Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 84 - May 19th 1997

[@basicallyfit9355]

“You want a war…you’re gonna get one” Immediately starts head banging

[@CaptnMasm]

Starts hitting Like button immediately

[@smoosev89]

now get the guns... the drugs...

[@spencer9093]

I know that's what I always do... Every damn week

[@darnellsumter775]

What's so heartbreaking is that of all the members of the Hart Foundation during this time is that Bret Hart is the only one left. R.I.P. Brian Pullman , Jim Neighart ,Owen Hart and British Bulldog 😢😢

[@maxmalten7749]

Whats that first name again?

[@S.T.A.N.D_inspirational]

Couple misspells in there, but despite it... That's a nice pun you did there, heart breaking 👍 talking about hart foundation

[@xenaires]

And The Dynamite Kid and sweet Matilda❤️🐶🐾💞

[@darnellsumter775]

@@xenaires yes absolutely

[@xenaires]

@@darnellsumter775 Such great talent was lost.

[@Colty045]

It's always "Sunny days" when there's a new Reliving The War.

[@zlinedavid]

And like Elmo, if it’s a sunny day, we’ll all “do what’s best for business”.

[@sleepalaska]

@@zlinedavid horsemen business ***

[@JM1993951]

Hey, the wetter the better.

[@customclonecorner3510]

IDK why "Sunny Days" are even a thing whe according to her Vivid video shes all about the "dark side of the moon" so to speak.

[@chrisbelos2834]

Sunny loves the jam

[@anthonyfernandez822]

I love this series . I stop what ever I'm doing when this drops , just to watch

[@kennyguinness57]

Same bro

[@TheDemonking82]

Here here brother.

[@jamesbrazas3703]

Well I had to wait 20 min for it but a burger and wrestling bios makes a good lunch break

[@ruffus8012]

Good 4 u

[@mikecooke7876]

Me to word I stopped watching dirty grandpa lol

[@nailmcnugget9284]

Absolutely cracking up at the state of that father & son getting interviewed by Lawler

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! My exact reaction was "😳 where the hell did they find those two?" i couldn't create a more awkward looking individual if i had the power and someone paid me. Lawler's question killed me too, you could tell the the old man was trying to process what he was just asked. 😄👍

[@HabsMike25]

That segment was pure gold. Couldn't do that today. 1997 was the best year in wrestling

[@Spooky_T2i]

Foley's promo work throughout his career should be mandatory subject matter for any young guy to understand pacing of language and mixing reality with your gimmick.

[@Jiren261]

It's often been said that Owen was super nice so I wouldn't be surprised if the loss to Bob Holly (In his home town) was Owen's idea.

[@johnmcnamara8741]

It was! Holly said something about on Raw is Owen. He was such a nice guy.

[@thewonderingbuddhist6123]

Ya seems so

[@jimjack6504]

@@cylersmiley5259 I really think he just didn't know how to apologize and the longer it went, the more awkward it became

[@shenanitims4006]

@@jimjack6504 Probably. I don’t think there is a sorry that would be adequate. Even if Austin knew, deep down, that it was only an accident, and no ill will was meant, Owen still was the one who broke his neck.

[@shenanitims4006]

^This. Owen was known to be super nice, and he came from a family of wrestlers who likely taught him that if you’re in someone’s home territory, you let them have that win. Let them get the hometown pop.

[@BarryMcCockiner361]

This is my childhood. It reminds me of watching nitro and raw with my dad when I was a kid, he passed away in February and these videos are really hitting me in the heart. Thank you for this.

[@benjaminfalla6616]

Mine passed away 3 years ago and I know that feeling man. I've had episode that I could remember the exact night when I was 12 years old sitting next to my dad.

[@martynodonnell8467]

I started watching Nitro with my Dad during 98. Then on and off for years afterwards. We watched Smackdown together too, during 2003-2005 time. Therefore I understand your pain.

[@D0RYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY]

Sorry for your loss. Its great you have those good memories with your father.

[@toptenguy1]

Bret in 1997: "How DARE you imply that I might have an affair!" Bret's book 10 years later : Brags about the hundreds of women he slept with while on the road. (I get he was divorced by then but that always made me laugh)

[@JM1993951]

@@michaelsinger4638 I may have to call Bret’s sexuality into question if he wasn’t interested in 1996-1997 Sunny.

[@JM1993951]

@@michaelsinger4638 Damn, giving that youngster more than a pair of pink sunglasses.

[@justinwalker2928]

@@michaelsinger4638 Shawn wasn’t the only guy in the locker room sleeping with Sunny back then.Pillmen and Davey also had sunny days. I honestly believe that Bret and Sunny were involved.

[@SpaceGhost92]

@@michaelsinger4638 It’s almost like being a rich celebrity has benefits. Who knew?

[@adamclark9004]

@@michaelsinger4638 dude she's not that hot. I think your sexuality is in question

[@shawnc990]

Here's to a new year full of Reliving the War episodes🎉

[@Tad1945]

97 was such an underrated year for wwe

[@dukes1993724]

Arguable their most important year

[@HabsMike25]

The best year in the WWE.

[@Ykwhat75]

It’s the only year where everything was dark serious and felt real

[@BlueMarkEntertainment]

“Master of Pump Action” had me bust out laughing.

[@mikebuglione32]

“Dakota goes into business for herself” 😂😂😂

[@robmason5799]

Love this series. I used to watch this with my dad. Sadly he passed in September. We used flip the channels and we use to order food and make popcorn. He loved nitro and hated hogan. Thank you for these series.

[@vokabage]

RIP

[@ifgwelf]

Your dad sounds cool af, my respects

[@sleepalaska]

crackin open a cold one for the last reliving the war of the year. here we go again boyz, stay hydrated!

[@mikemejia9153]

Cheers, I jus cracked a cold one as well

[@sleepalaska]

@@mikemejia9153 cheers brother!

[@damienhelmold6978]

alcohol dehydrates you. getawater feller.

[@mikemejia9153]

I drink water before bed n throughout the day randomly

[@louisvelez40]

Shawn was out of it, you can visibly tell he was. This was interesting to see this side of Foley in his Mankind character in that interview with JR

[@lexkanyima2195]

Why ?

[@mangrove]

Both Bret and Cornette have said that Shawn was pilled up during this segment. Bret said that he hadn't heard the "Sunny Days" comment in-arena, and only found out from his wife.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@mangrove they had a fight after that

[@jerameyconners5122]

I can't believe this is the last WrestlingBios video... ...of 2021

[@sp0nge1337]

I am hype as hell to see Kane and Goldberg next year. Some awesome stuff to come.

[@10YRWWEPPV]

Wait a few months not next year

[@Chimpandolfo87]

King interviewing that fan made me laugh loud. Had to rewatch! 🔥

[@jamesbounds]

A great way to end the year is with a Relieving the war episode.

[@joelma1109]

It is amazing looking back how the Godwins was featured so much during the early years of the Monday night war.

[@kamenanew9867]

I think the same, I hardly remembered them until i started this series and man they were on a lot for a good bit

[@chrisbelos2834]

each time Alex Wright show off his dance moves, it's sunny days for me ❤

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Dance _move_ - singular. He has one move. That he does over and over and over... Alex was more limited as a dancer than Kevin Nash was as a wrestler. Even Disco Inferno was a better dancer because he had _two_ moves - and he could do one of them while standing on the middle rope. That's technically two and a half moves... I think I just said something positive about Disco Inferno - I'll slap myself for it!

[@PoeticProphetic]

I have a strong feeling that Glacier is going to get a huge push!!!

[@eyeguydojima7131]

Now I kinda want to fire up WCW revenge and make Glacier a quadruple champion

[@beefdaddycool]

@@eyeguydojima7131 do itttt

[@ZBR_ProXP]

A huge “poosh”

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! Yeah a "push" out the door. 😄👍

[@Phan211]

WCW Champion before 1999 definitely.

[@Mojames1984]

I’m 4 episodes behind… this means I get to binge watch Reliving the War tonight… fuckin pumped!

[@AlmaNegra420]

Only 6 months left until the infamous "Montreal Screwjob." It'll be nice to see how it all played out on television again.

[@martynodonnell8467]

Also without WWEs revisionist history of it.

[@jeyDsixx18]

Gotta plead on ignorance of this, what were u referring to?

[@AlmaNegra420]

@@jeyDsixx18 Are you talking to me or the person above you?

[@jeyDsixx18]

@@AlmaNegra420 you said 6 months left til the Montreal screw job it will be nice to see it play out on tv again and was wondering what u were referring to?

[@AlmaNegra420]

@@jeyDsixx18 The Montreal Screwjob is when Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels, and Earl Hebner conspired to take the belt off of Bret without him knowing. I'm sure there are plenty of videos that explain it in fun detail. It's one of the most notorious moments in WWE history.

[@skyatollah2skyharder276]

Bret in his book: "I shagged everything which moved while I was married." Shawn: "Lol, you're donking Sunny." Bret: "I took it personally that he named the one woman I wasn't banging outside my marriage because it negatively affected my marriage."

[@attiepollard7847]

Now these are one of the things that I don't like about Bret Hart and it's constant crying all the damn time. He should have told his wife that it was a work and he was not cheating on her.

[@screamqueen8366]

Yeah that didn’t negatively affect his marriage, him cheating did and I would hope he never thought to put the blame on Shawn for that because no matter what it’s his fault and she was gonna find out eventually

[@philbabb6460]

it's at times like this that we need Reliving the War to remind us it's Thursday

[@kiddkellygaming7652]

This series is such a hit. I'm loving every episode. I know this is a lot of work. So thank you for your dedication.

[@jon____4845]

Exactly. It's got to be a ton of work to put these together so well. What a legend.

[@damienhelmold6978]

wonder how long the full video will be once he finishes the invasion

[@canijustplease]

"You want a subscriber?..... You're going to get one."

[@jdust4]

I get to relive my childhood every week. Thank you for this! Not all heros wear capes!

[@FerraristDX]

Jaysus, Michaels really was shitfaced that day. Maybe you should start a count about how often Shawn appeared drunk or high during on Raw from 97-99.

[@hackwrench5583]

For anyone wondering who the first planned black WWF champion was supposed to be, there's a story that it was Tony Atlas around 1983. Apparently Vince, who was heavy into body building and physique's was looking to grow his brand, and had this image of a man who looked like a greek god, with his belt around that waist as the face of the company. Tony was the guy he found, and was brought in, and groomed to be champion. But Tony didn't get it, and was soon released. Rocky Johnson was called upon to do some of the things planned for Tony, and Rocky asked him about the plans. When told he was planned to be champion one day, Rocky replied with "A black champion?" And Vince was like "Yeah." and started to think about it. "We never had a black champion... we never had black champions... Hey, if I were to get Tony back, could I team him up with you? We'll give you two a title run, and you can take him under your wing and show him the ropes?" That happened, and even with Rocky trying to teach him, Tony would no show house shows, autograph appearances, and training time that Rocky would set up. In the end, they had to let Tony go as he wasn't improving in the ring, and didn't seem to have a desire to do so. There's an interview floating around with Rocky Johnson where he talks about this.

[@lexkanyima2195]

What's your point ?

[@mattk3654]

That's pretty interesting, very interesting actually. Vince was looking to put the belt on a guy that wasn't white, way back in '83. That's pretty progressive, especially for Vince, and even more so since it was back then. Imagine how many more superstars that aren't white, that we could've had in the years since then, if that had actually happened. I'll have to look for that interview.

[@twoeyedtom]

Oh hell yeah last video of the year.

[@shenanitims4006]

Bravo to Mick Foley for taking the childhood song of “Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, so I think I’ll sit and eat worms” and making it part of his backstory. Bloody brilliant.

[@jfoxxbrowning]

No Joke....Reliving the War is on my list of weekly watching shows. Ranking the same as AEW Shows, WWE Shows, and how Blacklist, Big Bang Theory and others were.

[@Hallofshame-f7x]

1. Aew dynamite 2. Reliving the war 3. Wwe smackdown 4. Wwe raw 5. Aew rampage 6. Wwe nxt 2.0

[@williamhaston6059]

"The stork that carried Golddust's baby got arrested for carrying dope" lol

[@mockery_finn]

The Bios grind never ends

[@greyjedi6430]

It does end I know what happens u want to know ???

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Absolutely love this series, and now we are getting well in to what was best about this era. The 1996 Stone Cold compilation video was good and i love the separate PPV videos that fill out this series. Can't wait to see how awesome 2022 will be. 😄👍

[@MickeySlayah]

Who else clicks the "thumbs up" button before the show even starts???

[@toptenguy1]

Funny how storyline wise, Ahmed DID earn himself a WWF title shot in Mid-1996 by winning a Battle Royale.. But he ended up on the injured shelf BECAUSE of Faarooq.. So it was Faarooq that was keeping the black man down. lol

[@That_Guy-]

Didn't ahmed give faarooq a injury first

[@toptenguy1]

@@That_Guy- I believe kayfabe wise, Faarooq kicked Ahmed in the kidney in his debut appearance (Shawn/Ahmed vs Smoking Gunns on Raw)

[@disciple2742]

I was so excited to watch WWF in the late 90's as a kid It was a family event

[@Jiren261]

King's comments during the Golddust segment were absolutely hilarious.

[@thisisnotachannel]

Best day of the week! I have the Cactus Jack death matches on an old vhs tape. I still whip out the ol' VCR and watch it at least a few times every year!

[@daftasapunk]

We need a "Chin lock" Supercut!!!! Although KZbin don't do more than 10hr videos though right?? 🤣🤣🤣 keep up the already amazing work. Thanks for being around man. 👍👍😎

[@joshuahewlett4340]

Can I just say I not only love these videos, but I love your use of THQ's WCW/WWF N64 games throughout the videos.

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

I'm here for the Horsemen Business.

[@TheSpanishAnnounceTable]

Same

[@mrmoose6619]

Welcome to Thursday Afternoon Reliving the War. The greatest weekly episodic wrestling show ever. Thanks again for the trip down memory lane. Happy New Year (in real life).

[@tyleronmars4966]

Another fine addition to reliving the war i cant wait to see what they do with sting next

[@sloppycabi]

"Take that Spark Plug ya f'n jobber" What a free shot you took there... Well done.

[@TheSpanishAnnounceTable]

J.O.Broni

[@thepharaohemmvee4995]

Best part of my Thursdays 🤘

[@markjones5647]

Thursday again thanks wrestling bios and Happy New Year to all the team and the fans out there great work x

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

"the stork carrying Dakota was also carrying dope" heel Lawler is unmatched in real heat

[@davidshakesheff89]

Thank you so much for this reliving the war series . My first exposure to the WWF was cold day in hell and my first match was Vader Vs Shamrock followed by Undertaker Vs Stone cold. I would then start watching Raw every week and I had seen Paul Bearer with his full bandage and it used to scare the hell outta me. I was only 12 . I would keep watching WWF until 2004. I have been enjoying this series very much as it has brought back memories and you do a great job in your research and narration of the videos . Happy New year to you, the team and your family. Hope to see more in 2022

[@puerulus]

Sting helps Bischoff to his feet and then scorpion death drops him a second time. There's video of it, but I can't find it.

[@TheRustedShackleford]

That Mankind interview was such 🔥. WWE could only dream of being that engaging these days.

[@shenanitims4006]

“Eric Bischoff says he has called Sting’s home.” I can only imagine that phone call. RING!!! “Hello?” “Mrs. Stinger? Is your son home?” “Oh, hi Eric. Unfortunately he’s washing his hair.” “Again? Well, please tell him to call me back ASAP when you see him.”

[@HabsMike25]

Lawler poking fun at Father & Son was Gold where he says to Dad if you & your wife were to divorce would you still be Brother & Sister? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That was the best time to be a fan.

[@henrygvidonas9573]

If Jerry "The Creep" Lawler's jokes had only been as old as his girlfriends, WWF televison would have been a lot easier to listen to back in the day. The guy is as funny as genital herpes. His infamous "joke book" should have been a stack of stone tablets.

[@gregoryhoyle3739]

Thank you for reminding me how awesome Monday nights were during my teenage years.

[@antdowd918]

Really enjoy how these videos point out little idiosyncrasies native to wrestling, especially fan signs.

[@gameplaysolotheblade]

Man, we're getting close to Kane's debut which is October 5th, 1997. Can't wait. Keep up the excellent work brother, and happy new year! :)

[@ShacoTime85]

Can't wait for Paul to reveal that Glacier is Taker's brother.

[@fitness65]

Happy new year always appreciate you bringing these videos to us every Thursday.

[@stephend0002]

Yes!!! The Mankind Interviews!! They were soooo cool!

[@Rogerztheurbanlegend]

It's 20 below F, snowing, just drove home and see this in my inbox. Suddenly, I'm all warm and toasty.

[@YourLordshipBalthazar]

Every Thursday I'm preparing for a war these days!

[@georgelea4297]

Happy New Year to you and your family Wrestling Bios thanks for all the brilliant videos you've done for us to enjoy In this hard year 🎆🎆🎆🎆

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Sting coming out under the ring and the crowd erupts to death drop bichoff was the best part of the video

[@jarrodwebster9507]

Always clicks thumb up button during intro!

[@rogerhernandez7024]

I remember these wars they were WRESTLINGS best days.

[@fullweezy3553]

I swear I look forward to thrusday now like I did on Monday back when all this was actually happening it's a good time over here lol

[@timewithoutconsequence]

Brett: How can I beat you in 10 minutes? Because I’ve got the jam!

[@FancyIcy]

Let me tell you something brother when Wrestling Bios Drop a video it a Must watch Brother.. lol

[@johnpaxton3098]

Thank you wrestling bios

[@davidringle7]

I'm so glad it's Thursday. I look forward to Thursdays Reliving The War more than fridays

[@RobCrowley85]

"Rocky hits his floatover DDT, but it all comes crashing down when-" Me: it hurts inside?

[@KevinKunert]

I know that I’m late here, but this channel has easily gotten me through 2021. Thank you for the nostalgia and amazing effort, detail and insight you continue to contribute!

[@tavanium]

Yes! It's Thursday afternoon chinlock time.

[@timbartschwolfman]

I watched the Fallout from Slamboree 97 on the Network after I watched Slamboree 97

[@pancakenips3689]

I will never get tired of the way you say "cant"

[@LuckyDT]

When this was going on live i was in high school and since wrestling was huge then, most everyone knew a little bit about it at least. This was one of the main reasons one of my friends and I made these printed "Free Nick Patrick" shirts in regards to his reinstation. Awesome, for me and the few who understood!

[@craigneal6746]

Best time of the week, happy new year Wrestling Bios

[@jimmythetvfanatic7402]

They were already foreshadowing Rock joining the Nation? Haven’t seen full episodes of Raw in ‘97 aside from a number of clips here and there. Very interesting transition period from the New Generation to the Attitude Era.

[@SpaceGhost92]

Can’t wait for next week. Michaels and Austin winning the tag belts was one of my favorite moments as a kid

[@digdugdat2847]

"...run Syxx into a wall..." Clearly a line before Dale Earnhardt's passing.

[@seannewberry7941]

Happy new year!!!! Thanks for doing these reviews for us.

[@scunir1451]

one of the best years in wrestling without doubt

[@roryslaine7896]

You know the worst thing for Wrestling Bios reliving the war series is for me? It's that someday it's gonna end... 😣

[@jessegarcia5385]

Best intro in any series rn on KZbin

[@grantvella4312]

This series is my go to every Friday morning when I get home from night shift love reliving my childhood of the Monday night wars

[@pathkeepers]

I want these on a 30 dvd set

[@harshckuk]

Year ending on happy note

[@jameshill3403]

The most underrated channel on KZbin wrestling bios good lord man your commentary is god tier

[@mikeharless4596]

You know Corny loved taping that spot with Sunny! He genuinely looked like he was having a blast! Great episode of my favorite show across all platforms... You're the best and have a great New Year, my friend!

[@henrygvidonas9573]

They still had some of that residual good Smoky Mountain energy left. The first, last, and only time she was ever booked to the fullest of her potential as a ringside manager and promo. Tammy's best work happened before she ever became a star on a national level. Nothing she did in the WWF and after that, was ever anywhere near as good. Pills and booze weren't an issue then, either. A little later he became the only member of the office who could still rein her in and keep her attitude in check, because she basically owed her entire career to him - and knew from experience what happened when you annoyed him too much. He even protected her from getting fired because she embezzled money from the WWF with $80 hotel breakfast receipts and other fake road expenses. She basically kept Candido fed by falsely declaring his food as her road expenses while doing promo appearances for the company. Cornette even helped her get gigs on the convention circuit in later years, when she had already become almost unemployable for mainstream promotions. He was basically one of the very last people who still tried to help her when he had an opportunity to do so, until he finally disowned her this year when she killed that poor guy in Florida. The IWC always goes on and on about how relentlessly Cornette "hates" people, but very few people ever mention that he is loyal to a fault to his friends. He flat out refused to do a review of Flair's "Last Match" because he would have had to say some very harsh things about a person who was very important for his career - or compromise his integrity as a reviewer and wrestling historian. It took Tammy Sytch killing someone, for him to finally give up and wash his hands clean off her.

[@irishpanic]

Another Thursday complete. Happy new year everyone

[@ssssssstssssssss]

WWF was so entertaining at this time before all the superstars became catch phrase machines.

[@QuackMamba34]

It's kind of a shame we never got a proper Shawn Michaels vs Steve Austin match. The match at King of the Ring 1997 was thrown together. Although the match was very underrated and very good. And the WrestleMania 14 match was a let down only becasue Shawn's back was injured and Steve was still recovering from his neck injury. It just makes me think what type of classic we would of gotten from both men if they were healthy at WrestleMania 14.

[@justinwalker2928]

I think that peak Shawn vs peak Austin would been better than Austin vs Bret.

[@attiepollard7847]

I think it was a good idea to have Austin versus Shawn Michaels at wrestlemania 14 I don't think Austin versus Bret Hart would have had that same impact to launch the attitude era into the next phase

[@Travyeezus]

My favorite part about Thursdays!!!!!!

[@sonnyleesmith]

Not enough is said about the intro to Reliving the War. Best on KZbin

[@chrisharper8158]

Man!!! that super soaker just put me in a memory lane chin lock.

[@williamarnold9821]

Kudos to the guy at 5:27 who could keep a straight face with Jerry Lawler's question. HAHAHA "If you and your wife get divorced, will you still be brother and sister?" LMAO! Only the King

[@JM1993951]

I think it just went over his head.