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

[@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

[@htownborn92]

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

[@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!

[@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.SamLoomis]

Who's underrating them?

[@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.

[@shaggydee91]

😹

[@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.

[@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...

[@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

[@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.

[@azapro911]

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

[@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!

[@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....

[@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🤘🖤😝🖤🤘

[@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.

[@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

[@yojoeits420]

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

[@Will-eh6xe]

I have love this series

[@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 😂😂😂

[@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??”

[@toptenguy1]

Bret actually cleanly eliminated Fake Diesel so he wasn't screwed by Austin. I think this was done so Bret would be distracted while Austin did his thing.

[@cyrus2546]

@Rich Smith You’re misremembering, fake-Diesel was eliminated by Bret Hart, not Steve Austin.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@PurpleWorldOrder]

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

[@InsomniacRocker]

Heenan's the best

[@savageandthebeasts8388]

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

[@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?"😆😆😆

[@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.

[@kylemcgill2966]

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

[@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.

[@MrEgomaniac]

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

[@minacciao]

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

[@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].

[@Elvispuppy]

I take great comfort in these videos Thank you WB

[@flynnzone70]

Another week of Reliving The War but damn, RIP Daffney

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@ShowTymeDollarS850]

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

[@scottmcginn2169]

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

[@Dr.SamLoomis]

He's white

[@scottmcginn2169]

@@Dr.SamLoomis lol, gold

[@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

[@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.

[@SteelyBud]

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

[@burritoboy2751]

😂😂😂

[@julientanner5036]

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

[@OKimcallinit]

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

[@Drummer8282]

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

[@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

[@lennyschneider674]

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

[@Dr.SamLoomis]

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

[@streetballtimetaggersbtt3596]

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

[@Stonewall29]

Thank you, WB! Hardest working man on KZbin!

[@leseditongela663]

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

[@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. 😂

[@EddieSlabb]

I love that you used the WCW/NWO Character select music !

[@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.

[@blackmantis3130]

The great SID "you either kick or be kicken"

[@Darthn0va86]

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!

[@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!

[@DaleSalzmann]

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

[@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

[@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

[@tommyhallum2054]

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

[@thumper3662]

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

[@TheBrister]

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

[@lmcshera]

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

[@Cloud121D]

"Look at me when I'm talking to you! You sit there and all yourself The Gorilla, yet you heehaw out here, like a jackass!!" My ALL-TIME favorite Austin line.

[@mattygreen7463]

Thanks wrestling bios for another great video

[@billyozzie8331]

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

[@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!

[@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....

[@SBandy]

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

[@ryanfriscia1132]

15:53 Worked or not, any spot where Benoit takes a head shot just makes my heart sink.

[@martinporteous1990]

Best thing on KZbin by far, keep going!

[@edwardarcherwrestling6295]

It's not Thursday, but it was THURRRRRRRSSSSDAAAAAAAAAYYYY!! Keep up the amazing work. I'm still loving this show every single week

[@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

[@davidferon1478]

I want “ Davey boy chin lock “ as my ringtone

[@AJ_savage16]

Man this series is getting better everyweek especially nitro I'm getting hyped every Thursday now

[@mykedacook308]

Classic raw episode. Great job as always

[@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

[@petenojd]

Not gonna lie, mom-joke culture in the '90's was huge, and it was awesome lol

[@martynodonnell8467]

Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet

[@chrisharper8158]

Great show as always

[@danielfrongillo773]

Everyone where I work knows my Thursday starts with " that KZbin wrestling guy" WRESTLING BIOS IS THE BEST!!!!

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

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

[@GamingHistorySource]

back in those days .. Picture in picture was wonderful ! :D

[@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.

[@joeduff8761]

Best damn wrestling channel, keep up the good work

[@jures20]

That Nitro was my first wrestling show I ever went to, and 25 years and a dozen or shows later and those first 10-15 minutes with Macho and Sting are still the most memorable moment I have ever had live

[@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

[@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!_

[@sleepalaska]

breaking open a cold one with the boys for daffney.

[@g-dub5272]

97 definitely the year I got hooked to wrestling....funny enough I caught WCW first then after channel surfing couple weeks after and saw Raw, I became a WWF guy

[@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!"

[@hiremathdarshan]

From this episode on I would say things were set in motion for the eventual Raw comeback. I wonder if any changes were made to the writing and booking team from this episode onwards.

[@mitchellpilkington7433]

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

[@wagwagz6062]

awesome episode as always thank you

[@AquamentusLives]

Best part of the week: Thursday after work!

[@blankwavemessiah]

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

[@shortroundshthead2135]

Brilliant work since day one

[@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.

[@KGilliam91]

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