Not really... We all cheered for him, because he was still a great worker and a really charismatic entertainer, but everyone kinda thought that he should just be the deadman.
The reason Undertaker went to the American Badass gimmick is because he was planning on retiring, so the company gave him the chance to portray his own character.
I completely disagree with X-Pac being a bad return. First you had to rationalize the pop he had, and then he went on to an enjoyable feud with D-Lo Brown, a solid WM match with Shane, and his tag team with Kane was fantastic.
Gotta agree. While he later on was reviled, his return in and of itself was pretty damned good. Hell, he got some damned big pops while teaming with Kane.
Jeff Jarrett was never anything special. I don't know how his career lasted so long anyway. He was terrible on the mic, he had a bad gimmick (country star). Slap nuts was stupid and he always carried a guitar even though he was no longer playing the country star anymore. Jeff Jarrett sucks period. I cannot believe that he had a career that lasted as long as it did.
Ya...i tried to like 2010s rock...but when he did the flame thrower and fake attendance bullshit, i was done with him. It also didn't help he's so fucking roided up he moves worse than Ryback.
+ryan phillips Except neither moved all that badly given their size they were what you expected, add the fact that the Rock was not a young man at that point and I thought he did pretty well.
except i was alive during his first run and had expectations. then add in he got injured in both cena matches, which were horrible. i think people remember the first fondly because rock beat cena but...no.
ryan phillips So was I and I had expectations as well but I actually tempered them with the fact having gotten into the business myself and having worked with men Ryback and Rock's size and his age I knew he wasn't gonna be as quick and nimble as he was before also niether are necessarily roided out I have seen guys get that big naturally granted it's usually when someone starts doing either bodybuilding or power lifting.
You may be right, but I thought his name was play on six pack because he was call Syxx-Pac everyone has their own theory. But you're sounds better than the 6th member of the nWo
It's gotta be both. I think I remember them calling him Syxx because he was the 6th member on WCW TV. I'm sure that 1+2+3=6 came into play at some point when they were naming the character, but they couldn't just say "he used to be the 1-2-3 kid" because WWF and WCW were in a gimmick infringement lawsuit regarding Hall and Nash at the time. Or shortly before.
The Ultimate Warrior didn't just "fail a drug test." The WWF was still at the height of the steroid scandal and trial in the early 90s. When they lost, they had to let some of the most obvious offenders go, including the Warlord, The British Bulldog, and The Ultimate Warrior.
Come on was anyone supposed to believe that Jeff Jarrett was a legend. Every single true wrestling legend and insider like Bill Apter and Dave Melter always said no way. Remember when Mike Graham said,"He broke 6,000 guitars and never drew a dime." The man really believed he was worth as much if not more than Austin, Rock, Hogan, Flair or HBK true wrestling legends. The man created TNA to build himself up as it‘s top star to convince people that he was something special and most that swallowed his Kool-Aid were from Orlando home of TNA. I watched tons of Jarrett‘s stuff and it bored me to death with whoever he worked with
IKR...But even then 'Taker was ok, now he is just painfully old. He doesn't act interested, he takes forever to get to the ring, he is to slow, I don;t get whyt
I remember watching WCW at the time and I just didn't get Jarrett's push at all, they had more famous guys on the roster who could work better, his promos were alright but not at a main event level and besides what the hell is a slapnuts? Even though I was young at the time I knew that if you have the likes of Hogan, Hart, Sting or Goldberg then you are wasting cash cows by moving the focus over to the goofy sounding little guy with the buzz cut and guitar.
American Badass Taker is my favorite incarnation of undertaker. I never liked his deadman gimmick. I always thought Kane did a better job with a super natural thing.
I remember being hyped when I learn Batista was returning, immediately got turned off when he started wearing skinny jeans and women's size shirts. Impossible to take him seriously with such hideous outfits and even the sneakers he wore to wrestle were letdowns.
Hey Steve and Larson! are you guys going to do anything special for No Mercy? maybe a live prediction video outside the arena. Buddy and i are from SF and will be driving up there.
That's not editing, that's the "Good Housekeeping" match they had which was having a bunch of housewares used as weapons, so with the kitchen stuff, it got a bit messy, hence her looking like she had a horse jizz on her stomach.
for some reason I just don't remember WCW using the NWA Western State Heritage Championship belt as a temporary replacement for the big gold the only time I remember even seeing that belt was in WCW opening credit graphics for WCW worldwide
You sold Lex Luger short there. He winded up winning the REAL WCW title, beating the company's top guy, Hogan. Then joining NWO after, but still found success as tag team champion after the NWO's demise. So no, he wasn't just a former WWE guy taking up space.
So, Nash being on heart medication is the reason why he couldn't wrestle CM Punk at Night of Champions 2011. But why couldn't they have wrestled in 2012? Why couldn't they have fought at WrestleMania?
ultimate warrior no showed a house show i went to back in the day and man was i pissed. it was the first time i was truly mad at a wrestler and not just the character he played on tv.
You guys should do Best and Worst Finishers Best and Worst Theme Songs Best and Worst Gimmicks....Think you did this one. Best and Worst Feuds... Think you did this one too Best and Worst Comebacks Best and Worst PPVs
Wait... THAT'S the Kevin Nash return you went with? Not the one where he was in a match for about 10 seconds before he went back on the disabled list again?
I actually had an argument with someone who tried telling me how great the David Arquette era of WCW was, and how great that crap WCW movie with him and Oliver Platt was. I don't know if they were seriously trying to argue that or not but it was a strange conversation.
He had no business beating Punk. He had nothing to gain. Punk shoulda won at least once. Was a slap in the face to a year long + champ to end the reign that way. This list also left off Rock's worst return at WM27 (or the year before once in a lifetime), where he literally was only there to promote the show the next year, and overshadowing the main event and the WWE title in the process.
Yeah I get that, though even then coulda put Punk in the main event as a triple threat. And still feel like he shoulda got one win over the Rock at least before Rock went over him.
*I pretty much agree with everything about The Rock, but we're talking about just returns. Because his 2011 return, it was huuuuugeeee. So putting him under the category of worst returns I disagree with.* 😐😐😐😐😐
New Age Outlaws 2014 return wasn't that bad. And i thought Lord Tensai wasn't too bad either... Until they decided to make him into a fucking pussy and team him with Brodus. And yeah, Chyna's 2001 return was God awful.
Seriously? The Pedigree the strongest booked finisher? Come on, a baby would kick out of it these days. Strongest booked finishers are Reign's Spear and Ambrose's Dirty Deeds. No one kicks out of either.
All you marks that bag on X-Pac: in 1999 X-Pac was as over as anyone. The X-Factor is all you guys wanna joke about as if there was never a reason he got his own stable in the first place. When I was a kid, I loved the Kid.
Batista didn't need to main event WrestleMania 30. Even though it wouldn't be Bryan, fans would've taken CM Punk as an alternative in a flash, because he in fact was the absolute best during his final years in the WWE. Had they given him that opportunity to main event WrestleMania, Punk wouldn't have embarrassed himself by getting demolished in the UFC.
Thank you for saying the truth about The Rock. He's better off just staying in hollywood because he is so out of touch with the wrestling business now.
You forgot about the most import return of all, you may think John Cena or Paige may be more important than this, but I know that once this man returns he bring on a new era to the new era. That man being the living, breathing, leg breaking LUKE HARPER. He is the greatest wrestler of all time and I will bet, he'll pull a Finn Balor and win the WWE Chapionship within his first week back. Anyone else agree? Amirite?
Agree with most of these but Jeff Jarrett was actually a good return. Maybe overhyped but at least it was a large improvement over all of his previous appearances.
_Hey, do you know what would be an awesome way to record the video?_ _Let's shout one line, then whisper the next and constantly switch between shouting and whispering._ I was interested by this video title, but I refuse to juggle my volume in order to be able to listen to it.
The fact that people are still butthurt about the Rock beating Cm punk is ridiculous. I loved the fact that the crybaby finally got his toy taken away. It's because of people like Punk that the WWE is such a joke
I agree with X-pac 100 percent, maybe more like 120%. He was the dead weight of DX and I hate seeing any reference of him in the NWO or the clique. He should've been a cruiserweight and nothing more.
Are you fucking kidding? The Undertaker's American badass was amazing.
either listen to this video or watch the video they mentioned of top 10 returns. same taker is there. the point was that it was incredibly divisive
Not really...
We all cheered for him, because he was still a great worker and a really charismatic entertainer, but everyone kinda thought that he should just be the deadman.
Jeff Jarrett never was main event material. Takes more than nepotism to get you over.
This is a highbow comment and I approve.
top heel gets top hate. so choke on that, smarknut!
People hated him back in the day.
Rodrigo Zárate
and what about this comments right here? mocking? makin fun? "facts"? its just hate, you cant stand the talented one.
you're a virgin
I can't be the only one that liked the American Badass
No the american baddass undertaker is my favorite
Great editing on that Chyna bit...
+cameron Swingle haha either that or live with me saying jeff held out for $300, not $300K.
The reason Undertaker went to the American Badass gimmick is because he was planning on retiring, so the company gave him the chance to portray his own character.
I completely disagree with X-Pac being a bad return.
First you had to rationalize the pop he had, and then he went on to an enjoyable feud with D-Lo Brown, a solid WM match with Shane, and his tag team with Kane was fantastic.
Gotta agree. While he later on was reviled, his return in and of itself was pretty damned good. Hell, he got some damned big pops while teaming with Kane.
How is Undertaker's Biker gimmick number 10 on both returns lists? Whaaaat?
I've been refreshing all day waiting for this. Your channel and podcast are starting consume my life.
I totally forgot about this video and just happened to finish a different vid 2 minutes after they posted
You still watching?
"dollar store motorcycle enthusiast" 😂😂😂😂
Jeff Jarrett was never anything special. I don't know how his career lasted so long anyway. He was terrible on the mic, he had a bad gimmick (country star). Slap nuts was stupid and he always carried a guitar even though he was no longer playing the country star anymore. Jeff Jarrett sucks period. I cannot believe that he had a career that lasted as long as it did.
I thought he was called Six because 1+2+3=6
It is
Syxx*
Absolutely correct, Syxx was the seventh member of the nWo (Hall, Nash, Hogan, Fake Sting, Million Dollar Ted, Giant, then Syxx)
Nope, Sean Waltman was the sixth member
Mods ban this video
Guys, Ultimate Warrior no sells finishers, if you've seen his matches from the 80's you'd see that.
He kicked out of like 10 macho man elbows inna row
Daniel 24654 Yup! He also kicked out of the Tombstone
Erick R AND people cheered that bullshit back then.
Daniel 24654 Well, people cheer Goldberg so there's clearly a place for it in wrestling.
Dangerous2099 I like Ultimate warrior. But I'm intelligent enough to know that he was stiff as fuck in the ring...
Don't forget, Rock also killed Miz's main event run.
Ya...i tried to like 2010s rock...but
when he did the flame thrower and
fake attendance bullshit, i was done with him.
It also didn't help he's so fucking roided up he moves
worse than Ryback.
+ryan phillips Except neither moved all that badly given their size they were what you expected, add the fact that the Rock was not a young man at that point and I thought he did pretty well.
except i was alive during his first run and had expectations. then add in he got injured in both cena matches, which were horrible. i think people remember the first fondly because rock beat cena but...no.
ryan phillips So was I and I had expectations as well but I actually tempered them with the fact having gotten into the business myself and having worked with men Ryback and Rock's size and his age I knew he wasn't gonna be as quick and nimble as he was before also niether are necessarily roided out I have seen guys get that big naturally granted it's usually when someone starts doing either bodybuilding or power lifting.
so basically you're agreeing with me in a twisted, arguey way.
thou hast broken the 5th commandment of wrestling "thou shalt not talk bad about the legendary Undertaker"
i always thought syxx was because of the fact he was the 123 kid. 1+2+3=6
You may be right, but I thought his name was play on six pack because he was call Syxx-Pac everyone has their own theory. But you're sounds better than the 6th member of the nWo
It's largely accepted that it's a mix of both. 1+2+3=6, and he was the 6th member of the NWO.
It's gotta be both. I think I remember them calling him Syxx because he was the 6th member on WCW TV. I'm sure that 1+2+3=6 came into play at some point when they were naming the character, but they couldn't just say "he used to be the 1-2-3 kid" because WWF and WCW were in a gimmick infringement lawsuit regarding Hall and Nash at the time. Or shortly before.
Huh, I never noticed that.
he was the 6th member bro hall , nash , Hogan dibiasie, giant , syxx. ..makes sense tho what your saying....
Sit-Down Powerbomb > Pop-Up Powerbomb. Undeniable truth.
The Ultimate Warrior didn't just "fail a drug test."
The WWF was still at the height of the steroid scandal and trial in the early 90s. When they lost, they had to let some of the most obvious offenders go, including the Warlord, The British Bulldog, and The Ultimate Warrior.
wrong. warrior was fired for being the warrior and not showing in. bulldog left in 1998 YEARS after the trial. try again
Bulldog and Warrior were fired in 93, which was why the tag match was changed.
I want Steve's shirt
I thought X-Pac was Syxx in WCW was because he was the 1-2-3 Kid. 1+2+3= 6
Come on was anyone supposed to believe that Jeff Jarrett was a legend. Every single true wrestling legend and insider like Bill Apter and Dave Melter always said no way. Remember when Mike Graham said,"He broke 6,000 guitars and never drew a dime." The man really believed he was worth as much if not more than Austin, Rock, Hogan, Flair or HBK true wrestling legends. The man created TNA to build himself up as it‘s top star to convince people that he was something special and most that swallowed his Kool-Aid were from Orlando home of TNA. I watched tons of Jarrett‘s stuff and it bored me to death with whoever he worked with
When Taker returned as The American Bad Ass he didn't have Limp Bizkits song Rollin'. He had American Bad Ass by Kid Rock.
IKR...But even then 'Taker was ok, now he is just painfully old. He doesn't act interested, he takes forever to get to the ring, he is to slow, I don;t get whyt
Tito Santana as El Matador, Barry Gordy as The Executioner, Nikolai Volkoff as Ted DiaBiase's flunkies.
NWA States...Western...Heritage belt? You mean Western States Heritage title right?
When undertaker return as American badass the first theme song was American badass by kid rock and then to limp bizkit rollin'
I remember watching WCW at the time and I just didn't get Jarrett's push at all, they had more famous guys on the roster who could work better, his promos were alright but not at a main event level and besides what the hell is a slapnuts?
Even though I was young at the time I knew that if you have the likes of Hogan, Hart, Sting or Goldberg then you are wasting cash cows by moving the focus over to the goofy sounding little guy with the buzz cut and guitar.
also if the Rock goes away there won't be enough OG starpower
The best pro wrestling podcast today? That's a tall tale if I ever saw one.
American Badass Taker is my favorite incarnation of undertaker. I never liked his deadman gimmick. I always thought Kane did a better job with a super natural thing.
Taking about the best Power Bombs and you don't mention about the Jackknife Powerbomb. I am disappointed.
im going in raw no pun intended
Why did you say that?
Cause i can grow up and not be offended k.
You guys are very much on point!!! Great Video!
I remember being hyped when I learn Batista was returning, immediately got turned off when he started wearing skinny jeans and women's size shirts. Impossible to take him seriously with such hideous outfits and even the sneakers he wore to wrestle were letdowns.
Hey Steve and Larson! are you guys going to do anything special for No Mercy? maybe a live prediction video outside the arena. Buddy and i are from SF and will be driving up there.
Grand Master Sexay when he returned for one night as part of Jerry Lawler/Michael Cole's feud. No one remembered him, dead crowd reaction.
Kayfabe Commentaries!
That's my shit!
crucifix powerbomb>all other bombs of power.
but ya, biker taker sucked.
i think a lot of people block out that part of his career in their minds.
"Let's just pretend that never happened" Scotty Kirk.
I liked that part of his carreer it was a welcome brake from the supernatural powers stuff which was getting a bit old at that point.
he still had his supernatural "yard" :D
um Ministry Taker was worse...
Traviz R. Kade Ministry Taker was weird it wasn't bad in my book just really fuckin weird.
@13:28 dat editing tho xD
I noticed that too.
That's not editing, that's the "Good Housekeeping" match they had which was having a bunch of housewares used as weapons, so with the kitchen stuff, it got a bit messy, hence her looking like she had a horse jizz on her stomach.
these guys look like the grease balls that work at a pawn shop
for some reason I just don't remember WCW using the NWA Western State Heritage Championship belt as a temporary replacement for the big gold the only time I remember even seeing that belt was in WCW opening credit graphics for WCW worldwide
You sold Lex Luger short there. He winded up winning the REAL WCW title, beating the company's top guy, Hogan. Then joining NWO after, but still found success as tag team champion after the NWO's demise. So no, he wasn't just a former WWE guy taking up space.
6:14 Cartman in an orange crowd sign
Gotta love that lil people's eyebrow Steve does
So, Nash being on heart medication is the reason why he couldn't wrestle CM Punk at Night of Champions 2011. But why couldn't they have wrestled in 2012? Why couldn't they have fought at WrestleMania?
ultimate warrior no showed a house show i went to back in the day and man was i pissed. it was the first time i was truly mad at a wrestler and not just the character he played on tv.
Hey hey now! I think we can all say Takers American Bad Ass run was awesome
I'm pretty sure he was called Syxx because 6 is the sum of 1+2+3.
You guys should do Best and Worst Finishers
Best and Worst Theme Songs
Best and Worst Gimmicks....Think you did this one.
Best and Worst Feuds... Think you did this one too
Best and Worst Comebacks
Best and Worst PPVs
Duuuuuude please do this
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I hoe they do. It would be so entertaining.👍
I agree to gimmicks and themes. those are always fun
Worst theme is X-Factor.
Wait... THAT'S the Kevin Nash return you went with? Not the one where he was in a match for about 10 seconds before he went back on the disabled list again?
The Rock is boring as hell since he finish the "Once in a lifetime" with Cena, I turn off the TV every time he return since then
Syxx was named that because 1+2+3=6
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Yeah the match is simple but that's how he got they name, not because he was the sixth member of the NWO.
Where would you guys rank the Sable Bomb on your list of powerbombs? Above pop-up powerbombs, I'm sure.
I actually had an argument with someone who tried telling me how great the David Arquette era of WCW was, and how great that crap WCW movie with him and Oliver Platt was. I don't know if they were seriously trying to argue that or not but it was a strange conversation.
You didn't
i hate seeing the rock whenever he shows up. I was so upset when he beat Punk.
He had no business beating Punk. He had nothing to gain. Punk shoulda won at least once. Was a slap in the face to a year long + champ to end the reign that way. This list also left off Rock's worst return at WM27 (or the year before once in a lifetime), where he literally was only there to promote the show the next year, and overshadowing the main event and the WWE title in the process.
Yeah I get that, though even then coulda put Punk in the main event as a triple threat. And still feel like he shoulda got one win over the Rock at least before Rock went over him.
I'm an X-Poc fan for life yo. I never understood the term X-Poc heat. He was over.
*I pretty much agree with everything about The Rock, but we're talking about just returns. Because his 2011 return, it was huuuuugeeee. So putting him under the category of worst returns I disagree with.* 😐😐😐😐😐
It was big but bad for other superstars and for most fan
Chyna 2001 After InjuryNew Age Outlaws- 2014Albert-2012 as Lord Tensai
New Age Outlaws 2014 return wasn't that bad.
And i thought Lord Tensai wasn't too bad either... Until they decided to make him into a fucking pussy and team him with Brodus.
And yeah, Chyna's 2001 return was God awful.
They aren't wrong about the American badass character it was very stupid
Keep it up guys, love the content!
I still don't know what the hell slapnuts are.
That's a descent idea about Xpac name change when he switched to wcw, but actually..1+2+3=Six
Seriously? The Pedigree the strongest booked finisher? Come on, a baby would kick out of it these days. Strongest booked finishers are Reign's Spear and Ambrose's Dirty Deeds. No one kicks out of either.
All you marks that bag on X-Pac: in 1999 X-Pac was as over as anyone. The X-Factor is all you guys wanna joke about as if there was never a reason he got his own stable in the first place.
When I was a kid, I loved the Kid.
For Waltman also. 1-2-3 Kid. 1+2+3=6
Batista didn't need to main event WrestleMania 30. Even though it wouldn't be Bryan, fans would've taken CM Punk as an alternative in a flash, because he in fact was the absolute best during his final years in the WWE. Had they given him that opportunity to main event WrestleMania, Punk wouldn't have embarrassed himself by getting demolished in the UFC.
7:32 "Let's RUNDOWN" HA!
Warrior´s comeback in WCW was worse than the WWF one in 1996.
Thank you for saying the truth about The Rock. He's better off just staying in hollywood because he is so out of touch with the wrestling business now.
Eva Marie would be the WORST RETURN in Wrestling history.
Where do i recongise these guys voice from? I remember loving it as a voiceover on something
"American Badass" gimmick did its job. Ask any young wrestling fan at the time.
You forgot about the most import return of all, you may think John Cena or Paige may be more important than this, but I know that once this man returns he bring on a new era to the new era. That man being the living, breathing, leg breaking LUKE HARPER. He is the greatest wrestler of all time and I will bet, he'll pull a Finn Balor and win the WWE Chapionship within his first week back. Anyone else agree? Amirite?
Agree with most of these but Jeff Jarrett was actually a good return. Maybe overhyped but at least it was a large improvement over all of his previous appearances.
Lex Beat Magnum T.A. for the official Going in Raw legacy wrestler?
been watching you guys some weeks
X Pac is straight up under rated at this point
Last ride > pop up powerbomb
Which one of you guys is the bottom?
warrior was awesome, always.
Best powerbomb belongs to Sid Vicious aka Sid Justice aka the man who rules the world!
powerbomb city 4 life!
when the undertaker came back he did not use lambskin theme it was kid rock
ummm who the fuck is lamb skin??
Kid Rock performed American Bad Ass
No Larson, used last ride as american biker cause dead man tombstone was bad on his knees.
"WESTERN STATES HERITAGE TITLE" Sigh. How can you get that wrong?
I thought his name was Syxx, because 1+2+3
_Hey, do you know what would be an awesome way to record the video?_
_Let's shout one line, then whisper the next and constantly switch between shouting and whispering._
I was interested by this video title, but I refuse to juggle my volume in order to be able to listen to it.
You can't find a volume where the whispering is audible and the shouting is tolerable at the same time? I've never had an issue
I shouldn't even have to.
I accept no responsibility for your low standards.
I agree that the American Badass Undertaker sucked. But wasn't his music Kid Rock, and not Limp Bizkit?
Orange Crush, Ligerbomb, Awesome Bomb. Yup, sitout powerbombs suck.
They do lol
wait so xpac was named syxx cause he was the 6th neo member???
I always thought it was a play on the 1-2-3 kid....1+2+3=6
The fact that people are still butthurt about the Rock beating Cm punk is ridiculous. I loved the fact that the crybaby finally got his toy taken away. It's because of people like Punk that the WWE is such a joke
undertaker american bad ass was good larson
What about Goldust going to WCW as Seven?
Undertakers Bad ass gimic was the best because that who he is look at his wife. Undertake is a bike riding guy and he played that gimic well
Larson, please give Steve a too sweet.
I agree with X-pac 100 percent, maybe more like 120%. He was the dead weight of DX and I hate seeing any reference of him in the NWO or the clique. He should've been a cruiserweight and nothing more.
Wasn't Paige released before this video was published
hated when rock won the belt over punk fucking bullshit i understand why he left wwe
When I Was A Teenager In The 80's It Was The Rock N Wrestling Stupid Shit!!!
top powerbomb? Gut Wrench JacKnife
+curt decker
It wasn't Limp Bizkit, it was Kid Rock.
It was both...
Dave Hobbs No, his entrance was "American Badass" by Kid Rock. There was no Limp Bizkit.
Chris Dickens he used both.. that is simply a fact. All you have to do is use Google. Look at his entrance songs on Wikipedia, he used both.
They did his entrance live at Wrestlemania 19. He used both songs at different points as the American badass character
My mistake. I remember the "Rollin'" one, but if I am not mistaken the majority of his entrances were "American Badass" by Kid Rock.
You should do wwe wrestlers that were better in other promotions