WCW signs off for the final time: WCW Worldwide (March 31st, 2001)

[@flamboyant480]

One of the saddest moments ever..

[@joelubas1752]

Without question

[@SRPC21]

I’m still traumatised by this, 21 years later

[@derricksimmons3180]

Oh well does she w is gone if Eric bischoff was even smarter and recognize a lot of talent none of this will have happened

[@SRPC21]

@@derricksimmons3180 What a completely ignorant comment. WCW would’ve amounted to nothing if it wasn’t for Bischoff, heck the Attitude era would’ve never existed. WCW died because of the AOL/Time Warner merger and Ted Turner no longer had the final say. The new bosses didn’t want wrestling on their network. Maybe if WCW wasn’t so wasteful with money there would’ve been more potential buyers interested but Bischoff no longer had any control of that by the time this happened.

[@hugh2hoob668]

WCW had the better wrestling WWE was all gimmicks and perversion

[@devilxking2]

This is the last time a WCW logo was seen on a broadcast still produced by Turner.

[@danalong1237]

In the 26 years WCW Worldwide has been on the air, the show was distributed by Rhodes Productions from 1975-82, Turner Program Services from 1982-96 and Telepictures Distribution (the successor to Turner Program Services) from 1996-2001.

[@namikstudios]

Sort of... Warner (who merged with/acquired Turner) still owns the rights to the movie Ready to Rumble - it was one of the things not included in the sale of WCW to WWE.

[@A1collect]

​@@namikstudios Warner Bros co-produced the film

[@namikstudios]

@@A1collect Warner Bros (then called AOL Time Warner) owned WCW at the time. They were the ones who sold WCW to WWE but yeah the movie wasn't included in the sale.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​@namikstudios, But was the movie actually a WCW thing? I don't remember it mentioning WCW. I just remember it had WCW wrestlers (most notably DDP). Of course WB isn't going to want to put wrestlers from the then WWF in their movie, when WCW is a subsidiary of their company I guess I'll have to break out the DVD sometime. 😂

[@timbartschwolfman]

Now we have a full color version of WCW Signing off

[@thesnakeman8006]

WCW actually giving the fans an OFFICIAL goodbye,unlike the night of champions episode

[@youtubemember1115]

Yeah we didn't even get a highlight music video of WCW's history/greatest moments

[@nick56677]

@@youtubemember1115 Check out OSW Reviews Final Nitro episode. They created a montage and goodbye for WCW at the end. It's remarkable

[@wwekane2468]

Such an off comparison

[@adrianwojcik3950]

Because oryginally WWE had planned to revive WCW Nitro as a taped show but they couldn't agree with the television about airing slot

[@BrianAwesome]

@@youtubemember1115 At least that Nitro, technically did give us a Champion Montage.

[@siontimmy1]

Not many people know this final WCW show quite fitting it was their longest running TV programme

[@drewzuhosky6826]

Scott Hudson said they shot two different closes for this program. Wondering what the one that wasn't used would have been. Could _Worldwide_ have been a WWF show?

[@OliveMule]

@@drewzuhosky6826 nice theory

[@luisugalde6956]

Originally known as "World Wide Wrestling", correct?

[@johnnyballenatl]

@@luisugalde6956 Actually, it premiered in 1975 as Wide World Wrestling before it became World Wide Wrestling in 1978 and finally WCW Worldwide in 1992, having lasted six U.S. Presidents - Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush - all those 26 years.

[@namikstudios]

At the time of this final show, WCW Worldwide was the longest running uninterrupted syndicated show in the US.

[@Bloodgod1982]

Rest in Peace WCW :-(

[@mardy_91]

Blame most of it on Vince Russo

[@alfredcowans880]

@@mardy_91 Of Course 💯

[@anticorporatists9959]

​@franklinmardy8171 I'd actually blame it too much exposure of the NWO without building up other talents who had potential combined with Hogan, Hall, and Nash getting free creative power within the existence of the matches itself Russo was to make sure that the plug would be pulled on wcw

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​@@anticorporatists9959 The nWo was fine. Not evolving was bad. Hulk Hogan over Hollywood Hogan was bad. Reuniting the nWo was bad. No long term focus was bad.

[@anticorporatists9959]

@CurlyFromTheSwirly like I said, with Hogan, Hall, and Nash getting freedom with creative control over WCW has aloud those issues to take place and is why WCW no longer exists

[@Mo-fu9sm]

don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

[@kingphillieman]

Well said.

[@gunsharck]

@@kingphillieman Its a nazi saying genius LOL

[@robertmilvae1408]

@@gunsharck it's actually Dr. Suess.

[@robertmilvae1408]

@@gunsharck the places you'll go. Nothing to do with nazis. Genius

[@paulkendrick4153]

@@gunsharck no it isn’t genius 😂😊😂

[@MPG92]

Being a solid fan of WCW for almost a decade up to that point (March 31st 2001) seeing this at the time just broke my heart. It still chokes me up a little bit today, and ending on the note that it did was beyond insult. It was definitely a sign of the times for professional wrestling. On a brighter note, I did have the chance to see my favorite show (WCW) one last time before it was done - it was my "farewell". Had it not been for WCW I never would have become a pro wrestling fan. Oh well, I won't cry because it is over, instead I will be happy that it happened. Thank You, WCW!

[@r.zaneprice4812]

I remember watching this on KCWE in Kansas City. I was a WWF guy, but man, I didn’t realize how this would change the industry and in retrospect how sad it was.

[@OliveMule]

I was in kc too!

[@SRPC21]

I was the only one in my school who preferred WCW. All my friends were happy the WWF put them out of business but in hindsight it was bad for wrestling, even if you were a WWF mark.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​@@SRPC21 Your friends sucked. The people I knew liked both companies. We each had a favorite wrestler from WCW & WWF.

[@andreatastiere]

​@@SRPC21Absolutely. We in Italy only had WCW and we had to wait a couple of months for our cable tv service to get the right to broadcast some WWF. And btw, just see the effects of WCW closure today: it was 2001 and we're still talking about it in 2024!

[@smokedperch]

Man. 20 years later and there's still a void left unfilled.

[@sarnobat2000]

Yeah this was like Coke vs Pepsi. Today it's more like CokePepsi vs Dr Pepper.

[@paulkersey1007]

I love how they gave in the credits every person a nickname in their camera crew and their background scenes crew. I remember watching this and I shed a tear or two because worldwide was one of my favorite shows to watch late at night because it came on in New York at 12:30 in the morning and it lasted till 1:30 in the morning.

[@i_used_adblock_to_watch_this]

Didn't know that. I thought this show was aired in countries that may not have had WCW programming. It's nice to know that this actually aired in New York.

[@kevinpayton2664]

Before I got cable, Worldwide was shown in my hometown on Saturdays on syndication. It still is one of the greatest wrestling shows I've ever watched.

[@snoopdog3771]

I recall my uncle would come home late night from wrestling at Indy shows. He would get home wake me up and we'd watch WCW World Wide because we didn't have cable but it came out on syndicate.

[@BamaBoyJosh]

@@i_used_adblock_to_watch_this it aired everywhere in America, on syndication. For example, it aired on the weekend at like 2 a.m. here in Alabama on ABC affiliates.

[@tjjordan4207]

The fall of WCW is far more interesting than what WWE is putting on now

[@sillygoose635]

no it's not.

[@RockApe_]

@@sillygoose635 id rather watch the finger poke of doom 1000 times over than that hot garbage on Monday nights

[@ariuben]

wwe right now is a kids show. It is not really meant for adults.

[@tjjordan4207]

@@sillygoose635 I was meaning the documentaries, podcasts, and even just simple conversations. Hell, sitting down for a couple of drinks with friends while watching the actual Nitro episodes is far more fun.

[@mortalgame6583]

Why did WCW die?? I still don't understand

[@CanonGames]

And only 1 day later on April 1st 2001, Stone Cold Steve Austin turned heel against The Rock at Wrestlemania 17. This is the true final day and ending of entertaining professional wrestling, the end of the Monday Night Wars, and WWF's Attitude Era.

[@Felipe2000-r6k]

The day Wrestling changed, forever.

[@eddykaye8618]

I was a WWF fan and definitely paid attention to WCW, but I was glad and happy that the WWF knocked WCW out of business back then. They were going to bring in some of that great WCW talent and use them the right way. Looking back now, 20 years later, I regret feeling that way and I wish WCW was still around

[@smyersfishingadventures]

Amazing how badly Vince screwed that up, even though it was pretty much his intention, he could have done so much with so many angles and storylines.

[@matthewsprague4904]

@@smyersfishingadventures Both horrible: Vince McMahon and Vince Russo.

[@strawberrystarburstbuthuman]

it wasn't the wwf that killed wcw, it was the merger between aol and time warner

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​@@strawberrystarburstbuthuman, That's partially true. Hoeever, Vince did choose to bury WCW. He choose to spend millions, for his ego, just to get rid of WCW. Rather than keeping a visble company (worth billions) running. Now, I understand you will say "but WCW was the competition, it hurt WWF." No, competition actually makes businesses do better. WWF had more ratings bsck then. Also, there are plenty of companies who run several different competing brands, who each do fine. They each appeal to a different type of people. l

[@jamesphillips7885]

​@strawberrystarburstbuthuman wasn't even that. No one gave them a tv deal which meant it was worthless. If they had got a big tv deal, by 2003 wcw would be back neck and neck with wwe.

[@user-pg9fx7zz6b]

This was the last wrestling show before the Absolute end of The Attitude Era / Monday Night Wars at WrestleMania 17. When Steve Austin joined forces with Vince McMahon and Dwayne Johnson "The Rock" left for Hollywood , that was it. Wrestling will never be the same ever again and it just keeps getting worse from that point on.

[@blueblur2329]

Honestly the wrestling business was on the decline even before Stone Cold went heel and the Rock left for Hollywood. The WWF was gradually cleaning up their act all throughout 2000 and slowly changing gimmicks of talents that fans had grown to love. Val Venis got rid of his pornstar gimmick, Godfather got rid of his pimp gimmick and became the goodfather, Billy Gunn got rid of his nickname Mr. Ass and finally Rikishi turned bad splitting with Too Cool who subsequently got new less catchy music and the trio were no longer hot anymore. Storylines progressively got worse throughout the year as well. As for WCW, they were straight garbage in 2000 and their decline started quickly in 99

[@user-pg9fx7zz6b]

@@blueblur2329 Absolutely agreed. The thing is , Vince started tuning down his product soon as WCW was becoming garbage and couldn't threaten him anymore , and the roster became so deep and full of talented "wrestlers" so he went in the direction of in ring performance rather than gimmicks. The whole crash TV thing was a late 90s stuff. Soon as that period faded , the product changed rapidly.

[@blueblur2329]

@@user-pg9fx7zz6b You hit it right on the nail. I'm recently re-watching the entire Monday Night Wars on the network and just finishing up the year 2000 right now and it's exactly what you said. Less talent started being utilized and really stopped having fleshed out stories for their matches. Particularly the low to mid card. In fact, even some of the main eventers/upper midcard kind of had questionable booking in 00(Rock, Y2J, Undertaker and Kane just to name a few). 00 use to be my favorite year as a kid but watching it again now and I think 99 and 98 were better. I liked the crash tv mixed in with the matches in 98 and 99 and how each character had a story to get me invested in the match. As much as I hate to admit it because of how atrocious this guys booking was in late 99 and much of 00, the WWF actually got a little worse when Russo left. I noticed that mid card talent were not utilized nearly as much or as well as they were when he was there and the story-lines in 98 and 99 were better than the storylines in 00 which to me is baffling because he brought pretty much no storyline to WCW in late 99 and when he came back in mid 00 with Bischoff the story telling was awful and he just rehashed a bunch of old gimmicks and storylines from not only the WWF(Booker T copying the Rock, trying to use Goldberg like Austin and Russo using himself as Mcmahon, turning Kronik into the Acolytes more screw jobs) but even WCW(going back to NWO and doing the Goldberg streak again,). I mean seriously the constant run-ins that completely tarnished the matches and made them feel unimportant with the constant swerves to the point where they became predictable, constantly pointing out wrestling is fake, etc. I mean I can go on forever if I haven't already. But 1 thing I can say for sure is that when Russo was working with Mcmahon they seemed to strike the right balance.

[@MrMojoman1976]

Agree 💯. WM 17 was almost entirely booked under the assumption the Monday Night Wars would continue. From a technical wrestling standpoint, that was probably the best ever . I truly feel the peak of pro wrestling in America started at 1996’s Bash with the formation of the NWO , and ended with WM 17.

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Until the Invasion arrived that following Summer.

[@illuminatecomics]

Damn this was SAD, but I appreciate they kept it real as best they could.

[@donshipman8441]

If Bischoff had been able to grab full ownership, we would still be watching Nitro today probably.

[@dmichael1172]

So true but no TV ment no product worth anything.

[@michaelaburns734]

To give credit to 'Wrestling Bios Last Monday Night Nitro Episode" WCW was not worth the price of purchase in its current condition.

[@billgoldberg4847]

@@michaelaburns734 vince wanted the tape library, nothing more

[@michaelaburns734]

@@billgoldberg4847 Yeah because he could make a profit off the WCW Archive History. He won the Monday Night Wars and he claimed the spoils.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​@@dmichael1172, It would have been starting at the bottom beginning. But better than no WCW at all.

[@chriswideman1218]

I remember seeing this on my then UPN affiliate WASV channel 62 (now WYCW). In my area, the majority of the wrestling programs (such as WWF Jackked, WCW Pro, WWF Superstars, WOW women of wrestling etc, except for ECW Hardcore TV and XPW because the latter 2 wasn't shown in my market) was shown on the WB affiliate WBSC (now WMYA) channel 40. This was the official ending of the Monday Night Wars. I miss WCW. The following day, Wrestle Mania 17 took place and Stone Cold turned heel to join forces with Mr. Vince McMahon.

[@johnenigma8506]

I don't think you could ever get over something like this as a wrestling fan.

[@ArachnidSoul]

Still so sad. I remember watching this the night it aired. The final WCW event. Also Mike Tenay should be in the Hall of Fame. The Pro Wrestling one, and the WWE one. LONG overdue. Maybe the best play by play man of the last 30 years. He knew histories, names of wrestlers, names of moves, kept current with the indie scene, and was able to call the WCW/AAA When Worlds Collide PPV in 94. He was great everywhere he went to do commentary, and was the voice of TNA later on.

[@nineteeneightynine432]

I agree in my opinion the greatest announcers Jim Ross,Jerry Lawler,Joey Styles and Mike Tenay.

[@clipcoug1139]

​@@nineteeneightynine432: I'd toss out Lawler and put in Gordan Solie. Jim Ross basically said that Solie was his mentor and the GOAT of play-by-play commentators (though I think Good Ole JR has since surpassed his idol). Lawler should have stepped down after the Attitude Era, or try and reinvent himself, and didn't do either. All the 1-liners that he did back in the Attitude Era didn't translate to the PG crap era. Lawler was great in the Attitude Era, and he and JR had great chemistry, but I'd still leave him out in your list Joey Styles and Mike Tenay have deserved their place in the top 4. Others I think would miss my top 4 would include Jesse Ventura, Gorilla Monsoon, and Bobby Heenan.

[@DeanOrbong]

Yes Mike Tenay is now IMPACT/TNA Hall of Fame in 2023 (with the late Don West)

[@theterriblechildren9018]

Amazing we have this documented into digital stone. As the last ever broadcast could he of said more? Incredible to see the last broadcast of such a massive wrestling company.

[@theterriblechildren9018]

At the time of its cancellation, WorldWide was the longest-running, uninterrupted weekly syndicated show of any kind on the air in the United States

[@e-riddler-nigma9380]

i think when they taped this episode even scott hudson didnt know if that was the end of wcw. he recently revealed on twitter that they filmed 2 different endings. the wwf had to pick one and they chose the one that is shown on the video.

[@60BloodyChamp60]

The Terrible Children definitely would have been nice but the people working there were just plain over it. Also many of the people working there didn’t know where their next dollar was coming from, having burned through all the ones they made before.

[@dkupke]

At that point, what else was there to say?

[@theterriblechildren9018]

@@dkupke I dont know. Maybe nothing. Or maybe a recap of the impact and legacy of WCW? Im just thinking out loud. Dont know.

[@itsrobert2742]

20 years ago today it was the final wcw worldwide

[@delrachdubal]

To add some interesting info: Song is by DE Wolfe Music Library and the name is Chemistry of sound from what I gather and the album is called Pumping Energy 3. Interesting Diane Dovjak would be producing WCW Shows such as WCW Prime going all the way back to 1995. She would still be producing for WCW in 2001. Dusty Rhodes would keep talking about her multiple times.

[@chrishh5777]

Worldwide aired on a one-week delay, so this segment was taped around March 21, two days before the sale to the WWF was announced.

[@albalog2449]

This also aired on April 1st, 2001 on some syndicated stations. Some stations aired WCW Worldwide very early in the morning from 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM (or 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM), which is a Sunday.

[@drewzuhosky6826]

At this point, my station aired it at 10 a.m. Sundays.

[@pirajacinto4]

Legit a really cool way to end the show. Seeing the set being taken down to really nail home that it's the final, while also seeing that WCW wasn't as bad as people always make it out to be. Love how everyone in the credits had a 'wrestling' nickname too, showing they had fun there.

[@liquidamerican8543]

It absolutely was as bad as people make it out to be toward the end but they still had a lot of great / good years before that, and I was sad to see it go. I agree this was a fitting end to the show.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​@@liquidamerican8543 But he wasn't talking about comments that WCW was bad at the end specifically. It was about WCW being called bad, which isn't true. The end (2000 & 2001, even much of 1999) was trash.

[@liquidamerican8543]

@@CurlyFromTheSwirly but this is a video of their final broadcast so that seems pretty well implied and when people talk about how bad WCW was, they are usually focusing on the last few years. So regardless of if he was referring to the end, I was clarifying why people make WCW out to be so bad. Because it absolutely was at the end which is what most people are talking about when they say that.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

@liquidamerican8543 True enough, but there are hard-core WWF fans who always thought WCW was crap. Likewise there are people who would have said the opposite. Most people aren't like that. The group of friends I had 25 years ago enjoyed both federations, and ECW.

[@CBright7831]

I actually thought WCW was slightly improving toward the end of 2000 going into 2001. Scott Steiner and the Magnificent 7 were putting the face wrestlers like Sting, Goldberg, Nash, DDP, etc. out of action and I was looking forward to them returning and getting some pay back. However, it was too little, too late by then.

[@philaman1972]

I recorded this episode. Here in Phila., PA it was hard to believe that 'World Wide Wrestling' - which had been airing here since late 1984 - would be gone forever. Such a pity, even to this day!

[@michaelaburns734]

17 years

[@kaboomgamer333]

Many people might give wrestling companies (aside from WWE) shit, but to WCW's credit, they stood quite some time with the WWE before calling it quits.

[@StewartLucrative]

It was a nice touch, but sad seeing them tear down the set in the background of the credits 😔

[@jeremymadden4966]

Mike tenay was a great announcer with wrestling knowledge like joey styles. I started watching since 1985 and he with wcw were a great team. I miss those days a big part of my life

[@stephengering1986]

Next month will be 20 years at WCW has been gone

[@alfredcowans880]

I Will Always Love WCW NOW AND FOREVER 🙏🏾✊🏾👍🏾👌🏾😎🙌🏾💯💯💯 R.I.P. ....😔

[@MyJustin316]

i miss WCW

[@HBKStyles]

I can envision WWF producers in the background tearing down the set while it's signing off. Very sad

[@midnightmoon3230]

I wonder what wwf did with the giant WCW letters they used on nitro set???

[@darkchris66]

@@midnightmoon3230 WWE is known for having warehouses full of old stuff. They must have em somewhere. It’s that, they got destroyed or recycled in someway

[@TheRealIconG]

​@@midnightmoon3230 WWE still has those, they show them off every now and then, they actually used them for the Firefly Fun house match when John Cena "joined" the nWo, he entered through a smaller version of the Nitro set with the big WCW letters

[@simpsonsj]

Apparently it was not only the last WCW airing, but depending on the local syndication deals, in some markets it aired late enough that it was already April 1st, 2001, the day of Wrestlemania 17 (X-Seven). As this Mania is considered to be the end of the Attitude Era, it seems fitting.

[@gregbischoff4116]

I used to love how Worldwides main event would be like Disco Vs K-Dawg

[@Nick-s-f]

I remember that outro like it was yesterday, my first time seeing it since it aired. WCW Worldwide was one of the great shows of my childhood, it felt like wrestling was cursed (among other things) in 2001.

[@darkjoker142]

I was a kid and I remember crying when I watched this. I had heard wcw was going out of business and it hurt just to see this ending.

[@mattmcewan1980]

Had no idea there was another WCW show after the last Nitro

[@OzzyOscy]

I remember when WCW suddenly abruptly ended in the UK and after one show the TV voiceover guy said _"that was the last in the series of WCW"_ and I'm like *_"What, there's SERIES? When's the next one??"_* then I watched Sunday Night Heat a couple days later and all... eventually... became clear.

[@Hoopey1]

That’s interesting, I watched WCW every Friday night when Cartoon Network would change to TNT at 9PM in the UK. I would have been 10 at that point, so that last WCW Nitro episode felt like a blur, I remembering being confused as hell.

[@benmac6147]

@@Hoopey1 The last WCW Nitro in the UK was shown on the now defunct Sky TV channel Bravo. They aired Nitro every week during WCW's final year in business. Bravo also had the rights to ECW during that time aswell.

[@BIGGIEDEVIL]

😢 why did I cry when this ended it was like losing a best friend

[@noahtalley4351]

It feels weird watching the set being torn apart at the end! No one thought they would see something like that! I wasn’t born yet, but it’s still crazy to think about what became of the company given that 5-4 years ago, they were destroying WWE in the ratings!

[@ozzymorrison8628]

I miss you WcW ❤️

[@roa.b8891]

Sad day in wrestling

[@andrewkruzienski770]

In Philly one station had WCW Worldwide, The WWF syndicated show and the weekly ECW shows. One channel all the wrestling companies. Syndication is an interesting animal.

[@A1collect]

A station in Detroit carried WWF syndicated shows,WCW Worldwide,& ECW Hardcore TV. At one point,on saturdays,the station aired both WWF Jakked,& WCW Worldwide,back to back

[@e-riddler-nigma9380]

Yea I remember those days wgtw channel 48. I remember on Saturdays you got wwf metal then Sunday you got wcw worldwide then wow after that. Ecw used to be on both Friday & Saturday nights as well. Used to watch ecw hardcore tv after ecw on tnn aired.

[@andrewkruzienski770]

@@e-riddler-nigma9380 Yeah man. That was a great channel. I think it still may be on. But they had music shows on Saturday night too and those great TNT Amusement infomercials.

[@e-riddler-nigma9380]

@@andrewkruzienski770 yea the channel is still on the air but it airs religious programming now.

[@drewzuhosky6826]

In my area, it was a bit different. My local ABC station (WYTV in Youngstown) had the rights to the syndicated WCW and WWF shows. _WWF Superstars_ aired at 11 a.m. Saturdays for a time-- then, in 1997, _WCW Worldwide_ inherited the 11 a.m. timeslot on Saturdays for a year. When my local FOX station (WYFX) came along in 1998, they scored the _WCW Worldwide_ rights, airing the show on Sundays at 10 a.m., along with airing _ECW Hardcore TV_ in an overnight timeslot (2 a.m. Sundays.)

[@WCWThunderRosa]

I like all the crew members having gimmick nicknames, that’s adorable

[@Sharpshooter828]

Kind of fitting the real wcw last show was worldwide considering it dates back in one form or another to not only way before Nitro but was a Crockett Era show from the 1970s

[@Ckypwnd]

20 years now damn Scott Hudson had a good voice for like wrestling or radio

[@MiniLemmy]

Imagine the sick feeling they would have been going through….

[@DeanOrbong]

WCW WorldWide went of the air, also the final appearance of Mike Tenay (until he became lead commentator on TNA Wrestling) and Scott Hudson (until he made cameo on Slammiversary in 2022).

[@downwiththemaster]

Forever and a day

[@jeffreymiller9808]

Mike Tenay & Scott Hudson with final sign off…….WCW 4 Life 💕

[@SRPC21]

I was still so traumatised by this that it encouraged me to make my own wrestling videos on KZbin over 20 years later.

[@emilianorodriguez8401]

Last Time WCW Logo

[@phoenixstar33]

Sad day for the professional wrestling industry 😢

[@J-dew]

Scott Hudson should have let mike have the last word imo

[@JoeyVictorVideos]

Yeah. Scott Hudson was there a few years after Tenay arrived. Kinda weird.

[@ImAllOuttaBubblegum]

Scott was McMahon’s pick to be the voice of the new WCW. Lol I know. Bad decision but he’s full of them. That’s probably why he got the sign off.

[@BarrCode674]

Now in color!

[@30907bng]

I was a NWA, Mid-Atlantic, Georgia & WCW guy and hated that company up north with a PASSION and had they gone out of business that would've been very unfortunate because although I was WCW, I realized with no WWF/E that meant no variety for fans.

[@AWrestlingHistorian]

This was the epilogue.

[@LeoWhalen1933]

We had a fucking banger ppv the next day and then it's been pretty much downhill since then!

[@davidpeckham8936]

That’s sad

[@armandotorres8962]

Kinda mind boggling that WCW's last actual program and way to say goodbye to the fans was Worldwide

[@SABMashupMuseum]

I was not aware that WCW aired one more episode of WCW Worldwide. Our local then-UPN affiliate, WLYH-TV (now WXBU) in Harrisburg, PA picked up Worldwide sometime in 2000 and aired it until March 2001. When WWE bought WCW, the station picked up 'Jakked' and I think they aired that show in place of the final episode of Worldwide that night. So I didn't get to see it. Has anyone else experienced the same problem in your market?

[@A1collect]

End of an Era!!

[@hugh2hoob668]

WCW had the better *wrestling* imo

[@J0eBrian]

Their entire library can be seen on Peacock, but WWE butchered it due to copyright issues.

[@walker1984]

Maybe one day the full episode will surface

[@DavonCrack]

Even as a wwf/wwe fan growing up this is still one of the saddest moments ever...wrestling hasn't been the same since!

[@haydenstock21]

Still hits hard

[@Psmgamer]

Used to watch Worldwide whenever it was on Saturday morning

[@hammadali545]

And TNA was born

[@markbarrow2082]

This aired the day of Wrestlemania 17

[@e-riddler-nigma9380]

in some markets it aired on march 31st. so it depended on which market you were in,

[@thomaswiecko24]

Would really like for Mike tennay to do the send off, he was their years and was joint number 1 for my favourite broadcaster and commentator of all time.

[@J-dew]

It was some bull crap that Scott wouldn’t let him get a word in. Also that seemed so rushed. I wouldn’t mind a 5 minute speech

[@Chillaxinmellow]

I can barely stomach this. The end of wrestling. Maybe AEW is a savior for pushing Vince but man the interest in wrestling tanked when it was soley WWE in America & it never came bavk

[@Chillaxinmellow]

@Karl M in 2001 their numbers were in slow decline & continued that trend to today. House shows, ratings etc. Millions of fans stopped following wrestling. I still watched cause I love wrestling but I'm not the fan these companies need. They need casual fans

[@Spunky1991]

@Karl M How many times are you going to repeat yourself? We get it. You watched WWE from 2001-2008. You don't have to keeping telling us that.🤣🤣😂😂

[@coreyrowe4119]

@@joere-uploader5766 Facts! Nobody appreciated the Ruthless Aggresion era back when it was going on since it felt like a huge drop off from the Attitude era but now the PG era has everybody wishing they could have the Ruthless Aggresion era back. Hopefully AEW keeps pushing and forces WWE to step their game up.

[@J0eBrian]

WCW is now more like a deer head WWE mounted on their wall.

[@smithsRus83]

20 years ago wow

[@Mikerojo1985]

Do you have last show in full?

[@chrisnpower]

Hopefully can see it one day

[@kingstarks1987]

wwe network

[@chrisnpower]

@@kingstarks1987 wcw worldwide 2001? I thought they only had 92-93

[@BigMoliSmooth]

When WCW died, professional wrestling died.

[@kingphillieman]

You're not wrong...

[@sabercat3452001]

Yep

[@truly_sonic7410]

No that’s not true at all

[@earlofdrumer1851]

That's pretty much what happened. It sucked and it was bs. The Night of Champions at the last Nitro in the incredible beachside setting of Panama Beach was the date that professional wrestling was killed. Those that took part in that final Nitro deserve full respect. WCW 4 life!

[@pablosanchez6558]

This was sadder than the last Headbangers Ball in 1994

[@shamim13333]

Awww so sad to see it go.

[@wanderingfondest4037]

This brief segment right here is better than anything wwe has got going on,or has had going on for the past 22 years.Even the set design and lay out blows the pants off wwe garbage.Whether or not anyone realizes it,the end of WCW in 2001 also signalled the end of wwe.Vince wouldn't know a good idea these days of it bit him in the butt,which reminds me maybe they need to bring back the kiss his backside club.A wrinkly old man bending over for the masses, might be just the thing the business needs to kick it into high gear,with Vince McMahons aging worn out rear!

[@mikejones4830]

What's amazing about this is 2.5 million fans stopped watching wrestling forever.

[@michaelreich4827]

Hard to believe how good we really had it then, even when WCW was circling the drain.

[@Danny-qn8rt]

Wcw still lives on in smack down

[@80srocknroller]

I didn't say Goodbye to WCW because I said until forever

[@jordanbowman535]

Let us bow our heads in a moment of silence.

[@jeremystudinski1180]

Wish bischoff could have bought WCW in time!

[@ginndro9794]

This was so sad!!!!!!

[@philiptucker7590]

I shed a single man tear 😢

[@goodplenty534]

Girls : He didnt even cry in Titanic, do men have feelings? Boys : I.......I......I.......

[@ericradford2142]

20 years ago

[@ericvonkaenel7657]

I feel bad for all those wcw fans if they wanted to watch wrestling it was WWF or nothing and most of them picked nothing because Vince McMahon ruined wrestling for all of them so sad

[@rileykazama3145]

I don't they chose the wrong side of History aew will have the same fate ego problems killed wcw it will kill aew

[@Thepaddster]

Chris "Keep Off The" Grass was over with me brother

[@shlidgn90]

Channel 38 used to have the best wrestling shows. I grew up in metro Detroit

[@Vsvstubbs]

Yep

[@Wrestlelesson]

😭This is like your loved one saying to you that the end of his/her life is ended and you will never see them again

[@impalaman9707]

Scott Hudson was the angel of death for all wrestling leagues

[@Maverick33]

And this isn't the last WCW show. That distinction goes to WCW Classics

[@kaw203]

A decent copy of it at last. The true ending of wcw and such a sad day for wrestling. The credit roll seems so weird on a wrestling show

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Saddest Moments Ever... Happy Birthday 11th Birthday to the DeVille Twins (Phil and Lil)

[@Danny-qn8rt]

The day wcw lost the war