Classic WCW - Ricky Steamboat vs Steve Austin PART 1

[kedordu]

i knew this guy was gonna be something else . but at this time yo sting was the BEST WRESTLER IN THE WORLD . AS IN WORKER NOT TECHINCAL.

[jackiedegracia]

This would be perfect if we could edit out Tony Shitvani.

[piglatin9]

So thats where Undertaker gets his "old school" move from

[RF81]

@piglatin9 This match is from 1994 Undertaker was doing old School in WWF in 1990, that's why it's called old school, it's one of the moves his used through out his WWF/WWE career.

[buttercremehonda]

When did you ever think you would see the words "Dragon Slayer" on the trunks of the Texas Rattlesnake?

[STJEPANBOYAKA]

3 59 thats undertakers move

[MeesterWolf99]

6:01 Loving Heenan's sarcasm, "there's gotta be 500 people back there" (Hogan's security)

[fleshnbone187]

Hah, Stone Cold looks so funny with hair, he's a natural bad ass bald, though.

[plasticwinter]

Austin was a blond. I thought he had brown hair

[DTA550]

Jesus Christ WCW really dropped the ball with that Steve guy. lmao

[maxpower789z]

Austin's WCW theme here wasn't that bad actually!

[DoctorWho1983]

Whats steamboat think he's the undertaker walkin the ropes??!? j/k

[badbabybear1]

Austin's theme sounds familiar. I think they've used it afterwards for other guys...

[mmscott9]

@badbabybear1 its the Dangerous Alliance theme

[mmscott9]

no, my mistake, its the Hollywood Blondes theme.

[jbray1066]

i can't believe bischoff fired austin. oops.

[KamronFultz]

@jbray1066 Probably had the same problems Mc Mahon had. lol

[DoubleTalkingJive]

Awesome match. Their Clash of the Champions match in August '94 was also a classic.

One of the things WCW did right was by putting the veterans against the younger guys. Remember Triple H started out in WCW working matches with Zbyszko. Even if the young guys lost, the matches helped get them on the map by showing off their stuff against the older guys.

I agree with the poster who said you'd be lucky to see a match like this nowadays.

[sebastianhoward65]

Let it be sai that Classic WCW was probablay wrestling at it's best even with all the dumbass bookers that were afraid to mention that they were managing the highest rated show on TBS.

[mrvbadass]

lol in those days i cant imagine austin drinking beer raising hell and wippin ass

[mrvbadass]

the intro music is so classic :)

[dpldtaftw]

Awesome! Thanks for posting! I've been wanting to see all the the Austin/Steamboat matches. I'm such a mark for both guys and never got to see this as it happened.

[Kanefan701]

Steve Austin was indeed "STUNNING"

[scallyeight]

His work with Muta and in Japan against their technicians was pretty good too...

[JuicyJuicester]

Man it's a shame Steve had all those injuries, starting with the knee in late '94/'95, arm in '95, knee again in late '96/'97, neck in '97 and neck again in '99... (because in '93-'94 he was a super worker with Pillman, Steamboat, Sting and Flair (and Dustin Rhodes).)

They slowed him down bit by bit.

[JuicyJuicester]

What.....A.....Match. This was the highest order. Steve was such a super fast learner, can't believe he only started in late '89 and in less than five years is such a seemingly long-established technical mechanic against the very best with the fastest of paces, most of chain wrestling, aerial and mat work - just what f-in work they put in trying to upstage Hogan and Flair for the purists...

[classicWCW]

@JuicyJuicester

Weird isn't it, you'd be so lucky to see a match like this nowadays. I think Austin was a great prospect from early on as well... WCW's downfall was always keeping hold of their roster - however the exception would be Johnny B Badd (Marc Mero), who was better used in WCW than WWF :)