Tag: Monday Nitro
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JULY 28th: Das Wunderkind strikes gold...
After a bit of an attitude change, Alex Wright defeats Chris Jericho to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JULY 8th: Rey Mysterio, Jr. wins...
The diminutive, young high-flyer from Mexico gets his first taste of WCW gold by defeating Dean Malenko on Monday Nitro
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… July 6th: Goldberg streaks to the...
WCW United States champion Bill Goldberg defeats Hollywood Hulk Hogan to capture the World Heavyweight title in front of a capacity crowd on Monday Nitro
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… MAY 27th: The Genesis of the...
1996 - Scott Hall (or is that Razor Ramon?) leaves the WWF and 'invades' WCW Monday Nitro, kicking off the biggest angle of all time
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 10th: There Will Be Blood
Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo return to WCW, and shockingly join forces to form The New Blood, a faction designed to battle the company's more established stars
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 20th: Savage Stages a Sit-Down
After a three-month absence, Macho Man Randy Savage returns to WCW, and stages a 'sit-down strike' in the middle of the broadcast
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 4th: The NWO gives the...
Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash mastermind the infamous 'Fingerpoke of Doom' on Monday Nitro, and reunite both factions of the New World Order
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… DEC 22nd: The nWo Interrupts Your...
On the final Monday Nitro before Starrcade, the New World Order takes over the show, dismantles the set, and replaces it with nWo logos and signage
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… DEC 18th: Madusa Trashes the WWF...
Madusa Miceli returns to WCW, appearing on Monday Nitro with the WWF Womens Championship, and drops the belt in a trash can on live TV
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… NOV. 1st: The Hitman is Headed...
1997 - Reigning WWF champion Bret Hart officially signs with WCW, leading to the controversial events that would surround his departure from the WWF