Landrum left World Wide Wrestling in 1982 after being released by Jim Crockett Promotions in a cost-cutting measure. The Barbarian. At the time of its cancellation, WorldWide was the longest-running, uninterrupted weekly syndicated show of any kind on the air in the United States. or "SMASH!" Monday Nitro – March 12, 2001. Activity. It's been a lot of fun...taping these shows and you can see we have a really good time! Edit. In 2001, WWE acquired longtime rival WCW. It was taped each Wednesday night at the studios of WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina, following the taping of the syndicated Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. The images should not contain any sexually explicit content, race hatred material or other offensive symbols or images. Later still, the matches were moved a second time and began to be recorded before WCW Thunder tapings. Throughout the years, WorldWide has hosted numerous title changes. At the time of its cancellation, WorldWide was the longest-running, uninterrupted weekly syndicated show of any kind on the air in the United States. Tully Blanchard for a time joined World Wide as a color commentator as well. WCW gone, WorldWide gone, we want to thank you for joining us each and every week here on WorldWide. 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Do not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload. |, See All Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions, Please read the following before uploading. Aired on 03/31/2001 March 31, 2001 Season 1: Episode 92: New Episode Air Date: Series ended 92 episodes total: Summary. At the time of its cancellation, WorldWide was the longest-running, uninterrupted weekly syndicated show of any kind on the air in the United States. Launched by producer Jim Crockett Jr., the show was initially shot at the studios of WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. The show began in 1975 (as Wide World Wrestling), a syndicated one-hour program produced by Charlotte, North Carolina-based Jim Crockett ... TV Time - WCW WorldWide … WCW Final Nitro (March 26, 2001) - OSW Review #51 - YouTube WCW WorldWide is a syndicated TV show that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) aired from October 8, 1975 to March 31, 2001. Roster (2001) : Catégorie "Superstars" A.J. The March 26, 2001 Edition of WCW Monday Nitro (The Night of Champions) was held at the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida.It was the last ever WCW Nitro to be held before WCW went out of business. In November 2000, the show would change formats, seldom having exclusive matches, and instead would mostly show matches from previous WCW pay-per-view events (as well as providing a recap of that week's Monday Nitro and Thunder). January 8, 2001 – WCW Monday NITRO: Bill Goldberg and The Sarge defeated Kronik. WCW World Heavyweight Title Best Two Out Of Three Falls Loser Leaves WCW Falls Count Anywhere: Scott Steiner (w/Midajah) (c) defeats Kevin Nash [2:1] (12:08) (14.02.2001) WCW Worldwide - TV-Show @ in USA With Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael. World Championship Wrestling – The Return of GOLDBERG. Episodes. For its entirety, the program went head-to-head with the World … The initial home for these tapings was Disney/MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, which gave rise to the term "Disney Tapings". Thanks for watching WorldWide![3]. Created by Eric Bischoff, Ted Turner. Beginning in 1993, when Eric Bischoff took over, the show was taped in Orlando, Florida. [2] Following the purchase of WCW by the WWF, older versions of WorldWide were repeated on Sky Sports. The physical studio itself was very cramped however; the ring, television sets, banners, and camera platforms, which had been positioned symmetrically at WRAL-TV, were now positioned off-center. Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 3289 items that match the search parameters. Up until 2019 (when AEW Dynamite started airing on itv and Channel 5 started showing highlights of Raw and Smackdown), WCW WorldWide was one of only two American wrestling shows (the other being WWE Sunday Night Heat on Channel 4) to have had a regular slot on UK terrestrial television, having appeared on two different over the air networks during its lifetime. WCW Power Hour – January 12, 1990. ... March 5, 2001: BI-LO Center: Greenville, South Carolina: Monday Nitro: March 12, 2001: Monday, 26 March 2001 WCW Nitro - Booker T vs. Scott Steiner - World Heavyweight Championship March 26, 2001 Booker T and Scott Steiner clash in the final World Heavyweight Championship match in WCW History! WCW World Wide 12-1-1997 1) Rey Mysterio vs. Psychosis 2) Bobby Eaton vs. Jimmy Graffiti 3) NWO Souled Out 1997 promo 4) Madusa vs. Akira Hokuto 5) David Taylor vs. Leroy Howard 6) NWO Souled Out 1997 promo 7) Jerry Lynn vs. Brad Armstrong 8) Lex Luger vs. In late 1995, however, the show was moved back to the late night slot and disappeared from the network. S01E92 March 31, 2001 March 31, 2001 Match Results:Buff Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page by count outThis match is from Souled Out 2000Wargames - Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, The Nasty Boys defeated Col. Parker, Bunkhouse Buck, Arn … May 29, 2000 ... January 3, 2001 – Thunder: Bill Goldberg defeated Mark Jindrak. Since that time, top names such as Hulk Hogan, Ron Simmons and Bret Hart carried the championship prior to WCW… WCW Worldwide (TV Series 1975–2001) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Match Results:Buff Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page by count outThis match is from Souled Out 2000Wargames - Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, The Nasty Boys defeated Col. Parker, Bunkhouse Buck, Arn AndersonThis match was taped at Fall Brawl 1994. Rowdy Roddy Piper would also occasionally commentate. Styles ... Voici la liste des champions de la WCW tel qu'elle était lors du dernier WCW Monday Nitro les 26 Mars 2001. Mike Tenay as a Heel? During July 1999, Worldwide returned to TV in the UK on Channel 5, who broadcast the show at 7 pm on Friday evenings, although occasionally the show would be broadcast in a late-night mid-week time-slot instead. High flying moves, chair shots, cat fights - WCW Nitro has it all. Screencaps. WCW could have benefited from keeping the WCW Championship on DDP and having Kanyon challenge him to elevate a new star. Lutteurs. For its entirety, the program went head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE) Monday Night Raw. ), so there are people who consider the last episode's date to be April 1, 2001, the day of WrestleMania X-Seven. ), so there are people who consider the last episode's date to be April 1, 2001. Shop. Championnats. Monday Nitro – March 5, 2001. Originally, I started out on Tumblr as a photo site that set out to talk about World Championship Wrestling and just explore that fandom a bit by scanning in old magazines. In spring of 1992 however, it was also broadcast in local British Wrestling's old Saturday afternoon slot. WPCQ-TV had briefly played host to tapings for Eddie Einhorn's International Wrestling Association in the 1970s, so it seemed like a natural fit. [citation needed] Some syndicated stations would air WorldWide very early in the morning on Sunday (12:00 to 1:00 AM, 1:00 to 2:00 AM, etc. ROH World Championship; ROH World Tag Team Championship; ... WCW Monday Nitro results, World Championship Wrestling television events, 2001 television events. Monday Nitro – March 19, 2001. WCW … It moved to WPCQ-TV studios in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1981. [ citation needed ] Some syndicated stations would air WorldWide very early in the morning on Sunday (12:00 to 1:00 AM, 1:00 to 2:00 AM, etc. The final episode of WorldWide aired on March 31, 2001, making it the last WCW television show aired. After the sale of JCP's wrestling assets to Turner Broadcasting in 1988, World Wide Wrestling went through a revolving series of announcing teams and included at various times such names as Schiavone, Jim Ross, Gordon Solie, Lance Russell, Chris Cruise, Terry Funk, Dutch Mantell, Ole Anderson, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Scott Hudson, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Larry Zbyszko. Under the Bill Watts regime, the name World Wide Wrestling was changed to WCW WorldWide in 1992. Watch WCW WorldWide - Season 1, Episode 92 - March 31, 2001: Matches: Buff Bagwell vs Diamond Dallas Page. WorldWide was originally made up of matches from television tapings around the country. Episode 92 3/31/01. WCW World Heavyweight Champion: Booker T . ET World Wrestling Fed. WCW WorldWide season 1 episode guide on TV.com. Crockett initially worked out a deal with WCCB in Charlotte to house the tapings, but after that fell through he instead moved his production to a rival Charlotte station, then-Westinghouse Broadcasting-owned WPCQ-TV (now WCNC-TV), a station which until recently had been owned by Ted Turner. Professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Championship Wrestling and broadcast weekly every Monday night on TNT from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001, when WCW's assets were purchased by the WWF. WCW Monday Nitro, also known as WCW Nitro or simply Nitro, is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Championship Wrestling and broadcast weekly every Monday night on TNT from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001, when WCW's assets were purchased by the WWF. World Championship Wrestling . Beginning in 1991, WCW WorldWide was broadcast in the UK on the ITV network originally overnight at 1 or 2 a.m. alongside other U.S. imports such as American Gladiators and America's Top Ten. The show began in 1975 as Wide World Wrestling, a syndicated one-hour program produced by Charlotte, North Carolina-based Jim Crockett Promotions. WCW 2000-2001 (WCW The Last Year) Here you will find full completed edits, from WCW April, 10 2000 reboot until March 01. Matches: This nationally syndicated pro wrestling series ran from 1975 to 2001. WCW WorldWide "March 31, 2001" Original Air Date: Mar 31, 2001. These matches continued to be taped in Orlando. I had previously thought Nitro on March 26, 2001 was the last WCW telecast, but apparently WCW decided to air one last Worldwide show, their syndicated weekend recap show. What exactly was WCW and how does its legacy live on today? At the time of its cancellation, WorldWide was the longest-running, uninterrupted weekly syndicated show of any kind on the air in the United States. In 1998, WorldWide became an in-studio recap show like its sister program WCW Pro had, with an exclusive match or two at the end of the show. Internet Wrestling Database. In 1984, Tony Schiavone replaced Weaver as color commentator on World Wide (with Weaver moving over to join Caudle on Mid-Atlantic). The final episode of WorldWide aired on March 31, 2001, making it the last WCW television show aired. David Crockett left his position as Bob Caudle's color commentator on Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling to take over play-by-play duties on World Wide. Home / Series / WCW WorldWide / Aired Order / Season 1 / Episode 92 March 31, 2001 Match Results:Buff Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page by count outThis match is from Souled Out 2000Wargames - Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, The Nasty Boys defeated Col. Parker, Bunkhouse Buck, Arn AndersonThis match was taped at Fall Brawl 1994. WCW WorldWide season 1 episode 92 March 31, 2001 : Match Results:Buff Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page by count outThis match is from Souled Out 2000Wargames - Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, The Nasty Boys defeated Col. Parker, Bunkhouse Buck, Arn AndersonThis match was taped at Fall Brawl 1994. For years, it was known as the NWA Championship; then when WCW pulled out of the NWA in the early 1990s, Ric Flair was recognized as the first-ever WCW Champion. Since 2013, WCW Worldwide has been a hobby of mine. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This episode contained re-aired and edited Nitro matches throughout 2001 to the WorldWide theme, and was different from the final American broadcast. The original host of Wide World Wrestling was former Georgia Championship Wrestling announcer Ed Capral. Jeff Jarrett was the first wrestler to learn his fate after WWE purchased WCW. Greed was the final professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Watch all 98 WCW WorldWide episodes from season 1,view pictures, ... March 31, 2001. (WCW Worldwide March 18, 2001) - YouTube Steam Workshop: Fire Pro Wrestling World. Greed replaced the promotion's March PPV event Uncensored which was held from 1995 to 2000. © 2021 TV.COM, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. In order to keep the more extreme action suitable for a pre-watershed audience any attacks with weapons such as steel chairs were comically covered over with large, cartoonish effects with "BLAM!" 3 Count was a great heel faction playing a boy band with Evan Karagis, Shannon Moore, and … The show ended with a simulcast on Raw is War on TNN with Vince McMahon announcing that he had bought out the competition, but with a surprise … ends 20-yr. rivalry, buys World Championship Wrestling Avg Rating (0) Your Rating. Remember: Abuse of the TV.com image system may result in you being banned from uploading images or from the entire site – so, play nice and respect the rules! WCW Power Hour – January 5, 1990. WWF buys rival WCW March 23, 2001: 7:00 p.m. Join the revived WCW.com on a look back at World Championship Wrestling. Cast. inside them. WCW World Heavyweight Championship Falls Count Anywhere Match: Scott Steiner [c] w/ Midajah vs. Diamond Dallas Page Steiner finally brought a … In the summer of 1981, WRAL-TV opted not to renew its contract with JCP, citing that it needed the studio space to produce a new local version of PM Magazine. In 1978, to avoid confusion with ABC's Wide World of Sports (many newspapers would incorrectly mix the two shows up in their listings), JCP changed the name of the show to World Wide Wrestling. The controversial departure of Jarrett from WWE saw him demanding extra money to drop the Intercontinental Championship to Chyna.. RELATED: 10 Most Controversial Firings In WCW History Vince Russo promised Jarrett a bigger push in WCW, leading to a few world title reigns … This match is from Souled Out 2000 Wargames. Rich Landrum became the new host and was joined shortly thereafter by veteran wrestler Johnny Weaver as color commentator. Schiavone had previously worked for JCP as the announcer for their minor league baseball team the Charlotte O's, and as the host of their market-specific promotional interview segments, which were used to promote events in individual towns. [2], And this wraps up WCW WorldWide not just for this week but...forever and a day! On January 23, 1999, the WorldWide exclusive matches were moved out of Orlando and began being taped with WCW Saturday Night, which left its base in Atlanta in 1996 and had become a traveling show. WCW WorldWide is a syndicated TV show that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) aired from October 8, 1975 to March 31, 2001. Share. 2001 List of Monday Nitro results. WCW WorldWide is a syndicated TV show that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) aired from October 8, 1975 to March 31, 2001. 1) Kenny Kendall vs. Brad Armstrong. Later hosts of Wide World Wrestling included George Scott, Sandy Scott, Dr. Tom Miller and Les Thatcher. By 1983, the show began taping on the road, hitting most major cities in the United States. The toughest wrestlers in the world, get together with the hottest babes in professional wrestling to bring you two hours of exciting WCW Monday night action. [1], WorldWide was cancelled along with Monday Nitro and Thunder the day before the World Wrestling Federation purchased WCW's tape library and intellectual property. Due to being moved around the schedules and skipping some weeks, the show continued until April 20, 2001, three weeks after the final American broadcast. 2 3 Count vs Jung Dragons The two factions to carry WCW cards in the final year saw 3 Count and the Jung Dragons having great matches. WCW World Wide 19-1-1997. These shows were a collection of matches from Nitro, Thunder and WCW Saturday Night, which had taken place five or six weeks before. The announcers were usually Scott Hudson and Larry Zbyszko, who provided dubbed commentary with references aimed at the UK viewers. For a time, World Wide ran with a three-man announce team as wrestler Ray "The Crippler" Stevens joined. What a great crew we had! The last set of tapings at Disney occurred in November 1996 and aired in February 1997; afterward, Disney evicted WCW from the studio space it was using and the company moved the set across Orlando to Universal Studios Florida, where a new set was eventually constructed. 7.0. For Mike Tenay, I'm Scott Hudson, we'll see you down the road...somewhere else! Monday Nitro – March 26, 2001 (Final Episode, Original) Monday Nitro – March 26, 2001 (Final Episode, Final Thoughts On Nitro, 2016 Redo) Miscellaneous TV. Announcement of Vader regaining WCW title Big Van Vader vs. Joe Thurman & TA McCoy (WW,7/11/92) Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Steve Austin & Brian Pillman (JIP, WW, 4/11/92) Starrcade 92 clips: Sting vs. Big Van Vader WCW Magazine: clips of Vader winning WCW title from Simmons, 30/12/92, Baltimore, MD + Vader iv Starracade 92 – Rick Rude iv Not pleased with the studio situation, Crockett began to make plans to rectify matters and by July 1983, had moved his tapings out of WPCQ-TV and into major arenas, buying a mobile TV truck for $1 million and hiring his own crew. WCW United States Champion: Booker T . WCW WorldWide. I'm really curious to see what the last ever WCW show was like. It took place on March 18, 2001 from the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.