SCG Radio #68 - The Monday Night War Timeline: Jan and Feb 1998

[hb2k]

Just to drop this here, but this week's Squared Circle Gazette Radio is now up, as we enter 1998 in our Monday Night War Timeline Series. With inside notes as always from the Wrestling Observer Newsletters of the time, the panel tackles every Raw and Nitro from January and February, talking WCW turmoil backstage, the continued rise of Steve Austin, The Rock shining, Hulk Hogan's political moves, Bret Hart's first WCW match, little known WCW attempted counterstrikes at WWF's signing Mike Tyson, the incredible Tyson and Austin angle, and tons more. With all the facts and figures of the time to hand, we break down a fascinating two months that lays the groundwork for the impending changing of the guard. A really fun show this week, check it out and let us know what you think!

http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/play/tkmgeh/SCGRadio68-TheMondayNightWarin1998-JanandFeb.mp3

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Great show as usual man. I love being reminded of little things that definitely are forgotten over time and seemed to mean so much more when they happened.

While the monday night wars have been "done to death" everybody only looks at the big stuff and they tend to just generalize "WWE ATTITUDE RAWWWR DX CAME AND INVADED NITRO AND THEN FOLEY WON THE TITLE AND HOGAN POLITICKED" etc. You guys really go in depth and offer a fun and unique perspective.

Thank you for the effort and commitment you all continue to put into a consistently entertaining listen.

[The CyNick]

Interesting how certain people claim only guys like Hogan politicked. Shows a lack of understanding of what was really happening at the time. Oh well.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Even when you agree with me your posts are annoying.

[hb2k]

Thanks very much dude - I love these timelines for the same reason. Any major coverage of the Raw/Nitro stuff consists of 6 to 8 talking points that miss the entire ebb and flow of the war time situation and all the moving parts involved. In many ways it's looking at the War through the lens we would if it happened today, but didn't back then with less information at hand about the inner workings, which I find fascinating.