Jimmy Wang Yang is underappreciated.

@adampalmer7387

7 жыл бұрын

Nazrat84 and hilarious in his promos

@LanternSpawn

4 жыл бұрын

I still wish he got a push. He was great.

@kevynhansyn2902

4 жыл бұрын

Flying Elvis's amyone???? Man they all were amazing in TNA even after they split up. I was late to the WCW party and only found out about them in TNA.

@Ravenz91

3 жыл бұрын

His Moonsault was incredible

@kazallroberts

2 жыл бұрын

Facts, he could have been WWE Intercontinental or WWE United States champion.

"You could take all these People and make a brand new promotion of them" ...and call it TNA. ;)

@manjittoor9208

7 жыл бұрын

Cro Ger OOOOOOOOOOOOOH DAMN!

@MalWave

7 жыл бұрын

Cro Ger SHOTS FIRED!!!

@SAM-ru4vx

7 жыл бұрын

now would this be against the person(s) in charge of OVW i.e. Danny Davis and Jim Cornette or the brain trust at TNA creative.

@scarlettbandit2803

7 жыл бұрын

That's savage... Randy Savage.

@arthriticpenguin1128

7 жыл бұрын

OLE SammyOLE Yes.

"Wait, there were two Highlanders? But I thought there could be only one." Best joke of 2016.

@dragonfire7354

6 жыл бұрын

SCP Jack Agreed lol best reference

@joro9181

6 жыл бұрын

SCP Jack would have been a great reason for the two to split up eventually as well

@DrZuluGaming

5 жыл бұрын

Except for anyone who watched the movies because the "Highlander" part is about the protagonist being from the scottish highlands. The "only one" tagline is about the mortal combat between the immortal that the titular Highlander is part of. Hell, the main villain is a member of the Kurgan tribe. Not a goddamn highlander.

@damightybenstein

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't that movie win an Academy Award?

@cjvaye99

2 жыл бұрын

is this just the Mandela effect but I swear they were called "the blacks" before maybe someone thought that was a bad look and changed it to "the highlanders"

Funny part about Jesus was originally it was supposed to be New Jack.

@edgymcedgelord5297

7 жыл бұрын

New Jack vs John Cena. what we missed?

@JuvenileNiall

7 жыл бұрын

New Jack was supposed to be Jesus? New Jack: He stabbed for our sins.

@fuscinula

7 жыл бұрын

The not so funny part is when you connect the dots: Carlito's father owned the company where Brody was stabbed to death...

@dgenerate707

7 жыл бұрын

Maître Renard see I wasnt gonna go there but I remember thinking that.

@dgenerate707

7 жыл бұрын

iAmVile | VileEntertainment | LOL he was considered to be the guy who shanked Cena.

This is the best wrestling channel on KZread

@MultiTexasstar

7 жыл бұрын

#3

@MegaKilerr

7 жыл бұрын

osw is number 1

@MultiTexasstar

7 жыл бұрын

+James Mercer OTRSCentral #1

@MegaKilerr

7 жыл бұрын

***** ha.no.go and watch osw.you will see what's up.

@MultiTexasstar

7 жыл бұрын

James Mercer I just looked at that channle 2 hour videos and poor audio, no thanks.

At least Colin Delaney is not on this list... yet, as I believe his character was actually rather notable in ECW. I have to admit, him getting squashed by guys like Big Daddy V, Mark Henry, Kane and others was actually pretty entertaining. Then they turned him heel, and that was the end of Delaney's run.

I wonder if he'll talk about Zack Gowen, Sean O Haire, Shaniqua, Kenzo Susuki, Orlando Jordan, and Heidenreich in the countdown.

@freighttrain9045

7 жыл бұрын

I know all of those expect Shaniqua and Kenzo Susuki. The rest I remember quite well. Orlando Jordan and Heidenreich were given lots of TV time considering their position on the card, Zach Gowen worked a program with McMahon so many people probably remember him and Sean O'Haire did get lots of hype back in then.

@thomasjenkins7506

7 жыл бұрын

sean o haire was attitude era still and everyone remembers jordan and heidenreich.

@eddiew.4650

7 жыл бұрын

Thomas Jenkins​ No actually he was in WCW from 2000 until WCW was bought ou t, but spent most of his time in WWE from June 2001 to 2004.

@walsh9080

5 жыл бұрын

I remember all of them and have thought for years somebody needs to use the Widowmaker, that inverted death valley driver O'Haire used to use as a finisher now.

35 million views overall but only 160 thousand subs you deserve so many more subscribers

man you werent kidding i actually have the WWE Encyclopedia and have these guys arent in it

I may be wrong on this, but I seem to remember reading that Tajiri nixed the Yakuza styled gimmick for fear of offending the real Yakuza.

@xcrossanimationz558

7 жыл бұрын

Jenna Leigh It's true. They nixed it because they had this live event in Japan and they were afraid that Tajiri would be hurt because of offending the Yakuza

@fuscinula

7 жыл бұрын

I think he nixed the idea of portraying a Yakuza himself.

@JennaLeigh

7 жыл бұрын

XCROSS ANIMATIONZ thank you! I knew I'd read about it, but I wasn't clear on the specifics.

There's actually a reason why Tajiri didn't go through all the way with the whole Yakuza gimmick with Akio and Sakoda. Tajiri was afraid that the actual Yakuza would deem it all tasteless and a mockery to them that they would possibly bring backlash against them. For Tajiri to believe that the Yakuza would do something must mean they were probably serious business.

From what I recall that "Totally Not The Yakuza" gimmick thing was axed because Tajiri feared the real Yakuza wouldn't take too kindly to the whole thing. Could be bullshit but that's what I remember hearing.

Lol out of all the songs you could play for the end credits you pick Radio by Eazy-E, genius Zane!

@WrestlingWithWregret

7 жыл бұрын

+Wesley Rocco There's a running theme in all of the credits songs this week!

@chazgirl6186

7 жыл бұрын

Wrestling With Wregret hope it's an easy e theme lol

@scoob9mili594

7 жыл бұрын

Wrestling With Wregret are you Jim cornettes son?

Since this was the era I started watching wrestling (around 05) I remember most of these guys but they're definitely oh so forgettable. *EDIT* WHO THE HELL IS PALMER CANNON?!

@t.v.rockwell4504

7 жыл бұрын

If you don't know who he is, then does deserve to be put ON THE LIST!

Thanks for being on KZread. It is great to see somebody who is passionate about what they do and it shows when we see constant improvements in production quality and your passion for the biz is contagious.

I actually remembered a couple of these guys like Jesus, The Highlanders, Gymini, and the Heart Throbs. The only reason I remember the Heart Throbs is this one time on Sunday Night Heat against a match with Hurricane and Rosey, who I was really big on at the time, one of them got a nasty bump that made their eye swell up. And that was the highlight of their career I guess.

I remember Antonio from the Heartthrobs, actually! He was a very successful indy wrestler in a promotion called New England Championship Wrestling, whose shows I frequented as a kid and still see every couple of years or so. He is known as Antonio "the Promise" Thomas and is a multi-time champion in NECW. I always wondered about his WWE run, since they always harped on the fact that he was a "former WWE Superstar." Now I know exactly the extent of his run. Thanks, Brian.

Only in WWE can you stab a guy _then_ get a match with him.

I've tried making a list of every male Superstar who, between March 2002 and now, competed more than once on either Raw, SmackDown, Superstars, or ECW on SciFi AFTER it was unofficially merged with SmackDown in the fall of 2007. I managed to come up with 287 names - 143 I consider Raw guys and 144 I consider SmackDown guys. Funny how it came out almost even.

@matiasmendoza9274

3 ай бұрын

Do you have that list with you? Just asking

Thank you for releasing part 2 tomorrow. I'll be in the car all day. You're Thanksgiving's MVP, Brian!

"Fair shake..." The Dicks... Low-hanging fruit there Zane... Dammit, I just did the same thing. These euphemisms are hitting real low.

@sillygoose635

5 жыл бұрын

What a nutty remark.

@sonnyfox8407

Жыл бұрын

These jokes suck

@CrashAnthrax

3 ай бұрын

These jokes are really limp

as a kid i only watched smackdown ( which ended up being the better brand so i aint even mad) so when it comes to raw jobbers i am just clueless

Ruthless aggression was my prime wrestling watching era, when I was so young as to be very impressionable but old enough to really get into it. As such, I remember all of these awful characters! Every. Last. One.

Is it just me or is Brian Zane like a billion times better than Adam at WhatCulture?

I love these videos! I consider myself somewhat of a super-fan so it's always fun to see how many of these flashes in the pan... Looking forward to part 2, Z-Man! XD

Who remember that vampire guy from WWE's ECW around 2006?

@BretGriffis

7 жыл бұрын

Kevin Thorn, i remember

@MistarZtv

7 жыл бұрын

i really liked him, and his lady. :p

@PKSandman

7 жыл бұрын

Along with the Big *OOHLALA!* Vampire, Ariel.

@KiddsWorldEntertainment

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I member

@matthewmiller7207

7 жыл бұрын

He was also Mordecai briefly if anyone remembers.

Highlanders = Viking Raiders, Heartthrobs = Breezdango

@claymathewselevator8121

11 ай бұрын

Pretty Deadly

Oh yeah, Sylvester Terkay. He was kind of a proto Vladamir Kozlov.

@walsh9080

5 жыл бұрын

He had a good move set though. He just wasn't there very long.

@bandu2512

4 жыл бұрын

@@walsh9080 I remember his shoulder lock submission against matt hardy.

This is great, funny, informative and unique. I have seen all of these performers in the WWE Encyclopedia.

Ha! This is awesome! A 3 parter that ends on Thanksgiving. Thank you sir. Hope you have a great holiday.

Love your channel! Do you have any plans to do another video with "What Culture?" I love your passion and enthusiasm for wrestling and your wide range of different videos. Have a random fun question for you (which you've probably been asked before) If you could interview any 3 wrestlers (live or dead) who would they be? Thanks again for your awesome, entertaining videos! Looking forward to part 2.

5:15 Good to know that Brian knows about Highlander, and that I'm not the only one who would make that joke.

@t.v.rockwell4504

7 жыл бұрын

bigevilworldwide1 It's just a reference to the franchise and its tagline. Anyone who heard of Highlander could get it.

Oh man, that "Terkay Dinner" line. That hurt.

Great video looking forward to part 2

loving the creativity of the list keep it up

Well thought out and quite funny. A lot of work must have gone into this. Keep it up Zane!

@WrestlingWithWregret

7 жыл бұрын

+TheBigali42 Thanks!

Just subbed man you do some good vids and got me nostalgic used to watch wrestling way back in the day

Keep up the great work zane

I completely forgot about the highlanders

@shawnfields266

7 жыл бұрын

let's be honest, we all did until this countdown

Thank you for this show tho your last couple episodes(present time 2018) you seem sad or depressed keep the show up

Deuce and Domino anyone?

@SAM-ru4vx

7 жыл бұрын

one of them became a decent indy star under a different name

@nathanrivers3707

7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Tangle VS The World Well they won the tag titles so...

@gametimex3969

7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Tangle VS The World they had a manager named cherry right?

@nathanrivers3707

7 жыл бұрын

gametime x3 Yeah

@thebeardedstate

7 жыл бұрын

Cliff Compton

I actually never knew Akio and Jimmy Wang Yang were the same guy lol

@shawnfields266

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah me neither! cause when I saw Jimmy yang, I was like I've seen this dude before somewhere before and then after seeing this list it hit me like a ton of bricks even though i barely remembered akio

@kazallroberts

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

Could anyone imagine if Sylvester Terkay stuck around long enough to be a part of the ECW New Breed with Elijah Burke?

Anyone remember chris Benoit?!

@emillaursen8455

7 жыл бұрын

StylesClub Who the hell is Chris Ben Wha

@PizzaRatJC

7 жыл бұрын

StylesClub making up names doesn't count dude.....

@PizzaRatJC

7 жыл бұрын

***** why would you not have a favorite wrestler?

@BuddyTheCatMeow

7 жыл бұрын

Oooo I member

@BuddyTheCatMeow

7 жыл бұрын

I member not having to sit up till 3.40am for a squash match. Oooo member.

"Hazing and harrasment by jbl" well..... no surprise there

It's like a trip to memory lane because I remembered most of them. Damn you Johnny Ace!

This episode come out on my 19 birthday i feel special one of my favorite wreslting KZread channels your videos are awesome

fantastic video

Wow! Good video. Some of these people have been forgotten in my memory....maybe it should've started that way lol

FINALLY!!! I knew I saw one of the Highlanders on TNA in the crowd. I've been waiting to see it again for years

The way you said "crap" was bloody hilarious

I liked the "I'm gonna knock your brains out" promo!!

I always thought The Highlanders wouldn't of been bad had they of been given wins and a manager who worked well as a mouthpiece for the crew. My thoughts would of been to pair the duo up with 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper and make Piper come off as a jaded older talent who are using these two men to settle old scores and to get himself over again with them being his muscle. And that also would of taken care of the issue the WWE made when they made Piper the manager/mouthpiece to Sean O'Haire, a man who honestly could wrestle and who didn't need someone to speak for him

Brian Zane comes through again for my 1 hour and 30 minute study hall, Let's go!

Oh wow some Eazy-E at the end. Now we have the ruthless records era too lol

I could never forget the Highlander's, or Braden walker even though his time was short in wwe, the other guys, yeah, good vid.

24 forgotten wrestlers? My, someone is in a festive mood today. Lol

I probably watched most of my wrestling between 02-08 so appreciate seeing some of these faces

I was still catching nearly every episode of Heat, Raw, Smackdown, Velocity and whatever else the Saturday night show would be called during that era .. so I honestly remembered all of these guys. Plus PWI magazines kept me up do date on indy guys and a lot of these guys were from UPW where Cena, Victoria, Samoa Joe and Heidenreich got their first break.

@FIXTREME

Жыл бұрын

The Saturday night show was Velocity...

Rest in Peace Sakoda

Johnny Parisi, Maven, Garrison Cade, Luther Reigns

@xcrossanimationz558

7 жыл бұрын

Venom NBK Mark Jindrak. Sean Stasiak

@fuscinula

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel Puder, Sean O'Haire, Colin Delaney, Tomko...

@jurisfootrag

7 жыл бұрын

Venom NBK Cloacas and Pocket Rocket

@rabasi8330

7 жыл бұрын

nah people remember Maven as the guy who eliminated Taker in the 2002 Rumble.

Good video

thanks brayan.....for refreshing my memory with these jabronies..... #givingmoreexposuretothesejabroniesthanwweeverdid

Remember watching all of these when I was a kid. How times have changed.

yeah i remember jimmy wang yang. he didnt go very far in his career but he was surprisingly memorable

I remember a lot of these simply because I grew up in the RA doldrums of 2005-2010. Loved the highlanders, ironically enough.

If WWE pushed through with the "Hirohito" character, Akio and Sakoda would have been perfect as his "Yakuza" Bodyguards.

They need to bring my boy Wang yang back

@shawnfields266

7 жыл бұрын

I agree he was awesome!

@claymathewselevator8121

3 жыл бұрын

A Royal Rumble appearance would be awesome

DAMN!!!!! i feel too young remembering each and every young of these wrestlers haha

As soon as the video started I suddenly remembered Deuce and Domino.

@claymathewselevator8121

11 ай бұрын

I want them vs The Vaudevillians 😂

TNA was like reverse developmental for WWE. You had WWE guys going over and dominating. But you can count the amount of guys who moved to WWE and had any impact on one fist.

Tajiri didn't want to do the yakuza thing. He was worried he'd not be able to work in japan again

hey man I like your videos would you be interested coming on my talk show so I can interview you

@WrestlingWithWregret

7 жыл бұрын

Totally man! Reach me at wrestlingwithwregret@gmail.com and let's get something planned!

@dukes8359

6 жыл бұрын

Did it happen?

@Etronoxz

6 жыл бұрын

@Dukes 83 it did kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZ1r2rmBd6fNYaQ.html

@fexhaitchiii6530

5 жыл бұрын

@@WrestlingWithWregret Brian there is too much propaganda going on ..

Antonio from the Heartthrobs was signed from a local indy I was a fan of at the time, we were all desperate for him to do well but alas, it wasn't to be. The Highlanders had some really funny vignettes when they were first introduced, eating trash out of a barrel in Times Square, etc. "I'm Robby!"

@claymathewselevator8121

11 ай бұрын

Loved The Highlanders

i remember all these guys lol i thought sakoda became kenzo suzuki at one point

This is my era. Loved Jimmy Wang Yang by the way. Him and Cryme Tyme were always my favorites.

@shawnfields266

7 жыл бұрын

oh yeah I agree

I only really started watching WWE regularly since 2010 when ECW was shut down. So there is no way I could know any of these guys. Even so its nice to learn wrestling history as I always do in this channel.

zanes the man great video's with awesome production how does wwe not go after him must have a deal with them to use there content

Jimmy Wang Yang was the best! He has thr most infectuose smile!😀

Elijah Burke came a long way. I love his work as The Pope!

funfact: Jesus was the replacement for new jack. yeah wwe actually considered to sign the cokehead

Wow, you got me. Didnt remember most of these guys.

Fun Fact - My first and only wrestler interview to date was with Kizarny.

Nice pick on the outro song.

@WrestlingWithWregret

7 жыл бұрын

Keep your ear open for the theme for each episode this week!

The main thing I remember about The Gymeni is they somehow managed to get their own action figures, which stayed on the shelves of my Walmart for YEARS. It took a removal of all WWE Jakks figures in favor of Mattel to finally get rid of them.

Hey Brian, are you going to do a video about Vader given the recent unfortunate news we all received about him? Maybe just your thoughts on it or something? Just wondering. Thanks for making great wrestling vids!

@shawnfields266

7 жыл бұрын

why what happened did vader die?

The junior division oh god that was brutal

Being brought into wrestling in 2005, I actually remember a lot of wrestlers on this list.

Ah, Sakoda... I always got more of a "Yakuza" vibe from him than from Akio for some reason. So it's good to see him on this list. Also, I'm expecting some top-quality picks in the top 8, like Colin Delaney, Bam Neely, and that tag team that Michelle McCool managed that I somehow never saw wrestle (even though apparently they had a PPV match for the Tag Titles...). Oh, and Mike Knox, solely for your take on the "who was that?" moment.

Jesus was originally pitched to New Jack. Funny 🤣

Osw review has made it to where I'll never forget Braden walker

I stopped watching wrestling from 2004-2009 and I have no idea who most of these schlubs are lol, thanks for the history lesson WWW

I can never forget the Gymini since I still have Jakks-Pacific toys of them (for some reason)

Great era. Not forgotten

i remember every single of these guys

Dude so many memories.

@roxxanne6773

7 жыл бұрын

John Crimson True.XD

Feeling like a nerd for remembering all this

why does everyone shit on the boogeyman?! xD

You're funny as hell, dude.

I remember all of them except the Gymini, mostly because Simon Dean made my tv magically switch channels whenever he was on.