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TNT used World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) to attract a broader audience.
* Al Poling ( born 1957 ), a professional wrestler who used the ring name Tombstone in WCW
While in ECW, Austin used the platform to develop his future " Stone Cold " persona as well as a series of vignettes running down WCW in general and Bischoff in particular, most memorably in several promos that mocked his then-status as WCW Monday Nitro host by introducing Monday NyQuil, where he was joined by " Bongo " ( a set of drums, meant to represent Steve " Mongo " McMichael ) in promoting the show " where the big boys play with each other ".
Austin began using his trademark finishing maneuver, the Stone Cold Stunner ( a move that was used previously by Jimmy Garvin, while the two were in WCW ); with this new technique, he won the King of the Ring tournament.
* Maxx ( wrestler ), the professional wrestler John Czawlytko, who used this ring name in WCW in the mid-late 1990s
WCW Monday Nitro logo used from September 4, 1995 until March 29, 1999.
Moreover, Russo claims that his own title win was a result of a fluke ( Goldberg speared him through the cage during a cage match against Booker T, resulting in Russo unintentionally winning the match ) and that he willingly forfeited the title on the next WCW Monday Nitro, due to the issue of him being able to run the promotion completely unchecked without anyone that could be used as a " filter " for his ideas, as Vince McMahon was in the WWF.
WCW was forced to create its own title belt ( a belt owned by Dusty Rhodes from the then-defunct Florida Championship Wrestling used as the PWF Heavyweight Championship with a gold plate tacked on its faceplate with the words " WCW World Heavyweight Champion "), which was awarded to Lex Luger after he defeated Barry Windham in a cage match for the vacant championship at 1991's Great American Bash.
In late 1991, The Big Gold Belt was used for the revived NWA World Heavyweight Championship, a co-promotional gimmick between WCW and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
At Bash at the Beach in July 1997, Debra turned on Mongo during his WCW United States Heavyweight Championship match against Jeff Jarrett by handing Jarrett the steel briefcase, which he then used to knock Mongo out and thus win the match.
**" The American Nightmare " ( WCW ) – Later used by Drew McIntyre in the WWE
During this time, WCW used the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as its world title.
As detailed in the Kayfabe Commentaries release " Timeline of WWE: 1997 ", Cornette described this concept as a combination of a cage which surrounded the majority of the ringside area ( this was a cage design which was popular in Memphis wrestling promotions ), and the cage used in both the NWA and WCW for their WarGames matches ( which had a top on the cage ).
Another segment used computer graphics to make it appear as if Triple H had flown over the arena where WCW Nitro was taking place and wrote " WCW Sucks " and " DX Says Suck It " in the sky.
The game features a largely unmodified AKI engine, used in other AKI wrestling games Virtual Pro-Wrestling, Virtual Pro Wrestling 64, Virtual Pro Wrestling 2, WCW vs.
In late 1994, Richards adopted gimmicks Scott Levy had used in WCW and the WWF ( Scotty Flamingo, Scotty the Body, and Johnny Polo ) on a weekly basis, substituting " Stevie " for the first names.
Variations have been used in both WCW and TNA.
Aside from that, he was primarily used as a jobber and in late 1999, Adams was granted his release from WCW, unsatisfied with his role in the organization.
During his time, his catchphrase, " somebody call my momma " ( which was also used in WCW ), started to be used in WWE.
He used a taser on his father to help Hogan win their WCW World Title match.
In 1997 he began his appearances on WCW's weekly wrestling shows as " The Outrageous Karagias " being used as a jobber, and has the dubious distinction of having more defeats to his record as a solo wrestler in WCW as a proportion of all his matches than anyone else.

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In an effort to promote them and other young talent as the new superstars of the ring, the WWF began to play on the age restrictions which former WWF wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage ( who by now were working for WCW ) now faced.
Eric Bischoff's public humiliation of the WWF, criticizing them for signing WCW's sacked wrestlers and bragging that WWF wrestlers were signing for WCW due to higher pay, intensified the Monday Night Wars only for Nitro as the WWF struggled to regain its popularity.
It also featured the established Monday Night Wars, where both WCW and the WWF had Monday night shows that competed against each other in the ratings, and saw the WWF finally beat WCW for the first time in 84 weeks when McMahon made his in-ring debut against Austin.
Although Eric Bischoff was nearing a deal to purchase the company complete, in March 2001, WWF Entertainment, Inc. acquired WCW from AOL Time Warner for a number reported to be around $ 7 million.
According to Lawler's autobiogaphy It's Good to be the King ... Sometimes, WCW wrestler Glenn Gilbertti, better known to wrestling fans as Disco Inferno, was considered for the role of Lawler.
* Alex Porteau, a professional wrestler who worked for both WWE and WCW, was born in Bossier City in 1969.
He continued using the 1 – 2 – 3 Kid name until his departure for World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) in 1996.
Waltman, now known as Syxx, immediately began taunting the cruiserweights, going as far as to steal Eddy Guerrero's WCW United States Heavyweight Championship title belt, an act that led to a ladder match for the title at the January 1997 event Souled Out, which Syxx lost.
During the fall of 1997, the nWo invoked " Wolfpac Rules " and named Syxx as a replacement for the injured Kevin Nash as part of the Outsiders with Scott Hall in defending the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
When X-Factor broke up due to Credible joining The ECW / WCW Alliance, he feuded with Kidman and Tajiri, until he took time off for another injury, after losing the WCW Cruiserweight title to Kidman.
* Bob Keller ( American Professional Wrestler ) Listed in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 Wrestlers 4 times, Former Host for American Pro Wrestlings Power Hour Agent and Manager for many former WCW and WWE Superstars ... Most Noted for teaming with Hagerstown Native Shane Heimburger ( Shadows ) to form the Team of The Mega Rockers
While Eric Bischoff has received much criticism for some of his mishandling while he acted as WCW Executive Producer ( and later, WCW President ), he combined an understanding of wrestling with a willingness to make changes that were needed in order to help WCW become more visible in the eyes of the media and advertisers.
Once Bischoff was relieved of his duties in 1999, Vince Russo, a former writer for World Wrestling Federation, came on board to become the lead writer of WCW.
Then, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. sponsored WCW driving for Galaxy Motorsports for a couple races.
As 2000 came to a close, a number of potential buyers for WCW were rumored to show interest in the company.
He wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) from 1995 to 1996 and World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) from 1996 to 2001, as Rey Misterio, Jr ./ Rey Mysterio, Jr. but dropped the " Junior " from his name when he began working for WWE in 2002.

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After becoming a runaway success, WCW countered in 1995 with its own Monday night cable program, WCW Monday Nitro, in the same timeslot as Raw.
Madusa has stayed as the same name ever since it was created, because it is driven by former WCW superstar Madusa.
Nevertheless, Flair has repeatedly stated in various interviews how happy he was when WCW finally closed down ; although, at the same time, the fact that many people would lose their jobs saddened him.
Many fans criticized Kevin Nash for his booking tenure in WCW since it displayed the same self-promoting behavior associated with The Kliq on an even larger scale.
They even staged a protest / paramilitary take-over of the Norfolk Scope, where an episode of WCW Monday Nitro was taking place ( on that same night, Monday Night Raw was emanating from nearby Hampton, Virginia ).
Rude was involved in an incident in which he appeared on both WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw in the same night protesting on Nitro about the treatment of Bret Hart during the Montreal Screwjob.
Yun stayed with the company for several months, wrestling as Jimmy Yang and using the same martial arts based persona he adopted in WCW.
Things got so heated between the two programs that D-X was sent to Atlanta, Georgia to film a segment near Turner's headquarters for a " war " storyline that was done when both shows were in nearby areas on the same night ( Raw in Hampton, Virginia and Nitro in nearby Norfolk ), sending D-X to the Norfolk Scope arena which Nitro was broadcasting from and interacting with WCW fans.
In that same year, Monday Night Raw hit an all-time ratings low of 1. 8, as WCW Monday Nitro ( Raws chief competition ), was in the midst of an 84-week winning-streak against Raw head-to-head ( see Monday Night Wars ).
Additionally Russo has stated ( in the RF Shoot Video series ) that the desire to seek a new challenge ( by going to WCW ), as well as his own personal interest in whether or not he would be able to repeat the same successes without the guidance of Vince McMahon, were also strong contributing factors to his move.
Russo and Ferrara attempted to make the same " Crash TV " style on WCW Monday Nitro which was similar to Raw, only at an accelerated pace, including edgier storylines, more lengthy non-wrestling segments, constant heel / face turns, an increased amount of sexuality on the show, fake retirements, more backstage vignettes, expanded storyline depth, title changes, and the utilization of midcard talent in a more effective manner.
From one of the same authors, Russo was also prominently featured on the cover of The Death of WCW, a book that notes Russo's contributions to what is believed to have ended WCW.
Turner's company still maintained its WCW World Championship, thus having two World Heavyweight titles present in the same promotion.
Flair returned to WCW and regained the belt from Barry Windham in July 1993 ; that same year, WCW recoginized the Ric Flair-Tatsumi Fujinami NWA title changes in 1991.
They also wrestled each other in a number one contendership ladder match at Starrcade, to earn a WCW Cruiserweight Championship match, in which both Moore and Helms grabbed the contract at the same time.
In the same night Chris Benoit defeated Diamond Dallas Page to retain his WCW United States Championship, despite interference from Kanyon and Bigelow
Gilbertti signed a contract with WCW in 1995 and debuted later that same year.
WCW and the NWA were two different organizations, even though they recognized the same World Champion.
The joke continued later in WCW when Jones changed his name again, this time to Shane, the same as Vince's son's, Shane McMahon.
debuted on UPN in the same timeslot as Thunder, WCW had been trailing the WWF in the ratings on Thursdays as well as on Mondays, as this was during the time WCW's ratings began their steady decline that would eventually lead to the company's demise.
** WCW World Tag Team Championship ( 2 times ) – with both Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow at the same time as the Jersey Triad
His broadcast appearances include the highest rated Monday Nitro in July 1998, losing to Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in front of a sold-out Georgia Dome ; this same night, Goldberg defeated Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

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