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In late 1997 | In late-1997 to mid-1998, '''World Championship Wrestling''' held six special wrestling events that were broadcasted exclusively via the WCW website. These events were audio-only, with WCW commentator Tony Schiavone providing the play-by-play of each show. Saturday Nitro and Battle in Seattle were both free events. The remaining four were internet “Pay-Per-Views”, albeit they were audio streams. | ||
There were six events in total: | There were six events in total: | ||
* WCW Saturday Nitro – June 28th, 1997 from the Great Western Forum (now known as The Forum) in Inglewood, California. | * '''WCW Saturday Nitro''' – June 28th, 1997 from the Great Western Forum (now known as The Forum) in Inglewood, California. | ||
* WCW Battle in Seattle – September 19th, 1997 from the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. | * '''WCW Battle in Seattle''' – September 19th, 1997 from the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. | ||
* WCW Boston | * '''WCW Boston Brawl''' – January 31st, 1998 from the FleetCenter (now known as the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts. | ||
* WCW Malice at the | * '''WCW Malice at the Palace''' – April 2nd, 1998 from the Ice Palace (now known as the Amalie Arena) in Tampa, Florida. | ||
* WCW Profiles in Pain – May 2nd, 1998 from the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. | * '''WCW Profiles in Pain''' – May 2nd, 1998 from the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. | ||
* WCW L.A. Melee – July 10th, 1998 from the Great Western Forum (now known as The Forum) in Inglewood, California. | * '''WCW L.A. Melee''' – July 10th, 1998 from the Great Western Forum (now known as The Forum) in Inglewood, California. | ||
These events were not recorded by WCW themselves and thus were never released on home video. Recordings of fans present at the events exist for several matches, however. The audio streams are said by some fans to have been downloadable, but no files have surfaced. | These events were not recorded by WCW themselves and thus were never released on home video. Recordings of fans present at the events exist for several matches, however. The audio streams are said by some fans to have been downloadable, but no files have surfaced. | ||
When WCW was purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment (at the time known as the World Wrestling Federation) trademarks, several wrestler contracts, and the entire video library was acquired. It’s unknown if WWE is in possession of the audio of these events. | When WCW was purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment (at the time known as the World Wrestling Federation) trademarks, several wrestler contracts, and the entire video library was acquired.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2001/03/23/deals/wwf/ CNN article of the WWF-WCW merger.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref><ref>[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1119810-wwe-buys-wcw-a-look-back-11-years-later-on-wrestling-history Bleacher Report article of the WWF-WCW merger.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref><ref>[https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/67205/20-Years-Ago-Today-WWF-Bought-WCW/ Wrestling News Source article of the WWF-WCW merger.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref><ref>[https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-buys-wcw-story-trivia-facts/ TheSportster article of the WWF-WCW merger.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref><ref>[https://www.nexttv.com/news/wwf-buys-wcw-brand-137848 Nexttv article of the WWF-WCW merger.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref><ref>[https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2001/03-23-2001 Press release of the WWF-WCW merger.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> It’s unknown if WWE is in possession of the audio of these events. | ||
==Fan Videorecordings of Matches== | ==Fan Videorecordings of Matches== | ||
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*[[Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (lost early BBC televised professional wrestling matches; 1938-1939; 1946-1947)]] | *[[Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (lost early BBC televised professional wrestling matches; 1938-1939; 1946-1947)]] | ||
*[[Celebrity Wrestling (partially found ITV professional wrestling reality show; 2005)]] | *[[Celebrity Wrestling (partially found ITV professional wrestling reality show; 2005)]] | ||
*[[ECW Anarchy Rulz (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 port of professional wrestling game; existence unconfirmed; 2000)]] | |||
*[[ECW Hardcore TV final episodes (lost episodes of Professional Wrestling Show; 2001)]] | *[[ECW Hardcore TV final episodes (lost episodes of Professional Wrestling Show; 2001)]] | ||
*[[The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)]] | *[[The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)]] | ||
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*[[Sex University (lost WWE webshow; 2006)]] | *[[Sex University (lost WWE webshow; 2006)]] | ||
*[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)]] | *[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)]] | ||
*[[TNA Impact! 2 (lost build of unfinished professional wrestling game; 2009)]] | |||
*[[WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)]] | *[[WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)]] | ||
*[[WCW/nWo Live (lost build of cancelled PlayStation professional wrestling game; 1998)]] | *[[WCW/nWo Live (lost build of cancelled PlayStation professional wrestling game; 1998)]] | ||
*[[WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)]] | *[[WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)]] | ||
*[[WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)]] | *[[WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)]] | ||
*[[WWF Backlash (non-existent unfinished Nintendo 64 professional wrestling game; 2001)]] | |||
*[[WWF In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog (lost untelevised wrestling PPV matches; 1996)]] | *[[WWF In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog (lost untelevised wrestling PPV matches; 1996)]] | ||
*[[WWF No Mercy (lost Game Boy Color games based on Nintendo 64 wrestling game; 2000)]] | *[[WWF No Mercy (lost Game Boy Color games based on Nintendo 64 wrestling game; 2000)]] | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150603125454/http://wcwworldwide.com/post/95322831574/wcw-bash-at-the-beach-and-wcw-l-a-melee-98-ppv WCW Worldwide post with details of the four iPPVs] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150603125454/http://wcwworldwide.com/post/95322831574/wcw-bash-at-the-beach-and-wcw-l-a-melee-98-ppv WCW Worldwide post with details of the four iPPVs] | ||
* [http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/internet.html Match results for the six events] | * [http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/internet.html Match results for the six events] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Lost audio]] | [[Category:Lost audio]] | ||
[[Category:Lost internet media]] | [[Category:Lost internet media]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media]] | [[Category:Completely lost media]] | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 15 December 2021
Digital banner for L.A. melee, along with Bash at the Beach 1998.
Status: Lost
In late-1997 to mid-1998, World Championship Wrestling held six special wrestling events that were broadcasted exclusively via the WCW website. These events were audio-only, with WCW commentator Tony Schiavone providing the play-by-play of each show. Saturday Nitro and Battle in Seattle were both free events. The remaining four were internet “Pay-Per-Views”, albeit they were audio streams.
There were six events in total:
- WCW Saturday Nitro – June 28th, 1997 from the Great Western Forum (now known as The Forum) in Inglewood, California.
- WCW Battle in Seattle – September 19th, 1997 from the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington.
- WCW Boston Brawl – January 31st, 1998 from the FleetCenter (now known as the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts.
- WCW Malice at the Palace – April 2nd, 1998 from the Ice Palace (now known as the Amalie Arena) in Tampa, Florida.
- WCW Profiles in Pain – May 2nd, 1998 from the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina.
- WCW L.A. Melee – July 10th, 1998 from the Great Western Forum (now known as The Forum) in Inglewood, California.
These events were not recorded by WCW themselves and thus were never released on home video. Recordings of fans present at the events exist for several matches, however. The audio streams are said by some fans to have been downloadable, but no files have surfaced.
When WCW was purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment (at the time known as the World Wrestling Federation) trademarks, several wrestler contracts, and the entire video library was acquired.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It’s unknown if WWE is in possession of the audio of these events.
Fan Videorecordings of Matches
See Also
- Braden Walker's "Knock Knock" promo (lost original pre-tapes of WWE backstage segment; 2008)
- Bret Hart-Hulk Hogan photoshoot (lost professional wrestling promotional photos; 1993)
- Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (lost early BBC televised professional wrestling matches; 1938-1939; 1946-1947)
- Celebrity Wrestling (partially found ITV professional wrestling reality show; 2005)
- ECW Anarchy Rulz (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 port of professional wrestling game; existence unconfirmed; 2000)
- ECW Hardcore TV final episodes (lost episodes of Professional Wrestling Show; 2001)
- The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)
- Girls Gone Wild: Live from Spring Break (found WWE/Girls Gone Wild crossover special; 2003)
- Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1908)
- Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911)
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts DDTs Hulk Hogan (lost Snake Pit segment; 1986)
- "Plane Ride From Hell" (lost photographs of drunk wrestler incidents; 2002)
- Screwed: The Bret Hart Story (lost unfinished wrestling documentary film; 2005)
- Sex University (lost WWE webshow; 2006)
- Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)
- TNA Impact! 2 (lost build of unfinished professional wrestling game; 2009)
- WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)
- WCW/nWo Live (lost build of cancelled PlayStation professional wrestling game; 1998)
- WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)
- WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)
- WWF Backlash (non-existent unfinished Nintendo 64 professional wrestling game; 2001)
- WWF In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog (lost untelevised wrestling PPV matches; 1996)
- WWF No Mercy (lost Game Boy Color games based on Nintendo 64 wrestling game; 2000)
- WWF Shotgun (partially found July to December season of syndicated wrestling show; 1997)
- WWF Xperience (found pay-per-view event footage; 1996)
External Links
References
- ↑ CNN article of the WWF-WCW merger. Retrieved 15 Dec '21
- ↑ Bleacher Report article of the WWF-WCW merger. Retrieved 15 Dec '21
- ↑ Wrestling News Source article of the WWF-WCW merger. Retrieved 15 Dec '21
- ↑ TheSportster article of the WWF-WCW merger. Retrieved 15 Dec '21
- ↑ Nexttv article of the WWF-WCW merger. Retrieved 15 Dec '21
- ↑ Press release of the WWF-WCW merger. Retrieved 15 Dec '21