That’s why I get pissed off when people make fun of wrestling saying that it’s not real. But these men and women put their bodies on the line on a nightly basis for our entertainment for real.
@@Guilherme36594 they really put their bodies on the line. Are all the concussions that they suffer fake? Yeah so stfu. Just because it’s predetermined doesn’t make it fake numnuts.
Fun fact April 1997 marked the first time you had three straight weeks with three different wrestling pay-per-views: WCW Spring Stampede on April 6. ECW Barely Legal on April 13 and WWF In your house Revenge of the Taker on April 20.
@@ShinSuperSaiyajin that's fair... i DO tend to have a blind spot for the Destroyer... i admit, upon reflection, it's just not on the same level as the DBCL.
I think the lighter botch helped the Undertakers character in the long run. It made him look like a cold hearted bastard that was going to inflict pain and enjoy it, and it gave him an edge that suited him well as he went into 1998.
An extremely 1997 PPV. You got some really good stuff with the Hart Foundation (including cheeky Brian Pillman), Austin being a badass as usual and an important step on the long road to Kane's debut. But then you also got pre-nation Rock, Flash Funk and Rockabilly.
And atleast it was before the smarks cried every single time Austin "buried" someone on his rise. Unlike now where it doesn't matter who it is, the smarks instantly start crying about "burying" people the instant they lose.
The Taker/Mankind match here is ridiculously underrated. I think it's my favorite non HiaC encounter between the two of these guys, just beating out the Boiler Room Brawl. Just a completely wild brawl with so many great high spots and tons of physicality. The Bret/Austin match is pretty good too, but it's (somewhat rightly) overshadowed by their previous encounters. I think the matched served its purpose pretty well, though, which was to keep fans interested in their rivalry and set up Austin's ultimate vengeance in a big payoff. It's such a shame we never got that payoff.
I love every Foley / Undertaker storyline. They were just meant to battle each other. Taker was the (nearly) unstoppable force, until Mankind showed up and you could feel some sense of danger for the Undertaker for the first time. Finally someone who just wont stop, who could take all the beatings and JUST WONT STOP. Who throws all the blood, the tools, the fire, the broken glass at Taker. And only stops when he is an unconscious bloody pulp with a broken tooth sticking out of his nose,. aka their HIAT match.
Lots of good memories watching this show and still to this day, one of my favourite In Your House show which featured an excellent first world title defense for The Undertaker against Mankind, Bret Hart Vs Steve Austin was good but their Wrestlemania match was much better but I understand it was hard to top that. Undertaker burning Paul Bearer's face would kick off the epic storyline and slow build up for the debut of Kane
My favorite Bret vs Austin match has always been their Survivor Series 96 match. As a pure wrestling match it was perfect. But I will concede that the WM 13 match told the better story.
The production value behind this and every single video you put out is absolutely mind blowing. You really take us wwf veterans back to the glory days by including original footage.
I really respect that he seems sorry not to be able to guarantee a release schedule. But man , what do any of us have to complain about if he took three weeks off? He's earned it. RTW is the best of UA-cam content. Take your time man.
Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet. I can remember this PPV from back in the day. Awesome show and I think the Stone Cold VS Bret Hart match gets overlooked from this PPV. It may not have been as good as their earlier matches, how could it have been, however it really added fuel to the Hart Foundation storyline.
Come on, man! Savio beat the IC Champ on Raw by wearing him down with those DEVASTATING nerve holds! OF COURSE he will keep this same winning strategy in a title match! :)
Being a Rochester native, its really strange to see local pizza places advertised in a WWF video. I've been to the War Memorial a few times but I had never been before the renovations so its super cool to see how it used to look. I guess this doesn't have anything to really do with the video, I guess I'm just thankful to be seeing this.
Your videos have inspired me to relive the wars on wwe 2k I have all the authentic caws and arenas to give my shows a very realistic feel you made me remember things that I didn’t realize I missed so much…thank you for inspiration I’ll be shouting you out on my first upload
I think if I remember right wasnt Hart working thru a legit knee injury at this point that he suffered in Kuwait? Explains partly the “lower” quality of the match, even though it was still damn good. Taker and Mankind was a blast to watch. As usual great review!
@@danielmelvin4525 while he did get beat up the next night after losing to rock by DQ. Stone cold came out and then proceeds to beat his ass and then Owen and bulldog take Bret to a ambulance and then Steve Austin is the driver 😂😂
If it wasn't for Bret I don't know if Austin would have had the amazing career he went on to have. In a time where most of the big time superstars in the WWF did not want to Help out a Up and Comer like Austin, Bret did. Then bret pretty much demanded to put Steve over by doing the double heel turn and having him pass out in the sharpshooter And refusing to tap which gave Austin his reputation. And then he gave Austin a clean title win over him later on so in my opinion he helped make stone cold and he did so very unselfishly.
Bret also helped with the rock as they wanted him to take the IC title as apparently Shawn Michaels didn’t like both of them and wanted kill two birds with one stone. Bret with IC title out of main event and wwf champ contention. Also removing the rock from any momentum he was building.
Absolutely love your channel. I’ve been binging reliving the war for about a month. I love that you give your videos a little time to breathe and that you aren’t trying to do the classic UA-cam seven to fifteen minute videos. I know I’m late to the party, but this is amazing.
Thanks again for this series, it's definitely the best ever covering "the Monday night war" and reliving it like this is awesome. There's so much I'm noticing now that i didn't at the time.
Whoever was the agent for the past two savio Vega matches really dropped the ball. One of the best in ring workers they had at the time and he's doing all these nerve holds.
I really think Savio Vega is underrated as far as in ring work, and putting the right people over at the right time. If he wasn't as good as he was, his doing the job would mean nothing.
I always wished that title belts could change hands on a DQ. Looking back on the last 30+ years of wrestling, there's been a massive amount of DQ wins. It's frustrating.
Gotta love DBS applauding Animal on a 10/10 chin lock on Owen. I enjoyed your review of this show and the second half was way better than the first half. Seriously 11 Nerve Holds within a week?! The dreaded Boricua Death Grip was too much.
You have gone above and beyond on your channel and the content you put out. You take your time on your break and know that you will have the same people still subscribed to your channel and maybe even new ones looking at your channel and the fantastic videos. Much respect and thank you for entertaining us, your fans.
Absolutely love the music put together for every video i have ever seen on this channel. Wrestling Bios is hands down the best channel for this particular type of content.😄👍
Austin and Bret’s encounter was yup underrated as well, and enjoyed that too.. man 1997 to early 2001, for me those where some of the best years in wrestling, and I relive it anytime I choose to. Thanks Bios as always man for these great uploads.
WWF in 1997 was one of the best & most fun years to watch!! I could seriously watch Stone Cold vs Bret Hart/Hart Foundation feud over & over and never get sick of seeing it. 1998 & 1999 were good too, but 1997 was the start of one of the best Era's in wrestling!!!
I always forget about this match because I thought Taker's first defense was against Austin. Turns out that is next month. And the perplexing look he gives after lighting the flame was BRILLIANT subtle storytelling and foreshadowing.
Thundering jaysus you've been churning out some of the best classic wrestling content on all of UA-cam for a year and a half straight. Just like some Monday nights were better than others, we can consume lesser content while you're busy. Take a break lad, take care of your business. We'll be here, as will you.
WOW!! This was the first live Wrestling event I ever saw, and my home-made banner made the PPV Pre-Show! (I have it somewhere on VHS but I dont think it made the digital replay edition on WWE Network) So pumped you did this one!
Brets the only wrestler that Steve Austin never pinned or made submit (Steve even says this) however if the screwjob hadn't of happened he would have finally gotten that pinfall win at wm 14 that was the original wm 14 main event idea.
Hope all is well in your real life definitely gonna miss these uploads but I know you'll be blessing us with content from time to time thank you so much for all the wonderful work you put forward
At 2:37 Bret high-fives the first fan he passes then remembers he just turned heel and ignores the rest.
Pillman to Sunny…”That was a sick chin-lock Davey Boy just pulled off.”
Man, he said clearly: "BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN!"
🤣🤣🤣
It so sad that both members of The Road Warriors and Owen and Davey are all gone. RIP to all four of those true legends.
I think of that often, as I watch these classic 80s/90s wrestling videos. So many of these men we booed and cheered gone way too soon.
It’s sad when you think about Bret being the only member left.
RIP 80s/90s wrestlers
That’s why I get pissed off when people make fun of wrestling saying that it’s not real. But these men and women put their bodies on the line on a nightly basis for our entertainment for real.
@@Guilherme36594 they really put their bodies on the line. Are all the concussions that they suffer fake? Yeah so stfu. Just because it’s predetermined doesn’t make it fake numnuts.
Pillman says to Sunny “That’s not a gun in my pocket.”
Fun fact April 1997 marked the first time you had three straight weeks with three different wrestling pay-per-views: WCW Spring Stampede on April 6. ECW Barely Legal on April 13 and WWF In your house Revenge of the Taker on April 20.
That is a fact, and it really is fun. Thanks for sharing, friend.
@@jpfischer6003 I agree I had fun reading it and it’s a fact! OP was not lying.
awesome stat that is
I wonder if anyone bought all 3. Must be a hardcore fan
Hoping that all things are well, WB! Take as long as you need with this hiatus, it's a well earned one.
Yeah Wrestling Bios’s the man 💪
No No! RTW has become a staple in my weekly watching. I’ll have to rewatch old episodes now…. :p
Hes just moving into the new house he bought with his UA-cam $
@@karmaisreal261 no he's not he's taking care of "Horseman Business"
I agree. This dude’s consistency is unbelievable.
When a chinlock is in your opening match and from Davey Boy Smith, there is no way the rest of the evening can live up to it
The Davey Boy Chinlock and the Canadian Destroyer Piledriver are joint first for the most impressive finishers ever in my book.
@@joefosh Davey Boy Chinlock >>>>>>>>>>>> Canadian Destroyer
@@ShinSuperSaiyajin that's fair... i DO tend to have a blind spot for the Destroyer... i admit, upon reflection, it's just not on the same level as the DBCL.
DBCL can stall Chuck Norris. Thats the power that move has
"Because he can bring his whole family and his own fat father Stu."
Lmao
I think the lighter botch helped the Undertakers character in the long run. It made him look like a cold hearted bastard that was going to inflict pain and enjoy it, and it gave him an edge that suited him well as he went into 1998.
And Paul bearer just sitting there helpless for a few seconds
Brian is telling Sunny that if she comes by his locker room later he'll let his canon loose for her
This Upload alone was better than the WWE Survivor Series PPV 2021 … 👀
So was the bowel movement I had five minutes ago.
Just about anything from 1997 WWF, is better than modern day wwe
savio really loves them nerve holds
The Steiner moment from Animal 😂😂😂😂😂
For an in your house show, undertaker v mankind and Bret v Austin were two very big main events
Pillman whispered, “Have you watched the documentary on the Hollywood Blondes on Wrestling Bios’ channel?”
Pilman to Sunny "that's not a gun in my pocket"
The smile on Sunny's face suggests that Pillman was telling her that he had a whole bottle of somas in his hotel room, with her name on it.
Savage
Living up to his last name...
@@SatoshiKong 😂😂
👍
Wow, that's awesome,or maybe he told her he could move around well enough to play with his son that day
An extremely 1997 PPV. You got some really good stuff with the Hart Foundation (including cheeky Brian Pillman), Austin being a badass as usual and an important step on the long road to Kane's debut. But then you also got pre-nation Rock, Flash Funk and Rockabilly.
And atleast it was before the smarks cried every single time Austin "buried" someone on his rise. Unlike now where it doesn't matter who it is, the smarks instantly start crying about "burying" people the instant they lose.
The Taker/Mankind match here is ridiculously underrated. I think it's my favorite non HiaC encounter between the two of these guys, just beating out the Boiler Room Brawl. Just a completely wild brawl with so many great high spots and tons of physicality.
The Bret/Austin match is pretty good too, but it's (somewhat rightly) overshadowed by their previous encounters. I think the matched served its purpose pretty well, though, which was to keep fans interested in their rivalry and set up Austin's ultimate vengeance in a big payoff. It's such a shame we never got that payoff.
"Hits an elbow drop from his opponents own rope". Nice nod to OSW.
I love every Foley / Undertaker storyline. They were just meant to battle each other. Taker was the (nearly) unstoppable force, until Mankind showed up and you could feel some sense of danger for the Undertaker for the first time.
Finally someone who just wont stop, who could take all the beatings and JUST WONT STOP. Who throws all the blood, the tools, the fire, the broken glass at Taker. And only stops when he is an unconscious bloody pulp with a broken tooth sticking out of his nose,. aka their HIAT match.
Yes! Man it’s only taken me like a week to be addicted to this channel! I’m all for reliving my childhood!!!!
This channel is great!!, check OSW, or vee infuso for other wrastling content
Lots of good memories watching this show and still to this day, one of my favourite In Your House show which featured an excellent first world title defense for The Undertaker against Mankind, Bret Hart Vs Steve Austin was good but their Wrestlemania match was much better but I understand it was hard to top that.
Undertaker burning Paul Bearer's face would kick off the epic storyline and slow build up for the debut of Kane
My favorite Bret vs Austin match has always been their Survivor Series 96 match. As a pure wrestling match it was perfect. But I will concede that the WM 13 match told the better story.
Davey Boy clapping for that chin-lock made me laugh out loud! Good stuff!
I own this ppv on VHS. Last two matches are really underrated.
I’ve always had a soft spot for this show for some reason
Me too mate
You 30+ lol
Underrated yes but they are both probably at the lower end of both rivalrys but that's just because both feuds we're so good
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Bulldog and Owen, ironically, pulling a Road Warrior Hawk moment when they left the restroom and looked at the cameras.
The production value behind this and every single video you put out is absolutely mind blowing. You really take us wwf veterans back to the glory days by including original footage.
I really respect that he seems sorry not to be able to guarantee a release schedule. But man , what do any of us have to complain about if he took three weeks off? He's earned it. RTW is the best of UA-cam content. Take your time man.
Pillman said to Sunny: "Wanna see how many chinlocks I can pull?".
Love this guys videos, it's nice to have some history videos without negativity which is very hard to find these days, keep up the good work 👏 🙌
Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet.
I can remember this PPV from back in the day. Awesome show and I think the Stone Cold VS Bret Hart match gets overlooked from this PPV. It may not have been as good as their earlier matches, how could it have been, however it really added fuel to the Hart Foundation storyline.
Come on, man! Savio beat the IC Champ on Raw by wearing him down with those DEVASTATING nerve holds! OF COURSE he will keep this same winning strategy in a title match! :)
Being a Rochester native, its really strange to see local pizza places advertised in a WWF video. I've been to the War Memorial a few times but I had never been before the renovations so its super cool to see how it used to look. I guess this doesn't have anything to really do with the video, I guess I'm just thankful to be seeing this.
Your videos have inspired me to relive the wars on wwe 2k I have all the authentic caws and arenas to give my shows a very realistic feel you made me remember things that I didn’t realize I missed so much…thank you for inspiration I’ll be shouting you out on my first upload
Brian was thanking Sunny for her pecan pie recipe.
Or, he was saying "Wait, Shawn likes it when you put your WHAT in his WHERE?"
Nice
This is some seriously good content. Before getting this notification I was watching your 90's Undertaker collection. Keep up the good work
Pillman to Sonny: "Just wanted to contact you about your extended warranty".
I think if I remember right wasnt Hart working thru a legit knee injury at this point that he suffered in Kuwait? Explains partly the “lower” quality of the match, even though it was still damn good. Taker and Mankind was a blast to watch. As usual great review!
Yea the finish was set up for Bret to have knee surgery. Bret didn’t wrestle again after this till Canadian Stampede.
@@danielmelvin4525 while he did get beat up the next night after losing to rock by DQ. Stone cold came out and then proceeds to beat his ass and then Owen and bulldog take Bret to a ambulance and then Steve Austin is the driver 😂😂
If it wasn't for Bret I don't know if Austin would have had the amazing career he went on to have.
In a time where most of the big time superstars in the WWF did not want to Help out a Up and Comer like Austin, Bret did.
Then bret pretty much demanded to put Steve over by doing the double heel turn and having him pass out in the sharpshooter And refusing to tap which gave Austin his reputation. And then he gave Austin a clean title win over him later on so in my opinion he helped make stone cold and he did so very unselfishly.
Bret also helped with the rock as they wanted him to take the IC title as apparently Shawn Michaels didn’t like both of them and wanted kill two birds with one stone. Bret with IC title out of main event and wwf champ contention. Also removing the rock from any momentum he was building.
T shirt idea: my other nerve pinch is a chin lock.
Pillman said "I respect you, pooter woman!"
Pillman said he had even bigger gun, for her
It's always the best feeling when I forget RTW has PPV uploads on a Sunday and my UA-cam reminds me 💪
Absolutely love your channel. I’ve been binging reliving the war for about a month. I love that you give your videos a little time to breathe and that you aren’t trying to do the classic UA-cam seven to fifteen minute videos. I know I’m late to the party, but this is amazing.
Thanks again for this series, it's definitely the best ever covering "the Monday night war" and reliving it like this is awesome. There's so much I'm noticing now that i didn't at the time.
Pillman was asking her if he could store his loose cannon where the sun doesn't shine
Whoever was the agent for the past two savio Vega matches really dropped the ball. One of the best in ring workers they had at the time and he's doing all these nerve holds.
I really think Savio Vega is underrated as far as in ring work, and putting the right people over at the right time. If he wasn't as good as he was, his doing the job would mean nothing.
@@jpfischer6003 I think he should have had a run as IC champ in 96 but they were putting the belt on Ahmed Johnson and Marc Mero lol
I always wished that title belts could change hands on a DQ. Looking back on the last 30+ years of wrestling, there's been a massive amount of DQ wins. It's frustrating.
Pillman to Sunny: “Keep the change.”
Your commentary is AMAZING. Very entertaining. Really gives these videos a special quality. Good work. Thanks 🙂
I’m now waiting for a legendary Davy Boy Smith Nerve Hold
Gotta love DBS applauding Animal on a 10/10 chin lock on Owen. I enjoyed your review of this show and the second half was way better than the first half. Seriously 11 Nerve Holds within a week?! The dreaded Boricua Death Grip was too much.
Rockabilly debuts on Reliving The wWar and Billy Gunn will fight Sting on national television in AEW on Wednesday. What a time to be alive.
Watching the tag team title match of Owen/Bulldog and LOD had me thinking like damn these four men are no longer with us. R.I.P you guys
The fans offering their lighters had me 😂😂
You have gone above and beyond on your channel and the content you put out. You take your time on your break and know that you will have the same people still subscribed to your channel and maybe even new ones looking at your channel and the fantastic videos. Much respect and thank you for entertaining us, your fans.
Pillman said “I have a gun in my pocket AND I’m happy to see you.”
Dont want to nitpick, but it's very unlikely Paul Bearer was taken to hospital.
It would have been a local medical facility.
Not then, back then you didn't have those things. They are a recent, cheaper contrivance that generally give inferior care in the first place.
Absolutely love the music put together for every video i have ever seen on this channel.
Wrestling Bios is hands down the best channel for this particular type of content.😄👍
Hope your move is going well. Thank you for these uploads while I know you must be very busy
Somebody did tell Savio to ease up on the nerve holds, that’s why he only did 5.
Been looking forward to this all day
Same
He told Sunny;
"My name is Pillman, I'm not the Pill Man"
This match between undertaker & mankind was featured in one of the undertakers “best of” DVD’s
I loved this era of superstar themed PPVs, and if the In Your House PPVs!
Brian said he's gonna show Sunny his...Pillman 9mm. 😔 I'll show myself out.
Brain was telling sunny that he just got all his scripts filled
Brian Pillman was telling Sunny about the glories of Glacier
Pillman was probably asking sunny if she wanted to spend some shadey days with him??
I remember ordering the first in your house. My mom wouldn't let me order anymore afterwards.
Shame on your mom for depriving of ordering ppv during the greatest time in wrestling history
Taker vs Mankind should have main evented, PPVs don’t feel right when the world title match is in the mid card IMO
Undertaker's reaction to the fire could only mean one thing: GLACIER WILL MAKE HIS WWF DEBUT!
Brian to sunny: "I've got a bottle of little pillmans for you to swallow. "
Brian whispers to Sunny:
Yes, that is a 9mm in my pocket, and I am happy to see you!
Austin and Bret’s encounter was yup underrated as well, and enjoyed that too..
man 1997 to early 2001, for me those where some of the best years in wrestling, and I relive it anytime I choose to.
Thanks Bios as always man for these great uploads.
I think pillman was telling sunny, "Terri's not the only thing that can come between me and my Calvin Klein's"
So if you're defending your title you can just poke the ref in the eyes, get disqualified and keep your belt.
Fit Finlay has done a superb job with this channel 👏🏽
Everyone loves a good chin lock!!
Pillman to Sunny: ‘I’m the Loose Cannon. Play your cards right and I’ll let my cannon loose.’
I love the chin lock jokes. He even makes himself laugh, which makes me laugh even harder.
Same here! I hear it and giggle myself
That Mankind table bump always perplexed me.
This is such a good channel
WWF in 1997 was one of the best & most fun years to watch!! I could seriously watch Stone Cold vs Bret Hart/Hart Foundation feud over & over and never get sick of seeing it. 1998 & 1999 were good too, but 1997 was the start of one of the best Era's in wrestling!!!
I always forget about this match because I thought Taker's first defense was against Austin. Turns out that is next month.
And the perplexing look he gives after lighting the flame was BRILLIANT subtle storytelling and foreshadowing.
Pillman says:
"Prepare to be pillmanized"
Man i love when these classics get recommended again. Its either watch or be watchen
Thundering jaysus you've been churning out some of the best classic wrestling content on all of UA-cam for a year and a half straight. Just like some Monday nights were better than others, we can consume lesser content while you're busy. Take a break lad, take care of your business. We'll be here, as will you.
WOW!! This was the first live Wrestling event I ever saw, and my home-made banner made the PPV Pre-Show! (I have it somewhere on VHS but I dont think it made the digital replay edition on WWE Network)
So pumped you did this one!
I would actually watch your videos than a modern WWE PPV.
Top work as always, sir.
Please take as much time as you need. Hope everything works out for you!
Was called revenge of the Taker and he wasn't in the main event man poor guy
Pillman to Sunny
"I've got an 8 ball of yay, if you give me some Sunny days."
Pillman asked Sunny if she wants to fire his Loose Cannon
"THAT'S GOTTA BE.... THAT'S GOTTA BE Knox County, Tennessee Mayor Glenn Jacobs!!!!"
This right here is my favourite undertaker vs mankind match hands down
15:47 the fan in the blue shirt’s facepalm after the billy gunn flair flop is wild lmaooo
16:45 or so, does anyone else recognize the background music from No Mercy N64?? This is why everyone loves Wrestling Bios, he thinks of everything!!
Brets the only wrestler that Steve Austin never pinned or made submit (Steve even says this) however if the screwjob hadn't of happened he would have finally gotten that pinfall win at wm 14 that was the original wm 14 main event idea.
A DBS chinlock on PPV and in a tag match WBs your giving us an early Christmas sir! Enjoy your hiatus for the move sir! 😎👍
Hope all is well in your real life definitely gonna miss these uploads but I know you'll be blessing us with content from time to time thank you so much for all the wonderful work you put forward