“I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE I’M GOIN’” wasn’t one of Savage’s better catchphrases.
@ReinEngel5 ай бұрын
He's going to get there in fifteen minutes, though. Who are you to doubt El Randy?
@jeffupton87995 ай бұрын
It doesn't top "What is that...some kind of biiiiiird?!"
@BigBadJerryRogers5 ай бұрын
Not knowing where you're going, or where you've been sounds like madness to me, brah. Just get really mad about it and you've got Macho Madness.
@tempestfennac96875 ай бұрын
@@jeffupton8799 When did he say that?
@justinperry84455 ай бұрын
hardly a catchphrase
@jamesbounds5 ай бұрын
A bonus Relieving The War episode is always a nice treat.
@mavis11085 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, and it was a decent Thunder at a time when they weren’t very often to say the least
@17thN.O5 ай бұрын
F'n right!! I used to watch Thunder every week even at this time. Sometimes it was good, other times it was ridiculous, but I was watched it tho.
@givemebackmypurse.68945 ай бұрын
Smackdown starts soon.
@jamesbounds5 ай бұрын
@@givemebackmypurse.6894 Yep after Summer Slam if I remember correctly.
@michaelgartner44545 ай бұрын
Word
@AguilaDeOnix855 ай бұрын
"I don't even know where I'm going" is one of the most prophetic lines for a dying promotion ever spoken.
@01kilik105 ай бұрын
Few people know that Goldberg originally used the chin lock as his finisher. He had to switch to the jackhammer when Hogan said "That doesn't work for me, brother".
@phillyphi125 ай бұрын
You’re gonna have your work cut out for you for the first 6-12 weeks of Smackdown. To get the show over at the very beginning, they made it as good or better than Raw most weeks. McMahon comes back on screen and wins the WWE title, Triple H fights 5 matches in one night, buried alive match where an ambulance gets crushed, Rock faces Triple H and gets super kicked by special guest referee HBK. It was crazy!
@mavis11085 ай бұрын
Smack down’s halcyon days, they were excellent indeed
@zlinedavid5 ай бұрын
Back when it was a show and not a “brand”. 🙄
@kylereece19795 ай бұрын
My favourite episode of Smackdown was when Arnie arrived on it to promote the End of Days movie. His commentary during the final match, and then lending hand to Stone Cold the chair to smack The Rock is amazing. And when Michael Cole loses it as Arnie "takes out Triple H" is utterly incredible.
@whyequalswhat5 ай бұрын
@@zlinedavidits still a show. You’re annoyed at nothing
@ajk5 ай бұрын
Also......Taker quits on same episode Trips fights 5 times, leading to American Badass transformation a bit later.
@bigpoppajersh5 ай бұрын
All Bomus RTW episode are a treat.
@ctwwtc87615 ай бұрын
With less then 2 years of the war. The more bonus eps the better
@jeffupton87995 ай бұрын
I know, i wonder what he's going to do after its done theres always a ecw retrospective or he could start getting into TNA but Marky123 is already doing a great job on that one
@smac9195 ай бұрын
@@jeffupton8799Smackdown early years.
@jeffupton87995 ай бұрын
@@smac919 yea theres that to, i guess he could do a thunder vs smackdown since they both were on thursdays, but damn that thunder content would be hard to sit through
@linkvagar23365 ай бұрын
The Jersey Triad was hands down the best thing in WCW around this period
@smac9195 ай бұрын
That’s one of the only things I even remember from this period.
@MrBeardsley5 ай бұрын
More Reliving the War content? Hell yes!
@Kuudere-Kun5 ай бұрын
The last Smackdown right before Unforgiven 99 is one I remember more vividly then most. HHH having 5 matches in one night was a fun story arc. And of course it will feature the return of a certain RLTW main character.
@BOABModels5 ай бұрын
Macho Man should be glad with 15 minutes! He only gave Spider-Man 3 minutes! "3 minutes of 'play time'!"
@zlinedavid5 ай бұрын
Booooooooonesaw is rrrrrreeeeeeaaaaddddyyyyy!!
@BORRRK5 ай бұрын
@@zlinedavid HEY FREAK SHOW! YOU AIN'T GOIN' *NOOOOWHERE*
@TheBandit025Nova5 ай бұрын
@@BORRRKThat’s an cute outfit did your husband give it to you
@gatchywatchyentertainmentb20905 ай бұрын
@@TheBandit025NovaOoh faced! Wait wrong movie.
@GreatWhiteHope5 ай бұрын
We need all Smackdown/Thunder episodes
@the_ktb5 ай бұрын
Dirty Dom was the real MVP of WCW, they went under because he got so much heat, that people stopped watching. Please don't argue, this is the only truth.
@deanhooper36415 ай бұрын
That elbow from DDP should be called the Jersey Bang.
@michaelaburns7345 ай бұрын
WCW Thunder and WWF Smackdown Special Episodes are a special treat.
@TehBuzz5 ай бұрын
As feed back I’d just like to say that this is currently my favourite series on KZfaq and I honestly can’t get enough of it. More and more bonus episodes would never get old to me. I’d happily watch you review all four shows on a weekly basis, but I’ll not ask for too much! 😅 I’m currently catching up with these episodes from the beginning whilst watching the latest episode weekly. I’m just about to begin Breakdown 98, so I’ll shortly be looking for more and more content.
@17thN.O5 ай бұрын
Same here. RTW really makes my day when it drops. Great work and thank you Wrestling Bios!!
@Killer-Kron5 ай бұрын
Yes please! It needs to happen, maybe once he starts reviewing Smackdown he can create another series. Sunday Night Blues? Lol
@AFMountaineer20005 ай бұрын
I'll always say yes to more Wrestling Bios content
@SpiritSoaring135 ай бұрын
1:00...Mate, any video you put out is one the vast majority of us are going to want. Your work actually goes beyond simply Reliving the War; you help us escape and remind us of simpler (maybe even better, for some) days and times.
@skullwolfsteam5 ай бұрын
smackdown!? YES YES YES YES give us the rocks show! we need more of that!
@kidthorazine5 ай бұрын
Yeah I suspect that will be necessary for a while, because I remember that for the first few months of it being a regular TV show they actually advanced major story-lines on it, before it really settled into being the B show.
@timothymattson53695 ай бұрын
Surely this show was named after the most powerful magic spell in Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link.
@gatchywatchyentertainmentb20905 ай бұрын
Or, or- that which comes before Lightning.
@AquamentusLives5 ай бұрын
Wait, I read it as Blunder first and got EXTRA excited 😂
@jaystreet465 ай бұрын
Way to date yourself. And remind me of my age
@linkvagar23365 ай бұрын
@@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090 You know thunder comes after lightning, not before. Right?
@gatchywatchyentertainmentb20905 ай бұрын
@@linkvagar2336 Yeah, Just making a joke.
@Jsl_5165 ай бұрын
Thank you WB for this random bonus episode because I never even knew that Savage phone call segment existed. Absolute gold
@Steeldragon4935 ай бұрын
I hope you cover the October 13th episode, it's the one where Kevin Nash is on commentary and he hams it up so much
@tommyfraz.5 ай бұрын
I’m truly happy we live in a time that we have someone like WB, that is acting as a modern wrestling historian. He truly deserves the respect and love from the business.
@alazmatfilms5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you're doing this. Thunder and Smackdown had some notable and memorable matches. I feel like the Monday Night Wars wouldn be incomplete without making mentions of events in these shows.
@AFCManUk5 ай бұрын
This is a great idea. There were some absolute classic Smackdown episodes, especially during 2000/2001. Think Stone Cold and Booker T in the supermarket 🤣🤣
@WidSilson5 ай бұрын
"Price check on Jackass!"
@BOABModels5 ай бұрын
Will that be covered though? It's after the demise of WCW
@labbaby1895 ай бұрын
Unfortunately that's after the war. I think he did the Invasion already, other I would've suggested him do an epilogue series. A lot of important things happened after the war that impacted wrestling... Jeff Jarrett getting fired and starting TNA, Heyman starting his on screen character run after ECW folded, Austin walking out (he also covered this), HHH getting injured and his comeback after, Jericho merging both titles, the SmackDown Six being half ex WCW guys, etc.
@BOABModels5 ай бұрын
Incidentally, Maven just did a chat with Booker T about that very event on his channel.
@Kindaserious3655 ай бұрын
Go to mavens page. He had Booker T on his channel a couple days ago and they broke down that segment
@Biffo3165 ай бұрын
Nash: gimme back the world title belt Sid: that doesn't work for me brother. Sid channeling his inner hulkster. Creative control control running wild
@carlcouture10235 ай бұрын
Episodes like this are why I still kinda liked WCW in the downfall years. You still had luchadors and good midcard matches. It also felt like the story going on with Macho and Nash made sense. The swerve of it being Torrie worked better than 95% of WCW swerves and made me interested in what was coming next. I even thought the main event was OK. Certainly better than the half baked things we've seen on Nitro lately.
@gildartswinters49845 ай бұрын
Great idea, man. Great idea. These episodes provide context to larger storylines, and that. Some of these Thunder-Smackdown episodes are important to what is happening in the larger picture.
@donypaddy68595 ай бұрын
That Savage Nash segment felt like a Russo thing to do funny thing is Russo ain't even there yet Savage constantly swearing gets me.😂
@LGBrandonWhoopWhoop5 ай бұрын
I love the idea of Smackdowns and Thunders that are integral to the stories of Raw and Nitro having their own videos. Especially at the very end of 1999 with Thunder/Nitro when the things that happened on Thunder actually affected Nitro.
@PhilBertran5 ай бұрын
I love bonus episodes! More please and thank you.
@yoholmes2735 ай бұрын
"YOU CAN'T HANDLE the MADNESSSSSSSS" - Macho
@Dr_12125 ай бұрын
As a wrestling fan in his 30.s who grew up watching WCW thunder was good when it started out 👍🤷♂️
@17thN.O5 ай бұрын
Agreed. I watched it every week.
@Dr_12125 ай бұрын
@@17thN.O 😎👍
@brettrossi0345 ай бұрын
Bonus??? Thanks buddy ❤ you're too kind to us
@YaboiiB1gJ1uice5 ай бұрын
Reliving the War has been a way for me to experience it. I got into wrestling in the late 2000s so any content covering this time is a must watch for me.
@HereticalKitsune5 ай бұрын
More RTW? Yes, please! If it doesn't stress you too much, I am all for it!
@Nickzstuff5 ай бұрын
Rtw on a Sunday. We’re spoiled
@Noddy875 ай бұрын
Courage the Cowardly Dog followed by WCW Nitro (Friday) and WCW Thunder (Saturday).... weekend sorted
@TheBandit025Nova5 ай бұрын
Return the slab
@JStorm90TV5 ай бұрын
Or suffer my curse
@Deadneckdave5 ай бұрын
Love the idea of Thunder and Smackdown being included in the Reliving The War series. As always, I massively appreciate the amount of work you put into this channel. Mental that we're 190 and a half episodes in! Keep it up, can't wait for Tuesday's upload!
@travismiller43205 ай бұрын
Getting close to a countdown clock debuting and a certain governor showing up for Summerslam…can’t wait
@alaskanatomchild88015 ай бұрын
This was great, PLEASE do more Thunder/Smackdown episodes! There's some real hidden gems on Thunder as you've discovered. And man, that Savage/Nash stuff had me rolling!
@330wiz75 ай бұрын
Do i want bonus episodes of RTW????? ABSOLUTELY YES I DO!!!!!
@jorgevargas13685 ай бұрын
Bonus epsodoes get my competitive juices flowing
@Abraxaspowerhour5 ай бұрын
I used to watch thunder with my dad, and I remember this one because I made a crack at how Macho Man was confused about directions cause of his age... And that my Dad also had problems with directions because of his age.... Ya kinda had to be there....
@markbrandon2355 ай бұрын
We always enjoy seeing your videos! It’s the only wcw-wwe videos I watch on KZfaq. You’re the best!
@mattlewis88895 ай бұрын
I'll take all the RTW I can get.
@Cyklopz0075 ай бұрын
Thunder is my favourite wrestling show. ⚡ Man that remix at the end is fire too btw.
@borobinson70055 ай бұрын
That's how macho man talked on the phone no matter who he was talking to 😹
@jediknightmark35995 ай бұрын
I wasn't watching WCW much in 99, but for some reason I watched this episode of Thunder. I remembered the segment with fake Sting hitting Nash with the bat and the match between Buff and Rick Steiner. Thanks for the nostalgia trip.
@thomasmeehan45815 ай бұрын
Greatest series on KZfaq. Thank you for all your hard work!
@jpanic13825 ай бұрын
I was there and the best part of that night was probably the two Eddie matches and the crowd being so hot for him with this being his comeback from injury.
@Jesusisafriendofmine5 ай бұрын
Love how you've given yourself more work cause you love what you do, thank you so much for the content dude 👍
@SouradeepSBK2 ай бұрын
I am a simple man, I see La Parka, I click and drop a Like. Feel like he was underutilized on Nitro. Mainly featured in large cruiserweight matches alongside others, but this guy could work (still does). Mainly wanted to check this video out for him.
@lja81875 ай бұрын
Can never be enough Wrestling Bios videos.
@WarmasterMoloch5 ай бұрын
If you're not sure why you're enjoying it more than Nitro, I can sum it up thus: 1. No NWO B-team. 2. No Ric Flair and Roddy Piper nonsense. 3. Fewer promos used as filler. 4. Really good in-ring talent, used well. 5. Outside the ring narrative used to provide breaks in the action, rather than overshadow it. Wrestling done right, basically. Ironic that WCW still had a clue how to put on a good show, but only on their B-show, while they still insisted on drowning the main show in trash.
@robmason57995 ай бұрын
Love what your doing it makes me so happy and a bonus and having thunder is awesome keep it up. Reliving the war reminds me of my dad and I watching every week. He passed a couple years ago and we were watching nitro and raw here and there. These videos makes me think of my dad so much so thank you
@JDJohnDorian5 ай бұрын
I know logistically it’d be a bit of a nightmare to do both regular reliving the war and Thunder/SmackDown episodes every week but I’d absolutely love it as I’m sure a lot of other people would
@sukanyacole18825 ай бұрын
The back and forth between Nash and Savage was actually pretty hilarious I must have missed that at the time
@PresidentClambake5 ай бұрын
Its like a hidden bonus track!
@AMP3083official4 ай бұрын
10:25 - When a video game unexpectedly throws a time limit at you.
@efu7074 ай бұрын
underrated comment right there.
@DMForever15 ай бұрын
Be careful crossing Blackman at wrestlecon! I’ll be there so I got your back, just from a distance
@Comrade-Corvid5 ай бұрын
I did it!!! I've finally caught up after months of binging my way through the series!! Thank you so much for so many hours of entertainment! I'm looking forward to the rest of the journey!
@dwightconway40725 ай бұрын
Definitely enjoy. Great idea. Thank you WB
@devyndowling6895 ай бұрын
Love Reliving the War!! Bonus episodes are just an extra treat!
@TreFKennedy5 ай бұрын
I’m here for smackdown episodes
@gumdeo5 ай бұрын
Macho was the only wrestler who was entertaining just by existing.
@loboneiner10345 ай бұрын
That's good to hear cause several Thunders and Smackdowns had big implications
@straingedays5 ай бұрын
Thunder on RTW, is a double bonus as it never aired in my country. Found a few episode here & there but nothing beats seeing one here in context between the Monday Wars.
@stevefromyellowstone79115 ай бұрын
These videos really come in clutch when I’m in a dark place. Thank you for helping me. Dude doesn’t realize he’s a lot of people’s therapist
@comfortablynumblbg5 ай бұрын
Thanks Wrestling Bios! Thunder is what I got to watch more so than nitro when I was a child!
@danielhubartt47335 ай бұрын
Man everytime u come up with a new video idea it makes me so happy. Knowing that more new content is coming makes me feel like a kid knowing a big event is coming up. I've even been going back and watching old episodes of reliving the war and now I get that naustalgic feeling from ur work. Going back and hearing all the inside jokes for the first time again makes me an animal.... an animal... just waiting on my smokey got the jam shirts for me and my 7 year old.
@aka_angrygoose58095 ай бұрын
More episodes are always welcome
@ReignofIndepence5 ай бұрын
Oh dude Macho being macho was such good stuff. I could watch this dude pay taxes and be entertained
@michaelvanderworken49875 ай бұрын
Could you just imagine driving down the street one night and seeing an overly jacked up Macho Man screaming "LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT!!" Man I miss the 90s 😂😂
@tavanium5 ай бұрын
Hell yes! Nice surprise indeed. Thank you Wrestling Bios for the constant flow of quality.
@johnmeehan64445 ай бұрын
Man the Randy Savage stuff is golden!
@jasbas4594 ай бұрын
The funniest part of the Savage Nash promo was them talking about a payphone. 😂 I miss pay phones!
@Saddison015 ай бұрын
I look forward to you covering the Thunder in September/October thats Kevin Nash's last show as booker, featuring the main event of Lex Luger & Rick Steiner vs Buff Bagwell & La Parka
@namikstudios5 ай бұрын
Thunder is the most underrated wrestling show in history. The 1998 season in particular is exceptionally good. Makes sense to cover big Thunder and Smackdown episodes - Vince McMahon gives himself his own world title soon on Smackdown, devaluing the WWE World Title for all time, so that's one you'll need to cover.
@williehill475 ай бұрын
1:35. My jam 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
@crashkid30005 ай бұрын
Macho Man really was playing a GTA mission tonight, including the tutorial for the mini map
@paulklein29405 ай бұрын
Thanks for putting in the work for all fans of RTW. Random Thunder and Smackdown videos? Yes please!
@TG54555 ай бұрын
Two thumbs up for the bonus episode idea because it's a great way to expand and extend the series. 😊
@robertwarf33165 ай бұрын
Best series on KZfaq. I always watched thunder and Smackdown. But I also always watched Saturday Night, Worldwide, Heat, Velocity, etc.
@heisensaul55385 ай бұрын
what you are doing for Thunder and Smackdown is perfect. The majority of them don't need to be covered as they are just glorified recap shows, but it would be fun to see an episode of them here and there, just to check in and maybe give a little extra context to Raw/Nitro. Also, the more notable episodes like Arquette winning the world title should be covered for this series. Can't wait for that :)
@Stamatos5 ай бұрын
I always liked Thunder. I remember it as less of the ongoing story and more wrestling. I liked seeing the less popular guys and I remember it having more wrestling to story ratio than RAW or Nitro.
@UndertakerNeverDies5 ай бұрын
I may be in the minority with this and I realize Thunder was forced upon WCW by the network but I genuinely think Thunder is an underrated show. There’s a lot of hidden gem of shows and matches that fly under the radar because Thunder has a negative reputation in hindsight. Also good luck Wrestling Bios determining which Smackdown shows to cover as bonus episodes because I feel like Smackdown added to whatever was going on on Raw. So I feel like even if you’re not gonna cover every Smackdown as bonus episodes you’re probably still gonna have to reference them when you do the usual Reliving the War episodes.
@OreoBrewer5 ай бұрын
I’m willing to bet there’s gonna be @ least 15 bonus episodes after this one.
@supremelebowski27125 ай бұрын
What an awesome surprise! Love the idea for bonus episodes!
@awolfinthemist24975 ай бұрын
A bonus video?! Well this makes me day a lot better
@srichardf5 ай бұрын
We're at the point in the war where Eric Bischoff was trying to get rock bands in for mini-concerts in an attempted to turn the ratings around. He'd book KISS about a month later.
@michaelhannell40835 ай бұрын
Of course we want more thunder and smackdown on reliving the war. It was also awkward going to life thunder shows bc you got 2 thunder episodes on was aired live then the second one was recorded for the following week. That's one reason with nitro/thunder episode sorry lines got weird
@namikstudios5 ай бұрын
Thunder's intro in 2000 is easily the best intro to any wrestling show in history. Why? Slayer - Here Comes The Pain!
@sugarraygames95674 ай бұрын
Love the bonus episode thank you brother as always great work
@Cableguy155 ай бұрын
Love that Thunder gets its own RTW theming like at 5:05 and 6:56. Looks very clean.
@nicktaylor26575 ай бұрын
If Rey knew Dominick would cost him a match in 2024;he would take back his shout out even though he was a child 😊
@Cyklopz0075 ай бұрын
Macho doesn't know where he's going because he's wearing his sunglasses at night 😂 😎💪
@matthewnunley17755 ай бұрын
More reliving the war is very welcome
@mattberg53155 ай бұрын
Another Thursday - Another episode of the best episodic wrestling show on KZfaq! Thank you for your work!
@razorblademask5 ай бұрын
Y'know what honestly as a kid I enjoyed thunder. It had that underdog feel to it. Also The Chimp Channel usually followed and I was a big fan 🤣