Monday Warfare: RAW vs. NITRO – Episode 11 (1/22 & 1/29/96)

Monday Warfare: RAW VS. NITRO Podcast

As we close out January 1996 it’s the fallout from the Royal Rumble and Clash 32. Randy Savage regains the WCW World Title, Sting & Luger win gold, the Road Warriors return to action after a 3 and a half year hiatus, Madusa takes out Sherri, and has hell frozen over???, because Ric Flair PINS Hulk Hogan!!!
Then to the WWF where Vader makes an auspicious debut and is indefinitely suspended 24 hours later when he takes out WWF President Gorilla Monsoon! Champion vs. Champion – Bret Hart battles Goldust, Shawn Michaels meets Yoko, Diesel battles Bulldog, there’s trouble in Camp Cornette, there are TWO Godwinns now?!?!, and Roddy Piper arrives as the NEW interim President of the WWF.
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WCW News (00:02:13)

• Iron Sheik comes to Center Stage looking for a job. Listen to Ray reenact his version of how that conversation went!
• Politics are played when Eric Bischoff has Johnny B. Badd jobs to the Giant in a mere 8 seconds

WCW Monday Nitro 1/22/96 (00:05:45)

• Live from Las Vegas, featuring TWO World Title changes!!!
• Konnan Arrives in WCW!
• The Macho Man regains the WCW World Title from Champion Ric Flair.
• The vulture Hulk Hogan quickly swoops in, taking credit for Macho’s win and demanding a title shot… Brother!
• Brian Pillman takes on Dean Malenko.
• Sting & Lex Luger win the WCW Tag Titles from Harlem Heat under suspicious circumstances. How will the Stinger react?
• U.S. Champion One Man Gang battles Hulk Hogan
• This show was more stacked than the Clash!

WWF Royal Rumble ’96 Quick Results (00:46:25)
We run down the quick results for the Rumble ‘96 PPV, which you can listen to in full as part of Episode #20 of the Wrestling Memory Grenade Podcast!

WWF Monday Night Raw 1/22/96 (00:49:50)

• We’re on the Road to WrestleManiaaaaaaa!
• Vader destroys Savio Vega in his Raw debut and goes on to attack officials, before being suspended indefinitely by WWF President Gorilla Monsoon.
• Includes Gorilla Monsoon being attacked and doing a stretcher job for Vader in an unforgettable segment from Raw history.
• Razor Ramon takes on HHH in a battle of the Kliq, with the 1-2-3 Kid treating The Bad Guy like a baby
• For “comedic purposes only”, it’s the final Billionaire Ted’s Rasslin’ War Room sketch
• Doc Hendrix revives the Raw Band.. Just, why?
• Jim Cornette convinces Shawn Michaels to put up his main event spot at WrestleMania in order to get a match with Owen Hart.
• In the main event, WWF Champion Bret Hart faces newly crowned IC Champ Goldust, w/Marlena.

WCW Clash of the Champions 32 Quick Results (01:22:14)
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WCW Monday Nitro 1/29/96 (01:27:27)

• A new U.S. Champion in crowned… in a dark match
• Ric Flair does the unthinkable and FINALLY PINS HULK HOGAN, as the high heel saga begins!!!
• The Road Warriors make their return to the ring after a 3 and a half year hiatus to take on the new team of Meng & the Barbarian, the Faces of Fear.
• There are issues between the Dungeon and the Horsemen when Kevin Sullivan lashes Brian Pillman
• Madusa battles Sister Sherri in Sherri’s final night with the company
• WCW Champion Randy Savage defends his title against the Giant… sorta.
• We finally learn the Double Main Event for SuperBrawl VI!

WWF Monday Night Raw 1/29/96 (02:01:49)

• Diesel battles The British Bulldog
• The February ’96 In Your House PPV heats up with several top matches announced!
• Billionaire Ted returns with a Press Conference heading into WrestleMania XII
• Phineas Godwinn debuts as the Godwinns take on the BodyDonnas
• Get Well Gorilla… Or just another WWF Catalog scam???
• Vince McMahon goes on an airplane ride of sorts after introducing NEW interim President “Rowdy” Roddy Piper!
• We get our very first MANKIND Vignette… Have a nice day!
• Shawn Michaels faces Yokozuna in the main event
• And there's all sorts of dissension within Camp Cornette to close the show!