Who Killed WCW? explained
Who Killed WCW? is an American-Canadian documentary television series produced by Vice Studios Canada and Seven Bucks Productions.[1] [2] [3] [4] The series premiered on June 6, 2024 in the United States on Vice TV, and in Canada on Crave.[5]
Synopsis
The series explores the downfall of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), interviewing various wrestlers, staff members and exploring the Monday Night War and the eventual demise and purchase by WWE.[6] [7] [8]
The series features interviews with Dwayne Johnson, Bill Goldberg, Eric Bischoff, Bret Hart, Booker T, Konnan amongst others.[9] Chris Jericho declined to appear based on his view that as the narrator for Dark Side of the Ring, he was too closely associated with the producers.[10]
Reception
The series has criticism from a number of former WCW employees, including Tony Schiavone.[11] [12] Episodes 2 and 3 were criticised by Wrestling Observer Newsletter for poor fact-checking, lack of critique and a lack of pushback against narratives pushed by the featured talking heads. In particular, the narrative that WCW was ultimately driven down by Time Warner management rather than poor internal decisions by WCW itself was criticised.[13] [14] [15]
Notes and References
- Web site: Seven Bucks To Produce ‘Who Killed WCW?’ Docuseries For Vice TV. Deadline. White, Peter. April 30, 2024. May 2, 2024.
- Web site: Dwayne Johnson to Produce Who Killed WCW? Docuseries for Vice TV. MovieWeb. Melzer, James. April 30, 2024. May 2, 2024.
- Web site: Seven Bucks Productions Taps Scott Landsman As Head Of Television; Melissa Fried Joins As VP of Film Development & Production. Deadline. Andreeva, Nellie. November 20, 2023. November 23, 2023.
- Web site: WWE Hall Of Famer Kevin Nash Says He Was Stoned For Who Killed WCW Series. 2024-06-15 . www.msn.com.
- Web site: 2024-05-02 . Dwayne Johnson's Who Killed WCW? Documentary Release Date Revealed . 2024-06-15 . Yahoo Entertainment . en-US.
- Web site: 411MANIA . 2024-06-15 . Jim Ross Shares Who He Thinks Is Responsible for Killing WCW . en-US.
- Web site: Philip Sledge . 2024-06-10 . Who Killed WCW? Ric Flair Just Pointed The Finger At 3 People In A Blistering Diatribe . 2024-06-15 . CINEMABLEND . en.
- Web site: 2024-06-12 . Goldberg steamrolls through second 'Who Killed WCW?' episode - Slam Wrestling . 2024-06-15 . en-US.
- Web site: Who Killed Wcw? - VICE TV . 2024-06-15 . Viceland . en.
- Behind the Scenes of Who killed WCW? . . . 19 June 2024 . 24 June 2024.
- Web site: Rathi . Ishaan . 2024-06-13 . Tony Schiavone Goes Off at Producers of 'Who Killed WCW?' . 2024-06-15 . Ringside News . en-US.
- Web site: Palmer . Sam . 2024-06-13 . AEW's Tony Schiavone Goes Off On Team Behind Who Killed WCW? . 2024-06-15 . Wrestling Inc. . en-US.
- Eric Bischoff blames everyone else for WCW's demise - Wrestling Observer Radio 13 June 2024 . . . 13 June 2024 . 24 June 2024.
- Between Bischoff and Russo, a lot of BS - Wrestling Observer Radio 20 June 2024 . . . 20 June 2024 . 24 June 2024.
- Wrestling Observer Radio 21 June 2024 . . . 21 June 2024 . 24 June 2024 . subscription.