Behind the Curtain on Its Final Show

WCW Monday Nitro

On March 23rd, 2001, WWE acquired rival WCW, ending a near 20-year rivalry between the two companies. Three days later, the final Monday Nitro would air.

From the WCW buyout’s inner workings to what it felt like to be behind the curtain on that final Monday Nitro, those who were there speak.

ERIC BISCHOFF

"For nearly three years, my company World Championship Wrestling kicked Vince McMahon’s ass. Nitro – WCW’s flagship show – revolutionized wrestling."

"WCW was the worst organized company I had ever worked for. What everybody needs to understand is that Ted Turner stuck with wrestling because wrestling helped his company survive in the early days of cable television."

TED DIBIASE

VINCE MCMAHON

"What happened was that the superstars we created got bought off by Ted Turner. Ted buys things. He’s always been like that. He tried to buy the WWF on many occasions."

HULK HOGAN

“You can make a bunch of small mistakes, but you can make very few big ones. Once that big plane goes down, it’s hard to pull it up…”

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