monday-night-wars Stories - Cageside Seats
That was awesome! (clap clap clapclapclap): Raw ... is ... JERICHO!
The Monday Night Wars were fantastic. Competition was fierce between the WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and both companies would stop at nothing to sign their rival's top talent away. While Eric Bischoff and the boys in Atlanta had the lion's share of talent raiding, the WWE did manage...
New Monday Night Wars show coming to WWE Network
With the news that WWE would roll out its own television network, aptly entitled the WWE Network, right around April 1, 2012, the rush is on to create enough content to actually fill space on the channel. As announced on Raw this past Monday, one of the shows they're in the process of putting...
On this date in WWE history: Eric Bischoff is fired, F-U'ed and dumped in a garbage truck
On December 5, 2005, Eric Bischoff was put on trial by Vince McMahon and subsequently "fired" as General Manager for his long history of "unscrupulous actions" in pro wrestling, which in reality was to get him off television so that he could write his book, Controversy Creates Cash. Of course no...
WWE Network: Monday Night Wars show announced
Now this is a show a whole gang of fans can get behind. WWE is continuing its roll out of shows for the its brand spankin' new Network that will debut next year, reportedly sometime around WrestleMania 28 in April. On top of a retrospective documentary about WrestleMania, a Diva's show and a...
Cageside Time Machine: The debut episodes of RAW and Nitro
Ring of Honor (ROH) enters a new era today as its TV show debuts on Sinclair Broadcasting Group-owned stations across the country. A new, weekly TV show is a big moment in any wrestling company's history and ROH is hoping this will be no different for them. While some -- including Cageside's own...
On this date in WCW history: The Monday Night Wars begin with the debut of 'Nitro'
On this date in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) history, Monday Nitro makes its debut in the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While it's hard to imagine the shopping mall show and "Pastamania" would pose even a remote threat to the boys in Stamford, Nitro actually went on to beat...
Jeff Jarrett talks TNA name change, Monday Night Wars, and the six-sided ring (Video)
Plenty of bits and pieces covered in the video. Among them: -- When asked about the name change from TNA to Impact Wrestling, Jarrett says it's a "transition period." Right now, it's a little bit of both but they're getting feedback and Impact seems to be the keyword in all this. -- Says the...
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