WWE Rivals - Season 1 - EP-05 - WWE VS. WCW Subtitles

00:00:05,672 --> 00:00:08,- I g***t a hell of an idea.

00:00:08,075 --> 00:00:12,Consider this an open
invitation, vince mcmahon.

00:00:13,147 --> 00:00:15,- How do you describe
the Monday night wars?

00:00:16,083 --> 00:00:18,The yankees can't stand
the boston red sox.

00:00:18,952 --> 00:00:24,Well, in wrestling,
we have wwe and wcw.

00:00:24,158 --> 00:00:27,- Hulkamania lives at
world championship wrestling!

00:00:28,029 --> 00:00:29,- We just wanna be
as successful as vince is,

00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:33,And then we'd like to,
you know, kick his butt.

00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:34,♪ ♪

00:00:35,169 --> 00:00:37,- He was there to try to put
vince out of business.

00:00:37,905 --> 00:00:40,- They beat us
for 83 weeks straight.

00:00:40,441 --> 00:00:41,We fought back.

00:00:41,308 --> 00:00:42,- Go!

00:00:42,976 --> 00:00:44,- I felt very
competitive with 'em.

00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:46,It's like,
"hey, man, [bleep] these guys."

00:00:46,847 --> 00:00:48,- This is going
entirely too far.

00:00:48,916 --> 00:00:51,- Such a unique time
in the business.

00:00:51,452 --> 00:00:52,[thunder booms]

00:00:52,653 --> 00:00:53,- Everything had an edge.

00:00:54,054 --> 00:00:55,It was kind of like
the cool thing to do.

00:00:55,389 --> 00:00:57,- Mike tyson!

00:00:57,525 --> 00:00:58,- Uh-oh, here we go!

00:00:58,993 --> 00:01:01,- You don't know
what's going to happen next,

00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:02,And you don't wanna miss it.

00:01:02,930 --> 00:01:06,- It was a legit rivalry
and competition

00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:08,Between two companies.

00:01:08,536 --> 00:01:10,- You want a war?

00:01:10,671 --> 00:01:12,You're gonna get one.

00:01:12,406 --> 00:01:15,♪ ♪

00:01:15,075 --> 00:01:18,- This rivalry has just
escalated into a war.

00:01:18,412 --> 00:01:19,♪ ♪

00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,- When two legends collide,

00:01:22,149 --> 00:01:25,Their rivalry stays pinned
in our minds forever.

00:01:25,286 --> 00:01:27,♪ ♪

00:01:27,221 --> 00:01:28,This is where we break down
the legendary stories

00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:31,Behind the greatest rivalries
of all time.

00:01:31,292 --> 00:01:32,♪ ♪

00:01:32,559 --> 00:01:35,I'm freddie prinze jr.

00:01:35,695 --> 00:01:38,And this is "wwe rivals."

00:01:38,365 --> 00:01:40,♪ ♪

00:01:42,970 --> 00:01:45,This was the craziest time
in wrestling

00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,That I had ever experienced
as a fan.

00:01:48,776 --> 00:01:52,We're gonna discuss
wcw and wwe.

00:01:52,313 --> 00:01:54,- As a fan, you're getting,
like, the best of both worlds

00:01:54,247 --> 00:01:56,To where you're tapin' "nitro"
on the vcr in one room,

00:01:56,717 --> 00:01:57,And then in the other room,

00:01:57,985 --> 00:02:00,You're watching live
'cause you can't go back

00:02:00,187 --> 00:02:02,And watch both, otherwise,
you're missing the key points

00:02:02,789 --> 00:02:04,Of the stories.
So I feel like

00:02:04,125 --> 00:02:08,It was just such a good job
of really trying to honor,

00:02:08,862 --> 00:02:11,I guess,
the customer or the viewer

00:02:11,932 --> 00:02:13,By putting out,
like, good stuff.

00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:14,[crowd roars]

00:02:14,802 --> 00:02:16,- So, john,
I'm wondering if you can

00:02:16,670 --> 00:02:17,Sort of put into perspective--

00:02:17,604 --> 00:02:18,How did this come about?

00:02:18,872 --> 00:02:21,- Sure.
It's because of television.

00:02:21,208 --> 00:02:22,Look, television was regional,
and they were talking about

00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:25,Goin' national because
they saw what was coming

00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,With national television,
and they knew somebody

00:02:27,548 --> 00:02:28,Was gonna do it.

00:02:29,016 --> 00:02:29,- Hello, everyone.
This is vince mcmahon

00:02:29,884 --> 00:02:32,In the studios
of the usa cable network.

00:02:33,020 --> 00:02:35,We wholeheartedly welcome you
to the premiere

00:02:35,689 --> 00:02:37,Of all-american wrestling.

00:02:38,024 --> 00:02:40,- Vince is the guy
that is going national.

00:02:40,761 --> 00:02:44,- Welcome to wrestlemania iii!

00:02:44,765 --> 00:02:45,- And look at the hulkster.

00:02:45,966 --> 00:02:49,What an unbelievable
individual he is.

00:02:50,036 --> 00:02:52,- But guys weren't able
to beat vince at it,

00:02:52,305 --> 00:02:56,And the one guy that's left is
jim crockett in the carolinas.

00:02:56,977 --> 00:02:59,And jim crockett sells
to ted turner.

00:03:00,047 --> 00:03:03,So this is the last battle
of the territories

00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:06,In the united states.

00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:07,- I wanna congratulate
world championship wrestling

00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:09,For continuing the tradition
of bringing

00:03:09,924 --> 00:03:14,Action-packed wrestling
excitement to tbs.

00:03:14,327 --> 00:03:17,The reason that I g***t involved
from an ownership standpoint

00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:20,Is that I had a vision
that eventually,

00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:21,We'd be successful with it.

00:03:22,002 --> 00:03:27,- Wcw was the distant
number two to wwe.

00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:30,Nobody ever thought it would be
competitive to wwe.

00:03:31,078 --> 00:03:33,- We just wanna be as
successful as vince is,

00:03:34,014 --> 00:03:36,And then we'd like to,
you know, kick his butt.

00:03:36,950 --> 00:03:38,[sirens wailing]
- welcome, everyone

00:03:38,618 --> 00:03:41,To "Monday night raw"!

00:03:41,288 --> 00:03:44,- "Monday night raw" starting
on the usa network in 1993

00:03:44,558 --> 00:03:46,Was revolutionary.

00:03:46,293 --> 00:03:50,- Prior to that, shows felt
very canned and put-together.

00:03:50,497 --> 00:03:52,The launch of "raw"

00:03:52,098 --> 00:03:55,Sort of completely changed
sports entertainment.

00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:56,- Is uncut.

00:03:56,770 --> 00:03:59,- Uncensored--
- and uncooked.

00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:00,- The live nature of it--

00:04:01,108 --> 00:04:03,The sort of
anything-can-happen quickness

00:04:03,710 --> 00:04:05,Of it--
- wait a minute!

00:04:05,845 --> 00:04:08,- One, two, three!
[bell rings]

00:04:08,515 --> 00:04:09,- He g***t him!

00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:12,- There was a magic
to that show,

00:04:12,653 --> 00:04:13,And the way it was presented--

00:04:13,787 --> 00:04:15,That sort of
was a game changer.

00:04:15,789 --> 00:04:20,All: Macho! Macho!
Macho! Macho!

00:04:20,327 --> 00:04:22,- Back then, vince was moving
in a different direction.

00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:25,Vince was moving to younger
wrestlers at the time,

00:04:25,799 --> 00:04:26,And it was like
a youth movement.

00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,- Unbelievable applause
for lex luger!

00:04:31,004 --> 00:04:32,- And it just seemed like
the perfect time

00:04:32,739 --> 00:04:34,For us to mutually part ways.

00:04:34,875 --> 00:04:38,When I did
"thunder in paradise,"

00:04:38,145 --> 00:04:40,On the soundstage next to me,
where I was filming,

00:04:40,614 --> 00:04:43,Was ted turner's wcw.

00:04:43,884 --> 00:04:46,Eric bischoff
started coming over,

00:04:46,152 --> 00:04:47,And he started bringing
ric flair with him, goin',

00:04:47,821 --> 00:04:48,"hey, hulk,
we want you to come back

00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:49,And be a part of wrestling."

00:04:49,489 --> 00:04:51,I said, "no way."

00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:54,This went on
for a good five or six months.

00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,I missed wrestling so much
that finally, I caved,

00:04:58,031 --> 00:05:00,And basically went to work
for ted turner.

00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:04,I told ya hulkamania was gonna
run wild in the wcw, brother!

00:05:04,772 --> 00:05:06,Look at all the hulkamaniacs!

00:05:06,507 --> 00:05:08,[crowd cheering]

00:05:08,909 --> 00:05:13,- That was the first blow
of, like, "hmm."

00:05:13,113 --> 00:05:17,Now they're taking
established stars from the wwe

00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:19,And bringing them into wcw.

00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,That's gonna get 'em noticed.

00:05:22,256 --> 00:05:25,- Hulkamania lives in
world championship wrestling!

00:05:25,993 --> 00:05:28,- The first night
on a pay-per-view

00:05:28,128 --> 00:05:31,It had much more traction
than they'd had ever.

00:05:31,598 --> 00:05:32,One man, one champ,

00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:34,And the only champion
in the world today.

00:05:34,935 --> 00:05:35,Everybody
double-bobbed and said,

00:05:35,803 --> 00:05:37,"whoa,
what's going on over here?"

00:05:38,005 --> 00:05:39,It made everybody look
and not look away.

00:05:39,940 --> 00:05:43,- And then from there,
it was randy savage.

00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:45,- I'm here for only one reason

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