Professional wrestling has come a long way from the early days of huge, grunting bruisers pummeling each other in smoke filled halls across small town America. In 1999, wrestling is a multi-billion dollar industry with nearly 35 million loyal fans filling huge auditoriums from Minneapolis to Miami, or turning to their televisions every week to revel in what has been called the hottest, most innovative entertainment pop culture has to offer.

World Championship Wrestling feeds the frenzy each week with three of the most popular shows in cable history. WCW Monday Nitro Live, which airs on TNT, is one of the top 10 rated programs on cable television, the exciting Thunder, Wednesday nights on TBS and WCW Saturday Night, the longest-running wrestling program on television. The shows have all the glitz of a Las Vegas floorshow with sophisticated lighting, exotic sets, and the sexy, dancing Nitro Girls. But it is the new breed of wrestler, much like a modern day Gladiator, known by their loyal fans as Goldberg, Sting, Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page that pack the venues every week. With signature moves like the "Spear" and the "Jackhammer" (Goldberg), "Diamond Cutter" (Diamond Dallas Page) and "Scorpion Death Lock" (Sting), these WCW stars have become heroes to fans around the world who are drawn to the well choreographed body slams and soap opera drama.