The fake death thing with Buff Bagwell just blew me out of the water

I kinda need to see Ghost Buff flying around an arena, we were robbed.

I was a bit surprised that Sid Vicious and Arn Anderson's 'scuffle' wasn't on this list.

I heard the Godfather say in an interview he was supposed to be Hogans enforcer in the NWO and was almost hired. But Virgil approached wcw and told them he would work for less than Godfather...I think DiBiase was the one that called Virgil up

As a teen just hitting puberty I loved misfits in action along with kronik ohh wcw

I’ve had to pull a gun on somebody before in self-defense, and it’s a very intense experience. You don’t feel like a badass, you don’t feel like a tough guy, all you feel is fear and adrenaline. The idea that you could end a man’s life with the movement of a finger is super scary, and you have to keep your emotions in check to prevent yourself from doing something stupid.

“Don’t carry around sharp weapons!” I guess I’m a danger to society since I have a knife in my pocket most of the time.

I think Charles Wright made the correct decision to stay in WWF. With thanks to Ron Simmons.

I got a wild WCW story for you that's pretty unrelated, but I swear it's true. When I was a young teenager in the early 2000's I was obsessed with wrestling. It's all I wanted to do. My mom had a ring built in our backyard (out of wood!) And we would have monthly shows. She was super supportive and through her determination and support developed a few contacts. which was pre internet, came across a friend of a friend who worked as a producer or something for WCW. She wrote him a letter and MAILED it to him along with a video cassette of our matches. She got a response which she showed me. it was polite and well worded. It also came with a ton of WCW swag. Vampiro and NWO shirts. Posters of past pay per views. Stickers. Great stuff. I was out of control excited. The sum of the letter was they enjoyed the video and would like to see what we could do in more of hardcore match setting as that was what the future was and they were looking for young brave talent. We went and KILLED ourselves with ladders, cookie sheets, boards over saw horse tables, 450s, brainbusters, Fire thunder drivers, and whatever other insane move we could learn from playing NO MERCY. We're talking 6 kids. None older than 16. Oh, and by the way two of us had real potential. Now, i was a WWF purist at the time but this was what I was sure was going to pursue as my career as a 15 year old kid. She sent the video off and got a reply a month later from WCW requesting more videos. Autographed pictures. posters and tees. The videos went and the request got more bizarre. Specific slanderous interview topics. Dangerous moves. and by the end dressing as WCW performers and mimicking them. To make a long story short: Eventually, after 3 videos sent, and only more extreme requests we realized they were getting a good laugh at our juvenile efforts and enjoying seeing a bunch of kids pulverizing each other. I still have the videos, though. theres some good stuff and goo memories on there.

As far as the Charles Wright/Ron Simmions story, the version I always heard was that it was about wrestling fans in the South who would shout the n-word, not WCW staff using it backstage. I could be wrong though.

Stacy Keibler Torrie wilson Shane Douglas Goldberg Sting Harlem Heat we're my favorites in WCW

You forgot Major Gunns, at least her pun worked....

Dangerous stalker *shows picture of Jules* LOL Miss that man!

In the short run, wCw background was nuts but fun.

Supposedly when Bischoff offered a contract to Glacier, he had never seen him wrestle or cut a promo. All he cared was that he could do martial arts moves.

The Scott Hall story is from his return to WWF, he said it to Bubba Ray Dudley about kicking out if the 3D, its from Chris Jerichos 2nd book iirc.

Lord Steven Regal who punched Van Hammer and knocked him out cold ddps Christmas party

I remember on a video somewhere ages ago of Stevie Ray telling the story of getting his gun to shoot Vader after Vader tried to take liberties with him in a match in 1993.

6:43 WHOOAA, is that Adam DeVine from Workaholics???!!

Simon, I am flipping hungry too. Which is “Why” I ordered myself a Deep Dish Pizza 🍕.

A KNIFE?!? ON HIS PERSON?? What absolute insanity..

That Buff Bagwell story is hilariously sad

Those bathrooms are screaming staph infection 👀

Left out Rick rude pulling a gun on bischoff when rude was feuding with Vader.

I love how British people just can’t imagine a world where people have knives in their pocket.

Those WCW photos of Bret Hart look very similar to those of ec3 in WWE.

I always wondered whatever happened to the fake Razor Ramon. I know Fake Diesel would go on to become Kane.

Best vid simon done in bit u get up

I thought I remembered Scott Hall told the Dudleyz he would kick out of the 3D.

misfits in action was one of the best stables out there if you don't like you can it blow me it was one of my favorite parts of WCW

Kronik was on point man idc what anyone says lol. Kane being fake Kevin Nash always make me howl with laughter

Didn`t Hall put Jericho over on Nitro when Bischoff told Hall to burry him?

The super imposed kbar-knife in Hulks hand killed me

Didn’t Harley Race used to not only carry but sometimes brandish a pistol? An unused knife (which could be totally legal depending on the size of the blade and what state he was in) seems minor compared to that.

Private Stash should of grown a moustache

If carrying a knife around is weird, call me Tiny Tim! 🤷‍♂️

I loved Goldberg and DDP when he started the cutter, (later stolen by orton) but when I seen the ultimate warrior in a mirror, I tuned out.

It’s Van Hammer

Van hammer now sells insurance 😂

What’s the name of the song in the background

Great work as always, Simon. To sum up: A poodle could have done a better job running WCW.

You Forgot Major Gunns loved MIA

Buff bagwell almost ended his career a neck injury

So Van Hammer would get hammered?😏

Fook yeah! Simon! Woo!

The fake Diesel and Razor debacle took WWE well over a year to recover from. It's also why Vince generally no longer reuses gimmicks.

I always carry a pocket knife

Jericho is the greatest wrestler of all time. He isnt my favorite of all time but what he has done in the business, argue with me

Did Jules know his pic was gonna be used like that? 🤣

Um, are Simon and Stache related???

Can you not put the ads in between the different parts instead of the middle of a sentence 🙄🤦‍♂️

There was one or two involving Harlem Heat. Stevie Ray had a loaded gun and was (he was explaining this) very close on pulling it on Vader after a tag match, where he though Vader wronged him in the ring. Fortunately, right after the match Vader defused the situation and they were cool about it, instead of the situation boiling to a point of disaster. Another thing was Tenta destroying things backstage because he got screwed over, Harlem Heat were present and it was also Stevie Ray's story I'm basing this upon.

Oh yea, I keep forgetting UK is bent on the whole carry a knife thing. Lol all the EDC guys watching this went like 'u wot mate?' I bet :D

I Would Have hated to work for them.

Sadly carrying a knife would get you laughed at more than anything where i live as everyone openly carries gun, which is so much worse. I got to get of out rural oklahoma

Psh…I carry a knife everywhere I go. Sometimes a pocket knife, sometimes a fixed 9 inch pig sticker. Depends on what I fancy any given day!

Simon Miller vs CM punk signs in the crowd until it happens

What about Kevin Nash and the Summer of 92?

hogan with a knife?! was he worried the bikers took nwo too seriously or something?! that's bizarre!!

Bret hart had a stalker crazy

His name was not Virgil in the NWO WCW it was Vincent and Angie Masters Vince McMahon because vanity Master dusty road and WWF

Who would've known that the fake Diesel and Razor fiasco sctually acted as a blow to the competition's budget.

There was a wrestler called the Raven, that had gang called the flock..? Feels like a missed opertunity not calling them the Murder......

On this planet there is only 1 race of people...HU-MAN!

Hey…. I liked MIA

Bret actually got attacked by a fan, years later. Ironically

I think Fake Diesel and Razor would have work if they A: had a different look than the mockery they were stuck with. And B: they had a manager to tell their story. Tell the fans, No more Toothpicks and Fist pumps.

It wasn't a tag team Hall said that too, it was Stevie Richards. And apparently Stevie took that very hard.

I literally carry a knife every single day. It's not weird I don't think.

This is why I don't draw comparisons between AEW and this company -_-

Simon forgot the best part of the Misfits in Action: Major Gunns, and if you don't know why she was called that, I suspect you can guess why.

The Starrcade 97 finish WAS NOT CONFUSING. if you watched the match back when it happened, it seemed Bret had them restart the match bc Hogan HIT STING WITH A BAT JUST BEFORE THE LEG DROP! THERE DIDN'T NEED TO BE A FAST COUNT!

Ron Simmons will always get the side eye from me and his WCW stories! He’ll call them out but WWE treated him so well! Fool Please!

Damn now I wish the fake death would have happened

They carried knife for the fans that would attack them it happened alot back then cause they didn't know keyfabe back then

Do you steal all your material from 83 weeks with Eric Bichhoff?

I always carry a pocket knife just for self-defense, and I know many other regular people like me who do the same. I could easily understand how someone who is super rich and possibly stalked by crazed fans may want that type of protection as well. How is this #1 on the list?

It was Hogan who ultimately killed WCW

Bret screwed Bret. Lol

I mean after learning everything I have about hulk Hogan over the years you can tell me they found over 50 corpses in his basement along with torture devices and loads of illegal substances and I wouldn't question it. the man himself speaks nice but his actions that have multiple sources that are credible honestly it wouldnt shock me.

Did Ron Simmons also happen to mention that WCW was so racist that they made him the world champion? And the Scott Hall thing was in 2002, after WCW shut down

3:12 What proof did Ron Simmons have that God Father would be racially abused? You definitely can't use Virgil's character as evidence because Virgil sucked 😅

If it was anyone other than Simon, who is a confirmed sweetheart, that presumptive white guilt segment would’ve made me gag.

I'm shocked you didn't mention when Bischoff nearly had a heart attack backstage when he saw Goldberg Jackhammering Reece. Nevermind the backstage drama over who was gonna be the 3rd man for The Outsiders at Bash At The Beach 1996.

Am I the only human being who liked the Misfits in Action?

The ref was interviewed about Hogan and Sting at Starrcade 97. He said Hogan paid him off to give a proper 3 count.

Me a fan

Bobby and Tony both worked at WWF, so why didn't they stick to whatever Vince did for them? Even if they said: "Well Vince does it this way" and they told them to p!$$ off, then maybe they should've figured out another way. No way should the commentators be changing in a public bathroom. We all know there are office areas in the back.

An AEW carries on the legacy

I carry a knife and have for years. Also a bat

I don't understand how Bret and others think he got screwed. You have to be fucking delusional if you think a company is going to let you walk out with their whc belt while not under contract.

So…you talk about crazy fans and then say no one should have a knife?

WCW is technically back .since NWA is back.they are pretty much same company

They buried jericho in wcw

WCW and ECW handled Raven well.. WWF wasted him..

I like videos

It’s a good thing Ron Simmons got away from that horrible “racism” in WCW. And warned the guy who would become the godfather that WCW is racist and kept holding Ron down in the mid card. I’m WWE we were able to see Ron Simmons blossom into what he could really be and put him where he really belonged…… The mid card. The same tired lame excuse for not achieving his desired success. Instead of just looking inside at what he’s not doing right, excepting the facts, and trying to do something about it. Just call everyone who doesn’t give you what you want a racist…….. Pathetic

Oh, right. The UK's intense paranoia of knives. Weird.

It was Eric bischoff that’s was supposed to “die in the plane crash” and return. You’ve got your facts all wrong

Can't have a single video without 'racism'