On this date in WCW history: The New Adventures of Robin Hood!
by Jesse Holland on Jan 13, 2012 10:01 AM EST
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World Championship Wrestling (WCW) loved the cliffhanger ending. Tune in next week/event/pay-per-view to see how it all ends! The shocking conclusion you won't believe!
On January 13, 1997, they reached an all-time low. Well, at least in the cliffhanger department.
The main event of Monday Nitro was between The Giant and Hollywood Hogan, with the nWo in Hulkster's corner. There were just a few minutes left in the broadcast, but wait! WCW has worked out a cooperative agreement with TNT that will allow the remainder of their bout to be shown during intermittent breaks on The New Adventures of Robin Hood!
Hooray!
Basically, the new Robin Hood series was a way to cash in on the Xena rage, but the show was a flop and watchable only for the occasional cleavage. It had good ratings in its debut, thanks to the marks who stuck around to see The Giant win by DQ, but was subsequently canceled the following season.
Unlike TNT, I won't make you watch any of it to see the bout, which is embedded after the jump.
Anyone remember this episode? If so, did you stick around to watch it?
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Who thought stuff like this was a good idea?
This is why they went out of business, I guess…
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 13, 2012 11:00 AM EST reply actions
I remember this actually led to the 2 shows
Even talking smack about which led into the better show. The Nitro staff would talk up Robin Hood while dogging La Femme Nikita on USA and the Raw team would do the exact opposite.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
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Good thing people watched Robin Hood so they could watch the entirety of this great match
Big Show squashes Hogan for 5 minutes and then the NWO’s 20 man roster comes out to save Hogan at the end. Just your typical Hogan NWO match.
That's a great point.
How big did they get? Anyone know the max number of nWo members at one time?
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by Jesse Holland on Jan 13, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
According to Wikipedia, the original incarnation had the most members
Hollywood Hogan (leader), Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Ted DiBiase (left), The Giant (kicked out of the group), nWo Sting, Syxx (fired), Vincent, Nick Patrick (kicked out of the group), Miss Elizabeth, Eric Bischoff, Buff Bagwell, V.K. Wallstreet (left), Masahiro Chono, Big Bubba Rogers (left), Scott Norton, Randy Savage, Dennis Rodman, The Great Muta, Konnan, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, Dusty Rhodes, Scott Steiner
I doubt it, but… who knows
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How many of them were there at the same time?
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 13, 2012 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
hmm...
I’d guess sometime in late ‘97, the nwo was it’s biggest….
Hogan, Savage ,Nash, Hall ,Hennig, Rude, Bagwell, Norton, Elizabeth, Bischoff, Vincent, Konnan….so that’s 12
Add injured Syxx during this time to make…13
plus Chono and Muta…15…and Rodman – 16!
So…by my calculations 16 members at their most bloated, circa World War 3 1997.
Did I miss anyone?
Dusty was in the NWO? Damn. I must be getting old because I don’t remember that.
by DustinH(oo) on Jan 15, 2012 1:56 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
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