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In 2004, WWE produced a DVD called The Monday Night War. Two hours in length, the DVD left out a large portion of the "war", breaking off around 1997 before jumping straight to the post-WCW era of WWE. The objectivity of the DVD's content was questioned, as some believed the documentary was simply telling the WWE side of the story.
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 War. [13] WWE countered by announcing the return of Bret Hart, who had not appeared in WWE since the Montreal Screwjob in 1997. [14]
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 2009. In 2012, it was rebooted as a live SmackDown special and in 2020, it was used as a two-week show as part of the NXT brand followed in 2021 by a special episode on one night.
WCW Monday Nitro, also known as WCW Nitro or simply Nitro, is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast weekly every Monday night on TNT in the United States from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001.
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.
WWE star JD McDonagh revealed he will be out a few months recovering from injuries sustained in a tag-team match on "Monday Night Raw.". McDonagh and Dominik Mysterio teamed up against the War ...
The night starts off with WWE chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque revealing the new ring for Monday Night Raw. He told the crowd the entire globe will be able to watch the show now that ...
WWE Monday Night Raw is heading to Netflix and will debut in a must-see event on January 6, 2025, at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. This is a star-studded event that promises to be an ...