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What day did WCW WorldWide air?
WCW WorldWide is an American syndicated television show that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) aired from October 8, 1975 to March 31, 2001. At the time of its cancellation, WorldWide was the longest-running, uninterrupted weekly syndicated show of any kind on the air in the United States.
How many years was WCW active?
World Championship Wrestling
| (Top) The original WCW logo, (Bottom) The logo used from 1999 to 2002 | |
|---|---|
| Trade name | World Championship Wrestling |
| Founded | October 11, 1973 |
| Founder | Ted Turner |
| Defunct | March 26, 2002 (de facto) December 16, 2017 (de jure) |
When did the WCW end?
March 26, 2001
World Championship Wrestling/Ceased operations
When did ECW invade WWE?
On February 24, 1997, ECW “invaded” Raw from the Manhattan Center. They advanced a storyline, plugged their first ever pay-per-view and worked three matches in front of the WWF audience while McMahon called the action with both Jerry “The King” Lawler and Paul Heyman.
What caused WCW downfall?
The incident was named “The Fingerpoke of Doom” both for Nash’s deliberately over-selling the finger poke, and for the negative ramifications the incident had for the company as a whole, with some wrestling journalists crediting it as the beginning of WCW’s ultimate downfall and loss of the Monday Night Wars.
When did WCW become part of the WWF?
Following the acquisition of WCW by the WWF in March 2001, it became one of two world titles in the WWF, with its name being immediately abbreviated to the WCW Championship and finally, the World Championship in November.
When did World Championship Wrestling start and end?
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) is a defunct American professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001.
Who was the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion?
The Undisputed title retained the lineage of the WWF Championship, and the World Championship was retired. Ric Flair was the first holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, with Chris Jericho being the last. The title was the second of six to be represented by the historic Big Gold Belt, first introduced in 1986.
Who was the first promoter of World Championship Wrestling?
Although World Championship Wrestling was a brand name used by promoter Jim Barnett for his Australian promotion, the first promotion in the United States to use the World Championship Wrestling brand name (though it was never referred to as “WCW”) on a wide scale was Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW).