WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for th

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WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for th


Certification: TV-PG

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Airs: Mondays at 12:00am on TNT, WWE Network

Genres: Drama, Action, Action & Adventure

Premiered: 04 September 1995

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 140m

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Writing Credits

Cast

Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan

Terry Funk

Terry Funk

Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper

Bill Goldberg

Bill Goldberg

Jeep Swenson

Jeep Swenson

Tank Abbott

Tank Abbott

Page Falkinburg Jr.

Page Falkinburg Jr.

Randy Savage

Randy Savage

Scott Levy

Scott Levy

Gene Okerlund

Gene Okerlund

Bret Hart

Bret Hart

Raven

Raven

Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

Marcus Bagwell

Marcus Bagwell

Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart

Kevin Sullivan

Kevin Sullivan

Eric Bischoff

Eric Bischoff

Stacy Keibler

Stacy Keibler

Ms. Hancock

Torrie Wilson

Torrie Wilson

Torrie Wilson

Scott Hall

Scott Hall

Eddie Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero

Jim Fullington

Jim Fullington

Jim Duggan

Jim Duggan

Ted DiBiase Sr.

Ted DiBiase Sr.

Jim Hellwig

Jim Hellwig

Jim Neidhart

Jim Neidhart

Ric Flair

Ric Flair

Curt Hennig

Curt Hennig

Brian Adams

Brian Adams

Steve McMichael

Steve McMichael

Mike Rotunda

Mike Rotunda

Jeffrey Jarrett

Jeffrey Jarrett

Allen Jones

Allen Jones

Christopher Daniel Covell

Christopher Daniel Covell

Scott Bigelow

Scott Bigelow

Steve Borden

Steve Borden

Sting

Larry Pfohl

Larry Pfohl

Lex Luger

Dusty Rhodes

Dusty Rhodes

Brian Pillman

Brian Pillman

Kimberly Page

Kimberly Page

Takeiji Muto

Takeiji Muto

Jacques Rougeau

Jacques Rougeau

Ray Heenan

Ray Heenan

Sherri Russell

Sherri Russell

Lance Evers

Lance Evers

Keiichi Yamada

Keiichi Yamada

Eric Bischoff

Eric Bischoff

William Regal

William Regal

Evan Karagias

Evan Karagias

Booker Huffman

Booker Huffman

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Mark Jindrak

Mark Jindrak

Norman Smiley

Norman Smiley

Vince Russo

Vince Russo

Big Show

Big Show

Nora Benshoof

Nora Benshoof

The Barbarian

The Barbarian

Alex Wright

Alex Wright

Mike Rotunda

Mike Rotunda

Dean Malenko

Dean Malenko

Ernest Miller

Ernest Miller

Chris Klucsarits

Chris Klucsarits

Brian Adams

Brian Adams

Scott Hall

Scott Hall

Tylene Buck

Tylene Buck

Steve McMichael

Steve McMichael

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Bill DeMott

Bill DeMott

Último Dragón

Último Dragón

Barry Windham

Barry Windham

Ron Jones

Ron Jones

Dale Torborg

Dale Torborg

Tammy Lynn Sytch

Tammy Lynn Sytch

Stacy Keibler

Stacy Keibler

Ms. Hancock

Bobby Eaton

Bobby Eaton

Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash

Sean Waltman

Sean Waltman

Billy Kidman

Billy Kidman

Juventud Guerrera

Juventud Guerrera

Debrah Miceli

Debrah Miceli

Sick Boy

Sick Boy

Arn Anderson

Arn Anderson

Keiji Mutoh

Keiji Mutoh

Van Hammer

Van Hammer

Buff Bagwell

Buff Bagwell

Bill Smith

Bill Smith

Perry Saturn

Perry Saturn

Kendall Windham

Kendall Windham

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Debra Marshall

Debra Marshall

Kimberly Page

Kimberly Page

Joseph Dorgan

Joseph Dorgan

Psicosis

Psicosis

Tony Mamaluke

Tony Mamaluke

Jacques Rougeau

Jacques Rougeau

Sharmell Huffman

Sharmell Huffman

Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor

The Sandman

The Sandman

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Stephanie Bellars

Stephanie Bellars

Christopher Daniels

Christopher Daniels

Pamela Paulshock

Pamela Paulshock

Coburn

Coburn

Alicia Webb

Alicia Webb

Kristina Laum

Kristina Laum

April Hunter

April Hunter

Christi Wolf

Christi Wolf

Elix Skipper

Elix Skipper

Jerry Tuite

Jerry Tuite

Jamie Noble

Jamie Noble

John Watson

John Watson

Lance Storm

Lance Storm

Vito LoGrasso

Vito LoGrasso

Bobby Duncum, Jr.

Bobby Duncum, Jr.

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Erik Watts

Erik Watts

Rebecca Curci Hickenbottom

Rebecca Curci Hickenbottom

Jerry Sags

Jerry Sags

Sean O'Haire

Sean O'Haire

Shannon McNeill

Shannon McNeill

Kevin Sullivan

Kevin Sullivan

Jon Hugger

Jon Hugger

Mike Tenay

Mike Tenay

Allen Jones

Allen Jones

Stevie Ray

Stevie Ray

Chuck Palumbo

Chuck Palumbo

Kazuhiro Hayashi

Kazuhiro Hayashi

Chae An

Chae An

John Nord

John Nord

Mike Enos

Mike Enos

Jushin Liger

Jushin Liger

Kelly Wolfe

Kelly Wolfe

Jennifer Bancalum

Jennifer Bancalum

Michael Cariglio

Michael Cariglio

Shannon Moore

Shannon Moore

Vanessa Sanchez

Vanessa Sanchez

Ron Reis

Ron Reis

Reid Flair

Reid Flair

Allan Funk

Allan Funk

Michael Sanders

Michael Sanders

Chris Adams

Chris Adams

Mark LeRoux

Mark LeRoux

Trudy Vachon

Trudy Vachon

"Dr. Death" Steve Williams

Rick Fuller

Rick Fuller

Darren Matthews

Darren Matthews

Dean Simon

Dean Simon

Martin Lunde

Martin Lunde

Steve Williams

Steve Williams

Bobby Eaton

Bobby Eaton

Lash Huffman

Lash Huffman

Perry Satullo

Perry Satullo

Peter Gruner Jr.

Peter Gruner Jr.

Jamie Noble

Jamie Noble

Dionicio Castellanos

Dionicio Castellanos

Mark Hildreth

Mark Hildreth

Alicia Webb

Alicia Webb

Ryan Shamrock

Sean Haire

Sean Haire

Bill DeMott

Bill DeMott

Nora Benshoof

Nora Benshoof

Sunny

Sunny

Barry Windham

Barry Windham

Sean Waltman

Sean Waltman

Shannon Moore

Shannon Moore

Último Dragón

Último Dragón

Jerome Saganovich

Jerome Saganovich

Eduardo Hernández

Eduardo Hernández

Sione Vailahi

Sione Vailahi

Jim Fullington

Jim Fullington

The Sandman

Production Crew

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

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Visual Effects

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Camera

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Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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