Trivia / WCW Monday Nitro

• Acting for Two: Akira Hokuto entered the Nitro women's title tournament as herself and then again under a mask as Reina Jubuki. This was wouldn't have been strange back in AJW but it lead to her being stripped of the CMLL World Women's title, as they take masks more seriously(though it could have been due to AAA partnering with WCW instead or in addition to it). To add insult to injury, WCW hardly did anything with the women's title belt despite having several wrestlers for Hokuto to face. Luckily for her, GAEA back in Japan were more than happy to host defenses of the WCW belt.
• Dueling Shows: With WWF Monday Night Raw. These two shows weren't merely "duelling", they were at war. And it was often a very ugly conflict.
• Quietly Cancelled: Following an 18-month-long struggle with declining ratings and evaporating profits, the entire World Championship Wrestling organization was bought out by longtime rival Vince McMahon. The first the fans heard of it was when Vince showed up out of nowhere on what would end up being the final episode of Nitro, teasing his announcement of the buyout at the end of the night. Even then, WCW refused to admit the show was over, instead calling it the "season finale" (even though there's no offseason in pro wrestling).
• Throw It In!: The entire show was apparently a spur-of-the-moment decision by Ted Turner himself — he was in a meeting with the WCW higher-ups concerning a potential joint venture with some of Rupert Murdoch's Asian satellite TV services; Ted instead asked "What do we need to compete with Vince?" Bischoff, who wasn't prepared for that, blurted out "Give me prime time!" Ted then decided "Scott, give Eric two hours every Monday night on TNT."

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