The only promotion to beat Vince McMahon, week after week
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Even today, the name WCW touches a sore spot in the WWE top brass. Based in Atlanta, Georgia; the company, owned by Billionaire Ted Turner would decide to go up against Monday Night Raw, with their own show - Nitro.
By acquiring talent that had gotten over in the WWE such as Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart, they would take the fight to Vince McMahon. Some of the biggest names from the promotion included Goldberg, Sting, DDP, Booker T, etc. all of whom eventually made WWE appearances after the sale.
The company was purchased by Vince McMahon, who cut a very passionate, borderline-shoot promo to celebrate the occasion. In fact, WCW’s nWo storyline is said to have brought about the ‘Attitude Era’ of WWE, that we love so dearly.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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