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On this date in WCW history: Introducing Commissioner Kevin Nash
On January 16, 2000, Kevin Nash defeated Terry Funk in a hardcore match at World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) Souled Out pay-per-view event at the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The card was a comedy of errors after Bret Hart and Jeff Jarrett pulled out due to injury, and Chris Benoit...
On this date in WCW history: The New Adventures of Robin Hood!
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...
On this date in WWE history: Triple H vs Scott Steiner in a bodybuilding posedown
Not long after Scott Steiner made his return to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he crashed the "Triple H Appreciation Ceremony" to sign a contract with RAW and challenge Trips to a title match. Since the "Big Bad Booty Daddy" needed some time to work the kinks out, the WWE help build the...
On this date in WWF history: Mick Foley wins the championship for the first time
Earlier today, my esteemed colleague, Jesse Holland, covered two key happenings on this date in pro wrestling history. First, the Fingerpoke of Doom, which saw Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash play some more of their silly games that sent WCW spiraling even further into the ratings black hole they were...
On this date in WCW history: Tony Schiavone and the Finger Poke of Doom
How many times can you bury your own company in one night? If you're World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the answer is "two." On the January 4, 1999, edition of Monday Nitro, ringside announcer Tony Schiavone tried to keep viewers from flipping over to World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Monday...
On this date in WCW history: David Flair and Crowbar win the tag team titles with a little help from Arn Anderson
David Flair dated Stacy Kiebler. Do not boo this man. On the January 3, 2000, edition of World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) Monday Nitro, David Flair once again proved that nepotism is alive and well by teaming up with Crowbar in the WCW Tag Team Title Tournament. In the opening round, they were...
Playing the odds: Who will end up being the WWE mystery return man on tonight's Raw?
The big day is finally here! Tonight, during the first Raw of the new year, we'll finally find out who has been filming two creepy kids inside a creepy school during some downright creepy weather. Seriously, the environment looks like Seattle on an especially gloomy day. No wonder the creepy kid...
On this date in NJPW history: A New Jersey native goes to Japan to compete in Russia
Wait, what? After he initially made his mark in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), but long before he joined up with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), New Jersey native Scott Charles "Bam Bam" Bigelow was a regular competitor under the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) banner, where he would...
On this date in WCW history: The Giant gets kicked out of the nWo
Long before Hollywood Hulk Hogan ruined his big money match-up against Sting and broke little Geno Mrosko's heart, he was ruling the roost as chief, cook and bottle washer of the New World Order (nWo). Thanks to "Trillionaire Ted" (DiBiase), the nWo was able to acquire The Giant, real name Paul...
On this date in WCW history: Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Sting rematch on Nitro after the debacle at Starrcade 1997
Yesterday we went over the main event of Starrcade 1997, which featured the most heavily hyped match-up in WCW history, as Hollywood Hulk Hogan took on Sting in a battle of good vs. evil, the leader of WCW vs. the leader of the nWo. And after 15 minutes of an overbooked mess of a match, Sting was...
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