This week we have the results from In Your House: Buried Alive. The WWF Raw main event features a change, we were supposed to see Mr. Perfect vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley but because of an injury, Marc Mero decides to defend his IC title against the future King of Kings. Also on Raw, Bret "Hitman" Hart makes his return. WCW Nitro features Harlem Heat vs The American Males, Lex Luger vs Road Block, and The Fantastics have their final televised match against The Faces of Fear. Also, the Macho Man Ran...
Jun 03, 2021•30 min
This week's Raw vs Nitro battle takes place the week before In Your House: Buried Alive. The WWF put on a blockbuster main event; Shawn Michaels vs Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hunter Hearst Helmsley does battle with Freddie Joe Floyd while Mr. Perfect is on the lookout for Hunter's valet, and Vader opens up the show with a match against Phineas Godwinn. Over on TNT, WCW Nitro is live from the Mid-South Coliseum. Jeff Jarrett vs Hugh Morrus takes place and Jarrett gets a great ovation from the Memph...
May 27, 2021•32 min
WCW Nitro and WWF Raw go head to head in another battle of the Monday Night Wars. Ric Flair is scheduled to take on Macho Man Randy Savage in tonight's main event on Nitro, but a surprise from the nWo leaves WCW without a main event match. Chris Beniot does battle again with Rick Steiner in the semi-main spot, and Arn Anderson gets confident enough to attack Lex Luger during this episode of Nitro. Over on WWF Monday Night Raw, the "fake" Diesel wrestles a match with Marc Mero. Jim Cornette isn't...
May 20, 2021•30 min
The date is 9.30.96 and there's a Monday Night War going on. WWF Raw and WCW Nitro are going head to head for ratings supremacy, and the way things have been going lately, the WWF needs to seriously rethink their strategy. WCW Monday Nitro has been a consistently better show, and the TV ratings prove it. This week, the fake Razor Ramon (Rick Bognar) has a match with Savio Vega on WWF Raw. The main event features Shawn Michaels and Jose Lathario taking on Vader and Jim Cornette. WWF Raw also pres...
May 13, 2021•30 min
The date is 9.23.96 and it's the night after WWF In Your House: Mind Games. The WWF are presenting a live episode of Raw tonight, and a new Intercontinental Champion will get crowned when the IC Title Tournament comes an end. Faarooq vs Marc Mero opens up the show. Also, Jim Ross has promised to bring back Razor Ramon and Diesel, but it clearly wasn't the Razor Ramon we thought it was going to be. Over on Nitro, a lot of WCW Superstars have travelled to NJPW. This means those that are left behin...
May 06, 2021•35 min
After winning in the War Games match at Fall Brawl, the New World Order decide to announce yet another new member on this week's WCW Nitro. Sean Waltman, who worked as the 1-2-3 Kid in the WWF, has signed up with the nWo. Not only does Waltman show up on Nitro, but Glacier makes an appearance too. Over on the WWF side, the Intercontinental Title Tournament semi finals take place. Owen Hart vs Marc Mero & Faarooq vs Sycho Sid happen on Monday Night Raw, and Jim Ross is still telling WWF viewe...
Apr 29, 2021•39 min
This week's Reliving The War features the final build towards Fall Brawl 1996. Team WCW gets thrown into chaos when a member seemingly joins the nWo and things begin looking very bleak for World Championship Wrestling. Matches on Nitro include Lex Luger vs Rick Steiner, Rey Mysterio vs Billy Kidman and Randy Savage vs John Tenta. Over on WWF Raw, the Intercontinental Title tournament contiunes when Faarooq battles Savio Vega. The Stalker also makes his illustrious WWF debut, and our main event f...
Apr 22, 2021•29 min
Reliving The War continues this week with a special "Championship Friday" episode of Monday Night Raw. Shawn Michaels defends the WWF title against Goldust while other competitors participate in the IC title tournament (including Sid, Steve Austin and Hunter Hearst Helmsley). Over on WCW, it looks like the nWo are planning another attack on WCW. The Four Horsemen main event the show against the Dungeon of Doom, and things turn interesting when the 4th member of the New World Order gets revealed....
Apr 15, 2021•32 min
WCW Nitro is unopposed tonight as Raw jobs out to the US Open. This means WCW has a chance to capture some WWF viewers who are still searching for their wrestling fix. This week's episode of Monday Nitro includes more Fall Brawl 96 announcements, Sting & Luger vs Mongo & Benoit, Rey Mysterio vs Mr. JL, Chris Jericho's Nitro debut and insane promo skills from Rick & Scott Steiner.
Apr 08, 2021•28 min
This episode of Reliving The War covers WCW Nitro and WWF Raw from the 19th of August 1996 (the night after SummerSlam 1996). Another Monday Night War takes place as Raw and Nitro go head-to-head and this time, both the WWF and WCW are presenting fallout shows. WCW Clash of the Champions 33 took place a few days prior, and we are 1 night removed from SummerSlam 96. Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan was our main event for the Clash show while Shawn Michaels vs Vader main evented SummerSlam. This week's Nit...
Apr 01, 2021•38 min
The date is now 8.12.96, we are one night removed from WCW's Hog Wild 1996 pay per view yet the promotional work by Eric Bischoff and company doesn't stop tonight on Nitro. WCW presents Clash of the Champions 33 in just a few days time, and WCW has to scramble to get in some last minute advertising for the Clash special on TBS. Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair will main event Clash of the Champions. Tonight's Nitro main event, however, features the in-ring Nitro debut of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Over o...
Mar 25, 2021•34 min
The WWF are on the road to SummerSlam 1996. On today's broadcast, the next number 1 contender for the WWF Championship will get decided via a main event Battle Royal. 11 men will step into the ring to see who faces the WWF Champion the night after SummerSlam. Superstars included in the Battle Royal include Sycho Sid, Mankind, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Ahmed Johnson and Goldust. Over on TNT, the superstars of WCW have decided to provide their own security should the nWo make an appearan...
Mar 18, 2021•28 min
We are currently at 7.29.96, World Championship Wrestling’s Nitro show is live from Orlando, Florida while the WWF are showing more taped matches from Seattle, Washington. WCW are promoting their Hog Wild pay per view where Hulk Hogan will take on The Giant for the WCW Championship. The Outsiders are on Nitro this week and they are wrecking havoc backstage, this Nitro features the infamous Rey Mysterio “lawn dart” bump as Kevin Nash and Scott Hall completely turn WCW Nitro upside-down. Over on t...
Mar 11, 2021•34 min
It's another WWF vs WCW battle this week on Reliving The War as we continue looking at the entire Monday Night War on a weekly basis. It's 7.22.96 and it's the night after WWF In Your House: International Incident, there's a new number 1 contender for the WWF title and his name is Vader. The International Incident results are covered in today's video. This week's episode of Raw features a tag team main event, WWF Champion Shawn Michaels and Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson taking on the T...
Mar 04, 2021•31 min
We've reached 7.15.1996 and the WWF are only 6 days away from In Your House: International Incident. The main event will feature Camp Cornette taking on Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson and a returning Sycho Sid. Both Ahmed and Shawn have matches this week against Billy and Bart Gunn respectively, and we also have a Marc Mero vs T.L. Hopper match on WWF Raw. Over on Nitro, Hollywood Hulk Hogan makes his first WCW appearance after joining Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, and we see the first nWo promo on ...
Feb 25, 2021•26 min
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 just took place in Daytona Beach and the whole wrestling world is buzzing. The unthinkable happened at the pay per view, Hulk Hogan turned heel and he joined Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. This week's episode of Nitro, live from Orlando, looks at the entire Bash at the Beach fallout as a new era begins in World Championship Wrestling. To demonstrate how "behind with the times" the WWF truly were, Vince McMahon answer to the earth shattering Bash at the Beach show was to pu...
Feb 18, 2021•32 min
We are now just 6 days away from WCW Bash at the Beach 1996, the event that would make a huge change within World Championship Wrestling. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall are going to take on Sting, Lex Luger and Randy Savage but Hall and Nash also have a mystery third partner. The Outsiders make an appearance on this week's Nitro on TNT, and the hostile takeover nearly begins a little early. Over on Raw, the company are gearing up for In Your House 9 where Camp Cornette will do battle with Shawn Micha...
Feb 11, 2021•25 min
It’s June 24th 1996 and you have a decision to make, do you watch WCW Nitro or do you switch to the WWF channel? WCW Monday Nitro is live this week from Flair Country, Charlotte NC while WWF Raw comes live from Green Bay, WC. It’s the night after King of the Ring, and after Steve Austin gave his famous “Austin 3:16” speech, Stone Cold finds himself in the main event this week for the first time ever. The final match on Raw this week features Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Undertaker, two men who...
Feb 04, 2021•30 min
The WWF vs WCW Monday Night War continues in Wrestling Bios "Reliving The War"! It's 6.17.1996, the WWF is on the USA Network while WCW is live on TNT. We're one night removed from The Great American Bash 1996 and the big story coming out of the PPV was The Outsiders and Eric Bischoff segment. Bischoff announced that Hall and Nash's challenge had been accepted, and three guys from WCW will defend the company in a match against Hall, Nash and a mystery third man at the Bash at the Beach show. Vin...
Jan 28, 2021•31 min
With only one week to go until The Great American Bash, WCW continue to turn up the heat with the arrival of Scott Hall's "big surprise". Kevin Nash shows up on Nitro, and he's siding with Scott Hall in a quest to take over World Championship Wrestling. This episode of Nitro also includes a WCW Championship match featuring The Giant and Scott Norton, and the Tag Team Championships are also on the line in this week's main event. Over on the WWF channel things aren't looking so good. The company h...
Jan 21, 2021•28 min
Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro go head to head in another weekly battle for television ratings supremacy! The date is 6.3.1996, Raw is on the USA Network while Nitro is live over on TNT, and WCW is seriously turning up the heat with the recent debut of Scott Hall. While both Raw and Nitro are still a long way away from being the top rating TV shows that they would soon become, WCW Nitro is starting to show signs of greatness. Scott Hall appears towards the end of the show to announce a "b...
Jan 14, 2021•25 min
The WWF had a few issues with their In Your House: Beware of Dog pay per view. The lights in the arena got switched off due to a power outage, and also, the pay per view feed got cut off. On this week's episode of Raw, Vince McMahon promises to make things right with "Beware of Dog 2", the pay per view would air the night after Monday Night Raw. This week of episode features King of the Ring qualifying matches including Ahmed Johnson, Vader, The Ultimate Warrior and Goldust. While the WWF enviro...
Jan 07, 2021•31 min
It's 5.20.1996 and it's time to watch WCW Nitro and WWF Raw to see which show was really the best. This week's episode of Reliving The War marks the end of an era for World Championship Wrestling; not only is this the last Nitro broadcast to run under 2 hours, but this is also the calm before the storm... the final Nitro before Scott Hall's WCW return (leading to the eventual formation of the nWo). The whole Monday Night War was about to drastically change. Raw is showing taped matches from Siou...
Dec 31, 2020•28 min
We are just 6 days away from Slamboree 1996 where The Giant will defend the WCW Championship against Sting. Also at the Pay Per View, Randy Savage will be forced to team up with archnemesis Ric Flair in the Lethal Lottery tournament. This week’s Nitro features Ric Flair in action along with Lex Luger getting a WCW title shot. Over on Raw, the WWF are building towards the In Your House: Beware of Dog where The British Bulldog will challenge Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship. On this week’s ...
Dec 24, 2020•22 min
The date is 5.6.96 and it's time for another Monday Night TV ratings battle. WCW Nitro is live on TNT and WWF Raw is showing taped matches on the USA Network. Eric Bischoff and company are gearing towards Slamboree 96, a pay per view that will feature the Lethal Lottery / Lord of the Ring tournament while the WWF are getting prepared for In Your House: Beware of Dog. Which show will come out on top as we continue this series that aims to relive the entire Monday Night Wars? This week, The Undert...
Dec 17, 2020•25 min
WCW Nitro goes head to head with WWF Raw in another Monday Night television ratings battle! The date is 4.29.96, the WWF have been leading the way in the ratings recently as WCW hasn’t been building to anything significant on pay per view. This week, Nitro is taped. The WCW show also broadcasted 1 hour earlier than normal due to a NBA game airing on TNT. Eric Bishcoff and company have a big surprise in store this week though and it all goes down in the main event, Ric Flair vs The Giant for the ...
Dec 10, 2020•24 min
WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw went head to head on 4.22.1996 in a battle for ratings supremacy. Nitro aired live on TNT while Raw was pre-taped, airing on the USA Network. It's time to look at another action packed night of the Monday Night Wars! The WWF are days away from "In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies" where Big Daddy Cool Diesel tries to win the WWF Championship from Shawn Michaels. This episode of Raw features the finaly hype for IYH along with the promised Goldust ...
Dec 03, 2020•23 min
The WWF are gearing towards "In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies" which will feature a Shawn Michaels vs Diesel main event. Diesel explains why he turned his back on HBK on this episode of Raw. We also get an entertaining Intercontinental Championship match featuring Goldust and Savio Vega, and Stone Cold Steve Austin is in action. Over on WCW Nitro, Ric Flair and The Giant join forces to take on Sting and Lex Luger. Along with this, the Nasty Boys take on Public Enemy, and The Hulkster ...
Nov 26, 2020•23 min
Another special episode of Reliving The War this week as WWF Raw goes unopposed. WCW Monday Nitro was pre-empted on 4.8.96 so the WWF had a free night on the USA Network. Once again, the WWF would try to capitalize by presenting some of the biggest names in the company including Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Vader, Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart. This episode also features the Raw debut of The Ultimate Warrior, who made his return at WrestleMania 12. The WWF try to turn the Monday Night War in their fa...
Nov 19, 2020•15 min
The Raw after WrestleMania usually has a few surprises and 1996 was no exception. With WrestleMania XII all wrapped up, the WWF went into San Barnardino for Monday Night Raw and not only did we get the in-ring debut of Marc Mero (WCW's Johnny B. Badd), but Mankind also worked his very first TV match on this show. Mick Foley's Mankind character would become a huge part of the Monday Night War, and right from the get-go, Mankind made an impact. Over on the WCW side, Eric Bischoff and company were ...
Nov 12, 2020•27 min
