10 Things We Learned From WCW Magazine's Final Issue

10. The Entire Magazine Is Written Non-Kayfabe

When Vince McMahon's WWF made the decision to launch Raw Magazine in 1996, it was quite the departure from the usual fare found in the promotion's other monthly, WWF Magazine. Featuring much more of a slant on the people behind the characters fans were watching on wrestling television, the mag also eventually promised racy photo spreads of some of the hottest women under contract. A lot of fans may be surprised to learn that WCW's own magazine was also interested in looking beyond simply what was happening on Nitro, Thunder and WCW Pay-Per-View. Scanning the last ever issue of the monthly, it becomes clear that pro wrestling was in a strange place come 2001. Some parts of the magazine are written about the main bread and butter stuff, obviously dealing with the various storylines and matches which were taking place around the time, but others are completely out of character. Topics ranger from Konnan's love of rap music, DDP's need to do something other than just wrestle (hinting at the evolution of DDP Yoga), and what each star's favourite movies and restaurants happen to be.