Raw vs Nitro "Reliving The War": Episode 173 - February 15th 1999

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  • @ShaunInce123
    @ShaunInce123 11 місяців тому +65

    Not too long until Wrestlemania 15. Now the buildup to the first Rock vs Austin mania match starts here.

  • @XKTwentyFive
    @XKTwentyFive 11 місяців тому +126

    Thanks for giving us Reliving The War every week, Wrestling Bios. I always look forward to it every Thursday.

    • @thomasmeyer6407
      @thomasmeyer6407 11 місяців тому +7

      Hell yeah I one hundred percent agree and think of this , when it's all said and done, Let's just start back over and relive reliving the war!

    • @thor1829
      @thor1829 11 місяців тому +4

      Oh absolutely! Even for someone who never grew up during the monday night wars (I was born at the end of 1999) reliving the war is still some of the most entertaining content there is and an excellent way to end Thursday here in NL.

    • @nseifner
      @nseifner 11 місяців тому +2

      yes yes yes I agree.

    • @lifeonearth4223
      @lifeonearth4223 11 місяців тому +1

      💯💯💯

  • @zoso7889
    @zoso7889 11 місяців тому +48

    Torrie Wilson was unbelievable back in the day.

    • @michaelaburns734
      @michaelaburns734 11 місяців тому +27

      I know she ate two Pizzas 😂

    • @josephnicolino8529
      @josephnicolino8529 11 місяців тому

      How did Billy Kidman get a hottie like her

    • @ShaunInce123
      @ShaunInce123 11 місяців тому +12

      Still is right now

    • @manfredvonrichthofen4167
      @manfredvonrichthofen4167 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes, but still a waste of time

    • @michaelaburns734
      @michaelaburns734 10 місяців тому

      @@manfredvonrichthofen4167 She was a late Nitro Girl but she went to WWF in 2001 (Spoilers) 😆

  • @johnpazell8424
    @johnpazell8424 11 місяців тому +45

    I love the Steve Blackmon commentary, with his cat like quickness and putting that refrigerator to an early retirement.

    • @psideTXdude03
      @psideTXdude03 11 місяців тому +6

      Love that Steve muggfuggin Blackmon guy

    • @Rob_Thorsman
      @Rob_Thorsman 11 місяців тому +5

      I think you mean Smokey-like quickness!

    • @skyguy5587
      @skyguy5587 11 місяців тому +4

      @@Rob_ThorsmanBRETS CAT!!

  • @Godeater13273
    @Godeater13273 11 місяців тому +30

    Austin was so popular at this point. When he wins back the belt at WrestleMania he would go on to set house show records that have never been broken. He was drawing 12000 to over 14000 people a show. Incredible.

  • @Nyfancam01
    @Nyfancam01 11 місяців тому +28

    Heartbreaking seeing WCW "go".. 😢 I really loved that company as a kid in the 90s!

  • @dualshock3462
    @dualshock3462 11 місяців тому +26

    Bobby Heenan “Scott Steiner didn’t lay a finger on Kimberly, Kimberly escaped through the car window, what an act of cowardice!”😂

  • @TheBlackScatPack
    @TheBlackScatPack 11 місяців тому +90

    This Raw is definitely a special one in my book. The first ever wrestling show I attended live with my brothers. The memories of seeing my hero, Steve Austin, in person. The main event of the show. Fond memories from 1999. Oh yeah thanks for replying to my tweet from the other day. 🙏🏾

    • @thomassalas5191
      @thomassalas5191 11 місяців тому +3

      My 1st one is coming up. My 1st raw live was when the corporate ministry 1st formed

    • @jmhproductions7335
      @jmhproductions7335 11 місяців тому +1

      They developed video game dynamics from the Rock/ stunner bump.

    • @DopeyDetector
      @DopeyDetector 11 місяців тому

      Weird

    • @nuduce123
      @nuduce123 9 місяців тому

      My first show was in 1991. The undertaker faced a jobber and put him in a body bag. The ultimate warrior teamed up with LOD to face all 3 members of demolition. Hulk Hogan faced Sgt Slaughter.

  • @cryptomnesiac
    @cryptomnesiac 11 місяців тому +17

    Chyna's physique was really impressive during this period. RIP Joanie.

    • @ScotNation1987
      @ScotNation1987 Місяць тому

      Sable and Torrie Wilson’s was very impressive as well

  • @jbanks979
    @jbanks979 11 місяців тому +37

    I think the biggest thing holding the WCW back in 1999 is “nobody has any idea where to go with anything”. It’s not that the finger poke killed the company. It’s the fact they’ve done almost nothing with it in one month. Raw at this point was firing on cylinders, as all of their characters were peaking and new ones were being added.
    Were in February now and Brett Hart is wrestling d tier Chris Farley and Bishoff is spending an entire episode cleaning toilets.

    • @ShaunInce123
      @ShaunInce123 11 місяців тому +16

      Perfect summary of WCW at this point.

    • @coryshannon3815
      @coryshannon3815 11 місяців тому +12

      I agree. I really always felt that, after the Fingerpoke of Doom, it should have been Goldberg ending the nWo. Signify that the nWo had poked the wrong bear, and now they're done for. But they even wasted Goldberg right after too.

    • @DBecks09
      @DBecks09 11 місяців тому +10

      @@coryshannon3815 Yeah how the hell are we going for Flair vs Hogan? Goldberg should have come after the nWo hard.

    • @SensiofRabbitude
      @SensiofRabbitude 10 місяців тому

      I always regret living where I do, from a wrestling fan standpoint, looking back at what I missed in wrestling.
      With no pay TV/Cable until the 2nd half of 1999 and just relying on the few wrestling crumbs regular TV gave me in small town Australia, i missed soooo much.
      Didn't get anything WWF until some point in mid- late 1998 and no WCW at all until some point in 1999. I envy anyone that got to see WCW's peak period as it happened.

  • @Obscusion2
    @Obscusion2 11 місяців тому +68

    Man, I really hope that the WWF has some big plans for this "Higher Power" that the Undertaker's alluding to. Maybe it'll be someone that we haven't seen in a while that could really make the concept work, like Jake Roberts (hopefully he's gotten over his demons by this point). Or maybe it'll be some young & fresh talent who has a lot of potential; there's a guy I've been hearing about named Christopher Daniels lately, you know.
    Regardless, I'm sure this "Higher Power" is going to be something really cool. I mean, it's not like they'll just reveal it to be, I don't know... Vince McMahon, or something like that, all for a swerve, bro.

    • @thomassalas5191
      @thomassalas5191 11 місяців тому +4

      I always thought it was going to be million dollar since he brought in the undertaker originally

    • @Rob_Thorsman
      @Rob_Thorsman 11 місяців тому +7

      It's 13-year-old Roman Reigns. Acknowledge the Tribal Chief! This is his yard!

    • @AMFL3116
      @AMFL3116 11 місяців тому

      I've heard rumours it was going to Sid, who was the higher power at one time?

    • @thomassalas5191
      @thomassalas5191 11 місяців тому

      @andrewmason3116 probably would've been worse!

    • @ragepunx9342
      @ragepunx9342 11 місяців тому

      higher power im sure it will be rvd :P

  • @marquan1976
    @marquan1976 11 місяців тому +15

    Thursday tradition:
    Eating my lunch at my work desk watching “Reliving The War”

    • @jacobkuhn9072
      @jacobkuhn9072 11 місяців тому +2

      Happy lunch break bro ❤

    • @fishstix6976
      @fishstix6976 5 місяців тому

      Hopefully it's not a half hour lunch or you won't finish the episode in one go and will be unable to take the suspense in know what happens later😂

  • @tomlehmann306
    @tomlehmann306 11 місяців тому +30

    The best thing about the attitude era is that every single character had a storyline and it continued week to week.

    • @mrrida503
      @mrrida503 9 місяців тому +1

      No.. that's the g*yest thing about the attitude era, and you obviously didn't grow up during it or witness it live at all.

  • @demoniclily1892
    @demoniclily1892 11 місяців тому +18

    Edge with those glasses and big crazy smile always made me think of carnage.

  • @jdubz360
    @jdubz360 11 місяців тому +8

    I was at this raw. It was my first live show. Seeing all the wrestlers in person was mind blowing!!! It will always be one of the special moments growing up!! Thanks for all you do for us!! Videos are always fire!!

  • @michaelreich4827
    @michaelreich4827 11 місяців тому +16

    The snowball known as WCW's downfall is getting bigger and bigger by the week, heading toward the ski lodge at the bottom of the mountain.

    • @SensiofRabbitude
      @SensiofRabbitude 10 місяців тому

      I think from now, until early/mid-April, the best WCW can muster is only losing by .5 twice and .7 once and it sadly only gets worse from there.

  • @mattdeters8306
    @mattdeters8306 11 місяців тому +9

    I can't wait for Steve Blackman's Hardcore Title run. He'd bring that duffel bag o' nifty stuff to hit you over the head with. I'm sure WB's coverage of it will be flawless. MUFUG!

  • @TheVarietyVendor
    @TheVarietyVendor 11 місяців тому +27

    I remember seeing the beatdown on Flair when it first aired. I was really hoping for someone else to step up to face Hogan for The Title. Would've been a perfect time for Benoit/Goldberg/DDP to step up. Heck, Goldberg vs Hogan II would've gotten huge buys for Superbrawl.

    • @aegaeon117
      @aegaeon117 11 місяців тому +3

      Naw man, I wen't to Superbrawl and Flair vs Hogan was one I wanted to see in person for a long time.

  • @HarmonySword
    @HarmonySword 11 місяців тому +9

    I always love coming home from work and warming up some food to eat while watching this. It feels so satisfying.

  • @Siciliancivilian
    @Siciliancivilian 11 місяців тому +15

    My friend you yield incredible ability.
    You single handedly took the most boring day of the week in historys time and made it the must live to see day! Thank you for making my ordinary Thursday a holiday every week !!!!!

  • @camwatson9172
    @camwatson9172 11 місяців тому +30

    Seeing the notification turn on for RTW made my day ive been having a terrible time before hand thank ya wrestling bios

    • @HeyYoSurveyTime
      @HeyYoSurveyTime 11 місяців тому +2

      Ditto. Garbage day. I saw this in my feed and it sincerely cheered me up. Hope you have a better day BROTHERRRR.

  • @lifeonearth4223
    @lifeonearth4223 11 місяців тому +6

    Bro, the Steve "Mufuggin" Blackman intro is always one of my favorite moments in the videos!
    But overall, I appreciate this Reliving The War series so much!!

  • @sharmellkeane3924
    @sharmellkeane3924 11 місяців тому +14

    Oh man WCW. In hindsight I have to giggle but also restrain from yelling at the screen "GIVE ALEX WRIGHT AND SATURN AT LEAST A LENGTHY FEUD WITH GOLDBERG!" Talk about death by backstage politics

  • @sleepy__boi
    @sleepy__boi 11 місяців тому +9

    I used to watch RLTW as soon as it premiered but I'm ngl it's been hitting different before work on Friday mornings. Thanks for the killer shows every week Brother

  • @adamcadwell4560
    @adamcadwell4560 11 місяців тому +8

    Should have been a triple threat at WM15. Mankind, Rock and Austin were killing it.

    • @stevenmacaulay8807
      @stevenmacaulay8807 11 місяців тому +2

      Blame shawn Michaels

    • @num1Jaysta
      @num1Jaysta 7 місяців тому

      @@stevenmacaulay8807 Then guess who makes the first WM Triple Threat main event only 5 years later....

  • @Dr_1212
    @Dr_1212 11 місяців тому +12

    Wrestling Bios FOR LIFE!! 😎
    it's just TOO SWEET!! 🤘

  • @Am71919
    @Am71919 11 місяців тому +239

    WCW is swiftly going downhill

    • @steelpenpirate
      @steelpenpirate 11 місяців тому +59

      It's amazing it lasted for 2 more years after this.

    • @WrestlingCompilations
      @WrestlingCompilations 11 місяців тому +30

      And going downhill it is. Big time

    • @dmdeign7116
      @dmdeign7116 11 місяців тому

      Just pour some more NWO on it, it'll be fine

    • @popmonika
      @popmonika 11 місяців тому +17

      Technically, not until they hit under 3.
      Even during their 83 week run, they would win with 3.5/6. WWF was going through a real slump.
      At the moment WWF have hit a new popular/creative peak, while WCW is struggling to keep up.

    • @AlexThorn
      @AlexThorn 11 місяців тому +15

      My exact reaction, remembering this time period.

  • @QuartzMatrixed
    @QuartzMatrixed 11 місяців тому +13

    Vince was never more happy to be alive than during this era. The glee in his eyes is too much. I really do miss the 90s though.

  • @19seandel78
    @19seandel78 11 місяців тому +6

    Hollywood Hogan with that ski mask on...😂😂😂

  • @TONYGILLEY
    @TONYGILLEY 11 місяців тому +21

    In defense of the Bret Hart/Will Saso match, I have to give Saso a LOT of credit as had this match occurred in McMahon-Land, Saso would have had several spots where he pummeled Bret throughout the match and somehow pinned the Hitman. Prior to the match, Bret asked Saso if he wanted to have some spots to look good, to which Will said absolutely not. In his mind, he couldn't stand some schmuck coming in and outperforming a Master of their Craft, it's completely unrealistic. Ever the professional, Bret told Saso not to do anything without Hart being there to guide him through the match.
    Where was this mindset when Jay Leno beat up Hulk Hogan last year?

    • @Rob_Thorsman
      @Rob_Thorsman 11 місяців тому +7

      Hulk Hogan isn't exactly in Bret Hart's league, in either talent or booking.

    • @jonesjones3678
      @jonesjones3678 11 місяців тому +3

      Sorry, didn't work for him, brother.

  • @monsieurdubitatif8567
    @monsieurdubitatif8567 11 місяців тому +13

    Could it be that Norman Smiley is that mysterious " higher power"?
    The power of the big wiggle cannot be denied. 😅

  • @chrisconway4906
    @chrisconway4906 11 місяців тому +3

    I was so addicted to drugs during this im eternally gleefull for wrestling bios

  • @undramartin1914
    @undramartin1914 11 місяців тому +8

    I appreciate Reliving The War episodes. It's good seeing how things unraveled at WCW. And how WWF/E destroyed Nitro

  • @louisvelez40
    @louisvelez40 11 місяців тому +5

    Scott Hall putting on Piper’s Kilt was funny 😂

  • @tommyfraz.
    @tommyfraz. 11 місяців тому +17

    Congrats on making it another week, everyone! The best wrestling entertainment of 2023, belongs to Wrestling Bios!

  • @borobinson7005
    @borobinson7005 11 місяців тому +7

    Did you see how big Kimberly looked when she jumped outta that car with all that padding under her clothes 😹

  • @lwvmobile
    @lwvmobile 11 місяців тому +3

    I think that ambush on Ric Flair was the last time I watched WCW as a teenager before switching to WWF full time. I don't think it was anything particular to do with that segment, just that that's the last memory I have of WCW before its final episode during the buyout.

  • @Insomniaaron
    @Insomniaaron 11 місяців тому +19

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

  • @uncannycerebro
    @uncannycerebro 11 місяців тому +4

    I watched MadTV all the time, and remember the episode that Bret Hart was on lol.

  • @RockPaperShiv
    @RockPaperShiv 11 місяців тому +3

    Its funny to me that Perry Saturns dress thing is the most consistent thing in wcw vs all other storyline attempts being all over.

  • @josephcunningham3911
    @josephcunningham3911 11 місяців тому +5

    I like how Big Show's shirt says no gimmick needed then what he was doing a few years later.

  • @LostChrisB
    @LostChrisB 11 місяців тому +5

    From this I’ve got an observation and a question.
    My observation, there really is too many guys in the nwo, Flair was put in charge of wcw and the end result, he’s been beaten repeatedly and left face down in the ring, his son got stalked and beat up (not in that order), his mate Piper won the us title when one of the horsemen couldn’t even win a title shot and his attempt to bring back the tag championship has been so undermined that we had two thirds of it redone in this show. What connects all this, the NWO, who simply did what they wanted when they wanted because there’s so many of them, how are fans supposed to hope for any other outcome but the NWO wins if that’s all they ever do.
    My question, which do you prefer, shorter runs with the championship as two guys take it from one another back and forth until a final outcome, or long reigns where the champion holds onto the title for four or five months at least. In 98 the title changed hands four times I think, now in the opening months of 99, it’s already matched that number, but you have to admit it’s made raw must see.

  • @PorkTips
    @PorkTips 6 місяців тому +1

    8:55 it’s gotta be because the beat down at night with the light shining on it gives Rodney King vibes .. That’s the only thing I can think of

  • @isupremesepehr5861
    @isupremesepehr5861 11 місяців тому +5

    Today got a lot better. Really needed this thx a lot ❤

  • @Joeelkins.
    @Joeelkins. 10 місяців тому +1

    I actually remember these WCW matches when I was 15. And even then I always felt let down 😅

  • @generalsol
    @generalsol 11 місяців тому +5

    Getting very close to the final Nitro I ever watched. I remember flair getting jumped I don't remember the rest of this episode of Nitro at all, but it was maybe a few weeks later that I stopped watching Nitro

    • @generalsol
      @generalsol 11 місяців тому +2

      @@XtremeEffect I didn't say close to the final Nitro episode I said to the final one I watched

  • @garryclarke1922
    @garryclarke1922 11 місяців тому +2

    Genuinely the highlight of my week. Thank you for the excellent content, we appreciate all the hard work!

  • @borobinson7005
    @borobinson7005 11 місяців тому +12

    My favorite part of Thursday thanks you Wrestling Bios 😼

    • @cynthiachristie1059
      @cynthiachristie1059 11 місяців тому +1

      its my birthday reply to me

    • @zacharythomason7359
      @zacharythomason7359 11 місяців тому +2

      Happy Birthday🎂

    • @slavenpetanic
      @slavenpetanic 10 місяців тому

      ​@@cynthiachristie1059It's not too late to say THANK YOU to Zachary!!!!😡🤬

  • @TheStylishChefCheese
    @TheStylishChefCheese 11 місяців тому +3

    My weekly therapy!!! Thank you wrestling bios

  • @vikenmanjikian4607
    @vikenmanjikian4607 11 місяців тому +2

    I look forward to this every Thursday

  • @timjummichuck
    @timjummichuck 11 місяців тому +3

    Loved MadTV, way better than SNL

  • @anxofernandez3344
    @anxofernandez3344 10 місяців тому

    It took me a second to get the "Peter File" joke. Very subtle but absolutely hilarious once I understood.

  • @ryananthony3104
    @ryananthony3104 11 місяців тому +3

    Will "The Body" Sasso does the best Jesse Ventura impersonation out there. If you haven't seen it look it up.

  • @HaxxYou
    @HaxxYou 5 місяців тому +1

    8:39 I didnt know I needed to see that until i laughed. Thanks for the commanterry

  • @chriscarr6226
    @chriscarr6226 10 місяців тому +1

    Your love for Blackman warms my heart ♥

  • @RobCrowley85
    @RobCrowley85 11 місяців тому +1

    "I've never seen a wrestling tournament handled that badly"
    Brings back memories of watching Mania 4

  • @LampLoungeLive
    @LampLoungeLive 10 місяців тому +1

    Foley getting ready for his match by climbing a dirty ladder. Lmfao 😂

  • @frankyturrizo4240
    @frankyturrizo4240 11 місяців тому +5

    You should do a limited series on the Thursday night war. Like 10 of the best

  • @CatVisionTM
    @CatVisionTM 11 місяців тому +2

    I can never look at raccoons the same way after that Ric Flair spot

  • @adamweishaupt81
    @adamweishaupt81 11 місяців тому +1

    These comparisons are perfect. They help me understand why one company failed and the other one didn‘t.

  • @tristenryan
    @tristenryan 11 місяців тому +1

    If anyone was curious why The Rock was wearing the blacks shirts while wrestling for awhile, it’s because he had gynecomastia surgery, and his wounds were healing. If you look close at the end when he takes the stunner, you’ll see his bandages under the shirt.

  • @dominicdacosta7263
    @dominicdacosta7263 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice ending! Never knew wrestling bios was a Stan. Every day is a school day I guess

  • @Justplayinggames1986
    @Justplayinggames1986 11 місяців тому

    I’m not gonna lie. I forgot today was reliving the war. Thank you for better. Make my day.

  • @FerraristDX
    @FerraristDX 11 місяців тому +4

    Who is The Undertaker's greater power? Of course it's Steve Mufuggin Blackman! Even The Undertaker knows power when he sees it and gives the rightful worship.

    • @jknight1984
      @jknight1984 11 місяців тому

      Acknowledge the Mufuggin Chief.

    • @thomassalas5191
      @thomassalas5191 11 місяців тому

      I always thought it was million dollar man

  • @vciotoli2126
    @vciotoli2126 11 місяців тому +1

    Jerry Flynn had epic music and an even more epic mullet.

    • @WrestlingBios
      @WrestlingBios  11 місяців тому +3

      Honestly, his music is actually pretty epic

  • @StLounatic
    @StLounatic 11 місяців тому

    "No Gimmicks Needed" That's gonna age like milk.

  • @ChuckWyld
    @ChuckWyld 11 місяців тому +3

    This was about the time I quit watching WCW. I was done after Goldberg losing and the finger poke of doom.

  • @DilanQuill
    @DilanQuill 10 місяців тому +1

    You know in hindsight, that 15 years in prison for DDP sounds like a fair trade to completely avoid the invasion angle

  • @jahdorose8659
    @jahdorose8659 11 місяців тому +4

    Always looking forward to this

  • @GMSpectre
    @GMSpectre 11 місяців тому

    Weird youtube subscription algorithm thing, where I watched Will Sasso witnessing Paul McGann's regenration in 1996 in a compilation just before watching this.

  • @johndillon1469
    @johndillon1469 3 місяці тому

    Lawyer Peter File CLASSIC shout out to The IT Crowd!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome hats off to you Sir!

  • @NJ973201
    @NJ973201 11 місяців тому +1

    35:46
    When Rock's overselling exposed the reason he had the tracksuit on all of this time.

    • @henrygvidonas9573
      @henrygvidonas9573 11 місяців тому

      Yup, boob-job-era The 'Roid in the house. No more nursing puppies for Ol' Dwayne.

  • @nicktaylor2657
    @nicktaylor2657 11 місяців тому

    Remember this is the moment I stopped watching WCW The week before there was a hour into the show before had a match So the only thing I remember is in retrospectives

  • @theoldhermit2601
    @theoldhermit2601 11 місяців тому +3

    Its so odd. The past few months, ive been watching, thinking WWF and WCW were neck and neck; WWF had pulled ahead imo, but it was very competitve, and WCW won on more than one occasion. Then without realizing, its a completely different dynamic now. Now the WWF side interests me because it just keeps picking up steam, and the WCW side interests me solely off of how disastrous it is; i was even keeping interest in the NWO throughout 98, but it quickly ended these last few weeks.
    I knew WCW declined fast, but even then i wasnt ready for how quickly it would fall into borderline feeling like a minor league company.

  • @jessehedges4435
    @jessehedges4435 11 місяців тому +2

    It's my day off.....just what I needed 💪💪💪

  • @RebelliousEra
    @RebelliousEra 11 місяців тому +1

    Those green WCW polos are 🔥 even the Living Legend was wearing one.

  • @gezeo750
    @gezeo750 11 місяців тому

    I love the idea of Paul Wight interrupting matches here on Raw. Cause Lord knows he's had a ton of practice doing it with the nWo on Nitro. 🤣🤣

  • @BigLee1901
    @BigLee1901 10 місяців тому

    One thing you didn't point out is that Scotty Riggs is substituting for Bobby Duncum Jr. as earlier on, the commentary mentioned Riggs and Enos only to say they meant Duncum and Enos only to correct themselves again that Riggs was Enos' partner tonight

  • @Eli44097
    @Eli44097 9 місяців тому

    The Rick Flair stuff was really funny and entertaining 😅

  • @thehauntedexplorers1738
    @thehauntedexplorers1738 11 місяців тому +1

    R.I.P fridge

  • @Madjick420
    @Madjick420 11 місяців тому +4

    The brother has lost his mind OMG that sh!t had me rolling I had to fire up the network and listen to that for myself 😂 good stuff brother don't lose your mind over the next couple of years reliving the war 👍

  • @stoneyitis_burnstrees
    @stoneyitis_burnstrees 10 місяців тому

    Sasso is the man and a HUGE wrestling fan. You guys would be buds.

  • @BlueMageWithSoulEdge
    @BlueMageWithSoulEdge 11 місяців тому +2

    To help you:
    Bret wasn't wasted.
    Will Sasso was very over in that period and Mad T.V. was very, VERY popular at that time. Mad T.V. regularly beat out Sat. Night Live, to the point where Sat. Night Live actually moved their time slot (the first time since 80's). It was a smart move to get eyes on WCW. According to Eric, around that time he was focused on getting more eyes on WCW. He was trying to bring in normies.
    So he took a big name that everyone heard about, and worked him with a star that every on did recognize.
    It was smart business.

  • @bronxprince1669
    @bronxprince1669 11 місяців тому

    7:35 Paul Wight has a “No Gimmick Needed” shirt

    • @henrygvidonas9573
      @henrygvidonas9573 11 місяців тому +1

      He jinxed it for the rest of his time in Stamford.

  • @ChiGuy251
    @ChiGuy251 10 місяців тому

    I remember the Bret Hart Will Sasso feud stemmed from an appearance Bret made on Mad TV when he was still in the WWF I think it was shortly after Summerslam 97 because he was champion around that time. Even though the sketch went on as normal, during Bret's second appearance when he was in WCW, he "went off script" and attacked Sasso and cited Sasso making him look like a fool during the first appearance as the reason. They even showed a pissed off Sasso looking for him during the shows closing credits. I also remember Sasso and Deborah Wilson acting icy towards each other on the show after this match. It's one thing I appreciated about WCW, they didn't waste their television appearances and guest spots and used them to further their storylines.

  • @christophernicholson20
    @christophernicholson20 6 днів тому

    The "Neon Cowboy" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @theALmighty66
    @theALmighty66 Місяць тому

    Dude, the truck driver jokes 😂

  • @travismiller4320
    @travismiller4320 10 місяців тому

    22:42 I didn’t know The Higher Power showed up the same night he was teased.

  • @borobinson7005
    @borobinson7005 11 місяців тому +1

    I never seen mad tv i just know Will Sasso played one of the movers in Happy Gilmore and Curly in The Three Stooges reboot

  • @atibamorales9380
    @atibamorales9380 11 місяців тому +3

    You should do a review of the two times Bret Hart appeared on Mad TV. That's where the feud started. Bret attacked Will Sasso on Mad TV as revenge for being humiliated a year prior in another appearance. Or just do an entire review of wrestlers on sketch comedy shows.

  • @JTwis
    @JTwis 11 місяців тому

    The mystery man is the Ultimate Warrior

  • @dymeaduzin
    @dymeaduzin 11 місяців тому +1

    MADTV was a sketch comedy show similar to SNL (if you’re familiar) What shows did you guys have like that where your from ?

    • @pauldavis6232
      @pauldavis6232 11 місяців тому +1

      In England we had sketch humour but it was either character based gimmicky stuff like Little Britain or overtly political parodies like 2DTV which was the spiritual successor to Spitting Image.

  • @PANGAMCHAMARIA-zn1ox
    @PANGAMCHAMARIA-zn1ox 5 місяців тому

    Not Rock . It was Austin who single handedly saved WWE from going down the drain. Rock started to gain major traction only after Survivor Series 1998. It was Austin who was making audiences go crazy before that. Collectively they were GOLD

  • @rasmusdegn9690
    @rasmusdegn9690 11 місяців тому

    8:17 I know right? That's obviously Mr. America!

  • @tafua_a
    @tafua_a 5 місяців тому

    "Bret Hart had a match... And I was there"
    Will sasso on Will Sasso vs. Bret Hart

  • @jeffh278
    @jeffh278 11 місяців тому

    That was one hell of a muffuggin kick

  • @rmcdudmk212
    @rmcdudmk212 11 місяців тому +7

    We are getting closer to the Corporate Ministry ... imo one of the worst factions and reveals in WWE history 😮

    • @jknight1984
      @jknight1984 11 місяців тому +5

      But before then we get the greatest jobber trio of all time: The Mean Street Posse.

    • @rmcdudmk212
      @rmcdudmk212 11 місяців тому +1

      @@jknight1984 agree. They belong in the Jobber Hall of Fame

    • @thomassalas5191
      @thomassalas5191 11 місяців тому

      Corporate ministry was great!

    • @TravJam317
      @TravJam317 11 місяців тому +1

      Not to mention the Union (aka U.P.Y.O.U.R.S. or Union of People You Outta Respect, Son).

  • @charlesbreden8117
    @charlesbreden8117 11 місяців тому +1

    The reason i look forward to Thursdays.

  • @rudolpholaspari6039
    @rudolpholaspari6039 11 місяців тому

    Finally! Reliving the War has come Back to……. ………Thursday

  • @scottaznavourian3720
    @scottaznavourian3720 11 місяців тому

    Oh boy the first time we hear 'the greater power'