Raw vs Nitro - Reliving The War

WWF Raw is not on the air this week, so WCW Nitro has an unopposed week. WCW try to capitilize by putting on a Lex Luger vs Randy Savage main event. Sting makes an appearance and he confronts Eric Bischoff, and new US and TV champions Steve McMichael and Alex Wright are in action. 

On WWF Raw, Shawn Michaels says he has an insurance policy in place for his match against Mankind. Not only that, HBK gets assistance from another 2 unexpected superstars during the main event. This all leads to the creation of the D-Generation X stable. The Patriot gets featured heavily on this week's Raw too, and twice he gets beaten up by Bret Hart and the Hart Foundation. On WCW Nitro Lex Luge...

A Special 3-hour episode of Monday Nitro sees Lex Luger get a shot at Hollywood Hulk Hogan's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The Steiner Brothers reveal their new manager, and Diamond Dallas Page goes to war with Nature Boy Ric Flair. On WWF Raw is War, new WWF Champion Bret Hart finds out his In Your House: Ground Zero opponent. Shawn Michaels lets the fans know what he thinks of them while t...

WWF Raw is War is back in the United States and Bret Hart has a few things to say to the fans it Pittsburgh. Steve Austin and Dude Love defend the tag team championships, and Davey Boy Smith challenges Ken Shamrock to an arm wrestling competition. On WCW Nitro, it's announced that Lex Luger will get his WCW Championship match early. Luger vs Hogan will take place next week during the 100th episode...

WCW Nitro is on a Tuesday Night this week, so no head to head battle took place. On Nitro, Hollywood Hogan answers Lex Luger's challenge for Road Wild. Booker T takes on Buff Bagwell, Hector Guerrero battles brother Eddie, and The Outsiders wrestle in the main event against Ric Flair and Chris Benoit. WWF Raw comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia and the crowd in attendance is behind Bret Hart and The H...

WCW gets ready for Bash at the Beach 1997 with their final Nitro before the event. Roddy Piper confronts Ric Flair, DDP surprises Macho Man Randy Savage, and Hollywood Hogan is in attendance and he has a message for The Giant and Lex Luger. WWF Raw is War comes from Edmonton, Alberta and the Canadian fans give The Hart Foundation another great reaction following their Canadian Stampede victory. Br...

The impact player makes his debut on Nitro, but that's not the only big debut that happens on WCW's flagship show. Rey Mysterio challenges Kevin Nash, The Steiners want a shot at the tag team titles, and Jeff Jarrett gets a surprise from Ric Flair and the other Horsemen. On WWF Raw, Paul Bearer finally reveals The Undertaker's dark secret, Owen and Davey take on The Headbangers, and Stone Cold Ste...

This week, Raw comes from Detroit, MI while Nitro comes live from Macon, GA. On WWF Raw is War, Ahmed Johnson explains why he joined The Nation of Domination. The very first WWF televised triple threat match takes place when Owen Hart defends his IC title against Goldust and Triple H, and The Undertaker is forced to team up with Vader in the main event. On Nitro, Kimberly Page has got DDP a match...

The night after WCW Great American Bash 1997. Ric Flair gets the oppurtunity to explain why he didn't return for the tag match at the pay per view, Harlem Heat take on The Amazing French Canadians, and Hollywood Hogan says he and Dennis Rodman want to fight Lex Luger and The Giant live on Nitro. On WWF Raw, a tag team tournament begins where the winners will face Steve Austin and his new tag team...

The night after King of the Ring 1997. Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels have been sent home due to a backstage fight, so Raw goes through major creative changes hours before going live. Scheduled matches include Steve Austin vs Brian Pillman, Owen Hart vs Sycho Sid and British Bulldog vs Goldust. It's announced at the beginning of WCW Nitro that Hollywood Hogan must wrestle on the show as per orders f...

The 1997 King of the Ring pay per view goes through major changes when the Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels match gets cancelled. Stone Cold Steve Austin's match with Brian Pillman also gets cancelled and instead, it's decided that the WWF Tag Team Champions (HBK & Austin) will face eachother at the PPV. On Raw, the tag team have to defend their titles against The Legion of Doom. On Monday Nitro, S...

Hollywood Hogan is back on WCW Nitro and he's looking for Sting. Harlem Heat main event Nitro in a match against Jeff Jarrett and Steve McMichael, and Sonny Onoo reveals Masahiro Chono's nightmare. On Raw, Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin get a tag title shot against Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith, Triple H faces Rockabilly, and Rocky Maivia has a match against Flash Funk. Paul Bearer forces The Und...

This week's episode of WWF Raw features the infamous "Sunny Days" promo. While Bret Hart lays out a challenge for Shawn Michaels at the 1997 King of the Ring, HBK decides to take the low road with a comment that gets Bret a little heat at home. On WCW Nitro, Ric Flair is on form after his team won the Slamboree main event, but Syxx wants to face The Nature Boy in a singles match live on TNT. 

WCW gears up for Slamboree 1997 where Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx take on Ric Flair, Kevin Greene and Roddy Piper. On WWF Raw, Faarooq is named the number 1 contender for the WWF Championship, and he has some questions for Vince McMahon regarding the WWF and their lack of African American WWF champions. 

The Raw before In Your House: A Cold Day in Hell. Stone Cold Steve Austin battles The British Bulldog in the main event while over on Nitro, the nWo launch an attack on WCW to close the show. Matches this week include Glacier vs Lizmark Jr, Rey Mysterio vs Syxx, Crush running the Gauntlet and The Legion of Doom vs Furnas & Lafon. 

WCW Nitro goes back to a 60 minute format thanks to the NBA Playoffs, meaning WWF Raw has extra TV time for a few weeks in comparison to the wrestling on TNT. Ric Flair and Roddy Piper challenge the nWo to a fight on Monday Nitro while Chris Benoit goes to war with Steve Regal. Over on Raw, we have an important night for the Hart Foundation - Not only does a new member get revealed, but a big sing...

Bret Hart and Steve Austin's rivalry continues the night after "Revenge of the Taker". A street fight between The Rattlesnake and The Hitman leads to Hart getting injured, but it's the Hart Foundation who have the last laugh

Raw is in South Africa this week and the show is headlined by Ahmed Johnson vs Crush, Nitro is live from Philidelphia and the WCW monday night show is headlined by Lex Luger vs Kevin Nash... guess which show is better! With the WWF mere days before their "Revenge of the Taker" PPV, the company manage to flush their momentum down the toilet with one of the worst episodes of Raw of 1997. The questio...

It's the night after WCW Spring Stampede 1997 and Diamond Dallas Page makes it clear that his rivalry with Macho Man Randy Savage isn't over. Hollywood Hulk Hogan is at Nitro tonight and he confronts Kevin Nash about the recent problems Nash seems to have with the faction. Prince Iaukea defends the TV title against Ultimo Dragon, and the scheduled main event pits The Giant against Scotty Steiner....

Episode 77 of Reliving The War features the Raw after WrestleMania 13. Bret Hart wants to address WWF fans tonight after his victory over Stone Cold Steve Austin at Mania, and Bret doesn't hold back. Hart's heel turn gets completely confirmed when The Hitman announces to American wrestling fans that he doesn't respect them anymore. Elsewhere on Raw, The Undertaker finds out who his first challenge...

It's the night after WrestleMania 13 and Bret Hart has a lot to say on WWF Raw is War. The Hitman tells fans exactly how he feels while solidifying himself as the WWF's new top heel. The Undertaker finds out who the number 1 contender is for his newly won WWF championship, and Raw also features appearances from Sycho Sid, Shawn Michaels and Rocky Maivia. On Nitro, the nWo use their Uncensored rewa...

It's the night after WCW Uncensored 97 and the nWo are now calling the shots. The Outsiders decide they want to defend the tag titles on Nitro, so Nash and Hall are in action this week. Diamond Dallas Page vs Macho Man Randy Savage is made official this week, and the show is headlined by The Steiners vs Harlem Heat. It's also the Raw before WrestleMania 13 and a big steel cage match on Raw could p...

This week, Monday Night Raw completely changes. "Raw is War" makes it's debut on Monday Nights and the WWF have done a lot of work rebranding their flagship show. Sycho Sid and The Undertaker have to join forces to take on Sycho Sid and Mankind in the main event. Elsewhere on the show, Ken Shamrock cuts his first in-ring WWF promo when he's announced as the special guest referee for the WrestleMan...

Reliving The War takes a weekly look at the Monday Night Wars. Every week, we look at WWF Raw and WCW Nitro with the goal of watching EVERY episode to see who truly won the war. This week, the WWF are in Berlin, Germany. The company introduces a new title, The European Champion, and Davey Boy Smith vs Owen Hart will determine who becomes the inaugural Champion of Europe. Steve Austin cuts an excel...

ECW invades WWF Raw in the Manhattan Center this week as Paul E. Dangerously accepts Jerry Lawler's challenge. On Nitro, fans are left shocked when Sting picks a side in the WCW vs nWo war.