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The first match rated more than five stars by Meltzer was Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat in 1989. The highest-ever rating is seven stars, awarded to Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall in June 2018. There have been 272 matches awarded 5 or more stars; Will Ospreay has the most individual
The French Angel vs. Sam Menacker in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match JCP: Frank Sexton vs. Joe Savoldi August 29, 1946: Richmond, Virginia: Richmond Stadium: Frank Sexton (c) vs. Joe Savoldi in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [56] 5. JCP: 6-Man Battle Royal June 17, 1946: Charlotte, North Carolina ...
It currently stands as the highest-rated segment in Raw history. [33] Former WWF writer Vince Russo, whose controversial booking style and management in WCW was heavily criticized. On October 5, 1999, Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara, the head writers of WWF television programs, signed with WCW, and were immediately replaced in the WWF by Chris Kreski.
The highest number of events on the list have been promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the largest professional wrestling promotion in Japan. NJPW's Collision in Korea , a two-day interpromotional supercard co-hosted with World Championship Wrestling , was the first-ever pro wrestling event held in North Korea and remains the most ...
In 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) purchased the assets of WCW, including the video libraries of all previous NWA and WCW pay-per-views, and the ownership rights of the names of these events. To date WWE has only promoted one pay-per-view event using the name of a former WCW PPV, The Great American Bash, from 2004 until ...
Hogan was a top talent in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which Bischoff was an executive of, when the company debuted a program in 1995, Nitro, to compete with Raw in a ratings battle called the Monday Night War. [13] WWE countered by announcing the return of Bret Hart, who had not appeared in WWE since the Montreal Screwjob in 1997. [14]
The sequel, The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 2 was released on DVD and Blu-ray February 12, 2013. Followed by the final set titled, The Very best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 3, which was released on August 11, 2015. [3] As of 2016, all 288 episodes of Nitro (September 4, 1995 – March 26, 2001) are available on demand on the WWE Network. [18]
Fall Brawl '93: War Games was the inaugural Fall Brawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on September 19, 1993, from the Astro Arena (now NRG Arena) in Houston, Texas. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network. [2] Eight matches were contested at the event.