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* ShooOutTheClowns: ''"Where the big boys play." But look at the adjective: play. We're not here to play!''
** Kevin Nash has professed to be many things, but never claimed to be [[YouMakeMeSic an English major.]]
** The [=nWo=] didn't have room for the Nature Boy since, well, Bischoff sort of ''already was'' their Nature Boy--updated for the gritty nineties.
** Kevin Nash has professed to be many things, but never claimed to be [[YouMakeMeSic an English major.]]
** The [=nWo=] didn't have room for the Nature Boy since, well, Bischoff sort of ''already was'' their Nature Boy--updated for the gritty nineties.
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However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]] didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. [[ShockingSwerve Shocking swerves]] and a [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor heel face revolving door]] that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
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However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]] didn't help. removed any sense of prestige from the title belts. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on to save for PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. [[ShockingSwerve Shocking swerves]] Bizarre twists]], [[{{Padding}} time-wasting filler]], and a [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor heel face revolving door]] that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing an almost Ed Woodian show.
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-->'''Jim Sullivan''': ''Imagine the absolute gall of that prick. More butts than you ever will you barely-literate, swill-shilling, endlessly-hyping, no-talent, fat son of a bitch. I hope your dick rots off. [[IronicEcho Have a nice day!]]''\\
'''[[http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999012m.htm DDT]]''': Thanks, Jim, but please -- next time, tell us how you REALLY feel.
'''[[http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999012m.htm DDT]]''': Thanks, Jim, but please -- next time, tell us how you REALLY feel.
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* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines. It didn't work.
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* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there A rare in-company example of this took place in April 2000. There was one a concerted effort to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines. It didn't work.work.
-->'''Dave Meltzer:''' The changes in ''Nitro'' remind me of putting a nice, fresh coat of paint on a house that had just been hit by a Tornado.
-->'''Dave Meltzer:''' The changes in ''Nitro'' remind me of putting a nice, fresh coat of paint on a house that had just been hit by a Tornado.
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* {{Calvinball}}: Eventually the company stopped engraving names on the title belts. They just kept changing hands. These people would wager them over anything and everything.
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* CardboardBoxes: There were always plenty of them backstage for someone to be knocked into. Clangy poles were also featured, which served no other purpose than to be knocked down and make noise (at least the boxes could be {{justified|trope}} as emptied of equipment used during the show).
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* {{Unperson}}: The VHS release of ''Slamboree 2000'' sports a big picture of Jarrett and DDP. Arquette is [[CoversAlwaysLie not pictured or even mentioned]] on either side of the box.
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* {{Giving the Sword to a Noob}}: David Arquette, World Champion. Long story short, then-champion [[Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage DDP]] rashly accepted a tag team challenge from [[Wrestling/JeffJarrett Jarrett]], with the added stipulation that whoever got the pin would take the belt. You can see where this going. DDP rescued Arquette while he was being brutalized by Jarrett in the basement and made him his partner. By all rights it should have gone to DDP, but Deputy Dewey just happened to get the pinfall on Jeff, becoming World Champion through a fluke win. David desperately tried to relinquish the title, but DDP continued to rope him into no-holds barred matches and then [[OfCorpseHesAlive dragged his unconscious form]] over his opponent for the "pin".
** TheMole: Later, it was revealed the Arquette (''"the world's [[ObfuscatingStupidity GREATEST]] actor!"'' -- Schiavone) had [[DecoyDamsel been a plant all along]], conspiring with the Millionaire's Club to put the belt back on Jarrett. In a now-infamous promo, he turned heel and boasted to the audience that--get this--the entire $24 million production of ''Ready to Rumble'' was '''[[ComplexityAddiction A WORK]]''' designed to lure DDP to a Los Angeles film set and befriend him.
** Had this been a Cruiserweight title, the whole incident would be lost to the mists of history, another sketch comedy match involving the jobber division. But such an angle would have involved, say, Vampiro kidnapping David Arquette and Rey Jr. coming to save him. Russo's aim for this storyline was to maximize publicity, not fill time.
** TheMole: Later, it was revealed the Arquette (''"the world's [[ObfuscatingStupidity GREATEST]] actor!"'' -- Schiavone) had [[DecoyDamsel been a plant all along]], conspiring with the Millionaire's Club to put the belt back on Jarrett. In a now-infamous promo, he turned heel and boasted to the audience that--get this--the entire $24 million production of ''Ready to Rumble'' was '''[[ComplexityAddiction A WORK]]''' designed to lure DDP to a Los Angeles film set and befriend him.
** Had this been a Cruiserweight title, the whole incident would be lost to the mists of history, another sketch comedy match involving the jobber division. But such an angle would have involved, say, Vampiro kidnapping David Arquette and Rey Jr. coming to save him. Russo's aim for this storyline was to maximize publicity, not fill time.
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* SureLetsGoWithThat: Bischoff was put on the spot when asked what WCW needed to turn the tide by Turner. After some nervous stammering, he blurted out the first thing that came to mind: [[Wrestling/MondayNightWars a Monday night time slot to compete head-to-head with RAW]].
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* CuckoolanderCommentator: '''[[VerbalTic DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE PENZERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR]]'''
** The voice of WCW, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5oU1w8_lq8 Tony Schiavone]]. It was like listening to Cave Johnson call the match. He's also the one who suggested putting the belt on Arquette ([[IWasJustJoking as a joke]]), so thank him for that.
** The voice of WCW, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5oU1w8_lq8 Tony Schiavone]]. It was like listening to Cave Johnson call the match. He's also the one who suggested putting the belt on Arquette ([[IWasJustJoking as a joke]]), so thank him for that.
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* {{Calvinball}}: Eventually the company stopped engraving names on the title belts. They just kept changing hands. These people would wager them over anything and everything.
* TheCameo: After Bischoff pulled up stakes and moved to Orlando, several WCW wrestlers were given roles on ''{{Series/Baywatch}}'': Hogan, Flair, and Vader starred in the same episode, and [[Wrestling/ScottSteiner Steiner]] appeared in the last TV movie, ''White Thunder at Glacier Bay''.
** FakeBand: The West Texas Rednecks (which included Minnesota native, Wrestling/CurtHennig). Despite being pushed as {{heel}}s against Master P's No Limit Soldiers, they were cheered anyways and actually received airtime on Southern radio stations.
** 3 Count, a parody of the [[BoyBand boy band]] phenomenon.
* CardboardBoxes: There were always plenty of them backstage for someone to be knocked into. Clangy poles were also featured, which served no other purpose than to be knocked down and make noise (at least the boxes could be {{justified|trope}} as emptied of equipment used during the show).
* TheCameo: After Bischoff pulled up stakes and moved to Orlando, several WCW wrestlers were given roles on ''{{Series/Baywatch}}'': Hogan, Flair, and Vader starred in the same episode, and [[Wrestling/ScottSteiner Steiner]] appeared in the last TV movie, ''White Thunder at Glacier Bay''.
** FakeBand: The West Texas Rednecks (which included Minnesota native, Wrestling/CurtHennig). Despite being pushed as {{heel}}s against Master P's No Limit Soldiers, they were cheered anyways and actually received airtime on Southern radio stations.
** 3 Count, a parody of the [[BoyBand boy band]] phenomenon.
* CardboardBoxes: There were always plenty of them backstage for someone to be knocked into. Clangy poles were also featured, which served no other purpose than to be knocked down and make noise (at least the boxes could be {{justified|trope}} as emptied of equipment used during the show).
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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]]: The [[TropeNamers trope namer]] happened on ''Nitro''.
* [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]]: The [[TropeNamers trope namer]] happened on ''Nitro''.
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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
CrushingHandshake: Played with at WCW Bash at the Beach 1998. Stevie Ray faced Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr, with the stipulation that if Chavo didn't win the match, he had to face Eddie Guerrero in a "loser gets their head shaved" match immediately following. Chavo, wanting to be fresh for the next match (and ''really'' wanting to get to Eddie after weeks of abuse at his hands) offers Stevie a pre-match handshake and immediately taps out once a shocked-looking Stevie takes his hand. [[EpicFail Chavo would proceed to lose to Eddie and shave his own head,]] [[AxCrazy then try to shave Eddie's head while shrieking, "WE CAN BE TWINS, EDDIE!"]]
* CuckoolanderCommentator: '''[[VerbalTic DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE PENZERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR]]'''
** The voice of WCW, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5oU1w8_lq8 Tony Schiavone]]. It was like listening to Cave Johnson call the match. He's also the one who suggested putting the belt on Arquette ([[IWasJustJoking as a joke]]), so thank him for that.
* DontTouchItYouIdiot:
-->'''Tony Schiavone:''' That's gonna put some butts in the seats!
** Once again, Bischoff's obsession with tearing down the WWE backfired on him here. Much earlier, Bischoff had made Vince shit bricks by spoiling pre-taped WWE matches at his own live events. Where he miscalculated on Jan. 4, 1999 was that Mankind was no Shawn Michaels. To put it another way, Mick was the underdog garbage wrestler, the long-shot contender. Fans were '''less''' likely to tune into ''Raw'' before Tony's comments. Even Russo, crazy and meta as he is, probably would have warned Bischoff not to do this.
-->'''Jim Sullivan''': ''Imagine the absolute gall of that prick. More butts than you ever will you barely-literate, swill-shilling, endlessly-hyping, no-talent, fat son of a bitch. I hope your dick rots off. [[IronicEcho Have a nice day!]]''\\
'''[[http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999012m.htm DDT]]''': Thanks, Jim, but please -- next time, tell us how you REALLY feel.
* [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]]: The[[TropeNamers trope namer]] happened on ''Nitro''.{{trope namer|s}}. Kevin Nash laid down for Hulk Hogan after receiving a gentle poke in the chest, effectively making Hogan the World Heavyweight Champion again, as well as mocking the audience.
* CuckoolanderCommentator: '''[[VerbalTic DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE PENZERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR]]'''
** The voice of WCW, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5oU1w8_lq8 Tony Schiavone]]. It was like listening to Cave Johnson call the match. He's also the one who suggested putting the belt on Arquette ([[IWasJustJoking as a joke]]), so thank him for that.
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-->'''Tony Schiavone:''' That's gonna put some butts in the seats!
** Once again, Bischoff's obsession with tearing down the WWE backfired on him here. Much earlier, Bischoff had made Vince shit bricks by spoiling pre-taped WWE matches at his own live events. Where he miscalculated on Jan. 4, 1999 was that Mankind was no Shawn Michaels. To put it another way, Mick was the underdog garbage wrestler, the long-shot contender. Fans were '''less''' likely to tune into ''Raw'' before Tony's comments. Even Russo, crazy and meta as he is, probably would have warned Bischoff not to do this.
-->'''Jim Sullivan''': ''Imagine the absolute gall of that prick. More butts than you ever will you barely-literate, swill-shilling, endlessly-hyping, no-talent, fat son of a bitch. I hope your dick rots off. [[IronicEcho Have a nice day!]]''\\
'''[[http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999012m.htm DDT]]''': Thanks, Jim, but please -- next time, tell us how you REALLY feel.
* [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]]: The
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* {{Giving the Sword to a Noob}}: David Arquette, World Champion. Long story short, then-champion [[Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage DDP]] rashly accepted a tag team challenge from [[Wrestling/JeffJarrett Jarrett]], with the added stipulation that whoever got the pin would take the belt. You can see where this going. DDP rescued Arquette while he was being brutalized by Jarrett in the basement and made him his partner. By all rights it should have gone to DDP, but Deputy Dewey just happened to get the pinfall on Jeff, becoming World Champion through a fluke win. David desperately tried to relinquish the title, but DDP continued to rope him into no-holds barred matches and then [[OfCorpseHesAlive dragged his unconscious form]] over his opponent for the "pin".
** TheMole: Later, it was revealed the Arquette (''"the world's [[ObfuscatingStupidity GREATEST]] actor!"'' -- Schiavone) had [[DecoyDamsel been a plant all along]], conspiring with the Millionaire's Club to put the belt back on Jarrett. In a now-infamous promo, he turned heel and boasted to the audience that--get this--the entire $24 million production of ''Ready to Rumble'' was '''[[ComplexityAddiction A WORK]]''' designed to lure DDP to a Los Angeles film set and befriend him.
** Had this been a Cruiserweight title, the whole incident would be lost to the mists of history, another sketch comedy match involving the jobber division. But such an angle would have involved, say, Vampiro kidnapping David Arquette and Rey Jr. coming to save him. Russo's aim for this storyline was to maximize publicity, not fill time.
* HostileShowTakeover: The nWo existed to take over WCW and make it their own playground. They had some amount of success at this; they took over ''Nitro'' on two separate occasions, and put on their own pay-per-view event once.
* InsistentTerminology: Bischoff insisted on the term "Cruiserweight" instead of "Light Heavyweight" because he felt the latter made the smaller wrestlers seem less important.
** There was also a period of time which Turner handed down a mandate that [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad banned the word "foreign"]] from being used on his network in favor of the word "international." As such, [[ScunthorpeProblem foreign objects became "international objects" on WCW television]].
* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: When Hulk Hogan joined the nWo. It is one of the most memorable and well done turns in wrestling.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Related to the enforced method acting during the late 1990s and 2000s, WCW would sometimes debut new wrestlers or teams with no debut vignettes or promos, just as though they expected everyone to already know who they were and what they were about. Even David Arquette was introduced while feuding with Jeff Jarrett, whom he had never met. Later, Jeff explained that Arquette offended him by not inviting him to star in the movie -- despite Jeff joining WCW well ''after'' it was filmed.
* ShooOutTheClowns: ''"Where the big boys play." But look at the adjective: play. We're not here to play!''
** Kevin Nash has professed to be many things, but never claimed to be [[YouMakeMeSic an English major.]]
** The [=nWo=] didn't have room for the Nature Boy since, well, Bischoff sort of ''already was'' their Nature Boy--updated for the gritty nineties.
** TheMole: Later, it was revealed the Arquette (''"the world's [[ObfuscatingStupidity GREATEST]] actor!"'' -- Schiavone) had [[DecoyDamsel been a plant all along]], conspiring with the Millionaire's Club to put the belt back on Jarrett. In a now-infamous promo, he turned heel and boasted to the audience that--get this--the entire $24 million production of ''Ready to Rumble'' was '''[[ComplexityAddiction A WORK]]''' designed to lure DDP to a Los Angeles film set and befriend him.
** Had this been a Cruiserweight title, the whole incident would be lost to the mists of history, another sketch comedy match involving the jobber division. But such an angle would have involved, say, Vampiro kidnapping David Arquette and Rey Jr. coming to save him. Russo's aim for this storyline was to maximize publicity, not fill time.
* HostileShowTakeover: The nWo existed to take over WCW and make it their own playground. They had some amount of success at this; they took over ''Nitro'' on two separate occasions, and put on their own pay-per-view event once.
* InsistentTerminology: Bischoff insisted on the term "Cruiserweight" instead of "Light Heavyweight" because he felt the latter made the smaller wrestlers seem less important.
** There was also a period of time which Turner handed down a mandate that [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad banned the word "foreign"]] from being used on his network in favor of the word "international." As such, [[ScunthorpeProblem foreign objects became "international objects" on WCW television]].
* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: When Hulk Hogan joined the nWo. It is one of the most memorable and well done turns in wrestling.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Related to the enforced method acting during the late 1990s and 2000s, WCW would sometimes debut new wrestlers or teams with no debut vignettes or promos, just as though they expected everyone to already know who they were and what they were about. Even David Arquette was introduced while feuding with Jeff Jarrett, whom he had never met. Later, Jeff explained that Arquette offended him by not inviting him to star in the movie -- despite Jeff joining WCW well ''after'' it was filmed.
* ShooOutTheClowns: ''"Where the big boys play." But look at the adjective: play. We're not here to play!''
** Kevin Nash has professed to be many things, but never claimed to be [[YouMakeMeSic an English major.]]
** The [=nWo=] didn't have room for the Nature Boy since, well, Bischoff sort of ''already was'' their Nature Boy--updated for the gritty nineties.
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* {{Unperson}}: The VHS release of ''Slamboree 2000'' sports a big picture of Jarrett and DDP. Arquette is [[CoversAlwaysLie not pictured or even mentioned]] on either side of the box.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Part of the reason the nWo storyline ran out of steam was because the writers forgot that the {{heel}}s are eventually supposed to lose. The nWo, on the other hand, kept dominating without anyone to stop them.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Part of the reason the nWo storyline ran out of steam was because the writers forgot that the {{heel}}s are eventually supposed to lose. The nWo, on the other hand, kept dominating without anyone to stop them. The closest thing to a victory was Sting and Bret pounding the stuffing out Hogan in 1997, and even then, the nWo kept splintering and re-forming.
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->''"Three letters say it all: {{WCW}}! Where the Big Boys Play presents... Monday Nitro!"''
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In 1995, [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] was looking for a way to compete with the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Federation]]. The method they went with was to start a weekly show on TNT designed to go head to head with [[WWERaw their rival's flagship program]]. Thus, ''Monday Nitro'' was born.
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In 1995, [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] was looking for a way to compete with the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Federation]]. The method they went with was to start a weekly show on TNT designed to go head to head with [[WWERaw [[Wrestling/WWERaw their rival's flagship program]]. Thus, ''Monday Nitro'' was born.
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* TakeThat: Nearly every episode would have at least one directed at the WWF.
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* DuelingShows: With ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} WWF Monday Night Raw]]''.
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->''"You want a [[MondayNightWars war]]? You're gonna get one."''
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-->--'''Tony Schiavone'''
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*BookEnds: The first and last Nitro both had Flair vs. Sting.
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However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]] didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{shocking swerve}}s and a [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor heel face revolving door]] that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
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However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]] didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{shocking swerve}}s [[ShockingSwerve Shocking swerves]] and a [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor heel face revolving door]] that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
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''Nitro'' was a highly unconventional wrestling show from day one. Plot twists happened nearly every episode, and every match was designed to be on the quality level its competitors reserved for pay-per-view. Since ''Nitro'' was live, unlike ''Raw'', which was taped at the time, the show's commentators would sometimes reveal the results of matches. This uniqueness was further compounded by the NewWorldOrder storyline, as it blurred the line between {{kayfabe}} and reality.
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''Nitro'' was a highly unconventional wrestling show from day one. Plot twists happened nearly every episode, and every match was designed to be on the quality level its competitors reserved for pay-per-view. Since ''Nitro'' was live, unlike ''Raw'', which was taped at the time, the show's commentators would sometimes reveal the results of matches. This uniqueness was further compounded by the NewWorldOrder Wrestling/NewWorldOrder storyline, as it blurred the line between {{kayfabe}} and reality.
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However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]] didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{ShockingSwerve}}s and a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
Eventually, WWF bought WCW. The last episode of ''Nitro'' aired in March 2001, and the end of that episode served as a lead-in for the Invasion angle.
Eventually, WWF bought WCW. The last episode of ''Nitro'' aired in March 2001, and the end of that episode served as a lead-in for the Invasion angle.
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However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]] didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{ShockingSwerve}}s {{shocking swerve}}s and a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor heel face revolving door]] that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
Eventually, the WWF bought WCW. The last episode of ''Nitro'' airedin on March 26, 2001, and the end of that episode served as a lead-in for the Invasion angle.
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* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines. It... didn't work.
* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines. It... didn't work.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Part of the reason the nWo storyline ran out of steam was because the writers forgot that the heels {{heel}}s are eventually supposed to lose. The nWo, on the other hand, kept dominating without anyone to stop them.
* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines.It... It didn't work.
* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines.
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* DuelingShows: With ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} WWF Monday Night Raw]]''
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* FingerpokeOfDoom: [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]]: The [[TropeNamers Trope Namer]] trope namer]] happened on ''Nitro''.
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* DuelingShows: With WWEMondayNightRaw.''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} WWF Monday Night Raw]]''
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* FingerpokeOfDoom: The TropeNamer [[TropeNamers Trope Namer]] happened on ''Nitro''.
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* DuelingShows: With WWEMondayNightRaw.
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In 1995, [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] was looking for a way to compete with the WWF. The method they went with was to start a weekly show on TNT designed to go head to head with [[WWERaw their rival's flagship program]]. Thus, Monday Nitro was born.
Nitro was a highly unconventional wrestling show from day one. Plot twists happened nearly every episode, and every match was designed to be on the quality level its competitors reserved for pay-per-view. Since Nitro was live, unlike Raw, which was taped at the time, the show's commentators would sometimes reveal the results of matches. This uniqueness was further compounded by the NewWorldOrder storyline, as it blurred the line between kayfabe and reality.
All of this made for a winning formula for success. Nitro outdid Raw in the ratings for 84 weeks straight, and at one time was the most watched show on cable.
However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the FingerpokeOfDoom didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{ShockingSwerve}}s and a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
Eventually, WWF bought WCW. The last episode of Nitro aired in March 2001, and the end of that episode served as a lead-in for the Invasion angle.
Nitro was a highly unconventional wrestling show from day one. Plot twists happened nearly every episode, and every match was designed to be on the quality level its competitors reserved for pay-per-view. Since Nitro was live, unlike Raw, which was taped at the time, the show's commentators would sometimes reveal the results of matches. This uniqueness was further compounded by the NewWorldOrder storyline, as it blurred the line between kayfabe and reality.
All of this made for a winning formula for success. Nitro outdid Raw in the ratings for 84 weeks straight, and at one time was the most watched show on cable.
However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the FingerpokeOfDoom didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{ShockingSwerve}}s and a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
Eventually, WWF bought WCW. The last episode of Nitro aired in March 2001, and the end of that episode served as a lead-in for the Invasion angle.
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In 1995, [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] was looking for a way to compete with the WWF.[[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Federation]]. The method they went with was to start a weekly show on TNT designed to go head to head with [[WWERaw their rival's flagship program]]. Thus, Monday Nitro ''Monday Nitro'' was born.
Nitro ''Nitro'' was a highly unconventional wrestling show from day one. Plot twists happened nearly every episode, and every match was designed to be on the quality level its competitors reserved for pay-per-view. Since Nitro ''Nitro'' was live, unlike Raw, ''Raw'', which was taped at the time, the show's commentators would sometimes reveal the results of matches. This uniqueness was further compounded by the NewWorldOrder storyline, as it blurred the line between kayfabe {{kayfabe}} and reality.
All of this made for a winning formula for success.Nitro ''Nitro'' outdid Raw ''Raw'' in the ratings for 84 weeks straight, and at one time was the most watched show on cable.
However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and theFingerpokeOfDoom [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]] didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{ShockingSwerve}}s and a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
Eventually, WWF bought WCW. The last episode ofNitro ''Nitro'' aired in March 2001, and the end of that episode served as a lead-in for the Invasion angle.
All of this made for a winning formula for success.
However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the
Eventually, WWF bought WCW. The last episode of
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* CoolVersusAwesome: Many a main-event match was like this.
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* FingerpokeOfDoom: The TropeNamer happened on Nitro.
* FleetingDemographicRule: Subverted. In [=WCW's=] later years, the creative staff went back to the well a half dozen too many times by reviving the nWo seemingly every six months and booking matches and feuds between the same cast of characters over and over again. As ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW'' put it, as great a match as Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera could be, you can only watch so many variations week after week before it gets old. One of the main reasons why [=WCW=] fell in the ratings was because the writers were dead set on running with a pat hand, keeping entire segments of the roster firmly segregated from each other in competition and not giving them the chance to compete against different opponents.
* SquashMatch: '''Averted'''. The great appeal in Nitro's early years when compared to the product being put out on [[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]] was that, with the notable exception of matches featuring Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}, there were almost no squash matches. Nearly every match on the card was set as being between two more-or-less equal sides that were seen as having a respectable chance of winning. Compare this to the cards being put out on Raw circa 1995, where almost all matches except the main event featured dedicated jobbers to some degree.
* FleetingDemographicRule: Subverted. In [=WCW's=] later years, the creative staff went back to the well a half dozen too many times by reviving the nWo seemingly every six months and booking matches and feuds between the same cast of characters over and over again. As ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW'' put it, as great a match as Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera could be, you can only watch so many variations week after week before it gets old. One of the main reasons why [=WCW=] fell in the ratings was because the writers were dead set on running with a pat hand, keeping entire segments of the roster firmly segregated from each other in competition and not giving them the chance to compete against different opponents.
* SquashMatch: '''Averted'''. The great appeal in Nitro's early years when compared to the product being put out on [[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]] was that, with the notable exception of matches featuring Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}, there were almost no squash matches. Nearly every match on the card was set as being between two more-or-less equal sides that were seen as having a respectable chance of winning. Compare this to the cards being put out on Raw circa 1995, where almost all matches except the main event featured dedicated jobbers to some degree.
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* FingerpokeOfDoom: The TropeNamer happened on Nitro.
''Nitro''.
* FleetingDemographicRule: Subverted. In [=WCW's=] later years, the creative staff went back to the well a half dozen too many times by reviving the nWo seemingly every six months and booking matches and feuds between the same cast of characters over and over again. As''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW'' ''[[Literature/TheDeathOfWCW The Death of WCW]]'' put it, as great a match as Rey Mysterio Mysterio, Jr. and Juventud Guerrera could be, you can only watch so many variations week after week before it gets old. One of the main reasons why [=WCW=] fell in the ratings was because the writers were dead set on running with a pat hand, keeping entire segments of the roster firmly segregated from each other in competition and not giving them the chance to compete against different opponents.
* SquashMatch:'''Averted'''. ''Averted''. The great appeal in Nitro's ''Nitro'''s early years when compared to the product being put out on [[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]] ''Raw'' was that, with the notable exception of matches featuring Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}, there were almost no squash matches. Nearly every match on the card was set as being between two more-or-less equal sides that were seen as having a respectable chance of winning. Compare this to the cards being put out on Raw ''Raw'' circa 1995, where almost all matches except the main event featured dedicated jobbers to some degree.
* FleetingDemographicRule: Subverted. In [=WCW's=] later years, the creative staff went back to the well a half dozen too many times by reviving the nWo seemingly every six months and booking matches and feuds between the same cast of characters over and over again. As
* SquashMatch:
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* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines. It...didn't work.
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* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines. It... didn't work.
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* SquashMatch: '''Averted'''. The great appeal in Nitro's early years when compared to the product being put out on [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} Raw]] was that there were almost no squash matches. Every match on the card was set as being between two more-or-less equal sides that were seen as having a respectable chance of winning. Compare this to the cards being put out on Monday Night Raw circa 1995, where almost all matches except the main event featured dedicated jobbers to some degree.
** [[{{Wrestling/Goldberg}} Goldberg]] is the notable exception.
** [[{{Wrestling/Goldberg}} Goldberg]] is the notable exception.
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* SquashMatch: '''Averted'''. The great appeal in Nitro's early years when compared to the product being put out on [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} [[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]] was that that, with the notable exception of matches featuring Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}, there were almost no squash matches. Every Nearly every match on the card was set as being between two more-or-less equal sides that were seen as having a respectable chance of winning. Compare this to the cards being put out on Monday Night Raw circa 1995, where almost all matches except the main event featured dedicated jobbers to some degree.
** [[{{Wrestling/Goldberg}} Goldberg]] is the notable exception.----
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->''"You want a [[MondayNightWars war]]? You've got one."''
-->--'''Wrestling/ScottHall'''
In 1995, [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] was looking for a way to compete with the WWF. The method they went with was to start a weekly show on TNT designed to go head to head with [[WWERaw their rival's flagship program]]. Thus, Monday Nitro was born.
Nitro was a highly unconventional wrestling show from day one. Plot twists happened nearly every episode, and every match was designed to be on the quality level its competitors reserved for pay-per-view. Since Nitro was live, unlike Raw, which was taped at the time, the show's commentators would sometimes reveal the results of matches. This uniqueness was further compounded by the NewWorldOrder storyline, as it blurred the line between kayfabe and reality.
All of this made for a winning formula for success. Nitro outdid Raw in the ratings for 84 weeks straight, and at one time was the most watched show on cable.
However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the FingerpokeOfDoom didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{ShockingSwerve}}s and a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
Eventually, WWF bought WCW. The last episode of Nitro aired in March 2001, and the end of that episode served as a lead-in for the Invasion angle.
''WCW Monday Nitro- 1995-2001''
!This show contains examples of the following tropes:
* TheBadGuyWins: Part of the reason the nWo storyline ran out of steam was because the writers forgot that the heels are eventually supposed to lose. The nWo, on the other hand, kept dominating without anyone to stop them.
* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines. It...didn't work.
* CoolVersusAwesome: Many a main-event match was like this.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* FingerpokeOfDoom: The TropeNamer happened on Nitro.
* FleetingDemographicRule: Subverted. In [=WCW's=] later years, the creative staff went back to the well a half dozen too many times by reviving the nWo seemingly every six months and booking matches and feuds between the same cast of characters over and over again. As ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW'' put it, as great a match as Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera could be, you can only watch so many variations week after week before it gets old. One of the main reasons why [=WCW=] fell in the ratings was because the writers were dead set on running with a pat hand, keeping entire segments of the roster firmly segregated from each other in competition and not giving them the chance to compete against different opponents.
* SquashMatch: '''Averted'''. The great appeal in Nitro's early years when compared to the product being put out on [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} Raw]] was that there were almost no squash matches. Every match on the card was set as being between two more-or-less equal sides that were seen as having a respectable chance of winning. Compare this to the cards being put out on Monday Night Raw circa 1995, where almost all matches except the main event featured dedicated jobbers to some degree.
** [[{{Wrestling/Goldberg}} Goldberg]] is the notable exception.
-->--'''Wrestling/ScottHall'''
In 1995, [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] was looking for a way to compete with the WWF. The method they went with was to start a weekly show on TNT designed to go head to head with [[WWERaw their rival's flagship program]]. Thus, Monday Nitro was born.
Nitro was a highly unconventional wrestling show from day one. Plot twists happened nearly every episode, and every match was designed to be on the quality level its competitors reserved for pay-per-view. Since Nitro was live, unlike Raw, which was taped at the time, the show's commentators would sometimes reveal the results of matches. This uniqueness was further compounded by the NewWorldOrder storyline, as it blurred the line between kayfabe and reality.
All of this made for a winning formula for success. Nitro outdid Raw in the ratings for 84 weeks straight, and at one time was the most watched show on cable.
However, it wouldn't last. The nWo storyline ran well beyond its welcome, and the FingerpokeOfDoom didn't help. The PPV-quality matches, while able to draw ratings, left nothing notable on PPV. The last few years were a shadow of what the show once was. {{ShockingSwerve}}s and a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor that just wouldn't stop made for a confusing show.
Eventually, WWF bought WCW. The last episode of Nitro aired in March 2001, and the end of that episode served as a lead-in for the Invasion angle.
''WCW Monday Nitro- 1995-2001''
!This show contains examples of the following tropes:
* TheBadGuyWins: Part of the reason the nWo storyline ran out of steam was because the writers forgot that the heels are eventually supposed to lose. The nWo, on the other hand, kept dominating without anyone to stop them.
* ContinuityReboot: In 2000, there was one to try and shake off the badness that had accumulated in the last few storylines. It...didn't work.
* CoolVersusAwesome: Many a main-event match was like this.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* FingerpokeOfDoom: The TropeNamer happened on Nitro.
* FleetingDemographicRule: Subverted. In [=WCW's=] later years, the creative staff went back to the well a half dozen too many times by reviving the nWo seemingly every six months and booking matches and feuds between the same cast of characters over and over again. As ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW'' put it, as great a match as Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera could be, you can only watch so many variations week after week before it gets old. One of the main reasons why [=WCW=] fell in the ratings was because the writers were dead set on running with a pat hand, keeping entire segments of the roster firmly segregated from each other in competition and not giving them the chance to compete against different opponents.
* SquashMatch: '''Averted'''. The great appeal in Nitro's early years when compared to the product being put out on [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} Raw]] was that there were almost no squash matches. Every match on the card was set as being between two more-or-less equal sides that were seen as having a respectable chance of winning. Compare this to the cards being put out on Monday Night Raw circa 1995, where almost all matches except the main event featured dedicated jobbers to some degree.
** [[{{Wrestling/Goldberg}} Goldberg]] is the notable exception.
