WCW Clash of the Champions 34 - The "Reliving The War" Review

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WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIV took place on 1.21.1997 live from the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Happening 1 day after an episode of Nitro and 5 days before nWo Souled Out 97, this Clash show felt a little sandwiched between two shows that maybe had more importance in terms of WCW's growth but still, a few matches took place that are worth checking out.
Clash of the Champions 34 was headlined by Lex Luger vs Scott Hall. Chris Benoit vs The Taskmaster also took place (a falls count anywhere match that continued the Sullivan / Benoit / Woman rivalry) and Dean Malenko also tried to get his Cruiserweight Title back in a match against Ultimo Dragon. This video (a continuation in the Wrestling Bios "Reliving The War" series) looks at the entire 34th WCW Clash of the Champions special while breaking down each match that took place.
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Dean Malenko vs Ultimo Dragon
06:49 - Scotty Riggs vs Mike Enos
09:20 - Trios Cruiserweight Match
11:50 - Harlem Heat vs Gomez & Renegade
13:16 - Masahiro Chono vs Alex Wright
15:11 - Scott Norton vs Eddie Guerrero
18:16 - Giant Promo
19:28 - The Taskmaster vs Chris Benoit
21:40 - Amazing French Canadians vs The Steiners
23:29 - Scott Hall vs Lex Luger
27:29 - Final Thoughts
#WCW #nWo #Wrestling

[@KastleKrossface]

After a huge night of Horsemen Business, I like to follow up with a good Chin-Lock and a Reliving The War video

[@Sickness2310]

This made me Actually laugh out loud

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[@ivanvukasovic1371]

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[@KwanzaaBot1966]

The way DDP slid through the ropes after that cutter was slick af.

[@jmalb42]

@@dougheffernan6191 Not at all. That was pure butter.

[@AKImeru]

La Parka going "THAT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME BROTHER" and ignoring Chavo's dropkick makes me laugh

[@tonyd8715]

“The shirt absolutely refuses to do the job” lmfao you’re a gem dude

[@49baybridge]

😂😂😂 that shirt refused to go out the ring

[@donnawharton8132]

That shirt did the biggest no-sell job I've ever seen in professional wrestling.

[@FadeIn2Obscurity]

Must’ve been made by Hogan

[@metalographypodcast]

NWO Shirt: "Getting beat by Alex...well that doesn't work for me brother."

[@jarethlarwood6445]

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[@jharbin4409]

I still got my "WCW WHERE THE BIG BOYS PLAY" T-shirt that my dad bought me for Christmas when I was a kid. Treasure the memories bro. Nothing last forever.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Is he an astronaut? That's awesome!

[@CoCoCo1212]

Yeah, as a former Bear, the reaction Mongo received that night doesn't surprise me. Take it from a Chicagoan, the blood feud between Bears and Packers fans runs *DEEP* to this very day. Funny enough, Steve *did* play his final NFL season with the Packers, but to the Chicago faithful, he's a Bear through and through.

[@rnhtube]

Some say that Dean Malenko's wrist tape *still* isn't tight enough

[@animositywargaming5266]

Reliving the War, going strong for over a year and you’re talking about August 1997 events! Got to love the dedication and solid commitment to bringing this content forward for our enjoyment! Love it! Thanks WB,

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17:46 DDP’s makes everything look so cool. Even him leaving after the DC.

[@saucers79]

That was great

[@damonodell9125]

This video dropped as I'm scrolling thru Rock vs Austin highlights on a stormy sunday, thinking how blessed and lucky we were to have those times; also knowing it will never be this good again.

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[@dualshock3462]

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[@carter3369]

It all went downhill after Rock and Austin left. The last 15 years have been a joke.

[@tx_outlaw7951]

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[@dualshock3462]

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[@ZeroSA]

As far as "Education focused" channels go, this is top tier I dont think Ive walked away disappointed from any WB uploads.

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[@nicholasokeefe3632]

@@ZeroSA not a single one, I honestly itch for the next one most times

[@laserramon9926]

This channel deserves a hell of a lot more subs.

[@jamesbounds]

It's a shame WWE(F) never treated the cruiserweight division right. They always delivered in WCW.

[@MR_122_]

Looking back at the nWo matches Scott Hall was the one actually working most matches in the main event scene. Nash and Hogan wasn't as active as Hall in representing the nWo as far as one on one matches.

[@KastleKrossface]

These Reliving The War videos are fantastic and I wait eagerly for each video to drop.

[@voltron983]

I may be in the minority on this, but I actually enjoyed these backstage brawls between Benoit and Sullivan. I always found them entertaining and fitting for such a heated rivalry. Then again I'm probably one of few that also actually enjoyed watching the hardcore title matches during the attitude era of the WWF.

[@toptenguy1]

i'm guessing they just overdid it. This was their 3rd or 4th similar brawl? I agree they were heated though.

[@zemox2534]

@@toptenguy1 Considering the real life beef between the two it names sense that their brawls were heated.

[@comfortablynumblbg]

As a 12 year old back then, Benoit and Sullivan brawls were just so awesome. I always looked forward to their matches, even though I didn't understand why it was so intense. I always thought Woman was Ric Flairs valet. Then again, this was before the internet took over the world and unless u could afford the wrestling magazines at the book store, you didn't have dirt sheets.

[@toptenguy1]

@@zemox2534 I actually wonder the timeline where Benoit and Nancy REALLY got together.. I know it started as a storyline but.. Were they already together by early 1997?

[@martynodonnell8467]

I enjoyed some of the Hardcore title matches also. Especially when they would end up in the bar across the street from the arena or outside somewhere. I think the 24/7 rule ruined it though and made things too gimmicky.

[@zlinedavid]

13:47 You know you’re at the height of the Hogan/nWo run when even the damn t-shirts are saying “That doesn’t work for me, brother”

[@danevertt3210]

The way DDP left the ring during his interference was awesome

[@TheImapotato]

I loved the psychology of the Norton-Eddie match. I wonder if that was Norton or Eddie's idea or a collab. I thought it showed Eddie in a great light of adapting in the ring and showed a nice dry humor of Norton with his taunting and that freaking suplex was A+

[@bodenlosedosenhose1590]

Brian Hildebrand, who unfortunately passed away almost 22 years ago, always reminded me of a WCW version of Wiliam H. Macy in looks and antics.

[@thediamonddust]

"F**king incredible." You don't often hear him swear but when you do, you know he's happy with what he's seen.

[@MrSkullHead1250]

I like how your back round music is from different wrestling games XD. Like during the Eddie match, that back round music is from Smackdown Here comes the Pain ahah.

[@merk6075]

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[@bisquit48]

Stay strong bro i can relate

[@jlopez0710]

Same here bro. Be safe out there!

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

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[@KnightBoat]

I loved all the commentary about the crowd because I was part of it. I went to plenty of shows in Milwaukee back in the 90s and can tell you that while the WWF drew the more "mainstream" crowds, WCW shows brought out a combination of the diehards, the tape traders, the dirt sheet readers, and the old schoolers that stuck around after the AWA days. It made for a much rowdier atmosphere than you'd find at WWF shows even in the same building (KOTR 1996 was in this building just a few months earlier). In fact, this was more or less the same people who showed up for the ECW shows when they started running Milwaukee.

[@Taydutt13]

Ultimo Dragon was always one of my favorites I remember always picking him in the nwo vs WCW video games on the N64

[@patrickdepew4976]

Totally great, under-the-radar moment of this show: when Hall, Nash and Syxx were coming out for the main event, Schiavone took time to acknowledge the great fans and singled out Brian Hildebrand, wishing him a happy 35th birthday. Because that day was the 35th birthday of Mark Curtis, real name Brian Hildebrand.

[@wasteland5000]

8:49 best way for a former Chicago Bear to get heat in Wisconsin is to just be there.

[@angelofdeathmichael673]

The Bears still suck

[@wasteland5000]

@@angelofdeathmichael673 for sure

[@nagjautumn4892]

Gotta love Mark Curtis😂,bless him,he was so into his refereeing🔫🔫❤

[@jlopez0710]

I loved when he was in the ring, he brought a lot of enthusiasm!

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[@Wisconsin_Local_139_Crane_Guy]

We fight in Milwaukee! Always have, always do. Whoooo!

[@zlinedavid]

The entire state of Wisconsin drinks like Flair does. No wonder he felt at home.

[@KnightBoat]

"That's how they fight in Milwaukee... in the saloons and the alley ways. That's not wrestling!" - Ernie Ladd

[@roleplay4humans914]

13:45 "and the shirt absolutely refuses to do the job." You're a king!

[@steelcurtain187]

Scott Norton is such a beast. That powerbomb looks devastating. Never seen a drop duplex like that either. Wcw had such a great roster at this time.

[@deepakmelrick2998]

2:25 The referee nodding his head reminded me of J.K. Simmons just before he started slapping Miles Teller for not following the tempo 😂😂

[@hylianbatman3153]

This makes me miss playing old school wrestling games

[@benharold4042]

Absolutely class commentary from WB on this one, the Benoit bout had me in stitches 😂😂 quality as per!

[@georgekraft1401]

Your "Reliving the War" series really takes me back. I watched WCW religiously as I was from Atlanta, so I'm only now seeing slot of the WWE stuff.

[@georgeedwards384]

Crowd was hyped for the Super Bowl that year

[@DebitAdams]

Mark Curtis is the perfect stereotypical referee

[@natemccollum3731]

“The short refuses to do the job”- you’re the best

[@kylemcgill2966]

*1997 is such a slow beautiful build. I can't wait for August-December!*

[@damienthorne3012]

Mongo was to The Horsemen what Jimmy Garvin was to The Freebirds.

[@steveg2251]

Garvin was better

[@gregoryjohnson9733]

In all of WcW, Scott Norton is the only one that legit scared me. Also, when wrestlers get into the crowd, is that considered fan service?

[@graffProdigy]

WCW didn’t know WTF they were doing! Signing Hall & Nash could’ve been a steal. They basically got paid slot of money to party LOL All they did was go out in the ring wasted and cut a promo for 5min. I can’t even remember one match from them... Also signing “The Best there is the best there was and the best their ever will be...” should’ve been legendary. But he had no story line and was basically just a loner on the show. He was the best talent and already had a fan base, he should’ve been an easy push. But they flushed it all down the toilet. They should have never let Eric Bischof have control of the money and signings he buried them!

[@AIMalek]

It didn't work for him brother

[@dustincongello5802]

Eddie's lift up drop kick on Norton. Norton didn't even budge .and u know Eddie really kicked him cause Eddie launched back like he was pushing off a solid surface

[@brandonpage7087]

LOVIN' the new remix of Chris Benoit's old WCW entrance theme!!!

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There isn’t a better KZbin channel today!

[@AquamentusLives]

That Giant / Max Headroom edit 👏

[@kristimccabe8288]

My absolute favorite wrestling content channel by far!! Been watching since the very beginning of reliving the war

[@toptenguy1]

As a kid, Chono's main "Claim to fame" was teaching Erik Watts his STF in 1992. LOL

[@Jay-Kaizo]

It makes me happy to know I'm not the only one to appreciate the art of Scott Hall's punches. They were a thing of beauty. Just like Bret's. Bret made everything look so good. So good that you could almost feel the pain.

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

I’ve been wait for this. Love the whole Monday night war series

[@mikemccoy5092]

Wished they would have Norton as indestructible member of nwo could have made him a beast against many stars

[@CeeMigoLoCo]

DUDE, Scott Norton's powerbombs used to give me chills when I was a kid lol. I always thought Norton had the best powerbomb in the business back then, way better than Nash's Jack knife as well. Nash just leaves people in the air half way through his powerbomb tho.. Norton used force from beginning to end!!! SO SICK!! 💯😂🤘🏾

[@RyanRumbles434]

I lost it at Giant "Max Headroom." 😂

[@jharbin4409]

I can see "Big Poppa Pump" starting to appear in Scott Steiner. LoL 🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnSuave]

Bless you for that Max Headroom bit 👌

[@Alan_Smith]

The thing that pisses me off about the main event DQ is missing Marc Curtis and the shooters. I need a whole video of the shooters. RIP Brian!!!

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[@joeycobb6697]

And not just for the clash o no everything. You have took me back to good times and I appreciate it

[@iwanttoseemrshow]

nice use of Chris Benoit's entrance music in the beginning. You really killed it!

[@HeHateMe1]

Almost any WWF/E or WCW event in Wisconsin around this time I would attend, but missed this one. Not sure why

[@jdubyapee3709]

Another great video and that INTRO with the Benoit theme mixed in?!?!?!?!?!?! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@minacciao]

Damn, was waiting for that one

[@therealDJG]

WCW definitely had lightning in a bottle when it came to DPP & Lugers rising popularity at this point.

[@fitness65]

I needed this after a rough two days of pain at my other job. This is the video I need to cheer me up and feel alittle better

[@martynodonnell8467]

Another awesome upload from the best wrestling channel on the planet

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Another amazing video keep up the amazing work you are a wrestling God 👏 my friend

[@jamminmusicman]

Awesome video buddy 💯 ... I still have this Clash on VHS 📼 lol it was clear at this point that DDP was quickly becoming one of the top babyfaces in WCW

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I wanna say you do a fantastic job and should have 10x the subscribers you do have.

[@shortroundshthead2135]

You Sir, brilliant as always

[@velvetdogg7375]

Ok I need one of you patrion people with deep pocket's to request a video covering every Eddie Guerrero vs Chavo Guerrero Matches from the WCW day's. There's some brutal bumps. Good stuff.

[@jarethlarwood6445]

Dusty cutting off Tony with "Buffy!" had me cracking up

[@jermainedasilva2876]

That wcw Benoit theme is a banger.

[@dismothafuka405]

We need a wrestling bios on great/funniest/worst/ referees and moments.

[@jimlthor]

Seems like no one I know remembers much about WCW or WWF in the 90s.. Glad that it's popular enough to get this kind of coverage and all the awesome videos 20 years later And... MAN! How awesome would it be to hear those phone calls to the NWO hotline?! I wish someone had some copies of it

[@stevengrvp]

The intro is nice point for wrestling Bios

[@brandonsmith4183]

God Ultimo Dragon was so good.

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[@johnm3907]

That Norton suplex was crazy.

[@SkullTaker]

La Parka acting like the CPU in a recent WWE game, where if you hit them diagonally, it don’t register 😂😂😂

[@dusty_rhodez]

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[@agentallstar7]

Wrestling bios is the channel that knows all about Horsemen business!

[@MrWhat53219]

I was at this show . Yea we definitely brought the heat that night !!

[@guislarcia6423]

13:47 T-shirt: That doesn’t work for me, brother lol

[@Brawnald]

“Snuffed out” would’ve worked much better for the Giant promo.

[@DrSlippyFist86]

I needed this after my college football team got smacked yesterday! Thank you!

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

Which team, just wondering

[@DrSlippyFist86]

@@Dr-Alexander-The-Great WVU

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

@@DrSlippyFist86 I saw the high. That was a tough loss. My team Florida st is playing Norte dame. I’m preparing for the worst

[@DrSlippyFist86]

@@Dr-Alexander-The-Great Our QB is just terrible. Can't wait for the ND vs Florida State game. Coach Bowden also coached at WVU, he will be missed. I've always liked Florida State and can't stand ND, so I'll be watching and rooting for the Seminoles. Good luck!

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

@@DrSlippyFist86 thank you. Like you, I too hate ND

[@reddhead2948]

Wcw was on fire at this time wwf was still frozen

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Pretty good ppv especially the main event the was crowd was good too 1997 was a hell of year for wrestling .

[@godsgrind414]

Milwaukee always has a great crowd especially during these times

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

Loved Chris Benoit's WCW theme. Das Wunderkind vs Masahiro Chono's nWo shirt was my favorite moment of this episode of Nitro. The shirt won that war, refusing to do the j.o.b.

[@jamesmcdowell2011]

I love your show so much

[@bisquit48]

Great video

[@roryslaine7896]

Serious question- I never watched WCW as I'm from Ireland and I didn't have the channel it was on. I played the games on the Nintendo and had friends who watched it so I knew most of the wrestlers, especially the big stars. What happened to Lex Luger after WCW collapsed? Was he out of wrestling before it even collapsed? He seemed like a huge star. I know most of the top guys in WCW didn't come to WWF/E during that botched Invasion angle but most of them came later. Where did Luger go?

[@chrisvietro4360]

He sadly never got picked up by WWE. Then his life went down from there. He had a spinal stroke and has been in a wheelchair since 2006. He is an amazing person. He’s completely positive about his life and career. Lex should be in the hall of fame.

[@tonyibraham5931]

The shirt refuses to do the job is a fantastic call

[@xymoriintus]

That calo dive looked very painful

[@Nicksuavemusic]

Love the Benoit theme remix

[@jmalb42]

Jacques Rougeau is such a great heel

[@B90J]

The shirt refusses to do the job...good stuff