Forgotten Ruthless Aggression Wrestlers, Part 1 | Wrestling With Wregret
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- This Thanksgiving week, enjoy a smorgasbord of forgettable grapplers with an unprecedented TOP 24 COUNTDOWN of the Most Forgettable Ruthless Aggression-Era Wrestlers! Check back this week for the rest of the countdown!
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Jimmy Wang Yang is underappreciated.
Nazrat84 and hilarious in his promos
I still wish he got a push. He was great.
Flying Elvis's amyone????
Man they all were amazing in TNA even after they split up.
I was late to the WCW party and only found out about them in TNA.
His Moonsault was incredible
Facts, he could have been WWE Intercontinental or WWE United States champion.
"You could take all these People and make a brand new promotion of them"
...and call it TNA. ;)
Cro Ger OOOOOOOOOOOOOH DAMN!
Cro Ger SHOTS FIRED!!!
now would this be against the person(s) in charge of OVW i.e. Danny Davis and Jim Cornette or the brain trust at TNA creative.
That's savage... Randy Savage.
OLE SammyOLE Yes.
"Wait, there were two Highlanders? But I thought there could be only one." Best joke of 2016.
SCP Jack Agreed lol best reference
SCP Jack would have been a great reason for the two to split up eventually as well
Except for anyone who watched the movies because the "Highlander" part is about the protagonist being from the scottish highlands.
The "only one" tagline is about the mortal combat between the immortal that the titular Highlander is part of.
Hell, the main villain is a member of the Kurgan tribe. Not a goddamn highlander.
Didn't that movie win an Academy Award?
is this just the Mandela effect but I swear they were called "the blacks" before maybe someone thought that was a bad look and changed it to "the highlanders"
This is the best wrestling channel on TH-cam
#3
osw is number 1
+James Mercer OTRSCentral #1
***** ha.no.go and watch osw.you will see what's up.
James Mercer I just looked at that channle 2 hour videos and poor audio, no thanks.
Funny part about Jesus was originally it was supposed to be New Jack.
New Jack vs John Cena. what we missed?
New Jack was supposed to be Jesus? New Jack: He stabbed for our sins.
The not so funny part is when you connect the dots: Carlito's father owned the company where Brody was stabbed to death...
Maître Renard see I wasnt gonna go there but I remember thinking that.
iAmVile | VileEntertainment | LOL he was considered to be the guy who shanked Cena.
I wonder if he'll talk about Zack Gowen, Sean O Haire, Shaniqua, Kenzo Susuki, Orlando Jordan, and Heidenreich in the countdown.
I know all of those expect Shaniqua and Kenzo Susuki. The rest I remember quite well. Orlando Jordan and Heidenreich were given lots of TV time considering their position on the card, Zach Gowen worked a program with McMahon so many people probably remember him and Sean O'Haire did get lots of hype back in then.
sean o haire was attitude era still and everyone remembers jordan and heidenreich.
Thomas Jenkins No actually he was in WCW from 2000 until WCW was bought ou t, but spent most of his time in WWE from June 2001 to 2004.
I remember all of them and have thought for years somebody needs to use the Widowmaker, that inverted death valley driver O'Haire used to use as a finisher now.
I may be wrong on this, but I seem to remember reading that Tajiri nixed the Yakuza styled gimmick for fear of offending the real Yakuza.
Jenna Leigh It's true. They nixed it because they had this live event in Japan and they were afraid that Tajiri would be hurt because of offending the Yakuza
I think he nixed the idea of portraying a Yakuza himself.
XCROSS ANIMATIONZ thank you! I knew I'd read about it, but I wasn't clear on the specifics.
At least Colin Delaney is not on this list... yet, as I believe his character was actually rather notable in ECW. I have to admit, him getting squashed by guys like Big Daddy V, Mark Henry, Kane and others was actually pretty entertaining. Then they turned him heel, and that was the end of Delaney's run.
35 million views overall but only 160 thousand subs you deserve so many more subscribers
man you werent kidding i actually have the WWE Encyclopedia and have these guys arent in it
Since this was the era I started watching wrestling (around 05) I remember most of these guys but they're definitely oh so forgettable.
*EDIT* WHO THE HELL IS PALMER CANNON?!
If you don't know who he is, then does deserve to be put ON THE LIST!
I actually remembered a couple of these guys like Jesus, The Highlanders, Gymini, and the Heart Throbs.
The only reason I remember the Heart Throbs is this one time on Sunday Night Heat against a match with Hurricane and Rosey, who I was really big on at the time, one of them got a nasty bump that made their eye swell up.
And that was the highlight of their career I guess.
There's actually a reason why Tajiri didn't go through all the way with the whole Yakuza gimmick with Akio and Sakoda.
Tajiri was afraid that the actual Yakuza would deem it all tasteless and a mockery to them that they would possibly bring backlash against them. For Tajiri to believe that the Yakuza would do something must mean they were probably serious business.
Lol out of all the songs you could play for the end credits you pick Radio by Eazy-E, genius Zane!
+Wesley Rocco There's a running theme in all of the credits songs this week!
Wrestling With Wregret hope it's an easy e theme lol
Wrestling With Wregret are you Jim cornettes son?
Thanks for being on TH-cam. It is great to see somebody who is passionate about what they do and it shows when we see constant improvements in production quality and your passion for the biz is contagious.
From what I recall that "Totally Not The Yakuza" gimmick thing was axed because Tajiri feared the real Yakuza wouldn't take too kindly to the whole thing. Could be bullshit but that's what I remember hearing.
I've tried making a list of every male Superstar who, between March 2002 and now, competed more than once on either Raw, SmackDown, Superstars, or ECW on SciFi AFTER it was unofficially merged with SmackDown in the fall of 2007. I managed to come up with 287 names - 143 I consider Raw guys and 144 I consider SmackDown guys. Funny how it came out almost even.
Do you have that list with you? Just asking
Only in WWE can you stab a guy _then_ get a match with him.
Ruthless aggression was my prime wrestling watching era, when I was so young as to be very impressionable but old enough to really get into it. As such, I remember all of these awful characters! Every. Last. One.
I remember Antonio from the Heartthrobs, actually! He was a very successful indy wrestler in a promotion called New England Championship Wrestling, whose shows I frequented as a kid and still see every couple of years or so. He is known as Antonio "the Promise" Thomas and is a multi-time champion in NECW. I always wondered about his WWE run, since they always harped on the fact that he was a "former WWE Superstar." Now I know exactly the extent of his run. Thanks, Brian.
hey man I like your videos would you be interested coming on my talk show so I can interview you
Totally man! Reach me at wrestlingwithwregret@gmail.com and let's get something planned!
Did it happen?
@Dukes 83 it did
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@@WrestlingWithWregret Brian there is too much propaganda going on ..
"Fair shake..."
The Dicks... Low-hanging fruit there Zane... Dammit, I just did the same thing. These euphemisms are hitting real low.
What a nutty remark.
These jokes suck
These jokes are really limp
Who remember that vampire guy from WWE's ECW around 2006?
Kevin Thorn, i remember
i really liked him, and his lady. :p
Along with the Big *OOHLALA!* Vampire, Ariel.
Yes, I member
He was also Mordecai briefly if anyone remembers.
Highlanders = Viking Raiders, Heartthrobs = Breezdango
Pretty Deadly
Oh man, that "Terkay Dinner" line. That hurt.
as a kid i only watched smackdown ( which ended up being the better brand so i aint even mad) so when it comes to raw jobbers i am just clueless
Oh yeah, Sylvester Terkay. He was kind of a proto Vladamir Kozlov.
He had a good move set though. He just wasn't there very long.
@@walsh9080 I remember his shoulder lock submission against matt hardy.
Well thought out and quite funny. A lot of work must have gone into this. Keep it up Zane!
+TheBigali42 Thanks!
5:15 Good to know that Brian knows about Highlander, and that I'm not the only one who would make that joke.
bigevilworldwide1 It's just a reference to the franchise and its tagline. Anyone who heard of Highlander could get it.
Is it just me or is Brian Zane like a billion times better than Adam at WhatCulture?
I completely forgot about the highlanders
let's be honest, we all did until this countdown
I actually never knew Akio and Jimmy Wang Yang were the same guy lol
Yeah me neither! cause when I saw Jimmy yang, I was like I've seen this dude before somewhere before and then after seeing this list it hit me like a ton of bricks even though i barely remembered akio
Facts
It's like a trip to memory lane because I remembered most of them. Damn you Johnny Ace!
Thank you for releasing part 2 tomorrow. I'll be in the car all day. You're Thanksgiving's MVP, Brian!
Could anyone imagine if Sylvester Terkay stuck around long enough to be a part of the ECW New Breed with Elijah Burke?
Deuce and Domino anyone?
one of them became a decent indy star under a different name
Mr. Tangle VS The World Well they won the tag titles so...
Mr. Tangle VS The World they had a manager named cherry right?
gametime x3 Yeah
Cliff Compton
"Hazing and harrasment by jbl" well..... no surprise there
Tajiri didn't want to do the yakuza thing.
He was worried he'd not be able to work in japan again
If WWE pushed through with the "Hirohito" character, Akio and Sakoda would have been perfect as his "Yakuza" Bodyguards.
This is great, funny, informative and unique. I have seen all of these performers in the WWE Encyclopedia.
I liked the "I'm gonna knock your brains out" promo!!
Johnny Parisi, Maven, Garrison Cade, Luther Reigns
Venom NBK Mark Jindrak. Sean Stasiak
Daniel Puder, Sean O'Haire, Colin Delaney, Tomko...
Venom NBK Cloacas and Pocket Rocket
nah people remember Maven as the guy who eliminated Taker in the 2002 Rumble.
Rest in Peace Sakoda
24 forgotten wrestlers? My, someone is in a festive mood today. Lol
I love these videos! I consider myself somewhat of a super-fan so it's always fun to see how many of these flashes in the pan... Looking forward to part 2, Z-Man! XD
I always thought The Highlanders wouldn't of been bad had they of been given wins and a manager who worked well as a mouthpiece for the crew. My thoughts would of been to pair the duo up with 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper and make Piper come off as a jaded older talent who are using these two men to settle old scores and to get himself over again with them being his muscle. And that also would of taken care of the issue the WWE made when they made Piper the manager/mouthpiece to Sean O'Haire, a man who honestly could wrestle and who didn't need someone to speak for him
Anyone remember chris Benoit?!
StylesClub Who the hell is Chris Ben Wha
StylesClub making up names doesn't count dude.....
***** why would you not have a favorite wrestler?
Oooo I member
I member not having to sit up till 3.40am for a squash match. Oooo member.
As soon as the video started I suddenly remembered Deuce and Domino.
I want them vs The Vaudevillians 😂
Brian Zane comes through again for my 1 hour and 30 minute study hall, Let's go!
TNA was like reverse developmental for WWE. You had WWE guys going over and dominating. But you can count the amount of guys who moved to WWE and had any impact on one fist.
Oh wow some Eazy-E at the end. Now we have the ruthless records era too lol
The way you said "crap" was bloody hilarious
Thank you for this show tho your last couple episodes(present time 2018) you seem sad or depressed keep the show up
They need to bring my boy Wang yang back
I agree he was awesome!
A Royal Rumble appearance would be awesome
Fun Fact - My first and only wrestler interview to date was with Kizarny.
Elijah Burke came a long way. I love his work as The Pope!
Feeling like a nerd for remembering all this
Remember watching all of these when I was a kid. How times have changed.
Jimmy Wang Yang was the best! He has thr most infectuose smile!😀
i remember all these guys lol i thought sakoda became kenzo suzuki at one point
yeah i remember jimmy wang yang. he didnt go very far in his career but he was surprisingly memorable
Jesus was originally pitched to New Jack. Funny 🤣
Love your channel! Do you have any plans to do another video with "What Culture?" I love your passion and enthusiasm for wrestling and your wide range of different videos. Have a random fun question for you (which you've probably been asked before) If you could interview any 3 wrestlers (live or dead) who would they be? Thanks again for your awesome, entertaining videos! Looking forward to part 2.
This is my era. Loved Jimmy Wang Yang by the way. Him and Cryme Tyme were always my favorites.
oh yeah I agree
Being brought into wrestling in 2005, I actually remember a lot of wrestlers on this list.
Antonio from the Heartthrobs was signed from a local indy I was a fan of at the time, we were all desperate for him to do well but alas, it wasn't to be.
The Highlanders had some really funny vignettes when they were first introduced, eating trash out of a barrel in Times Square, etc. "I'm Robby!"
Loved The Highlanders
Elijah Burke was the last person to wrestle Chris Benoit. Imagine how he feels ab that
In the case of "The People Vs. Braden Walker", we find the defendant guilty!
I remember seeing The Highlanders multiple times at WAR Wrestling shows here in Lima, Ohio. I was disappointed that they didn't get anywhere in WWE and basically fell off the face of the Earth.
I remember seeing them in a Wrestlecon vlog on Major Brothers channel couple years ago and they both looked way different now
Man, these guys are obscure. I'm 50 and I can vaguely remember a couple of them.
The main thing I remember about The Gymeni is they somehow managed to get their own action figures, which stayed on the shelves of my Walmart for YEARS. It took a removal of all WWE Jakks figures in favor of Mattel to finally get rid of them.
Don't forget Mike Knox. He didn't last long in the WWE and he was gone shortly after.
good ol' quarter past 10
I was still catching nearly every episode of Heat, Raw, Smackdown, Velocity and whatever else the Saturday night show would be called during that era .. so I honestly remembered all of these guys. Plus PWI magazines kept me up do date on indy guys and a lot of these guys were from UPW where Cena, Victoria, Samoa Joe and Heidenreich got their first break.
The Saturday night show was Velocity...
I actually remember every single one of these people.
I remember a lot of these simply because I grew up in the RA doldrums of 2005-2010. Loved the highlanders, ironically enough.
Ha! This is awesome! A 3 parter that ends on Thanksgiving. Thank you sir. Hope you have a great holiday.
I could never forget the Highlander's, or Braden walker even though his time was short in wwe, the other guys, yeah, good vid.
We should be lucky that a WWE is treating AJ Joe and Rhoode like rockstars.
Wow even Palmer Cannon got it from JBL haha
The junior division oh god that was brutal
FINALLY!!! I knew I saw one of the Highlanders on TNA in the crowd. I've been waiting to see it again for years
At least the Shane Twins left us a classic Jim Cornette story.
The Hearthrobs, The Dicks and the Gymini, part of the shitty tag team invasion of 05 haha.
Luther Reigns
he and Mark Jindrak were sidekicks for Kurt Angel but just a few weeks
lol whenever I hear Roman Reigns name I always think of Luther Reigns
mubzy122 do you mean must?? I also agree btw X3
I remember they shot Big Show with a tranquilizer and shaved his head lol.
The Basham Brothers are still in WWE. They changed their names to Anderson and Gallows.
It's hard for me to forget Wrestlers from April 2002-March 2008
loving the creativity of the list keep it up
Even though I grew up watching WWE during the Ruthless Aggression era, man I didn't know that there were some wacky gimmicks back then
I'm waiting for Tony Kahn to pick all these legends up!
This episode come out on my 19 birthday i feel special one of my favorite wreslting TH-cam channels your videos are awesome
funfact: Jesus was the replacement for new jack. yeah wwe actually considered to sign the cokehead
I remember all of them except the Gymini, mostly because Simon Dean made my tv magically switch channels whenever he was on.
I really like the idea of having Yakuza muscle back up Tajiri. I just like Tajiri in general. I don't know any of these guys because I largely skipped the entire Ruthless Agression era
The highlanders had that one week where they made a gay joke to Vince, so it wasn't completely bad
I can never forget the Gymini since I still have Jakks-Pacific toys of them (for some reason)
I actually liked the Shane twins when I was a kid because I'm twin myself.
Keep up the great work zane
i have gymeni action figures and i didnt know who they were until this video XD
For the record, the reason why they were the Highlanders is because there's a county (state) in Scotland called the Highlands that takes up half of the country, so they are named after that
I probably watched most of my wrestling between 02-08 so appreciate seeing some of these faces