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WCW Nitro (March 26, 2001) - Night of Champions (Final Episode)

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  Show opens with Vince McMahon, not in Panama City, but at Raw, wherever it is that night. He announces that he's bought WCW, and on it's final broadcast on TNT, he will address the WCW fans, the WCW superstars, as to what WCW's fate is in a special simulcast. He says the fate of WCW is in his hands. Live from Panama City Beach, FL for the final episode of Nitro, welcomed by Schiavone and Hudson, and speculate as to what Vince may say tonight. Hudson says it's their last show on the Turner Network and they're going out with a bang. Out comes Flair. He takes offense to Vince's words earlier and he brings up the greats over WCW's history. Someone special to him told him not to go out knowing its the last time that he'll be on TNT or TBS, or go out cry and say he's sorry. He say he's been World Champion 14x for the greatest wrestling company in the world, and repeats the greats, and says they've been equal to other companies in the world, in fa...

Week of March 19, 2001

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Nitro The show starts  with what's supposed to be a tribute video  for the "death" of DDP, and most of the footage shown is from a trailer park. We're then shown footage from the title match. The Seven, minus Luger, Bagwell and Jarrett make their way out, in the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL. We're told very nonchalantly from Schiavone that Eric Bischoff will be calling the show at some point tonight with a big announcement. There's no explanation of why Bischoff, who hasn't been seen since July, is suddenly calling into a show, or why he's able to call in and make an announcement of any kind, we just know it's going to happen. Steiner's first on the mic and came out to be a nice guy, let the white trash mourn the loss of their fallen hero, the biggest white trash of them all. He says that last night DDP found out it was time to put up or shut up, and he found out he was not the last man standing, Steiner was just saving him for last....