The Death of WCW

Ranked #5 in Wrestling, Ranked #27 in WWE

What went wrong with WCW?

In 1997, World Championship Wrestling was on top. It was the number-one pro wrestling company in the world, and the highest-rated show on cable television. Each week, fans tuned in to Monday Nitro, flocked to sold-out arenas, and carried home truckloads of WCW merchandise. Sting, Bill Goldberg, and the New World Order were household names. Superstars like Dennis Rodman and KISS jumped on the WCW bandwagon. It seemed the company could do no wrong.

But by 2001, however, everything had bottomed out. The company -- having lost a whopping 95% of its...
more

Similar Books

If you like The Death of WCW, check out these similar top-rated books:


Learn: What makes Shortform summaries the best in the world?