WWF King of the Ring 1998 - The "Reliving The War" PPV Review

[@mypronounsarehewhothinksfo7083]

Every fan has been waiting for this one since RLTW began.

[@chindub6563]

Big facts

[@jameglittlejohn8585]

Mannnnnnn how right you are!!! Lol 🍿

[@jondoe-qi3vo]

I've been wanting osw to do this one

[@darthbahnsen3832]

No doubt this was a pivotal moment in the narratives of these two companys. Bittersweet yet totally effin awesome dude!! *Cheers to all*

[@1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.]

Love the name!

[@creamreviews1607]

JR's call when Head gets tagged in was legendary! "The Head is now the legal man....What the hell am I saying?"

[@randallrigney420]

I liked when they would fight for it, and they would say "the winner of this match gets head".😂🤣😂

[@mysticalplatypus87]

😢😢😮

[@leemasters5607]

What Mick Foley put himself through here to entertain the fans was truly insane

[@tylercox1875]

Yeah he nearly killed himself twice in the same match

[@MarvinT0606]

Mick Foley was instrumental to WWE's victory in the Monday Night Wars. The guy literally turned the tide when he won the WWF Championship and put out _mythological_ classics which put WWF over anything WCW could produce. SCSA and the Rock may have carried the flag and face of WWF during that time, but Foley and Taker did a lot of the heavy lifting.

[@MarvinT0606]

@@tylercox1875 four times if you count the two thumbtacks drops. Mick could have easily suffered a number of nasty, life-threatening lacerations from those drops.

[@catchcan221]

I always think about how out of 20,000 or whatever people that were there that night there must’ve been at least one person who was in the bathroom when Mick got thrown off the cage. That person probably regrets missing it to this day.

[@derjude5758]

If you were dumb enough to hit the bathroom during a mick Foley or undertaker match then that's on them

[@karl1091]

​@@derjude5758 i'd rather go bathroom during a fully naked match between Stacey Kiebler, Lita, Becky Lynch and Trish...than during Taker v Mankinf

[@raabdj]

😂😂😂

[@RocknRobby]

😂😂😂😂 aye this funny as hell

[@RocknRobby]

😂😂😂😂 aye this funny as hell

[@fearless1024]

My favorite part of the iconic match is when Taker pins Mick after the tombstone, and Mick kicks his leg a little at the 2 count, showing he still had a little left. I can't think of any greater *birth of a legend* than this match.

[@JTM1987]

Also, the crowd going “1! 2! 33333!” Is amazing

[@SiReTV8929]

Sitting there eating Dominos Pizza 🍕 and not knowing the future, watching THIS PPV just being a kid having fun... Knowing everything now, I was watching history. Thanks for Wrestling Bios!!!!!

[@rickjames2.0]

I'm so sorry you had to endure the Dominos 🍕 it sucked back then.

[@StillWeRide]

​@@rickjames2.0Man I loved Dominos back then. Their pepperoni now always smells like wet dog.

[@rickjames2.0]

@StillWeRide I always thought the Dominos tasted like cardboard in the 80's and 90's.

[@shaggy7327]

Foley truly ascended to Legendary Status this night.

[@jadasheekstyles2000]

The opening kick at 10:14 of the Xpac Owen Hart match is a neat little callback to their 1994 king of the ring match, only roles reversed.

[@LionHart630]

I was just going to say this! Kid went lighter on Owen than Owen did for him though lmao

[@gst013]

Good call! The kick Owen gave Kid at KOTR looked absolutely brutal. The best version of that move I've ever seen.

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

The Undertaker - Mankind match was the very first wrestling match I ever saw thanks to a recommendation back in the early days of KZbin in 2008. I've always known of wrestling, but that match made me a fan for life.

[@sp0nge1337]

"AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, HE IS BROKEN IN HALF!" Is genuinely the greatest call in Wrestling history.

[@SumnerTube21]

always thought it was "with God as my witness" Had a proper listen and you are right, I'm always gonna say that wrong still. "He's broken in half... and the Undertaker likes it"

[@TheSBleeder]

Nah. Michael Cole: "THE DOG POOP! THE DOG POOP!"

[@ConspiracyQueryDotNet]

@@SumnerTube21 In your defense, "With God as my witness" is generally the correct way to say the phrase (it's just not what Jr went with, in the heat of the moment).

[@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS]

Everyone remembers JR's commentary, but there's something so chilling about King's commentary that really sticks with me. (In my opinion his commentary is a shoot). Just completely defeated and joyless and seemingly annoyed at the risk Mick took on, just a simple "oh my God..." and then "well that's it. He's dead." I was in 6th grade in 98, and this match and Kane's debut are the two wrestling moments that are seared into my mind for life. I'll never forget where I was or who was there or even little details about those nights.

[@nicismagic]

This PPV hooked my right up into wrestling. I watched here and there before with friends I was about the same age as you. Then my cousin told me he had to show me this thing...

[@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS]

@@nicismagic I happened to walk over to a neighbor's house while they were watching Summerslam 1997, and that was the first wrestling I ever saw. The next night was the very first Raw I ever saw, and it included the Debut of DX and Rock Maivia becoming The Rock. Needless to say I was hooked immediately.

[@nicismagic]

@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS it's being said way too much but I don't care that time in wrestling was the best to be a fan and connect with other fans. We were so lucky we didn't know how much.

[@JoeAriminvm]

He's waiting for Foley to move to deliver the "he's dead" line. I bet he held his breath for a few seconds before that.

[@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS]

​@@JoeAriminvmhe says "that's it. He's dead" the second time when he goes through the cage. He doesn't seem to be enjoying himself very much at all.

[@HereticalKitsune]

Dan Severn VS Shamrock could've been a very hard hitting match, I imagine.

[@JoeAriminvm]

It would get six stars in 2023 no doubt

[@stu9856]

Spoiler Alert but it did happen 6 days before SummerSlam 98. I knew that matchup wasn't gonna happen in the finals. Vince wasn't gonna give it away without at least some build & to pop a rating or get some UFC fans to pay for it.

[@JoeAriminvm]

@@stu9856 1) UFC wasn't what it was today until the mid 00s 2) I refer to the six stars rating looking at what Brock and Walter did in the last few years, crowds would've chanted 'boring' back then.

[@leaderofnoone9087]

​@@stu9856most UFC fans did not want to see a another Severn vs Shamrock fight after the second one. And they especially do not want to see a scripted wrestling match involving both.

[@camilocuba6927]

I’ve seen the HIAC match a million times and have heard countless interviews on it, but your description of the match made me feel like I was just learning about it for the first time. Nice job.

[@WickedFireBird69]

I remember renting this PPV like it was yesterday. I was a casual fan up to this point... but for the next 6 years, I NEVER missed an episode of Raw. For me, this was where the "Monday night wars" was over.

[@AllieRX]

The night that defined Mick Foley's career.

[@nickcliff]

It sure did

[@timbartschwolfman]

A historical moment in the Attitude Era

[@Kas58223]

How he not really hurt himself is the luck of fools and only got a separated shoulder and missing teeth

[@ComXDude]

@@Kas58223 And the mother of all concussions, a dislocated jaw, bruised ribs, and internal bleeding.

[@DofSWORDZ]

@@Kas58223 precisely how

[@renegadeloco1029]

The moment we've all been waiting for. Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy touched the heavens... only to fall back down to Earth.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Vince said in an interview that after the match he was waiting for Foley in the gorilla position and spent about 5 full minutes thanking and praising him for what he went through and then went very serious when he said " but Mick.........never again, don't you dare do anything like that again, you scared the be jesus out of us"

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

King Of The Ring 98 was one of the first ppv's I ever bought on VHS and it remains an important part of my wrestling childhood for a lot of reasons. A pretty solid show from top to bottom and one of the most memorable from the attitude era

[@GenXrecluse]

Taker and Mankind......it was like a Kennedy assassination moment, you REMEMBER where you were,who you were with. I remember thinking to myself, and my friends what's next? We were tape traders, we had seen a lot, it was amazing.

[@cowboydan8532]

This was by the far the most talked about ppv at school during the 90s.

[@Mambaman7771]

EXCELLENT that you mentioned François playing Sub-Zerro in the 1995 MK film. It's cool to see that two things I love kind of got mixed together that night, albeit under wild circumstances.

[@tafua_a]

It's less cool to see Glacier though

[@Mambaman7771]

@@tafua_a Loved Kanyon tho

[@GamerKing50]

As God as my witness, it’s time to review the 1998 King of the Ring.

[@brettrossi034]

Get it while you still can boys!! It's Reliving the War PPV style !!:) Also, seeing Mankind with a tooth in his nose taking a beating AND the thumbtack bumps is insane to this day. I do remember Bruce Prichard on something to wrestle talk about how Mankind came to the back apologizing because he didn't take the tack bumps, but obviously he did this with the tacks in his back. Truly scary stuff, being absolutely concussed. They gave everything they had to the fans this night and every night

[@jojobeware4873]

I always thought that it was a thumbtack in his nose

[@ajk]

It's amazing honestly, concussed as he was, that he had the presence of mind to roll into the tacks on the backdrop, knowing the bump fell short of them some.

[@vincentalmojera5412]

Omg it's here, it's here King of the Ring 98 , I have read so much about this ppv and now I finally get to see it. Yes. Another masterpiece by Wrestling Bios. I have so much fun watching this war with you. Thanks so much brother.

[@TheSport78]

Love the story-telling in the X-Pac/Owen match. In their 1994 KOTR match, Owen jumped Kid before the match, and X-Pac returned the favor here in 98'.

[@ianC62884]

This was my 14th birthday. I'm from the southern US, but we were traveling to see family up north when my dad surprised me with tickets and a stop overnight in PA. I'll never forget it. I held on to my ticket and had Mick Foley sign it for me in 2020. Thanks for the awesome video.

[@romacechina]

Howard Finkel's reaction at 21:55 to Mick going through the Spanish announce table gets me everytime.

[@toptenguy1]

I watched this live on good ol' Scramblevision. So I was terrified and confused at the same time during the Taker/Mankind match.

[@rdrouynriv]

haha yes, scrambled PPVs I remember those days. For some reason my cable company didn't scramble the audio so it was somewhat enjoyable with JR's commentary.

[@freddiejohnson6137]

Nothing beats staying up late watching this quite honestly wasn't prepared for what we witnessed. I had just finished my GCSEs at the time so had plenty of late nights. Staying up past midnight for both episodes of Raw and PPVs felt essential for me and my friends at the time and it was reasons like what happened to Mick Foley that made it impossible to miss.

[@daviddee9336]

I still remember getting the VHS of this it being one of the very few WWF videos rated 18. Used to love watching it as a kid with all my friends and just thinking it was the craziest thing we’d ever viewed.

[@StillWeRide]

I paid 50 bucks for my VHS copy at Suncoast in the mall. Wore that tape out

[@RetroDanno]

One of the first WWF PPVs I bought on VHS back in the day for obvious reasons. Still have it now! Easily one of if not the best WWF show of 1998. Mick Foley is one of my heroes. Dude (Love) sacrificed his body so much for our entertainment you can't not at least respect him. That story about Vince thanking him but telling him never to do it again hits an emotional note. There's an extra segment at the end of the VHS release after Kane wins the WWF Championship and the PPV ended. Mankind comes back out AGAIN to attack Austin but gets a Stunner as a result. He's helped to the back afterwards. The crowd start chanting "BULLS**T" due to Austin losing. Stone Cold looks at the camera, nods in agreement with the crowd and yells "You tell that son of a b**** (McMahon) that Stone Cold wants his belt back!" He would win it back the following night on Raw. I'll end by saying that Triple H is a lot of bi-things but lingual isn't one of them. And no I don't think he meant to say that out loud!

[@mrbigdogmk]

At the time, all my friends were WCW fans. I bought this PPV and they were hooked. Foley was amazing

[@dtxgonzo]

I was definitely one of those people you talked about at the end of the Foley/Taker match that had never seen anything like that before. I was strictly WWF at the time so I had NEVER seen anything like that. 17yo me and my friends were in shock watching this PPV

[@tashrif46]

22:20 the single most iconic era of the Attitude Era. Nothing was going to stop the WWF from winning the Monday Night Wars after that moment. Big respect to Mick Foley and the Undertaker for telling an incredible story

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

2:52 this is sad Pat left soon afterwords as his husband died that day

[@schizzo8959]

KotR 98 is where one of the most famous wrestling matches ever happened. I have no idea how Foley is still with us after all the things he did.

[@MR.__G]

Watching this ppv as a 7 year old was incredible.

[@jdore8]

This PPV means that the Brawl for All is coming up soon. I'd like to congratulate WCW for pulling back within WWF's weekly win total soon.

[@D.J.Paige71]

Seeing Taker in his biker gear in 98 is really telling how much he wanted to change things up.

[@jessecool8623]

Foley is the unsung hero of the war. The abuse he took and the uniqueness to his matches was unparalleled in the two companies.

[@michaelaburns734]

Undertaker and Mankind is the legendary moment. Mankind was made into a Mega Star after that match.

[@dariushenry88]

I remember watching this PPV live. I wasn't even 10 yet and man, the HIAC match was one of the coolest things possible.

[@Captain-Palsy]

I remember seeing this when it was live, and several months later, Mick signed a copy of his first book.

[@AFMountaineer2000]

I was watching this on PPV, a friend from school was there a few rows behind The King and JR. What an epic night.

[@zacharythomason7359]

Awesome

[@tahj727]

Happy 25th Anniversary King of the Ring 1998! My All Time favorite WWF PPV!

[@KIrvin_The_Scholar]

This was the night, Mankind became a Legend. I remember watching this when I was a kid & it still gives me the same level of emotion & excitement 25 years later

[@JoeAriminvm]

When all this'll sadly end in 3 years time, this will definitely be a bookmark.

[@FunkSwaggMusiK]

For those who didnt know Pat Patterson's partner of 40 years Louie passed away earlier that night and he still went out there and he still went out there and performed. What a Boss Patterson was. RIP 🫡😇🙏🏿

[@thesprock5270]

That kid diddler? No thanks.

[@michaelreich4827]

Hmmm.....normally AIDS is much more effective.

[@Kirkenburer74]

I don't celebrate rapists

[@derjude5758]

Patterson cheated on him a million times so I doubt he loves Louie too much

[@illkid86]

​@@derjude5758 Patterson liked young dudes and harassed them

[@AnimeGun]

This was my first Wrestling match I ever went to. Seeing everything in person was just so different than watching on tv.

[@austinsmith7731]

Man i wish they just let Kane have it for longer. Knowing what happened the next night on Raw is just sad as a Kane fan

[@Kas58223]

For me it was someone different in that spot definitely deserved to have it longer than he did

[@austinsmith7731]

​@@Kas58223 if it was Rey Mysterio then hes also on my list hahaha

[@commanderjoj6426]

I remember watching this PPV and thinking that Mick Foley may not register pain the way we mere mortals do.

[@toptenguy1]

Fun fact: In the past 8 PPVs, this is the SIXTH TIME that Rock has fought Ken Shamrock. (with 2 more times in the next 5 PPVs for a crazy 8 PPVs out of 13).

[@AndyZoric]

I did not watch the PPV when it happened, but living just outside of Pittsburgh at the time I was driving home from work and the local sports report on my favorite FM station at the time was all about this even the day after. This was peak pop culture penetration for wrestling at this time. Anyway that's my memory of this event.

[@TheWitchingHourBand]

I remember watching this in a bar with my dad and grandpa back then a local sports bar would show the wwf ppvs. When mic gets thrown off the whole bar just fell silent.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

2:52 this is sad Pat left soon afterwords as his husband died that day

[@daveyadict_]

I think this is one of the most well known ppvs of the 90s and early 2000s. The spots that mick did....I can't even fathom

[@ExtremeEgg80]

God I still remember watching this with my friends, all still in highschool, that fall was just crazy to see it live on the PPV.

[@dford192]

I think I was in elementary school when this match happened and I watched it with one of my best friends at the time. We were both so utterly shocked and stunned. It's a moment I don't think I'll ever forget.

[@glynquigley4364]

Like you I vividly remember watching this live. They had me pumped and shocked by the HITC match. It was about 2:30 on a Monday morning so that makes it even more impressive

[@HoustonHardHitters01]

These are addictive my dude you are doing a great service to fans of wrestling especially growing up in the Attiitude Era

[@arpegio88]

Another great upload of one of my favorite PPV's for obvious reasons.👍🏾 I love that Tennessee Lee always has a new nickname weekly, keep it up! Also, does anyone realize that @ 10:14 during the X-Pac/Owen Hart match, it begins exactly the way their 1994 King Of The Ring semi-final match did, just reverse? I always wondered was that planned.🤔 Anyways, great upload once again.

[@southpaw578]

I met Mick twice when WWF was in Hershey PA. I worked at Hershey Park and our office was where their cars would pull up. Both times he asked me questions where certain rides were and was so cool and humble. He drove separately with his family loaded in a mini van. He always came off as a little kid in a man’s body. He asked me where the new roller coaster was and asked if I’d show him and ride it with him. I was so down but my buzz kill supervisors wouldn’t let me because I was on the clock.

[@damianmartinez2666]

After a long stressful weekend working rigorously hard Wrestling Bios is the best thank you for taking me back to 1998 I was six years old on first grade now I'm thirty years old and i feel blessed to make it this far always grateful for wrestling bios gracias much love salute to you all 🙏🏼👊🏼☝🏼❤️

[@TomGorian]

Probably the most anticipated PPV Review of RTW even more than Survivor Series 1997

[@hankdatank09]

Remember this event vividly. Feels like yesterday, glad you’re finally here.

[@DannieDecentVlogs]

One of the most anticipated pay-per-views so far in this series. Glad I got in before youtube could mess with it

[@shady3legend]

Probably one of the most iconic PPV's of the attitude era with wrestlemania 14, 17, SS 98

[@Eric-wu7bp]

Kane’s 2 sleeve attire on this night is one of the greatest wrestlers attires ever

[@mrbransformer4184]

Awesome the drop we’ve all been waiting for!!

[@Zerato]

No matter how many times I've seen Foley fall I still think "I watched a man die"

[@simonbarr9489]

Have you considered doing a saturday nights main event recap once reliving the war is done?? Really enjoy your vids!

[@1985JM]

I will never forget watching this event live on sky sports in the early hours , WWF was unmissable back then

[@NunChukka]

At the time I honestly believed Mick Foley was going to die during this match. I was a teenager so I was amazed and loved the match. Watching it back it’s still amazing and scary as hell. His head comes millimetres away from the monitor on the table.

[@coryshannon3815]

If I had to show a non-fan one match, I'd go with Taker vs Mankind in HIAC. Because if you show them Flair vs. Steamboat, or Malenko vs. Guerrero, they'd never get it. But if you show them Taker vs. Mankind from this event, they can't overlook the brutality of it. Kudos to Bios description of "Gunn/Cornette's stand off into Chyna's low blow" going faster than it actually happened at the event.😁

[@popeyedoyle6360]

The ultimate circus event.

[@siksic6192]

I remember being a cactus jack fan in ecw but not liking the mankind or dude love character at all going into this match. After seeing what happened on raw I bought the replay to see it for myself and I felt like it was the closest I ever want to come to seeing a live execution. I remember thinking "mandkind, dude love, cactus jack, I don't care what your name is, for the love of God stay down." I've been a huge Foley fan since this night.

[@leebrennan5790]

"Tennessee Bobby Lee" is taking me out! 😂. Nothing will ever top 'Tennessee Lee Harvey Oswald' though 💀. The effort you put into these videos is so commendable and appreciated! Easily the best wrestling content series on KZbin rn 🤌

[@deandredukes95]

Mick Foley truly is a God to survive 2 terrifying falls

[@Kas58223]

I absolutely thought he was gone even Undertaker thought this that was scary the first fall then the second one and foley still got up and continued on with the match

[@illstreamthat]

And making it back out in the main event.

[@Kas58223]

@@illstreamthat yea he did and then of air he did again and Austin stunner him again

[@rdrouynriv]

The first hit was risky as hell, but at least he had the skill to land on his shoulder and avoid harming his head/neck. I don't know what he was thinking with the second spot. Just random luck that he came out of that without seriously crippling himself.

[@DLKnightstick1989]

That HiaC match will forever be one of the most iconic wrestling matches of all-time. It is insane to me that that wasn't even the main event for the show.

[@kylereece1979]

I absolutely loved your thoughts and recollections on the Mankind Taker match. Just a brilliant account and remembrance of an unforgettable match from a dedicated fan.

[@Trevinyoo]

my favorite ppv you have reviewed so far. i love these videos so much

[@AntonioPoythress1985]

This is only the beginning of the attitude era, and this was the match that really got folks paying attention to the wwf, including myself. We finally reached the prime of the attitude era timeline. Thanks man for bringing us the best time to be a fan of wrestling, keep em' coming.

[@Figbish]

That’s that they used to keep the gates together. It was very unstable. Wasn’t planned for him to go through just safety protocol of wwe failing yet it gave one of the most scary yet memorable matches ever

[@ericcook5745]

This is probably without a doubt my favorite pay-per-view to put on and everybody knows why it's simply because of that one match.

[@DebitAdams]

I loved that Kane only had his hand exposed lol I was thinking as a kid there is no way Kane will lose

[@SuperND87]

My cousin had this recorded and was the first wrestling match I ever saw. After that I was hooked.

[@THEBODYPRACTICE]

Flawless retrospective on one the all time best matches we’ve been privileged to watch. Thank you Ryan 🙏🏻

[@giovannifebus3700]

Waoo i cannot believe that we made it to this PPV. Such an iconic moment was created thanks to Mick Foley and Undertaker that is still talked about to this very day 💯

[@dasdeke]

This ppv was always solid. I had forgotten that Taka was a temporary handbanger for this ppv.I really think they should have given Kane a longer run with the title. But I'm sure we'll talk about that more on Thursday.Keep up the great work. This channel is awesome.

[@shawnlevy4381]

This Era of Wrestling can NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVER be replicated. Best ear of wrestling by far.

[@stevenlornie1261]

This takes me back. I forgot about the head and shoulders gag. That's pretty funny.

[@ElderDrive]

When your meant to be packing your case for a holiday to Oz,but your notification for Wrestling Bios pops up!You got to stop and watch before Vinnie Mac takes it down!!!

[@burgermania87]

11 years old it was my first time going to a WWF event. So many vivid memories.

[@GodEater1313]

Great PPV, no one will ever forget what Mick Foley went through just for our entertainment. I will never forget seeing Austin's bloody face at the end of the PPV also. One thing I always notice at this time is just how many people in the audience are wearing Austin merch. It's just an ocean of Austin fans.

[@mikeharless4596]

This PPV shaped helped shape my senses for violence and destruction, as a kid lol great memories brought back back this one, friend 😃

[@Sky_Blaze]

Taker agreeing to take a piledriver knowing Mick was out of is truly ballsy I wouldn't have done that.

[@AmazingGuy13]

It's cool that they're bringing the PPV back this year

[@SamTheMan688]

In Saudi..

[@everythingmainecooncat4938]

This was my first paid pay per view - 14th birthday with the boys. Watched plenty over at a friends house with a "black box descrambler" (anyone remember those??) Damn what a ride. Legendary PPV.

[@mvgsports]

Great episode, Ryan...you nailed this beyond all expectations...well done, mate!

[@XRPDegen]

Can still remember watching this live on Sky TV in my grandparents' house as we didn't have the Sky Sports channel. I could write a book in this comments section. 🤣 Thanks for evoking the memories chap 🍻

[@GoldenKnightsFan_84]

Thanks @WrestlingBios I just spat my coffee out through my nose at the "Bastard Bob & Ballbag Bart" line🤣🤣

[@georgelea4297]

Me and my mum stayed up to watch this she's a big Austin fan, we were both amazed and stunned by the HIAC match It's a memory that'll stick with me

[@jokersgiddygrin]

My first reliving the war watching on upload day. I've binged the whole series including ppvs since January

[@barneylowe129]

Every fan went into that arena unbeknownst to them that they would be the envy of everyone they will come across forever. Part of wrestling history. Imagine being able to say I was there live

[@MrBlockice22]

We graduated 2 weeks before this.... And this proved that this time was the BEST TIME EVER to be a damn fan!!