Sid: a huge man, intimidating, good ole boy, who did promos that fit his character perfectly. Sid could have been one of the greats. Nobody will ever talk me out of loving Sid in his prime.
He was scarier then Micheal Meyers for real 4 real tho. As a kid watching Sycho Sid I felt sorry for some of the wrestlers meeting Sid in the ring that is how scary he was.
Austin and Bret in this ppv had such a great fight feel, and you can feel it in the atmosphere in the whole arena. This Survivor Series match together with their WM13 encounter are two of my favorite matches with Stone Cold and The Hitman.. and JR saying “it’s all about attitude for Austin then and now” is foreshadowing for sure.
Yeah the Austin and Bret Hart feud storyline was great during that time from late 90s especially Austin and The Hart Foundation not to mention Austin and Owen Hart
Yokozuna was one of my favourites from the new generation era and it's sad to see his WWF career end on such a low note. Doing one illegal move in a throwaway match. Sadly this wouldn't be the lowest point of his career, that was to come three years later at Heroes of Wrestling.
@Energetic Coach I heard that as well, but you did not want to piss him off. In the mid '90's a jobber named Dan Dubiel disrespected Yokozuna's manager, Mr. Fuji. In the match, Yoko gave him the Banzai Drop with full force bouncing off of him and stayed seated on him longer than usual after the match was over.
@Energetic Coach True, by 1996 he'd put on so much weight he could barely perform at that point. But watch one of his matches from 1992 and 1993, the difference is night and day. He was surprisingly agile for a man his size at that time, with some impressive moves in his arsenal.
Yoko could really move back in 93/94 but he just kept getting bigger and bigger. He was clearly struggling by the time 96 rolled around, and by the end of the year he was practically immobile.
Agree. When he was tagging with Pillman in WCW, he was a hell of a worker. Wasn't quite as high flying as Brian, but could deliver ground attacks with the best of them.
@@jackcarraway4707 He was well on his way to becoming a star before that. Look at the crowd reactions for him in mid-1997. I don't think being a better worker during his title run would've hurt at all.
I mean, Stone Cold cutting that promo and his entrance just gives me goosebumps. Like a real street fight was about to break out. It was a totally different feeling from the previous WWF stuff. Big contrast compared to the Taker/Paul Bearer storyline. The other thing that I notice is that Austin and Hart focus on hurting each other the entire match. They don’t stop to do some act for the crowd or don’t symbol to the crowd that they are about to do a signature move. They just get after each other.
Another great video. Your analysis of the Hart-Austin match is spot on. A clear example of Bret making Stone Cold look super strong even in defeat. The best WWF match in 1996 in my opinion.
My favourite Survivor series of all time. My first one as a fan was 1991 when I was 8! Hart vs Austin was fantastic plus Sid beating Shawn Michaels was great. I wasn't a fan of Shawn as a kid and I loved seeing him lose.
Totally agree, the New York crowd made it special with the semi and Main Event, loved seeing Hart back and starting arguably his best rivalry with SCSA. Loved it also when HBK lost as well, saw right through when I was a kid too
Man, HBK and Sid had the crowd eating out of the palm of there hands. Crowd was REACTING to everything. Best night of Sid's career, HBK triggered high emotion and the outcome was correct. Set up nicely for HBK to beat Sid in the rematch at Royal Rumble.
@@Demure_Amir you're 100% right. Wm 12 was iron man match between bret and Shawn, wm 13 bret and Austin, wm 14 Austin and Shawn. That guy (Dolo)is wack
@@Ragan31687 he said in one video a while back that all PPVs from 1995 and 1996 that were missed will be made eventually. I personally can’t wait to see the review for the train wreck that was Halloween Havoc 1995 lol
He does a pretty neat sunset flip over the top rope to Vader at the Buried Alive PPV before this. The big man was a bit clumsy at times, but he certainly had some agility.
This is very cool. This way reliving the wars feels more complete, would be great if you can do this for all PPVs in the future. Very excited for the next episodes. Love the series keep it up, hope it never ends!!
The interesting part was that I felt Austin had ZERO chance of beating Bret either here, or at Mania.. But he still came off looking great in defeat both times.
Poor Shawn he didn’t deserve to be booed out of the building. He was the best in ring performer in the wwf at the time and a workhorse. He carried the company on back in the spring and Summer of 1996 when Hall and Nash left and Bret want on his six month vacation. He didn’t ask for Vince’s mancrush.
@@lexkanyima2195 To be fair he was in a tough spot. The NWO had started and with Bret going on his six month vacation and Undertaker feuding with Mankind, Shawn had no creditable opponents.
Gotta remember, Shawn LOVES generating HEAT. His gimmick is the Heartbreak kid. It's meant for guys to hate him and girls to love him. When guys boo him, that's exactly what he wants. Your REACTION. Shawn had the whole crowd eating out of the palm of his hand and kissed a hot chick in the front row. Shawn made Sid look good and they set it up perfect for Shawn's revenge at Royal Rumble 1997. As long as the audience is REACTING, the wrestlers know they've got you.
@@lexkanyima2195 Was Shawn a prick back then, yes but he was also the best in ring performer in the wwf at the time. Bret couldn’t even do half of the stuff that Shawn could do. Shawn deserved better storylines to work with in 96 then what Vince gave him.
This was the first survivor series I ever saw live on sky sports. I was 6 years old and I still have the VHS that we recorded! This show is such a fond memory of mine, from becoming a HUGE Doug Furnas Mark, to being mesmerised by Sir's entrance with the pure LOVE from the MSG crowd! But this was the night for me, where stone cold became the man!
The energy during this period of time was lit. This was clearly pre-attitude, but the whole industry was already shifting more reality based. Being at MSG, the Mecca, also helped atmosphere feel electric. Gotta love how the fans turned on Shawn here.. I never thought I’d see Sid be so over, lol. Great Ppv.
The fact that Sid was never over again to the level of that night told me something. It told me that Bret Hart had a lot of fans in attendance for his return and they were still pretty salty that Shawn beat Bret at Wrestlemania. As a result, Bret fans wanted so badly for Shawn to finally lose and got behind Sid for a night lol
I love watching this series. Its actually feels like I'm really watching it over again. Which is great cause I only got the last few months of the Monday night wars so this is a nice series to be able to go back and watch and see how it all went down.
Excellent content as usual, Mr. Bios. This is one of my top 5 Survivor Series' of all time. I would need a minute or two for deliberation before I could confirm the exact position. The Hart/Austin match was the highlight of the night for me. The rest was... meh. HOWEVER, the way Shawn adapted to the fans booing... essentially switching to a heel that night, and his improvisation during his match with Syd was like watching a wrestling masterclass! That match and Austin/Hart were all that was needed to place this SS in my top 5!
Really was ashame Bret left at the end of '97. Bret and Steve only scratched the surface of what could've been. The crowd was so overwhelming for Sid. You don't hear reactions like that any more.
Could’ve legit had 3 insane Main Events on this Pay Per View alone.. Undertaker vs. Mankind Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Shawn Michaels vs. Sid Justice Today, can’t even get one of these as a Main Event.. Insane!
Clarence's reaction to that terrifying Al Snow bump is great. I think Undertaker's expanded moveset is a great response to the arrival of an enemy like Mankind. Going back to their earliest encounters, UT introduced faster strikes and more desperate/frantic attacks. I think without a character like Mankind the moves still could have been introduced but would have seemed out of place without some terrible force like MK pushing the UT into new tactics. The character of UT had been pushed to the limits before by Yokozuna, but didn't really need to change to come back and defeat Yoko. Mankind was a whole different kind of threat.
Hitman vs Austin was match of the night. The story told in the ring still has me glued to the screen when I see it. Plus Vince calling the finish to Survivor Series 97 main event a year in advance is pretty crazy.
Austin's promo before the match is legendary to me. I recorded on my phone back in 2014, and still got it on here 6 phones later. "Bret, cliches are cliches, and an ass whippin' is an ass whippin'!!"
I think the significance of the Austin 3:16 promo is just revisionist history as usual with the WWE. It was a promo that caught people off-guard but it didn't catapult him into stardom. I feel like most fans know it took a bit until Austin really took off.
I was there live that night. My second ever show. It was the only wrestling show I ever went with my grandfather and father, I will hold that memory dear to my heart forever. I was the biggest HBK fan, i was decked out in his hat and gloves. I could not understand why he was getting booed at the time. Right before the three count in that match, you can audibly hear a young kid scream "NOOOOOO!!!!" That would be me at 9 years old. I was in tears the entire ride home. What a night.
I was 9 years old in 1996 and I remember going to the Garden with my family to see this and I remember being so pissed when Sid power bombed Shawn Michaels and won the belt
"Bret went home..." (shows footage of him on the Rhine embankment promenade in Germany). That's my kind of comedy! I don't even care if it was intentional or not, it's funny.
Honestly Steve Austin's in ring ability is underrated by fans. I feel like fans only seen him as a brawler. Which is a shame because before his neck injury he was a fantastic technical wrestler
@@realhamonwry8620 WWE hired a writer who didn't know anything about wrestling and couldn't remember Bobby Lashley's name on a podcast. Recently fired too
And what made him scarier is that he was moving a LOT faster and with more agility than prior incarnations of his character. There's just something unfair about someone his size moving fast enough to almost keep up with the cruiserweights.
"No matter how much these guys tried to be friends, they would end up somehow hurting each other." That was an unexpectedly poetic description of Sid/Shawn in that time.
I recently watched this ppv on one of my tagged classics and it was a great show with lots of history being made. The Rock made his debut as Rocky Maivia and little did we know, he would become one of the biggest household names on the planet Undertaker Vs Mankind was a great match and one of the most underrated in their long rivalry, I loved Undertaker's all leather attire, he looked pretty cool. Bret Hart Vs Stone Cold was really good and helped set the stage for their Wrestlemania 13 classic. Sycho Sid Vs Shawn Michaels was a lot of fun to watch, I still remember the fans booing HBK out of the building and popped hard when Sid hit him with the camera and pinned him to win the world title in the main event. A great review into one of the best ppv's of 1996 👍
15:20 Brett Hart’s glasses are autographed and it looks like there’s several other things written on them by Brett. It had to be nice being the fan that he gave those to. Pretty cool that he did that
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I just noticed the set built behind Steve Austin is made of cheap vinyl flooring, I think they were going for a brick appearance but it just looks like chopped up cheap vinyl from my auntie's house circa 1991. WWF in the 90's was a strange animal. Sorry for mentioning this because once you see it you can't stop focusing on it. Great video as always my friend.
I came here in honor of sycho Sid reliving when he won the WWF championship from Shawn Michaels rest in peace big man kick or be kickin! the master and ruler of the world! ❤️
I’ve been watching old Raw lately, 1997 to be specific and I was noticed how much the word “attitude” was being thrown around. You might have pointed out when it really started. 👍
Sid: a huge man, intimidating, good ole boy, who did promos that fit his character perfectly. Sid could have been one of the greats. Nobody will ever talk me out of loving Sid in his prime.
Yo the problem sid was way more into softball than wrestling (4real)
Sid was abit like the Warrior . Pushed because of his look.
Yeah loved Sid, scary guy back in the day. Think they should've done more with him
@Energetic Coachhe was the best when it was wwf
He was scarier then Micheal Meyers for real 4 real tho. As a kid watching Sycho Sid I felt sorry for some of the wrestlers meeting Sid in the ring that is how scary he was.
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This is a mark dream come true
I guess the irish brahs stick together
V1, you're a divvy knacker
You got that right! WB for the win!
Just finished 10 minutes till OSW 100, What a great Sunday evening served up by the Irish tonight racist and non racist alike
Austin and Bret in this ppv had such a great fight feel, and you can feel it in the atmosphere in the whole arena. This Survivor Series match together with their WM13 encounter are two of my favorite matches with Stone Cold and The Hitman.. and JR saying “it’s all about attitude for Austin then and now” is foreshadowing for sure.
Bret should have been the one to put him over at Mania.
Sid was always a guilty pleasure of mine. Big ol country boy with a scary promo 💯💪🏻
Definitely an under rated superstar imo
I got to see a WWF house show in 96. Shawn Michaels and Undertaker were there but a 16 year old me marked right out to Sid. He was the man back then
I always liked Sid.. He looked so out of place but he was so cool
@Ultra Instinct 94 Break a leg, no pun intended.
You have half the brain that I do.
That Bret vs Austin match is too good.
Hell yea
Yeah the Austin and Bret Hart feud storyline was great during that time from late 90s especially Austin and The Hart Foundation not to mention Austin and Owen Hart
@@christophernicholson20 it's so significant
This was a great ppv in a down period in wwf. Though the seeds for greatness with austin and rock were there, they just didn’t know it yet
Yokozuna was one of my favourites from the new generation era and it's sad to see his WWF career end on such a low note. Doing one illegal move in a throwaway match. Sadly this wouldn't be the lowest point of his career, that was to come three years later at Heroes of Wrestling.
Nobody saw this coming That Yoko was having a last PPV in his last match
@Energetic Coach I heard that as well, but you did not want to piss him off. In the mid '90's a jobber named Dan Dubiel disrespected Yokozuna's manager, Mr. Fuji. In the match, Yoko gave him the Banzai Drop with full force bouncing off of him and stayed seated on him longer than usual after the match was over.
@Energetic Coach True, by 1996 he'd put on so much weight he could barely perform at that point. But watch one of his matches from 1992 and 1993, the difference is night and day. He was surprisingly agile for a man his size at that time, with some impressive moves in his arsenal.
@@voltron983 then why did Yoko have a last actual match ? It's Vince's ego
Yoko could really move back in 93/94 but he just kept getting bigger and bigger. He was clearly struggling by the time 96 rolled around, and by the end of the year he was practically immobile.
I remember watching this ppv, and never imagined Rocky Maivia would be WWF champion in two years time.
But he is a new comer
I knew he was going to be in the Fast and Furious movies once I saw his debut.
No one had no idea He was going to be a future wwe champion and intercontinental champion and a future actor. The Rock has definitely come a long way
@@christophernicholson20 in 2 years time
Austin's neck injury changed his style so much. It's a shame too
Agree. When he was tagging with Pillman in WCW, he was a hell of a worker. Wasn't quite as high flying as Brian, but could deliver ground attacks with the best of them.
The injury turned him into the brawler that made him a star. On the flipside it shortened his career significantly.
@@jackcarraway4707 He was well on his way to becoming a star before that. Look at the crowd reactions for him in mid-1997. I don't think being a better worker during his title run would've hurt at all.
@@GeoGuy388 Austin was gaining popularity in 1997, but the peak of his populairty (98-99) was when he was a brawler.
@@GeoGuy388 but his ring style changed competetly
I mean, Stone Cold cutting that promo and his entrance just gives me goosebumps. Like a real street fight was about to break out. It was a totally different feeling from the previous WWF stuff. Big contrast compared to the Taker/Paul Bearer storyline.
The other thing that I notice is that Austin and Hart focus on hurting each other the entire match. They don’t stop to do some act for the crowd or don’t symbol to the crowd that they are about to do a signature move. They just get after each other.
Another great video.
Your analysis of the Hart-Austin match is spot on. A clear example of Bret making Stone Cold look super strong even in defeat. The best WWF match in 1996 in my opinion.
I think Austin did his bit too!
Loved re watching this one!!!!
Rocky debut
Austin Hart rivalry begins
Sid becomes the king of the world
My favourite Survivor series of all time. My first one as a fan was 1991 when I was 8! Hart vs Austin was fantastic plus Sid beating Shawn Michaels was great. I wasn't a fan of Shawn as a kid and I loved seeing him lose.
Totally agree, the New York crowd made it special with the semi and Main Event, loved seeing Hart back and starting arguably his best rivalry with SCSA. Loved it also when HBK lost as well, saw right through when I was a kid too
Man, HBK and Sid had the crowd eating out of the palm of there hands. Crowd was REACTING to everything. Best night of Sid's career, HBK triggered high emotion and the outcome was correct. Set up nicely for HBK to beat Sid in the rematch at Royal Rumble.
Watching HBK get booed throughout was hilarious, I was still salty about Bret losing to him at Wrestlemania earlier that year.
Me 2 I was happy the crowd turned on him
He lost at wrestlemania 13 which was 1997 not 1996
@@dolosavage6295
My friend, Bret lost at WM 12 in 1996 to Shawn. In 1997, Bret was victorious against Austin at WM 13.
@@Demure_Amir you're 100% right. Wm 12 was iron man match between bret and Shawn, wm 13 bret and Austin, wm 14 Austin and Shawn. That guy (Dolo)is wack
I think the nyc crowd specifically loved bret more than they did shawn at that time...
i would love every ppv review in Reliving The War
Yes
For sure. Hopefully we will. World War 3 1996 would be next Sunday if so
@@Ragan31687 yes plz
Waiting til Mac gets his number to change your avatar? Gonna be fun to watch this year!
@@Ragan31687 he said in one video a while back that all PPVs from 1995 and 1996 that were missed will be made eventually. I personally can’t wait to see the review for the train wreck that was Halloween Havoc 1995 lol
Vince no-selling JR's passion about Bret being unbeatable that night with "I totally disagree!" has continuously made me laugh for 25 years.
Sid’s kip-up quite impressive for a man his size
He used it in a match against Kerry Von Erich. Check it out. Even more impressive.
Yea never would've guessed he could do one
Yeah I did not see that coming at all lol.
He does a pretty neat sunset flip over the top rope to Vader at the Buried Alive PPV before this. The big man was a bit clumsy at times, but he certainly had some agility.
I love the 1996 Survivor Series event. The only thing I didn't like was when the Yokozuna survivor series match ended in a double DQ.
Same here and when the rock was just rocky maivia 😆
This is very cool. This way reliving the wars feels more complete, would be great if you can do this for all PPVs in the future. Very excited for the next episodes. Love the series keep it up, hope it never ends!!
I second this
Yeah he does such a good job, and this is an excellent idea if he feels up to it
Yep I agree,
Royal Rumble 97 next
Finally… The Rock has made his debut to wresting bios reliving the war … 🎉🎊
Wonder whatever became of that guy
@@kodiiayyeee256 idk probably just another jabroni 😂
@@kodiiayyeee256 idk but his future looked electrifying
Can you smell….
@@Football__Junkie it doesn't matter what you can smell
This Austin/Hart match is one of my favourites from their rivalry.
The interesting part was that I felt Austin had ZERO chance of beating Bret either here, or at Mania.. But he still came off looking great in defeat both times.
@@toptenguy1 I agree
It beauty of wrestling Bret he will put you over even if you don't win
@@HhhHhhh-nu4lm Glad that selfish thinking ended! Should have lost to Austin at least once!
@@skinnypippen9580 he did lost to ausitn on your house dq . forget who won Austin became a star after that I quit match .fan cheered him after .
Poor Shawn he didn’t deserve to be booed out of the building. He was the best in ring performer in the wwf at the time and a workhorse. He carried the company on back in the spring and Summer of 1996 when Hall and Nash left and Bret want on his six month vacation. He didn’t ask for Vince’s mancrush.
But he failed as a champion
@@lexkanyima2195 To be fair he was in a tough spot. The NWO had started and with Bret going on his six month vacation and Undertaker feuding with Mankind, Shawn had no creditable opponents.
@@justinwalker2928 which is sad, the booking was ok but he was a prick champion and he has pressure
Gotta remember, Shawn LOVES generating HEAT. His gimmick is the Heartbreak kid. It's meant for guys to hate him and girls to love him. When guys boo him, that's exactly what he wants. Your REACTION. Shawn had the whole crowd eating out of the palm of his hand and kissed a hot chick in the front row. Shawn made Sid look good and they set it up perfect for Shawn's revenge at Royal Rumble 1997. As long as the audience is REACTING, the wrestlers know they've got you.
@@lexkanyima2195 Was Shawn a prick back then, yes but he was also the best in ring performer in the wwf at the time. Bret couldn’t even do half of the stuff that Shawn could do. Shawn deserved better storylines to work with in 96 then what Vince gave him.
This was the first survivor series I ever saw live on sky sports. I was 6 years old and I still have the VHS that we recorded! This show is such a fond memory of mine, from becoming a HUGE Doug Furnas Mark, to being mesmerised by Sir's entrance with the pure LOVE from the MSG crowd! But this was the night for me, where stone cold became the man!
The energy during this period of time was lit. This was clearly pre-attitude, but the whole industry was already shifting more reality based. Being at MSG, the Mecca, also helped atmosphere feel electric. Gotta love how the fans turned on Shawn here.. I never thought I’d see Sid be so over, lol. Great Ppv.
The fact that Sid was never over again to the level of that night told me something. It told me that Bret Hart had a lot of fans in attendance for his return and they were still pretty salty that Shawn beat Bret at Wrestlemania. As a result, Bret fans wanted so badly for Shawn to finally lose and got behind Sid for a night lol
Really enjoying this has helped during a low point many thanks god bless
I pray things get better for you bro...we've all been there...
Never realized the origin of the DX crotch chop was HHH at this ppv.
I love watching this series. Its actually feels like I'm really watching it over again. Which is great cause I only got the last few months of the Monday night wars so this is a nice series to be able to go back and watch and see how it all went down.
Austin's Technical work was amazing!
*Criminally Underrated Channel. Can't wait for the 97-99 reliving the war!*
That version of Sids theme at the end of the video is pretty dope
This was the first ever PPV my parents bought for me, will never forget it
I thought this was Sid’s best WWF match
This is quite a piece of history. Thank you for giving your take. It really fills In the gaps of reliving the war recently. Keep up the good work.
The best Hart vs Austin match , that match has everything , just perfection.
Furnass and LaFon were excellent performers. They had like 3 great matches in ecw
I was glad to see Sid end HBKs reign at this PPV, u can tell Sid & Austin we’re developing into big stars
I could tell Sid's reign was going to be very short. Only a set up for HBK to win the rematch. Ended up being right.
@@aaronneville1164 just 2 months but the following month after he became champion.
@@lexkanyima2195 1 month placeholder. Keeping the belt warm for Undertaker.
@@aaronneville1164 but at the same time Undertaker was really the 2nd choice if Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels rematch didn't take at Wrestlemania.
@@lexkanyima2195 Not the point. Point is Sid was always meant to be a short term champion.
Excellent content as usual, Mr. Bios.
This is one of my top 5 Survivor Series' of all time. I would need a minute or two for deliberation before I could confirm the exact position.
The Hart/Austin match was the highlight of the night for me. The rest was... meh.
HOWEVER, the way Shawn adapted to the fans booing... essentially switching to a heel that night, and his improvisation during his match with Syd was like watching a wrestling masterclass!
That match and Austin/Hart were all that was needed to place this SS in my top 5!
Hey, this guy supports the SS!!!
@@ignatiusjackson235 D'oh!
Garden was CRAZY in Sid's corner in the title match.
This was a pretty good show. I love how NYC cheers heels like Sid and Austin.
Can I request a sting vs vampiro feud video? Well a video on the brothers in paint and all the way threw the feud. Please and thank you
Agreed
Dare I say its Stings best feud out of many?!?
Cactus Jack, Flair, Vader, Steiner 141 2/3
Really was ashame Bret left at the end of '97. Bret and Steve only scratched the surface of what could've been.
The crowd was so overwhelming for Sid. You don't hear reactions like that any more.
many fans at the time thought that the mystery slot was going to be the Ultimate Warrior
Could’ve legit had 3 insane Main Events on this Pay Per View alone..
Undertaker vs. Mankind
Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold
Shawn Michaels vs. Sid Justice
Today, can’t even get one of these as a Main Event.. Insane!
Maybe because all 6 of them are retired
@@justanotherguy4202 Buddy I think he means that with the current roster...not those 6
@@iDeathMaximuMIIHe'd be wrong
No bios on the bulldog chin locks😂😂
Both you know and I know, that you are half the man that Sid is Michaels.
And Sid has half the brain Shawn has.
“Can we start again?”
“We’re live pal”
Clarence's reaction to that terrifying Al Snow bump is great. I think Undertaker's expanded moveset is a great response to the arrival of an enemy like Mankind. Going back to their earliest encounters, UT introduced faster strikes and more desperate/frantic attacks. I think without a character like Mankind the moves still could have been introduced but would have seemed out of place without some terrible force like MK pushing the UT into new tactics. The character of UT had been pushed to the limits before by Yokozuna, but didn't really need to change to come back and defeat Yoko. Mankind was a whole different kind of threat.
Wooooooooo
I really dig how this started just as a show vs show has turned into a complete history
13:01 3 legneds in one shot. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Brian Pillman, and TL Hopper.
Brian Pillman died to early man
@@Zander2021 Brian Pillman was taken from us way too soon :(
I really like those pre match promos before big matches
Hitman vs Austin was match of the night. The story told in the ring still has me glued to the screen when I see it. Plus Vince calling the finish to Survivor Series 97 main event a year in advance is pretty crazy.
Austin's promo before the match is legendary to me. I recorded on my phone back in 2014, and still got it on here 6 phones later.
"Bret, cliches are cliches, and an ass whippin' is an ass whippin'!!"
This is going to be a great one, I just know it.
I like how the Stalker looks like a full grown Spike Dudley.
I think the significance of the Austin 3:16 promo is just revisionist history as usual with the WWE. It was a promo that caught people off-guard but it didn't catapult him into stardom. I feel like most fans know it took a bit until Austin really took off.
When Barry Windham decided to have a mustache they were always epic
Makes him look like Wooderson from Dazed And Confused.
One of my all time favourite PPV's as a kid, mainly because of Bret vs Austin but the whole show was fantastic
This is an amazing addition to Reliving the Monday Night Wars. Hope I can see more covered like this in the future.
I laughed so hard when sid used that camera 😅
Love this content, have cancelled the network because this TH-cam series is better 🙌
Become a patreon mate, well worth the money
So fitting for this to come out on Sunday. It feels like the PPV is literally today 🤣🥲 thank you wrestling bios
Seeing the World Trade Center in things pre-9/11 is always a little odd.
But where were you when they built a ladder to heaven?....
@@SegaDream131 : Is the "?" Because you don't understand your statement either..
Wow I've never seen a big dude do a kick up like sid vicious did. I've just never seen that.. incredible
I was there live that night. My second ever show. It was the only wrestling show I ever went with my grandfather and father, I will hold that memory dear to my heart forever. I was the biggest HBK fan, i was decked out in his hat and gloves. I could not understand why he was getting booed at the time. Right before the three count in that match, you can audibly hear a young kid scream "NOOOOOO!!!!" That would be me at 9 years old. I was in tears the entire ride home. What a night.
Awwwww, that's a cute story.
wrestling ppv's had such a gritty and cutting edge feeling to them back then.
Awesome reaction video I remember these matches and the rock making his debut from 1996
Can't believe I missed the Windham elimination years back. Him and Dustin were a hell of a tag team in WCW
I was 9 years old in 1996 and I remember going to the Garden with my family to see this and I remember being so pissed when Sid power bombed Shawn Michaels and won the belt
Rocky Maivia's debut. Jimmy snuka appearing and Stone Cold Vs Bret was one of the best matches of 1996. A Very good PPV.
Thanks for this Bios this is my favourite survivor series 👍
Wrestling Bios, Botchamania and OSW... it's the wrestlemania weekend of TH-cam! A winner is us! 😂
"Bret went home..." (shows footage of him on the Rhine embankment promenade in Germany).
That's my kind of comedy! I don't even care if it was intentional or not, it's funny.
Honestly Steve Austin's in ring ability is underrated by fans. I feel like fans only seen him as a brawler. Which is a shame because before his neck injury he was a fantastic technical wrestler
Here to escape the Foolery of WWE Hiring Comedy Writers who do not even know the name of the Top Champion on their Brand … 🤷🏿♂️
His name is Rob Bashley right?
Wait.
What happened now?
@@realhamonwry8620 WWE hired a writer who didn't know anything about wrestling and couldn't remember Bobby Lashley's name on a podcast. Recently fired too
@@nickcavallo1453 😂😂
@@rrradikal 💯
Thank you again for all the hard work you put in to entertain us.
Please do a episode about Trish stratus she's my favorite female wrestler from the attitude era
Great idea. She was my favorite too.
@@JB-Ohiolove are you the guy that makes the wrestling bios documentarys
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No
@@JB-Ohiolove just wondering
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No problem 😀
When it comes to wrestling moves even the dead man had to learn how to survive
And what made him scarier is that he was moving a LOT faster and with more agility than prior incarnations of his character. There's just something unfair about someone his size moving fast enough to almost keep up with the cruiserweights.
Wrestling Bios is one of the best wrestling channel in TH-cam.
"No matter how much these guys tried to be friends, they would end up somehow hurting each other." That was an unexpectedly poetic description of Sid/Shawn in that time.
I recently watched this ppv on one of my tagged classics and it was a great show with lots of history being made. The Rock made his debut as Rocky Maivia and little did we know, he would become one of the biggest household names on the planet
Undertaker Vs Mankind was a great match and one of the most underrated in their long rivalry, I loved Undertaker's all leather attire, he looked pretty cool.
Bret Hart Vs Stone Cold was really good and helped set the stage for their Wrestlemania 13 classic.
Sycho Sid Vs Shawn Michaels was a lot of fun to watch, I still remember the fans booing HBK out of the building and popped hard when Sid hit him with the camera and pinned him to win the world title in the main event.
A great review into one of the best ppv's of 1996 👍
This channel is binge worthy. Spectacular job sir.
I wonder whatever happened to that Rocky Maivia guy.
Probably selling insurance or something. Just another washed up football player.
25 years ago this year, we witnessed the debut of a future GOAT.
If you smell what he's cookin'.
15:20 Brett Hart’s glasses are autographed and it looks like there’s several other things written on them by Brett. It had to be nice being the fan that he gave those to. Pretty cool that he did that
I really dig the idea of the ppvs getting their own videos for reliving the war.
Seeing Austin delivering a Cloverleaf and a bow and arrow are just....mind blowing.
If you have not subscribed to this channel then now is the time. This is the best wrestling channel on TH-cam. No bias at all. Just straight facts. Tells it like it is. Shows it like it is. Always good quality stuff and always on time.
I just noticed the set built behind Steve Austin is made of cheap vinyl flooring, I think they were going for a brick appearance but it just looks like chopped up cheap vinyl from my auntie's house circa 1991. WWF in the 90's was a strange animal. Sorry for mentioning this because once you see it you can't stop focusing on it. Great video as always my friend.
I came here in honor of sycho Sid reliving when he won the WWF championship from Shawn Michaels rest in peace big man kick or be kickin! the master and ruler of the world! ❤️
24:07 sycho sid kip up was pretty deadly
Dudes!! I love that y’all teamed up for a big premiere Sunday!!
Excellent review WB. Can't wait for the next episode of Reliving the War.
Furnas and LaFon were so amazing for their time. Massively underrated guys.
Sycho Sid was someone they should have pushed more back in the days. I remember him being very scary looking during the promos.
They wanted to but Sid was unreliable. JR, Bischoff & Prichard have mentioned it on their podcasts.
Great job as always my friend!...I watched this PPV junior of high school...Awesome PPV!!!
I’ve been watching old Raw lately, 1997 to be specific and I was noticed how much the word “attitude” was being thrown around. You might have pointed out when it really started. 👍
The voiceover guy was Todd Pettingell
I had to come back and watch this video Rest in peace Sid❤
Good video upload great ppv I've got 96 on the anthology dvd box set volume 2 cheers again wrestling bios
Never forget that WCW PPV when Sid was in the main event and it only lasted a few mins until he broke his leg.
Austin’s slow, aloof, pre-BMF walk is kind of surreal.