WCW PPV: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From 1983-1987 the events aired live on closed-circuit TV under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. Beginning in 1987, the events started airing live on pay-per-view TV while still under the NWA banner. In November 1988 the company was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling. Beginning in 1991 and lasting until 2001, the pay-per-view events were promoted under the WCW banner.

Series details

• Title: WCW PPV
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1983-11-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Pay-Per-View
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 180 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 55749

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1983: premiered 1983-11-24; final listed air date 1983-11-24.
• Season 1984: premiered 1984-11-22; final listed air date 1984-11-22.
• Season 1985: premiered 1985-07-06; final listed air date 1985-11-28.
• Season 1986: premiered 1986-07-05; final listed air date 1986-11-27.
• Season 1987: premiered 1987-11-26; final listed air date 1987-11-26.
• Season 1988: premiered 1988-01-24; final listed air date 1988-12-26.
• Season 1989: premiered 1989-02-20; final listed air date 1989-12-13.
• Season 1990: premiered 1990-02-25; final listed air date 1990-12-16.
• Season 1991: premiered 1991-02-24; final listed air date 1991-12-29.
• Season 1992: premiered 1992-01-04; final listed air date 1992-12-28.
• Season 1993: premiered 1993-01-04; final listed air date 1993-12-27.
• Season 1994: premiered 1994-02-20; final listed air date 1994-12-27.
• Season 1995: premiered 1995-02-19; final listed air date 1995-12-27.
• Season 1996: premiered 1996-02-11; final listed air date 1996-12-29.
• Season 1997: premiered 1997-01-25; final listed air date 1997-12-28.
• Season 1998: premiered 1998-01-24; final listed air date 1998-12-27.
• Season 1999: premiered 1999-01-17; final listed air date 1999-12-19.
• Season 2000: premiered 2000-01-16; final listed air date 2000-12-17.
• Season 2001: premiered 2001-01-14; final listed air date 2001-03-18; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from WCW PPV on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.