Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 86 - June 2nd 1997

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Reliving The War takes an in-depth, week by week look at the "Monday Night War" era of pro-wrestling. With WWF Raw is War and WCW Monday Nitro going head to head on Monday nights, fans had to make a decision on which show to watch. Reliving The War aims to look at every WWF vs WCW battle from the mid 90s to early 2000s.
The WWF are days away from the 1997 King of the Ring PPV and on this week's episode of Raw, a few changes get made to some big matches. The Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels 10 minute challenge match has been scrapped, and the Brian Pillman vs Stone Cold Steve Austin match has also been axed. Sycho Sid also returns to the WWF this week, and he has a match against The Undertaker on Raw is War.
Scott Hall and Syxx open up WCW Nitro by ripping into "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. JJ Dillon decides to book a Scott Hall vs Ric Flair match for tonight's Monday Nitro and Hall has no choice but to agree to the match. The Great Muta & Masahiro Chono take on The Steiner Brothers in a great match, and Macho Man Randy Savage has a few things he wants to say at the very end of Monday Nitro.
00:00 - Intro
02:20 - Raw & Nitro openings
03:36 - Undertaker Promo / Glacier vs Alex Wright
07:42 - Ahmed Johnson vs Faarooq
08:44 - Bagwell vs Gomez / Morrus vs Iaukea
10:30 - Hart Foundation Promo
12:44 - The Steiners vs Muta & Chono
15:05 - Bob Holly vs Owen Hart
16:08 - Ric Flair Promo / Malenko vs Wallstreet
19:40 - Damian & Ciclope vs Harlem Heat
20:07 - Goldust vs Triple H
21:02 - Chris Benoit vs The Barbarian
22:55 - HBK & Austin vs Legion of Doom
24:52 - Scott Hall vs Ric Flair
27:35 - Mankind Interview / Mankind vs Savio Vega
30:47 - Undertaker vs Sid / Randy Savage Promo
33:53 - Final Scores & Credits
#WWF #WCW #nWo

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[@paxdominodesigns7462]

"Kick or be kicking" is actually the most brilliant and nuanced thing a wrestler ever said, you just have to decipher Sid's highly literate metaphor. You see, "kick" is the verb in active tense while "be kicking" is in the passive tense. So Sid was really just saying "It's either be active or be passive!" ;)

[@DeedeeandtheBeebee]

You got the jam!!!!

[@mattr2129]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@JohnJohnson-fr5cx]

Yeah ok…. Sid! You wanna go play softball?

[@randosavage1459]

I was thinking along those lines the other day. Mine wound up at "do it or be doing it." It is a koan I ruminate on daily. Truly a man far ahead of his time.

[@brian_b_music]

This is why Sid was the ruler of the world!!! Also he was crazier than a sack full of cats😂😂

[@MissAlmostFine]

"YOU WANT A WAR?? WELL YOU'RE GONNA GET ONE..." LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!

[@mrmoose6619]

Welcome to Thursday Afternoon Reliving the War. The best wrestling show on the Internets and KZbins. Thanks again for another trip down memory lane.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Yeah man ! True that ! Ive seen them all ! And watched most this war as it unfolded live , switching channels . But SO much i forgot about ! great stuff . And i love his commentary !!! Wrestling Bios rules

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[@JohnJohnson-fr5cx]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I’ll see you again this Thursday!

[@zacharysheffield4071]

What a mark

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@zacharysheffield4071 a mark ? For what bubby ??

[@bigdayve1]

"This is for you Wrestling Bios" absolutely folded me 😂

[@adamcavalle]

Mark Curtis nuclear fart made me laugh out loud. I loved Mr. Curtis. RIP

[@chrisjamesr77]

I doubt he watches these, but Jim Cornette would have gotten a chuckle out of that one

[@adamntcaponewholikesbigcoo1749]

When the first match is Mr Glacier u know your in for a “good” time

[@thrillhouse5469]

I love how Alex Wright made his way to the opening credits

[@ItsShaz1]

Saturday Wright Fever in full effect🕺

[@TheImapotato]

The man is the unofficial Wrestling Bios mascot and we are all better off for it

[@derekazyan9942]

You have all the goats then he shows up 😂

[@ItsShaz1]

To be fair I really enjoyed his work and seeing him in the ring, he is underrated but yeah it’s kind of funny to see him there with the others lol

[@ludacrisbutler]

I think around this time, The Simpsons had an episode about their city's founder whose statue was engraved with "I'll die before I surrender, Tim." and Bart and Lisa wondered who Tim was. Maybe this Lawler Fears Tim is a reference to that.

[@greyjedi6430]

Welcome to reliving the chinlocks 🤣🤣🤣

[@uthgerd666]

I always love it in wrestling when someone is still on their way to the arena during the show. I wish I had a job that only required me to show up for 15 minutes of the 2+ hours everyone else is there.

[@kylemcgill2966]

I love all the Glacier jabs 😂

[@dadumbfuck420]

Alex Wright is the hero of Reliving The War

[@Boo-yaa86]

Nhnh glacier

[@ItsShaz1]

He really is lol 🕺

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

Let's not forget Bulldog with his devastating chin lock

[@Torpedo_Hans]

Along with Disco Inferno and Davey boy

[@anonymousnobody326]

It's Thursday, and you know what that means! Wrestling Bios and Reliving The War has the jam!

[@thehottag3763]

Always good when a new episode comes out

[@Avarice666]

That Sid return was so perfectly timed.

[@therecluse9943]

"IT'S THURSDAY NIGHT AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS..." WE APPRECIATE YOU! THANKS BRO! 👊🏽❤️

[@Dubh13]

The “This is for you Wrestling bios” made me laugh pretty hard. Good stuff per usual

[@thepharaohemmvee4995]

I could be wrong, but I think we are getting close to the debut of Raven in WCW 🤘 late 90's was a dope ass time to be a wrestling fan!

[@SiReTV8929]

If I'm not mistaken, he'll be debuting after the Great American Bash. I could be wrong, but I know he came to WCW in '97 going after DDP since his feud with Savage is on ice until Halloween Havoc 🎃

[@thehottag3763]

Raven was a superstar

[@10YRWWEPPV]

June 30 1997 in Las Vegas is the debut of Raven.

[@reylugo4304]

You want a new episode of ‘Reliving The War’? You’re gunna get one ‼️

[@RyanParreno]

I know you've made memes (and literally merch) out of Alex Wright and Glacier, but to me, the real standout discovery of your Reliving The War series is the wonderful late referee Mark Curtis AKA Brian Curtis Hildebrand. Your commentary reminded me of how much he elevated Nitro matches to make watching the midcard worth it. Many times, the matches he refereed were better the main events. Dude was gone too soon, but was also apparently one of the most beloved guys in the business. If you can't make a full video about him I hope you can bring up this stuff when the time is right in the duration of this series

[@danielfrongillo773]

Your content is a constant source of entertainment for a hardcore fan of 90s wrestling. You're the only channel I'm subscribed to where the notifications are turned on because I don't wanna miss a single upload. Keep up the amazing and high quality content.

[@jamievickers9004]

Ty for showing Barbarian some love. A personal favourite going back to early days vs Lawler. USWA was the territory I believe. Best BIG BOOT ever!

[@Jay-ls5vw]

He’s no haku

[@jamievickers9004]

I would never make that claim

[@ALR3]

I feel like if Haku became an accountant or something instead, Barbarian would be the Meng.

[@Roflcrabs]

Admittedly I haven't seen many Buff Bagwell matches but I love his heel work and the Blockbuster is a sick looking finisher.

[@WillFeral420]

I always picked Buff in WCW/NWO Revenge just to do his Blockbuster finisher lol

[@heavyweightdrake]

I just dismounted from my wife to watch this, that's how much I love these videos

[@7654x]

🤣🤣

[@matthewcowan9324]

I'm sure one of the horseman is ready to pick up the horseman business.

[@tavanium]

Sounds about right to me.

[@martynodonnell8467]

So you would rather watch some men in nothing but their underwear, getting sweaty, rolling around with each other and pretending to fight. Than make love to your wife? 🤔😂👍

[@D_McGeezacks]

Wrestling Bios helping bros with their pullout game xd

[@nathanwagner9895]

I would likely jizz in my pants if there was ever a week where there was 2 episodes of reliving the war. However i know you put an incredible amount of time and effort into each episode, so that likely would be impossible for you to do. Also i love the PPV reviews. I really want you to do a wcw uncensored 1998 review.

[@martynodonnell8467]

This will all be covered in time.

[@kageakuma3009]

The Mick Foley interviews were groundbreaking.

[@VC11122]

Ah, my Thursdays aren't complete without Reliving The War! Also, Lawler fears Tim because Tim is immune to chinlocks.

[@Thor-Orion]

God, we desperately need a wrestling bios t shirt that says “This is For You, WrestlingBios!” In German.

[@user-wc2jd3nn7u]

Nah, I want "Glacier Roolz"

[@rydiggydawg3166]

If Alex Wright and Glacier were a tag-team, their tag-team name would be Das Frosty Wunderballs.

[@martynodonnell8467]

Classic 😆

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😂😂😂

[@ItsShaz1]

😆

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

I love the Buff Bagwell v Sid dream match graphic 😂

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😆

[@Josh-qr9fo]

Love the character arc for the chinlock. From a joke to the most anticipated move for the joke

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KZbin doesn't have the Jam to handle attitude era content 😤

[@jeffbeyer43]

"Jammy" Hart had me rolling

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You've made Thursdays my second favorite day of the week keep up the good work

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My favorite YT channel! p.s. loved the KING REGAL video!

[@BLND_BAHADEN]

That intro always gets me pumped 🔥🔥

[@k.konczak3291]

*intro

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

This is the best thing on KZbin. Thank you!

[@SiReTV8929]

It's really been interesting to see the trajectory of Flair and Hogan during this whole time period of the War. Flair, along with the Horsemen, has been on both sides of the fight, while Hogan had to turn heel cause of the repetitive nature playing the face. But, no matter what, Slick Ric still got cheers from every crowd, quite like Jordan playing away games and being cheered.

[@plasticdiverguy1723]

You failed to mention the Raw dark match this week where Tim beat Jerry in a Russo-booked Silly Sunglasses on a Pole match.

[@lifeonearth4223]

I hear that match literally happened in the dark.

[@caroldabernathy4864]

Rumor was Jim Cornette vetoed the blow up doll on the stipper pole match. Where the winner was the first one to glitter his opponent. The two settled on the sunglasses on a pole match.

[@dougwalker9286]

Glacier vs Wright is a 7 star classic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@fitness65]

Alex wright being heel at this time was the best thing that ever happened to his career and it's going to get better during more of relieving the war

[@syphon_filter84]

Dude was so underrated n a good heel

[@bigyellowplumes]

6:28 Congratulations on getting the Das Wunderkind's approval. 👏

[@ItsShaz1]

👏

[@SmokingSkull]

this is the best intro reliving the war has ever had! Love the personality and character it gives off!!

[@primotechsupportstories]

tim taught wrestlers the dreaded nerve hold, and lawler fears the 5 minutes of lying on the mat doing nothing

[@TheImapotato]

DAMN! ~Ron Simmons That's a good one

[@Thor-Orion]

Tim is definitely the dad of one of the early teen girls that Jerry tried to get with.

[@fernandoguajardo2750]

I remember when Stevie Ray took that Drunken Splash from the top rope lol.

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I am loving this Raw vs Nitro series and I have to say, your output is not only prolific but absolutely top quality summaries and on point every single time. I can't begin to imagine how much work goes into putting these together, but you are clearly bringing a lot of pleasure to a lot of people. Without a doubt, you are the best at what you do.

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This series has made my Thursdays worth looking forward to…

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anybody else love watching wrestling bios

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Best wrestling channel on the planet

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I do

[@TheSpanishAnnounceTable]

I'm just here for the chinlocks 😂

[@KidGravityBeyond]

Rocky was never given a fair shot. He might have “lost his smile”. I think a wardrobe change and a gimmick tweak would help. I’m thinking $500 shirts and $600 Loafers.

[@Rob_Thorsman]

And sunglasses. Also maybe a more mineral-based name.

[@arciks11]

@@Rob_Thorsman What? Like Boulder?

[@theclownicon]

Hi bios, thanks for the new video and hope you're doing well.

[@InfoWarsDixie]

The Alex Wright bit is so genius

[@robbo8074]

That Austin HBK match at LOTR is quality.

[@constablekennedy7705]

Vince McMahon needs to go Back to this type of Booking for Monday Night Raw ….. 👀

[@karmaisreal261]

When Hall does the fall away slam, he says " hold on Flair" before he delivers the slam. Always cracked me up lol

[@2texastornado]

That picture of Shawn and Austin looks like Austin proposed and Shawn screaming "Yes, Yes I Do!!" Lol

[@MasonD69420]

the way you presented jerry's promo was very tasteful. your ability to keep such a neutral ground and be entertaining is what makes this channel so good. also i never expected to root for alex wright so much.

[@velvetdogg7375]

Tim stands for Totally Intense Maniac!

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I’ve waited all day for this 🙌

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These always end so fast. Great work keep it up

[@therealkamp]

As a kid I really bit into xpac's character especially during the Generation X era

[@Obscusion2]

At this point I'm honestly curious how exactly Ahmed Johnson goes from "Eternal Blood Feud with Faarooq" to "Willing Member of the Nation of Domination (Before Getting Injured Again)", since this is going to happen within the next couple of episodes at this point, and there's not even a hint of Johnson truly siding with the Nation yet. Yes, I can simply look it up, but it's more fun to find out on a weekly basis via RtW.

[@cordellmarley7558]

Looking forward to another year of Reliving The War

[@michaelproski6315]

You're episodes make my day my guy. I appreciate all your hard work to entertain us, thank you!!!!

[@manraisedbypuffins9080]

Love it Bios!!! Always have a good laugh watching these episodes. Cheers 🍻😊

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This is the best wrestling channel there is. The creator is an awesome guy. Thank you so much

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No other channel can take you down memory lane better than this. BRUH...you seriously got it all and the commentary is top notch

[@scottturner3831]

Tim has the power to cast you off a bridge if you don't know your favorite color. Everyone should fear Tim.

[@FredderHoskin]

Right on I was in need of something worth while watching on youtube, thanks @Wrestling Bios and thanks Bell button.

[@joeduff8761]

Reliving the war day!!! Favorite channel hands down!!

[@georgelea4297]

What ever happened to that jobber Rocky Maivia ? Another awesome video WB. Have you thought about putting it on Odyssey or Bitchute ?

[@exe2517]

I'm positive this is it for him. I don't recall him becoming a charismatic superstar, world champion, or Hollywood success; absolutely not.

[@crashkid3000]

Last time I head he blessed some German dude for his outstanding dance moves with the nickname das Wunderkind, dunno

[@mrskunk4732]

Man, that Glacier kick looked really good tho.

[@crushthecrusher7134]

I miss Monday night wrestling war in wrestling we will never see this never again in wrestling

[@MrGreyGh0st]

HELL YEAH! I look forward to seeing these!! Thank you!

[@nipponhakkyou]

Another great video! I look forward to these since I was pretty young during this time (and we were a WWE house).

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I am officially a WRESTLING BIOS JUNKIE keep feeding me the war drugs. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🤣🤣

[@martynodonnell8467]

Best wrestling channel on the planet.

[@michaelridley3676]

Love your channel and eveything you put out. I look forward to watching your review every week.

[@kburrell81]

Today is a great day I just copped a Ps5 through Walmart. Now a wrestling upload from one of my favorite channels. Can't get better

[@QuackMamba34]

"First of all fatman you don't rule anything." Lmao gotta love Sycho Sid

[@diywrites8703]

As a Tim and a Canadian, I can tell you that "I've got the jam" and that's why Lawler fears me.

[@DougDimmadome420]

Buff looking like a little kid on picture day in the thumbnail 😂

[@stevengrvp]

First war day Thursday let's get it wrestling Bios you are the man

[@OIFIIIOIF-VET]

Alex Wright's dancing this week is especially mesmerizing............HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@ItsShaz1]

Saturday Wright Fever in full effect!

[@serialmiller1987]

Tim is Tiny Tim and Jerry Lawler fears a tip-toe through the tulips.

[@milk_bath]

Nice natural way to guide viewers to the Patreon. Make that bag my dude. 😎

[@Bertaut]

It's amazing how much of a b-story the title was in WWE at this time. Like, everything was focused on Austin/HBK/Bret, and the title picture was a distant afterthought.

[@cyrus2546]

And that would pretty much continue until 1998. Taker holds the belt until SumSlam when Bret beats him. Then while HBK & Taker are in a rivalry from SumSlam until Royal Rumble, Bret gets stuck in crappy rivalry with the Patriot until October. The title is pretty much forgotten about until the Montreal screwjob & even after that it’s an afterthought because HBK has no legitimate threat until Austin.

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

@@cyrus2546 you could see how much the title mattered to HBK at the time when he would not even wear the belt anymore and just let Chyna carry it around, and even used it as a prop for his "girliee magazines", like Bret used to say, pictorials..

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@cyrus2546 but looking back Bret's run was looking like a paper champion

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Title will matter when austin wins it. But sadly it will loose it's value by simply being hot potato everywhere

[@L.R.KNIGHT]

This is awesome. You're definitely really coming into your own. Reminds me of how TeamFourStar did DBZ Abridged. You're awesomely hilarious. Some of these are too good. We need segments of the videos to share. If you can TikTok your recap of the Worlds Wright Hero vs glacier , that'd be great. almost everything you upload is viral-worthy.

[@mattwebb5276]

Here we go 🎉🎉🎉🎉 it's time it's time it's reliving the war TIME

[@syphon_filter84]

Ahhhh... The best part of my Thursday 👍🏾

[@martynodonnell8467]

Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet.

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

Man I love this show the best thing is seeing what actually happened the 2nd hour of Nitro as Nitro used to start at 9 after cartoon network closed down & the channel became TNT and Raw started at 10 so I'd record the first hour of Nitro then switch over to the fed, so back then I never actually saw a WCW main event for about 5 years lol

[@OliveMule]

I did almost the same thing. Except I would tape record raw...and watch nitro but sometimes if nitro had too many Jobbers then I would just watch raw. Theres prob so many tapes still in an attic

[@gewitterhund3164]

My first favorite wrestler ever: Tha Barbarian. He wrestled Jimmy Snuka in MSG in 1990 (?) which was the first wrestling match i watched ever. Never stopped being a fan of this guy.

[@chindub6563]

Another amazing episode keep up the amazing work some amazing stuff coming up n some terrible things coming up to can't wait

[@daveyadict_]

I love this series so much

[@velvetdogg7375]

Tim is the guy who broke the chin lock of Chis Masters forcing Masters to come up with the Master lock challenge!

[@augustuswayne9676]

Love the video . Keep them coming .

[@ItsShaz1]

Alex Wright vs Glacier! The Greatest Match you can possibly think of! But seriously Alex Wright is definitely underrated, his wrestling is top notch!

[@martynodonnell8467]

And his dancing 🕺

[@ItsShaz1]

@@martynodonnell8467 🕺

[@gamejerk147]

Couldn't think of a better way to spend my birthday!

[@ronaldsb3]

That kick by Mortis was great!! 😂