10 Moments That Literally Stopped WCW Matches 

According to Sid himself, in a few interviews, the powers that be in WCW at the time requested that Sid add more flashy top rope moves to his arsenal. He chose this one. He regretted it immediately.

About Sid, he didn't just decide to add a top rope move to his arsenal. He was told in the back to do so, much against his own desire to do it.

Who can forget Norman S-mileyyy and his wiggles? That definitely will make you pause on your tracks and fathom😂

You missed Brian Pillman's "I respect you booker man" moment in a match with Kevin Sullivan. That literally stopped the match.

8:15 the reason Sid added the top rope move was apparently because of pressure from Johnny Ace to do it.

Sid's move from the top rope was NOT his idea. WCW management felt he needed to add a top rope move to his arsenal! 🙄

I LOVE that battle royal leading into title match with Dean Malenko's return! Using the Birth of NWO scene as an example, I'd LOVE to see a list done, some day, discussing matches that either never officially started or never officially ended (like there's one of Undertaker vs Kane from Summerslam that never had an ending).

Dude the Ciclope’/Malenko reveal got a massive pop out of ME back in the day, and I was watching at home. It was one of those moments that made me fall in love with wrestling.

1:05 No contract clause on his contract 😂

From what I remember from a Sid interview, it was Johnny Laurenitis idea for that big boot off the middle rope

Pretty sure Sid was against a high risk move like that

The Mark Curtis kicking the fan incident was made funnier by the commentators discussing it. “The smallest referee in the world just took him down!”

There’s also Flyin’ Brian Pillman vs. The Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan at SuperBrawl 6 “I respect you, Booker Man!”

All love for Rick Martel. Hated him when I was a kid. But straight up guy. And the heels are usually the better people.

That leg break on Sid still gives me the wobbles to this day! Horrible! 😬

Haa! Referee Marc Curtis is the shit. He was always an enjoyable ref. to watch, very expressive 😄👍

That sid incident makes me wince even now...

that following Nitro the replayed Syd's injury like 234 times, and that is when WCW lost me

WCW is legendary

IIRC Sid was pinned after his accident, Animal and Stiner started kicking him on the ground and just pinned him ending the match quickly. To make matter worse, Sid didn't want to use a top rope move, management told him to add it in to surprise the fans with, they thought a top rope big boot would make the croud pop for whatever reason.

OMG I've NEVER seen that Sid Vicious shot until now. Maaaaaaaaaaaaan THAT had to hurt

You forget to mention that WCW higher-ups FORCED Sid to do that stupid 'high risk' move... Sid was against it... HE KNEW BETTER! Also, you didn't mention that the Scott Steiner/Sid match COULDN'T END because there was a 'mystery man' that was supposed to reveal himself during the match... which became Road Warrior Animal... WCW 2001... smh

The Sid leg break is something I saw on ppv at the time and it was brutal still can't watch it

Brian Hildebrand (referee Marc Curtis) was an amazing wrestler. He could wrestle ALL styles. His high metabolism wouldn’t let him put on weight. So it doesn’t surprise me he clocked a fan and took him out.

for #1 sid didn't decided to do it, he was ordered to.

Oy Simon were u on triple jump? Just found em, thank you for being there and your why i watch wrestling vids. WCW for life! You keep me up to date on a bygone era of my life. You are why i still think about wras-el-ing

The moment when this video literally stopped : @4:48 , everyone paused it and went looking for the footage

What about Macho Man vs La Parka on nitro? When all of a sudden La Parka hit Savage with the diamond cutter and revealed he wasn't La Parka but DDP IN DISGUISE!

Sid is the Ruler of the Softball World.

Haha Steiner doing push-ups is classic.

Fun Fact: Booker T and Perry Saturn had a match right after Booker's match with Martel, and it was called completely on the fly.

Sid was instructed by management to add some high flying moves, he didn’t decide to do it.

Paul orndorff breaking his neck on a pilediver was pretty scary

When Scott hall showed up shocking

What about "Dean Malenko literally steps out of the ring"

Steiner did pin sid before help got there, After a run in from Road Warrior animal, Sid lay there in agony for literally 5 minutes while he did a slow walk from a limo to the ring

JESUS CHRIST I was not prepared to see Sid's leg go Joe Theissman sideways!

Ok WhatCulture, you don't have to show Sid's broken leg every time you talk about it, WCW did enough of that on Nitro the next night.

That sid Injury was horrifying and brutal

I've seen plenty of videos referencing Sid's leg, but I hadn't actually seen it before now. GAAAAHHHH.

Doll died way back in 2009 and Enos now owns a painting company.

Dean malenko and jericho great feud

The spot with Sid wasn’t his idea. He’s said in a couple shoot interviews it was someone involved in booking at the time but I can’t recall who. They supposedly got into an argument over it & Sid finally gave in…

Billy Kidman vs Dean Malenko. Catch is catch can match Meaning neither wrestler was allowed to leave the ring during the match. A couple of minutes in. Dean rolled out of the ring. Ending the match. Which I guess Dean had forgotten the rules.

Sin with Sid ended with a pinfall

Why is nobody talking about how Sid didn't want to do a top rope move but was told to backstage?

Paul Orndorff from Fall Brawl 2000 Filthy Animals VS Natural Born Thrillers?

Never saw #1 and I never will

I have to say, so much more awesome that the ref takes out a rogue fan than the talent.

My fav isn't on the list. Buff Bagwell vs la parka. The two were told their time was being cut so Jeff Jarrett could debut, interfere and cut a promo. Bagwell did his taunts, motioned for la parka to hit him, and then laid down for the three.

I was sitting watching this video and sadly in the very first video it hit me all four people in the video Bobby The Brain Brian pillman Eddie Guerrero and the referee all four of them are dead already SMH 🙏🙏🙏

When people ask me what my favorite Steve Doll match is, I of course say the one from the May 27th, 1996, episode of Nitro.

This is a yes and no one - Brian Pillman Vs Kevin Sullivan when Pillman just says “I respect you Bookerman”. Yes the match was supposed to end when one of the wrestlers in the strapmatch couldn’t take anymore and to end the match the loser was supposed to so “I respect you” to his opponent. No because the match had hardly started and they hadn’t even put their hands in the strap when Brian Pillman rushes at a confused referee, grabs the mic out his hand, says “I respect you Bookerman” to an audible laugh from some of the audience and confusion to everyone else as Brian Pillman walks back to the locker room giving the middle finger to the crowd

Actually when Bobby said who side is he on, thats when i know Hogan was the 3rd man.

enjoyable video as always.. but did the Dean Malenko reveal actually stop a match? he had already won the match technically.

Mankind thrown from he'll in a cell and then threw the cell....kinda Rocks 14 chair shots to mankind...kinda Vader eye posed out but to be fair he put it back in.

Sid said they asked him to do it, and he said "I'm not a top rope guy. I don't do those moves." And they said "Yeah but wouldn't it be cool if you did?"

Can you imagine what might've happened if Dude Love ever used Sweet Shin Music on Sid Vicious???

Don't forget, when the Sid injury happened, the cameras were on Ric Flair escorting a disguised "mystery man" who came in the ring, bopped Sid... pinned him... and then revealed himself to be Road Warrior Animal (nobody cared).

For me the 98 Halloween Havoc main event did not cut out I wonder if the was just for cable as I had directv,

All I can say is that I miss WCW

The loose cannon angle was agreed in secret with Eric Bischoff but Eric chose not to share this wider The DDP/Goldberg match at least got a much larger audience on the nitro the next night

There was one episode of Nitro where the macho man sat in a chair in the ring and wouldn’t leave until he got his way. And they wonder why their ratings went down the toilet.

The night Hogan turned heel my brother right then and there called Hogan vs Sting at Starrcade soon.

As bad as 99 WCW was, insane Flair was some of my favorite TV ever near the beginning. Went down hill once they out him in the nut house.

the screwed up thing is number 1 they didnt stop the match dead they just rushed the finish and left everyone confused

Don’t forget the Ye-Tay debuting at Halloween Havoc 1995 during the Hogan-Giant World title match. On second thought forget it.

It’s a WWF match, but Vinny Mc interrupted too cools match before it started to accept Austin’s challenge. April 13,1998 RAW

Sid was told to add a flying move. Only a few big men were able to do high flying moves at the that time. I hope Sid sued for making him do something he never or should ever do.

Papa Pump just does push ups, lol.

I can't believe you didn't have the time when it was the natural Born thrillers versus Paul orndorf and the filthy animals Fall brawl Paul ondorff gave a pile driver and then just laid there like he hurt his neck or something and the match continued on for a little while until Charles Robinson just got sick of it and he's like what's wrong with you stop the match Rey Mysterio was there when he didn't have his mask remember Konan Disco inferno Match was insane

so we will be seeing #5 on reliving the war verrry soon.

As long as it’s Simon we won’t riot👍🏻

Paul Orndorff breaks his own neck pile driving 3 count

To be fair, DDP & Goldberg's match wasn't stopped: the live feed was. The match still went on.

@7:34 Bobby Heenan did

Halloween Havoc 1995 and the Yetay?

Mike Enos is my uncle.

Dammit, didn’t need so many shots of the leg, guys D=

"A high risk maneuver." Jumping off the middle rope with a kick isn't a high risk maneuvOH MY FUCKING GOD.........

Jeff jarrett laying down just wasnt right

You mean the night Sid was forced to do a top rope move.. then he sued wcw for $20 dollars and won..

Remember when the one big guy pointed a finger at the other guy and then pinned him for the belt? What do you think fans would think? Never do stuff that requires no ability at all.

Simon miller is WCW

What episode of nitro had no wrestling on it?

Everybody knew Hogan was the third man because Heenan basically said so during his entrance

It’s understandable that Hennan was upset.

Never really liked Sid, but he got my sympathy that night. Basically forced to do something that he knew he wasn't really right for and winds up with a horrific injury. I wouldn't wish that leg break on anybody.

Sid did get pinned after a masked Road Warrior Animal came down Stomped on him a few times and Scott got the pin🙄

#1 moment that stopped WCW matches in their tracks: Vince buying the company. Too literal??

Two words "Dave Arquette"

Malinco looks like Kurt angle

The time rusev v Rollins ended just cause Lana and Bobby were kissing 😭

S/Os to Mark Curtis

QUIT SHOWING SID'S LEG!! 🤢🤮

SID

One week I was watching and Goldberg was like 64-0 and then I tuned in two weeks later and he was 173-0...LOL

Jeff Jarret, only memorable when he doesn't wrestle.

Was Randy Macho Man Savage's wardrobe really that awful when he wasn't on tv?

I think Simon Miller will be in the rumble 🤔 Then go challenge Bobby, because there's no way he's taking Seth 😂