Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The War

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.

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...

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. Tonigh...

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...

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 Mys...

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 tea...

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...

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 time...

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 Ra...

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 ev...

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...

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...

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...

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 quali...

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)...

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 D...

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 to...

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 surpri...

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 S...

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...

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...

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...

WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw went head to head on 3.25.96. The WWF are just 6 days away from their historic WrestleMania XII pay per view where Bret Hart would face Shawn Michaels in a 60 minute marathon match, while WCW are one night removed from their Uncensored 96 PPV that featured the ill-fated Doomsday Cage match.  This week's episode of Raw puts a huge focus on WrestleMania 12 w...

World Championship Wrestling are one week away from their Uncensored 96 pay per view and a ton of last minute booking takes place on this episode of Nitro. "The Alliance to End Hulkamania" is properly formed this week, featuring the WCW return of Zeus and another character that got Turner Broadcasting in some hot water.  Over on Raw, the WWF are just 2 weeks away from WrestleMania XII where Bret H...

While the WWF are still heading towards their WrestleMania 12 show, WCW start promoting their Uncensored PPV a little more in this week's show. A Doomsday Cage Match will headline Uncensored featuring The Mega Powers vs nearly every heel in the world. This week the WWF give us Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Savio Vega, Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Savio Vega and a tag team main event featuring The Undert...