Explores WCW's downfall through interviews revealing management issues, creative missteps, and the fierce Monday Night Wars competition that led to its demise.Explores WCW's downfall through interviews revealing management issues, creative missteps, and the fierce Monday Night Wars competition that led to its demise.Explores WCW's downfall through interviews revealing management issues, creative missteps, and the fierce Monday Night Wars competition that led to its demise.
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- TriviaThe previous productions on the subject of WCW were all made by WWE, the company that bought WCW in the end. This series is not affiliated with WWE as the creators wanted to tell the story from WCW side and without WWE's influence. The interesting bit is, that a major backer and a producer for this product is Dwayne "The Rock", Johnson, a WWE guy that owns and is on the board of TKO, the company that now owns WWE.
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You make the call and be the judge of the killer?!
Being an old classic wrestling fan and enjoying history. I must say that "The Vice Channel" has done it again with this doc a four part one "Who Killed WCW?". The footage was revealing and vintage bringing back classic memories and fond times of this 90's pop culture wrestling league who for awhile was topping Vince and the "WWF" in the ratings do to it's brash and provocative style. Interviews are revealing and telling with former CEO and company head man Eric Bischoff, plus hearing the words from former wrestling employees like Bret Hart, Goldberg, The Rock, Kevin Nash, and Booker T. Raises questions as you ask who's at fault with the evidence shown still you be the judge. Well documented was how Hogan and his "NWO" politics influenced things and the ego's of veterans was a power struggle with up and coming young grapplers. The early creative style was a wild show with wrestlers as "Oz" and alien like characters even in ring executions! Despite the success with Eric his style and creative mistakes and friendship with Hulk was a burden, plus things didn't improve when Vince Russo came on board as he was to over the top caring more about ratings even spanning the "WCW" brand into Hollywood movies. Thru it all executives at "Turner" didn't have their backs and didn't support the sport as the "AOL" and "Time Warner" merger killed it in the early 2000's as "Nitro" blew up and became Vince's new raw "WWE" toy. So much happened you will still be asking yourself as a fan and citizen as who is to blame. Hey they say all good things come to an end. This is a must watch and see for wrestling fans and wrestling history buffs.
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- blanbrn
- Jul 1, 2024
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