My grandparents were big fans of Raven and Vampiro, 70s and 80s that age range, I found that interesting. Mick Foley as well, they loved the bloody stuff.
I played this game on the Sony PS2, after WCW Nitro and Thunder video games. it is such a bad ass theme, for a non-Luchador-type of wrestler, man. He had a Bram Stoker's evil creature vibe. Way back, before both the (Y2K bug) "True Blood" and "Twilight" movie series too. a thought leader that had some futuristic thinking..
One of my absolute favorite wrestlers near the end of WCW. He was getting over huge as a babyface, so of course, Russo turns him heel for no reason and kills him dead.
+AnEternalEnigma I honestly don't think WCW knew what they had with Vampiro. An unorthodox offensive style, a unique look and charisma by the truckload should've made him a legit main eventer. Agreed though, Russo completely killed the character by lazily fueding him with Sting and putting him in every lame ass gimmick match he could think of (The Human Torch match being the absolute nadir of that run)..Made absolutely no sense.
+Peanut Butter Knife Fight ----- The feud could have worked IF Sting had put his heart into it. WCW was actually decent to watch then & had interesting storylines with SID, DDP, STING, LEX, HULK & Nash fighting off the New Blood. I'd really like to see some sort if program on the WWE network with all those involved explaining what COULD HAVE been. Hulk - Kidman Goldberg - Steiner Sid - Jarrett DDP - Kanyon / Awesome Sting / Vampiro Lex - Buff Bagwell
+TRUE 0UTLAW now you can lol I'm starting to watch it and I love the push they gave lance storm too bad he was never a grand slam champion with all the titles at once
The feud with Sting would have been much better if booked by someone who understood what they were doing. I do kinda remember him getting over as a face. Sort of like a cult like following.
TRUE 0UTLAW honestly the new blood angle would have been a thing a beauty if everybody wanted to play ball. hogan not wanting to lose and sting not wanting to get vampiro over were two major reasons it failed. which is a shame because it was a angle that could have saved wcw.
Growing up, I was a total mark for WWE, but I played any wrestling game I could get my hands on. Backstage Assault was the first time I'd ever heard of Vampiro. I would play as him or against him all the time just so I could hear this awesome music lol.
it's because the reason the mcmahons bought out wcw was basically to eliminate competition and shut them down. some superstars were signed to wwf/wwe but they didn't sign him due to they had no idea what to do with his character, "vampiro".
C S I’ve always thought it was stupid buying wcw just to shut it down. I can understand buying the competition but shutting it down immediately turned many fans away. The only time I watched wwe after that was for sting and Goldberg. Hell they didn’t know what to do with Sting. They sorta had the right thing going with Sting taking on the “corruption” but they proved sting was right about them in wrestle mania. All he wanted was a match with the undertaker.
God I miss WcW 😢 I was a bigger fan of WWF attitude era when I was a kid I hated WcW but now just watching all the classic matches I just wanna relive the moments when the only thing I had to worry about was missing another episode and get pissed at my parents for it lol
kinda wish he would have went to WWE. true they could have seen his gimmick too closely resembling the Undertaker. but who cares it would have been cool to see Vampiro vs Undertaker
@@Thatguy-sb2jo He didn't got a break cuz he corpsed while doing live promos. And the guy was the most talented of all the guys that came across from the WCW PowerPlant. I recommend watching his single matches from WCW. Oh and btw, on Eric Bischoff's book, Eric stated that O'Haire would have been World Champion if WCW didn't die.
To be fair Vampiro was hurt just after his last match with Sting and WCW was bought out. The way he tells it came out of surgery and got a telegram from Vinny Mac saying "You're Fired"
Honestly, the Sting feud ruined Vampiro completely. The guy became Sting's personal jobber for, what was it, 2-3 months? He got one victory in that entire feud and that was in that stupid Human Torch match when he lit a damned stunt double on fire. The rest of the feud was just Vampiro coming out and attacking Sting, Sting coming out and attacking Vampiro, Vampiro using the blood gimmick because get it, he's "Vampiro". There was only so much WCW could have done to save the guy after that feud, and that would have been to have Vampiro go clean over Hogan, Nash, Steiner and Goldberg for the next 6 months. It's a real shame honestly, Vampiro could've really been something if WCW wasn't the backstage political shithole that it was then, and if the writing was halfway decent.
He also had an awful feud with the KISS Demon that really hurt his momentum right after he won the Human Torch Match. He could cut a decent promo and was solid as hell in the ring.
Obi-Juan the Sting feud had nothing to do with him getting ruined lol. It put him on the US wrestling map, who cares if he didn't win the feud christ did Ric Flair ever win a feud lol. Bad booking and horrible writers and the fact WCW was circling the drain is what ruined not his feud with Sting. If Sting and Vampiro do that in WWF he would have been a big star.
Sounds like Cherub Rock, Even Flow with a little of Black Magic Woman at the beginning, whoever was the music guy in WCW, even tho the product that the talent had to deal with was shit, least people could come out to good music lol a lesson WWE nowadays could learn from
@@phenomenalone7134 yeah turner had a vast amount of stock music so. Jimmy Hart did produce a good bit of music while there. Wasnt sure plus had been drinking the white claws at the time when I posted that lol. Thanks for the correction mate.
I find it hilarious hulk hogan saying he's the future of wrestling during that promo of the wall in 2000, but vampire is the star of the XWF and the WSX AKA wrestling society x
Update on him, seems like he moved back to Guadalajara. Vampiro was spotted by the cameras at a CMLL event in Guadalajara this week, and mentioned by the commentary. He was just there like any other fan, chillin'
I was really little and don't remember too much about this era of wrestling, I remember DDP and Sting being my favorites. But I always loved this theme and hated vampiro. Never realized this was his theme; it's one my favorite ones.
It was also used by Horace Hogan a few times and it was used by various jobbers on WCW Saturday Night such as Emory Hale and there was like 3 others but I don't remember their names.
Everytime me an my wrestling buddy are the road an we have debates about who was a good wrestler back in 90s wcw Era Vampiri would always b my guy I would throw out there cause soon as this came on I knew I was in for a ride for a match loved Vampiros energy an the Vampiro Sting fued was genius back then wish they would have one last match b4 sting hangs up the boots
Vampiro and Raven we're definitely Underrated during WCW days smh
Imagine had they teamed up with each other
@@kyleshiflet9952 They where part of the stable called Dark Carnival in WCW.
And Deadpool
My grandparents were big fans of Raven and Vampiro, 70s and 80s that age range, I found that interesting. Mick Foley as well, they loved the bloody stuff.
@@texshockeycards6155 EC dub! EC dub!
Everytime I Listen To This I Think Of Backstage Assault
There was a time when it was the only reason I even turned on the game growing up : p
Faxxx best thing about the game to be honest it was trash but I still played it like hell
@Mark Marvan I didn't think it was that bad gameplay wise. The only mistake they made was not having any in ring stuff.
I played this game on the Sony PS2, after WCW Nitro and Thunder video games. it is such a bad ass theme, for a non-Luchador-type of wrestler, man. He had a Bram Stoker's evil creature vibe. Way back, before both the (Y2K bug) "True Blood" and "Twilight" movie series too. a thought leader that had some futuristic thinking..
Truth
One of my absolute favorite wrestlers near the end of WCW. He was getting over huge as a babyface, so of course, Russo turns him heel for no reason and kills him dead.
+AnEternalEnigma I honestly don't think WCW knew what they had with Vampiro. An unorthodox offensive style, a unique look and charisma by the truckload should've made him a legit main eventer. Agreed though, Russo completely killed the character by lazily fueding him with Sting and putting him in every lame ass gimmick match he could think of (The Human Torch match being the absolute nadir of that run)..Made absolutely no sense.
+Peanut Butter Knife Fight ----- The feud could have worked IF Sting had put his heart into it.
WCW was actually decent to watch then & had interesting storylines with SID, DDP, STING, LEX, HULK & Nash fighting off the New Blood.
I'd really like to see some sort if program on the WWE network with all those involved explaining what COULD HAVE been.
Hulk - Kidman
Goldberg - Steiner
Sid - Jarrett
DDP - Kanyon / Awesome
Sting / Vampiro
Lex - Buff Bagwell
+TRUE 0UTLAW now you can lol I'm starting to watch it and I love the push they gave lance storm too bad he was never a grand slam champion with all the titles at once
The feud with Sting would have been much better if booked by someone who understood what they were doing. I do kinda remember him getting over as a face. Sort of like a cult like following.
TRUE 0UTLAW honestly the new blood angle would have been a thing a beauty if everybody wanted to play ball. hogan not wanting to lose and sting not wanting to get vampiro over were two major reasons it failed. which is a shame because it was a angle that could have saved wcw.
One of the best WCW themes. R.I.P. WCW
God I love the opening of this theme...
Vampiro was ahead of his time. If he started out in around 2004 he would be massive in an indy type setting similar to Joe, Danielson, Claudio, etc.
Yeah too bad he was on tv and had a lot of fans right? Idiot
He was massive in Mexico.
The guitar rifts in his theme are just plain phenomenally dope
J.P. Wade they truly are
Smashing Pumpkins man!
insaneirishND thank you.
Right !!!! So classic, heavy but then again so peaceful all at once
@@insaneirishND same man.. somehow I found this theme strangely similar to smashing pumpkins cherub rock
Vampiro Without Facepaint Kinda Looks Like Jeff Hardy's Brother
They both are Canadian lol
Takes me back to WCW Backstage Assault. Good times.
WCW BACKSTAGE ASSAULT! Oh the memories...
Growing up, I was a total mark for WWE, but I played any wrestling game I could get my hands on. Backstage Assault was the first time I'd ever heard of Vampiro. I would play as him or against him all the time just so I could hear this awesome music lol.
+Matt McGee it was also the menu music, you didn't have to pick him to hear it
I pissed because mayhem came out at a bad time. We didn’t get vampiro sid and jarret. So the game just felt outdated
Vampiro could have saved WCW if they pushed him properly.
Oh hell yeah
damn your right!!
Vampiro and a few others yes
They had so much talent they didn't know what to do with them. Hard to say if it would had saved WCW.
He's wasn't even close to as star as Nash or even mysterio so the answer is absolutely no he couldn't save wcw nor himself
this is my favorite theme he used in WCW
this sounds like smashing pumpkins cherub rock
This guy was smart to not work for Vince after he purchased WCW
Useless fact: This was Kidman's theme first
What band is this? Sounds like Opeth
@@UTINNI_36 Smashing Pumkins
That's fascinating
Cherub Rock
@@leyfeyson1151 I thought this sounded more of a re hash of hummer
I remembered Kidman using this theme at WCW Bash at the Beach 1998 PPV!
Yes! I knew it!
Still one of my favorite wrestlers from the 90s
Same and he's about to have another match soon on Lucha Underground. It would be dope if he uses this.
I am getting a Smashing Pumpkins vibe from this
Start is similar to Today by SP
always liked him but I never got why wcw didn't give a bigger push.
I would've liked to see what WCW would been like in 2017
sting was jelly
it's because the reason the mcmahons bought out wcw was basically to eliminate competition and shut them down. some superstars were signed to wwf/wwe but they didn't sign him due to they had no idea what to do with his character, "vampiro".
WCW in 2017 would have been what IMPACT was lol
C S I’ve always thought it was stupid buying wcw just to shut it down. I can understand buying the competition but shutting it down immediately turned many fans away. The only time I watched wwe after that was for sting and Goldberg. Hell they didn’t know what to do with Sting. They sorta had the right thing going with Sting taking on the “corruption” but they proved sting was right about them in wrestle mania. All he wanted was a match with the undertaker.
@@Coyote-wm5op The WWE tried to keep WCW it's own thing, but it's name was so tarnished, no TV company wanted to touch it.
God I miss WcW 😢 I was a bigger fan of WWF attitude era when I was a kid I hated WcW but now just watching all the classic matches I just wanna relive the moments when the only thing I had to worry about was missing another episode and get pissed at my parents for it lol
Evennnnn floww thoughts arrive like butterflies.
Wrong song
He was the cm punk of the late 90's LoL
Vampiro number 1 de mexico
The guitar riff remind me of cherub rock from smashing pumpkins
kinda wish he would have went to WWE. true they could have seen his gimmick too closely resembling the Undertaker. but who cares it would have been cool to see Vampiro vs Undertaker
Such a bad ass theme!
this sounds like smashing pumpkins cherub rock
Jordan Dantzler Yh.
a little bit of the Pearl Jam "Evenflow" riff huh? Although it was Jericho who had had it more prominently in his theme song...
It’s literally a rip of Cherub Rock from Smashing Pumpkins
this sounds like smashing pumpkins cherub rock
Sounds more like Hummer. But yeah, definite Pumpkins vibe here.
Even Flow says hi
I believe this I I Alone..
@@achimovicidamir2119 um no lol
@@JackMcCrack10 um yes lol
Sounds very Siamese Dream era Smashing Pumpkins.
Very 90s rock theme. I miss 90s wrestling and 90s rock.
The Canadian who for some reason talks like an ese from east la
Cuz he wrestled in mexico mostly and accents pick up
The best younger guy to ALMOST get a break in WCW.
Sean O'Haire dude
The C0mmand0 O’Haire was greener than goat shit and didn’t really get a break outside of tag competition
@@Thatguy-sb2jo He didn't got a break cuz he corpsed while doing live promos. And the guy was the most talented of all the guys that came across from the WCW PowerPlant. I recommend watching his single matches from WCW. Oh and btw, on Eric Bischoff's book, Eric stated that O'Haire would have been World Champion if WCW didn't die.
I wouldn't say almost, we all know who he is because of WCW, the majority of people wouldn't know who he is without WCW
He should have got a legit push after his matches with sting but of course WCW didn't do that I think Vampiro would have made a great champion.
To be fair Vampiro was hurt just after his last match with Sting and WCW was bought out. The way he tells it came out of surgery and got a telegram from Vinny Mac saying "You're Fired"
Honestly, the Sting feud ruined Vampiro completely. The guy became Sting's personal jobber for, what was it, 2-3 months? He got one victory in that entire feud and that was in that stupid Human Torch match when he lit a damned stunt double on fire.
The rest of the feud was just Vampiro coming out and attacking Sting, Sting coming out and attacking Vampiro, Vampiro using the blood gimmick because get it, he's "Vampiro".
There was only so much WCW could have done to save the guy after that feud, and that would have been to have Vampiro go clean over Hogan, Nash, Steiner and Goldberg for the next 6 months.
It's a real shame honestly, Vampiro could've really been something if WCW wasn't the backstage political shithole that it was then, and if the writing was halfway decent.
He also had an awful feud with the KISS Demon that really hurt his momentum right after he won the Human Torch Match. He could cut a decent promo and was solid as hell in the ring.
Obi-Juan the Sting feud had nothing to do with him getting ruined lol. It put him on the US wrestling map, who cares if he didn't win the feud christ did Ric Flair ever win a feud lol. Bad booking and horrible writers and the fact WCW was circling the drain is what ruined not his feud with Sting. If Sting and Vampiro do that in WWF he would have been a big star.
He beat Sting in a Graveyard Match
Sounds like Cherub Rock, Even Flow with a little of Black Magic Woman at the beginning, whoever was the music guy in WCW, even tho the product that the talent had to deal with was shit, least people could come out to good music lol a lesson WWE nowadays could learn from
smashing pumpkins, pearl jam type of rift going on.......
Sounds like a mix of hummer and evenflow imo I think wcw had better entrance music at times especially when Jimmy hart produced them.
@@leetant2316 This was stock music not made by Hart
@@phenomenalone7134 yeah turner had a vast amount of stock music so. Jimmy Hart did produce a good bit of music while there. Wasnt sure plus had been drinking the white claws at the time when I posted that lol. Thanks for the correction mate.
Absolutely a parody of Cherub Rock.
Exactly what I thought.
I find it hilarious hulk hogan saying he's the future of wrestling during that promo of the wall in 2000, but vampire is the star of the XWF and the WSX AKA wrestling society x
he should have won more titles in wcw pushed better
love vampiro
He tag team championship with muta
I’m glad I recruited this guy in 2k19
Great theme! Really pumps you up, and holds up today as a great jam.
IKR. BTW this sounds like a '90s grunge music track that Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Sublime, Stone Temple Pilots or Soundgarden would record back in the day.
Makes me proud to be British/Canadian. I love Canada. Canada, I'm coming home.
El Vampiro Canadiense, Este Man Salía En Extranormal. 🖤🦇🧛🧛♂️
Vampiro should of been World champion
+mike stoever i agree
He was in indies
one of my secret favorite number 1 wrestler is this phenomenal hell of wrestler right in this beautiful thumbnail above me # Vampiro4HOF2022
Sounds like the most badass guy has returned to his arena after being in jail
What a great talent. Too bad early onset alzheimer's is taking it's toll but hes still in the ring.
he almost went to WWE supposidly they asked him right around the same time they were creating the brood .... could you imagine him in WWE ?
Imagine if he joins judgement Day
Kidman's first solo theme
one ofnthe best themes ever. canadian pride.
One of the most underrated wrestlers of the 2000s misused the dark carnival if a book right it could been in a big thing maybe bigger than NWO
Vampiro canadiense 😎
This song reminds me of WCW Backstage Assault for the PS1
Should've been the WCW world champion.
Most underrated theme song in wrestling history. But I can't ignore the fact that is sounds like Pearl Jam's Even Flow
Listen to Jericho's wcw theme. Sounds much more like Even Flow
@@GymJones79 Wow! Sounds just like it! I guess Vampiro and Jericho made an alliance lol
The theme gives me Stars by HUM vibes
Which Vampiro was best? Juggalo Vamp, or Misfit Vamp?
Update on him, seems like he moved back to Guadalajara. Vampiro was spotted by the cameras at a CMLL event in Guadalajara this week, and mentioned by the commentary. He was just there like any other fan, chillin'
I thought he still lived in Ontario?
how did this guy not get sued for copyright infringement from that one singer from the misfits...with the face paint on, vampiro looked just like him.
+scotthitman1 cause hes friends with them? lol
well I figured since wcw copied everything else...you know...I thought... maybe...
+scotthitman1 The Misfits were in WCW bro. Jerry Only wrestled Dr Death in a cage match on nitro which was wierd
Imagine if he joins Judgement Day 👀
Ahh, good memories.
Sounds like boss music for Adventure era Sonic games.
This is going to be my walk-on music for darting
Young bucks theme sounds like a remix of this!
Does Vampiro like to go chicken hunting?
Does he know Southwest Voodoo's in the house?
He was Sting v 2, that's why they didn't want to push him, of course Russo didn't give a fuc what to do with WCW at that time, at all
I don't know why, but he always reminded me of Dragunov from Tekken.
I was really little and don't remember too much about this era of wrestling, I remember DDP and Sting being my favorites. But I always loved this theme and hated vampiro. Never realized this was his theme; it's one my favorite ones.
The greatest match the end of 2000 wcw vamprio vs Sting 🖤🖤🖤
Sounds like something from the grunge era. Like Alice In Chains to me
William Grantham WCW Backstage Assault Theme
Just like ASMR 👍👍
The brother of the blood man
The best Cherub Rock ripoff in wrestling 🔥
Is that theme also used in the wwe network version of wcw
Vampiro should be in HOF!! classic theme song.
Vince won’t have the man he stole the Undertaker concept from inducted.
WCW had the best themes. This, Jericho, Booker T, DISCO, Goldberg, etc
Vampiro Rule
The sting vampiro feud was classic
When the theme doesn't quite fit the wrestler but it still bangs.
WCW Backstage Assault
he's not the only one to use this though i believe he used it longer than anyone else i remember kidman using it
It was also used by Horace Hogan a few times and it was used by various jobbers on WCW Saturday Night such as Emory Hale and there was like 3 others but I don't remember their names.
I remember Billy Kidman using it once or twice in the year 98, before Vampiro's debut
Milkweed You are precise. Kidman did use it before Vampiro
rob jackson i listened this on a porn movie like 15 years ago lmao
Billy Kidman used this theme on the 28th September 1998 episode of Nitro
THERE'S THE FUCKING MUSIC!
Fun Fact: once i've heard this on a porn movie, it's my favorite scene ever just because of the tune lol!
Was it a 90's porn movie? Was it Grunge-themed?
Everytime me an my wrestling buddy are the road an we have debates about who was a good wrestler back in 90s wcw Era Vampiri would always b my guy I would throw out there cause soon as this came on I knew I was in for a ride for a match loved Vampiros energy an the Vampiro Sting fued was genius back then wish they would have one last match b4 sting hangs up the boots
Awesome.
One of my grandparents favorite wrestlers along with raven and cactus jack
Somebody should've played this fucking music xD
Literally the only man alive with a negative opinion of Sting
Giving me power for the year 20222222222
Vampiro was like the hardcore version of Sting.
one of my all time fav in wcw. next to Mortis.
He was definitely like a Lenny Kravitz of wrestling
Is that a good thing?
Reminds me of a Spyro level.
Aaaaaah nostalgic hits lol. I miss you WCW
EL TIMOTHY OFFICIAL THEME MUSIC 🎶
Massively underrated
No William Grantham Uses Theme Impact Wrestling
Vamp is the greatest
Give me my mind old when it's 2 days time ⌚ please
The Jeff Hardy of WCW lol but more hardcore and extreme haha
DJ Madrid you mean Jeff was the Vampiro of WWE.
The New Shield Theme Song
William Grantham, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Lita
2020-Present
Crowd: Heel Turn
Loudest Boos
Vamprio is the man WCW 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎🔥🔥😎😎🔥🔥😎😎😎🔥😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎