SCG Radio #106 - The Monday Night War Timeline: December 1998

[hb2k]

Just to drop this in here, the latest Squared Circle Gazette Radio is now up, as we return to our Monday Night War Timeline series to talk about December 1998! Discussing all the big stories in WCW and WWF during this month with notes from the Observer and Torch Newsletters of the time, we break down every Raw, Nitro and PPV. We talk all about Kevin Nash ending Goldberg's streak at Starrcade, Ric Flair stealing every show he's on, Eric Bischoff announces a landmark deal with NBC, the rise of DX and Mankind in Steve Austin's absence, fuck finishes galore, the awkward use of Shawn Michaels, Sexual Chocolate bringing the ratings, all the facts and figures of the month, as well as a breakdown of where things stand when evaluating 1998 as a whole. The final cap on 1998 in our series, check it out and let us know what you think!

http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/web/ec3qkj/SCG_Radio_106_-_The_Monday_Night_War_in_1998_-_December.mp3

[Mr. Nerfect]

Very interesting to hear about how The Rock was booked. A lot of things done to him that would sink guys today.

[hb2k]

Or have people complaining that he's not protected or pushed properly and not getting over the hump to see him as a top guy. It's amazing how effortless it was with Rock, and you can see why they blame other guys now for not being as good as Rock at getting so over with relatively little help. I think it'll really stand out as he do 99 and 2000 the differences between the Rock heel push and HHH heel push just how much harder the company had to work.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That's a very good point. I found it harrowing that The Rock/Benoit did no worse than The Rock/Triple H, because Rock/Triple H just feels like a bigger match, but that is WWE illusion. Considering that Triple H and Stephanie had the Kurt Angle storyline changed too and that things went downhill from there, I think they have a lot to actually account for when it comes to damage done to wrestling.