Edge as wcw jobber (Damon Striker) vs. meng

[wcwtnaSTING]

that damon guy is never goner amount to anything i bet no one remembers him

[jbland2010]

@wcwtnaSTING I like yo type of comedy..

[wcwtnaSTING]

@jbland2010 you know im being sarcastic right??

[jbland2010]

@wcwtnaSTING yea, I knew.. thats why I said I like yo comedy.. I bet some people are gonna believe you..

[SwitchbladeKitty]

Poor Striker. That kid will never make it in this business.

[WolfGamerVlad]

Something that would be fun to know is if Edge (Damon Striker) had any matches with Haku (Meng) during his WWE run? ;)

[ngonzoak]

Omg am I the only one who finds Dusty Rhodes hilarious when hes talkin about sucker punching arn anderson

[LadyDragonsblood]

@ngonzoak you mean IRRONNNN Andersen....lol at least that what it sounds like he says LOL....I miss the old guys

[XSC3]

I love seeing current stars/legends in their old matches. I'm still pissed that mark caloway vs. sting video probably doesn't exist (since it was a dark match). :(

[icelynx360]

WCW was BS... I swear, Shannon Moore did better then Edge in WCW, LOL!

[Mythically]

Lol Bill Demott was one ugly fucker back then as well.

[wizzi0]

aww wittle edge! i still think he should have kept the sexton hardcastle moniker.

[navaliteV2isback]

Is that Bill Demott ?

[strrb75]

@navaliteV2isback yeap

[worrenchristian]

@navaliteV2isback YES !

[JDtheDrunk]

IN WCW's defense there is now way they could have known Copeland would turn out the way he did. At that time, he was just another young hopeful passing through the business.

[LiamGhX]

edge is still gettin a decent response back then and he was jobber? edge is awesome :D

[rtfuhj]

edge belongs in wwe!! wcw is where the big boy's play!! if ya can't hang run to wwe like hhh did!

[blast0r]

They were both "A leagues", and in fact, WCW had better ratings for well over a year. That's why WCW is looked at like a tragedy.

[jasmit6452]

It's not wcw fault for wasted talent it's just if you play in a b~ league you want to play in the A~ league wcw was the the B and wwe is the A...you make more money in the wwe..you work hard in college but you make the money in the pro

[WolfGamerVlad]

@jasmit6452 The hell? It's a well known fact that WCW paid better than the WWF pretty much up to the point Time-Warner pulled the plug.

[fanofeverything]

I've always figured Meng just never bothered to figure out how to fall, so they just made him invulnerable

[KurtKokaine1]

I kept screaming "Spear him Edge, Spear that big, ugly motherfucker!!"

[gtz1975]

Thumbs up for Damon Striker (Edge) 1:14

[raiden4life]

Damn he really has come a long way from this to becoming an 11 time world champion and retiring as champion! thankyou edge :)

[nhlalwenhlezondo]

He needs to show up at Total Nonstop Action with the World Heavyweight Title, lawls!

[horseman420]

@nhlalwenhlezondo .......no, he doesn't.

[KurtKokaine1]

@horseman420 uh, yeah he does. ; )

[dhosea101]

4 people got a whipping in PULIC

[bass109]

FAITH PEACE JOY HAPPINESS LIFE JESUS CHRIST

[42paparia42]

@bass109

Ok!

[darkstar3x16]

wtf is edge really a ten time world champion? i haven't watched wwe since 2001 but if they're handing belts out that fast no wonder WWE is a joke.

[Bankotsu897]

@darkstar3x16 To put you up to speed. The Miz of all people is champion

[raiden4life]

@dodgesxt tna by any chance? lol

[raiden4life]

wow even back then edge was popular thus our ten time world champion ^_^

[tag1989]

@0:43 to 1:25 what the fuck is dustin rhodes fucking talking about LOLOL. his just chatting shit.

[GlitchMasta]

Jobber on something that is less than a c-show, you gotta' pray for that b-show or even dark match promotion or even the rare a-show promotion lol

[GrandFunker]

God damn! I could listen to Big Dust talk all day!

[paul21mclovin]

crowd chanting usa-edge from canada and meng from tonga

[imlaughing2death]

Insane Dusty commentary for the win!

[SynysterEclipse]

mennnnng hahahah.......meng.....hehahah­hahah

[w0lf101]

Quite honestly, have you ever seen a jobber work the crowd quite like Edge did there?

[xaer0knight]

huh? really? wcw = we lose young talent. i loved WCW but damn. I also totally forgot about the WCW Pro Wrestling Show

[Reptoyd]

Edge should still be jobbing to Meng.

[Natureboy1974]

wow!!!@gcord21.... he does look the same! and dusty rhodes is great behind the mic.

[NestorV]

I saw Edge wrestle as Sexton Hardcastle in 1996 in MI.

[xtremixt1]

LOL

[Sandbagger300]

Even at this early stage of his career, you can see that Edge has Charisma, trying to get the crowd on his side and he is very athletic. WCW should have recognized that.

[Atljlr00021]

makes sense .. cause ment in real life would fuck edge up haha

[Thornaholic]

hahaha dusty rhodes is so awesome on commentary lol

[kcphillyeagles]

I agree with the cast off theory. I actually loved WCW when they brought all the Japanese stars in. Jushin Thunder Liger was incredible.

[MurdaMike]

wish he would have Tongan Death Grip'd him to death

[Naveen500]

Terry Richards is Rhino, the guy in TNA who used to be in the WWE as Rhyno, you know... GORE GORE GORE!!!

[kcphillyeagles]

This is why WCW went down the toilet. So much wasted talent.... You think Bischoff would have more presence to recognize talent...

[stufaman]

@kcphillyeagles Ironically WCW did used to push many new talents in the earlier days. But once they started getting older WWF cast offs and of course Hogan. They changed to get the big names. Come to think of it TNA really reminds me of WCW.

[kcchiefsfan1981]

It just kills me how wcw had all these stars before wwe did and did nothing with them. Guys like edge, triple h, austin, undertaker, jericho were all in wcw before making their wwe debut.

[spinemelter2000]

That happened for some people, but others started in the WWF/E and then got better pushes in WCW, like Jeff Jarrett. And today, they're leaving WWE and getting better pushes in TNA. Some wrestlers who used to be in other companies and then went (or are still in WWE) became jokes like Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Chavo Guerrero, Booker T, Lance Storm, William Regal and others who have talent but didn't fit in with the WWE universe.

[cripchulo]

isnt meng haku?

[kcchiefsfan1981]

@cripchulo yes meng is haku

[cripchulo]

@kcchiefsfan1981 thats cool

[sanddune]

Don't understand Copelands gripe. Did he think he was just going to break into the business as an unknown with not much of a look and beat established veterans like Sullivan and Meng? It sounds like a combination of sour grapes and a backhanded way to kiss his current employers ass.

[timberlandtim1]

AHAHAHHAH edge jobbin for wcw hilarious

[JKTube]

Too bad we never got an insane-laughter contest with Hugh Morrus, John Kronus (RIP), and the Boogeyman.

[gaara6583]

What is Dusty Rhodes saying? "Whip him in PUBLICK!"

[FILIFILI77]

x> IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE A...SPEAR!!

[nickic272]

Thats not edge that is kane

[psychogorilla]

Yeah sure, he would eventually win several World Titles, but on this night, Edge's opponent was Meng.

[Velasca]

Meng is an inspiration

[minchpies]

this is gay

[beyondstitches]

WCW drop the ball for this? HA HA. Edge had more talent back then. he only has one move now and thats the spear, all guys do in the WWE is run their mouths and its very little action.

[RMilvae]

this is edges first big break...i'm sure he enjoyed it

[bushwhacked59]

I always thought Mengs tights were cool with that yellow claw on the back

[wdp3ngs]

once again WCW dropped the ball.

[sanddune]

@wdp3ngs Riiiggghhttt. How long again was it before Edge was a main eventer? I don;t even think WCW was in business when it eventually happened. Too many of you guys talk out of your asses.

[rnjblast773]

@wdp3ngs how in the hell did was wcw's talent scout not fired. They had, edge, mick foley, steve austin, triple h, big show, jericho, the radicals, brian pillman, what the hell were they doing? It's like they traded these guys for hogan, nash, hall, and aging bret etc.......

[badbabybear1]

The ultimate oppurtunist! Shoulda used his MITB to get one over on Meng.

[RavenBenoitFan]

And i'm sorry but thats just you reaching for a reason to bitch and moan.

Edge here showed no more promise or talent than that of a guy like Alex Wright.

Come on now, your an "Original" ECW fan, you should have more sense than that.

[Samoajoefan]

Edge looked like he was having fun being in the big time!.

[GangstaRafael21]

meng reminds me of Umaga

[Nazrat84]

Alot of Jobbers may become big hits =O Though rare

[PhockUTube]

Wow, Edge has come a long way since jobbing to Haku!

[Cenamark2]

Edge sucks. The fact that he changed his name to something as lame as Edge shows how lame he is. Names like Edge were cool in middle school.

BTW is Edge related to Matt Striker?

[dan11588]

Edge's real name is Adam Copeland dumbass

[Drakinola]

No, Edge is NOT related to Matt Striker.. Fucking hell. -.-

[Cenamark2]

Its not like my question didn't have any reasoning. THEY SHARE THE SAME LAST NAME.

[guitarzkikass]

he still does that thing where he uses both hands to pull his hair back lol

[gcord21]

Has Edge aged at all?. He still looks the same.

[cripchulo]

@gcord21 well have you noticed his hair style?

[gcord21]

@cripchulo he still looks the same to me. Sure hes aged a little but not by much.

[kingwhick]

@gcord21 His face didn't, but unfortunately his body did. Thank you, Edge!

[Suckmypivot]

@gcord21

He's got the RVD disease.

[SacTownSharksFan]

Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, and Larry Zbyszko

[lucabazooca]

One of the is Dusty Rhodes,i think. I know cause it sounds like him from when he comentated in FCW

[fallenrosepetal]

yes it was Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbyszko, and I believe Scott Hudson.

[ykff88]

who is doing commentary?

[lilHippo]

lol is that magic johnson as commentor

[wwe18089]

Did Damon Striker has a theme? if he does than if somebody get it could you give it at rapid or Mu.

[chris0477]

Edge got his ass kick HA HA HA

[BlamBlam236]

not same studio dumb fuck tna a nickelodeon show and some fucked thing were taped there

[MisterBoswell]

They say in gossip circles, that if there was ever one wrestler that NO ONE messed with in real life, it was definitely Haku, aka Meng. I heard one story that he bit a guys nose off in afight once. I heard another story that in the 80s, when arcade games were getting popular, Meng was playing Pac-Man at like an airport or bus station or something, anyway, he kept losing and got so pissed off that he headbutted the screen and smashed the glass in. Crazy guy.

[mmabuff101]

i heard he got so pissed playing space invaders he tried giving the screen the tongan death grip and broke the glass that way

[MisterBoswell]

lol

[marineguy4eva]

Wow, Props to Edge, its been about 13 yrs and Edge looks pretty much the same!

Other wrestlers look like old men after 7-10 years with their difficult lifestyle

[ljb265]

Wow, WCW was gay.

[buccieri]

ljb265 is gay

[operations1000]

Haha Edge the noob jobber lolz...actually damn. Not THAT bad huh? I guess the saying some people are just naturally gifted to do this buisness is true..honestly take away all the fancy signatures Edge has and this isn't too far off from how he is now.

[epicswifty]

I was thinking the same thing, but I don't know whether it's a good thing or not! He still does that baseball slide through peoples legs exactly the same

[Frenchfryboi]

TRU! Edge usually wins wheneva therez cheatin invovled

[shinhawk]

The people in this crowd never thought that jobber would become a 12-time tag team champ and an 8-time world champ.

[russo256]

this was in the same studio tna is taped in , orlando

[fghghhg93]

edge learned from the old school way ;] and worked really hard for it. image if stone cold and edge got there brake in wcw instead of wwf i think wwf would have died

[dadankness]

Stone Cold did.. He was a hollywood Blonde with Brian Pillman.. I still remember him and his finisher the snap shot.. and im only 24.. i was like 8-10 while he was in wcw

[fghghhg93]

oh i kno lol.

[RavenBenoitFan]

Pillman carried austin dumbass.

And Austins popularity came after a drunk Rant in ECW, were he ran from and stole Sandman's gimmick basically.

[TheToughBrets]

@RavenBenoitFan

Pillman did NOT carry Austin. In the Hollywood Blondes you actually had a team where both guys contributed heavily to the flow of the matches. Go back and watch the matches and its obvious. If you're saying he "ran from ECW" that's just retarded-he got a job offer for far more money and that's how jobs work you 13 year old- you're supposed to work for the most money you can get. Yeah, Austin took ELEMENTS of the Sandman character, but he did more with it than Hak ever could have

[AssholeFromCanada]

@TheToughBrets Plus Austin's only moves were not a hurricanrana, a Russian Legsweep and a DDT

[JKTube]

@dadankness: It was called the Stun Gun.

Even if WCW had kept Adam Copeland around, he would never have become Edge. WWE gave him the name Edge and the original Raven-derived persona that was altered when he, Gangrel and Christian formed the Brood.

No, WCW taped their shows at Disney World, while TNA does their shows at Universal Studios.

[sanddune]

@fghghhg93 What break did Stone Cold not get? He was a TV champ, US Champ, Tag Team Champ with Pillman and was always in feature matches. He was far from a jobber or even a mid carder in WCW. Bichoff just made a mistake in under estimating what Stone Cold could bring to the table.

[AssholeFromCanada]

@sanddune all those titles are midcard titles

[VegasEaglesFan1]

Meng is one of the nicest guys in the business. I got the pleasure to meet him numerous times at the WCW tv tapings when they used to be in Orlando all the time. I believe he's working security now for an auto dealership in Kissimmee, FL

[WesFR]

Meng is a tough-ass mothafucka. He was one of the most feared men backstage.

[peoplefromhell]

edge is the best

[InformationLocker]

What the fudge kinda name is Damon Striker?

[KahlerHahn]

a name that just yells "jobber"

[warriorfire56]

todos empiezan desde abajo

asi demuestran de lo qe estan hechos

y qe no necesitaron ser juniors para tener todo en bandeja de plata o de oro

XD

[saveus222xwarrior]

1:06 Gay

[fondare]

is that Dusty Rhodes commentating?

[Deadgirlnipple]

This Damon Striker kid has kind of an "edge" to him

[baianoph]

19-F-hottie here. I'm just saying that girls LOVE this vid.

I have a nice ass FI

[spinemelter2000]

No one can beat Meng in a fight in real life.

[Buckeyecat2002]

Great first outing for the future WWE star heel Edge.

[NYPrimrose]

Don't annoy Dusty Rhodes in PULICK, OK BABY.

That fake accent was just annoying Rhodes. Ain't fake?  Watch Rhodes on LEGENDS OF WRESTLING on WWE 24-7, wow, where did that accent go?

[Buckeyecat2002]

Was Edge a jobber or a fall guy?

[destronia123]

He was a pure jobber until recently in the WWF/WWE

[mjoh5679]

recently? you mean until like 1999

[destronia123]

Edge was a pure jobber in WWF/WWE until he got that undeserved world title push a few years ago for no good reason.

[mjoh5679]

thats a flat out lie. You just don't like him so you are just trying to make up stuff. Edge and Christian were the top tag team in wwf for 3 or 4 years. Maybe you just don't know what a jobber is.  Dumb Motherfucker.

[destronia123]

In the WWF/E Tag Team Champs = Singles Jobbers with fancy belts.

[EricXtasy]

destronia123 = stupid internet mark.

[xraycat30]

Awesome, thanks for posting this. I LOVE watching the old WCW stuff. It was a great era.

[Velasca]

Meng is great.

[FPWDude]

The original Umaga

[puissse]

no, thats Haku

[9621796]

yes, he is the king haku

[kathyfy]

lol this match look so fake

[CaptianSerbia]

try saying that to meng or ask thge last guys that siad that they ended up in knoked the fuck out

[reh629]

that damon striker is sooo bland and boring. i dont see him ever makking it in the wrestling biz. plus what kind of name is "damon striker" anyway?! he needs something edgier.

[djv2448]

welll Edgier the dudes Edge

[CMStrike316]

lol I miss Dusty on commentary

[Gr8muta]

Anybody would lay down for Haku! That man was legit tough!

[reh629]

that damon striker is such a loser. he should just quit wrestling because he isnt going to be anything. the

[dravenmatrix]

Oh no Damon Striker was just the recent WWE Champion that's a real loser right there. :D

Bwhahahaha!

[ttonymark]

Is edge a fucking vampire?He's still the same.I mean he doesnt look older,creepy huh? Oh and im not sure but I think that fat guy was Haku.Remember haku?The guy with the huge hair that was deadly with his headbutts,had been in the wwe for quite a time.

[rockabillysilly]

it's not like he's 50 yet...some people look good into their mid 40's.

[darthxaos]

@ttonymark well he WAS in the "Brood" with Gangrel

[chops420]

haha dusty rhodes was the shit on commentary... SATURDAY NIGHT THA MOTHA SHIP BROTHA lol

[gunnerbunny]

yup sounds like dusty!

[bigwurm27]

wow is edge SMOKIN HOT or what id swallow his man chowder anytime

[MisterSin87]

Is that Dusty Rhodes commentating? sounds just like him

[DGarcia879]

yes

[rlmotorcycles]

demott

[B173B]

Meng is Haku....

[SecretAgentHunt]

amazing...

you learn something new everyday!

[scribb831]

was the crowd cheering "USA" during a match between a Canadian and Pacific Islander??

[Nic1700]

I beleive Edge wasn't billed from Canada.

And Meng was like anti-american.

[DGarcia879]

Edge really is from Canada

[Nic1700]

he is from Canada but he wasn't billed from Canada for these matches.

[jeffreywolfe2007]

Typical WCW, they accidently find a new kid who pops the crowd when they don't even know who he is, so what do they do, get rid of him.

[ZBoyforlife]

they didn't get rid of him..they wanted to keep him and were about to sign him, but he left to do other things, then he ended up in wwf after that.

[modelspiceboi]

I think Adam totally didn't like the atmosphere at WCW... a lot of people that went into the WWE around that time that had some contact with WCW hated it.

[MrGlasspider]

@jeffreywolfe2007 AJ Styles

[KevKev26]

'This is gonna do it for David Striker'

lmao, how many times did WCW wanna change his name?

Damien to Damon to David?!

[demencia101]

this is when he was Rated E for Everyone

[sepultallifly]

Edge's name then WAS Damien Stryker, however, the southern corporate big-wigs in predominantly southern baptist areas thought "Damien" was too evil-sounding, so it was changed to "Damon."

[Spunkwhy]

Where did you hear this from? Kevin Sullivan had a satanic cult at one point, I really doubt they were worried about that. They just mess up names a lot.

They called Ultimo Dragon 'Ultimate Dragon' a lot, they also had Atlantis wrestle a few matches where they referred to him the whole time as 'Lizmark' mistakingly.

[MaxWraith]

Even as a jobber, Edge received cheers from the crowd.

[thepaulminator17]

meng-another wwf superstar took around this time