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WCW Monday Nitro Debut
The Debut Monday Nitro logo
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Brand(s) Nitro
DateSeptember 4, 1995
City Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue Mall of America

The WCW Monday Nitro Debut episode was a Professional Wrestling show that marked the debut of World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) weekly WCW Monday Nitro television show. The show took place on September 4, 1995. [1] [2]

The show aired Live on TNT, taking place at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [3]

Storylines

The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. [4] Results were predetermined by WCW's writers. [5] [6]

Event

The event aired lived, with David Penzer announcing in the ring, and Steve McMichael, Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan commentating during the event. [7]

The Mall of America

Results

No.Results [8]StipulationsTimes
1 The American Males ( Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) defeated Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater (w/ Col. Robert Parker Dark match
2 Flyin' Brian defeated Jushin Thunder Liger Singles match6:00
3 Sting (c) vs. Ric Flair ended in a no-contest Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship8:43
4 Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Big Bubba Rogers Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship7:08
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ Vieira, Benjamin (2023-06-09). "Why WCW Nitro's First Episode Was So Important, Explained". TheSportster. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ "The true story behind the debut of WCW Monday Nitro". WWE. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ "September 4 – This day in history: Debut of WCW Monday Nitro live on TNT". September 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. 2006-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  5. ^ "How did Vince Russo work with 20 writers? | Online World of Wrestling". Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ^ "WWE Corporate". 2009-02-18. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  7. ^ "The debut of WCW Monday Nitro". WWE. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  8. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2927

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