WCW Monday Nitro (1995)

WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.

Writing:
  • Ted Turner
  • Eric Bischoff

Stars:
Release Date: 1995-09-04
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 120
Dallas Page
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Randy Savage
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Hulk Hogan
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Jimmy Hart
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Jim Neidhart
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Paul Wight
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Gene Okerlund
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Chuck Norris
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Roddy Piper
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Bill Goldberg
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Ric Flair
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Sherri Martel
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Brian Adams
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Steve Borden
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James Hellwig
James Hellwig
Norman Smiley
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Jeep Swenson
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Erik Watts
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John Watson
John Watson
Nora Benshoof
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Ted DiBiase
Ted DiBiase
Jacques Rougeau
Jacques Rouge...
Brian Pillman
Brian Pillman
Kelly Warren Wolfe
Kelly Warren...
Vito Joseph LoGrasso
Vito Joseph L...
Ron Reis
Ron Reis
Joseph Dorgan
Joseph Dorgan
Christopher Morgan Klucsarits
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Brad Cain
Brad Cain
Elix Skipper
Elix Skipper
Lance Evers
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Sione Vailahi
Sione Vailahi
Raymond Louis Heenan
Raymond Louis...
James Brian Hellwig
James Brian H...
Jamie Noble
Jamie Noble
Theodore Marvin DiBiase, Sr.
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Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr.
Page Joseph F...
Randy Mario Poffo
Randy Mario P...
Keiji Mutoh
Keiji Mutoh
John Nord
John Nord
Debra Gale Marshall
Debra Gale Ma...
Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott
Page Falkinburg Jr.
Page Falkinbu...
Diamond Dallas Page
Randy Poffo
Randy Poffo
"Macho Man" Randy Savage
Larry Pfohl
Larry Pfohl
Lex Luger
Marcus Bagwell
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Buff Bagwell
Curt Hennig
Curt Hennig
Jim Hellwig
Jim Hellwig
Lash Huffman
Lash Huffman
Barry Windham
Barry Windham
Bobby Eaton
Bobby Eaton
Mike Rotunda
Mike Rotunda
Trudy Vachon
Trudy Vachon
Kelly Wolfe
Kelly Wolfe
Sean Waltman
Sean Waltman
Ted DiBiase Sr.
Ted DiBiase S...
Vito LoGrasso
Vito LoGrasso
Eduardo Hernández
Eduardo Herná...
Scott Levy
Scott Levy
Scott Bigelow
Scott Bigelow
Ray Heenan
Ray Heenan
Bobby Heenan
Peter Gruner Jr.
Peter Gruner...
Christopher Daniel Covell
Christopher D...
Alex Wright
Alex Wright
Sherri Russell
Sherri Russel...
Chris Klucsarits
Chris Klucsar...
Kazuhiro Hayashi
Kazuhiro Haya...
Jim Duggan
Jim Duggan
Charles Spencer
Charles Spenc...
Tony Mamaluke
Kendall Windham
Kendall Windh...
Jon Hugger
Jon Hugger
Debra Marshall
Debra Marshal...
Último Dragón
Último Dragón
Mike Enos
Mike Enos
Mark LeRoux
Mark LeRoux
Allen Jones
Allen Jones
Bobby Duncum, Jr.
Bobby Duncum,...
Kristina Laum
Kristina Laum
Takeiji Muto
Takeiji Muto
Michael Cariglio
Michael Carig...
Sharmell Huffman
Sharmell Huff...
Dale Torborg
Dale Torborg
Jerry Tuite
Jerry Tuite
Allan Funk
Allan Funk
Vanessa Sanchez
Vanessa Sanch...
Michael Sanders
Michael Sande...
Booker Tio Huffman, Jr.
Booker Tio Hu...
Stephanie Bellars
Stephanie Bel...
Virgil Runnels
Virgil Runnel...
Charles Palumbo
Charles Palum...
Booker Huffman, Jr.
Booker Huffma...
Tammy Lynn Sytch
Tammy Lynn Sy...
Daniel Covell
Daniel Covell
Sean Haire
Sean Haire
Christi Wolf
Christi Wolf
April Hunter
April Hunter
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