The Way We Was: 1996 Week 52 plus 1

Jamie Lithgow

We have reached the end of the road in our 1996 wrestling retrospective. Today we catch up on significant events from WCW’s biggest show of the year; Starrcade, along with the subsequent Nitro and also WWF Monday Night Raw. If you want to continue following the WWF side of things then Craig has already covered every Raw from 1997 here. If you are more interested in the WCW side of things then watch this space! Anyway, let’s see what happened at Starrcade and the 53rd episodes of Nitro and Raw of the year in this week’s The Way We Was…

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 52

Jamie Lithgow

We may have reached 52 episodes of Raw and Nitro from 1996, but a mixture of a leap year and January 1st 1997 falling on a Tuesday mean that today we bring you action from the penultimate week in 1996. With Jerry Maguire hitting cinema screens let’s find out why WCW’s ‘Ambassador of Quan’ was wearing a kilt in this week’s The Way We Was…

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 51

Jamie Lithgow

Back in 1996 there’s only one word on people’s lips in the build up to Christmas; “Elmo”. The Sesame Street character has been encouraging children to tickle him in the latest toy craze that has parents panic buying before the big day. Let’s see who was ticklish on Raw and Nitro in this week’s The Way We Was…

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 50

Jamie Lithgow

With 1997 fast approaching there’s been some notable comings and goings this week. After five years on the show, Pamela Anderson-Lee has announced that she is leaving Baywatch. Elsewhere, Apple (the computer people) have announced that Steve Jobs will be returning to the company after it purchased Jobs’ solo venture, NeXT  Inc. I wonder if this move will pay off? Anyway, let’s see who was coming, going and wrestling in this week’s The Way We Was…

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 49

Jamie Lithgow

‘Tis the season in 1996! December has begun and Turbo Man is the toy every boy wants for Christmas. Well, at least it is in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new movie; Jingle All The Way. 20 years on and Arnie’s masterpiece has become a Christmas classic, but who cemented their place in history on Raw and Nitro in this week’s The Way We Was…

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 48

Jamie Lithgow

It’s been a busy week in the world of wrestling back in 1996. WCW presented its second annual World War 3 pay per view – so, World War 3 II, I guess – the nWo has opened the flood gates to new members and the WWF gave us a rematch from Wrestlemania X on Monday Night Raw. All this and more in this week’s The Way We Was…

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 47

Jamie Lithgow

We have reached a milestone in our 1996 timeline. A world class performer has made his debut in a new industry and changed the way we view sport and entertainment forever. Yes, that’s right, this week back in 1996 saw the release of Space Jam! As well as Michael Jordan hanging out with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck there was also something called The Survivor Series. All this and more in this week’s The Way We Was…

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 46

Jamie Lithgow

To celebrate the end of the working week, today we turn back the clock and head back to 1996 to remember The Way We Was. Evander Holyfield shocked the boxing world by completely out-boxing WBA Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson to become a three time world champion. That’s enough chat about the fake world of boxing, let’s see what happened this week in the real world of professional wrestling…

The Way We Was: 1996 Week 45

Jamie Lithgow

It was election week in 1996, only the predicted Clinton victory did come to pass this time. With Nitro miles ahead in the ratings but one of the most infamous episodes of Raw ever on the other side, let’s see who came out as top Trump in this week’s ‘The Way We Was‘ …