Legacy as a result of the monday night wars, professional wrestling became a prime time tradition on monday nights in america. Monday night war the war gets electrified video dailymotion. The ratings war was part of a larger overall struggle between. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e01 july. I would watch it religiously, every week at 7 oclock on tsn. During this time period, the two individual companies rose to heights never seen before or since in professional wrestling the war began when ted turner approached television producer and entrepreneur eric bischoff and asked the latter what. The idea behind this feature is to compare the two shows, in a fantasy sports style headtohead matchup, and declare a winner for each month.
Eric bischoff interview wcw, wwe, nxt, monday night war. Monday night war, airing exclusively on wwe network, tuesdays at 98. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 12, 2018. A very interesting account of the monday night wars. Rather than their audience growing against wwe, they got crushed. By early 1999, the wwe had come back in the monday night ratings war with wcw. With the aoltime warner merger looming, wwe head writer vince russo is hired to turn wcw around. Monday night wars is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised american professional wrestling from september 4, 1995, to march 26, 2001. Feb 14, 2017 15 things that could have happened if wcw won the monday night wars.
I was born in 1990 and my favorite tv show as a kid was wwf raw. This 20episode wwe network series chronicles the battle for rating supremacy between wwes raw and wcws monday nitro. As a result, i never got a chance to check out the competition. During this time, the world wrestling federations monday night raw went headtohead with world championship wrestling s wcw monday nitro in a battle for nielsen ratings each week. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e01 july 7th 2014 english full show online. One goal to be the only name in sportsentertainment. For its entirety, the program went headtohead with the world wrestling federations wwf, now wwe monday night raw.
A look at the midcard performers who worked their way to the top during the monday night wars. Mar 03, 2017 cartoon network cable 65 2000 wcw action figures and toys monday night wars nitro era. Wwe slam city an animated series featuring current wwe talent, based on the mattel toy line of the same name. Cartoon network cable 65 2000 wcw action figures and toys monday night wars nitro era. Tna is pushing hulk hogan and ric flair whilst wwe is building up to wrestlemania and. Friends would tell me how much better wcw was, but i was steadfast in my belief that the war zone was the place to be. The monday night wars largely sprang from a rivalry between wwf owner vince mcmahon and wcw owner ted turner, dating back to an incident in the 1980s known as black saturday, when mcmahon acquired a monopoly on all nationally televised wrestling broadcasts by purchasing a stake in georgia championship wrestling, whose flagship show aired on wtcg, turners own network. Jan 04, 2020 by the time tna relaunched the monday night wars in earnest on march 8, it was too late. Wcw a television series about the monday night wars.
Lets journey to a parallel wrestling universe and take a look at 15 things that could have been very different had wcw come out on top. Wwe monday night war wwe vs wcw monday night war e 4 a new d generation p. Wcw has also further been referenced in wwe media through the appearance of the monday nitro arena in thqs video game wwe smackdown vs. This 20episode wwe network series delivers the indepth stories of both vince mcmahons wwe and ted turners wcw, as they battle head to head in a primetime power struggle that forever changed the face of sports entertainment. During this time the world wrestling federations monday night raw went headtohead with world championship wrestling s monday nitro in a battle for nielsen ratings each week. On an episode of nitro, madusa threw away the wwf womens title in the garbage can. Monday night war building an army video dailymotion. Wcw monday nitro or simply nitro is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by world championship wrestling and broadcast weekly every monday night on tnt from september 4, 1995 to march 26, 2001, when wcws assets were purchased by the wwf. However, his ideas only lead to more troubleand wcw s ultimate demise at the hands of new corporate management. Sep 29, 2017 the monday night wars between wwf and wcw created, what i believe to be, the most dynamic and entertaining period in wrestling history. Wwf owner and chairman vince mcmahon opened the lastever episode of wcw monday nitro with a simulcast with wwf monday night raw, which aired from cleveland, ohio, with a selfpraising speech. Hogan was a top talent in world championship wrestling wcw, which bischoff was an executive of, when the company debuted a program in 1995, nitro, to compete with raw in a ratings battle called the monday night wars.
The wwe list a fastpaced, interactive series that tallies tweets from the wwe universe to compile the most unusual lists ever in wwe history. Monday night war the fall of wcw video dailymotion. What would wcw nitros opening sequence look like if wcw won the monday night war. Monday night war episode 19 the fall of wcw youtube. With keith david, michael coulthard, bryan danielson, vince mcmahon.
By the time tna relaunched the monday night wars in earnest on march 8, it was too late. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e01 july 7th. This function has been disabled for ver wwe wrestlemania 36 en vivo en espanol latino. Monday night war the war gets extreme video dailymotion. Chris jericho shed his cruiserweight stigmas to make his mark on both wwe and wcw throughout the monday night war. Jan 03, 2018 sarah oconnell interviews eric bischoff about wcw, the monday night war, wwe debut, nxt, hall of fame and much more. In honor of the 15th anniversary of the final episode. Saw the 3 episodes so far on the network, really good stuff. This week we will have no show and next week we will cover the 12 2595 nitro and the 1196 raw and nitro.
Sep 10, 2014 by early 1999, the wwe had come back in the monday night ratings war with wcw. Next week we are watching the december 25th 1995 edition of wcw nitro, no raw aired on this week. If wwe lost the war wcw nitros open would look like this. Im going to post a video of the highlight of that week. Cartoon network cable 65 2000 wcw action figures and toys monday night wars nitro era tytaotistacenah. Wrestling page for those who loved monday night wars. A documentary about the period in sports entertainment, known as the monday night wars. Monday night war the war goes mainstream video dailymotion. As the cover photo shows, the dvd covers at least 75% of eric bischoff and vince.
Sarah oconnell interviews eric bischoff about wcw, the monday night war, wwe debut, nxt, hall of fame and much more. In honor of the 15th anniversary of the final episode of nitro, imagine wwe s greatest attitude era stars as wcw. Wwe monday night raw 7 march 2017 highlights hd wwe monday night raw 372017 highlights hd. Sep 07, 2014 by early 1999, the wwe had come back in the monday night ratings war with wcw. This will not be a short voyage, but i sincerely hope youll join me on this journey through the battlefield and. During the monday night wars, the wwf and wcw, the two top north american wrestling promotions, competed for ratings. As part of the first major storyline to come out of the purchase, shane mcmahon, vinces son, appeared at nitro to announce that he had bought wcw. Vince mcmahon retaliated with billionaire ted skits and sending dx to invade wcw headquarters and wcw shows. Wcw an indepth look at the battle for ratings during the monday night wars between the world wrestling federation now wwes monday night raw and world championship wrestling s monday nitro between 1995 and 2001. Followed by the final set titled, the very best of wcw monday nitro vol. Relive the historic battle between wwe and wcw on the wwe.
Also includes looking back on superstars and storylines that made the monday night wars so memorable. May 11, 2020 jeremy jacobowitz of brunch boys and adam welby relive the monday night wars between wwf raw and wcw monday nitro, using their wrestling expertise having worked in the wwe tape library each and every week. Wwe monday night raw 2 november 2015 highlights hd wwe monday night raw 2112015 highlights hq. Sep 24, 2017 after summerslam, the september 11, 1995 episode marked the start of the new fall season and despite two decent tv matchesbritish bulldog vs razor ramon and shawn michaels vs sycho sid for the ic titleraw didnt establish or put forth any stories that intrigued me as a new viewer. Tna wrestling and wwe go head to head in the second episode of the 2010 monday night wars. Feb 17, 2014 relive the historic monday night battle between wwe and wcw on the monday night war. Sting would then face seth rollins at night of champions 2015, but lost the match and suffered a legitimate injury. Through developments such as the creation of the new world order nwo and the montreal screwjob, fans continually compared the two promotions, and the internet wrestling community was full of debate as to which of the two was superior. Since the raw was already taped, commentator tony schiavone spoiled the outcome of the main event, telling the nitro viewers that mick foley was going to win the wwe championship for the first time. The dvd covers the basics during the monday night wars, but the main thing this dvd lacks is the details of what went through between wcw and wwe.
Jan 22, 2017 monday night war the war gets extreme. Wwe countered by announcing the return of bret hart, who had not appeared in wwe since the montreal screwjob in 1997. With the fascinating monday night war series launching on wwe network, wwe. Wcw tv series 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet.
The beginning of the end occurred during the january 4, 1999 episodes of wwe raw and wcw nitro. During the january 18 episode, however, ratings would. On january 6th at 5pm cst we are going live on youtube to continue our adventure through the monday night wars. Wcw new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. In all, it appeared that wwe really just signed sting so vince could rub in the fact that he won the monday night wars again.
Wcw monday night wars june 8, 2011 starting with monday night war classics week 16 12 1895. What ended up happening was a war of epic proportions, the monday night war. Dvd based on the fight between wwf and wcw in wrestling for the monday night wars during late 90s and early 2000s. Eric bischoff also challenged vince mcmahon to a match in a wcw ring in slamboree 1998. Monday night war foundations of war video dailymotion. As of 2016, all 288 episodes of nitro september 4, 1995 march 26, 2001 are available on demand on the wwe network.
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