Shockwave 2002 Opening - WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY

August 28, 2002 - Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten at the height of their collaborative powers, opening the pay-per-view broadcast of the 2002 "Shockwave" show (known in Japan as "Dynamite"), with special guest Bill Goldberg. This was the only time that all three Japanese martial arts superpowers of the era, K-1, Pride and Antonio Inoki, shared top billing and co-promoted a major event together. The result: an estimated 91,000 people attended the event at Japan National Stadium.

Bouts featured (then) PRIDE FC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, 4-Time K-1 champion Ernesto Hoost, Pride FC middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva, Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba, 3-Time UFC champion Royce Gracie, Bob Sapp, 2-Time UFC champion Don Frye, 3-Time King of Pancrase and future K-1 legend Semmy Schilt, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and many more. K-1 chairman Kazuyoshi Ishii, Jiu Jitsu icon Helio Gracie and the man who fought Muhammed Ali, Japan's most enduring pro wrestler, Antonio Inoki at various moments presided over the extravaganza.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Stephen Quadros
• Fight Professor
• Bas Rutten
• Kazushi Sakuraba
• Royce Gracie
• Cro Cop
• Wanderlei Silva
• Rodrigo Nogueira
• Don Frye
• Bob Sapp
• MMA
• Pride
• K-1

[willyj33]

Rutten and Quadros were definitely the best mma commentators, in my opinion a lot better than joe rogan and mike goldberg.

[ToddWentworth]

this was a great day fo the sport of MMA! at the time it was the best card in the history of MMA.

-Todd

[MmhGanja]

anyone got this with english audio? pls reply

[prizaplaya36]

What a card!!!!!

[Themuffinman5466]

Atmosphere would have been electric

[sciencepowerdavid]

I'm so jealous that was an awesome night

[ThePintoAce]

Strikeforce needs Bas Rutten and Stephen Quadros. I dnt here Maura that much, but if those 3 put together did the commentations, that wud be fucking epic.

Them > rogan + goldberg

[1992lance]

@willyj33 what if bill goldberg got added in the ufc commentator mix?!

[kimpsuu]

Bas and Stephen really needs to hook it up again!

[weirdo1060]

Before K-1 and Pride combined to form DREAM, they formed this!

[goldfinger123]

I mIss stephen and bas rutten in pride =(

old times...

[choileefut]

true classics,love the shirts