Tag Archives: WCW

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 »

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 ECW, WCW and WWE talent Lance Storm discussed several topics including meeting Chris Jericho for the first time, being Chris Jericho’s final opponent, Canadian wrestlers always being heels, will  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 »

In an interview with James Romero of Wrestling Shoot Interviews, Eric Bischoff discussed several topics, including WCW failing, incorrect speculation on the demise of the company and more. “I get called to a meeting, and I show up in that meeting and there are 12-14 people sitting around a long conference table, only 2 or  Continue Reading »

Former WWE and WCW superstar Bryan Clark (aka Adam Bomb/Wrath) applied to trademark the term “Adam Bombcast” on May 5th with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The filing for the trademark notes that it is for the following, “G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing podcasts in the field of entertainment, media,  Continue Reading »

In a post on his official Twitter account, former WWE and WCW star Virgil (real name Michael Jones) revealed that he was recently diagnosed with an early stage of dementia. Virgil’s post regarding the diagnosis reads, “Dearest Meatsauce Mafia, I am grateful that I can communicate something that has happened to me. Unfortunately, I have  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 »

Former IMPACT Wrestling superstar Robbie E has launched a new podcast titled “Why It Ended with Robbie E”, now available on iTunes and other platforms, with Ray “Glacier” Lloyd appearing as the first guest on the show. The description for the episode reads, “We all remember when blood ran cold, didn’t we? Find all about  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 »

Glenn Moore sent along the following: On this week’s episode of ‘Dinner With The King,’ co-hosts Jerry “The King” Lawler and Glenn Moore welcome Jim Cornette to the show. A lot of ground is covered during the 90-minute show. Memphis wrestling legend Austin Idol also joins the show. Some of the topics discussed are: –  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 »