On this page you find the full WWE Roster in the year 1997. During the year, as part of Hart's anti-US angle and his feud with Austin, Hart allied with his brother Owen Hart, his brothers-in-law The British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, and with close Hart family friend Brian Pillman, to form the new Hart Foundation. Meanwhile, both companies would establish both formal and informal partnerships with ECW, with ECW performers either appearing on WWF and WCW shows while still under contract, or outright leaving ECW to work for one of the other two promotions. After the initial shock wore off, Hogan settled into his new role as WCW's top heel. [citation needed] This prompted the WWF creative team to begin looking into the idea of more adult-oriented storylines and characters and mimicking WCW's metafiction elements. The concept was spearheaded by McMahon along with head WWF writer Vince Russo, who changed the way wrestling television was written and constructed. The company was able to briefly reinvigorate itself after the introduction of Bill Goldberg, who was presented as an unbeatable force who won matches within a matter of minutes or even seconds. (1999 - 2001) (1988 - 1998) WCW Worldwide (1999 - 2001) WCW Worldwide (1992 - 1998) WCW World Championship Wrestling WCW Thunder WCW Saturday Night WCW Prime The interviews proved immensely successful with fans, and Foley's popularity soared. The most ignorant and unresponsive pro wrestling show on tv. After jumping from WCW to run roughshod over the WWE roster, Sid returned to terrorize once again, taking on the likes of Kevin Nash, "Hollywood" Hogan and Goldberg. Everything is all about the money. $9.88. Stephanie McMahon leaves WWE ; Vince is president, Please dont ban me. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the ECW Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. But that is why people get on here like Eddy and few other nutjobs and complain about pro wrestling is controlled by satanic Illuminati or freemasons. 2010: The Miz cashes in Money in the Bank. Raw and Nitro went head-to-head for the first time on September 11, 1995.Nitro was transmitted live on television, and due to Raw still being pre-recorded on certain weeks, Nitro play-by-play voice Eric Bischoff, who also was WCW's vice . 2009: Triple H invades Randy Orton's home. Shortly into the match, a Stinger Splash resulted in Luger being crushed behind Nash and being taken away on a stretcher, turning the match into The Outsiders vs. Sting and Savage. ECW was promoted as counterculture and a grittier alternative to multimillion-dollar organizations such as the WWF and WCW. 4/10 Best: Hollywood Hogan. These people operating things just do not care. While the success was great, it caused WCW to take their eye off the ball. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. Behind the scenes, executives who had longed to see WCW removed from the Turner organization were eventually able to see it come to fruition after Turner Broadcasting's merger with Time Warner and their merger with America Online (AOL). Sid's departure resulted in a further problem for the company: As he had been scheduled to defeat Big Van Vader for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade 1993, several weeks worth of Disney Tapings had been filmed with Sid as the champion, with the intention not to air it until the following year. Although born with the family name Anderson, his name was changed to Williams in early childhood when he was adopted by his stepfather. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. July 3, 2001. On the October 2, 2000 edition of Nitro, Russo would relinquish the championship saying that he was "not an athlete nor did I [Russo] ever claim to be". because the show still continued even though a person on the roster had lost his life on the same . WWE All Stars. They featured wrestling matches, plus melodramatic monologues and inter-character confrontations, similar to the programming offered by other territories, including the Northeast-based WWF. Another demotion. Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Syxx, Curt Hennig, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, Konnan, The Disciple, Louie Spicolli The company also drew casual fans' attention by filming events at popular tourist venues such as Disney's Hollywood Studios, and reached out to Mexican and Japanese wrestling fans through its cruiserweight division, which featured wrestlers from a diverse array of ethnic and racial backgrounds competing in matches featuring styles of wrestling popular in Latin America and Asia. Wrestlers who care about their fans, management who cares about the wrestlers, and a wrestling product that continously gives a passionate damn about the quality! The Raw formula was very different than that of Prime Time Wrestling: instead of taped matches, with studio voice overs and taped chat, Raw was a show shot to a live audience, with storylines unfolding as they happened. Released by THQ for the PlayStation game console in 1997, the game featured a large roster of playable WCW wrestlers as well as full motion video clips of the TV show. While WCW was the dominant promotion for much of the mid-1990s, a variety of factors coalesced to turn the tide in the WWF's favor at the end of the decade, including a radical rebranding of their formerly family-friendly product to highly sexualized and violent shows geared towards older teens and adults. 2019 should be updated in the post draft only. Just re-watched the 1997 and 1998 shows and the unique look/atmosphere is a breath of fresh air for sure, especially compared to todays [18] Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham's book Sex, Lies Headlocks:The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment stated that "the terrain shifted completely under everyone's feet" following Diller's purchase of the USA Network, which began in October 1997. On this page you find the full ECW Roster in the year 1997. Not to be confused with the aforementioned WWF TV show, Adam Kleinberg and Adam Nudelman. As a result, he was forced to sell his company to Turner, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, who wanted to retain the steady, strong ratings of the JCP wrestling programs. Replay. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman, The Renegade, Disco Inferno, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Guerrero, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, "Squire" David Taylor, Madusa, Brad Armstrong, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, "Desperado" Joe Gomez, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, "Mean" Mike Enos, Steve McMichaels, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavito Guerrero Jr., Karl Oullete, Jauques Rougeau, Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, "Big" Ron Studd, Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Jimmy Grafitti, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bunkhouse Buck, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Tombstone, Super Calo, "Dangerous" Devon Storm, Ace Darling, Greg The Hammer Valentine TOTAL ROSTER: 78 The WCW roster for February 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Lord Steven Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Brian Knobbs, Jerry Saggs, Mark Starr, Big Bubba Rogers, "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, "Big" John Tenta, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Sgt. WCW vs. Overview. The night after the highly praised WrestleMania XIV, McMahon began a feud with fan-favorite Stone Cold Steve Austin. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster & Alumni by Year or any specific Date in history. Although, admittedly, many Horsemen fans hated the addition. We understand that Mick Foley, who wrestled here at one time as Cactus Jack, is gonna win their World title. Got a group shot of some of my early 90s wcw customs. By 2005, WWE began reintroducing ECW through content from the ECW video library and a series books. Thirdly, Luger's defection created speculation among fans as to which other big-name stars would "jump ship". The Curtain Call would go on to influence the narrative course both companies took by encouraging WCW, and later the WWF, to blur the lines of fantasy and reality in wrestling, incorporating wrestlers' real names and details of their lives into their character's stories. Souled Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in January from 1997 through 2000. The first was the ongoing story of Sting's quest to save WCW from The nWo. In 1983, the WWF started its own cable show called WWF All American Wrestling, airing Sunday mornings on the USA Network. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman, The Renegade, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Guerrero, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, "Squire" David Taylor, Madusa, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, "Desperado" Joe Gomez, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, "Mean" Mike Enos, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavito Guerrero Jr., Karl Oullete, Jauques Rougeau, Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bunkhouse Buck, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Tombstone, Super Calo, "Dangerous" Devon Storm, Ace Darling, Greg The Hammer Valentine,Ray Mandoza Jr., Ron Powers, Jerry Flynn, Chris "Mortis" Canyon, Luna Vachon, Malaya Hosaka, Wrath, Hector Guerrero, Hack Myers, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Yuji Yasuraoka TOTAL ROSTER: 85 The WCW roster for June 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Big Bubba Rogers, Kevin Sullivan, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Sgt. This is a list of professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 2001. These women began appearing on-camera in increasingly revealing clothing and in swimsuit and lingerie-oriented spreads in the WWF's Raw magazine, a lad mag designed as an alternative to the family-friendly WWF Magazine and a competitor to the likewise family-friendly WCW Magazine. They used this video library to put together a two-disc DVD titled The Rise and Fall of ECW. As a result, the term "NWA" became virtually synonymous with JCP. Since September 2011, ROH airs a weekly syndicated television show on stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which was ROH's parent company until All Elite Wrestling owner Tony Khan announced that he had purchased the promotion on March 2, 2022. Bischoff, not expecting Turner to comply, said that the only way would be a prime-time slot on a weekday night, possibly up against the WWF's flagship show Monday Night Raw. 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