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World Championship Wrestling, for all its faults, is a loss to the pro wrestling industry. Ever since the promotion closed doors and was eaten alive by Vince McMahon’s deep pockets, WWE hasn’t really had any competition to speak of. That’s a shame, because it’s fair to say that competition is something the juggernaut has thrived on over the years. McMahon is at his best when he’s being pushed to be, in other words.
Rewind to 1995 and WCW wasn’t quite ready to compete yet. Since effectively taking over a few years before, Eric Bischoff had managed to somewhat turn the company around. Money was now in a much more plentiful supply, which led to the signing of free agent Hulk Hogan in 1994. The likes of ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage and Lex Luger would follow before the end of ’95.
That year was a big one,...
World Championship Wrestling, for all its faults, is a loss to the pro wrestling industry. Ever since the promotion closed doors and was eaten alive by Vince McMahon’s deep pockets, WWE hasn’t really had any competition to speak of. That’s a shame, because it’s fair to say that competition is something the juggernaut has thrived on over the years. McMahon is at his best when he’s being pushed to be, in other words.
Rewind to 1995 and WCW wasn’t quite ready to compete yet. Since effectively taking over a few years before, Eric Bischoff had managed to somewhat turn the company around. Money was now in a much more plentiful supply, which led to the signing of free agent Hulk Hogan in 1994. The likes of ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage and Lex Luger would follow before the end of ’95.
That year was a big one,...
- 10/13/2015
- by Jamie Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
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Another month, another defunct championship history to delve into.
The Cruiserweight Championship is arguably the most poorly-booked, unfairly neglected championship in WWE/WCW history, as it provided some of the best in-ring action and some of the main excitement on shows, yet was almost always presented as a sideshow and rarely, if ever, the main attraction.
The first champion was crowned when Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Morton in a tournament final in WCW in October 1991. 40 different competitors would hold the belt over a combined 79 reigns. Superstars as varied as Chris Jericho, Oklahoma, Dean Malenko, Alex Wright and Rey Mysterio would be champion, again showing the mishmash attitude towards its booking.
One important note is that this is the history of the Cruiserweight Championship, established in WCW and then taken over by WWE. As such, it is this lineage that is looked at here, not the WWF Light Heavyweight Title.
Another month, another defunct championship history to delve into.
The Cruiserweight Championship is arguably the most poorly-booked, unfairly neglected championship in WWE/WCW history, as it provided some of the best in-ring action and some of the main excitement on shows, yet was almost always presented as a sideshow and rarely, if ever, the main attraction.
The first champion was crowned when Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Morton in a tournament final in WCW in October 1991. 40 different competitors would hold the belt over a combined 79 reigns. Superstars as varied as Chris Jericho, Oklahoma, Dean Malenko, Alex Wright and Rey Mysterio would be champion, again showing the mishmash attitude towards its booking.
One important note is that this is the history of the Cruiserweight Championship, established in WCW and then taken over by WWE. As such, it is this lineage that is looked at here, not the WWF Light Heavyweight Title.
- 10/6/2015
- by John Bills
- Obsessed with Film
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One of the great things about the WWE Network is getting the chance to go back and take a look at some of your most cherished childhood memories, whether it was Ricky Steamboat going all-out with Randy Savage at WrestleMania III, or even some great one-off PPV events. But perhaps even more exciting than that is actually getting to see the early days of the company that would challenge the all-powerful WWF in the 1990’s; World Championship Wrestling.
The house that Turner built included a bevy of wrestlers that eventually went on to do some great things with the WWE, some of them having even become world champions. It’s quite a thrill to pop on something like Starrcade 94 and realize that you’re watching a young Triple H have a match with Alex Wright. So many men who would go on to accomplish great things in the WWE,...
One of the great things about the WWE Network is getting the chance to go back and take a look at some of your most cherished childhood memories, whether it was Ricky Steamboat going all-out with Randy Savage at WrestleMania III, or even some great one-off PPV events. But perhaps even more exciting than that is actually getting to see the early days of the company that would challenge the all-powerful WWF in the 1990’s; World Championship Wrestling.
The house that Turner built included a bevy of wrestlers that eventually went on to do some great things with the WWE, some of them having even become world champions. It’s quite a thrill to pop on something like Starrcade 94 and realize that you’re watching a young Triple H have a match with Alex Wright. So many men who would go on to accomplish great things in the WWE,...
- 10/6/2014
- by Matthew Fisher
- Obsessed with Film
Since WWE purchased WCW and the vast video library that came along with it, there have been numerous releases devoted to WCW related content, from the Goldberg set, to the Best of Nitro stuff, down to the Nwo release, but this is the first time WWE has taken a look at the best matches from the rich history of WCW’s Pay-Per-View’s. So here it is, volume one in the greatest matches from the PPV years of WCW.
WCW had some great PPV shows over the years of their existence. From Starrcade to Halloween Havoc, Superbrawl to Uncensored, Road Wild to Sin. Okay, ignore Sin, pretend I didn’t say that.
Here, in this 3 DVD/2 Bd set, you get over 20 matches ranging from 1987 until 2001 and the quality is, for the most-part, very high. From true wrestling greats, such as Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Sting, Vader, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage,...
WCW had some great PPV shows over the years of their existence. From Starrcade to Halloween Havoc, Superbrawl to Uncensored, Road Wild to Sin. Okay, ignore Sin, pretend I didn’t say that.
Here, in this 3 DVD/2 Bd set, you get over 20 matches ranging from 1987 until 2001 and the quality is, for the most-part, very high. From true wrestling greats, such as Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Sting, Vader, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage,...
- 4/30/2014
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
If you’re going to insist on playing with a Ouija board or holding a séance, you should at least have the common sense not to do it in a morgue of all places. Foolish mortals never learn. You’ll get to witness more fools learning this lesson on DVD this October when Lionsgate releases Séance: The Summoning.
Synopsis:
After a loudmouth college punk singer accuses an amateur medium of being a fake, four college students break into the city morgue and video themselves holding a seance. When the kids summon a demon by mistake, they have to find a way to drive the demon out of their friend before it destroys them all.
Séance: The Summoning stars The Final Destination’s Bobby Campo, Nazneen Contractor of Season 8 of “24”, and former “Kyle Xy” co-star Chris Olivero. The film was written and directed by Alex Wright, who, according to IMDb, is...
Synopsis:
After a loudmouth college punk singer accuses an amateur medium of being a fake, four college students break into the city morgue and video themselves holding a seance. When the kids summon a demon by mistake, they have to find a way to drive the demon out of their friend before it destroys them all.
Séance: The Summoning stars The Final Destination’s Bobby Campo, Nazneen Contractor of Season 8 of “24”, and former “Kyle Xy” co-star Chris Olivero. The film was written and directed by Alex Wright, who, according to IMDb, is...
- 7/22/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
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