Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 101 - September 29th 1997

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Reliving The War aims to cover the entire "Monday Night War" time period of professonal wrestling. With WWF Raw and WCW Nitro going head to head every Monday night, fans had to choose which show they'd watch as both companies tried to put on their best show week after week. Reliving The War looks at every match and promo from Raw is War and Nitro (on a weekly basis) to see which show was truly the best.
The WWF get ready for their Badd Blood pay per view later in the week where Shawn Michaels battles The Undertaker inside the first ever Hell in a Cell match. Commisioner Slaughter orders Helmsley to face The Undertaker in tonight's main event. Vince McMahon has a few options for Steve Austin, and Stone Cold's future could be in jeapordy based on the decision he's forced to make.
On Nitro Roddy Piper has a big announcement that will have a "profound impact" on the nWo. More Halloween Havoc matches get announced on the broadcast, and the show ends with The Giant taking on Curt Hennig. Ric Flair calls into Nitro to give fans an update and The Nature Boy makes a shocking announcement; The Four Horsemen are no more.
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - DDP vs Buff Bawell / HBK & HHH Promo
06:32 - Bulldog vs Vader / El Caliente vs Rey Mysterio
09:39 - Faarooq vs Ahmed / Goldberg vs The Barbarian
11:59 - Brian Pillman Promo / Larry Zybsko Promo
13:21 - Goldust vs The Sultan / Disco Ingerno vs Juvi
17:50 - Steve Austin Promo / Syxx vs Chris Jericho
22:08 - Boricuas vs Headbangers / Ric Flair Phone Call
25:31 - Nitro Party with Brown University
27:53 - Owen Hart Promo / Wrath vs Lex Luger
30:54 - Giant vs Curt Hennig / Triple H vs Undertaker
35:19 - Final Scores / Credits
#WWF #WCW #nWo

[@Jay-zk7uw]

The more I watch these the more I realise I'm not just nostalgic, this era of wrestling was genuine grade A+ entertainment week in, week out.

[@G360LIVE]

Absolutely! I think the Monday Night Wars was the last time I genuinely rushed in front of a TV every week. It was just an incredible feeling, every single week, and I am so thankful that I witnessed it from beginning to end. I can say I was there through it all. :)

[@JGarrison51285]

Facts. EVERY SINGLE WEEK

[@TheSerpentsEye]

Ah c'mon...but there's so many backflips and forearms now! /s 🙄😴

[@gumdeo]

Good times.

[@Jay-zk7uw]

@@ericb9252 Yes, I eagerly await "Reliving When the NXT Logo Was Changed to Look Like a Clown's Abortion" in 20 years' time.

[@woosel1]

The way you've been covering Alex Wright is one of my favorite parts of the show. Every time I hear Big Bratwurst I lose it laughing.

[@shaggydee8845]

Alex Wright is my new favorite WcW wrestler because of this show 🤪

[@theHogSpawnBerserker]

I know right!

[@luistorres8005]

Bro, same 😂😂😂

[@Jp808]

Really gonna miss him

[@alananderson9128]

More alex wright less disco

[@sonnyleesmith]

Buff Bagwell is such an underrated performer. Dude made everyone on the planet hate him. Good character in retrospect

[@lafluerpeter9]

He was quite the entertainer, sad to hear him say it was JR that put the kibosh on his WWE carrer.

[@Jay-zk7uw]

I never watched WCW back then but through this series I've gained a real appreciation for the likes of Sting, Harlem Heat and all the great stuff I missed. Every time I see Bagwell's antics and inane grin I chuckle to myself.

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

I hated him at the time, but man...I was wrong. He's fantastic.

[@zlinedavid]

Buff was someone you loved to hate, but I’d be lying if I said I never busted out a double bicep with an “I’m simply delicious” back in the day.

[@brianheenancomedy]

Absolutely f’n loved his brash, annoying, constantly talking into the camera wise-ass character.

[@powerhound]

Henning pulling off a perfect plex on Giant is ridiculous and he deserved a win.

[@jakepayne1984]

Man, that Perfect-plex was..... perfect

[@mrmoose6619]

Welcome to Thursday Afternoon Reliving the War. The best Wrestling show on the KZbins. Thanks again for the trip down memory lane.

[@oceanwavedvd]

Correction the best show on KZbin

[@markjones5647]

This is what Thursday evenings are for god I love it so many memories

[@dojisama]

This is seriously the best wrestling KZbin show period. The Monday Night Wars were not only a key part of the Wrestling History Book but my young child-teenage years. I was always a WWF guy, sure nWo was cool, but I always backed WWF growing up so to see how the tide is starting to shift as the ATTITUDE Era is being ushered in is everything. This is the highlight of my Thursdays for sure. So glad I found this channel before "Reliving the War" started and have been able to watch every single episode from then til now. It's definitely got the jam!

[@forearmsmcgee]

Props to taker for that one handed chokeslam and Goldberg for those unorthodox rolling moves he did.

[@doriangreen3231]

That Perfect-Plex on the Giant was goddamn awesome.

[@HystericalHyena]

honestly the way they protected austin after his neck injury and also continued to build him up was just insane. They gave us viewers just enough to remain interested. and drew it out as long as possible so he could heal up! I think the way it was executed was genius!

[@luckywallace]

That perfect plex on The Giant was really, really impressive. I know Curt Hennig wasn't as good as his previous self in this era, but he could still break out some cool moves and bumps. His short but awesome Nitro match with Benoit is coming up soon as well.

[@brianpfeffer3397]

I haven’t missed a Thursday since you started this!! Thank you for the memories. I’m in my early/mid 40s and this was a great time in wrestling!

[@johnbarnes830]

Same here and I'm enjoying remembering things from back then. You should do more of the things going on segments.

[@thisisnotachannel]

I was actually at this RAW taping in Albany... half the stuff that Shawn and HHH said to Vince (whose uncomfortability was evident even from the nose-bleed section where I was sitting) in the ring got cut when they aired it on tv. I don't remember exactly what was cut, but the live promo was easily 15 minutes or longer. But when it aired it was less than 10. Then I attended a live RAW at the same arena a year or two later, if I recall correctly. Definitely the two best wrestling shows I ever attended. The only disappointment I remember... was not being able to find myself and my brother in the crowd when this taping aired. Yesterday was my 41st birthday... and watching this has allowed some good memories of these shows to flood back into my mind... that's a great birthday gift, even if that wasn't the intention. Thanks!

[@zacharythomason7359]

Happy Belated Birthday

[@NJ973201]

Reminds me of that Heyman worked shoot promo from Smackdown in 2001 since he said more stuff that was cut from the broadcast (IIRC, he brought up Billy Graham at one point) but I think is on the satellite feed video that some people have copies of.

[@scotteous]

Agreed, happy birthday!

[@michaelkeller5927]

This was easily the best time time to be a wrestling fan

[@miterbenisdurty3862]

Just want to say thank you. The world is so crazy right now and your vids give me a nice break from the craziness.

[@sharmellkeane3924]

Raws really got a Marc Mero shaped hole in it right now...Nitro was on fire this week!

[@chitoim2332]

Lol nitro was never on fire lol but dumpster fire yes

[@jamesbounds]

The attitude era is starting to take full affect. One of the best eras in wrestling.

[@retronerds6884]

@@ericb9252 name a better era then

[@retronerds6884]

@@ericb9252 ruthless aggression era nah the ruthless era is second best I'll give it that but in shape or form is it better than the attitude era and you do know that last part of your comment proves why the attitude era was the best era focus on characters and storylines moving away from that and focusing more on in ring work killed it's popularity

[@maceomillions2192]

@@ericb9252 The attitude era made the ruthless aggression era what it is.

[@retronerds6884]

@@ericb9252 no attitude era no ruthless aggression era

[@retronerds6884]

@@ericb9252 the ruthless aggression era is a direct spinoff of the attitude era everybody knows this

[@ChiGuy251]

September 97 was a strong month for both companies. The way WWF continued to build up Austin despite the big neck injury was fantastic and the way WCW kept an air of mystery around Goldberg while building him up was fantastic too

[@leseditongela663]

Coming back to Reliving The War is education to me. Thursday Nights are very important to me. Keep it up

[@jabroni_z2686]

That’s cool that your getting a history lesson off of the series. I’m assuming you weren’t watching wrestling at this time?

[@leseditongela663]

@@jabroni_z2686 Yeah, I wasn't born in 97. I only came 3 years later...

[@jabroni_z2686]

@@leseditongela663 I understand bro. I appreciate young guys like you willing to go back and learn history. I was 12 at this time and loving every min of the Monday night war. Trust me there was nothing like it.

[@leseditongela663]

@@jabroni_z2686 Thanks, my brother. I really do appreciate it. Have you gone to the house shows back in the day?

[@jabroni_z2686]

@@leseditongela663 no unfortunately my parents never let me go. They did however buy me lots of wwf merchandise at the time. And I saw all the ppvs cuz we had illegal cable lol

[@treed8732]

My day has been very shitty but Reliving the War is here to save the day!

[@mrmoose6619]

8:57 is the moment I was waiting for.

[@Nicksuavemusic]

Owen hart was such a great heel

[@marcusmoss3399]

That sting fight gave me chills good times good stuff

[@joerobinson604]

That’s some strength from Curt

[@scottp9835]

It makes you feel special that this was my Era of wrestling I got to experience every week , crotch chops and hell yeah's at elementary school

[@Smokey1419]

I got in trouble for callin my homegirl a jabroni in elementary 🤣

[@silverstreak1981]

I don’t care what anyone says, Buff Bagwell at this time was gold level entertainment.

[@Smokey1419]

If you were there for it, you know

[@zlinedavid]

He and Steiner were can’t miss segments. Steiner was a guarantee to say something over the top and Buff was a guarantee to act like a hilarious douche.

[@undramartin1914]

You know you have something special when you go back and watch reliving the war from the 1st to the current...the best part of the week

[@TabbyTheCat]

My twin boys have been listening to Reliving The War since they were in the womb. Same time last year I was watching while giving birth. They’ll be one year old Saturday and my boys 👶🏽👶🏽stop what they’re doing when the intro hits! Best series on KZbin.

[@zlinedavid]

Raising them right. You’re a badass mom. 🍻

[@OIFIIIOIF-VET]

Hot damn. When you thought the color yellow couldn't be more yellow, Alex Wright graces you with his superior dancing.

[@Eric-wu7bp]

It’s crazy and sad to believe that we’ve already reached to the final week of Brian Pillmans Life

[@lexkanyima2195]

So sad

[@mikem10481]

Just looking at these episodes makes it so exciting to see what's coming next. The debut of Kane, the birth of DX, the breaking out of the Rock and Stone Cold reaching untouchable status. Exciting times indeed.

[@stevefaulk5010]

Big...poppa...pump

[@shady3legend]

Crazy how the two most over wrestlers at this time wasn't even having wrestling matches just doing run ins and promos (Sting and Austin)

[@samtheguru]

Funny how that happens when you have a broken neck 😆(Austin)

[@kanedasrifle]

@@samtheguru And a cocaine habit. (Sting)

[@zlinedavid]

@@kanedasrifle Eh…he wasn’t exactly alone in that department in ‘97.

[@kanedasrifle]

@@zlinedavid He did so many lines he found Jesus.

[@lavarivy2259]

Owen 3:16 was just classic 🤣😂🤣

[@jamesbaker6006]

Thank you so much Ryan. Best part of my week is Thursday afternoon. Always consistent and top quality. Getting so sad thinking that one day this series will end. I know that's a long ways off, but still RtW is an instant classic and needs to be celebrated while we have it. Thank you for all you do for your community. "I respect you Bio-Man".

[@ItsShaz1]

A Final Fantasy mention, Saturday Wright Fever and a Davey Boy Smith Chinlock! Instant like Ryan!

[@MrBlack252]

I heard that Rick Rude was extremely angry with Shawn Michaels and Triple H around this time for disrespecting Slaughter and others on camera. You can even see Rude show his disgust in some clips haha

[@benespinosa6725]

Reliving the war is my favorite Series on KZbin

[@fitness65]

These episodes make my day especially this week with me being suspended at one of my jobs for bs I count on this episode to chear me up and make me feel alot better

[@Mindsetsandreps]

I know the Alex Wright intro is coming eventually in every video, yet I still laugh each time.

[@joshmeads]

"It's clearly Silver King". 😂😂😂

[@SkullTaker]

With Pillman’s tragedy looming, it’s eerie when you know what is to follow in the coming years...it’s the beginning of a series of unfortunate events surrounding the Hart family. Brian, Owen, and Chris all died around the same time as a PPV they were featured on and all 3 were trained by Stu in the dungeon. Not to mention Bret’s slew of issues with the Screwjob and career ending injury, and Davey’s passing. That dungeon must be cursed or something.

[@lexkanyima2195]

A domino effect

[@10YRWWEPPV]

Yeah, i believe SummerSlam 1997, was the beginning of the decline of the Hart Foundation, Bret losing his heat. One night only bulldog losing the European championship, Msg Bret being informed that his contract will no longer be honored and to negotiate with WCW. Pillman's death, and lastly the Montreal screwjob that lead to everyone except Owen leaving, and those who thought he was going to get a push as the black Hart were wrong. Vince wasn't going to push him because of Austin's rise, the botched pile-driver and being Bret's brother

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@10YRWWEPPV and transition in a new era

[@10YRWWEPPV]

@@lexkanyima2195 a new era that had no place for the Hart family, Owen was the black Hart but had no chance of being a main eventer. Bulldog when he returned in 1999, he was out of place in the attitude era. He came back because WCW did him dirty and Vince McMahon did him a favor to bring him back as leverage in the Owen Hart trial, also Bret had mentioned it was pathetic for him to go back after everything that happened, but Davey got worse til his death in 2002

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@10YRWWEPPV it's a domino effect for Bret

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

This is legitimately my favorite series on youtube. Thank you for taking on such a monumental project and sticking with it. It will be a bittersweet day when this ends. Next time I'm in Northern Ireland, drinks are on me, my friend.

[@charlesbaker7505]

Every time I’m in the comments I see at least 10 posts at the top on each new RTW detailing how much this series has helped them ameither overcome boredom or escape from covid anxiety.. well done wrestling bios, well done indeed, very big bratwurst of you

[@billdenny9599]

26:41 kinda like many of us....we sleep 😴 until Thursday, ⏰️ wake for Reliving The War....and nap until Sundays for the PPV coverage.

[@Obscusion2]

Days Left Until Bret Hart Leaves The WWF: 41 If I'm not mistaken, is this the first time RtW has reached a "perfect" draw? Raw & Nitro have the same exact # of wins, plus a bunch of ties, which is neat. Beyond that, it's sad to know that this is the last time we'll ever see Brian Pillman alive on any sort of wrestling program. He wasn't around for every Nitro or Raw during his time with each promotion, but RtW showed just how compelling a character he was every time he was on camera.

[@lexkanyima2195]

It's a shame how is this is his last apperance

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

His last actual match was at a house show October 4, 1997 in St. Paul, Minnesota losing to Goldust...

[@Obscusion2]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 OK, but that's not a program, i.e. a TV show. For the wide majority of people, this episode of Raw was the last time they saw Pillman alive.

[@musc1esman]

I love the happenings of 97 outside of wrestling at the time. Keep those coming as well.

[@johnnycee9325]

The Davey Boy chin lock recurring joke is giving me life 😂😂😂

[@martinzies2874]

WCW won this hands down!

[@KEWLV1C]

“There’s still many Chins that need locked” 😂

[@LITHPALESTINE]

This is actually legendary

[@hovmad8702]

I look forward to this series every Thursday as I look toward the weekend.thank you WB for making my long week more enjoyable

[@Saintmax992]

I was born in 96, and obviously by the time I got into wrestling the Monday night wars were over, so it’s nice to see these episodes and really shows how important these times were to both companies.

[@djpuplex]

It's a little too late but it would be interesting to have a ECW companion show to show the story lines going on in ECW during the Monday night wars.

[@Retard2point0]

That would be sick

[@octoman_games]

I love how you described what else was going on in the world at that time!

[@jasondouglas152]

I still can't believe Scott Hall is gone. R I.P.

[@tcdahn7]

I remember loving Flyin' Brian when I was a kid, and he was in WCW. Even the masked Yellow Dog gimmick was okay. I remember not thinking much of him during this time, and I started watching less WWF. I used to tape Raw while I watched Nitro. Those Raw tapes are still in their drawer under an old 38" Sony Trinitron TV. The TV still works but I doubt the belts in the vcr have held up.

[@FBA_God_Emperor_Doom]

You should upload those onto a hard drive

[@tcdahn7]

@@FBA_God_Emperor_Doom I need to find a vcr that works or send them in. I have a ton of tapes I need to get preserved. Late 80s Early 90s AWA on ESPN and Chicago Sports Channel. I have a few Windy City Wrestling show's on 8mm. Sean Waltman was Champion as the Kamikaze Kid. It was what took the place of the AWA in the Parks and Eastern Metro of Chicago for part of 92 and 93 I think. It wasn't much more than an outlaw mudshow, but they had some WWF stars.

[@tcdahn7]

Venues that were booked for AWA wrestling suddenly got cancelled. Places like the Aragon Ballroom, Hammond Civic Center, and Raddison came together and basically booked a short run territory. They always changed who was Champion and what the name of the sanctioning body was. They even made posters and distributed flyers in the free papers They had guys like Colonel Debeers, Nikolai Volkoff, Honky Tonk Man, and of course the miniature British Bulldogs with toy bulldogs and all.

[@droc6927]

Albany NY. Just drove past the Arena 10 minutes ago. It's now the MVP Arena. Home of the Austin Beer truck

[@JaYjAy1LuV]

The perfectplex to the Giant looks pretty damn beautiful

[@danalong1237]

0:49, “The Peacemaker” was the first ever film released by DreamWorks Pictures.

[@edwardfetner2513]

Very glad you brought back the I Like it Raw ending song

[@RepoManFan4Lyfe]

Said it before and I’ll say it again.... This is my absolute favorite channel on KZbin. All of your content is so great. Thank you for all that you do, brother 🍻

[@jinjaninja8096]

I was literally just thinking about this series and it pops up as soon as I open KZbin. Hell yeah

[@justinleandoer6821]

I almost always agree with your decision with the winner, but I gotta say Its a tie or wcw. That Sting pop cancels out the Steve Austin stuff this week, and there wasnt a single good match on wwf. Several good promos on both shows, Owen, and HHH/HBK for wwf, Hall and Ric Flair on WCW. Buff and DDP were good, Syxx and Jericho were at least above average this week. That perfect plex was the best thing on both the main events combined, and the Giant stink face was 2nd. I think you should reconsider.

[@williamcardinale2953]

Can’t wait for the survivor series 97 PPV.. It was more or less the end of my days of being a huge wrestling fan.. If Bret stayed in the WWF things would have been much much better.. I’ll never get over that

[@zacharythomason7359]

Same here

[@blackmantis3130]

You're delusional

[@Jay-zk7uw]

Can you imagine if both Harts were around when Attitude was in full swing? Bret vs the Rock... Owen vs Y2J... Bret and Owen vs Brothers of Destruction...

[@zlinedavid]

A healthy Bret vs Angle

[@williamcardinale2953]

Yeah it’s an absolute shame what happened to Owen. He was almost as good as Bret and more athletic.. This is the biggest reason I HATE Vince McMahon, for not believing Bret was worth the money and also cutting corners and being one of the reasons Owen died

[@thejonnymar]

Caught up with this series recently, just in time to get Trent Beretta's "jam" comment from this week's dynamite. Good job as always!

[@joshknels4387]

The best thing on KZbin on Thursdays

[@SportsNBourbon]

I truly appreciate and find the humor you put in absolutely hilarious 😂

[@Tresham1]

I love you, Mr. Bios. And I miss Mongo's dog and the tiny outfits it wore back in the early days of the war.

[@L.R.KNIGHT]

There isn't a better KZbinr to follow right now. Thank you, because I was lost after team four star ended their Dragonball Z abridged series

[@HybridSnake]

I think my favorite part of this is reliving what was in at the time in pop culture. FF7...one of my favorite games ever

[@rashadr3108]

Two things. That PerfectPlex on the Giant was amazing. Those redlights HBK walked into HAD TO BE KANE!

[@andreawest2194]

Ahh my favorite part of Thursdays

[@StevenB]

The 4 guys complaining on their phones comment was just perfect.

[@rulerofall015]

I clicked super fast, can’t wait for the raw ppv and to be honest this is the start of RAW stepping up their game called the Second golden age/Attitude Era and Nitro Starting their Goldberg Era/ WCW Legends era

[@adamwarburton8742]

My guy. These videos remind me of everything I've forgotten. Each new video unlocks more past. Thanks man, Thursday's are a treat

[@tylervarney7999]

Dude this series brings so much joy to me.. Thanks so much my friend

[@TwistedSMF]

Thank you for this series. Watching this makes you realize just how good this era was. It's what's missing from wrestling today. You look forward to watching every Monday.

[@MysticRhythms87]

These videos have been excellent, both in quality and content. I've been watching several of these videos every day for the past couple of weeks, and I still have plenty to catch up on Reliving The War. It's awesome that you've gotten to 100 so far, and it looks like there's plenty more where that came from. Here's to the next hundred!

[@imogenaris1697]

Roided up or not Kurt's ( R.I.P. ) strength was underrated. Especially for a guy who had a severe back injury. Sting's impersonation of the Dark Knight to end a lackluster Nitro was pretty cool

[@renegadeloco9797]

It's bittersweet. A new career is on the horizon while another is nearing its end.

[@theenlightenedone1283]

The chin lock has his own music 🤣

[@shawnclark7325]

Thanks I loved those days of wrestling

[@ImInevitable1987]

There's only 3 ppl I would what to narrate my life: James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Wrestling Bios.

[@reedeux7818]

Came for the episode, and stayed for the commentary. Great material!

[@iandc7050]

that suplex by henning is art. truly one of the greatest.

[@kitfo18]

I remember that WCW episode. My friends and I exploded when Sting dropped that bat. It was amazing...

[@Interemptor666]

Man I enjoy this series so much. Thank you for your awesome work 👌

[@mrbrooklynny]

I look forward to Thursday afternoons just for RTW.

[@zac53659]

I love this series and have watched every episode since the beginning and will continue to watch all the way to the end. This is the first time I've felt the final score was wrong. Still awesome show!

[@RiPFLeX786]

I can’t believe wer on episode 101. Honestly you are KZbin’s number 1 in my opinion. I watch everything bit of your content. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating such amazing videos and especially the Monday night wars which is enabling me to relive my childhood. Wer also coming close the debut of Kane and this was my favourite period in wrestling. Keep up the good work my friend and I hope everyone who is reading this has an amazing day and stay blessed

[@paulsletten8985]

Ryan, you're doing the lords work. Thanks mate. Thanks so much.

[@Peeka789]

Best part of the week.

[@LennyWu]

Got to love the pop culture references from the intro. :)

[@thabozzofficial]

Caps off my week perfectly! Cracking channel and best wrestling series on KZbin IMO :) .

[@KIDTV-qe2dm]

Curt Hennig tossing the biggest salad WCW had to offer. Lol 😆🤣😂

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Oh ya🤦‍♂️ They referenced "Bret's Jam" on AEW Dynamite last night, i think it was during a promo and i think the actual term used was "a couple of jam up kinda guys" or something like that. It was great. 😄👍

[@Obscusion2]

And on Smackdown later that same week, Xavier Woods said that Kofi Kingston was "Out On New Day Business". It was too similar to just be coincidence.

[@vincek6613]

Wow, couple of surprisingly good offensive moves by Goldberg

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

It’s been forgotten the time, but you WCW Goldberg did used to try different moves in his matches.

[@mikeharless4596]

Your comments on Alex Wright's pants, are alone worth a like! LOVE this series and I look forward to these uploads more than anything else on KZbin 😊

[@dclayton734]

What perfect timing for a commercial break during a Davey Boy Smith Chinlock. Lmao.

[@jeyfromnowhere]

Ralph Lauren-era of DX is brilliant.