The idea behind this feature is to compare the two shows, in a fantasy sports style headtohead matchup, and declare a winner for each month. Wcws ppvs during the monday night wars werent very good, at least from an overall perspective. The monday night wars was a war in every sense of the word. Includes interviews with past and present onair personalities. Aew as the wednesday night wars which plays off the monday night wars of wwe raw vs.
As we head into 1996, the monday night wars get serious with the onset of the nwo storyline and the dominance of monday nitro. If wwe lost the war wcw nitros open would look like this. Eric bischoff also challenged vince mcmahon to a match in a wcw ring in slamboree 1998. This nitros main event was originally scheduled to be goldberg vs. Monday night war the fall of wcw video dailymotion. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e02. Relive the historic monday night battle between wwe and wcw on the monday night war. Considered by many to be the golden era of professional wrestling. On an episode of nitro, madusa threw away the wwf womens title in the garbage can. Replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e02 august 26th 2014 english full show online. I had heard of this dvd for years but never really took interest in it until recently, partially thanks to wwes move to pg. Wcw defeated wwe in the monday night wars for 83 weeks straight before things shifted. Sting would then face seth rollins at night of champions 2015, but lost the match and suffered a legitimate injury.
The beginning of the end occurred during the january 4, 1999 episodes of wwe raw and wcw nitro. Wwe monday night raw 2 november 2015 highlights hd wwe monday night raw 2112015 highlights hq. Team wcw announced for bash at the beach, wcw monday nitro 17. Can you name the wwe, wcw and ecw wrestlers during the monday night wars. The ratings for wcw was strongest between 1996 and 1999 before things started to decline. This 20episode wwe network series chronicles the battle for rating supremacy between wwes raw and wcws monday nitro. Also includes looking back on superstars and storylines that made the monday night wars so memorable. The ratings war lasted from september 4, 1995, to march 26, 2001. Ever since that wcw never beat the wwf in the monday night wars and was their ultimate downfall. While there exists a laundry list of reasons why wcw lost control of the monday night wars, its hard not see this as the straw that broke the camels back. Wwe monday night war wwe vs wcw monday night war e 4 a new d generation p. August 26th 2014 english full show online replay s01e02 the monday night war vs wcw wwe. 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 wars. The outsiders and eventual nwo stalwarts are talking what could have been in wcw, what nash feels like.
During the monday night wars, the wwf and wcw, the two top north american wrestling promotions, competed for ratings. Rather than their audience growing against wwe, they got crushed. This 20episode wwe network series delivers the indepth stories of both vince mcmahons wwe and ted turners wcw, as they. The monday night wars featured both wwe and wcw trying to top each other to become the top wrestling promotion. Wwe countered by announcing the return of bret hart, who had not appeared in wwe since the montreal screwjob in 1997. This will not be a short voyage, but i sincerely hope youll join me on this journey. For all of pro wrestlings forced hyperbole, a story line bigger than hulk hogan vs. Wcw battle in the 90s, are joining corey graves wwe after the bell podcast to share some juicy stories from the front lines of the monday night wars. The following is a list of ratings in the monday night wars between wwf raw and wcw nitro between september 4, 1995 and march 26, 2001. From 19952001, the monday night wars between wwe and wcw. Of the four episodes of the series, a new dgeneration is perhaps the weakest of the monday night war just because it fails at what its trying to.
Through developments such as the creation of the new world order nwo and the montreal screwjob, fans continually compared the two promotions, and the internet wrestling community was full of debate as to which of the two was superior. During this time period, the two individual companies rose to heights never seen before or since in professional wrestling the war began when ted turner approached television producer and entrepreneur eric bischoff. Find out how you rank when it comes to the biggest fans of the wwe vs. Click here and start watching the monday night war. Episode seventeen the kliqalready had an episode covering the n. Mick foleys unorthodox style makes him an unlikely success story and a unique weapon for wwe in their war with. Hhh is tagged in, and he cant match up to the power of animal, either. In all, it appeared that wwe really just signed sting so vince could rub in the fact that he won the monday night wars again. We will look at the episodes of nitro that had the best ratings. Kevin nash and scott hall join wwe after the bell for.
It was the period of mainstream televised american professional wrestling from september 4th, 1995, to march 26th, 2001. By the time tna relaunched the monday night wars in earnest on march 8, it was too late. The monday wars was a documentary that was originally made for the wwe network that has been released on bluray and dvd. Vince mcmahon retaliated with billionaire ted skits and sending dx to invade wcw headquarters and wcw shows.
From 121597, and i guess this is the legacy of the monday night wars, as both wwe matches were shawn matches. However, his ideas only lead to more troubleand wcws ultimate demise at the hands of new corporate management. Mike jackson, hernandez vs rohit raju, ace austin vs trey, tenille dashwood vs taya valkyrie. Vince mcmahon and the wwf are telling very flimsy and uninteresting stories that seem to form out of the clear blue sky. 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 wrestling s wcw monday nitro were broadcast opposite each other in a battle for nielsen ratings each week. This is the ultimate wrestling quiz for fans of the monday night wars.
In honor of the 15th anniversary of the final episode of nitro, imagine wwe s greatest attitude era stars as wcw. Lived through the monday night wars wwewcw and the ecw. The main event for this show was the undertaker vs. Wwe monday night raw 7 march 2017 highlights hd wwe monday night raw 372017 highlights hd. Jeremy jacobowitz of brunch boys and adam welby relive the monday night wars between wwf raw and wcw monday nitro, using their wrestling expertise having worked in the wwe tape library each and every week. With keith david, michael coulthard, bryan danielson, vince mcmahon.
During this time, the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe monday night raw went headtohead with world championship wrestling s wcw monday. Wcw new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. What are wcws best payperviews during the monday night. Ratings would reach new heights for wwe and wcw each to deliver major numbers of bringing in new fans every episode. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e01 july. What ended up happening was a war of epic proportions, the monday night war. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how. A good chunk of the time, you had an awesome cruiserweight match near the opening of the ppv, only to have okayish matches, one right after another, to finish the show. This is the first 10 episodes of the documentary which has renee young interviewing sting and triple h after each episode. All four of them entered the wwf as the radicalz, debuting on raw is wars january 31 episode15 days. Wrestlings mondaynight wars had the best series finale of the. Shawn and animal start, and animal tosses around shawn a couple of times, and shoulderblocks him down, showing his power. Wcw an indepth look at the battle for ratings during the monday night wars between the world wrestling federation now wwes monday night raw and world championship wrestling s monday nitro between 1995 and 2001. Monday night war the war gets electrified video dailymotion.
A documentary about the period in sports entertainment, known as the monday night wars. Heres how vince mcmahon bought wcw and wwf emerged as the victor of a thrilling. Raw and nitro each aired on monday nights as both companies hoped to make their product the hotter show. Two months and two victories for wcw at the outset of this reexamination of the monday night war. However, his ideas only lead to more troubleand wcw s ultimate demise at the hands of new corporate management. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e01 july 7th 2014 english full show online. The ratings war lasted from september 4, 1995, to march 26. With the fascinating monday night war series launching on wwe network, wwe. The top 10 reasons why wcw nitro could not compete 0 of 10 monday night raw is now in the past and it will be quite a challenge for wwe to make sure the 1,001st episode will keep up. Kevin nash and scott hall, the wwe hall of famers who helped revolutionize the wwe vs. Wwe monday night war wwe vs wcw monday night war e 4. The monday night wars refers to the time period from 1995 to 2001 when wcws monday nitro went headtohead with the thenwwfs monday night raw. Eric bischoff was a captain during those wars with wcw. Monday night war a new dgeneration video dailymotion.
During this time, the world wrestling federations monday night raw went headtohead with world championship wrestling s wcw monday nitro in a battle for nielsen ratings each week. Nitro, on the other hand, has been able to make every episode feel important and continually raises the stakes on every major program. Wwf monday night raw aired june 28, 1999 charlotte, nc charlotte coliseum this episode was the first monday night raw after the 1999 king of the ring. Chris jericho shed his cruiserweight stigmas to make his mark on both wwe. Monday night wars is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised american professional wrestling from september 4, 1995, to march 26, 2001. One goal to be the only name in sportsentertainment. Check out the ringers ranking of the best episodes since 2000. Since the raw was already taped, commentator tony schiavone spoiled the outcome of the main event, telling the nitro viewers that mick foley was going to win the wwe championship for the first time. Wwf began to make headway with the emergence of stone cold steve austin at king of the ring and the arrival of names that would become huge stars in the years to come. With the aoltime warner merger looming, wwe head writer vince russo is hired to turn wcw around. It will be your job to remember which of the two companies is responsible for each incident listed. Mick foleys 1st wwe championship win a reminder of when. Tonights episode features matches between johnny swinger vs m.
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