Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 190 - June 28th 1999

[@iamdb1990]

"tune in next week and we'll probably won't find out" is the most WCW sentence ever

[@yoholmes273]

Tune in next week for another run in...

[@ricstormwolf]

​@@yoholmes273and another DQ. Followed by another run in...and another DQ.

[@zlinedavid]

Dee-q shmee-q, nobahhhdy cahhhs

[@stevieJ24]

28:55 is the laziest elbow drop ever 😂

[@kaynwells6936]

My 12 year old has heard me watch reliving the war each week and asked me to watch with him. He’s hooked. This era spoke to everyone and now it’s speaking to a new generation!

[@eyeguydojima7131]

This channel has a series called the "Best of..." designed specifically to help newer fans find matches featuring legends of the past. If interested, I'd recommend it.

[@christopherbissett1986]

As always your the man brother

[@kevinwilliams6889]

That is so cool.

[@bradhornby89]

❤

[@Sean-os3fo]

Big fan of that. Imagine watching the war for the first time over 😮😮😮😢😢😢

[@michaelhathcox2551]

I'm the Jabroni (Michael) mentioned in this video! Thank you! Love the show!

[@KT-mw2jt]

You’re a Jam-Up Jabroni tho don’t let anyone take it away from you my guy lol

[@brittneysmall1152]

A new RTW LEGEND!!

[@heyyou9693]

With the mount Rushmore of reliving the war, we got Alex Wright, Steve Blackmon, Smokey the cat, and Michael the Jabroni. All first ballot hall of famers.

[@MrJuggalo909]

"But, my name is Billy." 😂 Is all I could think this episode. 😂😂

[@kbhalacy]

Bob?

[@whovianhistorybuff]

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!!

[@cyrus2546]

Oh Dear God

[@cjtquk]

You see, my name is Billy and I've just won the King of the ring but everybody thinks that I ABSOLUTELY SUCK!!!

[@NYGiantsfan1029]

@@cjtquk just then the clouds parts and God himself spoke to Billy Gunn God: now listen here Bobby

[@Hyde_Hill]

"The other people's elbow." For DDP's elbow drop. Sweet and to the point.

[@worthatrey1992]

DDP was the people's champ first, plus he's a heel now

[@garyv2498]

Now I was going to say "the People's other elbow."

[@gfpbaneable]

22:42 "Edge ends up helping this young mother of 6" 🤣🤣🤣

[@arthurfleck5173]

The birth of the "Rated R Superstar" lol

[@evrbody]

Nice of Sean Waltman's mom to show up.

[@DeezScotts2023]

Jerry Lynn w/ an F’s face 😂 OMG 🤣

[@rallysport92]

Damn I totally forgot about the Steve Blackman crossover with WCW. Truly groundbreaking stuff happening in 99.

[@etinehtfoelddimehtni]

I love the lore you've crafted for Blackman

[@kongmengyang1098]

Steve Mu-fuggin' Blackman!!

[@coryshannon3815]

I'm excited to see how the Blackman intro changes up once Blackman's theme changes.

[@ajk]

@@coryshannon3815 Love to see what's done for his tag run with Al Snow too.

[@HeyYoSurveyTime]

Straight out of the muh-fug dojo.

[@anthonymock9717]

Lore? Pretty sure all of these are documented and verified

[@andrelegeant88]

HHH's attire has finally hit its final form.

[@leseditongela663]

The birth of The Game 🐐

[@jackcarraway4707]

​​@@leseditongela663Not quite but we are VERY close. He will drop that promo on Sunday Night Heat right before Fully Loaded.

[@SteelyBud]

Until 2003, when he went through a crisis and couldn't decide what color / type of trunks he wanted to wear.

[@jackcarraway4707]

@@SteelyBud That was essentially his tribute to Flair.

[@usamazahid3882]

But that wasn't even his final form at all. Come the Ruthless Aggression Era and beyond, The King of Kings, is his final form.

[@dryllmnca]

DDP's elbow - Dropping the BANG!

[@jjreider8668]

The Jerry Lynn f-bomb is the funniest thing I’ve seen in quite some time 😂

[@deandredukes95]

Love that Mean Street Posse theme 😂

[@stsolomon618]

It's a classic

[@gumdeo]

Iconic.

[@souvikdeb808]

What song is it remixed with here?

[@SmartTv-p1s]

I want a full version

[@glorbog]

It's so good

[@MikeLarky83]

24:42 The Diamond Stutter

[@ricstormwolf]

Man. Eddie was just poetry in motion when he was in the ring.

[@1000bip]

I knew the Bossman came down to his old music at some point but I couldn’t remember when! I thought I imagined it. Thank you Reliving the War!

[@PUNK845]

Started watching the series from the beginning in January of this year…..finally I am caught up and watching it as it’s being uploaded

[@gamer-gooner8114]

After all these years I never knew it was Bossman who lifted the briefcase

[@eyeguydojima7131]

Nah, it was Big Bossman.

[@srichardf]

I remember there was speculation that it was Steve Blackman. That Blackman was going to join the Corporate Ministry and helping Vince and Shane win the ladder match against Austin was his admission ticket.

[@kingbaby8761]

Yeah I didn't have cable in them days. I watched Smackdown, Shotgun, and WCW Saturday Night lol.

[@CasualGamerPlays]

Regal would've been the funniest heavyweight champion for WCW but, would've also brought some class back to that championship. Very underrated performer in my opinion.

[@TennesseeBlink]

I was at Raw that night. My boss at the golf course i was working at in Greenville, SC radioed us all to be at the maintenance building by 3. Had us all clock out at 3:16 pm, then surprised us all with tickets to Raw in Cherlotte that night. It was made even more awesome by Austin winning the title that night. What an awesome time, man. Ed, if you’re a Reliving the War guy and you see this, thank you, brother. Best boss ever

[@HawwkBigity]

🤘

[@sherrix6881]

Never happened.. It’s false .. We made that one up.

[@TennesseeBlink]

@@sherrix6881 imagine the misery it takes to seek out people you’ve never met to try and undermine their life experiences. I sincerely hope you find the happiness you are missing in your life.

[@robdurfee6861]

But if you were at Raw why did your boss give you tickets to Nitro? lol, just messing with your typo, no worries man

[@TennesseeBlink]

@@robdurfee6861 😂😂 good catch. I didn’t even realize I made the typo

[@DJDoubleCee]

I can’t believe the main event for Fully Loaded was almost Undertaker vs. Triple H.

[@buenapilapil5513]

That would have been awesome

[@zemox2534]

The beginning of the end of an era. The final chapter in the Austin vs Vince saga begins.

[@usamazahid3882]

The best match between Austin and Taker in WWE"s RAW and Attitude Era History that, not only became a Do or Die situation, but this match alone, the *"Legend of Charlotte",* eventually brought RAW back on track against Nitro.

[@SupraRy]

21:00 omfg The cat kicking flies out of the ring almost made me do a spit take for real rofl

[@DrDoomBloom]

“Edge ends up helping this young mother of six…”😂😂😂 well done sir

[@HaussmannComics]

No one took the Clothesline from Hell better than Billy Gunn

[@brettrossi034]

The absolute contrast here between main events is astounding. One side is David Flair vs Big Sexy Nash. The other side is two of the biggest stars ever in Stone Cold vs Undertaker. Yeah thats a lobsided main event ticket.

[@JonBaal-zv2mx]

Yeah, WCW couldn't stand a chance with that kind of booking.

[@mauricejones7252]

Thank u man not only do u put the time in for this but paint one of the best vocal pictures ever

[@M0ffattman93]

22:08 that face is legendary 😆

[@sethkaplan]

The road to fully loaded end of an era match 😅

[@donniedarko8023]

I cant wait for Too Cool and the Rikishi Music. I Hope it finds a place Here every week :)

[@musc1esman]

Ive been very excited for 2 cool and Rikishi to get here as well.

[@SevenYearSacrifice]

DDP's elbow drop is "The Real People's Elbow"

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

Got a big smile on my face when I saw there was a David Flair match scheduled. Your reviews on those are always a highlight for me.

[@roberttaylor7032]

Monday Night war dream match- Jerry Flynn vs Steve Blackman! 😂

[@Allencartercomix]

That's Jerry Lynn with an F 😂

[@mikelegat6959]

Jerry Flynn’s face 😂🤣😂🤣

[@jmnyc212]

The Stephanie guys on the video cover 😂 we see you WrestlingBios.

[@Gary_Youtube1]

Lol good observation lol

[@SpiritSoaring13]

Just missing her on a white couch

[@mrnicemam8523]

Macho man dated Stephanie??

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

I'm with Team Madness all the way! You understand that Triple H, I'm gonna take Stephanie McMahon for a ride around the block!

[@fumpr84]

Love the continued story of Steve Blackman, if for no other reason than we know he is legit one of the toughest men in wrestling history and you could feasibly see both companies going to all these extra lengths to stop the final boss known as the 'mufuggin one'.

[@tommycravens3273]

Never knew William regal returned to WCW after his 98 WWF run

[@borobinson7005]

My favorite part of Thursday has arrived!! Time to relive the war with Wrestling Bios 😼

[@Cloud121D]

I LOVE your new schtick of doing "research" in your videos (not just RTW, but in general), you just skim it, then just "Whatever...." and quickly switch back to the video. Subscriber of over 5 years (February 2019), and You just keep getting better and better Ryan. WCW For Life.

[@mrbrooklynny]

I never thought I'd say this but I really look forward to seeing Mean Street Posse on this show every week. I love that song 😂

[@MidwestMachete]

Take this with a grain of salt as my only real source is TV Tropes, but originally, Malia Hosaka was supposed to be a Rocky Balboa type character where she was going to climb up the rankings of the women's division and then challenge Ivory for the belt, however it got scrapped because "too many fans recognized her.".

[@ajk]

Kevin Dunn is my guess with that...has his stink all over it.

[@jameshill3403]

Its actually kind of amazing that WCW had Randy Savage Sid vicious DDP bam bam Bigelow ric flair Roddy piper sting and Kevin Nash and STILL couldn't book a semi decent main event with that level of talent. The level of incompetence is actually remarkable

[@CaptainMcKayRandom]

If you watch the Nitro segment with Flair, Macho, etc making the deal, there’s a moment where Sid shakes Arn’s hand that I always heard was them kinda moving past the whole scissor incident from years prior. Not sure if that’s true or if it’s just cause they’re “allies” on TV, but it’s a cool thing to notice.

[@TheRealAhoy]

I remember when I saw this initially I popped huge for Boss Man coming out with the hard time theme lol. I was a kid again briefly, and was swerved by the immediate heel realignment.

[@Wandering_Nowhere]

15:46 Kane lost a fair amount of weight in 1999. For a normal guy that size looks healthy enough, but for Kane this year was like his "skinny" phase.

[@louisvelez40]

2 of Stephanie’s guys in the thumbnail. I see what you did there. First time hearing My Time theme on RAW on this episode

[@andrelegeant88]

I remember this episode vividly after 25 years. I was jumping up and down when Austin beat Taker. I never expected a real match between Austin and Taker, much less a title change.

[@WoodrosWorld]

Back then, i was so into wrestling, i bought every ppv. It felt like a slap in the face to watch the belt stay on ppv, then the belt change on cable..

[@andrelegeant88]

@@WoodrosWorld Considering how often Raw was ending in 3 minute matches that turned to brawls, they needed the occasional big match. Raw at this time was still heavy on matches that were really just angles. The idea of proper matches on free TV didn't take hold in WWE till 2000-01

[@WoodrosWorld]

@@andrelegeant88 you make a valid point.

[@SupraRy]

Dude the whole story line with Steve Blackman is getting so out of control at this point and I absolutely love every MUHFUGGIN second of it lmao

[@deancreambetweens]

I just got my mom into Reliving the War. LOL she's never been into wrestling in her entire life but this series has her hooked. She wants Norman Smiley back. Lmao well done as always Ryan

[@ajk]

She'll get him soon enough once he hits 2000 lol.

[@deancreambetweens]

@@ajk DON'T STOP MOVING BABY ALL THAT BOOTY DRIVE ME CRAZY WIGGLE WIGGLE

[@TheBlackScatPack]

14:24 the MVPs of this part of RtW 😂😂

[@MaterialBlade]

"Triple H dashes to the ring to get his monkey piss" is one of the funniest things Ive heard in a while

[@CreationsVibration]

Kurt Hennig wrote a better hit country song than Double J

[@frankyturrizo4240]

DDP elbow drop. The "4D" Diamond Dallas Death Drop

[@Ultra_Lowcrian]

24:39 DDP’s elbow drop. I’d call it the ‘Diamond Drill’ with how he spins it around before bringing it down.

[@SLURM187]

The Shane Donkey sign made my face hurt from laughing so hard

[@gregturnbow6776]

I recently came across a match on KZbin from 1988. The Islanders and "High Chief" Afi vs. Outback Jack, another jobber, and a young Steve Blackman. Haku and Blackman only faced off directly for a few seconds, almost as though they realized if they actually fought the entire universe may explode. I never knew that match existed though, and thought it was a cool random matchup to find.

[@jaystreet46]

The best part of the week right here!!

[@suntanironman]

8:15 I’m guessing WCW didn’t fully commit to Lodi and Lane as an actual romantic couple. If WCW had, this likely wouldn’t be the first time I’m learning about this storyline. Instead of us wrestling fans reminiscing about the Billy and Chuck storyline (and how badly that ended, lol), we would instead be doing so about Lodi and Lane. (1999-me had stopped watching WCW a few weeks ago, so this and other WCW storylines from this time are mostly new to me.) I guess I’ll see what happens as Reliving the War progresses. Although this is late-stage WCW, so it’s possible there is zero payoff to this, lol.

[@RoyStorey]

legitimately had no idea Malia Hosaka was ever on Raw. learn something with this series all the time!

[@NinjaTylerBlack]

Since DDP is the peoples champ, it should be called the people's elbow

[@elec8101]

For some reason, I believed for a moment that Blackman did went to WCW event, but you got me.

[@Kuudere-Kun]

Fully Loaded is my favorite PPV of 99 and probably easily one of my favorite of the entire Attitude Era. Some great matches and I love how the storyline intersected with each other.

[@wazzer912]

The main thing we should take away from this series is that Austin vs Undertaker was just not a very interesting match up despite the numerous matches they had.

[@dvon1097]

It peaked in 1998. Then they still went with it in 1999, and for some reason dragged it into 2001 & 2002!

[@mattwills87]

I saw James Brown at Glastonbury 2004 😂 was pretty good.

[@PirateKingGameHighlights]

I just started the podcasts of these! They are amazing!! Love listening to the stories and breakdown of each show while I’m at work! Keep it up. Any way you could make a playlist for the ppvs on Apple podcast tho? If not I’m fine with checking on KZbin. Thanks for all your work

[@thebipolarbear1]

Greetings and thanks for the hard work making these from USA

[@Mark-xl1ze]

The Undertaker wouldn't be WWF champion again until the Judgement Day PPV 2002.

[@AmazingGuy13]

It's that time of the week again

[@bjg8638]

Also as a basketball fan, its really funny to me Michael Jordan had a statue outside the Chicago Bulls arena in 99 and would then come back as a player for the Washington Wizards in 2001.

[@jmendoza2003]

One of my favorite Raws because it was the night Stone Cold regained the WWE Championship. Two years in Row Austin Regained the WWE Championship the night after the King of the Ring. Only that year King of the Ring he was not the Champion. Still it made me happy to see being Champion again.

[@BOABModels]

What's amazing to me is that I didn't start watching WWF until 2000 so all the stuff I remember happening hasn't been covered yet!

[@timrobinson6573]

That's about when I stopped watching. Late 2000 into 2001

[@LionHart630]

28:54 that Macho Man elbow drop is horrendous. More like a falling elbow drop than a flying one. My boy was completely done here, wish he could have acknowledged it and hung up the boots before turning to Spider-Man and a rap album and TNA.

[@stevieJ24]

I thought the same thing 😂

[@seansanchez1245]

The kicking the flies bit made me fart laugh dude😂 and let’s with the yoga drop 😊

[@srichardf]

Now onto Austin's last title reign during the war. The next time he wins the title will be at Wrestlemania X7 which takes place six days after the war ends. Billy Gunn's push and the beginning of his feud with the Rock which will send him crashing back to tag team wrestling. They were really trying to make Billy Gunn happen here. If memory serves me right, I believe we are close to the end of Flair being the kayfabe WCW president. I can't remember if that happens before or after the next PPV.

[@HereticalKitsune]

Finally caught up with the war after binging for the past week!

[@Venemofthe888]

Fun fact this is the last time the Undertaker holds this version of the title and only holds the WWF/E Title one more time. Also Hardcore Hak looks like David Flair if he was wasted

[@eastsidereviews727]

And we've entered the era of leather, backwards Kangol hat Triple H! Today has been a rough one, so this Reliving the War was right on time!!

[@musc1esman]

When I was a kid he looked half biker and cool in that hat. Now that Im an adult and see him in that hat I cringe.

[@chrishollister80]

Flair, Piper, Savage, and Sid could've actually been a pretty nice faction, maybe a revamped Horsemen, had WCW invested their time in such an idea. Sure would've beat some of the other goofiness in that company

[@BOABModels]

24:39 The DD People's elbow?

[@bjg8638]

We all laugh at David Flair's total incompetence in the ring but the dude probably made BANK and was on tv every week for quite a while lol

[@Steven-le5oc]

So me and hundreds of others really want the Smokey the Cat shirt in Hitman pink. Just so you know.....

[@juiceweezer]

Facts

[@drebos7974]

😂😂 mix the I hate rap with the mean street posse beat 😂😂 just a suggestion

[@Vegitunks0]

The cutting edge for the elbow drop

[@dukedoo843]

Thank God I need this

[@dukedoo843]

Bro you are the best of the best

[@MummysBraveBoy]

"The wrestling is real, people are fake elbow." I swear DDP used that phrase on some of his merch at some point. No idea if anyone likes my suggestion but I popped myself ateast. If you don't choose mine I'll tell Steve Mufuggin Blackman that you're currently producing a "best of" country music album with bonus, never heard before, country cover of the Mufug music. Both themes. I mean it, by God. I'll do it. I'm crazy.

[@adamleatherberry892]

The name for DDP’s odd little elbow drop should be the “Greetings from Spazzberry”

[@scottmorrison3929]

22:42 This elbow drop is just DDP trying to do the entire "Diamond Dozen" yoga routine, but simultaneously.

[@jerrymarshall5965]

Does anyone know where the statue of the iconic David flair is located 😂😂😂

[@justinshepard5851]

Bro. I have unlimited respect for you and all the hard work you do. I have been throughly watching your videos for years and you really never miss. Thank you for all the wonderful entertainment. HOWEVER, I must say the “dancy punch” is called the “shake rattle and roll”. Please correct this going forward, my brother.

[@yourstrulytonydollar4733]

24:37 The most electrified move in sports entertainment today.... The Freakin' elbow!

[@ericjernigan6862]

I love Thursday

[@NinjaTylerBlack]

Great band

[@gumdeo]

Biosday.

[@VideoGameDTSProduction]

The James Brown bit was hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@RKStrikerJK5]

I love Shamrock... but against Steve Mufuggin Blackman? Game over. Why did he leave the Mufuggin Dojo?!

[@exeortegarubio]

I mean, no matter how much Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki can train and toughen you up, nothing can prepare you for Steve 'Mufuggin' Blackman.

[@gumdeo]

One mufugg kick and it's all over.

[@jackcarraway4707]

Mean Street Posse are the Ed Edd n Eddy of wrestling.

[@TrevStoker]

Ed, Edd & Eddy took way more Ws than the Posse 😂

[@jackcarraway4707]

@@TrevStoker Pete Gas: Ed Rodney: Double D Joey Abs: Eddy

[@eastsidereviews727]

Good lord, I did not realize how long nWo stayed around as a stinking, festering corpse of its former self. YEEZUS!!

[@Insomniaaron]

It's Thursday night and you know what that means! Reliving The War is here again!

[@happymoomoocow]

Is this series gonna end with wrestlemania X7? Hoping we’ve got at least a good two years of this left, this is the only weekly show I tune into lol

[@therealangelalexander1858]

Yessir. Bios confirmed a while back that it'll end at WM17. Kinda crazy to think we're already over the halfway point of the Monday Night Wars.

[@ShaunInce123]

Yep. To think, we have 2 years until this series ends.

[@kevinwilliams6889]

THANK GOD IT'S THURSDAY!!!

[@ellismarquez8410]

I still recall watching that music video with my dad and little brother and how much we all laughed at those lyrics. It was hilariously entertaining and we were quoting it for weeks.