You’ve all heard the story before. Countless times before.
Vince McMahon, Emperor of Titan Sports, was facing the unthinkable: severe financial ruin. The World Wrestling Federation, for over 50 years, the Revolutionary Force in Sports Entertainment…was near extinction.
Billionaire Ted Turner, overseer of a media conglomerate, had McMahon in his crosshairs. Turner would open his checkbooks for iconic superstars such as Hulk Hogan and Randy “Macho Man” Savage – discarded by McMahon after he deemed them too old for his New Generation of Sports Entertainment.
Turner would then go for the jugular.
In an effort to directly counter McMahon’s flagship program, Monday Night Raw, Turner would greenlight a 2-hour Monday Night program of his own: Monday Nitro.
The Monday Night Wars had begun.
And, well, you know the rest.
But…what if?
What if…we enter a realm where the Titan Sports empire crumbles to a dust?
What if… Eric Bischoff, backed by Billionaire Ted’s checkbook, ruled the entire world of professional wrestling?
What if… the New World Order became so much more than an inflated faction of egos?
What if…I had the answers and you, my dear reader, went along for the ride?
Welcome to WCW/nWo: Reimagined!
When does WCW/nWo: Reimagined start? The altered timeline officially begins on Monday, July 8, 1996 — the night after the infamous events of Bash at the Beach.
When does the WWF go out of business? It’ll be a few months before the WWF officially folds — but you’ll have to read on to find out exactly why and when.
Will you be booking the WWF along with WCW? No. My focus will be entirely on the initial WCW/nWo storyline. You can assume that the creative behind WWF for the rest of 1996 remains unchanged.
How will you format your shows? This might be a mixed bag. I’m going to try and write full blown shows but I may have to resort to “recap style” match writing. We’ll see.
One more important note:
I have decided that Chris Benoit does not exist in this timeline. While I strive to be as historically accurate as possible (i.e. using all of the talent that actually wrestled in WWF/WCW during this time period), I could not use Benoit in good conscience.
Since Benoit was such a significant figure in the real timeline, I have decided to replace him with a fictional character named Ronan Flory. Ironically nicknamed “The Darlin’ of Dublin”, Flory stands at 6’1 and weighs 195lbs. He has brown hair, clean shaven, and is actually quite handsome – but his attitude rubs everyone the wrong way. He’s brash and cocky because he knows he can beat the piss out of anyone.
WCW/nWo: Re-Imagined 