Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 164 - December 14th 1998

[@RyanCT89]

I’m dying at the lone wolf Disco Inferno coming out to save Hall and getting demolished.

[@KnifeSotelo]

I love Wrestling Bio's unnecessary subplots that just makes the story even better 🤣

[@KegOfMeat]

You’re surely not referring to Steve Mufuggin Blackman right?

[@tylercox1875]

@@KegOfMeator glacier or disco inferno Alex wright Norman smiley and the cutaways every time the outlaws do their intro

[@benespinosa6725]

LMFAO DX impersonating the Corporation was absolutely hilarious especially Jason Sensation as Shawn Michaels best part of The Rock saying using other wrestlers catchphrase was when he used Bret's Catchphrase Shawn's reaction was priceless awesome video this series is amazing to watch every Thursday.

[@AllieRX]

The Rock making fun of other wrestlers' catchphrases on this night was legendary.

[@heisensaul5538]

When I was a kid I thought that was the funniest thing ever. Many years later re-watching this segment, I got a pretty good laugh out of Shawn Michael's reaction when Rock started to say Bret Hart's line lol

[@synical_comics_stl]

A Thursday ain't a Thursday if it ain't Reliving the War. 🔥

[@marshallmcluhan33]

The best is when I forget and see the notification pop up.

[@ericathewwfwcwdivastraight8906]

Amen

[@marquan1976]

A Tradition unlike any other

[@robertdean3739]

Oh hell yeah

[@delvontejohnson3580]

I tap into reliving the war every Thursday like clockwork since day one imma be upset when it’s over

[@terrypayne8658]

I really did not expect a Norman smiley breakout but I’m here for it. Wcw needs everything they can get at this point

[@schizzo8959]

As someone who watched WcW as a kid, this hurts.

[@terrypayne8658]

@@schizzo8959 yeah I’m a fan of both products. In my head, wcw quality lasted a lot longer but it had a pretty steep decline over these last few months. Soon it will be entertaining for all the wrong reasons 😞

[@louisvelez40]

I’m dying when Ric does his own turnbuckle bump during the interview with Gene. HHH with that marked eyebrow 🤣🤣🤣

[@kor8513]

This episode of RAW is amazing solely for the fact that it left HHH absolutely visibly SEETHING in the ring due to Shawn's merciless burial of him. I'm surprised he didn't straight up burst into tears.

[@Carlitonsp1]

If that's how he treats his friends, how do you think he treated his enemies? Drugged up HBK is a dangerous man on the mic.

[@Cableguy15]

I remember seeing in one of HBKs old DVDs that they almost got into a fight backstage at some point after his semi-retirement. They never mention what show it happened at, but I always figured it was this one. Being fair to HHH here, he kept it professional by only taking shots at Michaels in-storyline. He could have easily fired back with something more personal, like his drug problems at the time.

[@bryanmack4054]

@@Cableguy15 I think here, they were just doing the Russo thing, blurring reality and fiction but they were still friends…they had a falling out at the Raw before Wrestlemania 17 (I think). Shawn was high as a kite and passed out backstage. HHH told Vince about it and Shawn was told to go home. Shawn was angry that HHH didn’t take his side…the rumor was, Shawn was supposed to be involved in the HHH-Taker match at 17 had that not happened

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

I think on the Shawn DVD Shawn and HHH bring up the falling out and Nash clarifies that Shawn talked to Nash about it and Nash was like "Dude, that was all your fault." Like 'You are the only one who can fix it.' Same with his wife opening his eyes like 'you need help'. It's an off story that stuck with me for some dumb reason: He got up looking for some cookies, and he asked his wife where they were at and she is like "You and (his son) ate them all. Don't you remember?" And that's when he clued in that he was so out of it all the time he needed help. 🤷

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@freakshowfilmfestival3591shawn hit Rock Bottom

[@gjt_31]

The brass knucks part gets me every time 😂

[@sillyrascal3382]

Jericho was right though. Konan clearly cheated.

[@BlackLabelMark]

I’ve been waiting for this episode for SO LONG! I was AT this RAW in Tacoma when I was a kid. Classic DX moment that night, as well as a classic promo from The Rock.

[@timbartschwolfman]

Nice

[@tonymiller007]

I was there too. I was a Sr. In HS

[@brianstiles1701]

I was in my 20s and it was my first live TV show. Still bummed we didn't get to see Austin and Taker.

[@tonymiller007]

@@brianstiles1701 I remember there being a sign on the door entering the tdome that said they wouldn't be. Even though they were advertised to be there. I still kept hoping to hear the glass shatter at some point.

[@BlackLabelMark]

@@tonymiller007 I was a freshmen

[@ExtremeEgg80]

With each episode we're getting closer and closer to the Finger Poke of Doom, and Mankind putting butt's in seats.

[@MarsNova]

Ever closer. The comments section will be cookin’.

[@peerlearnin5600]

I came back to check where we were and if we got to that epic night.

[@makaveli4205]

Finger poke of doom was the beginning of the end for WCW

[@cuckertarlson3037]

​@@makaveli4205 yep, destroyed all the mystic around Goldberg, destroyed any credibility the world title had, and rehashed the same old, played out storyline that everyone was getting sick of.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

One of the biggest Austin pops ever

[@Max-in5ok]

After these sad past few days, hearing “You want a WAR?!” gives me smiles..thank you sir much love from Singapore 🇸🇬

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

Bret as Dave Norton and Road Dogg as Michael Townley was hilarious! Made my day!

[@Tridelmofwow]

Roadie! How ya doin? (I know it should be the other way but it sounds better like this)

[@Hilversumborn]

Corporate Chinlock was clearly the best part of this week.

[@matth2377]

Getting close to the legendary SCSA pop when he helps Mick beat Rock for the title on Raw.

[@press_x_tojason]

Going to be the same episode as a certain poke. We’ve got some big moments on the way on RTW in September.

[@MarsNova]

The debates about whether 1/4/99 was the moment WWE took the winning lead in the War should be good. There are different schools of thought about it.

[@The_Halfway_Channel]

I became a WWE fan from WCW once the Inferno match on Raw took place, which is somewhere around here.@@MarsNova

[@blackmantis3130]

And WCW promoted that moment. 😂😂

[@young17ish]

Thanks!

[@ArtLeeThree]

Once again, Jason Sensation is the best part of the parody segment.

[@makaveli4205]

Whatever happened to him he was really funny

[@brittanyreid5781]

Underated. Should have been with the company for longer.

[@ArtLeeThree]

@@brittanyreid5781 for sure, just make him a backstage interviewer or something, pre shows, he wouldve probably worked for cheap.

[@makaveli4205]

@@ArtLeeThree I liked when he dressed up like Owen Hart. Had that huge nose. I'm not a nugget.

[@ArtLeeThree]

@@makaveli4205 oh absolutely his Owen was the best, im sure he loved it.

[@ArchangelSteve]

Every episode of RTW brings us a week closer to the headcheese era, the recaps of those matches are going to be AMAZING...

[@anticharlie1]

Do you play WWE champions btw???

[@fearless1024]

Best series on KZbin right now...no... best series anywhere right now!

[@DegenTP]

This was one of the best episodes of RAW ever!

[@joeblow-slaboney1428]

That Disco/Wolfpac mashup has no right going as hard as it does

[@Descillias]

Flyin' Ryan back with another Reliving the War - superb.

[@ezmoney1213]

This is the only channel I don't watch at double-speed. Thank you for all your hard work to make this series!!

[@Dr_1212]

It's going to be tough watching when you start looking at WCW in 1999 & 2000 🤦‍♂️

[@brettmajors69karaoke]

It still beats smack down and raw for the last 10 years

[@Dr_1212]

@@brettmajors69karaoke 😆👍

[@carloshill]

That intro always gets me pumped up because you know the kind of video your in store for

[@guyfranchise934]

Awesome episode 🤘 I didn't remember this episode of RAW because I was actually at NITRO that night. For some reason Lawrence Taylor was there and we all thought "WCW was gonna WCW" the main event Baby Bam and LT. But they didn't even tell the veiwers at home LT was even there, which makes watching the episode again even shittier... And to think, I missed the birth of the greatest move ever "THE CORPORATE-CHAMPION-CHINLOCK"

[@saucers79]

That Norman Smiley jingle, man. Youve done it again.

[@KingSportsGuy69]

Not sure why we don't have a "Brass Knucks that don't look like Brass Knucks, but we'll call them Brass Knucks anyway" shirt. I'll buy.

[@tomc806]

I was never a wcw kid, grew up with wwf and didn't really watch any wcw during the Monday night wars. This series has been amazing to see how it all developed. My hats off to you for making this series. I've been binging it since late July and I'm now caught up so will have to wait for my weekly fix. Amazing job wrestling bios thank you for the hours and hours of brilliant content.

[@joerobinson604]

The best Bret shut up moment yet.

[@dynastytarikterry1988]

A new hero in Reliving the War is Norman Smiley. 17:34 is wiggle time.

[@nick0potamus]

I am off work today. I'm usually not on Thursday. I was sitting in my back yard smoking a j and refreshing KZbin waiting for this to post. And doesn't disappoint. I found myself talking about wrestling with an employee at work the other day. And before this series I can't imagine that ever happening. I stopped watching about six months before this point in the series when I was a kid. I'm glad to report that even if I don't remember watching these episodes live, I still love RTW!

[@shaggydee91]

I feel u

[@woobgamer5210]

If I had a nickel for every time Ric Flair faked a heart attack during a wrestling show, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but its weird that its happened twice.

[@henry7696]

is it? the guys been wrestling for 500 years. if anything only doing it twice seems like not enough

[@ChiefJuarez13]

they call me kid nickels on a count of these two nickels

[@johnnycee9325]

😂😂😂😂

[@Decepticonnor]

these come out Friday morning before work for me. best way to ease in to the last day of the working week!

[@cmcculloch1]

That Rock promo was a classic - surprised it didn't get more out of Ryan

[@thezachshowofficialchannel7345]

I have missed the Too Legit to Quit segment! So glad it is back at least on this episode! Makes me laugh every time! 😂

[@michaeljohn8056]

I never remembered all of these DQs. It's just insane both Raw and Nitro had sooo many DQs.

[@chibipoe]

Oh, 12/21 is next. Awesome. The setup for 1/4/99's Raw will be in full swing for the next 2 episodes of Raw. Can't wait!

[@deathwalker565]

Yesir! Always making life worth living, thank you for what u do wrestling bios I hope you know your appreciated☝🏼

[@beepboop204]

[@thisisnotachannel]

Gonna save this one for when I get home from work, so I can pay FULL attention... 8 pm can't get here fast enough!

[@gray-fox-iii]

Took a direct hit from the Hurricane here in Florida, but glad to take a break from the clean-up to relive the war, and think about other things. To all my fellow Floridians hit and affected, love and prayers to all you Jam up guys and gals! We don't run, we rebuild! ❤❤❤

[@PoeticProphetic]

Norman Smiley, Alex Wright, Disco Inferno need to be a trio!!!

[@krustkore]

This has been my favourite thing for a while now. You do amazing work. This Bret and Road Dogg skit this week is one of the best btw. Thank you for all you do

[@tomtheworm77]

I look forward to seeing this show every week! Wrestling bios does it right. It gives underutilized talents of the time a spotlight and the up and coming main eventers their dues! Great show...just a jam up show!

[@LandonErp]

Cool seeing you reach this episode. It was the first one I ever watched live. Good memories.

[@crapsmalloy7273]

And to think, I just finished another recent playthrough of GTA 5. Thanks for that, it made my day.

[@NotScrubNotGood]

Im so happy you have given Norman Smiley the recognition that man deserves!! And just like all the legends of RTW, he has his own segment. I freaking loved his gimmick as a kid, always made me laugh. WIGGLE WIGGLE, WIGGLE WIGGLE 👊

[@BravePip]

This era was my peak of wrestling fandom, I loved The Rock and I always liked him more than Stone Cold. Thanks yet another great video!

[@paulcallow3216]

The difference between episode 1 and now is night and day brilliant series the evolution is amazing to see and watch great stuff

[@rauladdams5709]

Love me some Billy Kidman. The guy could go, my goodness. Thanks for keeping up the awesome work Brother! Always look forward to this on Thursday.

[@TONYGILLEY]

The Blue Blazer stuff doesn't bother me since it goes back to 1988-1989 for me during Owen's first run in the fed. What bothers me is what's going to happen in just a few months. The determined stupidity of it all from a management standpoint pushing for the event to occur and go south could have been avoided.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Owen should never wear it

[@TONYGILLEY]

@lexkanyima2195 The Blue Blazer wasn't the issue for me, though considering this was Russo writing; the entire storyline would have ended up being a pointlessly moronic d*ck & fart joke. My issue is with Owen being forced to do that stupid stunt that led to his death.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@TONYGILLEY for no reason that Owen would have left

[@mariobros68]

​@@lexkanyima2195 It's Vince Russo fault for it and it's Kevin Dunn's fault for careless about Owen and just continue with the PPV

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@mariobros68 well show must go on

[@TalesOfBrandino]

I cant believe we're almost in 1999. I started popping in a bit after the Screewjob and been hooked since. Its sweet seeing the war before i started watching wrestling. Can't wait until we get to the first episode of Smackdown!

[@PresidentClambake]

I'm so happy Norman Smiley is getting spotlighted, he was so funny to me as a kid in the 90s

[@kylereece1979]

Loved the return of the "Too Legit To Quit" segment! Jesus, is it a couple of years almost, since that was a re-occurring thing each week? The amount now, of brilliant weekly segments, in jokes on this series is unreal.

[@Ceej_MM]

Official petition to bring back the "ERRBODY HERE COMES 2 COLD SCORPIO" intro next time the JOB Squad make an appearance

[@jsigversion1]

Yes! I was just going through every comment to see if it was just me that was sad that this didn't happen!

[@KiLLeRisMe100]

Its so funny how watching this stuff back can bring back so many memories, back then wrestling infiltrated every bit of pop culture and media... cases in point I loved how Bret would always bring up his groin injury at this time, I really liked how he went on about it so much so that I faked a groin injury that year to get me out of running laps in PE. I thought it was an original injury angle you don't hear often and the fact that it was Bret Hart going on about it Made it all the better.

[@keeferbigmick7943]

The corporation and the ministry were the two best ideas wwe ever had. The corporate ministry was just below Mae giving birth to a hand. A faction war would have been the greatest run ever.

[@jackdunnigan9]

Always look forward to this! Thanks for the entrainment! Nice to relive the old days!

[@djderivative]

that DiscoPack mashup is so good! I was jammin

[@Jp808]

Bros it's been a devastating week at work but nothin like Reliving the war to bring me back

[@VIGLounge]

Hey, this episode takes place on what was my 11th birthday in the timeline!

[@mr3inkredible509]

This is what I needed after a hurricane..thank you!

[@psideTXdude03]

Hope all is well

[@mikeharless4596]

Off work from the first day of an awesome, new job and am met with an awesome new episode of RtW! Today is a great day! 😁

[@shanesyrota1278]

That was the best Bret/Roaddog interaction yet lol

[@roninmarketingproductions]

Making Thursday bearable thanks WB. You're an animal! An animal!!!

[@FortunateJuice]

I like how you're fully embracing Norman Smiley lol.

[@chrischarles390]

Oh wow! I was @ that Raw show in Tacoma,Wa (my hometown) Washington stand up! Thanx "Reliving the War"

[@dennisharry8408]

LOL, Steiner's calculations. That promo was ridiculously hilarious.

[@ironicstatement]

I love seeing 99 nitro foreshadow

[@krigney9189]

Kanyon - "This guy's a Gangster? His real name is Clarence!"

[@AllieRX]

They should've retired the Blue Blazer character on this night, since he got unmasked and it was revealed to be Owen. No idea why they brought it back later in '99.

[@lexkanyima2195]

A punishmentt

[@Jiren261]

​@@lexkanyima2195yep because apparently he didnt want to do a love triangle story with Jarrett & Debra

[@machscga6238]

​@Jiren261 what? Nah Owen was being punished for Injuring Both Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dan Severen. His Pile drivers were dangerous and Owen Should have known it. It's just a shame his punishment gimmick ended up ending his life.

[@StealthMarmot_]

Whoever that fan was that had the "Green Blazer" poster is an absolute legend.

[@jondavis845]

What up doe! This day was rough and then i seened "the war" now i feel a lot better thank you 4 all u do to make our thursdays whole😃💯

[@HarmonySword]

Another great Thursday! The main reason i refuse to watch any videos early is because i want to look forward to something on this day.

[@JStorm90TV]

I'm so excited to relive the late Test he had my favorite theme music 🎶 🎉 welcome Test

[@kaseyharrison2056]

THAT INTRO GETS ME SO HYPED!!! ❤🎉

[@GFM1980]

Love the wiggle wiggle before the matches of norman smiley.....

[@Nicksuavemusic]

I totally forgot Owen actually did get unmasked as the blue blazer

[@blmareterrorists]

We're almost there, boys. The Finger Poke of Doom is right around the corner

[@CatVisionTM]

Finally caught up and on the current RTW episode!

[@terryeubanks8797]

When I watched this as a kid, I became a huge Norman Smiley fan. I'm glad to see him get the appropriate love on RTW.

[@SirSongi]

What an amazing new intro. Gj mate

[@aljackson875]

Every Thursday I listen to road dogg podcast and watch this while I work

[@Little_Panda_Baby_FirePanda]

The day just got better!

[@clayrester9342]

2:05 "you went to Cranbrook, thats a private school..." hahahaha

[@Lexman509]

I should mention that before this episode aired, I saw a film called the Waterboy on Thanksgiving. It had a wrestler called Captain Insano in it and if he had gone up against any of this jabronies, he would of buried them all. He showed no mercy. Also, the Phantom Menace trailer was in front of the film.

[@That_Guy-]

Man of culture

[@ziggydust91]

"You want a war?" Me: Yes. Yes I do

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Steiners calculations are always perfect as we find out years later' 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ruaanbotha9208]

You should make a video compilation of all the short clips where Bret tells Road Dogg to SHUT UP! It's so funny Thanks for all your time going into these videos, you should be rewarded as World Champion

[@lincolnwright7896]

Bringing that 2 legit to quit moment back was amazing

[@markgrichardson1]

Best part of Thursday- new relieving the war video released

[@housethegrate6093]

I was at this Raw show with my brother and mom when I was 13. One of the best memories of my life.

[@WarGhoulKharas]

Scott Norton had one of the best powerbombs. That Bloodbath part reminded me that someone saw Blade that year.

[@syxxpoppin8830]

@18:48 what song is that 😂

[@MR.__G]

Reliving the war & some dominoes. I’m having a perfect Thursday ! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@RyanCT89]

The Road Dogg gimmick aging like fine wine.

[@zlinedavid]

Shut up.

[@Lonely_Gamer85]

The Bret /Roaddogg segment this week was golden😂

[@rudolpholaspari6039]

It’s official , it’s now the WEEKEND!, not the musician, RELIVING THE WAR!

[@BigLee1901]

21:39 This would of been a good moment to change the logo, the old WCW logo could've went out with someone destroying it.

[@marquan1976]

Ric Flair vs The Invisible Man: The true underrated rivalry is wrestling 😂😂😂😂😂