Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 35 - June 3rd 1996

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Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro go head to head in another weekly battle for television ratings supremacy! The date is 6.3.1996, Raw is on the USA Network while Nitro is live over on TNT, and WCW is seriously turning up the heat with the recent debut of Scott Hall.
While both Raw and Nitro are still a long way away from being the top rating TV shows that they would soon become, WCW Nitro is starting to show signs of greatness. Scott Hall appears towards the end of the show to announce a "big surprise" for next week's broadcast, and WCW are also in a period of remembering their history when The Rock N Roll Express take on Ric Flair and Arn Anderson of the Four Horsemen this week. Over on WWF Raw, the company is gearing towards the King of the Ring pay per view. We have more qualifying matches this week featuring Steve Austin, Jake Roberts and Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
You can feel WCW revving up the engines while the WWF seem a little stuck in their ways. WCW is now beginning to truly challenge the WWF in a way Vince McMahon wasn't used to (as evidenced by his commentary during this week's main event).
00:00 - Hour 1 of WCW Nitro
04:02 - Steve Austin vs Bob Holly
06:25 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express return to WCW
10:24 - Barry Horowitz vs Mankind / Giant vs Ice Train
13:15 - Goldust Promo / Hugh Morrus vs Scott Norton
15:18 - Godwinns vs Tekno Team 2000 / Kevin Greene & Mongo
18:30 - The Main Events
15:04 - Final Scores
#Wrestling #WCW #WWF

[@henryk1262]

“You know what? F*** it!” 😂😂😂

[@leoamalthea]

I loved that!

[@robertdiaz6677]

"IC title covering his little golden globes"🤣🤣

[@gst013]

Early 1996 Golddust was more Attitude Era than anything actually in the Attitude Era 😅

[@danielcraig6615]

“The word blood runs... ya know what, f it” 😂 🤣😂🤣 best part of the video.

[@Adam_Outdoors]

I was in stitches at that point.

[@chasearoundthebar8905]

I popped huge! I love the personality coming out!

[@JeromeDoyle]

Tekno Team 2000. Gone but never forgotten. 05.16.1995 - 06.03.1996.

[@wooba1207]

I love how he's just giving up on that new wrestler tease every week. I, for one, still can't wait to hear more next week.

[@brado1057]

😂😂😂 yes!

[@alyberop1]

Is this Glacier?

[@thefoamingbrain2469]

i think because WCW gave up too lol

[@garygood6804]

@@alyberop1 yes lol

[@garygood6804]

@@alyberop1 the cryonic kick XD

[@PandoraZBoX1]

"You know what f@*k it"..LMAO!!!

[@mikeabel7577]

Flair's VIP section is f'ing hilarious. Almost as hilarious as him losing every shoving match with Randy Anderson the referee. Flair is God.

[@gst013]

Flair is the only wrestler out there who could pull off losing multiple shoving matches to a ref without looking like a total chump 👍

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

I just love that he would sell for Randy like that just to entertain the fans. That's what makes him a great professional wrestler.

[@jknight1984]

Tommy Young is the benchmark of the ref who wouldnt be pushed around by Naitch.

[@jamievickers9004]

And he hasn't even got to the Bischov rants yet 😆

[@sappyfoot]

nah god is that sexy beast titus o’neill

[@patrickschulz9936]

Goldust was brillant at that time. Such a great talent already at that time. He surely deserved better treatment and bigger pushes.

[@oldironsides4107]

I’m pretty sure wrestlers didn’t sign up to make out with dudes 5 days a week a a couple on television.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

@@oldironsides4107no, just get in their underwear and rub up against them

[@edwardarcherwrestling6295]

This is literally my favorite show on any streaming service right now. You're killing it with this

[@JohnnyGoodBehavior]

Do you watch OSW? That’s my all time favorite.

[@garyhall7867]

@@JohnnyGoodBehavior they are assholes. Def my fave wrestling channel, this, then Wrestling With Wregret

[@bradbishop5687]

Seriously man this is an American treasure right now

[@garyhall7867]

@@bradbishop5687 ...except he is Irish

[@jameson3500]

@@garyhall7867 I thought he was scottish, and it says UK on his profile. Irish people usually don't have UK on their profile, unless northern Irish, but that's an outlier.

[@grantwileyesq.5962]

I'm so glad newer wrestling fans get to relive this amazing time period for wrestling. Fantastic series!

[@jamescourt5201]

That John Tenta interview will stick with me my whole life. "I'm not a shark, I'm not an avalanche, I'm a man! John Tenta".

[@SegaDream131]

It reminds me of the dude in prison in Half Baked....

[@PJErvin]

I remember that too. I don’t have the WWE network, but I remember him saying, “I’m not a fish; I’m a man!”

[@juliangrant9718]

Stevie Ray's account on Title Match is the best version of that story.

[@dr.snakes]

@@SegaDream131 Cocktail! Fruit!!

[@SegaDream131]

ENTERING THE ARENA: SQUIRRELL MASTER....

[@pc8679]

Dustin Rhodes took the Goldust gimmick and ran with it.

[@sachinisthegod2824]

Ah, the mid 1990s. Back when I still had a tiny shred of faith in humanity.

[@RichSmithson]

Man did i have optimism for the future back then. Not anymore.

[@brandonpage7087]

Yeah, we did not know how great we had it back then. Who could've foreseen the absolute shitstorm that was ahead.....

[@knottheory79220]

I always liked John Tenta and I liked him more later when I found out about some of his other work. His booking as "The Shark" hurts me lol

[@Venemofthe888]

Hes yet to become golga in 1998-99

[@rayvenkman2087]

At least he bowed out as Earthquake in WM X-7.

[@TONYGILLEY]

Thanks to OSW Review of his time as The Earthquake, it's given me a retrospective appreciation for the big man. For a big man, he could go in the ring and not get too gassed as the match progressed, the man knew how to pace himself in a match. Of all the Hulkamania baddies, he is the one I felt was the biggest threat to Hogan and probably should have beaten him at one point during their feud.

[@knottheory79220]

@@Venemofthe888 Yeah that wasn't good either, but at least that was over at one point. Horrible misuse of the man but at least people liked it, if only briefly.

[@garyhall7867]

@@TONYGILLEY Mudslide lol

[@JokerThaToker]

RIP Kevin Greene. He was a great man.

[@Keloverse]

Best series in youtube right now

[@cleopatracominatcha3819]

Fact

[@markhardy6382]

Yeah 💯 loving this series WB

[@MrMcKane]

Next week is the June 10th 1996 edition of Raw, the last time they won the ratings war before Nitro go on their 83 week winning streak.

[@sternj4314]

Aww man, now I'll never know what the blood runs cold promos were about. Cold move man...cold

[@joxidearmageddonator882]

🤣🤣🤣

[@AGH69]

Steve Austin was supposed to debut his Chilly McFreeze gimmick and be the mystery tag partner with Hall & Nash. He's good friends with them, but Vince convinced Steve to stay with King of the Ring, Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania victories. Turner would've been buying WWF a few years later otherwise.

[@blackmantis3130]

@@AGH69 to say that is far fetched. You can't guarantee Steve austin would use the stone cold gimmick since it's property of WWE(WWF) and bischoff once told Steve austin he was unmarketable which lead to his release . you're basing your statement on what ifs .

[@JokerThaToker]

They were for Ice Train. lol then he came out and lost in 10 seconds. lol

[@kevynhansyn2902]

Well you know what, i have 2 words for you....."F*ck it!"

[@hendrxx9593]

Happy we’re getting to the good Nitros....nWo 4 Life!!!!

[@JamesMMcCann]

This channel has actually made me a fan of Glacier. Something WCW couldn't do.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Sub-Zero was my favorite MK character and as a kid I forced myself to like him lol

[@TomCruiseRisky]

This era of Scott Steiner has him looking like Tatanka.

[@sharkylpd4]

Lmao. Blood runs... You know what. F it!

[@twistedgamerfromhellreborn9959]

I lost faith in wwe but watching these bring back great memories when I was a kid and watching wrestling was cool..

[@FraserSouris]

Wrestling is still cool tho

[@kingjoepromotions5669]

This should be on Netflix , literally wait to watch it

[@mattk3654]

Lol, hahaha. I don't know how. Because wrestling bios buries Glacier every chance he gets in the future. I say this as I'm watching it thru for the 2nd time....because I don't like waiting a whole week for the newest episode.

[@LuchadorMasque]

Again, I love this series and hope to see the day when it is complete and compiled I to the greatest playlist and or documentary EVAR!!!

[@manuelsevilla475]

Me too, it will probably be done by 2024 or 2025

[@timbartschwolfman]

I have my Playlist of this series on my channel from the first battle to the Invasion Storyline

[@ArizonaHeat602]

Unless he wants to be doing this for another 20 years... he'll never fully catch up with just 1 RTW video a week.

[@jamesarmstrong1101]

@@ArizonaHeat602 how you work that out Monday night wars was like 5 1/2 years long why would it take him 20 years to cover 5 1/2 years at one a week, when the shows were one a week.

[@FilmdudeJC94]

12:11 I had a drink in my mouth and had to hold it in because I was laughing so much at trying not to choke.

[@JSKIDNB]

I've somehow spent the entire day thinking it was Wednesday, what a great surprise this was to set me back on track haha.

[@DUFFYISBACK]

Love WB, no censorship, just raw entertainment and facts.

[@jerryjanik480]

Kevin Greene passed away just a month ago in December2020

[@TheChadManry]

So sad to hear.

[@garyhall7867]

The Sack Master lol

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Kevin Greene could've been a star in wrestling if he took it up full time. He was a natural.

[@CardPlayingStrategies]

My God. Miss Elizabeth in red leather.

[@rickynoel6368]

Wrestling Bios, thank you so much for all of the wonderful work you do on this series! It really shows. I can't think of any series on KZbin that I look forward to more. I know you probably hear this a lot, but Reliving the War has made Thursdays a celebratory event for me. Bravo once again!

[@WrestlingBios]

Love hearing things like this. Thank you!

[@rickynoel6368]

@@WrestlingBios You're very welcome! :)

[@greatheightsu]

96' Goldust was too good.

[@Alwayssmellgood24]

Never knew that VKM kinda spoiled the arrival of Kevin Nash in WCW. Either way, Nitro's ratings run was about to begin.

[@sappyfoot]

👃🏼.....👃🏼......💩

[@Devian0666]

12:13 A prelude to how he feels everytime Glacier has a match.

[@michaelwhite5641]

You're gonna feel real stupid when the giant portal thing pays off.

[@lastfewtokes]

You’re gonna feel stupid knowing that it’s a running joke and he’s well aware of Glacier.

[@michaelwhite5641]

@@lastfewtokes I mean, yeah, I was making a little joke my friend

[@samclark379]

Man, I bust out laughing with you burying the "blood runs cold" segments. I'm looking forward to several more months of this.

[@redmangc]

I feel like Flair was so energetic because for what, over a year, he was dealing with WWF Hulk Hogan style sports entertainment and losing. Now he gets to have a Classic NWA Tag Team WRESTLING match with a team he loves with his best friend.

[@dustman820]

Good memories had to pop up in his mind when he found out him and AA were going to have a match with the returning Rock & Roll Express.

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

This is the perfect primary source outline for wrestling history research

[@Lifeskillsish]

Nitro should have gotten a bonus point for that Scott Hall and Sting segment

[@spencer9093]

I cannot put into words how much I love this series and how grateful I am for all the work you put into it. Thank you Wrestling Bios..... You kick serious ass!

[@leesmith2045]

It is Thursday! I just thought about this and boom there it is!

[@LuchadorMasque]

These come out every thursday?

[@ben6345]

@@LuchadorMasque Yeah, every Thursday.

[@lanedouglas6690]

Been waiting all day 🤣🤣🤣

[@Venemofthe888]

You know watching these you realise little by little how stings hair gets closer and closer to the crow. His hair is black here and we are not far away from him becoming the Crow

[@kadenhadley9980]

WCW Saturday Night was the most pure pro wrestling show you could ever see.

[@camwatson1030]

I wish their was a new episode of reliving the war everyday

[@PhillipTracey]

The blood runs colder punch line was totally worth the weeks of investment 🤣

[@chrishollister80]

Well, at least we know where Shawn Michaels got his ah-um, "inspiration" for his girly magazine shoot.

[@SegaDream131]

Trust me, for some, there's no "we" on this...

[@Sougamwthmana]

I was about to say, wasn't it a few episodes ago that Shawn admitted on commentary posing for Playgirl? Think Goldust was actually teasing Shawn's photo shoot

[@MrBlack252]

Wow! I totally remember when the pyro would randomly go on in the middle of a match on Nitro I never thought it was because of the second hour I thought it was a mistake or something haha

[@kageakuma3009]

I love this batch of Raw shows, I was there and happened to notice a ringside seat was left vacant. Not front row or anything but still up front. I was 15 at the time, and since it wasn't being used I stole it lol.

[@Mattos77]

Now the War is gonna really heat up. Been loving these reliving the war

[@olbloodngut4039]

Every time I watch this show, I have a smile on my face. I'll sit up and point to the TV "I remember that," Lol.

[@rydiggydawg1553]

Ambiguous-Questionably Homoerotic Goldust was the best version along with when he tag-teamed with Booker T. WWE couldn't get away with doing 96-97era Goldust again these days.

[@jakepearl2712]

HELL YEAH My Thursday night HIGHLIGHT Wrestling Bios

[@E_l_l_i_e]

The Mongo Mcmichael-Kevin Greene training segment is one of my favorite WCW moments. I was so sad when I learned of Kevin's recent passing.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Flair's VIP section is becoming a favorite.

[@babyj3386]

Best show on KZbin!!!

[@ish6977]

The on going glacier bit for some weeks had me laughing every time!

[@thomascrowley9122]

Covering his little Golden Globes 😆

[@smileymarshn7973]

LMAO! I love this series. Your weekly highlights of the Glacier saga are the best thing about Glacier. Ever.

[@nabielrabadi848]

This intro has been awesome! Love the 2002 Raw intro song with the Scott hall quote !

[@HandOfDoom744]

Only WrestlingBios can make a thumbnail with Mankind and Mongo and I click immediately

[@t.v.rockwell4504]

God, I'm so excited to see more of the beginning of the nWo and Stone Cold's King of the Ring victory. Oh and Glacier's debut. I can't wait to see more next week.

[@Stooboot]

you know its gonna be a good day when u wake up to a new reliving the war

[@davidworden4470]

As always an excellent show and your delivery is truly epic thank you

[@johngraham9630]

I love your use of language in describing things it makes it hilarious and stand out better than some of the action that was being shown to us lol

[@ImAntonWS]

I've binge watched all of this series so far and as I'm just coming onto this episode I just want to say thank you Wrestling Bios. I am loving this series and I'm fully addicted haha, I was 3 years old during this time period we're on in this video so I never watched these episodes and, other than a few cherry picked ones, I haven't really gone back and watched them. So I've got a new found interest in the war and have absolutely loved watching you go into detail about each episode. Thanks for this man, bloody loving it!

[@brophymusprime593]

KZbin is often my main form of entertainment and this series has been a staple of that since day one. I stumbled onto your page by checking out some of your bios because you took two of my favorite things and put them together - biopics, and vintage wrestling. Thank you so much for all of the time and effort you put into all of your videos. Not all hero's wear capes and there is no finer example of that than you, kind stranger. Edit: sp

[@nathj4818]

The extra head butt in the godwins match had me in stitches 🤣👍

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

Just wanted to say that I LOVE your channel. Hands down the best and most accurate wrestling info out there. The regular videos are great but this Reliving The War series is just excellent

[@dylanpennington6105]

Love these videos! I always look forward to Thursday's because of Reliving the War! Keep up the awesome work.

[@jacob9538]

In the event of a tie, the TV ratings should be the tie-breaker.

[@Sipie89]

Great content as always! Loving these videos every week.

[@Andyhhhdx]

Some unbelievable work has gone into this video, i'm seriously impressed. Keep up the amazing work man, i love checking out the older wrestling, takes me back to my youth :)

[@tythegolfer6279]

Cheers mate. Absolutely love Thursday thx to you reviewing this.

[@ramzfan100]

I love your content so much. I am a huge nerd when it comes to wrestling. To see the amount of care and detail you put into this is just amazing. I hope your channel keeps getting bigger. You deserve it!

[@crushthecrushermachinewwel6500]

i like Monday night wrestling war that is good time

[@coryshannon3815]

23:15 Scott took that Scorpion Death Drop pretty brutally, or at least it looks that way.

[@rauladdams5709]

Heck Yes! The War is heating up! Thanks for the content! Stay Safe Brother! 👍

[@rauladdams5709]

"Mongo Points" - Regards given to a thing simply for being that thing. 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@Kas58223]

That intro though you want a war your going get one awesome work as always wrestling bios

[@savageandthebeasts8388]

Man, I can't wait to find out more next week when blood will run cold!

[@thefoamingbrain2469]

spoiler it wont lol

[@WarGhoulKharas]

Steiners vs Sting/Luger was ALWAYS good. Their Superbrawl 1991(?) Match was one of the best ever.

[@TheDeadsideofYouTube]

Flair is so good at selling bumps even the ref looks good when he pushes him over.

[@iansmith1369]

Probably haven't watched wrestling since I was a kid, and all thev events you've covered so far happened a few years before I was even born. But I will tune in every week because it's some of my favorite content on YT rn.

[@markhemmingsen5824]

This is one of the best things I have seen. Your humor and knowledge of the product sell the whole thing. WWE should pay you and put this on the Network. Buys would immediately go up.

[@liamyorke1876]

Anyone else have to pause half way through and listen to "Leave the memories alone" so it didn't stick in their head?

[@VARVIS_]

Best series on YT currently

[@jamievickers9004]

Thank you so much for what you do! This year has been rough for everyone and has deflated the morale of humanity a touch in my opinion. The pandemic is creating victims of us all in so many ways directly or indirectly. Personally, it has been very hard on me and at moments really exploited my mental health. What I'm trying to say is simply thank you! You have given me something to be excited about on a weekly basis. I do watch your other programming, but this is different entirely. Your show is my 2nd favourite wrestling show of any kind, including current content. You genuinely make it almost feel as we're watching it together.

[@KurtisElgood]

Ever grateful for these uploads. Also I’ve never seen such a positive following in the comments I think we all feel truly blessed to of found this amazing and nostalgic journey you are leading us on!

[@kvsimagination7299]

"You know what? F**K IT!" This now is on my "Mount Rushmore" of best cursing wrestling calls with Bobby Hennan's "What the F**K are you doing" (to Brian Pillman), and Jim Ross' "Aw, Son of a Bitch" (higher power reveal)! I know I'm late to the party, but this made my day!😂😂😂

[@Cole_Clan]

Once again, Thursday is now complete. 👍🏻 Keep up the great work !!!

[@nuduce123]

The only page that is subjective and objective. Great channel and content i never thought would come up does. You could do a video about the history of the ring steps and it would be awesome

[@JimmyFoxhound]

8:28 Flair selling for Randy Anderson is just so funny! I LOVE how Ric oversells the shoves and falls down!! 🤣🤣 Flair was one of the most entertaining heels ever

[@timrobinson6573]

Imagine in a perfect world where no one broke kayfabe and both the WWF/E and WCW played along with each others storylines.

[@alihandemiral7049]

This should be a Nitro win just because of Hall's second appearance and talk of "big surprise". Come on Mr. Bios, we are in a historic moment here!

[@demo3456]

I literally forgot how much I loved wrestling till I found your channel good show sir

[@thekoolbreezeeffect]

RIP Kevin Greene...Ive watched that Nitro episode weeks ago and maybe its just me but i love that Mongo and Greene skit

[@Head318Hunter]

This is about when Nitro started totally dominating Raw.

[@Anzalone666]

I look forward to this series every Thursday. We are getting into where I got back into wrestling in my teens. I was a total mark for WCW during their peak.

[@JM1993951]

I’ve had a busy week so I was just finishing last week’s episode when this dropped. Nice.