Vince McMahon: When I Heard WCW Nitro Was Going Head-To-Head With WWE Raw, I Thought It Would Put Us Out Of Business
In September 1995, WCW launched WCW Nitro on Monday nights, a weekly television program that went head-to-head with WWE Raw.
The launch of WCW Nitro kicked off the famed Monday Night Wars.
Speaking on “Mr. McMahon,” Vince McMahon gave his reaction to the launch of Nitro.
“As soon I heard they were going to go head-to-head, that was like, ‘Oooh, oh. We’re in trouble. I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but it won’t be good or it was gonna put us out of business, quite frankly,'” said Vince.
Though WCW defeated WWE for 83 straight weeks in the ratings, it did not put WWE out of business.
Quite the opposite, as WWE purchased WCW in 2001.
All six episodes of “Mr. McMahon” are now streaming on Netflix.
Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit in January against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. The lawsuit accuses McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking. On May 30, Grant agreed to pause the lawsuit for six months while the federal investigation continued against McMahon, who resigned from TKO/WWE following the lawsuit being filed.
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