That Gorilla Monsoon spot with Vader was AWESOME. A fantastic way to get him over. McMahon in his pre-heel days sold it well too, "THAT'S GORILLA MONSOOOOON IN THERE!"
Dude Stuff same here I occasionally watch short clips off WWE OR AEW but I can’t bring myself to actually tune in weekly and watch an entire show.....it all just seems so repetitive,predictable & overall boring.
I wonder if TH-cam will even be a thing by the time we get to 2001. I can’t wait till the series gets to 1998 or even mid-1997. Keep up the great work.
WWF didnt use Vader the way fans expect...we talk about a legend at the time in japan...he had won a handicap match with the Road Warriors on his own...now they do arm wrestling in paradise...
No word of a lie, I am obsessed with this channel. I grew up loving wrestling and enjoyed both WWF and WCW and to see the amount of work that is put into these episodes is fantastic and I look forward to every single video! Wrestling Bios, keep up the great work and please keep this series going!
Thank you for doing these. To be honest I remember most of the story lines from both WWE AND WCW, but not all the subtleties and minor storyline. Great times back then and it's awesome to relive these. Way to go eh
@@Kevinc2828 i mean: Jobbermatches exist EVEN today, but i see another pace: 1 One "real" match and 4 Jobbermatches, now a Raw with 3 "real" Matches, at least with undercarder and not plain jobbers
@@Kevinc2828 Are YOU trolling? Hart has held the belt since November and this was like, his first, maybe second match in RAW since winning the gold. He would often not even appear on TV for the week back then, WB literally even talked about that in this video.
@@DasKame Those jobber matches were great to promote PPVs before the Monday Night wars started because it got fans hotter for the real PPV matches. Remember that Raw was mostly taped at that time which means they did one tape a week in the same city worth of 3 raw shows and put them together for the next shows. However, once Nitro debuted it left the WWF with much less options to do star vs star matches in real time and they also couldn''t react quickly enough if they decided to change storylines. It's actually amazing that Raw was still able to beat Nitro in the ratings a lot of times with that poor concept even when Eric was giving their results away
@@Rustoization I also like Wrestling With Wregret, Brian is prob my favorite but I can't say objectively anyone puts in more consistent time and effort than this guy here.
Vader knows about the backwards singlet. He says he wore it backwards because he had an aching upper back and the tightness gave him the psychology of extra support...
Jim Cornette really should be praised for his early work with Vader. He always seemed like he was scared shitless of what Vader might do. A great 'uncontrolable monster' gimmick.
You're killing it with this series! Well informed commentary as well, I speak for all of us when I say thank you for your hardwork and dedication to this interesting time period in wrestling. As a Canadian, I followed both but did not get them on at the same time so it's very interesting to see what was going head to head.
I think that Gorilla had retired when Vader start wrestling... In japan...but he had faced King Kong Bundy , Kamala , Yokozuna and Abdullah the Butcher...
A fellow worker:"Dude! You must've had to really GO, when you were in the bathroom"! YOU:"Oh yeah, Brother! I enjoyed every minute of it, too! Even if it did take a half an hour"!!!
this was the first WCW show i watched. after i talked about how goldust made me laugh int he week before i was told WCW has a better product. i tuned in and soon i was watching both
@@dontreldontrel416 lmao i went to school in the hood and this dude sitting next to me says his favorite is goldust. i look at him and he says "hes nice hes undefeated"
I was a fan of Hulk Hogan back in the day Brother! but you are 100% right about his matches, they became way too predictable with the "Hulking Up" come from behind win... I never noticed that Linda Bollea was part of the Macho Mans entourage
I loved the opening Nitro match. Flair and Savage was always great. The tension between Hogan and Savage really made everything more interesting. Two mortal men, yea nine mortal men could not beat Hogan and Savage after all, if they were on the same page. I agree that the Vader thing was cool, but it didn’t have the star power or as exciting of a match.
Thank you for taking us on this journey through living the Monday Night War. This series and your channel is one of my favorites on TH-cam. When things get better for me I will gladly support you on Patreon. Keep up the great work!
I’ve seen all your videos and your observation to detail is excellent. But that spot where Flair didn’t attack Macho’s injured arm is superb. Well done
I really love this series. Came across it about a week ago and I have been binge watching since then, catching up. I like how you cover some of the little things about the shows that many people have forgotten about. I probably spent more time watching Nitro than Raw up until the last year, but there were certainly moments when the creative decisions of WCW caused me to bang my head against the wall. Your analysis is very even handed and fair. You are good at stating your case. Keep it up.
One of my absolute favorite channels on TH-cam. I watch every episode and it takes me back to being a young child. You, my friend, should have many many more subscribers than you do. You’ll get there, as your solid work will not go unnoticed ! Thank you for doing what you do 🤘🏻😎
Man I got to tell you, I was a late bloomer for wrestling (98-99). This really caught me up to speed and how things were going well before I started watching. No joke, thanks for that 💯🤙
I loved this arena they were in for RAW on this episode.. It looks like like it was tailor made for pro wrestling.. And I don't know if anyone caught this, but at 16:47, there is a "RAW is WAR" sign in the crowd.. This is way before the show was called RAW is WAR.. I wonder if that's where their idea for the name came from.
The Harlem Heat were a perfect tag team speed, strength, toughness, agility and ring awareness. I heard they were well liked backstage too didn't bitch and complain all the time like some of the top guys were doing in WCW.
This is a random comment that doesn't necessarily pertain to any specific episode, but i would just like to express the fact that i put on a playlist from this channel when i'm doing stuff more than any other channel on TH-cam. i would also just like to thank Ryan\Wrestling Bios for all the work and dedication that is put into this channel, it really is something of a treasure. 😄👍
At this time I was like 10 years old and was still exclusively watching WWF (mostly because watching WCW in germany at that time was a bit more of a headache). I wasn't aware that Sting had his colorful persona for this long. Also its very nostalgic watching all those things I experienced almost 30 years ago.
man this really takes me back to when i was 12 and wed go to school tuesday and talk wrestling all morning and what HBO softcore we stayed up late to sneak in lol those were the gd days i miss them.
Have you been watching? Hogan is constantly stealing Macho or Stings spotlight or no selling the freaking world champion for an entire match! Hogan sucked hard then
Haha! I literally laughed out loud when you called Nick Patrick a "sh*t referee", perfectly delivered sir. Another fantastic recap, thank you!.. I have a question about one thing, you refer to some things (brass knuckles, the roll of quarters) as "international objects". Is that a common term for illegal objects, or a regional phrase? Just curious, thanks!
He sighs before saying it, it’s because WCW couldn’t use the term foreign object due to Turner tv executives so they used international instead, it was very weird as any other word would’ve worked better, yes I know it’s been 2 years but I’d thought I’d answer
man, I love watching these so much.... You should select a couple-few months out of the year to power play some episodes. maybe 2 a week for special occasions.
I've noticed that there are really no stories ongoing at this point, in either company. It's always short-term "I don't like you!" stuff that is forgotten in a week or two after they fight. I think what makes the nWo/Attitude era so great were the stories you had to tune into each week so you didn't miss the new developments, and the utter dearth of this kind of storytelling at this point really highlights just how different the "hostile takeover" truly was. There was quite literally nothing even remotely close to it.
16:18 This is why people said that Shawn and Vince were having a secret love affair. Every week, Vince just heaped all the praise on HBK, it was unbearable.
17:25 I got inspired by you to watch Raw from the very beginning and I started the monday night wars awhile ago and seeing Jim Cornette on the screen is always the best. I love how he turns back to Shawn and let's out a hearty, from the lungs "I DONT CARE" bro Jim is the best and always wins a point for Raw in my bookings
Ha that Savage promo: "You running around the ring, acting like you've won it. I WOOOOOOOOOOOON IT!"
Oh yes, there's a reason why Flair and Savage couldn't go on last: "That doesn't work for me, brother"
Yup
Bosco Who. Eric said Hogan was very protective of the character. I guess he was worried about losing because it would effect market sales and stock?
@@ryanrogers7452 That's some great bait m8 the way you call people marks and say Raw instead of Nitro, we got a master troll over here
I can't unhear that. In my head that's Hogan's response to pretty much everything.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
That Gorilla Monsoon spot with Vader was AWESOME. A fantastic way to get him over. McMahon in his pre-heel days sold it well too, "THAT'S GORILLA MONSOOOOON IN THERE!"
I don’t watch wrestling no more but I enjoy these videos reminds me of my childhood. Keep up the good work! 🤟🏻🤟🏻
Dude Stuff I don’t blame you for not watching wrestling anymore , it’s terrible , long live the 80s & 90s 🔥⭐️✌🏻
You'd enjoy AEW
Same
Me too. Its painful to watch now
Dude Stuff same here I occasionally watch short clips off WWE OR AEW but I can’t bring myself to actually tune in weekly and watch an entire show.....it all just seems so repetitive,predictable & overall boring.
I dont watch wrestling anymore, but love this stuff,when wrestling was great
It's great again, watch AEW.
This is why I LOVED this era of wrestling, title matches/changes on cable
I wonder if TH-cam will even be a thing by the time we get to 2001. I can’t wait till the series gets to 1998 or even mid-1997. Keep up the great work.
Can't wait 4 it to get to 98 - 01
Its been here since 2005. Its beyond established at this stage.
@@irieite9666 when the show gets to 2001 dummy
@@xxTyphoid No youtube won't be a "thing" it wasn't created until well after WCW was bought up
@@irieite9666 I’m pretty sure it was a joke, pal….
2:05 I always laugh when I see vader wearing his attire on the wrong side. RIP Vader. One of my fav wrestlers
WWF didnt use Vader the way fans expect...we talk about a legend at the time in japan...he had won a handicap match with the Road Warriors on his own...now they do arm wrestling in paradise...
No word of a lie, I am obsessed with this channel. I grew up loving wrestling and enjoyed both WWF and WCW and to see the amount of work that is put into these episodes is fantastic and I look forward to every single video! Wrestling Bios, keep up the great work and please keep this series going!
Same bro
Ah the Monday Night War series can’t wait when you cover the NWO and the attitude era stuff on this series
Its gonna be EPIC!!!💯✔
1996 was the transition year
The way you talk about Hogan during this era pretty much represents how fans saw him around that time too
The fans were extremely tired of it, too. Hogan sold his soul to the Devil, by joining Hall and Nash, and making up the nWo!
Luger screaming “OH!” while selling is legendary.
It seemed like every bump or hit he would take he would be screaming "Oh!" or "Ow!" It was hilarious but at the same time got on my nerves.
Thank you for doing these. To be honest I remember most of the story lines from both WWE AND WCW, but not all the subtleties and minor storyline. Great times back then and it's awesome to relive these. Way to go eh
My new favorite time of the week, let's goooo!!!
Every time Pillman is on u can just give the point to Nitro, the intensity he brought was insane
Was that the Moment WWE said "Okay, we can't show Nameless Jobber anymore" ?
The Card of this Raw is 3 times better than the last 6 Weeks
@@Kevinc2828 i mean: Jobbermatches exist EVEN today, but i see another pace: 1 One "real" match and 4 Jobbermatches, now a Raw with 3 "real" Matches, at least with undercarder and not plain jobbers
@@DasKame are u trolling ?
@@Kevinc2828 Are YOU trolling? Hart has held the belt since November and this was like, his first, maybe second match in RAW since winning the gold. He would often not even appear on TV for the week back then, WB literally even talked about that in this video.
@@DasKame Those jobber matches were great to promote PPVs before the Monday Night wars started because it got fans hotter for the real PPV matches. Remember that Raw was mostly taped at that time which means they did one tape a week in the same city worth of 3 raw shows and put them together for the next shows. However, once Nitro debuted it left the WWF with much less options to do star vs star matches in real time and they also couldn''t react quickly enough if they decided to change storylines. It's actually amazing that Raw was still able to beat Nitro in the ratings a lot of times with that poor concept even when Eric was giving their results away
Thank you for up loading the war between wcw monday nitro and wwf monday night raw
Hell yeah. Watching this on my lunch break. Best time of the week.
You said it
How ya watching this on my day off smoking a blunt drinking a beer best day ever
my favorite series from the best wrestling youtuber!
Wrestling With Wregret has entered the chat.
@@Rustoization I also like Wrestling With Wregret, Brian is prob my favorite but I can't say objectively anyone puts in more consistent time and effort than this guy here.
I clicked on this so I quick I be looking for to this every week good work keep it up !!
I really look forward to these thank you wrestling bios
Dude your videos are always incredible. I look forward to them every few days.
I literally use to go from USA to TNT back and forth every Monday night...with no remote
This show is the Monday nights to OSW Review’s pay per view content. You two have made wrestling great again, even if I’ve already watched all this 😂
Vader knows about the backwards singlet. He says he wore it backwards because he had an aching upper back and the tightness gave him the psychology of extra support...
Jim Cornette really should be praised for his early work with Vader. He always seemed like he was scared shitless of what Vader might do.
A great 'uncontrolable monster' gimmick.
You're killing it with this series! Well informed commentary as well, I speak for all of us when I say thank you for your hardwork and dedication to this interesting time period in wrestling. As a Canadian, I followed both but did not get them on at the same time so it's very interesting to see what was going head to head.
Vader and Gorilla finally had the match in heaven 😢
Would have been a good match in their primes
And Owen hart is facing him too
I think that Gorilla had retired when Vader start wrestling... In japan...but he had faced King Kong Bundy , Kamala , Yokozuna and Abdullah the Butcher...
Glad to see Raw get the win, but even I (a WWF kid) would’ve given the point to Flair/Savage.
I appreciate you and your content. I stopped watching wrestling but you bring back all the memories .... THANK YOU
#Notification gang, I'm at work so I guess it's time for a 28-minute bathroom break
A fellow worker:"Dude! You must've had to really GO, when you were in the bathroom"! YOU:"Oh yeah, Brother! I enjoyed every minute of it, too! Even if it did take a half an hour"!!!
People may start wondering if you're on drugs. Lol.
Same here i wont watch wrestling anymore except this channel. I especially love the Reliving the War series
I totally forgot about the Texas Cloverleaf that Dean Malenko used to do. That was a great move. Somebody should really bring that back
This episode of Nitro is TopTen Nitro for me, had a real big show feel. I can’t believe you had Raw winning this tbh.
Yeah, as good as the Vader spot was, no way does it beat Macho Man winning the title over Ric Flair.
These are awesome, thank you! You should also keep a running tally as to which show won in the ratings.
this was the first WCW show i watched. after i talked about how goldust made me laugh int he week before i was told WCW has a better product. i tuned in and soon i was watching both
Goldust was actually dope AF with Marlena
@@dontreldontrel416 lmao i went to school in the hood and this dude sitting next to me says his favorite is goldust. i look at him and he says "hes nice hes undefeated"
@@SimianScience lol I enjoyed Goldust myself man and Marlena was nice to look at, and I hated that they wrote him wrong years ago
Goldust was one of my favorites when he debuted lol. I always liked the heels and the weirdos in wrestling though
I was a fan of Hulk Hogan back in the day Brother! but you are 100% right about his matches, they became way too predictable with the "Hulking Up" come from behind win... I never noticed that Linda Bollea was part of the Macho Mans entourage
I agree
I love this make me feel like a kid again even though it’s pretty different now keep up the great work bro
This is the first reliving the war where both shows were incredible
Thanks for doing these. I look forward to each and every one of them. I miss the Good Old Days of Wrestling.
Another Great Episode and the Highlight of my week!
Love this series. Keep up the great work!
Reliving the war is amazing , one of my best things to watch on youtube
I loved the opening Nitro match. Flair and Savage was always great. The tension between Hogan and Savage really made everything more interesting. Two mortal men, yea nine mortal men could not beat Hogan and Savage after all, if they were on the same page.
I agree that the Vader thing was cool, but it didn’t have the star power or as exciting of a match.
I need to play catch up on a few videos on this series, but I’m really enjoying this series so far. It’s a great trip down memory lane.
Loved pro wrestling at this time and the attitude era. I appreciate this channel so much. Thank you for helping me relive a great time in my life.
I literally just watched 1 thru 18 the last few days. Epic timing for this to come out. Thanks!
Thank you for taking us on this journey through living the Monday Night War.
This series and your channel is one of my favorites on TH-cam. When things get better for me I will gladly support you on Patreon. Keep up the great work!
I’ve seen all your videos and your observation to detail is excellent. But that spot where Flair didn’t attack Macho’s injured arm is superb. Well done
I love the disgust towards Nick Patrick's refereeing ability 😂🤣.
Your frank assessment of Nick Patrick's officiating skills is the best laugh I had all week
I truly love this series! Your channel is one of my tops of TH-cam!
I really love this series. Came across it about a week ago and I have been binge watching since then, catching up. I like how you cover some of the little things about the shows that many people have forgotten about. I probably spent more time watching Nitro than Raw up until the last year, but there were certainly moments when the creative decisions of WCW caused me to bang my head against the wall. Your analysis is very even handed and fair. You are good at stating your case. Keep it up.
Fantastic editing tbh
One of my absolute favorite channels on TH-cam.
I watch every episode and it takes me back to being a young child.
You, my friend, should have many many more subscribers than you do.
You’ll get there, as your solid work will not go unnoticed !
Thank you for doing what you do 🤘🏻😎
Best series on TH-cam 👍
Was waiting for the episode.
Man I got to tell you, I was a late bloomer for wrestling (98-99). This really caught me up to speed and how things were going well before I started watching. No joke, thanks for that 💯🤙
Always loved Harlem Heat. Harlem Hangover still one of the most underrated finishers.
You’re the man for these videos. 👌🏾
Yeah it's Thursday and time to continue the war lol I love these videos please please dont stop making them x
I was getting worried I thought Wednesday this comes out but thank you I love this time machine
I loved this arena they were in for RAW on this episode.. It looks like like it was tailor made for pro wrestling.. And I don't know if anyone caught this, but at 16:47, there is a "RAW is WAR" sign in the crowd.. This is way before the show was called RAW is WAR.. I wonder if that's where their idea for the name came from.
The Harlem Heat were a perfect tag team speed, strength, toughness, agility and ring awareness. I heard they were well liked backstage too didn't bitch and complain all the time like some of the top guys were doing in WCW.
Thanks for your work
Love this video...but it would be super, super, super cool if you had it on Monday Night.
Always loved me some savio Vega around this time he was putting on good matches with many of the guys on the roster. Very underatted wrestler
This is a random comment that doesn't necessarily pertain to any specific episode, but i would just like to express the fact that i put on a playlist from this channel when i'm doing stuff more than any other channel on TH-cam.
i would also just like to thank Ryan\Wrestling Bios for all the work and dedication that is put into this channel, it really is something of a treasure.
😄👍
At this time I was like 10 years old and was still exclusively watching WWF (mostly because watching WCW in germany at that time was a bit more of a headache). I wasn't aware that Sting had his colorful persona for this long. Also its very nostalgic watching all those things I experienced almost 30 years ago.
Randy Savage: Does anything
Hogan: "That's not gonna work for me, brother"
Favorite show on youtube! Good stuff man!
man this really takes me back to when i was 12 and wed go to school tuesday and talk wrestling all morning and what HBO softcore we stayed up late to sneak in lol those were the gd days i miss them.
Raw chipping at Nitro's lead
Everytime Savage won the title, Hogan was there to make it about him...
Awesome episode of reliving the wars as always. Keep them coming. 👍
Awesome memories from the good times of wrestling entertainment 👍
Hulk Hogan: *does or says anything on Nitro*
Wrestling Bios: >:(
Have you been watching? Hogan is constantly stealing Macho or Stings spotlight or no selling the freaking world champion for an entire match! Hogan sucked hard then
Cant wait for thursdays now!!!! This show rocks!!!!! Thank u sir!!!!
look forward to this every week.
I love these!!
Haha! I literally laughed out loud when you called Nick Patrick a "sh*t referee", perfectly delivered sir. Another fantastic recap, thank you!.. I have a question about one thing, you refer to some things (brass knuckles, the roll of quarters) as "international objects". Is that a common term for illegal objects, or a regional phrase? Just curious, thanks!
He sighs before saying it, it’s because WCW couldn’t use the term foreign object due to Turner tv executives so they used international instead, it was very weird as any other word would’ve worked better, yes I know it’s been 2 years but I’d thought I’d answer
@@hoodclassic_nl5382 That is interesting. Thanks for the info!
@@MisterGravelrama you’re welcome!
This video series is appointment viewing
damn dude thanks for all the nostalgia
man, I love watching these so much.... You should select a couple-few months out of the year to power play some episodes. maybe 2 a week for special occasions.
Love the videos man.. reminds me of my childhood🙌💪
Watching this on my day off work
Doing awesome work dude.
Yay! Its Thursday! Looking forward to this every week makes working on Thursdays 👌
I've noticed that there are really no stories ongoing at this point, in either company. It's always short-term "I don't like you!" stuff that is forgotten in a week or two after they fight. I think what makes the nWo/Attitude era so great were the stories you had to tune into each week so you didn't miss the new developments, and the utter dearth of this kind of storytelling at this point really highlights just how different the "hostile takeover" truly was. There was quite literally nothing even remotely close to it.
16:18
This is why people said that Shawn and Vince were having a secret love affair. Every week, Vince just heaped all the praise on HBK, it was unbearable.
This is like a rewind for me.
I really like these! Keep it up!!!😊
Another quality upload.
17:25 I got inspired by you to watch Raw from the very beginning and I started the monday night wars awhile ago and seeing Jim Cornette on the screen is always the best. I love how he turns back to Shawn and let's out a hearty, from the lungs "I DONT CARE" bro Jim is the best and always wins a point for Raw in my bookings
"Real American and all around great guy..." lol you got me with this one
Love the videos.
Thumbs up even before I watch the video always great content
Always excited to see a new one!
You can't honestly give Vader v Savio Vega the win over Flair v Savage?! That's bonkers.
Yes I can. And I did.