WWF St. Valentines Day Massacre - The "Reliving The War" PPV

[@LightningBS]

" Ken Shamrock stops a Money Shot, something his sister couldn’t do. " 😂😂😂

[@ShaunInce123]

The part where Vince falls off the cage and bounces as he crashes through the table. What a sight to behold.

[@michaelkeller5927]

My favorite thing about The giant coming to WWF is that he was billed as "No Gimmick Needed... PAUL WIGHT!". After 2 weeks he still had zero crowd reaction so "WELLLLLL IT'S THE BIG SHOWWWW!"

[@jaystreet46]

😂😂😂

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

Yes that is funny he was Paul Wright no reaction so well he now The Big Show!

[@michealhunt6607]

He went by the name "The Big Nasty" for like a week lol

[@17thN.O]

​@@michealhunt6607I remember that. Then the "Big Nasty Bastard" then wellllll it's the BIG SHOW!

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

Well Paul wight isn’t that threatening, I mean who’s that? Walter Whites brother?!

[@dariushenry88]

Seeing The Giant coming to WWF was symbolic if you think about it. Other than X-Pac, Paul Wight joining the WWF was a sign that things were changing for the better. Big Show was smart to get out of WCW when he did.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Yup. A former multiple-time WCW Heavyweight Champion defecting was a huge coup for the WWF.

[@Venemofthe888]

Honestly him leaving WCW for the WWF started a little bit of a trend of guys leaving for the WWF. Jumping the sinking ship for the better. There is a debut in August that will never ever make the WWF the same again

[@michaelreich4827]

X-Pac, Big Show and Jericho were the biggest jumps. You can say the Radicalz, but it took them quite a while to gain traction after Eddie's injury, if at all.

[@woobgamer5210]

dont forget the Dawn of a New Millenium in summer.

[@TheRealAhoy]

​@@michaelreich4827Not really. They feuded with DX their first week, then turned on Foley and feuded with him a tiny bit but mostly Too Cool and Rikishi. Then at WrestleMania Benoit became ic champ and spent most of the year as the ic champ, when he wasn't, he was having ppv main events with Rock over the WWF title. Eddie got featured more the night after Mania when he won the European title and got with Chyna. They all hit the ground running, and Benoit and Guerrero never fizzled out.

[@Legendkiller6945]

The constant push of Jeff Jarrett is a complete mystery to me

[@peanutbrainstudios7348]

i think its mostly down to him being a good worker. but yeah, it is a bit baffling that he was pushed so long across multiple different eras and companies. i never thought he was a draw at all

[@EchoFoxtrot21]

He was tight with Russo

[@ventorro8055]

I think his dad had connections @@peanutbrainstudios7348

[@Dale-jr7oj]

I saw jarret do a job at my local highschool up in Canada 😂

[@newhere2419]

i mean it was the mid card. Owen was with him and fans want to know why he wasn't getting a better push

[@CreationsVibration]

We're getting closer to Over the Edge. Chin up boys, because it's going to get hard soon.

[@PhenomsServant4]

Why’d you have to remind me?😔

[@adamntcaponewholikesbigcoo1749]

Is it time to invent a Paul/Giant/ Big show heel face counter if he does it a lot in this period of time

[@ryankeefe2102]

Dude between now and December he must've turned 4 times

[@adamntcaponewholikesbigcoo1749]

It still counts@@ryankeefe2102

[@kelvin19888]

One of my favorite PPVs of 1999 I will always remember Vince McMahon flying off the Black Steel Cage through the announcers table

[@firewalker1372]

I remember watching this at my brother’s house and completely losing it when Stone Cold hit the floor first. I enjoyed the heck out of this PPV. I was dang near in shock when The Giant showed up, was definitely not expecting that.

[@arostwocents]

WWF starting to steal stars with noone going in the opposite direction is what ended the war really and made it clear wwf had won. With the popularity wwf lost post war, they should have released a few wrestlers for WCW to keep things interesting, promising midcarders to wcw and take them back after WCW develops them

[@louisvelez40]

Vince taking that insane bump when he gets his head bounced off the top of the cage. That's how far Vince went to entertain and he deserves a ton of credit for that.

[@nsj1979]

During the Tag Team Title Match, Jerry Lawler made mention that Owen considered Jeff Jarrett to be a great tag team partner because "Owen was not wrestling with shadows."

[@ReinEngel]

One of the better intro packages to an attitude era PPV, and that's saying something.

[@JPD2587]

I remember this PPV feeling like a really big deal at the time.

[@CREOLEHEAT]

Up there with Over the Edge 98 & WM X-Seven

[@DateMike22]

The nostalgia this brings. I still have St. Valentine's Day Massacre from February 1999 on VHS 📼. Oh the junior high school memories 😢.

[@Kas58223]

Yes I still have this VHS

[@EvDawg_]

I’m going through a rough time rn. I turned on notifications because this series, while it isn’t a nostalgia trip (I wasn’t born during the Monday Night Wars) is entertaining and one of the things that helps my week feel like it’s a little better. Thanks for everything, brother!

[@beepboop204]

😊

[@TheOddOne666]

Bro, c'mon. Knock it off. If you're going through a rough time, KZbin is probably not even on your mind. Stop attention seeking.

[@T-Bag13]

​@@TheOddOne666escapism you tit.

[@beepboop204]

@@TheOddOne666 strong display of insecurities by feeling the need to virtue signal in the youtube comments

[@TheRealAhoy]

​@@TheOddOne666Yep. People who are going through a hard time are desperate to talk about the hard time, and this kind of therapy is doing the one thing they don't want, avoiding the issue.

[@deandredukes95]

The table bump from Vince was brutal!

[@mentalhaze4226]

Its here! The one and only PPV I saw live at the Pyramid! Was a 14 yr old young man and had an absolute blast!

[@DonDiesel885]

The Pyramid was really a dope venue man

[@robfigures]

Another underrated aspect of Paul Wight's debut is, for a few seconds, it seems to lock in a double main event for WrestleMania of The Rock/Mankind (unfinished business from their match having no winner) and Austin/Big Show (revenge for costing him the Mania main event), only for the surprise finish of the cage panel giving out to sow the actual seeds. A low key good job there to make the finish work even better!

[@T-Bag13]

I thought that hardcore match was awesome.

[@cynthiachristie1059]

agreed

[@mentalhaze4226]

I was at this show and let me tell you...when they hit the Mississippi River....the Pyramid erupted

[@thejellyfishfur]

i can't believe how much reliving the war has made RESPECT the big boss man dude just shows up and delivers 24/7

[@borobinson7005]

Blue Meanie had one of the best medium large man moon saults ever

[@cabutler1]

You really got to give Vince credit here for taking that beating. Especially with that table spot where you could have legitimately broke something. This is basically a one match card, but it's one that elevates the PPV as a whole from mostly forgettable to "Huh, that is interesting." I was excited for this because it's when Paul Wright joins the WWE, and what an introduction!

[@213chewy]

He actually did break something, his broke his tail bone when he landed in the table so yeah big props to Vince for finishing the match with a broken tail bone

[@mentalhaze4226]

I was in the crowd that night and the biggest Pop and reactions were definitely during the Stone Cold and Vince Mcmahon match....however the Chyna match and the hard-core match also got major Pops. It is still one of my fondest memories

[@ericthomas917]

A two match card

[@slifer875]

This is the why he will always be the no.1 villain in wrestling, the evil boss character humilllated and tormented alot of the talent but he also got his ass kicked a bunch, vince was okay with being the other receiving end and that made him entertaining. Its why stephanie never worked as an antagonist, she was just invincible and will never receive any karma at all while burying the talent. For all the non-stop bitching and moaning of the marks on the internet, vince mamahon was one of the biggest talents in the WWF peak, it wasnt just rock and stone cold but also his character that largely contributed to the victory of the WWF.

[@aegaeon117]

A lot of people say Vince was never a wrestler but, I'd like to see those people take those bumps. 😄 Good times.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

The WWF was on top of their game!

[@Jiren261]

I loved the intro to this PPV, The cheesy love song over footage of Austin and McMahon's feud. I'd love to see a video on best PPV intros

[@chrisbarlow7413]

Finally! One of my fav. Got this on PPV as a kid, recorded it to VHS, so i watched it repeatedly. Love it!

[@ohmy4275]

This was thing about the attitude era. Even if the matches weren't good the TV was. It was a proper show with twists and drama and all.

[@rubyhill5051]

rock getting hit by his own chair shot brought a very welcome comedic kind of thing to the match. It wasn't just brutal moves, it was also funny things. Amazing

[@joshmulligan950]

The commentary in the shamrock match was gold, thank you for the laughs😂

[@dandymatt]

I always remember this 1 for the black version of old big blue, but after watching this series I just noticed that they used the regular cage just 2 weeks before this on RAW for HHH vs Kane.

[@effortlessGFX]

The effort you put into these videos is absolutely amazing. Can’t thank you enough for these videos.

[@LAPKMMEX]

I literally just had brian surgery. I'm here in the hospital just watching this. Thank you so much. This helps a lot . Thank you

[@zacharythomason7359]

Get better soon🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@brianshields7485]

I wish you a speedy and full recovery you're going to be ok you got this

[@RuggedRunnerOverland]

I have to disagree, yeah the first match wasn't great but I thought the Hardcore Title match was awesome...always enjoyed the falls count anywhere no dq Hardcore Title matches from the Attitude Era, they were always entertaining to watch. The Tag Team & Intercontinental Title matches were decent especially compared to WCW PPV matches during this time.

[@mongomongo7664]

RIP Matthew Perry

[@mikeharless4596]

I'm never forget knowing the outcome but still watching a live tape of this Monday right after school. Such an epic ending to a crazy show and a great review as always! 😎

[@TheBandit025Nova]

Why do I think the Higher Power is Vince McMahon

[@exeortegarubio]

Pure speculation

[@Not_Brandino]

That would not put butts in seats

[@Choke_Dealer]

It's amazing how an entertaining main event can warp your view of the entire ppv.

[@camilocuba6927]

The time it took me to watch this video, Paul Wight went through 5 face/heel turns. Great video as always!

[@PhenomsServant4]

Only 5? Must have been having an off night.

[@AcidBombYT]

This is awesome! Made my day, I remember watching this PPV as a kid. It was my bday and had a huge party at showtime pizza with all my friends from school and then after I had choice to watch this or get a n64 rumble pack. Of course I chose this and when I told people at school the next day that the giant came out from under the ring nobody believed me. Was basically the last days I remember being innocent and happy. Month after this my parents split up and I moved and never saw any of my friends again. Brings back old memories and feelings of a better life.

[@Takeabottledrinkitdown]

Same, it was my birthday and I ordered it on ppv from SKy sports in Ireland My 12th birthday

[@TheRealAhoy]

This was pretty much the show that got me back into the fandom. I quit in 96, and by early 99 I couldn't ignore the obvious buzz around wwf anymore, I'd watch highlights on Sky on Sat morning and this seemed like the biggest thing ever, and I gradually got hooked again.

[@arostwocents]

We used to get Smackdown on SkyOne on Saturdays back then?

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@arostwocents Sundays too from what I remember, starting around 10am or 11am I think. Superstars, Jakked/Metal on Sunday, smack on sat

[@nickbanks7954]

Fun Fact: This is the last In Your House PPV until it was brought back years later.

[@jknight1984]

No it wasn't. It was Backlash.

[@csho6512]

​@@jknight1984You beat me.

[@nickbanks7954]

​@@jknight1984no it is, it says it on Wikipedia. Backlash replaced it.

[@DBoy38]

Actually they started to promote the 1999 Backlash PPV as "Backlash: In Your Show", however sometime before the show took place the In Your House branding was dropped.

[@nickbanks7954]

​@@DBoy38huh, for real? Interesting.

[@boombringer4078]

I remember actually staying up to watch this live on sky sports back in the day! Seeing paul white come through the ring was mindblowing!

[@CherylAbbott6486]

Been waiting for this. Finally caught up watching this series, now I have to wait each week for the next episode 😂

[@cynthiachristie1059]

yessir and its my birthday

[@WickedFireBird69]

4:45 "Who is this power from beyond, though?" Hehehehehe...foreshadow.

[@sammylane21]

The iconic WWF ATTITUDE ERA, it's Nachos, good when fresh out the oven but not as good the next day or in this case this era in wrestling was fun but now we see it had flaws.

[@cenationmiles]

I never understood how Vince Russo booked The Rock. Like why couldn’t he just hold the title for a month or 2 prior to Mania 15? Anyways great analysis as always

[@L_Train]

Blue dust? Ugh, I hate every thing that lard body has ever done.

[@Billy-ot8mk]

Got to admit seeing the bumps Vince takes are insane.

[@mrassassinscreedfan1]

Matches like this prove mick is an absolute madman when it comes to putting himself in pain during a match

[@jbcillatwill]

I gotta disagree, The Rock vs Mankind match was awesome, I see how the ending can be disliked, but they had such great chemistry that they never disappointed for me. The rest of the undercard was just okay. Thanks for the hard work as always!

[@borobinson7005]

How tf did Owen get a figure 4 on Mark Henry's big ass legs 😹

[@WickedFireBird69]

HHH has been on a real losing streak. Looking back, turning heel really did turn around his career. Also if you get a chance listen to Austin's play-by-play of his match with Vince on his podcast! He enjoyed that match so much!

[@sdo1840]

I can remember this like it was yesterday, I had it on VHS!! 1997-1999 wrestling will never ever topped in my nostalgia filled opinion

[@vxrdrummer]

I love how you talk about this as though kayfabe is still a thing. It makes it special to have wrestling talked about like this, and as I haven't watched PPV for about 2 years, I fully bought into it again watching this video. Your style is superb telling the story and nothing else.

[@Callsign_skulls]

I'm such a guy.. "your sister finished val off before this match" Me: "heh nice". 😂 I am a straight 37yo woman.

[@Kyo_theTowaSimp]

This was the first PPV that I remember using my old dial antenna TV to watch (more like listen to commentary while trying to make out what's happening on screen between all the static). Nostalgia right here. Keep up the awesome work, Bios!

[@gngrblls2thwall]

Kayfabe I guess Big Show fell asleep under the ring and that’s why Vince kept baiting Austin back into the ring, hoping Show would wake up before he got beat on anymore.

[@Cameron_611]

Dude,do you make these months in advance?! How the hell do you find time for these?! Not that I’m complaining,just amazed,and curious.

[@devious187]

The OG Hardcore title's reputation is what it is, but this and the Headbangers/Crash Holly at the playplace or wherever that was were the best hardcore title matches WWE ever did imo... love this matcg

[@sleepalaska]

cold beer in hand... let's go!

[@OIFIIIOIF-VET]

Damn. A fresh botchamania and now this. Good Sunday thus far hahahah

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

Honestly the name of this PPV was phenomenal! I wish this name would come back for NXT! Instead of that kind of corny, Vengeance Day! NXT Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre! Sounds Better! But it PG was that won’t happen!

[@brettrossi034]

If youd like to be surprised by a Reliving the War PPV on a sunday GIVE ME A HELL YEAH!!!

[@owenharris2233]

Your content is amazing, somehow you make the most entertaining era of wrestling more entertaining. Thank you wrestling bios from all of us that lived through this era of wrestling

[@BOABModels]

It's wierd that both Bob Holly and Al Snow are wearing the J.O.B. Squad logos

[@mrmoose6619]

Once I found out Paul Wight was in WWF, all I kept thinking was that he needs to watch out or he will Vader out...

[@ellismarquez8410]

I'll never forget this Valentine's Day weekend. The day before, our school had a televised band booster where we played "Heart and Soul." The same public access channel where it was broadcast was where we picked up this PPV for free on our old analog TV. Granted it was in black and white, but I remember it being an awesome show.

[@borobinson7005]

I don't think I woulda paid to see the same match over n over again at a PPV

[@donaldmcclurejr.494]

This was one of the first WWF pay-per-view I've seen. My cousin had the St Valentine's Day Massacre vhs tape. The only two matches I recall are Goldust vs. Bluedust(due to Goldust not having a counterpart to his color of gold before) "You will definitely never forget the name hack BlueeeDust." and Mr. Mcmahon vs Stone Cold Steve Austin with the big suprise at the end and how the bell never rag for the match to officially commence. Overall, a great pay-per-view to reminisce on. Keep going with your content Wrestling Bios!

[@BoltUnagi]

This is the ppv that got me to become a full time wrestling fan.

[@Hilversumborn]

The Steel Cage match saved the PPV.

[@jugghead82]

Man I saw this an had to click fast this is the first PPV me an my family watched an ordered LOVE IT.

[@CactusBlue]

Just in time for dinner let's goo

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

The WWE Debut Of The Big Show!

[@ken_danerdiest1]

This PPV marks the last for the old cage before a new one would be used hereafter. Great review!

[@ZachlikesMetal]

Ah yes the beginning of Big show. Also that bump from Vince looked really painful damn.

[@Aboertmann]

This was my favorite ppv as a kid. I remember going to the mall and buying the vhs with my birthday money. I thought it was a really good card.

[@vciotoli2126]

Massive nostalgia here for me. Vividly remember this one.

[@SonBlackHeart22]

I remember this is the last ppv with the In Your House branding following Mania and some early posters for Backlash 99 they dropped the IYH branding and just name the shows like Fully Loaded or Unforgiven without it.

[@DJDoubleCee]

I remember cheering so loud when Vince fell off the side of the cage and onto the announcer’s table. I definitely hated him back then 😆

[@kdizzle901]

This is one of the worst PPVs ever

[@benespinosa6725]

Another awesome episode of Reliving the war WWF st Valentine's day massacre was a great PPV stone Cold Steve Austin Vs vince McMahon was crazy Vince's bump off the cage and through the spainsh announce table was insane.

[@17thN.O]

I enjoyed this one. Thank you Wrestling Bios!

[@srichardf]

Something to note that with the GIant/Big Show jumping ship to the WWF would start a trend. Jericho would jump ship that summer and the following winter the Radicals (Benoit, Malenko, Guerreo, and Saturn) would follow suit losing WCW some of its most talented wrestlers.

[@daveyadict_]

I loved this ppv as a kid. I used to watch the main event and copy it move for move with my action figures.

[@dealt]

You can say what you want about Vince but he sure put his body on the line

[@mikenguyen911]

I remember watching this live on pay per view and thought it was odd when Ken Shamrock yelled to Ryan Shamrock to slap him. Camera caught him calling for it. 😆 Also, when Paul Wight showed up. I thought what was Giant doing in the WWF?

[@imal25]

SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR RETRACING THE STEPS TAKE CARE.

[@sp0nge1337]

So looking forward to seeing the Big Show's run. Legendary wrestler.

[@ignatiusjackson235]

14:31 foreshadowing 😬

[@Mxyz]

this was the first ppv my parents got for me.

[@RarelyKnownAs]

That "slap me" part lives in my head rent free.

[@jasonsierchio1167]

Debrah's puppies saved the show... Chyna's backside was the cherry on top...

[@AmazingGuy13]

Big Show's WWE debut

[@bradw317]

As the weeks move on we're all going to watch the destruction of WCW and wince as the storylines get messier and messier until I think late September when Vince Russo jumps to WCW and begins to tank Nitro's ratings even more without the McMahon filter keeping his writing in check.

[@juggalopa717]

Funny thing about the venue it’s now a bass pro shop 😂 believe it or not look up the pyramid in Memphis.. also I remember absolutely freaking out when the giant showed up and threw Austin into the cage

[@Brando-Lee3725]

This is how cool Wrestling Bios is , I was the 840th person to hit the like button at the beginning of this vid and by the time I finished there were 964 likes !

[@woobgamer5210]

3 months remain...

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

debra gets f all lol

[@Dr_1212]

When WWE was good

[@nakamaswarrior292]

I remember watching this ppv love in Willy's basement. Good times.

[@fearless1024]

I remember it took me awhile to realize that Paul Wight was the Giant. I just loved the WWF and couldn't understand why those jackasses were coming over... I felt the same for Jericho at first...