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WCW Monday Nitro
Live from Florence, SC
Airdate: September 25, 1995
Attendance: 5,000 (2,000 paid)
Hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, and Steve “Mongo” McMichael
Match 1: “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright versus Disco Inferno
Live from Saginaw, MI
Airdate: September 24, 1995
Attendance: 6, 500 (5,146 paid)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry “The King” Lawler
The inclusion of Jim Ross to the commentary team was the work of new creative director “Cowboy” Bill Watts. Let’s see how they fare together.
WCW Monday Nitro
Live from Johnson City, TN
Airdate: September 18, 1995
Attendance: 3,200 (2,031 paid)
Hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, and Steve “Mongo” McMichael
The not-yet-fired Vader still resides in the opening montage.
Live from Asheville, NC
Airdate: September 17, 1995
Attendance: 6,600 (5,100 paid)
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Match 1 for the #1 contender to US title: Johnny B. Badd versus “Flyin’” Brian Pillman
WCW Monday Nitro
Live from Miami, FL
Airdate: September 11, 1995
Attendance: 5,500 (3,183 paid)
Hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, and Steve “Mongo” McMichael
In spite of being in the proverbial doghouse Vader is still in the introduction.
Live from Minneapolis, MN
Airdate: September 4, 1995
Attendance: 2,000
Hosted by Eric Bischoff, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, and Steve “Mongo” McMichael
Welcome to the Mall of America! Considering that I’ve actually been there I can honestly say that it is NOT a one-day shopping spree type of place. Pack a few meals, rather than a lunch, and shop ‘til you drop!
Live from Daytona Beach, FL
Airdate: August 6, 1995
Attendance: 4,039
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Match 1: Sting and Road Warrior Hawk versus Meng and Kurasawa (w/ Colonel Parker)
Live from Huntington Beach, CA
Airdate: July 16, 1995
Attendance: 9,500
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Tony and Bobby wear BatB golf shirts and welcome us to the Pacific coast. Seriously this show is being broadcast outdoors on the beach. To provide proper perspective the wrestlers emerge from a tent and walk along a wooden bridge to the ring. Additionally a helicopter flies overhead giving us camera shots from the sky.
Live from Dayton, OH
Airdate: June 18, 1995
Attendance: 6,000 (5,218 paid)
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Match 1: “Flyin’” Brian Pillman versus “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright
Live from St. Petersburg, FL
Airdate: May 21, 1995
Attendance: 7,000
Hosted by Tony Schiavone Eric Bischoff and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Eric is subbing for Tony as neck surgery claimed the latter for this show. “Mean” Gene Okerlund joins Eric and Bobby, and they discuss Road Warrior Hawk and Meng mixing it up on Main Event prior to the telecast.
Back on 4/15 (taped 4/4) Ric Flair was reinstated to WCW by a 3-2 vote. Therefore, instead of being either a member of the crowd or a manager he will participate as a wrestler in the main event. About time.
Live from Tupelo, MS
Airdate: March 19, 1995
Attendance: 5,782 (4,900 paid)
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
So the March-April PPV calendar for wrestling was mainly reserved for the WWF and its annual WrestleMania card. In its continuing effort to compete with the WWF, WCW took a chance creating this unique PPV. Let’s see what happened at this inaugural event. While title holders competed, no titles were defended. “Iron” Mike Tenay joins Tony and Bobby to open the show. They mention a newcomer named the Renegade who will be in Hulk Hogan’s corner.
As a bait-and-switch tactic WCW teased an “ultimate surprise” making the fans believe that the Ultimate Warrior was signed by WCW. However, the Renegade was WCW’s response as he resembled the Ultimate Warrior and was dressed similarly.
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