WWA: The Inception - A Weird and Terrible Post-WCW PPV
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World Wrestling All-Stars hoped to fill the void left behind when WCW and ECW were purchased by Vince McMahon and the WWE. Taking place in the Sydney Superdome, WWA "The Inception" was the first pay per view show from this new wrestling company and it pretty much featured guys who were either rejected by WWE or they didn't want to work for WWE in the first place. Juventud Guerrera, Disco Inferno, Bret Hart, Jeff Jarrett, Road Dogg Jesse James, Konnan, Norman Smiley, Crowbar and more all make appearances.
Some strange choices were made in regards to the show production, mainly the commentary getting blasted all over the arena during matches. The DVD release of "Inception" also has a ton of hilarious audio issues including piped-in crowd noise that doesn't match whats going on in the ring.
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Bret Hart Promo
09:06 - Juventud Guerrera vs Psychosis
11:50 - Konnan vs Road Dogg
15:08 - Norman Smiley vs Devon Storm
17:12 - WWA Battle Royal
21:08 - Jeff Jarrett vs Nathan Jones
23:23 - Road Dogg vs Lodi & Lenny
16:17 - Buff Bagwell vs Jeff Jarrett
28:43 - Vampire Warrior vs Luna Vachon
33:07 - Road Dogg vs Jeff Jarrett
36:15 - Final Thoughts / Credits - Sport
Bret Hart forgot to tell Road Dogg to Shut Up.
And thank his number one fan...
His cat
I knew Bret was a cat guy. Love em even more for it 😁
He also apparently forgot how to cut promos.
@@thepubknight6144Smokey! Such a jam-up feline friend
I don't think regular WB memes apply here. We never got the Big Wiggle music, either. Or Disco's, for that matter.
Lawler's commentary during Bret's promo, along with the fake crowd, sounds like late 90's video game commentary.
It really does!
Wow. Just went and re watched that part and it's all I can think of now.
I was thinking the exact same thing
Borash too
WWF ATTITUDE! You're so right!
This company failed because they didn’t put Bananas in Pyjamas over.
Fr
Facts
I just had to reiterate my hatred for those nightmarish Banan--Fruits in Suits. They got away easy, should've gotten a barbed wire exploding table spot like Onita was far too fond of.
SOMEBODY FINALLY SAID IT!😂
Where was the third one?
That sign that said "NATHAN JONES IS AN IDIOT" absolutely broke me, sometimes the simplest insults are the best.
Not as good as
Goldberg eats corn the long way
@@JonySmith-bb4gx "Roman is a wank pheasant"
Hahaha it's funny because he is
@@-wolfpacsnakepit Calm down JR
Jerry Lawler calling an event with Konnan and Buff Bagwell sounds like an AI fever dream.
Sounds weird that lawler wasnt calling a match with jr
Sounds like something AEW would do.
A disco AI fever ! Brother!
@@arkansasstormwell he left wwe in protest in 2001 when his then wife got fired
@@arkansasstorm You think that's something, he was calling XWF matches with Tony Schiavone around this same time.
That's the weakest looking world title I have ever seen. Even a boxer would be embarrassed to hold that belt
Yet still better than the current NJPW one 😢
@@Buckdawgthe njpw definitely went backwards but to say its worse than a leather belt with a belt buckle and a couple little mirrors is wild 😂
Agreed
I love it. Looks more like a boxing championship belt.
@@Buckdawgno it isn't
4:05 "i found out about the world trade towers being bombed"
"boooooooo"
"i kinda got stuck here i couldnt get out the country"
"yaaaaaaaay"
Reading this made me laugh way more lmao
Yeah, lmao, why were they cheering Bret saying that he got stuck in their country??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
lol fakest crowd noise I’ve ever heard
Vince Russo said "that doesn't work for me brother" when asked to be head of creative.
He was booking through Borasch
Bro*
@@user-sg8lj2ms7jLol he says bro like every two words 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Bro, dat doesn't woyk for me, bro! I sweah to Goahd!"
Bret saying "we're gonna have a lot of fun tonight" in the most pissed off way possible and then talking about 9/11 what a show
the piped in boos after he brought up 9/11 are the craziest thing i've ever heard
That promo is the worst I’ve ever heard from Bret. I hope they told him to kill as much time as possible.
"You better have fun or else!" 🤣
Bret did the thing!!
(He called WCW 'the' WCW)
Idk why but it always makes me laugh.
@@nal101 same! You don't say "The World Championship Wrestling" like you don't say "The World Wrestling Entertainment." I never understood that.
It’s a British English thing to include the definite article.
I was wondering why ppl were cheering for nothing lol I kept thinking someone was coming out from the back 😂😂
Osw rulez!!!!!
17:15 hey, look, it's 'The Gifted' Glenn Gilberti. How is he gifted?
Also, aren't we missing ANOTHER dance beat here? Or does that only apply to when Disco actually wrestles?
how is he gifted?
we got Markyd123 to thank for that one
@@mezykin Love that bit
@@mezykin😂 Love his channel too. This channel, MarkyD, and OSW definitely have the best pro wrestling content on YT in my opinion. Especially if your into the nostalgia of old school wrestling. Gotta love it!
@@CeeMigoLoCo I think the other variation is: "Disco Inferno, why is he an inferno?"
@@mezykin And then A Wlid Slapnuts appears
Fun Fact: This wrestling event actually came to Ireland in 2001 and 2002! It was put on in the Point Depot and the Odyssey Arena! Some wrestling fans saw it back then and said it was pretty good!
Exactly how many pints did they have before the events?
It was in the odyssey? Ha brilliant. 12 year old me would of love this😂
@@richardgadberry8398event 4 and 5 were decent tbf
Was the boys from osw there? Lol
@@jrwizznoggerU
“The winner gets an extra letter in their name.” That made me literally LOL.
The quality of that belt reflected the quality of this PPV. Like a high school metal shop project.
The world title looks like an old boxing belt that someone found in a pawn shop.
😂 ...from the '50s
I think it is 😂, it even has the fur on the back
Okay I just wanna say that Impaler DDT from Gangrel was incredible. Him and Luna made that look great.
If I ever start a promotion my commissioner will be Bret The Hitman Clark.
9:29 "When you have to ask fans to cheer your name, you know you are doing something wrong." Poor Jeb Bush.....
DDT’s are how my wife and myself settle where we’re eating on Fridays.
Finger poke like the dirtiest player in the game
Seeing the crowd being so…quiet…and hearing the fake crowd noise is absolutely weird
"...this is fuckin' dumb" That had me doubled over lol
"Integrity"...
As per Bret at a live speaking event in Australia in April, 2024, he's still owed around $100,000 for working for this promotion.
Who owes him that money? Andrew McManus, the dodgiest promoter Australia has ever known.
Whenever his name is attached to an event, anybody with any knowledge of the major events industry in Australia rolls their eyes, knowing the event will go through various lineup changes, artists won't be paid, and anybody unfortunate enough to have purchased a ticket will be bitterly disappointed.
Weirdly -- or not? -- Jeff Jarrett seemed to speak highly of McManus on his podcast...
Pandemonium
jeff jarret is scammer too , no wonder lol
17:10 Those must be the cheapest Bananas in Pyjamas suits ever made. They didn't even have "B1" and "B2" on them.
😂It were their sorry cousins,
Plantains With Stains 😂
Wrestling With Wregret covered WWA’s whole run a few years back but didn’t go in-depth on any of their shows, it was a very strange promotion probably best described as late-period WCW mixed with the best and worst of early TNA (literally in the latter case as WWA served as a platform for a lot of TNA’s early roster). One of their lowest points was the 2002 PPV Revolution, their one and only US show. Among its many issues the marketing heavily advertised Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (who backed out after returning to WWE), Road Dogg (who backed out for personal reasons), and a main event featuring Randy Savage (who no-showed and had to be replaced with Road Dogg’s planned opponent Brian “Grandmaster Sexay” Christopher at the last minute).
I forgot about that video. Here's keeping our fingers crossed for the Wrestling with Wregret/WrestlingBios collaboration one day 🤞
DAMN!!!! Do i ever feel sorry for all the people who paid to see that show!!!!
@@brandonpage7087 There weren’t many of them. No idea what the PPV buyrate was like but the live attendance was only 2800. And a lot of them probably didn’t care much, it came from the Aladdin Casino (now Planet Hollywood Las Vegas) and I’m guessing a lot of attendees were tourists just looking for a show.
Imagine paying to see Randy Savage and getting Grandmaster Sexay instead.
Jerry Lawler sounds like he commentating for one of the video games, instead of doing real commentary.
He probably did! Postproduction level lol
@marvinbarnett3218 it's piped in the arena I think it's live
You never know.... haha
The last ride.... The last ride
Same reaction. I was like what kind of commentary is this? 😂😂😂😂 just adlibing few quotes
I was a fanatical WCW fan so I bought every single one of these PPVs at the time since I just wasn't into the WWF/WWE, thus I feel your pain with a lot of this stuff. Best thing WWA did was introduce me to guys like AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, which in turn got me into early TNA. So...worth it? I guess?
@KnightofEternity, definitely sounds like it was a win in the end, to me.
Luckily Jeff Jarrett was there and had "The Stroke" to get Juvi back into Australia.
This was the beginning of the “dashed hopes” era as far as finding a real #2 promotion and alternative. I remember reading the review and just going…”oh well…”
I was in the military at this point and living in the dorms. They had this playing in the dorms' "Day Room" where I was playing chess with this in the background. I remember chess feeling a lot more interesting, but I'd occasionally glance over to see what was going on.
I hope Bret was embarrassed to be apart of this nonsense. Jesus did his life go down hill fast after ‘97
I don't think he would've cared, he got paid well and got a trip to Australia
@dukes1993724, lmao, yeah, & i know that it must've been pretty hard for Bret to say that the WWA belt, meant something, with a straight face!! 😂😂😂😂😂
You should review the other WWA PPVs
That is a horrible belt. A good looking belt conveys authority and stature.
In a way, the WWA battle royal was ahead of its time - it would take a decade and a half but GCW would give us the CLUSTERFUCK where wrestlers, mascots, living blow-up dolls, and Sean Ross Sapp all compete for bragging rights in the middle of the night.
Rove McManus was a tv host like a Jimmy Fallon in Australia for many years, and was a major celebrity in the early 2000s. He was the reason wrestling came to Australia as he was a huge mark. I think it was his father who was the producer
Jimmy Fallon but with zero talent and charisma.
@@ivantrba7412Well put. Never found the guy funny.
Rove was shown in the crowd at WWE Elimination Chamber show.
2:30 Bret Hart really wanted to shoot on Goldberg at that precise moment but stopped himself
I don't get it?
@@guyinacoffeeshop2239every time Bret opens his mouth these days, he's spouting vitriol over Goldberg
Nice to see that Psicosis passed down his ring gear from the show to Dirty Dom for him to wear with the Judgement Day
Id think if anyone would support Dom, it’d be his father’s greatest rival.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought their ring gear looks similar
@@NLaBarOoo~ That's long term storytelling
I'm pretty sure the fake crowd noise is what killed it. Immediately
It wasn't live. They added it in in post.
Make more. It's refreshing to hear about other promos than WWE or WCW
Agree
Never heard of this PPV b4. Jeff Jarrett and Road Dogg both wrestled three times respectively 😂😂.
It's like the karaoke on Family Guy where Peter will kick things off, then sing 3rd and 6th.
24:34 Imagine if you were a kid and Juventud was your favorite wrestler.
"Oh yeah he got hit by a train, moving right along"
I always wanted to know what happened. I remember the graphics on the internet from this era of wrestling. It was an exciting thought that WWA *seemed* to have all these big stars. But nothing ever came from it in the states.
Thanks for doing the lord’s work.
2:47 "I think he'll be coming back". He was at a show called "Australia Stampede" in Ballarat this weekend that he was credited as presenting. I'd say he came back here.
You don't have to do this to yourself, it gets worse from here.
I caught this on my uncle’s illegal DirectTV along with a few NWA/TNA PPV’s.
The referee freaking out over every little things in first match
That front row line was a SICK BURN my dude! lol
I can almost GUARANTEE Jarrett got concussed on that tilt-a-wirl slam. Really hope you cover the other WWA shows.
P.S. The world title belt gets demoted to the cruiserweight title and they have a properly made WWA world title made soon after this by Reggie Parks
What you said about Rove is completely accurate for his career tv Host, Comedian, Tv Personality and Massive Wrestling fan.
Had a weekly late night talk show in the 2000s that would reguarly feature wrestlers when they were promoting and you could tell he was a giant fan
I remember the Vegas show very well where Eddie Guerrero wrestled and Randy Savage was heavily promoted as the main attraction and then he no showed and was replaced by Brian Christopher.
The Nathan Jones line had me cracked right up 😂💀😂
He actually says “Jeh” instead of “Yeah” 😂
I don't want to see these PPVs... but I enjoy watching you comment on them! Keep 'em coming for the laughs 🤣
Or as Brian Zane would put it:
The INCEP-SHEEOOOOON!!
The Dogg hump ref bump is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen
I saw the WWA when they were in Cardiff … 01/02? I shock Bret Harts hand when he came down the front at the end … I remember it was an alright night
Bret “Hitman” Clark is nasty work 🤮.
Fun fact Stevie Ray cussed me out on Facebook because I defended Floyd Mayweather from his slander 😂
Lol "Bret Clark" classic Buffer, your delivery killed me
I actually attended a WWA show in London. The main even was supposed to me Sting and Lex Luger vs Buff Bagwell and Mallace (FKA the Wall). Lex apparently no showed and was therefore replaced by Nathan Jones.
Another highlight was Disco Inferno vs Konan for the right to do commentary and when they fought to a draw they ended up doing commentary together 😂
As an Aussie, this was the only wrestling we ever got live. So we loved this and have nostalgia for it
True. A year later, WWE came to shoot WWE Global Warning in Melbourne.
August 2002 global warning tour in Melbourne
No it wasn't. I'm Australian and I went to Thunder in Melbourne when WCW toured Australia in October 2000. It's the first and only wrestling event I have ever attended. Nitro and Thunder episodes were filmed in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.
@@sunnyvale104 WCW toured Australia in 2000 and filmed multiple episodes of Nitro and Thunder.
How am I a fan of wrestling and never heard of wwa? With Bret hart and King there
Zane did a review years ago
Idk I follow him too. That must’ve slipped through
I actually went to a WWA show in Birmingham. The commentary team for the show was Disco Inferno and Jeremy Borash, and really bizarrely, you could hear the commentary over the arena PA. This show wasn't televisied or even filmed as far as i know. So just, why? Lol
That's funny. I had the same experience at Newcastle, but it was Konnan on commentary as well. Not sure if Borash was on though. All I remember was all the jokes made towards Disco, no one liked him there.
@ZionKraze I wonder if we saw essentially the same show in different towns. Do you remember what matches you saw? The main event in Birmingham was a triple threat between Jeff Jarrett, Road Dog and Scott Steiner.
Honestly, I don't remember off the top of my head. I looked up the events on cagematch and that was the main event for their first show, but the commentary was on the second show. That part I do remember, because Sting was there and I painted my face at that event. That was the only other thing I remembered from that.
Yes sounds similar to the Belfast show Disco was a highlight along with Gangrel.
" The winner gets an extra letter in his name" was hilarious. And more interesting than anything else they came up with
I dare say Nathan Jones could've been a more convincing fake Kane than Luke Gallows
saw a WWA show in Glasgow, Scotland. Buff Bagwell, came out as face and said "hello Glasgow, England"...and made it out of there alive, at least.
Wasn’t aware of this WWA PPV or the last one you did from WCW in Germaney. Thanks for bringing us WB fans these videos
Never heard of wwa
Probably bc it lasted less then 2 years
@@jacrispy999 I guess and after seeing this I can see why it lasted less than to years
It's wild, I have a T-shirt from the company
Wrestling with Wregret did a video on the company aswell
Same
That dry hump to knock out the ref was hilarious
Oh man, if you're up for reviewing their Vegas PPV Revolution, try to hunt down the Larry Zbysko promo from that show since it was more of a shoot on Vince McMahon and I think was edited out of the replay. This was around the time he sued WWF over the "Living Legend" name because they had Chris Jericho saying it while he was Undisputed Champion.
Ahh I seen wwa in the MEN arena in Manchester. Main event was a battle royal which road dogg won! Loved it
That ref jumping and holding his head on every wrestler bump in the opening match is ridiculous
Psychosis had a history of visa issues and missing dates in the USA, I'm surprised he got through Australia's border control 😂😂 (cutting his hair and taking off the mask was a mistake)
The Inception! The InceeEEeeeeEEEEpTIIIIOoooooooOooon.
Edit: I’m glad someone got the reference. 🤣
I wonder If there's gonna be a REEEvolUUUUShioooaan!?
Stevie Ray being an interviewer and commentator isn't surprising, he did a lot for WCW in 2000 and 2001. You'll get to find out all about it for RTW soon enough.
Haha i was there in attendance for Inception and I don't remember the crowd being so hyped when Bret said he went back to his hotel 😅
We did all boo 'the WCW' though
I remember going to a WWA event in Manchester in December 2001 where I saw Jeremy Borsach for the first time, Bret Hart was the commissioner. Jarett champion with Road Dogg, Stevie Ray, Norman, Grand Master Sexy and others turning up to it. It was decent enough and great to see Bret, especially in person for first time since One Night Only 1997.
😂The commentary on this is flipping hilarious! New subscription! Keep up the good work!
Start watching reliving the war from the beginning…you will binge it and catch up in about 2 months
That cruiserweight title looked good. I loved Psicosis holding the ladder for Juvi at the end under the guise of climbing
I'm Mexican and I thought Juvi's schtick of ripping off The Rock's catchphrases (especially with his broken English and even way back in WCW) was beyond derpy-derp.
I seen a much shorter lived “replacement promotion” mecw, they held the show at the ecw arena and I remember a lot of ecw guys and curt henig Mike rotunda and buff bagwell being on the show. I bought tickets for the second show that never happened and never got refunded
I saw the show they did at the Wembley arena shorty after this PPV it was very entertaining an well attended the Matches the Juventud vs Pychosis, Grangel vs Luna, Brian Christopher vs Disco Buff Bagwell vs Stevie Ray, Notman simley vs Crowbar hardcore match, Konnan an Nathan jones vs Lenny and Lodi, Roaddog vs Jeff Jarrett vs Scott Steiner.
Thank You! Me and my wrestling buddies watched on ppv and it was a treat! You have to watch it with mates or not at all. So many laughs and none of them were on purpose. We also saw the WWA live when they came to Perth and it wasn't good. Or was it? I can't remember but I do still have the t-shirt to prove it 😆😆😆
I wasn’t going to watch this because other channels already covered wwa.. but I’m glad I did because you covered in-depth and I’ve learned more with this review than the others. Best wrestling channel on CZcams
I wonder what Jim Cornette would think of this promotion
He'd be a huge fan obviously.
The problem wasn't just the announcing. They brought in Rove McMcManus like anyone outside Australia would actually know who he was at the time. And when you're pusing Nathan Jones, you're dead in the water already.
I hope you'll cover more WWA shows in the future. I was one of the people that got conned into buying their Vegas PPV on the promise of seeing the Macho Man in the main event.
He no-showed, so we got Jarrett vs. Brian Christopher instead. HOWEVER, there are some fun matches on that card! At least if memory serves me right 😂
It's just fun to see your take on some of the more unique stuff.
The Winner Gets An Extra Letter Back match is a time honored favorite 😂😂😂
36:15 Where is the music from at this point? You use it in a lot of your videos.
its from WCW NWO Revenge. i didnt watch wrestling as a kid but i had an N64 and that game and 4 controllers. total classic
Regarding the Arena hearing the commentary.
I’ve been to some events (UFC, Commonwealth games) where you can get a little in ear radio. And hear the commentary from the crowd.
Despite these WWA shows being pretty rubbish, there is a great trilogy of matches between Devon Storm and Sabu on these PPVs. Those two were probably the two MVPs of the ever-changing WWA roster.
what that mad 10:50 referee reaction, can't believe you didn't pick up on that, it's like a video game animation or the MII animation
I went to a WWA event in Glasgow in 2002 as a teenager and I actually enjoyed it as I got to see former wcw, Ecw and wwf guys I’d only seen on Tv before. Also amazing to see Sting wrestle
Harris twins. I don’t know for sure but I’d bet my life.
The Luna and Gangrel match was a cool addition. Nice to see a married couple getting to work.
would love to see you do a video on Heroes of Wrestling one day, a legendary PPV sure!
They drove a dump truck full of money up to my house, I'm not made of stone!- Bret Hart... probably.
@25:45 when Jerry said it was observed it was to make road Dogg look like he was giving Lanie sloppy lie Jo sandwiches 🥪🥪🥪
I remember watching this on ppv! It's when we used to... bypass normal Direct TV procedures. So glad I didn't pay for this. I remember liking only the first match and laughing at the rest. I'm sorry you had to experience this.
I went to a WWA show in Belfast back in the day it felt like an early WCW show but with former WWF stars Booker T.'s brother even had a match using his brother's theme music It must have been a copyright nightmare to run them shows.
My god the silence of the crowd during the ladder match is........oof
I remember watching WWA on my illegal cable box or "blackbox" back in the day. That's also how I watched the early TNA episodes.
This was like a real life Reddit fanfic of a WCW PPV