– Yesterday, September 4th, marked the 20th anniversary since WCW Monday Night Nitro made its debut on TNT. The show took place from Mall of America, Bloomington, MN, which drew 2000 people live and did a 2.5 rating.
– Eric Bischoff commented on the anniversary of WCW:
Not bittersweet at all! Grateful to have been part of a strategy that raised the business to new highs and changed it forever!
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) September 4, 2015
It was a great moment in time! Its a pleasure to look back and see just how much Nitro changed the industry forever. https://t.co/eYKflmzBZq — Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) September 4, 2015
Thanks Steven! I was very fortunate and grateful to this day for the opportunity to create a new format! https://t.co/aF2HvNlhHx
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) September 4, 2015
We did a lot of things that had never been done before, created interest in a solid but stagnate genre. #greatful https://t.co/DNZUzq85e2 — Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) September 4, 2015
– Former WWE star Zach Gowen recently spoke about an angle involving Brock Lesnar that was planned for Lesnar to push him down a flight of stairs in a wheelchair. Apparently when Vince McMahon was pitching the angle to Gowen, McMahon stated that Gowen could do the angle himself instead of a stuntman.
“WWE is a production,” Gowen said. “It’s a real, live, television production. They have stunt men come in and do things, especially in backstage segments. So, they had a stunt man take the bump for me, which was great. Right before the stunt man is about to take the fall, I’m standing up there watching them film it. Vince McMahon looks at me and he says, “You know, kid, if you want… you can take the bump. You can do it yourself if you want.” I said, “no thanks man.” I know I’m stupid, but I’m not that stupid. I’m not going to fall down two flights of stairs in a wheelchair. I’m not trained to do that.”
You can listen to the entire interview here:
