WCW Nitro, January 23, 2001, was a sign that something was wrong. WCW was a sinking ship by this point. Tony Schiavone reminds viewers that WCW was in the process of being purchased by new owners. History shows this never happened. While this show might seem like a great lesson in the problems within WCW at this time, there is a match that stands out. Christopher Daniels and Michael Modest were offered an opportunity to wrestle for WCW. Typically, tryouts take place in dark matches before the show. This match took place in the show’s second segment and should be…
Author: Andrew Crowe
Monday Night RAW in 1997 was very different than what we would see on television today. World Wrestling Federation (now Entertainment) is still in the New Generation with the Attitude Era coming quickly. Hoping to generate fan attention to a dying company, Vince McMahon created the first title in over twenty years: The European Title. The finals must contain a wrestling match worth watching to generate buzz for this title and the product. How would McMahon do this? He chose to air a pretaped Monday Night Raw with “live” commentary from McMahon, Jim Ross, and Honky Tonk Man. Maybe the…
