WCW and the Monday Night Wars. April 2. 0, 1. 99. World Wrestling Entertainment and its Monday Night Raw program were fresh off their first victory in the Monday night wars in months. World Championship Wrestling responded by pitting its fastest rising star, Goldberg, in a match for the United States Championship versus a moody grunge- inspired heel, Raven.
A Goldberg victory was certain, and it would be his first taste of wrestling gold. Goldberg battled Raven. Even 7- footer Reese went up for Goldberg.
It was a Monday night that typified the heated rivalry between WCW and WWE. Come up with the best program you can, get out there and nail it, then wait for the viewers to decide who. On this Monday evening, it was Goldberg. WCW was the child of Turner Broadcasting System, the National Wrestling Alliance, and Jim Crockett Promotions.
WWE had become something of a global entity by the early- to- mid 9. Ted Turner’s pocketbook. Randy Savage followed shortly after. Although leaning on WWE superstars of yesteryear provided Turner’s wrestling product with a much needed boost, it wouldn’t be enough to catapult WCW out in front of the ratings race for more than a week or two at at time once Nitro started going head- to- head with Raw. Bischoff, a successful producer and announcer in the realm of WCW, approached Turner in 1. Mc. Mahon as the king of professional wrestling. Turner agreed to give Bischoff and WCW a primetime slot on Monday nights to compete with WWE’s Raw program.
WCW Monday Nitro was born. Nitro began as an hourlong show, live every week as opposed to Raw’s occasional pre- taped programming. Nitro became a two- hour program by May of 1. WCW would shock the wrestling world with a heel turn previously thought to be unimaginable.
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The 1. 99. 6 Bash at the Beach Pay- per- view event saw recently arrived former WWE stars Kevin Nash and Scott Hall deliver a beating to fan favorite Savage, who appeared to be in line for some help from Hogan, who had disappeared from wrestling for several months at the height of his acting career. Hogan, the lifelong face who stood for everything good and American, entered the ring only to join in on the romping of Savage, thus giving birth to the New World Order and instantly cementing himself as one of the greatest heels sports entertainment has ever known. Fans. The lure of guaranteed contracts, lighter travelling schedules, and creative control over their own characters pushed WWE out of its place atop sports entertainment. The biggest names in wrestling resided in WCW, and some of the best matches of the era took place every week on Nitro when its severely underrated cruiserweights took to the squared circle. Nitro '9. 7 - Rey Mysterio/Juvi vs.. WCWRULES4. LYFA nearly two- year dominance of the ratings war for WCW followed Hogan’s heel turn, and the n. Wo established itself as one of the all- time greatest storylines in wrestling.
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Bischoff resorted to underhanded tactics like revealing taped Raw results during Nitro broadcasts to help keep viewers in tow. More former WWE stars showed up on Nitro seemingly every week. The WWE, on the other hand, struggled to find its identity in the shifting world of wrestling.
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While WCW targeted fans who had grew up in the 8. Mc. Mahon et al looked to homegrown talents like the Undertaker, scantily clad divas, rising stars like Shawn Michaels and The Rock, and repackaged veteran stars like Steve Austin to help pull them out of a funk.
Talent bounced between the promotions through the end of the decade. Hall and Nash began their careers in WCW, but found much more success as WWE stars Razor Ramon and Diesel in the early to- mid- 9. Ric Flair, Lex Luger, and the Steiner Brothers achieved levels of popularity in the NWA and WCW on par with many WWE stars of the 8. Others, like Bret Hart, Curt Henig, Rick Martel, Roddy Piper, Rick Rude, and Davey Boy Smith left or were dumped from WWE roles wound up chasing perceived freedoms with WCW.
WCW's crowded roster often led to some very good wrestlers like Chris Benoit, The Giant, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho, and Dean Malenko finding themselves working lousy angles or none at all. WWE welcomed all of them. WWE leaned on brash characters and increased violence to battle back in the mid- to- late 9. The Attitude Era ditched traditional good vs. WWE relied on its ability to develop stories and characters, while pushing the envelope for what.
The WWE way was to build a story and let it culminate during a PPV, whereas Bischoff. WWE and Raw had reclaimed the throne, and the popularity of guys like Austin, The Rock, Michaels, and the Undertaker had reached new heights. Meanwhile, WCW’s aged stable was left to confront one another in convoluted storylines, only compounded by the arrival of former WWE booker Vince Russo and his newfound penchant for absolute nonsense. David Arquette, the actor, held the World Heavyweight Championship for a time. The lucrative guaranteed contracts and creative control many wrestlers had over their own characters led to a mess that was far too gone to even bother cleaning up.
Competition was great for wrestling, as evidenced by the ratings that on occasion saw almost as many people watching Raw and Nitro as there were tuning in to Monday Night Football. Casual fans became die- hards, nostalgia seekers were satiated, and the going was good. The rivalry was extinguished for good when Mc. Mahon purchased WCW in 2. The impact of WCW would be felt for a long time, though, as many characters and even the n. Wo would resurface in WWE programming in the early 2.
You can’t even say Mc. Mahon killed the competition with his purchase of a failing product back in 2. WCW had effectively killed itself with incessant in- fighting and a lack of leadership behind the scenes.
Wrestling in the 9. The Monday night wars commonly produced ratings numbers upwards of 5. WCW and WWE, while the more niche- based audience of today is lucky to top 2.
It was the 1. 99. Memories are all we have, because we.