Tag: WCW
The Dubious Origins of the Cruiserweight Championship
This Wednesday night on the WWE Network, the winner of the inaugural Cruiserweight Classic will be crowned during a live, two-hour special event. The past ten...
Stopping the Unstoppable Goldberg
In this history of professional wrestling, nobody has run roughshod over a roster the way that Goldberg did in WCW from 1997 through the...
Ghasty Gimmicks: The Maestro
Every Tuesday, we take a look at an outlandish character from wrestling’s days gone by. Sometimes laughable, sometimes revolting, but always preposterous, they’re part...
The 10 Jobbiest Jobbers of WCW Saturday Night
The Saturdays of my childhood were marked by great television. Growing up in the 90's, the mornings held such delights as X-Men: The Animated...
Dead Wrestler Wednesday: Chris Kanyon
Christopher Klucsarits, better known to wrestling fans as Chris Kanyon, kicked around the big leagues for almost a decade. Holding titles in both WCW...
What If: Vince Russo Never Went To WCW
The athleticism needed to perform in a pro wrestling ring is quite real. Beyond that, writers dictate the quality of the show. You know...
Ghastly Gimmicks: Arachnaman
Every Tuesday, we take a look at an outlandish character from wrestling’s days gone by. Sometimes laughable, sometimes revolting, but always preposterous, they’re part...
Oil of Olay, all day every day!
Disco Inferno's appearance on last week's Impact Wrestling had me waxing nostalgic over WCW's golden age of the mid to late 90s. As a...
This Day in Rasslin’ History: An Outsider Wages War
Fifteen years ago today, the face of professional wrestling as we know it was changed forever. It was during the May 27, 1996 edition...
Full Match Friday: Jushin "Thunder" Liger vs Brian Pillman
This week's match comes from WCW's pre-nWo era and is between two of my favorites, Jushin "Thunder" Liger and "Flyin'" Brian Pillman. Liger was...