Recently got "Death of WCW" book

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Christmas came a bit late for me, as all of the things that I asked for came in a bit late. Long story short, I got "The Death of WCW" I'm nit done yet, but I'm at page 65, I believe, and so far, it's been a great read. Very informative and insightful, even if I know most of the stories being told.

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I was actually planning on making this thread tonight.

 

I finished it within 24 hours of the Borders here finally getting it.

 

Great book, though for me, a lot of it (especially the Invasion period) was a rehash of what I've read for years.

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The Borders in Augusta, GA pissed me off. I went there this past week to get the book, which they had 2 copies left of. I attempted to buy one for myself only to find that their only 2 copies were in the possession of, and being read by store employees. Anyways, is it true that in 2000, WCW had 230+ wrestlers under contract and flew every single one of them into their tv tapings every week?

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As a golf fan, nothing bad can come from Augusta, GA.

 

That sucks, though. I had considered picking it up, but was worried it would be rumours, hearsay, and stuff I'd heard before. Can anyone verify/re-assure me of that?

[Guest krazykat72]

 

As a golf fan, nothing bad can come from Augusta, GA.

 

That sucks, though. I had considered picking it up, but was worried it would be rumours, hearsay, and stuff I'd heard before. Can anyone verify/re-assure me of that?

It's great. It's by Bryan Alvarez(who does Figure 4 Weekly, which is highly recommended) and R.D.Reynolds (who runs the Wrestlecrap site).

Dave Meltzer wrote the forward and did the fact checking, so it's reputable.

It's also hilarious and positively mind boggling going over some of the decisions that company made.

 

-Paul Jacobi-

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Anyways, is it true that in 2000, WCW had 230+ wrestlers under contract and flew every single one of them into their tv tapings every week?

(jaw drops) I remember reading that they at one time had over 100 people under contract, but I can guess that was in 1997-1998 when they had about 30 Cruiserweights on the roster.

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The Borders in Augusta, GA pissed me off. I went there this past week to get the book, which they had 2 copies left of. I attempted to buy one for myself only to find that their only 2 copies were in the possession of, and being read by store employees. Anyways, is it true that in 2000, WCW had 230+ wrestlers under contract and flew every single one of them into their tv tapings every week?

I doubt they flew everyone of them in, as there are guys like The Gambler who never made it onto Thunder or Nitro during his entire stint as a jobber in WCW.

 

I do, however, imagine that they were crazy enough to fly everyone in that was semi-important, plus the heaping load of jobbers to the stars under contract (Marty Jannetty, Rick Fuller, Public Enemy, luchadores, etc.).

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Read more of it today. It's probably just me, but it grows more fascinating as it continues. It's quiete funny too.

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I finally got hold of the book at the Augusta Borders this evening. I've gotten through the first chapter. I may have read incorrectly, but according to the book, the WCW World Title that the company gave to Lex Luger, (and that was defended before they went back to the "Big Gold") was the old Western Heritage Heavyweight Championship with the WCW logo GLUED to the belt.

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That was temproary, and only used at Great American Bash 91. Luger was given a nicer looking belt the next week, the one you'd see Lex, Sting, Vader, Simmons, and Flair all hold from 91-94.

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That was temproary, and only used at Great American Bash 91. Luger was given a nicer looking belt the next week, the one you'd see Lex, Sting, Vader, Simmons, and Flair all hold from 91-94.

 

THis is the one you're talking about, right?

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I don't know...that _is_ the belt Luger had in the early '90s, and I'm pretty sure the Western States Heritage Title was completely different looking. I remember it from when Barry Windham held it around '87 or so. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/p...nwa/nwawest.htm has a pic of the belt.

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THAT title belt is the WCW World Title belt used from a week after The 1991 Great American Bash untiL Flair unified it with the Big Gold Belt Sting was holding (as the WCW International World Champion) at the Clash match from Flair's DVD.

 

Once Flair unified the titles, he began using Big Goldie.

 

The Western States Heritage thing is true. It is a DIFFERENT belt with a WCW pasty on it since they were fucked and didn't have time to order a new belt.

[Guest Sturgis]

On the WWE Confidential DVD, during the "History of the World Title" chapter they do a collage of belts and the image of the belt from GAB 91' is in it. Slow it down and you should see it.