Subject: For those who dont know anything about WCW Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:16 pm
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001 before being purchased by its former competitor, the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment).[1][2]
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), run by Jim Crockett Promotions until 1988, when Ted Turner and his Turner Broadcasting purchased the promotion, renaming it World Championship Wrestling. From 1995 onwards, WCW began to turn the corner economically, largely due to the promotion of Eric Bischoff to Executive Producer, the hiring of Hulk Hogan, the introduction of Nitro and the resultant Monday Night Wars, the nWo and other innovative concepts. However, numerous problems led to the company losing its lead. Its fall from grace has been heavily documented within the industry. The promotion was purchased in 2001 by former competitor Vince McMahon and the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF), now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
To date, WCW (and Eric Bischoff in particular) is the only promotion to have successfully gone toe-to-toe on a national scale with WWE.
Final champions:
Under WCW banner
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Booker T WCW United States Championship Booker T WCW World Tag Team Championship Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire) WCW Cruiserweight Championship Shane Helms WCW World Television Championship5 Hacksaw Jim Duggan WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship6 The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) WCW Hardcore Championship7 Meng
Under WWF banner
Last Champions WCW World Heavyweight Championship1 Chris Jericho Last Champions WCW United States Championship2 Edge Last Champions WCW World Tag Team Championship3 Dudley Boyz Last Champions WCW Cruiserweight Championship4 Yoshihiro Tajiri
Subject: For those who dont know anything about WCW 
Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:16 pm
