Sting and the undertaker were anchors for their respective companies. 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. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e02. The highestrated episode of monday night raw in wwe history and the only one to ever break the 8. Wwe vs wcw vs ecw, wcw betrays wwe and joins ecw, vince. The matchup between the two shows has been dubbed the wednesday night wars as a callback to the monday night wars of the 1990s and early. Who remembers this bill goldberg entrance from wcw halloween havoc 1998 maybe his best entrance ever all rights to wwe. Its time for the monday night war sting and undertaker episode. Tna is pushing hulk hogan and ric flair whilst wwe is building up to wrestlemania and. August 26th 2014 english full show online replay s01e02 the monday night war vs wcw wwe. This will not be a short voyage, but i sincerely hope youll join me on this journey through the battlefield and. Chris jericho shed his cruiserweight stigmas to make his mark on both wwe. The advent of monday nitro brought with it an intense rivalry between that show and the wwfs monday night raw program. Wrestling page for those who loved monday night wars.
Many wwe fans already hated goldberg for him essentially stealing austins look and presentation. 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. A look at the midcard performers who worked their way to the top during the monday night wars. It still gives you that same chilling, ominous feeling, and its even better. Wcw monday night nitro arn anderson vs macho man randy savage. This what if story takes a look at what might have happened.
What ended up happening was a war of epic proportions, the monday night war. Relive the historic battle between wwe and wcw on the wwe network original series, the monday night war, airing exclusively on wwe network, tuesdays at 98 ct. If wwe lost the war wcw nitros open would look like this. Wcw a television series about the monday night wars. The wednesday night wars is the ongoing period of mainstream televised american professional wrestling that began on october 2, 2019 when all elite wrestling aews dynamite debuted on tnt opposite wwes nxt on usa network in a battle for nielsen ratings each week this is the first direct competition between two major promotions since impact wrestling, then known as total nonstop. November 25, 2014 wwe and wcw each work celebrities into their product, as the monday night war becomes water cooler conversation. The episode goes over the historical wwe rawwcw nitro simulcast, which was the last official wcw show. But as quickly as it had started up, the wcw crumbled and lost the socalled monday night wars. Monday night war the fall of wcw video dailymotion.
When all was said and done, vince and the wwf reigned supremacy, bought out wcw and ended the. This rivalry is known to wrestling fans as the monday night wars. 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. Saw the 3 episodes so far on the network, really good stuff. The monday night war was a professional wrestling television program produced by the world. The wwe list a fastpaced, interactive series that tallies tweets from the wwe universe to compile the most unusual lists ever in wwe history. We are now on the fifteenth episode of the monday night war series and i thought it would be a perfect time to recap what we have learned thus far. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. The wednesday night wars is the ongoing period of mainstream televised american professional wrestling that began on october 2, 2019 when all elite wrestling aews dynamite debuted on tnt opposite wwe s nxt on usa network in a battle for nielsen ratings each week. Includes interviews with past and present onair personalities. On an episode of nitro, madusa threw away the wwf womens title in the garbage can. The ratings war was part of a larger overall struggle between.
However, his ideas only lead to more troubleand wcws ultimate demise at the hands of. One goal to be the only name in sportsentertainment. The monday night wars between wwf and wcw created, what i believe to be, the most dynamic and entertaining period in wrestling history. Wwe monday night war wwe vs wcw monday night war e 4 a new d generation p. 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 and asked the latter what. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e01 july 7th 2014 english full show online. 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. With bill apter, stu bennett, eric bischoff, steve borden. Monday night war foundations of war video dailymotion. Wwe countered by announcing the return of bret hart, who had not appeared in wwe since the montreal screwjob in 1997. Sep 07, 2014 by early 1999, the wwe had come back in the monday night ratings war with wcw. Monday night war episode 15 foundations of war youtube. However, his ideas only lead to more troubleand wcw s ultimate demise at the hands of new corporate management. The last dance vs the last ride, corrales vs castillo 15 years later, we want flair its the monday edition of the fight game podcast.
Nitros opening sequence look like if wcw won the monday night war. A documentary about the period in sports entertainment, known as the monday night wars. Monday night war building an army video dailymotion. Monday night innovations allow female talents to redefine a womans place at the forefront of sports entertainment. Monday night war the war goes mainstream video dailymotion. The ratings war lasted from september 4, 1995, to march 26, 2001. This 20episode wwe network series chronicles the battle for rating supremacy between wwes raw and wcws monday nitro. Wwf raw is war 07 16 2001 stone cold returns to help. 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. With the aoltime warner merger looming, wwe head writer vince russo is hired to turn wcw around. 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. In honor of the 15th anniversary of the final episode of nitro, imagine ww. Sep 29, 2017 the monday night wars between wwf and wcw created, what i believe to be, the most dynamic and entertaining period in wrestling history. Tna wrestling and wwe go head to head in the second episode of the 2010 monday night wars.
Also includes looking back on superstars and storylines that made the monday night wars so memorable. Relive the historic monday night battle between wwe and wcw on the monday night war. Throughout the monday night wars between eric bischoff and vince mcmahon, nitro was gaining on its wwf counterpart popularitywise. With keith david, michael coulthard, bryan danielson, vince mcmahon. 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. This is the first direct competition between two major promotions since impact. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e01 july 7th. Cartoon network cable 65 2000 wcw action figures and toys monday night wars nitro era. The dvd covers the basics during the monday night wars, but the main thing this dvd lacks is the details of what went through between wcw and wwe. This what if story takes a look at what might have happened if the two organizations had fought each other during. During the monday night wars, the wwf and wcw, the two top north american wrestling promotions, competed for ratings. The big thing about this rating is that monday nitro did not air that night, so even wcw fans tuned in to wwe to see what was going to happen.
By early 1999, the wwe had come back in the monday night ratings war with wcw. Sep 14, 2019 this episode was when wwe started to win the monday night wars. This 20episode wwe network series delivers the indepth stories of both vince mcmahons wwe and ted turners wcw, as they battle head to head in a primetime power struggle that forever changed the face of sports entertainment. 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. Eric bischoff also challenged vince mcmahon to a match in a wcw ring in slamboree 1998. Wwe monday night war wwe vs wcw monday night war e 4 a new d. Feb 17, 2014 relive the historic monday night battle between wwe and wcw on the monday night war. Vince mcmahon retaliated with billionaire ted skits and sending dx to invade wcw headquarters and wcw shows. Every viewer of the monday night wars had an opinion of austin vs goldberg, so it would have set box office records to set it up on ppv. Although the wwf had acknowledged the title change on. Replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e02 august 26th 2014 english full show online. Wcw monday nitro, also known as wcw 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. The biggest potential match in a wwe vs wcw storyline would have been steve austin vs goldberg.
Wcw made actor david arquette their champion to get mainstream attention, while wwe put their world title on the rock. Mar 25, 2016 15 years ago tomorrow march 26, 2001 this video opened what would be the final episode of wcw monday nitro. The monday night wars was a war in every sense of the word. 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. Cartoon network cable 65 2000 wcw action figures and toys monday night wars nitro era tytaotistacenah.
The final episode of wcw monday nitro aired 15 years ago. As we head into 1996, the monday night wars get serious with the onset of the nwo storyline and the dominance of monday nitro. Feb 14, 2017 15 things that could have happened if wcw won the monday night wars. Monday night war the hart of war video dailymotion. Lets journey to a parallel wrestling universe and take a look at 15 things that could have been very different had wcw come out on top. Not only were the monday night wars over, but so was the invasion. Watch replay the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e01 july. Wcw new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Wwe monday night raw 2 november 2015 highlights hd wwe monday night raw 2112015 highlights hq. For its entirety, the program went headtohead with the world wrestling federations wwf, now wwe.
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