Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 113 - December 22nd 1997

[@Jay-zk7uw]

I don't know how he manages to put these up in time for dinner every Thursday but it's taking me right back to the days when TV was worth watching.

[@DeathRobotKailozo]

This is why I look forward to Thursdays.

[@EhrisaiaOShannon]

Ikr?? Lol. 💜

[@brettrossi034]

Back when youngster me used to make my ass pop down on the couch in the living room every single week for Raw and smackdown (I didn't know about WCW when I was young and missed out on all of that live). The good old days. Wrestling Bios helping all of us relive the glory days

[@LebanonJames420]

Lunchtime in Canada it's perfect for work

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

Triple H bringing the good times back slowly though

[@eastsidereviews727]

I imagine when Bret Hart arrived in WCW he looked around like Hulk Hogan did when he entered the Dungeon of Doom and just said "there's no Jam Up Guys here". And that wouldn't change until he saw El Dandy.

[@VERDICTInsanity]

I think Scott Hall realised that winning on ratings was doing what the WWF were doing, focusing on their own thing, WCW and Bischoff especially were so focused on trying to hit low blows.

[@treybrannon4964]

Yet again, Scott Hall was the smartest guy in the business.

[@Mark-nh2hs]

I cannot remember where I heard it but Hall was very savy and key in to the wrestling business - I think Nash said something similar.

[@treybrannon4964]

@@Mark-nh2hs Several people have spoken of his genius...Konnan, Nash, Jim Ross, Bischoff, he was extremely smart. Gave Sting the Crow gimmick, formed the n.W.o, he was a true legend.

[@johnepants]

Scott Hall was very smart. If he kept his addictions in check earlier, he probably would have had a good career in creative. No doubt he was one of those guys who knew what was going on up north and knew that things needed to adjust.

[@BrandanTheBroker]

I'm not going to speculate what Hall was thinking, I wish he was here so we could ask

[@brian_b_music]

Hulk Hogan pulls his own head out of a box. “That’s not gonna work for me brother”😂😂

[@spittertron4920]

Of course not! How could it be in the box when it was so firmly up his ass?

[@EmperorEva0001]

I can remember being at that Raw taping. Me, my brother, and our friend were in the balcony. We snuck up to the front of the aisles and hung our heads over the rail just to watch Shawn vs Hunter. The Boo's were deafening when we realized the fix was in. The only thing louder was a teenage girl next to us screaming, "I still love you, Shawn!"

[@smallies7154]

that was pat patterson actually

[@derekborba2644]

Shawn always did shady deals in mill city.

[@EmperorEva0001]

@@derekborba2644 He Lost his smile in the same building.

[@rickylahey9248]

I was that teenage girl

[@xenaires]

That must have been amazing. Lucky you😊

[@alexbaker7722]

This has become essential weekly viewing for me... And timed almost perfectly with my pizza delivery 😁

[@troywright359]

Afterwards, we all wish we could fast forward into the future

[@saucers79]

Executioner?

[@Marc_Masters]

Is is Pizza Hut or Dominos?

[@alexbaker7722]

@@Marc_Masters it was Perfect Pizza. Dominos is dead to me since they started charging extra for delivery.

[@schnarfschnarf5886]

@@Marc_Masters so is it trash or garbage? Gotta go local every single time.

[@Gerald.Smith403]

Eric Bischoff ran the only good idea he ever had into the ground and Scott Hall was letting him know it.

[@namikstudios]

Considering how over the nWo were at this point in 97, this is just an absurd comment that makes zero sense.

[@zoltanz288]

@@namikstudios they were over but that wasnt gonna last if all they did was hulk promos and DQ finishes. i remember getting really frustrated with the constant DQs, as a kid. and after a while i thought all they gonna do is DQs. they needed better matches with NWO members. and some kind of good long term story.

[@firewalker1372]

Did anybody else get sick and tired of Hollywood Hogan back then? I know I did 🤣😂. This is one of the reasons why I turned to wwf on Monday nights.

[@patrickwilliams6143]

So is Wrestling Bios the only KZbinr in the northern hemisphere who gives us a Christmas Special on the 2nd hottest day of the year? I reckon he could be. Top stuff as always dude.

[@benespinosa6725]

Lol Stone Cold Givin Santa claus the stunner was absolutely hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

Santa Claus asked Stone Cold what he wanted for Christmas little boy, tiddlywinks? Austin stunned him.

[@benespinosa6725]

@@UndergroundSkat2000 LOL that was brilliant 😂😂😂😂

[@mikescott8903]

With a little uso...wonder how they got the hookup to be on the show with Austin and Santa

[@benjaminmee3751]

I find it interesting that both Sable’s husbands had near identical finishers

[@exeortegarubio]

Now that you mention it. Yeah, Mero had the TKO while Brock has the F5. If I'm not mistaken, Lesnar said that Johnny Ace suggested him to have the F5 as a finisher after watching Ace using a TKO (a variation of the Ace Crusher) from his AJPW days.

[@NJ973201]

Fun fact: This Raw was taped on a Thursday on the same week as the last two because they used to take time off around Christmas time. The green screens of JR & them hadn't used on English broadcasts in a long time plus it was pretty surreal seeing that digital Raw is War banner above them.

[@zacharythomason7359]

I did know that.🤔

[@num1Jaysta]

It's impressive that their ratings still went up

[@rmoore2nd619]

Didn’t know this. They take time off, but that just makes it very weird that Vince made the roster work on Christmas in 2018

[@paulbradley1983]

This nWo episode will forever be burned in my mind. I remember thinking "Damn, they're actually taking over. It's happening." Good old days.

[@ARG0T]

Hungry Man TV dinner and a new Reliving The War episode, doesn't get much better

[@SegaDream131]

They need to hire Mark Henry for their marketing, have him "pulling" a semi and it's full up of Hungry man dinners..... Cause he's the world's HONGREIST MAN.....

[@calvinfolan1736]

Best time of the week lads, let's crack on! 😎

[@XKTwentyFive]

Good grief, that Stone Cold/Santa segment had me laughing! Great stuff! I really that TV Title addition to Disco's intro!

[@supremelebowski2712]

Best wrestling channel on YT by far.

[@fitness65]

That dx swerve on sgt slaughter has to be one of my favorite wwf raw moment in history just great and hilarious stuff. Also we are getting to the birth of big poppa pump Scott Steiner when he turns on his brother rick

[@Thor-Orion]

That's a big one and the split of the Outsiders is an amazing match.

[@ifgwelf]

Scott Steiner is one of the goats. He had a wild move set

[@midwestmind691]

I watched Prime Time Wrestling when the show became RAW as a kid and these current episodes aired when I was a freshman, I vividly remember a lot story lines and matches. This series definitely hits my nostalgia and glad I stumbled upon this channel.

[@johnepants]

Crazy to imagine that Taker was already a 2 time champion and a veteran here and he would still eclipse the Rocks career by over a decade

[@LordDeBahs]

cuz dwayne chosed doing movies like toothfairy .

[@jamiewalsh9184]

Because rock wrestled for like 5-6 years lol

[@DynastyIcon]

ahh yes.. it's that time of the week 🙌 another episode of the best series in the history of KZbin's existence.. "Reliving The War" 🔥🔥

[@Card_lol]

Been having a really rough week. Glad another episode of reliving the war has come out.

[@alexanderjohn3599]

Hope your week gets better

[@Card_lol]

@@alexanderjohn3599 thanks

[@tenebrousoul9368]

Hope things turn around for you

[@irishpanic]

Cheer up. He's reviewing starrcade on Sunday. Should be awesome

[@Card_lol]

@@irishpanic looking forward to it. I'm also going back to college this weekend

[@Storticon.]

This is the best channel in the world for old and new wrestling fans!! Takes me back to when I was a kid and getting to watch the Monday night wars as it happened and get to relieve all the great moments.

[@simeonflake]

I still shake my head over how WCW f--ked up Bret Hart. I know it took a few months, but Bischoff might as well have come out on Nitro and did a Paul Shaffer from "Spinal Tap" and begged Vince to kick his ass....

[@TravJam317]

We're still a few months away from Bischoff practically doing that.

[@StageRight123]

28:16 That look on Hogan's face when Hall makes that comment.

[@num1Jaysta]

Definitely not planned

[@stnr247]

I've found myself actively watching old episodes of Raw and Nitro because I forgot what happens next and need to know. Thank you for reminding me of when wrestling was worth watching, loving remembering the old days.

[@BiggusYuichi]

Starrcade was my first ever PPV. Good times. That is when I learned about all the back stage stuff.

[@ThunderBunny30]

I look forward to RTW as much as I looked forward to Raw growing up now with the added benefit of checking out Nitro content. I love the analysis and humor that is sewn into each video.

[@SonnyGuillory]

Getting a "reliving the war" episode on my birthday is an awesome gift! Thank you WrestlingBios!!

[@Eldgrim14]

The commentary for The Rock vs Undertaker was pure gold!

[@ThaClancyFam2]

Some believe the HHH ropes run & splash was a shoot to mock jobbing to Ultimate Warrior

[@louisvelez40]

A very merry DX Xmas 🎄 indeed on a Thursday. HHH running the ropes was funny after he pinned Shawn for the European title

[@augustuswayne9676]

Oh yeah wrestling bios reliving the war . The best part of my week !

[@diywrites8703]

Oh man, we finally get your take on the catch as catch can classic that was Shawn Michaels vs Trips. The gift that Sarge gave us that just kept giving.

[@kaseyone100]

I hope he continues this I sure appreciate his hard work one of the best youtube channels out here

[@markjones5647]

Lets have it Thursday evening take away beer and wrestling bios reliving the Monday night wars thanks what a legend of a channel

[@JayCord00]

Time to get the pop-corn going and enjoy this marvelous show , thank you 😁

[@Ted_Sheckler]

I think Bischoff said on his podcast that the guy brought out the wrong motorcycle the first time. He actually brought out Eric's personal bike. So he had to go back and get the correct one.

[@rallysport92]

I love the disco inferno intros every time. The song is way too good.

[@Skios]

That still of Kurrgan screaming - it looks like his head is being ripped from his body by some sort of invisible giant claw.

[@617xtreme]

The disco segment…always 🔥🔥🔥🕺🏽

[@Not_Brandino]

I didn't get into wrestling until basically the 1st episode of Smackdown cause I didn't have cable at the time and had no way to watch Raw / Nitro at the time until late 1998. It's really cool being able to catch up on moments from the MNW before my time.

[@jamaalmoses8821]

The dude dancing during Disco Fever. 😂😂

[@cordellmarley7558]

KZbins most anticipated weekly program

[@Timmichanga361]

The Union Underground Raw theme has always been my favrite

[@toptenguy1]

Ah yes, when Nitro was so horrible that it BARELY beat a 2 week old Raw. I remember this like it were yesterday!

[@mrmoose6619]

Thanks once again for the best wrestling show on the KZbins.

[@WitsEnds]

Iconic raw episode. Always liked that arena and the wreath around the wwf logo.

[@JDiaz-ng8gr]

Loving the AKI THQ music that switches between the companies….brings back so many memories man….those were the days

[@ThunderBunny30]

Scotty Riggs with the rest of the Flock watching Lodi getting his ass kicked is Flock business. The more pain, the better. Quoth the Raven nevermore. Thanks Raven

[@thedude1982]

This channel brings back alot of memories of me an my brother switching back an forth between raw an nitro every Monday night. The good ol days... RIP bro

[@cordellmarley7558]

Scott saving Bischoff from a possible lawsuit 😂😂😂

[@universe-ie2mk]

We meet again bios squad. And its the most wonderful time of the year in december 97. Christmas in august. A summer of season's beatings. Hope ya got the jam to handle this edition of reliving the war!!

[@Nemy10X]

What a shirt on DDP. Getting into the holiday spirit

[@Goo_kazoo]

That little kid in the Santa/Austin segment was one of the Usos. I don't remember which one. I saw it on a network special a few years ago. It is so cool to see as I was their same age at the time. I would have marked out so much being in there.

[@chuckyblack3578]

The best wrestling Channel on KZbin. Keep doing what you're doing

[@dukedoo843]

Thank you for entertaining us with great wrestling history

[@shaneg75]

Next time the Undertaker takes a low blow you gotta say he got hit in his "creature of the night."

[@bdillon3747]

35:23 Up there with Hulk Hogan's "There's no Hulkamaniacs here!" dungeon of doom segment

[@earlthepearl6414]

There is something about Scott Norton that just screams Incredibly Strong Human Being to me. Maybe it's that powerlifter physique, I don't know. I just feel like he could rip someone in two with his bare hands if he really wanted to. A lot of people don't know that Scott was also a world champion arm wrestler too.

[@WarGhoulKharas]

He was. He was a powerlifter and arm wrestling champion. He also drunkenly asked Chris Jericho to rub Japanese icy hot into his eyes, which he did.

[@ifgwelf]

​@@WarGhoulKharas Good lord

[@ShizSantana]

“Kama forgot he left his PlayStation on” was funnier to me than it should’ve been 😂

[@jxw457]

These are the only videos on KZbin I actually look forward to seeing.

[@pjludda4323]

Yeah...While the start was insane, I am now finding myself fast-forwarding the NWO Hogan Suck N Blow NWO promos...No offense, but that turned from cool, to fun, to go away, pretty quickly. It's not even making hate Hogan, or anything, it's just constant dragging on, and on, and on...And nothing new ever really being discussed, just the same old pattern, that could take shorter, but instead takes 10-20 minutes (and feels like 30-45). I think that's one of the things that led to so many people getting turned off by the NWO and Bischoff's One Hit Wonder, could never figure out how to switch things up and got stuck in this boring, played out, pattern.

[@craiglist8434]

Best day of the week!!!

[@InsomniacRocker]

10:55 Hulk is a biker Michael liker confirmed

[@imogenaris1697]

Those RAW & NITRO shows were rough. I always wondered when was the RAW episode when Shawn did the manic crotch chops. Awesome clip-completely pilled out of his mind. Shawn once said in a promo "The heartbreak kid laaaays down for noooobodyyyyyy"...that went out the window with this match. If they wanted to show fans the European belt was a token title, they succeeded

[@toptenguy1]

Who says that Shawn Michaels never jobbed? ;)

[@mikeharless4596]

Best show on KZbin. Period. 😊

[@johnmcnamara8741]

I remember this episode of Raw, Cornette's call after the main event was just glorious.

[@Evil_Noah]

Oh, new episode. I just got on youtube too. Thanks man, you're a real friend, pal. Dude, you should have said, "The Rock punches Taker right in the tombstones".

[@bigpasty1582]

This was one do my favorite Raw episodes. The way Jim Cornettes call the DX match is epic...imo at least

[@AmazingGuy13]

Scott Hall knew WCW would fail lol

[@themechanic8643]

not gonna lie the Jackal will have you angry af right now in 2022, a truly underrated Heel Performance.

[@bigcheese185]

I’m looking forward to seeing Goldust get the stunner then jump head first into the crapper in the new year .

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

I remember Saturn putting Benoit in the Rings of Saturn after every Flock beat down on the Crippler. After releasing the hold, Saturn would then scream into the camera "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!!!" His air raid siren theme playing... Harlem Heat was always entertaining to watch but looking back, you can definitely tell Booker T was always the worker while Stevie Ray just did basic big man moves. Booker T flourished on his own while Stevie Ray was lost in the shuffle when they brought him in to the NWO

[@bobbristow1983]

Thursday is the best night of the week Kind of reminds me of Friday nights in the mid to late 90s on the uk flipping between sky sports and tnt. Keep up the great work wrestling bios 👍

[@andreebruggen7516]

God i love this series. Keep up the great work!

[@Makoto03]

So happy to catch another great episode of Reliving the War right when its posted. :)

[@jeremywilson6387]

You make such a good point about the nWo. I swear back at that time other than ECW it felt like the "freshest" thing in wrestling imo. Watching it now and I'm like hmm I don't get it at all they are just shoving this group down our throats lol

[@Thor-Orion]

The Outsiders made the group tolerable. They were the freshest thing in wrestling.

[@Paul.Arnold]

Hulk showing his acting skills at the end there 😂

[@ronniclawson7534]

I think reliving raw vs smackdown from the ruthless aggression era would make a great series.

[@kiereanm3254]

This episode of Raw & Nitro dropped the day before my brothers birthday! Hard to believe it’s been 27 years

[@PhenomsServant4]

Forget Cena vs HBK or Cena vs Punk. That was the greatest main event in the history of RAW. Such an intense brutal match. The world of wrestling was never the same after that match. Its an amazing those two were able to have full careers after that match nearly broke them.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

After watching Michaels versus triple H I started crying at the end of the match it was just that emotional.

[@exeortegarubio]

I mean, this main event set the bar too high.

[@csa1576]

One thing to consider here. At this time, nitro did not use or have any video screens. It may have looked better on tv. But if you were in attendance watching nitro live. You would be booing like the live crowd was. I'm sure nitros production staff zeros out the loud boos. Fans in attendance literally did not know what was transpiring in front of them. And 10 minutes at a time 2 or 3 times a show really made some paying customers PISSED

[@tempestfennac9687]

It also made the WCW wrestlers look like losers due to how nobody seemed willing to lift a finger to stop the nWo from taking over. Having the show start off with all the nWo Nitro stuff set up would have been better (just having Nash or Hall make a comment along the lines of "You wouldn't believe how easy it is to take over a TV show when you get here hours before anyone else" would have explained it).

[@joebonanno9145]

Mocking Ultimate Warrior. When Warrior beat Triple H couple years back for the title.

[@drudawg4208]

Its awesome how wrestlers are seeing this and they are taken back as well.

[@OffMyShelves]

Well im all caught up! It feels like reliving the war is all ive watched for a little over a month solid and ive loved every minute! Now to the weekly grind! Excellent series and I appreciate all the effort, passion, and humour!

[@namikstudios]

The nWo takeover was awesome. The length of the segment made it feel more real.

[@alexklimkewicz7191]

I remember my aunt calling me on the phone to flip the station back to TNT (I'd watch the 1st hour of Nitro, but then flip back and forth once Raw began). The takeover seemed monumental at the time, but watching it back, it also seems kinda lame. The DX shenanigans were honestly more memorable than yet more nWo promos. I think that the Euro title change went over better than the Fingerpoke of Doom that WCW tried later on.

[@JHC2812]

Damn Can’t think of anything worse than getting trapped inside a cooler with Glacier Outlaws are savages

[@ULTRADONIS]

I vivid remember this week in wrestling. Especially the Raw episode with HBK giving the Euro belt to HHH and Santa getting stunnered! Good times!

[@evanhammond7305]

I saw a house show in 1998. Kane vs Taker was the main. My cousins favorite wrestler was Taker. When he raised the lights, my cousin did the funky chicken, lol so funny

[@A1PrimeTimeMovies]

Man, peak DX was one of the best things in wrestling at the time. 🤣

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Savio Vega taught the Rock the deadly art of the nerve pinch!

[@ayejayreviews8760]

Well everybody we're on the road to the Attitude Era

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

You're a bit late. The Attitude Era's already been happening for a while now, on this show.

[@ayejayreviews8760]

​@@juststatedtheobvious96331997 with a transitional year it doesn't count as new generation or attitude

[@AmazingGuy13]

Starrcade 1997 was the beginning of the end for WCW

[@Kal_El_429]

I remember being there for that NWO Nitro shenanigans. I remember spending most of the night wanting a damn refund. The only highlight of that night. Was after the show ended and spending an hour to get out of the parking lot. Stopped at a gas station and walked in on Hall, Nash, Henning and a few other Wrestlers. I remember having a conversation with Scott while waiting in line. He asked me if I enjoyed the show. I said nit really. I love you guys but you don't need your own show. It's kind of overdone. I'll never forget Scott's reply. "Hey Kev! He said the show sucked. See he gets it!"

[@leejones9313]

I could of watched this on the train but I resisted so I can put it on the tv instead all tucked up on the sofa!!

[@jackcarraway4707]

I remember my dad and I being so pissed off by the NWO Nitro makeover that we immediately switched to MNF and bounced between that and Raw for the rest of the night.

[@peytonlong5573]

Watching Austin and Sting from 97-99 was everything for me