Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 51 - September 30th 1996

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The WWF vs WCW Monday Night Wars continue with Wrestling Bios' "Reliving The War" series. The date is 9.30.96, WCW Nitro is live on TNT tonight while the WWF are showing taped matches. WCW is on the road to Halloween Havoc 1996 while the WWF are gearing up for In Your House 11.
The nWo are in their hotel room for this episode of Monday Nitro as WCW gets over the takeover from last week. Eric Bischoff announces at the start of the broadcast that WCW will not stand for this any longer, the company and directors are fed up with the New World Order, and Bischoff leaves the show in the middle of the broadcast. Rick Steiner, Alex Wright, Arn Anderson, Chris Jericho and others all compete in this week's episode of Nitro.
On the WWF channel, Stone Cold Steve Austin has a King of the Ring rematch against Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Hunter Hearst Helmlsey lays out a challenge for Mr. Perfect, and the show ends with a tag team bout; Shawn Michaels & Jose Lothario vs Jim Cornette & Vader. The fake Razor Ramon also has a match with Savio Vega.
00:00 - Nitro's unopposed hour
06:00 - Steve Austin vs Jake Roberts
08:48 - Arn Anderson vs Chris Jericho
11:47 - Godwinns vs Grimm Twins / Lex Luger vs M Wallstreet
15:58 - Fake Razor Ramon vs Savio Vega
20:00 - Rock n Roll Express vs Faces of Fear
23:19 - Main Events
29:45 - Final Results
#WWE #WCW #WCWNitro

[@KyleJWest-vn9kn]

I miss Gorilla Monsoon. He was one of the rare authority figures who felt IMPORTANT when he came out to say something.

[@Venemofthe888]

Yh and he wouldn't be intimidated by anyone including vader

[@RichSmithson]

I agree JJ Dillion was good in WCW too.

[@berzerkbankie1342]

Because we all believed he was the president of the wwf

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Yeah, him and Commissioner Regal are in the same boat for me, and partly for the same reason. Because they had been around the block a few times, and refused to be intimidated by the wrestlers who worked for them, (even if Regal was willing to be comedic at his own expense).

[@TheSpanishAnnounceTable]

Commanded respect.

[@voltron983]

Heel Jim Ross is underrated in my opinion. Even though the promo from the previous week's Raw was a worked shoot, the intensity and passion in Ross' speech made it feel so believable and could have made Ross a great bitter heel commentator. It's just a shame it was attached to bootleg Razor and Diesel.

[@troywright359]

I liked his 99 heel promo better

[@EmergencyChannel]

20 million people were watching wrestling back then, now AEW is lucky to crack 1 million.

[@RatedNforNick]

Can we all just stop and take a moment to appreciate Wrestling Bios for having the best goddamn intro to a wrestling related YT series? I get hyped every time I hear that sick ass mash-up because I know I’m in store for gold.

[@PreacherTHC]

Yes! Growing up watching rod as a kid I always knew that the song had dropped the f word and I wasn't quite sure but always listening to this intro got me pumped for some raw action lol

[@Marc_Masters]

Did you peep the wwf no mercy music? 🤔

[@J.D.1.]

And a great outro

[@VIGLounge]

A devastating Wrestling Bios Chinlock. The chinlock frustration is pure GOLD.

[@ccss5527]

Yessss

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Would've been funny if Lawler said, "That isn't Kevin Nash! That guy looks like my dentist!"

[@lproof8472]

This weekly show is actually better than those Monday night weekly shows.

[@theclandestineUtubeconnoisseur]

These shows are better than the current WWE and AEW shows

[@gordonryan5764]

This show does a good job making those shows seem boring! The mid to late 90s was a good time to be a wrestling fan. Those shows were better than what this show makes it out to be.

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

Trust me it picksup after November 1996

[@Azriel1932]

@@chrisburrelljr9270 yup exactly

[@JM1993951]

@@killwalker maybe the fun part. But that’s subjective. They pale in comparison to WWE in wrestling and production quality.

[@constablekennedy7705]

These Uploads somehow manage to be more Entertaining than a 3 hour episode of WWE Monday Night Raw ... 🔥

[@tdtv2167]

Idk how people still tune in to raw... it is absolutely terrible

[@matthewrosenthal753]

To quote Devon Dudley, “Testify!!!!!”

[@sarge1408]

I only tune in for Drew and RKBro.

[@Kas58223]

@@tdtv2167 How people watch Raw now I only use it if I have trouble sleeping 😂😂 but this is far superior reliving the war by wrestling bios

[@sauceebanks7254]

Id watch these videos over Raw anytime. In fact I already do.

[@MrNegron]

Milli Vanilli Razor Ramon. Wrestling Bios has become Legendary.

[@deant3980]

Already was

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

Being a Masters of the Universe fan, I much preferred Faker Ramon... Honestly never thought of that one myself back in the day...

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

Now if only he refers to Glen Jacobs Diesel as Man-E-Faces my life will be complete... Or maybe Glenn-E-Faces....

[@pussydestroyer87]

Bootyman must not have been available to get Hogan's coffee so they had to call in Knobbs.

[@Kas58223]

😂😂😂 Bootyman be jealous Hogan favoring Knobbs now

[@zlinedavid]

Hogan prefers the Knob to Asshole Man.

[@yelnaw]

It's Thursday night folks, and you know what that means!

[@peterr6768]

The WAR!!

[@vincentpoupart4885]

Payday and 90's wrestling. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the humour

[@IronWolf277]

Time to get my Raw vs Nitro fix!

[@zlinedavid]

He's not talking about Thunder, folks.

[@mattluongo6619]

Darkside of the Ring!!

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

I don’t know why, but WCW buying Sting a race car as a piece offering made me almost cry.

[@uc95nu51]

Who keeps coming for Glacier? I keep coming for Glacier.

[@timbartschwolfman]

It's that time of the week again It's time for Wrestling Bios Reliving the War

[@D0RYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY]

Best wresting series on KZbin! I swear i watched em all

[@mitchellpilkington7433]

Religiously watch these before work on a Friday. Cheers from NZ 🇳🇿

[@adamjohn2795]

Nice I’m from Aus🇦🇺

[@LordZappa]

I loved the commentary in this video. "Ricky Morton was throwing up gang signs..." Pure gold.

[@Richterdgf]

That was sign language.

[@LordZappa]

@@Richterdgf Cool bro 👍

[@braddockakalatis2]

If I was associated with "My Baby Tonight" I'd be relieved if someone else was really singing it.

[@kurtbrowning9765]

You’re just jealous you didn’t sing it

[@braddockakalatis2]

@@kurtbrowning9765 Busted!

[@MsfPW89]

Vince honestly got his moneys worth with Savio Vega and its without a doubt best deal he has ever made. If someone no shows, enter Savio, someone injured? Insert Savio. Need random dude to do a run in in a throwaway match? Go Savio!

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

Savio was a great worker,under valued. Was a RAW main guy in 96. Seemed to be on it every week.

[@HarmonySword]

Honestly i get that vibe from The Miz since he has also been a reliable talent that can work with anyone and make them look good

[@seanbean3826]

I just realized that vega really was in a ton of matches, and they mostly all hold up too. Idk who the wcw equal is though.

[@joshawott331]

​@@seanbean3826Alex wright, disco inferno, billy Kidman

[@seanbean3826]

@@joshawott331 true. Kidman was really great, wright too. Gotta watch some disco stuff.

[@Preston27]

I love this series. Just discovered it a week ago and I’m caught up. I lost my older brother a year and a half ago. We would constantly be flipping back and forth trying to figure out what to watch on Monday nights and this really brings back fond memories. You have entertained me, and more importantly, you have sparked some wonderful childhood memories. Thank you.

[@RolfWrenWalsh]

What I love about Bognar doing the Fake Razor gimmick, is that Scott Hall actually supported him by giving him some of his gear. Class act I feel.

[@feebypeels2883]

Scott Hall is a treasure to this business. He helped out so many guys along the way.

[@sharkylpd4]

Loving the chinlock 3 strike! Lmao.

[@jesterskully563]

I still get chills whenever I see Nancy. I get sad when I see Elizabeth. Both gone too soon.

[@PaulybiGGballZ0820]

Thank Benoit and luger.

[@mcj88]

22:50 - As the resident NASCAR fan I went and looked it up: it appears WCW sponsored _three_ cars for that weekend's NASCAR Busch Series race, the "All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300" at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The #49 nWo car, driven by Kyle Petty (son of "The King" Richard Petty) finished 34th out of 43 entrants, withdrawing after a crash on lap 80 of 200; the #29 Sting car shown at 15:40, driven by Elliott Sadler, _failed to qualify_ for the event (lol), and a third car, a #57 SlimJim/Halloween Havoc car driven by Jason Keller, actually finished 10th, far better than either of the cars actually featured in these last two Nitros. (The winner, for anyone who actually cares, was Mark Martin.)

[@rpsullens911]

I Truly Appreciate The Efforts and Work It Takes To Produce These Weekly.

[@tomsy49]

I always pop when I hear the music from the AKI WCW/NWO games in the Nitro Segments

[@berttishere]

Did you know that Hugh Morris' moonsault was called "no laughing matter"?

[@gst013]

The best part of Thursday is back!! Looking forward to the next 5 years 👍

[@projektnine]

So want to see a match between The Faces of Fear and the APA...

[@FranzFerdinand76]

I can't wait until next week when we get to see the Real Double J tell his story.

[@Avarice666]

El Technico should trained at Casa De Frosty Balls

[@Joecbg100]

The only present to give to Hogan from Vincent is a lifetime supply of bread sticks from Olive Garden.

[@JoeAriminvm]

If Bischoff cut a promo like that in 2021, it would be a dead giveaway he'd be turning heel in minutes

[@Hypno_BPM]

i don’t think he was fooling many either back then tho lol

[@JoeAriminvm]

@@Hypno_BPM surely but we literally see anything they could think of in the last 25 years

[@henrikschmidt3964]

Amazing how small the Harris twins looked. Them Hogfarmers were some big boys!

[@GeoGuy388]

The exchange between JR and Gorilla at about 17:14 is pure gold. Laughed my ass off when I first heard Gorilla tell JR he hadn't missed too many meals.

[@djianh]

So many work-ins about “attitude”here too. Another small step toward the Attitude era.

[@MrEDK1985]

Would love to see a "Reliving The War: WCW Saturday Night vs WWE SuperStars" series.

[@Head318Hunter]

Best series on KZbin. Best war between 2 powerful companies EVER.

[@StageRight123]

This is my new favorite KZbin series. I binged the first 50 episodes over this last week. The humor is top notch. Great job Ryan.

[@tranor87]

Honestly, this keeps me alive

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! 14:51 Best chin-lock introduction, fuckin Ever. 😆👍 Broke the silence in my house laughing at that one for a second.

[@5litrebo710]

Dude I’m so glad I forgot this was on Thursday so that I could be very happily surprised when I checked my sub feed and saw this

[@thomasangell5432]

The only thing that gets me through work and the grocery shopping on a thursday is knowing I can get into bed and watch reliving the war when the missus falls asleep. Top work my man

[@dar8638]

I'm sure that someone has already made this comment on previous reliving the war videos, but these half hour videos are better than the hours of modern wrestling produced weekly.

[@mrmoose6619]

Welcome to Thursday Afternoon Reliving the War. Thanks once again for going through the Monday Night Wars and keep it up. This is my Thurday Highlight.

[@idosellsorry725]

Love this series

[@mrmoose6619]

I had forgotten how petty WWF was at this time. Wow....

[@Goomyx1492]

Not surprised. Vince was getting destroyed at the time. I bet he was extremely salty.

[@bigyellowplumes]

One of the best parts of my week is your Reliving the War series, on Thursdays. When I get the notification, I know that I'm in for a quality video. Editing, content, commentary, all of it. Cheers to Wrestling Bios!

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

"RIcky Morton is doing some gang signs on the way to the ring"........that one got me laughing hard.....nice!

[@CaptHigdawg]

I nearly snap my phone tapping on reliving the war so quickly every episode. Love it

[@chiakiwoulfe3846]

Goddamnit your chin lock bits are one of my favorite things on KZbin right now

[@nickdebella5071]

Wrestling bios did you see mick foley shared your video on Facebook??

[@danielchambers2188]

With the neck brace, Nick Patrick looks like Danny McBride from Pineapple Express

[@ohbogey]

Wow this was a good episode soo many 🌟 s! RIP to some of them 😭 & I'm glad soo many have stayed around 🙏 great health to all!

[@ironlift2275]

Seriously man, your production value is so, so underrated.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

Who underrates it? smh

[@johngraham9630]

Yeah the best part of Thursday is here love wrestling bio

[@T-Bag13]

Loving the Chin Locks.

[@sauceebanks7254]

The tea bag off the top rope!!!!🤣🤣🤣 Great stuff #WrestlingBios

[@jacobkaulback2181]

That present from Vincent was an extra large order of Olive Garden Bread Sticks

[@corybrantley2345]

I'm glad that people are finding this channel. Yall definitely make the best wrestling videos on the KZbins hands down.

[@jayc5942]

Vader-balls… I’m laughing way too hard at this.

[@BaneClandestine]

...without Jose and Jim in that “tag” match Vader vs Shawn is legit PPV material, but man Rick’s Amatuer was a thing of beauty in itself...

[@jamesbounds]

Lol, IRS aka Wallstreet gets his own chinlock segment today. Funny stuff indeed.

[@johnharp4865]

I'm sorry for always forgetting to like your videos but this is currently one of my favorite channels. Thank you for your effort and your ability too break me away from the realty of where my country is at the moment. Blessing

[@renatop2610]

I love how you use the Revenge music for the WCW main event and No Mercy music for the WWF’s.

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

I pop every time Macho Man does anything on this show.

[@louisvelez40]

The best Monday Night War commentary on Thursdays. The King and Jim Beam make one hell of a tag team. I hear the sounds of WWF Warzone which was one of my favorite games ever.

[@jamesvancamp9813]

The very best part of my Thursday is this series love it man 🙂👍👍

[@ferox965]

I don't know why, but I burst out laughing when you said "vader balls"...

[@tx_outlaw7951]

Yesssss! Been in quarantine for 4 days I’ve been waiting forever for this!!!!

[@craigneal6746]

I hardly watched wcw as I was always a wwe fan, so this series means so much.

[@jakepearl2712]

Reliving The War.. My Thursday highlight

[@Eric-wu7bp]

Happy birthday to Glacier

[@Burger-urger]

Man I live to relive the war. Wrestling Bios is the master and ruler of the world!

[@robertcliffjr9339]

It's time! It's, Bios time!!

[@chrismurray5982]

I look forward to Reliving the War each week! Keep up the great work!

[@PV24]

I look forward to this series like I did the original Monday Night Wars. You're awesome bro ✊🏾

[@derekborba9574]

Best day of the week thanks to you.

[@brianpierson7658]

Kyle Petty was my favorite driver in NASCAR so I was surprised to see him on Nitro with the NWO.

[@mrrictus]

I am eagerly awaiting a Wrestling Bios movie commentary and review channel, because his commentary is GOLD!

[@williammcmahon2482]

Bro I hope you find a way to interview wrestlers. They don't even have to be big names. You would carry the conversation, you probably remember more about their matches than they do! You really helped re-ignite the stories, characters, and singular performances that made wrestling so rad to me as a kid. The measured passion you have for this stuff, I don't know man you nail it. May buy a T-shirt soon just to keep you poppin' cause some of the stories from these wrestling golden eras are so... like one-of-a-kind idk. You really capture it nicely man, thanks so much for these vids

[@calvinfolan1736]

Reliving the War Time, OOOOOOOHHHH YEEEEEAAAAAAHHH, DIG IT!

[@Kas58223]

Now can you dig that - Booker T

[@user-iw3dh6el2x]

The best time of the week!!!

[@milk_bath]

I definitely think of Hunter Hearst Helmsley during the New Generation Era. When I was a Lil Jimmy I loved his Hog Pen Match with Henry Godwin. The Blueblood was the most villainous characters to me at the time.

[@tysoncarpenter8628]

Man I'm so very happy they uve decided to do the whole war! Man I love your show man!!!!!

[@AWF1000]

Was it meant to be that funny that Eric Bischoff said he regrets signing Hulk Hogan? I laughed. I was like whatever, mate. 😂😂

[@derrickdorsey247]

@ 13:07"look at this f*cking hero right here" 😂😂😂

[@hazardtriplezero]

"Mike Rotunda VK Wallstreet M IRS Fugging chinlock"... awesome proof that it is you on the voiceover props. Keep em coming.

[@sappyfoot]

the chinlock soundbite 😂 i hope at some point we’ll get compilation videos of all of the chinlock soundbites

[@VERDICTInsanity]

Jeff Jarrett always looked like a country singer going to a bondage meet up to me

[@sonicthehedgehog5360]

My favorite show on Thursdays reliving the war 🔥🔥🔥

[@EhrisaiaOShannon]

Meng Manly Metre?? Lmiao!! I love it! Hehe. You are so totally my favourite wrestling KZbinr! 💜

[@671SUN]

"Mili Vanili Razor Ramon"..... I'm DEYED! Comedy Gold!

[@Deadpoolmac]

This is my favourite show on KZbin!

[@josephkitchen3059]

I look forward to this every Thursday

[@thisisnotachannel]

Ahhhh... It's Thursday!

[@giovannifebus3700]

Been waiting all day for this upload jajajaja

[@davidkight6601]

I love the commentary of this guy

[@OofmanRulz]

Your commentary is absolute gold!

[@discostu333]

Highlight of my week!

[@robcressey7228]

The best part of Thursday is reliving Monday!

[@jamminmusicman]

Awesome video buddy 💯 ... Nitro during this time was on Fire 🔥 the Monday Night Wars were starting to get interesting during this time I can't wait till the series gets into 1997 🤘

[@brophymusprime593]

I give thumbs up every week but you had me with Ricky Morton's gang signs

[@alexh8613]

Hold on here, the story is that Shawn Michaels absolutely buried Vader after their SummerSlam match. Vader got a clean pinfall win over Michaels,less than a month after SummerSlam. That doesn't make it seem like Vader got buried

[@mrassassinscreedfan1]

It's almost like people are making excuses to hate on hbk

[@feebypeels2883]

He got buried verbally in the back. The Kliq were really good at being able to get in Vince's ear if they thought a guy was worth being pushed or not.

[@alexh8613]

@@feebypeels2883 So how does someone not worth being pushed, get a clean pinfall win over the World Champion???