10 Things We Learned From WCW Magazine's Final Issue

Nowadays, the top companies in pro wrestling don't really go near physical, printed magazines. In the Summer of 2014, WWE elected to shut down their magazine division, ending a run of almost 30 years of monthly publications for the promotion. Flagging sales were cited as the main reason, with Vince McMahon stating that the revenue simply wasn't coming in as it used to for WWE Magazine, and that even WWE Kids Magazine was flailing. Back in the day, both WWE and WCW produced monthly mags, detailing what was happening in the promotion. Before the late-90's explosion of the internet, these were essential for wrestling fans who wanted to keep up to date with the latest stories, or just wanted a little more after they'd watched that week's TV or Pay-Per-View shows. When McMahon purchased World Championship Wrestling - his nearest competitor - for a paltry $2.5 million in March, 2001, the grappling industry changed dramatically, and WWF/WWE became the only main show in town. Incredibly, the last ever issue of WCW's magazine was released as the May, 2001 issue, which just shows how far in advance content was written back then. This list details 10 interesting things the magazine told wrestling fans, possibly showing where WCW was going if the company hadn't been bought over. Reading the issue offers a fascinating insight into what life was like in the promotion just before the proverbial hit the fan.