After the sale of JCP to Ted Turner in 1988, the company was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
For the next six years, WCW saw record-low attendances under the management of Turner executive Jim Herd.
A new rivalry with the WWF, known as the "Monday Night War", was a major force driving the 1990s wrestling boom.
WCW's pay-per-view events and Nitro's live television episodes during this period would surpass almost all of the previous records set by JCP during the 1970s and 80s.
[2][3][4] The list is dominated by WCW's flagship Monday Nitro television program, which aired from various arenas and locations across the world during its 5-year run.