Granted, certain elements may not hold up all that well when looking back on the famed days of the Monday Night Wars, but for those of us who lived through it in real time, it was an absolutely insane time to be a pro wrestling fan.

With WCW deciding to make the bold choice to launch the live Nitro in 1995 to go head-to-head with the pre-taped WWE Raw on Monday nights, that upped the ante in a way that few saw coming. Before you knew it, names long synonymous with WWE were shockingly turning up on WCW Nitro and vice versa. It wasn't just those shock appearances, though, for there was also the rise of names that would go on to dominate the second half of the '90s and beyond, be that 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and The Rock, or Goldberg and, well, just Goldberg really, as WCW ultimately left it far too late before it started to shine a true main event spotlight on the likes of Booker T, Scott Steiner, and some of the younger talent on its roster.

But man, what a ride it was! To this day, when thinking of the greatest wrestling moments and memories, so many wrestling fans will automatically circle back to something from the Monday Night Wars, be that from WCW's 83 weeks of untouched dominance, or from a WWE that was finally starting to embrace a whole new attitude.

So, how well do you remember those heady days of the Monday Night Wars? Let's find out!

Senior Writer

Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.

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