For anyone that hasn't seen the Natural Disasters win the tag titles; it was an amazing finish. Typhoon has the match won, then needlessly tags in Earthquake to get the pin. I have to imagine it was to show respect for Earthquake having been so over with the crowd and being a top heel for so long. The look on Earthquakes face when they gave him the gold was priceless, you could tell he was holding back tears. RIP John Tenta.
One of the few who truly did deserve it. Tenta was a true lover of wrestling and the fans, even having his own subforum on one of the most popular message boards, which he was quite active on, prior to his passing.
Havent seen it either but not surprised. John was such a great worker for such a big man. Solidified sumo wrestler in Japan. An all round gentle giant & good ol Canadian boy. RIP
John Tenta NEVER got his due. Even watching his Monday Night Wars era stuff in WCW, probably the best big man ever, and by accounts a lovely guy.F***ing Hogan
the best part about this channel and discovering it so many years after they started..... I dont have to wait for videos 😃 the kid at the start "Bulldog is gonna win whether he wants to or not" 😂😂
Is it just me or does that kid have a slightly Irish accent? Or is he doing a mock Yankee accent? I'm not trying to pass off weird comments to other countries - it's brilliant in its way.
Way late comment incoming According to Hogan, he tells a story how me met a make-a-wish kid in England and got him tickets to this event where Hogan was in the main event. Simply amazing.
1:16:06 The "dark continent" of Africa is actually an old Age of Exploration reference. Africa was dark _on the map_ because nobody had explored and filled it in. They knew the outline from sailing the coast, but not the interior.
Road Warrior Animal reminds me of when Krusty the Klown faked his death and disguised himself as Rory B. Bellows. They have the same haircut, same body shape, no shirt, same facial hair. It's uncanny.
i honestly didn't know he was in kronik from wcw and was in the nwo too. he looks unrecognizable. i thought since its a pretty common name its just two guys with the same name. i had to google and wiki to find out its the same guy...LOL
I just found you guys in my recommended. Even though I have not seen wrestling in around a decade, I had to subscribe anyways. You guys are way to interesting, funny, and upbeat. (:
Ha, that Hawk and Animal match at times reminded me so much of the Smackdown video games. That mutual clothesline followed by the little spazzout twitch on the ground a whole second later... climbing to the top of the turnbuckle and just stepping off once he cancels his flying manoeuvre... climbing through the ropes to the ring apron the second his partner gets the three count... it's like Smackdown AI brought to life!
The constantly mocked kid...ever thought that he was aware of Bulldogs substance abuse and realisation that Bret would have to carry Bulldog, therefore this kids assertion that Bulldog would win whether he wanted to or not was bang on, his lack of rehearsal or interest in the match took away the 'want' to win and therefore Bret gave it to him...whether he liked it or not Stunning podcast guys, I really really wish you'd continue reviewing more old school PPV's, would love to hear your take on the classic matches at WMX, and the cack in 1995
This might be the most retarded thing I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. We’re all dumber for having seen it. I award you NO points. And may god have mercy on your soul.
I was there! I remember being given a seat miles away, behind the Summerslam sign, couldn't see the ring. I complained to a steward and ended up getting a seat about 3 rows from the ring! Was an amazing day!
The funniest and best episode, in my opinion. "I got you a title shot!", OOC's perfect Vince impression, "Big black bully cock", Jay's "Hawk! Hawk! Hawk!". Hilarious.
This brings back such fond memories. Remember watching the PPV round my next door neighbours and there were a bunch of us. The atmosphere really grabbed me. And that final match was such a big deal. Me and one other guy in the room were the only ones cheering for Bret. Remember being gutted when Bret lost the belt being such a Bret mark!
I absolutely love the accidental foreshadowing of the New Gen arc. Imagine going back and telling the lads “Boys you’ll be doing Lex’s run, heel Japanese Crush and the awesome Owen vs Bret fued. Strap the fuck in”
OOC - "I don't care about ring psychology." I'd say he's grown quite a bit since making this video and appreciates ring psychology a lot more than he used to.
Switched from an lsv cube draft to you guys. Been going through a lot of shit lately, just know that in some ways you guys are helping save me right now and you always have in the past. I love you guys and thanks for being something that can help people get through tough times. Cheers! Got a stable to think about now...
Hang in there bud. Wait out the hard times and you’ll live to see more good times in the future… even if it may not feel like it at the present moment.
Absolutely, the simpsons clip is especially bad cause the content of the shows episode is the media is LYING. While irl that wasn't true, so a collar pull for the old osw. Glad it's not like this anymore.
fun fact: future osw hall of famer nick bockwinkel refused to "lose" the awa world title to rick martel, so he lost it to jumbo tsuruta who then lost it to martel. go through the awa title history, you see a lot of fuckery most of it surrounding boclwinkel.
@Gary Hall Nick and Verne were best friends. Nick made Verne a lot of money working opposite each other. Verne could bank on Nick to be a draw as his champion and could make a young talent even when not putting them over. He did it with Curt Hennig, and would make Greg Gagne look better than he really was. That's the nature of wrestling back then.
That sort of thing was actually pretty common back in the 70s and 80s. The guys took the industry so much more seriously, and many of the top guys had massive egos… they believed their own hype and took “protecting their character” very seriously, to the point where they wouldn’t agree to lose to younger guys who they didn’t see “on their level” yet. Or they may have had some personal issue.
Has there ever been a reason given as to why the Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair title change never aired on TV? I know it made it into one of those "Best-of" video's, but why the hell wasn't it put on TV? I was in that crowd, seated with my family 2 rows above the hard camera, and that place went MENTAL when Bret won, no need to feed in crowd noise in post-production. No one in the crowd expected a title change. Title changes usually only happened in more famous cities, like LA, New York, Toronto, etc. But Saskatoon? The sleepy city of 150,000 people at the time with no claims to fame? No, a title change would never happen there.... HOLY SHIT BRET WON THE TITLE!!
CTWraith as a lifelong die hard Hitman fanatic who lives nowhere near Canada, I was over the moon when he won, and would have loved to have seen it on tv. i have the match on 3 DVD sets now, but then.....kids today don't know how good they have it with the Network and TH-cam!!! How awesome that you were THERE!!! Canadians have always been steadfastly pro-Bret, so I can imagine how crazy the crowd went!!
CTWraith I think Bret bled during the match. Either that or Flair didn't want it aired. Titles would often change a lot on house shows. I remember seeing sting beat hogan in a cage in a vegas house show once and hogan had the title on nitro.
Kind of saw the same thing when i went to see; Sting Vs Big Van Vader in Wembley Arena on March 12th 1993. Nobody was expecting a title change for real, but we got one. It was one of those things you'll never forget. the crowd where you sitting that night etc. i can relate man, trust me i do! At least the Hart Vs Flair match was recorded at a house show. The Sting Vs Vader match wasn't except for a few fan recorded bits on camcorder in the early 90's which isn't good at all but have made their way to youtube finally or so?... th-cam.com/video/2Q4IAUoHNvs/w-d-xo.html
CTWraith I had always assumed it was a contract thing. I didn't see Flair in WWF very much at all afterwards, so I had just assumed he dropped the belt to Bret right before his contract expired and he went back to WCW. But it had to be done relatively quickly and to someone they felt had enough heat for a title run and dropping it to Canadian face Bret at a Canadian house show would be the best option and guarantee a massive pop.
there are lots of things going around why it never aired. 1. flair had been potatoed by warrior and had a severe inner ear injury and couldn't work very much. 2. flair was already on his way out to go back to wcw and vince wanted to limit his exposure on wwf tv as the world champion 3. vince had serious buyer's remorse over taking in flair and considered him and his run a massive failure. stories of him blowing up at him and savage for stinking up a match were pretty common, and he blamed flair not savage. i believe 3. i love flair, but his run in the wwf wasn't what vince had hoped it would have been. not entirely sure what his expectations were...
If you watch hawk, he can bare,y stand, using the ring ropes to hold himself up and keeps shaking his head. I think Bobby heenan said in a shoot that Vince was irate off mic while the match was going
Warrior and Macho here was a great match, great storyline, completely erased from both guys history and DVDs. I was at the Warrior/Macho vs Nasty Boys match for the Summerslam Spectacular, Nashville Tennessee August 1992 ! Their title match in England was one of the longest World title matches in WWF history and its always been a memorable highlight for me - I loved this whole event when I was 9 ! Taped it off TV and watched it about 20 times that year
@@glennwelsh9784 omg yes. "I've said my piece, GamesMaster. Even though you're not actually here in the room with me, I'm speaking conversationally so that it's easier for a young audience to engage with. You can now turn off these cameras, send the material we recorded today to your production department, and wait for them to finish editing it and cutting it into the episode that you have decided that this segment will be a part of."
@@totallyrandomhorror Was he ever a character in the NES/SNES era of WWF games? I'd imagine that he'd eventually appear on later console generations because they were more capable of showcasing a bigger roster. Was he on the SNES Royal Rumble game? I think it might've had the biggest selection of wrestlers of all the 16-bit games.
Vince was better when he was with Ventura. Vince's performance was supposed to be a parody of the corporate shill announcer. Vince was anything but a typical American yes man.
Fun Fact: Before he came into WWF Nailz tried out for a spot in WCW and they basically told him that they'd "get back to him but they didn't think they'd need him. According to Jim Cornette buscholtz called ric flair (who was WCW head booker at the time) up a couple of weeks later during a booking meeting and asked if they wanted him, when flair replied "no" buscholtz blew his stack and started screaming about how he "needed a job" and they insisted that they should "just fire someone to give me a spot because I need a job".
I never fucking understood why Hacksaw was so popular and so fucking over, I couldn't stand him. He was one of the most annoying guys in the business, and when he had the Mic in his hand it meant it was time for a snack or a bathroom break. Why was he so over? Was he related to someone at corporate, or did he catch Vince having sex with a hooker and was just blackmailing him? The guy had no talent, on the mic or in the ring. Sure, he had charisma and was always energetic and worked the crowd, but I have gone back and watched a bunch of his matches just to see, and he was just garbage in the ring. His punches and kicks were some of the fakest and worst looking on the roster, and the rest of his offense was sooooo painfully boring and looked terrible, plus his selling was some of the worst I've ever seen. I'm sure I'm going to get crucified for this because for some reason wrestling fans fucking love him and a lot of people consider him a legend and one of the greats, but I just don't see it and I personally think there were dozens of better more deserving guys during his era, yet he was always on TV and PPVs and would always get a massive pop as he stumbled to the ring bellowing "Hooo" and waving a God damn piece of lumber from home depot. I may be the minority here and will probably get a lot of hate from all the Dugganites, but I'm standing my ground and am going to double down here; Hacksaw Jim Duggan was a shitty wrestler and doesn't deserve to be so revered nowadays and treated like an all time great, he on over rated gimmick who should have never made it past the lower mid card as a jobber for other better wrestlers to beat on.
SinCity Sinner Duggan was over because he laid on the patriotism gimmick really thick. In the 80's - early 90's Cold War climate, patriotism for 'Murica was the easiest way to get over. Cunt Hogan used it to get huge face heat too. Then it started getting tired when Hogan left and Lex Luger was given the stars-and-stripes gimmick. Then there was The Patriot, whom people cared so little about that he barely got a push even during Bret Hart's pro-Canada/anti-America heel turn. And by the time Kurt Angle arrived in wrestling, being an unabashed patriot was guaranteed heel heat because it was just overused by then.
The British Bulldog's gonna win...whether he wants to or not! We now have every episode online! Next up is ECW One Night Stand 2006. Updates & daily awesomeness at facebook.com/OSWreview
Your next thing should be some NWA stuff form 1987 to 1989. Tons of osw review favorites. Starrcade 1987: garvin Starrcade 1988: lex luger/ flair Great American bash 1989: lex luger, Shane Douglass And tons others. Would he cool to see what hulkamania was up against at the time.
🗣 I remember living in *Neasden* 15 mins from Wembley in *1992* ! We could hear *Wembley’s* *PA* System & *Vinces* commentating skills fill the air on that special day!🔥🔥🔥
I went to summerslam 92 when I was 9 with my dad and brother. Still look back on it and it was awesome. U will never have a 80k capacity wrestling event in the UK again. Old school.
WWE just announced that they're doing a PPV in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff Wales on September 3rd. It can hold up to 78,000 people for boxing events
Personally I'd love to see more overseas PPVs, it kinda defeats the logic when something known as WORLD Wrestling Federation/Entertainment only has PPVs in the US and Canada. imagine Wrestlemania being held in either the Olympic Stadium in London or in the Tokyo Dome.
The only realistic place outside of the us and canada that I could see WWE holding a mania is Estadio Azteca in Mexico City because the time difference isn't that great and its close enough to the US that it wouldn't be too expensive to ship all their shit there and they could easily jam more than 100.000 people into the venue.
Hammerhead547 you don't need the top PPVs outside the US. Keep mania there, but things like this summerslam were massive in the UK. It might be too late to emulate it now to be honest
The whole arena set up for this looks really awesome. I have always thought that open air Pay Per Views on the daytime were a bad idea because they couldn't get the atmosphere correct in the sunlight, especially for wrestler entrances because all the lights and pyro looks 1,000 times better in a closed arena where they can cut the lights and make it pitch black, then they can put on kickass light and pyro displays throughout the show, but this whole set up looked really fucking good. It might just be because Wembley stadium is one of the most iconic and beautiful buildings in the world, but the WWF went above and beyond to create an atmosphere worthy for Wembley stadium. The hard cam shots look really crisp with the blue summerslam aprons and the fucking massive sea of people they are able to get in the shots. It looks amazing seeing the wrestlers running and bumping around the ring with the sea of people on their feet going crazy, especially because the crowd seems to go on forever. During the typical shows in an enclosed arena the camera inevitably picks up the upper deck and sometimes even the rafters of a place, making it feel almost claustrophobic, but here even the wide shots can't even pick up the top rows of people, so what we are left with are some amazing shots of row after row of thousands of rabid fans. The first time I noticed and it really caught my eye was during L.O.D. Vs. Dibiase and I.R.S. match. After Animal got tagged in he started running off the ropes and then ducked both Dibiase and IRS and then caught them with a double clothesline which was just fucking beautiful with the camera angle and all the fans on their feet going crazy. Even non wrestling fans have to admire the pageantry set up for this show, and it looked like it would have been an absolute fucking blast to be there. Even the most cynical and miserable person imaginable would have been on their feet and caught up in the moment with thousands and thousands of other people on their feet and blowing the invisible roof off of Wembley. I am actually jealous, lol. Yes I said I was jealous of people at a show decades ago, but so what, it looked like it would have been one of the greatest days of a lot of people's lives, lol. I love the OSW channel, it deserves to have millions of subs and is definitely one of the best wrestling TH-cam channels. Keep up the good work lads, you have a big fan and supporter her in Las Vegas.
The references in these vids is exactly my childhood in England; Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Visionaries, Big Break. Very funny rediscovering all the shite I’d sort of forgotten. Love your work.
I don't mind off camera title changes once in awhile. It makes it feel more 'real' and does make you feel like you might win the lottery and see something exclusive if you see a house show
Whoever it was that posed the question about Steve Lombardi being in the WWE Hall of Fame around 1:16:00 , I totally agree, guys like him were the backbone of early Raws.
41:08 television back then was essentially a commercial for the house shows, which were the big source of income. SNME were like today’s B-PPVs. Secondary title changes were used to boost attendance and promote the notion that anything could happen at house shows. Bret won the WWF title at a house show later in ‘92
So what? D'Lo Brown was billed coming from everywhere in Europe when he was the WWF European Champion. Its exaggerated kayfabe y'know. their weight and place of origin isn't always precise. And the Bulldog was really from Wigan in Wales anyways lol.
The PPV that made my mum's fella (at the time) to get Sky. So this kick started my love of football and meant that I didn't have to keep re-watching the WWF VHS' I had over and over.
I don’t know the timeline in this thing, but I remember some lines, in another show, about giving the iron claw is more powerful when you hold your own wrist 37:35 Rick is giving OP chest compressions lol
Maybe I'm missing something (most likely, as an American), but what was so awful/drew the hard "No." about The Genius' poem introducing The Beverly Brothers? Was it something he said, or something referencing something happening at the time of filming the video? I mean, I get it if it's the latter due to the "key" line and the whole Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal that blew up likely around the time this was filmed, but if it isn't that, then I don't get it. Something FIFA related possibly?
Lol, did anyone else notice that Alfred Hayes is missing big parts of his eyebrows? Look close and you’ll clearly see it. Especially when he’s in the bit at Warriors dressing room door. It looks like he fell asleep on the plane ride over there somewhere by Mr.Perfect.
I like that you say "brah" in all your comments. I'm from hawaii where we say it every other word. Wrestling, Simpsons, Brah and top notch hilarious commentary. SUBSCRIBE!
I finally hear someone else say that they can't stand the Bushwackers (Shitwackers). I am 38 years old and have been watching wrestling since the mid 80's , and I have always hated the Bushwackers, I never understood why they got such a big pop whenever they came out.
are you guys ever gonna do any New Generation WWF stuff? Attitude era? 90s WCW? I love your vids and I cannot get enough. As you Irish punks would say, cheers.
Jay marking over the “Shango Tango” is always fun😅 Think you had a lot of house show title changes back then because house shows and over seas business was much than PPV and TV
At the time (!) house shows were still a big part of the WWF's income. Therefore they would occasionally have title switches to show that "anything can happen" so you need to buy a ticket when the WWF comes to town. I know that doesn't make sense in this day and age but like I said when house shows were still a money spinner it was worth doing this kinda thing to get people to attend. It really did make sense.
For anyone that hasn't seen the Natural Disasters win the tag titles; it was an amazing finish. Typhoon has the match won, then needlessly tags in Earthquake to get the pin. I have to imagine it was to show respect for Earthquake having been so over with the crowd and being a top heel for so long. The look on Earthquakes face when they gave him the gold was priceless, you could tell he was holding back tears. RIP John Tenta.
One of the few who truly did deserve it. Tenta was a true lover of wrestling and the fans, even having his own subforum on one of the most popular message boards, which he was quite active on, prior to his passing.
Booster Gold it wasn’t televised. I’d imagine they were there. Or just read a review from someone who was
Havent seen it either but not surprised. John was such a great worker for such a big man. Solidified sumo wrestler in Japan. An all round gentle giant & good ol Canadian boy.
RIP
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Loved the quake muffin back in the day. Defo in my boy stable!
Watching The Model Rick Martel now I really appreciate him a lot more. He played his gimmick perfectly
Yes he was underrated
David Butler haha fucking wrestlers
Worth more than jobbing to Tatanka anyway.
One of the best Canadian wrestlers of the time..
I didn't realize how good he was watching tapes as kids but did appreciate him during his brief career ending WCW stint
John Tenta NEVER got his due. Even watching his Monday Night Wars era stuff in WCW, probably the best big man ever, and by accounts a lovely guy.F***ing Hogan
He got his spots and he was great. He didnt need a title but he was put over as a threat numerous times.
the best part about this channel and discovering it so many years after they started.....
I dont have to wait for videos 😃
the kid at the start "Bulldog is gonna win whether he wants to or not"
😂😂
British Bulldog is gonna win- whether he wants to or not... because he's BIZARRRRRREEEE!!!
L. Whalen hahaha underrated comment
Dude yes my fave one off Bulldog promo lmao
Is it just me or does that kid have a slightly Irish accent? Or is he doing a mock Yankee accent? I'm not trying to pass off weird comments to other countries - it's brilliant in its way.
This is one of my favorite events of all time. So cool seeing them outside in a huge stadium and no Hulk stealing the spotlight is always great.
Way late comment incoming
According to Hogan, he tells a story how me met a make-a-wish kid in England and got him tickets to this event where Hogan was in the main event.
Simply amazing.
@@paulk6399 give the hulkster a break. he worked 400 days a year back then. he might have confused the many pay-per-views he headlined.
@@yaotmacfrancis Must have been from all the concussions from fighting Pride fighters in the 70s (they never stopped the fights in time)
@furq3995 or the fact that he turned the lead of the wrestler three times as he felt like "he didn't deserve it brother "
1:16:06 The "dark continent" of Africa is actually an old Age of Exploration reference. Africa was dark _on the map_ because nobody had explored and filled it in. They knew the outline from sailing the coast, but not the interior.
I often watch these at 4 am when I can't sleep and have nothing to do
coolsomeXD me too!!!
Doing that right now
I use them to go to sleep often. Not that they're boring but they're the perfect for the background/calm effect.
Me too
me too been watching them 4 days straight to go to sleep lol
Nearly fell out of my seat laughing at the Andy Gray “Take a bew son” segment 😂
These videos are awesome. So log/extensive, hilarious random stuff and just amazing editing. You guys deserve so much more exposure!
Thank you brah you're very kind!
@@OSW and still running wild like Hogan on some blow.
Road Warrior Animal reminds me of when Krusty the Klown faked his death and disguised himself as Rory B. Bellows. They have the same haircut, same body shape, no shirt, same facial hair. It's uncanny.
Jesus H. Christ.
Crush looked different with _every_ gimmick he had.
That Mullet never changed.
*Jesus L. Christ
@@justin-ht9gy neither did the horrific piledriver
i honestly didn't know he was in kronik from wcw and was in the nwo too. he looks unrecognizable. i thought since its a pretty common name its just two guys with the same name. i had to google and wiki to find out its the same guy...LOL
I just found you guys in my recommended. Even though I have not seen wrestling in around a decade, I had to subscribe anyways. You guys are way to interesting, funny, and upbeat. (:
Thanks Sam brah!
"Steroids arent used in wrestling anymore... or any less." Its been a long long long time since I saw that scene.
😂
Ha, that Hawk and Animal match at times reminded me so much of the Smackdown video games. That mutual clothesline followed by the little spazzout twitch on the ground a whole second later... climbing to the top of the turnbuckle and just stepping off once he cancels his flying manoeuvre... climbing through the ropes to the ring apron the second his partner gets the three count... it's like Smackdown AI brought to life!
The constantly mocked kid...ever thought that he was aware of Bulldogs substance abuse and realisation that Bret would have to carry Bulldog, therefore this kids assertion that Bulldog would win whether he wanted to or not was bang on, his lack of rehearsal or interest in the match took away the 'want' to win and therefore Bret gave it to him...whether he liked it or not
Stunning podcast guys, I really really wish you'd continue reviewing more old school PPV's, would love to hear your take on the classic matches at WMX, and the cack in 1995
What's your opinion on the Boys' review on Mania X?
(that was a girl, fyi, she became famous like a year ago LOL)
@@Gravydog316 Indeed. I didn’t know that then when I wrote the comment however. 👍
This might be the most retarded thing I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. We’re all dumber for having seen it. I award you NO points. And may god have mercy on your soul.
@@Gravydog316 killer “nailz” ha!
My favorite part of the show is usually the "Hellooo," or the various reactions to the What Bar? selections. Love your work lads.
I was there! I remember being given a seat miles away, behind the Summerslam sign, couldn't see the ring. I complained to a steward and ended up getting a seat about 3 rows from the ring! Was an amazing day!
The funniest and best episode, in my opinion. "I got you a title shot!", OOC's perfect Vince impression, "Big black bully cock", Jay's "Hawk! Hawk! Hawk!". Hilarious.
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This brings back such fond memories. Remember watching the PPV round my next door neighbours and there were a bunch of us. The atmosphere really grabbed me. And that final match was such a big deal. Me and one other guy in the room were the only ones cheering for Bret. Remember being gutted when Bret lost the belt being such a Bret mark!
I absolutely love the accidental foreshadowing of the New Gen arc. Imagine going back and telling the lads “Boys you’ll be doing Lex’s run, heel Japanese Crush and the awesome Owen vs Bret fued. Strap the fuck in”
These never get old. Gives me such a great feeling connecting my childhood.
OOC - "I don't care about ring psychology."
I'd say he's grown quite a bit since making this video and appreciates ring psychology a lot more than he used to.
**cut to Dean Ambrose meme**
""Nope...""
Fair play to him being honest. Lots of people like highlight wrestling
Yeah, but he still enjoys a spotfest tho.
The greatest wrestling match in history.
OOC - Oi didn't loik it.
Switched from an lsv cube draft to you guys. Been going through a lot of shit lately, just know that in some ways you guys are helping save me right now and you always have in the past. I love you guys and thanks for being something that can help people get through tough times. Cheers! Got a stable to think about now...
Hang in there bud. Wait out the hard times and you’ll live to see more good times in the future… even if it may not feel like it at the present moment.
Well, that aftermath talking about how certain scandals has aged very, very badly
Absolutely, the simpsons clip is especially bad cause the content of the shows episode is the media is LYING. While irl that wasn't true, so a collar pull for the old osw. Glad it's not like this anymore.
fun fact: future osw hall of famer nick bockwinkel refused to "lose" the awa world title to rick martel, so he lost it to jumbo tsuruta who then lost it to martel.
go through the awa title history, you see a lot of fuckery most of it surrounding boclwinkel.
@Gary Hall Nick and Verne were best friends. Nick made Verne a lot of money working opposite each other. Verne could bank on Nick to be a draw as his champion and could make a young talent even when not putting them over. He did it with Curt Hennig, and would make Greg Gagne look better than he really was. That's the nature of wrestling back then.
That sort of thing was actually pretty common back in the 70s and 80s. The guys took the industry so much more seriously, and many of the top guys had massive egos… they believed their own hype and took “protecting their character” very seriously, to the point where they wouldn’t agree to lose to younger guys who they didn’t see “on their level” yet. Or they may have had some personal issue.
Has there ever been a reason given as to why the Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair title change never aired on TV? I know it made it into one of those "Best-of" video's, but why the hell wasn't it put on TV?
I was in that crowd, seated with my family 2 rows above the hard camera, and that place went MENTAL when Bret won, no need to feed in crowd noise in post-production. No one in the crowd expected a title change. Title changes usually only happened in more famous cities, like LA, New York, Toronto, etc. But Saskatoon? The sleepy city of 150,000 people at the time with no claims to fame? No, a title change would never happen there....
HOLY SHIT BRET WON THE TITLE!!
CTWraith as a lifelong die hard Hitman fanatic who lives nowhere near Canada, I was over the moon when he won, and would have loved to have seen it on tv. i have the match on 3 DVD sets now, but then.....kids today don't know how good they have it with the Network and TH-cam!!!
How awesome that you were THERE!!! Canadians have always been steadfastly pro-Bret, so I can imagine how crazy the crowd went!!
CTWraith I think Bret bled during the match. Either that or Flair didn't want it aired. Titles would often change a lot on house shows. I remember seeing sting beat hogan in a cage in a vegas house show once and hogan had the title on nitro.
Kind of saw the same thing when i went to see; Sting Vs Big Van Vader in Wembley Arena on March 12th 1993. Nobody was expecting a title change for real, but we got one. It was one of those things you'll never forget. the crowd where you sitting that night etc. i can relate man, trust me i do! At least the Hart Vs Flair match was recorded at a house show. The Sting Vs Vader match wasn't except for a few fan recorded bits on camcorder in the early 90's which isn't good at all but have made their way to youtube finally or so?...
th-cam.com/video/2Q4IAUoHNvs/w-d-xo.html
CTWraith I had always assumed it was a contract thing. I didn't see Flair in WWF very much at all afterwards, so I had just assumed he dropped the belt to Bret right before his contract expired and he went back to WCW. But it had to be done relatively quickly and to someone they felt had enough heat for a title run and dropping it to Canadian face Bret at a Canadian house show would be the best option and guarantee a massive pop.
there are lots of things going around why it never aired. 1. flair had been potatoed by warrior and had a severe inner ear injury and couldn't work very much. 2. flair was already on his way out to go back to wcw and vince wanted to limit his exposure on wwf tv as the world champion 3. vince had serious buyer's remorse over taking in flair and considered him and his run a massive failure. stories of him blowing up at him and savage for stinking up a match were pretty common, and he blamed flair not savage.
i believe 3. i love flair, but his run in the wwf wasn't what vince had hoped it would have been. not entirely sure what his expectations were...
Bret Hart said in his book Hawk was so "out of it" at Summerslam
If you watch hawk, he can bare,y stand, using the ring ropes to hold himself up and keeps shaking his head. I think Bobby heenan said in a shoot that Vince was irate off mic while the match was going
A lot of guys were "out of it" back in the day. Which is part of the reason so many of them are no longer here, unfortunately.
Warrior and Macho here was a great match, great storyline, completely erased from both guys history and DVDs. I was at the Warrior/Macho vs Nasty Boys match for the Summerslam Spectacular, Nashville Tennessee August 1992 ! Their title match in England was one of the longest World title matches in WWF history and its always been a memorable highlight for me - I loved this whole event when I was 9 !
Taped it off TV and watched it about 20 times that year
State of Davey Boy cutting that GamesMaster promo...
Is there any worse verbal transition than the phrase "I've said my piece"? He might as well have said "Shit, I reached the end of the script."
And his theme song, I can see why they didn't play it instantly.
@@glennwelsh9784 omg yes. "I've said my piece, GamesMaster. Even though you're not actually here in the room with me, I'm speaking conversationally so that it's easier for a young audience to engage with. You can now turn off these cameras, send the material we recorded today to your production department, and wait for them to finish editing it and cutting it into the episode that you have decided that this segment will be a part of."
State of Davey cutting ANY promo, if I’m honest.
@@totallyrandomhorror Was he ever a character in the NES/SNES era of WWF games? I'd imagine that he'd eventually appear on later console generations because they were more capable of showcasing a bigger roster. Was he on the SNES Royal Rumble game? I think it might've had the biggest selection of wrestlers of all the 16-bit games.
i loved when Vince called matches! Late 80's to mid 90's was my favorite time in wrestling. I was born in '81, so that may explain it... lol
Yeah everyone's favorite time was when they were 11 :)
Vince was better when he was with Ventura. Vince's performance was supposed to be a parody of the corporate shill announcer. Vince was anything but a typical American yes man.
That's UNBELIEVABLE
Fun Fact:
Before he came into WWF Nailz tried out for a spot in WCW and they basically told him that they'd "get back to him but they didn't think they'd need him.
According to Jim Cornette buscholtz called ric flair (who was WCW head booker at the time) up a couple of weeks later during a booking meeting and asked if they wanted him, when flair replied "no" buscholtz blew his stack and started screaming about how he "needed a job" and they insisted that they should "just fire someone to give me a spot because I need a job".
@@SomeDumbKid1
Luckily for the rest of us he never rose to the lofty heights he didn't deserve to reach.
Hacksaw Jim Duggan fits well with the Bushwackers. He could've easily fit in as a 3rd member, haha
It would have been a mega stable
I never fucking understood why Hacksaw was so popular and so fucking over, I couldn't stand him. He was one of the most annoying guys in the business, and when he had the Mic in his hand it meant it was time for a snack or a bathroom break. Why was he so over? Was he related to someone at corporate, or did he catch Vince having sex with a hooker and was just blackmailing him? The guy had no talent, on the mic or in the ring. Sure, he had charisma and was always energetic and worked the crowd, but I have gone back and watched a bunch of his matches just to see, and he was just garbage in the ring. His punches and kicks were some of the fakest and worst looking on the roster, and the rest of his offense was sooooo painfully boring and looked terrible, plus his selling was some of the worst I've ever seen. I'm sure I'm going to get crucified for this because for some reason wrestling fans fucking love him and a lot of people consider him a legend and one of the greats, but I just don't see it and I personally think there were dozens of better more deserving guys during his era, yet he was always on TV and PPVs and would always get a massive pop as he stumbled to the ring bellowing "Hooo" and waving a God damn piece of lumber from home depot. I may be the minority here and will probably get a lot of hate from all the Dugganites, but I'm standing my ground and am going to double down here; Hacksaw Jim Duggan was a shitty wrestler and doesn't deserve to be so revered nowadays and treated like an all time great, he on over rated gimmick who should have never made it past the lower mid card as a jobber for other better wrestlers to beat on.
Well it helps that they all look and sound like they're scraggly homeless lunatics.
SinCity Sinner Duggan was over because he laid on the patriotism gimmick really thick. In the 80's - early 90's Cold War climate, patriotism for 'Murica was the easiest way to get over. Cunt Hogan used it to get huge face heat too. Then it started getting tired when Hogan left and Lex Luger was given the stars-and-stripes gimmick. Then there was The Patriot, whom people cared so little about that he barely got a push even during Bret Hart's pro-Canada/anti-America heel turn. And by the time Kurt Angle arrived in wrestling, being an unabashed patriot was guaranteed heel heat because it was just overused by then.
SinCity Sinner yeah Hacksaw really stank. And the fact that he just REFUSED to lose clean really just is the icing on the cake.
How is this not bigger?? You guys are hilarious! Looking forward to more!
OOC’s Vince impression on commentary. Can’t stop rewinding.
1:08:03
@@ducc764 Even better than they add a splicey of OOC doing his impression whilst Vince commentates, makes it all the more humorous
Amazing Hawk was able to drive that motorcycle straight down the ramp!
The British Bulldog's gonna win...whether he wants to or not! We now have every episode online! Next up is ECW One Night Stand 2006. Updates & daily awesomeness at facebook.com/OSWreview
jamieson level gimmick? you guys seemed to enjoy him.
***** Easy, Chris. Don't want anyone to go and get murdered, now.
so wait, do you hate the genius or not?
You should do
WCW Last PPV
Or ECW Last PPV
Your next thing should be some NWA stuff form 1987 to 1989. Tons of osw review favorites.
Starrcade 1987: garvin
Starrcade 1988: lex luger/ flair
Great American bash 1989: lex luger, Shane Douglass
And tons others. Would he cool to see what hulkamania was up against at the time.
OSW is EASILY the best wrestling review channel on TH-cam or anywhere! You guys rock, keep up the work!!!
Why because they have the same exact internet approved opinions that every other review show does?
🗣 I remember living in *Neasden* 15 mins from Wembley in *1992* !
We could hear *Wembley’s* *PA* System & *Vinces* commentating skills fill the air on that special day!🔥🔥🔥
I went to summerslam 92 when I was 9 with my dad and brother. Still look back on it and it was awesome. U will never have a 80k capacity wrestling event in the UK again. Old school.
WWE just announced that they're doing a PPV in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff Wales on September 3rd. It can hold up to 78,000 people for boxing events
After watching the entire New Gen arc, I can see that the Bruce Hart love started earlier than I thought at 1:23:25
Personally I'd love to see more overseas PPVs, it kinda defeats the logic when something known as WORLD Wrestling Federation/Entertainment only has PPVs in the US and Canada. imagine Wrestlemania being held in either the Olympic Stadium in London or in the Tokyo Dome.
NJPW will not allow WWE to do a major event at the Tokyo Dome because that is where they hold thier big event Wrestle Kingdom
The only realistic place outside of the us and canada that I could see WWE holding a mania is Estadio Azteca in Mexico City because the time difference isn't that great and its close enough to the US that it wouldn't be too expensive to ship all their shit there and they could easily jam more than 100.000 people into the venue.
Hammerhead547 you don't need the top PPVs outside the US. Keep mania there, but things like this summerslam were massive in the UK. It might be too late to emulate it now to be honest
The Olympic Stadium is called The London Stadium. And it’s bloody dreadful
@Mike Keller monkey's paw of a wish lol
The whole arena set up for this looks really awesome. I have always thought that open air Pay Per Views on the daytime were a bad idea because they couldn't get the atmosphere correct in the sunlight, especially for wrestler entrances because all the lights and pyro looks 1,000 times better in a closed arena where they can cut the lights and make it pitch black, then they can put on kickass light and pyro displays throughout the show, but this whole set up looked really fucking good. It might just be because Wembley stadium is one of the most iconic and beautiful buildings in the world, but the WWF went above and beyond to create an atmosphere worthy for Wembley stadium. The hard cam shots look really crisp with the blue summerslam aprons and the fucking massive sea of people they are able to get in the shots. It looks amazing seeing the wrestlers running and bumping around the ring with the sea of people on their feet going crazy, especially because the crowd seems to go on forever. During the typical shows in an enclosed arena the camera inevitably picks up the upper deck and sometimes even the rafters of a place, making it feel almost claustrophobic, but here even the wide shots can't even pick up the top rows of people, so what we are left with are some amazing shots of row after row of thousands of rabid fans. The first time I noticed and it really caught my eye was during L.O.D. Vs. Dibiase and I.R.S. match. After Animal got tagged in he started running off the ropes and then ducked both Dibiase and IRS and then caught them with a double clothesline which was just fucking beautiful with the camera angle and all the fans on their feet going crazy. Even non wrestling fans have to admire the pageantry set up for this show, and it looked like it would have been an absolute fucking blast to be there. Even the most cynical and miserable person imaginable would have been on their feet and caught up in the moment with thousands and thousands of other people on their feet and blowing the invisible roof off of Wembley. I am actually jealous, lol. Yes I said I was jealous of people at a show decades ago, but so what, it looked like it would have been one of the greatest days of a lot of people's lives, lol. I love the OSW channel, it deserves to have millions of subs and is definitely one of the best wrestling TH-cam channels. Keep up the good work lads, you have a big fan and supporter her in Las Vegas.
you guys are great. you know your shit and you add witty insight. listened to most of your shows up to 93 now. keep it up. :)
The references in these vids is exactly my childhood in England; Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Visionaries, Big Break. Very funny rediscovering all the shite I’d sort of forgotten. Love your work.
The fact you guys spent that much time on the career of Crush is sad...the fact i watched it as intensely as I did is even worse.
Man I still come back to these old vids to get good laughs... You Lads are great. Lol I can never get a tat but OSW is in my blood....
I can't believe Tito got a dark match after his amazing match with Nature Boy at the summer slam spectacular .
That shot of the ventriloquist doll at 14:49 looks just like Eric Bischoff during his Harley riding phase...
The build up to Michaels Vs Martel was quite put over about who was the best looking, I remember friends mums commenting on this.
I don't mind off camera title changes once in awhile. It makes it feel more 'real' and does make you feel like you might win the lottery and see something exclusive if you see a house show
Its definitely important to make sure fans show up to house shows...
It was great to see a pay per view without Hogan in it! Bret is just a great wrestler period.
NAILZ VS VIRGIL the match that saved the WWF. NAILZ the biased witness for the prosecution Vs Vince McMahon
McMahon fingered his bum. You know it, I know it, and Vince knows it.
I love the Model character so much. Such a great heat magnet, in the best way.
Whoever it was that posed the question about Steve Lombardi being in the WWE Hall of Fame around 1:16:00 , I totally agree, guys like him were the backbone of early Raws.
The Andy Gray part is the funniest. And of course Doink Bruh, you making kids cry bruh. 😂😂😂😂
I remember being disappointed in the followup to Martel/Michaels because I figured a babyface turn for Martel was coming...which it wasn't.
Lol "can I go?"
My dad: "No."
"Can we order it?"
"No."
That pretty much exactly summed it up!
I was there
1:47:00 hey! just saw Repossessed came out 09-14-1990, 28 years ago lol i loved it when i was little
when the commentary team used to dress up in tuxes for pay per views, it felt special
Vince proved you wrong on those “non-hall of famers”
For those wondering The Genius name checked England winning the 1966 World Cup in Wembley, most be a sore subject for Jay lol
Thanks, I was wondering exactly that :)
July 30th 1966 England wins the world cup and south London gangster Charlie Richardson was arrested
41:08 television back then was essentially a commercial for the house shows, which were the big source of income. SNME were like today’s B-PPVs. Secondary title changes were used to boost attendance and promote the notion that anything could happen at house shows. Bret won the WWF title at a house show later in ‘92
Diesel won the world title against Bob in a house show too.
Shawn / Model / Sherri...arses all around!!
"They all have lovely bottoms!"
The British Bulldog has been billed as coming from London, Bolton, Manchester and now Leeds. SMH.
So what? D'Lo Brown was billed coming from everywhere in Europe when he was the WWF European Champion. Its exaggerated kayfabe y'know. their weight and place of origin isn't always precise. And the Bulldog was really from Wigan in Wales anyways lol.
What, Wigan is in Manchester, 3 hours from Wales.
golbourne to be exact, i have friends who hung out with him. i only moved here after he died so that sucks.
HHKMag Leeds were the reigning football/soccer champions at that time, so I assume it was pandering.
Because it meant nothing to the Yanks. Thankfully now things are better.
Another great show guys. Love the old school reviews and 90s references. It's taken me way back to my teens. I will even let the Welsh remark go by ;D
Request/recommendation: Do a series through WCW's 1992 PPVs. A blend of great matches and "bollocks" that's perfect for OSW reviewing.
In retrospect, Vince probably seggzually assaulted Nailz lmao
You guys are great.
Lots of laughs and good memories watching this, thanks.
You're correct, Piper can actually play the pipes. He's played with my uncle in the past
“…went down almost posthumously” should have been in the running for quote of the year
Necrophilia reference? 🧟♂️
52:40 I just about died laughing; my reaction was pretty much the same as the guys....tears of laughter. Brilliant!!
And I continue to come back here just for the complete and utter corpsing of the panel for Blacktop Bully. STILL.
Just in case anyone wants to compare OOC’s Vince impression with the real thing:
OOC- 1:07:55
Vince- 1:08:09
Absolutely spot on😂
😆😆😆😂😂😂
The PPV that made my mum's fella (at the time) to get Sky. So this kick started my love of football and meant that I didn't have to keep re-watching the WWF VHS' I had over and over.
I don’t know the timeline in this thing, but I remember some lines, in another show, about giving the iron claw is more powerful when you hold your own wrist
37:35 Rick is giving OP chest compressions lol
I laughed so hard at his impression of Vince’s “OHHHHHH MMMMYYYY GOODDDDDD”
Can't get enough of these reviews! Too damn funny
Without the roids (or likely smaller cycle) warrior actually looks like an athlete
Yes, just not a wrestler
I don’t know if someone has said this, but for some reason: The Bushwhackers remind of the Chuckle Brothers.
I’m not sure why though.
I thought The Bulldog's wife was beautiful, I had an instant crush on her then and I still think she looks hot.
Plane Jane is a founder of the Mile High Club
Yeah Diana has some kind of odd beauty to her
Nailz for the WWE Hall of Fame... Said no one ever.
I was saying Boo-urns.
We like Roy! We like Roy!
people said that about beef cake and well now we have hall of fame beefer
This video came out 9 years ago and honestly the "take a bow" moment is beyond hilarious. Never fails to crack me up.
“Is Brooklyn brawler in the Hall of Fame?“
“No”
Brooklyn brawler would be inducted a year later as the second pick of the line up.
I don’t understand how someone can dislike the Bret vs. Bulldog match.
Always been a huge Brett fan. I may like him even more now that he's retired. Love hearing him bury people!!
loved the martel, michaels match
Maybe I'm missing something (most likely, as an American), but what was so awful/drew the hard "No." about The Genius' poem introducing The Beverly Brothers? Was it something he said, or something referencing something happening at the time of filming the video? I mean, I get it if it's the latter due to the "key" line and the whole Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal that blew up likely around the time this was filmed, but if it isn't that, then I don't get it.
Something FIFA related possibly?
Lol, did anyone else notice that Alfred Hayes is missing big parts of his eyebrows? Look close and you’ll clearly see it. Especially when he’s in the bit at Warriors dressing room door. It looks like he fell asleep on the plane ride over there somewhere by Mr.Perfect.
No Hogan and still got the largest live crowd in wrestling history? Ouch....
According to his book he was there though
I like that you say "brah" in all your comments. I'm from hawaii where we say it every other word. Wrestling, Simpsons, Brah and top notch hilarious commentary. SUBSCRIBE!
I finally hear someone else say that they can't stand the Bushwackers (Shitwackers). I am 38 years old and have been watching wrestling since the mid 80's , and I have always hated the Bushwackers, I never understood why they got such a big pop whenever they came out.
Dumb people like dumb things
I guess only the kiddies liked them. A bit of comedy.
Guys, hear me out... Authors of Pain + puppet = money
@@dolandarkxgrandayy6953 That comment was made before Drake managed them, it seems WWE saw it, gave it an upvote, then made it reality
The Tie stomp and grab on IRS is a brilliant move. More should be said about it
59:27 Well... Vince did prove you wrong
He must watch the show.
I love the idea of belts changing hands on house shows, but show us the match on Raw! You know the belts being dropped, have a film crew there.
Ach, take a boo lads, take a boo!
are you guys ever gonna do any New Generation WWF stuff? Attitude era? 90s WCW? I love your vids and I cannot get enough. As you Irish punks would say, cheers.
first new Generation Era Review Should be Wrestlemania 10
First Attitude Era should be ummm Invasion 2001 (just for the jokes)
They did do attitude era and new generation and also wcw
Dave.C now that's a genuine Irish response
Jay marking over the “Shango Tango” is always fun😅 Think you had a lot of house show title changes back then because house shows and over seas business was much than PPV and TV
At the time (!) house shows were still a big part of the WWF's income. Therefore they would occasionally have title switches to show that "anything can happen" so you need to buy a ticket when the WWF comes to town.
I know that doesn't make sense in this day and age but like I said when house shows were still a money spinner it was worth doing this kinda thing to get people to attend. It really did make sense.