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| WCW All Nighter | |
|---|---|
| Created by | World Championship Wrestling |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 6 hours (with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
| Release | March 6, 1994 (1994-03-06) – January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21) |
WCW All Nighter is a series of late night specials that aired onTBS.[1]
Originally aired March 6, 1994 from midnight until 6am.[2] All matches except for one on this broadcast were from previous editions ofClash of the Champions.
The event was hosted byTony Schiavone,Bobby Heenan,Gene Okerlund,Chris Cruise,Gordon Solie,Eric Bischoff, andLarry Zbyszko,[3] from Schiavone's house.
Matches showcased were:
Dave Meltzer of theWrestling Observer reviewed the first special favorably, writing, "all the announcers were pretty funny and the matches, most shown in their entirety, were mainly classics".[4] According to Meltzer, theNielsen rating for the special was 1.2 and impressed TBS enough to consider making it an annual event.[5]
Originally aired at midnight on Saturday morning January 21, 1995.[6] In June 2010, the show became available as part ofWWE Classics on Demand.[7] The show was added to theWWE Network September 12, 2019 as a Hidden Gem.[8]
The show opened withTony Schiavone,Bobby Heenan,Larry Zbyszko,Gene Okerlund,Gordon Solie andDusty Rhodes in the Omni Hotel in Atlanta.
During the broadcast, they counted down the 10 bestClash of the Champions matches:
In between matches 9 and 8, a match between The Gladiators vs. The Mulkeys was shown fromWorld Championship Wrestling, March 30, 1987. They then showedHulk Hogan (c) vs.Ric Flair for theWCW World Heavyweight Championship in asteel cage match fromHalloween Havoc (1994).
In between matches 5 and 4,Ric Flair &Barry Windham vs.Eddie Gilbert &Ricky Steamboat was shown fromWorld Championship Wrestling January 21, 1989. This was followed byRic Flair vs.Ricky Steamboat fromWCW Main Event July 24, 1994.
In between matches 3 and 2,The Road Warriors (Animal andHawk) vs.The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner andScott Steiner) fromStarrcade 1989 was shown.
In between matches 2 and 1,Sting vs.Lex Luger for theWCW World Heavyweight Championship fromSuperBrawl II was shown.
