Tag Archives: World Championship Wrestling

Kevin Sullivan, best known for his work with Championship Wrestling From Florida and World Championship Wrestling/Jim Crockett Promotions, has passed away at the age of 74. Sullivan, who began his in-ring career in September 1970, called time on his in-ring career after a match against Brian Pillman Jr. (WWE NXT’s Lexis King) that was declared  Continue Reading »

In a post on his official X/Twitter account, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair revealed that he was not interviewed for the upcoming “Who Killed WCW?” docuseries that will premiere on VICE TV next month. “As usual, more b***s***, no interview with Ric Flair who was WCW, and who made everyone there for 20 years,  Continue Reading »

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions will be teaming with VICE TV to produce a new docuseries covering the rise and fall of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) titled “Who Killed WCW?”, according to a report from Deadline, with the premiere set for June 4th at 10pm. The report notes that the  Continue Reading »

Jackie Crockett, a former cameraman for the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion through the final episode of WCW Nitro in 2001 has passed away, with David Crockett confirming the news with PWInsider. Crockett was the brother of wrestling promoter Jim Crockett Jr. and former NWA announcer David Crockett, with all three the sons of the  Continue Reading »

Ole Anderson, who was a founding member of The Four Horsemen stable, has passed away at the age of 81, with the news shared by WWE Hall of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. Anderson, real name Alan Robert Rogowski, started his career back in 1967 for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) promotion under the  Continue Reading »

Seven Bucks Productions, which is headed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia, will be producing a docuseries alongside Vice Studios investigating the mysterious demise of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), according to a report from Deadline. The report also notes that the company have added Scott Landsman as the Head of Television, while Melissa  Continue Reading »

Game Changer Wrestling have announced that former WCW World Tag Team Champion Lash LeRoux will make his in-ring return and GCW debut as part of their GCW Say You Will event on Friday, September 1st at the Grand Sports Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Previously announced for the event are Nick Gage, El Hijo del  Continue Reading »

Chris Van Vliet sent out the following: In a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet as part of the INSIGHT With Chris Van Vliet podcast, former WWE and WCW referee Nick Patrick discussed several topics, including facing Chris Jericho, his referee vs. referee match against Earl Hebner at the Invasion pay-per-view, what happened at WCW  Continue Reading »

Reality Of Wrestling have announced that former WWE and WCW referee Nick Patrick will be the referee for the main event of their Summer Of Champions IX event on Saturday, July 15th at the Humble Civic Center in Humble, Texas. Previously confirmed to appear at the event are Alicia Fox, Jacob Fatu and WWE NXT  Continue Reading »

WWE applied to trademark “The Great American Bash” on April 27th with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office). WWE resurrected the old Jim Crockett Promotions/WCW name as a pay-per-view event in 2004, using it for several years, shortening the name to “The Bash” in 2009, before dropping the event. An episode of WWE  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: Just added to WWE Network: WCW Saturday Night WCW Saturday Night makes its WWE Network debut. Enjoy over 50 hours of WCW’s early ‘90s flagship program from the famed Center Stage in Atlanta, Ga. Watch as the careers of “Stunning” Steve Austin, Cactus Jack and Dustin Rhodes take off, and  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: Just added to WWE Network: WCW Thunder More than 115 hours of WCW Thunder are now available on the award-winning WWE Network. Relive your favorite moments from WCW’s rollercoaster show, including Sting breaking his silence in dramatic fashion and the rise of nWo Wolfpack. Plus, watch legendary Superstars like DDP,  Continue Reading »

The WWE Network will begin adding the WCW Thunder series to the Vault section of the streaming service on Monday, March 19th, according to a report from WWWENetworkNews.com. WWE originally planned on adding WCW Thunder last year, however due to the lawsuit with Buff Bagwell and Scott “Raven” Levy regarding WWE Network royalties, those plans  Continue Reading »

A decision was made over the past several days to hold off on the WCW Thunder series being added to the WWE Network service, according to a report from PWInsider.com. The report notes that while they are not able to confirm things fully, this may be due to the ongoing legal issues with Marcus “Buff”  Continue Reading »

The next major addition to the Video On Demand section of the WWE Network will be WCW Thunder, World Championship Wrestling second show during their wars with the WWE. There have been requests from fans for old episodes of WWE Velocity and Sunday Night Heat to be added to the WWE Network, so it will  Continue Reading »

In a post on his official Instagram account, Stevie Richards announced that former World Championship Wrestling superstar Brad “Lodi” Cain will be undergoing neck surgery today. Everyone say a prayer for my good friend Brad Cain aka Lodi. Today he goes in for neck surgery, so please pray for a successful procedure and super fast  Continue Reading »

The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling Podcast sent along the following: Today The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling welcome the host of “What Happened When” On the MLW Radio Network and former voice of WCW, Tony Schiavone. Discussing the first ever “What Happened When LIVE” (www.whwlive.com) event taking place Sunday July 9th, Tony  Continue Reading »

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Eric Bischoff commented on a variety of topics, including Hulk Hogan’s thoughts on portraying a heel character, why The Great Muta joined the now and more. On Hulk Hogan portraying a heel character: “Hulk got very comfortable in that heel role, but initially, it was very hard for him.  Continue Reading »

Hannibal TV sent out the following: Legendary Wrestler and former WCW booker “The Taskmaster” Kevin Sullivan of the “Dungeon of Doom” talks to David Penzer of “The HANNIBAL TV” about working with Billy Graham, turning Hulk Hogan heel in WCW, Goldberg still wrestling, WCW booking regrets and why he never worked for Vince Jr in  Continue Reading »

In an interview with WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, former WWE and WCW Champion Bill Goldberg commented on various topics, including the expectation for his in-ring return against Brock Lesnar at WWE Survivor Series. “I’m Goldberg dude, I have a standard to uphold myself to, I’m greatly appreciative that anybody thinks I’m any good  Continue Reading »