Im strongly considering just motoring through one show or the other to finish off 1996 rather than alternating, which would probably make me lean towards raw because its faster. They would continue to defeat the wwf in viewers for 84 consecutive weeks which forced wwf owner vince mcmahon to change the style of wrestling his. On top of that, he defends the title next week against the giant. The biggest stars of world championship wrestling are on hand to make history on the debut edition of wcw monday nitro from the mall of america in minneapolis, minnesota. April 27, 1998outside the norfolk scope in norfolk virginia, degenerationx, led by triple. Things are going to get better now that ric flairs in charge. The place where the big boys play produced such a wealth of nonstop thrills, action, drama and controversy. This of course is due to the legal trouble he had with wcw in 98, in which lawsuits were filed and he was fired from the company. Hosted by diamond dallas page, this dvd set features some of the most unforgettable moments from the flagship program of world championship wrestling, monday nitro. January 5th 1998 united states champion, diamond dallas page, pinned chris jericho bill goldberg pinned stevie ray john nord pinned the barbarian juventud guerrera pinned psichosis world television champion, booker t. This lasted until april, 1998, when the wwfs attitude era saw a heated. 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.
In case you missed it, this is actually our second vintage best and worst of wcw monday nitro. Wcw monday nitro october 2, 1995 by scrooge mcsuck last week on monday nitro, lex luger and randy savage agreed to a match that probably couldve made money on ppv, but will do it for free. Scott steiner in wcw monday nitro 1995 dionicio castellanos and jushin liger in wcw monday nitro. While working at sme branding in new york, i headedup the redesign of all of wcw s event logos. Over on nitro, the spotlight was still firmly on jay lenos forthcoming appearance at road wild and sting was back to acting a bit weird. Chavo guerreromaxx, and alex wright all attempt to get him out, but only succeed in getting the hell beaten out of them. Kevin kindelberger wcw monday nitro 8398 the last couple of nitros have been entertaining. Wcw monday nitro was a weekly professional wrestling program produced by. Watchwrestling just announced they will upload all. In 1995, two wrestling companies squared off on monday night television to compete head to head in an unprecedented confrontation. Broadcast on tnt from 1995 to 2001, it beat wwf raw in the ratings for quite a while. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration.
I think you may have missed the most important point in the entire broadcast. When nitro debuted it started a ratings battle which became known as the monday night wars between wcw and wwf which lasted almost six years. It was subtle, and had absolutely nothing to do with wrestling, but. Monday night raw and when nitro was beating raw in the ratings for two years from 19961998. With tony schiavone, larry pfohl, steve borden, ric flair. Ric flair looks to capture the united states championship from sting and much more.
Hogan wants his rematch with sting at superbrawl and hes gonna prove hes still got the stuff by taking down ray traylor tonight. Mail call mike intaglietta made notice of a huge event. Ric flair was in nitro for the psx, but all wcw games published after that in 1998 he is missing from, including revenge, nitro pc and thunder. Where can i watch every episode of wcw monday nitro for. Mean gene okerlund interview wcw world heavyweight champion, randy savage. The best and worst of wcw monday nitro for december 21, 1998. Value of special 4 collection wcw monday nitro, san. Among them was monday nitro and this spun off into other logos, such as nitro girls, nitro grill and nitro blast. Its the final nitro before starrcade 98 oh god in this weeks best and worst of wcw monday nitro 98. Monday nitro september 14, 1998 original, ric flair returns monday nitro september 14, 1998 2014 redo, ric flair returns. Wcw nitro named after wcws flagship monday night tv show was originally made for the sony playstation back in 1997. Careers at behance adobe portfolio blog powered by behance creative career tips download the app.
Wcw monday nitro september 1, 1997 pensacola, fl pensacola civic center the current wcw champs were as follows. The mystery of chavos popularity mean gene fails to grasp the term casual. This week on the show, dave and lee run down wcws summer spectacular and there is a lot to talk about. The toughest wrestlers in the world, get together with the hottest babes in professional wrestling to bring. It was ported to the pc as well as the nintendo 64 in early 1999 with an updated rosterwhich is actually the same roster from wcwnwo thunder named after wcws thursday night tv show, the sequel to the playstation version. Instead of helping make aware the dangers of this, they make it into a friggin angle. I know rough show but be interesting to see a major shift in how in one night wcw got rid of austin, foley and steamboat while hogan didnt even show up in person. Wcw us champion dallas page defeated chris jericho the very best of nitro vol. This is wcw monday nitro 6122000 by 2020 network on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Both were in action as well, with them pulling a combined quarterstar rating out of their matches with kevin sullivan and meng. The night that degenerationx invaded wcw monday nitro. Wcw monday nitro, also known as wcw nitro or simply nitro is a professional wrestling. Wcw monday nitro june 2, 1997 dayton, oh hara arena the current wcw champs were as follows.
High flying moves, chair shots, cat fights wcw nitro has it all. For its entirety, the program went headtohead with the world wrestling federations wwf, now wwe monday night raw. Goldbergs main event match with hogan on the july 6, 1998 episode of nitro from the georgia dome in atlanta. Monday night wars continues with the episodes of raw and nitro from 3 august 1998.
The toughest wrestlers in the world, get together with the hottest babes in professional wrestling to bring you two hours of exciting wcw monday night action. Wcw monday nitro 81098 they have to make up for the last two ppvs, just terrible. Wcw monday nitro simple english wikipedia, the free. Psychosis, nitro girls dance, int booker t, booker t vs prince iaukea, buff bagwellscott. But the good news is no more rodman and leno bullshit and hopefully sting and booker and hart and benoit can start wrestling more. Wcw started the nwo storyline which helped them gain more viewers than the wwf. Wcw nitro 3 hours and 00 minutes movie 2004 now it can be told.
The outsiders 10271996 wcw world television champion. Wcw was so awesome and cool back in the 90s when it was competing with wwe. John nord, int eric bischoff, juventud guerrera vs. Hype for summerslam begins this week with the number one contender matches for both the ic and tag titles. The best and worst of wcw monday nitro for january 4, 1998. Steve mcmichael 8211997 wcw world tag team champions. Randy savage challenges anybody wcw monday nitro 71299 duration. World heavyweight champion, hulk hogan, defends the title against big bubba. Wcw monday nitro was the weekly show designed by eric bischoff to compete against vince mcmahons wwf monday night raw.
The truss structure i made entirely from scratch and it took. Watchwrestling just announced they will upload all episodes of wcw monday nitro 19952001 including ppvs just like they did with attitude era at the end of this february. Watchwrestling just announced they will upload all episodes of wcw monday nitro 19952001 including ppvs just like they. United states champion, diamond dallas page, b chris jericho, bill goldberg b stevie ray, john nord b the barbarian, juventud guerrera b psichosis, world television champion, booker t. I do not know if it has every wcw monday nitro episode but it has a lot and has a lot of ppvs of wcw so try this site. For six years, wcw monday nitro went headtohead with wwe raw, pulling out all the stops to gain the upper hand in the escalating monday night war. Hes not just defending the wcw title at starrcade, but competing in the best of 7 series against tenzan.
Wcw, with discos actions on monday, set the wrong example in my opinion. On raw, the rock, ken shamrock and mankind fought in a triple threat match to be the number one contender while on nitro the hoganwarrior antics continue. This is a far cry from 967 but from the beginning of 98 on they did start bringing the nwo out more. Hugh morrus w jimmy hart pinned glacier booker t pinned emory hale chavo guerrero jr. You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon. He also brings up the hart foundations absence at the end of last weeks nitro and says bret has finally made a smart decision to stop being involved in the wcwnwo fight. Wcw is still trying to throw all their big guns out as much as possible. Monday nitro results 1998 dates and venues event date arena location monday nitro january 5, 1998 georgia dome atlanta, georgia monday nitro january 12, 1998 jacksonville memorial coliseum jacksonville, florida monday nitro january 19, 1998 superdome new orleans, louisiana monday nitro january 26, 1998 allen county war memorial coliseum fort wayne, indiana monday nitro february 2, 1998. Im skipping the batb redo because raw is already getting added a rate where im falling behind anyway. Randy savage sits in the ring and refuses to leave.