WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. Comments. After a falling-out with Gordon, Gilbert was replaced in September 1993 by Paul Heyman (known on television as Paul E. Dangerously), who had just left WCW and was looking for a new challenge. As wrestling began to grow in popularity in the early 1990s, the organizations and, as a result, their programming became a venue through which the business feud could continue, with each company working to drive the other out of business. The Raw Is War logo and its name were retired in September 2001, following the September 11 attacks and sensitivity over the word war, and because the Monday Night Wars were "over." However, he tripped through the wall, fell on live television, and briefly knocked off his helmet. Diesel wasn't the only gimmick WWE tried to pass on to a new wrestler. The profile of each WCW wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. Like its predecessor, Revenge features AKI's revolutionary grappling system as well as heavily improved graphics, a championship mode, and a large roster of wrestlers (real and fictional). Whether that was a good thing is open for discussion. The 1997 and 1998 WCW Souled Out PPV events were held on Saturdays due to the Super Bowl being played the next day, the 1999 and 2000 shows were held on Sundays. During a span of five months between November 1987 and March 1988, a bitter event-scheduling war broke out between Vince McMahon and Jim Crockett, Jr., the owner of JCP. He's a writer, podcast host, and runs the @flashbackwrestling account on Instagram. Triple H is going to play dumb and go with the flow. . Go Orange. That's gonna put some butts in the seats, heh. Heat in the wrestling business is often a good thing. With the launch of the WWE Network in 2014, much of WCW's and ECW's video libraries have been made available to subscribers. During Bischoff's first year at the top of WCW, bookers Ole Anderson and Dusty Rhodes concocted cartoonish, unbelievable, and poorly built-up storylines that were poorly received by fans, such as "Lost in Cleveland," a storyline in which Cactus Jack developed amnesia and disappeared in Cleveland, Ohio; The White Castle of Fear, a match between Sting and Vader themed around B movies meant to promote SuperBrawl III; and tongue-in-cheek, short beach-party movies used as promotional videos for Beach Blast. The most ignorant and unresponsive pro wrestling show on tv. The show that succeeded it, Monday Night Raw, changed how wrestling on cable television would be presented. The profile of each WWE wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. Because Nitro was live at the time, premiering major stars on the show would signal to the fans the amount of excitement the broadcasts would contain. Released by THQ for the PlayStation game console in 1997, the game featured a large roster of playable WCW wrestlers as well as full motion video clips of the TV show. Another demotion. Triple H is going to play dumb and go with the flow. Now this sham company sells out everything and everyone. As cable television arose in the 1970s, local stations were often retransmitted to new markets as superstations. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1997. This includes the list of all WCW Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Championship Wrestling. WWF owner Vince McMahon's controversial treatment of Bret Hart in an incident known as the Montreal Screwjob immediately precipitated Hart's departure from the WWF to WCW, alienating a large segment of WWF's fanbase at the same time WCW came to employ virtually all of the established wrestling stars then in competition. On Thanksgiving night 1987, McMahon's WWF aired Survivor Series on pay-per-view (PPV) against the NWA's Starrcade, which Crockett marketed as the NWA's answer to WrestleMania. Another demotion. Comments. Although the Wolfpack proved popular with fans, the overall nWo storyline began to grow stale: As with the culmination of the Sting/Hogan match, fans grew tired of the lack of any kind of resolution, as many matches between the groups simply ended in disqualifications when other members jumped into the ring to interfere, leading to all-out brawls. Goldberg would spend 1998 plowing through WCW's entire roster. On March 27, 1988 the same night as WrestleMania IV the first Clash of the Champions aired. Russo and Ferrara contend that their reasons for leaving the WWF were a dispute with Vince McMahon over the increased workload that they were facing, with the introduction of the new SmackDown! By Ralphmilne. In 1995, WWE boldly built their WrestleMania card around the attraction match of Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lawrence Taylor. Games Movies TV Video. In contrast to professional wrestling of the time, which was marketed more towards families, Eastern Championship Wrestling was geared more toward adults and fans who craved a more athletic and violent wrestling product. Even though the names of the international characters are changed most likely due to liscensing issues, this roster is loaded. Into the early 1990s, the WWF had continued the creative formula that had given the company success in the 1980s: clear-cut face vs. heel storylines, colorful wrestlers with themed gimmicks, and alluring female valets who nonetheless maintained a "PG-13" level of sex appeal. On January 4, 1999, Nitro broadcast live once again from the Georgia Dome. Bash at the Beach 2000 not only exposed the backstage hardships under Russo, but it was also the last event for Hogan as he would never appear in WCW again following the incident. Revenge gained critical praise and tremendous . In 1996, Hulk Hogan went from one end of the pro wrestling spectrum to the other when he became the villainous Hollywood Hogan. The shift in programming helped lead the company to achieve mainstream success similar to the 1980s professional wrestling boom. Diamond Dallas Page pinned Stevie Ray to earn a . WCW Roster 1997 Stats Can you name the WCW Roster 1997? The revamped promotion's unorthodox style and controversial storylines made it popular among fans in the 18- to 35-year-old male demographic. Now you people realize who you have been feeding this entire time? 2019 should be updated in the post draft only. The rivalry, which was cast as a battle between blue collar redneck Austin and white collar executive McMahon, became one of the defining storylines of the Attitude Era, as each engaged in ever-escalating acts of sabotage and violence against the other. Souled Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in January from 1997 through 2000. After this incident, the PPV industry warned McMahon not to schedule PPV events simultaneously with the NWA again. Everyone has a morale/confidence boost after Vince left. The lawsuit dragged on for several years, culminating in the WWF agreeing to drop the suit in exchange for the right to bid on WCW properties should they ever come up for liquidation. WWE 13. Welcome back to the clown world that everyone has fallen asleep to! 19931994: Eric Bischoff is put in charge of WCW, 1994: Eastern Championship Wrestling goes Extreme, 20012003: WWFE, Inc. purchases WCW and ECW. The decision was largely made out of necessity: The company had intended to place heavy emphasis on Sid Vicious, but he was involved in a legitimate altercation with fellow wrestler Arn Anderson while on tour in England. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. So, overall, not the greatest year for Disco Inferno. Its eventual successor, Extreme Championship Wrestling, aimed its product at males between 18 and 35, breaking a few taboos in professional wrestling such as blading. [55][56] NXT's move to the USA Network triggered the start of the Wednesday Night Wars. WCW PAYROLL INFORMATION (1997) Note: Financial Data runs from January 1, 1997 to December 31,1997, and reflects actual payments made to wrestlers during that period. After declining ratings, the show returned to its Thursday timeslot in May 2010. This commment is unpublished, pending moderation. Prior to this, the WWF's Austin/McMahon and WCW's Goldberg/nWo storylines would have each company trade victories. These people operating things just do not care. I'm going to kill that son of a bitch! . After scolding Russo as being the reason for WCW's problems and pinning Jarrett, Hogan left the arena in disgust. WCW would ride that positive momentum into 1997, where their dominance over WWE would continue. The episode included a repeat airing of the Halloween Havoc WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between Diamond Dallas Page and Goldberg after the original airing exceeded the scheduled 3-hour running time and subscribers lost the feed at 11 p.m. EST. In WCW, Wrath debuted a Mortal Kombat rip-off character alongside Mortis. The following evening on Nitro, most of WCW's top stars gave faux indignant interviews, expressing their feelings of betrayal and disappointment with Hogan's actions. In 2000, WCW lost US$62 million, due to guaranteed contracts of their older performers, plummeting advertising revenues, dropping house show attendance, declining attendance of tapings for Thunder (which moved its tapings to immediately after Nitro beginning on October 9 of that year), controversial booking decisions (like Arquette and Russo winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship), and expensive stunts to boost the dismal ratings and pay-per-view buyrates. Because the fans are not in control! Like WCW's nWo storyline, the WWF began to blur the line between real life and kayfabe: Vince McMahon, taking advantage of fans' genuine dislike for him following the Montreal Screwjob, recast himself as the evil Mr. McMahon, a corrupt businessman who despised his own fans and valued sycophancy over talent. The incident marked one of the first times that pro wrestlers had so flagrantly broken character in front of an audience, and forced both the WWF and WCW to begin acknowledging fans' growing awareness of the backstage happenings of their respective companies. please put up the Mortis formula!!!! Saudi Arabia now owns WWE! The 1998 edition featured three teams of three battling for the No. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster . Stephanie McMahon leaves WWE ; Vince is president, Please dont ban me. Anderson and Rhodes' booking style was generally in line with the lighthearted, morally uncomplicated narrative that had been popular in 1980s wrestling, but which was generally looked upon with growing disdain by younger wrestling fans. Anyone else love the atmosphere of the Hog/Road Wild events? From 1995 to 1998, Nitro would dominate Raw until the January 4, 1999 episode of Raw, where the announcers of Nitro were told to spoil Raw ' s main event, which was that Mankind would win the WWF Championship. With Hart now on the WCW roster, Nitro boasted the most well-known names in wrestling; WCW had also been highlighting new talent, with up-and-coming stars such as Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio, Jr. forming the company's new cruiserweight division. The secret has never changed. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman, The Renegade, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Guerrero, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, "Squire" David Taylor, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, "Desperado" Joe Gomez, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, "Mean" Mike Enos, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavito Guerrero Jr., Karl Oullete, Jauques Rougeau, Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Tombstone, Super Calo, Greg The Hammer Valentine , Ray Mandoza Jr., Ron Powers, Akiro Hokuto, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hack Myers, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V TOTAL ROSTER: 82 INACTIVE: 1 The WCW roster for July 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Big Bubba Rogers, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Tombstone, Super Calo, Greg The Hammer Valentine,Ray Mandoza Jr., Ron Powers, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hack Myers, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie Richards, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr. TOTAL ROSTER: 78 INACTIVE: 1 The WCW roster for August 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Big Bubba Rogers, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The Hammer Valentine,Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hack Myers, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie Richards, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., TOTAL ROSTER: 77 INACTIVE: 1 The WCW roster for September 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Ray Traylor, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The Hammer Valentine, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie Richards, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., Perry Saturn, Barry Darsow, Bill Goldberg, David Finlay TOTAL ROSTER: 79 INACTIVE: 4 The WCW roster for October 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Ray Traylor, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The Hammer Valentine, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie Richards, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., Perry Saturn, Barry Darsow, Bill Goldberg, David Finlay, Kendall Windham, Barry Horowitz, El Dandy, Chris Adams, Sick Boy, Bobby Blaze, Louie Spicolli, Mike Rapado, Lanny Poffo, Lenny Lane, Johnny Swinger TOTAL ROSTER: 89 INACTIVE: 4 The WCW roster for November 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Ray Traylor, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The Hammer Valentine, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie Richards, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., Perry Saturn, Barry Darsow, Bill Goldberg, David Fit Finlay, Kendall Windham, Barry Horowitz, El Dandy, Chris Adams, Sick Boy, Bobby Blaze, Louie Spicolli, Lanny Poffo, Lenny Lane, Johnny Swinger, Norman Smiley, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Michael Wallstreet, Gedo, John Nord, Barry Darsow, Van Hammer, Skank TOTAL ROSTER: 96 INACTIVE: 4 The WCW roster for December 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Ray Traylor, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The Hammer Valentine, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., Perry Saturn, Barry Darsow, Bill Goldberg, David Fit Finlay, Kendall Windham, Barry Horowitz, El Dandy, Chris Adams, Sick Boy, Bobby Blaze, Louie Spicolli, Lanny Poffo, Lenny Lane, Johnny Swinger, Norman Smiley, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Michael Wallstreet, John Nord, Barry Darsow, Van Hammer, Lodi, Bret Hitman Hart, Jim The Andvil Neidhart, The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith, Rick Martell TOTAL ROSTER: 99 INACTIVE: 4. 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WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. Comments. After a falling-out with Gordon, Gilbert was replaced in September 1993 by Paul Heyman (known on television as Paul E. Dangerously), who had just left WCW and was looking for a new challenge. As wrestling began to grow in popularity in the early 1990s, the organizations and, as a result, their programming became a venue through which the business feud could continue, with each company working to drive the other out of business. The Raw Is War logo and its name were retired in September 2001, following the September 11 attacks and sensitivity over the word war, and because the Monday Night Wars were "over." However, he tripped through the wall, fell on live television, and briefly knocked off his helmet. Diesel wasn't the only gimmick WWE tried to pass on to a new wrestler. The profile of each WCW wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. Like its predecessor, Revenge features AKI's revolutionary grappling system as well as heavily improved graphics, a championship mode, and a large roster of wrestlers (real and fictional). Whether that was a good thing is open for discussion. The 1997 and 1998 WCW Souled Out PPV events were held on Saturdays due to the Super Bowl being played the next day, the 1999 and 2000 shows were held on Sundays. During a span of five months between November 1987 and March 1988, a bitter event-scheduling war broke out between Vince McMahon and Jim Crockett, Jr., the owner of JCP. He's a writer, podcast host, and runs the @flashbackwrestling account on Instagram. Triple H is going to play dumb and go with the flow. . Go Orange. That's gonna put some butts in the seats, heh. Heat in the wrestling business is often a good thing. With the launch of the WWE Network in 2014, much of WCW's and ECW's video libraries have been made available to subscribers. During Bischoff's first year at the top of WCW, bookers Ole Anderson and Dusty Rhodes concocted cartoonish, unbelievable, and poorly built-up storylines that were poorly received by fans, such as "Lost in Cleveland," a storyline in which Cactus Jack developed amnesia and disappeared in Cleveland, Ohio; The White Castle of Fear, a match between Sting and Vader themed around B movies meant to promote SuperBrawl III; and tongue-in-cheek, short beach-party movies used as promotional videos for Beach Blast. The most ignorant and unresponsive pro wrestling show on tv. The show that succeeded it, Monday Night Raw, changed how wrestling on cable television would be presented. The profile of each WWE wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. Because Nitro was live at the time, premiering major stars on the show would signal to the fans the amount of excitement the broadcasts would contain. Released by THQ for the PlayStation game console in 1997, the game featured a large roster of playable WCW wrestlers as well as full motion video clips of the TV show. Another demotion. Triple H is going to play dumb and go with the flow. Now this sham company sells out everything and everyone. As cable television arose in the 1970s, local stations were often retransmitted to new markets as superstations. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1997. This includes the list of all WCW Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Championship Wrestling. WWF owner Vince McMahon's controversial treatment of Bret Hart in an incident known as the Montreal Screwjob immediately precipitated Hart's departure from the WWF to WCW, alienating a large segment of WWF's fanbase at the same time WCW came to employ virtually all of the established wrestling stars then in competition. On Thanksgiving night 1987, McMahon's WWF aired Survivor Series on pay-per-view (PPV) against the NWA's Starrcade, which Crockett marketed as the NWA's answer to WrestleMania. Another demotion. Comments. Although the Wolfpack proved popular with fans, the overall nWo storyline began to grow stale: As with the culmination of the Sting/Hogan match, fans grew tired of the lack of any kind of resolution, as many matches between the groups simply ended in disqualifications when other members jumped into the ring to interfere, leading to all-out brawls. Goldberg would spend 1998 plowing through WCW's entire roster. On March 27, 1988 the same night as WrestleMania IV the first Clash of the Champions aired. Russo and Ferrara contend that their reasons for leaving the WWF were a dispute with Vince McMahon over the increased workload that they were facing, with the introduction of the new SmackDown! By Ralphmilne. In 1995, WWE boldly built their WrestleMania card around the attraction match of Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lawrence Taylor. Games Movies TV Video. In contrast to professional wrestling of the time, which was marketed more towards families, Eastern Championship Wrestling was geared more toward adults and fans who craved a more athletic and violent wrestling product. Even though the names of the international characters are changed most likely due to liscensing issues, this roster is loaded. Into the early 1990s, the WWF had continued the creative formula that had given the company success in the 1980s: clear-cut face vs. heel storylines, colorful wrestlers with themed gimmicks, and alluring female valets who nonetheless maintained a "PG-13" level of sex appeal. On January 4, 1999, Nitro broadcast live once again from the Georgia Dome. Bash at the Beach 2000 not only exposed the backstage hardships under Russo, but it was also the last event for Hogan as he would never appear in WCW again following the incident. Revenge gained critical praise and tremendous . In 1996, Hulk Hogan went from one end of the pro wrestling spectrum to the other when he became the villainous Hollywood Hogan. The shift in programming helped lead the company to achieve mainstream success similar to the 1980s professional wrestling boom. Diamond Dallas Page pinned Stevie Ray to earn a . WCW Roster 1997 Stats Can you name the WCW Roster 1997? The revamped promotion's unorthodox style and controversial storylines made it popular among fans in the 18- to 35-year-old male demographic. Now you people realize who you have been feeding this entire time? 2019 should be updated in the post draft only. The rivalry, which was cast as a battle between blue collar redneck Austin and white collar executive McMahon, became one of the defining storylines of the Attitude Era, as each engaged in ever-escalating acts of sabotage and violence against the other. Souled Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in January from 1997 through 2000. After this incident, the PPV industry warned McMahon not to schedule PPV events simultaneously with the NWA again. Everyone has a morale/confidence boost after Vince left. The lawsuit dragged on for several years, culminating in the WWF agreeing to drop the suit in exchange for the right to bid on WCW properties should they ever come up for liquidation. WWE 13. Welcome back to the clown world that everyone has fallen asleep to! 19931994: Eric Bischoff is put in charge of WCW, 1994: Eastern Championship Wrestling goes Extreme, 20012003: WWFE, Inc. purchases WCW and ECW. The decision was largely made out of necessity: The company had intended to place heavy emphasis on Sid Vicious, but he was involved in a legitimate altercation with fellow wrestler Arn Anderson while on tour in England. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. So, overall, not the greatest year for Disco Inferno. Its eventual successor, Extreme Championship Wrestling, aimed its product at males between 18 and 35, breaking a few taboos in professional wrestling such as blading. [55][56] NXT's move to the USA Network triggered the start of the Wednesday Night Wars. WCW PAYROLL INFORMATION (1997) Note: Financial Data runs from January 1, 1997 to December 31,1997, and reflects actual payments made to wrestlers during that period. After declining ratings, the show returned to its Thursday timeslot in May 2010. This commment is unpublished, pending moderation. Prior to this, the WWF's Austin/McMahon and WCW's Goldberg/nWo storylines would have each company trade victories. These people operating things just do not care. I'm going to kill that son of a bitch! . After scolding Russo as being the reason for WCW's problems and pinning Jarrett, Hogan left the arena in disgust. WCW would ride that positive momentum into 1997, where their dominance over WWE would continue. The episode included a repeat airing of the Halloween Havoc WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between Diamond Dallas Page and Goldberg after the original airing exceeded the scheduled 3-hour running time and subscribers lost the feed at 11 p.m. EST. In WCW, Wrath debuted a Mortal Kombat rip-off character alongside Mortis. The following evening on Nitro, most of WCW's top stars gave faux indignant interviews, expressing their feelings of betrayal and disappointment with Hogan's actions. In 2000, WCW lost US$62 million, due to guaranteed contracts of their older performers, plummeting advertising revenues, dropping house show attendance, declining attendance of tapings for Thunder (which moved its tapings to immediately after Nitro beginning on October 9 of that year), controversial booking decisions (like Arquette and Russo winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship), and expensive stunts to boost the dismal ratings and pay-per-view buyrates. Because the fans are not in control! Like WCW's nWo storyline, the WWF began to blur the line between real life and kayfabe: Vince McMahon, taking advantage of fans' genuine dislike for him following the Montreal Screwjob, recast himself as the evil Mr. McMahon, a corrupt businessman who despised his own fans and valued sycophancy over talent. The incident marked one of the first times that pro wrestlers had so flagrantly broken character in front of an audience, and forced both the WWF and WCW to begin acknowledging fans' growing awareness of the backstage happenings of their respective companies. please put up the Mortis formula!!!! Saudi Arabia now owns WWE! The 1998 edition featured three teams of three battling for the No. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster . Stephanie McMahon leaves WWE ; Vince is president, Please dont ban me. Anderson and Rhodes' booking style was generally in line with the lighthearted, morally uncomplicated narrative that had been popular in 1980s wrestling, but which was generally looked upon with growing disdain by younger wrestling fans. Anyone else love the atmosphere of the Hog/Road Wild events? From 1995 to 1998, Nitro would dominate Raw until the January 4, 1999 episode of Raw, where the announcers of Nitro were told to spoil Raw ' s main event, which was that Mankind would win the WWF Championship. With Hart now on the WCW roster, Nitro boasted the most well-known names in wrestling; WCW had also been highlighting new talent, with up-and-coming stars such as Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio, Jr. forming the company's new cruiserweight division. The secret has never changed. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman, The Renegade, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie
Guerrero, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000
Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger,
Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy"
Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, "Squire" David Taylor, "Hardwork"
Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, "Desperado"
Joe Gomez, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, "Mean" Mike
Enos, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers, Chavito Guerrero
Jr., Karl Oullete, Jauques Rougeau, Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera,
Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper,
La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Tombstone, Super Calo, Greg The Hammer
Valentine , Ray Mandoza Jr., Ron Powers, Akiro Hokuto, Jerry Flynn,
Mortis, Wrath, Hack Myers, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata,
Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt
Hennig, Raven, Villano V TOTAL ROSTER: 82 INACTIVE: 1
The WCW roster for July 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting, Jack
Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The Nature
Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Big Bubba Rogers,
Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, "Hollywood" Hulk
Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Renegade, Eddie
Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of 1000 Holds" Dean
Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex Luger, Scott "Flash"
Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, "Flyboy" Rocco Rock,
Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, Rick
Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus, Ken Kaos, Scott
Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr., Jim Powers,
Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Syxx, Vincent,
Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka,
Ultimo Dragon, Tombstone, Super Calo, Greg The Hammer Valentine,Ray
Mandoza Jr., Ron Powers, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hack Myers,
Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller,
Silver King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V,
Stevie Richards, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong,
Lizmark Jr. TOTAL ROSTER: 78 INACTIVE: 1
The WCW roster for August 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting,
Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The
Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Big Bubba
Rogers, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright,
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage,
Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of
1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex
Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus,
"Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork"
Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus,
Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr.,
Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera,
Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper,
La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The
Hammer Valentine,Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hack Myers, Hector
Garza, Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver
King, Damien, Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie
Richards, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark
Jr., TOTAL ROSTER: 77 INACTIVE: 1
The WCW roster for September 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting,
Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The
Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Ray
Traylor, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright,
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage,
Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of
1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex
Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus,
"Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork"
Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus,
Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr.,
Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera,
Syxx, Vincent, Jeff Jarrett, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper,
La Parka, Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The
Hammer Valentine, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hector Garza, Masahiro
Chono, Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien,
Rick Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie Richards, Texas
Hangman #1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., Perry
Saturn, Barry Darsow, Bill Goldberg, David Finlay TOTAL ROSTER:
79 INACTIVE: 4
The WCW roster for October 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting,
Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The
Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Ray
Traylor, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright,
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage,
Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of
1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex
Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus,
"Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork"
Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus,
Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr.,
Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera,
Syxx, Vincent, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka,
Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The Hammer
Valentine, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono,
Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick
Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie Richards, Texas Hangman
#1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., Perry Saturn,
Barry Darsow, Bill Goldberg, David Finlay, Kendall Windham, Barry
Horowitz, El Dandy, Chris Adams, Sick Boy, Bobby Blaze, Louie
Spicolli, Mike Rapado, Lanny Poffo, Lenny Lane, Johnny Swinger TOTAL
ROSTER: 89 INACTIVE: 4
The WCW roster for November 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting,
Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The
Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Ray
Traylor, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright,
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage,
Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of
1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex
Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus,
"Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork"
Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus,
Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr.,
Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera,
Syxx, Vincent, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka,
Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The Hammer
Valentine, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono,
Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick
Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Stevie Richards, Texas Hangman
#1, Texas Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., Perry Saturn,
Barry Darsow, Bill Goldberg, David Fit Finlay, Kendall Windham,
Barry Horowitz, El Dandy, Chris Adams, Sick Boy, Bobby Blaze, Louie
Spicolli, Lanny Poffo, Lenny Lane, Johnny Swinger, Norman Smiley,
Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Michael Wallstreet, Gedo, John Nord, Barry
Darsow, Van Hammer, Skank TOTAL ROSTER: 96 INACTIVE: 4
The WCW roster for December 1997 was as follows: Bobby Eaton, Sting,
Jack Boot, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Buff" Bagwell, Steve Regal, "The
Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Stevie Ray, Booker T., Mark Starr, Ray
Traylor, Steve Armstrong, Meng, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright,
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Armstrong, Randy "Macho Man" Savage,
Renegade, Eddie Guerrero, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Man of
1000 Holds" Dean Malenko, Scotty Riggs, "The Total Package" Lex
Luger, Scott "Flash" Norton, The Giant, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus,
"Flyboy" Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Konnan, Dave Taylor, "Hardwork"
Bobby Walker, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Billy Kidman, Rob Ruckus,
Ken Kaos, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Steve McMichael, Rey Misterio Jr.,
Jim Powers, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera,
Syxx, Vincent, Psicosis, Roadblock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, La Parka,
Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, Ray Mandoza Jr., Greg The Hammer
Valentine, Jerry Flynn, Mortis, Wrath, Hector Garza, Masahiro Chono,
Yuji Nagata, Joey Maggs, Ernest Miller, Silver King, Damien, Rick
Fuller, Curt Hennig, Raven, Villano V, Texas Hangman #1, Texas
Hangman #2, Brad Armstrong, Lizmark Jr., Perry Saturn, Barry Darsow,
Bill Goldberg, David Fit Finlay, Kendall Windham, Barry Horowitz,
El Dandy, Chris Adams, Sick Boy, Bobby Blaze, Louie Spicolli, Lanny
Poffo, Lenny Lane, Johnny Swinger, Norman Smiley, Hacksaw Jim
Duggan, Michael Wallstreet, John Nord, Barry Darsow, Van Hammer,
Lodi, Bret Hitman Hart, Jim The Andvil Neidhart, The British
Bulldog Davey Boy Smith, Rick Martell TOTAL ROSTER:
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