• OLD SCHOOL HISTORY (March 19, 2001) – WCW MONDAY NITRO
On this day in 2001, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired another episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW MONDAY NITRO’.
It was broadcasted from the O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida and included matches, interviews & segments featuring the 2001 WCW Wrestlers.
The card can be found here:
– Jason Jett vs. Disco Inferno
– Shane Helms vs. Billy Kidman
– Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Shawn Stasiak
– Kanyon vs. M.I. Smooth
– Rick Steiner vs. Konnan
– Lance Storm & Mike Awesome vs. Palumbo & Shawn O’Haire
• The Rock Reveals His 3 GOATS Of WWF
Old School WWF Legend The Rock recently posted the following on Instagram regarding the 17th year anniversary of his legendary match with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8:
“Torch passed. Grateful.
This past weekend WWE celebrated the 17th anniversary of what was billed as “ICON vs ICON” to determine who would go down in WWE history as THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
It was yours truly, VS The Immortal Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania.
What made this match so special was that there was no Heavyweight Championship on the line.
Just two men.
Just two careers.
And 85,000+ of the most insane ELECTRIC crowd I have ever had the privilege to perform in front of.
It was almost as if every single person that night in the Toronto SkyDome made up their mind that they would give every ounce of energy they had because they knew this match was only going to be seen once in a lifetime.
My friend and childhood hero, Hulk Hogan passed the torch to me on this historic night which decreed me becoming “THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME”, but the truth is – to me – the GOAT are the three men below who paved the way for me and so many others in pro wrestling:
Hulk Hogan
Ric Flair
Stone Cold Steve Austin
I just worked very hard, connected with the audience and caught a break. These GOATS were good enough to recognize I had something to offer and graciously passed the torch.
Grateful.”
