@BustersTexas and the wcw brought in vince russo because the company was tanking. wcw was so great in 1999 that it let jericho, benoit, guerrero, malenko and saturn just walk out... it took you 5 months to reply and you still couldnt come up with anything that made sense. way to prove me wrong... if what i said is stupid then your reply there is no word for.
@BustersTexas its funny how you say "wwf is now is a bunch a shit a warn out bunch a hasbneds who all wrestle the same people that they wrestled 10yrs ago" when that what wcw was for a long time. you mind telling me how many or who are has beens in the wwe?
I was sure that the Giant would block the Perfectplex or get lifted an inch, at most. That was one of the most impressive feats I've ever seen. It looks like it should be impossible.
Jesus Mr. Perfect is definetly one person who DID NOT take sterioids....Reason I say is because and anyone who has somewhat of a knowledge on how steriods work knows they can deplete muscle and energy over a period of time hence if he were using them. there is no way he would have been able to Perfect Plex The Giant
I agree. Wrestling is now about how charismatic you are on the microphone, not how good you are in the ring. I also like your business analogy. But as a business owner, you always have to have a contigency plan for the future. And now, there is no WCW. The money was great in the beginning, but it doesn't last forever. Meanwhile, Eddie, Benoit, and Jericho all jumped ship and had successful careers of their own. Careers they could've had with WCW and maybe Nitro would still be around today.
WCW did make mistakes by not pushing guys like that. Though they did push younger guys like Booker T and Goldberg.
I just can't blame WCW's failure on one person. Their company was an extreme case of boom and bust.
Anyone that says Eric Bischoff killed WCW would be a hypocrite because I ask, why are you watching this video?
I stand by that Eddie, Jericho and Benoit were made in WCW. Eddie and Benoit were only given the belt when more exciting and talented wrestlers left the WWF.
Great example. How did guys like Jericho and Eddie feel after all their hard work, to watch a way below average performer like Goldberg jump over them and get the World Title in just over half a year? And Goldberg had the charisma of a dish towel and couldn't work a match or sell a move, and he botched more than Mongo McMichael. I disagree with your last statement though. There were plenty of great wrestlers when Jericho, Eddie, and Benoit won their titles.
Goldberg was simply better. He got a bigger reaction, had more intensity, drew ratings, had big moves and WAS charsmatic in the ring. You and all these other work-rate marks are missing the point and know nothing about wrestling.
The "fake" wrestling we know now was created for entertainment and not because someone thought "hmm, I want to see these guys wrestle hard just so that me and a few others can get hard over their work-rate"
Ahh, I get it now. You're the bandwagoner. If it's hot at the moment, you get tingly in the panties. I know you're type. But, you're blind, saying Goldberg had any charisma at all. He stood there, roared a couple times, spear and done. He was a big-body who was dressed to look like Stonecold and everyone jumped on the bandwagon. Obviously you too. You should watch The Rise and Fall of WCW, you'll learn a lot about how WCW fucked themselves.
The rise and fall WCW DVD is complete bs. Its just WWEs chance to discredit any success WCW had. Basing your knowledge of WCW on a DVD proves that YOU have no knowledge about wrestling.
At the time, I wasnt a fan of Goldberg but I understand his why he was so successful. Your right, he was a 'big-body' who roared a couple times, spears someone and finished because thats what worked for him, the company and the fans.
This conversation isnt over. You'll want the last word...
Did you watch the rise and fall of WCW? I own it. They talk about the Nitro where Goldberg beat Hogan. They blew a chance at millions of dollars they would have made on a PPV. Or Halloween Havoc that cut off as Goldberg/DDP match started? They lost millions that had to be refunded. These are contributing factors. Match up the time line. Nash laid down for Hogan, WWF won the ratings. Everyone got sick of the NWO. It was a poorly run company. Too much NWO, not enough everyone else.
And I go back to my first posting to you. WCW had nothing after the NWO. Look at how WWF/WWE created successful characters out of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho. Bischoff never even let these guys have a mic in their hand. It's not just work-rate. It's innovation. It's being successful not just now, but in the future. And WCW never had a future. The NWO angle lasted 5 years. That's ridiculous. No wonder WCW only sold for a total worth of $6 million.
Sorry but I prefer to discuss wrestling with people who at least have some intelligence and knowledge about it. Your references to Goldberg and your reasoning behind why Jericho, Benoit, and Guerrero won their titles just proves you don't know as much as you claim. In fact, you OBVIOUSLY know NOTHING about wrestling. This conversation's over. I won't be responding to anything you have to say and I appreciate it if you did the same. Move on with your life.
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Curt Henning deserved to win after flipping the Giant like that, I mean come on now he's just a normal guy flipping a 7 foot 500 pound dude. That was the best thing I ever seen in wresting.
Man Sting was awesome then, and look how agile the Giant was too! And you can't say enough about how great Henning was. These were some great years for wrestling.
I still can't believe that Hennig deadlift Perfectplexed The Giant. Even though Giant was probably between 400-450 at the time (instead of the announced 500), that is an incredible feat of strength.
wow Hennig did the perfect plex on the giant he did it like a dead left to then the giant did that jump up was pretty kool even know he grabbed the rope
At 6:24 it proves how athletic Paul Wright (The Giant/Big Show) was...c'mon...you don't se often a giant almost 500 lbs. (aprox 200 Kg), standing at 7.1 tall...now that's what I call Impressive...If I'm not wrong...this is the only time he did a complete Kick-Up...maybe he used the apron as support...but still...
This Shit was COOL!!!! Lets review... the AWESOME perfect plex on the giant/big show... classic nwo interference... sting comes in and cleans house... oh and fans throwing shit into the ring?!?! damn i miss this stuff was better back then. RIP Perfect
Hennig ruled. I was pleasantly surprised the Giant ain't take the belt off him here. That Hennigplex on the big man was insane. 1st guy to suplex him and Hennig wasn't even a power wrestler
the giant used the rope to flip up like that, i never noticed that when i originally watched the show, still impressive, but not as impressive as if he would have done it the conventional way, which i dont think he could have.
WWE leads us to believe that WCW was a shit, messed up promotion that did nothing to help younger stars with terrible booking.
WCW had the cruiserweight division, enough said. Also a world class mid card. Guys like jericho, Rey, Eddie would have never made it in WWE if it wasnt for their exposure in WCW, giving us world class matches.The main events were great even when they had celebs, overall WCW was and is the best we will ever see in pro wrestling.
No, the WWE does lead anyone to believe that they were a shitty company; they just place great emphasis on it's failures. Never mind that WCW almost killed the WWE at one point.
WWF was never in any real danger. The WWE dramatizes the events between 1995-2001. WCW won in the ratings often times by a small margine but managed to gain the lead because their product was better. By giving away great TV they didnt do so well in PPV buyrates.
By saying WCW was killing WWE would be like saying Coke is killing Pepsi. Yeah ok different types of business before you point out.
Plus, people always whine about how Hogan and friends held down talent. Now, that may of been true or semi-true, but Hogan himself along with the NWO were still very credible at the time with alot left to give to wrestling, as obvious because fans were tuning into Nitro every week because they were interested. Overall, it was a solid undercard with a solid main event scene for the most part. The announcers like Schiavone, Heenan, Zybysco, and Tenay as a third string man were also great
All of those guys came from ECW and ALL of those guys complained how they weren't pushed enough in WCW. You're right, they had an excellent mid-card, but a terrible main event card. Even Bischoff agreed that WWE had better main events.
During the Monday Night Wars, WWE pushed a lot of the young guys like the Hardys and Edge +Christian and their upcoming superstars such as Triple H, Steve Austin and The Rock. By the time WCW tried to push guys, it was way too late.
@Twissovski I agree. truth was that WWF/E will bury anything that isn't theirs. The truth is, if you see what they did from 1999-2002 during the attitude era, it isn't anything different from what WCW did from 1996-98.
I must disagree...talented people like Eddie, Jericho and Benoit were stuck in WCW because they would never let Hogan, Savage, & Outsiders take a back seat to anyone. Watch these episodes in full, and count the amount of time in a 2 hr period that was dedicated to Hogan and the NWO. Some mid-card matches involving Eddie and Jericho were shorter than Hogan's interviews and even some of the NWO's entrances. WCW was a shit promotion because they had NOTHING after the NWO. NOTHING.
Don't get me wrong but the likes of Eddie, Jericho and Benoit were awesome but Hogan, Savage and the NWO were better and in some ways Hogan is still better.
Lets say your a business man. You have these younger guys that can put on amazing "technical" matches. Then you have Hogan etc who can take a shit in the middle of the ring and get 20x the reaction these younger guys.
Wrestling isn't about how good technically you are. There are other factors, which is why Hogan is the best.
@Twissovski THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I been saying it for years. If Bishcoff didn't bring these guys on their show on mainstream TV Vince wouldn't of looked twice at them. They even had great main event matches on TV like the one we're watching now.
@Twissovski u do realize the wwe put out a video called the RISE and fall of wcw. they never speak negatively about wcw, n fact they still show there matches on vintage collection. wcw was great for 2 years, subpar the next 1 and was terrible the following 2 years.
as for the celebs comment, um david arquette (they gave him the strap), jay leno? the only entertaining one i cant remember was malone/rodman.
@Twissovski In the late 90s, WCW had a great undercard but a repetitive aged uppercard. WWF had a good uppercard, but their lower card was a mess and they could never put together a good cruiserweight division (on the rare occasion they tried).
One of 2 most impressive moves I've ever seen, and neither one led to a pinfall. The other was Lesnar's superplex on Wight that destroyed the ring. If anyone hasn't seen that, go watch now!
God damn, that was impressive. I mean you have to get a little help with a jump from the other guy, but Hening whips him around. Great feat of strength there.
i remember this because at the time, i was a big Perfect fan & i couldnt help thinkin," did he just perfect plex the Giant????" Paul Wight's "nip-up" was almost as impressive!!
They didn't put lifts in his shoes. He was just thinner which gives the impression of being taller. Lifts? You think they're gonna give those to athletes like that. They'd kill themselves. The only person that did that was Raven and thats because one leg was ONE inch shorter then the other. You don't put 3 or 4 inch lifts in someones shoes.
Yes they did dude, they put two inch lifts in his shoes to make him 7'4" he is really on 7'2". Next time u wanna talk about something do your homework
"BILLED" height. Meaning they announce you a certain height, but you're not necessarily that tall. Henning is 6'3", you're telling me the show is 11 inches taller then him here? The rubber on the bottom of his shoe might give him an inch and a half, maybe two. Show is a natural 7'1". I might give him another inch. His billed height at the time was 7'4", he never actually once stood that tall.
The nitro girls were cutting edge entertainment. They were just dancingin the background for the demographic of male fans who watch wrestling. Up until that point the WWF never did anything like that. They had a couple of womens' managers, but never a dance team. It was clean entertainment. Then, the stupid WWF had to turn wrestling into Jerry Springer trashy bullshit. The Nitro Girls were a good complement to everything else going on. WCW had some great ideas! Cutting Edge!
Yeah that was great. I remembering that I never saw that. Sting immediatly was one of my favorite heroes. Everybody was afraid of him aww mennn that was ultimate excitement. Beating anyone up with the bath.
MMA has taken away the best wrestlers due to their surge and the money to be made. Most amatuer wrestlers had to go to pro wrestling once their careers were over. Same with a lot of martial artists.
I was unaware you could steal free TV. And last I checked, I said nothing about selling it - acquiring means obtaining, not purchasing to give me a profit. The DVDs, labeling, packaging supplies, and shipping will of course cost money - but I'm just trying to do people a service since WWE never will.
@BustersTexas and the wcw brought in vince russo because the company was tanking. wcw was so great in 1999 that it let jericho, benoit, guerrero, malenko and saturn just walk out... it took you 5 months to reply and you still couldnt come up with anything that made sense. way to prove me wrong... if what i said is stupid then your reply there is no word for.
kellyspub23 3 months ago
@BustersTexas its funny how you say "wwf is now is a bunch a shit a warn out bunch a hasbneds who all wrestle the same people that they wrestled 10yrs ago" when that what wcw was for a long time. you mind telling me how many or who are has beens in the wwe?
kellyspub23 3 months ago
Big Show in WcW was awesome!
spongerockerx 4 months ago
Ric flair is washed up
thenicholashuber 5 months ago
They really made Sting look like Superman here by taking out 5-6 NWO guys including Savage without the baseball bat.
2011TheOutsider 7 months ago
THE NITRO GIRLS mmmmm. I still have a 1997 calander of them. lol
XiuTheFeared 7 months ago
Raaaawww slam!!, holy shit did he just Henning Plex The Gaint to bad it got upstaged by Stings appearance
DW1014 7 months ago
Giant > Mr Perfect
MrColtini 7 months ago
@MrColtini
Not a chance.
RyanPelley1 6 months ago
BIG SHOW!!
powhzify 9 months ago
curt henning perfect plex(henning plex) on the giant? OMG!!!!!!!
skeezie12 9 months ago
I was there that night. Worcester Centrum.
djmo7s 9 months ago
I was sure that the Giant would block the Perfectplex or get lifted an inch, at most. That was one of the most impressive feats I've ever seen. It looks like it should be impossible.
spinemelter2000 10 months ago
@spinemelter2000 Not only that Giant in WCW doing a kip up. Giant and most big guys in WWF are bread to be slow and boring.
Slacker4LiFe247 10 months ago
Jesus Mr. Perfect is definetly one person who DID NOT take sterioids....Reason I say is because and anyone who has somewhat of a knowledge on how steriods work knows they can deplete muscle and energy over a period of time hence if he were using them. there is no way he would have been able to Perfect Plex The Giant
SuperWarking 11 months ago
That Perfectplex really puts Henning on a higher level then he already was on.
rtenny7 11 months ago
6:00 Holy Shit.
DeathAdder83 1 year ago 2
This match was ten times better than their match on raw in 2002 RIP Mr Perfect
masterofanything 1 year ago
I loved the nitro girls
bolso4 1 year ago
Curt delivering the Perfectplex on the Giant aka Big Show was incredible.
latin915 1 year ago 7
I find it funny that everyone is talking about business and not talking about the awesome match you just saw
Yeah...Giant did a nip-up...THAT! JUST! HAPPENED!
DrStrangefate 1 year ago
I agree. Wrestling is now about how charismatic you are on the microphone, not how good you are in the ring. I also like your business analogy. But as a business owner, you always have to have a contigency plan for the future. And now, there is no WCW. The money was great in the beginning, but it doesn't last forever. Meanwhile, Eddie, Benoit, and Jericho all jumped ship and had successful careers of their own. Careers they could've had with WCW and maybe Nitro would still be around today.
dan51978 1 year ago
@dan51978
WCW did make mistakes by not pushing guys like that. Though they did push younger guys like Booker T and Goldberg.
I just can't blame WCW's failure on one person. Their company was an extreme case of boom and bust.
Anyone that says Eric Bischoff killed WCW would be a hypocrite because I ask, why are you watching this video?
I stand by that Eddie, Jericho and Benoit were made in WCW. Eddie and Benoit were only given the belt when more exciting and talented wrestlers left the WWF.
Twissovski 1 year ago
@Twissovski
Great example. How did guys like Jericho and Eddie feel after all their hard work, to watch a way below average performer like Goldberg jump over them and get the World Title in just over half a year? And Goldberg had the charisma of a dish towel and couldn't work a match or sell a move, and he botched more than Mongo McMichael. I disagree with your last statement though. There were plenty of great wrestlers when Jericho, Eddie, and Benoit won their titles.
dan51978 1 year ago
@dan51978
Goldberg was simply better. He got a bigger reaction, had more intensity, drew ratings, had big moves and WAS charsmatic in the ring. You and all these other work-rate marks are missing the point and know nothing about wrestling.
The "fake" wrestling we know now was created for entertainment and not because someone thought "hmm, I want to see these guys wrestle hard just so that me and a few others can get hard over their work-rate"
Twissovski 1 year ago
@Twissovski
Ahh, I get it now. You're the bandwagoner. If it's hot at the moment, you get tingly in the panties. I know you're type. But, you're blind, saying Goldberg had any charisma at all. He stood there, roared a couple times, spear and done. He was a big-body who was dressed to look like Stonecold and everyone jumped on the bandwagon. Obviously you too. You should watch The Rise and Fall of WCW, you'll learn a lot about how WCW fucked themselves.
dan51978 1 year ago
@dan51978
The rise and fall WCW DVD is complete bs. Its just WWEs chance to discredit any success WCW had. Basing your knowledge of WCW on a DVD proves that YOU have no knowledge about wrestling.
At the time, I wasnt a fan of Goldberg but I understand his why he was so successful. Your right, he was a 'big-body' who roared a couple times, spears someone and finished because thats what worked for him, the company and the fans.
This conversation isnt over. You'll want the last word...
Twissovski 1 year ago
@Twissovski
Did you watch the rise and fall of WCW? I own it. They talk about the Nitro where Goldberg beat Hogan. They blew a chance at millions of dollars they would have made on a PPV. Or Halloween Havoc that cut off as Goldberg/DDP match started? They lost millions that had to be refunded. These are contributing factors. Match up the time line. Nash laid down for Hogan, WWF won the ratings. Everyone got sick of the NWO. It was a poorly run company. Too much NWO, not enough everyone else.
dan51978 1 year ago
@Twissovski
And I go back to my first posting to you. WCW had nothing after the NWO. Look at how WWF/WWE created successful characters out of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho. Bischoff never even let these guys have a mic in their hand. It's not just work-rate. It's innovation. It's being successful not just now, but in the future. And WCW never had a future. The NWO angle lasted 5 years. That's ridiculous. No wonder WCW only sold for a total worth of $6 million.
dan51978 1 year ago
@dan51978
I've proven my point....
Twissovski 1 year ago
@Twissovski
And that point is?
dan51978 1 year ago
@Twissovski
Sorry but I prefer to discuss wrestling with people who at least have some intelligence and knowledge about it. Your references to Goldberg and your reasoning behind why Jericho, Benoit, and Guerrero won their titles just proves you don't know as much as you claim. In fact, you OBVIOUSLY know NOTHING about wrestling. This conversation's over. I won't be responding to anything you have to say and I appreciate it if you did the same. Move on with your life.
dan51978 1 year ago
WCW was awesome man this segment with Sting was AWESOME !!
alexangel3030 1 year ago
Mr. Perfect was a great wrestler.He can make any wrestler look good. You are surely missed....
downtownchicagobarbi 1 year ago
6:47 Buff: "Durr! No!!!! Run Away from the headbutt!"
facepaintedlegend 1 year ago
@facepaintedlegend They didn't pay him enough to take a headbutt lol
dealmaker007 1 year ago
Nobody can sell a move like Kurt, he'd even make stubbing his toe seem like bring tortured by a demon.
Nackers69 1 year ago 9
@Nackers69 totally agree....
downtownchicagobarbi 1 year ago
dude giant was incredibly agile, i swear he moved like a man a 1/4 his size. i heard he was doing moonsaults in training, and dropkicks
Y2Jjesse1229 1 year ago
Hey wasn't Stacy Keibler one of those Nitro Girls at the beginning?
tehCrazian 1 year ago
@tehCrazian No. She didnt join the nitro girls till 99.
RickGunner 1 year ago
THE GI-HANT!
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graywackeknifebdr 1 year ago
Kurt Hennig was incredibly strong, wow!!!
BigSlickStar 1 year ago
Curt Henning deserved to win after flipping the Giant like that, I mean come on now he's just a normal guy flipping a 7 foot 500 pound dude. That was the best thing I ever seen in wresting.
flipfloppingnob 1 year ago
@flipfloppingnob It's Hennig, not Henning.
gamelvr1 1 year ago
Man I love seeing these classic moments of WCW. Really brings back some great memories. Thanks so much for posting.
awesomegamevids 1 year ago
Hennig could have overthrew the nWo if WCW ever actually thought about the wrestlers that they had
needaid21 1 year ago
Man Sting was awesome then, and look how agile the Giant was too! And you can't say enough about how great Henning was. These were some great years for wrestling.
joystickjedi 1 year ago
What's more amazing, The PerfectPlex, or the Giant kipup?
jallenundat 1 year ago
One point for an escape.....? Um I'm pretty sure it's two for a completed escape, and one for an escape attempt that ends up in another hold....
SuperWarking 1 year ago
@BoiseState8099 Me too.
Shoooooooo81 1 year ago
Holy Shit!!! He didn't just perfectplexed him! He lifted him straight up 5 feet from the ground!!! Hennig is a Legend.
Olorin444 1 year ago
I still can't believe that Hennig deadlift Perfectplexed The Giant. Even though Giant was probably between 400-450 at the time (instead of the announced 500), that is an incredible feat of strength.
Koby85 1 year ago
hennig's entrance is awesome
bsg0813 1 year ago
look at this crowd, it's crazy... the ring is full of trash in the end... crowd isn't involved at all in today's wrestling... damn i hate vince
bsg0813 1 year ago
Man this would had been a b-day present.....if i was 12....But im 10 XD I love wrestling it's the best sport(In my opinion)
yunafire 1 year ago
I love that the Giant came out to no music
ludacrisbutler 1 year ago
wow Hennig did the perfect plex on the giant he did it like a dead left to then the giant did that jump up was pretty kool even know he grabbed the rope
CrazyFavVideos 1 year ago
Holy smoke! 6:06. Holy! Hennig was the man!
AllenLowe2 1 year ago
hennig was the pro THE pro i mean it rip perfect body
Jade0730 1 year ago
i luv this match mainly cuz of the perfect plex n that kip up is just mad i'm pretty sure this is the night after fall brawl 97
iceman4180 1 year ago
this match happend 26 days befor i got born :)
WraxxN 1 year ago
@WraxxN holy shit does that make me feel old.
ChrisAshtear 1 year ago
@WraxxN when was this match ?
arrafatter 1 year ago
@arrafatter September 29, 1997 my birthday is november 25 1997
WraxxN 1 year ago
@WraxxN lol same day as my friend
arrafatter 1 year ago
@arrafatter Then ur friend is very cool
WraxxN 1 year ago
@WraxxN and 1 month
WraxxN 1 year ago
Now THAT is gripping TV!
joetofalo 1 year ago
That PerfectPlex was BEAUTIFUL.
Teshinator 1 year ago
Best Perfect Plex I have ever seen and a picture perfect kip up. They don't make em like that anymore.
polisci1 1 year ago 3
At 6:24 it proves how athletic Paul Wright (The Giant/Big Show) was...c'mon...you don't se often a giant almost 500 lbs. (aprox 200 Kg), standing at 7.1 tall...now that's what I call Impressive...If I'm not wrong...this is the only time he did a complete Kick-Up...maybe he used the apron as support...but still...
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EndyMcDonald 1 year ago
@EndyMcDonald He did it a few times in WWF around when he won the title the first time!
clgates1987 1 year ago
Between that Plex and the Kip Up, this video has gone beyond epic and is now officially LEGENDARY.
JimRival 1 year ago 2
@JimRival Couldn't have said it better myself.
insomniac629 1 year ago
i had the same hair as hennig as a kid only it was black
efil4aggin64 1 year ago
at 6:02 now thats Perfect
909synyster 1 year ago
scotty steiner executed a steinerplex back in 1996
fridogg 2 years ago
This Shit was COOL!!!! Lets review... the AWESOME perfect plex on the giant/big show... classic nwo interference... sting comes in and cleans house... oh and fans throwing shit into the ring?!?! damn i miss this stuff was better back then. RIP Perfect
JetSetJONES 2 years ago 3
man the wcw crowd used to errupt so crazy like! good ole times
iSeEyOuRbAcKfAt 2 years ago
Henning was the biggest overselling clown to ever wrestle. Good to watch though.
RIP Curt.
davos44 2 years ago
Paul Wight is the greatest giant in pro wrestling history for sheer skill...
worldwarcom 2 years ago 12
No doubt... he is one of those rare giants that don't look or talk like they're mentally challenged
poisongodmachine3 2 years ago 2
Hennig was the Man!
Curvychloe 2 years ago 6
Hennig ruled. I was pleasantly surprised the Giant ain't take the belt off him here. That Hennigplex on the big man was insane. 1st guy to suplex him and Hennig wasn't even a power wrestler
Mangler312 2 years ago
Curt Hennig was very much a power wrestler...
worldwarcom 2 years ago
lol you'd get a point for that in the Olympics
ttttooomommmmm 2 years ago
kip up!
Terrell8976 2 years ago
Uh oh goodbye. what do you mean? Goodbye. Pwahahuh
Majerwwefanner 2 years ago
the giant used the rope to flip up like that, i never noticed that when i originally watched the show, still impressive, but not as impressive as if he would have done it the conventional way, which i dont think he could have.
travrosty 2 years ago
WWE leads us to believe that WCW was a shit, messed up promotion that did nothing to help younger stars with terrible booking.
WCW had the cruiserweight division, enough said. Also a world class mid card. Guys like jericho, Rey, Eddie would have never made it in WWE if it wasnt for their exposure in WCW, giving us world class matches.The main events were great even when they had celebs, overall WCW was and is the best we will ever see in pro wrestling.
Twissovski 2 years ago 22
Amen!!!
DanOpx 2 years ago
No, the WWE does lead anyone to believe that they were a shitty company; they just place great emphasis on it's failures. Never mind that WCW almost killed the WWE at one point.
HellspawnSpectre 2 years ago 2
WWF was never in any real danger. The WWE dramatizes the events between 1995-2001. WCW won in the ratings often times by a small margine but managed to gain the lead because their product was better. By giving away great TV they didnt do so well in PPV buyrates.
By saying WCW was killing WWE would be like saying Coke is killing Pepsi. Yeah ok different types of business before you point out.
PS WCW4Life
Twissovski 2 years ago 2
(Claps in applause)
PuffyZillaman4 2 years ago
also wwe are still using there pay per views and titles. like great american bash and united states title
aglewi41 2 years ago
Plus, people always whine about how Hogan and friends held down talent. Now, that may of been true or semi-true, but Hogan himself along with the NWO were still very credible at the time with alot left to give to wrestling, as obvious because fans were tuning into Nitro every week because they were interested. Overall, it was a solid undercard with a solid main event scene for the most part. The announcers like Schiavone, Heenan, Zybysco, and Tenay as a third string man were also great
TheMac1229 2 years ago 3
@Twissovski
All of those guys came from ECW and ALL of those guys complained how they weren't pushed enough in WCW. You're right, they had an excellent mid-card, but a terrible main event card. Even Bischoff agreed that WWE had better main events.
During the Monday Night Wars, WWE pushed a lot of the young guys like the Hardys and Edge +Christian and their upcoming superstars such as Triple H, Steve Austin and The Rock. By the time WCW tried to push guys, it was way too late.
R.I.P Henning.
xgooglex 1 year ago
@Twissovski I agree. truth was that WWF/E will bury anything that isn't theirs. The truth is, if you see what they did from 1999-2002 during the attitude era, it isn't anything different from what WCW did from 1996-98.
Shoooooooo81 1 year ago
@Twissovski A lot of people forget AJ Styles was in WCW back around 2000 or so. He went by "Air Styles" lol.
dealmaker007 1 year ago
@Twissovski
I must disagree...talented people like Eddie, Jericho and Benoit were stuck in WCW because they would never let Hogan, Savage, & Outsiders take a back seat to anyone. Watch these episodes in full, and count the amount of time in a 2 hr period that was dedicated to Hogan and the NWO. Some mid-card matches involving Eddie and Jericho were shorter than Hogan's interviews and even some of the NWO's entrances. WCW was a shit promotion because they had NOTHING after the NWO. NOTHING.
dan51978 1 year ago
@dan51978
Don't get me wrong but the likes of Eddie, Jericho and Benoit were awesome but Hogan, Savage and the NWO were better and in some ways Hogan is still better.
Lets say your a business man. You have these younger guys that can put on amazing "technical" matches. Then you have Hogan etc who can take a shit in the middle of the ring and get 20x the reaction these younger guys.
Wrestling isn't about how good technically you are. There are other factors, which is why Hogan is the best.
Twissovski 1 year ago
@Twissovski THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I been saying it for years. If Bishcoff didn't bring these guys on their show on mainstream TV Vince wouldn't of looked twice at them. They even had great main event matches on TV like the one we're watching now.
Slacker4LiFe247 10 months ago
@Twissovski u do realize the wwe put out a video called the RISE and fall of wcw. they never speak negatively about wcw, n fact they still show there matches on vintage collection. wcw was great for 2 years, subpar the next 1 and was terrible the following 2 years.
as for the celebs comment, um david arquette (they gave him the strap), jay leno? the only entertaining one i cant remember was malone/rodman.
kellyspub23 8 months ago
@Twissovski In the late 90s, WCW had a great undercard but a repetitive aged uppercard. WWF had a good uppercard, but their lower card was a mess and they could never put together a good cruiserweight division (on the rare occasion they tried).
jliller 8 months ago
@Twissovski truth be told they had more raw talent guys then wwf at that time
DW1014 7 months ago
Yeah, but he worked a lot harder in WCW too, over the years, he's become LAZY in the ring
SexxyMessiah 2 years ago
then the giant kicks out and up on his feet!
BEY0NDWARD 2 years ago
WcW rules
alfenlied 2 years ago 3
you can see here how the big show was slightly puttin on the weight
lonewolf2379 2 years ago
ya but he cant help it he has a giant disease it just happens
tigersfan99 2 years ago
Sting Cleans House and NWO runs like mouses!!
tubefreak26 2 years ago
6:27 <---HOLY SHIT
not that many wrestlers can do that!!! and he did it...!!!!!!!
shit i miss the hell out of WCW
NightElfGod 2 years ago 5
Paul Wight is the greatest giant in the history of professional wrestling...
look how he kicked out of the perfectpussyplex and went from back to feet in a second...
BEY0NDWARD 2 years ago
At the time, but since going WWE he's just gotten fat & lazy...
He was a beast back then....Couldnt even tell it was the same guy if you didnt know better
0utsidersEdge 2 years ago
The Giant's hand is so big!
xBugJuicex 2 years ago
Not NWO TIME it's STINGER TIME!!! He Cleaned House Cause STING is GANGSTA!!!!
tubefreak26 2 years ago
lol sting is like the police haha
30hd30 2 years ago
I hear the Giant was fighting Shaquille O'Niel tonight....
No really.
alexforever411 2 years ago
Shaq is a legit 7 foot 2 and he towered over Show. I would say Show is a legit 6 foot 11, but 7 foot 4? Hahahahahaha
jasondh22 2 years ago
shaw didnt TOWER over show, he was MAYBE a half inch taller than him.
gnetikjakhammer 2 years ago
True, maybe the wrong word. But when he was in WCW wasn't it ridiculous to label him as 7 foot 4?
jasondh22 2 years ago
it was believable at first when he was actually in shape and jacked... but when he became a fat ass his real height came to light
thndrct218 2 years ago
is the giant the big show?
aznmafia77 2 years ago
yes he is
michaeldeschildpad 2 years ago
One of 2 most impressive moves I've ever seen, and neither one led to a pinfall. The other was Lesnar's superplex on Wight that destroyed the ring. If anyone hasn't seen that, go watch now!
miamiderek1 2 years ago
HAHAHA, Buff selling nothing at 6:49
Ninety2q 2 years ago
Years they became World Champions:
Curt Hennig (1987, AWA Title)
The Giant (1995, WCW Title).
carlinrulez666 2 years ago
wcw was wrestling. now that its dead half the world dosent look at wrestling anymore. it was the shit
dany281092 2 years ago
very true my friend. wcw was wrestling.
mmd277 2 years ago
how the hell does the belt knock out the giant? lol its a belt!! wtf
Nicaraguaman07 2 years ago
Might be the best execution of a finishing move ever-The Perfect-Plex to Paul Wight by Hennig is, what else, absolutely perfect.
miamiderek1 2 years ago
God damn, that was impressive. I mean you have to get a little help with a jump from the other guy, but Hening whips him around. Great feat of strength there.
Ninety2q 2 years ago
That Perfect-Plex to the Big Show was WOW!
dagreatcapri82 2 years ago 2
bischoff being in the mic was a big aspect to the failure of wcw
verycoldice2 2 years ago
curt hennig was so underrated
rpowers3677 2 years ago 2
why was the ref still in the ref? wcw was so disorganized
verycoldice2 2 years ago
i remember this because at the time, i was a big Perfect fan & i couldnt help thinkin," did he just perfect plex the Giant????" Paul Wight's "nip-up" was almost as impressive!!
BIG1017 2 years ago
Paul Wight looked taller as the Giant character than as the Big Show character.
DallasCowboysFan777 2 years ago 2
That's because he keeps putting on too much weight.
CraigJericho 2 years ago
no he didnt
rednech11 2 years ago
that's cause they put lifts in his shoes so he would b 7'4. they did it cause he was billed as Andre the Giants son and Andre was 7'4
Patrickhollywood 2 years ago
They didn't put lifts in his shoes. He was just thinner which gives the impression of being taller. Lifts? You think they're gonna give those to athletes like that. They'd kill themselves. The only person that did that was Raven and thats because one leg was ONE inch shorter then the other. You don't put 3 or 4 inch lifts in someones shoes.
Ninety2q 2 years ago
Yes they did dude, they put two inch lifts in his shoes to make him 7'4" he is really on 7'2". Next time u wanna talk about something do your homework
Patrickhollywood 2 years ago
I have done my homewook. It's called a
"BILLED" height. Meaning they announce you a certain height, but you're not necessarily that tall. Henning is 6'3", you're telling me the show is 11 inches taller then him here? The rubber on the bottom of his shoe might give him an inch and a half, maybe two. Show is a natural 7'1". I might give him another inch. His billed height at the time was 7'4", he never actually once stood that tall.
Ninety2q 2 years ago
he had mucles here now his just fat
y2taner 2 years ago 3
although it wasnt my favourite brand i NEVER understood the point of the "nitro girls"
superrobz 2 years ago
The nitro girls were cutting edge entertainment. They were just dancingin the background for the demographic of male fans who watch wrestling. Up until that point the WWF never did anything like that. They had a couple of womens' managers, but never a dance team. It was clean entertainment. Then, the stupid WWF had to turn wrestling into Jerry Springer trashy bullshit. The Nitro Girls were a good complement to everything else going on. WCW had some great ideas! Cutting Edge!
scoresby33 2 years ago
Whats even erie is watching some of Chris Benoits older matches. I had an old VHS i broke out with classic matches from him....
I think the first two was him facing Owen Hart, in a blue mask before his WCW days...
Then i got him in tag team w/ Brian Pillman Vs Harlem Heat...
Followed with a classic WCW match vs Eddie Gurrero.
They're were more matches, but i swear to god it was those 3 back to back at the start..
crazy
JsunPWMemories 2 years ago
The Giant wasn't really an original name, good thing he got the name "Big Show" later on
LeonSKennedy828 2 years ago
Big show name is kinda cheesy, worse than that giant
JsunPWMemories 2 years ago
6:14 and 6:17 are amazing i wish the good wcw days would come back and not the bad old wcw ways in TNA.
SabreR2J 2 years ago
WCW was so good for a few short years. It's amazing how quickly it went completely south.
fjccommish 2 years ago 3
nWo music was awesome
BreakingGlass77 2 years ago
curt henning was one the greats,he did not really need the nwo,to do his thing,big show would be great if he walk one side of the fence
hulksmad 2 years ago
Yeah that was great. I remembering that I never saw that. Sting immediatly was one of my favorite heroes. Everybody was afraid of him aww mennn that was ultimate excitement. Beating anyone up with the bath.
OfExecution 2 years ago
Pefectplex to Big show, hell yeah!
TiffanyECW 2 years ago 5
Did the Big Show just nip up?
tabooman 2 years ago 3
Omg yes he did :D
TiffanyECW 2 years ago 4
god big show really was poorly used,he didnt even have any music!
seannmaidment12 2 years ago 3
He walked out to silence as an intimidation tactic - he didn't need music. It was part of being THE GIANT.
fjccommish 2 years ago 4
agreed :D Big show rocks!
erlenD9393 2 years ago
MMA has taken away the best wrestlers due to their surge and the money to be made. Most amatuer wrestlers had to go to pro wrestling once their careers were over. Same with a lot of martial artists.
sanddune 2 years ago 3
3:41.... Curt certainly felt that!! :-)
SupermanLMK 2 years ago
I have the entire season of WCW Nitro 1997 on DVD! Personal Message me if interested in acquiring.
WCWnitro4life 3 years ago
So basically you stole an entire year, and now you want to sell it to people?
alexglauer 3 years ago
I was unaware you could steal free TV. And last I checked, I said nothing about selling it - acquiring means obtaining, not purchasing to give me a profit. The DVDs, labeling, packaging supplies, and shipping will of course cost money - but I'm just trying to do people a service since WWE never will.
WCWnitro4life 3 years ago 4
fuckin eh buddy u telll that asshole
darksayese 3 years ago