WWF PRIME TIME WRESTLING 09/09/91 [Videos]
On September 9, 1991, Ric Flair made his historic World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television debut with the World Heavyweight Championship on an episode of WWF Prime Time Wrestling, after a long successful career with rival promotion NWA/WCW.
Below is a good example of an episode of WWF Prime Time Wrestling which aired on the USA Network from the end of the so-called "Golden Age" of Professional Wrestling, showing the excellent production values of the WWF compared to other wrestling promotions at the time. WWF Prime Time Wrestling primarily served as a recap program, showcasing quality matches and interview segments from WWF syndicated programs and pay-per-views. WWF Prime Time Wrestling was replaced in January 1993 on the USA Network, with the premiere of WWF Monday Night Raw.
WCW Worldwide 10/10/1992 [Videos]
Ric Flair left World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in July 1991, leaving for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and for the first time since 1974, the former NWA territory/Jim Crockett Promotions organization did not have Flair, which was their biggest star on their television programs. With a roster led by former WWF Superstars Jake Roberts, Ricky Steamboat, Rick Rude, and WCW Wrestlers Sting and Big Van Vader, WCW tried its best to compete with Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon and the higher quality WWF television production values.
In 1992, one of WCW's longest-running weekly programs WCW Worldwide aired weekly with taped matches from around the county being shown to a television audience at a later date. Below is an example of this format, with the show being taped in Columbus, Georgia, on September 29, 1992, and airing on television on October 10, 1992, with hosts Tony Schiavone and Jesse Ventura. This episode included a matchup between Steve Austin and Brian Pillman against Scott Steiner and Marcus Alexander Bagwell, and the attempt to turn Steiner heel.
Tony Schiavone and Jesse Ventura recap
Eric Bischoff and the WCW Magazine Update
Jim Ross with Halloween Havoc Update
Steve Austin & Flyin Brain Pillman
vs
Scott Steiner & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Jesse Ventura interviews Scott Steiner
Vince McMahon "interview" with Jim Ross regarding Bret Hart from 1997 [Videos]
In the aftermath of the 1997 Survivor Series, Vince McMahon sat down for an interview with Jim Ross on World Wrestling Federation television discussing Bret Hart. This is the interview where Vince utters the famous "Bret Screwed Bret" line.
Bonus Video from INSIDE THE ROPES panel
with Bret Hart, Jim Ross, and Jim Cornette
Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart return to Raw on Netflix [Videos]
Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart appear on Raw as the professional wrestling program premieres on Netflix on Monday, January 6, 2025, in Los Angeles County, California. In what clearly appears to be a large amount of booing from the California crowd, Hogan promotes his partnership with Real American Beer.
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