In 1982, in order to appear less regional in scope, the television show was renamed World Championship Wrestling, a name Barnett had used for promoting shows in Australia in the 1970s. hide this ad. The rivalry, which was cast as a battle between blue collar redneck Austin and white collar executive McMahon, became one of the defining storylines of the Attitude Era, as each engaged in ever-escalating acts of sabotage and violence against the other. Thirdly, Luger's defection created speculation among fans as to which other big-name stars would "jump ship". I attended 4 wrestlemania, multiple raw and smackdowns in the past. It takes a special type of performer to be so over without wrestling or uttering a single word for over a year. He was the one who intended to bring more positive change. Many wrestling fans consider Bret Hart versus Chris Jericho a top "dream match." Although Bret Hart was a top name when he arrived to WCW in 1997, Jericho was also starting to stand out on the roster in the company in the same year. During the match between Jeff Jarrett and Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, Jeff Jarrett, by Russo's order, lied down in the ring to let Hogan pin him and win the title. WCW Monday Nitro: Created by Eric Bischoff, Ted Turner. Survivor Series 1997. . Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) had its origins in 1991 as the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance, owned by Joel Goodhart. [37] The actual WCW entity was reverted to Universal Wrestling Corporation solely to deal with both legal and administrative issues. After jumping from WCW to run roughshod over the WWE roster, Sid returned to terrorize once again, taking on the likes of Kevin Nash, "Hollywood" Hogan and Goldberg. The Monday Night Wars were an era in professional wrestling where WCW's Monday Nitro and the WWF's Raw is War shows competed for ratings. That's gonna put some butts in the seats, heh. All Rights Reserved. The wars ended with the sale of WCW's assets by its parent company, AOL Time Warner, to the WWF. [51][52][53][54] In August, WWE announced that it would move NXT to the USA Network beginning with the show's September 18 episode and change the show's format to a live two-hour program which will compete with AEW's live weekly program. It took a lot of deliberate factors in a row to cut his legs out repeatedly as both a face and a heel during his WCW run - but the problem was never, ever at any point . The profile of each WWE wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. In 1996, Hulk Hogan went from one end of the pro wrestling spectrum to the other when he became the villainous Hollywood Hogan. Hart had the title taken away from him before he left to go to WCW. WCW's final victory in the Monday Night Wars came on October 26, following the previous night's Halloween Havoc pay-per-view. They used this video library to put together a two-disc DVD titled The Rise and Fall of ECW. Solie's assumes no responsibility for keeping them updated. The Raw Is War logo and its name were retired in September 2001, following the September 11 attacks and sensitivity over the word war, and because the Monday Night Wars were "over." However, a controversial backstage decision to end Goldberg's winning streak, followed quickly by an anticlimactic match involving Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hogan now known as the Fingerpoke of Doom effectively killed the company's credibility in the eyes of many of its diehard fans, and the company was never able to recreate the initial level of popularity that it had enjoyed in the middle of the decade. Ha! Throughout 1997, Hogan had a stranglehold on the WCW Championship. Secondly, Luger had just come off a successful run in the WWF and was one of the company's top stars. Raw originated from The Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center, a New York City theater, and aired live each week. Time for the wrestling community to come together and build strong alternatives! On Thanksgiving night 1987, McMahon's WWF aired Survivor Series on pay-per-view (PPV) against the NWA's Starrcade, which Crockett marketed as the NWA's answer to WrestleMania. Vince McMahon himself questioned the wisdom of the decision, likewise confused why his competitor would fail to make a move that could have so greatly benefitted the company. Being a cartridge game a swipe of isopropyl alcohol may be recommended if game doesn't boot up first try. Even though the names of the international characters are changed most likely due to liscensing issues, this roster is loaded. Incarnation Notes Members nWo July 7, 1996 - April 27, 1998 The original incarnation was formed when Hulk Hogan defected from WCW to join Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) and Kevin Nash (Diesel).Portrayed as being a separate entity, apart from WCW. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WWE Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. Goldberg proved to be very popular with the fans and enjoyed some crossover success in mainstream popular culture. Sid's departure resulted in a further problem for the company: As he had been scheduled to defeat Big Van Vader for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade 1993, several weeks worth of Disney Tapings had been filmed with Sid as the champion, with the intention not to air it until the following year. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster & Alumni by Year or any specific Date in history. This whole entire time nobody ever gave a damn! There was just something about Jeff Jarrett during the 90s that made him extremely unlikable to fans. Despite winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Souled Out, Chris Benoit quit in protest, along with Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko. The Raw formula was very different than that of Prime Time Wrestling: instead of taped matches, with studio voice overs and taped chat, Raw was a show shot to a live audience, with storylines unfolding as they happened. That same year, PTW replaced TNT on USA Network, which expanded to two hours the format of the WWF's WTBS program. Free shipping. Each wrestler comes with at-least 2 attires, though most have 4. Before World Championship Wrestling was formed, Jim Crockett Promotions existed. Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (). No of course not, he was as over as he'd ever been when he left WWF in 1997. Released by THQ for the PlayStation game console in 1997, the game featured a large roster of playable WCW wrestlers as well as full motion video clips of the TV show. Last Edit: yesterday at 2:25am by Mid-Carder. This is a list of professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 2001. By Ralphmilne. I attended 4 wrestlemania, multiple raw and smackdowns in the past. SLRaw By 1997 though, Mongo was a full-fledged member of The Four Horsemen. Fans went home happy everytime after the show! [45] The brand would continue to operate until 2010 when it was replaced with NXT. However, he was still not willing to fully cooperate with Crockett. Television had been a significant part of professional wrestling presentation in the United States for decades, but after the 1950s it had been relegated to local stations as the national networks ceased airing it. In the summer of 2003, WWE purchased ECW's assets in court, acquiring the rights to ECW's video library. In May 2019, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), which had launched the previous January, announced a deal to broadcast a live two-hour weekly television show on TNT. I now know I cant use the word B**ch, Can someone release Vince McMahon and ban him from returning to the company. It led to another heel turn for Hogan and the reformation of the nWo. [4], In 1994, Jim Crockett Jr.'s non-compete agreement with Turner, to whom he had sold in 1988, expired and he decided to start promoting with the NWA again. By 2002, the WWF roster had doubled in size due to the abundance of contracted workers. Sid's departure from the company meant that hours worth of footage had suddenly become worthless. Absolute egotistical nonsense. The enigmatic silent warrior took WCW by storm starting in late 1996. Characters like Sabu (David Harley) and Ken . The secret has never changed. Now this sham company sells out everything and everyone. 98 was a great year for WCW, 99 is where it really starts to fall apart. In an attempt to break the momentum of Nitro, WWF entered into a cross-promotional agreement with ECW. It feels like a forced meal we do not want to eat. They are directed by the Illuminati/freemasons. [40] The institution of concepts like separate rosters, "General Managers" and talent drafts was intended to emulate the rivalry that had ended with WCW. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster . Scott Hall (founding member, sided briefly with nWo Wolfpac after the split, before defecting to nWo Hollywood, along with Dusty Rhodes) The final rating tally in 270 head-to-head showdowns was: 154 wins for Monday Night Raw, 112 for Nitro, and four ties. As many of the cruiserweights incorporated elements of lucha libre into their performances, the division also helped WCW take advantage of the popularity of wrestling amongst Hispanic, Latin American, and Asian fans. All four of them entered the WWF as The Radicalz, debuting on Raw Is War's January 31 episode15 days after Benoit's title win. Two weeks later, the WWF taunted WCW's slipping ratings by sending members of DX to Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia in an attempt to crash a live taping of Nitro. They featured wrestling matches, plus melodramatic monologues and inter-character confrontations, similar to the programming offered by other territories, including the Northeast-based WWF. WCW Roster for 1997 The WCW roster for January 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, Marc "Buff" Bagwell, Lord Steven Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Brian Knobbs, Jerry Saggs, Mark Starr, Big Bubba Rogers, "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood . By 1997, the entire wrestling world was captivated by the ongoing story of Sting trying to save WCW from The nWo. Eddie Guerrero) / Rey Mysterio Jr. / Chris Jericho), (Dean Malenko / Ultimo Dragon / Juventud Guerrera / La Parka /Pyschosis / Chavo Guerrero / Yuji Nagata / Gedo), (Faces Of Fear - Meng & Barbarian / Mortis & Wrath / Steven Regal & Dave Taylor / High Voltage - Kenny Kaos & Robbie Rage / Public Enemy - Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge / Amazing French Canadians - Jacques Rougeau & Carl Ouellet), (Ravens Flock - Raven / Saturn / Stevie Richards / Riggs / Kidman / Lodi). The November 3, 1997 Edition of WCW Monday Nitro was held in the Philadelphia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The former WWE management will still be rich off your hard earned money and chilling on the beach! The episode included a repeat airing of the Halloween Havoc WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between Diamond Dallas Page and Goldberg after the original airing exceeded the scheduled 3-hour running time and subscribers lost the feed at 11 p.m. EST. Diesel wasn't the only gimmick WWE tried to pass on to a new wrestler. While the success was great, it caused WCW to take their eye off the ball. He threw down the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, stating that he did not want to be champion of a "dead promotion". YOU. On April 13, 1998, an advertised Austin vs. McMahon main event was enough for Raw Is War to finally beat Nitro in the ratings for the first time in nearly two years. Jim Barnett, Jack and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization, while Ole Anderson was head booker and was in charge of operations. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman, The Renegade, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Guerrero, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, "Squire" David Taylor, Madusa, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, "Desperado" Joe Gomez, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, "Mean" Mike Enos, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavito Guerrero Jr., Karl Oullete, Jauques Rougeau, Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bunkhouse Buck, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Tombstone, Super Calo, "Dangerous" Devon Storm, Ace Darling, Greg The Hammer Valentine,Ray Mandoza Jr., Ron Powers, Jerry Flynn, Chris "Mortis" Canyon, Luna Vachon, Malaya Hosaka, Wrath, Hector Guerrero, Hack Myers, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Yuji Yasuraoka TOTAL ROSTER: 85 The WCW roster for June 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Big Bubba Rogers, Kevin Sullivan, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Sgt. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. . Into the early 1990s, the WWF had continued the creative formula that had given the company success in the 1980s: clear-cut face vs. heel storylines, colorful wrestlers with themed gimmicks, and alluring female valets who nonetheless maintained a "PG-13" level of sex appeal. Comments. The 1997 Starrcade was the 15th annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Replay. Whenever there were any potential young talents, like Bill Demott, WCW would immediately ruin them by giving them a rib name like "Hugh Morris." Hogan's 1997 was spent playing the role of the cowardly heel to perfection. Both shows aired on Monday. Go Orange. During their mid-1995 meeting, Turner asked Bischoff how WCW could compete with the WWF. At the time, Savage had been positioned as the elder statesman overseeing WWE's New Generation. When recalling this event years later, Paul Heyman stated the following: The National Wrestling Alliance was old-school when old-school wasn't hip anymore. [26], This Nitro's main event was originally scheduled to be Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and was going to be their anticipated rematch. The company was able to briefly reinvigorate itself after the introduction of Bill Goldberg, who was presented as an unbeatable force who won matches within a matter of minutes or even seconds. But anyway I am elderly old woman who used to be a wrestling fan. They are listed in alphabetical order of their real name. At the outset of the storyline, the WWF filed a lawsuit against WCW, alleging that WCW was illegally representing the nWo as a WWF affiliate and that Hall's persona was too close to his "Razor Ramon" character (itself a parody of Al Pacino's character in Scarface), to which the WWF retained the rights. As few WWF performers at the time utilized the type of aerial techniques found in lucha libre, the cruiserweight division and the acrobatic performances of its wrestlers helped not only to draw in new viewers to WCW, but also helped the organization reach out to fans who were used to seeing such feats in wrestling performances in their native countries. Since nobody but Bischoff and Luger's good friend Sting knew that Luger would return to WCW, the shock value generated by his appearance was great. With Turner no longer in control, the corporate executives of the combined AOL Time Warner would sell its assets. In 1997, Luger was the first WCW wrestler to defeat "Hollywood . After declining ratings, the show returned to its Thursday timeslot in May 2010. WWE promises big changes. The former WWE management will still be rich off your hard earned money and chilling on the beach! (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match. Because the fans are not in control! 7. WCW was entering severe financial and creative lows. In WCW, Savage proved he certainly had a lot left in the tank. This format expanded to two live hours in May 1996 and later three. [2] In 1992, Goodhart sold his share of the company to his partner, Tod Gordon, who renamed the promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling. In the late 80s, Lex Luger joined WCW and immediately started being groomed for the main event position as a member of The Four Horsemen. The game was followed by WCW/nWo Thunder, which was based on Nitro's Thursday night counterpart. A Life long pro wrestling, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia Eagles fan. Legends of WrestleMania. There are 28 male wrestlers who wrestled for the promotion in 1997 that we do not have accurate payroll records for: Kevin Sullivan, Yuji Nagata, Masa Chono, Ciclope, Pez . Mysteries of Wrestling: Solved (p.73-74), Shawn Michaels and Aaron Feigenbaum. The show, known as AEW Dynamite, premiered on October 2, 2019. These people operating things just do not care. Nitro's ratings failed to increase, and in January 2000, both Russo and Ferrara were suspended from the company after they considered putting the WCW World title on Tank Abbott. WCW Roster 1997 Stats Can you name the WCW Roster 1997? Welcome back to the clown world that everyone has fallen asleep to! It showcased many different styles of professional wrestling, popularizing hardcore wrestling matches as well as lucha libre and Japanese wrestling styles. To Monday nights, in direct competition with Raw. That year, The nWo sparked a revolution, unlike anything the sport had seen before. It says on wiki that Chelsea Green has resigned I don't know if this is true or not but I just thought I'll let you know, in wwe draft. The WWF decided that it should use its cable time as a showcase for original matches and storylines that would serve as the major build-up to the quarterly pay-per-view broadcasts. The World PS1 Sony PlayStation 1, 1997 Greatest Hits. Ole Anderson was part of the group as an advisor, but made only one appearance on A Flair for the Gold. On March 23, 2001, all of WCW's trademarks and archived video library, as well as a select 25 contracts, were sold to Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. through its subsidiary WCW Inc. WCW's assets were purchased for just $3 million. This "match" may have started the permanent ratings slide that was to follow for WCW, as Nitro according to Nielsen ratings numbers listed by TWNPNews.com-[27] only got a 5.0 rating three times afterwards. WCW became even more desperate, going as far as placing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship upon actor David Arquette, who was making promotional appearances for WCW's feature film Ready to Rumble. Raw Is War's ratings began to rise steadily, bringing the "Attitude Era" to its highest point. The company was ultimately unable to sustain itself while paying wrestlers their contracted salaries, and WCW went up for sale. Thus, the WWF became the sole national professional wrestling promotion in the United States. The rating war was part of a larger overall struggle between the two companies, originating in personal animosity between WWF owner Vince McMahon and WCW owner Ted Turner. The 1997 and 1998 WCW Souled Out PPV events were held on Saturdays due to the Super Bowl being played the next day, the 1999 and 2000 shows were held on Sundays. [27], Raw Is War was dominating Nitro to the point where WCW was making "quick fixes" to stem the tide, including hiring rapper Master P, bringing in Megadeth, Chad Brock, and Kiss for concerts, and conducting a contest to find a new member of the Nitro Girls (all of which flopped in the ratings). Starting in 1996, the promotion was on fire thanks to the introduction of The nWo. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. They are directed by the Illuminati/freemasons. After winning the World War 3 battle royal in November 1998, with the help of Scott Hall and his stun gun, Kevin Nash ended Goldberg's 1730 winning streak and won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade the following month. These people operating things just do not care. The garbage they come out with now is disgusting. Fans vote on management, creative, and talent. Fans went home happy everytime after the show! Everything is all about the money. Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz -/5-RATE QUIZ. Foley began alternating characters, variously appearing as Mankind (whose character was tweaked from an insane asylum inmate to essentially Foley in a mask), Dude Love, and his former persona of Cactus Jack, an old western outlaw. But that is why people get on here like Eddy and few other nutjobs and complain about pro wrestling is controlled by satanic Illuminati or freemasons. Hart's feud against the aggressive, morally ambiguous yet patriotic Stone Cold Steve Austin, would dominate WWF storylines through most of 1997. After a falling-out with Gordon, Gilbert was replaced in September 1993 by Paul Heyman (known on television as Paul E. Dangerously), who had just left WCW and was looking for a new challenge. Moreover, despite originally promising to produce original programming for the TBS time slot in Atlanta, McMahon chose instead to provide only a clip show for TBS, featuring highlights from other WWF programming as well as matches from house shows at Madison Square Garden, Boston Garden, and other major arenas. The franchises or "brands" act as complementing promotions under the parent company. . With this event, Eastern Championship Wrestling seceded from the NWA and became Extreme Championship Wrestling. As cable television arose in the 1970s, local stations were often retransmitted to new markets as superstations. I now know I cant use the word B**ch, Can someone release Vince McMahon and ban him from returning to the company. Bischoff himself was initially the host; he handled the second hour along with Bobby Heenan and former NFL football player Steve "Mongo" McMichael, with Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko hosting the first. The profile of each WCW wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. By 1997, Luger was undoubtedly one of WCW's top stars. Another demotion. Stephanie McMahon leaves WWE ; Vince is president, Please dont ban me. The time has come to bring back the glorious old days of wrestling where stars were made! By The most ignorant and unresponsive pro wrestling show on tv. Time for the wrestling community to come together and build strong alternatives! In February 1993, longtime NWA stalwart Ric Flair returned to WCW after an 18-month WWF tenure, but since Flair was constrained by a no-compete clause from his WWF contract, WCW gave him a talk show segment on its television shows called A Flair for the Gold. The WWF was taping Raw Is War at the nearby Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia. Absolute egotistical nonsense. At the end of the evening, the final vignette depicted Austin breaking into Pillman's home, prompting Pillman to pull a gun on Austin, and the feed being "interrupted" in the ensuing chaos, with Vince McMahon (serving as a commentator) stating that he had been informed of "a couple explosions". WCW Nitro last edited by Marino on 11/29/22 03:16PM View full history Modes. World War 3 (1997) was the third World War 3 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). 1995 -WCW ROSTER The WCW roster for January 1995 was as follows: Earl Bobby Eaton, Sting, "Fly'in" Brian Pillman, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Big Van Vader, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Johnny B. Badd, "Stunning" Steve Austin, "Diamond" Dallas Page, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Lord Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Pretty" Paul Roma, Stevie . On this page you find the full WWE Roster in the year 1997. From 1995 to 1998, Nitro would dominate Raw until the January 4, 1999 episode of Raw, where the announcers of Nitro were told to spoil Raw ' s main event, which was that Mankind would win the WWF Championship. This was regarded as a major breach of kayfabe at the time and ultimately led to WCW's departure from the NWA in September 1993. YOU. [38] The final WCW World Heavyweight Championship match for the show and the company saw WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Booker T defeat Scott Steiner to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Stars such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Bill Goldberg and Sting became household names, and some attempted to parlay their newfound fame into other mediums and found success in them, much like Hulk Hogan of the 1980s and early 1990s: notable examples being Mick Foley, who became a New York Times best selling author with the first volume of his autobiography, Have a Nice Day, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who branched out to become one of the highest grossing actors of all time. The new World order battles The Four Horseman in a WarGames Cage Match. I told you people that WWE does not care about any of you! WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. This set up a rivalry between McMahon and Turner that would continue for 16 years. 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