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Informed by over 100 new interviews, internal WCW documents and never-before-seen financial records, BEYOND NITRO is here! https://t.co/GGEyNz0k0U
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"An internal TBS document from December 2000 reveals the convoluted nature of such ‘intercompany’ transfers. While recognizing a ‘receivable’ in the amount of $2.2 million for international syndication – owed to WCW from a division of Time Warner – WCW simultaneously owed a different Time Warner division $1.9 million for its domestic home video services. It was also obligated to pay Telepictures – a unit of Warner Brothers and therefore Time Warner – an additional amount of $123,000 for domestic TV distribution over an unclear time frame. A further payment of $904,000 was scheduled to be transferred from WCW to ‘Turner Entertainment Networks’ for an unlabeled purpose. Similarly, more than $913,000 was earmarked as a ‘payable’ – from WCW and to a compendium of other companies, including ‘CNN Admin’, ‘CNN Interactive’, and, of course, the ever-present ‘other’."
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"An internal TBS document from December 2000 reveals the convoluted nature of such ‘intercompany’ transfers. While recognizing a ‘receivable’ in the amount of $2.2 million for international syndication – owed to WCW from a division of Time Warner – WCW simultaneously owed a different Time Warner division $1.9 million for its domestic home video services. It was also obligated to pay Telepictures – a unit of Warner Brothers and therefore Time Warner – an additional amount of $123,000 for domestic TV distribution over an unclear time frame. A further payment of $904,000 was scheduled to be transferred from WCW to ‘Turner Entertainment Networks’ for an unlabeled purpose. Similarly, more than $913,000 was earmarked as a ‘payable’ – from WCW and to a compendium of other companies, including ‘CNN Admin’, ‘CNN Interactive’, and, of course, the ever-present ‘other’." Listen to BEYOND NITRO on Mark Kelso for more:
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One of Dennis Rodman’s most memorable nWo moments occurred on June 16, 1997, when along with Hogan, Hall, Nash and other nWo members, he entered the United Center – the site of the Bulls’ fifth championship victory just three days prior – in an electric opening scene on Nitro. As Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Voodoo Child (Slight Return)’ blared from the speakers for the first time, the camera immediately showcased a limousine which ostensibly had just arrived in the backstage area. Out stepped Rodman, cigar in hand, issuing veiled threats and offhanded jibes – meanwhile, Hogan bopped his head to the music in tow; a man in his element. In a brilliant production choice, the camera laid bare a veritable behind-the-curtain view, allowing fans to witness the duo approaching the stage in real-time. As Hogan and ‘Rodzilla’ appeared in front of the audience, the building positively erupted, giving way to fireworks, an air-guitar display and, of course, the customary Michael Buffer line: Let’s get ready to rumble! If there ever was a representative moment of the nWo’s cool factor, this was it. The segment achieved the rare distinction of appearing rather spontaneous, almost as if Hogan and Rodman – in a casual, last-minute fancy – decided to stop by Nitro en route to other places. In reality, however, the backstage environment had been a whirl of activity just moments before the show went live. Days later, the Chicago Sun-Times columnist Larry Hamel described the unfolding scene: A few minutes before ‘Nitro’ goes on the air live on TNT, WCW executive vice president Eric Bischoff strides purposefully down the long corridor that is the nerve center of the show. “I need an NWO shirt, a Rodman NWO shirt, and I need it two minutes ago,” he snaps. “Will somebody, anybody, please get me an NWO shirt.” Production assistants scurry around to find one, but wrestler Scott Hall, as cool as his New World Order character, ducks into his dressing room and, upon emerging, calmly flips a black-and-white NWO T-shirt to Bischoff. Dennis Rodman pops out of the Bulls’ locker room, wearing a shirt that reads “NWO Bite Me.” He’s joined in the corridor by ‘Hollywood’ Hulk Hogan, who’s puffing on a cigar, ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage, Kevin Nash and Hall. Just as Hogan is about to go out the swinging doors, he turns to Bischoff and says, ‘You sure you don’t want to be a part of this thing?’ Bischoff shakes his head and says, ‘No, this is your deal.’ Hogan says, ‘C’mon, put your (NWO) shirt on. You’re one of us.’ Bischoff nods and follows the group out the door. A few minutes later, he’s in the ring, microphone in hand, working a crowd of more than 16,000 into a frenzy as the middleman for Hogan and Rodman. The above is excerpted from the book, BEYOND NITRO: Untold Stories from the WCW era by Guy Evans. For more:
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"What followed was something akin to a fever dream. Hogan and Beefcake exchanged numerous less-than-brutal blows in a strange comedic sequence, culminating in Beefcake performing Curly’s ‘Floor Spin’ from The Three Stooges..." Listen to Beyond Nitro by Guy Evans on Audible and Apple Books for more! USA: UK: Canada: Australia: WCW Archive On This Day in WWE Diamond Dave Conrad the Mortgage Guy GrappleClips Wrestle Ops Modern History On This Day in WWE RAW EGG NATIONALIST Jack Posobiec NoDQ.com: WWE and AEW news Wrestling Bios Andy Toth Honeycakeman (Insta: wrestling_focus) A. Signal Markus Rob🔑🗝 WhiteLlamaShow Thom Fain トム ∙フェイン deano Twist Michael Bridge ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ Dave Silva Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net Deep Cuts - Wrestling Stories in 60 Seconds! Ariel Helwani Lash LeRoux Gunz Producer Steve WrestleZone ProjectWCW.com APPLE BOOKS: AUDIBLE:
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![Beyond Nitro: 4 Life By 1998, the nWo had spread like wildfire across the middle and high schools of America. Suddenly, nWo shirts littered school cafeterias everywhere from San Jose to Bangor, Maine. Classmates eagerly threw up the ‘Wolfpac’ hand gesture upon passing each other in the hallway. Students with a more theatrical flair enjoyed playing the role of The Bad Guy: Listen, don’t ask me how I’m doin’ – it’s ‘Hey, Yo’, chico… Once the group splintered into two rival factions – nWo Hollywood (or nWo ‘Black and White’), led by the still-villainous Hogan – versus the babyface nWo Wolfpac (or nWo ‘Red and Black’), pupils from state to state divided themselves accordingly. Although there would never be an appropriate ‘blow-off’ to the internal nWo feud, the potentials were imagined daily across America’s playgrounds. “[Previously], it was almost like you were made fun of, in school, if you were a WCW fan,” remembers Mike ‘Gunz’ Gunzelman (Gunz), a long-time media personality with tenures at ABC News Radio, SiriusXM and Outkick. “You cannot deny that the nWo became the coolest, most bad-ass thing. People were jumping ship, and I’m telling you – I was in that age group. All of a sudden, I was going to people’s houses for WCW pay-per-views. We were never doing that before. “The nWo single-handedly made it cool, [including with] the makeshift anarchy-type aspect to it. There’s a revisionist history where people want to change what things actually were at the time. But they’re lying to themselves if they don’t understand what the nWo was able to do...” Listen to Beyond Nitro on Audible for more: USA: UK: Canada: Australia: Logan Sekulow Chris Vannini Brandon Marcello chris channels Brian Bo Sar Zach Takes Euronymous Boschausen SMARKING DOWN! Jonathan Dalecki Monday Night War Stories The Rosencoaster Joey Fatts Wrestling from 80s/90s Macho T Wrestling Pics & Clips RGT 85 O'Hara: IG:ohara.wde Randy Cruz WCW/nWo Because WCW Apple Books link: Direct Audible link:](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2036804900667961544/amplify_video_thumb/2036804193584046080/img/mDjNRD4VtrANH5EE.jpg)
Beyond Nitro: 4 Life By 1998, the nWo had spread like wildfire across the middle and high schools of America. Suddenly, nWo shirts littered school cafeterias everywhere from San Jose to Bangor, Maine. Classmates eagerly threw up the ‘Wolfpac’ hand gesture upon passing each other in the hallway. Students with a more theatrical flair enjoyed playing the role of The Bad Guy: Listen, don’t ask me how I’m doin’ – it’s ‘Hey, Yo’, chico… Once the group splintered into two rival factions – nWo Hollywood (or nWo ‘Black and White’), led by the still-villainous Hogan – versus the babyface nWo Wolfpac (or nWo ‘Red and Black’), pupils from state to state divided themselves accordingly. Although there would never be an appropriate ‘blow-off’ to the internal nWo feud, the potentials were imagined daily across America’s playgrounds. “[Previously], it was almost like you were made fun of, in school, if you were a WCW fan,” remembers Mike ‘Gunz’ Gunzelman (Gunz), a long-time media personality with tenures at ABC News Radio, SiriusXM and Outkick. “You cannot deny that the nWo became the coolest, most bad-ass thing. People were jumping ship, and I’m telling you – I was in that age group. All of a sudden, I was going to people’s houses for WCW pay-per-views. We were never doing that before. “The nWo single-handedly made it cool, [including with] the makeshift anarchy-type aspect to it. There’s a revisionist history where people want to change what things actually were at the time. But they’re lying to themselves if they don’t understand what the nWo was able to do...” Listen to Beyond Nitro on Audible for more: USA: UK: Canada: Australia: Logan Sekulow Chris Vannini Brandon Marcello chris channels Brian Bo Sar Zach Takes Euronymous Boschausen SMARKING DOWN! Jonathan Dalecki Monday Night War Stories The Rosencoaster Joey Fatts Wrestling from 80s/90s Macho T Wrestling Pics & Clips RGT 85 O'Hara: IG:ohara.wde Randy Cruz WCW/nWo Because WCW Apple Books link: Direct Audible link:
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![Stuart Snyder (fmr. WWF President & COO) responds directly to the continued conjecture re: the WCW sale Another former Turner executive for whom scrutiny has followed is Stuart Snyder, the executive who was – as stated – the ‘point person’ for the WWF’s acquisition of WCW (or more specifically, its pre-selected assets). Although in the first book in the NIRTO series, Snyder responded to claims that he had engineered a quick sale of those assets to the WWF – by virtue of his prior relationship with Brad Siegel – the speculation surrounding his involvement has continued nonetheless. “It’s completely false and ridiculous,” says Snyder when engaged on the subject. “The thing that has to be remembered or acknowledged here – or not – is the reality that we were two public companies. The individuals, myself included, were operating public companies, and there’s a fiduciary responsibility [that comes with that]. Those are things that any executive at a public company – especially myself – took very seriously…to not cross lines and so forth. "There was nothing in terms of ‘inside’ anything. [Again], what’s being alluded to is having insight into whether that [Fusient] deal would ‘close’ or not. "There was none whatsoever from me.” Listen to Beyond Nitro on Audible for more: USA: UK: Canada: Australia: @2001Live Conrad the Mortgage Guy Anthony Maurizio Dark Side of the Ring John Pollock 🇺🇸 J. P. S. 🇵🇱 Ⓙ Christian Howard CAP’N CLUTCH Double J MisterBang Andy Archibald GoreTiger Tyler Emily Saxton Darren Maguire Valkh Comics Ariel Helwani Jared Hull LifeLessons&CombatSports On This Day in WWE Raj Giri Bankie Bruce Jordan Patu Terrence ✨️ Cerebral Vigilante emil The Random Wrestling Review Podcast 𝐾 𝐼 𝑁 𝐺 𝑂𝐹 𝐺 𝐴 𝑅 𝐹 𝑆 David Penzer Fightful Wrestling Apple Books link: Direct Audible link:](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2036442552484630900/amplify_video_thumb/2036440154093838336/img/JGlgv7SYqJuYFLHy.jpg)
Stuart Snyder (fmr. WWF President & COO) responds directly to the continued conjecture re: the WCW sale Another former Turner executive for whom scrutiny has followed is Stuart Snyder, the executive who was – as stated – the ‘point person’ for the WWF’s acquisition of WCW (or more specifically, its pre-selected assets). Although in the first book in the NIRTO series, Snyder responded to claims that he had engineered a quick sale of those assets to the WWF – by virtue of his prior relationship with Brad Siegel – the speculation surrounding his involvement has continued nonetheless. “It’s completely false and ridiculous,” says Snyder when engaged on the subject. “The thing that has to be remembered or acknowledged here – or not – is the reality that we were two public companies. The individuals, myself included, were operating public companies, and there’s a fiduciary responsibility [that comes with that]. Those are things that any executive at a public company – especially myself – took very seriously…to not cross lines and so forth. "There was nothing in terms of ‘inside’ anything. [Again], what’s being alluded to is having insight into whether that [Fusient] deal would ‘close’ or not. "There was none whatsoever from me.” Listen to Beyond Nitro on Audible for more: USA: UK: Canada: Australia: @2001Live Conrad the Mortgage Guy Anthony Maurizio Dark Side of the Ring John Pollock 🇺🇸 J. P. S. 🇵🇱 Ⓙ Christian Howard CAP’N CLUTCH Double J MisterBang Andy Archibald GoreTiger Tyler Emily Saxton Darren Maguire Valkh Comics Ariel Helwani Jared Hull LifeLessons&CombatSports On This Day in WWE Raj Giri Bankie Bruce Jordan Patu Terrence ✨️ Cerebral Vigilante emil The Random Wrestling Review Podcast 𝐾 𝐼 𝑁 𝐺 𝑂𝐹 𝐺 𝐴 𝑅 𝐹 𝑆 David Penzer Fightful Wrestling Apple Books link: Direct Audible link:
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![Beyond Nitro: Q. Who Ran Over Stone Cold? A. Mongo??? In the fall of 2000, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin returned to the WWF, looking to find out who had ‘run him over’ at the previous year’s Survivor Series (an angle necessary to provide a kayfabe explanation for a lengthy absence related to injury). Due to Austin’s romantic involvement with Debra McMichael – the former wife of Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, last seen on WCW television with the Four Horsemen – Vince Russo and his team had a brainwave. “We reached out to [McMichael] when WWE did the ‘who ran over Steve Austin’ storyline,” wrote Bill Banks, one of Russo’s lieutenants, in a social media pronouncement. “We wanted to bring Mongo back as a surprise to WCW and have him claim that he was the one that ran over Austin…because Austin stole Debra. “[Our] plan was to have an announcement the week before,” continued Banks, “that the person who ran over Austin had contacted WCW – and wanted to reveal himself on Nitro. The next week, the same car that hit Austin would pull up to the back of the arena. The window would open slightly to reveal someone holding a photo of Debra. After commercial, [the] car would drive into the arena…[and] out comes Mongo to cut a promo explaining the story as revenge – against Austin – for stealing Debra. If Austin wanted to do anything, Mongo would be in the ring on Nitro the next week to fight [him]. “[In other words], we were going to attempt to finish [their] storyline on WCW.” Listen to Beyond Nitro on Audible and Apple Books for more: USA: UK: Canada: Australia: Deep Cuts - Wrestling Stories in 60 Seconds! Conrad the Mortgage Guy Brian Gewirtz Fightful Wrestling Raj Giri On This Day in WWE BaseballHistoryNut GrappleClips Cultaholic Wrestling c b j Jus⛏in🩸 tribal chief ☝🏻🩸 Allan Because WCW forever botchamania WCW Archive Matt D - SC The Lapsed Fan Mr. Nobody pittsburghbad Tyler Wessel The Kyle Peterson Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com A.J. Leatherman WrestlePurists Pro Wrestling Stories Wrestling from 80s/90s Apple Books link: Direct Audible link:](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2038988931270607354/amplify_video_thumb/2038988549807370240/img/FCVhRwzdSNTP_azi.jpg)
Beyond Nitro: Q. Who Ran Over Stone Cold? A. Mongo??? In the fall of 2000, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin returned to the WWF, looking to find out who had ‘run him over’ at the previous year’s Survivor Series (an angle necessary to provide a kayfabe explanation for a lengthy absence related to injury). Due to Austin’s romantic involvement with Debra McMichael – the former wife of Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, last seen on WCW television with the Four Horsemen – Vince Russo and his team had a brainwave. “We reached out to [McMichael] when WWE did the ‘who ran over Steve Austin’ storyline,” wrote Bill Banks, one of Russo’s lieutenants, in a social media pronouncement. “We wanted to bring Mongo back as a surprise to WCW and have him claim that he was the one that ran over Austin…because Austin stole Debra. “[Our] plan was to have an announcement the week before,” continued Banks, “that the person who ran over Austin had contacted WCW – and wanted to reveal himself on Nitro. The next week, the same car that hit Austin would pull up to the back of the arena. The window would open slightly to reveal someone holding a photo of Debra. After commercial, [the] car would drive into the arena…[and] out comes Mongo to cut a promo explaining the story as revenge – against Austin – for stealing Debra. If Austin wanted to do anything, Mongo would be in the ring on Nitro the next week to fight [him]. “[In other words], we were going to attempt to finish [their] storyline on WCW.” Listen to Beyond Nitro on Audible and Apple Books for more: USA: UK: Canada: Australia: Deep Cuts - Wrestling Stories in 60 Seconds! Conrad the Mortgage Guy Brian Gewirtz Fightful Wrestling Raj Giri On This Day in WWE BaseballHistoryNut GrappleClips Cultaholic Wrestling c b j Jus⛏in🩸 tribal chief ☝🏻🩸 Allan Because WCW forever botchamania WCW Archive Matt D - SC The Lapsed Fan Mr. Nobody pittsburghbad Tyler Wessel The Kyle Peterson Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com A.J. Leatherman WrestlePurists Pro Wrestling Stories Wrestling from 80s/90s Apple Books link: Direct Audible link:
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NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN VIDEO! Less than 24 hours after the close of #BashAtTheBeach2000, Jeff Jarrett, Jeremy Borash and the late Bob Ryder discuss the main event match. Ryder: "When you say this match was put together at the last minute, it's already been established on the Internet...that match was gonna end the pay-per-view - even with the original booking..." Expanded Hardcover: 590 Page Paperback: Ultimate NITRO Bundle: Amazon USA: Amazon UK: Amazon Canada: Amazon Australia: 17+ Hour Audiobook Available at Audible and Apple Books Audible USA: Audible UK: Audible Canada: Audible Australia: Apple Books: Signed Copies Available at #WCW #darksideofthering #bashatthebeach My World with Jeff Jarrett Conrad the Mortgage Guy AdFreeShows.com Go Follow @deepcutsWCW - Deep Cuts is There Now! WCW Worldwide 83 Weeks w/ Eric Bischoff Dark Side of the Ring @evanhusney Jason Eisener @IANdrewTheGiant WCW/nWo Seize the Moment Podcast 🎙 The Lapsed Fan @LanceStorm David Penzer Jason Solomon ⚡️
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#OTD 29 Years Ago: Scott Hall's debut on WCW Monday Nitro (5/27/96)
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![BEYOND NITRO Excerpt Keith Mitchell on Bash at the Beach '96 On the night of Hulk Hogan’s seminal heel turn, Keith Mitchell - the legendary producer whose tenure in the business, rather famously, goes back to the era of World Class Championship Wrestling - enjoyed being one of the few WCW employees to know what was coming. “From a production point of view,” he remembers, “we held a pretty tight lid on the information. There weren’t a whole lot of people ‘in the loop’ on the turn, and I don’t believe I knew until ‘day of' on that one. “Me and a couple of other people may have had an indication about the potential, but as far as a, ‘Yeah, this is what’s going on...,’ I recall that being ‘day of’. “...but it was very exciting. My family and I were staying right across the street from the building, so everybody in that section of the hotel and beach were [buzzing about it]. It was a big deal. For me, it rated right up there with Kerry winning the belt from Flair at Texas Stadium. “It was a monumental moment in wrestling history, and you could feel that when it happened – both among the people on headsets, and of course, the people in the audience.” Get the book for more: Audiobook link: Amazon USA: Amazon UK: Amazon Canada: Amazon Australia: Signed copies available at #WCW #WhoKilledWCW #nWo #wrestlingbooks](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1972312569575534820/amplify_video_thumb/1972311442616381440/img/JII5YmDrAqdZ-K9B.jpg)
BEYOND NITRO Excerpt Keith Mitchell on Bash at the Beach '96 On the night of Hulk Hogan’s seminal heel turn, Keith Mitchell - the legendary producer whose tenure in the business, rather famously, goes back to the era of World Class Championship Wrestling - enjoyed being one of the few WCW employees to know what was coming. “From a production point of view,” he remembers, “we held a pretty tight lid on the information. There weren’t a whole lot of people ‘in the loop’ on the turn, and I don’t believe I knew until ‘day of' on that one. “Me and a couple of other people may have had an indication about the potential, but as far as a, ‘Yeah, this is what’s going on...,’ I recall that being ‘day of’. “...but it was very exciting. My family and I were staying right across the street from the building, so everybody in that section of the hotel and beach were [buzzing about it]. It was a big deal. For me, it rated right up there with Kerry winning the belt from Flair at Texas Stadium. “It was a monumental moment in wrestling history, and you could feel that when it happened – both among the people on headsets, and of course, the people in the audience.” Get the book for more: Audiobook link: Amazon USA: Amazon UK: Amazon Canada: Amazon Australia: Signed copies available at #WCW #WhoKilledWCW #nWo #wrestlingbooks
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