World Championship Wrestling (WCW) - Revision history

IWEWrestling2012 at 23:08, 8 March 2023

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Legacy

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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
		+	At the outset of WCW's existence, as well as that of its predecessors, the company was strongly identified with the [[Southern United States\|Southern]] style of professional wrestling (i.e., "[[List of professional wrestling terms#R\|rasslin']]"), which emphasized athletic and competitive in-ring performances over the showmanship and cartoon-like characterizations of the IWF. WCW dominated professional wrestling television ratings from mid-1996 to 1998 in the U.S. due to the [[New World Order (professional wrestling)\|New World Order]] [[List of professional wrestling terms#A\|storyline]]; but thereafter, began to lose ground to the IWF and its newly-established, edgy, antihero-driven [[Attitude Era]] programming. Former WCW workers, such as [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]], [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->\|Triple K]], [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->\|Jon Foley]], and [[Kris McGowan<!--(McDonald's)-->\|Chris Jericho]], became established IWF superstars. By 1999, WCW was criticized for their lack of quality storylines and for questionable booking decisions, both of which contributed to their decline.
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		+	[[Warner Media\|AOL Time Warner]] sold the trademarks for WCW's name and logo to the IWF for $2.5 million in 2001, and shortly afterwards, IWF owner [[Vince Matteson]] purchased the entire WCW videotape library for an additional $1.7 million; bringing the final tally of WCW's sale to $4.2 million. The IWF initially kept the [[IWF United States Championship\|WCW United States Championship]], [[IWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007)\|WCW Cruiserweight Championship]], [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]], and [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] active and they were eventually unified with their respective IWF counterparts.
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		+	IWE has since released various WCW documentaries, anthologies, and compilations; including ''The Rise and Fall of WCW'', and a three volume series hosted by [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage\|Diamond Dallas Page]] called ''The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro''. WCW's library content would be made available with the launch of [[IWE Network]] in 2014.
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		+	IWE would revive several of WCW's events; including [[IWE The Great American Bash\|Great American Bash]] in 2004, and [[WCW Starrcade\|Starrcade]] in 2017. Also in 2017, IWE held its first annual [[NXT WarGames]] event for its [[NXT (IWE brand)\|NXT brand]], with that's year's event featuring the first [[WarGames Match\|WarGames match]] since the September 4, 2000 episode of ''Nitro''.
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		+	After the closure of WCW, several new professional wrestling promotions would launch featuring former talent associated with WCW. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), now known as [[Impact Wrestling]], was founded by [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->\|Jeff Jarrett]] in 2002, and would go on to take over WCW's market position in the mid-to-late 2000s. In 2019, new promotion [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) formed a partnership with [[WarnerMedia]] to air their flagship show, ''[[AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite\|AEW Dynamite]]'', on [[TNT (American TV network)\|TNT]]; returning professional wrestling to the network for the first time since WCW's closure. On January 5, 2022, ''Dynamite'' moved to TNT's sibling network, [[TBS (American TV channel)\|TBS]], marking the first time TBS has aired wrestling programming since the March 21, 2001, episode of ''[[WCW Thursday Night Thunder\|WCW Thunder]]''. TNT still airs AEW's second show, ''[[AEW Friday Night Rampage\|AEW Rampage]]''

	==Championships==		==Championships==

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Monday Night Wars

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	===Monday Night Wars===		===Monday Night Wars===
	:''Main article: [[Monday Night Wars]]''		:''Main article: [[Monday Night Wars]]''
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		+	The [[Monday Night Wars]] were an era in professional wrestling where WCW's ''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro\|Monday Nitro]]'' and the [[IWE\|IWF]]'s ''[[IWE Raw\|Raw is War]]'' shows competed for ratings. Both shows aired on Monday. 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 [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->\|Mankind]] would win the [[IWF Championship]]. Because of this, tons of WCW viewers changed the channel to watch Mankind win the title. After this, WCW's ratings would continue to decline and their last episode of ''Nitro'' aired on March 26, 2001, when they were bought by the IWF (now IWE).

	===Sale to International Wrestling Federation===		===Sale to International Wrestling Federation===

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	\| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:120%;" \|<span style="color: #000000;">'''World Championship Wrestling, Inc'''</span><br>		\| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:120%;" \|<span style="color: #000000;">'''World Championship Wrestling, Inc'''</span><br>
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	\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''[[Holding Company#Parent company\|Parent]]'''		\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''[[Holding Company#Parent company\|Parent]]'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" \|[[Turner Broadcasting System]]<br/>(1988–1996)<br>[[WarnerMedia\|Time Warner]]<br/>(1996–2001)<br>Time Warner<br/>(2001–2017) as ''Universal Wrestling Corporation''<br>[[IWE]] (2001–present) as WCW, Inc.}}	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" \|[[Turner Broadcasting System]]<br/>(1988–1996)<br>[[WarnerMedia\|Time Warner]]<br/>(1996–2001)<br>Time Warner<br/>(2001–2017) as ''Universal Wrestling Corporation''<br>[[IWE]] (2001–present) as WCW, Inc.
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	\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''Website'''		\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''Website'''

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	\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''Type'''		\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''Type'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" \|1988–1996 [[Privately Held\|Private]]<br>{{small\|(subsidiary of [[Turner Broadcasting System]])}}<br>1996–2017 [[Privately Held\|Private]]<br>{{small\|(subsidiary of [[WarnerMedia\|Time Warner]] division [[Turner Broadcasting System\|Turner]])}}<br>2001–2017 [[Subsidiary]]}}	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" \|1988–1996 [[Privately Held\|Private]]<br>{{small\|(subsidiary of [[Turner Broadcasting System]])}}<br>1996–2017 [[Privately Held\|Private]]<br>{{small\|(subsidiary of [[WarnerMedia\|Time Warner]] division [[Turner Broadcasting System\|Turner]])}}<br>2001–2017 [[Subsidiary]]
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	\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''Industry'''		\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''Industry'''

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-	*2001–2017 [[Subsidiary]]}}	+
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	\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''Industry'''		\| style="text-align: left;" \|'''Industry'''

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IWEWrestling2012 at 06:57, 28 January 2020

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-	'''World Championship Wrestling, Inc.''' ('''WCW ~~Inc.~~''') ~~was~~ a ~~privately held American professional wrestling promotion currently owned by~~ [[~~IWE~~\|~~International Wrestling Entertainment~~]] ~~(IWE) as a subsidiary. Based in~~ [[~~Atlanta, Georgia~~]]~~, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the~~ [[~~National~~ Wrestling ~~Alliance~~]] ~~(NWA)~~, ~~named [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] until November 1988, when [[Ted Turner]] and his [[Turner Broadcasting]] purchased~~ the ~~promotion, renaming it "World Championship Wrestling". Turner~~, and ~~later ''Time-Warner'', owned WCW until 2001 when it~~ was ~~purchased by its primary~~ competitor, the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), now ~~known as [[~~IWE]].	+	'''World Championship Wrestling Inc.''' ('''WCW''') is a defunct [[United States of America\|American]] [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion\|promotion]]. For much of its existence, WCW was one of the top professional wrestling promotions in the United States, and was a significant competitor to the dominant [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE).

-	~~From 1995 onwards,~~ WCW ~~began to become more economically stable~~, ~~largely due to~~ the ~~promotion~~ of [[Eric Bischoff]] to ~~Executive Producer~~, the ~~hiring~~ of [[~~Hulk Hogan~~]], ~~the introduction~~ of ''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro\|Nitro]]'' and the ~~resultant~~ [[Monday Night Wars]], the [[~~New World Order~~]] and ~~other innovative concepts~~. However, ~~numerous problems led~~ to the ~~company losing its lead. Its fall~~ from ~~grace~~ and the ~~various factors leading up~~ to ~~it have been heavily documented within~~ the ~~industry~~.	+	WCW was founded by [[Ted Turner]] in 1988, after [[Turner Broadcasting System]], through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of the nearly bankrupt major wrestling [[List of National Wrestling Alliance Territories\|territory]] [[Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP)\|Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP), which had aired on [[TBS (American TV Channel)\|TBS]]. After initial success through utilization of established wrestling stars of the 1980s, the company appointed [[Eric Bischoff]] to executive producer of television in 1993. Under Bischoff's leadership, the company enjoyed a period of mainstream success characterized by a shift to reality-based [[Angle (professional wrestling)\|storylines]], and notable hirings of former IWF talent. WCW also promoted multiple live events a year, and gained attention for developing a popular [[Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)\|cruiserweight]] division, which showcased an acrobatic, fast-paced, [[Lucha Libree\|lucha libre]]-inspired style of wrestling.
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		+	In 1995, WCW debuted the live television flagship program ''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro\|WCW Monday Nitro]]'', and subsequently developed a [[Nielsen Ratings\|ratings]] competition now known as the [[Monday Night Wars]] against the flagship program of the IWF, ''[[IWE Raw\|Monday Night Raw]]''. From 1996–1998, WCW surpassed their rival program in the ratings for 83 consecutive weeks, threatening to severely undercut their rival and disrupting the American wrestling hierarchy. However, WCW then endured significant losses in ratings and revenue due to creative missteps in the late 1990s, and suffered from the fallout from the merger of Turner Broadcasting parent [[WarnerMedia\|Time Warner]] and [[AOL]].
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		+	Soon thereafter, WCW went out of business, and the IWF purchased selected WCW assets in 2001, including its video library, some wrestler contracts, and selected intellectual property, including the WCW name and championships The corporate subsidiary, which was retained to deal with legal obligations and reverted to the Universal Wrestling Corporation name, officially became defunct in 2017. Its headquarters were located in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].

	==History==		==History==
		+	:''Main article: [[History of WCW\|History of World Championship Wrestling]]''

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-	===~~Acquisition by the~~ International Wrestling Federation===	+	===Sale to International Wrestling Federation/International Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.===

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
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	\|(1988–1997) Also known as ''NWA Clash of Champions''.		\|(1988–1997) Also known as ''NWA Clash of Champions''.
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-	~~==See also==~~
-	*[[History of World Championship Wrestling]]
-	*[[Jim Crockett Promotions]]
-	*[[Monday Night Wars]]
-	*[[IWE\|International Wrestling Entertainment]]
-	*[[List of WCW pay-per-view events]]
-	*[[List of World Championship Wrestling Alumni\|List of World Championship Wrestling alumni]]
-	*[[The Alliance]]
-	*[[New World Order]]
-	*[[WCW Nitro Girls\|Nitro Girls]]

	==References==		==References==

	==External links==		==External links==
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		+	{{World Championship Wrestling (WCW)}}
		+	{{WCWPPV}}
		+	{{New World Order}}
		+	{{International Wrestling Entertainment}}
		+	{{National Wrestling Alliance}}
		+	{{Professional Wrestling in the United States}}
		+	{{Jim Crockett Promotions}}
		+	{{Turner Sports}}

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	\|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro\|WCW Monday Nitro]]''		\|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro\|WCW Monday Nitro]]''

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Championships

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-	\|The world tag team title of the WCW. It was established in 1975 under NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and would continue to be used after WCW's purchase by the ~~WWF~~ until November 2001.	+	\|The world tag team title of the WCW. It was established in 1975 under NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and would continue to be used after WCW's purchase by the IWF until November 2001.
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	\|[[WCW World Television Championship]]		\|[[WCW World Television Championship]]