Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 187 - June 7th 1999

[@coryshannon3815]

Best way to describe this episode: Awe, son of a bitch!

[@DLRX]

"WHAT?!"

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

HBK! You're nothing without Michaels!

[@devious187]

JR's "Aww, son of a bitch!" Is the best thing about the higher power storyline

[@DLRX]

That and Austin being CEO for a day (next week's ongoing segment).

[@ignatiusjackson235]

I actually think they COULD have made this work with some tweaks and adjustments. Yes, it should have been Jake the Snake. Yes, there are better ways of "getting back at Austin." Let's just ignore those facts. They could have made it more clear that Stephanie and Linda had worked things out with Austin because Austin had seen Vince's face the week before. More importantly, they should have given McMahon additional reasons to pull off such an elaborate plan.

[@thenextsteveblackman]

Not even anger. Just weary resignation. "Oh well, I guess Austin and McMahon are feuding again."

[@devious187]

@@thenextsteveblackman yep, WWF were very much in the "If it ain't broken then don't try to fix it' mentality here... Austin/McMahon worked before, why wouldn't it work now?"

[@ashbaybay]

its my favorite reaction of all time. idk how many times ive watched this storyline, it kills me every time

[@devious187]

It was me, Austin! It was me all along! The more you think about it, the stupider this storyline is, but such an iconic and memorable moment

[@TheTrueBatBrain]

You could argue this was the true point of no return for the wat, not just that WCW put themselves in such a hole, but that WWF could have such a stupid payoff and it no matter at all

[@devious187]

@@TheTrueBatBrain yep... if this nonsensical storyline is destroying WCW? there's no hope for them

[@SSJWolverine]

​@mattm6200 1. It was Big Boss Man. 2. The Kane-Lita storyline was Ruthless Aggression Era, long after WCW went under.

[@devious187]

@@SSJWolverine doesn't matter, the stink of stupidity from these storylines will live much longer than the matches they produced.. Eddie and Rey had a fantastic ladder match, doesn't change the fact that Rey actually put the custody of his child on the line in one of the stupidest storylines that ever existed

[@barrymurphy402]

​@mattm6200 Wrestling peaked in 1997. The soap opera, Jerry Springer pantomime began in 1998. The most overated wrestler of all time " the Rock " issued in the cringe, gimmick fest.

[@maxxpower3d6]

"Aw, son of a bitch" is one of JR's greatest calls of all time.

[@justinwalker5742]

JR's reaction to the reveal might be one of my favourite JR calls.

[@sp0nge1337]

IT'S ME AUSTIN was such an iconic Attitude era moment. And a fantastic meme too. Also, 16:43 RIP Virgil.

[@AdamAtrocity17]

He's in heaven getting tenners for eternity ❤

[@jeanlongsden1696]

Stone Cold "who shat on that woman's head?" Vince "it was me Austin"

[@TheSBleeder]

AW, SUNNAVABICH!

[@CasualGamerPlays]

Perfect timing ~ Mike Tyson

[@clf7729]

Stone Cold would have just beaten her.

[@pesolex4566]

I’m screaming at this comment 😂😂😂

[@popmonika]

First, rip Virgil/Vincent... Your feud with dibiase will always be remembered fondly.

[@eveningstar4543]

Let's not forget Ole Anderson 🙏

[@Paranitis]

@@eveningstar4543 Was a little surprised there wasn't a little tag at the end adding a RIP to both of them. Maybe Sunday.

[@Skills4J00]

​@Paranitis these are made in advance.

[@fullweezy3553]

Rip Virgil. What a legendary episode of raw so many storylines started on this episode I still remember all this like it was yesterday

[@MR-RED428]

Me watching reliving the war:😊 There’s no Steve Mufuggin Blackman:🤨

[@kbhalacy]

Patience I'm sure WB is awaiting summerslam 2000 with great anticipation

[@RGF91]

He's coming back soon

[@DLRX]

He will be back soon, unfortunately it will be with new entrance music.

[@jacktanguay8061]

He’s always with us in spirit

[@DR.K14]

​@@kbhalacyor Unforgiven 2000 when Austin confronts him

[@AmazingGuy13]

Crazy how Buff says it's not 1974 anymore in 1999 which is 25 years and 25 years ago from 2024 is 1999.

[@H2whoaMusic]

This makes me feel ill!

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

Great Scott!

[@kamenanew9867]

My brain hurts thanks

[@theenihilist1128]

Yay

[@bookofveteran]

Woah, this is heavy.

[@williammcmahon2482]

U rly, technically, didn’t HAVE to run that Owen hart donation drive. But it was so, so the right thing to do, it makes me a lil’ proud to be a RTW soldier Incredible work Ryan, remarkable thing you did. No profit on Owens tragedy. Only charity. Well done lad, well done.

[@BOABModels]

Have you thought of doing a video about Channel 4 and their WWF deal to show Heat and some PPVs back in 2000? That's how I got into wrestling back in the day and I was disappointed when it ended. Love the channel! Keep up the great work!

[@TheHaggard82]

"aww son of a bitch!" gets me every time 😂😂

[@michiganpride389]

Idk why but.. Kane being called "a Big Ole Snorlax" made me audibly lol

[@ellismarquez8410]

Kanelax used Fire Blast!

[@eastsidereviews727]

RIP to Michael Jones a.k.a. Virgil/Vincent.

[@tjpetrucce8156]

The JR reaction and McMahon hamming it up for the higher power reveal were epic, but McMahon being the higher power was an epic letdown.

[@marcludwick512]

Every fanny pack joke and bag of powder on this channel is about Shawn Michaels!! Love it, funny stuff.

[@NathanF11989]

Viewing the new episode of Reliving the War is the highlight of the week for me.

[@alberto87linternato6]

Welcome to another biggest night in the history of KZbin Wrestling. PS Condolences to Vincent family. It saddens me to know that he passed away. RIP

[@Wandering_Nowhere]

JR's "aw sunnovabitch!" is legendary.

[@daviddavidson7836]

I donated $20 CAD directly to the Owen Hart Foundation, and I'm sure others have as well. So really, you've raised more money than you think

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

Rest in eternal peace Virgil/Vincent. Him winning the million dollar title is still a big moment in my childhood as The Million dollar man was my favourite heel during the golden era.

[@statananni]

RIP Virgil

[@ricstormwolf]

The Shawn Michaels baggie/fanny pack references never get old 😂😂

[@MonoCronic]

I love that when Austin announced 2v1 handicap he told Shane "you little bastard... Good luck you little bastard" flipping him off constantly , Steve was such a goat Thank you for another great episode, and thank you for the great amount sent to Owen's foundation!

[@B90J]

The only time reliving the war will be on the 29th of February😮

[@shawn9753]

Thanks so much man for that donation!! You have a fan for life bro!!

[@craigles7]

I love your absolute hatred of Brian Knobbs. Please continue it.

[@Mujangga]

Well, he _is_ a bit of a tit.

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

Brian Knobbs deserves a Wrestling Bios intro video before his match. Maybe remix the old World Wrestling Federation Nasty Boys theme song in it with the Pit Stop.

[@bobbyunavailable]

Where is Saggs in 1999?

[@Mujangga]

@@bobbyunavailableSagging.

[@hoddish3755]

​@@bobbyunavailablehe was'nt in wcw anymore at that point.

[@InsomniacRocker]

Congrats on making that donation! Also kuddos for posting the receipts and such. I know everyone trusts you to do the right thing of course but theres certainly been corruption with KZbinrs and charities in recent times. Wrestling Bios always a jam up guy!

[@pokcmxwqjdcfissis]

I remember overhearing some of my high school classmates speculating that the Higher Power was OWEN HART!!! Their reasoning was "Who else could have provoked that kind of reaction from Austin last week on RAW? Who else could he have been that shocked and pissed about seeing under that hood?" I didn't go to a very good school. My guess was Shawn Michaels, BTW.

[@deanobeany]

Well done on the Fundraiser. Amazing thing to do.

[@TheGr8T8Channel]

Nash went Super Shredder on that window. 😉

[@Nintendofan4000]

1:15 "The money's already been donated." Damn! So quickly? Jirard would be completely confused at such a concept, apparently...

[@iiTsFaded_]

ITSSSS ME AUSTINNNNN😂

[@nsj1979]

And JR'S reaction was absolutely priceless! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nickbanks7954]

Aw SOB!

[@michaelaburns734]

Jim Ross said it well enough.

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

Why couldn't Steve Blackman be the Higher Power?

[@cakes3958]

It was me all along Austin

[@e93sports80]

"Smoking isn't allowed in a WCW ring." Tell that to Giant when he did it.

[@mrrida503]

Exactly what I thought too!!!

[@nove254]

Great job ACTUALLY donating the money. Someone in KZbin needs to take notes. We already know who I'm talking about. Thank you man....for real.

[@trevorwinn5012]

Wow I never heard about Bischoff giving away who the Higher power was ! That's insane he still resorted to that after the Mick Foley disaster ! Can't believe I didn't know about this

[@neilsun2521]

The Higher Power was my favourite Russo/Ferrara skit. Me and my friends in absolute hysterics, esp. after our ritual smoke before watching Raw every week.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Austin is like "I gotcha McMahon!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@mattberg5315]

Another week, Another great episode of Reliving the War! Thank you for the entertainment for the last 4 years you've given for reliving the war!

[@brettrossi034]

RIP Vincent/Virgil ❤️ he was the living legend when it came to career longevity. He knew how to keep getting paid to the very end!

[@RobJaskula]

I can't believe we're still seeing him on WCW television in the middle of 1999!

[@FortunateJuice]

In hindsight, we can all see how silly this was. At the time, we were glued to our TVs.

[@EdBurke37]

The Higher Power reveal was garbage toilets but CEO Steve Austin was gold.

[@AaronAlexanderOfficial]

One of the most memeable wrestling moments! "IT'S ME AUSTIN!!!!! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG AUSTIN!!!!"

[@Zeke_O3773]

Just got the two Bret shirts. Thanks so much for doing this for Owen’s family. Also, if wrestlers would stop being lowered from the roof, that would be neat too.

[@kingarthur1728]

Been waiting all week! Thank you sir! 💯

[@Mr_Oggie]

WHAT THE... Vince McMahon was the higher power? The Mean Street Posse were Kane and Mankind in the audience? Nicole Bass didn't win the bikini contest? This weeks RAW was a labyrinth of twists and turns... a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows!

[@KEVIN-FREED]

THANK YOU FOR THE AWSOME JOB YOU DO ON THIS SERIES AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS SERIES

[@JustJulyo]

One of those moments that define the attitude era!

[@ilkvomit88]

This is a straight-up classic episode of Raw, if there's one episode I can watch over and over again it's this one... the faces from Vince are straight-goated the whole time he's in the ring.. Also it's kind of funny when you see Stephanie McMahon in her earlier appearances like in this one, you wonder if Triple H was already sizing her up thinking "damn she looks fine as fawwkk,I got to get me some of that" 😅😅

[@Eric-wu7bp]

King: here we go JR: who could it be? Vince: ITS ME AUSTIN!!! JR: aww son of a bitch! King: WHAT?! Vince: ITS ME AUSTIN!!!, IT WAS ME, ALL ALONG AUSTIN!!! JR: damn, I cannot believe him!

[@heroperseus007]

Remembering this Memorable Moment makes my memory momentarily manage to mitigate the many more moving memories from my magical memory bank.

[@timhickey80]

If rubbing the dogshit into the mat isn’t a great representation of what is happening in WCW at this time I don’t know what is

[@scotteous]

I cant stop staring at how disgusting the ring looks for the rest of the show.

[@Ty-douken]

That amount for the Owen Hart Foundation is truly impressive! I hope that those who placed orders have either placed orders before (like myself) or consider placing another order in the future if they can to also support the channel. I'm sure the IRL Hart Foundation would agree with me in saying you're truly a Jam Up Guy yourself!

[@kaodik]

Great work with the donations brother! Your a real jam up guy.

[@theirishhammer5986]

I know Christopher Daniels wrestled in the WWF before as an enhancement talent but could you imagine if it was actually Christopher Daniels the fallen angel as the higher power? Sadly it wasn’t meant to be although we did get the famous it’s me Austin line from vinnie Mac! Vince sure does know how to put on great entertainment for the wrestling fans

[@tomlehmann306]

I think Vince was actually a better choice. No one would have known who Daniels was. Jake roberts if in a good place would have been the best choice

[@dunnwell7780]

"It was me, Austin..." Erm... Austin knew. He had a sneak preview last week. You'd think a higher power would remember revealing himself to his mortal enemy the week before.

[@DaBoyDomo]

Seeing Moments Like This Live when this happened makes me so happy that I watched wrestling at its Apex. Man if only we know how good we had it back then

[@nickbanks7954]

And just like that, the downfall of The Corporate Ministry begins.

[@camerondalton1495]

Should have been Jake.

[@nickbanks7954]

​@@camerondalton1495 Yeah, but Jake was battling his demons at that time. Somebody said it should have been Ted Dibiase. For me, this sounds weird, but I would have chosen Stephanie as the higher power. She faked her kidnapping just to get back at Vince for something personal that happened between them.

[@PhenomsServant4]

@@camerondalton1495 This took place just 4 months before Heroes of Wrestling. Having Jake appear on Raw at this time period wouldve ended up terribly for obvious reasons

[@camerondalton1495]

@@PhenomsServant4 Yeah. I wish Jake was in a good place. Otherwise, I don't know who would've been a good fit for the higher power. WWF wrote themselves into a corner.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@camerondalton1495Jake would have not fit in the Attitude Era.

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

I'm really impressed you donated the money so quickly. 🎉

[@bjg8638]

This episode is the seed for the McMahon in every corner main event at wrestlemania and I hate it lol

[@eddie9244]

Thank you for all you do!!

[@randyv.2880]

I LOVED Austin as the CEO of the company! Made for some excellent TV back then!

[@HabsMike25]

They should have had another week or 2 of Austin in the office as CEO. Those segments are legendary

[@randyv.2880]

@@HabsMike25 that's coming next week for sure!

[@Estolcles]

"It's the white hummer." "We might find out who's driving it this Sunday at the pay per view." BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHA..... That's the best joke I've heard yet this series. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Obscusion2]

Looking forward to seeing Bios react to the eventual return of this plot point months later when Lex starts turning heel with a "Huh? Wait, what? WCW is NOW bringing back the whole White Hummer thing?! Why?!?!?"

[@Whatnot627]

This is my all time favorite episode of Raw! Can't wait to watch!

[@JoeMamaLlama1234]

ive missed the posse remix so much it fits them so well lol

[@ashurafreedan]

7:19 bischoff got that world of warcraft gnome laugh

[@GeordieGunner96]

That's awesome man thank you & rest of the jam up guys.

[@michaelreich4827]

The pre-wrestling Mean Street Posse was awesome. Change my mind.

[@chrissalem3747]

Mad respect for the donation.

[@hogbone7]

The glass shattering in this moment is so iconic. Every single person at home and in the arena knew who was about to come out and still screamed as if it was a surprise

[@borobinson7005]

RIP Virgil RIP Ole Anderson

[@14K101]

Lmfao I been waiting for this episode just to hear “IT’S ME AUSTIN, IT’S ME DAMN IT”

[@mclew1234]

Tbf to Bischoff this is probably one of the times when ruining what was happening on the other side was justified. The problem with doing it with Foley was they completely misread what the audience wanted to see and WCW thought nobody cared about Foley when in reality everybody wanted to get behind him

[@jayc8844]

Great work brother. Love your dedication and the channel, one of the best series on KZbin. Archival level work!

[@camrynwatson4124]

One of my favorite moments in Raw history

[@jeremywilson6387]

Buff might not be remembered fondly but you are right he was definitely over back than.

[@idcwhatuthink4985]

1:41 Thank you for the first legit laugh out loud moment i've had this year❤

[@henriklindberg7432]

FINALLY the Jersey Triad!

[@dansimon1100]

It was me Austin, it was me all the time. Rememberable moment

[@Godeater13273]

The pop Austin got when he was revealed to be the new CEO was insane. Vince really was raking in the cash at this point.

[@razorblademask]

Finally the Jersey triad! I loved them as a kid.

[@Lonely_Gamer85]

Nitro suffered a lot this week due to the absence of David Flair😅.

[@JokersVsZombies]

"Awe son of a bitch" is one one if the best moments from the attitude era.

[@sleep2dream_]

This video is a highlight of my week. So excited every time 😮

[@AmazingGuy13]

It's that time of the week again

[@EsotericRage]

I remember thinking it was Jake the Snake. I was pissed to see Vince. Pissed.

[@Arecapalm24]

I asked ChatGPT who should have been the Higher Power and no kidding it said it should have been Jake Roberts. It also said Goldberg should have driven the hummer.

[@geoffprime4579]

"Should I just review Raw from now on guys?" 😢😢😢😢 This makes me so sad. But it's no doubt the reality we watched ...

[@oFlaiir]

bro said “he now drinks on the job” is crazy 😂😂

[@kappakiev9672]

Getting fit while watching this week’s show (watching while on an exercise bike)

[@kappakiev9672]

“It was ME, Austin! It was ME ALL ALONG!”

[@kappakiev9672]

Classic Big Show spot this week!

[@MrBeardsley]

WCW must’ve started cutting a lot of corners around this time. There’s a PPV coming up in either late ‘99 or 2000 where a huge wedding cake gets trashed at ringside early in the show, the crew basically just pushes the mess around with dry mops before flipping the mats over and calling it good.

[@leseditongela663]

It's me, Austin! Ahh, S.O.B! It was me all along, Austin!

[@distantandvague]

wow clearly I was skipping Nitro altogether by this point, because I remember this episode of Raw vividly but had no idea Bischoff gave away the Higher Power angle

[@billysarfraz936]

Big fan from Pakistan, keep up the good work here since episode 1

[@carloshill]

That's its me austin it was me all along and Jr's reaction to it still makes me laugh. Also rip Virgil can't believe he passed yesterday

[@chrisx4149]

Just start your videos with “Raw wins reliving the war this week”😂😂 love it

[@Smokey1419]

As a WCW fan, it hurts 😂

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

We haven't even got to Vince Russo booking WCW yet and we're already at that stage.

[@17thN.O]

​@@Smokey1419Same here as a WCW fan.

[@analiysanchez9949]

That’s Vince’s face right before he took that infamous dump

[@Valiant-Burger]

I heard a rumor the higher power was supposed to be Don Callis as The Jackal