When Mabel won, I remember the garbage being tossed at him during the coronation, some pieces even hitting him. The tv cameras caught it on the live broadcast. (not sure if edited out on VHS/DVD release) At one point, it looked as though Mabel was going to cry. Also worth noting that the Lawler / Bret feud had gone off-and-on for almost two years, starting at KOTR 93. Just brutal.
You guys should do "Top ten wrestlers who could have good matches with anyone." Ex: Aj styles, Ric Flair, Shawn Michael's and Bret Hart. I would love to see the other wrestlers you guys can think of.
About Jeff Jarrett not being in the King of the Ring, he was defeated by the Undertaker in their qualifying match. The fact that the Undertaker cleanly beat the Intercontinental Champion at that time helped to build up the Undertaker and made me think even more that the Undertaker was going to win the King of the Ring.
I agree that was done for that reason and to make Mable's victory that more surprising and get him over for his title match at Summerslam. The problem is, that it didn't work and Mable was never over. They wanted the King of the Ring to fight the Champion at Summerslam and most likely they didn't want a face vs face match between Taker and Diesel there. For Diesel his face-turn was not long ago, so turning him heel again would be bad story-telling. On the other hand, if they turned Taker heel, they wouldn't have been happy about the crowd reaction, because most likely the people would have cheered Taker over Nash, not matter who was heel or face.
This was also the point that Bishoff got the go ahead to have a Monday night show opposite Raw, basically he could convince the network that WCW's product was better than this.
What was Vince smoking to book Mabel to Win King of the Ring anyway?! Vince has had a lot of missed opportunities over the years. The KOTR Final match that should have been booked should have been Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker with HBK booked to go over to be crowned KOTR (considering that he won the old WWF World Title @ WrestleMania XII the following year) and it could have spawned a Heart Break King gimmick too!
If they bring back the KOTR tournament, it should be a MITB type tournament, where the winner gets a "royal contract" allowing them to have it to be signed by the ref when they cash it in
I remember a storm happening where I lived in Colorado at the time making the ppv channel unscrambled and me being able to watch this live for free. I was still dissapointed by it despite receiving it for free.
3 things: How good can a PPV concept be, if the first winner gets a loser must kiss my toe match the next year? And to defend Vince a bit, I don't care about the buyrates. The tournament itself was well booked, as you mentioned. Nobody knew before about the terrible outcome. A PPV with no title on the line could be called Japanese Qualifiers.
Savio Vega was pretty good in this tournament and even had a decent IC title match on the Raw after. If it wasn't for Los Boricuas, he would've been a solid mid-carder. Also, How WWE Should've Booked Mabel. You pulled off the Anonymous Raw GM story, Plumpy, so tackle this dumpster fire.
Man I sure love the ads at the end of the video for WCPW. And to hear whatever crappy song they've got for the PPV. I have to say I have a hard time imagining many people see ads for WCPW PPVs and all of a sudden decide to buy them. Maybe I'm wrong though.
If you won't bring it to the main roster at least bring it to the UK show once you bolster it's size. Regalness always goes well with a UK-centric gimmick.
I was at this event as a 6 year old. It was not a very memorable night, especially sitting in the nosebleeds. Definitely super missed opportunities in booking.
Even as an 11 year old at the time this PPV was atrocious. How the hell do you have a PPV with Bret, Taker and HBK on and it be normally be classed as the worst PPV EVER? Staggering.
if the booking wasnt such ass maybe this wouldnt have been so freakin horrid. i dont hate on bigger wrestlers for their lack of "exciting performance" because you always got to have a monster heel around the title picture but for christ sake have him go against michaels in the finals or something jesus.
but you actually know that just because you made an Why they should bring it back and now making like 20 videos of facts for it for every year....they wont bring it back just because of it
Minion Jericho the only people who say it's at its worst now have only been watching for 5-6 years, they have no knowledge of the history and how much shit the real fans have lived through
I'm probably in a small minority (maybe a minority of one even) who was actually cheering for Savio Vega to win. Yes, I was a young'in back then and this was well before I realized that Vega was previously Kwang but once the HBK/Kama match went to a draw, and the Undertaker put over Mabel, I thought that this would have been an opportunity to get Savio Vega over. Yes, I imagine that statement is as ridiculous now as it would have been back in 1995, but he did beat 3 guys in I.R.S, Yokozuna (who was still a tag-team champion at the time, and also at his heaviest but I digress) and the Roadie, so I thought even through all its scripted lore, that was still an impressive feat. Plus never being much of an HBK fan, I was glad they didn't give him the win. Not like he needed it anyways.
They should have had Luger turn heel at SummerSlam 1994 beat Bret at Survivor Series 1994 lose to Bret at Royal Rumble 1995 Bret defends the WWF Championship at WRESTLEMANIA XI against Royal Rumble winner Randy Savage. Loses to Deisel at King of the Ring 1995 setting up KotR winner Shawn Michaels vs Deisel at SummerSlam 1995. Loses it back to Bret at Survivor Series 1995.
Booker T winning King of the ring was my favourite KOTR moment they should bring it back again but make it a serious tournament again!
Also liked Sheamus as "King"
Cat Valentine No there should Queen of the ring and i will automatically win👑👑👑
Cat Valentine Sheamus sucked as KOTR, but I do agree with you on Booker T, King Booker was fucking gold.
Liam Beckstrom King Bookah!!!
just watched the why video, didnt you?
Imagine King Undertaker...
Mike Spike Castle of corpses sounds like a metal band
King Taker
he would be the Lich King!
You mean, the Underking?
+Creepy Scorpio true af
How many nicknames has Plumpy given the Undertaker? 😂
From the future, there's plenty more where that came from.
How ECW Should've Booked December To Dismember
Despite the name that was a WWE show.
JJ Abeyta It is weird. I've noticed people do the same thing with NXT. I think we're not really used to wrestling promotions having non-brand shows.
1: HAVE CM PUNK WIN THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH
@@dxp5393 2-add more ecw originals
When Mabel won, I remember the garbage being tossed at him during the coronation, some pieces even hitting him. The tv cameras caught it on the live broadcast. (not sure if edited out on VHS/DVD release) At one point, it looked as though Mabel was going to cry.
Also worth noting that the Lawler / Bret feud had gone off-and-on for almost two years, starting at KOTR 93. Just brutal.
I'm disappointed King Ross isn't badly photoshopped on the thumbnail.
Why are you everywhere Carlos
We know that KOR 1996 was basically the start of the attitude era with Stone Cold Steve Austin saying "Austin 3:16 says I just whumped your ass!'
silvergir89 "whumped"
wwemonkey619 lmao
And it was a good thing because had the Curtain Call not happened, Triple H would have won the KotR.
silvergir89 that was on my birthday
Triple H was originally supposed to win the 96 KOTR. But he made a mistake and involved himself in the Curtain Call at MSG.
Nice shoot on King Ross there Plumpy ;)
At least 1996 was a better year when it comes to King of the Ring... cause of one man.
Robert Johnson it was a solid card of that period
That moment of relief when you hear Plumpy's voice.
I never knew that The Hardy Boyz were those door openers! Awesome.
Rest in Peace
Mabel
You guys should do "Top ten wrestlers who could have good matches with anyone." Ex: Aj styles, Ric Flair, Shawn Michael's and Bret Hart. I would love to see the other wrestlers you guys can think of.
Nice vid Adam
Hearing Plumpy's voice right away immediately makes me think the videos 100 times better
Anything Plumpy O'Clock does is 1000 times better.
MegamanNG damn, I wouldn't think to see you here.
Alternate history where Razor is not injured and wins KOTR '95 instead of Mabel would be interesting.
Either Shawn Michaels or Undertaker should have won the KOTR
Kyrin Chase as the heart break King or the King of the Darkside ? I doubt for the gimmick
So is King of The Ring coming back? Or are you guys running out of ideas that you thought this might be something to do?
"Obscopter" is my new favorite word. Thank you.
Me and a buddy of mine have quoted "Iggy The Grave Diggy Piggy" for nearly seven years now 2:33
I get the feeling plumpy didnt enjoy this kotr for some reason.
chris hubbard SOME REASON
0:59-1:03 thats SAVIO VEGA not MORALES
They showed that image of Savio because he was accepting the induction on Pedro's behalf.
settle down
Is this an advert on a Wrestling channel???!!!
WHAT?!
This was the original ecw chant before it became popular years later on wwe t.v.
"the only PPV without a title match."
Then Survivor Series 2017 happened.
About Jeff Jarrett not being in the King of the Ring, he was defeated by the Undertaker in their qualifying match. The fact that the Undertaker cleanly beat the Intercontinental Champion at that time helped to build up the Undertaker and made me think even more that the Undertaker was going to win the King of the Ring.
I agree that was done for that reason and to make Mable's victory that more surprising and get him over for his title match at Summerslam. The problem is, that it didn't work and Mable was never over. They wanted the King of the Ring to fight the Champion at Summerslam and most likely they didn't want a face vs face match between Taker and Diesel there. For Diesel his face-turn was not long ago, so turning him heel again would be bad story-telling. On the other hand, if they turned Taker heel, they wouldn't have been happy about the crowd reaction, because most likely the people would have cheered Taker over Nash, not matter who was heel or face.
Matunus Donnerhammer true, It should have been a good year but it did'nt
I think watching KOTR 1995 SHOULD count towards your community service hours.
This was also the point that Bishoff got the go ahead to have a Monday night show opposite Raw, basically he could convince the network that WCW's product was better than this.
awesome video ... I remember renting this KOTR from the video store many times back in the day ...
"This is the guy that won. This Fucking guy!!" 😂😂 dead
What was Vince smoking to book Mabel to Win King of the Ring anyway?! Vince has had a lot of missed opportunities over the years. The KOTR Final match that should have been booked should have been Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker with HBK booked to go over to be crowned KOTR (considering that he won the old WWF World Title @ WrestleMania XII the following year) and it could have spawned a Heart Break King gimmick too!
What is the name of the song that advertises the "Build to destroy" PPV ?
This was also Stephanie Wiand's final WWF PPV, as she would leave before In Your House #2.
If they bring back the KOTR tournament, it should be a MITB type tournament, where the winner gets a "royal contract" allowing them to have it to be signed by the ref when they cash it in
I love that the next video in the queue is 'why the kotr should come back' haha
I remember a storm happening where I lived in Colorado at the time making the ppv channel unscrambled and me being able to watch this live for free. I was still dissapointed by it despite receiving it for free.
They should bring back the KOTR but have the entire tournament take place on that paper view.
it would take like 8 hours, maybe the semi-finals
Andrews Diaz how 8 hours
I was glad Mabel won the tournament. He was a good heel and had a lot of heat.
3 things:
How good can a PPV concept be, if the first winner gets a loser must kiss my toe match the next year?
And to defend Vince a bit, I don't care about the buyrates. The tournament itself was well booked, as you mentioned. Nobody knew before about the terrible outcome.
A PPV with no title on the line could be called Japanese Qualifiers.
What was the name of the song used at the end of the video?
Hmmm... I wonder what's so wrong about Mabel winning?
He’s BLACK !!!!
I love these lists!!! Keep them going!! Summer slam after this!!
ADAM 'PLUMPY'BLAMPIED!!!
You're a legend and possibly future KING
Savio Vega was pretty good in this tournament and even had a decent IC title match on the Raw after. If it wasn't for Los Boricuas, he would've been a solid mid-carder. Also, How WWE Should've Booked Mabel. You pulled off the Anonymous Raw GM story, Plumpy, so tackle this dumpster fire.
CobaltT9 boricua en la casa puñetaaaaa
is build to destroy's theme the same of No Regrets ( I think) but with different lyrics?
Man I sure love the ads at the end of the video for WCPW. And to hear whatever crappy song they've got for the PPV. I have to say I have a hard time imagining many people see ads for WCPW PPVs and all of a sudden decide to buy them. Maybe I'm wrong though.
When the Undertaker lost to Mable, I just waited for Vinny Mac to tell the world it was all a joke.
For some reason my entire town got this show for free.
Vlad the Superfan at 3:29 not wearing his trademark tanktop :(
Sweet! I actually had Club ECW 2nd row section A seats.
If you won't bring it to the main roster at least bring it to the UK show once you bolster it's size. Regalness always goes well with a UK-centric gimmick.
1994-1998 there was no one who could come even close to Shawn Michaels in terms of talent, charisma and performance
Wow, awful! I was 10 when that happened and the thing I remember to this day is liking Shawn's attire. lol
King Booker was the only King of the Ring winner that actually made the King gimmick work.
Sooo....I mean...is that not Will Ferrell at 1:04 in the background?
This was one of the first PPVs my parents ordered for me......
You should do a "How WWE Should Have Booked King of the Ring 1995". :D
"Misheard AND ECW chant" looks like a mistype and slightly ironic ;)
Adam, there ya go. There's a new "How WWE should've booked" video for you. Hopefully you could rebook this atrocious debacle.
So I get the feeling Whatculture wants KOTR to return
Was it the best choice to put out this video right after Why WWE Should Bring Back King of the Ring?
I think the Hardy Boyz fact was interesting.
10 fascinating facts about ECW
I was at this event & I recall the crowd shitting all over Mabel winning. The crowd threw so much shit at Sid after the main event.
whos that actress on the alaska card ad?
Even as a kid of only 12, I knew this was total shit from start to finish.
ross has a journalism degree? what school did he get that at? the claw machine outside of Jim Bob's School of Truckin'?
This is where Sandman who had front row spit beer on Savio during Savio's match
song at the end plez
Nice video
I don't mind Undertaker not being King of the Ring. Just doesn't jibe with the gimmick.
We want top 10 wwe rivalrys
'Mental boots with mental toys' lol
boys*
I was at this event as a 6 year old. It was not a very memorable night, especially sitting in the nosebleeds. Definitely super missed opportunities in booking.
My highlight was the undertaker entrance I was 11 it was scary😆
3:00 cutest picture ever
rest in peace mabel
A year later Johnny Rodz would be in the Hall of Fame.
Even as an 11 year old at the time this PPV was atrocious. How the hell do you have a PPV with Bret, Taker and HBK on and it be normally be classed as the worst PPV EVER? Staggering.
I was there. 12 years old and totally confused when mable won. The whole event was weird. Atleast I can say I went to a ppv I guess
Anything relating to any sort of malice at any sort of palace is copyright of Ron Artest/Metta World Peace.
Plumpy calls Visera a plum
Bold Prediction!!!!!
The next video will be about King of The Ring 1996..... The best KOTR EVAH!!!!!
great vid
Robert Coxygen It's not been up long enough for you to know that
Malcolm Boyd there videos are usually good anyway
Robert Coxygen l
It's PAY-DROW! NOT Petro. He's not fuel you put in your vehicle...
To be fair, Bob Holly vs Roadie was a really good match...
Who was power Bomb in a tux at the end
if the booking wasnt such ass maybe this wouldnt have been so freakin horrid. i dont hate on bigger wrestlers for their lack of "exciting performance" because you always got to have a monster heel around the title picture but for christ sake have him go against michaels in the finals or something jesus.
Does anyone remember that Andrew Souchek guy? Whatever happened to him?
but you actually know that just because you made an Why they should bring it back and now making like 20 videos of facts for it for every year....they wont bring it back just because of it
Whenever people say that WWE is worse than it's ever been they obviously don't remember 1995
Minion Jericho the only people who say it's at its worst now have only been watching for 5-6 years, they have no knowledge of the history and how much shit the real fans have lived through
Let's talk Wrestling or just the Attitude Era marks who can't let go of the past
Nothing will be as bad as 1995. Or 1999 quite frankly. Or 2003. Or 2007.
I'm probably in a small minority (maybe a minority of one even) who was actually cheering for Savio Vega to win. Yes, I was a young'in back then and this was well before I realized that Vega was previously Kwang but once the HBK/Kama match went to a draw, and the Undertaker put over Mabel, I thought that this would have been an opportunity to get Savio Vega over.
Yes, I imagine that statement is as ridiculous now as it would have been back in 1995, but he did beat 3 guys in I.R.S, Yokozuna (who was still a tag-team champion at the time, and also at his heaviest but I digress) and the Roadie, so I thought even through all its scripted lore, that was still an impressive feat.
Plus never being much of an HBK fan, I was glad they didn't give him the win. Not like he needed it anyways.
i actually was here in person...eek...i was 12 though so it was fun.
Matt put hhh over? Whatever you've been smoking just reduce the dosage.
Holy Shit!
King Ross has a fucking degree in journalism?
I don't wanna know what college allowed that.
They should have had Luger turn heel at SummerSlam 1994 beat Bret at Survivor Series 1994 lose to Bret at Royal Rumble 1995 Bret defends the WWF Championship at WRESTLEMANIA XI against Royal Rumble winner Randy Savage. Loses to Deisel at King of the Ring 1995 setting up KotR winner Shawn Michaels vs Deisel at SummerSlam 1995. Loses it back to Bret at Survivor Series 1995.
Vince's palace of malice
Vince's suplex duplex
Vince's rassle castle
Vince's crate of hate
Vince's conflict pit
Vinny Mac's pin fall mall
Vince's assault cult vault
Nicholas Johnson Vince's Park for Mean Marks
TOO funny! 😂😁😀 4:56
Funniest intro EVER
Hbk entrance was edited out of ciseum video n classic ondemand too not cause of hbk kayfabe
Why so many videos on King of the ring
did chris benoit not have a dark match?