@DiversePersona Kevin nash and Scott hall where going to wcw this was their last night with all 4 men being in the same company hhh was a heel so was Kevin Nash they broke kayfabe by hugging and embracing eachothernsaying goodbye to hall and Nash
@SKiLLiGEstaz Triple H ended up being the only one who got in trouble from it, but it's famous for being a drastic break of character for everyone involved.
Triple H was supposed to win the following King of the Ring... Instead Austin was booked to win it. At that KOTR Austin made the epic "Austin 3:16" promo that brought in a new era for the WWF. Attitude.
T o a man like Vince McMahon this is the most disrespectful thing you could do you broke the illusion..With Kevin and Scott leaving someone had to be punished....Personally in a business that depends on loyalty he should have sent both of them with them,and used what he had to built, that was bigger than 4 men....
Aight guys, long story short, they were supposed to keep the illusion of "we hate each other" (which as you know wrestling is fake) so they broke out of character to say goodbye. (Basically if Batman and Joker were to hug it out)
@deSadetheImpaler this was a time pre-internet when many people believed the faces actually hated the heels this pissed on the whole buisness basically saying its all a joke it may sound stupid in 2011 but 15 years ago many people did genuinally believe there was real heat when i was a kid i thought was real like many but now it just a joke this was a big turning point in the buisness thats why remembered it changed wrestling from a sport to entertainment
@deSadetheImpaler Well, when they broke character, the fans realized that the feuds between wrestlers isn't real. Ppl used to think their was some real bad blood between these people, but when they found out these are mostly actors who can give out a fight every now and then, Vince was kind of screwed. So it really is a big deal, cuz we all know that some of the greatest feuds in WWE/F history may all just be best friends in real life. The Kliq is that prime example.
Turns out management gave permission to them to do that after the guys asked them if they could do it, but then the other wrestlers got all pissed about them breaking kayfabe so Vince had to show he was doing something about it to keep order.
Yes They talk about it in the book and vince did give them the ok for it and after wards wasnt really angry over it,but still had to punish hunter to make a example...
I know nash and waltman and hunter and hbk are still friends but does anyone know if hunter and shawn still friends with scott hall...I watch raw recently and hunter talked about the kliq but didn't mention hall and I always wondered if they didn't stay friends with him cause of all of hall's problems....if anyone knows please let me know id love to know
@SuperDeluxe80 No shit Sherlock. That is the point behind this being such a monumental wrestling moment. HBK and HHH broke kayfabe to say goodbye to 2 of their best friends, one of which was a heel. Back then, WWF/E seriously didn't want Faces and Heels to be seen as friends outside the ring. They got that from the territory days.
I love how either the kid filming or some kind near by gets all exited when they embrace, he probably didn't understand what was really going on. He probably thought Michaels and HHH were joining forces.
@Myersayers No, you idiot. He knew EXACTLY what was going on (which to me is impressive for a kid in 1996) and his comments made you feel like you were there in the stands.
@knowmsayin Dude don't have to be all douche about it by calling me an idiot. I'm not sure what "comments" the kid made that your referring to, all i hear is him squealing like a school girl and yelling Yeah a bunch of times.
@Myersayers Didn't you hear him explaining to his friend that Hall and Nash were leaving for WCW and that's why they were doing this curtain call. For a guy in the pre-internet era to be that knowledgeable about the backstage workings of the business is pretty rare. And I give him no flack for squealing like a schoolgirl!!! I would have too!
@swinjy HHH, razor ramon, diesel, and shawn michaels ARE FRIENDS, this isnt a story they broke character because diesel and razor were leaving for wcw.....dont you know your wrestling
Smh i respect what they did to the bussines bt hate their ways of nt wanting to put over talent .. Espicaly michaels the whole screw job thing smh.. But the past is the past... But they are not my favorite wrestlers sorta say... Im a Randy savage, austin, punk type of guy ... wrestlers who dnt care abouj themselves..
The reach of the kliq goes beyond one match or one angle/gimmick/faction-it goes across three organizations!! (if u include justin credible),they didnt make any straight-to-dvd b-movies (ahem!!) but they did the next best thing and they didnt run off to suck some hollywood cock like ur "heroes rock/austin
@Kellztube11 What did Rock/Austin do? They pushed other wrestlers in the light,"passed the torch",werent selfish,showed way better matches. They certainly didnt take thier ball and go home cause they lost thier smile"Shawn". Didnt let little knee or hip injuries"Nash" give them light duty in ring work.Didnt sabotage matches"Hall' by coming 2 the ring liquored up and didnt kiss Vinces ass and screw wrestlers like "HHH"! Why do u think real Icons like Sting didnt come 2 the WWE?
@swinjy In short, they broke face (therefore storyline). Hall and Nash were leaving for the WCW ,Hall was supposed to be a heel as was Triple H. Then they all hugged confusing EVERYONE because they're best buds in real life and they were sad they were leaving.
@swinjy so basically nash hall hhh hbk broke kayfabe at the time hbk and hall were the faces and hhh and nash were the heels and nash and hall were leaving the company 2 go to wcw so they called it the curtain call because these 4 were the backstage group called the kliq hhh got punished but hall&nash didnt because they went 2 wcw but hbk didnt get punihed bcos he was champ
Vince screwed Bret because he didn't "do what's right for the business" and yet Shawn and the boys broke kayfabe when it suited them. Don't remember Bret failing a drug test like the boys either. But society is all about kissing ass and back stabbing to get where you are in life.
@zzDzCzCzz Apparently they caught shit because of this. Especially HHH, Shawn couldn't really be disciplined though as he was their money man at the time.
Vince actually gave them the okay for it to happen it was other people like Pat Patterson, Ted Dibiase, etc. that didn't like what happened and that put [pressure on Vince to punish them for that but Nash & Hall left and they didn't punish Shawn because he was champ at the time so only hunter got punished, Triple H actually said they wanted to keep him and Shawn away from each other after this happened, they didn't want them to be friends and hang out after this
I was at that show! Classic moment. Little did anyone know at the time that they were looking at the future....half was turned into NWO and the the other half became DX.
Im on the fence, i mean it was a house show so no one beyond the crowd would have known (excluding this tape) but i understand it was bad on several levels business wise
@walruswasrob Well, it was at a house show. And the crowd got something special to remember, and they didn't seem to mind. Shit, Vince broke kayfabe years earlier when he admitted Wrestling was fake just so he could save some money!!!
Well, then it's not the "Madison Square Garden" incident then, is it? It's the "Sean Michaels/Diesel" incident. "Madison Square Garden" incident implies that there was some sort of riot.
@universalmanchild Nowadays breaking kayfabe isn't a big deal but in 1996 it was still a no no, I think it was more the fact that it was the clique who did it, since they weren't very well liked amongst the other wrestlers and agents at the time. That's why I think everybody kicked off so much.
@universalmanchild It had nothing to do with knowing wrestling is fake. It was a rule (until this happened) that wrestlers play up their character no matter what to at least try to give the idea that they didn't like each other. You have to remember this was the 90s and pro wrestling was walking that fine line of selling realism in and outside of the ring.
The most pathetic thing is that the world still has screaming losers for this retarded redneck garbage. That kid sounds like he's autistic or something...
A shame that other than the well known cliq, that Hall, Nash, HHH, Michaels, and Pac never actually were in any wrestling "stable" together at once. It would've been fantastic
I always wonder if HHH had not be punished and go on to win KOTR that year like he was suppose to would Austin have gotten his push that year as well.
this is the incident that pushed Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H's push back a year, everything he was suppose to do they gave to other people, he got the punishment for this because Hall and Nash wasn't in WWF anymore and Shawn was the champ so they weren't going to punish him so Triple H got the punishment for all of them by his self but damn it was funny when Shawn and Triple H aired all that out about a year later
One of the more talked-about actions involving The Kliq took place on May 19, 1996 at Madison Square Garden.[7] At the time, Hall and Nash were about to leave the WWF for rival WCW and this was their last contractual obligation for the WWF.[8] At a major WWF live event, Levesque (as the villainous Helmsley) wrestled the fan favorite Scott Hall (as Razor Ramon).[7] Later that night, Michaels, then a fan favorite, wrestled Nash (as the heel Diesel) in a steel cage match.
Immediately after the match, Scott Hall entered the ring and hugged Michaels, which is not seen as a problem as both were fan favorites at the time. However, Levesque and Nash both joined the hug, despite working their matches as heels. Their actions, also dubbed the "Curtain Call", scandalized WWF management, who at the time wanted to maintain the illusion that the antipathy between fan favorites and villains was real and that they were not friends outside the ring,
@Jayswun57 a backstage rule which was carried over from the days when wrestling territories were regionally based. The rule was in place as a means of maintaining storylines and feuds between wrestlers, which sometimes lasted for years, and could unravel in seconds if the two feuding wrestlers were associating as friends in public.[9] WWF Chairman, Vince McMahon was reported to be initially okay with the incident, but did not expect them to take it so far.
@Jayswun57 McMahon also did not expect a fan in the audience to sneak a camcorder into the event and capture the entire incident on tape, which was later procured by the WWF and aired on the October 6, 1997 episode of Raw is War by Michaels and Levesque who, in storyline, used the footage to irritate McMahon.[10] Because Michaels was the WWF Champion at the time and was one of the promotion's biggest drawing cards, he could not be punished. Hall and Nash were soon to leave for WCW, so they
also escaped punishment.[9] The punishment fell solely on Levesque, who was demoted from being a championship contender to wrestling inexperienced or lesser experienced wrestlers.
So fucking stupid. People need to realize that wrestlers are fucking people and the storylines are fucking fake. I believe them till the age I stopped believing in Santa. Wrestlers have lives outside of their kayfabe bubbles and people need to understand that. It just goes to show that fellow wrestling fans are fucking idiots and actually believe that it's real, and I think it's just stupid if someone doesn't know that. (I'm a wrestling fan)
@Maj0ra Yeah, I totally agree. Suspending disbelief just to make wrestling fun to watch is fine, but actually believing that most of this is even really happening is just plain stupid. Anyone who can think should know that the wrestlers are people too, not just fucking dolls they can watch beat each other to a pulp every week.
@Maj0ra us fellow wrestling fans are not fucking idiots. We are just passionate about wrestling just like others are about football or baseball. If you were a real fan you would know what I was talking about.
@sirwankify I do enjoy wrestling, but to call someone "not a real fan" over a legitimate POV, I feel that sucks. Sports are actually a legitimate competition, this is entertainment and I'm aware of this, but when you work with someone for so many years I just don't see the fault in this situation. It just sets wrestling fans back in intelligence when they CHOOSE to get mad over something they know isn't actually happening.
I don't get mad at the Renasaince fair when the jousters bow at the end
HHH was barely in the company a year and was already acting like he ran the place. He wasn't over yet by any means either, so idk why he felt so compelled to get involved and be part of this...
@theShowStopper321 Eh I kinda agree, but I think it was more so like "hey ok, I'm going to show the fans that I respect these fellow wrestlers" I think it's bullshit that he even got punished.
he got involved in it because he was friends with micheals nash and hall,if you read micheals book he mentions how when Hunter came into the company he came up to micheals and nash and asked if he could hang out and travel with them because they were where the business was going.
@CodPlayer951 I know. I'm just saying he didn't have the status yet and he wasn't over like the rest of them. I have Shawn's book, Bret's book, their DVDs, shoot interviews, etc. I'm just saying Hunter was a key player yet and didn't deserve the recognition.
THEEEE greatest match in the history of professional wrestling....dare anyone to prove me wrong and back it up
Shockyshark67 2 days ago
@DiversePersona Kevin nash and Scott hall where going to wcw this was their last night with all 4 men being in the same company hhh was a heel so was Kevin Nash they broke kayfabe by hugging and embracing eachothernsaying goodbye to hall and Nash
8141933 2 days ago
broke kayfabe cuz of their friendship
sallovesrandomshit 3 days ago
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triple h saying goodbye to hes roody poo friends at madison square garden
JL90s 4 days ago
I still do not get it?
DiversePersona 5 days ago
having the Kliq as an on screen stable would have been the best in history. Combining DX and the nWo.
catwith18lives 2 weeks ago
friendship , good sport spirit
israhell78 2 weeks ago
@SKiLLiGEstaz Triple H ended up being the only one who got in trouble from it, but it's famous for being a drastic break of character for everyone involved.
Arbiter321 2 weeks ago
Did HHH get in trouble for this? Is that why it is so famous?
SKiLLiGEstaz 3 weeks ago
@SKiLLiGEstaz Yeah he got in trouble for it
BoyzNAcne 2 weeks ago
@SKiLLiGEstaz Yeah he did. Look into the MSG incident on wiki. Tells you everything.
oscarfreak 5 days ago
great video...
cimalelu4ever 3 weeks ago
If going on to be one of the greatest heels of all time and having IMO the greatest finisher of all time then HHH should break character more often.
pollordubai 1 month ago
Triple H was supposed to win the following King of the Ring... Instead Austin was booked to win it. At that KOTR Austin made the epic "Austin 3:16" promo that brought in a new era for the WWF. Attitude.
ItsTimeIDisappear09 1 month ago
yehhhh! yehhhhh! yehhhh!
87bizzyizzy 1 month ago 5
This incident is more entertaining than the whole pg era
broandsischannel2010 2 months ago
yokozuna isnt even japanese
1488slav 2 months ago
T o a man like Vince McMahon this is the most disrespectful thing you could do you broke the illusion..With Kevin and Scott leaving someone had to be punished....Personally in a business that depends on loyalty he should have sent both of them with them,and used what he had to built, that was bigger than 4 men....
acpposey1 2 months ago
Aight guys, long story short, they were supposed to keep the illusion of "we hate each other" (which as you know wrestling is fake) so they broke out of character to say goodbye. (Basically if Batman and Joker were to hug it out)
Darkside780 2 months ago 2
Listen to the douche bag in the video.hes creaming his pants.i love you baby.wtf.fucken retard.
Venom8419 2 months ago
whats so historical about wrestlers breaking character ?? stop letting wikipedia dictate what's important and relevant
deSadetheImpaler 2 months ago
@deSadetheImpaler this was a time pre-internet when many people believed the faces actually hated the heels this pissed on the whole buisness basically saying its all a joke it may sound stupid in 2011 but 15 years ago many people did genuinally believe there was real heat when i was a kid i thought was real like many but now it just a joke this was a big turning point in the buisness thats why remembered it changed wrestling from a sport to entertainment
ImTheAmazingWhiteGuy 2 months ago
@deSadetheImpaler Well, when they broke character, the fans realized that the feuds between wrestlers isn't real. Ppl used to think their was some real bad blood between these people, but when they found out these are mostly actors who can give out a fight every now and then, Vince was kind of screwed. So it really is a big deal, cuz we all know that some of the greatest feuds in WWE/F history may all just be best friends in real life. The Kliq is that prime example.
bashbro1able 2 months ago
@bashbro1able Who didn't know the fueds weren't real? You'd have to be really dumb to actually believe a whrestling storyline.
Metallimeister 3 weeks ago
@Metallimeister Back then, everybody thought these feuds were real.
bashbro1able 3 weeks ago
@bashbro1able Maybe the little kids did. But not anyone over 12 years old...
It's like when everyone got mad at vince in the 80's for turning wrestling into a cartoon. People knew it was a show even back then.
Metallimeister 3 weeks ago
@Metallimeister Sorry, but that's just what I read and heard. Plus, if you watch the vid, teenagers and adults are like, "WTF?1" when all 4 embrace.
bashbro1able 3 weeks ago
@bashbro1able I'm sure a lot of people bought that stuff and were shocked. But in reality, it wasn't much of a big deal.
Either way, it was good stuff. The 90's were a great time for wrestling.
Metallimeister 3 weeks ago
I love the guy screaming.
"What!? NO!! OH NO!!"
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Turns out management gave permission to them to do that after the guys asked them if they could do it, but then the other wrestlers got all pissed about them breaking kayfabe so Vince had to show he was doing something about it to keep order.
tubehows4life 2 months ago
It's been awhile since I've read Heartbreak & Triumph, so if anyone can answer please do. Didn't Hunter take the heat for this?
xRandax94 3 months ago
@xRandax94 yup i watched the movie and they said he did
wwebiggestfanme 2 months ago
@xRandax94
Yes They talk about it in the book and vince did give them the ok for it and after wards wasnt really angry over it,but still had to punish hunter to make a example...
CodPlayer951 1 month ago
I know nash and waltman and hunter and hbk are still friends but does anyone know if hunter and shawn still friends with scott hall...I watch raw recently and hunter talked about the kliq but didn't mention hall and I always wondered if they didn't stay friends with him cause of all of hall's problems....if anyone knows please let me know id love to know
xdamatox62 3 months ago
short lived, half of them went to wcw lol
SuperDeluxe80 3 months ago
@SuperDeluxe80 No shit Sherlock. That is the point behind this being such a monumental wrestling moment. HBK and HHH broke kayfabe to say goodbye to 2 of their best friends, one of which was a heel. Back then, WWF/E seriously didn't want Faces and Heels to be seen as friends outside the ring. They got that from the territory days.
RenegadeRantMaster 3 months ago
Witnesses to history.
WVUer21 3 months ago
I love how either the kid filming or some kind near by gets all exited when they embrace, he probably didn't understand what was really going on. He probably thought Michaels and HHH were joining forces.
Myersayers 4 months ago
@Myersayers No, you idiot. He knew EXACTLY what was going on (which to me is impressive for a kid in 1996) and his comments made you feel like you were there in the stands.
knowmsayin 3 months ago
@knowmsayin Dude don't have to be all douche about it by calling me an idiot. I'm not sure what "comments" the kid made that your referring to, all i hear is him squealing like a school girl and yelling Yeah a bunch of times.
Myersayers 3 months ago
@Myersayers Didn't you hear him explaining to his friend that Hall and Nash were leaving for WCW and that's why they were doing this curtain call. For a guy in the pre-internet era to be that knowledgeable about the backstage workings of the business is pretty rare. And I give him no flack for squealing like a schoolgirl!!! I would have too!
knowmsayin 3 months ago
HHH does not like Scott Hall, just listen to his promo from this Monday the day after wwe vengeance 2011.
flair420 4 months ago
dude in the crowd loses it when they hugg.. haha its like hes cumming for the first time.. OMGGGGG YEAAAAAAAH
LordBones138 4 months ago
Sean Waltman is to The Kliq what Joey Bishop was to The Rat Pack; Lapdog
mjbab73 4 months ago
@swinjy HHH, razor ramon, diesel, and shawn michaels ARE FRIENDS, this isnt a story they broke character because diesel and razor were leaving for wcw.....dont you know your wrestling
prepaidbrian 4 months ago
vince was surely depressed by their action. but,hey!they're friends..why bother?a bit sad hunter took all the punishment
x4zeex 4 months ago
2:07...the birth of DX and the nWo...right there.
DHeroDarkMagicianGuy 4 months ago 2
@DHeroDarkMagicianGuy it's more like the conception than the birth
drinklime 3 months ago
Smh i respect what they did to the bussines bt hate their ways of nt wanting to put over talent .. Espicaly michaels the whole screw job thing smh.. But the past is the past... But they are not my favorite wrestlers sorta say... Im a Randy savage, austin, punk type of guy ... wrestlers who dnt care abouj themselves..
cmoney321654 5 months ago
LMAO at the kid's reaction when shawn hugs HHH "what?!?!?!" LOL
TheMile816v2 5 months ago
@TheMile816v2 Yeah ! XD WHAT ? OH MY GOOOOD !!!!! XD
FrenchyGirl08 4 months ago
The reach of the kliq goes beyond one match or one angle/gimmick/faction-it goes across three organizations!! (if u include justin credible),they didnt make any straight-to-dvd b-movies (ahem!!) but they did the next best thing and they didnt run off to suck some hollywood cock like ur "heroes rock/austin
Kellztube11 5 months ago
Bkuz even the most jaded gotta admit these guys here? Changed the landscape of the sport forever-THIS was the magnum opus of the attitude era!!
Kellztube11 5 months ago
So too all the "kliq haters" i ask this simple question: wat did your "gods" rock and austin ever do that was on the same level as THIS??
Kellztube11 5 months ago
@Kellztube11 What did Rock/Austin do? They pushed other wrestlers in the light,"passed the torch",werent selfish,showed way better matches. They certainly didnt take thier ball and go home cause they lost thier smile"Shawn". Didnt let little knee or hip injuries"Nash" give them light duty in ring work.Didnt sabotage matches"Hall' by coming 2 the ring liquored up and didnt kiss Vinces ass and screw wrestlers like "HHH"! Why do u think real Icons like Sting didnt come 2 the WWE?
TheDiamondkutter 1 month ago
@swinjy In short, they broke face (therefore storyline). Hall and Nash were leaving for the WCW ,Hall was supposed to be a heel as was Triple H. Then they all hugged confusing EVERYONE because they're best buds in real life and they were sad they were leaving.
Har19 5 months ago
@Har19 Hall wasn`t a heel in this match - He was teaming up with Michaels against Levesque and Nash.
SuperJuliusC 5 months ago
Imagine what DX COULD have looked like
theballer04 5 months ago
@swinjy go to part one and read the info
legoking58 5 months ago
Now thats 2 sweet
hecbone 5 months ago
OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD YEAHHHHHHHHHHH AWWWWWWWWWWW YEAH! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! YEAH! OH MY GOD!
electrkmayhem 6 months ago
the fans like the curtain call just notice the reaction if i was vince i would have ran with it but thats just me
MrGhostVI 6 months ago
I wonder where Sean "XPAC" Waltman was when this happened. He is part of The Kliq too..
dzver16 6 months ago
@dzver16 AS WAS JUSTIN CREDIBLE
nottzg 6 months ago
@dzver16: Sean was probably the one filming, for remember, he was just The 123 Kid.
TherealRNO 5 months ago
OMG u were at the event and recording it on video live WOW!!
AlexRileyNo1Fan 6 months ago
@swinjy so basically nash hall hhh hbk broke kayfabe at the time hbk and hall were the faces and hhh and nash were the heels and nash and hall were leaving the company 2 go to wcw so they called it the curtain call because these 4 were the backstage group called the kliq hhh got punished but hall&nash didnt because they went 2 wcw but hbk didnt get punihed bcos he was champ
fuckcenaloverock 6 months ago
Hahaha!!!! U watch the renasaince fair?
1bigd4 6 months ago
lol it was like in theater !
HakMart96 6 months ago
this is reall really gay a 10 minute group hug fest. well it is shawn and hhh and well you know
RayJingcock 6 months ago
If they were ever given the chance, "THE TRUE 4 HORSEMEN!!"
bmbrzbak 6 months ago
@swinjy
read the info, damit -.-
waschbeckenfrisch 7 months ago 28
Vince screwed Bret because he didn't "do what's right for the business" and yet Shawn and the boys broke kayfabe when it suited them. Don't remember Bret failing a drug test like the boys either. But society is all about kissing ass and back stabbing to get where you are in life.
zzDzCzCzz 7 months ago 31
@zzDzCzCzz lol. its a different story.
tothebeaty0 6 months ago
@zzDzCzCzz Apparently they caught shit because of this. Especially HHH, Shawn couldn't really be disciplined though as he was their money man at the time.
neiljr2123 2 months ago
@zzDzCzCzz Triple H was punished
NunexxShadowZ 2 months ago
@zzDzCzCzz What does breaking kayfabe have to do with doing jobs when your boss tells you to?
ErikPaulsonFan 1 month ago
@zzDzCzCzz well to be fair they did have permission to do this
tinothat 1 month ago
@zzDzCzCzz you do realize it's all scripted?....
DanEvPro 1 month ago
@DanEvPro you do realize that this incident wasnt scripted..
Caveman1006 4 weeks ago
Vince actually gave them the okay for it to happen it was other people like Pat Patterson, Ted Dibiase, etc. that didn't like what happened and that put [pressure on Vince to punish them for that but Nash & Hall left and they didn't punish Shawn because he was champ at the time so only hunter got punished, Triple H actually said they wanted to keep him and Shawn away from each other after this happened, they didn't want them to be friends and hang out after this
kcamowje 7 months ago
How in the world did you get footage from something before 2006. This is amazing.
KaneBurnz 7 months ago
I was at that show! Classic moment. Little did anyone know at the time that they were looking at the future....half was turned into NWO and the the other half became DX.
DJFlipEntertainment 7 months ago
Im on the fence, i mean it was a house show so no one beyond the crowd would have known (excluding this tape) but i understand it was bad on several levels business wise
DXFan1269 7 months ago
When you break kayfabe you kill wrestling!! says the old school fan/historian!!!
rtfuhj 7 months ago
This made a complete and total jack ass out of vince! and boy did he make hisshithead son in law pay!!
rtfuhj 7 months ago
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charlescooper51 7 months ago
YEAAAAAH! YEAAAAAAAH! YEAAAH BABY! YEEEEAAAAHHH! YEEAAAHHH! OHHHHHHH SHIT! YEEEAAAHHH!
quittersremedy 7 months ago
pretty cool though that this made hunter a lot more popular once it was known he was buddies with hall nash and micheals,
CodPlayer951 7 months ago
I was there, I was in the 5th grade.
OmieBearMegaHead001 7 months ago
LOL, nowdays this wouldn't even make wrestling headlines. Faces and heels being friends in real life? Meh.
Ant1Live 7 months ago
YEAAAH YEEEAAH YEEEAAAHH
IndyClipz 7 months ago
so some guy took his VHS camera and recorded this shit
THEmomsqaud2 8 months ago
@THEmomsqaud2 He holds it better than some of the crackheads who record their DVR and upload it to youtube
Gdanc1 8 months ago
I wonder what Ultimate Warrior thought of this break in kayfabe. I believe he was wrestling for WWF at the time.
wiicoolalways 8 months ago
@wiicoolalways he was in and out at the time though.
Nordfelt 8 months ago
i was there that night when i was 15 years old, was fucking surreal
zeromuseg 8 months ago
@zeromuseg Wow I'm jealous, did you know Razor and Diesel were leaving, or was the whole incident just shocking to you? :)
tubehows4life 2 months ago
that is amazing footage..at the time that was a no no to break kayfabe....
skerryred 8 months ago
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all of them are fucking idiots anyway
sambaprince 8 months ago
Geiler Username
felixlueggerto 8 months ago
@maidenjapan66 Michaels, Hall, Nash and Triple broke kayfabe in front of a paying audience. How is that good for a wrestling promotion?
walruswasrob 8 months ago
@walruswasrob Well, it was at a house show. And the crowd got something special to remember, and they didn't seem to mind. Shit, Vince broke kayfabe years earlier when he admitted Wrestling was fake just so he could save some money!!!
Rayla840 8 months ago
THE KID FILMING THIS VIDEO MAKES IT 100 TIMES BETTER! thumbs up if u agree!!!
nottzg 8 months ago 69
@nottzg This kid's excitement is reminiscent of how we all used to feel about wrestling. Right on kid.
gyos23 6 months ago
@gyos23 FUK YEAH...IM SO PROUD TO HAVE TOP LIKED COMMENT FOR THIS VIDEO!!!
nottzg 6 months ago
How Can This Be An "INCIDENT" When Da People Actually ENJOYED The Good Sportsmanship!!!
ELGALLAR 8 months ago
@ELGALLAR They broke kayfabe. It was two guys hugging two of their arch enimies.
xCeRTiFiieDx 8 months ago
6 people are TNA fans
cruzellebytz 8 months ago
that was on may 19th, Kane's gonna get mad
BlackWindCommunity 8 months ago
vince mcmahon hate this!
61bobo61 8 months ago
triple h enters the ring and hugs shawn michaels : "WHAT ?! OH MY GOD !!!" naive times back then ;D
CElsharif 8 months ago
Well, then it's not the "Madison Square Garden" incident then, is it? It's the "Sean Michaels/Diesel" incident. "Madison Square Garden" incident implies that there was some sort of riot.
mwhitten77 8 months ago
I don't see any "incident."
mwhitten77 8 months ago
@mwhitten77 its' the hug. the hug was the incident. faces and heels hugging in the ring sends mixed signals.
goldizzy 8 months ago
nwo + dx = kliq !
razorclaws13 8 months ago
Don't see why this was such a big no, no.
universalmanchild 9 months ago
@universalmanchild Nowadays breaking kayfabe isn't a big deal but in 1996 it was still a no no, I think it was more the fact that it was the clique who did it, since they weren't very well liked amongst the other wrestlers and agents at the time. That's why I think everybody kicked off so much.
TheBC313 8 months ago
@universalmanchild They broke Kayfabe
joemagnum611 8 months ago
@joemagnum611 Riiiiight yeah bc no one new wrestling was fake before
universalmanchild 8 months ago
@universalmanchild It had nothing to do with knowing wrestling is fake. It was a rule (until this happened) that wrestlers play up their character no matter what to at least try to give the idea that they didn't like each other. You have to remember this was the 90s and pro wrestling was walking that fine line of selling realism in and outside of the ring.
joemagnum611 8 months ago
The most pathetic thing is that the world still has screaming losers for this retarded redneck garbage. That kid sounds like he's autistic or something...
punkgunner 9 months ago
@punkgunner if you dont like this retarded redneck garbage what the fuck are you watching for?
sirwankify 6 months ago
A shame that other than the well known cliq, that Hall, Nash, HHH, Michaels, and Pac never actually were in any wrestling "stable" together at once. It would've been fantastic
jhiggs17 9 months ago
the kid who took this is the young joey styles hahaha "AH MY GAAAAAAAD!"
jasonisadouchebag 9 months ago
hes like omg yeaaaaaaaa lol that was wen wwf was great
TheStoned17 9 months ago
MAY 19TH!! (gets destroyed by Kane)
TerranRich 9 months ago
I always wonder if HHH had not be punished and go on to win KOTR that year like he was suppose to would Austin have gotten his push that year as well.
DXCenaWWE4life 9 months ago
@DXCenaWWE4life most likely not..funny how things happen
TheStoned17 9 months ago
it's a rarity to see hhh and scott hall in the same place at the same time
blesstv 9 months ago
vince must be having a heart attack lol
cardude1992 9 months ago
this is the incident that pushed Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H's push back a year, everything he was suppose to do they gave to other people, he got the punishment for this because Hall and Nash wasn't in WWF anymore and Shawn was the champ so they weren't going to punish him so Triple H got the punishment for all of them by his self but damn it was funny when Shawn and Triple H aired all that out about a year later
kcamowje 9 months ago
hhh really got punished hard for this kind of mistaker
he even jobbed man hahahaah
pore guy only he was the victim
cause hall en nash were going to wcw
en hbk was the CHAMPION !!!!
sukruoosten 9 months ago
Something great like this will never happen again. History was made here and These Guys became Legends later on in their Careers.
StanKingston420 9 months ago
"WHAT! OH MY GOD!!!"
mostxtremewrestling 9 months ago
@jkcp1000 ohh i get it thnkx for telling me
EnigmaAntiChrist 9 months ago
@jkcp1000 what u mean who is kayfabe?
EnigmaAntiChrist 9 months ago
@EnigmaAntiChrist its the term used for keeping up the pretence that all the events in wrestling are real.
NickBFTD 9 months ago
@NickBFTD o lol
EnigmaAntiChrist 9 months ago
I bet someone tossed his tv out of the window at 1:15 ;)
Nelis47896 9 months ago
@jkcp1000 ah okay i get it....thats bad
TheWrestlingVIRUS 9 months ago
google "Curtain Call: The MSG Incident"
Jayswun57 9 months ago
what happened here
MuggaReik 9 months ago
@MuggaReik
One of the more talked-about actions involving The Kliq took place on May 19, 1996 at Madison Square Garden.[7] At the time, Hall and Nash were about to leave the WWF for rival WCW and this was their last contractual obligation for the WWF.[8] At a major WWF live event, Levesque (as the villainous Helmsley) wrestled the fan favorite Scott Hall (as Razor Ramon).[7] Later that night, Michaels, then a fan favorite, wrestled Nash (as the heel Diesel) in a steel cage match.
Jayswun57 9 months ago
@Jayswun57
Immediately after the match, Scott Hall entered the ring and hugged Michaels, which is not seen as a problem as both were fan favorites at the time. However, Levesque and Nash both joined the hug, despite working their matches as heels. Their actions, also dubbed the "Curtain Call", scandalized WWF management, who at the time wanted to maintain the illusion that the antipathy between fan favorites and villains was real and that they were not friends outside the ring,
Jayswun57 9 months ago
@Jayswun57 a backstage rule which was carried over from the days when wrestling territories were regionally based. The rule was in place as a means of maintaining storylines and feuds between wrestlers, which sometimes lasted for years, and could unravel in seconds if the two feuding wrestlers were associating as friends in public.[9] WWF Chairman, Vince McMahon was reported to be initially okay with the incident, but did not expect them to take it so far.
Jayswun57 9 months ago
@Jayswun57 McMahon also did not expect a fan in the audience to sneak a camcorder into the event and capture the entire incident on tape, which was later procured by the WWF and aired on the October 6, 1997 episode of Raw is War by Michaels and Levesque who, in storyline, used the footage to irritate McMahon.[10] Because Michaels was the WWF Champion at the time and was one of the promotion's biggest drawing cards, he could not be punished. Hall and Nash were soon to leave for WCW, so they
Jayswun57 9 months ago
also escaped punishment.[9] The punishment fell solely on Levesque, who was demoted from being a championship contender to wrestling inexperienced or lesser experienced wrestlers.
Jayswun57 9 months ago
@Jayswun57 LOL Wikipedia
UnifiedaxxS 9 months ago
what happened>??? Someone tell me
EnigmaAntiChrist 9 months ago
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WolverineAndSloth 9 months ago
Thank You Michael Hickenbottom for destroying my world...stupid kilq.
AverageAsianMe 10 months ago
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milad930 10 months ago
I didn't know this happened until the mid 2000s, I was 4 years old when the "Madison Square Garden incident" happen.
2011mrkingofkings 10 months ago
So fucking stupid. People need to realize that wrestlers are fucking people and the storylines are fucking fake. I believe them till the age I stopped believing in Santa. Wrestlers have lives outside of their kayfabe bubbles and people need to understand that. It just goes to show that fellow wrestling fans are fucking idiots and actually believe that it's real, and I think it's just stupid if someone doesn't know that. (I'm a wrestling fan)
Maj0ra 10 months ago
@Maj0ra Yeah, I totally agree. Suspending disbelief just to make wrestling fun to watch is fine, but actually believing that most of this is even really happening is just plain stupid. Anyone who can think should know that the wrestlers are people too, not just fucking dolls they can watch beat each other to a pulp every week.
Reepz00 10 months ago
@Reepz00 Exactly, spot on! he's showing his respect for his fellow workers and he needed to express that to the fans. yeah, sucks ass.
Maj0ra 10 months ago
@Maj0ra us fellow wrestling fans are not fucking idiots. We are just passionate about wrestling just like others are about football or baseball. If you were a real fan you would know what I was talking about.
sirwankify 6 months ago
@sirwankify I do enjoy wrestling, but to call someone "not a real fan" over a legitimate POV, I feel that sucks. Sports are actually a legitimate competition, this is entertainment and I'm aware of this, but when you work with someone for so many years I just don't see the fault in this situation. It just sets wrestling fans back in intelligence when they CHOOSE to get mad over something they know isn't actually happening.
I don't get mad at the Renasaince fair when the jousters bow at the end
Maj0ra 6 months ago
can someone tell me what went wrong??
TheWrestlingVIRUS 10 months ago
@TheWrestlingVIRUS i want to know too lol
Johnnyboybravo 10 months ago
HHH was punished because of this, HBK was the top star so WWE would not punish him, and Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were off to WCW
SuperHeroMania 10 months ago
i wonder what J.R. would have said
xTheJuLio 10 months ago
@xTheJuLio GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY!!!
Trail717 10 months ago
HHH was barely in the company a year and was already acting like he ran the place. He wasn't over yet by any means either, so idk why he felt so compelled to get involved and be part of this...
theShowStopper321 10 months ago
@theShowStopper321 Eh I kinda agree, but I think it was more so like "hey ok, I'm going to show the fans that I respect these fellow wrestlers" I think it's bullshit that he even got punished.
Maj0ra 10 months ago
@theShowStopper321
he got involved in it because he was friends with micheals nash and hall,if you read micheals book he mentions how when Hunter came into the company he came up to micheals and nash and asked if he could hang out and travel with them because they were where the business was going.
CodPlayer951 9 months ago
@CodPlayer951 I know. I'm just saying he didn't have the status yet and he wasn't over like the rest of them. I have Shawn's book, Bret's book, their DVDs, shoot interviews, etc. I'm just saying Hunter was a key player yet and didn't deserve the recognition.
theShowStopper321 9 months ago
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kamdawg00 10 months ago
Awesome. The Kliq 4 life!
metalqueen420 10 months ago
The kid in the background sounds just like the "GET HIM A BODYBAG!" kid from the Cobra Kai.
Rasha5377 10 months ago 25