83 Weeks #5- The DX Invasion & Challenging Vince


On April 13, 1998, the WWF finally broke the WCW Monday Nitro win-streak of 83 Weeks. WCW bounced back the next week but the following week was perhaps the most memorable moment in the Monday Night War – the “DX Invasion” of Nitro at the Norfolk Scope. Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson discuss the events leading up to that night,



what most have forgotten about Nitro that night, the silly detail everyone likes to embellish, and how everyone remembers the events of that day. Kevin Nash, Booker T, and Chris Jericho have all told their story, but what does Eric remember? The result is a hilarious meltdown and shouting match between Eric and Conrad. In hindsight, what would Eric change? What didn’t he like about it? What was the key to this entire angle that Eric thinks is really overlooked in the scheme of things? When the WCW offices were “invaded” later, Eric had to respond on air and did so with a challenge to Vince McMahon. Who did Eric consult with before doing so? What did Meltzer think of that move? Conrad breaks down the challenge on Nitro, McMahon’s public statement on the website, and Eric reading the letter from the WWF’s attorney on Thunder before discussing the silly Slamboree display. They close the story with the lawsuit that WCW filed against the WWF that really gets swept under the rug and then as your main event: Conrad calls “BS” on Eric’s Bret Hart 1996 story from two weeks ago. You don’t want to miss this!


39 Comments

  1. Idk why bischoff talks like anyone ever gave a fuck about Shawn Waltman. He brought nothing to the table.

  2. What Eric said about Waltman was spot on. Junkie that didn't draw shit.

  3. There's no way Eric's reasoning about not offering Bret a contract is true. Surely he would know better than to mention and a WWF talent and hype it up on a WCW show. That's wrestling 101. It says to me that he really did offer Bret a contract.

    Another interesting show anyway. Conrad did annoy me at one point when he started shorting in an over the top way to get attention.

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