Das Wunderkind dancing in all his glory in front of the Biker Michael Likers is a sight to see indeed! Those bikers were missing out on the Saturday Wright Fever!
The more I see Alex Wright on Reliving the War, the more I realize how wrong place, wrong time he was. Imagine how over he'd be with the dancing Saturday Wright Fever Das Wunderkind gimmick he'd be nowadays
As cheesy as the whole 90s biker thing is, i miss these outside crowded ppvs like Road Wild. It has such a unique feel compared to the regular stadium events.
Dogshit PPVs imo. I hate them. Constant revving and honking. Terrible production quality. No gate either. Stupid idea. Only done because Bischoff likes bikes.
I dont know what the "whole 90s biker thing" means. People only rode in the 90s? But I digress and agree, the outdoors shows looked great...cool way to break from the norm. The whole 90s biker Miker liker thing was running feckin' wiiiiiiillllld!!
I was in the audience at 13 years old! The seats were free but you had to show up 3 hours in advance to claim your spot on some very uncomfortable bleachers. Worth it!
Lex Luger only being WCW Champion for less than a week was a real bummer. He was clearly super over and I think it would of been a good story line to have the nWo desperately try to take the title back. Maybe let Lex hold it for a month or two before Hogan takes it back and goes back to the Sting storyline. Lex just deserved better.
Yeah, if they really wanted to pop that rating for Nitro, okay go ahead. But I feel like Luger should've at least gotten to hold it till September at a Nitro or at the Fall Brawl PPV Like you said, the nWo getting obsessed with getting that title back for a whole month would've been good TV to see their desperation
Crazy luger never had a run with the big gold belt...they didn't let him get it frm flair in the early 90's when sting was hurt which would of been a good storyline have the former horsemen member dethrone the champ...missed opportunity with him against the nwo, he was over and should of at least held it for 2 months...backstage politics messed a lot of stuff up by 98 the nwo became boring to me
Say what you will, Sean Waltman was a hell of a talent for his size back then! I know many agree, but that kid was a great bump taker and could really move around fast as lightning as well as grapple! He deserves a lot more credit than he gets from critics in my opinion. Ric was pissed for the potato at first, but Ric is a pro and took control of his anger quickly knowing it was not done purposely and he gave Sean his receipt for it, but without injuring Sean. Two great talents in one match - worth every dollar spent to watch on any PPV with those two with Sean forcing Ric to change his style and damn did he do great for a veteran of his caliper! The last match with Hogan and Lugar should have ended with Hogan cheating with his dirty tricks, but exclude the NWO members. Hogan could have ended the match with Lugar dodging an illegal move, or a foreign object and done a roll up, but this was the downfall of the NWO always crowding the ring at the end and WCW watered it down that way. Sure, do it during the week, but for cripes sake, not a PPV event. Lugar should have been given the run for another month at least just to test the water with him while still building the NWO up during this time. A failed opportunity that could have been good for business.
I had that night recorded as a kid. A night of upsets, it saw Disco beat Wright for the TV title, Scott Hall lost to Hector Garza, and Goldberg beat Hugh Morris.
These Road Wild shows were always rough to watch. Hogan seemed to always go over, despite not needing to at all this year, as it totally derailed all of Luger's momentum, and a South Dakota biker crowd that was never into it completely sucked the life out of the show.
@@wrayday7149 yeah, the future is near the end. Hogan refusing to drop the title cleanly to Sting and this, yeah by the end of the year, WCW had lost all momentum and a big part of the reason was the way the nwo kept winning all the time when it mattered most. Remember, we will got a year till Goldberg and over a year till he loses to Nash and the infamous fingerpoke of doom.
Agreed. My man goes all out. Gonna be devo when its all over. Where does the war end?? Surely not wcw demise as the war had bn lost for over a year. Savouring it while we can.
Ric Flair vs Syxx match was one of the most underated matches of the night. It was a great clash of styles and maneuvers and they worked well together.
Same with Juvi..what a stupid decision. They looked so unique and suddenly you find out they look like they’re 13 year old. Psicosis also had an amazing mask, screwed that up too, at least he looked like an adult, but still, what a shame. It totally took the magic away from them.
I actually watched this on the WCW internet thing when it aired. It was audio on Real Player with an occasional photo uploading every now and then. The novelty of it wore off quick and I turned it off after the Wright/Jericho match.
You may have been already told this but there is more to the Hogan/Luger story. Turns out Kevin Nash in the late Scott Hall had actually been campaigning for Lugar to win the title because he was so red hot at the time. The only reason the title match happened besides popping a rating was because of that. The original plan was for Lex Luger to go to roll while and challenge hope for the title and lose straight up!
I could swear there was an episode of Nitro where they explain the Cruiserweight limit is 220 pounds because it's the equivalent to 100 kilograms, for the Mexican and Japanese wrestlers.
One of the main issues with WCW during this time. Is that, for a huge part, all the NWO really was, was a way for Hogan to stay on top. However now as a heel. Fans were sick to death of red and yellow babyface Hogan on top. The novelty of Hogan on top as a heel got stale very quickly, certainly by the end of 96. The NWO and Hogan only really had a few good months, where it felt different and interesting. Where as wrestlers fans cared about, such as Luger were held back. Due to Hogans ego. No one was getting pushed and no one could get over properly. Due to Hogan monopolising the top spot. If you look at the stars WWF were making at this time and going forward and compare that to WCW. Ultimately this is what led to many of WCWs stars jumping ship later on.
To me the nwo was best in 96 when it first formed to maybe mid 97 after that I got tired of seeing them always on top, nobody going over, definitely too many people joining, even when they had spilt up to make the Wolfpack I knew it was only a matter of time before they joined back to put hogan on top...no wonder other wrestlers started to leave and great decision they made..
@@shady3legend before the reliving the war series, and for many years after. Fans, including myself, have spoken about how amazing and groundbreaking the NWO was. Apart from the first few months and the angle leading into it, it wasn’t all that special to be honest. Talk about “rose tinted glasses”
I do gotta say, the early matches look so cool seeing the Dakota mountain range around. Seems like a cool perk to attending Sturgis in the 90s. Kinda cool they made it free for attendance. I'm watching this more looking at everything outside the ring. Wondering what it would be like being in the crowd. Kinda a different crowd experience compared to every other event
It's always been a shame how injuries derailed Curt Hennigs prime he was always good becuase he's Mr Perfect but he was never as truly phenomenal as he was in his true prime.
Okay so let me get this straight...The Steiner brothers didn't win the trophy cause of a DQ, but Hogan's match where the whole NWO came in to interfere with the match didn't end with a DQ?😂😂😂
Geez, I envy you. I was in high school at the time, so we all knew this was garbage. Monday nights were spent armchair booking, figuring out ways to make the show entertaining. Steiners win! (No belts!) Giant wins a throwaway match! Granted, I was a mark for the Ultimate Warrior growing up, and looking back… Ouch.
The crazy thing is how obvious it was, it was all right there. Sting, DDP and The Giant should have never joined the NWO, and feuds of Sting / Hogan, DDP / Hall, and The Giant / Nash should have been at the forefront. They had the NWO for years, they easily could have done all 3 of those feuds in a long form. Would have had to probably transition to DDP vs Macho Man anyway with Scotts addiction getting the better of him.
@@JM1993951 There are plenty of dope moments in the late 90s era of WCW.. but people definitely do have rose tinted glasses on with WCW & WWF. Tons of stories that went nowhere, continued wayyy longer than they should have, or just made no sense. Todays wrestling is definitely better. Only some fans see it, but we are lowkey in a new golden era of wrestling with AEW, a revived ROH, NJPW, NJPW Strong, Impact, PWG, DEFY etc. Hopefully those promotions will continue to make WWE improve.. they have somewhat at least with pushing guys like Kevin and Ciampa. I think after Kevin & Ciampa accomplish whatever goals they have in WWE, they will have their last runs in AEW.
Though this isn't regarded as a good ppv i must admit that when i think back to my childhood this is one of the ppv's i remember the most! maybe it was because of the location and the biker theme but yeah it's always stood out in my mind for early wrestling memories.
I feel like ever since DDP beat Macho Man months ago, he hasn’t been booked very well. Keeps losing or just outright looks like a fool. I know it works out in the end but these initial months aren’t really great.
Dirty Biker Michael Likers don’t deserve Saturday Wright Fever. Alex Wright is a gem and a dancing god who was too good for Sturgis. Ooh Big Bratwurst 🌭
Seeing WCW at Sturgis was always interesting. When looking back at the old footage the scenery and setup was definitely unique for the time. Also the cruiserweight matches and tag team matches were definitely good at this road wild. Easily one of the best road wild ppvs. Also your Alex Wright dance segment skit was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 you did a good job in this review.
This is definitely interesting. I didn't watch WCW and was a diehard WWE fan during this time. Eventually I started staying up for the Nitro rebroadcasts, but it was kinda hard to get into for me seeing as I didn't know any of the story being setup. So it's cool getting to see this now. On the WWE side, this is just a walk down memory lane as I had been watching during their transition from the old Monday Night Raw intro to the new Raw is War/War Zone intros/the Titantron!
This event should’ve been better. WCW had everything going for it, and it feels like a huge wasted opportunity event. Hogan should’ve let Luger run with the belt longer. But my takeaway from this is after Davey Boy’s relapse, everyone’s doing chinlocks. It’s like Davey’s relapse triggered something in the wrestler’s brains to do chinlocks. You may think they’re cool to do, but they are not.
I miss PPVs like this, Bash At The Beach actually being on the beach, those spring break Nitro shows, etc. Yes it's not gonna be a full wrestling crowd, but it could be a fun experience having a show outdoors somewhere
The humor in your videos is always untouchable. You have me chuckling during every video. Also, I love the Alex Wright intros. This one was especially great.
The emotional pain on Alex Wrights face when he was unable to complete his iconic Victory Dance evoked heavy shades of Austin grimacing when trying to raise the IC belt after Owen broke his neck… wish him well in his long road to recovery 🙏
To be honest, the title swap surprised me when it occurred. they were doing a massive build up to the inevitable Sting v Hogan match at Starrcade, and the title switches in this week were a risk to me. Kinda forgotten in the long term, so yeah, possibly just a ratings pop. But was a massive nothing burger.
I think it was pretty good, nwo even when they lose the belt are inevitable, wcw get a taste but that's all they get. It would have worked out brilliantly, if they just eventually had nwo actually lose out.
RE: Hogan vs. Lugar: “This hasn’t been good so far…” Bite your tongue! Less an a minute later, you state (and show!) Hogan hitting an invented atomic drop. That’s (for Hogan) Olympic level wrestling. He learned an actual move, versus just twisting arms and falling on his ass (the leg drop). He’s move over Shamrock; Hulk’s in town! And about the ending, why even pretend that Sting could turn things around? We all know how that turns out.
Lol so Nash pulls the ref out, DQ, Steiners don’t get titles. Whole NWO comes down in Lugers match, Luger fends them off, match allowed to continue, Luger loses belt lol.
Damn That really was an awesome set for the show. If only we could change the crowd and the booking 🤦♂️ Also, i kinda feel like This video was more enjoyable than the actual PPV. Thank You Wrestling Bios 😄👍
Even though I was a diehard wwf fan, I still would watch wcw the nights wef was not on. 1 thing I loved about wcw over wwf were the ppv themes. Halloween havoc, bash at the beach ect. They a lot more outdoor shows too wich i liked also. I thought wcw ppvs were so cool
As DDP's intro song comes on couldn't help but to remember how he sued Jay Z and rockafella for throwing up the diamond which he trademarked and patent 🤣🤣 for those that don't know y'all never realized why they never throw the ROC Diamond up ever again? Lol yup DDP made sure of that
As you said it was all but guaranteed that the title would go back to Hogan. The fans probably felt it to so there was no reason to get emotionally invested in the road wild main event. Maybe the big wigs at Turner were at the 100th Nitro episode 5 days later. So therefore Hogan probably volunteered to drop the title to Luger so he can claim he was responsible for the high rating
I remember listening and trying to watch this PPV through a blurred out scrambled channel as a youngster. WCW PPV's and scrambled porn were a staple for me as a 13 year old.
The Nitro celebration was a bit over the top in hindsight, but at least he won the title, so it wasn’t as ridiculous as his count out win celebration against Yokozuna.
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Das Wunderkind dancing in all his glory in front of the Biker Michael Likers is a sight to see indeed! Those bikers were missing out on the Saturday Wright Fever!
The more I see Alex Wright on Reliving the War, the more I realize how wrong place, wrong time he was. Imagine how over he'd be with the dancing Saturday Wright Fever Das Wunderkind gimmick he'd be nowadays
Oh, big bratwurst
@@Mrryn I know right he is an amazing wrestler and under appreciated.
I agree!!! 😂😂😂
The crowd wasn't into the Luger/Hogan match because everyone and their mothers knew exactly what was going to happen
11:13 "Chris ends up locking in an armbar"
Well, as we'll see, that is one of his well-established holds.
Armdrag…
As cheesy as the whole 90s biker thing is, i miss these outside crowded ppvs like Road Wild. It has such a unique feel compared to the regular stadium events.
Sturgis is bigger the ever so idk what you mean by "90s biker thing". Also, go tell one of them that, you'll get knocked out immediately lol
@@jamiepasquariello2652 dude are you lacking some braincells?
Yup, especially right as the wolf pack was coming out. Couldn't paint a better picture with that sunset next to the ring.
Dogshit PPVs imo. I hate them. Constant revving and honking. Terrible production quality. No gate either. Stupid idea. Only done because Bischoff likes bikes.
I dont know what the "whole 90s biker thing" means. People only rode in the 90s? But I digress and agree, the outdoors shows looked great...cool way to break from the norm.
The whole 90s biker Miker liker thing was running feckin' wiiiiiiillllld!!
I was in the audience at 13 years old! The seats were free but you had to show up 3 hours in advance to claim your spot on some very uncomfortable bleachers. Worth it!
Lex Luger only being WCW Champion for less than a week was a real bummer. He was clearly super over and I think it would of been a good story line to have the nWo desperately try to take the title back. Maybe let Lex hold it for a month or two before Hogan takes it back and goes back to the Sting storyline. Lex just deserved better.
Yeah, if they really wanted to pop that rating for Nitro, okay go ahead. But I feel like Luger should've at least gotten to hold it till September at a Nitro or at the Fall Brawl PPV
Like you said, the nWo getting obsessed with getting that title back for a whole month would've been good TV to see their desperation
It's another case of "That ain't gonna work for me, brother!"
Thats all Hogan and Bischoff
Crazy luger never had a run with the big gold belt...they didn't let him get it frm flair in the early 90's when sting was hurt which would of been a good storyline have the former horsemen member dethrone the champ...missed opportunity with him against the nwo, he was over and should of at least held it for 2 months...backstage politics messed a lot of stuff up by 98 the nwo became boring to me
I was a big Luger fan at the time and was so disappointed that he dropped the title back to Hogan so fast.
Home of the “Biker Michael Likers” 🤣 🤣🤣 great content as always WrestlingBios!
*Michael likers
A Saturday Wright fever PPV special, worth the price of admission
If he was American. He was a sure star.
"oh Giant Bratwurst."🕺
😄👍
Tix were free
The amazing in ring psychology of doing an armdrag, strutting around the ring and immediately tagging out always makes me crack up at Jeff Jarrett.
Could you imagine gold dust at a free ppv of 1997 bikers ?? Lol
Say what you will, Sean Waltman was a hell of a talent for his size back then! I know many agree, but that kid was a great bump taker and could really move around fast as lightning as well as grapple! He deserves a lot more credit than he gets from critics in my opinion. Ric was pissed for the potato at first, but Ric is a pro and took control of his anger quickly knowing it was not done purposely and he gave Sean his receipt for it, but without injuring Sean. Two great talents in one match - worth every dollar spent to watch on any PPV with those two with Sean forcing Ric to change his style and damn did he do great for a veteran of his caliper!
The last match with Hogan and Lugar should have ended with Hogan cheating with his dirty tricks, but exclude the NWO members. Hogan could have ended the match with Lugar dodging an illegal move, or a foreign object and done a roll up, but this was the downfall of the NWO always crowding the ring at the end and WCW watered it down that way. Sure, do it during the week, but for cripes sake, not a PPV event. Lugar should have been given the run for another month at least just to test the water with him while still building the NWO up during this time. A failed opportunity that could have been good for business.
As Bios described him, the unsung hero of the nWo as he always gave 110% in the ring.
Caliper? Sean is a great worker in any generation. Way ahead of his time if anything.
@@choke9270 The tag match with Joey Janela, Myers, and Cardona in GCW earlier this year was a testament to how good Pac is even to this day
I always liked Syxx with Hall and Nash...given their history and how tight they were, they were a great trio...the Original Wolfpac
"that KID was a great bump taker and could really move around fast as LIGHTNING..."
I see what you did there.
"There's only one man who can stop all this nonsense" I mean, we are only like 6-7 weeks from Goldberg's debut.
As for a match with Sting, we’re only at the beginning of August and Starcade isn’t until November or December…
I had that night recorded as a kid. A night of upsets, it saw Disco beat Wright for the TV title, Scott Hall lost to Hector Garza, and Goldberg beat Hugh Morris.
...and the slow decline of WCW, basically beginning with Starrcade '97.
These Road Wild shows were always rough to watch. Hogan seemed to always go over, despite not needing to at all this year, as it totally derailed all of Luger's momentum, and a South Dakota biker crowd that was never into it completely sucked the life out of the show.
@@wrayday7149 yeah, the future is near the end. Hogan refusing to drop the title cleanly to Sting and this, yeah by the end of the year, WCW had lost all momentum and a big part of the reason was the way the nwo kept winning all the time when it mattered most. Remember, we will got a year till Goldberg and over a year till he loses to Nash and the infamous fingerpoke of doom.
"Doesn't work for me, brother."
Best wrestling channel on TH-cam by far. Thanks for all the hard work boss.
Him, Wrestle with Andy, and MarkyD are the holy trinity of wrestling youtubers.
Agreed. My man goes all out. Gonna be devo when its all over. Where does the war end?? Surely not wcw demise as the war had bn lost for over a year. Savouring it while we can.
@@jimbo_1312 I did not know about those other channels, i will give them a watch when i can, thanks for the recommendations.
@@DieHardjagged ya def should...if ya like Wrestling Bios more than likely you'll enjoy those too...MarkyD focuses alot on TNA ...
If this guy isn't getting absolutely pelted with Patreon subscriptions then there is truly no justice in the world.
Booker and Bagwell start us off…if only they knew
Ric Flair vs Syxx match was one of the most underated matches of the night. It was a great clash of styles and maneuvers and they worked well together.
Two guys who could work with anyone .. not surprising they did well together.
Outside PPVs are always gorgeous
Konnan trying to remove Rey Mysterio's mask? C'mon, not even WCW would be that stupid! I mean, removing Rey's mask? That would be truly idiotic!
At least Mr. McMahon did pull a few levers to get Rey his mask back in WWE!
Yea, but he was still over as hell without the mask
Same with Juvi..what a stupid decision. They looked so unique and suddenly you find out they look like they’re 13 year old. Psicosis also had an amazing mask, screwed that up too, at least he looked like an adult, but still, what a shame. It totally took the magic away from them.
Nope, superbrawl 9
was the worst compare to this!
Bro u do know they left that privilege to big sexy Kevin Nash right? He the one who unmasked Rey lol
I actually watched this on the WCW internet thing when it aired. It was audio on Real Player with an occasional photo uploading every now and then. The novelty of it wore off quick and I turned it off after the Wright/Jericho match.
I genuinely get in a better mood when a new WrestlingBios video comes out
You may have been already told this but there is more to the Hogan/Luger story. Turns out Kevin Nash in the late Scott Hall had actually been campaigning for Lugar to win the title because he was so red hot at the time. The only reason the title match happened besides popping a rating was because of that. The original plan was for Lex Luger to go to roll while and challenge hope for the title and lose straight up!
With all the chinlock spots, you would think Davey was the match agent for this show.
The Alex Wright bits are starting to become one of my favorite parts of Reliving the War!
I could swear there was an episode of Nitro where they explain the Cruiserweight limit is 220 pounds because it's the equivalent to 100 kilograms, for the Mexican and Japanese wrestlers.
Tenay would point that out when comparing an American to a Mexican or Japanese opponent, "Foreign" competitors were often introduced using kilos.
It's a shame that Luger had to drop the Belt back to Hogan
One of the main issues with WCW during this time. Is that, for a huge part, all the NWO really was, was a way for Hogan to stay on top. However now as a heel. Fans were sick to death of red and yellow babyface Hogan on top. The novelty of Hogan on top as a heel got stale very quickly, certainly by the end of 96. The NWO and Hogan only really had a few good months, where it felt different and interesting. Where as wrestlers fans cared about, such as Luger were held back. Due to Hogans ego. No one was getting pushed and no one could get over properly. Due to Hogan monopolising the top spot. If you look at the stars WWF were making at this time and going forward and compare that to WCW. Ultimately this is what led to many of WCWs stars jumping ship later on.
To me the nwo was best in 96 when it first formed to maybe mid 97 after that I got tired of seeing them always on top, nobody going over, definitely too many people joining, even when they had spilt up to make the Wolfpack I knew it was only a matter of time before they joined back to put hogan on top...no wonder other wrestlers started to leave and great decision they made..
@@shady3legend before the reliving the war series, and for many years after. Fans, including myself, have spoken about how amazing and groundbreaking the NWO was. Apart from the first few months and the angle leading into it, it wasn’t all that special to be honest. Talk about “rose tinted glasses”
I do gotta say, the early matches look so cool seeing the Dakota mountain range around. Seems like a cool perk to attending Sturgis in the 90s. Kinda cool they made it free for attendance. I'm watching this more looking at everything outside the ring. Wondering what it would be like being in the crowd. Kinda a different crowd experience compared to every other event
Machomans attire is always on point and at the top when it comes to any wrestler at this time in WCW
It's always been a shame how injuries derailed Curt Hennigs prime he was always good becuase he's Mr Perfect but he was never as truly phenomenal as he was in his true prime.
Okay so let me get this straight...The Steiner brothers didn't win the trophy cause of a DQ, but Hogan's match where the whole NWO came in to interfere with the match didn't end with a DQ?😂😂😂
NWO 4 life
The rules work for me, Brother
@@notserious6458 Best comment 🤣🤣🤣
@@notserious6458 🤘too sweet brother hogan rulez
Probably because they were competing for a belt and not a trophy (I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself brother)
The comment about the biker michael likers roaring they're engines at Jacky was hilarious 😂😂😂
12 year old me couldn't see it, but rewatching this series is a harsh reminder of how badly WCW booked the NWO.
Nostalgia makes us only remember the cool moments, which were few and far between.
Geez, I envy you. I was in high school at the time, so we all knew this was garbage. Monday nights were spent armchair booking, figuring out ways to make the show entertaining. Steiners win! (No belts!) Giant wins a throwaway match! Granted, I was a mark for the Ultimate Warrior growing up, and looking back… Ouch.
The crazy thing is how obvious it was, it was all right there. Sting, DDP and The Giant should have never joined the NWO, and feuds of Sting / Hogan, DDP / Hall, and The Giant / Nash should have been at the forefront. They had the NWO for years, they easily could have done all 3 of those feuds in a long form. Would have had to probably transition to DDP vs Macho Man anyway with Scotts addiction getting the better of him.
@@JM1993951 There are plenty of dope moments in the late 90s era of WCW.. but people definitely do have rose tinted glasses on with WCW & WWF. Tons of stories that went nowhere, continued wayyy longer than they should have, or just made no sense.
Todays wrestling is definitely better. Only some fans see it, but we are lowkey in a new golden era of wrestling with AEW, a revived ROH, NJPW, NJPW Strong, Impact, PWG, DEFY etc.
Hopefully those promotions will continue to make WWE improve.. they have somewhat at least with pushing guys like Kevin and Ciampa. I think after Kevin & Ciampa accomplish whatever goals they have in WWE, they will have their last runs in AEW.
@@smac919 LMAO No.
Though this isn't regarded as a good ppv i must admit that when i think back to my childhood this is one of the ppv's i remember the most! maybe it was because of the location and the biker theme but yeah it's always stood out in my mind for early wrestling memories.
Started to sweat …… thought the big dog may have forgot to feed the Wb nation . About to chinlock my self to numb the pain 😂
RIP to the biker who got ripped in half by Flash Norton.
I always loved how you could see the start of the show still have day light and see how it’s night time by the main event
Lol idk why
I feel like ever since DDP beat Macho Man months ago, he hasn’t been booked very well. Keeps losing or just outright looks like a fool.
I know it works out in the end but these initial months aren’t really great.
I love how all of you people in the comment sections of these videos know everything about booking matches. lol
Apparently you never heard DDP's story
Perfect way to end a Sunday.
If I had a big slice of apple pie 🥧 with cream & a nice big cuppa tea ☕ to go along with this it would be completely perfect 🥰
Dirty Biker Michael Likers don’t deserve Saturday Wright Fever. Alex Wright is a gem and a dancing god who was too good for Sturgis. Ooh Big Bratwurst 🌭
Seeing WCW at Sturgis was always interesting. When looking back at the old footage the scenery and setup was definitely unique for the time. Also the cruiserweight matches and tag team matches were definitely good at this road wild. Easily one of the best road wild ppvs. Also your Alex Wright dance segment skit was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 you did a good job in this review.
Wrestling Bios, the main man of Wrestling TH-cam, I got a big smile on my face when I saw this, let's go!
“Hogan scratches Lugers back in the corner, and not in a good way either”…that lil line just tickled me lol
Alex Wright, still tries to give the fans what they want, even after a long and sweaty match!
Alex trying to painfully perform his signature
Move and selling all that punishment is fucken gold
I never would of guessed Hogan winning back the title. 🤯
I'd say you were the only one 🤣
Something about some of those old
outside 90's wcw events just oozes nostalgia.....
This is definitely interesting. I didn't watch WCW and was a diehard WWE fan during this time. Eventually I started staying up for the Nitro rebroadcasts, but it was kinda hard to get into for me seeing as I didn't know any of the story being setup. So it's cool getting to see this now. On the WWE side, this is just a walk down memory lane as I had been watching during their transition from the old Monday Night Raw intro to the new Raw is War/War Zone intros/the Titantron!
This event should’ve been better. WCW had everything going for it, and it feels like a huge wasted opportunity event. Hogan should’ve let Luger run with the belt longer. But my takeaway from this is after Davey Boy’s relapse, everyone’s doing chinlocks. It’s like Davey’s relapse triggered something in the wrestler’s brains to do chinlocks. You may think they’re cool to do, but they are not.
"Here's some unaired footage of this little dork's screen." I don't know why, but that got me friggin' rolling!🤣😂🤣
I miss PPVs like this, Bash At The Beach actually being on the beach, those spring break Nitro shows, etc. Yes it's not gonna be a full wrestling crowd, but it could be a fun experience having a show outdoors somewhere
Thanks for all you do, awesome content!
The humor in your videos is always untouchable. You have me chuckling during every video. Also, I love the Alex Wright intros. This one was especially great.
I needed a little Alex Wright injected into my weekend. Danke.
The emotional pain on Alex Wrights face when he was unable to complete his iconic Victory Dance evoked heavy shades of Austin grimacing when trying to raise the IC belt after Owen broke his neck… wish him well in his long road to recovery 🙏
Perfect way to end one of my best summers of my life summer of 97
It is once again time to say that reliving the war and other wrestling bio's content are the best shows in wrestling right now, not just TH-cam.
I think a bunch of greased up half naked dudes wrestling eachother fits right in to the biker scene.
God ddps wife Kimberly was a dime back in the day.
The Steiners vs Outsiders looked good. I need to check that one out.
I can't believe a crowd in 1997 would give Harlem Heat that type of reaction.
They were likely racist.
@@Prplngldbee616 So ignorant, one of the best tag teams of all time.
Bikers are scum bags
The colored folks got booed or got called porch monkeys?
To be honest, the title swap surprised me when it occurred. they were doing a massive build up to the inevitable Sting v Hogan match at Starrcade, and the title switches in this week were a risk to me. Kinda forgotten in the long term, so yeah, possibly just a ratings pop. But was a massive nothing burger.
I think it was pretty good, nwo even when they lose the belt are inevitable, wcw get a taste but that's all they get. It would have worked out brilliantly, if they just eventually had nwo actually lose out.
This is my favorite channel on TH-cam
always thought Waltman was underrated glad hes getting his roses before it is too late unlike Hall unfortunately.
I like the nod to Evangelion by using the Decisive Battle theme. You, sir, are awesome 👍
If Scott Norton is moving quickly toward you, you better run
I really don't think you understand how happy your videos make people. Thank you.
I gotta say I LOVE the N64 WCW Game Background music! Well done!
RE: Hogan vs. Lugar: “This hasn’t been good so far…”
Bite your tongue! Less an a minute later, you state (and show!) Hogan hitting an invented atomic drop. That’s (for Hogan) Olympic level wrestling. He learned an actual move, versus just twisting arms and falling on his ass (the leg drop). He’s move over Shamrock; Hulk’s in town!
And about the ending, why even pretend that Sting could turn things around? We all know how that turns out.
I think it's safe to say that a lot of bikers liked pro wrestling back then.
Lol so Nash pulls the ref out, DQ, Steiners don’t get titles. Whole NWO comes down in Lugers match, Luger fends them off, match allowed to continue, Luger loses belt lol.
As a German, I appreciate your fascination with Alex wunderkind wright
Saturday Wright Fever is on! Bikers love the bratwurst
i love wrestling bios… that’s it, thats the comment.
Another awesome upload, from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet!
Damn
That really was an awesome set for the show. If only we could change the crowd and the booking 🤦♂️
Also, i kinda feel like This video was more enjoyable than the actual PPV. Thank You Wrestling Bios
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These videos are great. Keep them coming. Big fan of reliving the war.
Any other diehard Alex wright fans here?
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Even though I was a diehard wwf fan, I still would watch wcw the nights wef was not on. 1 thing I loved about wcw over wwf were the ppv themes. Halloween havoc, bash at the beach ect. They a lot more outdoor shows too wich i liked also. I thought wcw ppvs were so cool
I wanna read more of that glacier fan fiction. James vanderburg being the master roshi of the group got me hooked in
When I paused to read that little Dora's screen I spit my cereal out while reading the Glacier fan fiction.
It was an outdoor event. Excitement is normally low, in that type of venue.
3:59 Booker's jumping sidekick was AWESOME!!! AAAAAAAAAA 🫨
I have to say, the Glacier fan fiction was awesome! Well done, good sir.
Welcome to reliving the chinlocks 🤣🤣🤣
As DDP's intro song comes on couldn't help but to remember how he sued Jay Z and rockafella for throwing up the diamond which he trademarked and patent 🤣🤣 for those that don't know y'all never realized why they never throw the ROC Diamond up ever again? Lol yup DDP made sure of that
I love these outdoor venues!
The fanfic LMAO I definitely had to pause to read it and was not disappointed
Wait a minute, Michael Buffer. Maybe the fans at these Road Wild shows was the Biker Michael Likers Ahmed Johnson was talking about. 😉😂🤣
Could Tony please dress like that at the next AEW show 🙏
Just got off time to sit back and watch some wrestlingbios good stuff brother
Eric Bischoff is a self proclaimed motorcycle enthusiast. Could you imagine if he was into scat? He would be Vince Russo.
I get why Hogan had to win but yeah Luger could have had more than ONE WEEK as a moment :(
Hey, he got 6 days... That's ALMOST a week, right?😉👍
That doesn’t work for me Brother
never liked theses "Hell's Angels PPV" but i love your channel too much. great work again !
There are three certainties in life: Jam, Horseman Business, and Biker Miker Likers.
As you said it was all but guaranteed that the title would go back to Hogan. The fans probably felt it to so there was no reason to get emotionally invested in the road wild main event. Maybe the big wigs at Turner were at the 100th Nitro episode 5 days later. So therefore Hogan probably volunteered to drop the title to Luger so he can claim he was responsible for the high rating
I love that DDP theme, but we know it's Nirvana's Come As You Are with some minor chnages
The Flair/Syxx match was the best of the night and commentary did particularly well in putting it over, specifically Dusty.
WCW Biker Michael Likers 1997. What a concept
I remember listening and trying to watch this PPV through a blurred out scrambled channel as a youngster. WCW PPV's and scrambled porn were a staple for me as a 13 year old.
The Nitro celebration was a bit over the top in hindsight, but at least he won the title, so it wasn’t as ridiculous as his count out win celebration against Yokozuna.
Ironically both matched were in the Palace of Auburn Hills.
This page is so fantastic. Great job man.