Counting down the top 100 wrestlers in wcw history. The event was viewed by over one million fans through closedcircuit television, making it the largest showing of an event on closedcircuit television in the united states at the time. Launched in 1971 initially by georgia championship wrestling, the program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming wcw saturday night in 1992. Nash talks about the loyalty in the locker room as many were offered contracts in wcw and declined despite earning a misery in the wwe. History of wcw 1996 kevin sullivan official trailer for. Now you can head back there as well with out tour guide vader, who was holding the wcw title. Wcw world championship wrestling world television title history january 01, 1991present. Wcw saturday night is a weekly saturday night tv show on tbs that was produced by world championship wrestling wcw. But honestly, wcw was fucked well before he got there. Two organisations, two heavyweight titles, dipping business and a whole lot of confusion comes to wcw in 1993. Sure, there was to be an nwa champion during this time as well. Tommy rich promo danger zonebill kazmaier bobby eaton vs. These titles dont belong to a specific brand, but do include real wrestlers from brands like wwfwwe, wcw, nwa, ecw, tna, njpw, ajpw, and noah. Historical events in 1991 on this day today in history.
History of ecw debuts with sabu taking a trip down memory lane and talking about all the gory details of the most extreme wrestling promotion on the planet in 1997. List of licensed professional wrestling video games. Johnny rich,larry santo videosting steve austin,diamond studd vs. Kayfabecommentaries respects your privacy and will never share. List of nwawcw closedcircuit events and payperview events. World championship wrestling wcw is a defunct american professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. Wcw great american bash 1992 pro wrestling pay per view. In 1992, cowboy bill watts was brought in to run wcw with high expectations.
Legends of wrestling 2001 playstation 2, gamecube, xbox. The history of wcw 1991 as told by barry windham running time. The wwe at the time was going through rough times economically as rival company wcw took some of their biggest talents to their new show, monday nitro, which aired live during raw. Hogan was stripped of the title by wwf president jack tunney due to the controversy surrounding both of the previous title changes. The only true misstep i think he made was arquette. Kevin nash gives a jacknife powerbomb to eric bishoff on a table. Steve borden born march 20, 1959, better known by the ring name sting, is an american retired professional wrestler, actor, author, and former bodybuilder. Jan 2 university of colorado, boulder, coached by bill mccartney wins its first associated press. Scott hall debuts in wcw and confronted sting on nitro and said he had a surprise for him next week. The ratings war lasted from september 4, 1995, to march 26, 2001. Choose between the dvd, a download to watch later, or the option to stream it instantly. He is currently signed to wwe under a legends contract. Wcw was a part of the national wrestling alliance, a branch of the organization, which was bought out by a group from atlanta led by millionaire ted turner.
History of wcw 1991 w barry windham official trailer. Although initially the anchor show of the ted turnerbacked wrestling company, the. Timeline history of wcw 1991 barry windham rf video. Timeline history of wwe 1989 with brutus beefcake kayfabe timeline history of wcw 1988 with j. The history of wcw 1986 as told by the rocknroll express on demand. In this year vader changed the game as he became the first 400pounder to hit a moonsault and set records in japan while holding the wcw belt. Ric flair left for the world wrestling federation wwf and was.
The history of wcw 1991 as told by barry windham on demand. This fourth volume in the history of professional wrestling series contains every known result from world championship wrestling from 1989 through 1994. Wojcik from 1988 was a great time to be a wrestling fan. History of wcw 94 eric bischoff official trailer for shoot interview. In this year we will hear of eric bischoffs ascension, prepping hogans return, dustys booking and flairs booking as the nature boy returned to wcw tv. Number 16 arn anderson 3 time television champion 3 time tag team champion this countdown is for the time period of the nwawcw from the turner purchase in december 1988 to the end of wcw in march 2001.
Dusty rhodes is cited with coming up with the idea. The history of wcw 1997 told by kevin nash running time. In this year we will hear of eric bischoffs assencion. Beginning in 1991 and lasting until 2001, the payperview events were promoted under the wcw banner.
And now the series has spunoff again as the spotlight is shone on wcw. The history of wcw 1990 as told by jim cornette running time. From timeline history wcw 1989 with jim cornette jim cornette on tony schiavone bitterness over jim ross replacing him as lead announcer. The match usually involved two teams of either four, five, or more wrestlers locked inside a steel cage that encompassed two rings. The history of wcw 1991 and has 95 minutes of runtime. Timeline history of the wwe 1988 as told by hacksaw jim duggan available at. Huge stars appeared on tv weekly as nash, hall, syxx, hogan, savage, flair, bret and sting were red hot and would drive ratings high. From the crockett days in the mid80s up to its purchase in 2001, the wcw was the staunchest competitor, igniting the famed monday night wars. Signed, a wcw fanboy who stayed loyal till the bitter end. This series of articles has information from things i read in prowresting illustrated, wrestling eye, wrestling fury, and new wave magazines, dave meltzers column in the national sports daily from the early nineties and his wrestling observer newsletter and many website pages including 1wrestling, pro wrestling torch, herbs. Vader tells the history of wcw in new kayfabe commentaries dvd.
Cutie suzukis ringside angel 1990 mega drivegenesis. Long before the wwf was even a gleam in anyones eye. The wargames match is a match used originally in the national wrestling alliance nwa and later held annually in world championship wrestling wcw, usually at their fall brawl payperview event in september. History of wcw 1986 told by the rock n roll express.
The list of wcw world heavyweight champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the wcw world heavyweight championship by ring name the wcw world heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and its lineage began when ted turner purchased jim crockett promotions jcp, which used the national wrestling alliance nwa alliance. This is a much different interview than the other entries in the timeline series wwe, wcw, or ecw. The incredible rise and inevitable collapse of ted turners wcw. History of wcw 1996 kevin sullivan official trailer for shoot interview. The enforcer arn anderson marty lunde 011491marietta, ga. Windham looked exhausted here and even sean seemed off his game a bit too. He is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, having cultivated a legacy over a career spanning more than three decades. Movie was created in 2021 by with the most famous actors. It took place on march 31, 1985, at madison square garden in new york city. Files download as mp4 format from the reliable highspots diy wrestling site. The history of world championship wrestling can be literally followed back many decades.
The name came from a wrestling television program that aired on tbs in the 1980s. But in this edition we take you back to times that werent so glorious. The monday night wars were a period of mainstream televised american professional wrestling where the world wrestling federations wwf, now wwe monday night raw and world championship wrestlings wcw monday nitro were broadcast opposite each other in a battle for nielsen ratings each week. Accomplishments longevity importance and legacy to the promotion. Unfortunately, his antagonistic personality alienated his workers and his supervisors, plus his being out of touch with the thencurrent wrestling product kept fans away.
The rise of austin, all the stuff with shawn and bret which led up to montreal. J dillon kayfabe timeline history of wwe 1980 with larry zbyszko kayfabe timeline history of wcw 1991 with barry windham kayfabe 9. Barry looked hungover as could be and the host had to pry just about every single answer out of him. Wcw monday nitro 19952001 wcw thunder 19982001 wcw saturday night, aka wcw saturday morning, georgia championship wrestling, and world championship wrestling 19712000. The shootstyle series timeline brought the inner workings of the wwe and ecw to the historians out there.
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