Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 151 - September 14th 1998

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Reliving The War takes an in-depth look at the WWF vs WCW "Monday Night War" era of pro wrestling. Week by week every episode of Raw and Nitro gets covered (including every match and every promo) to find out which show was really the best.
It’s the Monday after WCW Fall Brawl and DDP is going to get a title shot against Goldberg at Halloween Havoc. The Warrior continues his tirade aimed at nWo Hollywood, Billy Kidman takes on Juventud Guerrera in a cruiserweight match, and history gets made when fans witness the Return of the 4 Horsemen.
WWF Raw returns to Monday night after their Saturday shows. This week Mr. McMahon tries to stack the odds against Stone Cold Steve Austin (again), plus we have some excellent matches lined up including The Rock vs Kane and Undertaker vs Mankind.
00:00 - Intro
01:59 - Alex Wright vs Van Hammer
03:44 - Bret Hart interview
04:47 - Saturn vs Kendall Wyndham
06:09 - Mr. McMahon promo / Wrath vs Renegade
08:00 - Road Dogg vs Jarrett / Hogan promo
11:03 - Rock vs Kane / Kidman vs Juventud Guerrera
16:19 - Dustin Runnels promo / Barbarian vs Bulldog
18:48 - Triple H vs Owen / JJ Dillon & Warrior promos
21:49 - Mankind vs Undertaker / Smiley & Silver King vs Scotty Steiner
26:07 - Edge vs Gangrel / Meng vs Giant
28:09 - Chyna & X-Pac vs Mark Henry / Scott Hall vs Lex Luger
31:50 - Sable vs Jacqui
32:43 - Return of the Four Horsemen
40:00 - Steve Austin vs Ken Shamrock / Goldberg vs Sting
45:12 - Final Scores / Credits
#WWF #WCW #nWo

[@Pensfan5919]

Ric Flair telling off Bischoff the way we'd ALL love to tell our bosses off! What a promo.

[@sumthingwikked4257]

He channelled Dusty that night. He was the American Dream that night.

[@num1Jaysta]

FIRE ME! I"M ALREADY FIRED!

[@DR.K14]

So the same thing Austin did on a weekly basis

[@melaniewhitt9271]

yes we would all love to tell our bosses off like this

[@tomascarrasco9892]

Honestly .... this has been the only thing keeping me going since February 1st 2023 cause your videos remind me of better times and hopefully for me better times in the future. Appreciate your work you keep me going

[@eldiabloloco1977]

Keep pushing forward family better days are coming for you trust me 😊

[@WrestlingBios]

Glad to help! Keep your head up mate, it'll get easier.

[@trueSconox]

brighter pastures are up ahead!

[@bluntmechanic]

The best way out is through my friend.

[@mitchlink6239]

Good thoughts to you my brother from NY!

[@josephyoung5711]

I been with the series since the 1st episode proud to see how far you came man things only going up from here

[@Sheeklouch151]

Same here, it's been awesome! Much respect, and the effort is greatly appreciated! 🤙🏿💯

[@sicily7220]

me too

[@nobbie-san6152]

Same here as well. So proud to be it as well, Ryan's the best ❤

[@alreyes8393]

Two things that I wished Ryan would've done... If he made 2 videos, 1 that got into detail on When Owen dropped Austin on his head & 1 that chronicled Bischoff firing Waltman

[@brian_b_music]

I was literally just thinking about this and the notification popped up! Here’s hoping for an ever evolving Bret Hart “shut up”!!

[@AFMountaineer2000]

I never get notified about these and I do have notifications on

[@brian_b_music]

Man, that sucks! KZbin is trying to rob you of the best show on the platform!!

[@buckyjohnston9769]

He's an animal an animal 😆

[@brian_b_music]

@@buckyjohnston9769 and a dirty rotten, stinkin’ hyena !😂😂

[@PatPauloMMA]

That’s my favorite part.

[@Kain2k7]

The "shut up" segment with Road Dogg and Bret Hart gets me every time. When that Corneria theme hit, I was conflicted. I wanted to jam out, but I also couldn't stop laughing. Good stuff!

[@b00ned]

It should've been the Andross battle XD

[@joegyogi]

I got the chills watching the horseman return. So freaking awesome. What a Monday night this was with both shows being fire!

[@JamalTheTitan]

For 25 years now, I'll just randomly scream out "FIRE ME! I'M ALREADY FIRED!" One of the best promos of all time.

[@hardluckwoman3448]

Me too

[@SegaDream131]

This and Did I! DiD I! WOooooooo!

[@jmalb42]

I've been waiting for this moment since WB stared

[@num1Jaysta]

Same

[@DannieDecentVlogs]

I never cared for Alex wright back in the day but since I've been watching reliving the war, he's one of my favorites I absolutely agree with you. Somebody should definitely hire this man to wrestle today that would be really awesome to see

[@natediaz1863]

I can't believe we all overlooked him back in the day.

[@mattk3654]

Reliving the War has done more to get Alex Wright "over" with the fans than WCW did in Alex's whole career....

[@djdarq6311]

I still change the channel

[@JoeNOhio]

This is one of the most memorable nights of the Monday Night War. While I'm very much in the camp "if you seen one Ric Flair match, you've seen them all," the man is a legend, and I got chills rewatching this. Of course WCW botched the momentum, cause, WCW. But this nitro was a bright night for WCW

[@dallas5339]

Rest in Heavenly Peace Superstar Billy Graham 🙏🙏😇😇🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@carrigster]

The Flair part and how you let this play out is why we love you and this channel.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

Billy Kidman vs Juventud Guerrera was really a highlight in 98-99. They had tremendous chemistry and really brought out the best in each other.

[@num1Jaysta]

Same with DDP and Sting

[@vat_laaw]

Normally, I feel like I can gather who won throughout the night but I was like damn, these two shows were loaded. Tie was the right result. I don't remember the other 16 ties, but this may be the highest quality of shows we've seen involved in a split decision.

[@schizzo8959]

Man that Horsemen segment was tremendous, chills everywhere.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

The Kidman Cruiserweight Era has begun! Yes!!! I love Kidman! He was super underrated! WWE, give that man an HOF induction!

[@MyPisceanNature]

The entire cruiserweight division was underrated by those in power in WCW.

[@Guardian978]

It is a little funny that one of his moves required that literally everyone try to power bomb him. Even people that never power bombed anyone.

[@joshthemediocre7824]

That KIdman slingshot headscissor takedown was a sick move, I wasn't a Kidman fan back in the day but that's because i was a toolbox. He was always great i just had to mature to appreciate him.

[@L.R.KNIGHT]

I always thought Kidman was what a cruiserweight Bret Hart would be. He hit hard. He sold hard. Kidman was the Bruiserweight

[@FFinkify]

* Kidman has entered RTW *

[@derrickbuhonick3105]

This series is so good. Currently I’m loving seeing how much screen time Val Venis actually got! Every week he was kicking ass

[@Ubiquitous1984]

This is the only time i have ever re-visited one of these videos after watching in full. For THAT promo. Legendary entertainment.

[@starastro4591]

As a kid I remember what made Goldberg popular to me was his entrance and entrance music along with how he destroyed everyone and only said “who’s next?!” In the hard camera. To a 10 year old that’s super badass

[@diywrites8703]

I laughed ridiculously at "My Two Lovely Uncles" well done, whomever came up with that.

[@distantandvague]

After so many episodes of RTW, I cannot think of a single other memorable thing Road Dogg ever said on the microphone besides his entrance shtick.

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

Uhhhhhhh, He’ll be waiting for you, AT THE ALAMO! AT HIGH NOON! HIGHEDEMBOTTOM!

[@distantandvague]

@@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090 To be fair, that was BG James.

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

@@distantandvague Yeah but it’s pretty much just the D O double G

[@carter3369]

“If this is for the weak at heart then please turn your head Terry Funk”

[@creepyinstigator]

Best show ever 😁 thanks for continuing to take us down memory lane 😊

[@mitchwooten5150]

These moments i cherish and im so grateful this was my childhood and that we have wrestling bios to relive the greatest era in wrestling history! Thank you Wrestling Bios

[@Chaos4190]

Norman Smiley was very underrated and Billy Kidman gets overlooked too often.

[@user-nd5ud7bh3j]

Kidman was one of my favorites as a kid. Very overlooked in the grand scheme of wrestling history . He helped usher in a new style for American wrestling. Also made it cool to be smaller.

[@zlinedavid]

Nobody ever called him small again after he started banging Torrie Wilson. That’s top shelf.

[@MovieEggman]

This is the episode of Reliving The War that I’ve been waiting for a long time, the Ric Flair “Fire me, I’m already Fired” promo episode.

[@therealPayne]

I love ya man! I just gotta say it. Playing the entire Flair promo even tho you know YT and the WWE are gonna come after it. But it shows the passion of a true fan, not just a content creator, a man who loves wrestling to just go ahead and say: "Screw it, ima put the whole damn thing in the video cause it means so much." THAT is passion, THAT is dedication and I thank you for it.

[@Hilversumborn]

That Horsemen promo brought a tear to my eye.

[@kal0247]

With a tear in my eye 👍🏽

[@bug5258]

And that is how you cut a promo... don't get me wrong the rock and stone cold could talk it........ but that flair promo all these years later still gives me chills just like the first time I saw it live...... the man... the myth.... the legend.... the nature boy...

[@iamthurnis745]

“RIC FLAIR…GET ON DOWN HERE” is an ALL TIMER line

[@matthewnunley1775]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for playing the Four Horsemen promo . Ric Flair was at his best for that great crowd

[@ducc764]

Anyone else watch the Flair promo like 7 times? The editing Ryan does for it makes it even better. Bravo my friend

[@96Thompson]

"I'm gonna send you back to where no man ever came from!" ........Yeah. That's a new shirt right there.

[@jbanks979]

My favorite part about that horsemen promo is Eric is just wearing his middle aged dad wear while being yelled at. Even if it was rehearsed, every part of that was real

[@zlinedavid]

They weren’t going to throw down, but there was still some real life heat between Flair and Bischoff at this point. That tension was real.

[@joshuabarajas1745]

With a tear in my eye…this is the greatest promo I’ve heard in my life!

[@djdarq6311]

That’s not what he said. But he said something similar here. You are thinking of his WWF title win.

[@2texastornado]

I love every way you get Bret to tell Road Dogg to "Shut up" lol

[@bobmonk64]

Would love to see a Berlin/Wunderkind mixed gimmick for a return! Being all serious and stoic, breaking out the dance moves after spots or giving aggressive bratwurst thrusting towards the opponent as a taunt... then going back to playing it straight

[@RichardGeresGerbil]

I love Hogan's face as he looks so confused by whatever comes out of warriors mouth

[@Floatillyboats]

8:35 LOL. Please don’t ever stop doing these. They are amazing!

[@Ceej_MM]

You notice how Bischoff came out to confront Flair in his street clothes and not his nWo t shirt and leather jacket? Made it feel that much more real. Excellent stuff.

[@num1Jaysta]

Yep

[@ronin7997]

Your recent rotation of the RtW intros has been FIRE. Such evocative vignettes!

[@georgelea4297]

The way Ric was shouting at Bischoff you believed every word he said

[@cardude6617]

The Horsemen reuniting was probably the last great, memorable moment for wcw until it ended.

[@benespinosa6725]

This was another amazing episode of Reliving the War this series is the best part of the week great stuff as always.

[@ReignofIndepence]

The Horsemen promo was legendary. Ric is truly one of the all time greats

[@rcharles317]

7:16 will never get old. Vince mocking Stone Cold will always be hilarious

[@wooba1207]

No promo would ever top this one until Ric Flair cut a promo with himself on TNA.

[@user-tu8mm3ky3f]

The intro for this show just gets better it reminds of the old raw is war start, brilliant work

[@DJWreckAlot]

I shed a couple tears for the ric flair promo, such powerful stuff. The emotion is just so infectious, you can feel it thru the screen ❤

[@kylereece1979]

The Starfox segment was absolute genius. Loved it.

[@xellestar]

"We then see chinlock #2 from Austin..." Me waiting for the rest of the match for that magical moment that never comes

[@irighterotica]

The retro game "Shut Up!" segments are honestly one of my favorite, and the best implemented IMO, segments in this series. It's one of the small touches, combined with your sense of humor, that makes every Thursday a joy, as well as existence in this tiring, overwhelming age of ours a little (though not insignificantly) more bearable. I think-no, I KNOW-I can speak for everyone (or most of us, at least) when I say it's something quite special. So to you and your editor[s], I just want to say: thank you! Maybe a simple 'TYVM' would have been enough; the TLDR I guess. But I used to have penpals, so writing in a long, perhaps overly verbose style, especially about people and things for whom, and which, I have strong feelings is kind of my thing. So, forgive me! No one likes a Wall O' Text on the internet after all, lol.

[@PSBore]

That wave off by Alex was truly epic

[@jasonmccrank4981]

An AEW crowd would definitely pop for the music and the Alex Wright dance if he showed up. A WWE crowd would be like, "Huh? Who's this?"

[@user-jo2uv1xj2w]

And? More families attend WWE shows while more hardcore “neckbeards” that live on wrestling attend AEW shows

[@Just_JoshE]

Only because they cater to the sweatiest marks

[@madddoggnogood1491]

@@Just_JoshE and you're here. What does that make you.

[@richspeck8932]

Pretty sure the AEW fans would boo him because he's not one of their approved indy dorks. He was on a TV show that actually drew ratings when he was still a kid and AEW fans don't like that.

[@pafoneto1275]

@@richspeck8932 Yeah, you're probably right. But regardless, why do people insist on wanting retired wrestlers to keep wrestling?

[@TheCrimsonCretin]

Dude i love the bret hart/road dogg running gag youve been doing. It kills me every time lol

[@AmazingGuy13]

Can you imagine what the final Reliving The War episode is going to be like?

[@ElJefeHodges-nc3mu]

Sad lol

[@TheCrimsonCretin]

There will be tears

[@ds4life886]

it depends of what it will be. it will be the famous last episode of nitro and the wm 17 go home show, or it will include wm 17?

[@SleazyC813]

My daughter Charlotte loved that Rick Flair promo. Captivating stuff. Thanks for playing it in its entirety

[@TheFourZebras]

I was in college at the time. Flair was my favorite wrestler since I was about 6. This night felt as real as wrestling ever had. It was emotional then and I think it makes even more sense to me today. Great episode. Love your work. Thank you!

[@lil_bear]

The Bret hart “Shut up” segments are the best thing ever.

[@timbartschwolfman]

You realize that Laughter in the Background after JJ Dillon's Promo was Chucky the Killer Doll

[@tysoncarpenter8628]

Man 151 episodes!!!!! Damn man I appreciate u bro!!!!! Thank u for making the best show on KZbin!!!!!

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

You're now getting to peak channel flipping time for me now. This is the start of when I was feverishly switching back and forth between the two programs to see who had the best show at any given minute.

[@thecalibratedsuperstarslic4284]

Well I just want to make it known to the wrestling bios universe That first and foremost I don't miss a single show & 2nd. This was one hell of an episode and I truly commend you for giving up your salary by showing us the Ric Flair promo I know it must have been tough but man was it worth it 🙏 thank you for that

[@darkspartan86]

This is the first time I've seen that Ric Flair moment and I actually got emotional when he came out! Such a legend!!

[@TheEman590]

Whoooo! The return of the Nature Boy! Time for Horseman business!

[@InsomniacRocker]

The Ric Flair promo in this episode is a fine example of why he is on my mount rushmore of all time favorite wrestlers.

[@Hughjundies69]

Mate, you continue to outdo yourself with those Road Dogg/ Bret Hart segments 😂 Can't wait to see what happens next week

[@MWE1013]

Ric Flair's promo that night was awesome! He was off the chain when he dissed Eric Bischoff!

[@moisesfreire6408]

Playing the promo for the love of the game. Max respect for you as always my friend.

[@CaptnMasm]

Truer words have never been spoken...."It will NEVER be like this again."

[@ignatiusjackson235]

Am I the only one here who has never given a rat's arse about the Four Horsemen?

[@TrillyThough]

My brother was there live for this Nitro. Historic moment.

[@dr.loomis4221]

That Ric Flair segment was magic!! One of the most iconic Nitro segments.

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

Flair looked absolutely ferocious on this promo. "Bischoff! You are a no good! Sonofabitch!"

[@heeleyez1260]

yvRTSCHhHq0?feature=share Billy Graham

[@NathanF11989]

My week wouldn't be complete without Reliving the War. In the words of Das Wunderkind himself, "Thank you very much Wrestling Bios!"

[@kiereanm3254]

It’s genuinely sad to see how much pain Davey really was in his match.

[@nigelgreen4526]

This flair promo I was there. But I'm going through this in real life now. This made me cry. Metaphorically in life. I love wrestling. I'm 36. Thanks for this Moments on this channel.

[@theorangecrush]

I truly LOL'd with that starfox shut up reference! That was brilliant!

[@gobblox38]

You mixed professional wrestling with one of my favorite childhood games. Stay awesome.

[@DimJongUn]

21:45 so Scott Steiner was part of that bit, and then ran backstage so he could come out for his match? This is what I love about these videos, 25 years later and there are always new things to find in these shows.

[@thornage2333]

The 4 Horsemen Promo was always my favorite, saw it on the Monday night war documentary and loved it ever since

[@tnadrg1982]

I literally teared up watching the four horsemen segment 😢

[@ludacrisbutler]

That Flair promo was so good

[@ReaperCrew2682]

Thursday has become one of my favorite days of the week because of these videos. I'm gonna be incredibly sad when this series gets closed out

[@WickedFireBird69]

I remember this was the episode I really started getting behind the Rock. He was just SO DAMN over the top! Also, looking back we saw a nice foreshadowing for "The Rock N Sock!"

[@richiebee1984]

THAT INTRO WAS BADASS!! WCW MONDAY NITRO MIXED WITH WWE RAW!!

[@joshuahosang6690]

This was my favorite episode yet I actually got goosebumps again just like when I was eight LOL

[@TheBrister]

Wrestling Bios. The way you edited that Flair promo is everything. Im gonna watch that clip whenever I want to rewatch that promo now. 34:42 for time stamp.

[@thatbadmovieboy]

The road Dogg Shut Up segments are a real highlight, bravo mate

[@marquan1976]

Props to you for playing the Flair promo! 👍

[@mizer9510]

This was undoubtedly one of the most memorable Monday nights ever. I still remember this Nitro like it was yesterday. Nobody could cut a promo like Ric Flair. Sting had Goldberg beaten also. Awesome nostalgia with the Star Fox call back also.

[@num1Jaysta]

Loved playing Star Fox back in the day.

[@Artrekz1]

Little late to the party but being in that Greenville crowd that night is something I'll never forget.

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

You did a great job with this episode. I hope it gets to stay up on YT. Your coverage of that promo was excellent .

[@ElJefeHodges-nc3mu]

The Jamaican music with Warriors smoke was amazing lol.

[@MonoCronic]

This episode's "Shut Up" gag was just something else!

[@louisvelez40]

Love the float over DDT by the Rock on Kane then the crowd reaction to the people's elbow was great. What a promo by Flair but for him it was just a Monday.

[@mulldrifterz6469]

The Ric Flair segment has to be one of the best segments ever in all of wrestling on T.V. not just Nitro. It just felt different. Was electric.

[@mrfloxin]

Thank you for showing the Sliver King and Norman Smiley tag team names because I was laughing at all those names. They were funny to watch at. The Ric Flair's promo was a classic to watch. Thank you for showing it's entirely on Reliving The War this week. You did made my day that so good for sure!

[@kennethallen3843]

I love Warrior promos. When he's ridiculous he's ridiculous but when he makes sense, he's nail on the head

[@phillybri]

When was that?

[@dereksather5921]

This episode had me on the edge of my seat from start to end! Another well done episode courtesy of Wrestling Bios!

[@zacharyscott6779]

Damn this was a heck of a monday for both shows! Id say probably the best monday overall in 1998 so far.