It's WCW Monday Nitro, it's live from the Nassau Colliseum, and Vince Russo is in a main event Caged Heat Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship! Join Eric and Conrad as they watch the show live, and give their thoughts on Russo, The ICP, Lance Storm, Mark Madden, Pamela Paulshock, Mike Awesome, Disco Inferno, Konnan, The Nitro Grill, Goldberg, Jeff Jarrett, Hugh G. Rection, Big Vito, Booker T, gimmick matches, Sting, Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash, The Natural Born Thrillers, and so much more! Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com  Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Get 20% off your AncestryDNA Kit at ancestry.com/83weeks when you use promo code 83WEEKS  Get your first shipment of Blue Chew FREE, just pay $5 shipping when you use promo code 83 Weeks at bluechew.com The book Eric put over so hard on this episode is WCWNitroBook.com Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When and where did Ric and Eric first meet? When did the "heat" between them really begin? Did Ric try to hold up Eric for a new contract in 1994? What problems existed in 1995? What moment can Eric point to in 1996 when he thinks things started to really fall apart? What was the truth about Ric's contract in 1998? What about the private plane costs Ric wrote about in his book? What can't Eric defend today? Did the infamous "locker room meeting" really take place? Why did Eric bury Ric on the Thunder he missed? Was Ric ever fired? Was Eric concerned Ric may show up on WWF TV? How did everyone come to terms to come back together? What was scripted in Ric's promo from his return? What was real? Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com  Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about next week's show on Twitter: @83weeks Get 20% off your AncestryDNA Kit at ancestry.com/83weeks when you use promo code 83WEEKS  Get your first shipment of Blue Chew FREE, just pay $5 shipping when you use promo code 83 Weeks at bluechew.com The book Eric put over so hard on this episode is WCWNitroBook.com Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why did Janie Engle quit? What happened with Nick Lambros? Why was the concept of War Games changed? What did Eric regret most about this show and feel the need to apologize for? Why was Stevie Ray in the main event? Plus Eric's thoughts on what could have been better about Jericho's segment, the best Steiner promo Eric remembers, what was going on with Scott Hall, and of course the good, the bad, and the ugly about the debut of the Warrior in WCW!  Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks See Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events starting at just $4.99 at fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com  Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Ask a question about Flair returning to Nitro on Twitter: @83weeks Get 25% off your first order at RXBars.com/83weeks when you use promo code 83Weeks Get a box of Omax3 Ultra-Pure, FOR FREE with your first purchase at  tryomax.com/83weeks The book Eric put over so hard on this episode is WCWNitroBook.com Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Eric and Conrad fresh from Starrcast weekend as they live watch the first ever WCW Monday Nitro! They go back to September 1995 and talk about Jushin Liger vs. Brian Pillman, filming the Nitro open, Flair vs. Sting, Hogan vs. Big Bubba Rogers, The Mall Of America and so much more!Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com  Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Vote for what to hear next on Twitter: @83weeks Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Check out FITE.TV for all the replays of Eric's show at Starrcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode of 83 Weeks, Eric and Conrad go over the whole of Sting's 1996 in WCW. Teaming with Lex Luger, working with The Road Warriors, Booker T, Lord Steven Regal and more! Also, the arrival of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, and all about the beginnings of Sting's "Crow" character plus much much more! Want FRONT ROW seats to ALL IN? Pre-Order Starrcast on FITE for your chance to win the tickets, round trip airfare to Chicago, three nights in a hotel suite, Platinum Bracelets to Starrcast, and tickets to every Official Meet & Greet! PLUS you get 20+ live shows, over 40 hours of content both live and on demand at FITE.tv/starrcast -- hurry contest ends 8/27!Support us on Patreon for even more content from Eric & Conrad for just $9! Patreon.com/83Weeks Pre-Order STARRCAST before 8/10 to see Bruce & Eric in a Monday Night War Debate and to see Eric take on the author of the Death of WCW Book, plus 20 other live events for just $99 and you get a $20 FITE credit! fite.tv/starrcast Buy a shirt and get a call from Eric: www.EricBischoff.com Find tons of new merch at BoxOfGimmicks.com  Catch us in Baltimore on 11/3 - EricAndConrad.com Join us on Nashville on 11/4 - 83WeeksLive.com Interact with Eric live - twitch.tv/83weeks Vote for what to hear next on Twitter: @83weeks Get a FREE two month trial, including Summerslam, at WWENetwork.com/83weeks Get a box of Omax3 Ultra-Pure, FOR FREE with your first purchase at tryomax.com/83weeks The book Eric put over so hard on this episode is WCWNitroBook.com Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at HideFromRent.com Oh and don't drink and drive! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of 83 Weeks, Eric and Conrad sit down to watch the FINAL Nitro together for the very first time! The guys discuss in in-depth detail behind the scene moments about the sale to WWE, Scott Steiner, Booker T, Sting, Ric Flair, Brad Siegel, and so much more! Did you know you could be enjoying 83 Weeks days, even a week in advance on ADFreeShows.com? ADFreeShows.com is a SUPER Patreon page that brings all Conrad's podcasts under one roof, early and AD FREE! Not only do subscribers get the regular shows, they also have access to BONUS content you won't see or hear anywhere else! Join ADFreeShows.com for as low as $9 a month or choose a higher tier for more access to your favorite podcasts!You can enjoy this episode and other clips of 83 Weeks everyday on YouTube! Subscribe and turn on your notifications at www.83WeeksOnYouTube.comLet us help you save some money and get out of debt today over at www.SaveWithConrad.comIf you want the world to hear about the exciting things your doing in your business then you need to advertise on 83 Weeks! We can help make a difference in your company today over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.comWe are always coming up with new hilarious t-shirt designs over at www.EricBischoff.com head over there now and check them out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OHHHHHH YEAAAAAAH! Eric believes Hogan and Savage were almost interchageable as THE top star in the business. So it's no wonder he wanted the "Macho Man" in WCW. Find out when he was "sold" on Savage once he was in power, who introduced the two, the details of how his deal was put together, where Slim Jim fit in, what concerns existed based on the Hogan-Savage relationship, why he was debuted the way he was, comparing the Hogan debut to his, how he got along with Sting, why he worked the early opponents he did, when Eric heard "the rumor" about Savage, what Savage told Eric, the four star match with Flair on PPV, the craziest thing you've ever heard about Steve Austin in WCW, why Savage never pinned Hogan clean, how Savage was at home, when and how Lanny was signed, why Angelo was booked in '95, who put Flair in drag, his relationship with Liz, and of course the very interesting finish to World World War 3 in '95 when Savage won the title for the first time. SNAP INTO IT! Did you know you could be enjoying 83 Weeks days, even a week in advance on ADFreeShows.com? ADFreeShows.com is a SUPER Patreon page that brings all Conrad's podcasts under one roof, early and AD FREE! Not only do subscribers get the regular shows, they also have access to BONUS content you won't see or hear anywhere else! Join ADFreeShows.com for as low as $9 a month or choose a higher tier for more access to your favorite podcasts!You can enjoy this episode and other clips of 83 Weeks everyday on YouTube! Subscribe and turn on your notifications at www.83WeeksOnYouTube.comLet us help you save some money and get out of debt today over at www.SaveWithConrad.comIf you want the world to hear about the exciting things your doing in your business then you need to advertise on 83 Weeks! We can help make a difference in your company today over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.comWe are always coming up with new hilarious t-shirt designs over at www.EricBischoff.com head over there now and check them out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric and Conrad believe this could be their best episode yet! There is so much to cover from Rap is Crap, Master P, a KISS wrestler, the boys abusing the injury clauses in their contracts, Nash losing some confidence as booker, and of course Hulk Hogan breaking out the red and yellow for the first time in years! This is the "State of WCW" from the Summer of 1999--just about a month before Eric was sent home! Don't miss it! Did you know you could be enjoying 83 Weeks days, even a week in advance on ADFreeShows.com? ADFreeShows.com is a SUPER Patreon page that brings all Conrad's podcasts under one roof, early and AD FREE! Not only do subscribers get the regular shows, they also have access to BONUS content you won't see or hear anywhere else! Join ADFreeShows.com for as low as $9 a month or choose a higher tier for more access to your favorite podcasts!You can enjoy this episode and other clips of 83 Weeks everyday on YouTube! Subscribe and turn on your notifications at www.83WeeksOnYouTube.comLet us help you save some money and get out of debt today over at www.SaveWithConrad.comIf you want the world to hear about the exciting things your doing in your business then you need to advertise on 83 Weeks! We can help make a difference in your company today over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.comWe are always coming up with new hilarious t-shirt designs over at www.EricBischoff.com head over there now and check them out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hulk Hogan is officially a bad guy and WCW is now in the driver's seats for Monday night ratings. The angle they did on this show created real life chaos and was masterfully done. Of course Hog Wild was the next PPV but they were really building towards Clash of the Champions with Hogan vs. Flair and what many believed to be Horsemen vs. nWo at War Games in September. This week Eric explains the difficulties of shooting outdoors, why it was done here at Disney, what restrictions they had on WCW, why Turner couldn't care less during this month, and specifically what challenges were presented with doing production for WCW shows. And of course everyone has to give "props" to the "Macho Man" for committing to a scene the way no one ever has before on this show! Did you know you could be enjoying 83 Weeks days, even a week in advance on ADFreeShows.com? ADFreeShows.com is a SUPER Patreon page that brings all Conrad's podcasts under one roof, early and AD FREE! Not only do subscribers get the regular shows, they also have access to BONUS content you won't see or hear anywhere else! Join ADFreeShows.com for as low as $9 a month or choose a higher tier for more access to your favorite podcasts!You can enjoy this episode and other clips of 83 Weeks everyday on YouTube! Subscribe and turn on your notifications at www.83WeeksOnYouTube.comLet us help you save some money and get out of debt today over at www.SaveWithConrad.comIf you want the world to hear about the exciting things your doing in your business then you need to advertise on 83 Weeks! We can help make a difference in your company today over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.comWe are always coming up with new hilarious t-shirt designs over at www.EricBischoff.com head over there now and check them out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A motorcycle rally in tiny town in South Dakota with no building and oh yeah you can’t sell tickets—perfect spot for a PPV, right? Eric Bischoff thought so, but why? Head the story of how Hog Wild came to be and what the “end game” for the show really was for Turner. Get “into the weeds” about the business side of WCW in a way that’s never been discussed before! Plus the guys tackle the “rumor and innuendo” about the Harlem Heat at this event, why the name was changed, who was supposed to be in Beefcake’s spot, Heenan drinking before shows, who dressed Tony Schiavone, and what may have been “off” about Hulk Hogan that night. Did you know you could be enjoying 83 Weeks days, even a week in advance on ADFreeShows.com? ADFreeShows.com is a SUPER Patreon page that brings all Conrad's podcasts under one roof, early and AD FREE! Not only do subscribers get the regular shows, they also have access to BONUS content you won't see or hear anywhere else! Join ADFreeShows.com for as low as $9 a month or choose a higher tier for more access to your favorite podcasts!You can enjoy this episode and other clips of 83 Weeks everyday on YouTube! Subscribe and turn on your notifications at www.83WeeksOnYouTube.comLet us help you save some money and get out of debt today over at www.SaveWithConrad.comIf you want the world to hear about the exciting things your doing in your business then you need to advertise on 83 Weeks! We can help make a difference in your company today over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.comWe are always coming up with new hilarious t-shirt designs over at www.EricBischoff.com head over there now and check them out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices