MONDAY WARFARE VIDEO-CAST #001: THE DEBUT OF WCW MONDAY NITRO (LEX LUGER JUMPS)

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MONDAY WARFARE VIDEO-CAST #001 (NITRO DEBUTS, LEX LUGER DEFECTS)

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Featuring Ray Russell & Guest John Poz…

Discussions Featuring…

  • The back history between Vince McMahon & Ted Turner
  • The creation of WCW Monday Nitro & Eric Bischoff’s involvement
  • The anticipation of the debut episode
  • LEX LUGER makes the jump from the WWF to WCW, literally overnight
  • The production value and the Mall of America as the first venue chosen
  • Then we spend an hour dissecting the September 4, 1995 Debut episode of Nitro!
  • Jushin Liger vs. Brian Pillman
  • Sting vs. Ric Flair
  • PASTA MANIA RUNS WILD when WCW Champion Hulk Hogan takes on Big Bubba in the main event!
  • Plus, the Flair/Arn Anderson feud, the Dungeon of Doom running through the mall, whose side is Lex Luger on(?), the arrival of Scott Norton, Sabu, Mr. Wallstreet, and much more!
  • We close the episode by picking our “Segment of the Night” and talking Nitro’s Ratings for Week #1 in the MONDAY NIGHT WAR!!!

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