WCW Monday Nitro The Monday Night Wars Begin (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Action, Sport

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WCW Monday Nitro

The Monday Night Wars Begin (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Action, Sport

Matches: Brian Pillman vs. Jushin Liger, Sting vs. Ric Flair (WCW United States Championship), Hulk Hogan vs. Bubba Rogers (WCW World Heavyweight Championship)

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Updated Sep 4, 1995

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Sep 4, 1995 (United States)

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Eric Bischoff Eric Bischoff Eric Bischoff See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
Steve McMichael Steve McMichael Steve McMichael See fewer	WCW Thunder (1998)
Bobby Heenan Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan See fewer	WrestleMania X-Seven (2001)
Jushin Liger Jushin 'Thunder' Liger Jushin 'Thunder' Liger See fewer	Stampede Wrestling (1957)
Steve Borden Sting Sting See fewer	Ready to Rumble (2000)
Gene Okerlund 'Mean' Gene Okerlund 'Mean' Gene Okerlund See fewer	WrestleMania III (1987)
Ray Traylor Big Bubba Rogers Big Bubba Rogers See fewer	Fully Loaded (1999)
Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan See fewer	No Holds Barred (1989)
Arn Anderson Arn Anderson Arn Anderson See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
Randy Anderson Self - Referee (as Pee Wee Anderson) Self - Referee (as Pee Wee Anderson) See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
Terry Brunk Sabu (archive footage) Sabu (archive footage) See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
Tonga Fifita Meng Meng See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
Ric Flair 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
Jim Harris Kamala Kamala See fewer	WWF Championship Wrestling (1972)
Jimmy Hart Jimmy Hart Jimmy Hart See fewer	Thunder in Paradise (1994)
Ed Leslie The Zodiac The Zodiac See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
Scott Norton Scott Norton Scott Norton See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
David Penzer David Penzer David Penzer See fewer	In Your Face: The Lost Episodes of the XWF (2005)
Larry Pfohl Lex Luger Lex Luger See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
Brian Pillman Flyin' Brian Flyin' Brian See fewer	WWF Superstars (1986)
Mike Rotunda V.K. Wallstreet V.K. Wallstreet See fewer	WWE Smackdown! (1999)
Randy Savage Randy Savage Randy Savage See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan See fewer	Baywatch (1989)
John Tenta The Shark The Shark See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)