Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 83 - May 12th 1997

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Reliving The War takes a look at the WWF vs WCW Monday Night Wars that took place during the mid to late 90s and early 2000s. Every match, promo and segment gets covered as we take an in-depth look at one of the hottest time periods in wrestling. With WCW Nitro on TNT and WWF Monday Night Raw on the USA Network (at the same time), fans had to choose which channel to watch. This series flips back and forth between both the WCW channel and the WWF channel to check out what happened every week.
It's the night after WWF In Your House: A Cold Day in Hell and The Undertaker is still WWF Champion. Taker battles Savio Vega on Raw this week while Stone Cold Steve Austin promises to become WWF champion in the future. Bret Hart calls out Shawn Michaels to end Raw, and Bret ends up verbally destroying Shawn to close out the show while being oblivious to time constraints. Rob Van Dam also makes his WWF Raw debut.
On WCW Nitro, the company gets ready for Slamboree '97. Reggie White makes an appearance and he gets physical with Steve McMichael. Roddy Piper, Kevin Greene and Ric Flair get a message from the nWo, and Wrath makes his in-ring WCW debut. Sting has sent word that he wants interviewed by Eric Bischoff, and Nitro closes with Sting and Bischoff in the ring.
00:00 - Intro
02:11 - Hart Foundation Promo
04:24 - Ahmed Johnson vs Triple H / Steve Austin Promo
07:33 - Leif Cassidy vs Scott Putski / PG13 vs L.O.D
08:24 - Paul Bearer & The Undertaker's Secret
09:42 - Faarooq Promo / Randy Savage Promo
12:03 - Ultimo Dragon vs Juventud Guerrera
13:40 - Undertaker vs Savio Vega
15:07 - Piper, Flair and Greene Promo
17:18 - Rob Van Dam debut
19:04 - Goldust Interview / McMichael vs Malenko
22:57 - Undertaker Promo / Wrath vs Riggs
25:02 - Four Corners Elimination Match on Raw
27:02 - Wright & Ice Train vs Morrus & Konnan
29:17 - Sting Promo / Bret Hart Promo
35:40 - Final Scores
#WWF #WCW #nWo

[@tysabin9932]

“RVD had ‘it’, whatever ‘it’ is.” Bret Hart whispers to himself “he’s got the jam,” as he sheds a lone tear.

[@troywright359]

Bret finally aknowledges that RVD's stones aren't too cold for him to come and fight.

[@zlinedavid]

RVD: Too Legit 2 Quit

[@heisensaul5538]

Bret missed out. He's got the jam could have been huge.

[@burntvirtue]

RVD is a jam up guy

[@KastleKrossface]

RVD is more Jam than a Savio Vega nerve hold while swallowing whole slices of Exceptional Executioner Pizza!

[@brettlowery4443]

Who knew that Davey Boy Smith would emerge as the star of reliving the war? I look forward to seeing that chinlock every week!

[@omerta316]

Monday Night Chinlock

[@ananyaraizada7657]

Truly speaking I didn't remember Davey boy was such a crucial part of Monday nights until this series came along. Probably the reason is I started watching since wrestlemania 13.

[@benespinosa6725]

Austin Calling Vince McMahon A Chicken was absolutely hilarious and Vince's Reaction was priceless.

[@Bertaut]

And at the same time, WCW was in month 5 or 6 of the Hogan/Sting slow build.

[@benespinosa6725]

@@Bertaut and the Match ended up terrible

[@Bertaut]

@@benespinosa6725 I think it was alright in retrospect, watching it knowing what to expect. At the time though, I hated it. There was no way they could do justice to the build. Sting was in a shocking state, and Hogan was Hogan. The intros were good though.

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@Bertautagreed

[@benjaminmee3751]

When you said “he calls out Shawn Michaels”, I knew that this was THAT episode of Raw.

[@greatheightsu]

This period of the Hart foundation was one of the absolute peaks of the era.

[@Hav2bmor]

Absolutely agree. Full full respect for bret but for some reason I've never been a big fan of his. But this version of heel Bret has always been one my top favorite things from the attitude era.

[@theazureknight9399]

@@Hav2bmor Are we in the attitude era already? I always thought that the switch between New Generation to attitude happened with the Montreal Screwjob when the monday night wars really kicked to high gear.

[@Hav2bmor]

@@theazureknight9399 era's are always fluid. This time period to me was already attitude era even if the branding hadn't changed yet. You are correct that most people will point to the screw job as the start of it but you can clearly see the tide is already turning. To me, and just my personal opinion, the attitude era really kicks off with the royal rumble because after the dusty finish where Austin screws over Brett you see Brett attacking Vince and Austin start to bloom into the badass. The concept that Vince was "only a commentary guy" until Montreal is just plain wrong. Shawn had called him out as the boss several times before that, again Brett yelled and attacked Vince over the royal rumble outcome, Austin went to Vince about it too, so it's just plain false. But its semantics so can always be argued when the era truly began.

[@monarched]

That commentary about the HHH-Johnson match just about made me choke, i was laughing so hard.

[@stephenrobinson8244]

Choked Johnson 😂

[@willconstantinople6434]

This is what I came to the comments for!

[@michaelandrews4895]

"Beating the big johnson" lol

[@midsectionmark8956]

Haha right I’m like am I the only one hearing this 😂😂

[@ajanithanaturalmystic3875]

Lmao

[@tavanium]

Can't get enough of Scott Hall threatening me every Thursday!

[@SegaDream131]

I demand a tossed toothpick emoji..✊🏻🧙‍♂️👍

[@king_eternal]

I love that opening jab aimed at those guys who complained Wrestling Bios doesn't highlight Das Wonderkin's dancing by putting several images of his sweet moves on the tv screen that couple was watching haha

[@Venemofthe888]

I feel like Faarooq did a great job here with the promo he cut here and honestly he had a point. It might be a little iffy for some to use race in wrestling but here i honestly think it was done very well here

[@brianlarsen9952]

Wooooooo I can't remember what Thursdays were like before Relieving the War started.

[@FoolishFlock]

Alex Wright's Dance could be called! "The Berlin Waltz" lolz!!!... 😉👍

[@nailmcnugget9284]

Never really understood WWE going after wrestling channels, your amazing content makes me more invested in wrestling, means I want to go back and watch these on the network and engage more in the community. It's a real shame they don't see it that way

[@nicholashurst780]

@@billybadass3056 not saying you are wrong but media companies (which Titan Sports Entertainment is) have a legal obligation to defend their trademark and other IP against all threats or lose the ability to defend it at all

[@Goomyx1492]

@@nicholashurst780 and they know pretty well what is and isn't a threat and they don't care about the difference

[@ivantrba7412]

They're jealous that their product isn't as entertaining as Wrestling Bios.

[@inutero10]

This dude is monetized. He is making money displaying content that he doesnt own the ip to.

[@billhicks6449]

@@Goomyx1492 but the way the laws are written make it very easy to lose your IP if you don't defend it. if you set that precedence it can make legal hell for you going forward since people will claim they thought it was ok to use your stuff based on this case or that. It's why you'll see WWE put in copyright complaints holding content like this only to release it a few weeks later. They know this kind of content helps them, but that way they can claim they've attempted to defended their property. I'm as critical of WWE as anyone, but this isn't one of those instances where Vince is just trying to be a jerk. AEW, Impact, etc do the same thing. In fact AEW can be even worse about it because they have to set a precedence of defending their property where WWE has a long history they can lean on. It's the same with movies, shows, music, etc.

[@gumdeo]

Wheelchair Bret was great.

[@wezzbeet2923]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 top comment

[@steidman]

So pumped to get to fall 97 and into 98. That is really when things take off for both companies

[@Luis-un4xl]

"china chokes big Johnson" all those puns were on point! Low key my guy is very funny! I notice his humor through the series. Keep up this banging work and thanks for the free content🍻

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

I caught it after he kept saying big Johnson

[@nickcliff]

@@chrisburrelljr9270 then there was stiff and won’t go down sexual innuendo is funny

[@01kilik10]

The gratuitous use of Johnson is greatly appreciated.

[@johnlucas1543]

My man behind Wrestling Bios, YOU ARE A FUNNY GUY! You got 'Das Wunderkind' Alex Wright doing his dance on the Christmas TV in the intro. Oh my God! Hahahahaha! The quality you bring with this series is UNMATCHED. Thank you for everything you do, man. We all love it & appreciate you.

[@D_McGeezacks]

Ikr? Man's got a real talent for what he does

[@nickh944]

There's too many good name choices to call his dancing too, hilarious!

[@wallacetownsend8384]

The Johnson references were great. Real humor😂

[@kingtaz730]

Triple H is having a hard time beating the big Johnson. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brendanneville272]

Something about old school wrestling and Irish accents that is just magical! Could listen to this and the OSW boys all day

[@PureEliteGaming101]

Dude I litterly CRIED laughing at all the *Big Johnson * jokes 😂 🤣 😭 😆 😅 😒

[@stephenrobinson8244]

The word play is amazing , Johnson won't go down 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TubaDudeNick]

Lmfao at all the Johnson jokes.

[@mattwebb5276]

Correction... Big Johnson won't go down 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mattdunfee3527]

That big Johnson is working stiff

[@Suchega_Uber]

I remember this episode so clearly. It was the first time I ever saw RVD. He was instantly one of my favorites. I thought he was going to be fighting for the WWF championship in less than a years time. I still believe he was main event ready at this point.

[@accordingtoslim1496]

Alex Wright the "am I being followed home " dance. 🤣🤣🤣☠☠☠☠👀😂😂😂😂

[@fitness65]

Always putting in the work and giving us these great episodes that me and others look forward to every Thursday

[@gumdeo]

The true MVP of wrestling videos.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

The double entendres during Ahmed's match, though. 😂 Also, I like how every few episodes your personal lexicon increases: "Kick or be kickin'," "the jam," "Horseman business," etc.

[@garrettedwardspears]

Scott Putski was very underrated,

[@jameshaney75]

I rarely comment on videos but I need to say "thank you" for your dedication to this show and your (us) fans.

[@stewartlaprairie2842]

God damn is this time in WWF the best ever. the Hart Foundation/Michaels/Austin feud was so much closer to reality than wrestling has ever been able to do again. Love it.

[@Goomyx1492]

Your work and dedication to this series is stellar. I have to commend you! Some might even say you're too legit to quit.

[@thefckumean2209]

RVD would have been perfect for the Attitude Era had he actually signed on with WWF.

[@lexkanyima2195]

For sure, he would have been huge

[@kevinb9830]

Bret's promos as a heel were great IMO.

[@forrestcrabbe]

You just said "triple h is gonna have a hard time beating the big Johnson tonight" bwaahaahaa The whole big Johnson segment was brilliant 🤘

[@jamesbounds]

Four years later RVD and Jeff Hardy have some pretty awesome matches during the Invasion era.

[@0GuruCS]

Damn, just thinking about it, I really wish you did a Davey Boy Smith chin lock counter from the start! Would be hilarious to see how many chin locks he's at now!

[@SegaDream131]

He achieved Chinese phone book amounts of CHINS.....

[@cynthiachristie1059]

impressive in ring debut by wrath

[@CaptHigdawg]

This series is my favourite thing on KZbin. I love reliving these episodes. Thanks for the commitment you've given us all year.

[@comfortablynumblbg]

Same here

[@Littlebigdan]

Ooh we are coming up to the “undertakers secret” part (not spoiling it) but that is going to be one to watch

[@deaditalianguy7353]

We gotta wait for the reveal in October 1997

[@irishpanic]

Another Thursday complete. Glad I can watch before I go to work. Happy holidays everyone

[@theanimal619]

Reliving The War is so great that I'm actually rewatching the other episodes I love what the Monday Night Wars brought us the fans so many epic matches and earth shattering promos I'm on the episode where a certain someone is about to declare WAR...take care and can't wait for more Reliving The War 👍🏾🤘🏾✊🏾🔥🎉🎊🎄

[@KastleKrossface]

When I seen Rob Van Dam, I was a lifelong fan from that moment

[@ramoncastellano2692]

I've been a wrestling fan since i was 6 years old and watching the invaders rivalry with the moondogs changed my live. I've been hooked on Professional wrestling. And watching these videos bring me back to that time. And i thank you for that. Please keep up the good work. Thanks

[@resilientintrovert2093]

It's crazy. I never knew RVD appeared this early in the WWE.

[@timbartschwolfman]

This was during the WWE/ECW Partnership in 97....ECW helped out WWE in early 97 and it was also to promote ECW's First PPV Barely Legal

[@resilientintrovert2093]

@@timbartschwolfman ah ok, thats interesting. I started watching WWE in late 98, early 99. Didn't know about their temporary partnership.

[@timbartschwolfman]

@@resilientintrovert2093 ECW appeared at In Your House Mind Games in 96....also Jerry Lawler invaded ECW Arena in 97 to attack Tommy Dreamer...this set up Tommy Dreamer vs Jerry Lawler at ECW Hardcore Heaven 97 which Dreamer won

[@resilientintrovert2093]

@@timbartschwolfman that's cool af. Never knew WWE & ECW had history with each other besides the 2001 invasion angle lol.

[@TheLandofObscusion]

@@timbartschwolfman Yeah, I was just thinking "So has Lawler appeared in ECW yet?", but that wouldn't still be for another month with Wrestlepalooza in June, when Lawler lead an attack on Tommy Dreamer after he finally beat Raven. On that note, we're not too far out from Raven's WCW debut in late June!

[@PunkRJH90]

Thank you for these videos. You can have a rest this weekend, as you deserve it. I won't mind the WCW PPV being delayed. Merry Christmas Wrestling Bios.

[@bug5258]

Such great uses of Ahmeds "Johnson" my guy you are a legend among all Johnsons Big and Small...

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Best early pressie yet.. loved the Johnson bit.. Great stuff

[@calebtylershepherd21]

Just want to say thanks for the new video. I’m currently in the hospital awaiting to have a procedure on my lung, and it’s nice to have some new content to watch to keep me occupied while I’m in here through Christmas. Thanks and take care!

[@HotPikachuSex69]

As always, so excited for the quality each and every week. Thank you my man

[@matthewcowan9324]

Love the big Johnson work. A+ man+

[@rickyfinn2763]

Yes. The beginning of the Kane story line!!! Man please, when the war is over, please PLEASE keep re-capping the Attitude era on its own, I don't want to pay for WWE TV to re watch the best era. I look forward to your Weekley videos

[@nathj4818]

Wrestling Bios you're a bloody LEGEND mate I was in stitches when you mentioned my Jiggly Frankfurter 😂😂👍 Hope you have a great Christmas bud 🎅🍻

[@stewartmeetball3417]

So much more could have been done with the 4horsemen versus nwo

[@Dad84]

Thanks for everything this year man. I’ve enjoyed everything so far, brought back a lot of childhood memories

[@kristimccabe8288]

Thank you for all the "Johnson's"!!.. ex: the big Johnson won't go down, He's having a hard time beating the big Johnson, The big Johnson goes stiff and won't stay down and so on!! Really made me and my fiance's night! Watching your videos is always a highlight of our day once a new one is posted but that made it so much better!

[@EhrisaiaOShannon]

Happy Christmas, Puddin'!! Love you!! 💜

[@princebloodgrave8097]

Who would've thought that Ric Flair would be the last one still alive, on that team?

[@timbartschwolfman]

Merry Christmas Wrestling Bios

[@brianjamesesq747]

Thanks for your hard work WB. I look forward to this show every week.

[@RedCometXIII]

Reliving the War is the ultimate Christmas present. Thank you so much man, and Merry Christmas.

[@D_McGeezacks]

I bop SO HARD to your opening music. The bells were a nice touch!

[@LiquidREAP]

This is without a doubt the absolute best series of wrestling videos I've ever seen, short of the original broadcast of course. Well done sir, keep up the great work. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@andrewwagstaff5535]

Thanks for everything you do here Wrestling Bios. I look forward to this every Thursday.

[@billdenny9599]

7:34 Scott Putski actually a descent wrestler and a pretty nice guy. I had the chance to meet him and his father at an indy show in Texas when he was coming up. Under-rated misused talent by both WWF and WCW imo.

[@toptenguy1]

I think Vince lost confidence in him when he got injured in that PPV match, and he didn't "gut it out".

[@rickylahey9248]

Man I can't thank you enough for making these, seeing Alex Wright dancing around and on earlier episodes hearing the midi theme music from WCW vs nWo World Tour fukin awesome. Bringing back so many memories from my early teenage years.

[@tysoncarpenter8628]

Hell yeah man! It's been a pleasure to hang with u and watch this awesome show! So thank you for all this awesome content! Your the best man!

[@DudleyLuckie]

97 was such a great year!

[@henry199xx]

Those “Johnson” puns. Lmao 🤣 wow. Brilliant. That was a good laugh

[@KaijuLover85]

Merry Christmas 🎁🎄! Love this series thank you for reliving our childhood memories with this series!

[@MichaelSmith-lx2dt]

What a great man Steven Regal is

[@jimsmith8993]

No matter how much I disagree with you and see things very differently I have to admit that this show is literally the best and most entertaining wrestling content around anywhere. Absolutely professional and the work is amazing.

[@jeffreydunlop2452]

The quality on these is unreal. Great work.

[@mikebellsfitnessshorts2783]

The WCW high flyers from the 90s are underrated.

[@McMatthew420]

You are the man WrestlingBios bro!

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Can't believe it's already been another year, it feels like last Christmas wasn't even that long ago. Glad to hear Wrestling Bios is finally in the new place, 2022 should hopefully be pretty awesome. Happy Holidays Everyone 😄👍

[@chrishollister80]

I've always HATED Savage in the nwo. If there was anybody who never needed to have joined, it was Savage.

[@sharmellkeane3924]

Kinda agree except how else would we have seen heel Liz?? She was great as a heel.

[@derekazyan9942]

Yeah and Bret Hart

[@chrishollister80]

@@derekazyan9942 Bret said in his book that after Montreal that he lost all passion for the business (I'm paraphrasing, of course) and that in WCW he couldn't care less. I wish he had NEVER turned heel and joined Hogan because it was weak and it made absolutely no sense whatsoever, even for someone who didn't care anymore. I mean, there's not caring, and then there's just doing something that makes less than -100% sense.

[@chrishollister80]

@@sharmellkeane3924 I always hated Liz. They should've brought back Sherri and recreated the Kingdom of the Madness in WCW

[@MKillBill]

"Hunter was going to have difficulties beating the big Johnson tonight." Not sure if this was an intended pun or not, but I laughed my ass off regardless.

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

Yes it was definitely intended pun

[@winlosetiertd9371]

The banana hammock bounce is hilarious

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Awesome! Thanks so Much!! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 🤘🖤❄️🌲☃️

[@dereksather5921]

Thank you Wrestling Bios for all the awesome content you have put out, and a very Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@davidringle7]

Christmas bells with the intro you have out done yourself my friend... Thank you another great video. Merry Christmas Bios and Merry Christmas to the millions......and millions of the Bionites across the globe

[@Dan_the_Man_85]

Merry Christmas and happy new year everyone. Looking forward to another 52 weeks of absolute awesomeness. Thanks for the entertaining videos.

[@adampatterson5475]

I was at this event , lol my friends came to my house at 6am the next day wanting to know what happened cause it was cut off at the end

[@InsomniacRocker]

Just commenting that this is another great episode in the best KZbin series there is. I can’t wait to see the Bios commentary on a lot of great stuff coming up on raw in the next couple of months.

[@leetag]

Even as a teenager I knew letting Bret go was a mistake. Now its so blindingly obvious he just makes everyone around him better. Don't get me wrong, HBK is amazing but they are just in different leagues when it comes both sides of a story coming together to work as a team.

[@adrianshappymoments9343]

You know what they say, nostalgia is just not what it used to be.

[@dawsonbosco8217]

A question as we move forward: in covering the *entire* Monday Night War, it may be necessary for Thunder and SmackDown to get covered in the future. How do you plan on handling that?

[@donbrewer3904]

I was wondering this as well.

[@asasadsffdgdgd]

No Shotgun Saturday Night etc, so maybe not?

[@McDanieI]

You're just getting better and better at these. WWE is wishing they had you to do this on their network. Also, loved the Johnson skit!!

[@newrapperplaylist]

Thanks for the vids. I look forward to them every week

[@brianmcdonald7017]

Nice Christmas stuff. You always go above and beyond. Props

[@justinperkins6798]

Merry Christmas to wrestling bio's, we appreciate the videos every week brother!!

[@azapro911]

When people hear Bret's golden '97 heel promos: "Okay, who are you and what have you done with Bret Hart?!"

[@timnovak698]

Thank you for getting the dedication to get this vid out WB!!! Happy Holidays to you, stay safe & warm out there

[@rulerofall015]

I have peacock and honestly this is more comfortable to watch rather than flip flopping. Also the editing and viewing the episodes I understand takes alot of work, deserves alot of respect and support.

[@manifestationkingdom2172]

Vinnie Mac smiling about seeing snakes, big Johnson’s stay upright and men being destroyed at Blackpool pleasure beach… just a normal RTW episode 😂

[@anotheratheist]

It‘s good, that the whole series is back.

[@kylehill3016]

Thank you! These kick ass.

[@somedude517]

happy holidays wrestling bios much love and heres to an even more successful 2022 for you 🙏

[@johnmcgehee2497]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Wrestling Bio and I always enjoy your Videos of wrestling ❤️❤️💪🏾💪🏾💯💯

[@joser421.1]

It was a wonderful surprise to see that something I suggested ended up in a video! But this was yet another gem of an episode. Some of the bumps, especially that Jeff Hardy one looked brutal. I'm just disappointed there were no chin locks at all from both shows. Anyway, Merry Christmas, everyone! I can't wait to see more!

[@fistingturtle]

Beating the big Johnson! I'm sure you've upped the puns in the last few episodes 😂😂😂😂