Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 173 - February 15th 1999

[@gavinmceneff5612]

Bret Hart was still amazing at this stage, his promos got better and he could work with anyone.

[@ShaunInce123]

Not too long until Wrestlemania 15. Now the buildup to the first Rock vs Austin mania match starts here.

[@Godeater13273]

Austin was so popular at this point. When he wins back the belt at WrestleMania he would go on to set house show records that have never been broken. He was drawing 12000 to over 14000 people a show. Incredible.

[@TheBlackScatPack]

This Raw is definitely a special one in my book. The first ever wrestling show I attended live with my brothers. The memories of seeing my hero, Steve Austin, in person. The main event of the show. Fond memories from 1999. Oh yeah thanks for replying to my tweet from the other day. 🙏🏾

[@thomassalas5191]

My 1st one is coming up. My 1st raw live was when the corporate ministry 1st formed

[@jmhproductions7335]

They developed video game dynamics from the Rock/ stunner bump.

[@DopeyDetector]

Weird

[@nuduce123]

My first show was in 1991. The undertaker faced a jobber and put him in a body bag. The ultimate warrior teamed up with LOD to face all 3 members of demolition. Hulk Hogan faced Sgt Slaughter.

[@HXTPJH]

Will Sasso's Jesse Ventura impression is flawless.

[@derwandelndekloth7775]

"In the baja."

[@IsaacAllison]

I heard karrion kross nail jesse perfectly too

[@Nyfancam01]

Heartbreaking seeing WCW "go".. 😢 I really loved that company as a kid in the 90s!

[@XKTwentyFive]

Thanks for giving us Reliving The War every week, Wrestling Bios. I always look forward to it every Thursday.

[@thomasmeyer6407]

Hell yeah I one hundred percent agree and think of this , when it's all said and done, Let's just start back over and relive reliving the war!

[@thor1829]

Oh absolutely! Even for someone who never grew up during the monday night wars (I was born at the end of 1999) reliving the war is still some of the most entertaining content there is and an excellent way to end Thursday here in NL.

[@nseifner]

yes yes yes I agree.

[@lifeonearth4223]

💯💯💯

[@johnpazell8424]

I love the Steve Blackmon commentary, with his cat like quickness and putting that refrigerator to an early retirement.

[@psideTXdude03]

Love that Steve muggfuggin Blackmon guy

[@Rob_Thorsman]

I think you mean Smokey-like quickness!

[@skyguy5587]

@@Rob_ThorsmanBRETS CAT!!

[@zoso7889]

Torrie Wilson was unbelievable back in the day.

[@michaelaburns734]

I know she ate two Pizzas 😂

[@josephnicolino8529]

How did Billy Kidman get a hottie like her

[@ShaunInce123]

Still is right now

[@manfredvonrichthofen4167]

Yes, but still a waste of time

[@michaelaburns734]

@@manfredvonrichthofen4167 She was a late Nitro Girl but she went to WWF in 2001 (Spoilers) 😆

[@jbanks979]

I think the biggest thing holding the WCW back in 1999 is “nobody has any idea where to go with anything”. It’s not that the finger poke killed the company. It’s the fact they’ve done almost nothing with it in one month. Raw at this point was firing on cylinders, as all of their characters were peaking and new ones were being added. Were in February now and Brett Hart is wrestling d tier Chris Farley and Bishoff is spending an entire episode cleaning toilets.

[@ShaunInce123]

Perfect summary of WCW at this point.

[@coryshannon3815]

I agree. I really always felt that, after the Fingerpoke of Doom, it should have been Goldberg ending the nWo. Signify that the nWo had poked the wrong bear, and now they're done for. But they even wasted Goldberg right after too.

[@DBecks09]

@@coryshannon3815 Yeah how the hell are we going for Flair vs Hogan? Goldberg should have come after the nWo hard.

[@SensiofRabbitude]

I always regret living where I do, from a wrestling fan standpoint, looking back at what I missed in wrestling. With no pay TV/Cable until the 2nd half of 1999 and just relying on the few wrestling crumbs regular TV gave me in small town Australia, i missed soooo much. Didn't get anything WWF until some point in mid- late 1998 and no WCW at all until some point in 1999. I envy anyone that got to see WCW's peak period as it happened.

[@tomlehmann306]

The best thing about the attitude era is that every single character had a storyline and it continued week to week.

[@mrrida503]

No.. that's the g*yest thing about the attitude era, and you obviously didn't grow up during it or witness it live at all.

[@Obscusion2]

Man, I really hope that the WWF has some big plans for this "Higher Power" that the Undertaker's alluding to. Maybe it'll be someone that we haven't seen in a while that could really make the concept work, like Jake Roberts (hopefully he's gotten over his demons by this point). Or maybe it'll be some young & fresh talent who has a lot of potential; there's a guy I've been hearing about named Christopher Daniels lately, you know. Regardless, I'm sure this "Higher Power" is going to be something really cool. I mean, it's not like they'll just reveal it to be, I don't know... Vince McMahon, or something like that, all for a swerve, bro.

[@thomassalas5191]

I always thought it was going to be million dollar since he brought in the undertaker originally

[@Rob_Thorsman]

It's 13-year-old Roman Reigns. Acknowledge the Tribal Chief! This is his yard!

[@AMFL3116]

I've heard rumours it was going to Sid, who was the higher power at one time?

[@thomassalas5191]

@andrewmason3116 probably would've been worse!

[@ragepunx9342]

higher power im sure it will be rvd :P

[@cryptomnesiac]

Chyna's physique was really impressive during this period. RIP Joanie.

[@ScotNation1987]

Sable and Torrie Wilson’s was very impressive as well

[@dualshock3462]

Bobby Heenan “Scott Steiner didn’t lay a finger on Kimberly, Kimberly escaped through the car window, what an act of cowardice!”😂

[@TheVarietyVendor]

I remember seeing the beatdown on Flair when it first aired. I was really hoping for someone else to step up to face Hogan for The Title. Would've been a perfect time for Benoit/Goldberg/DDP to step up. Heck, Goldberg vs Hogan II would've gotten huge buys for Superbrawl.

[@aegaeon117]

Naw man, I wen't to Superbrawl and Flair vs Hogan was one I wanted to see in person for a long time.

[@HarmonySword]

I always love coming home from work and warming up some food to eat while watching this. It feels so satisfying.

[@jdubz360]

I was at this raw. It was my first live show. Seeing all the wrestlers in person was mind blowing!!! It will always be one of the special moments growing up!! Thanks for all you do for us!! Videos are always fire!!

[@Siciliancivilian]

My friend you yield incredible ability. You single handedly took the most boring day of the week in historys time and made it the must live to see day! Thank you for making my ordinary Thursday a holiday every week !!!!!

[@Dr_1212]

Wrestling Bios FOR LIFE!! 😎 it's just TOO SWEET!! 🤘

[@camwatson9172]

Seeing the notification turn on for RTW made my day ive been having a terrible time before hand thank ya wrestling bios

[@HeyYoSurveyTime]

Ditto. Garbage day. I saw this in my feed and it sincerely cheered me up. Hope you have a better day BROTHERRRR.

[@sharmellkeane3924]

Oh man WCW. In hindsight I have to giggle but also restrain from yelling at the screen "GIVE ALEX WRIGHT AND SATURN AT LEAST A LENGTHY FEUD WITH GOLDBERG!" Talk about death by backstage politics

[@marquan1976]

Thursday tradition: Eating my lunch at my work desk watching “Reliving The War”

[@jacobkuhn9072]

Happy lunch break bro ❤

[@fishstix6976]

Hopefully it's not a half hour lunch or you won't finish the episode in one go and will be unable to take the suspense in know what happens later😂

[@sleepy__boi]

I used to watch RLTW as soon as it premiered but I'm ngl it's been hitting different before work on Friday mornings. Thanks for the killer shows every week Brother

[@michaelreich4827]

The snowball known as WCW's downfall is getting bigger and bigger by the week, heading toward the ski lodge at the bottom of the mountain.

[@SensiofRabbitude]

I think from now, until early/mid-April, the best WCW can muster is only losing by .5 twice and .7 once and it sadly only gets worse from there.

[@mattdeters8306]

I can't wait for Steve Blackman's Hardcore Title run. He'd bring that duffel bag o' nifty stuff to hit you over the head with. I'm sure WB's coverage of it will be flawless. MUFUG!

[@lifeonearth4223]

Bro, the Steve "Mufuggin" Blackman intro is always one of my favorite moments in the videos! But overall, I appreciate this Reliving The War series so much!!

[@undramartin1914]

I appreciate Reliving The War episodes. It's good seeing how things unraveled at WCW. And how WWF/E destroyed Nitro

[@demoniclily1892]

Edge with those glasses and big crazy smile always made me think of carnage.

[@Insomniaaron]

It's Thursday night and you know what that means! Reliving The War is here once more!

[@tommyfraz.]

Congrats on making it another week, everyone! The best wrestling entertainment of 2023, belongs to Wrestling Bios!

[@Am71919]

WCW is swiftly going downhill

[@steelpenpirate]

It's amazing it lasted for 2 more years after this.

[@WrestlingCompilations]

And going downhill it is. Big time

[@dmdeign7116]

Just pour some more NWO on it, it'll be fine

[@popmonika]

Technically, not until they hit under 3. Even during their 83 week run, they would win with 3.5/6. WWF was going through a real slump. At the moment WWF have hit a new popular/creative peak, while WCW is struggling to keep up.

[@AlexThorn]

My exact reaction, remembering this time period.

[@thomasmeyer6407]

Oh man I forgot how larry zebisco Always turned and saluted the crowd. It may seem like a miniscule thing but I just noticed it and. Instantly The nostalgia of that little moment flooded into my brain! Good stuff!

[@isupremesepehr5861]

Today got a lot better. Really needed this thx a lot ❤

[@corneliousworsham1426]

To be a fly on the wall when Bret Hart got the news he's facing Will Sasso 😂😂😂

[@QuartzMatrixed]

Vince was never more happy to be alive than during this era. The glee in his eyes is too much. I really do miss the 90s though.

[@TONYGILLEY]

In defense of the Bret Hart/Will Saso match, I have to give Saso a LOT of credit as had this match occurred in McMahon-Land, Saso would have had several spots where he pummeled Bret throughout the match and somehow pinned the Hitman. Prior to the match, Bret asked Saso if he wanted to have some spots to look good, to which Will said absolutely not. In his mind, he couldn't stand some schmuck coming in and outperforming a Master of their Craft, it's completely unrealistic. Ever the professional, Bret told Saso not to do anything without Hart being there to guide him through the match. Where was this mindset when Jay Leno beat up Hulk Hogan last year?

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Hulk Hogan isn't exactly in Bret Hart's league, in either talent or booking.

[@jonesjones3678]

Sorry, didn't work for him, brother.

[@chrisconway4906]

I was so addicted to drugs during this im eternally gleefull for wrestling bios

[@charlescslade]

I know the Monday Night Wars go on for another 2+ years after this Feb '99 episode, but I'm already getting "Reliving the War" separation anxiety

[@dukes1993724]

Don’t worry. They’ll be plenty of laughs at WCW’s expense to get us through the next few years

[@SensiofRabbitude]

Thankfully Steve Blackman stays around, doing Steve Blackman things, for a while yet.

[@bigdaddyj452]

Most of us were watching both programs at the same time. For me In the 70s I grew up on Georgia championship wrestling and I stayed with wcw. But i was watching tons of wwf back then to. I wanted wcw to win and last but overall wwf was the better show. It was a really fun time for wrestling.

[@TheStylishChefCheese]

My weekly therapy!!! Thank you wrestling bios

[@McPoshSquatch]

I certainly remember the Hart/Sasso match and Wilson nailing Will with the steel chair. But I'll be damned if I can remember the rest of what took place on Nitro happening. Guess it wasn't very memorable. Another great video. Looking forward to the next one.😁👍

[@adamcadwell4560]

Should have been a triple threat at WM15. Mankind, Rock and Austin were killing it.

[@stevenmacaulay8807]

Blame shawn Michaels

[@num1Jaysta]

@@stevenmacaulay8807 Then guess who makes the first WM Triple Threat main event only 5 years later....

[@vikenmanjikian4607]

I look forward to this every Thursday

[@lwvmobile]

I think that ambush on Ric Flair was the last time I watched WCW as a teenager before switching to WWF full time. I don't think it was anything particular to do with that segment, just that that's the last memory I have of WCW before its final episode during the buyout.

[@louisvelez40]

Scott Hall putting on Piper’s Kilt was funny 😂

[@vkartikv]

Getting pissed on by raccoons 😂😂😂 hilarious stuff mate!

[@garryclarke1922]

Genuinely the highlight of my week. Thank you for the excellent content, we appreciate all the hard work!

[@19seandel78]

Hollywood Hogan with that ski mask on...😂😂😂

[@borobinson7005]

Did you see how big Kimberly looked when she jumped outta that car with all that padding under her clothes 😹

[@jerrymarshall5965]

U kinda gotta give Vinny MAC credit and even more so shaneomac for taking bumps when they didn’t have to just to keep us entertained much respect to those rich s o b

[@frankyturrizo4240]

You should do a limited series on the Thursday night war. Like 10 of the best

[@thomassalas5191]

On Monday would nice😅

[@borobinson7005]

My favorite part of Thursday thanks you Wrestling Bios 😼

[@cynthiachristie1059]

its my birthday reply to me

[@zacharythomason7359]

Happy Birthday🎂

[@slavenpetanic]

​@@cynthiachristie1059It's not too late to say THANK YOU to Zachary!!!!😡🤬

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

Could it be that Norman Smiley is that mysterious " higher power"? The power of the big wiggle cannot be denied. 😅

[@RockPaperShiv]

Its funny to me that Perry Saturns dress thing is the most consistent thing in wcw vs all other storyline attempts being all over.

[@nseifner]

Mr. Wrestling Bios guy thank you for the free weekly content you provide. I wanna say I really enjoy these, this is my childhood in all these videos.

[@adamweishaupt81]

These comparisons are perfect. They help me understand why one company failed and the other one didn‘t.

[@PorkTips]

8:55 it’s gotta be because the beat down at night with the light shining on it gives Rodney King vibes .. That’s the only thing I can think of

[@DR.K14]

One of my fav parts of watching this series are the Steve Blackman segments. Always gets me to laugh with your comments!

[@sukanyacole1882]

The Ric Flair Bischoff skits were hilario to be fair

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

26:28 I literally laughed and broke the dead silence around me when Ryan (Wrestling Bios) slipped in "first name Peter" When talking about the "lawyer". 😆👍

[@QuartzMatrixed]

"Fatty falls down, and everyone goes home happy" chris Farley. Sasso took that to heart lol

[@prafulaggarwal4548]

These videos are my new calendar reminder of what day of the week it is.

[@LittleOfThat]

Been waiting for this episode. Me and my friend were 14 years old and his mom took us to Raw in Birmingham this episode. Brings back memories.

[@BrandNew777]

We're you on camera

[@iamdb1990]

"Jerry Lynn with an F vs Saturn with a dress" was funnier than it should've been

[@jessehedges4435]

It's my day off.....just what I needed 💪💪💪

[@perfectblindguy]

Bold prediction: When Oklahoma debuts on Nitro, Raw wins that one easily.

[@cahillp3]

Steve Blackman muffugin kick was so awesome he fell in a heap afterwards

[@Taylor-Gang-1900]

A new episode of my favorite wrestling series on my Birthday!

[@RobCrowley85]

"I've never seen a wrestling tournament handled that badly" Brings back memories of watching Mania 4

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

The Cruiserweight division was the best part about WCW

[@SonBlackHeart22]

24:32 This was so funny and cannot wait for the rematch between Bart and Bob.

[@Justplayinggames1986]

I’m not gonna lie. I forgot today was reliving the war. Thank you for better. Make my day.

[@uncannycerebro]

I watched MadTV all the time, and remember the episode that Bret Hart was on lol.

[@jahdorose8659]

Always looking forward to this

[@omarvazquez3355]

It's always a good day when Wrestling Bios uploads anything. Thanks from las vegas 😊

[@dominicdacosta7263]

Nice ending! Never knew wrestling bios was a Stan. Every day is a school day I guess

[@generalsol]

Getting very close to the final Nitro I ever watched. I remember flair getting jumped I don't remember the rest of this episode of Nitro at all, but it was maybe a few weeks later that I stopped watching Nitro

[@generalsol]

@@XtremeEffect I didn't say close to the final Nitro episode I said to the final one I watched

[@jimmy9639-x3x]

LOVE IT! Thursday is my fav day of the week now

[@LostChrisB]

From this I’ve got an observation and a question. My observation, there really is too many guys in the nwo, Flair was put in charge of wcw and the end result, he’s been beaten repeatedly and left face down in the ring, his son got stalked and beat up (not in that order), his mate Piper won the us title when one of the horsemen couldn’t even win a title shot and his attempt to bring back the tag championship has been so undermined that we had two thirds of it redone in this show. What connects all this, the NWO, who simply did what they wanted when they wanted because there’s so many of them, how are fans supposed to hope for any other outcome but the NWO wins if that’s all they ever do. My question, which do you prefer, shorter runs with the championship as two guys take it from one another back and forth until a final outcome, or long reigns where the champion holds onto the title for four or five months at least. In 98 the title changed hands four times I think, now in the opening months of 99, it’s already matched that number, but you have to admit it’s made raw must see.

[@WrestlingArchive]

Love me some wrestling bios

[@davidrosensin7985]

I just wanted to comment that that mash up of Raw/Nitro on the thumbnail is *chef's kiss*

[@davidrevelle4328]

It was me Austin it was me SONOFABITCH!!

[@CatVisionTM]

I can never look at raccoons the same way after that Ric Flair spot

[@ryananthony3104]

Will "The Body" Sasso does the best Jesse Ventura impersonation out there. If you haven't seen it look it up.

[@frankpidanichii239]

Best birthday present ever! New episode of reliving!!! Thank you Bios

[@zacharythomason7359]

Happy Birthday🎂🍨🍫👑😎💎

[@chriscarr6226]

Your love for Blackman warms my heart ♥

[@carloshill]

After the day I had with a scammer hacking my bank account and getting half of the money from my paycheck yesterday. I needed this to cheer me up and put me in a more calmer mood

[@timjummichuck]

Loved MadTV, way better than SNL

[@benespinosa6725]

This was a great episode of Reliving the war these episodes of Raw and Nitro werw great the build to Wrestlemania 15 was amazing awesome stuff as always.

[@Pastregulation]

Crazy we got a raw like that on regular tv. Gotta love it

[@Joeelkins.]

I actually remember these WCW matches when I was 15. And even then I always felt let down 😅

[@stepforwardentertainment715]

“Blackman kicks a fridge. The fridge never recovered.” I’m dead, I’m dead lol

[@DebitAdams]

St Valentines Day Massacre and this RAW was a Big Show, am I Wight?

[@nickbanks7954]

It was a Legion of Doom for the wrestling Giants.

[@TheBlackScatPack]

Wiiigghhhttttt

[@TheBlackScatPack]

Wiiigghhhttttt

[@thomassalas5191]

I see what u did there 😅

[@DilanQuill]

You know in hindsight, that 15 years in prison for DDP sounds like a fair trade to completely avoid the invasion angle

[@tristenryan]

If anyone was curious why The Rock was wearing the blacks shirts while wrestling for awhile, it’s because he had gynecomastia surgery, and his wounds were healing. If you look close at the end when he takes the stunner, you’ll see his bandages under the shirt.

[@LampLoungeLive]

Foley getting ready for his match by climbing a dirty ladder. Lmfao 😂

[@Madjick420]

The brother has lost his mind OMG that sh!t had me rolling I had to fire up the network and listen to that for myself 😂 good stuff brother don't lose your mind over the next couple of years reliving the war 👍

[@thesprock5270]

Which part?

[@josephcunningham3911]

I like how Big Show's shirt says no gimmick needed then what he was doing a few years later.

[@HaxxYou]

8:39 I didnt know I needed to see that until i laughed. Thanks for the commanterry

[@ChuckWyld]

This was about the time I quit watching WCW. I was done after Goldberg losing and the finger poke of doom.