WCW 4 Life
The death of former professional wrestling’s powerhouse World Championship Wrestling has been well documented and discussed for decades. In collection two of his NITRO book series, author Guy Evans takes you into uncharted waters with behind the scenes stories and interviews with many of the unsung heroes of the era. Evans describes his work as a labor of love, and it is evident in this provocative series.
Despite the demise of the promotion in 2001, the New World Order (NWO) continues to infatuate and intrigue wrestling fans. The book details the process in the creation of the iconic NWO logo, the music adopted for the faction, the inspiration for the 4 life catchphrase, and the voice behind the infamous “The following announcement has been paid for by the New World World” tag line.
Topics covered include the inspirational story of Lash Leroux’s path to the squared circle, THQ’s boom with the massive success of WCW/nWo Revenge video game, WCW’s magazine and often maligned 900 hotline, and the mind blogging story of CFS mania. Evans also exams confidential and complex financial numbers to determine how much money WCW actually made or lost under the Turner umbrella. Evans also answers the question, what if Eric Bischoff’s group would have purchased WCW?
If you purchase the audiobook, the author will send you bonus chapters for free!
I enjoyed the look beyond NITRO, and looking forward to future releases in the captivating series.
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From the author:
The second book in the acclaimed ‘NITRO’ series – ‘BEYOND NITRO: Untold Stories from the WCW era’ – is available now on Audible.
Informed by over 100 new interviews, hundreds of internal company documents, confidential corporate materials, and never-before-seen financial records, BEYOND NITRO goes to places that no pro wrestling book has!
BEYOND NITRO features exclusive interviews and comments from:
Eric Bischoff, fmr. WCW President;
Stuart Snyder, fmr. WWF President & COO;
Keith Mitchell, legendary fmr. WCCW, WCW, TNA and AEW producer;
Kevin Sullivan, fmr. WCW head booker and wrestler;
Jerry Jarrett, legendary wrestling promoter and booker;
Kevin Kay, fmr. President of Spike Television;
David Schwarz, fmr. Senior Vice President of Communications at Spike TV;
Scott Fishman, Executive in Charge of Production at Spike TV;
Eric Fleischer, fmr. Sr. Director of Consumer Insights, WWE;
Christine Lawrence, fmr. Senior Director of Media Insights and Analytics, WWE;
Michael Capretta, fmr. VP of Global Research and Insights, Warner Bros. Discovery;
David Sahadi, fmr. Creative Director, WWE;
Sami Callihan, fmr. Impact World Champion;
Lash LeRoux, fmr. WCW wrestler;
Scott Hudson, fmr. WCW announcer;
Neal Pruitt, fmr. WCW feature producer and ‘voice of the nWo’;
Dick Cheatham, fmr. group controller for TBS;
Jenni Sloan, designer of the nWo logo…
And many, many, many more!