20 Mind-Blowing Facts About WCW

10. Tried To Kickstart 'Pay-Per-Listen' Broadcasts

In the early-90's, Vince McMahon tried to pioneer the idea of mass audiences of people listening to wrestling shows via the medium of radio. This wouldn't be the first time wrestling had appeared on the format, but WWF shows were famous for the colour and visuals, so it was fairly interesting that McMahon felt having Gorilla Monsoon and Jim Ross call the action to those who weren't watching would live up to the hype.

Needless to say, it didn't, but at least 'Radio WWF' aired on syndicated stations and didn't cost people vast sums of money to acquire and hear. On the flipside, WCW decided they were going to try their hand at audio wrestling, but it'd be entitled 'Pay-To-Listen', charging people actual money to tune in to broadcasts of major events.

The absolute worst aspect of the idea was that the company, after a show or two with radio-style commentary, simply ran the announcing people could hear if watching on television. As everyone knows, TV commentary which is accompanied by pictures to back it up is entirely different from radio-style announcing, which relies on great depth of detail to paint pictures for the listener. The idea didn't last long, and no wonder.