Sunday, 9 November 2025

 My Top 5 Wednesday Night Wars Moments.

Intro.

From October 2019, the Pro Wrestling world got taken back to the mid nineties with the introduction of the Wednesday Night Wars. In 1995 WCW entered the Monday night viewing race, when the Ted Turner, and Eric Bischoff's led Atlanta based company, went head to head with He Who Shall Not Be Named's Monday Night Raw, therefore creating the Monday Night wars. This was an industry led phenomanom that shaped the landscape of the sport for decades to come. Fast forward to August 2019, and the emerging AEW had just announced that they had signed a deal with TNT, to bring back Pro Wrestling to weekday nights, being given the wednesday night 8pm slot, starting on the 2nd of October. WWE counteracted this by putting NXT right up against it, and this as a fan it made for some great viewing, and awesome moments, that differed in quality.

5. Le Dinner Debonair October 21st 2020.

Ok I thought that a good way to kick off this list, would be bringing up Jim Cornettes Favourite AEW Segment ever. ( sarcasm is real people ) I loved this segment. It was fresh. It was funny, and it was a great way to lead up to the next nine months of storytelling. Hey Young Bucks screw you is just priceless.

4. The Rise Of Cameron Grimes.

I don't do shout outs very often, but I will here, so here goes nothing. Thank you Adam Wilbourn from Whatculture WWE for this phrase. Errrrrrrrrrrr Cameron Grimes. I loved this character to the point that I spent money on WWEEuroshop on buying this guys t shirt. His run against Dexter Lumis. LA Knight, and segments with Ted Dibiase Snr were hilarious. That house segment.

3. Penta vs Kenny Omega October 28th 2020.

This Match was a blessing in disguise, and a pleasure to watch. The physicality that was on display here was another level, as their chemistry shone from the start, to finish. This was awesome, as it's one of the Matches that I go back to on a regular basis.

2. The 1st Fight Pit.

This was another look at how both company's were playing each others cards games. This Match is questionable given who this is linked with these days, but this came before the controversy, and it was excellent. Matt Riddle, and Timothy Thatcher tore the house down.

1. Iiiiiiiiiiits Sting. 

This was heartwarming, even if it's tinged with controversy, which I won't disclose online. This segment has underlays of pure joy, from the overwhelming feeling that ran through my body, at a time when I needed it, to the joy that could be heard in Tony Schiavone's voice. This is one of those moments that you want to watch over and over again, like a good Disney Movie in my opinion.



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