WCW Nitro The Owen Hart Tribute Match 1999

[mauled]

Rewatched this Nitro on the Network and it’s a real technical classic, one of the best WCW ever did, between Bret and Benoit, with the crowd really into it.

People may not remember or may not know but back then, those kind of matches were rare in WCW, normally they were short car crash matches or just painful to watch. What’s even crazier is that this wasn’t even the Main Event, which was a Hogan Tag match (Flair was in it but he was surplus to requirements) where he squashed Sting and Luger and that was just awful.

Looking back though, it’s a real shame this can never be promoted or talked about anymore. Now before anyone says anything, I know the obvious reasons why, but even so it’s still a great match and was a great Tribute to Owen .

Anyone else have any thoughts on that match or Nitro in general 🤷‍♂️

[Albino Heat]

It was a really good match, but it was devoid of any drama, since there was no way Bret was losing.

[mauled]

Apr 10, 2018 18:06:19 GMT -5 Albino Heat said:

It was a really good match, but it was devoid of any drama, since there was no way Bret was losing.

Ironic you say that as Bret wanted Benoit to go over in that match

[David-Arquette was in WCW 2000]

It was technically great but I found it a bit boring, tbh.

[corndog]

At the time I thought it was boring although I was 16, but rewatching it a few years back, it's a beautiful match which you don't see much of in the modern era. Just a pure technical match that kept building.

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

I've watched the match already and know the finish, but I still popped when Benoit hit the Crossface. I didn't expect it.

[chazraps]

This is in the opening to 'Malcolm in the Middle,' right?

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Apr 12, 2018 22:56:31 GMT -5 chazraps said:

This is in the opening to 'Malcolm in the Middle,' right?

Indeed.

[cjh]

Apr 12, 2018 22:56:31 GMT -5 chazraps said:

This is in the opening to 'Malcolm in the Middle,' right?

No, that clip is from their match at Mayhem 1999.

[eiwf]

I remember watching nitro and it was a good solid match. The best what had been seen in wcw for some time. But wcw was already going down the pan with there stories and got worse as the year went on.

Shame they couldn't have built more around the match story wise.