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Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 95 - August 4th 1997A Special 3-hour episode of Monday Nitro sees Lex Luger get a shot at Hollywood Hulk Hogan's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The Steiner Brothers reveal their new manager, and Diamond Dallas Page goes to war with Nature Boy Ric Flair. On WWF Raw is War, new WWF Champion Bret Hart finds out his In Your House: Ground Zero opponent. Shawn Michaels lets the fans know what he thinks of them while turning heel also. 2022-03-1740 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 94 - July 28th 1997WWF Raw is War is back in the United States and Bret Hart has a few things to say to the fans it Pittsburgh. Steve Austin and Dude Love defend the tag team championships, and Davey Boy Smith challenges Ken Shamrock to an arm wrestling competition.
On WCW Nitro, it's announced that Lex Luger will get his WCW Championship match early. Luger vs Hogan will take place next week during the 100th episode of Nitro. Macho Man Randy Savage battles Scotty Steiner in the main event, and Curt Hennig continues to confuse fans in regards to which faction...2022-03-1037 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 93 - July 21st 1997WCW Nitro is on a Tuesday Night this week, so no head to head battle took place.
On Nitro, Hollywood Hogan answers Lex Luger's challenge for Road Wild. Booker T takes on Buff Bagwell, Hector Guerrero battles brother Eddie, and The Outsiders wrestle in the main event against Ric Flair and Chris Benoit.
WWF Raw comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia and the crowd in attendance is behind Bret Hart and The Hart Foundation. The show gets main evented with a Flag Match, and Shawn Michaels makes an announcement that gets the fans riled up.
2022-03-0339 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 91 - July 7th 1997WCW gets ready for Bash at the Beach 1997 with their final Nitro before the event. Roddy Piper confronts Ric Flair, DDP surprises Macho Man Randy Savage, and Hollywood Hogan is in attendance and he has a message for The Giant and Lex Luger. WWF Raw is War comes from Edmonton, Alberta and the Canadian fans give The Hart Foundation another great reaction following their Canadian Stampede victory. Bret wrestles in the main event against Goldust. 2022-02-1736 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 90 - June 30th 1997The impact player makes his debut on Nitro, but that's not the only big debut that happens on WCW's flagship show. Rey Mysterio challenges Kevin Nash, The Steiners want a shot at the tag team titles, and Jeff Jarrett gets a surprise from Ric Flair and the other Horsemen. On WWF Raw, Paul Bearer finally reveals The Undertaker's dark secret, Owen and Davey take on The Headbangers, and Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestles Jim Neidhart in the main event. 2022-02-1038 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 89 - June 23rd 1997This week, Raw comes from Detroit, MI while Nitro comes live from Macon, GA.
On WWF Raw is War, Ahmed Johnson explains why he joined The Nation of Domination. The very first WWF televised triple threat match takes place when Owen Hart defends his IC title against Goldust and Triple H, and The Undertaker is forced to team up with Vader in the main event. On Nitro, Kimberly Page has got DDP a match against Scott Hall, Harlem Heat battle The Steiners, and Ric Flair's relationship with Roddy Piper gets destroyed when The Horsemen get involved.
2022-02-0337 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 88 - June 16th 1997The night after WCW Great American Bash 1997. Ric Flair gets the oppurtunity to explain why he didn't return for the tag match at the pay per view, Harlem Heat take on The Amazing French Canadians, and Hollywood Hogan says he and Dennis Rodman want to fight Lex Luger and The Giant live on Nitro. On WWF Raw, a tag team tournament begins where the winners will face Steve Austin and his new tag team partner; Shawn Michaels will not be on TV to defend the tag titles, so Austin (reluctantly) needs to get himself a team mate. Faarooq also...2022-01-2736 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 87 - June 9th 1997The night after King of the Ring 1997. Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels have been sent home due to a backstage fight, so Raw goes through major creative changes hours before going live. Scheduled matches include Steve Austin vs Brian Pillman, Owen Hart vs Sycho Sid and British Bulldog vs Goldust.
It's announced at the beginning of WCW Nitro that Hollywood Hogan must wrestle on the show as per orders from the WCW Executive Committee. Lex Luger gets the chance to step into the ring with The Hulkster while The Outsiders battle Roddy Piper and Ric Flair.
2022-01-2039 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 86 - June 2nd 1997The 1997 King of the Ring pay per view goes through major changes when the Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels match gets cancelled. Stone Cold Steve Austin's match with Brian Pillman also gets cancelled and instead, it's decided that the WWF Tag Team Champions (HBK & Austin) will face eachother at the PPV. On Raw, the tag team have to defend their titles against The Legion of Doom.
On Monday Nitro, Scott Hall faces Ric Flair in the main event. Randy Savage decides he wants to cut a promo and things quickly turn violent when The Macho Man attacks J...2022-01-1934 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 85 - May 26th 1997Hollywood Hogan is back on WCW Nitro and he's looking for Sting. Harlem Heat main event Nitro in a match against Jeff Jarrett and Steve McMichael, and Sonny Onoo reveals Masahiro Chono's nightmare. On Raw, Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin get a tag title shot against Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith, Triple H faces Rockabilly, and Rocky Maivia has a match against Flash Funk. Paul Bearer forces The Undertaker to make his decision in regards to "The Secret"2022-01-0637 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 84 - May 19th 1997This week's episode of WWF Raw features the infamous "Sunny Days" promo. While Bret Hart lays out a challenge for Shawn Michaels at the 1997 King of the Ring, HBK decides to take the low road with a comment that gets Bret a little heat at home. On WCW Nitro, Ric Flair is on form after his team won the Slamboree main event, but Syxx wants to face The Nature Boy in a singles match live on TNT. 2021-12-3032 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 83 - May 12th 1997WCW gears up for Slamboree 1997 where Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx take on Ric Flair, Kevin Greene and Roddy Piper. On WWF Raw, Faarooq is named the number 1 contender for the WWF Championship, and he has some questions for Vince McMahon regarding the WWF and their lack of African American WWF champions. 2021-12-2836 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 82 - May 5th 1997The Raw before In Your House: A Cold Day in Hell. Stone Cold Steve Austin battles The British Bulldog in the main event while over on Nitro, the nWo launch an attack on WCW to close the show. Matches this week include Glacier vs Lizmark Jr, Rey Mysterio vs Syxx, Crush running the Gauntlet and The Legion of Doom vs Furnas & Lafon. 2021-12-2835 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 81 - April 28th 1997WCW Nitro goes back to a 60 minute format thanks to the NBA Playoffs, meaning WWF Raw has extra TV time for a few weeks in comparison to the wrestling on TNT. Ric Flair and Roddy Piper challenge the nWo to a fight on Monday Nitro while Chris Benoit goes to war with Steve Regal. Over on Raw, we have an important night for the Hart Foundation - Not only does a new member get revealed, but a big singles title comes to the Harts when Rocky Maivia loses the Intercontinental Championship. 2021-12-0933 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 80 - April 21st 1997Bret Hart and Steve Austin's rivalry continues the night after "Revenge of the Taker". A street fight between The Rattlesnake and The Hitman leads to Hart getting injured, but it's the Hart Foundation who have the last laugh2021-12-0538 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 79 - April 14th 1997Raw is in South Africa this week and the show is headlined by Ahmed Johnson vs Crush, Nitro is live from Philidelphia and the WCW monday night show is headlined by Lex Luger vs Kevin Nash... guess which show is better! With the WWF mere days before their "Revenge of the Taker" PPV, the company manage to flush their momentum down the toilet with one of the worst episodes of Raw of 1997. The question is; can they recover next week?2021-11-2636 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 78 - April 7th 1997It's the night after WCW Spring Stampede 1997 and Diamond Dallas Page makes it clear that his rivalry with Macho Man Randy Savage isn't over. Hollywood Hulk Hogan is at Nitro tonight and he confronts Kevin Nash about the recent problems Nash seems to have with the faction. Prince Iaukea defends the TV title against Ultimo Dragon, and the scheduled main event pits The Giant against Scotty Steiner.
On WWF Raw, Shawn Michaels cuts a promo on Bret Hart while the Hitman is in South Africa. Stone Cold Steve Austin has to wrestle twice but he gets a reward...2021-11-1836 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 77 - March 31st 1997Episode 77 of Reliving The War features the Raw after WrestleMania 13. Bret Hart wants to address WWF fans tonight after his victory over Stone Cold Steve Austin at Mania, and Bret doesn't hold back. Hart's heel turn gets completely confirmed when The Hitman announces to American wrestling fans that he doesn't respect them anymore. Elsewhere on Raw, The Undertaker finds out who his first challenger is for the WWF Championship.
On Nitro, the nWo decide to "cash in" on their Uncensored main event victory by demanding a title shot on TNT. Macho Man Randy Savage faces Prince Iaukea for...2021-11-1141 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 76 - March 24th 1997It's the night after WrestleMania 13 and Bret Hart has a lot to say on WWF Raw is War. The Hitman tells fans exactly how he feels while solidifying himself as the WWF's new top heel. The Undertaker finds out who the number 1 contender is for his newly won WWF championship, and Raw also features appearances from Sycho Sid, Shawn Michaels and Rocky Maivia.
On Nitro, the nWo use their Uncensored reward to book a title match, and the Macho Man Randy Savage aims to become a champion in the main event this week. Harlem Heat take on the...2021-11-0436 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 75 - March 17th 1997It's the night after WCW Uncensored 97 and the nWo are now calling the shots. The Outsiders decide they want to defend the tag titles on Nitro, so Nash and Hall are in action this week. Diamond Dallas Page vs Macho Man Randy Savage is made official this week, and the show is headlined by The Steiners vs Harlem Heat.
It's also the Raw before WrestleMania 13 and a big steel cage match on Raw could potentially change the Mania main event. Bret Hart faces Sycho Sid, if Bret wins, the WWF Championship goes to the Hitman and the Wrestlemania 13...2021-10-2837 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 74 - March 10th 1997This week, Monday Night Raw completely changes. "Raw is War" makes it's debut on Monday Nights and the WWF have done a lot of work rebranding their flagship show. Sycho Sid and The Undertaker have to join forces to take on Sycho Sid and Mankind in the main event. Elsewhere on the show, Ken Shamrock cuts his first in-ring WWF promo when he's announced as the special guest referee for the WrestleMania 13 submission match.
WCW Monday Nitro is live from Panama City Beach for a special Spring Break episode. The Uncensored 97 main event is finally made clear as...2021-10-2136 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 73 - March 3rd 1997Reliving The War takes a weekly look at the Monday Night Wars. Every week, we look at WWF Raw and WCW Nitro with the goal of watching EVERY episode to see who truly won the war.
This week, the WWF are in Berlin, Germany. The company introduces a new title, The European Champion, and Davey Boy Smith vs Owen Hart will determine who becomes the inaugural Champion of Europe. Steve Austin cuts an excellent promo from WWE HQ, Bret Hart takes on Triple H, and the Sycho Sid defends the WWF title against Mankind.
On...2021-10-1438 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 72 - February 24th 1997ECW invades WWF Raw in the Manhattan Center this week as Paul E. Dangerously accepts Jerry Lawler's challenge. On Nitro, fans are left shocked when Sting picks a side in the WCW vs nWo war. 2021-10-0734 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 71 - February 17th 1997It's the night after WWF In Your House: 13 "Final Four" and there's a new WWF Champion in town. Bret Hart won the Final Four match and because Shawn Michaels forfeited the title, The Hitman is now the WWF Champion. Tonight on Raw, Bret has to defend the championship against Sycho Sid. The match gets restarted twice due to interference from Stone Cold Steve Austin.
On Monday Nitro, Roddy Piper is getting prepared for Superbrawl by locking himself up in Alcatraz. Hulk Hogan is in the arena while Piper gets himself in a warped frame of mind for...2021-09-3036 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 70 - February 10th 1997Reliving The War Episode 70 - February 10th 1997
Thursday Raw Thursday takes place this week while Nitro takes place on Monday as usual. Shawn Michaels loses his smile this week and the WWF main event picture is tuned upside down. Shawn decides to forfeit the WWF Championship, meaning the Final Four match later in the week will be for the title. Matches on Raw include Bret Hart vs Vader and Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Vader.
On Nitro, Roddy Piper makes an appearance while Hulk Hogan addresses his Superbrawl VII opponent via satellite. Piper warns Hogan...2021-09-2332 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 69 - February 3rd 1997WWF Raw goes to a 2 hour format tonight and so the format of Reliving The War also changes. Instead of scoring head to head matches, the whole shows are taken into consideration and the winner of each weekly battle will be whoever had the better overall Monday Night.
The WWF presents "Royal Rumble Raw" from the Toronto Skydome. Last week, Vince McMahon promised the Royal Rumble match would be showin in it's entirety but this didn't happen... clips were shown instead. Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels have another in-ring interview with Vince McMahon, and elsewhere on the...2021-09-1633 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 68 - January 27th 1997WCW's Clash of the Champions and nWo Souled Out shows are in the books. Hollywood Hogan is still WCW Champion, but the Hulkster gets a surprise this week when the WCW Board of Directors send a message into Monday Nitro. Hulk's Superbrawl opponent gets announced, and his WCW title will be on the line at the Pay Per View. Elsewhere on Nitro, The Four Horsemen claim to be united once again but Chris Benoit & Woman have some issues with The Taskmaster towards the end of the show.
On WWF Raw, Vince McMahon conducts an interview with Shawn...2021-09-0931 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 67 - January 20th 1997Reliving The War takes a look at the WWF vs WCW "Monday Night War" that took place from the mid-90s to early 2000s. Each and every segment of WWF Raw and WCW Nitro gets compared to find out which show was really the best.
A great episode of Raw this week opens up with Bret Hart dropping a bombshell on Vince McMahon and the WWF; Bret is quitting the company. After what happened at the Royal Rumble, Bret feels he's getting screwed over by HBK, Stone Cold, Vince McMahon and the WWF itself. Gorilla Monsoon comes...2021-09-0230 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 66 - January 13th 1997WCW presents a live show this week from the New Orleans Superdome while the WWF presents a taped broadcast from Albany, New York. On Nitro, Diamond Dallas Page makes his decision regarding the New World Order and the advances of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Hollywood Hulk Hogan has his first WCW Nitro match since April 1996, and the issues with the Four Horsemen reaches a boiling point.
On WWF Raw, we're days away from the 1997 Royal Rumble. Shawn Michaels and Sycho Sid cut promos from San Antonio, Texas, Davey Boy Smith takes on Rocky Maivia, and The Undertaker...2021-08-2636 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 65 - January 6th 1997The first WWF Raw vs WCW Nitro battle of 1997!
WCW Nitro features Harlem Heat vs The Amazing French Canadians, Psychosis vs Rey Mysterio Jr. and Arn Anderson vs Jeff Jarrett. On WWF Raw, Bret Hart faces Vader in the main event of the evening. Shawn Michaels provides commentary for Bret's match, and this gives Sid a chance to cause havoc backstage.
2021-08-1931 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 64 - December 30th 1996The final episodes of WWF Raw and WCW Nitro of 1996 get covered in this week's episode of Wrestling Bios' "Reliving The War". With WCW Nitro being a better show for the majority of the year, can Raw end on a high note with a win?
Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels have a face to face in-ring confrontation for the first time since WrestleMania 12 on Raw. Triple H takes on Flash Funk, and the main event features Jerry "The King" Lawler doing battle with Goldust. Over on WCW Nitro, it seems like the Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff have...2021-08-1231 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 63 - December 23rd 1996Days before WCW Starrcade 1996, Hollywood Hogan is in the arena and he calls out Roddy Piper. Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan try to have a little fun at Piper's expense, but a surprise at the end of Nitro sends the crowd into a frenzy. We also find out who will wrestle at Starrcade for the vacant US Championship when the last semi final match opens up Nitro.
Over on WWF Raw, Bret Hart main events the show when he does battle with the fake Razor Ramon. Elsewhere on the show, Triple H defends his intercontinental championship against...2021-08-0530 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 62 - December 16th 1996It's the night after WWF In Your House: It's Time and Bret Hart isn't too happy about the outcome of his WWF title match. The Hitman kicks Raw off with a message to Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin and Sycho Sid. Matches this week include Vader vs Steve Austin and Billy Gunn vs Bart Gunn.
Over on WCW Nitro, Eric Bischoff and Ted Dibiase take over commentary duties for the first hour. Sting is in the building, and an Outsiders vs Faces of Fear match ends with a new member being added to the nWo.
2021-07-2931 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 61 - December 9th 1996It's the week of the WWF's In Your House "It's Time" event and the company are gearing up for their final PPV of the year. On this week's episode of Raw, number 1 contender Bret Hart sends a message to Sycho Sid during an in-ring promo. We also have a big main event this week; Mankind vs The Undertaker in a no holds barred showdown.
On WCW Nitro, Roddy Piper is in attendance and he makes a few in-ring appearances. Piper wants Hollywood Hulk Hogan, the Hot Rod has turned down help from The Four Horsemen, Piper is itching...2021-07-2230 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 60 - December 2nd 1996Reliving The War takes a close look at the fabled WWF vs WCW Monday Night Wars by looking at EVERY match, promo and segment that aired on WWF Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro.
The date is 12.2.96 and the WWF are headed towards In Your House : It's Time. WCW will put on their annual Starrcade event at the end of the year, and both promotions are giving fans some big names in their scheduled pay per view main events. Bret Hart vs Sycho Sid will headline In Your House 12, while Roddy Piper vs Hulk Hogan will...2021-07-1531 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 59 - November 25th 1996WCW World War 3 1996 just took place and The Giant earned himself a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match in the future. The US Title is also now up for grabs as a tournament begins in WCW to crown a new US Champion, and the first tournament matches begin this week on WCW Monday Nitro. Elsewhere, Harlem Heat vs The Faces of Fear takes place, and Eric Bischoff announces to the WCW locker room that all competitors have 30 days to change their WCW contracts to nWo contracts.
On WWF Raw, a classic rivalry gets reignited when Bret Hart battles...2021-07-0833 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 58 - November 18th 1996It's the night after WWF Survivor Series 1996 and there's a new WWF Champion; Sycho Sid. Sid defeated Shawn Michaels in Madison Square Garden, and the Michaels' "Boyhood Dream" is over (for now). This week's Raw opens up with a Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Mankind match, one of the best opening matches of the series so far.
Eric Bischoff tells us all night that Roddy Piper has been rumored to be in the area, but he likely won't show up. Bischoff gets a surprise towards the end of the show, and a big revelation changes the future...2021-07-0128 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 57 - November 11th 1996The WWF are preparing for their Survivor Series 1996 event this week where Shawn Michaels defends his WWF championship against Sycho Sid. Sid and Shawn team up this week to do battle with Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith, and the friendship HBK had with Sid gets completely destroyed at the end of this very match. Elsewhere, Stone Cold Steve Austin battles Bob Holly while Bret "Hitman" Hart watches the match from his locker room.
Over on WCW Nitro, a mysterious VHS tape gets left at the commentary table. The video tape gets played at the end of Monday...2021-06-2432 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 56 - November 4th 1996Another WWF Raw vs WCW Nitro battle! The WWF are heading towards Survivor Series 1996 where Shawn Michaels defends his WWF Championship against Sycho Sid, while Bret Hart makes his in-ring return against Stone Cold Steve Austin. This episode of Raw features the infamous "Pillman's Got A Gun" segments where Steve Austin tries to break into Pillman's home.
Over on Nitro, Eric Bischoff is on the road trying to sign a match between Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan. Sting is in the rafters for Nitro, and his old buddy Lex Luger has a rematch this week against Harlem Heat's...2021-06-1729 minRaw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 55 - October 28th 1996Another weekly episode of Wrestling Bios "Reliving The War", the show where we take a look at the WCW vs WWF Monday Night Wars.
This episode features all the results from Halloween Havoc 1996. An old rival of Hulk Hogan has made his way to WCW, and he wants to have a few words with the leader of the nWo. Over on WWF Raw, Bret Hart and Steve Austin get interviewed about their upcoming match at WWF Survivor Series 1996, and in the main event, Shawn Michaels battles The British Bulldog.
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Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 54 - October 21st 1996This week we have the results from In Your House: Buried Alive. The WWF Raw main event features a change, we were supposed to see Mr. Perfect vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley but because of an injury, Marc Mero decides to defend his IC title against the future King of Kings. Also on Raw, Bret "Hitman" Hart makes his return.
WCW Nitro features Harlem Heat vs The American Males, Lex Luger vs Road Block, and The Fantastics have their final televised match against The Faces of Fear. Also, the Macho Man Randy Savage sees another video featuring his ex-wife Miss...2021-06-0330 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 53 - October 14th 1996This week's Raw vs Nitro battle takes place the week before In Your House: Buried Alive. The WWF put on a blockbuster main event; Shawn Michaels vs Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hunter Hearst Helmsley does battle with Freddie Joe Floyd while Mr. Perfect is on the lookout for Hunter's valet, and Vader opens up the show with a match against Phineas Godwinn.
Over on TNT, WCW Nitro is live from the Mid-South Coliseum. Jeff Jarrett vs Hugh Morrus takes place and Jarrett gets a great ovation from the Memphis audience. Elsewhere on the show, Harlem Heat goes to war...2021-05-2731 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 52 - October 7th 1996WCW Nitro and WWF Raw go head to head in another battle of the Monday Night Wars.
Ric Flair is scheduled to take on Macho Man Randy Savage in tonight's main event on Nitro, but a surprise from the nWo leaves WCW without a main event match. Chris Beniot does battle again with Rick Steiner in the semi-main spot, and Arn Anderson gets confident enough to attack Lex Luger during this episode of Nitro.
Over on WWF Monday Night Raw, the "fake" Diesel wrestles a match with Marc Mero. Jim Cornette isn't very pleased that Vader has to earn...2021-05-2029 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 51 - September 30th 1996The date is 9.30.96 and there's a Monday Night War going on. WWF Raw and WCW Nitro are going head to head for ratings supremacy, and the way things have been going lately, the WWF needs to seriously rethink their strategy. WCW Monday Nitro has been a consistently better show, and the TV ratings prove it.
This week, the fake Razor Ramon (Rick Bognar) has a match with Savio Vega on WWF Raw. The main event features Shawn Michaels and Jose Lathario taking on Vader and Jim Cornette. WWF Raw also presents a Steve Austin vs Jake Roberts King of...2021-05-1330 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 50 - September 23rd 1996The date is 9.23.96 and it's the night after WWF In Your House: Mind Games. The WWF are presenting a live episode of Raw tonight, and a new Intercontinental Champion will get crowned when the IC Title Tournament comes an end. Faarooq vs Marc Mero opens up the show. Also, Jim Ross has promised to bring back Razor Ramon and Diesel, but it clearly wasn't the Razor Ramon we thought it was going to be.
Over on Nitro, a lot of WCW Superstars have travelled to NJPW. This means those that are left behind have became targets for the nWo...2021-05-0634 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 49 - September 16th 1996After winning in the War Games match at Fall Brawl, the New World Order decide to announce yet another new member on this week's WCW Nitro. Sean Waltman, who worked as the 1-2-3 Kid in the WWF, has signed up with the nWo. Not only does Waltman show up on Nitro, but Glacier makes an appearance too.
Over on the WWF side, the Intercontinental Title Tournament semi finals take place. Owen Hart vs Marc Mero & Faarooq vs Sycho Sid happen on Monday Night Raw, and Jim Ross is still telling WWF viewers that Razor R...2021-04-2938 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 48 - September 9th 1996This week's Reliving The War features the final build towards Fall Brawl 1996. Team WCW gets thrown into chaos when a member seemingly joins the nWo and things begin looking very bleak for World Championship Wrestling. Matches on Nitro include Lex Luger vs Rick Steiner, Rey Mysterio vs Billy Kidman and Randy Savage vs John Tenta.
Over on WWF Raw, the Intercontinental Title tournament contiunes when Faarooq battles Savio Vega. The Stalker also makes his illustrious WWF debut, and our main event features Salvatore Sincere battling The Undertaker.2021-04-2229 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 47 - September 2nd 1996Reliving The War continues this week with a special "Championship Friday" episode of Monday Night Raw. Shawn Michaels defends the WWF title against Goldust while other competitors participate in the IC title tournament (including Sid, Steve Austin and Hunter Hearst Helmsley).
Over on WCW, it looks like the nWo are planning another attack on WCW. The Four Horsemen main event the show against the Dungeon of Doom, and things turn interesting when the 4th member of the New World Order gets revealed. 2021-04-1531 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 36.5 - August 26th 1996 (Unopposed Nitro)WCW Nitro is unopposed tonight as Raw jobs out to the US Open. This means WCW has a chance to capture some WWF viewers who are still searching for their wrestling fix. This week's episode of Monday Nitro includes more Fall Brawl 96 announcements, Sting & Luger vs Mongo & Benoit, Rey Mysterio vs Mr. JL, Chris Jericho's Nitro debut and insane promo skills from Rick & Scott Steiner.2021-04-0827 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 46 - August 19th 1996This episode of Reliving The War covers WCW Nitro and WWF Raw from the 19th of August 1996 (the night after SummerSlam 1996).
Another Monday Night War takes place as Raw and Nitro go head-to-head and this time, both the WWF and WCW are presenting fallout shows. WCW Clash of the Champions 33 took place a few days prior, and we are 1 night removed from SummerSlam 96. Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan was our main event for the Clash show while Shawn Michaels vs Vader main evented SummerSlam. This week's Nitro sees the formation of Team WCW, a team that will t...2021-04-0137 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 45 - August 12th 1996The date is now 8.12.96, we are one night removed from WCW's Hog Wild 1996 pay per view yet the promotional work by Eric Bischoff and company doesn't stop tonight on Nitro. WCW presents Clash of the Champions 33 in just a few days time, and WCW has to scramble to get in some last minute advertising for the Clash special on TBS. Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair will main event Clash of the Champions. Tonight's Nitro main event, however, features the in-ring Nitro debut of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.
Over on the WWF channel, Shawn Michaels faces Owen H...2021-03-2534 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 44 - August 5th 1996The WWF are on the road to SummerSlam 1996. On today's broadcast, the next number 1 contender for the WWF Championship will get decided via a main event Battle Royal. 11 men will step into the ring to see who faces the WWF Champion the night after SummerSlam. Superstars included in the Battle Royal include Sycho Sid, Mankind, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Ahmed Johnson and Goldust.
Over on TNT, the superstars of WCW have decided to provide their own security should the nWo make an appearance tonight on Nitro. Sting and Lex Luger take on The Nasty Boys i...2021-03-1828 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 43 - July 29th 1996We are currently at 7.29.96, World Championship Wrestling’s Nitro show is live from Orlando, Florida while the WWF are showing more taped matches from Seattle, Washington. WCW are promoting their Hog Wild pay per view where Hulk Hogan will take on The Giant for the WCW Championship. The Outsiders are on Nitro this week and they are wrecking havoc backstage, this Nitro features the infamous Rey Mysterio “lawn dart” bump as Kevin Nash and Scott Hall completely turn WCW Nitro upside-down.
Over on the WWF side, 2 true legends of the Monday Night War go head-to-head when Stone Cold Steve Austin...2021-03-1133 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 42 -July 22nd 1996It's another WWF vs WCW battle this week on Reliving The War as we continue looking at the entire Monday Night War on a weekly basis. It's 7.22.96 and it's the night after WWF In Your House: International Incident, there's a new number 1 contender for the WWF title and his name is Vader. The International Incident results are covered in today's video.
This week's episode of Raw features a tag team main event, WWF Champion Shawn Michaels and Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson taking on the Tag Champs Billy and Bart Gunn. During the main event, a new WWF s...2021-03-0430 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 41 - July 15th 1996We've reached 7.15.1996 and the WWF are only 6 days away from In Your House: International Incident. The main event will feature Camp Cornette taking on Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson and a returning Sycho Sid. Both Ahmed and Shawn have matches this week against Billy and Bart Gunn respectively, and we also have a Marc Mero vs T.L. Hopper match on WWF Raw.
Over on Nitro, Hollywood Hulk Hogan makes his first WCW appearance after joining Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, and we see the first nWo promo on Monday Nitro. WCW is now heading towards their Hog Wild show...2021-02-2526 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 40 - July 8th 1996
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 just took place in Daytona Beach and the whole wrestling world is buzzing. The unthinkable happened at the pay per view, Hulk Hogan turned heel and he joined Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. This week's episode of Nitro, live from Orlando, looks at the entire Bash at the Beach fallout as a new era begins in World Championship Wrestling. To demonstrate how "behind with the times" the WWF truly were, Vince McMahon answer to the earth shattering Bash at the Beach show was to put The Godwinns in this week's Raw main event. 2021-02-1832 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 39 - July 1st 1996We are now just 6 days away from WCW Bash at the Beach 1996, the event that would make a huge change within World Championship Wrestling. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall are going to take on Sting, Lex Luger and Randy Savage but Hall and Nash also have a mystery third partner. The Outsiders make an appearance on this week's Nitro on TNT, and the hostile takeover nearly begins a little early.
Over on Raw, the company are gearing up for In Your House 9 where Camp Cornette will do battle with Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson and The Ultimate Warrior. R...2021-02-1125 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 38 - June 24th 1996It’s June 24th 1996 and you have a decision to make, do you watch WCW Nitro or do you switch to the WWF channel? WCW Monday Nitro is live this week from Flair Country, Charlotte NC while WWF Raw comes live from Green Bay, WC. It’s the night after King of the Ring, and after Steve Austin gave his famous “Austin 3:16” speech, Stone Cold finds himself in the main event this week for the first time ever. The final match on Raw this week features Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Undertaker, two men who would remain loyal to the W...2021-02-0429 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 37 - June 17th 1996The WWF vs WCW Monday Night War continues in Wrestling Bios "Reliving The War"! It's 6.17.1996, the WWF is on the USA Network while WCW is live on TNT. We're one night removed from The Great American Bash 1996 and the big story coming out of the PPV was The Outsiders and Eric Bischoff segment. Bischoff announced that Hall and Nash's challenge had been accepted, and three guys from WCW will defend the company in a match against Hall, Nash and a mystery third man at the Bash at the Beach show.
Vince McMahon wants to crown a new W...2021-01-2830 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 36 - June 10th 1996With only one week to go until The Great American Bash, WCW continue to turn up the heat with the arrival of Scott Hall's "big surprise". Kevin Nash shows up on Nitro, and he's siding with Scott Hall in a quest to take over World Championship Wrestling. This episode of Nitro also includes a WCW Championship match featuring The Giant and Scott Norton, and the Tag Team Championships are also on the line in this week's main event.
Over on the WWF channel things aren't looking so good. The company have been hyping the 1996 King of The R...2021-01-2127 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 35 - June 3rd 1996Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro go head to head in another weekly battle for television ratings supremacy! The date is 6.3.1996, Raw is on the USA Network while Nitro is live over on TNT, and WCW is seriously turning up the heat with the recent debut of Scott Hall.
While both Raw and Nitro are still a long way away from being the top rating TV shows that they would soon become, WCW Nitro is starting to show signs of greatness. Scott Hall appears towards the end of the show to announce a "big surprise" for n...2021-01-1425 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 34 - May 27th 1996The WWF had a few issues with their In Your House: Beware of Dog pay per view. The lights in the arena got switched off due to a power outage, and also, the pay per view feed got cut off. On this week's episode of Raw, Vince McMahon promises to make things right with "Beware of Dog 2", the pay per view would air the night after Monday Night Raw. This week of episode features King of the Ring qualifying matches including Ahmed Johnson, Vader, The Ultimate Warrior and Goldust.
While the WWF environment stayed the same really, W...2021-01-0730 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 33 - May 20th 1996It's 5.20.1996 and it's time to watch WCW Nitro and WWF Raw to see which show was really the best. This week's episode of Reliving The War marks the end of an era for World Championship Wrestling; not only is this the last Nitro broadcast to run under 2 hours, but this is also the calm before the storm... the final Nitro before Scott Hall's WCW return (leading to the eventual formation of the nWo). The whole Monday Night War was about to drastically change.
Raw is showing taped matches from Sioux City Iowa while Nitro is live from...2020-12-3127 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 32 - May 13th 1996
We are just 6 days away from Slamboree 1996 where The Giant will defend the WCW Championship against Sting. Also at the Pay Per View, Randy Savage will be forced to team up with archnemesis Ric Flair in the Lethal Lottery tournament. This week’s Nitro features Ric Flair in action along with Lex Luger getting a WCW title shot. Over on Raw, the WWF are building towards the In Your House: Beware of Dog where The British Bulldog will challenge Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship. On this week’s episode of Raw, Shawn Michaels does battle with kliq buddy Trip...2020-12-2421 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 31 - May 6th 1996The date is 5.6.96 and it's time for another Monday Night TV ratings battle. WCW Nitro is live on TNT and WWF Raw is showing taped matches on the USA Network. Eric Bischoff and company are gearing towards Slamboree 96, a pay per view that will feature the Lethal Lottery / Lord of the Ring tournament while the WWF are getting prepared for In Your House: Beware of Dog. Which show will come out on top as we continue this series that aims to relive the entire Monday Night Wars?
This week, The Undertaker is in the main event as "...2020-12-1725 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 30 - April 29th 1996WCW Nitro goes head to head with WWF Raw in another Monday Night television ratings battle! The date is 4.29.96, the WWF have been leading the way in the ratings recently as WCW hasn’t been building to anything significant on pay per view.
This week, Nitro is taped. The WCW show also broadcasted 1 hour earlier than normal due to a NBA game airing on TNT. Eric Bishcoff and company have a big surprise in store this week though and it all goes down in the main event, Ric Flair vs The Giant for the WCW Heavyweight Championship.
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Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 29 - April 22nd 1996WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw went head to head on 4.22.1996 in a battle for ratings supremacy. Nitro aired live on TNT while Raw was pre-taped, airing on the USA Network. It's time to look at another action packed night of the Monday Night Wars!
The WWF are days away from "In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies" where Big Daddy Cool Diesel tries to win the WWF Championship from Shawn Michaels. This episode of Raw features the finaly hype for IYH along with the promised Goldust vs Savio Vega Intercontinental title match. Over on...2020-12-0322 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 28 - April 15th 1996The WWF are gearing towards "In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies" which will feature a Shawn Michaels vs Diesel main event. Diesel explains why he turned his back on HBK on this episode of Raw. We also get an entertaining Intercontinental Championship match featuring Goldust and Savio Vega, and Stone Cold Steve Austin is in action. Over on WCW Nitro, Ric Flair and The Giant join forces to take on Sting and Lex Luger. Along with this, the Nasty Boys take on Public Enemy, and The Hulkster is also in action. 2020-11-2622 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 27.5 - April 8th 1996 (Unopposed WWF Raw)
Another special episode of Reliving The War this week as WWF Raw goes unopposed.
WCW Monday Nitro was pre-empted on 4.8.96 so the WWF had a free night on the USA Network. Once again, the WWF would try to capitalize by presenting some of the biggest names in the company including Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Vader, Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart. This episode also features the Raw debut of The Ultimate Warrior, who made his return at WrestleMania 12. The WWF try to turn the Monday Night War in their favour by putting on an entertaining show, and it a...2020-11-1914 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 27 - April 1st 1996The Raw after WrestleMania usually has a few surprises and 1996 was no exception. With WrestleMania XII all wrapped up, the WWF went into San Barnardino for Monday Night Raw and not only did we get the in-ring debut of Marc Mero (WCW's Johnny B. Badd), but Mankind also worked his very first TV match on this show. Mick Foley's Mankind character would become a huge part of the Monday Night War, and right from the get-go, Mankind made an impact.
Over on the WCW side, Eric Bischoff and company were getting ready for a rough month. Not o...2020-11-1226 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episdode 26 - Mar 25th 1996WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw went head to head on 3.25.96. The WWF are just 6 days away from their historic WrestleMania XII pay per view where Bret Hart would face Shawn Michaels in a 60 minute marathon match, while WCW are one night removed from their Uncensored 96 PPV that featured the ill-fated Doomsday Cage match.
This week's episode of Raw puts a huge focus on WrestleMania 12 with promos from The Undertaker and Goldust. Shawn Michaels is in action and Bret Hart comes to ringside to get a closer look at his WrestleMania opponent. Over on TNT, H...2020-11-0531 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episdode 25 - Mar 18th 1996World Championship Wrestling are one week away from their Uncensored 96 pay per view and a ton of last minute booking takes place on this episode of Nitro. "The Alliance to End Hulkamania" is properly formed this week, featuring the WCW return of Zeus and another character that got Turner Broadcasting in some hot water.
Over on Raw, the WWF are just 2 weeks away from WrestleMania XII where Bret Hart will face Shawn Michaels in a 60 minute marathon match. Bret is in action this week against Tatanka. Another big match thats been hyped for months in the Undertaker's m...2020-10-2929 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episdode 24 - Mar 11th 1996While the WWF are still heading towards their WrestleMania 12 show, WCW start promoting their Uncensored PPV a little more in this week's show. A Doomsday Cage Match will headline Uncensored featuring The Mega Powers vs nearly every heel in the world.
This week the WWF give us Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Savio Vega, Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Savio Vega and a tag team main event featuring The Undertaker. WCW present Lex Luger vs Alex Wright, The Giant vs Jim Duggan, and a rematch main event feturing The Bootyman, Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage.2020-10-2224 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 23.5 - March 4th 1996 (Unopposed WWF Raw)Another special episode! It's 3.4.96, this time it's the WWF's turn to air an unopposed episode of WWF Raw (Nitro was replaced by a civil war movie over on TNT this week).
Matches include Shawn Michaels vs 1-2-3 Kid, Hakushi vs Justin Hawk Bradshaw, and Bret Hart vs Triple H!2020-10-1516 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 23 - Feb 26th 1996It's Raw vs Nitro! The date is 2.26.96, WWF Raw is on the USA Network while Nitro is airing live on TNT. It's time to once again relive another monday night ratings battle!
WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw went head to head in a television ratings battle beginning in 1995. With Nitro being a live show and the WWF presenting taped matches on Raw, Eric Bischoff would sometimes give away the WWF results during the live Nitro broadcast. This is exactly what happens on this week's show, Eric gives away every match result before Raw even...2020-10-0825 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 22 - Feb 19th 1996The date is 2.19.1996. One night after WWF In Your House 6, we now have confirmation of a few WrestleMania XII matches; Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart and Diesel vs The Undertaker. The mind games between Big Daddy Cool and The Phenom officially begin on this weeks episode of Raw when Diesel goes after The Undertaker's casket.
Over on WCW Nitro, we are 2 weeks removed from SuperBrawl VI and Hulk Hogan vs The World is still ongoing. We have a high calibre WCW Championship match this week pitting Ric Flair against Randy Savage, and Hulk Hogan is also in a...2020-10-0125 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War - Episode 21.5 - Feb 12th 1996 (Unopposed WCW Nitro)Reliving The War is a weekly show where we take a look at each Monday Night TV ratings battle that took place between WCW Nitro and WWF Raw. Each week, every Raw and Nitro is compared head to head to see which show was really the best.
This is a special episode where we take a look at an unopposed episode of WCW Nitro from the 12th of February 1996. On this episode, Hulk Hogan takes on Arn Anderson in the main event. Other superstars who make an appearance include Ric Flair, Randy Savage, Konnan, Miss Elizabeth and W...2020-09-2417 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 21 - Feb 5th 1996The TV ratings battle between WWF Raw and WCW Nitro continues! Reliving The War takes a look at each episode of WWF Raw and WCW Nitro that occurred during the fabled "Monday Night Wars" era of professional wrestling.
The date is 5.12.1996, we are one week away from WCW Superbrawl VI and two weeks away from the WWF's In Your House 6 pay per view. WCW are promoting Ric Flair vs Randy Savage inside a steel cage while the WWF have a steel cage match of their own coming up, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel vs Bret Hart. Both the W...2020-09-1726 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 20 - Jan 29th 1996Its 1.29.96, the WWF are showing taped matches while Nitro, as always, is live. WCW just wrapped up their Clash of the Champions special on TBS while the WWF have been building towards In Your House 6 and WrestleMania XII. Superstars included in this episode of Reliving The War include Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, The Giant, Ric Flair, Diesel and many more. 2020-09-1026 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 19 - Jan 22nd 1996The date is 1.22.1996, One night after the 1996 Royal Rumble, the WWF presents a live show from Stockton, California while Nitro is live from Las Vegas, Nevada. WCW is going to produce 2 nights of television, an episode of Nitro and Clash of The Champions.
Shawn Michaels just won the Royal Rumble and he's on his way to WrestleMania XII, however a certain Louisville Slugger wants to take HBK's title oppurtunity away. Bret Hart is still the WWF champion after the Royal Rumble and on this episode of Raw, The Excellence of Execution steps into the ring with new I...2020-09-0326 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 18 - Jan 15th 1996The Monday Night TV ratings battle between the WWF and WCW continues in the Wrestling Bios "Reliving The War" series. WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw are going head to head on the 15th of January 1996, Vince McMahon and the WWF are heading towards the 1996 Royal Rumble while Eric Bischoff and WCW are promoting a Clash of The Champions special airing 2 days after the rumble. The Royal Rumble will feature the return of Shawn Michaels, the debut of Vader, and Bret Hart defending the WWF championship against The Undertaker. Clash of the Champions will see The Mega...2020-08-2725 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 17 - Jan 8th 1996The January 8th 1996 edition of WWF Raw features the debut of Steve Austin. Austin came into the WWF as "The Ringmaster", the latest addition to The Million Dollar corporation. Austin would go on to become a key player in the Monday Night Wars, so this broadcast of Raw is quite noteworthy. Also on the WWF side, we see another Billionaire Ted skit while Shawn Michaels reveals his status for the 1996 Royal Rumble.
On Nitro, a huge tag team main event is booked featuring The Mega Powers taking on The Horsemen. Sting is also in action against Diamond D...2020-08-2023 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 16 - Jan 1st 1996We have reached the very beginning of 1996 on "Reliving The War". WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw are about to start an important year and right off the bat, both companies are taking note of eachother. Eric Bischoff begins 1996 by giving away the Raw results while Vince McMahon decides to air the Billionaire Ted skits. 1996 is going to be interesting.
This episode features the WWF Raw Bowl, a special episode of Monday Night Raw that featured a four way elimination tag match. Superstars included in the Raw bowl include Razor Ramon, Sycho Sid, 1-2-3 Kid and...2020-08-1425 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 15 - Dec 18th 1995This episode of Reliving The War marks the final ratings battle between Raw and Nitro in 1995. Also, this is a landmark episode thats to the reintroduction of Madusa in WCW. Many fans know that the former Alundra Blayze showed up on Nitro on 18.12.95 to dump the WWF Women's Championship on a live WCW show. This is covered in today's upload.
Also included:
In Your House 5 Results
Madusa dumps the WWF Women's Title on Nitro
Ric Flair, Eddie Guerrero, Jeff Jarrett and Fatu in action.
Raw and Nitro promo segments
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Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 14 - Dec 11th 1995Its 12.11.1995. We are 1 week away from WWF In Your House 5 where Bret Hart will defend the WWF Championship against The British Bulldog. Along with this match, the WWF have been building up a tag team bout featuring Razor Ramon and Marty Jannetty vs Sycho Sid and The 1-2-3 Kid. Over on the WCW side, the company is heading towards their annual Starrcade event that will see Randy Savage defend the WCW Championship against either Sting, Lex Luger or “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. This week’s episode of Nitro is from Charlotte, North Carolina… and The Four Horsemen have ple...2020-07-2925 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 13 - Dec 4th 1995We have arrived at episode 13, it's the 4th of December 1995, Raw is showing taped matches while Nitro is live on TNT. The WWF will present an intercontinental title match on Raw this week while WCW plans to grab viewers attention with a WCW Heavyweight Championship match. Superstars featured on Raw and Nitro include Razor Ramon, The Giant, Ric Flair, Sid, Fatu, Lex Luger and The British Bulldog. 2020-07-2224 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 12 - Nov 27th 1995This series takes a look at each week of the iconic Monday Night Wars. We have arrived at episode 12, it’s the 27th of November 1995. WCW have just finished up with their November Pay Per View where Macho Man Randy Savage became the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Over on the WWF side, another new champion was beginning his third reign, Bret “The Hitman” Hart had defeated Diesel at the Survivor Series 1995 PPV and he was getting prepared to defend the title against all challengers. Superstars included in this episode of “Reliving The War” include Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Lex Luger, Hulk Hogan...2020-07-1527 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 11 - Nov 20th 1995This weeks shows would prove to be landmark episodes of both Monday Night Raw and Monday Nitro. On the WCW side, the very first Sting vs Hulk Hogan match would air for free in the Nitro main event. Sting and Hulk Hogan would later break WCW PPV records, but here on Nitro we got to see the Hogan vs Sting match for the very first time. Over on WWF Raw, Shawn Michaels' push to the WWF championship would begin when Shawn collapses in the ring. Shawn has a match with Owen Hart, and when Owen hits an enziguri on...2020-07-0824 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 10 - Nov 13th 1995This time we will look at the 13.11.95 editions of WWF Monday Night Raw and WCW Nitro. As the WWF gets ready for the 1995 Survivor Series and the Bret Hart vs Diesel WWF championship match, WCW are still going along with the "darkside" Hulk Hogan storyline. This week, Hogan completely loses the plot while Sting wrestles Dean Malenko in the main event. WWF Raw presents an excellent interview with Bret Hart and Diesel along with a Razor Ramon main event.2020-07-0122 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 9 - Nov 6th 1995As the WWF begins the march to the 1995 Survivor Series, WCW is STILL trying to get over what happened at Halloween Havoc 1995. This episode of Reliving the War features The Giant vs Cobra, Rhyno's first WWF appearance, Hulk Hogan hanging out with some homeless dudes, and Eric Bischoff allowing fans to decide on the Nitro main event.2020-06-2622 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 8 - Oct 30th 1995With WCW gaining an early lead in the Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War" series, can the WWF get the win this week? Raw features the WWF debut of Goldust while Nitro trys to explain what happened at the Halloween Havoc 1995 pay per view.2020-06-2626 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 7 - Oct 23rd 1995This episode of Reliving The War looks at the WWF In Your House 4 fallout show along with WCW's Halloween Havoc 1995 go-home show. WWF gives us a 20 man battle royal featuring the likes of Sid, Bam Bam Bigelow, Owen Hart and the 1-2-3 Kid while WCW presents guys like Eddie Guerrero, Kurosawa, Dean Malenko and Harlem Heat on their weekly Nitro broadcast. Who had the better show?2020-06-1021 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 6 - Oct 16th 1995Raw vs Nitro from October 16th 1995. This time, the WWF presents matches such as Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Doink, PG-13 vs The Smoking Gunns and Bret Hart vs Isaac Yankem while WCW Nitro broadcasts DDP vs Johnny B. Badd, Ric Flair & Sting vs Brian Pillman & Arn Anderson, and we also get to see the WCW Nitro debut of Chris Benoit. Who will win this episode of Reliving The War?2020-06-0322 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarPODCAST EXCLUSIVE - More Reliving The War #1PODCAST EXCLUSIVE - More Reliving The War #1
The first exclusive show that can only be found via the "Reliving The War" podcast. This show is not available on YouTube.
"More Reliving The War" looks at WWF Raw and WCW Nitro during the respective shows first few weeks. There's also discussion regarding the podcast format, how the show will likely continue, who the WWF and WCW MVPs have been up to this point, the best and worst matches both companies have put out up until this point, and loads more. 2020-05-3121 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 5 - Oct 9th 1995This episode features WWF Raw and WCW Nitro from the 9th October 1995. WCW would present a steel cage match featuring Ric Flair and Arn Anderson while the WWF would showcase a huge 6 man tag match featuring the likes of Yokozuna, Diesel and The Undertaker. What’s curious here though is that Raw only put on 2 matches while WCW broadcasted 4 matches. 2020-05-2821 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 4 - Oct 2nd 1995In the mid 90s, the WWF had it's popularity tested when WCW went head to head with Vince McMahon's flagship weekly wrestling television show. Airing on TNT, WCW Nitro aired at the same time as WWF Raw on the USA Network. The two companies would square off in a weekly ratings battle with each wrestling organization trying to outdo eachother to deliver the better wrestling show. As fans, we were treated to a once in a lifetime era of pro wrestling known as "The Monday Night Wars". This series compares WCW Nitro to WWF Raw (and vice versa) on...2020-05-2818 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 3 - Sep 25th 1995This episode takes at look at both Raw and Nitro shows from 25 September 1995. This was the first ever time that both Raw and Nitro went live at the same time on Monday nights (Raw had been taped in the weeks prior). The WWF had just finished their In Your House 3 pay per view show while WCW were starting their promotional work for Halloween Havoc 1995. Nitro featured stars such as Disco Inferno, Arn Anderson and Lex Luger while the WWF presented guys like The Undertaker, Marty Jannetty and The British Bulldog. 2020-05-2821 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarReliving The War Episode 2 - Sep 18th 1995This episode takes a look at what Nitro and Raw presented on the week September 18th 1995. This Nitro show was one night removed from Fall Brawl 1995 while the WWF were about to broadcast In Your House 3 live on pay per view this same week. Nitro featured stars such as Ric Flair, Harlem Heat and Macho Man Randy Savage while the WWF gave us Owen Hart, Yokozuna and Razor Ramon.2020-05-2822 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarThe First Battle of The Monday Night War - Sep 11th 1995The WWF had been the most popular weekly wrestling television show in America since it's debut in 1993. In 1995, World Championship Wrestling and Eric Bischoff brought a new Monday Night wrestling show to television screens that would compete directly with Vince McMahon, The WWF and Monday Night Raw. This show was named WCW Monday Nitro, and it made it's debut on September 4th 1995. On that same evening, Raw did not air on TV, so WCW and the Nitro show was able to deliver a wrestling television show completely unopposed and unchallenged.
The next week though, on September 11th 1995...2020-05-2820 min
Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The WarAn Introduction to WWF Raw and WCW NitroIn this episode, we take a look at the very first episodes of WWF Raw and WCW Nitro. We look at why both shows were created, the matches and promos that both shows featured, and much more.
Check out the "Wrestling Bios" YouTube channel if you prefer video format.2020-05-2738 min