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The Death of WCW
- Narrated by: Bryan Alvarez
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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Publisher's Summary
What went wrong with WCW?
In 1997, World Championship Wrestling was on top. It was the number-one pro wrestling company in the world, and the highest-rated show on cable television. Each week, fans tuned in to Monday Nitro, flocked to sold-out arenas, and carried home truckloads of WCW merchandise. Sting, Bill Goldberg, and the New World Order were household names. Superstars like Dennis Rodman and KISS jumped on the WCW bandwagon. It seemed the company could do no wrong.
But by 2001, however, everything had bottomed out. The company - having lost a whopping 95% of its audience - was sold for next to nothing to Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. WCW was laid to rest.
How could the company lose its audience so quickly? Who was responsible for shows so horrible that fans fled in horror? What the hell happened to cause the death of one of the largest wrestling companies in the world? The Death of World Championship Wrestling is the first book to take listeners through a detailed dissection of WCW's downfall.
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- Attila
- 01-01-2018
Not research or a study. Just a podcaters opinion.
I got this thinking I was getting a comprehensive study on how the business lost millions and needed to sell itself for next to nothing to its rival. Was disappointed to find its just a fan boys ranting. Think comic book guy from Simpsons and this is what the author sounds like. No research, no interviews, just rumors he dug up from the internet and a snark "worse wrestling show ever" followed by an attempt at wit or humor, not sure what the author was aiming for. He constantly says things were ironic however misuses the correct meaning of he word. Was very surprised that could pass the editors. Obviously self published. In my honest opinion avoid, maybe one day a proper study will be carried out on WCW's business practises, this is not it.
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- Boris
- 09-06-2021
superb story telling
Bryan is great. you can actually visualize how bad every segment was. nice little bonus ending as well
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- Danijel M.
- 01-03-2020
loved it
a true retelling of the rise and fall of WCW this is a must read for all fans of the Monday night wars
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- Brad
- 18-02-2017
Great~!
Definitive story on how the company rose, declined and failed. Brilliantly read by the narrator.
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- scott116hunt
- 26-09-2016
fantastic read - couldnt press stop.
If you have any interest in Pro Wrestling history this book is a must. The book expertly documents this rise and fall and even for a non pro wrestling fan the laughs at how comically inept it gets are worth it.
Couldnt recommend it more.
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