I might try it out. It looks interesting and Good Afternoon Good Sir! Cheers always to you and this fantastic channel! 🍻 This makes being a Wrestler and a fan of the business even more insightful
Think of the many times wrestlers looked badass smacking foes with steel chairs or baseball bats and then throw that away when you see the Not-So-Mega Powers thwacking a bunch of heels with frying pans.
Doomsday cage backstage meeting: Everybody but Hogan: "What are the rules?" Hogan: "I win. We'll call the rest in the ring, brother". Everybody else: "Whatever, let's get this over with."
Giant Haystacks at this point was becoming ill and left shortly after this match and sadly passed away. Being sick was what caused him to lose the match up to Hulk Hogan. I can't remember, but I think he had cancer during this time. He was a huge guy at 6'11" and had a heart that matched his girth. He was known to be very nice and very giving.
Imagine showing this PPV to a young fan who's never seen WCW but knows about Impact, WWE or AEW, and telling them that company almost put the WWE out of business.
This was the absolute Nadre of the hulkamania era in WCW. Whatever bump Hogan gave them in 1994 was beginning to die out, and I think WWF was starting to win more ratings at this time. It took the complete change of tone with the Outsiders to help WCW shoot above the WWF
@@johnepantshe's telling you at the end of the videos what the ratings are and they're pretty even for the most part back and forth. The last episode WCW had a 3.6 while raw had a 2.9
Heenan has a great call during the Doomsday Cage Match, at one point he says “What a great thing for television!” And he’s right, it’s pretty impressive watching on TV but you have to imagine most of the live audience couldn’t see a damn thing with the big cage being up by the entrance.
It's amazing how close this cartoonish match and the debut of the nWo is. In your mind they feel far away because of the crazy tonal shift that happens but damn they were close.
Konnan vs Eddie Guerrero 2:34 Finley vs regal 4:39 beefcake vs ddp 7:29 Loch nest vs giant 9:56 Sting booker vs road warriors 13:56 Doomsday cage 24:56
I went to this show when I was like 13-14 years old. I honestly couldn’t remember much of the undercard. I actually hadn’t been into wrestling for a few years, but a friend of mine who was a huge fan had an extra ticket. I had been a big fan of Sting when I was younger, so I was really excited to see him and the idea of the cage match sounded really unique. Man… did it really suck. I remember that it felt like Sting wasn’t in half the match because he kept leaving the ring. And it was impossible to see anything going on in the cage. Our seats were in the nosebleeds anyway, so it was hard to see much of anything, but the mid-to-upper levels of the cage were in the same line of sight as the lights. We were either blinded or could only see vague shadows. Thankfully, we didn’t miss much. 😅
It's fun watching the split screen matches when you remember how small and crappy most of our TV's were back then. You could hardly see what was going on.
4:09 I'm the kid in yellow Hulkster shirt. I had mentioned I was 10 but I was only 9 in March. 2 days before my parents anniversary. I sure do miss my awesome dad! RIP JLT
I preferred Eddie as a Heel, when he was trying to teach Chavo how to cheat and stuff and his reaction when Chavo shouts in the ring "Hey look Eddie, i'm cheating to win" and Eddie looks like "Dude, you're not suppose to be announcing it"
My parents took my brother and I to see this show. My brother was 3. I was 5. Can never find us when I watch it back. Even though we were close to the ring. The size of loch Ness and the Giant, and my brother and I repeatedly asking our parents what was going on during the main event, only to be repeatedly told that they didn't know, are the only things I remember.
Stings face paint looked BAF! How did he come up with these intricate face paint designs over all those years?! They were almost never the same and always looked cool AF!
I don't want imagine if Booty Man did a 3rd chinlock in that match. Also, fun fact: WWE's Great American Bash '06 (aka ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES) would see Steve/William Regal and Fit Finlay in a "rematch" and even Nick Patrick would also be the ref for that one. Wrestling is funny sometimes.
When Animal hit Luger backstage, Luger's reaction is hilarious! "Look at me Jimmy, Ahhhh". Ryan didn't show and explain it enough but please watch it on your own time for a good laugh.
30:45 is My late dad's face basically where the play button is... 30:54 My dad head looking to left.. holding me. I've seen SEVERAL shots of me standing beside him on a chair or in his lap in my ripped up Yellow and Red Hulkster tank. I was 10 years old living the Wrestling dream. !
Thank again for the great content, you do such a fantastic job summarizing the context of the time and it takes me back to being 9-10 years old when i would video raw and nitro. wish i stil had those tapes, lol. Cheers bud!
Stagger Lee interviews Booker T and Sting, Luger has a broken heart, Hawk no sells a pile-driver on the concrete floor, and the Doomsday cage match is a disaster lol I love wrestling!
Watching this ppv brings back good memories for me...I remember I had just bought 2pac-All eyez on me album from the mall then came home and saw this live on ppv....ahh the 90s
I was there live, I had great seats but couldn't see anything in the cage. Had to buy the vhs when it came out so I could see what I missed. I paid twice for this atrocitie
Billionaire Ted: OK guys, we need a new slogan for our wrasslin show. Vince Russo: How 'bout "Uncut, Uncensored, Uncooked?" Billionaire Ted: Ahh, no we already stole that one.
Another great stroll down memory lane; best part for me is where you had Tony, Dusty and maybe even Bobby Heenen shout out the Bootyman's signature move when he applied it to win the match.
The commentary on the Page v Bootyman match sent me! The disgust and frustration was palpable through my computer screen. 😂ETA: And you were so annoyed that you called Kimberly "Elizabeth" at one point. 😆
Doomsday cage would’ve worked if they had a reason to go up to the top tier. Such as the world title or a money in the bank type match. Where one would have to go get it and bring it back down to escape the cages. So maybe a fatal four, 6, or 8 wrestlers to battle it out.
Haystacks time in WCW was a really sad ending to what was an absolute legend of the British wrestling scene. I still remember to this day watching him and Big Daddy fighting way back in 82/83.
Saw the Doomsday Cage Match once and only once. A true "clusterfuck" in every sense of that word. It's hard enough to follow on the broadcast, can't imagine what it was like trying to watch this in the arena.
Everyone talks about how dangerous Russo was without Vince as a filter, but I think Hogan, love him or hate him, was just as dangerous without Vince..via 94 - debut of nWo
Rhonda Rousey in RAID shadow legends huh? I take it her weakness is a kick to the head by the duchess of Holms or face punches from the barbarian queen Nunez?
Great stuff as usual but i'm a little sad there wasn't an opportunity to use call something during the ending of the Sting match "The Broomsday Device"
looking at the doomsday cage, I can only imagine that it would've been a lot more exciting if you had younger guys willing to take crazy bumps and guys who specialize in hardcore wrestling. Hell, I could see the modern day guys having a ball coming up with spots to do in this match, no doubt one of them would go through the floor of the upper level. The rules and cage itself would need to be tweaked for modern day but it could definitely work, don't know how you fix the live audience issue though.
LOL...bro! The "dont worry brother. I will let you smash my head in the cage" was hilarious!! A black glove examination was funny as hell, good job, probably the worst WCW PPV ever
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Nah. I love your content but I'm not playing a gatcha game
I might try it out. It looks interesting and Good Afternoon Good Sir! Cheers always to you and this fantastic channel! 🍻 This makes being a Wrestler and a fan of the business even more insightful
Need a holly holm. Ronda a bozo
@@Crushbra I'll take it. I love reliving classic WCW PPVs
Fun fact Finely was from Green isle not Belfast I know his family my Uncle was sleeping with his sister
Hogan and Savage running around clunking everyone with plastic frying pans is still my favorite part of this disaster.
Savage was proud of his hits
Baby faces winning using heel tactics
Its legit the first moment I saw of wrestling that made me laugh out loud.
Think of the many times wrestlers looked badass smacking foes with steel chairs or baseball bats and then throw that away when you see the Not-So-Mega Powers thwacking a bunch of heels with frying pans.
Kimberly Page in that outfit was the best part of this whole event. SCHWING!!!
God yeah..she is often over looked..but I'd take that over sable all day..and sunny when she was on a ecw ppv looking so good
No. This guy only likes Alex Wright.
True…but with this event, that’s really not saying much
Doomsday cage backstage meeting:
Everybody but Hogan: "What are the rules?"
Hogan: "I win. We'll call the rest in the ring, brother".
Everybody else: "Whatever, let's get this over with."
Sounds about right.
"Randy Savage chases Kevin Sullivan with a giant wooden plank" with the visual of Randy made me keel over in laughter 🤣
27:20
Giant Haystacks at this point was becoming ill and left shortly after this match and sadly passed away. Being sick was what caused him to lose the match up to Hulk Hogan. I can't remember, but I think he had cancer during this time. He was a huge guy at 6'11" and had a heart that matched his girth. He was known to be very nice and very giving.
Yes it was cancer that killed him
He literally says it in the video, did you even watch it?
He died Nov of 98.
over two years after this.
@@CalvinTennessee 2 years is short
Is it still real to you, dammit?
Imagine showing this PPV to a young fan who's never seen WCW but knows about Impact, WWE or AEW, and telling them that company almost put the WWE out of business.
This was the absolute Nadre of the hulkamania era in WCW. Whatever bump Hogan gave them in 1994 was beginning to die out, and I think WWF was starting to win more ratings at this time. It took the complete change of tone with the Outsiders to help WCW shoot above the WWF
@@johnepantshe's telling you at the end of the videos what the ratings are and they're pretty even for the most part back and forth. The last episode WCW had a 3.6 while raw had a 2.9
Heenan has a great call during the Doomsday Cage Match, at one point he says “What a great thing for television!” And he’s right, it’s pretty impressive watching on TV but you have to imagine most of the live audience couldn’t see a damn thing with the big cage being up by the entrance.
I will never forget Scott Keith referring to the Doomsday Cage match as
Mega Powers vs
The Alliance to End Hulkamania
or opposite of HEAT
It's amazing how close this cartoonish match and the debut of the nWo is. In your mind they feel far away because of the crazy tonal shift that happens but damn they were close.
I know right….just months apart but feels like two distinctly different eras
Konnan vs Eddie Guerrero 2:34
Finley vs regal 4:39
beefcake vs ddp 7:29
Loch nest vs giant 9:56
Sting booker vs road warriors 13:56
Doomsday cage 24:56
Thank you
Loch Ness.. wouldn't wanna go to the toilet after this guy..lol
I went to this show when I was like 13-14 years old. I honestly couldn’t remember much of the undercard. I actually hadn’t been into wrestling for a few years, but a friend of mine who was a huge fan had an extra ticket. I had been a big fan of Sting when I was younger, so I was really excited to see him and the idea of the cage match sounded really unique. Man… did it really suck. I remember that it felt like Sting wasn’t in half the match because he kept leaving the ring. And it was impossible to see anything going on in the cage. Our seats were in the nosebleeds anyway, so it was hard to see much of anything, but the mid-to-upper levels of the cage were in the same line of sight as the lights. We were either blinded or could only see vague shadows. Thankfully, we didn’t miss much. 😅
Just wondering .. if i had to stretch you out myself, who would win you or me? Shoot match
@@ASCUMBAGWh0re hard money that I get stretched but you get stretchered.
And then I'd come and stretch both yall fools out
It's fun watching the split screen matches when you remember how small and crappy most of our TV's were back then. You could hardly see what was going on.
4:09 I'm the kid in yellow Hulkster shirt. I had mentioned I was 10 but I was only 9 in March. 2 days before my parents anniversary. I sure do miss my awesome dad! RIP JLT
I preferred Eddie as a Heel, when he was trying to teach Chavo how to cheat and stuff and his reaction when Chavo shouts in the ring "Hey look Eddie, i'm cheating to win" and Eddie looks like "Dude, you're not suppose to be announcing it"
My parents took my brother and I to see this show. My brother was 3. I was 5. Can never find us when I watch it back. Even though we were close to the ring. The size of loch Ness and the Giant, and my brother and I repeatedly asking our parents what was going on during the main event, only to be repeatedly told that they didn't know, are the only things I remember.
*hears intro
Me: THE MAN CALLED STING! He does this, he does that, he's quick as a cat and he hits them with a bat!
What baaarrr is the Stinger?
Myah myah myah myah!
@@michaelkeller5927 a winner is you
Hilarious that WCW signed Medusa without it having a womens division to put her against
Stings face paint looked BAF! How did he come up with these intricate face paint designs over all those years?! They were almost never the same and always looked cool AF!
8 heels vs 2 baby faces, and the baby faces still won. Sometimes it was really embarrassing to be a wrestling fan
Yes let's go more ppv which is great hope the vacation is well bios man
I don't want imagine if Booty Man did a 3rd chinlock in that match.
Also, fun fact: WWE's Great American Bash '06 (aka ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES) would see Steve/William Regal and Fit Finlay in a "rematch" and even Nick Patrick would also be the ref for that one. Wrestling is funny sometimes.
31:07 OK, that is seriously a badass shot right there!
When Animal hit Luger backstage, Luger's reaction is hilarious! "Look at me Jimmy, Ahhhh". Ryan didn't show and explain it enough but please watch it on your own time for a good laugh.
"He ruined my sheen Jimmy"
30:45 is My late dad's face basically where the play button is... 30:54 My dad head looking to left.. holding me. I've seen SEVERAL shots of me standing beside him on a chair or in his lap in my ripped up Yellow and Red Hulkster tank. I was 10 years old living the Wrestling dream. !
Seeing Sting in this match and then seeing him the night after Halloween Havoc is something else in 96
Another awesome upload from the wrestling channel with the most jam on the planet
It's crazy what WCW would become in just a few short months
Thank again for the great content, you do such a fantastic job summarizing the context of the time and it takes me back to being 9-10 years old when i would video raw and nitro. wish i stil had those tapes, lol. Cheers bud!
Stagger Lee interviews Booker T and Sting, Luger has a broken heart, Hawk no sells a pile-driver on the concrete floor, and the Doomsday cage match is a disaster lol
I love wrestling!
Well, The Alliance to End Hulkamania did work.....sort of. Months later, he would turn heel and that ended Hulkamania
I remember Kevin Sullivan saying he tried to kill Hulkamania and it was ironic that Hogan ended up killing it.
I still watch that Finley/Regal match from time to time! Regals drop kick, the stiff shots … and then the ending! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🔥🔥🔥
The Mega Boys explode!!
Do you keep up with today's wrestling🤔🤔🤔
I agree that visually that cage looked impressive, the match… the less said the better
Probably the most ego-driven match Hulk Hogan has ever been involved in. Which IS saying something.
I wish I would've appreciated Regal more when I was younger. Finly too
You call Kimberly "Elizabeth" at one point. Love the video and your work.
I hope you're enjoying your vacation as much as we're enjoying your awesome uploads.
Watching this ppv brings back good memories for me...I remember I had just bought 2pac-All eyez on me album from the mall then came home and saw this live on ppv....ahh the 90s
Do you keep up with today's wrestling?🤔🤔🤔
@@zacharythomason7359 not really and why are you asking me this on a wrestling docuseries based on the 90s?
2Pac = GOAT
“His good eye”
I died 😂
this ppv is the height of hogan's ego run amok. two dudes vs all the top heels and win.
Finally Bash At The Beach '96 is next on WCW calendar.
4:40 Konan is considered an all time great for a reason, and Eddy's greatness just goes without saying.
OSW Reviews did a really good review of this PPV.
Your commentary gets better and better each video.
"As Elizabeth says the Booty Man is so cute." That always went over my head.
The sheer annoyance that you showed when trying to explain the match was amazing.
29:45 Luger pulls the punch then a second later punches him anyway WTF
magical clove lol
Kevin Sullivan said he sacrificed all the heels...as an olive branch..to get Hogan to turn heel in the Summer.
It's amazing to see the difference in 96 WCW after NWO.
Talk about a year of 2 halves.
Man...Medusa had a great body. They should have done more with her character back then
Funny seeing Deebo wrestling in WCW 😂
That was the downfall of the company, you can only copy another organisation for so long before it falls apart,
No originality what so ever
Zeus
😂😂😂
I remember loving the ppv as a 8 year old! This might of been the first one my dad bought for me an my brother!
I was there live, I had great seats but couldn't see anything in the cage. Had to buy the vhs when it came out so I could see what I missed. I paid twice for this atrocitie
Loved your reaction to the DDP vs Booty man Hahaha!
THIS is what WCW countered WrestleMania with. Seriously.
Hey, it was only Mania 12, throw Booty Man out there! Bootybootybootybooty!
What can ya say…wrestling sucked in the mid 90s, pre NWO/ Austin
Mania 12 sucked. Unless you like Caribbean strap matche
@@bryanmack4054
Wrestling didnt suc, was only WWE and WCW the ones that suked.
@@pafoneto1275 I forgot about that 6 star match in Tokyo in 1995
The music really makes me think of all of the things Haystacks and Rey Mysterio have in common.
The Bootyman is so mind-numbing he makes you think you're seeing Liz when you're seeing Kim...
Billionaire Ted: OK guys, we need a new slogan for our wrasslin show.
Vince Russo: How 'bout "Uncut, Uncensored, Uncooked?"
Billionaire Ted: Ahh, no we already stole that one.
Another great stroll down memory lane; best part for me is where you had Tony, Dusty and maybe even Bobby Heenen shout out the Bootyman's signature move when he applied it to win the match.
The commentary on the Page v Bootyman match sent me! The disgust and frustration was palpable through my computer screen. 😂ETA: And you were so annoyed that you called Kimberly "Elizabeth" at one point. 😆
Geesh that cage - you couldn't see anything...like the start of Q3 at the Super Bowl where the smoke from the pyro has not cleared out yet.
It’s a shame we didn’t get a shot of Loch Ness approaching the ring to “BOO YAHKA BOO YAHKA SIX ONE NINE!”
Hahaha I forgot how DDP looked at this time lol. Its like diamond Dallas Omega
So to make Ryan watch the doomsday cage porridge again is the mission. 🤣😂🤣
Savage going after Zeus for dropping that Summerslam 89 Main Event and December 89 Cage Match vs Hogan and Brutus
Never underestimate the POWER of the Chinlock 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm glad i didn't have to pay for this djit show. Those were the good Ole days of descrambler boxes
Love your work mate
I remember watching this show on VHS through a friend's recorded vhs tape. This show was dreadful and the main event didn't help matters either
The Irish rage at 12:48 is probably the funniest part of this review.
Doomsday cage would’ve worked if they had a reason to go up to the top tier. Such as the world title or a money in the bank type match. Where one would have to go get it and bring it back down to escape the cages. So maybe a fatal four, 6, or 8 wrestlers to battle it out.
Oh god, I forgot Fit Finlay had that mega mullet.
Haystacks time in WCW was a really sad ending to what was an absolute legend of the British wrestling scene. I still remember to this day watching him and Big Daddy fighting way back in 82/83.
WCW sure did love cage matches
Dusty’s commentary was on 💯💯💯💯 all night in this one
Dusty IS the reason to watch this PPV.
I love pre-nWo WCW. Sure, I'm a masochist with a history of self-injurious behavior, but that's beside the point.
"Someone pretty special has come to Raid Shadow Legends, Rhonda Rousey" 🤣😂
i love these!! thank you!
Saw the Doomsday Cage Match once and only once. A true "clusterfuck" in every sense of that word. It's hard enough to follow on the broadcast, can't imagine what it was like trying to watch this in the arena.
AIRED: SUNDAY MARCH 24, 1996.
the old pythons looking pretty sad in the thumbnail , the pro body builders would laugh
The DDP/Booty Man match has to be funniest rundown of a match I've heard.
Everyone talks about how dangerous Russo was without Vince as a filter, but I think Hogan, love him or hate him, was just as dangerous without Vince..via 94 - debut of nWo
Rhonda Rousey in RAID shadow legends huh? I take it her weakness is a kick to the head by the duchess of Holms or face punches from the barbarian queen Nunez?
Cant stand her, she needs to be stretched by ... i guesd chyna if she wasn't RIP
Great stuff as usual but i'm a little sad there wasn't an opportunity to use call something during the ending of the Sting match "The Broomsday Device"
looking at the doomsday cage, I can only imagine that it would've been a lot more exciting if you had younger guys willing to take crazy bumps and guys who specialize in hardcore wrestling.
Hell, I could see the modern day guys having a ball coming up with spots to do in this match, no doubt one of them would go through the floor of the upper level.
The rules and cage itself would need to be tweaked for modern day but it could definitely work, don't know how you fix the live audience issue though.
Thing was, I'm not at all sure the cage would have withstood a big move.
29:40 "The Total Prostate"
😂😂😂😂😂
R.I.P Deebo
We all know you'll watch the doomsday cage again. It's ok.
Great content as always
I enjoyed the Sting Booker T. vs. L.O.D. was a good match. It was the first time I really paid attention to Booker T.
How about a video on some of the best announcing calls from the Monday night wars?
When you gonna do king of the ring 96 and the international incident PPV.
Great work though 👍🏼
Watching wcw before nwo era is like a trip using stale acids
It is a trip
It is different
It is insane
But is not a good one
I always forget how good Konnan was before he joined the DoD then nWo.
he gets out of shape and gets lazy in ring . wonder what happend
LOL...bro! The "dont worry brother. I will let you smash my head in the cage" was hilarious!! A black glove examination was funny as hell, good job, probably the worst WCW PPV ever
The only match I liked on this PPV was the Finley vs Regal match
The doomsday cage match is definitely legendary 🔥💯
The start of the music, I thought it was going to be "Escape (The Pina Colada song)".
Wrestling bios fuckin rules!