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Revision as of 23:47, 29 June 2024
| Who Killed WCW? | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production company | Seven Bucks Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Vice TV |
| Release | June 4, 2024 – present |
Who Killed WCW? is an American documentary television series.[1] The series premiered on Vice TV on June 6, 2024.[2]
Synopsis
The series explores the downfall of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), interviewing various wrestlers, staff members and exploring the Monday Night War and the eventual demise and purchase by WWE.[3][4][5]
The series features interviews with Dwayne Johnson, Bill Goldberg, Eric Bischoff, Bret Hart, Booker T, Konnan amongst others.[6] Chris Jericho declined to appear based on his view that as the narrator for Dark Side of the Ring, he was too closely associated with the producers.[7]
Reception
The series has criticism from a number of former WCW employees, including Tony Schiavone.[8][9] Episodes 2 and 3 were criticised by Wrestling Observer Newsletter for poor fact-checking, lack of critique and a lack of pushback against narratives pushed by the featured talking heads. In particular, the narrative that WCW was ultimately driven down by Time-Warner management rather than poor internal decisions by WCW itself was criticised.[10][11][12]
Episode list
References
- ^ "WWE Hall Of Famer Kevin Nash Says He Was Stoned For Who Killed WCW Series". www.msn.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Dwayne Johnson's Who Killed WCW? Documentary Release Date Revealed". Yahoo Entertainment. May 2, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "411MANIA". Jim Ross Shares Who He Thinks Is Responsible for Killing WCW. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Philip Sledge (June 10, 2024). "Who Killed WCW? Ric Flair Just Pointed The Finger At 3 People In A Blistering Diatribe". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Goldberg steamrolls through second 'Who Killed WCW?' episode - Slam Wrestling". June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Who Killed Wcw? - VICE TV". Viceland. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Chris Jericho (June 19, 2024). "Behind the Scenes of Who killed WCW?". Talk is Jericho (Podcast). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Rathi, Ishaan (June 13, 2024). "Tony Schiavone Goes Off at Producers of 'Who Killed WCW?'". Ringside News. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Palmer, Sam (June 13, 2024). "AEW's Tony Schiavone Goes Off On Team Behind Who Killed WCW?". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Bryan Alvarez, Dave Meltzer (June 13, 2024). "Eric Bischoff blames everyone else for WCW's demise - Wrestling Observer Radio 13 June 2024". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Podcast). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Bryan Alvarez, Dave Meltzer (June 20, 2024). "Between Bischoff and Russo, a lot of BS - Wrestling Observer Radio 20 June 2024". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Podcast). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Garrett Gonzales, Dave Meltzer (June 21, 2024). "Wrestling Observer Radio 21 June 2024". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Podcast). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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| No. | Title | Original air date | Viewers | Rating (18–49) | |
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| 1 | "Where The Big Boys Play" | June 4, 2024 | 138,000 | 0.03 | |
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Eric Bischoff is given control of WCW, working with Hulk Hogan to create a rival to the WWF during the 1990s. | |||||
| 2 | "The Streak Is Over" | June 11, 2024 | 117,000 | 0.02 | |
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With WCW taking the lead against the WWF, the biggest stars begin to put their own interests and egos before the needs of the business. | |||||
| 3 | "New Blood" | June 18, 2024 | 148,000 | 0.06 | |
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With the downward spiral of the company continuing, Vince Russo is brought onboard to help reinvent the product. | |||||
| 4 | "The Final Nitro" | June 26, 2024 | 124,000 | 0.05 | |