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The title of the DVD is misleading. Sure, some of the best moments/matches from WCW Monday Nitro are on this DVD, but really it’s just a History of Nitro DVD. The people on the cover are the ones you’ll see in every match, so if you don’t enjoy their work, you know what to do. I feel like this is all a part of Vince’s Anit-WCW lifestyle. He wanted this to represent what was wrong with WCW, while sprinkling in some of what was right. I believe Vince wants reviewers like myself to shoot this down, so people don’t buy this, and he won’t have to make another WCW product ever again. It’s is a bit of a double edged sword when you look at it this way. I just wish this was marketed as what it truly is. It’s just a chronological re-telling of the Rise and Fall of WCW, which is already a WWE DVD release, and this should be volume 2.

There are so many snubs on this DVD it’s crazy. Chris Jericho has one match, Eddie Guerrero has two, and Curt Henning, Chavo, Great Muta, Scott Norton, Huge Morrus, Norman Smiley, Perry Saturn, Raven, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mike Awesome, Vampiro, and many others (Glacier?) have none. Overall, I want there to be more releases from WCW’s back catalog, and since Vince already used most of the bad stuff, I’d say it could only get better. A lot of the entrances are clipped/removed, and so is a lot of the entrance music (even Goldberg’s). WWE didn’t want to pay licensing fees again, but since they won’t even do it for WrestleMania, why would they for WCW?

DDP is the perfect host for this set. I can’t believe they let him say that he thought WCW had a more talented roster than WWE.

Jushin Liger v Brian Pillman (***): Nobody moves around a ring quite like Jushin Liger. The crowd loses some steam when Pillman fails on a head scissors try. Liger’s surfboard pulls them back into it. Heenan and Mongo’s back and forth on commentary is top notch. This match has injury written all over it. The ending is blah, but Liger putting Pillman over was class.

WCW World Championship Match: Hulk Hogan(C) w/Jimmy Hart v Big Bubba Rogers (***): A brawl from the get go. Luckily Bubba (Bossman) is one of the better big man brawlers to ever wrestle. The ref pulling Hulk’s hair was heel. No wonder he turned on WCW (New, new, NEW WORLD ORDER). Hogan’s elbow drop spot still gets me. Bubba is smart. Instead of pinning Hogan straight after his finisher, and Hogan kicking out, he taunts for a few seconds to maintain the mystery. The memorable part of this match is supposed to be Lex Luger showing up to save Hogan, and the showdown between them (w/Macho Man and Sting), but it’s hardly even worth the mention I’ve given it.