In 1995, Ted Turner — founder, chairman, and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), which owned the TBS and TNT networks — asked WCW executive Eric Bischoff what it would take for WCW to compete ...

Pro wrestling’s “Monday Night Wars” didn’t officially end until WWE (then-WWF) purchased WCW in March 2001. Bet for all intents and purposes, the years-long weekly ratings battle between professional ...

I grew up in the South (American by birth, Southern by the grace of God) and a massive wrestling fan. I liked WWF during my childhood, but I was obsessed with legends like Sting, Ric Flair, and all ...

The infamous Monday Night Wars were recently brought up once again in the Vice TV series "Who Killed WCW?" Many of the figures who lived through the controversial era still speak fondly of the chaotic ...

Vince McMahon looked like the cat that got the cream during the Raw/Nitro simulcast on 26 March 2001. He'd purchased the remnants of WCW shortly beforehand, and now he could bask in the moment on live ...

One of the most notorious events in wrestling history occurred on January 4, 1999, at Atlanta's Georgia Dome during the live TNT broadcast of WCW's flagship show "Monday Nitro" when a tap of an index ...

Wrestling fans got a welcome surprise when WWE unexpectedly launched a new channel dedicated to WCW, which is now live and growing on YouTube. The new WCW channel already has 36 videos and continues ...

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