I actually commend you sir for not watching it during the two-hour traffic Jam as that would still be a very irresponsible thing to do as you are operating a vehicle and watching a video at the same time would not be a good idea even in a traffic jam. Besides I bet the video Hit so much better when you got home anyway because you were able to devote all your attention to it.
100%. He was such an intimidating figure that it almost didn't matter if the writers made him heel or babyface. He was pretty much over with fans no matter what.
Well until after he won the belt back at SummerSlam and then Shawn Michaels turned heal and took the spotlight away from Bret. Bret despite being the champion was stuck in a mud card feud with the Patriot.
He had been doing a slow heel turn for months before Mania. He was setting up for the double turn and did it like only he could. This stretch here is one of the defining periods that make him the GOAT.
You've summed up the time period perfectly - a great time to be a wrestling fan. Bret Hart was the man in 1997. One of my favourite episodes of Raw. WCW had the big angle with Hogan and Sting but seemed to be trying to cram too much into a two hour show. Better to have less matches which last longer rather than loads that didn't get past five minutes.
Im only on episode 22 since I found your channel late, but this episode of RAW is my favorite all time. I can't wait to actually watch this episode. The cage fight and the brawl at the end between Sid, Taker, Austin and Hart was incredible. Austin wanting Bret to win the title and Taker wanting Sid to win, was a great spin off too. Loved it!
The dude was also an absolute *beast* in WCW vs. NWO Revenge. He could score TKOs with basic strong strikes, his strong grapple powerbomb, and his shoulderbreaker special.
I just love how after he finishes the shoving match with Sycho Sid, Bret Hart spots The Undertaker through his peripheral vision and jumps through the second rope to attack him @ 35:24 😃
You are not wrong but the July 21 Raw from Halifax I feel is better. Crowd is hot that night & Bret going after Vince after finding out Shawn Michaels would be the ref between Bret Hart & Undertaker at SummerSlam
One of the best episodes of Raw. Remember watching it live and loving the Bret Hart segments among others. This is when Raw really got consistently good and didn’t look back.
That Bret Hart promo is still one of the best during that time you could literally feel his frustrations of once again getting screwed out of the WWF championship
I have to say that one of the most impressive things of this whole series to me is how you keep updating that intro video. I absolutely love it, you're doing amazing work sir. It's the little things that are so wondertastic.
Yeah even by this point WCW was stale. With Hogan promos every week. Feuding with wrestlers he had 10 plus years prior in the WWF, who were long past there prime. Even by this point the NWO had ran it’s course IMO it was the undercard which kept WCW alive and interesting. No one could get over though as stars such as Hogan wouldn’t get out the way. WWF was fresh, coming into a new era and about to hit the attitude era.
the best time to be a wrestling fan 1996 to 1999 you had three promotions that were absolutely killing it no matter what they did I always loved the outsiders tag team running because it was fun watching them actually use the gimmick of the tag they would cheat they would hold they would do what they could they would utilize anything that nobody does that anymore like that is tag team wrestling
In 97 Farooq was one of my favorites. Wasnt alota black wrestlers at the time and Farooq was asking all the questions 8 year old me wanted to know. "When was the last time a black man got a shot at the title". Priceless
@Isaiah James Everyone knows Vince is a racist POS - hell, he's good friends with Trump, and the tangerine Palpatine had to be sued before he'd rent to black people. (Not to mention, his retweeting Stormfront memes throughout during his presidency.) Only reason Vince stopped making his racism as obvious as it was during the 80's and 90's, was because he didn't want to get sued like WCW. But that won't stop him from squashing black babyface champions, even if he has to write them out of character. Like Kofi. Like Bianca. Then again, McMahon always preferred to chase the dumbest and least demanding fans, even at the cost of losing everyone else. Making anything decent requires genuine collaboration instead of throwing senior tantrums and rewriting everything every 15 minutes or so.
I really love the Bret Hart promo. Hold on wait... if Vince Russo had taken overhead writing duties at this point. Oh boy, next year or soon, if Reliving The War continues, Wrestling Bios don't have to worry about Glacier, or Too legit 2 Quit. Raw is War is doing very good. But then the worst thing that happened in the history of Professional Wrestling called...The Brawl For All. Lord, give Wrestling Bios the strength he needs. Can't wait to see Wrestling Bios review of Wrestlemania 13. Looking forward to that. :)
@@godfather71190 The attitude era was all about risk taking. Now if you wanna say his age was a factor.....maybe maybe not. But he was over enough for a short reign as wwf champ . Sid was a babyface i would've had him beat sid. Farooq vs Bret....hart foundation vs the nation. Bret gets the title. And that would have been a better way for rock to take over the nation after he lost the championship The nation was criminally underutilized in the attitude era kinda like how the wyatts in this era or the hurt business. For all the personnel that group had....they should be right there with the horsemen, nwo, dx, or bullet club for best stsble ever
You could tell the WWF was headed in a new direction and the attitude era was starting to take shape. Even by this point WCW was starting to feel stale with NWO on top and Hogan promos every week.
I was a diehard WWF fan at the time. (and ECW). But almost everyone else I knew who watched wrestling watched Nitro almost exclusively. Felt that weird loyalty to the underdog WWF.
From here to WM15 is the best WWF Raw ever was. As far as complex, realistic stories go, this until November 97 is the peak. The October 97 Raws are off the chart with heat.
Just started watching the series just finished the whole thing hour later you come out with the next episode perfect timing!! Great stuff I feel like apart of this time!
I got the same vibes. Come to think of it - to many coinkidinks. A small screwjob here, a small one there, McMahon slowly starting to get fed up with Bret under that big ol' pokerface of his. And in about 8 months from There it culminates with THE Screwjob. I think i'll be joining Team Hall on this one.
I remember when WWF pulled out the matches with the minis, and I really thought they were dead and buried. Stunned when they came back and won the war.
The truth is that in much of 1997 Raw was superior to Nitro. Unfortunately the results don't immediately show because the fans were too enamored with WWF-South to know any better. WWF had the better product and they didn't firmly take the lead until they went full-on Jerry Springer in 1998.
As usual another good episode! And the promo by Bret and the chaos at the end were amazing to watch. They set up the double turn at mania so damn well.
I love your content so much. The combination of knowledge, insight, production value, how much you clearly have a passion for pro wrestling, and your humor, it's one of my absolute favorite things on here. The fact that you put out so much content so consistently is incredible. Much appreciated!
Scratch logo appeared for the first time at the Survivor Series in a promo for WWF Attitude right before the beginning of the match between Bret and Shawn. That logo on Owen’s belt is the New Generation logo. The image is blurry making it look weird.
This for me was the episode where WWE (WWF) had came out swinging and really kicked off the steady turning of the tide from WCW to WWE Although both products was still excellent through ‘97 for me.
Nothing like having a stressful day at work then to come on UA-cam and see a new episode of Reliving the War. I want to thank you for making the great content that you do.
Bret “snapping” the Raw before WrestleMania 13 causing USA network to institute the “7 second delay” going forward, the double turn & Brets promo to the fans the night after, ultimately turning “heel” = the start of the attitude era.
Most UA-camr's are stressing out of their next idea for a video that'll get some views. But you my friend, have hit the jackpot. You've got a good mine of video paydays. Even after the "war" is over, there still plenty of wrestling to cover.
The Uncensored main event is so convoluted that it changes even after the show lmao
Yeah one of the major downfalls of WCW. They had no idea how to book a wrestling show.
Oh hell yeah 75 episodes and still going strong.
Can't wait for Wrestlemania 13 episode.
@George Washington I think you're in the wrong comment section buddy
75 episodes....and i was the 75th like on your comment
I still remember watching this. The ending with Bret felt so real. This was the true pipe bomb.
☝🏻this right here.
Dear @WrestlingBios
Here's a fun fact for you! I was there for WCW Monday Nitro in Savannah,Ga back in March 17th 1997! I live there!
After being stuck in a 2 hour traffic jam, this was a great thing to get home to.
should have listened to it in the jam
Ya why did you wait?
Damn..2 hours gonna turn to 3 or 4..thank democrats for allowimg too many damn people who shouldnt be here and retards who keep repopulating.
@@Sky_Blaze Yea we have enough retards already here in the Republican Party
I actually commend you sir for not watching it during the two-hour traffic Jam as that would still be a very irresponsible thing to do as you are operating a vehicle and watching a video at the same time would not be a good idea even in a traffic jam. Besides I bet the video Hit so much better when you got home anyway because you were able to devote all your attention to it.
Any time Alex Wright wrestles, it should be required to show a clip of him dancing.
i never like comments but this one is so wright
@@chrisbelos2834 hahaha beautiful.
One thing I've been getting from the Mania 13 build is how underrated Sid is. He's kinda the forgotten man of this period.
100%. He was such an intimidating figure that it almost didn't matter if the writers made him heel or babyface. He was pretty much over with fans no matter what.
@@edwinbetancourt3958 Totally agree.
@@WarmasterMoloch he is a badass
He’s half the man you are
22:52 that vertical suplex on Vader was insane!
Glad to see Arn taking care of some much needed Horseman Business this week.
She goes from joyful to depressed in around 2 seconds! LOL
As a Bret Hart fan 1997 was such a good year for him. Sad it ended like it did.
Probably the best year of his career, until Survivor Series.
Well until after he won the belt back at SummerSlam and then Shawn Michaels turned heal and took the spotlight away from Bret. Bret despite being the champion was stuck in a mud card feud with the Patriot.
@@ericthomas917 “mud card feud?” Is that what led to the hog pen match??
@@ericthomas917 he was at his peak, more then Shawn
Though we have seen plenty of Bret Hart bios here we need to see a Bret Hart 1997 bio. There was no better wrestler that year than Bret Hart
I can never forget Bret Hart losing his temper after his cage match with Sycho Sid. It definitely looked like he was about to turn heel after that.
He had been doing a slow heel turn for months before Mania. He was setting up for the double turn and did it like only he could. This stretch here is one of the defining periods that make him the GOAT.
@@Thor-Orion Spot on
You've summed up the time period perfectly - a great time to be a wrestling fan. Bret Hart was the man in 1997. One of my favourite episodes of Raw.
WCW had the big angle with Hogan and Sting but seemed to be trying to cram too much into a two hour show. Better to have less matches which last longer rather than loads that didn't get past five minutes.
@@edwinbetancourt3958 they were getting edgier
It seemed that wcw had more wrestlers than wwf at that time. I guess they wanted everyone to get some exposure.
Im only on episode 22 since I found your channel late, but this episode of RAW is my favorite all time. I can't wait to actually watch this episode. The cage fight and the brawl at the end between Sid, Taker, Austin and Hart was incredible. Austin wanting Bret to win the title and Taker wanting Sid to win, was a great spin off too. Loved it!
Nothing better than starting a great series late & being able to binge watch it without waiting each week!
Not go to fast. That's what I did now I have to wait weekly lol. The wait is dreadful sometimes.
That cage match was almost a different direction rule
@@Cole_Clan same when he was in episode 30 i foubd the chanell and the series i binge watched it in three days to catch up lmao
I watched every episode in one day no breaks matter fact I've been here since birth
Norton was such an underrated big man in the US. He’s a really good big man IMO.
Would you say he is a.... big man?
But man: No Charisma
The dude was also an absolute *beast* in WCW vs. NWO Revenge. He could score TKOs with basic strong strikes, his strong grapple powerbomb, and his shoulderbreaker special.
@@budwyzer77 Because in the video games, it was all about the matches, so guys like Scott Norton got appreciated more in the video games.
Arn Anderson always looks like such a dad.
His hands are massive. Looked like a damn gorilla paw.
I just love how after he finishes the shoving match with Sycho Sid, Bret Hart spots The Undertaker through his peripheral vision and jumps through the second rope to attack him @ 35:24 😃
*Bret's rope
Hell yeah, glad to see Mike Bell got a mini-retrospective! RIP Mad Dog
That Ron Simmons promo had me laughing so hard!
Ebonics 😀
@@ericcalvert2645 oh my god that was great.
Bret Harts promo after the main even is the birth of the attitude era for me as a fan of WWF back then. Greatest episode ever
You are not wrong but the July 21 Raw from Halifax I feel is better. Crowd is hot that night & Bret going after Vince after finding out Shawn Michaels would be the ref between Bret Hart & Undertaker at SummerSlam
Bret's dive through the ropes was so damn clean and athletic. Truly excellent execution.
One of the best episodes of Raw. Remember watching it live and loving the Bret Hart segments among others. This is when Raw really got consistently good and didn’t look back.
It's at their peak
WM 13 - Bret vs Austin..... Greatest match ever
What better than Undertaker VS Giant Gonzalez at WM9?? 😮
I agree. You forget how good Austin was before his neck problems. He could keep up with the GOAT
Calling jobbers ''Roy'' is a trope that must stay. Thank you for your continued hilariousness.
yeah deffo, call every jobber roy from now on!!
Pmsl
Reminds me of JR on commentary saying “he didn’t call him Roy, he called him boy!” Maybe whoever was talking did call them Roy
They Call The New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo Trainees Young Boys-So could they be called as Roy's for Minoru Suzuki to beat up on with Steel Chairs?
Roy Hudson has a really good idea there!
I just realized that the Mike Bell that the Sultan beat on RAW is the same Mike Bell that got his ass beaten by Perry Saturn 4 years later
Which also led to the moppy storyline
That Bret Hart promo is still one of the best during that time you could literally feel his frustrations of once again getting screwed out of the WWF championship
This channel is so good I'm cutting promos at work!
That submission match is the greatest wrestling match of all time. I can’t wait for Sunday!
What better than Mabel VS Yokozuna at In Your House 4?? 😮
@@martynodonnell8467 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Welcome to Thursday Afternoon Reliving the War! Best part of Thursday. Thanks again for this trip down memory lane
I forgot it was Thursday today lol. Best part of the day for sure
I hope this gets a Netflix spot upon completion. This has been so fun to watch each week!
Vince’s smile when the kings mentions Shawn Michaels 😂😂😉
I caught that too 😂😂😂
True love
@@planescaped bro I think I smiled like that when I was 15 and someone mentioned my crush 😂😂😂
Can't believe I have a UA-cam show I watch on time every week. This is essential viewing!
Heel Bet Hart was so underrated
That Bret hart promo at the end is classic.
5:19 I love Ron Simmons
The Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon relationship would make a great future episode for Darkside of the Ring.🤣
Lmao even the series name is sus for that episode
@@That_Guy- bruised side of the ring
@@spaceghost8886 Backside of the Ring🤣
LMMFAO OMGOODNESS that would be a story!!
Especially if Vince foxcatchers him
''Grab a bucket because the f*cking charisma is dripping everywhere'' - Bio Man on Hall of Famer Aaron Ferguson, October 2021
“Sometimes in this business it gets real real. Real fast!” Classic
Damn I miss wrestling in 97...... I was 17 and extremely rebellious so the attitude era will forever be my favourite of wrestling times.
I have to say that one of the most impressive things of this whole series to me is how you keep updating that intro video. I absolutely love it, you're doing amazing work sir. It's the little things that are so wondertastic.
This is right when I started believing wwf was putting on a consistently better product than WCW
Yeah even by this point WCW was stale. With Hogan promos every week. Feuding with wrestlers he had 10 plus years prior in the WWF, who were long past there prime. Even by this point the NWO had ran it’s course IMO it was the undercard which kept WCW alive and interesting. No one could get over though as stars such as Hogan wouldn’t get out the way. WWF was fresh, coming into a new era and about to hit the attitude era.
Cause they were for the most part
@@martynodonnell8467 they were played out because of the NWO
That's rediculess,
@@jackhall8994 ridiculous
I'm looking forward to next week's Reliving the War because the Raw after Wrestlemania 13 takes place in my hometown of Rockford Illinois
the best time to be a wrestling fan 1996 to 1999 you had three promotions that were absolutely killing it no matter what they did
I always loved the outsiders tag team running because it was fun watching them actually use the gimmick of the tag they would cheat they would hold they would do what they could they would utilize anything that nobody does that anymore like that is tag team wrestling
Best part of my week right here! Love your stellar content man!!!
Yeah a highlight of many wrestling fans week at the moment is this channel! Including me.
In 97 Farooq was one of my favorites. Wasnt alota black wrestlers at the time and Farooq was asking all the questions 8 year old me wanted to know. "When was the last time a black man got a shot at the title". Priceless
*eyeroll*
@Isaiah James
Everyone knows Vince is a racist POS - hell, he's good friends with Trump, and the tangerine Palpatine had to be sued before he'd rent to black people. (Not to mention, his retweeting Stormfront memes throughout during his presidency.)
Only reason Vince stopped making his racism as obvious as it was during the 80's and 90's, was because he didn't want to get sued like WCW. But that won't stop him from squashing black babyface champions, even if he has to write them out of character.
Like Kofi. Like Bianca.
Then again, McMahon always preferred to chase the dumbest and least demanding fans, even at the cost of losing everyone else. Making anything decent requires genuine collaboration instead of throwing senior tantrums and rewriting everything every 15 minutes or so.
The longest running weekly episodic show on UA-cam great work again
That Bret Hart promo was one of my first wrestling downloads !!
Only had a telephone modem but was worth the hours of waiting
I really love the Bret Hart promo. Hold on wait... if Vince Russo had taken overhead writing duties at this point. Oh boy, next year or soon, if Reliving The War continues, Wrestling Bios don't have to worry about Glacier, or Too legit 2 Quit. Raw is War is doing very good. But then the worst thing that happened in the history of Professional Wrestling called...The Brawl For All. Lord, give Wrestling Bios the strength he needs. Can't wait to see Wrestling Bios review of Wrestlemania 13. Looking forward to that. :)
The more i watch these the more i say Farooq aka Ron Simmons should have been WWF Champion at least once during this era
He does get a run in the main event in a few months.
@@godfather71190 i mean win the title not just a main event match
@@madddoggnogood1491 he was nearly 40 and they were competing with WCW. I don't think Vince was willing to take the risk.
@@godfather71190
The attitude era was all about risk taking.
Now if you wanna say his age was a factor.....maybe maybe not.
But he was over enough for a short reign as wwf champ . Sid was a babyface i would've had him beat sid.
Farooq vs Bret....hart foundation vs the nation.
Bret gets the title.
And that would have been a better way for rock to take over the nation after he lost the championship
The nation was criminally underutilized in the attitude era kinda like how the wyatts in this era or the hurt business.
For all the personnel that group had....they should be right there with the horsemen, nwo, dx, or bullet club for best stsble ever
Don't mind me just leaving this comment to rig the algorithm to recommend this channel more. Keep up the good work mate!
got into this series late but had to come back and watch this video because I believe this Raw is the true genesis of the Attitude Era
That my friend is No Aaron.... The is what we call an A.A. Ron.... Keep up the great work.
Bret’s promo here was amazing. A real pivotal moment in the Monday night wars. Around this time I appreciated WWF a lot more than WCW/NWO.
You could tell the WWF was headed in a new direction and the attitude era was starting to take shape. Even by this point WCW was starting to feel stale with NWO on top and Hogan promos every week.
Still the best wrestling content on UA-cam.
I hope this show never ends, I look forward to it every week.
HBK rocking that official Bryan Danielson shirt.
It's great revisiting these episodes. HHH finally getting interesting with Chyna in his corner.
I have to say that line Ron Simmons said about since you don't understand me let me say it ebonics that line just it killed me
Mcmahon pushed on his keister "Frustrated isn't the goddamn word for it, this is bs" ah yes this episode 😂😂
So The Full Package and the Giant as a team, one might even call it The Giant Package
I was a diehard WWF fan at the time. (and ECW). But almost everyone else I knew who watched wrestling watched Nitro almost exclusively. Felt that weird loyalty to the underdog WWF.
7:50 big props to Maxx for adding that swim move when taking that Diamond Cutter.
From here to WM15 is the best WWF Raw ever was. As far as complex, realistic stories go, this until November 97 is the peak. The October 97 Raws are off the chart with heat.
I couldn't tell you more than ten words of my custom wedding vows, but I'll be able to recite that Bret Hart shoot verbatim when I'm 100.
I truly started to watch wrestling around time
Just started watching the series just finished the whole thing hour later you come out with the next episode perfect timing!! Great stuff I feel like apart of this time!
Another day off, another Reliving The War.. Only shining light in this pandemic
U spelt plandemic wrong 👍
@@mattwebb5276 I understand what you're saying, but I try not to get into that
@@grammysworld5449 don't take it the wrong way mate just a friendly message stay awake keep strong
This Bret Hart promo is the best evidence that the Montreal Screw job was an absolute WORK!!! CHANGE MY MIND!!
I got the same vibes. Come to think of it - to many coinkidinks. A small screwjob here, a small one there, McMahon slowly starting to get fed up with Bret under that big ol' pokerface of his. And in about 8 months from There it culminates with THE Screwjob. I think i'll be joining Team Hall on this one.
The late 1990s were a great time to be a wrestling fan. 1997 was the start of the height of the Monday Night Wars in my opinion.
Horseman Business with T.Ranchula..... very sticky situation there.
Haven't watched wrestling since like 2006, but I can't miss these videos. Love ya WB.
My 18th bday and What a time it was to be a pro wrestling fan
The man they call-- Mini Vader.
Greatest line ever
I will NEVER forget this episode of Raw. That Bret promo after the cage match is iconic. It was a great go home show for WM 13.
I remember when WWF pulled out the matches with the minis, and I really thought they were dead and buried. Stunned when they came back and won the war.
Approaching the 18 month mark in the war
The truth is that in much of 1997 Raw was superior to Nitro. Unfortunately the results don't immediately show because the fans were too enamored with WWF-South to know any better. WWF had the better product and they didn't firmly take the lead until they went full-on Jerry Springer in 1998.
You underestimate brand loyalty at this time.
@@killwalker it was played out by this point
I wonder what USA Network thought about Bret Hart Snapping 🤔
It was well done, might have thought it was real 🤷♂️
Chyna looks fuggin AMAZING. Absolutely intimidating
Still loving that SMT 3 Nocturne reference
As usual another good episode! And the promo by Bret and the chaos at the end were amazing to watch. They set up the double turn at mania so damn well.
I've been waiting for this episode for a long time 😃
Aaron Fergusson looks like somebody straight out of Coeniverse
Binging Your playlist. 90 / 199 This is gonna take a while, but what a ride!
I love your content so much.
The combination of knowledge, insight, production value, how much you clearly have a passion for pro wrestling, and your humor, it's one of my absolute favorite things on here.
The fact that you put out so much content so consistently is incredible. Much appreciated!
It's that time of the week
What a "go home" show this was, everything from here on just goes from strength to strength
For me, when Bret pushed Vince down and blew a fuse in the ring, that was the start of the Attitude Era.
He was legitimate pissed off
23:17 first sighting of the scratch WWF logo on Owen's tag team title belt
Scratch logo appeared for the first time at the Survivor Series in a promo for WWF Attitude right before the beginning of the match between Bret and Shawn. That logo on Owen’s belt is the New Generation logo. The image is blurry making it look weird.
Coming back from work and forgetting all my problems.
This for me was the episode where WWE (WWF) had came out swinging and really kicked off the steady turning of the tide from WCW to WWE Although both products was still excellent through ‘97 for me.
This series is quickly becoming my favourite on UA-cam! Keep it up
I have no need for WWE network when I have this channel. Much love.
Nothing like having a stressful day at work then to come on UA-cam and see a new episode of Reliving the War. I want to thank you for making the great content that you do.
Bret “snapping” the Raw before WrestleMania 13 causing USA network to institute the “7 second delay” going forward, the double turn & Brets promo to the fans the night after, ultimately turning “heel” = the start of the attitude era.
Very significant
3:19 -- Arn Anderson was only 38 years old here and looked 60
The best go home show ever
Most UA-camr's are stressing out of their next idea for a video that'll get some views. But you my friend, have hit the jackpot. You've got a good mine of video paydays.
Even after the "war" is over, there still plenty of wrestling to cover.
1997 was arguably one of the best years in pro wrestling history you nailed it man that ending to Raw with the bret heart promo was gold
That Bret promo was one of the best ever. I remember watching it at the time and it felt real