When did Monday Nitro go to 3 hours?

January 1998
Initially only sixty minutes in length (as was Raw at the time), Nitro was expanded to two hours following the 1996 NBA Playoffs (Raw would later extend to two hours in February 1997). In January 1998, the show was extend to three hours.

What was the highest rated WCW Nitro?

August 31, 1998: 6.0 Rating The August 31, 1998 Edition of WCW Monday Nitro was held at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. scored the highest rating in WCW history with a massive 6.0 rating.

When was the last Monday Nitro?

March 26, 2001
The final episode of WCW Monday Nitro playlist | WWE. The “Nature Boy” Ric Flair gives a stirring speech about WCW’s legacy during the final episode of Nitro on March 26, 2001.

What was the first WCW Nitro match?

The September 4, 1995 Edition of WCW Monday Nitro was held in the The Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the very first episode of WCW Nitro, in an attempt to overtake the struggling WWF product.

How did WCW fail?

The company failed because of what happened inside Turner Broadcasting after Time Warner bought it. Turner’s merger with Time Warner, and Time Warner’s ultimate merger with AOL, was the single largest disaster in modern business history. WCW was just one of many casualties…”

When did Raw beat Nitro?

On April 13, 1998, an advertised Austin vs. McMahon main event was enough for Raw Is War to finally beat Nitro in the ratings for the first time in nearly two years.

How long did WCW beat WWE?

83 weeks. That’s how long the uninterrupted winning streak of WCW Nitro over WWE Raw was. For 83 straight weeks, Nitro won the wrestling war.

What ended WCW?

Eventually, WCW became its own worst enemy. Their level of success resulted in creative and financial mismanagement. The power struggles between executives and talent combined with WWE’s introduction of its Attitude Era led to WCW’s demise.