get all-too wrapped in whenever I do. The events in 1999 are all the proof anyone should need that wrestling might be theatre, the situations might be contrived, but it isn't fake!
I felt scammed just listening to Lou and Dutch commentating, feels like door to door salesmen.
Stan Lane is the only person Ric Flair trained to be a wrestler. And is also allegedly the father of far right figure head Lauren Boebert. Heck of a resume.
That explains a lot, actually.
That rumor of being Laurens father has been debunked.
fAr rIgHt 🤦… the fact that boring, common sense beliefs on small government and basic biology are considered far right in 2023 is absolutely astounding.
@@JarodJoseph"Common sense" "Small government" unless you're a woman or LGBT I guess. Our rights don't count in your "Small government" I guess. PS: biologists, scientists, doctors aka people who know what they're talking about acknowledge that trans people exist. Have always existed. Will always exist. Cope and deal with it snowflake and tell me how taking away healthcare from trans adults or wanting to ban sodomy again is "Small government." Go on and explain that to me as a queer women with trans friends. Go on mate. I'll wait.
My mom is the only other perosn I know besides Paul Adams who starts recollections of inner monologues with 'Self"
Dirty Dutch Mantell finally spoke about _Heroes of Wrestling_ last year on his TH-cam channel: th-cam.com/video/G2Hp37-wtoI/w-d-xo.html
I don’t watch wrestling anymore but I remember this ppv, and even as a kid it was such a hot mess. Great documentary covering this
The tornado they used in the video was the 1986 tornado in my home town of Brooklyn Park MN, that caused a lot of damage in B.P. alone and crossed the Mississippi into Fridley and disappeared about 15 minutes later.
The Blanchard promo is one of the best promos EVER. It would have been a classic on Jim Crocket, and it got me pumped for a match from HEROES OF WRESTLING.
I know this is way off topic but I'm too poor to be on your patreon the channels really great I stumbled on the Vader video and been hooked. Have you thought about doing one on the Great muta in Japan or the NWO Japan? There's so little information muta or the NWO
The problem is that it gets shut down by TV Asahi, the Japanese channel responsible for broadcasting NJPW content. They even copyright strike GIFs on twitter, they're that extreme.
@@elneco4654 I didn't know that. There is one muta documentary that's popped up recently
29:52 I do speak a little Captain Lou and he said “he doesn’t seem bad, he’s looks like he’s got the brain of a dehydrated BB if they put it in a pigeon or parakeet they’d fly backwards but he’s not a bad guy.” So he means BB like a BB gun.
God that was an amazing Tully promo. That just couldn't have been done any better.
I truly love Tully's promo and 2 Cold Scorpio is still my favorite wrestler.
Pleasant surprise for me to find your Wrestling channel. Hope to see some coverage of some British wrestling. Johnny Saint is someone i'd like to see a deep dive into
I have never in my life heard of Bay St. Louis Mississippi. You learn something new everyday
I didn't know Mr Kennedy was in this.
Good grief, OMG vs. Abdullah match had more bloodletting that a Joseph Stalin massacre.
"You get to the top by your body count"
Sherri ain't lying
imagine if this ppv took place 15 years before
Tommy Rogers' partner in the Fantastics was Bobby Fulton, not Jackie Fulton. Just sayin...great vid as always, Kim!!
I watch this every night as I go to bed. Helps me realize that my day could have always been worse. 😂😂😂
1:04:00 shout out to you for choosing the best Jake music as background music
I should point out that Sam Fatu was also Tama in the WWF as part of the Islanders tag team with Haku, and later after leaving the WWF, became the Samoan Savage as part of the Samoan SWAT Team in WCW and many independent promotions.
I love your accent etc.... its actually very endearing ! Thanx for the vids brother !
Wait until Biggus Dickus hears of this
Oh please
Randy looks like he has the brain of a dehydrated baby, and if you put it in a pigeon it would fly backwards, but hes not a bad guy. Captain Lou classic.
Playing violin music after the violin quote was such a nice touch
Excellent upload of one of the Worst PPVs of all, time! ) I remember reading about it on Meltzers Observer.... now I finally got to see it🙂
Yes ,I said ONE of the worst , as since I was born and raised in Southern California, I had the pleasure
9f seeing Herb Abrams UWF programs. ( the first 4 tapings if my memory is correct) . Yeah, Herb had Cactus Jack, Steve Williams , Terry Gordy and Paul Orndorff to name a few... yet also had Billy Jack Haynes, Sunny Beach , Johnny Ace and Sid Vicious( WHY?)
The Blackjack Brawl was absolutely horrific and I still think it remains on top as the worst.
Maybe watching this again will clear my mind..
At least those guys could move. At least nobody inside the ring was intoxicated. At least they could do moves (yes, even Sid, he can do like three moves including shouting "WHO'S THE MAN", but that's, like, three more than Sheiky could in 1999)
I don't know what about the UWF pay per view in 1991 is that pat per view better than heroes of wrestling?
If you can reupload that misawa video, that would be amazing.
I think that's only available to Patreon subscribers at the moment.
Incredible documentary, subscribed!
What an amazing video. Instant sub
Hahaha that was such a sneaky move with Rikishi's twin. As much as I've heard about this show over the past 20+ years and all the times I've attempted (and failed) to watch the entire thing, I'd forgotten about that little nugget.
Still my favorite review of this spectacular event ever!
Greg Valentine sure had some meaty paws 😂
I know this is Cliche but Heroes of Wrestling should be studied by historians.
People will watch this nowadays going "Finally, real wrestling"
RIP SHIEK
@thewrestlingroad do you have an older of different channel? I watched everything here today an loved it an would really enjoy seeing more of your content.
Thanking you.
The soft slam!
- Randy Rosenbloom
It was supposed to be the Backbreaker, but it was so weakly done by Volkoff that Randy Rosenbloom's wrong call wasn't challenged by Dutch Mantel.
@@antster1983 yeah I love that Dutch didn't correct him on that one....Rosenbloom was pure gold, but in the end I give him some degree of credit for basically knowing next to nothing about wrestling.
The Backbreaker!
...ok, the Backhurter.
...fine, the Backstroker.
Those "Joke" Bushwhackers made the most money in their careers with WWE and gained worldwide popularity. There they were taken to the heights of popularity!
They spent years and years doing these brutal hardcore matches. They found something not as brutal and it paid more money. I can’t say I blame them.
@37:34 he is the safest worker ever 😂🎉
This is great man. I can’t believe I just let an hour go by. Lol I had shit todo…. Oh well. Awesome video bro!
'Minus all the stars in the universe, and universe is endless' 😂
I love the way u tell the story and your voice is relaxing love both your channels tnk u for all the videos you have made
Damn, Jake was plowed at the pretape 🤣
If Jake had been safe and sober for the show, the DDT spot for Henry would have never been an issue. As Bruce Prichard said from taking it, "If you listened to Jake and took the move as he told you to do it, taking the DDT from Jake was a night off."
This guy sounds like the" do you want to develop an app" guy from Rick and Morty
"Hewoes of Westling"
Also, saying Yoko was as mobile as the Sheik was not true actually. For 700+ pounds he was quite nimble, still threw quick jabs and did that Samoan Drop effortlessly…..and was on his feet within seconds. He really was an athletic freak but never gets the credit because of his weight.
If I recall correctly, Breznikoff was Nikolai's manager in the indie circuit.
Was wondering where these videos went.
Quite cool that OSW were able to find the preshow inbetween the time of this.
"hewos of wessling"...
What a scummy comment
@@Jeremy_the_bot shut it j-w, you're talking to the Supreme Goyim and you're not prepared for this fight.
@@guywilliams6569 not that I care but you don't know who you are talking too.
Another awesome retrospective.