Somewhere from an office space in Atlanta, a certain Eric Bischoff was watching what was going on in the WWF. Closely paying attention to what Vince McMahon was up to, Bischoff wasn't quite the powerful name in wrestling he would later become in 1993, instead just a brash young buck with a smart haircut and a hell of a lot of ideas. One of those bold ideas would launch WCW into the big time in 1995. Pitching a two hour show on Monday nights which would directly oppose Monday Night Raw, Bischoff was stunned when Ted Turner agreed, and Monday Nitro became a reality. Ok, so things didn't immediately start getting better for WCW upon the advent of Nitro, but they'd shown they were willing to put their product up against the mighty WWF. Even better, Nitro was 100% live, which appealed more to some fans. Going even further, the initial episode of Nitro was a far more entertaining show than many episodes of Raw had been in the two years prior, mainly because Bischoff realised fans wanted to see more variety when watching wrestling. Arguably, Nitro would only help the WWF, who finally had some competition. However, for a good while in the mid-to-late-90's, it threatened to kill what had previously been an unchallenged promotion.
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.
