• ON THIS DAY IN WCW HISTORY (May 27, 1996) – WCW MONDAY NITRO
On this day in 1996, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired another LIVE episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW MONDAY NITRO’.
It was broadcasted from the the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WCW The Great American Bash 1996’ PPV.
The match-card can be found here:
Ric Flair & Arn Anderson Vs. The American Males
Mike Enos Vs. Steve Doll
Diamond Dallas Page Vs. Sgt. Craig Pittman
The Giant Vs. Shark
Lex Luger Vs. Maxx Muscle
Bobby Walker Vs. Brad Armstrong
Steven Regal Vs. Alex Wright
Scott Steiner Vs. Sting
• WWE Releases Another Talent
According to Fightful, WWE has released former RAW play-by-play commentator Tom Phillips.
Phillips was working for WWE since 2012.
WWE recently released Adnan Virk as well, who worked as the RAW play-by-play commentator for less than two months.
Adnan’s new replacement is Jimmy Smith and he will start working from next week’s RAW.
Jimmy is a former MMA fighter with a 5-1 record. He’s also a former commentator for Bellator, UFC and Premier Boxing Champions.
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