WCW / nWo Road Wild 1998 - The "Reliving The War" PPV Review
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WCW and the nWo attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally again in 1998 to produce their annual Road Wild PPV event.
Taking place on August 8th, WCW Road Wild 1998 featured a nWo Black and White vs nWo Wolfpac battle royal. Initially the match was to only feature members of the New World Order, but World Champion Bill Goldberg wanted to get his hands on The Giant. Goldberg steps into the ring to face multiple members of the nWo in the semi main event. The show also features talk show host Jay Leno teaming up with Diamond Dallas Page to face Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff, a cruiserweight title match between champion Chris Jericho and Challenger Juventud Guerrera, and The Dancing Fools take on Public Enemy in a tag team street fight.
This video is part of the Wrestling Bios "Reliving The War" Series.
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Barbarian vs Meng
02:55 - Alex Wright & Disco Inferno vs Public Enemy
06:06 - Saturn vs Raven vs Kanyon
09:08 - Rey Mysterio vs Psychosis
10:32 - Chavo Guerrero Jr vs Stevie Ray
12:19 - Steiner Match Cancelled / McMichael vs Adams
15:19 - Chris Jericho vs Juventud Guerrera
19:32 - Wolfpac vs Hollywood Battle Royal
22:39 - Jay Leno & DDP vs Hogan & Bischoff
26:37 - Final Thoughts / Credits
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Remarkable the amount of air Wright would get on his top rope missile drop kicks
Especially with that bratwurst weighing him down!
😂😂😂😂
@@toptenguy1 I wanted to basically say this but you beat me to it. 😂😂😂
Maybe he could use its upswing to get maximum elevation.
@@steven5232 absolutely he's using the upswing. I enhanced/zoomed the tapes and there's clear correlation between the pendulous upswing and Alex's vertical.
That's the brilliance, we all thought it was a silly Euro dance when really Alex is warming up and refining his technique. A true martial artist.
I know Wright?
I just realized that the cruiserweights were some real workhorses of wcw. Watching old matches has never been more enjoyable.
The cruisers were most definitely the backbone of WCW. The show would open up every week with an exciting match or two from them. Their style was very unique for the American audience at the time. Once the radicals went to WWF it was a final nail in the coffin for WCW. The issue they had in WCW was they had no where to go and couldn’t climb the ladder. The cruisers and undercard of WCW were having awesome matches week in week out. However it was mostly against the same opponents. As the over the hill wrestlers and the NWO wouldn’t give up their spot to help get newer and fresher talent over.
The lightweight guys did all the heavy lifting, ironically.
It has been said by Chris Jericho that the heavyweights treated the cruiserweights like they had leprosy, and refused to even work non-squashes against them for the most part...
And they were the guys who, in 1996-1998, were giving Nitro a head start each week with the best matches on TV every Monday, before RAW even started airing.
Just now?
Kanyon was a legend and a very good Innovator of moves🙏 RIP. Raven should be in the WWE hall of fame and Saturn was very underrated and got screwed over in WWE.
Kanyon had one of the most unique and innovative move sets ever. Was the first guy to wrestle like a video game CAW
Kanyon was literally used for motion capture in multiple wrestling games during the 2000s
WWE put Saturn in a dress and made him romance a damn mop and he STILL got over. Massively underrated talent.
Brian Adams finally has a fan base
Right and he's only been dead for what fifteen years 😄
Brian Adams is one of the best Canadian song writers of all ti... oh... that Brian Adams.. the wrestler 😆 🤣 😂
@@UCUSmusic LMAO
@@UCUSmusic All WCW needed was some NWO jobber named Rod Stuart (could have been played by Ed Leslie).
Then Fake Sting, Brian Adams, and Rod Stuart could have sung All For Love.
@@Frugal_J big boss man was the Police... not sure why a match with Sting never happened
"Brass knucks that don't look like brass knucks but we'll call them brass knucks, anyway" is a seriously underrated running gag.
Always gets a grin
14:35 Always great to see a nerve pinch. Somehow, Savio Vega needs to be worked into this when this happens.
As a kid, we didn't have the money to watch these PPVs, so Wrestling Bios is really doing The Lord's Work with these in-depth recaps. Thanks a million for your work, homie
My parents split right before the Monday night wars started and… I lost all interest in wrestling.
Now I get to see what I missed
Thanks to black box, I saw every ppv from 01 to 02
@@biggamerjh1Sorry to hear that. My dad died in 98. Monday nights were my favorite time back then. I escaped from the hell I felt all week for a few hours. I remember the Monday night wars fondly because of it
@@axelfoley2061 honestly, watching this I wish I had stuck with it. My dad had been a huge wrestling fan and I sort of stopped watching as a vague way to spite him… the sort of shitty idea that occurs when you’re a kid.
Sorry to hear about your dad… 25 years later
If the Stieners actually had their match, it might of saved that PPV
I remember as a kid,my family rented the VHS's of WWF Summerslam 1998 and WCW Road Wild 1998!!!!! Gotta love the Summer of 98!!!!!!!!
Happy Easter Everyone
Happy Easter
OSW and WrestlingBios uploading within 30 mins of each other? You love to see it, happy Sunday gents
If Chikara was still a thing, an appearance by Tokyo, Disco, and Wright at King of Trios would have been awesome.😁
Get a job lol
That Jericho Juvie match was great and Malinko setting up that finish looked incredible.
As long as we remember that Juvi was/is better than Rey..
The Rock was already winning the big ones in the WWF while Jeribloat got his monkey a$$ kicked by Juventud Guerrera!
(whole locker room laughs)
I always look forward to a Steve McMichael match. The real GOAT!
Wrestling Bios and OSW both uploading on the same day? Truly we're blessed today! 🙏🏾🙌🏾
I remember being lucky enough to see all three major wrestling PPVs from August 1998 live on their air dates. What a great time to be a kid, had a lot of friends that were in to wrestling at the time.
Same. I was 11 when this came out.
Damn, were you watching Heatwave too? That's sick.
Yeah, watched all of it. SummerSlam was on the day before school started haha
Heatwave 98 remains one of if not the best ppv's ever!
The 1000 of Biker Michael Likers in attendance made me spit my drink
These Road Wild PPVs have a great venue but these crowds could care less about the guys in the ring
It's looks like what I would think Vince McMahon would have pulled off if he had got his start as a backyard wrestling promoter instead of a legacy owner.
Even if you’re into bikes, the Sturgis rally seams like the greasiest place on earth. I can’t imagine any of the talent (except Bischoff) being happy to be there
Leno is a gearhead, so he probably enjoyed it.
You mean you cant see this traveling group of carnies as greasy?
7:10 That freeze frame of Chris Kanyon kind of looks like Drew McIntyre.
Saturn looked like he floated off the stage onto kanyon and raven 😂
A Wrestling Bios video and an OSW video on the same day. This is truly the best Easter ever! Thank you for all the work you do Ryan, I can’t even begin to tell you how much we all appreciate your dedication to this channel. It’s a staple in so many of our lives!
When I think about that Leno match. I just think of that story where Dusty, Sullivan and Jimmy are all driving back to their hotel completely speechless and one of them asks how many more nails they can put in this coffin. 😂
The fact that Hogan had to sell for Jay Leno makes me laugh.😂😂😂
He probably was pretty cool with it considering how much jay did for his career.
Hollywood Hogan 4life!! BROTHERS!!
For sure I thought he pull that doesn’t work for me brother
@@ericseitzler81 wait what did Jay do for Hogan?
@@Artmageddin Hogan was on the tonight show all the freaking time giving more publicity to him and the nwo which made Hogan even richer,he was on there every couple of months.
Been waiting for this all morning! Thank you Mr Bios, we are not worthy!
Thank you for doing this, these videos have been amazing especially as a person who didn't really watch WCW.
Love seeing these older shows and I really loved how you had Revenge music playing in the background
Amazing video, as always. It's unfortunate you had to endure this PPV, but I hope you have a Happy Easter today!
So, quick story, I was 16 years old living in Rapid City, South Dakota in '98 (which is only an hour away from Sturgis) and this is the only PPV I ever ordered, and it was because I was excited to see Jay Leno wrestle.
After watching years of Reliving the War, I'm so ashamed at my priorities back then, haha. I wanted to put this here as I think this the only moment from Reliving the War where I can say "I was there!" (kinda)
Did it live up to your expectations at the time? 😂 I’ve ordered UK WWE PPVs on sky box office back in the early 2000s under the impression they were basically wrestlemania but in the UK. Looking back at them now they were obviously just televised house shows 😅
@@phillipbailey2525 It did! But to be fair, I was just excited to see Leno wrestle. During the PPV itself I had a few friends over and we were taking bets on who would win each match, and that made it more fun I think.
Because we were super tough midwestern teenagers, we used pieces of a breakfast cereal called "French Toast Crunch" for our betting chips.
@@scotteous you guys definitely had the jam 😜
Ordering a ppv and being at the event isn't the same.
Stunning and brave story though.
@@MooncricketsInchence the quotes and kinda.
Jay Leno wrestling 😂
Hilarious
😂😂😂
I give Leno credit. however, I'm glad he stuck to Stand up, the Tonight Show and his car collection. An athlete he is not. I've been watching some old Tonight show clips, funny enough.
@@TheEman590 Still like Headlines that Jay Leno used to do usually on a Monday
@@roccojamison89gooker51 Those were funny. I would get a good kick out of what newspaper clippings he would have.
You always bring the good vibes boss. Pumped for next episode of reliving the war. Keep up the great work man
Always great work I always liked WCW PPV set ups at least it was different
The undercard guys at wcw are even better then a lot of the wwf offerings at this time.
There's this Rey Mysterio guy in wwe, but he's nothing compared to Rey Mysterio Jr of WCW
Honestly, Vince shoulda sent the DOA to blend in 😂
eubanks hitting the diamond cutter was the best part of this ppv
"Minger" & "The Man Called Ming" I see wat yu did there, I like it lol!!!
I know I'm watching edited matches with commentary but that Guerrera finish had me filled me with joy.
Michael Buffer: "Its now time for your Main Event!!! Entering the ring now, the immortal Wrestling Bios with the Biker Michael Likers!" ❤
Shoutout to the Cruiserweights they always had dope matches on PPV.
We were One Step Away from DDP & Big Bird vs Hogan & Snuffleupagus around this time...
I was there. Watched Leno roll in with Hogan and Rodman. Rodman had a huge bike, and he had the Heavyweight title belt on too. Miss Wrasslin in Sturgis. Thanks Wrestling Bios! Happy Easter!
Happy Easter
FTS
@@UCUSmusic?
Happy Easter
He has risen my friend.
I remember watching all of this wrestling and never missed a show of both companies and this is so nostalgic I love it
Never understood putting on shows in front of people with little to no interest in wrestling.
The Road Wild arena's are always cool. I like the outside atmosphere.
Just sucks they have to deal with those jackass bikers
Happy Easter W.B. Faithful
Same here
Happy Easter Brother
Looking back at these wcw ppvs with reliving the war series makes it look like a slow burning storyline of wcw's downfall.
Yep
Leno, DDP, and Eubanks vs. Bischoff, Hogan, and Vincent.
Kevin Eubanks' Diamond Cutter looked pretty good.
I don’t think a triple-decker table spot has ever gone that smoothly and successfully. Hell, I don’t think a double-decker table spot has ever gone that smoothly and successfully.
This was my first PPV, had just started watching like a week prior. Been loving the Reliving the War series and waiting for this episode. Cheers!
Back at Sturgis.
I love re living my child hood
The writing was on the wall so early on with WCW. They had no idea what to do with Goldberg, so they threw him in a match he had no business in. In addition, they chose to highlight a match in the main event that had ZERO long term implications just so they could get some short term benefits with Leno. It really is a shame because they had so many quality players on the roster.
You’re right. But it’s the host of THE late night show on NBC. And the success they just had with Rodman/Malone. I get why they did it but this is when I checked out of WCW.
@@Artmageddin Oh absolutely. As a kid, I was eating this all up, but it's a total "jump the shark" moment and something that was becoming far too common during theses times in WCW.
You're wrong about the "long term implications", the whole point of the Leno feud was because WCW was about to sign a deal with NBC that'd give them a timeslot in 1999 but it fell through when the NBA lockout ended.
"what a Mark!"
🤣🤣
@@mrwhopee I would just argue that nothing involving Leno was likely ever going to impact a WCW storyline with any real value. It's revisionist history though, because like I said as a kid I enjoyed it probably. As an adult though, I can clearly see that WCW was running on fumes at this point.
I love watching Mongo struggle his way through a wrestling match
God bless Mongo.
duggan saves meng, kings have to look out for each other.
Alright it's Wrestling Bios time Brother
What ya gonna do!!!
@@MrBlx4life when the wrestling bios covers road wild on you
When Juve kicked Guerrero it was a real life case of "Kick or be Kickin'!" 😂😂😂
Thank you for quality entertainment. I love getting on UA-cam and seeing a WrestlingBios video, it brightens my evenings
Once you're with Wrestling Bios, you're with Wrestling Bios4Life!
Wrestling Bios works for me, brother
The real main event was the Travis Tritt concert afterwards, it aired on the original ppv
I loved the venue of Road Wild but the bikers were never really into these matches.
The intro reminds me of a mix of the nWo theme and some porno music. Although I guess the nWo theme already sounds like porn music haha.
I honestly forgot that Public Enemy were in WCW mainly. I remember them being on all 3 brands to various lengths. Although I remember that they didn’t last long in WWF. They got absolutely wrecked by the Acolytes. Man the matches you can tell are shoot style are pretty obvious when people are being thrown super hard into the corners and hard chair shots.
Making a great video when you have only this ppv to work with is pretty impossible. You pulled it off, brother! Thanks.
Happy Easter everyone.!!! I was thinking about about wrestling bios and BAM!!! I GOT IT FOR THE HOLIDAY 😊
Same to you as well 💚 😊
This channel is amazing for someone that missed the attitude era entirely
I only just found this channel. Oh man I’m so pleased, I love all this old wcw stuff so much
Chavo was a slept on talent cause he used keep me entertained better than the rest of WCW roster
Its funny as a kid my best friend would wait for his mom to come home from a party with a recored tape of WCW PPVs...this one was a core memory. Obviously as a kid i remember this PPV as epic. The Disco inferno match was amazing. The wolfpack battle royale was epic. I Could have swarn LaParka was involved in this PPV. I think its awesome that asa kid i was easily entertained by a PPV looking back on wasnt that good
Cool to look back and see how that works out, I agree man.
Where does Barbarian & Hacksaw Jim Duggan register on the Meng Manly Meter?
I'd say an 8 maybe a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10.
Where does Dave Meltzer and Conrad Thompson register on the Meng Manly Meter?
@@roccojamison89gooker51 Dave with a Mullet from the 90s is an 11.5
@@roccojamison89gooker51 bootieman levels of manliness
19:20 Jericho was smart. He was pulling old school heel tricks from the territory days, when nobody knew who you were week to week.
This was the first wrestling anything that I watched. I was nine years old and I was out on my friend's Dad's boat. My friend wouldn't shut up all day about this "pro-wrestling" pay-per-view, and would he be home in time for it. Almost a quarter century later I'm still an avid fan and I'm so excited to watch this back through your eyes. Keep up the great work!
This video saved my life tonight, was entirely bored but now have this to look forward too. Thanks 🙏
"I hated the idea of a celebrity main-eventing a PPV, but then I saw Jay Leno putting Hogan in a wristlock on the cover of USA Today and I understood." - Chris Jericho
I always looked at Road Wild like those WWE shows over in the UK, or how Crown Jewel is today. They're non-canon, just here because an advertiser or someone threw a lot of money at the company. In this case, Valvoline, and hey, we got another five star Mongo match out of it 😂
As I've been going through all these, I was trying to remember when I stopped watching WCW and started exclusively watching WWF. I couldn't figure out what exactly caused me to switch. And today I remembered. It was Jay Leno.
I look forward every week. I wish you did more. I plays back so many things. 110%
Another awesome upload from the wrestling channel with the most jam on the planet!
Outstanding as always. Happy Easter
21:53 Hogon doesn't get the respect he deserves.
Your timestamp doesn't seem to related to your comment, unless I'm missing something.
Made my day, I forgot we were getting this 🤩🤩
Crazy we're already so close to 99'
To be fair, half if not more of those fans were too drunk to care or even know what was going on
HELL, it was a free show
Actually, the fact that people don't pop that often doesn't mean they don't care or they aren't paying attention.
Biker Michael Liker time! Disco and Alex are a highlight in these videos!
20:43 the Giant is glitching like WWE 2K20
Never seen so many Micheal likers in 1 spot b4...how powerful
The bait and switch Steiner match was somewhat forgivable since this wasn’t a paying audience in attendance.
Cool. Those who paid for the PPV?
@@sherrix6881 that’s why it’s “somewhat” forgivable. Would have been worse if the audience in attendance had paid. But sucks for people who bought on PPV. it was maybe a 7 on the rip-off scale 😝
Wrestling Bios and OSW Review on the same day? An Easter miracle.
Tokyo Magnum Stand here as the second dico ball of this epic 3 piece service...
Here comes Mongo! That guy was an absolute door stop . 😂 Love your videos. This is the coolest wrestling channel I've come across. Keep up the good work
21:50 I have feeling that this going to be a moment when Streak would get insanely incorrect
With that top rope move alone, Jimmy Hart has already shown more actual athleticism than Kevin Nash ever has. 😂
Saturn, Raven, and Kanyon was a pretty good match. The Even Flow only hitting one of the competitors was kinda excellent.
Wcw ppv 98 was awesome
I'll always be a Jerichoholic, but it was cool to see Juvie take the title.
How about Tokyo doing the Alex Wright dance flawlessly. 3:16
I was at all of these, we helped Jay Leno's limo driver and he gave us back stage passes. Got to meet Kevin Nash, big show and Conan. I grew up in rapid city which is about 25 mins from Sturgis.
Never happened
Watching this great video while eating Easter dinner
Your ppv reviews are elite
This Jericho and juvi match was really fun. I remember this one ... I loved it
Idk why they didn't just do Goldberg vs. The Giant in a title match and scrap the Adams/Mongo match (Mongo could've cost Adams the battle royal or something).
Man lenno was already making crazy money on the tonight show so I get what wcw was after the names and such and eyeballs
From what ive seen of Chavo, this may be my favorite version of him
I have no problem saying that this series is the best on UA-cam!