A Hit is a Hit: From the Chartbusters to the Ratings War

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The hosts dissect the legendary 'Monday Night War' in professional wrestling, exploring key figures and events from the 1990s ratings battle.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Entertain This!, the hosts stage a no-holds-barred main event: a ringside dissection of professional wrestling’s legendary “Monday Night War,” the 1990s ratings cage match that pitted World Wrestling Federation’s Monday Night Raw against World Championship Wrestling’s Monday Nitro. From Vince McMahon’s corporate suplexes and Eric Bischoff’s nWo invasion to Stone Cold Steve Austin’s beer-soaked rebellion, the conversation delivers a perfectly executed takedo...

People in this episode

Hosts: Hayden, Mitch, Tom

Topics covered

• professional wrestling
• ratings war
• Monday Night War
• WWF
• WCW
• entertainment
• pop culture

Keywords

• Monday Night War
• Vince McMahon
• Eric Bischoff
• Stone Cold Steve Austin
• WWF
• WCW
• ratings war
• professional wrestling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling

Books & works: Monday Night War, Monday Night Raw, Monday Nitro

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