10. Eliminate Unnecessary Programming
Straight away, World Championship Wrestling needed to streamline their product in 2001. Monday Nitro was struggling itself, and that was the flagship show, so there was really no need for programs like Thunder. The long-running WCW Saturday Night has already been cancelled in August, 2000, Thunder and the woefully inept WorldWide needed to follow suit. Incredibly, WorldWide continued to be broadcast until May, 2001 in the United Kingdom. This is down to the fact that the show was normally taped well in advance, so episodes could continue to air. Neither Thunder nor WorldWide were particularly worth watching in 2001, and hadn't been for quite some time. Deleting them from schedules would have actually helped WCW, because the shows were often a detriment to the product. WorldWide, with cartoon-like sound effects and graphics to mask weapons shots, was comical. Thunder had been ill-wanted by Eric Bischoff to begin with in 1998, so the sole focus in 2001 would have had to have been on re-establishing Nitro as must-see TV
Jamie Kennedy
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
See more from
Jamie