Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 178 - March 22nd 1999

[@NaturalJoeC]

It brings a tear to my eye to be honored as a Jam-Up Guy! Love this series!

[@RebelliousEra]

Be Kickin’ 🥾

[@ReinEngel]

You went to Collision with Boogie? Amazing!

[@victorm3237]

Best series on youtube

[@-tiofer-8943]

just a reminder that we have something like 2 years left of RTW

[@gongboy83]

Like 100 more episodes! I'll be here for it!

[@ohmy4275]

I'm happy because a lot of people are not very familiar with the last episodes of nitro. You know, personally I never liked Nitro very much or at all but I think there are some good stuff in nitro before it was over

[@Myndir]

@@ohmy4275 There was a lot of good wrestling going on towards the end, but the booking had become so desperate and incoherent. There wasn't a vision or direction after the New Blood angle flopped, as I recall.

[@PygmySurfer]

We're also about a month away from SmackDown's debut!

[@L_Train]

He missed the chance to synchronize them to 25 years ago to the week

[@IowaContact]

The Road Dogg shut up bit was one of my favourite recurring bits of RTW - up there with Glacier

[@BishopFrmJuice]

Wrestling Bios is a national treasure

[@MR.__G]

He deserves to be in the HOF

[@gumdeo]

An international treasure as well.

[@jlritz2553]

Brother, Wrestling Bios is a global treasure one nation couldn't handle it.. kick or be kickin

[@timbartschwolfman]

One of the most Historical Moments in Monday Night Wars History Stone Cold Beer Truck

[@michaelhoule2134]

No no no no no no please bring back the shut up segments. Forget the haters most of us love it and its one of my favorite things about RTW. 😢

[@MrMetalJesus]

I know! Can we at least get a poll, a say in the matter perhaps?!

[@jamesbounds]

That pool arena in the WCW episode is pretty cool.

[@BigLee1901]

The debut of The Mean Street Posse vs. Raven & Saturn reuniting, this has got to be my greatest moment on both shows

[@tonystyles21]

Bluedust for me

[@mypronounsarehewhothinksfo7083]

If you’re defending Jesse James from the Bret Hart meme we can’t be friends. That was one of the best things I looked forward to while reliving the way.

[@yourfavoritemexican5841]

Exactly! I wanna know which snowflake around here is getting butt hurt over a joke. I'm gonna miss ut.

[@briancanfield2968]

It makes no sense in the context of the series. Anyone who watched it back in 1998/1999 would know just how over/popular the “ladies and gentlemen..” speech was. Bret in WCW, on the other hand, was so poorly booked that most people probably *did* want him to shut up at that time. Plus, I’m sure it was a ton of effort to keep thinking of / creating new bits for it each and every week.

[@samuelaarredondo397]

Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back!

[@briancanfield2968]

I can appreciate the humor, just not a big fan. I just prefer the recaps themselves.

[@timhickey80]

RIP to the Bret Hart shuttup bit. I had no idea there were that many fervent defenders of the Road Diggity Dogg.

[@deiske25952]

It's sad because the bit was hilarious and completely harmless.

[@RyanCT89]

Yeah. It was a personal favorite bit and judging from the comments they agree. Loud and obnoxious minority wins again. 🤦‍♂️

[@serpentlord285]

The Road Dogg is genuinely one of my all time favorite wrestlers and I enjoyed the Shut Up bit, guess some people get too over protective ;-;

[@idcwhatuthink4985]

​@@serpentlord2854 real, I knew every word to his intro and would scream it along back in the day. How can people be so butt hurt over this joking Around nonsense? hurts my soul that he caved to them.

[@IceJJFishArchive]

⁠notice the only butthurt people in the comments are the ones mad that Ryan decided to retire the Shut Up segments? Also noticed how months have passed and no one mentioned it since? Probably because it wasn’t a massive deal like you guys made it out to be and instead of taking it with class you guys decide to get offended that some people didn’t find it funny 😂

[@iamdb1990]

can't believe THAT beer moment happened at the START of the show, I always thought it was at the end

[@iamdb1990]

also, RIP the Bret shut up segment

[@christopherfoley8322]

Hopefully none of the wrestlers who fought that night, or nobody in the front row are ex alcoholics, or that smell might drive them back to the dark side. regardless, it was epic.

[@christopherfoley8322]

@@iamdb1990 the Bret Shut up segment was annoying, but yet funny at the same time

[@TheDustinbowman003]

​@@iamdb1990say it aint so

[@TravJam317]

I've always remembered it being the end of Raw too. That blew me away.

[@troyf.9050]

No, No, No, No!! We want more of the Bret Hart "Shut up" on Jessie James! It was cool!!

[@auralistank]

After watching the Hbomb video on plagiarism and content farming it makes me appreciate your approach to being a creator even more. Nothing you do feels lazy - I'm sure I am not the only one who notices all the subtle tweaks you make to the presentation to improve the flow and even to change with the respective products you're covering. Thanks a heap for the hard work you put into being engaging and unique in a space that's full of soulless 'content'.

[@geekysteved]

I'm ecstatic to be a Jam-Up Guy this week with my bestie Joe. RTW is the best wrestling show on YT!

[@kevynhansyn2902]

Don't you dare job out to the crybabies that are offended by your awesome Jesse vs Bret piece, just as you jobbed out to Cagematch. It's a piece of RTW history that must be continued until the end.

[@josephnicolino8529]

No, don't stop the Bret Hart shut up bit. It's the best.

[@djboyer74]

Best there is,ever was or ever will be😊

[@JonathanHassingerChannel]

I use it in my videos now!

[@rustywolv]

I remember in an interview with Bull that all the wrestlers were told not to go into the water to save it for Flair. Hammer wanted to go in anyway, and Bull had to stop him.

[@DLRX]

I was going to mention the same thing, Bull legit didn't want to go into the pool but Hammer kept motioning to the crowd that he was going to throw him in the pool for real. Bull finally stiffed Hammer with a punch to the face to get him to stop and so as a receipt Hammer planted Bull hard with his finisher.

[@syxodude91]

I remember seeing that interview on an old Botchamania.

[@JohnnyBoombatz1119]

LET'S GO!!! I was only 8 years old and at this show in Albany! I'll never forget it. My dad put me on his shoulders so I could see and we got a little wet haha. Then I put my small middle fingers up in the air to salute. OH HELL YEAH!

[@eastsidereviews727]

Oh yeah, we are fully in the time period I started watching as a fan of wrestling. This episode of Raw is just iconic, that beer truck, and freakin Vince swimming. I love this stuff and in all these years I completely forgot that the beer truck spot is how they kicked off the damn show, that screams "final shot of the not" but NAH NAH, WWF just gave that away at the beginning! As always, thanks for another week of Reliving the War!!

[@Kingspade419]

Oh man, you started in the wild times lol, even tho it's wild it was still better than any wrestling after 2001. Wcw in mid 90's 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@firewalker1372]

Rip Club LA Vela place was popping back in the day!! This video is nostalgia overload. Cin-A- Burst gum, surge, Club LA VELA…. My god 🥹

[@JimmyBond85]

9:12 Everyone always forgets about how Austin almost took down the entire titantron when he was pulling that truck out haha

[@marvellis6762]

Austin and the beer truck. Austin and the zamboni. We just never seen stuff like that before. Absolute wrestling gold and Raw at its best!

[@mrmoose6619]

16:50 RIP my favorite part of Reliving the War since Davey Boy Smith retired and there are no more Davey Boy Smith Chinlocks.

[@TheSerpentsEye]

I'm in mourning. 😔

[@lexkanyima2195]

The last chinlock

[@michaelmcmahon3099]

And then soon no more Owen. 😢

[@henrygvidonas9573]

@@michaelmcmahon3099 Yup, this is almost exactly two months before the accident at Kemper Arena. So many people we see in this series aren't around anymore. I try not to think about it too much when I watch "Reliving the War", but sometimes it hits me. There are some multi-person matches where everyone in it, except one or maybe two people, is dead now.

[@grants785]

Who's getting upset about the road dog Brett hart bit. That's hilarious and creative everytime.

[@alecholland8071]

RIP to one of the best (maybe, *the* best) RTW gags. Comment "Shut up!" below to pay respect

[@RyanCT89]

Shut up! And yeah, what’s the deal with that? Actually annoying as that was mine and a lot of others favorite running joke. Who knew that some Attitude Era fans were so soft over a harmless bit? The loud minority strikes again. I’m seeing nothing but comments like this so hopefully he changes his mind and doesn’t bend the knee to a couple of jobbers.

[@mafiaz187]

shut up

[@ollieduracell]

Perfect timing. I got 45 minutes left of work today and this comes along 😁

[@sharmellkeane3924]

Golderg clinic > goldust, Kevin Owens and Shamrock being buried....that's 21 more wins I've got for WCW on my personal scorecard 😂 especially for that Flair v Rey delivery and match

[@1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.]

You’re really ending the Brett Hart shut up segment? I loved those!!

[@briancanfield2968]

It made no sense in the context of the series. Anyone who watched it back in 1998/1999 would know just how over/popular the “ladies and gentlemen..” speech was. Bret in WCW, on the other hand, was so poorly booked that most people probably *did* want him to shut up at that time. Plus, I’m sure it was a ton of effort to keep thinking of / creating new bits for it each and every w

[@1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.]

I was very much watching then as a kid. Cracked me up.

[@briancanfield2968]

Personally, I just watch for the recaps; the running bits/intros don’t do anything for me.

[@VideoDiscThings]

Back in the day I did always enjoy Road Doggs "Ladies and Gentlement" bit, but I will miss the Bret Hart telling him to shut up on Reliving the War part. Either way you need to have Road Doggs full speech with the Bret Hart shut up part or with Road Dogg shouting the New Age Outlaws part. Only an animal would have neither, an animal, an animal!!!

[@justinisntfunny]

I think in the Dusty Rhodes promo is FANTASTIC. "We eat at a table that I set."

[@zlinedavid]

One of Dusty’s better lines, and that’s saying something.

[@carloshill]

Perfect timing as I take a small little break from work as it's slow always enjoy watching this to make slow days at work more exciting

[@thejuiceinator42]

I was at this Raw it was amazing to see live and my first WWF show. I was 12 at the time and I still remember it to this day

[@N17Stu]

Doubt it

[@CNYKnifeNut]

​@@N17Stu cool.

[@N17Stu]

@@CNYKnifeNut what’s cool?

[@RyanCT89]

@@N17Stu 2 Cool Scorpio.

[@thisisnotachannel]

I was there too. I was 18, and in the frigging nosebleeds (or as close as you can get to a nosebleed section at the then Pepsi Arena), but I remember it well!

[@FilmandComicsSanctuary]

35:45 The timing of the beach ball is impeccable

[@brettrossi034]

If its true that people get salty about Bret Hart interrupting Jesse James during his promo, then i got 2 words for them... Shut up!!

[@RyanCT89]

Seriously, what a bunch of jabronis. Bet it was only like 3 people. Everyone else loves it.

[@rahvyn669]

More Bret Hart shut up segments!! Don't give it up lol

[@flclfan85]

this is the episode I've been waiting for. I started watching wrestling on this particular night and remember watching the beer bath live as it happened

[@natediaz1863]

I think Bret's WCW run was underrated but also disappointing. Its better than I remember but maybe thats because on its own its good, but bigger picture Bret deserved more. Its like ordering filet mignon and only getting half of one.

[@Hilversumborn]

Vince swimming elevated the beertruck moment from amazing to legendary

[@AAVVVAAADDAAAKAAADAVRAAA]

The jesse james shut up is what I look for in these videos every time I wait to see when it happens

[@ShaunInce123]

The beer bath segment. A classic

[@tlplante1]

OMFG the bit about flashbacks made me LOL so profoundly! I needed that today! Cheers 😊

[@sethkaplan]

The infamous stone cold beer bath for the corporation 😂 😂

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

What?! People complained about the Road Dog shut up bit? That sounds absurd, those were great.

[@16jetpack]

What a coincidence for this to drop this week as I just attended Raw here in Albany NY on Monday

[@roymartin500]

Legend has it that both Scott Hall & Kevin Nash had each drank a 24 pack a piece before even stumbling into Club Vela.

[@zlinedavid]

That’s more than legend. Nash confirmed it on Stone Cold’s podcast. He and Hall each drank a 12 pack of 16oz tallboys on the way to the club, then a few more each in Hogan’s trailer.

[@roymartin500]

@@zlinedavid hahahaha! Thats right! And they bought the Hawaiian style shirts at some gas station mini mart on the drive!

[@zlinedavid]

@@roymartin500 Driving a convertible with the top down, ac cranked and with their shirts off. Any wrestling fan has zero problems with the visual on that one. 😂

[@roymartin500]

@@zlinedavid So true! Hahaha! RIP Bobby Heenan, Scott Hall and all the great ones that could make us laugh and cry all in the same night!

[@TheJaguar1983]

33:40 "Nothing really happens". EXCEPT FOR A RANDOM BEACH BALL THROWN ALL THE WAY FROM WCW IN FLORIDA!

[@GuildsmanPirate]

Oh how I’ll miss the shut up bit 😭

[@XKTwentyFive]

I guess now we know where LA Knight got "Yeah" from...

[@zlinedavid]

What?

[@bobafett7613]

​@@zlinedavidwhat?

[@pesolex4566]

Kevin Nash rocking the FUBU baseball jersey says 1999 😂

[@Chuck_EL]

3:54 surge was huge at my highschool, we had pop and Lipton tea vendors because Pepsi sponsored our football team who was really good for three years Fun times

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

I remember this particular episode of RAW like it was yesterday. WM15 wasn't amazing but the lead up was an awesome time.

[@theirishhammer5986]

If you’re ready for reliving the war and for Wrestlemania 15 give me a hell yeah!

[@brianlarsen9952]

Hell Yeah

[@Nyfancam01]

Oh hellllll yeeeaahhhhh

[@zacharythomason7359]

Hell Yeah

[@TheRacingGenius88]

Hell Yeah!

[@dukes1993724]

Please do a head-to-head comparison of Thunder and Smackdown! It could stretch out your content another year or 2. You only have to go from August ‘99 to March ‘01. Please!

[@joshvaden6369]

I watched that Saturn Benoit reversal over and over. Fantastic stuff

[@GeekGameCulture]

Hey, Julie was just showing her appreciation for the mega star, with everybody saying L! A! Knight! YEAH! Also, did anyone else have Lethal Lottery vibes with the way the entire Flair thing happened? One of the concepts WCW had that I'm surprised that WWE hasn't ever tried to do. Sad to see, though, that you made all the Road Dogg marks into....ANIMALS!

[@HystericalHyena]

16:57 as I've been watching a bit ahead, I can safely say that I skip past their routine every time now. everyone is getting into a routine of sorts but the outlaws have been doing theirs for so long with little to no change its insane

[@Liinuli.]

It's hard to think we only two years away from series ending. The spring break edition of 2001 will be the final nitro.

[@FerraristDX]

Oh no, what should we do now, when Bret Hart won't shut up Road Dogg anymore? :(

[@zacharythomason7359]

Thank god

[@nick2117uhhhdotcom]

I'm gonna miss Bret saying "Shut up" to Road Dogg. Hope you bring it back someday. Great stuff as always.

[@rux8626]

WCW knew years in advance. "Guys, we aren't going to win, let's just stall out on 69 wins, at least it'll be nice."

[@Neiltheheel89]

Every single Thursday I’m always ready for the War.

[@Rob_martin88]

This right here was my childhood. It makes me go back to the time when I was watching it live it’s so good.

[@MichaelRodenDeadPool]

R.I.P. Shut Up Road Dog......you will be missed :(

[@samuelaarredondo397]

Much love, @wrestlingbios guy, but you got to stop worrying about what these trolls think. You put out great content that is universally enjoyed. This is your thing, we are all just lucky to have it

[@dragonfurry69]

Oh God, the Beaver Cleavage videos single-handedly made RAW an embarrassment to watch in front of others. Can't wait for Russo to jump ship.

[@Loganjohn636]

I remember being at this point fully invested in WWF i was so pumped for Wrestlemania 15 and i even watched the Special Wrestlemania Rage Party that aired on USA. Does anyone remember that show that aired?

[@kamenanew9867]

So vaguely but yes

[@dualshock3462]

I do. It‘s even on KZbin.

[@idcwhatuthink4985]

Deadlock does.. check out their review❤

[@graemeshirr9640]

Only thing I ever watch weekly brings me back to regular tv days before streaming everything ❤️🎅

[@36lbs]

HEY YO! This is just what I needed. Thank you

[@tibbs3165]

It's almost like WCW had completely given up trying to beat Raw anymore at this point. I'm really looking forward to you covering the Russo era. Sorry. Lol

[@jamesinnes4719]

Loving the series...However!! Is it just me or does anyone else remember the monday night wars being so much better. I feel like everything seems to be a little tame or underwelming compared to how i remember it

[@NightVisionPhantom]

It's how I feel, too, and also a little cringe, and a bit of secondhand embarrassment. I almost never watched WCW at all at this point but I remember WWF being nonstop excitement from opening to ending of the show but I guess maybe not.

[@mjbeltran9429]

😢 the road dogg/Bret Hart stuff was the best part of rtw I always looked forward for it 😢

[@logicallydashing]

The folks taking the "shut up" bit seriously unironically need to shut up.

[@RyanCT89]

Tell ‘em. Absolutely ridiculous.

[@DLRX]

Exactly, bunch of crybabies

[@kajetandudzik4558]

I feel that ‘yeah’ has just become our new regular gig and it will be very useful in the future

[@jordynkelly1992]

"You're not taking my job ya big bastard" 6:20 hahaha!

[@CMWaters]

The Rey/Flair match does make me think: had WCW continued on past 2001, would Rey have had a chance at being World Champ like he eventually did in 2006?

[@maxxpower3d6]

It depends on who would be running WCW in this theoretical future. If the Fusient deal had gone through, then I say no, because Eric Bischoff would have been too stubborn to give Rey his mask back.

[@Ghost-304]

These were the great days of wrestling. This generation would’ve loved to watch Raw , SmackDown Wcw even Ecw, back in the late 90s early 2000s lol

[@idcwhatuthink4985]

17:30 so the hardcore titles on the line, and it ends in DQ? Russo wrote this

[@locomotionlotion779]

Hold on, too many people bitched about Road Dogg being told to shut up by His Majesty Bret I, and we just cave?? We stop?! I feel sick…

[@CrunchetySmack]

Billy Gunn hiding that Fountain of Youth or The Secret of Time Travel, I'm convinced of it.

[@zlinedavid]

Today it goes by the name TRT.

[@quietdignityandgrace]

Opening with THEIR opening promos? FKN Brilliant

[@N17Stu]

Opposed to opening with the ending?

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

People idolize CM Punk but he will never be on the same level as The Rock and Austin! I'm so glad I grew up with them. Look at how good wrestling was back then!

[@stephaniemcmahon446]

you attitude era fanboys are so delusional

[@RyanCT89]

⁠@@stephaniemcmahon446 You’re the delusional one if you think he’s on their level. Doesn’t take an Attitude Era fanboy to see that they’re leagues above Punk.

[@ricstormwolf]

It'll be a dark day when you have to cover the doomed Beaver Cleavage angle 😢

[@christopherbissett1986]

Lost my job today but was still looking forward to RTW I'm gonna be so sad when this is all said and done

[@dukes1993724]

What happened?

[@briezy71]

This was the night I officially gave up on WCW and went Team Raw. Never looked back

[@danielsikora9079]

Hats off to the blue meanie getting some promo time in the attitude era! Well done!

[@Bmoney88x]

I'm just going to say it... for BOTH companies this is the worst year of the war... I think they got so hot in 98 that the ratings are just based off that. Not what's going on week to week. I'd honestly take 2000 over 99 any day of the week 😂

[@papanoel3999]

Vince swimming in the beer bath... Honestly never noticed that before. And yes, it make me chuckle. 😂😂

[@ant0586]

I remember taping this Nitro when TNT came on after Cartoon Network. Good times

[@NateMonoxide]

9pm on Fridays in the UK. Great way to end a school week.

[@ant0586]

@@NateMonoxide yep! Raw replays on a Friday night too. Good times all round

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

WCWs eventual, and somewhat drawn out, demise gives me anxiety... but I can't look away.

[@TheMuldoonFella]

Its like a train crash

[@JG-tr8ph]

Just wait until David Arquette shows up, lmao

[@KamalaKackles]

Nooooooo!!! I WANT MORE ROAD DOGG SHUT UP SKITS!!!!

[@zacharythomason7359]

I don't

[@ВладиславСірко]

Cannot wait for the next week to see legendary Bret-Goldberg segment))

[@49baybridge]

March 2001 is approaching. This channel can't end 😢

[@dukes1993724]

We should force him to the WWE-TNA war in 2010 😂

[@mikerohlfs2836]

This is when Vampiro wasn't allowed to wear his face paint because of Sting.

[@gravitykat714]

shame people cant take a joke. I love road dogg and found that gimmick funny

[@HereticalKitsune]

Hunter with Goldust makeup looks pretty good, actually. Also Saturn's dress, glorious!

[@nikeneon3188]

About 2nd streak that you mentioned. After Starrcade Goldberg actually lost 2 match in a row at house shows. Both matches were triple treat matches for WCW championship between Nash/Goldberg and Bam Bam. After this 2 matches, Goldberg have 18 victory in a row right now (no joke 7 of which were against Bam Bam)

[@borobinson7005]

It's cool Stone Cold and Paul White have the same trunks Whites are just 57 sizes bigger 😹

[@DLRX]

I'll never forget watching this Raw on TV as it happened, the pop when Austin hit the stunner on Show was incredible, as was the opening with the beer truck. Also, Rock was entertaining as ever when he joined commentary for the main event.

[@rell3210]

I love this 💩! Ric flair was gangsta af

[@laurenced2916]

I remember watching those spring break Nitros. So fuckin cool when the helicopter dropped Sting into the ring in 98.