WCW tried to make a splash in the business by luring away many of WWE’s (ageing) top stars with huge contracts - but it wasn’t just the guys carrying belts who earned preposterous amounts of money at ...

Of all the great things about television, the greatest is that it’s on every single day. TV history is being made, day in and day out, in ways big and small. In an effort to better appreciate this ...

1996 was the year it all turned around for World Championship Wrestling. By the end of '96, WCW was no longer playing second fiddle to Vince McMahon or the World Wrestling Federation. One brilliant ...

Scott Hall signed with WCW in 1996 after his deal with WWE expired. Hall was offered a guaranteed deal to work less dates which he took. The WCW deal ended up catapulting him into being one of the ...

For wrestling fans of a certain generation, there was never a more exciting time in the business than the 1980s and 1990s. The exponential growth of the World Wrestling Federation, followed by the ...

In 1996, the world of professional wrestling changed forever when Scott Hall joined WCW after making the leap from the WWF (later known as WWE). His decision wasn't exactly a secret among hardcore ...

This week in history was the first statistical battle won for WCW in a war that would forever change professional wrestling. It was on June 17, 1996. WCW Monday Nitro for the first time won the battle ...

Between 1995 and 2001, WWE and WCW competed for ratings in what became known as the Monday Night Wars. That era saw many WWE Superstars jumping ship to join Ted Turner's promotion, including Hulk ...

The main event of Starrcade 1995 wasn't exactly inspiring for pro wrestling fans. Ed 'Brutus Beefcake/The Barber' Leslie was installed as Hulk Hogan's opponent on the show. As a consequence, the event ...

MID 1990s, WCW raided some of WWE’s biggest stars. The rival promotion paid out wild numbers - with perhaps the most surprising to NBA legend Dennis Rodman. WCW tried to make a splash in the business ...