Goldberg Lashes Out
An Article by Mike Mooneyham Published Feb. 24, 2001 It’s a good thing former creative head Vince Russo won’t be part of the team when WCW plans to relaunch in May with its new product. Russo left behind quite a few enemies, but perhaps none more vehement than Bill Goldberg, who said on a recent [...]
Nitro Hits All-Time Low
Feb. 24, 2001 Nitro hit an all-time low with a 2.0 rating last week – the lowest number ever for that show in its regular time slot. Reports now have WCW possibly scrapping plans to go dark in April prior to the relaunch of the “new WCW.” Sources say that talks finalizing Time Warner’s sale [...]
WCW Dropping Women From Ranks
Feb. 24, 2001 WCW is cleaning house on all of its women performers. Joining the initial purge of Daffney, Paisley, Tygress and Major Gunns are Scott Steiner valet Midajah and Ernest “The Cat” Miller valet Miss Jones. Eric Bischoff, who has stated in the past that he is not a proponent of women wrestling or [...]
Ross Courting Paul E.
Feb. 24, 2001 Jim Ross has made it known that he wants Paul Heyman on the WWF creative team. The two combined on WCW telecasts during the early ’90s and were both victims of WCW politics before going their separate ways – Ross moving into the inner circle of the World Wrestling Federation and Heyman [...]
Bischoff Sends Arn Home
Feb. 24, 2001 In yet another disturbing sign out of Atlanta, Arn Anderson, one of the company’s most loyal hands, recently was reprimanded and sent home by Eric Bischoff, who held Double A responsible for a segment involving Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell. Anderson, who typically is handed the toughest matches on TV each week [...]
“New” WCW Coming None Too Soon
An article by Mike Mooneyham Feb. 18, 2001 World Championship Wrestling, as it awaits completion of a buyout deal with its new owner, faces a long uphill battle in reclaiming an audience that it turned off in droves over the past two years. Whether the “new and improved” WCW is just that – “new” or [...]
Lawmakers To Monitor Ventura
Associated Press Writer Feb. 1, 2001 ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Jesse Ventura will draw an unlikely crowd of TV viewers during his debut Saturday as a commentator for the XFL: Minnesota lawmakers. Lots of them. And most will be focused on the governor’s often unpredictable mouth, waiting for an inflammatory remark to slip out. [...]