Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 67 - January 20th 1997

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Reliving The War takes a look at the Monday Night War - The battle between WWF Raw and WCW Nitro that took place during the mid to late 90s and early 2000s. Professional Wrestling went through an incredible boom period during this time with WCW airing on TNT and WWF Raw airing on the USA Network, fans were spoilt for choice with both shows eventually putting on great shows while trying to gain the lead in the TV ratings.
It's the night after Royal Rumble 1997 over on the WWF channel and Bret Hart has a lot to say. The Hitman blames his problems on Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Vince McMahon and the WWF as a whole. On this episode of Raw, Bret quits the WWF... but Gorilla Monsoon presents a match to Bret that The Hitman can't refuse. Elsewhere on the show, Stone Cold Steve Austin battles The Undertaker.
WCW are gearing up for Clash of the Champions XXXIV and nWo Souled Out, the nWo's very own Pay Per View. Hollywood Hogan is scheduled to take on The Giant at Souled Out, and The Giant tries to get his big hands on Hogan on this week's episode of Nitro. Lex Luger vs Stevie Ray, Booker T vs Scott Hall and Chris Benoit vs The Taskmaster also takes place on WCW Nitro this week.
00:00 - Nitro's Unopposed Hour
05:23 - Bret Hart Promo
08:09 - Steve Regal vs Jacques Rougeau
09:31 - Owen & Bulldog vs Furnas & Lafon
13:53 - Chris Benoit vs Kevin Sullivan
16:25 - Faarooq vs Bart Gunn
18:06 - Ouellet vs Duggan / Chono vs Taylor
20:09 - Final Four Announcement
22:04 - Scott Hall vs Booker T
23:49 - Main Events
29:52 - Final Results
#WWF #WCW #NWO

[@WrestlingBios]

RIP Daffney. This video was uploaded to KZbin this morning before the news broke about former WCW / TNA star Daffney passing away.

[@sleepalaska]

sigh, rip daffney :[

[@phenomenalone7134]

a sad time for sure. at least we have reliving the war

[@reddhead2948]

This is terrible I did not know another one gone way too soon

[@timbartschwolfman]

Rest in Peace Daffney

[@mr83]

So sad! I always liked her! Such shame nobody booked her! Proper over with angels!

[@QuackMamba34]

"You call yourself the gorilla, but you hee haw like a jackass!" Lmao Steve Austin was gold on the mic

[@deviltoys2000]

Sitting in a house in Louisiana. No central power. no Air conditioning. no power in the whole damn city because of a hurricane. BBBUUUTTTT i got Reliving the War. thanks so much for some good entertainment. love this series so much. Thanks again

[@WrestlingBios]

Take care of yourself man

[@yojoeits420]

Good luck to ya bro....I can only imagine LA...I'm in Pittsburgh and it was 🌧️ 😺 & 🐶 s here so I feel for yinz guys down there....

[@brianmcdonald7017]

God bless

[@craigusselman546]

Take care man were pulling for you!

[@InsomniacRocker]

I'm on the gulf coast too. Hang in there my man!

[@htownborn92]

That image of Sting coming from the rafters of the United Center with the Bulls championship banner is so iconic

[@ChuckWyld]

Owen did a missile dropkick to a frog splash lol.

[@g-dub5272]

Quite impressive

[@levibradley5098]

I'm convinced Owen would have made Zach Gowan look good...

[@Kuudere-Kun]

24 years latter and that La Femme Nikkita show is rather legendary getting 5 seasons and a reboot, while I never knew that Robin Hood show was a thing. So it's clear who won that Monday Night War.

[@shaggydee8845]

😹

[@glencurtis6052]

The Robin Hood program even made it to UK TV, not sure if it was any good

[@dizzy1369]

I enjoyed the original series, it was pretty good.

[@atmzahirulalam1448]

Well actually Robin Hood used to be televised on national tv here in BD :P

[@Elfo_Scuro]

Nikita was originale a french movie directed by the great Luc Besson.

[@peterdbaker]

Regal’s facial expressions are so underrated. I love the way he sold moves.

[@ellismarquez8410]

The Besmirchinator

[@madamefeast4824]

He's great, I loved Regal back then

[@mattydejoy2264]

I hated him so much as a kid....I guess he did his job well

[@fecalmatter4195]

I liked Regal as general manager

[@dr.loomis4221]

Who's underrating them?

[@azapro911]

Randy Savage giving WCW mid-carders a dose of their next four years.

[@roryslaine7896]

I love when Wrestling Bios points out the crowd acting like madmen 😂 That fan who pushed Sullivan got sparked tf out!

[@JPD2587]

The guy who had his kid up in the torture rack the one time is a legend. 😅

[@roryslaine7896]

@@JPD2587 😂😂 I missed that one fs! My favourite was the one where the fan is in like the third row and he's watching through a pair of binoculars hahaha.

[@roryslaine7896]

@@planescaped Back then they'd probably be rubbing their hands together and saying: "this will be a great angle." And the fan who did the stabbing would probably get like a 2 week run on the show. It was absolute chaos and that's why we love it 😂

[@roryslaine7896]

@@planescaped And then when WCW dropped him ECW would have picked him up and he'd have been murdered in a match with New Jack.

[@davisduchovny3630]

witnessing the evolution of this weekly show has been truly something spectacular to see.

[@spencer9093]

I feel exactly the same way! It's truly a privilege to get to see these episodes like this on a weekly basis.. W.B. kicks major league ass

[@Richterdgf]

“You gonna give me a piece of equipment that works, son, or do I have to whip your ass?” 😂 God, Stone Cold was so incredible.

[@guitarherofreek08]

I was too young to watch all this stuff when it aired so I feel like I get to experience it live again through this show each week, thanks WB.

[@claybaxter3202]

As someone who was 12 when this all started in 97, you are in good hands! WB really gives it justice! Also, there are things you may miss flipping back and forth. Great for all ages!

[@rustykuntz94]

I was 20 in college, man these were the days! We would hang around the dorms and have parties every Monday night, switching between the 2 shows.

[@peartreeproductions77]

I feel for you missing out on what I'd say was the golden era of wrestling , thank goodness for this series

[@blackmantis3130]

@@rustykuntz94 and you still a virgin

[@EternallyEve]

@@blackmantis3130 projection much? lmao

[@saywhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

I just caught up last night! Which means my long bender is finally over and I can now join my fellow Reliving The War addicts waiting in line for our Thursday fix like a bunch of dope fiends in front of a methadone clinic. Best wrestling show on KZbin

[@JM1993951]

Best wrestling show period. Reliving the Attitude Era through clips and analysis is much better than anything today.

[@davidford3968]

I know the feeling man!! Ever since the series started I patiently wait each week. Best channel by far!!!

[@Ashley28822]

Good luck man it gets harder every week lol

[@davidford3968]

@@Ashley28822 right?!?!?! It's starts to suck on Mondays cause you still got 3 days to wait!!

[@craigusselman546]

Just in time for the good stuff 1997!

[@yeoshow1984]

It's funny how people called Bret a whiner when he very clearly got screwed over at the Royal Rumble.

[@jjreider8668]

This was a major source for serious debates between me and my friends in high school 😂😂😂

[@RichSmithson]

Yes and no. Austin threw out Undertaker/Vader and then Fake Diesel and Bret Hart. If Austin didn’t jump back in the ring, Bret still had to get rid of the other guys to win which would have been a tall order. What I found funny was Fake Diesel was in the final 5 guys, got screwed by Austin and still got left out of the PPV match lol.

[@yeoshow1984]

@@planescaped I know its pro wrestling but I like to pretend the same thing happening in a major pro sport championship game. "MY GAWD THE REFS DIDN'T SEE IT AND THEY AIN'T GONNA CHECK THE REPLAY!"

[@KEWLV1C]

Haha dude, me being a huge Bret Hart fan, I remember being so confused as to why everyone kept calling him a cry baby! I was like “he was screwed!! Why isnt anyone doing anything about it??”

[@RichSmithson]

@@KEWLV1C Yeah he was screwed, but its the way Bret went about it that gave him the cry baby rep. Personally i remember back in 1997 being on Austin's side even tho he was the heel, just because i couldn't stand Bret whining. Where my best friend was the biggest Bret Hart mark out there who would get angry at me for just implying Bret shouldn't complain like that. Then they turned Bret heel which made sense and i liked him a whole lot more.

[@jordankibbler5238]

“You call yourself the gorilla. Yet all I see is you come out here and hehaw like a Jackass”. Greatest Austin line ever

[@lexkanyima2195]

Best Texas quote

[@gst013]

Greatest?!?!?!? C'mon man, get real. Top 10, maybe 😅

[@jordankibbler5238]

@@gst013 happens be my opinion. And if your not down with that it got two words for ya....

[@yojoeits420]

Wrestling bios rocks...who's been here since the first episode of reliving the war!!!!🤟😎

[@Will-eh6xe]

I have love this series

[@damonodell9125]

I was 17 here, these Mondays are some of the best memories of my life

[@oldironsides4107]

I was 16 and we would have nitro wwf parties at my brithers and his friends apartment. My best friend. Was my brothers best friends brother if that makes sense. So we would get to smoke weed and drink. And I even got a few blow jobs from a few skanks. My first real taste of debauchery on a weekday. And my parents would let me stay the night slot of the times. And we would play the n64 wcw game afterwards. afterwards. This went on for years and the first time I dropped acid. In my eye. Great times. Half was wwf fans half was wcw fans. TVs for both. And a third for games.

[@philybarra2702]

6:55 the best promo of Monday night raw that night from Stone Cold Steve Austin "you're gonna give me a piece of equipment that works son or I've have to whip your ass?"😆😆😆

[@billybob-rs6bu]

Definitely agreed that this was the best RAW so far in this series. Night and day difference between 97 and 96 RAW. You do fantastic work Bios.

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

96 was a hard slog to watch WWF,some terrible times. 97 u just knew a change was happening.

[@billybob-rs6bu]

@@rosemaryfarell5264 Definitely, their main event scene is all of a sudden stacked with talent in Austin, Taker, Sid, Vader, HBK, Bret and Mankind. I've forgotten a lot of what happened during the attitude era, so this is a wonderful nostalgia trip.

[@ramzy-1096]

96 was lame but changed were good for 97

[@savageandthebeasts8388]

"I don't know, a ball kicking Undertaker sounds like a lot of fun!" - Classic WB

[@TheFriendlyWeirdo]

I wish we got to see more Steve Austin and Gorilla Monsoon together, they had excellent chemistry together.

[@gorowlystomak3339]

Good shout. They really did.

[@dustman820]

It was legendary when Monsoon and Austin argued with each other backstage after Austin Injured Bret in the ring then attacked Bret in an ambulance on a later episode of Raw that year. It was one of the last things Monsoon did on WWF TV.

[@mrmoose6619]

Welcome to Thursday Afternoon Reliving the War... the best Wrestling show on the internet. Thanks again for some great trips down memory lane.

[@Kas58223]

You got that right

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Absolutely! Been subbed for bout 4 yrs now, Best Channel Ever🤘🖤😝🖤🤘

[@PurpleWorldOrder]

I love Heenan so much. “He’s going to ring his bell.” *CLANG*

[@InsomniacRocker]

Heenan's the best

[@brickcitybikeman3108]

My piano students are going to be wondering why I suddenly disappeared from the zoom video 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Will-eh6xe]

Lol guess there on there own lol

[@feebypeels2883]

My drum teacher used to play darts while he was supposed to be "teaching" me. "Okay, play that one again." Thunk. Thunk. Thunk.

[@dizzy1369]

That's not very professional.

[@wensel888]

One of the first complete episodes of raw that was damn good from start to end. Austin around here was starting to get a lot of fan support. Hart was underrated with what he was doing on the mic too around this time

[@flynnzone70]

Another week of Reliving The War but damn, RIP Daffney

[@CrunchetySmack]

Stone Cold Hitting His Prime Badassery Here. Seeing the change week to week has been awesome. I got back into wrestling right after Austin and Owen at Summerslam. So watching the Ringmaster to Stone Cold through these Videos has been Awesome. GREAT Work My Friend...Great Work.

[@offthewoodwork3626]

I can't wait until we get to January 1998, when he's stunning everyone he sees as a threat in the Royal Rumble.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@offthewoodwork3626 he is getting on the map

[@atifqavi2054]

Austin brought me back too. I took a break from watching WWF in 1994 and switched over to WCW because of Hulk Hogan. But by 1995, both companies were going downhill and took a break again. Hogan's heel turn in 1996 got me back again to WCW and Austin feud with Bret helped me switch over WWF. Great times.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@atifqavi2054 but in 1995 it was at his lowest

[@agvga5510]

Rip clash of the champions. One of the best TV main events ever. Midnight vs Flair and Windham(I think)

[@dmichael1172]

The Clash of the Champions were awesome viewing when there was only 2 to 4 pay per views a year.

[@agvga5510]

@@dmichael1172 true. The only thing I will praise AEW for is their ppv scheduling, 5-7 a year means something and makes every event feel special.

[@dmichael1172]

Also even though they don't do Clashes like the NWA and WCW did, on non ppv months they hold specials on Dynamite that could be ppvs

[@fitness65]

I remember that nitro episode like it was yesterday I remember being glued to figure out what randy savage was going to do next. I also remember that raw episode as well makes me feel like a kid again.

[@davidferon1478]

I want “ Davey boy chin lock “ as my ringtone

[@scottmcginn2169]

Bobby Heenan: He's going to ring his bell... absolutely the greatest color man ever

[@dr.loomis4221]

He's white

[@scottmcginn2169]

@@dr.loomis4221 lol, gold

[@blackmantis3130]

The great SID "you either kick or be kicken"

[@krowman8458]

I always thought it was crazy how they allowed the F word in a Raw theme "Play that F*ckin music yea!" Even if the F word is edited out, you can still hear it plain as day. 😂

[@Drummer8282]

JR taking shots at Robin Hood would make absolutely no sense to the WWF audience who didn’t watch WCW.

[@mikem10481]

The ring segments by Hart and Austin were incredibly refreshing for the product at the time. A definite strength going forward in the war. Sadly in 2021 it makes the business tiresome.

[@philliparthur8672]

@@MrRyan-wu4jx I've seen some great promos in the last two years but I don't watch WWE. Unscripted promos can be more emotional and that does make a difference.

[@leinz]

Glacier will be wrestling in my town Saturday, Winter Haven FL. Also the manly man Meng will be there. Had to think of this series when I saw that

[@kylemcgill2966]

*I love getting that nostalgic feeling when I see certain things that I forgot about.*

[@patrickdepew4976]

I also thought this was a tremendous episode of Raw against an ok episode of Nitro. But, damn, a 2.2 the night after the Rumble? Just shows where all the momentum was at the time.

[@panoramatint]

I'd buy a "ball-kicking Taker" action figure. In a heartbeat.

[@markfarebrother8389]

Shouldn't that be a hart-beat?

[@panoramatint]

@@markfarebrother8389 I'll see myself out.

[@michaelcallan5992]

"Kick-ed"

[@SegaDream131]

I want a DRESS UP DIZZY DOLL....

[@MrEgomaniac]

Hoping to see a dedicated Furnas & Lafon video one of these days. The amount of work they put in is incredible.

[@KurtisElgood]

I take great comfort in these videos Thank you WB

[@JobberBud]

Wrestling Bios is my favorite wrestling channel...BECAUSE IT'S BIZAAAAARRE!

[@burritoboy2751]

😂😂😂

[@backup368]

If the lyrics described the intro: _Now it's a dar-kened street_ _with miniature fireworks blowing up_ _It's RAW, now here comes the logo it's still here_ _Harlem Heat, a crossbody, now Sid Eudy_ _Woah ouch! There's Ron, and Bisch, and evil Vince_ _Outsiders, Austin, HBK, & Stinger_ _Bret Hart & Hogan, yeah!_

[@irishpanic]

Another Thursday complete. RIP Daffney. I always liked her gimmick and she was a really good worker. Condolences to her friends and family. This is the night where the wars really heat up. This is going to get wild

[@tommyhallum2054]

This was the last of the great Davy boy before he started going downhill. A star of my childhood.

[@DJDoubleCee]

I heard Bret Hart was originally supposed to win the 1997 Royal Rumble but then they went with Stone Cold winning it instead. I never fully understood the reason behind the change though.

[@dmichael1172]

They wanted bigger numbers for the next pay per view. It was still gonna be Bret until HBK lost his smile.

[@evangeraci1219]

Just got off work, time to watch my favorite weekly series. I’ve seen every episode and I hope you keep it and this channel going. Much love, most [def].

[@minacciao]

Never did I click so fast on a video about wrestling, your serie is really starting to grow on me

[@lennyschneider674]

Love this history.. thank you for letting me relive the war every week

[@ShockerTopper]

I don't know why but I always thought it was so funny Arn Anderson had "enforcer" on his ass lol. His ass is the 'enforcer' apparently hahah...sorry grew up in the 90's and I still find these things funny.

[@slybigguy08]

That feeling you get when you hear "You want a war?! Your gonna get one."

[@SegaDream131]

For me it's the first two words.... "YOU PEOPLE....."

[@mr83]

RIP Shannon Spruill aka Daffney Unger

[@sleepalaska]

breaking open a cold one with the boys for daffney.

[@logitech4365]

I am a big fan of your work. I am an accountant. I listen to your story telling at night and at work. Amazing content. You are a true fan. I used to collect tapes as a kid. This stuff is like comic books to me.

[@marcjohn9404]

I just wanted to note that Scott Hall is maybe one of the best in the business in the art of selling. He's so good at looking like he's dazed when he takes a shot, like the way he gets back up, the way he falls down from a bump. In his prime he was phenomenal, should have been a bigger star than he was but I think he kind of let Nash speak for him and Nash always ended up getting the big spots and so did Hogan and I think Hall ended up with the scraps. He doesn't seem to be bitter about it though, I just think he had a lot more potential than he ended up living up to.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

He was definitely the more talented of The Outsiders, having both mic skills and could wrestle.

[@mitchellpilkington7433]

I like to think that the “reverse teabag” is the 90’s equivalent of the “topay el suicido”

[@SBandy]

The WWF promos here felt real and believable and it added so much to the show going forward.

[@derekborba9574]

The story telling from wrestlers like Bret Hart is what I miss most. I feel like they just go through the motions now. Like trapeze artists in a sense.

[@dr.loomis4221]

It's just high spot after high spot now. Finishers barely matter anymore either.

[@joshinaround9551]

This series is better than anything on Netflix. I've never anticipated a KZbin series more than this. Doing some amazing work man. Thank you.

[@klausn7267]

Mate, this series is incredible. I've finally caught up after working through all the previous episodes the past few weeks. It's a shame I won't be able to watch a new episode every day now, ut I'm so glad the series is still going strong.

[@streetballtimetaggersbtt3596]

Got me hyped everytime i see new ones. Its like the monday night wars all ever again

[@dr.loomis4221]

Bret Hart always looks exhausted at all times when he's wrestling lol.

[@kingoneil4644]

Double A taking care of horsemen business as always

[@TheBrister]

Pretty wild that it took all the way until now for Scott hall to have his first singles match on nitro.

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

Loved this Nitro opening,remember watching it at the time being Hyped.

[@tingpin21]

This is the best wrestling channel on yt.. the commentary.. the hilarious antidotes.. just epic watching and I tune in every week to see how the war goes.. and no I wasn't paid to say this.. its just genuinely good entertainment lol

[@middleclassboardgamer]

I was a WCW mark during the rise of Stone Cold. It’s cool to go back and watch it happen.

[@julientanner5036]

I was literally counting down like a fiend love this channel man great work

[@darkspartan86]

Your commentary is golden! "Davey boy can't wait to get in and f*ck it all up" lmao!!! Once again thank you for doing this series. watching each episode and its been incredible!

[@davidmoney9405]

I love this show I've been in rehab for 35 days so I just caught up on the wars I watched them as a kid n now I get to watch them again with a different eye its fkn awesome i love this fkn series

[@offthewoodwork3626]

I believe this was the episode when Sting rappelling from the rafters almost went wrong. He mentioned it in an interview a few years ago when talking about Owen Hart but didn't go into details of exactly what happened. Just that it was Nitro at the United Center. Knowing that definitely made it interesting seeing the segment with CM Punk and Darby Allin and Sting in Punk's return a few weeks ago in the same arena, with Sting and Darby in the rafters.

[@supergamenchillbros.6643]

The best part about the early days of the attitude Era was stone cold just doing whatever he wants and the crowd loving every second of it. As for Daffney Rest in Power. She was definitely one of the most hard-core girls in wrestling doing all those matches in TNA I already miss her. 😢 😔

[@ShowTymeDollarS850]

It just hit me.. This war eventually ends.. Which means so will this KZbin trip down memory lane.. Dang..

[@riclulua5813]

"Spinning Wheel Kick" Gets an Up

[@leseditongela663]

Yessir. My favorite part of the week. Reliving The War...

[@Balldaddy78]

I have been telling all my boys about you. We were 9-13 yrs old during the wars it was our life. Thanks WB you’re doing gods work

[@KGilliam91]

Just in time. Now I can return from lunch with a distraction ready.

[@louisvelez40]

Austin: "Are you gonna give me a piece of equipment that works son or I'll have to whip your ass" Austin: "Let me ask you one question" "Do we have the instant replay rule here in the WWF?" I think not. " You sit there and call yourself the gorilla, yet you hehaw out here like a jackass" 😂😂 That segment never gets old

[@leseditongela663]

"Bret Hart, ever since you came back, you ain't done nothing but cry!"

[@timbartschwolfman]

Ah yes my favorite day of the week

[@CHAOTIXMaddLass]

man raw was on fire this week...jr burying the robin hood show on tnt was hilarious XD

[@DaleSalzmann]

Thanks Wrestling Bios for this awesome birthday present I love these reviews

[@StonewallStacks]

Thank you, WB! Hardest working man on KZbin!

[@philsnyder5479]

I love this series so thank you for doing it. It is a trip down memory lane for sure! When I was younger, I usually chose Nitro over Raw but, even back then, I was bothered by all the DQ finishes to the main events. These videos have confirmed that. The Raw story lines and talent were very interesting and I now think I should have tuned in earlier to WWE. Again thank you so much for these videos!

[@NinjaTylerBlack]

That macho man sting segment was the first time i ever saw wrestling. Macho man was the only wrestler i knew because i had his wrestling buddy as a kid

[@thumper3662]

This is amazing!!! I just saw this on my recommended. I wanna start from the start now 😳😳😳

[@timnovak698]

Such an awesome show, I’d love to see a Reliving the War weekly MVP, who had the best performance from the week before. Keep up the good work my friend!

[@Branbrandon-dq4jh]

You should do a video on wcw Referee Mark Curtis! Lol I just watched Sting vs Hall at uncensored 98 and his personality is something else 😆 One of a kind

[@marvellis6762]

97 was my favourite time for wrestling... I was 17 and just new Steve Austin would be an absolute megastar! When that glass shattered and his music hit? holy smokes man!!!

[@mattygreen7463]

Thanks wrestling bios for another great video

[@arciks11]

Brett promo talking about being screwed is hysterical in hindsight.

[@ArizonaHeat602]

21:29 I love how fancy Austin says "jackass"

[@ThePriorityBox]

I love unhinged Randy Savage

[@andrewhanlon5855]

Love this series but can’t help thinking another 2 years to get to the great 99 of WWE is a little to long to wait ….

[@markdiego6024]

my gmom died 2days before u made this vid it was one of the roughest weeks of my life ...😢 i live wt her during the Raw/nitro war so it kinda hit home a lil ...keep up the gud wrk bro R.i.p. agnes

[@MrJermeyp]

I love that I INSTINCTIVELY knew the background music but also had to think for a few seconds as to WHY I knew every single note 😂😂👍🏼 it’s the video game music I played that game like every second of every day therefor a year or two lol

[@billyozzie8331]

Been waiting since the rumble episode, I'm totally addicted

[@KIDTV-qe2dm]

I love how Sting came down from the rafters near one of the Chicago Bulls championship banner.

[@OKimcallinit]

Clearly I started binge watching this too soon. Waiting for weekly releases is going to be tough

[@blankwavemessiah]

I got to watch this episode from work. My BOY, the 90's WWF look like they're finally starting to wake up

[@lmcshera]

I know its been said but this series is appointment viewing and a genuine highlight of the week