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WCW Monday Nitro Season 4

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WCW Monday Nitro

WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.

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WCW Monday Nitro

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WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.

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Page Falkinburg Jr., Ric Flair
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WCW Monday Nitro Season 4 Full Episode Guide

Episode 50 - November 24th, 1998
First Aired: November. 24,1998

A special 1 hour Tuesday edition of WCW Nitro. Scott Norton vs. Kaz Hayashi. Disco Inferno vs. Scott Putski. Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Tokyo Magnum. Stevie Ray vs. Van Hammer. Juventud Guerrera vs. Prince Iaukea. Wrath vs. Horace Hogan.

Episode 49 - November 23rd, 1998
Episode 47 - November 10th, 1998
First Aired: November. 10,1998

A special 1 hour Tueday edition of WCW Nitro. Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. El Dandy. Saturn vs. Sick Boy. Booker T vs. Disco Inferno. Fit Finlay vs. Steve McMichael. Goldberg (WCW World Heavyweight Champion) vs Meng.

Episode 37 - September 7th, 1998
Episode 18 - April 28th, 1998
First Aired: April. 28,1998

Special Tuesday edition of Nitro. World Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho vs Psichosis, Hugh Morrus and The Barbarian face Public Enemy, World Television Champion, Booker T fights Eddie Guerrero, United States Champion Bill Goldberg is in action plus so much more.

Episode 8 - February 23rd, 1998

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