"War of the Rings: WWE vs. WCW – The Untold Bloodshed Behind the Monday Night Wars"

Wrestling Shoot Interviews - A podcast by Louis Joylon West

Step into the smoke-filled war rooms of the most vicious battle in wrestling history—the Monday Night Wars—where WWE and WCW turned prime time into a gladiatorial arena for ratings, egos, and the soul of an industry. This isn’t just a story about wrestling… it’s a corporate knife fight where Vince McMahon’s WWE and Eric Bischoff’s WCW rewrote the rules of entertainment, burned millions, and nearly destroyed each other in the process. Hosted by a wrestling historian with a penchant for chaos, this episode dissects Season 1, Episode 5 of WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures to expose how the Wars birthed icons like Stone Cold Steve Austin, the nWo, and D-Generation X—while burying careers, fortunes, and legacies in the rubble.Hear never-before-aired audio from locker room mutinies, backstage sabotage, and the secret deals that kept both companies one step ahead of collapse. Relive the night Mankind vs. The Undertaker sent Raw’s ratings skyrocketing, the fingerpoke of doom that killed WCW’s momentum, and why a single episode of Nitro nearly bankrupted WWE. With explosive interviews from insiders, wrestlers, and executives who lived the carnage, this deep dive uncovers the real cost of the Wars: broken bodies, betrayed alliances, and the toxic glory of an era that defined modern wrestling.From Bischoff’s guerrilla warfare tactics to McMahon’s ruthless counterpunches, "War of the Rings" is a no-holds-barred autopsy of the 90s wrestling revolution. Whether you’re a die-hard Attitude Era fanatic or a newcomer craving the raw truth, this podcast will leave you questioning: Who really won the Wars… and who’s still bleeding out?