Before WWE began promoting the 'In Your House' shows in between major Pay-Per-Views, WCW had already started to run monthly Pay-Per-View events. Beforehand, these supershows weren't quite so common - in 1994, WWE only ran Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, King Of The Ring, Summerslam and Survivor Series on PPV. In 1995, WCW started going with a PPV special each month, only leaving out January (until 1997, when Souled Out entered the fray). This changed the landscape of wrestling somewhat, and likely forced Vince McMahon into thinking he had to run more events. Fans nowadays have often remarked that there are far too many Pay-Per-Views, but for better or for worse, WCW started that trend, and it proved successful for them, right up until the wheels fell off the promotion. It's incredible for modern fans to imagine, but in 1998, between WWE, WCW and ECW, there were 29 PPV events you could buy, if we're including the UK-only Capital Carnage show from WWE. Compare that to now, where there were 16 events promoted, between major companies WWE and TNA, and it becomes obvious just how big the market was for wrestling in the late-90s. WCW were responsible for kicking it up a notch, and presenting monthly Pay-Per-Views, something nobody can take away from them.
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.
