WCW / nWo Great American Bash 1998 - The "Reliving The War" PPV Review

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WCW / nWo The Great American Bash 1998 took place on June 14th 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland. In the main event Sting battled The Giant for control of the WCW Tag Team Titles. The main event also served as a nWo Wolfpac vs nWo Hollywood match seeing as both men recently joined nWo factions in the weeks leading up to the PPV.
Great American Bash 1998 is also noteworthy for it's semi main event. For the first time ever, Bret "Hitman" Hart teamed up with Hulk Hogan to take on another interesting tag team; Roddy Piper and Macho Man Randy Savage.
Elswehere on the card Goldberg takes on Konnan while trying to maintain his win streak, the best of seven TV title series comes to an end when Booker T squares off against Chris Benoit, and Chris Jericho tries to win his cruiserweight title back in a match against Dean Malenko.
This video is part of the Wrestling Bios Reliving The War series.
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Chris Benoit vs Booker T
05:07 - Saturn vs Kanyon
08:20 - Dean Malenko vs Chris Jericho
13:13 - Juventud Guerrera vs Reese
14:24 - Eddie Guerrero vs Chavo Guerrero Jr.
18:19 - Fit Finlay vs Booker T
21:12 - Goldberg vs Konnan
23:28 - Hollywood Hogan & Bret Hart vs Roddy Piper & Randy Savage
28:54 - Giant vs Sting
31:35 - Final Thoughts / Credits

[@anonymousnobody326]

The hardest working man in the KZbin wrestling community. The commitment it takes to produce this series alone, nevermind everything else on the channel, is insane.

[@mattlewis8889]

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[@Devmac89]

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[@WhenTheManComesAround]

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[@idcwhatuthink4985]

@Tim Bowen comparably he's in the early 90s WWF of his popularity, he will soon hit his Attitude Era prime... then it will be the conventions when he's washed up... happens to them all🤣

[@cebapplejak5997]

Man, I have been following bro for three years now. The work ethic is amazing

[@TheTenCentStory]

It's hilarious to find out that the streak counter for Goldberg is actually pretty accurate.

[@Hyde_Hill]

Either it gets worse later or its just more WWE propaganda. Either way the way the E tells it is was off by a lot a lot earlier already.

[@TravJam317]

@@Hyde_Hill I think it's later that it gets exaggerated out of control. But we'll see as we follow along.

[@aic8001]

I think after 100 wins it gets ridiculous

[@Gcrab71989]

Somebody, I think Dave knows wrestling did a video about the streak and the final takeaway was that it was inflated so little that it didn't even make sense to inflate it at all. I might be wrong about who made the video buy I don't watch many wrestling channels so I'm guessing it was Dave.

[@leaderofnoone9087]

@@Hyde_Hill I don't think it was WWE propaganda. I just think it was people don't like Goldberg personally, and a lot of people try to discredit the streak, but also maybe the number got out of control soon, and for some reason I remember the number being 173 and 0 for some reason.

[@babushkabro]

I’m actually really impressed with whatever they used to cover up Raven’s tattoos for his Mortis disguise - anyone else?

[@charliebrownnz1]

The crowd reaction is what occurs when a promotion has pretty much given all priority to a single faction and its few opponents.

[@thepubknight6144]

I never understood certain fans who said Dean wasn't over her clearly was, some men don't need to do long promos to get over and be a draw (Dean Melinko, Steve Blackman, Chris Benoit, Taz, Keith Lee)

[@augustuswayne9676]

Bret went from top dog in WWE to tagging with Hogan in WCW . What a turn of fortune .

[@simeonflake]

I wonder what went through Bret's mind when Eric told him at random moments during 98, that he would be freelancing as Hogan's stooge in the nwo & that at some shows he would have to wear a Hogan t-shirt. At least ATM Eric was paying him well. Maybe that was Bret's only comfort....

[@augustuswayne9676]

@@simeonflake true , so true . From the penthouse to the outhouse . But money greases everything !

[@jayanxiety]

@@simeonflake Having said that, you have to understand that this was just what WWE was doing to Bret when Hogan was there. He became the top guy only after Hogan left the company. At the time Bret's star was dimming with the rise of the Attitude era. While it's true that Eric misused Bret, though he DID eventually become champion. I just think that at the time there was too much NWO overshadowing everything at the time.

[@rdrouynriv]

@@jayanxiety The natural spot for Bret was to be leading WCW against the NWO as some type of justice figure. He had a lot of natural sympathy built in after Montreal and WCW failed to capitalize on that. And with Sting jumping into NWO Wolfpac, there is a large void in the straight babyface role. But for Bret to be the top face, he would have to get put over by Hogan and apparently that wasn't going to happen. If they weren't ready to make him a top guy and put him in dream matches then why pay him like a top guy? Pay 3 million for a midcarder. Its no surprise WCW went out of business the way they were pissing away money.

[@hazardtriplezero]

@simeonflake I think the accurate term for what was going through Bret's mind was cha-ching.

[@Mrtfarrugia]

The real reason Curt Hennig went back to the NWO Hollywood is because the Wolfpac started to use a rap song for their entrance theme.

[@Carlitonsp1]

Bro, this series is quietly the most comprehensive coverage of Goldberg's streak.

[@HeyAdora6969]

Four chinlocks in the opening match? The best PPV of all times, no debating.

[@simeonflake]

If only some so called wrestlers knew how to apply a Chinlock these days. How you doing Young Bucks? 😊

[@Smokey1419]

​@@simeonflake Modern 'wrestlers' cant even throw a decent looking punch or kick, let alone understand how and why to use a chinlock

[@nove254]

😂😂 Jericho's head butt to the pole killed me

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Idiotic 2023 Jericunt amateur comedy all the way back in 1998.

[@timipettit5490]

I was thinking the same

[@LostChrisB]

He clearly thought he could make it look good, but when the time came there was just no way to do it without risking his neck. Ambitious but rubbish.

[@aegaeon117]

Honestly, if it were anyone else, I would've been disappointed but, seeing is how Jericho is top tier and did some incredible, mind breaking fast injury preventing saves with his opponents, I thought this was more of a purposeful goof to fake an injury when I watched it. 😄

[@louisvelez40]

This pay per view happened the night of Game 6 of the 98 finals. The most viewed finals game in NBA history. Looking 👀 forward to this PPV review

[@eyeguydojima7131]

That was Jordan's last Bulls game right? Man, what a legendary athlete!

[@Hallofshame-f7x]

Who here during the super bowl tonight wrestling bios

[@AdamOfTime]

Chicago gang

[@louisvelez40]

@@eyeguydojima7131 yes it was

[@zacharythomason7359]

Correct

[@effarrjay]

The combined age of Hogan and Bret vs Piper and Savage was 173 on the night of this PPV. Got the biggest reactions of anybody on the show.

[@frankez1975]

Booker T and Benoit was AMAZING. Two of the best ever.

[@maxxpower3d6]

With Curt Hennig and Rick Rude joining nWo Hollywood, and Perry Saturn being kicked out of the Flock, the WCW roster is now exactly as it appeared in WCW/nWo Revenge (with the odd exception of Bret Hart not being included in nWo Hollywood). Enjoy this moment.

[@idcwhatuthink4985]

Thank you for that amazing piece of trivia from my childhood💚

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

The only thing missing is the debut of Dr. Frank, Kim & Ming Chee, ect...

[@jameshill3403]

Peak WCW

[@jamesadams814]

The 7 match series stands out in my mind to this day at 36 years old. It's one of my favorite angles of all time and I still vividly remember loving it as I watched it at age 12.

[@davidlongobardi9234]

This show brings me 30-45mins of much needed positivity in my life

[@TheSpanishAnnounceTable]

Same

[@Mark-xl1ze]

Dang.... went up against Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, MJ's final game as a Chicago Bull and having what would have been the most perfect ending if he didn't come back to play again in 2001.

[@oogabooga1023]

I never realized how talented Perry Saturn was. Booker T vs Chris Benoit was legendary

[@Hyde_Hill]

He also gave Goldberg his best matches it seems until DDP.

[@kevinpayton2664]

Saturn could go in the ring and was a freak athlete.

[@Roflcrabs]

I had to replay that springboard moonsault from the chair.

[@oogabooga1023]

@@Roflcrabs Perry was incredibly athletic for his size

[@freemanlacroix674]

I still laugh at the third chin lock. It never gets old.

[@willkayl8793]

It’s very hard to keep fans invested for a best of 7 series and, Benoit and Booker did a fantastic job making each match good. Thank you for being the hardest working guy in the KZbin wrestling community. Cheers.

[@t.v.rockwell4504]

The fact that Goldberg's streak was actually higher than what WCW said is mindboggling.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Not really. They wanted to make the 100th win something special by having it acknowledged on a pay per view as opposed to some random nontelevised house show...

[@num1Jaysta]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 They could've saved it though if they really wanted to

[@erikgonzalez1306]

Really shows how inescapable the chin lock is that it's the only consistent offense for Benoit this deep in their matchup. Simply no counter

[@therealPayne]

Always a pleasure ending my weekend with some Wrestling Bios classic PPV.

[@mongomongo7664]

I'm so happy we get to see more of kanyon very underrated wrestler

[@gqsmoove87]

Who's Better!!

[@Wolfdogg]

The Goldberg count revelation was shocking.

[@vincentalmojera5412]

Right , I honestly thought it would have been way under, let alone to find out it's supposed to be higher. Damn who woulda thunk it huh.

[@Wolfdogg]

@@vincentalmojera5412 Eh, I'm sure WCW inflated those numbers back up soon after.

[@iDeathMaximuMII]

@@Wolfdogg By how much we'll see soon. Cause from September 1997 to now, it's been rather close. Only 5 extra numbers usually

[@nove254]

I always love the N64 music. It really completes your videos.

[@freemanlacroix674]

Brian Zaine fears wrestling bios!

[@randomnerd3402]

It's crazy to see how different crowds were back then, as today the crowds would give the complete opposite reactions to some matches, notably the tag match and the Guerrero match.

[@chopperbyrne]

Love the mixing of Even Flow and "Even Flow".

[@FreedomTimes4130]

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[@gqsmoove87]

Stay Strong Brotha ✊🏾

[@thebigbop5866]

Let's all appreciate that for this entire series so far Randy Savage has been crazy constantly.

[@Nicksuavemusic]

Crazy chavo and Eddie’s feud would continue in wwe years later as well I always liked their matches

[@danevertt3210]

Wow that Robinson ref bump was rough

[@Mark-xl1ze]

Dark match or not, I'm not sure why Sting agreed to a squash match with Goldberg.

[@DLKnightstick1989]

The Guerrero matchup is a direct correlation to how the general fans saw pro wrestling then vs now. Back then, storylines and promos were weighted 75/25 to in-ring ability. Today it's the exact opposite, it seems. But the hardcore fans are the people who recognize that both are needed in order to have the best possible product.

[@KingPK]

Nah, the bigger casual audience still cares more about character than ring ability. It's just that the casual audience isn't as big as it was at this time and companies have to cater more to that "hardcore" crowd now.

[@DLKnightstick1989]

@@KingPK Okay, well I'm sure you probably know more about current wrestling than I do, as I stopped watching around 2011-12 or so. I still dabble now, but I don't go full in like I used to at all. But I definitely was a hardcore fan from 1996-2003 or so and characters were always the bigger draw. For me, having great in-ring workers was a huge bonus, but most people didn't care about that. It just seems to me that now the majority of people care more about the in-ring work than the characters. Or maybe that's simply the perception I get from seeing a show here and there these days. It seems 95% of every character is boring as hell and they treat every match like it's a WrestleMania main event. lol.

[@deandredukes95]

Can’t get enough of them chin locks!

[@seandoherty4227]

The best of seven series is one of the most underrated series of matches you'll see. Thanks for covering the entire series match by match 👍

[@gqsmoove87]

Exfuckingactly

[@gqsmoove87]

It needs it's own solo video

[@johnlegrano4723]

Tonight's choices watch the NFL super bowl or watch wrestling bios cover the 1998 G.A.B. well we all tell which show I'd rather watch. G.A.B. with wrestling bios. Thanks again for all the great content and letting me relive my childhood. I can't thank you enough.

[@butchvito]

Something I've noticed from this era, Hogan wore some sweet looking "Hollywood" tights when he cut promos on Nitro, but when he competed in action he wore solid black tights... Just something with my condition notices.

[@sharmat1611]

I've been looking forward to this all friggin week.

[@tajdollaz]

Best wrestling broadcast on KZbin ever

[@Dragon_DDT]

Great video as usual Wrestling Bios. I laughed so much at the, "Baltimore Ballbags," line and agree they should've shown the Guerrero's more love.

[@kylereece1979]

And we are off to a flying start with Eddie Vedder's vocals even flowing over Jericho's Jam at the beginning of the video. Brilliantly done. I never saw this PPV itself and wasnt a hundred percent clued into everything WCW at this timeline, being all WWF for me then. Loved it. And more classic continuous coverage of RTW era unfolds.

[@Hilversumborn]

The Guerrero's always deliver.

[@hitomisalazar4073]

It can't be understated how well they pulled this off. Unlike a lot of other rivalries with a lot of matches to them (Orton and Cena comes to mind), I never got bored of Benoit and Booker. In part because of that tendency to learn, call back, and evolve the match. It really felt like two people going all out, taking it seriously, changing and adapting over the course of things. Unlike the Cena and Orton rivalry for contrast where I think the only evolution (unintentional pun) I really remember from it was when Orton tried to kill Cena with explosives in a fairly Looney Tunes moment. But otherwise they wrestled the same matches. The FU went off the same way, the RKOs went off the same way, etc.

[@rdrouynriv]

Yeah, I remember watching it back in the day and the way they were finding new ways of countering their finishers was pretty impressive. It really helped get Booker T over as a main event guy.

[@gqsmoove87]

​@@rdrouynriv this was Booker's Breakout Phase

[@KingLex87]

I loved this Best Of 7 storyline. I also loved how they revisit it again in WWE for the US Championship

[@stu9856]

Great job! If you're not tired of putting out great content by the time you get to March 2001 there's also Thunder & Smackdown to review.

[@augustuswayne9676]

In my opinion you put on the best content on KZbin . Thank you .

[@neptunefalling]

The first thing I watch in the morning is relieving the war. You sir are definitely the hardest working person on KZbin. Thankyou for everything you do to entertain us. It's always appreciated.

[@derekstewart777]

I've said it before, and I'll gladly say it again... This is the BEST wrestling channel, period.

[@jg5004]

Really interesting to see they weren’t inflating Goldberg’s record too much.

[@vincentalmojera5412]

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Just got to say that I really appreciate all the videos you put out man. Mental health is a bitch and all your content, especially Reliving the War, makes me feel like a kid again and really helps when I'm down. Thursday and every other Sunday I'm always pumped for the show. Thank you.

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[@mongomongo7664]

Please KZbin let me watch this before you take it down lol

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[@justablokepostingfunvids7137]

Always luv seeing these vids pop up on my notifications 😊

[@bigfest6498]

More like reliving my childhood. Thanks for all of these.

[@samigarnett2]

Love the mash up of Jericho's WCW theme and Even Flow.

[@heartgenerator4967]

The Even Flow/Jericho mashup is definitely something I need more of. Hope there's a full version on Patreon my guy

[@chameleonhrt]

I really liked the "Deceiding Match" of the best of seven series.

[@josephchaparro1037]

Perry Saturn was such a amazing wrestler the guy could damn near do anything.

[@user-tl4fi6oy8d]

Fully evolved Chris Jericho here: Long hair, long pants, no knacker tattoos

[@CeeMigoLoCo]

🤯 Ay Yo Wrestling Bios, just watched an old episode of Raw from 2001. Booker T was wrestling and guess what???!!! F*ckin Jim Ross called Booker T's spine buster a SIDEWALK SLAM!!!! I died laughing when I heard that sh*t 🤣. I don't know dude, maybe Booker wanted the announcers to call his spine buster a sidewalk slam or whatever, who knows!!! Anyways, Just wanted to share that with you here. Hope you see the comment or someone tells you for me or something.. Thanks for the Badass videos each week! Love this series and the channel, it's definitely my favorite KZbin channel hands down! Keep up the great work brother. Much appreciated!! 💯😎🤟🏻🤘🏾✊🏿

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Some of the best writing, music mixes and overall presentation. Thank You Wrestling Bios, thank you very much 😄👍

[@michaelspikes1506]

WCW pay per view was must watch back then

[@markbrandon235]

Best wrestling channel on KZbin! Always love watching your videos. Enough said!

[@gregwelsh2985]

Super Bowl and Wrestling Bios on the same day?!?! Amazing!

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Chiefs won. Again. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. XD

[@smitsta]

I like the part where Konnan was on his neck with his legs in the air!

[@Datura63]

im not a repeat viewer of many things but i can watch your content over and over again. love the work you put out, cheers m8!

[@gamingshawnandjewel6233]

That beat of 7 was classic and put. Booker T really on the map for me

[@gqsmoove87]

Exfuckingactly

[@charlesredmon7717]

Thank You “Wrestling Bios” we definitely appreciate your hard work brother 💪🏾

[@RealTomHanx]

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to... Sunday Evening Bios

[@zacharythomason7359]

Great video as always ,Can't wait for you to review King of the Ring 1998 .

[@darthcreepio]

Lmao Eddie conducting the crowd as they chant “boring” is so good. Such a great heel!

[@RetroUnlim]

Great video as usual. That juve promo, who remembers the classic Bischoff and Juventud power ballet video set to Angry Anderson’s classic song “Suddenly” on KZbin years ago lol I’d PMSL if I ever saw that again 😂

[@christianappel1998]

I think the streak should only count for televised matches, because even on wrestling databases you could fake the non-televised ones, if you weren´t there to watch it live and they did a lot of house shows per year. Like someone already wrote in his comment below how many wins Goldberg would have with TV only, if this would happened to the streak.

[@user-jl8lw8td7f]

I love this entire series. Well done man, excellent stuff.

[@nove254]

This crowd truly regrets not appreciating the Eddie and Chavo match smh.

[@shawn10213]

have you ever considered putting out some of the remixes you do for the intro and etc? i really like the nwo and dx remixes you did for reliving the war. keep up the good work man!

[@sherrix6881]

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[@skyatollah2skyharder276]

See Bios, the thing I like about these videos isn't just the entertainment factor. It's the fact you're managing to correct 25 years of revisionist history on a lot of things.

[@User-1683x2]

Awesome opening music for your video! I loved that evenflow jericho theme!!

[@WaynesWorld12]

Wrestling review on my birthday? Let's go!

[@zacharythomason7359]

Happy Birthday🎂🎂🍫🍫🍧🍧🍨🍨

[@bigpunchee]

Amazing breakdown as always man. And BRAVO on the intro music! I've been a huge Pearl Jam fan since day 1

[@ainnocent]

The moment you said "it's been a while since we've heard that huh". I was literally thinking that as you were saying it out loud! Love this series and love what you do for us!

[@Alien_on_earth69]

The best wrestling history channel ever 👏🏽👏🏽

[@pafoneto1275]

WWF*

[@martynodonnell]

Another awesome upload from the wrestling channel with the most jam on the planet!

[@DyspotikOriginal]

I have missed the chinlock soundbite this is the first video I've watched today what a wonderful start

[@crushthecrusher7134]

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[@briansherrick1708]

I remember my dad buying this PPV for me and a few of my friends in the neighborhood when I was 11 years old. Thanks for posting this video!

[@anthonyfernandez822]

Greatest shows on tv or KZbin ! Much respect keep them coming . May i recommend a 2000-2010 raw vs tna after this ? Although idk if tna has enough content lol

[@masterobiwan3349]

Awesome!! Thank you so much for this ❤

[@matthewlydon6592]

I was gonna say Chin Lock 2: The Return To Rest….Davey’s favorite movie.😂

[@OsmosisMiller]

That intro was absolute fire. This is easily one of my favorite series to watch on KZbin

[@newhere2419]

Guerrero's work their asses off and the fans want a 30 second goldberg match. you just can't help stupid. Also great back rakes by hogan with his gloved hands. must have really hurt

[@pafoneto1275]

That happen in pretty much any work where are viewers, that doesn't mean they're stupid.

[@stevengrvp]

Great American bash and the super bowl ohh yeah

[@scypsylock9402]

At 30:56 Sting kicked the Giant in the jewels which was why he went down. The camera angle was very poor, but you can still see the foot raised to the crotch.

[@samyelts8498]

Great review 😊

[@stumct380]

I never noticed Jericho's pants before, with "1004" written on his ass Nice