Some excellent conversation this week on many topics ongoing in the world of the Monday Night War. Ric Flair vs. Eddy Guerrero in a TV Match of the Year Candidate! Lex Luger takes his first table bump… ON THE CONCRETE! Barbarian launches Sting into orbit. Blood is still Running Cold. The Mero/Bischoff Saga concludes. Slamboree 96 is in the books and what a mess it was. DDP = Battle Bowl Champion. Nitro going to 2 Hours, & more!
Then, up “north”, Hall & Nash leave the WWF, but not without drama. Warrior Man and his DESTRUCITY. Lots of new hires and lots of BAD gimmicks. The Kliq put on a solid match when HBK meets HHH. Bulldog & Shawn in a Beach Brawl! Goldust fondles Taker. Newww Tag Champs. Mr. Perfect gets involved. Stone Cold & Savio Vega prepare for War. Mankind hilariously attacks Undertaker. And our very first wrestling Restraining Order?
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Monday Warfare: The Battles Within – Episode 19 (5/13 & 5/20/96)
- Nitro expanding to TWO HOURS!
- Eric Bischoff calls Bull$h*t on Dave Meltzer’s scheduling claims
- Blood Runs Cold theories
- DDP has a new benefactor
- What once was old is new again… Savage vs. Flair
- The Marc Mero/Eric Bischoff saga comes to a conclusion
- It’s the final 60-Minute edition of Nitro!
- Lex Luger goes camping
- The Steiners face Public Enemy
- Chris Benoit vs. “Squire” David Taylor
- Mongo has a chat with the Macho Man
- OUR WORLD IS ABOUT TO CHANGE… BLOOD RUNS COLD!
- Battle of the Heels: RIC FLAIR VS. VK WALLSTREET
- The Nature Boy takes a trip to the VIP Table with his ladies
- WCW Champion The Giant defends against Lex Luger
- Lex Luger takes a Chokeslam to hell!
- Silly Meltzer says men will resent HBK because he’s good in bed? WTF?
- European Tour Shenanigans Galore, Sunny sent home, Bret Hart questions his future
- The Kliq live up to their adolescent behavior
- Hall & Nash try themselves on the way out the door
- NEW TALENT, BAD GIMMICKS = Salvatore Sincere, Freddie Joe Floyd, TL Hopper, The Pug, The Goon, and WHO???
- Sunny = Trash?
- Ahmed Johnson battles the Tag Team Champion Body Donnas
- Vader meets the Dumpster
- Goldust fondles the Undertaker
- Man O’War eats a Bradshaw Clothesline from hell, as I wake up my dog
- Bulldog brawls with HBK on the beach
- WWF Champion Shawn Michaels faces Kliq member HHH
- Mr. Perfect teases a return?
- Vince McMahon taunts the Bulldog while promoting sexual harassment
- Slamboree 96 is in the books, and what a mess it was
- Special 90-Minute edition
- Mongo & Pepe leave the program
- Kevin Greene joins WCW
- The Steiners vs. Scott Norton & Ice Train – THE REMATCH!
- Garrett Bischoff sighting!
- RIC FLAIR VS. EDDY GUERRERO in a hell of a 20-minute match!
- Ric Flair talks Mongo and the Macho Man
- WCW Tag Champs Sting & Lex Luger vs. The Barbarian & Meng
- The Barbarian LAUNCHES Sting off the top in an overhead belly to belly nearly 18 feet across the ring, It has to be seen!!!
- The Macho Man is banned from the building, but will that stop him?
- Blood, still running Cold…
- Battle Bowl Winner – DDP takes on Brad Armstrong
- Slamboree becomes irrelevant when DDP has his WCW title shot revoked
- WCW Champion The Giant defends against Arn Anderson
- NITRO GOES TO 2 HOURS NEXT WEEK!
WWF NEWS (02:11:03)
- “WARRIOR MAN HERE” – The Ultimate Warrior turns over a new leaf?
- Yokozuna weight loss?
- Newwww WWF Tag Team Champions at MSG
- The infamous Kliq Curtain Call goes down
- Scott Hall playing politics
- Razor Ramon & Diesel – OIfficially GONE from the WWF!
- The 1-2-3 Kid having issues?
- It’s the go-home to IYH “Beware of Dog”
- “Wildman” Marc Mero faces “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
- Savio Vega puts a whipping on Stone Cold
- Ahmed Johnson, Kuwaiti Savior?
- The Ultimate Warrior Comic Book is launched, and more DESTRUCITY
- Savio Vega meets the 1-2-3 Kid
- Steve Austin & Ted Dibiase humiliate Savio Vega
- The Godwinns win the tag straps
- Paul Bearer talks the Taker/Goldust Casket Match
- Mankind attacks The Undertaker in hilarious fashion!
- Gorilla Monsoon settles a Restraining Order
- Shawn Michaels joins commentary, but that doesn’t keep Diana Smith away!
- The British Bulldog takes on Jake “The Snake” Roberts in one of the worst matches in Raw history.