Historic Nights (Both Sides) On the Monday Wars

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Having read the Death of WCW book a few times now, and looking back in the past at DDT Digest...

 

I was wondering, what are some nights that were historic in some of the things that happened.

 

The one I know about right now is 8/9/99. On Raw, Chris Jericho made his WWF Debut. On Nitro, Benoit won the US Title from David Flair...and Hulk Hogan for the first time since the Summer of 1996 returned to the red and yellow.

 

Anyone else have some examples?

[BorneAgain 0]

(Edited for Chris)

 

September 5, 1995: The war begins.

 

May 27, 1996: Scott Hall appears on Nitro.

 

November 10, 1997: "Bret Screwed Bret" graces the Raw airwaves.

 

November 17, 1997: Rick Rude appears on both Raw and Nitro.

 

December 22, 1997: The nWo Nitro experiment fails, with Raw winning in the 9:00-10:00 hour for the first time in months, a sign of things to come.

 

April 13, 1998: Raw snaps the streak.

 

July 6, 1998: Goldberg defeats Hollywood Hogan for the WCW title. It is one of the last major Nitro victories.

 

September 14, 1998: Ric Flair makes a long awaited return to Nitro to a standing ovation by the Greenvile, SC fans.

 

November 2, 1998: Raw's streak begins, one they hold onto for the rest of the war.

 

January 4, 1999: "That'll put butts in the seats" rings true as thousands of fans switch from Nitro to Raw to see Mick Foley win the WWF Title. The Fingerpoke of Doom later that night starts to spell the end for WCW.

 

May 24, 1999: Raw is Owen.

 

October 18, 1999: The first Nitro under Vince Russo (one that not suprisingly resembles Raw) airs.

 

January 31, 2000: The Radicals debut on Raw.

 

April 10, 2000: Nitro's relaunch draws decent ratings, but WCW is unable to follow up in subsequent weeks.

 

March 26, 2001: The war ends.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Er...I was kinda meaning shows that had historic moments on the same night, like my above example.

[JHawk 0]

January 4, 1999.

 

On Raw: Mick Foley wins his first World Title.

On Nitro: The Finger Poke of Doom begins WCW's downward spiral.

[Boner Kawanger 0]

Not sure of the date, but Rick Rude pulling doubletime always struck me as a fun moment that defined the WCW Stage of the Monday Night War.

[BUTT 0]

11/20/95 - WWF has the HBK collapse angle on Raw at the same time Sting wrestles Hogan for the first time ever on Nitro.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Don't know the exact date, but it was right around December of 1997, and it was one the first confrontation's between Stone Cold and Vince McMahon.

[Guest Sturgis]

April 13th 1998

 

Nitro: The nWo take over Nitro and rename it nWo Nitro.

 

RAW is WAR: Stone Cold is about to fight McMahon, but Dude Love makes his return and turns on his former tag team partner.

 

RAW beat Nitro for the 1st time in 84 weeks.

[genius33 0]

you got the wrong dates, nWo nitro was the monday before starrcade 97

[Guest Sturgis]

Then what I'm I thinking of?