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WCW Monday Nitro

Show Summary

Aired: 1995 - 2001
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US

WCW, owned by Ted Turner was in it's day the superior brand of wrestling. WCW Monday Nitro won the ratings war for 2 straight years between 1996 and 1998. Nitro debuted in the Mall Of America in 1995 and was well on it's way to the top. In 1996 collosal superstar Hulk Hogan turned heel and formed the NWO and WWF was sucking dust shortly therafter. WCW further secured the higher ground by producing a new superstar in 1997 by the name of Bill Goldberg. The creative genius behind WCW was Eric Bischoff. But by 1999, Bischoff was burnt out. He needed a vacation. In his stead Turner hired Vince Russo, and WCW would soon weaken. In 2001, Time Warner merged with America Online. Unfortunately, the merged company sold WCW due to financial difficulties. The buyer was the WWF, who closed WCW with the ill-fated "Invasion" storyline.

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Friday The 13thPosted: 10/11/2008

Rumor has it that Bischoff is conceptualizing a new Wrestling show.

grindcore fanPosted: 12/07/2008

Now those were the days.

Chevy_man_24Posted: 04/08/2009

i thought wcw was better than wwf

TV1985Posted: 08/29/2009

As much as WCW was going downhill during it's last 15 months (January 2000-March 2001) I'm glad that Hulk Hogan spoke up about what was at stake for WCW at Bash at the Beach 2000 when his match with Jeff Jarret was over less then a minute since Vince Russo told Jeff to lie down in the middle of the ring.

Hulk Hogan's last words in WCW were: "Is this your deal, Vince Russo? That's why this company is in the DAMN shape it's in because of BULLSHIT like this!!!" Then it was just under a year that WCW was gone and was sold to WWF/E owner Vince McMahon.

gullah fanPosted: 10/01/2009

here is the truth, wwf was great in 80's and earily 90's, but when wcw arrieved 1995, they did it in style, so hands down wcw was the the better wrestling show.they better matches, better super stars, better writing, and a better intro. PS. wrestling today in 2001 up until now has been nothing corny and unbelivabel story lines and trash.

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