Monday Warfare: RAW vs. NITRO – Episode 13 (2/19 & 2/26/96)

Monday Warfare: RAW VS. NITRO Podcast

We close out the month of February in WCW with more crazy Brian Pillman stories, Hulk's revenge on Arn Anderson, the Booty Man arrives, Lex Luger is COMEDY GOLD, and there's even a Loch Ness sighting!

Then over in the WWF it's the fallout from IYH 6 on the Road to Wrestlemania, when Diesel and the Undertaker play mind games with each other, Yoko has his hands full with Camp Cornette, Roddy Piper announces the Mania 12 Main Event stipulations, Sunny gets skimpy, the Ringmaster gets "Stone Cold", Larry Fling Live makes its debut, the Ultimate Warrior returning?, and Goldust cuts a promo that unbelievably makes the air in ANY era as he wants to play Roddy's "Bagpipes"... And that's one of the LESS offensive things he says! WOW! Audio included! You've gotta listen!

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TIMESTAMPS below!

WCW NEWS (00:00:48)

• Crazy Brian Pillman gets himself "fired" from WCW and shows up at the ECW Arena!
• Chris Cruise blasts Gordon Solie
• "Mean" Mike Enos looks for a job

WCW Monday Nitro 2/19/96 (00:13:09)

• Hulk Hogan vs. Arn Anderson, the REMATCH! Hulk looks for revenge after being PINNED by Arn last week on Nitro.
• Alex Wright comes face to face with the Loch Ness Monster
• Can Brad Armstrong break the family curse when he takes on The Belfast Bruiser (Fit Finlay)?
• WCW Champion Ric Flair faces former Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage in Macho's return title bout.
• PLUS, it's the epic debut of the Booty, Booty, Booty, Booty, BOOTY MAN... BROTHER!

WWF In Your House VI Quick Results (00:34:07)

• We run down the quick results for WWF's In Your House VI "Rage in the Cage" PPV, featuring WWF Champion Bret Hart vs. Diesel in a Steel Cage! Which you can listen to in full as part of our Watch-Along Series over at https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopia . You can Subscribe to Patreon and our All-Access for only $5! Cancel at any time. New shows are added weekly, including all PPVs from the Monday Night War era. They make great complimentary pieces to this Podcast!

WWF Monday Night Raw 2/19/96 (00:36:18)

• Sunny on the Beach is a great way to start off any show
• Jeff Jarrett becomes the next casualty of the Ahmed effect!
• IC Champion Goldust battles Razor Ramon, as the feud continues. The Bad Guy says he wants Goldy's ass... Be careful what you wish for, Razor!
• Vader makes his mark on Barry Horowitz and poor Aldo Montoya
• It's President's Day, and Sunny has a message for us all
• The Ringmaster sports a new look, Shaved head and black trunks, as he battles Marty Jannetty. This is Marty's last hurrah as a singles wrestler before becoming the comedy goof with Leif Cassidy. This also marks the first time Vince McMahon refers to Steve Austin as being "Stone Cold".
• On the 8th Day, God created Mankind... Maybe he should have rested that day too!
• The Undertaker faces Tatanka
• Diesel chops down the Undertaker's resting place to play some mind games with the phenom
• Billionaire Ted on Larry Fling Live!
• Plus, THE ULLLLLTIMATE WARRIOR???

Plus, the Ratings continue to soar for both companies!

WCW Monday Nitro 2/26/96 (00:59:25)

• Sting faces Big Bubba as an angry granny in the front row tussles with the local police
• Lex Luger = Comedy Gold this week when he accepts the Road Warriors "Chicago Street Fight" challenge, then asks what the match is.
• Lex Luger battles the returning Renegade in a solid TV match
• More Lex Luger comedy ensues as he celebrates his win, only to scold manager Jimmy Hart for cheating when buddy Sting arrives. Lex goes so far as to offer Renegade the win in order to pacify the Stinger. GREAT STUFF from Lex this week!
• The Road Warriors take on Harlem Heat
• It's 1989 all over again when 3/4 of the SummerSlam '89 Main Event team up.. It's Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, and the Booty, Booty, BOOTY MAN... Brother, team up in 6-man action to take on Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Kevin Sullivan in the main event of the show.
• The Cruiserweights are sorely missed.

WWF NEWS (01:23:25)

• WWF begins a Tag Team Title Tournament. Razor Ramon and Savio Vega advance to the semi-finals but finds himself suspended by the WWF
• Roddy Piper and Razor Ramon have a confrontation to set up a Miami Streetfight between the Bad Guy & Goldust at WrestleMania, but this never makes air because again, Razor is suspended. This promo wouldn't make air for over 20 years before finally being added to the Hidden Gems section of the WWE Network!

WWF Monday Night Raw 2/26/96 (01:25:07)

• God Bless America! Sunny rocks a Stars & Stripes bikini that commands everyone to stand at attention!
• It's the DDT vs. the DDS, when Jake "The Snake" Roberts meets Dr. Isaac Yankem
• The fans continue to ask for the return of the Ultimate Warrior!
• Bob Holly tries his hand at Diesel
• The Undertaker takes his turn at playing mind games with Big Daddy Cool
• Ahmed Johnson battles the evil ninja, Shinobi
• Goldust calls in and recites a poem about Roddy Piper that shockingly didn't get Raw thrown off the air in ANY era! Audio included!
• Mankind introduces his pet rat, George!
• Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart gave a face to face, while WWF President Roddy Piper announces their fate at WrestleMania 12.
• Yokozuna meets the British Bulldog & Owen Hart in a handicap match, but Vader isn't too far behind. Who will aid Yoko in his crusade against Camp Cornette?
• This week, the Huckster and the Nacho Man join Larry Fling Live. The Huckster gets steel chair happy before Larry Fling puts him in his place with a women's high heel shoe! Size seven, no doubt!

Plus, Ratings reach an all-time high for both programs, when they combine for a 6.3 Rating, over 4 million homes! Not to mention that 9% of Americans who had access to these channels were watching RASSLIN!!! One in ten homes who had cable... CRAZY!