Weird considering they kept all Benoit stuff across ECW/WCW/WWE for the entire run of actual WWE Network and into Peacock era when it was all much fresher in the consciousness.

1 hour ago, strobogo said:

Weird considering they kept all Benoit stuff across ECW/WCW/WWE for the entire run of actual WWE Network and into Peacock era when it was all much fresher in the consciousness.

To be fair, it was all behind a paywall (there's also Benoit stuff on Netflix).

4 hours ago, donsem43 said:

Looked at the view count for the WCW channel and stumbled across this:

* Flair/Steamboat Clash match - uploaded April 2 - 31k views

* Booker T/ Eddie Uncensored '98 - uploaded April 4 - 411k views (4th highest viewed video on the entire channel)

* Vader/Cactus Jack Saturday Night April '93 - uploaded April 5 - 57k views

* Sting/Steve Austin Saturday Night April '95 - uploaded April 8 - 51K views

 

When it comes to pre-Nitro stuff, full shows are doing much better than singular matches. The full SuperBrawl '91 show and the WarGames match from WrestleWar '92 were uploaded the same day that the channel launched. The former has more than double the views of the latter, 153k to 70k.

I did laugh at seeing the the Arquette title win has less views than the episode of World Championship Wrestling (12/21/85) that was uploaded the same day.

Thanks for looking at some of the data! I looked at some of it too just now. Kidman vs Hogan already has 46k views so I must be in the minority of who's watching this page...or who they're looking to target.

It appears stuff with Hogan, Scott Steiner, Goldberg, Kevin Nash is what's drawing people... Which feels like its casual wrestling fans on a nostalgia trip...young or old. Quality matches, hard to find shows or classic matches seems to be like a 3rd string priority. 

3 hours ago, JRH said:

Another issue is that they're skipping over shows that had Chris Benoit. Now, I have no problem with them cutting out his matches, but why get rid of the whole show? Given the format of wrestling, it's not like it affects continuity if they removed his matches.

Regarding the lack of Benoit shows, I hear ya! Maybe there's some correlation... They're just skipping over a big chunk of quality WCW TV & PPVs since he might have a match, promo or appearance. So they're tip-toeing around 1995-1999.

On 5/11/2025 at 11:26 AM, JRH said:

To be fair, it was all behind a paywall (there's also Benoit stuff on Netflix).

Must be worried Benoit would somehow trigger a flag on YouTube causing the video/channel to be demonetized. That's the only thing I can think of.

Sabu's 1993 dark match:

 

https://youtu.be/jvakIWf4zAw?si=i-I8tvOs5cX0jUo3

Andre the Giant footage uploaded to WWE Vault

The vault coming through with some quality material. Would have preferred more WCW footage or even stuff in AWA like his match vs Hansen but still a nice post.

 

The Hulk Hogan/Giant Gonzales confrontation:

 

Lesser known giants (including footage from WCW Prime and WWF SuperAstros):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW9GTbRK2oQ&t=1s

Really enjoyed the 3 Earthquake dark matches they've put up on the Vault. One really fun squash of Sam Houston that's perfectly worked, a squash of Paul Roma that's interesting because Quake is managed by Slick, introduced as Earthquake Evans and wrestles in a plaid shirt and trousers which makes him look far less intimidating, and finally a 2001 match where he's notably trimmer and takes a hiptoss and a suplex bump among other things.

Saw this one today and looks interesting. There's a good mix of people, Shawn, Bret, Goldust, Double J and even one from the dark days of WCW, Yung Dragons vs 3 Count at the New Blood Rising ppv. Remember that one? Me neither. If you're craving ladder matches, this looks like your fix.

 

 

WCW really came through with this post. Definitely on my must see list with Midnights vs Rock 'n' Rolls & Flair vs Luger. God awful thumbnail though ?

 

 

If I recall correctly, that might be the best Midnights vs. Rock n Rolls match that made tape, even if it’s years after the heart of their feud.

My favorite match from either team. Still one of the greatest tag matches in US history.

Wow, now this is obscure:

 

Sadly, I remember that. Not the first couple of run ins, I think those were dark matches. But I remember when he jumped Earthquake. There was another time he saved Valentine from getting squashed by Earthquake. By that point, I remember thinking it was pretty obvious it was Beefcake. But then they just dropped the whole gimmick.

19 hours ago, The Thread Killer said:

There was another time he saved Valentine from getting squashed by Earthquake.

The fact I actually remember this kinda makes me sad. (old + remembering useless shit)

This was posted a few days ago but just came across it. Could have been crap but a kind soul time stamped the matches in the comments. 

Triple H vs Taka Michinoku.
5:56 El Torito vs Hornswoggle in a Wee-LC Match.
15:29 Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa.
26:42 Lance Storm vs Chris Jericho.
34:25 Arn Anderson & Barry Windham challenge DOOM for the WCW Tag Team Titles in a Street Fight.
45:16 Kurt Angle vs Roderick Strong (With MVP featured as an extra).
50:42 Raven vs Kaz Hayashi.
55:30 Tiger Mask vs Dynamite Kid.

That's a good mix! The folks running this and the WCW account should time stamp or post a match list (adding dates seems to much to ask). 

 

The WCW channel seems to be doing well too. It's at 291k subscribers with just under 50 million views after starting 7 months ago. Meanwhile, the NXT channel that was started just a week earlier, has 158k subscribers with 27.5 million views. Hopefully this is a sign that interest is more into older footage than more recent stuff.

Now would be a good time for an episode of Way of the Blade with Phil and Tom K just do a audio version of their DVDVR Review.

 

What was WCW Cyber Ring anyway?

Not sure if this is a Holy Grail, but it was only posted twenty minutes ago and seems to be the only full version on YT.

 

It's an amazing match, but it was originally on a CHV tape and has been on YT in the past

Very psyched to see the Harts vs Steiner Bros finally. Kinda surprised that it took them this long to post it. I thought it would have been an early post since it has some reputation as a quality match trapped on VHS as far as WWE official releases are concerned.