Today marks 18 years

[hassanchop]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9vPNRBDQdA

[Rolent Tex]

There will be people that turn legal this year that weren’t born when WCW was still a threat. I’m old.

[Spider2024]

I remember vividly that promo... about how when it aired live, Shane's audio was out of sync with the video by a solid 1-2 seconds.

[thecrusherwi]

Vince buying WCW to today: 18 years

Vince buying the WWF from his dad to Vince buying WCW: 19 years

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

I almost missed watching this, because YTV was replaying Gundam Wing Endless Waltz that night, ended up taping Gundam. Totally wasn’t even factoring in the WCW purchase, it was pretty dumb of me.

[willywonka666]

I worked second shift at the time and taped both Raw & Nitro, but one of my friend's from third shift spoiled the whole thing for me, so I didn't really get the full effect.

[disorganisedchaos v:2]

Mar 26, 2019 8:51:55 GMT -5 thecrusherwi said:

Vince buying WCW to today: 18 years

Vince buying the WWF from his dad to Vince buying WCW: 19 years

Don't remind me. It still scares me how close we are to WWE outlasting the name WWF.

[MiLB Fan]

I know it’s not the best documentary, but I always watch The Rise and Fall of WCW on March 23, when WWE bought WCW’s assets.

corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2001/03-23-2001

I don’t remember where I heard the news first, but I do recall going to WCW.com and seeing their competitor’s logo smack dab on the home page, along with the press release. When WWE released The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection in 2003, seeing the WWE logo on classic WCW footage was surreal.

[msc]

Dont know what's more sobering, that or the fact I've now been watching WWE/F for 20 years this month.

Ya ever feel like an addict?

[Ben Wyatt]

A lot of folks are mad at Vince for killing the competition but I've never understood the mindset. WCW didn't die because Vince bought it. It died because those in charge didn't have any kind of long range plan while they were briefly on top. Then the WWF figured things out and yeah, got some lightning in a bottle and in response, WCW made a series of absolutely terrible decisions that completely destroyed itself. What Vince did was put the bullet into Old Yeller's head.


The worst thing that happened to Vince (and wrestling fans as a whole) was not having someone to legitimately challenge him anymore. TNA could have eventually got there, but those in charge there learned absolutely nothing from history and what's left is a smoldering mess

[The Heartbreak TWERK]

Mar 26, 2019 8:57:59 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

I almost missed watching this, because YTV was replaying Gundam Wing Endless Waltz that night, ended up taping Gundam. Totally wasn’t even factoring in the WCW purchase, it was pretty dumb of me.

You ended up taping a pretty sweet movie though. All and all, I think you came out on top.

[MrElijah]

Mar 26, 2019 8:57:59 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

I almost missed watching this, because YTV was replaying Gundam Wing Endless Waltz that night, ended up taping Gundam. Totally wasn’t even factoring in the WCW purchase, it was pretty dumb of me.

WCW sure as hell left an Last Impression.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Mar 26, 2019 10:07:07 GMT -5 The Heartbreak TWERK said:

Mar 26, 2019 8:57:59 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

I almost missed watching this, because YTV was replaying Gundam Wing Endless Waltz that night, ended up taping Gundam. Totally wasn’t even factoring in the WCW purchase, it was pretty dumb of me.

You ended up taping a pretty sweet movie though. All and all, I think you came out on top.

I actually still have the tape too, just found it the other day

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Sigh what could’ve been. Instead we got the biggest fiasco of all time. And those two million wcw fans disappeared forever.

[ayumidah]

Mar 26, 2019 9:19:53 GMT -5 msc said:

Dont know what's more sobering, that or the fact I've now been watching WWE/F for 20 years this month.

Ya ever feel like an addict?

I started watching January 1999 so, uh, I know exactly what you mean lol

[GuyOfOwnage]

I will never, ever forget logging onto WWF.com and seeing this:



Still surreal to this day.

[toodarkmark]

All honesty, still heart broken about it. Wish someone else had bought it, and it went on elsewhere.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Mar 26, 2019 13:09:16 GMT -5 toodarkmark said:

All honesty, still heart broken about it. Wish someone else had bought it, and it went on elsewhere.

Unfortunately because of Bischoff and Russo, the Brand was dead and no tv wanted to touch it. That was the reason why it was sold so cheap, Vince was just interested in the video library.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

I am also still broken up. WCW was the first wrestling I watched weekly, it was the first actual wrestling show I got to see (Nitro, because WCW Worldwide on Channel 5 was one of the most insane TV broadcasts you'll ever see, even for wrestling). Many of the visuals of my childhood are WCW. Eddie Guerrero's gold, red and black tights, and those black and gold boots, those are the colours of nostalgia to me.

Like toodarkmark, I am still sad about this. Especially because I think they were actually starting to get it together at the very end. If they'd only had a bit more time. They were pushing more young guys. I liked the Magnificent Seven angle. Steiner was a great champion, ignoring his backstage nonsense.

Wrestling has never been the same, and never will be.