WCW Monday Nitro debut episode

The first episode of the weekly professional wrestling television series WCW Monday Nitro premiered on September 4, 1995[1][2] The show aired live on TNT and emanated from inside the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA.

[3] The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

[4] Results were predetermined by WCW's writers.

[5][6] The event aired lived, with David Penzer announcing in the ring, and Steve McMichael, Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan commentating during the event.

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