Monday Warfare: RAW vs. NITRO – Episode 19 (5/13 & 5/20/96) HBK vs. HHH

Monday Warfare: RAW VS. NITRO Podcast

The Monday Night War Begins to Heat Up!!!

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)

WCW NEWS

• 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

WCW Monday Nitro 5/13/96 (00:21:38)

• 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!

WWF NEWS (00:57:36)

• 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???

WWF Monday Night Raw 5/13/96 (01:09:35)

• 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

MORE WCW NEWS (01:37:59)

• Slamboree 96 is in the books, and what a mess it was

WCW Monday Nitro 5/20/96 (01:39:44)

• 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?

WWF Monday Night Raw 5/20/96 (02:18:15)

• 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.

All of that, plus we discuss Nitro's timeslot change during the NBA playoffs, the weekly TV ratings, who won, who lost, Nitro going 2-hours and so much more! Lots of great discussions this week, you won't want to miss this episode!