Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 81 - April 28th 1997

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Reliving The War takes an in-depth look at the WWF vs WCW / Raw vs Nitro "Monday Night War". Each match and segment is looked at individually to determine which show was truly the best each and every week.
Stone Cold Steve Austin done some damage to Bret Hart last week, but Brian Pillman got some redemption for the Hitman. Brian kicks off this week's episode of Raw is War, and Raw ends with another new Hart Foundation member getting revealed. Both Owen Hart and The Bulldog are in matches this week, and both guys get shots at the Intercontinental & WWF Championships respectively.
The NBA Playoffs result in Monday Nitro on TNT only airing for 60 minutes. Ric Flair and Roddy Piper don't want to wait until Slamboree, the legends challenge the nWo to a fight tonight on Nitro. Chris Benoit vs Steve Regal also takes place, and Syxx defends the Cruiserweight Championship against Juventud Guerrera.
00:00 - Intro
02:11 - Raw's Unopposed Hour
09:46 - Flair and Piper open up Nitro
10:43 - Dean Malenko vs Prince Iaukea
11:38 - Owen Hart vs Rocky Maivia
15:02 - Syxx vs Juventud Guerrera
16:40 - Steve Austin & Ken Shamrock Promos
18:46 - nWo Promo / Vader vs Jesse James
22:30 - Giant & Luger vs Amazing French Canadians
24:12 - HHH vs Goldust
25:13 - Undertaker Promo / Steve McMichael vs Barbarian
28:10 - Bulldog vs Undertaker / Flair & Piper Challenge nWo
#WWF #WCW #nWo

[@WrestlingBios]

Hey everyone! Hope you enjoy this one. Just a quick update; House move is happening tomorrow :) When I recorded this I had no idea when the move was gonna' happen but it's now confirmed. Next Reliving The War will be recorded in the new home!

[@jeanlongsden1696]

thank you for your time and effort to edit and upload this video. I hope you are feeling better and that your house move went well.

[@markjones5647]

Good luck with the move great episode again I love Thursday it just gets better great memories Elvis in Lincoln x

[@mr83]

Wrestling Bios is the master and ruler of the world!

[@CptWhit3y]

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[@scotteous]

Thanks for keeping up with your usual compelling content, but if you do miss a week, we’ll understand. Content creation should be a long-distance run, not a sprint. We’ll be here for your return if you do ever need a break.

[@jmlaw8888]

Massive props for still getting Horseman Business done while faced with all those setbacks! Top work!

[@dustinsonnier5602]

Handling Horseman Business is a must

[@scootbonds8797]

Ahmed Johnson was a proud member of the "pearl river lacerated liver quiver givers"

[@wrestlingwithart]

Life is so weird. Brian Pillman was the first wrestler that really caught my attention. High flying and cool tights. Flash forward 30 years and now I am buddies with his son.

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

This year has been a real struggle for me as well, but I'm seeing the light. Whenever I see your "Reliving The War" episode go live, I stop everything to watch it. This has been such a treat. I appreciate all the work you've put into it and I'm looking forward to the future episodes.

[@1983jcheat]

Same here. It's a great series.

[@MeanMachineDean]

100% agree with this. The moment I see a new episode appear in my feed, I instantly click!

[@BlessedAreTheCheesemakers]

hang in there man

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

@@BlessedAreTheCheesemakers Things have improved a lot lately. Thank you.

[@colonelreb1014]

Maybe your mom will buy you bunk beds for Christmas

[@bricktop.]

Hey WB, I'm gonna be honest with you mate, I know you've got stuff going on irl but I'm currently going through a grim divorce and this channel literally gives me a brief nostalgia filled break that reminds me of better times. Thank you so much man.

[@lightfeather9953]

Not so grim but I can relate. Hope things are going better for you now

[@DerekDomino71]

Glad to hear the move is happening. Trying to get a house is ALMOST as painful as a Savio Vega nerve pinch. Davey Boy Smith chinlock still is more painful than moving. :)

[@zlinedavid]

The only thing more painful than moving is waiting for Glacier’s debut

[@generalkhan5569]

The only thing more painful than moving is Jeff Jarrett taking care of Horsemen Business

[@TwistedGooner]

The only thing more painful than moving is Kevin Sullivan being too legit to quit

[@JohnDoe-ym5ly]

Bret was so perfect as a bitter heel talking from a wheelchair. I wish they would've kept giving that more time or even today bring him back in that role.

[@gumdeo]

Wheelchair Bret was great.

[@martynodonnell8467]

Where as over on Nitro, we had the same played out angle involving the NWO.

[@StevenCavanaugh]

You, sir, are a goddamn hero. I didn't expect episode #80 or #81 to come out for a few weeks, at least. And I absolutely love the compilation of Sting's "Reliving the War" segments. I'll watch every one of those you release. I'd love to see a Bret Hart version. Hopefully you get to move soon enough.

[@RuzzleLove]

Thank you for putting this series out. I love it. I look forward to it. I find the wrestling humor funny. I'm a caregiver and work constantly, this show makes a long boring Thursday a little better. Thank you for all your efforts!!!

[@trondrew]

I too am a caregiver and this time is just the time I can escape life for a while and remember the good ol' days.

[@anthonysoto2923]

Same here 👍 caregivers assemble! Love this series.

[@user-wc2jd3nn7u]

Wow same, let's start a caregiver faction ???

[@aaronossont39]

Another caregiver here and this series really helps me get through the day.

[@colonelreb1014]

A caregiver. Oh you mean a person that has lived with their parents their whole life and now you're taking care of them right before they die so you can get their house

[@RazorChampion99]

Thank you, Wrestling Bios, for making today feel just a little bit better for us wrestling fans.

[@BaronCorpse93]

I feel like a kid on Xmas every time I see a notification for relieving the war and for the ppv's the greatest series on KZbin 🔥🖤

[@joshuabroz]

I can not tell you how excited I’m going to be when he gets to mid 1998

[@kodiiayyeee256]

@@joshuabroz gonna be really good

[@MrGreenotwo]

Me too. I remember watching this as a teenager, an since wrestling doesn't have the same feel anymore. I watch this to see what it was like in the hayday.

[@CreationsVibration]

Our love for the 90s is incredible

[@sleepalaska]

can't disagree with you.. I just can't.

[@shannonrodriguez7263]

💯

[@gumdeo]

Best decade.

[@shannonrodriguez7263]

80s/90s will FOREVER be the BEST decades

[@butchvito]

It's a kind of crazy to think Owen Hart didn't win his first IC title until 1997. You'd think they would have put the strap on him at least once prior to '97. He worked some high profile matches. He was working in the Tag Team division a good portion of his run though.

[@gumdeo]

Owen should have been WWF champion in late 1994.

[@kingofzombies23]

Its shocking to think Brian Pillman would be found dead just 6 months later. It was a shocking loss and a tragedy. Gone before he could reach his full potential.

[@michaeljohn8056]

This man right here is amazing. Through everything, he still puts out this wonderful series.

[@jeremyburnet4855]

Yeah the guys an absolute champion

[@brille77]

Its crazy that this series already is at episode 81 and we still have 4 more years to cover. Looking forward to it!

[@imjames29]

Deja Vu of me sitting here at work thinking i wasn't getting this episode this week and here i am again, watching a new episode. Your old house definitely does not want you to leave.

[@johnlegrano4723]

Hell yeah another week with out missing a beat. Thank you wrestling bios.

[@InsomniacRocker]

I'd love to see a supercut of Mr. Bios saying "_______ got his little ______ smashed on the top turnbuckle"

[@TheBlackScatPack]

His running jokes are so funny lol

[@serialmiller1987]

No worries the lowfi production gives it a RAW.... pun intended feel. Wishing you all the best through the rest of this move chaos good sir.

[@dmitch1983]

This is my favorite KZbin series of all time

[@Rusty44444444]

Raw overtaking nitro in the win column is inevitable. IMO nitro had already peaked by mid 97 and Raw was excellent for the next couple years.

[@martynodonnell8467]

Although Nitro were ahead in the ratings and will be for sometime yet. Raw is head and shoulders above the program the Nitro is putting on each week. WCW basically had one good idea the NWO. Even by this point it’s run it’s course.

[@Robman0908]

WCW was just the same nonsense week after week. The cool factor of the nWo and the Sting mystery was the only things working but it wasn’t enough.

[@mitchapalooza454]

I got into wrestling in 96 around Wrestlmania time. I love this show. Hope it goes on forever lol. Brings back a lot of memories. 🙂🙂🙂

[@Paul.Arnold]

Couldn’t believe it when this episode dropped, hope everything gets sorted soon and keep up the good work 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@G.MONEY.]

Davey Boy got super pumped when he saw Owen use the chin-lock on Rocky.

[@adzbeck7681]

Wow it’s chin lock o’clock! Hopefully a few savio nerve pinches too 😎

[@markcarloestabillo5461]

"Reliving the War Legend Kevin Sullivan".... Almost made me spit my drink hearing that.

[@poyodiablo26]

Your dedication to us is commendable. Thank you wrestling bios

[@ryanlazrine5345]

Just watch Jay Hunter mention your name on the last OSW that will cheer you up for sure.

[@SonofPhobos]

You absolutely fuckin rock, mate, putting yourself through all that for us scumbags.

[@tyote]

Pillman had that "validated by God" face at the end.

[@nicktaylor2657]

As long as there's Reliving the War I'm happy 😁

[@ravenrainer8854]

I rewatched every episode of "Reliving The War" that has been put out so far. And I must say your commentary is 100% superb. Keep pushing on and keep serving us up with old school and new school wrestling. I also watched every last video you have put out.

[@thisisnotachannel]

Forgot it was Thursday.... Damn, man. Thanks! Seriously... I've moved too many times in my life, and I have a sinus infection myself. So I feel for ya, and appreciate you getting this out even when you feel like death! And Ahmed Johnson was a Crip. But not the California kind. He was an OG in the South Park, Colorado set... with Timmy and Jimmy. *EDIT* You sounded fine, dude.

[@keithlangman2081]

I've always been a huge fan of Bret and Owen, Stampede, and the family so this is my favorite era of WWE 1997 with the heart foundation getting pushed and you got Steve Austin as well.

[@seamusbell6957]

Your hard work is appreciated as always mate. There’s a lot of us out there who’s weekend doesn’t start until Reliving the War on Thursday night 👍

[@richardthepastamancer6619]

regardless of how many HHH vs Gold we'll have on RTW i can't see Bios stopping, he's, using the immortal words of bunny-hop sullivan, *to legit to quit*

[@nicholasokeefe3632]

Yesssssss Reliving the War wooooooooo!!! I'm so happy! Thank you for even attempting this man, best KZbinr out there atm

[@rulerofall015]

I love the point system before because it makes it easier to judge down the middle while saying this show was memorable but this show was more better. Also get well soon and I hope the move eventually gets better.

[@Aj-wt1sv]

I still remember this episode of Raw is war.cant believe it was 24 yrs ago.

[@stepforwardentertainment715]

You know something? I came across this channel by accident and at first, I didn’t know what to think of it. I was a big fan of WCW back in 97-98, not so much in 99, the Fingerpoke of Doom turned me off to WCW and while I would take in a Nitro here and there, it just lost the appeal. This series is so refreshing and brings back such memories. Thank you for it!

[@mayfieldgage]

Jim Johnston is an amazing composer

[@HabsMike25]

1997 simply was the best year in wrestling. It made you want to tune in every week especially from May to December unlike the current product in the WWE where it is so hard to watch now. Believe most long time fans can agree on this that we rather watch older stuff over Raw today & SD to a lesser degree. Thank you for all you do by up loading the videos. It is the best channel by a mile 👍👍👍

[@sharmat1611]

NOW it’s Thursday.

[@dougm.2855]

I was at this Raw Show in Omaha. Seeing the Austin/Hart stuff live was great.

[@vinnychase7352]

Seriously you're the goat for feeding our addiction even if you're moving

[@clutch8602]

Thanks, you are crushing it you legend . Good luck on the move

[@scottedwards4997]

This is the reason I look forward to Thursday's!

[@mickhh85]

Idea for your next supercut/compilation video: Mongo match highlights. Absolutely priceless commentary, mate. Keep up the excellent work!

[@seanbean3826]

Ep 81, i dont even miss live wrestling at this point. I still watch when i can ofcourse, but reliving the war boils it down into a comfy digest size that still offers all the pros and cons of a wrestling program.

[@Zouszz]

I never suspected that i would see Bret making the Devils Horns

[@JM_F3ck]

Didn't expect it but when I saw 81 right there I actually smiled. You my good sir are the best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be

[@brophymusprime593]

It's crazy because I've been watching reliving the war since the beginning and I am just as excited today as I was last week as I was 6 months ago to get a notification. Thank you for all your work, man.

[@offthewoodwork3626]

I get that Pillman's praying for Bret came at the expense of detailing why he was aligned with the Hart Foundation against Austin in terms of the long-term storytelling, but acting like a televangelist was a pretty creative way to generate heat on both himself and Bret. To me, that's a promo that I think only Pillman could've pulled off effectively. And the ending visual of Pillman's Joker-esque insane smile capped it off as arguably the best Pillman episode of Raw.

[@jaredstarman9918]

What a legend man holy cow good for you!!

[@KeganStucki]

The war inevitably ends, obviously, but I would absolutely watch you continue through the proceeding eras. Your commentary is one of the highlights of my week!

[@silencio00]

Another Thursday, another episode. What a time to be alive.

[@SoelGriffin]

Just gotta say a Titan Sports/ECO PRO sized THANK YOU to Mr. Bios for all the hard work and hilarity that is put into his channel's productions. Get unsick, get settled residentially, and when you come back all tip-top, catch us up on the tally of Davey Boy Chinlocks!

[@guitarherofreek08]

You're the goat for putting these videos out while you're busy moving, thanks man.

[@storiedworlds6261]

The mad lad got it done. Glad to see this episode is up. Thanks, Wrestling Bios.

[@atstucke10]

THUMBS UP THE VIDEO FOR ALL THIS MANS HARD WORK PLEASE.......its the least we can do. thanks again for the memories and A+ content.

[@jjreider8668]

You’re facing greater odds than Ahmed Johnson in his gauntlet match with the NoD. If this is the content you put out when you “wing it” you are a legend.

[@lennon636]

I started watching these Reliving the war Episodes about 2 months ago and finally caught up, I love this Channel so much man, it's incredible what you do, can't wait for the next episode 🤟

[@nicholashurst780]

This is the best wrestling KZbin content there is, there ever was, or there ever will be

[@Steveo3420]

Best videos on KZbin! Appreciate em

[@ksauerrr]

With Goldberg's spear or Taskmaster's bunny hop you still deliver bro!

[@monkeybone1080]

You're a machine dude. Don't apologize for anything as the fact you even put this episode out is a suprise. Just take your time as the series is well worth waiting for.

[@m00rtin4]

that part with austin wheeling backstage is one of the best moments of wwf 1997!

[@jakegreen3609]

My girlfriend has just pointed out that I have watched all 81 episodes of Reliving the War so far while in the bath. So yeah, thought id share that. I mean the keep the tradition alive! Don't stop making these or I may never remember to have a bath again.

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Damn Dude. I'm so Sorry that U been having a shitty time! Hope it gets better soon and fast! Thanks So Much for all U do for Us🤘🖤😝🖤🤘

[@jamesholden7447]

You've been been doing a fine job with everything that's been going on and you sounded perfectly fine to me in this episode, nicely done bud. Reliving the war is always a highlight each week, Keep up the quality work!

[@abidiqbal3585]

Clicked this notification within 15secs of the upload WBs what a guy! even with no house move and being sick as a parrot! Please enjoy a bit more of Shawn's fanny pack for me! 😎😂👍

[@SNESertainment]

I was at this Raw show live! Great event. Great matches

[@davidringle7]

You are a true entertainer. Through hard times and good times you still produce quality content as scheduled. Thank you sir we do appreciate it 👍👍👍

[@familyfantasyfootballleagu7685]

It is unbelievable what you do for us. And pretty much for our free entertainment. You sir are my hero. Thank you for everything you do. You make my day every single time you post!

[@skyguy5587]

Austin and Brett doing the “I have polio” bit from Always Sunny.

[@FrightfullyForgotten]

Honestly if didn't say you edited this ep on the run on a laptop I wouldn't have known at all! Just as good as every other episode

[@irishpanic]

Another Thursday complete. I hope you get well soon. We appreciate all your hard work

[@brianlarsen9952]

Wooooooooooo Here I was worried this wouldnt come out on time and its earlier than usual. Fantastic

[@jamesbounds]

11:54 Davey Boy Smith is saying "It rubs the trophy on the skin or it gets the hose again".

[@calds90]

Best time of the week!!! Reliving the War!!!

[@seanmcilroy5106]

Mate, this episode was just as brillaint as the others! Appreciate the apolgy, but seriously the fact that you managed to put this together was outstanding.

[@anthonysoto2923]

Hey no sweat! You can miss a week or two don't worry buddy. Love the videos and I for one will still be here no matter how long you take to upload. Great channel. 👍

[@devious187]

Based on his promos, I'd say Ahmed's gang is the Mushmouths. Also, I was always mystified by just how over Lex Luger was in these days. There was no louder pop on Monday Nitro than when Lex got someone up in the Torture Rack... At least before Goldberg showed up. I was never a fan so I just didn't get it lol.

[@felandis571]

I believe he was a blood

[@DaSasquatch23]

@@felandis571 all that red right

[@solefoodbrand1699]

That’s me in the Packers Favre jersey marking when Luger hits the torture rack. I was waiting for this review and missed it because I was also moving.

[@rockajabroni5975]

The hardest working man on KZbin. Hats off to you sir.

[@violagreene4643]

"Home internet chinlock" got me giggling.

[@nextgreatmedia3552]

NBA Finals turns WCW's broadcast into an hour show which messes up their show and format. A move change causes the internet to be out and PC to be gone, which messes up Wrestlingbios' show and format. Coincidence, I think not! WWF conspiracy happening I bets. Great work you're doing Wrestlingbios. Can't wait for your return

[@gregcaytonjr7167]

There was absolutely nothing wrong with this episode! Great and entertaining as always

[@Gman7G]

I look forward to “Reliving the War” every week and your commitment is incredible! You put so much effort into your videos and I can’t thank you enough for creating these nostalgic videos! I look forward to them every week! Best of luck to creating your content and you are greatly appreciated for the time you spend on it!

[@stephenmcilwraith9639]

BRO you kill it man! Your "worst" is still gold thank you!

[@stevenrobinson4454]

Thank you dor getting these out. We really do appreciate it and you! Take care and best of luck to you moving!!

[@redmusichouse]

Thank you so much for doing this despite what you’re going through! You wouldn’t know how excited I get every Thursday when this shows up. It’s literally the highlight of my week.

[@FrostyBalls01]

Heck yeah didn’t think I was getting one this week and I have enough time to watch it before work. You just made my crappy day

[@GoldBlueDude]

Rock-A-Billy the funniest gimmick name EVER!!

[@michaelkeller5927]

I was expecting this to be pre-empted for the Westminster dog show this week

[@TheVictorroque]

Wow didn't expect ep81 until 2022. Amazing.

[@ThePriorityBox]

Why am I not surprised that this video came out exactly on schedule...

[@popmonika]

The biggest question on everyone's lips this week's reliving the war.... Will Davey Boy Smith apply a chin lock... Will we finally see any actual horsemen business?? How many nerve holds will savio Vega perform?? And... Which lightweight will steal the show on nitro??

[@brophymusprime593]

Of course we'll see the horseman business.