WCW nWo Slamboree 1998 - The "Reliving The War" PPV Review

[@gehteuchnixan3052]

It's so sad yet still amazing seeing the terrible decisions around the nWo accumulating in this awesome retrospective. It began with not letting the group fall apart right away when Sting won the world title. Bringing that title back to Hogan, letting Bret Hart "associate" himself with them out of the blue, turn the Giant back heel with absolutely no buildup, and then splitting the Outsiders just when people got fully excited about the Wolfpack was just an unbelievable string of stupid decisions playing out here.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Yeah as much as the WWF played their cards right in 1997 & 1998, a big part of WCW’s fall was their own doing

[@evandaymon8303]

Yep that’s wcw in nutshell. There’s good matches but they tend to not read the room a lot of time.

[@alanarmstrong6460]

They had 3 huge heel turns in a month. Bret joins Hogan, giant randomly joins Hogan and now hall. Politics behind scenes

[@mattlewis8889]

Bret and Sting should have led a group of wcw guys against the two nwo factions. Could've worked.

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

Agreed. This year was AWESOME but the gradual decline of wcw. The whole nwo thing had got stale breaking it up freshened it up greatly but was all undone by Early 99. Terrible decisions made to appease scum like Hogan and others unwilling to what was rivbt for business.

[@poyodiablo26]

Get on it quick before the corporate ministry tries to strike it!

[@SigmaChicken09]

Exactly

[@brettrossi034]

The higher power is gonna say "it's me Wrestling Bios!!! It was me all along!!"

[@Marc_Masters]

Yes 👍🏾

[@BENNY_MAC]

What i do is download the YT video onto my phone. Their are websites if you google it that will convert youtube videos to mp4

[@YoureNotReet]

@@BENNY_MACdon’t turn your back on the Wolfpac

[@razzbender3385]

Having Hall join nwo hollywood over the wolfpac is it's own episode of wcw blunder.

[@derekazyan9942]

So dumb

[@jameshill3403]

Hogan needed someone cool to stay in nwo black and white besides Steiner that group was basically a bunch of jobbers

[@RyanParreno]

@@jameshill3403 if this was the reason they should have kept Curt. But also Hogan IMO was big enough to carry a jobber faction, it even plays into the idea that Hogan can't have anyone better or close to him in the nWo

[@crutchddaddy95]

Thank you I love EB and everything he did for wrestling but this decision was just bizarre

[@Machete87]

i don't Hall was lookin to not join the pac, but in hind site i get why.

[@rustykuntz94]

The Cinclopei reveal of it being Malenko is legit amazing. That POP was crazy and truly a special moment

[@gp.5989]

Truely a great moment. One of the few things i still vividly remember about this ppv.

[@captainn2094]

Ya that reveal was just as good as DDP coming out as LaParka.

[@Frugal_J]

@@captainn2094 I wish DDP would have done the La Parka strut to mock the Macho Man and Scott Hall before leaving the ring.

[@CallumRSU30]

One of my favourite pops of all time and I was never really a "WCW guy".

[@AL7249]

Crazy to think it was actually a legit surprise and noteworthy pop, feels like it's been a meme tbh. Maybe cause I watch newlegaacy lol

[@ToysToolsandTales]

One of the greatest angles WCW ever did. Dean and Chris were gems

[@zlinedavid]

Part of it was the contrast in personalities. Dean was the silent technician and Jericho was the loudmouth, but could back it up at least somewhat.

[@fellaontheroad]

I was a huge Scott Hall fan at the time and thought nothing could ever break up the Outsiders. I remember vividly watching that title crack across Nash’s back, and I was heartbroken. It literally made no sense and even less sense when Nitro aired. What a fumble.

[@treybrannon4964]

All Hogan. Wanted to keep a cool guy under him, and prevent Nash from gaining any more power via the fans.

[@travisgowen5044]

The Dean Malenko twist was done perfectly. Shame WCW was never able to truly capitalize on their cruiserweight division because the fans were definitely on board.

[@jarrodhall3686]

Definitely.

[@butchvito]

Never truly capitalize? The Cruiserweight division was one of the main reasons WCW beat WWF for 83 weeks. It was arguably the most popular division in WCW and was featured heavily in all of WCW programing. I don't know what more you wanted them to do with the division.

[@travisgowen5044]

​@@butchvito This was one of the few times WCW put real effort into creating a storyline with the Cruiserweight Division. I'd argue the popularity is because of the effort the wrestlers put into the matches, as opposed to anything WCW was doing to support them.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

They capitalized on it more than any other promotion at the time (or since, really). At least in the States.

[@kdizzle901]

And the undercard and cruiserweights did all the heavy living

[@aroundtheworldsports3063]

I love how you couldn't get through the Alex Wright bit without laughing at yourself, lol!

[@ItsShaz1]

Brilliant

[@jreed7125]

I've waited a very long time for this ppv. Chris Kanyon finally gets brought back to Reliving the War

[@AndreNDP]

Who betta than Kanyon?!?!?

[@strifenineteen]

@@AndreNDP everyone

[@meatyoakergeorge]

​@@strifenineteenlmao

[@Dresdan]

That Jericho and Malenko angle is honestly one of the best in WCW history. Absolutely simple and genius booking right there.

[@schizzo8959]

The Malenko reveal is still great 25 years later, just an all time great WCW moment.

[@Chuck_EL]

One of my favorites, I never got why people said he didn't have character he definitely did his gimmick was he's the "ice man" he moved acted and did his primos with cold stoicism that's extremely hard to pull off especially in pro wrestling and he did it perfectly

[@ShanAli-sq4rs]

Jericho was the reason he got a big pop

[@17thN.O]

Happy for Dean

[@HereticalKitsune]

Malenko's reveal was amazing!

[@PrinceVegita1]

I liked this PPV when I watched it on the network a while back. Never really cared about cruiserweights but the battle royal with Jericho announcing everyone, Juventud eliminating himself and Dean being behind the mask was seriously fun to watch. 1998 WCW is overall peak wrestling for me. There's always something going on in the shows.

[@zlinedavid]

100% serious….one of the key things about RTW are your remixes. They’re almost as good as the videos themselves and is one thing that makes WB different than all other channels.

[@stewartmeetball3417]

👍

[@mikeabel7577]

The remixes go hard.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

They're really good.

[@hazardtriplezero]

Truth. Awesome intro to this one.

[@mikem10481]

Bret vs Savage should have been huge. I wish it headlined Wrestlemania back in 93. Would have been a classic.

[@anthonyrivera2306]

Wasn't that on Bret's book also? That Vince allegedly told him that Savage was gonna put him over on WM IX. Edit: The only thing I don't believe about the book is Warrior putting him over at RR 1993. The Savage part I do believe, because he wanted to work with HBK in a long term program from WM IX to WM X, with Shawn beating Savage.

[@luckywallace]

They had a pretty great match in 1987 when Bret was still mostly a tag wrestler. Shame we never got a babyface V babyface bout with them between 1992 -1994 on PPV or TV.

[@MikeD974]

I wish Yokozuna hadn't come to wwe till after mania 9 we probably would have got bret vs macho man at wm 9 then which would have been great I remember looking forward to this match and being disappointed how the last 5 minutes went down wcw was great at ruining what could have been a classic

[@mikem10481]

@Anthony Rivera Never in the plans cause Vince knew Hogan was coming back for that Wrestlemania and kept things open. Shame cause had Savage put over Bret, it was the old generation putting over the next generation.

[@anthonyrivera2306]

@@mikem10481 That's why I said allegedly.

[@UCUSmusic]

Fantastic work with the intro... Scott hall howling and the ddp explosion sync was perfect!

[@Drummer8282]

WCW / Bischoff had no clue what they were doing at this point : -Bret Hart non-sensical heel Turn and alliance with Hogan - Ditto the Giant - Putting the world title back on Hogan after all that build of Sting just ruined Sting and wasted the entire previous year and a half.

[@clarencegutsy7309]

Jericho saying how Silver King will be upgraded to Golden King if he can win 12 more matches will always get a laugh out of me.

[@matthewlucas4142]

Man, Benoit was such an incredible talent. What an absolute tragedy

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Whether it was too many hits to the head or something else, he completely lost the plot

[@hectorlopez1069]

@@GoGetYourShinebox it had to be too many hits to the head, that's what caused him to do that.

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

He knew exactly what he was doing.

[@billywhitewolf]

I'm baffled why this man's ass is being kissed so much. Its not like he was some war hero or something that went funny in the head he was just a man who took his clothes off and bumped around on a canvas for 10 mins with other half-naked men in front of an audience

[@HarmonySword]

@@hectorlopez1069 Also Eddie's death really broke him

[@rosestewart9281]

That's what I'm talking about, Wrestling Bios before i take a nap and rest before my graveyard shift. You Sir are awesome 😎.

[@eddie9244]

Same here!! LOL

[@hihowareyouhi]

@@eddie9244 😁

[@TheSwolness]

Woah...That Wolfpac entrance remix at the beginning is sick!!!

[@Cloud121D]

This was the first PPV I ever watched live, but it was interesting how I did. From January 1996 when I became a wrestling fan until this night, I would always put the TV on Channel 98, and listen to the scrambled broadcast (just snow, but the audio played fine). This night I was outside jumping on my neighbor's trampoline when my Mom comes out and says "They are showing that wrestling PPV for free right now!!" I'm like "WHAT?!?!!!". I dash inside and turn to Channel 98, and sure enough, the DDP/Raven cage match was just starting. The feed never went to snow the rest of the broadcast. A very cherished memory of mine. After this night, I didn't see another PPV live again until February 2006, when my old wrestling friends and I would go to Hooters and watch No Way Out 2006 (Taker/Angle). We would do it every month (except WrestleMania. We would do those at our homes) until No Mercy 2007 (3x WWE Title defenses. Still the most exciting PPV I have seen to this day. Everyone in Hooters was STANDING the last few minutes of HHH/Orton Last Man Standing). After that night, Hooters stopped showing WWE PPVs and went exclusively UFC.

[@ricstormwolf]

I was always a fan of Mortis and Chris Canyon. I was very sad to hear he passed.

[@Vantoris]

you are the light of so many of us wrestling fans, love all your stuff man.

[@bucones]

Right on time brother! Just was thinking of watching some Wrestling Bios! Keep up the phenomenal work Ryan!

[@jaimerodriguez8375]

Dude Raven was so damn awesome wearing amazing band shirts and wrestling! 🤘💪 Love the suicidal shirt his wearing against DDP.

[@KingLex87]

His Sandman ( the comic book character) t-shirt was always a favorite of mine

[@mikemccoy5092]

Mark Curtis was always enthusiastic during matches his responses to moves and big match moments was awesome

[@BluThundr]

I've always been interested in this little mini push Fit Finlay got during this time, he was always treated as someone who was legitmately tough but was never really pushed above the TV/Hardcore title level, him randomly besting two guys like Benoit and Booker T that in my opinion were MUCH higher on the card than him was interesting and I feel like the TV title started to get used for more experimental stuff like that during this time with Finlay's reign, Booker T getting a singles title after being a tag guy for ages, Jericho getting a non-cruiserweight title, and previously Perry Saturn after being a guy in the flock, shame the TV title essentially died soon after all this, it was an interesting little time for this midcard belt.

[@michaelaburns734]

Fit Finley was generic but he was good at the sport.

[@briancanning6688]

That chair to the head by Mortis was BRUTAL!

[@captainn2094]

Just as brutal as Raven taking the chair shot from Tommy Dreamer in ECW

[@danielainger]

Nothing tops the chair shot Kanyon took from Taker on Smackdown in 03.

[@Pauvres-Ames]

Hey I just wanted to say that I love your videos! I'm in a very very dark place right now and to be honest, just to see that you uploaded a new Reliving the War video kinda made my day better. I wish I could buy some of your merch but I'm broke as always lol. Keep on your great work!

[@jfoxxbrowning]

That pop when it was revealed to be Makenko and all thru that match that crowd was lit! Biggest pop I can honestly say I've seen

[@calvinfolan1736]

Admittedly, the NWO never really did anything for me, I will say this though, the Wolfpac had one of WCWs best themes ever.

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

Don’t turn your back

[@joshll]

I love your videos, great work ! I am a big fan of this era of Chris Jericho Heel turn. I think he was not only in the ring one of the best in WCW at the time, but he was fire on the stick. And absolutely one of the funniest, and yet not corny heels ever. He was why I was a wcw fan over wwf. Ralphus, and then the "Goldberg" feud that i wish they would have allowed it to play out the way Jericho has described.

[@TheNemisisx]

I think youtube took this vid down as I started watching it 12 hours ago then left for work. Came home and i couldn't find it in your video playlist. Either way I'm glad I can finish the clip now!

[@GeoGuy388]

One of the great moments of WCW - the culmination of the Jericho/Malenko angle And then, one of the worst - the Outsiders break up for absolutely no reason

[@marcusgray2910]

Wrestlingbios on a Sunday is a Vibe !!

[@masterobiwan3349]

You always come through with the best uploads my friend! Thank you for bringing me some great enjoyment again this weekend

[@fununclenerfs]

Nothing goes harder than that nWo Wolfpac theme

[@snowflakeking]

I actually watch this one on PPV and we recorded it so I've always liked this one.

[@AnEternalEnigma]

That chairshot by Kanyon on Raven was absolutely vile even before we knew about the long-term damage of head injuries

[@LowBudgetKiwi]

Love how this starts off with the Wolfpac theme. Not even joking but that is STILL my cellphone ringtone today...

[@NathanxLaMontagne]

Fantastic as always (caught it, and everything else on your Patreon)

[@FlexLuger87]

I couldn't wait to dig into this one 💯💯💯💯💯✔🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES !!

[@dougeaton7600]

13:43. "Big Reese's Pieces". 😆 🤣 😂

[@tombergen8337]

Just watched an interview with Bruce Prichard and the only reason Vince didn't show up because Stephanie was graduating from college

[@dualscreengrant]

Slamboree 1998 was the first pay per view I ever bought. I was 14 at the time. I was heartbroken that Hall turned on Nash, but Dean Malenko's shocking comeback made up for it. Malenko vs. Jericho is one of the best feuds of all time. There was incredible buildup, and Dean got his revenge and the cruiserweight championship.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

22:25 ...at least he didn't announce him as _"Bret The Hitman CLARK!"_ 😏

[@greatheightsu]

Jericho running down the wrestlers and then having to face Malenko is a legendary WCW moment.

[@BennyH90]

When the time in 1998 comes I really hope we hear a lot of the "Real Man's Man" theme tune for Steven Regal

[@t.jefferson6365]

I agree with you on how silly they looked dancing around to it, but the Wolfpac entrance theme still KICKS love your remixes bro!!!! 🤘

[@bigfest6498]

nWo Nick Patrick was one of the greatest characters, especially early on when he had the neck injury.

[@dustindavis3406]

Thank you Bios you just made my Sunday!

[@lizzydakid]

That C Murder track is so cold bro…

[@RetroTube1982]

The Wolfpac was super over, getting huge reactions. Hogan knew the nWo wasn't cool without the Outsiders, so he got Hall booked to be on his team.

[@terryeubanks8797]

I watched this PPV when it happened, and that Malenko pop is one of my favorite moments in wrestling.

[@BlueLighteningGojo]

FINALLY! Wrestling Bios has COME BACK TO KZbin!

[@Makoto03]

Great Slamboree review and i love that Wolfpack NWO theme.

[@MonoCronic]

It's really funny how I giggled about the Chin Abuse at the same time as you did, man. xD

[@hitomisalazar4073]

Gods that long build with Jericho and Dean Malenko was just perfect really. Absolutely perfect. Part of what made the Monday Night Wars so great. When WCW was good... they were damned good. Jericho's heel turn. The rivalry. The mocking promos. Keeping Dean around but not showing his face. Building up to that battle royale and the reveal. Just... perfection.

[@Vladraac]

Omg that intro is a straight killer!

[@ReignofIndepence]

Dean is firmly on the mount Rushmore of underrated wrestlers

[@Nicksuavemusic]

That Dean malenko pop was insane

[@arkansasstorm]

Jericho could make any feud look good. Whether you love jericho or hate him, you have to give him credit for always going all in for a feud

[@timbartschwolfman]

Meanwhile while Slamboree 98 is happening Vince McMahon is seeing Stephanie McMahon graduate from School

[@hectorlopez1069]

Stephanie graduated from Boston University in 1998.

[@TimmyTickle]

Fun fact: the building being destroyed in the background during the intro is the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta

[@marccaselle8108]

Sometimes I forget Marty Janetty was in WCW lol

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

I was at this event one of the few times a wrestling ppv has been held in my hometown

[@Atroz7]

How Goldberg ignored the pop that Jericho generated by building up Malenko and not realizing he was doing the same thing is beyond crazy.

[@Debrody1]

I remember this PPV. It is when Bret Hart slammed Andre the Giant. Jimmy Hart and King Kong Bundy descended from the ceiling to the song Sexy Boy. Also Megatron called Bruticus to the ring because the Constructicons were unable to form Devistator.

[@garybaltiejus7248]

Great memories from those years, I was a nitro guy back then I even attended a nitro event in Brisbane Australia, back in 2000

[@JTeam45]

lmao Jericho roasting all of the wrestlers was peak, I love that he still does it today too on commentary

[@Ykwhat75]

JUST WOKE UP TO WRESTLING BIOS , HAPPY SUNNY YALL HAVE A GREAT DAY 😈😈😈🔥🔥🙏🏻🙏🏻💯💯💯

[@devious187]

Ahh, we're almost to my favorite Nitro segments ever, Chris Jericho: Conspiracy victim where he goes to DC to try to find the WCW rulebook in the Library Of Congress lol... pure gold

[@NoID42069]

18:11 family

[@dmitch1983]

Wrestling Bios is a true Icon of the Monday Night Wars as far as I'm concerned

[@BrandanTheBroker]

How do I get that intro music? THAT'S HOT!

[@anikapriyam3594]

Wow i really enjoyed that Jercho entrance announcement and the surprise winner of the battle royal wasn’t expecting that at all! Watching it life must have been insane… dudnt know jericho was this good at wcw

[@zigga967]

my nostalgia for this show runs deep! still have the casette I recorded it live on...

[@kylereece1979]

Jericho's Janetty entrance promo: Great Def Leppard reference from Y2J. Jericho was to me, one of, if nit the best thing in WCW here. Viciously entertaining stuff. And his reaction as Malenko returns is excellent.

[@robertwarf3316]

I was still watching wcw regularly so the Dean Malenko and Mortis/Kanyon reveal was good stuff to me. Hated to see Hall turn on Nash but I was a Hogan kid so I was happy the black and white got a strong member

[@MarioRodriguez-hs5ls]

@wrestlingbios im surprised you havent once mentioned the time Raven attacked DDP during an MTV episode of TRL

[@michaelspikes1506]

I really appreciate watching this video thanks

[@14K101]

At 0:56 I realized what Slambree this is due to Kevin Nash’s The Outsider VHS this was a very heartbreaking moment in the Monday Night Wars forsure

[@TheArchfiend]

This video has been up for TWO hours! Hopefully it will remain up long enough for me to finish watching it.

[@jdlstoryteller]

That Dean Malenko pop, if it wasn't the loudest WCW ever had, it was certainly in the ballpark. And it was probably the biggest silence to super loud pop WCW ever had.

[@Jrowe508]

Love Chris's intros

[@CallumRSU30]

"El Dandy" *Bret Hart nods in approval*

[@normaamar7642]

great channel mate well put together im a "mark" 😂 love n support from 🇦🇺💪🤘

[@georgemetcalf8763]

Did we ever get a Piper/Savage program when they were young?

[@velvetpilot2008]

First of all, I dig the Bischoff and crowd counting Vince out. I like Eric's cockiness in calling out Vince and challenging him to a fight, even if he knew he wouldn't show up. I see it as a morale boost. but for anyone who doesn't know, according to Russo, Vince was planning on showing up but his daughter's college graduation kept him from doing it. But Russo said Vince was fired up about it and didn't like having to back down.

[@KDSRirelandboy1]

Starcade 97 was the death of common sense in storylines on Nitro. Especially around nWo. What a fiesta.

[@Ray-iz4kg]

Been waiting for this one

[@reallyretro]

This PPV was the biggest pop Dean Malenko ever got in this career.

[@REXX-STRONGSTYLE]

7:12 hey ..Who are you to talk down about El Dandy???

[@diezel308]

For some reason the CC was on by default when I clicked on the video. So now at least I know the lyrics to the Wolfpac theme, which is nice.

[@stevenrogers3658]

It gets increasingly more uncomfortable watching Benoit take these headshots.

[@goodeyebrian3598]

I get really uncomfortable when Benoit takes a hit to the head.

[@davidwenzel717]

Hall turning on Nash was such a dumb move I hated it at the time and I hate it now

[@boomerang1137]

"THAT'S NOT CICLOPE!"

[@exeortegarubio]

'IT'S DEAN MALENKO! The man of 1,000 holds! The man who will fight Jericho for the title, right now!'

[@donypaddy6859]

Had such high hopes for Bret Vs Savage it was okay but could have been better Sad seeing Savage slowly declining and breaking down his knees are completely shot at this point and when he comes back in 99 from his injury he's so big and jacked he can barely move as a character Savage was still entertaining but he just couldn't go like he did during the DDP feud.