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The set is narrated by former three time WCW champion Diamond Dallas Page and highlights some of the biggest matches and moments in the history of WCW Monday Nitro. The sequel, The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 2 was released on DVD and Blu-ray February 12, 2013. Followed by the final set titled, The Very best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 3, which ...
Bret Hart's departure from the WWF would ultimately turn the tide of the "Monday Night War." With Hart now on the WCW roster, Nitro boasted the most well-known names in wrestling; WCW had also been highlighting new talent, with up-and-coming stars such as Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, Raven and Rey Mysterio, Jr. forming the company's new ...
In 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) purchased the assets of WCW, including the video libraries of all previous NWA and WCW pay-per-views, and the ownership rights of the names of these events. To date WWE has only promoted one pay-per-view event using the name of a former WCW PPV, The Great American Bash, from 2004 until ...
Nitro would debut on September 4, 1995, and directly lead into the Monday Night War era of professional wrestling, in which WCW Nitro and WWF Raw would fiercely compete to beat each other in the Nielson ratings each and every week. The struggle between the two promotions, each one attempting to produce the best television show possible each ...
Results [8] Stipulations Times; 1: The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) defeated Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater (w/ Col. Robert Parker: Dark match — 2: Flyin' Brian defeated Jushin Thunder Liger: Singles match: 6:00: 3: Sting (c) vs. Ric Flair ended in a no-contest: Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight ...
Earlier in the same broadcast, WCW announcer Tony Schiavone gave away the results of their Monday Night War rival World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s Raw is War (which was taped six days earlier, and aired from tape at the same time Nitro was being aired live), revealing that former WCW wrestler Mick Foley was set to win the WWF Championship.
Fall Brawl '95 was the first WCW PPV of the Monday Night War era of September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001, during which WWF Monday Night Raw/WWF Raw Is War and WCW Monday Nitro competed for ratings in a weekly Monday night time slot, which is now widely seen in retrospect as having been a "golden age" of pro wrestling.
In 1995, WCW experienced a resurgence under Eric Bischoff following the creation of WCW Monday Nitro, debut of The Outsiders and "heel turn" of Hulk Hogan, and subsequent formation of the New World Order. A new rivalry with the WWF, known as the "Monday Night War", was a major force driving the 1990s wrestling boom.